| Club: | Leeds United |
| Season: | 1991–92 |
| Manager: | Howard Wilkinson |
| Chairman: | Leslie Silver |
| Stadium: | Elland Road |
| League: | First Division |
| League Result: | 1st (champions) |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Fifth round |
| Cup3: | Full Members Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | Lee Chapman (16) |
| Season Topscorer: | Lee Chapman (20) |
| Highest Attendance: | 32,673 vs Norwich City (2 May 1992, First Division) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 6,495 vs Nottingham Forest (22 October 1991, Full Members Cup) |
| Average Attendance: | 27,668 |
| Prevseason: | 1990–91 |
| Nextseason: | 1992–93 |
The 1991–1992 season saw Leeds United competing in the final season of the Football League First Division before its rebranding as the FA Premier League, doing so by being crowned champions.
Having finished fourth the previous season, this time round Leeds clinched the First Division title, ahead of archrivals Manchester United, in only their second consecutive season as a First Division club. As champions of the Football League, United qualified for the European Cup, which would be rebranded as the UEFA Champions League for the next season. They lost just four league games all season, and were held to 1–1 draws both home and away by Manchester United (who also knocked them out of both domestic cups). Eric Cantona signed for the club in mid-season, making his debut at Oldham Athletic on 8 February 1992,[1] and scored three goals in the remainder of the season. Leeds clinched the title in the penultimate game of the season with a 3–2 win at Sheffield United. The first goal that day was scored by striker Rod Wallace, who had joined Leeds the previous summer from Southampton.
| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 1991 | DF | £1,300,000† | |||
| 11 June 1991 | DF | £150,000 | |||
| 1 July 1991 | FW | £1,600,000† | |||
| 1 July 1991 | DF | £100,000 | |||
| 1 July 1991 | MF | £900,000 | |||
| 15 July 1991 | DF | £137,500 | |||
| 4 February 1992 | FW | £900,000 |
| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 1991 | DF | Retired | — | ||
| 1 June 1991 | DF | Retired | — | ||
| 1 July 1991 | FW | £135,000 | |||
| 3 September 1991 | GK | £5,000 | |||
| 1 November 1991 | DF | £150,000 | |||
| 1 February 1992 | MF | £115,000 | |||
| 13 March 1992 | MF | £50,000 | |||
| 27 March 1992 | DF | £250,000 |
| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 1991 | DF | 1 January 1992 | |||
| 1 August 1991 | DF | 1 December 1991 | |||
| 1 September 1991 | FW | 1 February 1992 | |||
| 1 December 1991 | MF | 1 January 1992 | |||
| 1 December 1991 | DF | 1 June 1992 | |||
| 1 February 1992 | MF | 1 March 1992 | |||
| 1 February 1992 | DF | 1 June 1992 | |||
| 1 March 1992 | FW | 1 June 1992 | |||
| 1 March 1992 | GK | 1 April 1992 | |||
| 1 March 1992 | DF | 1 June 1992 | |||
| 1 March 1992 | DF | 1 June 1992 | |||
| 1 April 1992 | GK | 1 June 1992 |
See main article: 1991–92 Football League First Division.
Leeds United's score comes first[3]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| 20 August 1991 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–0 | McAllister | 29,457 | |
| 24 August 1991 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | Hodge | 30,260 | |
| 28 August 1991 | Southampton | A | 4–0 | Speed (2), Strachan (2) | 15,862 | |
| 31 August 1991 | Manchester United | A | 1–1 | Chapman | 43,778 | |
| 3 September 1991 | Arsenal | H | 2–2 | Chapman, Strachan | 29,396 | |
| 7 September 1991 | Manchester City | H | 3–0 | Batty, Dorigo, Strachan | 29,986 | |
| 14 September 1991 | Chelsea | A | 1–0 | Shutt | 23,439 | |
| 18 September 1991 | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | — | 15,488 | |
| 21 September 1991 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 | Hodge | 32,917 | |
| 28 September 1991 | Norwich City | A | 2–2 | Speed, Dorigo | 15,828 | |
| 1 October 1991 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | — | 18,298 | |
| 5 October 1991 | Sheffield United | H | 4–3 | Hodge (2), Sterland (2) | 28,362 | |
| 19 October 1991 | Notts County | A | 4–2 | Hodge, Whyte, Chapman, McAllister | 12,964 | |
| 26 October 1991 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–0 | Kilcline (own goal) | 28,199 | |
| 2 November 1991 | Wimbledon | A | 0–0 | — | 7,025 | |
| 16 November 1991 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–0 | Sterland, Wallace | 27,087 | |
| 24 November 1991 | Aston Villa | A | 4–1 | Chapman (2), Sterland, Wallace | 23,713 | |
| 30 November 1991 | Everton | H | 1–0 | Wallace | 30,043 | |
| 7 December 1991 | Luton Town | A | 2–0 | Speed, Wallace | 11,550 | |
| 14 December 1991 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | Speed | 31,404 | |
| 22 December 1991 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–0 | — | 27,170 | |
| 26 December 1991 | Southampton | H | 3–3 | Hodge (2), Speed | 22,805 | |
| 29 December 1991 | Manchester United | H | 1–1 | Sterland (pen) | 32,638 | |
| 1 January 1992 | West Ham United | A | 3–1 | Chapman (2), McAllister | 21,766 | |
| 12 January 1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 6–1 | Dorigo, Chapman (3), Whitlow, Wallace | 32,228 | |
| 18 January 1992 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | Fairclough | 27,717 | |
| 1 February 1992 | Notts County | H | 3–0 | Batty, Sterland, Wallace | 27,224 | |
| 8 February 1992 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–2 | — | 18,409 | |
| 23 February 1992 | Everton | A | 1–1 | Shutt | 19,248 | |
| 29 February 1992 | Luton Town | H | 2–0 | Cantona, Chapman | 28,231 | |
| 3 March 1992 | Aston Villa | H | 0–0 | — | 28,896 | |
| 7 March 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 3–1 | Newsome, McAllister, Wallace | 27,622 | |
| 11 March 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–4 | Speed | 14,641 | |
| 14 March 1992 | Wimbledon | H | 5–1 | Cantona, Chapman (3), Wallace | 26,760 | |
| 22 March 1992 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | Chapman | 27,844 | |
| 28 March 1992 | West Ham United | H | 0–0 | — | 31,101 | |
| 4 April 1992 | Manchester City | A | 0–4 | — | 30,239 | |
| 11 April 1992 | Chelsea | H | 3–0 | Cantona, Chapman, Wallace | 31,363 | |
| 18 April 1992 | Liverpool | A | 0–0 | — | 37,186 | |
| 20 April 1992 | Coventry City | H | 2–0 | Fairclough, McAllister (pen) | 26,582 | |
| 26 April 1992 | Sheffield United | A | 3–2 | Gayle (own goal), Newsome, Wallace | 32,000 | |
| 2 May 1992 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | Wallace | 32,673 |
See main article: 1991–92 FA Cup.
| Third round | 15 January 1992 | Manchester United | H | 0–1 | — | 31,819 |
See main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup.
| 24 September 1991 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–0 | — | 8,392 | ||
| 8 October 1991 | Scunthorpe United | H | 3–0 (won 3–0 on agg) | Speed, Chapman, Sterland | 14,558 | ||
| 29 October 1991 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 3–1 | Shutt, Chapman (2) | 18,266 | ||
| 4 December 1991 | Everton | A | 4–1 | Speed 27', Chapman 39', Rod Wallace 54', 55' | 25,467 | ||
| 8 January 1992 | Manchester United | H | 1–3 | Speed 17' | 28,886 |
| Second round | 22 October 1991 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–3 | Rod Wallace | 6,495 |
At the end of the season, left-back Tony Dorigo was named the club's Player of the Year.