On this day: The leap year games of 1992

The 1991-92 campaign brought mixed fortunes for Wolves, West Brom, Aston Villa and Walsall ahead of this particular date, writes Craig Birch.

Villa were the highest-placed club among them, at the time, and travelled to Manchester City in the final season of Division One before the Premier League began.

The claret and blues, coming into play sitting eighth, lost 2-0 at the old Maine Road, with Niall Quinn breaking the deadlock after just three minutes.

Villa then threw the kitchen sink at the hosts with Tony Daley, Garry Parker and Cyrille Regis all squandering chances, finding City goalkeeper Tony Coton in inspired form.

A sucker punch then killed off Ron Atkinson's visitors late on when Steve McMahon played in David White, who finished past the late Les Sealey to settle matters.

In the Second Division, Wolves were in the North-East to take on Sunderland and were also defeated in narrow fashion, a penalty on the half hour the difference.

Boss Graham Turner was livid after a spot kick was given against Derek Mountfield, with most at Roker Park insisting his challenge on future Wolves striker Don Goodman was outside of the area.

Referee Jim Key could not be persuaded of that, though, and up stepped John Byrne to score the only goal of the game. Wolves dropped down to 11th as a result.

Albion were beginning their one and only stint in the third tier of English football and welcomed Torquay United to the Hawthorns for a stormy affair.

The Baggies prevailed with three points through Roy Hunter's late goal in a game they finished with 10 men, while two Torquay players were also red carded.

The late Justin Fashanu was the first off for Torquay for a dreadful tackle on Paul Raven, with further scenes developing as he headed for an early bath.

Albion's Darren Bradley and Wes Saunders also dismissed for clashing near the touchline. Substitute Hunter, 17 at the time, got the winner on 82 minutes to put the home side third.

Walsall had been operating in the bottom tier since 1990 and travelled to Belle Vue to take on Doncaster Rovers, taking a victory that put them bang on mid-table.

The Saddlers were handed a huge slice of luck, too, when Charlie Ntamark's shot squirmed through Mark Samways and into the net for what was credited as an own goal.