1991–92 Cambridge United F.C. season
During the 1991–92 English football season, Cambridge United competed in the Football League Second Division.
Season summary
Cambridge had returned to English football's second tier after an absence of seven seasons, following two successive promotions. Few expected Cambridge to succeed at a high level after their rapid rise, five years after having to reapply for Football League status, but Cambridge managed to make the play-offs for promotion to the inaugural Premiership season with a fifth-place finish - their highest-ever placing in the Football League. Cambridge lost in the semi-finals to Leicester City - following a 1-1 draw at home in the first leg, they were hammered 5-0 at Filbert Street for a 6-1 aggregate loss - but even this cruel end to their promotion hopes did little to detract from what Cambridge had achieved in such a short period of time.
Crucial to Cambridge's success was free-scoring striker Dion Dublin; but in the off-season he left to join First Division runners-up Manchester United in a £1 million transfer, spreading doubt that Cambridge would be capable of improving and clinching promotion the next season.
Kit
Influence became Cambridge's new kit manufacturers, and introduced a new home kit for the season. The kit saw a return to tradition for Cambridge, with the club returning to its tradition dark orange shirts and black shorts, with black socks also worn. Fujitsu retained their sponsorship for away kits and, following the end of Cambridge's sponsorship deal with Howlett, became the home sponsors too.[1]
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Out
Results
Second Division
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- 17 August: Port Vale 2–1 Oxford United (Foyle x2; ?) attendance 6,984
- 5 October: Ipswich Town 2-1 Oxford United (Milton, Whitton; ?) attendance 9,922
- 26 October: Oxford United 1–2 Leicester United (?; Wright, Thompson) attendance 5,206
- 9 November: Portsmouth 2-1 Oxford United
- 18 January: Oxford United 2–2 Port Vale (?; Houchen, Swan) attendance 4,199
- 8 February: Leicester City 2–1 Oxford United (Kitson, Wright; ?) attendance 12,128
- 21 March: Oxford United 2-1 Portsmouth
- 25 April: Oxford United 1-1 Ipswich Town (?; Johnson) attendance 10,525
- Derby County 2-2 Oxford United
- Oxford United 2-0 Derby County
Play-offs
- 10 May: Cambridge United 1–1 Leicester City (?; Russell) attendance 9,225
- 13 May: Leicester City 5–0 Cambridge United (6–1 on agg) (Wright x2, Thompson, Russell, Ormondroyd) attendance 21,024
League Cup
- 4-6 January: Oxford United 3–1 Tranmere Rovers
- 25-27 January: Cambridge United 0–3 Swindon Town
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