1991-92 season

1991-92 season
General information
Manager	Graeme Souness
Captain	Mark Wright
Performance
Division 1	6th
FA Cup	Winners
League Cup	4th round
Europe	UEFA Cup: Quarter-final
Top scorers
League	Saunders (10)
FA Cup	Barnes (3); McManaman (3)
League Cup	McManaman (3); Rush (3)
Europe	UEFA Cup: Saunders (9)
Overall	Saunders (23)
Attendances
Average	31,846
←1990-91	1992-93→

The 1991-92 season was Liverpool's 100th season of football since they were established. Liverpool failed to continue their hot streak in the league, finishing in sixth place - their lowest finish since the 1964-65 season. However, the FA Cup provided yet another trophy, when they beat Sunderland 2-0 in the final. Dean Saunders' impressive tally of nine goals in 5 games in the UEFA Cup propelled them to the quarter-final of the competition.

Squad[]

GK. Bruce Grobbelaar
GK. Mike Hooper
GK. Robbie Holcroft
DF. Gary Ablett
DF. David Burrows
DF. Mark Wright
DF. Glenn Hysen
DF. Rob Jones
DF. Steve Nicol
DF. Barry Venison
DF. Nick Tanner
DF. Steve Hollis
MF. John Barnes
MF. Barry Jones
MF. Ronnie Whelan
MF. Mark Walters
MF. Ray Houghton
MF. Don Hutchison
MF. Michael Thomas
MF. Mike Marsh
MF. Jan Molby
MF. Steve Harkness
MF. Steve McMahon
MF. Steve McManaman
MF. Jamie Redknapp
MF. Jimmy Carter
MF. Istvan Kozma
FW. Ian Rush
FW. Dean Saunders
FW. Ronny Rosenthal

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Friendlies[]

Pre-season[]

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
23 July 1991	Dundalk	0-0
26 July 1991	Bayer Leverkusen	0-0
28 July 1991	Sirius	0-0
30 July 1991	Ludvika	3-2	Whelan (8), McManaman (10), Saunders (75)
1 August 1991	Rosenborg	3-2	Saunders (25, 90), Molby (pen 40)
4 August 1991	Elfsborg	2-1	Barnes, Saunders
12 August 1991	Tranmere	0-1

Other friendlies[]

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
29 April 1992	Oldham	2-2^[1]	Hutchison, Rosenthal

Results[]

League[]

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
17 August 1991	Oldham	2-1	Houghton (53), Barnes (78)
21 August 1991	Man City	1-2	McManaman (75)
24 August 1991	Luton	0-0
27 August 1991	Queens Park Rangers	1-0	Saunders (62)
31 August 1991	Everton	3-1	Burrows (1), Saunders (15), Houghton (62)
7 September 1991	Notts County	2-1	Rosenthal (70), Walters (pen 88)
14 September 1991	Aston Villa	1-1	Walters (pen 39)
21 September 1991	Leeds	0-1
28 September 1991	Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	Houghton (17)
6 October 1991	Man Utd	0-0
19 October 1991	Chelsea	2-2	McManaman (4), Rush (59)
26 October 1991	Coventry	1-0	Houghton (35)
2 November 1991	Crystal Palace	1-2	Hysen (43)
17 November 1991	West Ham	0-0
23 November 1991	Wimbledon	0-0
30 November 1991	Norwich	2-1	Molby (3), Houghton (30)
7 December 1991	Southampton	1-1	Redknapp (74)
14 December 1991	Nottingham Forest	2-0	McMahon (16), Molby (80)
18 December 1991	Tottenham	2-1	Saunders (29), Houghton (81)
21 December 1991	Man City	2-2	Nicol (82), Saunders (9)
26 December 1991	Queens Park Rangers	0-0
28 December 1991	Everton	1-1	Tanner (41)
1 January 1992	Sheffield United	2-1	Houghton (52), Saunders (79)
11 January 992	Luton	2-1	McManaman (85), Saunders (90)
18 January 1992	Oldham	3-2	McManaman (18), Saunders (42), Thomas (73)
29 January 1992	Arsenal	2-0	Molby (pen 45), Houghton (69)
1 February 1992	Chelsea	1-2	Rosenthal (31)
8 February 1992	Coventry	0-0
22 February 1992	Norwich	0-3
29 February 1992	Southampton	0-0
11 March 1992	West Ham	1-0	Saunders (3)
14 March 1992	Crystal Palace	0-1
21 March 1992	Tottenham	2-1	Saunders (48, 81)
28 March 1992	Sheffield United	0-2
31 March 1992	Notts County	4-0	Thomas (13), McManaman (34), Rush (58), Venison (76)
8 April 1992	Wimbledon	2-3	Thomas (7), Rosenthal (45)
11 April 1992	Aston Villa	0-1
18 April 1992	Leeds	0-0
20 April 1992	Arsenal	0-4
22 April 1992	Nottingham Forest	1-1	Rush (40)
26 April 1992	Man Utd	2-0	Rush (12), Walters (87)
2 May 1992	Sheffield Wednesday	0-0

FA Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	6 January 1992	Crewe	4-0	McManaman (10), Barnes (26, 28, pen 89)
4	5 February 1992	Bristol Rovers	1-1	Saunders (38)
4 (R)	11 February 1992	Bristol Rovers	2-1	McManaman (50), Saunders (77)
5	16 February 1992	Ipswich	0-0
5 (R)	26 February 1992	Ipswich	3-2^[2]	Houghton (45), Molby (98), McManaman (100)
6	8 March 1992	Aston Villa	1-0	Thomas (67)
Semi-final	5 April 1992	Portsmouth	1-1^[3]	Whelan (117)
Semi-final (R)	13 April 1992	Portsmouth	0-0
Final	9 May 1992	Sunderland	2-0	Thomas (47), Rush (67)

League Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
2 (1st leg)	25 September 1991	Stoke	2-2	Rush (16, 71)
2 (2nd leg)	9 October 1991	Stoke	3-2	McManaman (9), Saunders (56), Walters (84)
3	29 October 1991	Port Vale	2-2	McManaman (8), Rush (65)
3 (R)	20 November 1991	Port Vale	4-1	McManaman (21), Walters (29), Houghton (43), Saunders (62)
4	3 December 1991	Peterborough	0-1

UEFA Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
1 (1st leg)	18 September 1991	Kuusysi Lahti	6-1	Saunders (11, 78, 86, 87), Houghton (33, 90)
1 (2nd leg)	2 October 1991	Kuusysi Lahti	0-1
2 (1st leg)	23 October 1991	Auxerre	0-2
2 (2nd leg)	6 November 1991	Auxerre	3-0	Molby (pen 4), Marsh (29), Walters (83)
3 (1st leg)	27 November 1991	Tirol	2-0	Saunders (57, 78)
3 (2nd leg)	11 December 1991	Tirol	4-0	Saunders (39, 58, 67), Venison (72)
Quarter-final (1st leg)	4 March 1992	Genoa	0-2
Quarter-final (2nd leg)	18 March 1992	Genoa	1-2	Rush (49)

Tables[]

League[]

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
5	Man City	42	20	10	12	61	48	13	70
6	Liverpool	42	16	16	10	47	40	7	64
7	Aston Villa	42	17	9	16	48	44	4	60

Player stats[]

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
DF	Gary Ablett	1	0	0	0	3	0	6	0	23	0
MF	John Barnes	12	1	4	3	0	0	1	0	17	4
DF	David Burrows	30	1	6	0	5	0	7	0	48	1
MF	Jimmy Carter	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
GK	Bruce Grobbelaar	37	0	9	0	4	0	5	0	55	0
MF	Steve Harkness	11	0	1	0	3	0	4	0	19	0
GK	Robbie Holcroft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK	Mike Hooper	5	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	9	0
MF	Don Hutchison	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
DF	Glenn Hysen	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	1
MF	Ray Houghton	36	8	8	1	3	1	4	2	51	12
MF	Barry Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
DF	Rob Jones	28	0	9	0	0	0	2	0	39	0
MF	Istvan Kozma	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
MF	Mike Marsh	34	0	6	0	4	0	8	1	52	1
MF	Steve McMahon	5	1	0	0	4	0	5	0	24	1
MF	Steve McManaman	30	5	8	3	5	3	8	0	51	11
MF	Jan Molby	26	3	6	1	3	0	5	1	40	5
DF	Steve Nicol	34	1	8	0	3	0	7	0	52	1
MF	Jamie Redknapp	6	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	10	1
FW	Ronny Rosenthal	20	3	3	0	3	0	1	0	27	3
FW	Ian Rush	18	4	5	1	3	3	5	1	31	9
FW	Dean Saunders	36	10	8	2	5	2	5	9	54	23
DF	Nick Tanner	32	1	2	0	5	0	6	0	45	1
MF	Michael Thomas	17	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	22	5
MF	Mark Walters	25	3	3	0	4	2	5	1	37	6
DF	Barry Venison	3	1	3	0	0	0	3	1	19	2
MF	Ronnie Whelan	10	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	13	1
DF	Mark Wright	21	0	9	0	1	0	4	0	35	0

Transfers[]

In[]

Player	From	Fee	Date
Mark Wright	Derby	£2,200,000	15 July 1991
Dean Saunders	Derby	£2,900,000	19 July 1991
Mark Walters	Rangers	£1,250,000	13 August 1991
Rob Jones	Crewe	£300,000	4 October 1991
Michael Thomas	Arsenal	£1,500,000	16 December 1991
Istvan Kozma	Dunfermilne	£300,000	10 February 1992
Lee Jones	Wrexham	£300,000	12 March 1992
Scott Paterson	Cove Rangers	£15,000	19 March 1992

Out[]

Player	To	Fee	Date
David Speedie	Blackburn	£500,000	August 1991
Peter Beardsley	Everton	£1,000,000	5 August 1991
Steve Staunton	Aston Villa	£1,100,000	7 August 1991
Gary Gillespie	Celtic	£925,000	15 August 1991
Jimmy Carter	Arsenal	£500,000	8 October 1991
Steve McMahon	Man City	£900,000	24 December 1991
Gary Ablett	Everton	£750,000	13 January 1992
Glen Hysen	GAIS	Free	1 May 1992

Notes[]

↑ Wayne Harrison's testimonial.
↑ After extra time.
↑ After extra time.

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Grey seasons indicate war years

[1] Wayne Harrison's testimonial.

[2] After extra time.

[3] After extra time.

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