1991–92 Southend United F.C. season
# 1991–92 Southend United F.C. season

During the 1991–92 English football season, Southend United F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

## Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Southend finished 12th in the old Second Division, their highest ever position in the Football League to date. On New Year's Day 1992, Southend briefly topped the Second Division but their dreary late season form stopped any hopes of a unique third successive promotion that would have given them a place as a Premier League founder member. Manager David Webb then stepped down.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ipswich Town (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 50 | +20 | 84 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Middlesbrough (P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 80 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Derby County | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 51 | +18 | 78 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 4 | Leicester City | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 77 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 74 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 74 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 71 | |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 69 | |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 69 | |
| 10 | Watford | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 65 | |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 64 | |
| 12 | Southend United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 62 | |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 62 | |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 61 | |
| 15 | Millwall | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 61 | |
| 16 | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 59 | |
| 17 | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 54 | |
| 18 | Sunderland | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 53 | |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 53 | |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 66 | 84 | −18 | 52 | |
| 21 | Oxford United | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 50 | |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle (R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 48 | Relegated |
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion (R) | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 47 | Relegated |
| 24 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 45 | Relegated |

## Results

Southend United's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

### Football League Second Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 August 1991 | Bristol City | H | 1–1 | 6,720 | Benjamin |
| 24 August 1991 | Derby County | A | 2–1 | 12,284 | Sussex, Angell |
| 31 August 1991 | Leicester City | H | 1–2 | 6,944 | Martin |
| 3 September 1991 | Cambridge United | A | 1–0 | 6,413 | Benjamin |
| 7 September 1991 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–1 | 12,732 | |
| 14 September 1991 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–0 | 4,670 | Ansah, Angell |
| 17 September 1991 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–1 | 4,585 | Angell, Benjamin |
| 21 September 1991 | Port Vale | A | 0–0 | 5,988 | |
| 28 September 1991 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–2 | 8,368 | |
| 4 October 1991 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–1 | 7,358 | Angell |
| 12 October 1991 | Millwall | H | 2–3 | 7,266 | Sussex, Tilson |
| 19 October 1991 | Watford | A | 2–1 | 6,862 | Sussex, Dublin (own goal) |
| 26 October 1991 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–1 | 7,320 | Austin (pen) |
| 30 October 1991 | Oxford United | H | 2–3 | 4,873 | Angell, Tilson |
| 2 November 1991 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–1 | 9,664 | Angell |
| 5 November 1991 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3–0 | 4,860 | Angell (2), Benjamin |
| 9 November 1991 | Swindon Town | H | 3–2 | 7,709 | Angell (2), Tilson |
| 20 November 1991 | Newcastle United | A | 2–3 | 14,740 | Angell, Tilson |
| 23 November 1991 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | 5,060 | Angell, Tilson |
| 30 November 1991 | Sunderland | A | 2–1 | 13,575 | Angell, Scully |
| 7 December 1991 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 2–1 | 6,303 | Ansah, Tilson |
| 14 December 1991 | Portsmouth | A | 1–1 | 9,006 | Scully |
| 22 December 1991 | Cambridge United | H | 1–1 | 9,353 | Benjamin |
| 26 December 1991 | Oxford United | A | 1–0 | 5,601 | Angell |
| 28 December 1991 | Leicester City | A | 0–2 | 15,635 | |
| 1 January 1992 | Newcastle United | H | 4–0 | 9,458 | Angell (2), Jones, Ansah |
| 11 January 1992 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | 8,295 | Ansah |
| 18 January 1992 | Bristol City | A | 2–2 | 9,883 | Angell, Ansah |
| 1 February 1992 | Watford | H | 1–0 | 7,581 | Benjamin |
| 8 February 1992 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–2 | 9,724 | |
| 15 February 1992 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 | 5,328 | |
| 18 February 1992 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–3 | 5,337 | Austin, Ansah |
| 22 February 1992 | Sunderland | H | 2–0 | 7,473 | Angell, Jones |
| 29 February 1992 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–3 | 8,271 | Benjamin, Angell |
| 10 March 1992 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–2 | 14,404 | Ansah, Angell |
| 14 March 1992 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–1 | 7,272 | |
| 17 March 1992 | Portsmouth | H | 2–3 | 6,832 | Tilson, Jones |
| 21 March 1992 | Swindon Town | A | 1–3 | 8,628 | Ansah |
| 28 March 1992 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–1 | 4,591 | Angell, Scully, Ansah |
| 1 April 1992 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–0 | 5,375 | Jones |
| 4 April 1992 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–2 | 10,003 | Prior |
| 11 April 1992 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–0 | 7,060 | Marker (own goal), Benjamin |
| 15 April 1992 | Port Vale | H | 0–0 | 4,462 | |
| 20 April 1992 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–3 | 10,953 | Benjamin |
| 25 April 1992 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–1 | 4,761 | Jones |
| 2 May 1992 | Millwall | A | 0–2 | 7,574 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 4 January 1992 | Everton | A | 0–1 | 22,605 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 1st Leg | 20 August 1991 | Watford | A | 0–2 | 6,231 | |
| R1 2nd Leg | 28 August 1991 | Watford | H | 1–1 (lost 1–3 on agg) | 3,802 | Angell |

### Full Members Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SR1 | 2 October 1991 | Watford | A | 1–0 | 1,700 | Sussex |
| SR2 | 22 October 1991 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–4 | 7,185 | Jones, Angell |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| - | GK | ENG | Simon Royce |
| - | GK | ENG | Paul Sansome |
| - | DF | ENG | Dean Austin |
| - | DF | ENG | Andy Edwards |
| - | DF | ENG | Mark Hall |
| - | DF | ENG | Christian Hyslop |
| - | DF | ENG | Adam Locke |
| - | DF | ENG | Chris Powell |
| - | DF | ENG | Spencer Prior |
| - | DF | IRL | Pat Scully |
| - | DF | ENG | Andy Sussex |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | ENG | Andy Ansah |
| - | MF | ENG | Peter Butler |
| - | MF | ENG | John Cornwell |
| - | MF | ENG | Keith Jones |
| - | MF | ENG | Dave Martin |
| - | MF | IRL | Kevin O'Callaghan |
| - | MF | ENG | Paul Smith |
| - | MF | ENG | Steve Tilson |
| - | FW | ENG | Brett Angell |
| - | FW | ENG | Ian Benjamin |
