The Football League 1990-91
Encyclopedia
The 1990–1991 season was the 91st completed season of The Football League
.
took their second league title in three seasons despite a season during which it often looked as though the good points would be outnumbered by the bad points. A player brawl in a league fixture against Manchester United
in October saw Arsenal have two points deducted, and a few weeks later captain Tony Adams
was given a four-month prison sentence for drink-driving (he ended up serving 8 weeks). But Arsenal managed to keep up a great run of form throughout the season and were crowned league champions having lost just one league game all season long.
Runners-up spot was achieved by Liverpool
, who had led the table for much of the first half of the season but had been shell-shocked in February by the sudden resignation of manager Kenny Dalglish
. Rangers
boss Graeme Souness
was brought in as his successor but was unable to bring a major trophy to Anfield
. Third place in the league went to Crystal Palace
, who occupied their highest-ever finish, but were denied qualification for the UEFA Cup
due to Liverpool being readmitted to European competition a year earlier than anticipated.
Newly promoted Leeds United had a good season back in the First Division as they finished fourth but never really looked like challenging for the title. They did, however, reach the semi-finals of the League Cup
, where they lost to Manchester United.
Down at the bottom end of the table, Derby County
went down in bottom place with just five wins all season despite the 17 league goals of Welsh
striker Dean Saunders
, who was then sold to Liverpool. The final relegation place went to Sunderland
on the last day of the season.
On 1 November, Everton
had sacked manager Colin Harvey
after three-and-a-half years at the helm. Manchester City’s
Howard Kendall
returned to Everton for his second spell as manager, with Harvey returning as assistant.
15 November saw two First Division clubs appoint player-managers. Peter Reid
, 34, stepped up to the manager’s seat at Manchester City. Terry Butcher
, still only 31, was recruited from Glasgow Rangers
to take over from John Sillett
at Coventry City
, making him the youngest manager in the Football League.
Bobby Campbell quit his managerial duties at Chelsea
at the end of his fourth season in charge, becoming personal assistant to chairman Ken Bates
and handing over managerial duties to Ian Porterfield.
Jimmy Ryan was sacked by Luton Town
just after achieving a second successive last-day escape from relegation. He was replaced by David Pleat
, who had previously been at Kenilworth Road
from 1978 to 1986.
Jozef Venglos
left Aston Villa
after one season to be succeeded by Sheffield Wednesday’s
Ron Atkinson
, who himself was succeeded by Trevor Francis
.
Queen's Park Rangers sacked Don Howe at the end of the season, replacing him with Gerry Francis
from Bristol Rovers
.
Southampton’s
Chris Nicholl
was dismissed at the end of his sixth season with the club, being replaced by Crystal Palace
coach Ian Branfoot
.
’s cavalier Oldham Athletic side dramatically won the Second Division championship — an injury-time penalty completing a 3–2 come-from-behind win against Sheffield Wednesday in their final game, edging them the title from previous leaders West Ham United
, who would be promoted as runners-up. Joining them were League Cup
winners Sheffield Wednesday
, who finished in third place. Neil Warnock
guided Notts County
to a second successive victory in the promotion playoffs.
Hull City
struggled throughout the 1990–91 season and not even the appointment of new manager Terry Dolan could save their Second Division status. They were joined on the last day of the season by West Bromwich Albion
, who went down to the Third Division for the first time in their history. Leicester City
were saved from suffering the same humiliation by winning their final game of the season. Albion had sacked player-manager Brian Talbot
in January following an FA Cup
exit at the hands of non-league Woking
, but his successor Bobby Gould
was unable to save Albion from the dreaded drop.
Newly-promoted Bristol Rovers
attained their highest league finish in years, finishing 13th. But manager Gerry Francis
then resigned to take over at Queen’s Park Rangers, handing over the reins to Martin Dobson
, who was just weeks into his job as Northwich Victoria
manager.
Jim Smith
left Newcastle United
in March after more than two years at the helm, making a swift return to management with Portsmouth
as successor to Frank Burrows
, while Ossie Ardiles was the new man in charge on Tyneside
after leaving Swindon Town
. 33-year-old Glenn Hoddle
was named as Swindon’s new manager.
Colin Todd
departed from Middlesbrough
after their failure to succeed in the playoffs, being replaced by Lennie Lawrence
who called time on nine years with Charlton Athletic
, who appointed Alan Curbishley
and Steve Gritt
as joint player-managers.
David Pleat
was sacked by Leicester City
in February, with Gordon Lee
taking charge until the end of the season and being replaced by Brian Little
.
, runners-up Southend United
and third-placed Grimsby Town
occupied the automatic promotion places and all achieved second successive promotions. The fourth promotion place went to playoff winners Tranmere Rovers
, who ended a 53-year absence from the Second Division and made it clear they were prepared to stay there when they signed ex-Liverpool striker John Aldridge
.
Going down to the Fourth Division were Crewe Alexandra
, Rotherham United
and Mansfield Town
.
Dave Mackay was sacked by Birmingham City
in January, with Lou Macari
taking over until the end of the season before replacing Alan Ball at Stoke City
. Birmingham then turned to Exeter’s
Terry Cooper, who replaced him with Alan Ball.
Reading
sacked Ian Porterfield after 18 months in charge, and signed Newcastle striker Mark McGhee
as player-manager.
Leyton Orient
manager Frank Clark stepped up to the role of Managing Director at the end of the season, with Peter Eustace
being appointed Head Coach.
’s Darlington
won the Fourth Division championship to earn a second successive promotion, while the other four promotion places went to Stockport County
, Hartlepool United
, Peterborough United
and Torquay United
. Torquay were the eventual winners, beating Blackpool
in a penalty shootout.
Wrexham finished bottom of the league for the first time since 1965–66
, but due to League expansion they avoided relegation into the Conference.
Brian Little left Darlington just after their promotion success, taking over at Leicester City, leaving Frank Gray
to pick up the pieces at the Feethams
.
Manager Cyril Knowles
departed from Hartlepool on sick leave three months before their promotion, with player-coach Alan Murray
overseeing the final stages of the campaign. Murray took over on a permanent basis when Knowles confirmed that he would be unable to return to the club following brain surgery.
First Division
Second Division playoffs
The semifinals were decided over two legs, and only the aggregates are given in the schemata below. The final consisted of only a single match.
The full results can be found at: Football League Division Two play-offs 1991.
Second Division
Third Division Play-offs
The semifinals were decided over two legs, and only the aggregates are given in the schemata below. The final consisted of only a single match.
The full results can be found at: Football League Division Three play-offs 1991.
Third Division
Fourth Division Play-offs
The semifinals were decided over two legs, and only the aggregates are given in the schemata below. The final consisted of only a single match.
The full results can be found at: Football League Division Four play-offs 1991.
Fourth Division
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
.
First Division
ArsenalArsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
took their second league title in three seasons despite a season during which it often looked as though the good points would be outnumbered by the bad points. A player brawl in a league fixture against Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
in October saw Arsenal have two points deducted, and a few weeks later captain Tony Adams
Tony Adams (footballer)
Tony Alexander Adams, MBE is an English football manager and former player.Adams spent his entire playing career of 22 years as a defender at Arsenal. He is considered one of the greatest Arsenal players of all time by the club's own fans and was included in the Football League 100 Legends...
was given a four-month prison sentence for drink-driving (he ended up serving 8 weeks). But Arsenal managed to keep up a great run of form throughout the season and were crowned league champions having lost just one league game all season long.
Runners-up spot was achieved by Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, who had led the table for much of the first half of the season but had been shell-shocked in February by the sudden resignation of manager Kenny Dalglish
Kenny Dalglish
Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of Liverpool F.C.. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two club teams, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is the most capped Scottish player, with 102 appearances, and...
. Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
boss Graeme Souness
Graeme Souness
Graeme James Souness is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.Souness was the captain of the successful Liverpool team of the early 1980s and player-manager of Rangers in the late 1980s as well as captain of the Scottish national team. He also played for Tottenham Hotspur,...
was brought in as his successor but was unable to bring a major trophy to Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
. Third place in the league went to Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
, who occupied their highest-ever finish, but were denied qualification for the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
due to Liverpool being readmitted to European competition a year earlier than anticipated.
Newly promoted Leeds United had a good season back in the First Division as they finished fourth but never really looked like challenging for the title. They did, however, reach the semi-finals of the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
, where they lost to Manchester United.
Down at the bottom end of the table, Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
went down in bottom place with just five wins all season despite the 17 league goals of Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
striker Dean Saunders
Dean Saunders
Dean Nicholas Saunders is a former Wales international footballer who played as a striker in a professional career which lasted from 1982 until 2001. He is the manager of Doncaster Rovers....
, who was then sold to Liverpool. The final relegation place went to Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
on the last day of the season.
On 1 November, Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
had sacked manager Colin Harvey
Colin Harvey
Colin Harvey is a retired English footballer who is best known for his time as a player, coach and manager with Everton. He is married to Maureen and lives in Aughton, Lancashire.- Playing career :...
after three-and-a-half years at the helm. Manchester City’s
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
Howard Kendall
Howard Kendall
Howard Kendall is an English football manager and former player. He is most famous for his connection to Everton, a club that he both played for and managed. His uncle Harry Taylor played for Newcastle United and Fulham in the 1950s....
returned to Everton for his second spell as manager, with Harvey returning as assistant.
15 November saw two First Division clubs appoint player-managers. Peter Reid
Peter Reid
Peter Reid is an English football manager, pundit and retired player, who is currently without a club since his departure from Plymouth Argyle.A defensive midfielder in his playing days, Reid enjoyed a long and successful career...
, 34, stepped up to the manager’s seat at Manchester City. Terry Butcher
Terry Butcher
Terence Ian "Terry" Butcher is an English football manager and former player. He was a highly successful football player and made his name as an uncompromising defender with Ipswich Town and Rangers in the 1980s. He was also a captain of England and won 77 caps in a ten-year international career...
, still only 31, was recruited from Glasgow Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
to take over from John Sillett
John Sillett
John Charles Sillett is a former football player and manager.His father Charlie Sillett was a footballer with Southampton between 1931 and 1938. He is the younger brother of Peter Sillett, also a footballer.Sillett played for Chelsea, Coventry City and Plymouth Argyle...
at Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
, making him the youngest manager in the Football League.
Bobby Campbell quit his managerial duties at Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
at the end of his fourth season in charge, becoming personal assistant to chairman Ken Bates
Ken Bates
Kenneth William Bates is a British businessman and football executive. The current chairman and now owner of Leeds United AFC, Bates was previously chairman and majority shareholder of Chelsea FC from 1982 until 2003....
and handing over managerial duties to Ian Porterfield.
Jimmy Ryan was sacked by Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
just after achieving a second successive last-day escape from relegation. He was replaced by David Pleat
David Pleat
David John Pleat is an English football player turned manager and sports commentator.He is remembered by his contemporaries primarily for his career as manager of Tottenham Hotspur and Luton Town football clubs, and for an oft-televised clip of him running onto the pitch in 1983 to celebrate after...
, who had previously been at Kenilworth Road
Kenilworth Road
Kenilworth Road Stadium is a football stadium in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. It has been home to Luton Town Football Club since 1905, when financial complications forced the club to leave its previous location at Dunstable Road...
from 1978 to 1986.
Jozef Venglos
Jozef Vengloš
Dr. Jozef Vengloš is a former Czechoslovak football player and coach. He has a Doctorate in Physical Education, as well as specialising in Psychology...
left Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
after one season to be succeeded by Sheffield Wednesday’s
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
Ron Atkinson
Ron Atkinson
Ronald Ernest Atkinson, commonly known as "Big Ron" and "Bojangles" is an English former football player and manager. In recent years he has become one of Britain's best-known football pundits...
, who himself was succeeded by Trevor Francis
Trevor Francis
Trevor John Francis , is a former footballer who won the European Cup with Nottingham Forest and played for England 52 times. He was England's first £1 million player...
.
Queen's Park Rangers sacked Don Howe at the end of the season, replacing him with Gerry Francis
Gerry Francis
Gerald Charles James Francis is an English former footballer and manager, now working as First Team coach at Stoke City.-Playing career:Francis made his debut for Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool in March 1969...
from Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
.
Southampton’s
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
Chris Nicholl
Chris Nicholl
Christopher John "Chris" Nicholl is an English-born former Northern Ireland international footballer.-Playing career:Nicholl was born in Macclesfield...
was dismissed at the end of his sixth season with the club, being replaced by Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
coach Ian Branfoot
Ian Branfoot
Ian Grant Branfoot is an English former footballer and manager.He played as a defender, and after starting at Gateshead joined Sheffield Wednesday, making his Football League debut in 1965. After 42 senior appearances for the club he left in 1969-70 for Doncaster Rovers...
.
Second Division
Joe RoyleJoe Royle
Joseph "Joe" Royle is an English football manager. In his club career, he played for Everton , Manchester City, Bristol City, Norwich City, and the England national team...
’s cavalier Oldham Athletic side dramatically won the Second Division championship — an injury-time penalty completing a 3–2 come-from-behind win against Sheffield Wednesday in their final game, edging them the title from previous leaders West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
, who would be promoted as runners-up. Joining them were League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
winners Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
, who finished in third place. Neil Warnock
Neil Warnock
Neil Warnock is an English former footballer who is currently manager of English Premier League club Queens Park Rangers....
guided Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
to a second successive victory in the promotion playoffs.
Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
struggled throughout the 1990–91 season and not even the appointment of new manager Terry Dolan could save their Second Division status. They were joined on the last day of the season by West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
, who went down to the Third Division for the first time in their history. Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
were saved from suffering the same humiliation by winning their final game of the season. Albion had sacked player-manager Brian Talbot
Brian Talbot
Brian Ernest Talbot is an English football manager and former player. His son is Daniel Talbot.-Playing career:...
in January following an FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
exit at the hands of non-league Woking
Woking F.C.
Woking Football Club is a football club from in Woking, Surrey, England, formed in 1889. They are playing in the Conference South in the 2011–12 season. For the 2011/2012 season, Woking are sharing their ground with Conference National club Hayes & Yeading United.-Promotion to the...
, but his successor Bobby Gould
Bobby Gould
Robert Anthony "Bobby" Gould is an English former footballer and manager.-Playing career:Born in Coventry, Gould started his career at Coventry City, making his debut for the club whilst still an apprentice at the age of 16. He did not sign professional until June 1964...
was unable to save Albion from the dreaded drop.
Newly-promoted Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
attained their highest league finish in years, finishing 13th. But manager Gerry Francis
Gerry Francis
Gerald Charles James Francis is an English former footballer and manager, now working as First Team coach at Stoke City.-Playing career:Francis made his debut for Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool in March 1969...
then resigned to take over at Queen’s Park Rangers, handing over the reins to Martin Dobson
Martin Dobson
Martin Dobson, popularly known as "Sir Dobbo", was born on 14 February 1948 in Rishton, England. He is a former professional footballer and England international who played as a midfielder....
, who was just weeks into his job as Northwich Victoria
Northwich Victoria F.C.
Northwich Victoria Football Club are an English football club who play at the Victoria Stadium in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, the seventh tier of the English football league system.Northwich are an old club, founded in 1874 and named in honour of...
manager.
Jim Smith
Jim Smith (footballer)
James Michael "Jim" Smith is a retired English footballer and manager. As a player, he made 249 appearances in the Fourth Division of The Football League, representing Aldershot, Halifax Town, Lincoln City and Colchester United, and played for three-and-a-half years for Boston United of the...
left Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
in March after more than two years at the helm, making a swift return to management with Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
as successor to Frank Burrows
Frank Burrows
Frank Burrows is a Scottish soccer manager, and former player.-Biography:Frank Burrows began his football career at Scottish club Raith Rovers. In 1965 he moved south to England and joined Scunthorpe United. Impressive performances as a defender for Scunthorpe led to him being signed by Swindon...
, while Ossie Ardiles was the new man in charge on Tyneside
Tyneside
Tyneside is a conurbation in North East England, defined by the Office of National Statistics, which is home to over 80% of the population of Tyne and Wear. It includes the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside — all settlements on...
after leaving Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
. 33-year-old Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle is an English former footballer and manager who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England....
was named as Swindon’s new manager.
Colin Todd
Colin Todd
Colin Todd is an English football manager and former player. As a player, he made more than 600 appearances in the Football League, playing for Sunderland, Derby County, Everton, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Oxford United and Luton Town, and also played in the North American Soccer League...
departed from Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
after their failure to succeed in the playoffs, being replaced by Lennie Lawrence
Lennie Lawrence
Robin Michael Lawrence, commonly known as Lennie Lawrence, is a British football manager who is assistant manager of Crystal Palace. He has managed a number of English clubs and one Welsh club in a coaching career spanning over 30 years...
who called time on nine years with Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
, who appointed Alan Curbishley
Alan Curbishley
Llewellyn Charles "Alan" Curbishley is an English football manager and former professional player....
and Steve Gritt
Steve Gritt
Stephen John "Steve" Gritt is a former English football player and manager. His playing career included spells at Charlton Athletic, Bournemouth and Walsall.-Playing career:...
as joint player-managers.
David Pleat
David Pleat
David John Pleat is an English football player turned manager and sports commentator.He is remembered by his contemporaries primarily for his career as manager of Tottenham Hotspur and Luton Town football clubs, and for an oft-televised clip of him running onto the pitch in 1983 to celebrate after...
was sacked by Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
in February, with Gordon Lee
Gordon Lee (footballer)
Gordon Francis Lee is a former English footballer and football manager.A right-back during his playing days, he moved from Hednesford Town to Aston Villa in 1955...
taking charge until the end of the season and being replaced by Brian Little
Brian Little (footballer)
Brian Little is an English former football player and manager who is currently without a job after being relieved of his duties as manager of Gainsborough Trinity on 22 August 2011. Little has previously managed Darlington, Leicester City, Aston Villa, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Hull City,...
.
Third Division
Champions Cambridge UnitedCambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
, runners-up Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
and third-placed Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
occupied the automatic promotion places and all achieved second successive promotions. The fourth promotion place went to playoff winners Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
, who ended a 53-year absence from the Second Division and made it clear they were prepared to stay there when they signed ex-Liverpool striker John Aldridge
John Aldridge
John William Aldridge is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football manager...
.
Going down to the Fourth Division were Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
, Rotherham United
Rotherham United F.C.
Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...
and Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
.
Dave Mackay was sacked by Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
in January, with Lou Macari
Lou Macari
Luigi "Lou" Macari is a Scottish former footballer and football manager of Italian descent.-Playing career:...
taking over until the end of the season before replacing Alan Ball at Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
. Birmingham then turned to Exeter’s
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
Terry Cooper, who replaced him with Alan Ball.
Reading
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...
sacked Ian Porterfield after 18 months in charge, and signed Newcastle striker Mark McGhee
Mark McGhee
Mark Edward McGhee is a former Scottish professional football player. McGhee started his career at Greenock Morton in 1975 and spent spells at clubs including Newcastle United, Aberdeen, Hamburg, Celtic, IK Brage and Reading...
as player-manager.
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
manager Frank Clark stepped up to the role of Managing Director at the end of the season, with Peter Eustace
Peter Eustace
Peter Eustace is an English former football player and manager. As a player, he made 340 appearances in the Football League representing Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham United, Rotherham United and Peterborough United...
being appointed Head Coach.
Fourth Division
Brian LittleBrian Little (footballer)
Brian Little is an English former football player and manager who is currently without a job after being relieved of his duties as manager of Gainsborough Trinity on 22 August 2011. Little has previously managed Darlington, Leicester City, Aston Villa, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Hull City,...
’s Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
won the Fourth Division championship to earn a second successive promotion, while the other four promotion places went to Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
, Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United F.C.
Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...
, Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
and Torquay United
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...
. Torquay were the eventual winners, beating Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
in a penalty shootout.
Wrexham finished bottom of the league for the first time since 1965–66
1965-66 in English football
The 1965–66 season was the 86th season of competitive football in England.-Diary of the season:7 October 1965: An experiment to broadcast a live game to another ground takes place...
, but due to League expansion they avoided relegation into the Conference.
Brian Little left Darlington just after their promotion success, taking over at Leicester City, leaving Frank Gray
Frank Gray
Francis Tierney 'Frank' Gray is a Scottish football manager and former footballer.Gray has previously managed Darlington, Farnborough Town, Grays Athletic and Woking....
to pick up the pieces at the Feethams
Feethams
Feethams is a cricket ground and the former home of Darlington F.C. for 120 years, from 1883 to 2003, until the club moved into a new stadium on the outskirts of Darlington.- History :...
.
Manager Cyril Knowles
Cyril Knowles
Cyril Barry Knowles was a footballer who played full-back for Tottenham Hotspur and England. He was the brother of fellow professional footballer Peter Knowles.- Early career :...
departed from Hartlepool on sick leave three months before their promotion, with player-coach Alan Murray
Alan Murray (footballer)
Alan Murray is a former footballer, coach and manager.- Biography :Murray spent the first years of his playing career at Middlesbrough, gradually honing his coaching skills as he struggled to break into the first team...
overseeing the final stages of the campaign. Murray took over on a permanent basis when Knowles confirmed that he would be unable to return to the club following brain surgery.
Final league tables and results
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website, with home and away statistics separated. First DivisionFootball League First DivisionThe First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
38 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 74 | 18 | + 56 | 83 | European Cup 1991–92 First round |
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| 2 | Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 77 | 40 | + 37 | 76 | UEFA Cup 1991–92 First round |
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| 3 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 50 | 41 | + 9 | 69 | |||||
| 4 | Leeds United | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 65 | 47 | + 18 | 64 | |||||
| 5 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 64 | 53 | + 11 | 62 | |||||
| 6 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 58 | 45 | + 13 | 59 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1991–92 First round Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... qualified as defending champions of the Cup Winners' Cup. |
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| 7 | Wimbledon Wimbledon F.C. Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football... |
38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 53 | 46 | + 7 | 56 | |||||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 65 | 50 | + 15 | 54 | |||||
| 9 | Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 50 | 46 | + 4 | 51 | |||||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
38 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 51 | 50 | + 1 | 49 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1991–92 Qualifying round Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... were this season's FA Cup winners. |
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| 11 | Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 58 | 69 | – 11 | 49 | |||||
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 44 | 53 | – 9 | 46 | |||||
| 13 | Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 36 | 55 | – 19 | 46 | |||||
| 14 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 58 | 69 | – 11 | 45 | |||||
| 15 | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 43 | 64 | – 21 | 45 | |||||
| 16 | Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 42 | 49 | – 7 | 44 | |||||
| 17 | Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
38 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 46 | 58 | – 12 | 41 | |||||
| 18 | Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 42 | 61 | – 19 | 37 | |||||
| 19 | Sunderland | 38 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 44 | 38 | 60 | – 22 | 34 | |||||
| 20 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
38 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 39 | 37 | 75 | – 38 | 24 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- Arsenal deducted two points; Manchester United deducted one point due to a brawl in a game between both teams.
| Key | |
|---|---|
| League Champions, qualified for the European Cup | |
| FA Cup winners, qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup | |
| Qualified for UEFA Cup | |
| Relegated |
First Division Results
Second Division playoffsFootball League Championship play-offsThe Football League Championship play-offs are a series of playoff matches contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the Football League Championship table. The semi-finals are played over two legs, with 6th playing 3rd and 5th playing 4th, with the return fixtures following...
The semifinals were decided over two legs, and only the aggregates are given in the schemata below. The final consisted of only a single match.The full results can be found at: Football League Division Two play-offs 1991.
Second DivisionFootball League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 83 | 53 | + 30 | 88 | |||||
| 2 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 60 | 34 | + 26 | 87 | |||||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
46 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 80 | 51 | + 29 | 82 | Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... were promoted to the First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... . They were also this season's League Cup 1991 Football League Cup Final The 1991 Rumbelows Cup Final was a football match played on 21 April 1991 between Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday. It was the first of two years that the competition was sponsored by Rumbelows.... winners but did not earn a place in the UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... . |
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| 4 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 76 | 55 | + 21 | 80 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... won the play-offs and were promoted. |
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| 5 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 70 | 51 | + 19 | 73 | |||||
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 63 | 69 | – 6 | 70 | |||||
| 7 | Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 66 | 47 | + 13 | 69 | |||||
| 8 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 32 | 63 | 48 | + 15 | 69 | |||||
| 9 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 43 | 68 | 71 | – 3 | 67 | |||||
| 10 | Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 69 | 66 | + 3 | 61 | |||||
| 11 | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 49 | 56 | – 7 | 59 | |||||
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 35 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 63 | 63 | ± 0 | 58 | |||||
| 13 | Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 39 | 56 | 59 | – 3 | 58 | |||||
| 14 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 40 | 60 | 68 | – 8 | 57 | |||||
| 15 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 56 | 64 | – 8 | 57 | |||||
| 16 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 57 | 61 | – 4 | 56 | |||||
| 17 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 58 | 70 | – 12 | 53 | |||||
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 48 | 54 | 78 | – 24 | 53 | |||||
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 51 | 66 | – 15 | 52 | |||||
| 20 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
46 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 45 | 59 | – 14 | 51 | |||||
| 21 | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 43 | 65 | 73 | – 7 | 50 | |||||
| 22 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 50 | 60 | 83 | – 23 | 50 | |||||
| 23 | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 52 | 61 | – 9 | 48 | |||||
| 24 | Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 53 | 57 | 85 | – 28 | 45 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| League Cup 1991 Football League Cup Final The 1991 Rumbelows Cup Final was a football match played on 21 April 1991 between Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday. It was the first of two years that the competition was sponsored by Rumbelows.... winners, not qualified for UEFA Cup, but promoted |
|
| Participated in play-offs | |
| Promoted through play-offs | |
| Relegated |
Second Division Results
Third Division Play-offsFootball League One play-offsThe Football League One Playoffs are a series of playoff matches, contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the NPower Football League One table to determine the third spot for promotion to the second tier of English football, the Championship....
The semifinals were decided over two legs, and only the aggregates are given in the schemata below. The final consisted of only a single match.The full results can be found at: Football League Division Three play-offs 1991.
Third DivisionFootball League Third DivisionThe Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge United Cambridge United F.C. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League... |
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 75 | 50 | + 25 | 86 | |||||
| 2 | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 67 | 51 | + 16 | 85 | |||||
| 3 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 66 | 34 | + 32 | 83 | |||||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 64 | 50 | + 14 | 83 | |||||
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 64 | 46 | + 18 | 78 | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... won the play-offs and were promoted. |
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| 6 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 59 | 47 | + 12 | 76 | |||||
| 7 | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
46 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 59 | 47 | + 12 | 76 | |||||
| 8 | Bradford City | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 62 | 54 | + 8 | 70 | |||||
| 9 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 58 | 58 | ± 0 | 70 | |||||
| 10 | Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 34 | 61 | 54 | + 7 | 69 | |||||
| 11 | Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 57 | 51 | + 6 | 67 | |||||
| 12 | Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 45 | 49 | – 4 | 65 | |||||
| 13 | Leyton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 55 | 58 | – 3 | 64 | |||||
| 14 | Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 55 | 59 | – 4 | 60 | |||||
| 15 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 53 | 66 | – 13 | 59 | |||||
| 16 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 36 | 58 | 52 | + 6 | 57 | |||||
| 17 | Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 54 | 67 | – 13 | 56 | |||||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 61 | 68 | – 7 | 52 | |||||
| 19 | Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 46 | 58 | – 14 | 51 | |||||
| 20 | Swansea City | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 39 | 49 | 72 | – 23 | 48 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1991–92 First round |
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| 21 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 41 | 56 | – 15 | 46 | |||||
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 45 | 62 | 80 | – 8 | 44 | |||||
| 23 | Rotherham United Rotherham United F.C. Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history... |
46 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 49 | 50 | 87 | – 37 | 42 | |||||
| 24 | Mansfield Town Mansfield Town F.C. Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910... |
46 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 42 | 63 | – 21 | 38 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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| Division Champions, promoted | |
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| Welsh Cup Welsh Cup The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1877-78... winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup |
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Third Division Results
Fourth Division Play-offsFootball League TwoFootball League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
The semifinals were decided over two legs, and only the aggregates are given in the schemata below. The final consisted of only a single match.The full results can be found at: Football League Division Four play-offs 1991.
Fourth DivisionFootball League Fourth DivisionThe Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 68 | 38 | + 30 | 83 | |||||
| 2 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 84 | 47 | + 37 | 82 | |||||
| 3 | Hartlepool United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... |
46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 33 | 67 | 48 | + 19 | 82 | |||||
| 4 | Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
46 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 67 | 45 | + 22 | 80 | |||||
| 5 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 78 | 47 | + 31 | 79 | |||||
| 6 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 70 | 51 | + 19 | 79 | |||||
| 7 | Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 64 | 47 | + 17 | 72 | Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... won the play-offs and were promoted. |
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| 8 | Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One.... |
46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 71 | 62 | + 9 | 71 | |||||
| 9 | Scarborough Scarborough F.C. Scarborough Football Club was an English football club based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. They were one of the oldest football clubs in England, formed in 1879, before they were wound up on 20 June 2007, with debts of £2.5 million.In the 2006–07 season... |
46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 59 | 56 | + 3 | 69 | |||||
| 10 | Northampton Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 57 | 58 | – 1 | 67 | |||||
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 56 | 46 | + 20 | 65 | |||||
| 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 50 | 53 | – 3 | 62 | |||||
| 13 | Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 43 | 54 | – 11 | 60 | |||||
| 14 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 50 | 61 | – 11 | 59 | |||||
| 15 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 57 | 60 | – | 54 | |||||
| 16 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
46 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 34 | 48 | 51 | – 3 | 53 | |||||
| 17 | Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 39 | 53 | 58 | – 5 | 53 | |||||
| 18 | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
46 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 36 | 47 | 62 | – 15 | 53 | |||||
| 19 | Maidstone United Maidstone United F.C. (1897) The original Maidstone United was an English football club that existed from 1897 to 1992. The club played in the Football League Fourth Division from 1989 until their demise in 1992. During their time in the Football League Maidstone played their games at Dartford's Watling Street Ground... |
46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 66 | 71 | – 5 | 51 | |||||
| 20 | Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.... |
46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 59 | 47 | 89 | – 42 | 48 | |||||
| 21 | York City York City F.C. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions... |
46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 45 | 57 | – 12 | 46 | |||||
| 22 | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 50 | 59 | 79 | – 20 | 46 | |||||
| 23 | Aldershot Aldershot F.C. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable... |
46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 58 | 61 | 102 | – 41 | 41 | |||||
| 24 | Wrexham | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 40 | 48 | 74 | – 26 | 40 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
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| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Participated in play-offs | |
| Promoted through play-offs | |
| New club in the league, see Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
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| Relegated to Conference Football Conference The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional... (none) |