During the 1991–92 English football season, Cambridge United competed in the Football League Second Division.
Season summary Cambridge had returned to English football's second tier after an absence of seven seasons, following two successive promotions. Few expected Cambridge to succeed at a high level after their rapid rise, five years after having to reapply for Football League status, but Cambridge managed to make the play-offs for promotion to the inaugural Premier League season with a fifth-place finish - their highest-ever placing in the Football League. Cambridge lost in the semi-finals to Leicester City - following a 1–1 draw at home in the first leg, they were hammered 5–0 at Filbert Street for a 6–1 aggregate loss - but even this cruel end to their promotion hopes did little to detract from what Cambridge had achieved in such a short period of time.
Crucial to Cambridge's success was free-scoring striker Dion Dublin; but in the off-season he left to join First Division runners-up Manchester United in a £1 million transfer, spreading doubt that Cambridge would be capable of improving and clinching promotion the next season.
Kit Influence became Cambridge's new kit manufacturers, and introduced a new home kit for the season. The kit saw a return to tradition for Cambridge, with the club returning to its tradition dark orange shirts and black shorts, with black socks also worn. Fujitsu retained their sponsorship for away kits and, following the end of Cambridge's sponsorship deal with Howlett, became the home sponsors too.
First-team squad
Left club during season
Starting 11
Transfers
In Devon White - Bristol Rovers, exchange, March 1992
Out John Taylor - Bristol Rovers, £90,000, March 1992
Results
Second Division League table
Results Source: 17 August: Port Vale 2–1 Oxford United (Foyle x2; ?) attendance 6,984
5 October: Ipswich Town 2–1 Oxford United (Milton, Whitton; ?) attendance 9,922
26 October: Oxford United 1–2 Leicester United (?; Wright, Thompson) attendance 5,206 9 November: Portsmouth 2–1 Oxford United 18 January: Oxford United 2–2 Port Vale (?; Houchen, Swan) attendance 4,199 8 February: Leicester City 2–1 Oxford United (Kitson, Wright; ?) attendance 12,128 21 March: Oxford United 2–1 Portsmouth
25 April: Oxford United 1–1 Ipswich Town (?; Johnson) attendance 10,525 Derby County 2–2 Oxford United Oxford United 2–0 Derby County
Play-Offs
FA Cup
League Cup
References
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