In the 1991–92 season, the Blades had a poor start to the season and were bottom of the table at the beginning of November with just 2 wins in their first 15 league games and were destined for relegation but from mid-January, Bassett's team went on an impressive run, losing only 2 of their next 15 league games, picking up 34 points from the possible 45 during that run which saw them rise from being relegation candidates to an impressive 9th-place finish. Their highlight of the season was doing the double over their rivals Sheffield Wednesday , who finished 3rd that season.
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Sheffield United's score comes first [ 1]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
17 August 1991
Norwich City
A
2–2
16,380
Deane , Hill
20 August 1991
West Ham United
H
1–1
21,473
Beesley
24 August 1991
Southampton
H
0–2
18,029
28 August 1991
Coventry City
A
1–3
12,594
Bryson
31 August 1991
Crystal Palace
A
1–2
15,507
Hodges
3 September 1991
Chelsea
H
0–1
20,588
7 September 1991
Oldham Athletic
A
1–2
15,064
Deane
14 September 1991
Everton
H
2–1
19,817
Hoyland , Bryson
17 September 1991
Notts County
H
1–3
19,375
Agana
21 September 1991
Arsenal
A
2–5
30,244
Agana , Mendonca
28 September 1991
Wimbledon
H
0–0
16,062
5 October 1991
Leeds United
A
3–4
28,694
Hoyland , Agana , Bradshaw
19 October 1991
Nottingham Forest
H
4–2
23,080
Whitehouse , Agana , Bryson , Hoyland
26 October 1991
Manchester City
A
2–3
25,495
Gayle (2)
2 November 1991
Manchester United
A
0–2
42,942
17 November 1991
Sheffield Wednesday
H
2–0
31,832
Whitehouse , Deane
23 November 1991
Tottenham Hotspur
A
1–0
28,168
Gage
30 November 1991
Luton Town
H
1–1
21,804
Bryson
7 December 1991
Queens Park Rangers
A
0–1
10,106
14 December 1991
Aston Villa
H
2–0
18,401
Ward , McGrath (own goal)
21 December 1991
West Ham United
A
1–1
19,287
Deane
26 December 1991
Coventry City
H
0–3
19,638
28 December 1991
Crystal Palace
H
1–1
17,969
Hoyland
1 January 1992
Liverpool
A
1–2
35,993
Deane
11 January 1992
Southampton
A
4–2
12,502
Ward , Lake (2), Marwood
18 January 1992
Norwich City
H
1–0
17,549
Bryson
1 February 1992
Nottingham Forest
A
5–2
22,412
Lake , Gannon , Bryson , Bradshaw , Deane
8 February 1992
Manchester City
H
4–2
25,839
Lake , Gayle , Deane , Whitehouse
22 February 1992
Luton Town
A
1–2
9,003
Bryson
29 February 1992
Queens Park Rangers
H
0–0
17,958
11 March 1992
Sheffield Wednesday
A
3–1
40,327
Whitehouse , Davison (2)
14 March 1992
Manchester United
H
1–2
30,183
Deane
21 March 1992
Chelsea
A
2–1
11,247
Whitehouse (2)
28 March 1992
Liverpool
H
2–0
26,943
Deane (2)
31 March 1992
Aston Villa
A
1–1
15,745
Gage
4 April 1992
Oldham Athletic
H
2–0
19,843
Whitehouse , Hoyland
11 April 1992
Everton
A
2–0
17,820
Bryson , Cork
14 April 1992
Tottenham Hotspur
H
2–0
21,526
Deane (2)
18 April 1992
Arsenal
H
1–1
25,034
Davison
20 April 1992
Notts County
A
3–1
12,605
Beesley , Hodges , Davison
26 April 1992
Leeds United
H
2–3
31,084
Cork , Chapman (own goal)
2 May 1992
Wimbledon
A
0–3
8,768
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2
22 October 1991
Notts County
H
3–3 (lost 1–2 on pens)
3,291
Whitehouse (2), Gayle
[ 2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers in: £1,445,000
Transfers out: £1,500,000
Total spending: £55,000