The 1991–92 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 89th season in the Football League and 3rd in the Third Division. They finished in second place in the 24-team division, so were promoted back to the second tier for the 1992–93 season. They entered the 1991–92 FA Cup in the first round proper and lost in that round to Torquay United, eliminated Exeter City and Luton Town from the League Cup before losing to Crystal Palace after two replays, and failed to progress past the preliminary round of the Associate Members' Cup.

Nigel Gleghorn was the club's top goalscorer, with 17 goals in the league, and 22 in all competitions.

After Lou Macari had quit as manager at the end of the 1990–91 season, and caretaker Bill Coldwell had persuaded all the out-of-contract players apart from Vince Overson to renew, Terry Cooper was appointed manager in August, only a week before the playing season started.Matthews (1995), p. 48.

Football League Third Division

DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance17 August 19916thBuryHW3–2Gleghorn, Gayle, Okenla9,03324 August 19913rdFulhamAW1–0Rodgerson4,76231 August 19911stDarlingtonHW1–0Sturridge8,7683 September 19911stHull CityAW2–1Sturridge, Rodgerson4,8017 September 19912ndReadingAD1–1Sturridge6,64914 September 19911stPeterborough UnitedHD1–1Cooper9,40817 September 19911stChester CityHW3–2Sturridge, Frain (pen.), Gleghorn8,15421 September 19912ndHartlepool UnitedAL0–14,64328 September 19912ndPreston North EndHW3–1Matthewson, Gleghorn, Rodgerson8,2605 October 19912ndShrewsbury TownAD1–1Gleghorn7,03512 October 19911stStockport CountyHW3–0Cooper, Drinkell, Donowa12,36419 October 19912ndWigan AthleticHD3–3Sturridge, Gleghorn, Rodgerson9,66226 October 19911stWest Bromwich AlbionAW1–0Drinkell26,1682 November 19911stTorquay UnitedHW3–0Gleghorn (pen.), Sturridge, Donowa9,4086 November 19911stBrentfordAD2–2Sturridge, Cooper8,7989 November 19912ndHuddersfield TownAL2–3Gleghorn, Matthewson11,68823 November 19912ndExeter CityHW1–0Gleghorn11,31930 November 19912ndBradford CityHW2–0Peer, Gleghorn10,46814 December 19912ndBournemouthAL1–2Paskin6,04821 December 19911stFulhamHW3–1Gleghorn, Rodgerson 28,87726 December 19912ndDarlingtonAD1–1Rodgerson4,42228 December 19913rdBuryAL0–14,2531 January 19922ndHull CityHD2–2Paskin, Gleghorn12,9834 January 19922ndStoke CityAL1–2Beckford19,09611 January 19923rdLeyton OrientHD2–2Cooper, Paskin10,44518 January 19922ndSwansea CityAW2–0Rodgerson, Rowbotham4,1478 February 19924thWest Bromwich AlbionHL0–327,50811 February 19924thBradford CityAW2–1Gleghorn, Sturridge7,00815 February 19925thA.F.C. BournemouthHL0–110,89822 February 19926thLeyton OrientAD0–06,02529 February 19925thStoke CityHD1–1Frain (pen.)22,1623 March 19925thSwansea CityHD1–1Rowbotham9,47510 March 19925thBrentfordHW1–0Matthewson13,29017 March 19926thBolton WanderersAD1–1Rodgerson7,32921 March 19926thHuddersfield TownHW2–0Sturridge, Gleghorn12,48224 March 19922ndTorquay UnitedAW2–1Rowbotham, Matthewson2,44628 March 19923rdExeter CityAL1–2Hicks5,21031 March 19923rdPeterborough UnitedAW3–2Frain (pen.), Sturridge, Matthewson12,0854 April 19922ndReadingHW2–0Rowbotham, Frain (pen.)12,22911 April 19922ndChester CityAW1–0Gleghorn4,89514 April 19921stBolton WanderersHW2–1Frain (pen.), Rennie14,44018 April 19921stHartlepool UnitedHW2–1Matthewson, Gleghorn13,69821 April 19921stPreston North EndAL2–3Gleghorn, Rennie7,74025 April 19921stShrewsbury TownHW1–0Gleghorn19,86828 April 19921stWigan AthleticAL0–35,9502 May 19922ndStockport CountyAL0–27,840

League table (part) +Final Third Division table (part)Team1stBrentford46257148155+26822ndBirmingham City462312116952+17813rdHuddersfield Town462212125938+21784thStoke City462114116949+20775thStockport County462210147551+2476

Results summary

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round16 November 1991Torquay UnitedAL0–34,123

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round 1st leg20 August 1991Exeter CityAW1–0Rodgerson4,071First round 2nd leg27 August 1991Exeter CityHW4–0Hicks, Yates, Peer, Gleghorn6,177Second round 1st leg25 September 1991Luton TownAD2–2Rodgerson, Gleghorn6,315Second round 2nd leg8 October 1991Luton TownHW3–2Peer, Gleghorn 213,252Third round29 October 1991Crystal PalaceHD1–1Sturridge17,270Third round replay19 November 1991Crystal PalaceAD1–1(aet)Gleghorn10,698Third round 2nd replay3 December 1991Crystal PalaceAL1–2Peer11,384

Associate Members' Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendancePreliminary round18 December 1991Stoke CityAL1–3Tait5,932Preliminary round7 January 1992WalsallHL0–15,239

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. Players with name in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham. Players marked left the club during the playing season. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

+ Players' appearances and goals by competitionNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupAssociate Members' CupTotalGoalsGoalsGoalsGoalsGoalsGK Tim Carter *2000100030GK John Cheesewright 1000001020GK Kevin Dearden *120000000120GK Alan Miller *150000010160GK Martin Thomas160106000230DF Ian Atkins5 (3)00000106 (3)0DF Ian Clarkson420107020520DF John Frain445107020545DF Martin Hicks41 (1)1105 (1)12049 (2)2DF Paul Mardon31 (4)010701040 (4)0DF Trevor Matthewson35 (1)610501042 (1)6MF Mark Cooper27 (6)410002030 (1)4MF Eamonn Dolan 1 (1)00020003 (1)0MF Louie Donowa20 (6)210500026 (6)2MF David Foy00000 (1)0000 (1)0MF Paul Jones0 (1)0000 (1)0000 (2)0MF Foley Okenla2 (5)100101 (1)04 (6)1MF Dean Peer18 (3)10 (1)0732027 (4)4MF David Rennie17 (2)000000017 (0)0MF Ian Rodgerson36 (1)910622045 (1)11MF Paul Tait10 (2)000201113 (2)1MF Mark Yates 1 (1)00021003 (1)1FW Trevor Aylott 2000000020FW Jason Beckford2 (2)10000103 (2)1FW Kevin Drinkell *5200000052FW Sean Francis0 (3)00000000 (3)0FW John Gayle2 (1)10000002 (1)1FW Nigel Gleghorn46171075205622FW Eric Hogan0 (1)000000 (1)00 (2)0FW Alan O'Neill2 (2)00000002 (2)0FW John Paskin *8 (2)3000 (1)0008 (3)3FW Darran Rowbotham21 (1)400000021 (1)4FW Mark Sale2 (4)00000002 (4)0FW Simon Sturridge38 (2)1010710046 (2)11

See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons

Sources

For match dates, league positions and results: For lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 418–19, 481.

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