1991–92 Associate Members' Cup Explained

Associate Members Cup
Year:1991–92
Other Titles:Autoglass Trophy
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Prev Season:1990–91
Next Season:1992–93

The 1991–92 Associate Members' Cup, known as the 1991–92 Autoglass Trophy, was the eleventh staging of a secondary football league tournament, and the ninth staging of the Associate Members' Cup, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Third Division and the Fourth Division. The winners were Stoke City and the runners-up were Stockport County.

The competition began on 15 October 1991 and ended with the final on 16 May 1992 at Wembley Stadium.

In the first round, there were two sections split into eight groups: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists faced each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.

Preliminary round

Byes to first round: Rotherham United and Chesterfield

Southern Section

First round

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
14 JanuaryBury2–1Chesterfield
14 JanuaryCarlisle United1–3Stockport County
14 JanuaryCrewe Alexandra2–0Bolton Wanderers
14 JanuaryPreston North End2 – 3[1] Hull City
21 JanuaryHartlepool United2–1Scunthorpe United
21 JanuaryHuddersfield Town1–1Blackpool
Huddersfield Town won 3–1 on penalties
21 JanuaryRotherham United3–0Chester City
4 FebruaryBurnley3–1Scarborough

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
14 JanuaryBarnet3–2Northampton Town
14 JanuaryFulham2–0Gillingham
14 JanuaryStoke City3–0Cardiff City
14 JanuaryWest Bromwich Albion0–1Exeter City
21 JanuaryHereford United0 – 1Walsall
21 JanuaryLeyton Orient3–2Brentford
18 FebruaryBournemouth1–2Wrexham
18 FebruaryPeterborough United1–0Shrewsbury Town

Quarter-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
4 FebruaryBury1–2Huddersfield Town
4 FebruaryCrewe Alexandra1–0Hull City
4 FebruaryStockport County3–0Hartlepool United
18 FebruaryRotherham United1–1Burnley
Burnley won 4–2 on penalties

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
4 FebruaryBarnet0–1Leyton Orient
5 FebruaryStoke City3–1Walsall
25 FebruaryFulham0–2Wrexham
25 FebruaryPeterborough United1–0Exeter City

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
17 MarchBurnley2–0Huddersfield Town
17 MarchCrewe Alexandra1–2Stockport County

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
17 MarchLeyton Orient0–1Stoke City
17 MarchPeterborough United3–1Wrexham

Area finals

Southern Area final

Notes

General

Specific

Notes and References

  1. After extra-time.