1991–92 Manchester United F.C. season
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The 1991–92 season was Manchester United's 90th season in the Football League, and their 17th season consecutive season in the top division of English football.[1]
1991–92 season | ||||
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Chairman | Martin Edwards | |||
Manager | Alex Ferguson | |||
First Division | 2nd | |||
FA Cup | Fourth Round | |||
League Cup | Winners | |||
Cup Winners' Cup | Second Round | |||
European Super Cup | Winners | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Brian McClair (18) All: Brian McClair (25) | |||
Highest home attendance | 47,576 vs Nottingham Forest (20 April 1992) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 22,110 vs Red Star Belgrade (19 November 1991) | |||
Average home league attendance | 44,985 | |||
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The season saw United lift the League Cup for the first time in their history with a 1–0 win over Nottingham Forest at Wembley Stadium. They also added the European Super Cup to the trophy cabinet with victory over Red Star Belgrade at Old Trafford. However, they then endured the disappointment of being beaten to the league title by rivals Leeds United, having led the league for much of the season.
New signings for the season included Danish goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel and England right-back Paul Parker. Ryan Giggs, who had played twice for United in 1990–91, broke into the first team and was one of the most exciting players in the country as he won the PFA Young Player of the Year award.
Soviet international winger Andrei Kanchelskis, who had joined United in the later stages of the 1990–91 season, was also putting in star performances to give manager Alex Ferguson a more attacking alternative to the ageing Mike Phelan on the right hand side of midfield.
It was the final season at Old Trafford for striker Mark Robins, a key player from the FA Cup winning team two seasons earlier. His first team opportunities were limited due to the form of Mark Hughes and Brian McClair, and he was unfit when injuries opened up an opportunity for regular action in attack near the season's end. He was then put on the transfer list and by the start of the following season, he had been sold to Norwich City. Lee Martin had regained fitness following his back injury the previous season, but was unable to win a place in the team. Danny Wallace, who was by now rarely selected for the first team, was put on the transfer list before Christmas, but was still at Old Trafford when the season ended, despite talk of a return to Southampton. Russell Beardsmore, now a rare sight in the first team, had a brief loan spell at Blackburn Rovers.
Media reports for most of the season linked United with a move for Southampton striker Alan Shearer, but the player opted to remain at the South Coast club until the end of the season before making a decision on a future.
United would be among the founder members of the FA Premier League for the 1992–93 season, as the top 22 clubs broke away from the Football League.