1992–93 Wimbledon F.C. season

Wimbledon
1992–93 season
Chairman Sam Hammam
Manager Joe Kinnear
Stadium Selhurst Park
FA Premier League 12th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer Holdsworth (19)
Average home league attendance 8,405

During the 1992–93 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League, their seventh successive season of top division football and the 16th since their election to the Football League.

Season summary

1992–93 began as a struggle for Wimbledon, with the club third from bottom on Boxing Day. However, the team recovered well in the new year and finished the season in a comfortable 12th place, above more highly-fancied and wealthier clubs like Everton and Leeds United. Highlights of the season included a 4-0 home win over South London rivals Crystal Palace, a crushing win over Oldham Athletic (5-2 at home), doing the double over Liverpool (2-0 home, 3-2 away) and a shock 1-0 away win over that season's champions, Manchester United. Striker Dean Holdsworth scored 19 league goals for the club to finish the season as one of the Premier League's top goalscorers.

Kit

Wimbledon's kit was manufactured by English company Admiral. The kits carried no sponsorship for the season.

Final league table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 42 24 12 6 67 31+36 84 1993–94 UEFA Champions League First round
2 Aston Villa 42 21 11 10 57 40+17 74 1993–94 UEFA Cup First round
3 Norwich City 42 21 9 12 61 654 72
4 Blackburn Rovers 42 20 11 11 68 46+22 71
5 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 12 13 63 55+8 63
6 Liverpool 42 16 11 15 62 55+7 59
7 Sheffield Wednesday 42 15 14 13 55 51+4 59
8 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 11 15 60 666 59
9 Manchester City 42 15 12 15 56 51+5 57
10 Arsenal 42 15 11 16 40 38+2 56 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
11 Chelsea 42 14 14 14 51 543 56
12 Wimbledon 42 14 12 16 56 55+1 54
13 Everton 42 15 8 19 53 552 53
14 Sheffield United 42 14 10 18 54 53+1 52
15 Coventry City 42 13 13 16 52 575 52
16 Ipswich Town 42 12 16 14 50 555 52
17 Leeds United 42 12 15 15 57 625 51
18 Southampton 42 13 11 18 54 617 50
19 Oldham Athletic 42 13 10 19 63 7411 49
20 Crystal Palace (R) 42 11 16 15 48 6113 49 Relegation to 1993–94 Football League First Division
21 Middlesbrough (R) 42 11 11 20 54 7521 44
22 Nottingham Forest (R) 42 10 10 22 41 6221 40

Updated to games played on 11 May 1993.
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Arsenal qualified by winning the FA Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Wimbledon's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1992 Leeds UnitedA1–225,795Barton
18 August 1992 Ipswich TownH0–14,954
22 August 1992 Coventry CityH1–23,759Holdsworth
25 August 1992 Sheffield UnitedA2–215,463Barton, Holdsworth
29 August 1992 EvertonA0–018,118
1 September 1992 Manchester CityH0–14,714
5 September 1992 ArsenalH3–212,906Sanchez, Fashanu, Earle
12 September 1992 Ipswich TownA1–213,333Holdsworth
19 September 1992 Blackburn RoversH1–16,117Ardley
26 September 1992 LiverpoolA3–229,574Fashanu, Earle (2)
3 October 1992 Aston VillaH2–36,849Miller, Clarke
17 October 1992 SouthamptonA2–211,221Cotterill (2)
25 October 1992 Tottenham HotspurH1–18,628Gibson
31 October 1992 Manchester UnitedA1–032,622Sanchez
7 November 1992 Queens Park RangersH0–26,771
21 November 1992 MiddlesbroughA0–214,524
28 November 1992 Sheffield WednesdayH1–15,740Jones (pen)
5 December 1992 Norwich CityA1–214,161Sanchez
12 December 1992 Oldham AthleticH5–23,386Ardley (2), Holdsworth (2), Clarke
20 December 1992 Nottingham ForestA1–119,326Clarke
26 December 1992 Crystal PalaceA0–216,825
28 December 1992 ChelseaH0–014,687
9 January 1993 Blackburn RoversA0–014,504
16 January 1993 LiverpoolH2–011,294Fashanu (pen), Cotterill
26 January 1993 EvertonH1–33,039Fashanu
30 January 1993 Coventry CityA2–011,774Holdsworth, Clarke
6 February 1993 Leeds UnitedH1–06,704Holdsworth
10 February 1993 ArsenalA1–018,253Holdsworth
20 February 1993 Sheffield UnitedH2–03,979Fashanu, Dobbs
27 February 1993 Aston VillaA0–134,496
6 March 1993 SouthamptonH1–24,534Holdsworth
9 March 1993 MiddlesbroughH2–05,821Scales, Holdsworth
13 March 1993 Queens Park RangersA2–112,270Fashanu, Earle
20 March 1993 Norwich CityH3–010,875Holdsworth (2), Ardley
24 March 1993 Sheffield WednesdayA1–120,918Holdsworth
1 April 1993 Crystal PalaceH4–012,275Earle (2), Holdsworth (2)
3 April 1993 Oldham AthleticA2–611,606Holdsworth (2)
12 April 1993 ChelseaA2–413,138Holdsworth, Sanchez
17 April 1993 Nottingham ForestH1–09,358Clarke
21 April 1993 Manchester CityA1–119,524Miller
1 May 1993 Tottenham HotspurA1–124,473Earle
9 May 1993 Manchester UnitedH1–230,115Holdsworth

FA Cup

Main article: 1992-93 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1993 EvertonH0–07,818
R3R12 January 1993 EvertonA2–115,293Earle, Fashanu
R423 January 1993 Aston VillaA1–121,008Elkins
R4R3 February 1993 Aston VillaH0–0 (won 6-5 on pens)8,048
R514 February 1993 Tottenham HotspurA2–326,594Cotterill, Dobbs

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg 22 September 1992 Bolton WanderersA3–15,049Fashanu, Jones, Ardley
R2 Second Leg 6 October 1992 Bolton WanderersH0–1 (won 3-2 on agg)1,987
R328 October 1992 EvertonA0–09,541
R3R10 November 1992 EvertonH0–13,686

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Perry Digweed
England GK Neil Sullivan[2]
Netherlands GK Hans Segers
England DF Warren Barton
England DF Dean Blackwell
England DF Gary Elkins
England DF Roger Joseph
England DF Alan McLeary (on loan from Millwall)
England DF Chris Perry
England DF John Scales (captain)
Scotland DF Brian McAllister
Republic of Ireland DF Scott Fitzgerald[3]
Republic of Ireland DF Terry Phelan[4]
England MF Neal Ardley
England MF Greg Berry
England MF Stewart Castledine
England MF Gerald Dobbs
No. Position Player
England MF Robbie Earle[5]
England MF Peter Fear
England MF Vinnie Jones[6]
England MF Paul Miller
England MF Justin Skinner
England MF Steve Talboys
Northern Ireland MF Lawrie Sanchez[7]
Republic of Ireland MF Paul McGee
England FW Leighton Allen
England FW Steve Anthrobus
England FW Andy Clarke
England FW Steve Cotterill
England FW John Fashanu
England FW Terry Gibson
England FW Dean Holdsworth
England FW Aidan Newhouse

References

  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wimbledon/1992-1993/results
  2. Sullivan was born in Sutton, England, but qualified to represent Scotland internationally and would make his debut for Scotland in 1997.
  3. Fitzgerald was born in Westminster, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally; he made his debut for the "B" side during the season.
  4. Phelan was born in Manchester, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland; he made his international debut for Ireland in 1991.
  5. Earle was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally. He made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997, having previously being called up for England once without playing.
  6. Jones was born in Watford, England, but qualified to represent Wales through his maternal grandfather; he would make his international debut for Wales in 1994.
  7. Sanchez was born in Lambeth, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland through his mother and Ecuador through his father; he would make his debut for Northern Ireland in 1989.
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