1991–92 Football League Third Division
| Season | 1991–92 |
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| Champions | Leeds United (3rd English title) |
| Relegated |
Luton Town Notts County West Ham United |
| UEFA Champions League 1992–93 | Leeds United |
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FA Cup winners European Cup Winners' Cup 1992–93 |
Liverpool (5th FA Cup title) |
| UEFA Cup 1992–93 |
Manchester United Sheffield Wednesday |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,166 (2.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ian Wright (Crystal Palace / Arsenal), 29 |
| Biggest home win | Arsenal – Sheffield Wednesday 7–1 (15 Feb 1992) |
| Biggest away win | Sheffield Wednesday – Leeds United 1–6 (12 Jan 1992) |
| Highest scoring | Oldham Athletic – Manchester United 3–6 (26 Dec 1991) |
| Longest winning run | Southampton (6 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Arsenal (17 games) |
| Longest losing run | Norwich City (6 games) |
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| Season | 1991–92 |
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| Champions | Ipswich Town (3rd title) |
| Promoted |
Blackburn Rovers, Middlesbrough |
| Relegated |
Brighton & Hove Albion, Plymouth Argyle, Port Vale |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,415 (2.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Duncan Shearer (Swindon Town / Blackburn Rovers), 23; David Speedie (Blackburn Rovers), 23 |
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| Season | 1991–92 |
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| Champions | Brentford (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Birmingham City, Peterborough United |
| Relegated |
Bury, Darlington, Shrewsbury Town, Torquay United |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,435 (2.6 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Dean Holdsworth (Brentford), 24; Iwan Roberts (Huddersfield Town) 24 |
| Biggest home win |
Shrewsbury Town 6–1 Exeter City (31 August 1991) Reading 6–1 Torquay United (11 April 1992) 5–0 Swansea City (17 August 1991) 5–0 Bournemouth (13 March 1992) |
| Biggest away win | 0–4 Chester City (18 October 1991) Hartlepool United 0–4 Bolton Wanderers (3 March 1992) |
| Highest scoring |
Bradford City 4–6 Swansea City (23 November 1991) |
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| Season | 1991–92 |
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| Champions | Burnley (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Mansfield Town, Rotherham United, Blackpool |
| Folded |
Aldershot Maidstone United |
| New club in the league | None |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,254 (2.71 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Dave Bamber (Blackpool), 26; Phil Stant (Mansfield Town), 26 |
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The 1991–1992 season was the 93rd completed season of The Football League.
The last-ever First Division before the creation of the Premier League was won by Leeds United, who overhauled Manchester United thanks to the efforts of players like Gordon Strachan, Lee Chapman, David Batty and Gary McAllister. After runners-up Manchester United came newly promoted Sheffield Wednesday, who, despite suffering the first division's heaviest defeats both home and away, were quickly emerging as one of the most feared sides in England.
Defending champions Arsenal slipped to fourth place and never made a serious threat to retain their title. The previous season’s runners-up, Liverpool, slipped to sixth in their first full season under the management of Graeme Souness.
Newly promoted West Ham United were relegated in bottom place, with another newly promoted side – Notts County – following days later. The last day of the season saw Luton Town lose their top-flight status after ten seasons. Seventeen years later, they would fall out of the Football League and into the Conference, the fifth tier of the English football system.
The Second Division title was won by Ipswich Town, John Lyall thus taking the Suffolk club back to the top flight after a six-year absence. Middlesbrough were also automatically promoted as runners-up, but it was play-off winners Blackburn Rovers whose promotion made the biggest headlines. Bankrolled by millionaire chairman Jack Walker and managed by former Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish, Rovers beat Leicester City 1–0 in the play-off final to end a 26-year exile from the top flight.
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