1991–92 Birmingham City F.C. season


The 1991–92 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 89th season in the Football League and 3rd in the Third Division. They finished in second place in the 24-team division, so were promoted back to the second tier for the 1992–93 season. They entered the 1991–92 FA Cup in the first round proper and lost in that round to Torquay United, eliminated Exeter City and Luton Town from the League Cup before losing to Crystal Palace after two replays, and failed to progress past the preliminary round of the Football League Trophy.
Nigel Gleghorn was the club's top goalscorer, with 17 goals in the league, and 22 in all competitions.
After Lou Macari had quit as manager at the end of the 1990–91 season, and caretaker Bill Coldwell had persuaded all the out-of-contract players apart from Vince Overson to renew, Terry Cooper was appointed manager in August, only a week before the playing season started.

Football League Third Division

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
17 August 19916thBuryHW3–2Gleghorn, Gayle, Okenla9,033
24 August 19913rdFulhamAW1–0Rodgerson4,762
31 August 19911stDarlingtonHW1–0Sturridge8,768
3 September 19911stHull CityAW2–1Sturridge, Rodgerson4,801
7 September 19912ndReadingAD1–1Sturridge6,649
14 September 19911stPeterborough UnitedHD1–1Cooper9,408
17 September 19911stChester CityHW3–2Sturridge, Frain, Gleghorn8,154
21 September 19912ndHartlepool UnitedAL0–14,643
28 September 19912ndPreston North EndHW3–1Matthewson, Gleghorn, Rodgerson8,260
5 October 19912ndShrewsbury TownAD1–1Gleghorn7,035
12 October 19911stStockport CountyHW3–0Cooper, Drinkell, Donowa12,364
19 October 19912ndWigan AthleticHD3–3Sturridge, Gleghorn, Rodgerson9,662
26 October 19911stWest Bromwich AlbionAW1–0Drinkell26,168
2 November 19911stTorquay UnitedHW3–0Gleghorn, Sturridge, Donowa9,408
6 November 19911stBrentfordAD2–2Sturridge, Cooper8,798
9 November 19912ndHuddersfield TownAL2–3Gleghorn, Matthewson11,688
23 November 19912ndExeter CityHW1–0Gleghorn11,319
30 November 19912ndBradford CityHW2–0Peer, Gleghorn10,468
14 December 19912ndBournemouthAL1–2Paskin6,048
21 December 19911stFulhamHW3–1Gleghorn, Rodgerson 28,877
26 December 19912ndDarlingtonAD1–1Rodgerson4,422
28 December 19913rdBuryAL0–14,253
1 January 19922ndHull CityHD2–2Paskin, Gleghorn12,983
4 January 19922ndStoke CityAL1–2Beckford19,096
11 January 19923rdLeyton OrientHD2–2Cooper, Paskin10,445
18 January 19922ndSwansea CityAW2–0Rodgerson, Rowbotham4,147
8 February 19924thWest Bromwich AlbionHL0–327,508
11 February 19924thBradford CityAW2–1Gleghorn, Sturridge7,008
15 February 19925thA.F.C. BournemouthHL0–110,898
22 February 19926thLeyton OrientAD0–06,025
29 February 19925thStoke CityHD1–1Frain 22,162
3 March 19925thSwansea CityHD1–1Rowbotham9,475
10 March 19925thBrentfordHW1–0Matthewson13,290
17 March 19926thBolton WanderersAD1–1Rodgerson7,329
21 March 19926thHuddersfield TownHW2–0Sturridge, Gleghorn12,482
24 March 19922ndTorquay UnitedAW2–1Rowbotham, Matthewson2,446
28 March 19923rdExeter CityAL1–2Hicks5,210
31 March 19923rdPeterborough UnitedAW3–2Frain, Sturridge, Matthewson12,085
4 April 19922ndReadingHW2–0Rowbotham, Frain 12,229
11 April 19922ndChester CityAW1–0Gleghorn4,895
14 April 19921stBolton WanderersHW2–1Frain, Rennie14,440
18 April 19921stHartlepool UnitedHW2–1Matthewson, Gleghorn13,698
21 April 19921stPreston North EndAL2–3Gleghorn, Rennie7,740
25 April 19921stShrewsbury TownHW1–0Gleghorn19,868
28 April 19921stWigan AthleticAL0–35,950
2 May 19922ndStockport CountyAL0–27,840

League table (part)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
First round16 November 1991Torquay UnitedAL0–34,123

League Cup

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

Football League Trophy

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Preliminary round18 December 1991Stoke CityAL1–3Tait5,932
Preliminary round7 January 1992WalsallHL0–15,239

Appearances and goals