The 1991–92 season for Ipswich Town saw the team compete in the final season of the former Second Division, before it was renamed the First Division the following season. Ipswich Town won the league to become one of the forming teams for the new Premier League that was contested from the 1992–93 season onwards.
Season summary John Lyall began his second season as Ipswich manager by watching his team draw 3–3 at Bristol Rovers on the opening day of the Second Division campaign. Three successive wins followed, ensuring that Ipswich finished August as leaders of the Second Division.
However, an eight-match winless run left Ipswich's promotion hopes fading by the middle of November. A 2–1 win at Wolves ended the long wait for victory, and Ipswich Town back in the heat of the race for automatic promotion to the new FA Premier League. They were up against big-spending clubs Blackburn Rovers and Derby County in the race for promotion, but also found themselves with some surprise rivals in the race in the shape of their distant local rivals Cambridge United and Southend United.
By the end of April, Ipswich had sealed promotion to the new Premier League and clinched the Second Division title, ending their six-year absence from the top flight. The season ended with a 3–1 home win over doomed Brighton.
First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Pre-season During their pre-season travels, Ipswich travelled to Finland to face Rips Riihimaki, Kemin Palloseura and Kontulan Uheilsat where Ipswich were defeated in their opening two matches but managed to win their last. Ipswich returned to England to face Lincoln City, Peterborough United and Scunthorpe United which saw the Tractor Boys draw against Lincoln and Peterborough but were defeated when up against Scunthorpe.
Friendlies Legend WinDrawLoss
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 24 July 1991Rips RihhimakiA0–1Unknown 25 July 1991Kemin PalloseuraA1–2UnknownUnknown 27 July 1991Kontulan UheilsatA3–0UnknownUnknown (3) 31 July 1991Lincoln CityA1–1UnknownUnknown 2 August 1991Peterborough UnitedA3–3UnknownUnknown (3) 6 August 1991Scunthorpe UnitedA0–31,700
Competitions Football League Second Division
League table
Legend WinDrawLoss Ipswich Town's score comes firsthttp://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/matches/season/1992 Match Record from 11vs11.com
Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1991Bristol RoversA3–36,444Dozzell, Goddard, Stockwell 20 August 1991Port ValeH2–18,937Kiwomya, Thompson 24 August 1991MiddlesbroughH2–19,822Dozzell, Goddard 31 August 1991Blackburn RoversA2–18,898Kiwomya, Goddard 3 September 1991Swindon TownH1–411,002Kiwomya 7 September 1991Southend UnitedH1–012,732Thompson 14 September 1991BarnsleyA0–16,786 17 September 1991Newcastle UnitedA1–116,336Kiwomya 21 September 1991Bristol CityH4–29,692Thompson, Lininghan, Kiwomya, Goddard 28 September 1991Grimsby TownA2–16,621Lowe, Johnson 5 October 1991Oxford UnitedH2–19,922Milton, Whitton 12 October 1991Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–29,010Milton, Dozzell 19 October 1991MillwallH0–011,175 26 October 1991PortsmouthA1–18,007Milton 30 October 1991Charlton AthleticA1–16,939Whitton 2 November 1991Leicester CityA2–211,331Wark, Johnson 5 November 1991SunderlandH0–19,768 9 November 1991Cambridge UnitedH1–220,586Stockwell 16 November 1991Derby CountyA0–112,495 23 November 1991Wolverhampton WanderersA2–111,915Linighan, Dozzell 30 November 1991Tranmere RoversH4–011,072Thompson, Wark, Milton, Linighan 7 December 1991Plymouth ArgyleA0–14,986 20 December 1991Swindon TownA0–07,404 26 December 1991Charlton AthleticH2–013,826Kiwomya (2) 28 December 1991Blackburn RoversH2–117,675Dozzell, Johnson 1 January 1992Port ValeA2–18,075Kiwomya (2) 11 January 1992MiddlesbroughA0–115,104 18 January 1992Bristol RoversH1–010,435Milton 1 February 1992MillwallA3–28,847Dozzell, Thompson, Kiwomya 8 February 1992PortsmouthH5–213,494Awford (o.g.), Kiwomya (2), Dozzell 21 February 1992Tranmere RoversA1–09,161Milton 29 February 1992Plymouth ArgyleH2–012,852Kiwomya, Whitton 7 March 1992WatfordA1–09,199Whitton 14 March 1992Leicester CityH0–016,194 17 March 1992WatfordH1–212,484Dozzell 21 March 1992Cambridge UnitedA1–19,166Milton 28 March 1992Derby CountyH2–115,305Dozzell (2) 31 March 1992BarnsleyH2–014,148Kiwomya (2) 4 April 1992Southend UnitedA2–110,003Whelan, Thompson 7 April 1992Wolverhampton WanderersH2–117,379Whelan, Whitton 11 April 1992Newcastle UnitedH3–220,000Kiwomya, Wark, Whitton 14 April 1992SunderlandA0–322,131 18 April 1992Bristol CityA1–216,941Whitton 21 April 1992Grimsby TownH0–022,393 25 April 1992Oxford UnitedA1–110,525Johnson 2 May 1992Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–126,803Whitton (2), Johnson
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReferenceR34 January 1992Hartlepool UnitedH1–112,507DozzellR3R15 January 1992Hartlepool UnitedA2–06,700Dozzell, MiltonR45 February 1992BournemouthH3–017,193Dozzell, Whitton, KiwomyaR516 February 1992LiverpoolH0–026,140 R5R26 February 1992LiverpoolA2–327,355Johnson, Dozzell
League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR2 1st Leg25 September 1991Derby CountyH0–010,215R2 2nd Leg8 October 1991Derby CountyA0–28,982
Full Members Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR12 October 1991Bristol RoversA3–11,490Dozzell, Lowe (2)R222 October 1991Luton TownH1–1 (won 2–1 on Penalties)5,750Lowe R326 November 1991ChelseaA2–2 (lost 3–4 on Penalties)6,325Kiwomya (2)
Transfers Transfers in DatePosNameFromFeeRef1 July 1991FW Paul Goddard MillwallFree transfer21 September 1991MF John Wark MiddlesbroughFree transfer15 November 1991DF Eddie Youds Everton£250,000
Loans in Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef24 October 1991MF John Moncur Tottenham Hotspur1 January 1992
Transfers out DatePosNameToFeeRef1 July 1991MF Ian Redford St JohnstoneFree transfer17 September 1991DF Brian Gayle Sheffield United£750,00027 March 1992DF Tony Humes Wrexham£40,000
Loans out Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef19 March 1992MF David Lowe Port Vale30 May 1992
Awards Player awards AwardPlayerPlayer of the Year John Wark
PFA First Division Team of the Year PlayerRef David Linighan
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