The 1891-92 season was Sunderland's 12th season in existence, and their second season as a Football League club.
Sunderland overcame a sluggish start (losing the first three away games consecutively) and went on to win all but two games for the rest of the season; including a back-to-back thirteen game winning sequence. They finished the season as English Champions for the first time, marking the first title of the 'Team of All Talents' era; the most successful in the club's history. The team scored a total of 93 league goals in 26 games - an average of 3.6 goals per game. They put seven goals past Derby and put seven past Darwen in both home and away games. Forward John Campbell ended the season as the league's top scorer, scoring a total of 37 goals in just 29 games. The season was unusual in the fact that Sunderland didn't draw a single league match.
Sunderland reached the FA Cup Semi-final for the second year in a row, losing to Aston Villa.
The season saw a number of changes introduced to the sport, with Sunderland's first penalty kick awarded in a game against Bolton and goal nets introduced for the first time.
First team squad
Name Nationality Positions(s) DOB Signed from (91-92) Ned Doig Goalkeeper 29 October 1866Donald GowDefender8 February 1868Rangers Tom Porteous Defender October 1865 John Oliver Defender 1867 John Auld Defender 7 January 1862 John Murray Defender 24 April 1865 Will Gibson Midfielder Jimmy Hannah Midfielder 1868 Sunderland Albion John Harvey Midfielder Hughie Wilson Inside forward 18 March 1869 John Smith Inside right 19 December 1865 Jimmy Millar Centre forward 2 March 1870James LoganForward24 June 1870Ayr James Gillespie Outside right John Campbell Centre forward 19 February 1870 John Scott Forward David HannahForward
Players Out Name Nationality Positions(s) Signed ToJohn SpenceWing halfNewcastle East End
Competitions
Football League
League table
Matches
FA Cup
Matches
Squad statistics
References
All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland A.F.C., Dykes, Gareth & Lamming, Douglas, Polar Print Group Ltd, 1999 Sunderland AFC: The Official History 1879-2000, Days, Paul, Business Education Publishers Ltd, 1999 The StatCat, www.thestatcat.co.uk, last accessed: 2018-11-02