1891–92 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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Sunderland
1891–92 season
Manager Tom Watson
Stadium Newcastle Road
Football League 1st (champions)
FA Cup Semi-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
  1890–91
1892–93  
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.

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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

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

Players Out

NameNationalityPositions(s)Signed To
John Spence Flag of Scotland.svg Wing half Newcastle East End

Competitions

Football League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsQualification
1 Sunderland 26210593362.58342League Champions
2 Preston North End 26181761311.96837
3 Bolton Wanderers 26172751371.37836
4 Aston Villa 261501189561.58930
5 Everton 261241049491.00028
Source: [ citation needed ]

Matches

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
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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

Matches

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

No.PosNatPlayerTotalFootball LeagueFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ned Doig 31026050
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Donald Gow 21016050
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tom Porteous 30025050
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG John Oliver 303000
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO John Auld 29424450
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO John Murray 27022050
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Will Gibson 20220200
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jimmy Hannah 2618211652
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Hughie Wilson 25822830
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO James Logan 202000
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO John Smith 15314211
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jimmy Millar 2818241642
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO John Campbell 2937243057
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO John Scott 2911241051
FW Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  EIR David Hannah 23618551

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