1992–93 Wimbledon F.C. season

Wimbledon
1992–93 season
ChairmanSam Hammam
ManagerJoe Kinnear
StadiumSelhurst Park
FA Premier League12th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerHoldsworth (19)
Average home league attendance8,405

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

Main article: 1992–93 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Arsenal 42 15 11 16 40 38 +2 56 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
11 Chelsea 42 14 14 14 51 54 −3 56
12 Wimbledon 42 14 12 16 56 55 +1 54
13 Everton 42 15 8 19 53 55 −2 53
14 Sheffield United 42 14 10 18 54 53 +1 52
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Arsenal qualified by winning the FA Cup and therefore did not take up their UEFA Cup spot for winning the League Cup, which reverted to the league.

Results

Wimbledon's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1992 Leeds United A 1–2 25,795 Barton
18 August 1992 Ipswich Town H 0–1 4,954
22 August 1992 Coventry City H 1–2 3,759 Holdsworth
25 August 1992 Sheffield United A 2–2 15,463 Barton, Holdsworth
29 August 1992 Everton A 0–0 18,118
1 September 1992 Manchester City H 0–1 4,714
5 September 1992 Arsenal H 3–2 12,906 Sanchez, Fashanu, Earle
12 September 1992 Ipswich Town A 1–2 13,333 Holdsworth
19 September 1992 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 6,117 Ardley
26 September 1992 Liverpool A 3–2 29,574 Fashanu, Earle (2)
3 October 1992 Aston Villa H 2–3 6,849 Miller, Clarke
17 October 1992 Southampton A 2–2 11,221 Cotterill (2)
25 October 1992 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 8,628 Gibson
31 October 1992 Manchester United A 1–0 32,622 Sanchez
7 November 1992 Queens Park Rangers H 0–2 6,771
21 November 1992 Middlesbrough A 0–2 14,524
28 November 1992 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 5,740 Jones (pen)
5 December 1992 Norwich City A 1–2 14,161 Sanchez
12 December 1992 Oldham Athletic H 5–2 3,386 Ardley (2), Holdsworth (2), Clarke
20 December 1992 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 19,326 Clarke
26 December 1992 Crystal Palace A 0–2 16,825
28 December 1992 Chelsea H 0–0 14,687
9 January 1993 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 14,504
16 January 1993 Liverpool H 2–0 11,294 Fashanu (pen), Cotterill
26 January 1993 Everton H 1–3 3,039 Fashanu
30 January 1993 Coventry City A 2–0 11,774 Holdsworth, Clarke
6 February 1993 Leeds United H 1–0 6,704 Holdsworth
10 February 1993 Arsenal A 1–0 18,253 Holdsworth
20 February 1993 Sheffield United H 2–0 3,979 Fashanu, Dobbs
27 February 1993 Aston Villa A 0–1 34,496
6 March 1993 Southampton H 1–2 4,534 Holdsworth
9 March 1993 Middlesbrough H 2–0 5,821 Scales, Holdsworth
13 March 1993 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 12,270 Fashanu, Earle
20 March 1993 Norwich City H 3–0 10,875 Holdsworth (2), Ardley
24 March 1993 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 20,918 Holdsworth
3 April 1993 Oldham Athletic A 2–6 11,606 Holdsworth (2)
9 April 1993 Crystal Palace H 4–0 12,275 Earle (2), Holdsworth (2)
12 April 1993 Chelsea A 2–4 13,138 Holdsworth, Sanchez
17 April 1993 Nottingham Forest H 1–0 9,358 Clarke
21 April 1993 Manchester City A 1–1 19,524 Miller
1 May 1993 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 24,473 Earle
9 May 1993 Manchester United H 1–2 30,115 Holdsworth

FA Cup

Main article: 1992–93 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1993 Everton H 0–0 7,818
R3R 12 January 1993 Everton A 2–1 15,293 Earle, Fashanu
R4 23 January 1993 Aston Villa A 1–1 21,008 Elkins
R4R 3 February 1993 Aston Villa H 0–0 (won 6–5 on pens) 8,048
R5 14 February 1993 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–3 26,594 Cotterill, Dobbs

League Cup

Main article: 1992–93 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 22 September 1992 Bolton Wanderers A 3–1 5,049 Fashanu, Jones, Ardley
R2 Second Leg 6 October 1992 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 (won 3–2 on agg) 1,987
R3 28 October 1992 Everton A 0–0 9,541
R3R 10 November 1992 Everton H 0–1 3,686

Players

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Perry Digweed
— GK England ENG Neil Sullivan[notes 1]
— GK Netherlands NED Hans Segers
— DF England ENG Warren Barton
— DF England ENG Dean Blackwell
— DF England ENG Gary Elkins
— DF England ENG Roger Joseph
— DF England ENG Alan McLeary (on loan from Millwall)
— DF England ENG Chris Perry
— DF England ENG John Scales (captain)
— DF Scotland SCO Brian McAllister
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Scott Fitzgerald[notes 2]
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Terry Phelan[notes 3]
— MF England ENG Neal Ardley
— MF England ENG Greg Berry
— MF England ENG Stewart Castledine
— MF England ENG Gerald Dobbs
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Robbie Earle[notes 4]
— MF England ENG Peter Fear
— MF England ENG Vinnie Jones[notes 5]
— MF England ENG Paul Miller
— MF England ENG Justin Skinner
— MF England ENG Steve Talboys
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Lawrie Sanchez[notes 6]
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul McGee
— FW England ENG Leighton Allen
— FW England ENG Steve Anthrobus
— FW England ENG Andy Clarke
— FW England ENG Steve Cotterill
— FW England ENG John Fashanu
— FW England ENG Terry Gibson
— FW England ENG Dean Holdsworth
— FW England ENG Aidan Newhouse

References

  1. ^ "Wimbledon 1992-1993 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

Notes

  1. ^ Sullivan was born in Sutton, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and would make his international debut for Scotland in 1997.
  2. ^ Fitzgerald was born in Westminster, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 and B level.
  3. ^ Phelan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1991.
  4. ^ Earle was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, and was called up for England without playing, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
  5. ^ Jones was born in Watford, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his maternal grandfather and would make his international debut for Wales in December 1994.
  6. ^ Sanchez was born in Lambeth, England, and represented them at schoolboy level, but also qualified to represent Ecuador internationally through his father and Northern Ireland internationally through his mother and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1986.