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1891–92 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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Sunderland
1891–92 season
ManagerTom Watson
StadiumNewcastle Road
Football League1st (champions)
FA CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: John Campbell (30)
All: John Campbell (37)
Highest home attendance18,000
(vs. Aston Villa)
Lowest home attendance4,000
(vs. Darwen)
Average home league attendance8,000
All statistics correct as of 11 November 2018.

The 1891-92 season was Sunderland's 12th season in existence, and their second season as a Football League club.

Sunderland overcame a sluggish start (losing the first three away games consecutively) and went on to win all but two games for the rest of the season; including a back-to-back thirteen game winning sequence. They finished the season as English Champions for the first time, marking the first title of the 'Team of All Talents' era; the most successful in the club's history. The team scored a total of 93 league goals in 26 games - an average of 3.6 goals per game. They put seven goals past Derby and put seven past Darwen in both home and away games. Forward John Campbell ended the season as the league's top scorer, scoring a total of 37 goals in just 29 games. The season was unusual in the fact that Sunderland didn't draw a single league match.

Sunderland reached the FA Cup Semi-final for the second year in a row, losing to Aston Villa.

The season saw a number of changes introduced to the sport, with Sunderland's first penalty kick awarded in a game against Bolton and goal nets introduced for the first time.

First team squad

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Name Nationality Positions(s) DOB Signed From (91-92)
Ned Doig Scotland Goalkeeper 29 October 1866
Donald Gow Scotland Defender 8 February 1868 Rangers Scotland
Tom Porteous England Defender October 1865
John Oliver England Defender 1867
John Auld Scotland Defender 7 January 1862
John Murray Scotland Defender 24 April 1865
Will Gibson Scotland Midfielder
Jimmy Hannah Scotland Midfielder 1868 Sunderland Albion
John Harvey Scotland Midfielder
Hughie Wilson Scotland Inside forward 18 March 1869
John Smith Scotland Inside right 19 December 1865
Jimmy Millar Scotland Centre forward 2 March 1870
James Logan Scotland Forward 24 June 1870 Ayr Scotland
James Gillespie Scotland Outside right
John Campbell Scotland Centre forward 19 February 1870
John Scott Scotland Forward
David Hannah Ireland Forward

Players Out

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Name Nationality Positions(s) Signed To
John Spence Scotland Wing half Newcastle East End

Competitions

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Football League

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Main article: 1891–92 Football League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification
1 Sunderland 26 21 0 5 93 36 2.583 42 League Champions
2 Preston North End 26 18 1 7 61 31 1.968 37
3 Bolton Wanderers 26 17 2 7 51 37 1.378 36
4 Aston Villa 26 15 0 11 89 56 1.589 30
5 Everton 26 12 4 10 49 49 1.000 28
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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5 September 1891 (1891-09-05) 1 Sunderland 5-2 Wolves Sunderland
 Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 10,000
12 September 1891 (1891-09-12) 2 Preston North End 3-1 Sunderland Preston
 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 7,000
19 September 1891 (1891-09-19) 3 Bolton Wanderers 4-3 Sunderland Bolton
 Stadium: Pike's Lane
Attendance: 9,000
Note: Sunderland's first ever penalty kick awarded and converted by Wilson in this game.
28 September 1891 (1891-09-28) 4 Aston Villa 5-3 Sunderland Birmingham
 Stadium: Wellington Road
Attendance: 10,000
3 October 1891 (1891-10-03) 5 Sunderland 2-1 Everton Sunderland
 Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 10,000
17 October 1891 (1891-10-17) 6 West Brom 2-5 Sunderland West Bromwich
 Stadium: Stoney Lane
Attendance: 5,500
24 October 1891 (1891-10-24) 7 Sunderland 4-0 West Brom Sunderland
 Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 7,000
31 October 1891 (1891-10-31) 8 Sunderland 4-1 Accrington Sunderland
 Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 7,000
7 November 1891 (1891-11-07) 9 Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Sunderland Blackburn
  • Own Goal
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,000
14 November 1891 (1891-11-14) 10 Sunderland 7-1 Derby County Sunderland
 Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 5,000
21 November 1891 (1891-11-21) 11 Sunderland 2-1 Burnley Sunderland
 Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 5,000
28 November 1891 (1891-11-28) 12 Stoke City 1-3 Sunderland Stoke-on-Trent
 Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 1,500
5 December 1891 (1891-12-05) 13 Sunderland 4-0 Notts County Sunderland
 Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 6,000
12 December 1891 (1891-12-12) 14 Sunderland 7-0 Darwen Sunderland
 Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 4,000
25 December 1891 (1891-12-25) 15 Everton 0-4 Sunderland Liverpool
 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 16,000
26 December 1891 (1891-12-26) 16 Wolves 1-3 Sunderland Wolverhampton
 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,000
1 March 1892 (1892-03-01) 17 Sunderland 4-1 Bolton Wanderers Sunderland
 Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 6,000
5 March 1892 (1892-03-05) 18 Accrington 3-5 Sunderland Accrington
 Stadium: Thorneyholme Road
Attendance: 2,000
12 March 1892 (1892-03-12) 19 Sunderland 4-1 Preston North End Sunderland
 Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 12,000
19 March 1892 (1892-03-19) 20 Derby County 0-1 Sunderland Derby
 Stadium: County Cricket Ground, Derby
Attendance: 6,000
26 March 1892 (1892-03-26) 21 Sunderland 2-1 Aston Villa Sunderland
 Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 18,000
2 April 1892 (1892-04-02) 22 Sunderland 4-1 Stoke City Sunderland
 Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 5,000
9 April 1892 (1892-04-09) 23 Notts County 1-0 Sunderland Nottingham
Stadium: Castle Ground
Attendance: 10,000
16 April 1892 (1892-04-16) 24 Sunderland 6-1 Blackburn Rovers Sunderland
 Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 10,000
23 April 1892 (1892-04-23) 25 Darwen 1-7 Sunderland Darwen
 Stadium: Barley Bank
Attendance: 4,000
30 April 1892 (1892-04-30) 26 Burnley 1-2 Sunderland Burnley
 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,000

FA Cup

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Main article: 1891–92 FA Cup

Matches

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16 January 1892 (1892-01-16) 1 Sunderland 3-0 (void) Notts County Sunderland
 Stadium: Newcastle Road
Note: Match was declared void after a successful protest from Notts County regarding the state of the pitch.[1]
23 January 1892 (1892-01-23) 1 Sunderland 4-0 Notts County Sunderland
 Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 12,000
6 February 1892 (1892-02-06) 2 Accrington 1-3 Sunderland Accrington
 Stadium: Thorneyholme Road
Attendance: 8,000
13 February 1892 (1892-02-13) 3 Stoke City 2-2 Sunderland Stoke-on-Trent
 Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 9,000
20 February 1892 (1892-02-20) 3 (Replay) Sunderland 4-0 Stoke City Sunderland
 Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 9,000
27 February 1892 (1892-02-27) Semi-final Sunderland 1-4 Aston Villa Sheffield
 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,000

Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Football League FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Ned Doig 31 0 26 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Donald Gow 21 0 16 0 5 0
DF England ENG Tom Porteous 30 0 25 0 5 0
DF England ENG John Oliver 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO John Auld 29 4 24 4 5 0
DF Scotland SCO John Murray 27 0 22 0 5 0
MF Scotland SCO Will Gibson 20 2 20 2 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Hannah 26 18 21 16 5 2
FW Scotland SCO Hughie Wilson 25 8 22 8 3 0
FW Scotland SCO James Logan 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Smith 15 3 14 2 1 1
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Millar 28 18 24 16 4 2
FW Scotland SCO John Campbell 29 37 24 30 5 7
FW Scotland SCO John Scott 29 11 24 10 5 1
FW Ireland EIR David Hannah 23 6 18 5 5 1

References

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  1. ^ Hutchinson, Roger (2011). Into the Light: A Complete History of Sunderland Football Club. Random House. ISBN 9781780573243.
  • All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland A.F.C., Dykes, Gareth & Lamming, Douglas, Polar Print Group Ltd, 1999
  • Sunderland AFC: The Official History 1879-2000, Days, Paul, Business Education Publishers Ltd, 1999
  • The StatCat, www.thestatcat.co.uk, last accessed: 2018-11-02
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