1992–93 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

Charlton Athletic
1992–93 season
ChairmanRoger Alwen
ManagerAlan Curbishley
Steve Gritt
StadiumBoleyn Ground (until 5 December)
The Valley (from 5 December)
First Division12th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Pardew (9)
All: Pardew (10)
Average home league attendance7,005

During the 1992–93 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1992–93 campaign, Charlton began the season promisingly and looked good bets for promotion in the new Division One (the new name of the old Second Division following the formation of the Premier League). However, the club was forced to sell players such as Rob Lee to help pay for a return to The Valley, which eventually happened in December 1992.

There was a tragedy at the club late on in the season when defender Tommy Caton, who had been out of action due to injury since January 1991, announced his retirement from playing on medical advice in March 1993 having failed to recover full fitness, and he died suddenly at the end of the following month at the age of 30.[1]

Final league table

Main article: 1992–93 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Peterborough United 46 16 14 16 55 63 −8 62
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 16 13 17 57 56 +1 61
12 Charlton Athletic 46 16 13 17 49 46 +3 61
13 Barnsley 46 17 9 20 56 60 −4 60
14 Oxford United 46 14 14 18 53 56 −3 56
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

Charlton Athletic's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1992 Grimsby Town H 3–1 4,823 Nelson, Leaburn, Dyer
18 August 1992 Cambridge United A 1–0 5,094 Pardew
22 August 1992 West Ham United A 1–0 17,054 Pardew
25 August 1992 Bristol Rovers H 4–1 4,719 Lee, Dyer, Pardew (2, 1 pen)
29 August 1992 Luton Town H 0–0 6,291
5 September 1992 Sunderland A 2–0 17,954 Butcher (own goal), Bennett (own goal)
12 September 1992 Cambridge United H 0–0 5,836
18 September 1992 Tranmere Rovers A 0–0 6,055
26 September 1992 Swindon Town H 2–0 6,742 Minto, Grant
3 October 1992 Southend United H 1–1 6,399 Grant
10 October 1992 Bristol City A 1–2 9,282 Leaburn
18 October 1992 Millwall H 0–2 7,527
24 October 1992 Derby County A 3–4 15,482 Pardew (2), Robinson
1 November 1992 Birmingham City H 0–0 4,445
4 November 1992 Leicester City H 2–0 4,213 Nelson (2)
7 November 1992 Brentford A 0–2 9,354
14 November 1992 Newcastle United H 1–3 12,945 Nelson
22 November 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 10,593 Bumstead
28 November 1992 Barnsley A 0–1 5,851
5 December 1992 Portsmouth H 1–0 8,337 Walsh
13 December 1992 Watford A 1–1 6,475 Robinson
19 December 1992 Oxford United H 1–1 7,287 Bumstead
26 December 1992 West Ham United H 1–1 8,337 Bumstead
28 December 1992 Peterborough United A 1–1 8,931 Garland
9 January 1993 Tranmere Rovers H 2–2 8,337 Balmer, Leaburn
16 January 1993 Swindon Town A 2–2 8,605 Nelson, Dyer
27 January 1993 Bristol Rovers A 2–0 5,096 Pardew (2)
30 January 1993 Notts County H 2–1 8,337 Dyer, Pardew (pen)
6 February 1993 Grimsby Town A 0–1 5,403
13 February 1993 Sunderland H 0–1 8,151
20 February 1993 Luton Town A 0–1 8,443
27 February 1993 Bristol City H 2–1 7,351 Gorman, Gatting
6 March 1993 Southend United A 2–0 5,804 Webster, Leaburn
10 March 1993 Newcastle United A 2–2 29,582 Nelson, Leaburn
13 March 1993 Brentford H 1–0 7,194 Pitcher
20 March 1993 Portsmouth A 0–1 12,854
23 March 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–1 7,852
27 March 1993 Leicester City A 1–3 17,290 Dyer
3 April 1993 Barnsley H 0–0 6,154
6 April 1993 Watford H 3–1 6,375 Webster, Balmer, Gatting
10 April 1993 Notts County A 0–2 6,202
12 April 1993 Peterborough United H 0–1 6,721
17 April 1993 Oxford United A 1–0 5,121 Dyer
24 April 1993 Millwall A 0–1 10,159
1 May 1993 Derby County H 2–1 7,802 Pitcher, Gorman
8 May 1993 Birmingham City A 0–1 22,234

FA Cup

Main article: 1992-93 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1993 Leeds United A 1–1 21,287 Nelson
R3R 23 January 1993 Leeds United H 1–3 8,337 Pitcher (pen)

League Cup

Main article: 1992-93 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 22 September 1992 Bury A 0–0 2,393
R2 Second Leg 7 October 1992 Bury H 0–1 (lost 0–1 on agg) 2,083

Anglo-Italian Cup

Main article: 1992-93 Anglo-Italian Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
PR Group 6 2 September 1992 Millwall A 2–1 3,975 Barness, Pardew
PR Group 6 15 September 1992 Portsmouth H 1–3 1,853 Leaburn

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3]

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 Bob Bolder
- DF England ENG Steve Brown
- DF Scotland SCO Stuart Balmer
- DF England ENG Simon Webster
- DF England ENG Scott Minto
- MF Wales WAL John Robinson[notes 1]
- MF Scotland SCO Colin Walsh
- MF England ENG Darren Pitcher
- MF England ENG Alan Pardew
- FW England ENG Carl Leaburn
- FW England ENG Garry Nelson
- FW Ghana GHA Kim Grant
- DF England ENG Steve Gatting
- MF England ENG Peter Garland
- DF England ENG Alex Dyer
- GK England ENG Mike Salmon
No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW England ENG Paul Gorman
- MF England ENG Steve Gritt (player-manager)
- MF England ENG Alan Curbishley (player-manager)
- MF England ENG John Bumstead
- MF England ENG Paul Bacon
- MF England ENG Rob Lee
- DF England ENG Anthony Barness
- MF England ENG Scott Houghton (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
- FW Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Power[notes 2] (on loan from Norwich City)
- DF England ENG Paul Sturgess
- MF England ENG Paul Linger
- DF England ENG Linvoy Primus
- MF England ENG Danny Warden
- DF England ENG Jermaine Darlington
- GK England ENG Lee Harrison

References

  1. ^ "Caton dies aged 30". The Independent. 1 May 1993. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Charlton Athletic 1992-1993 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  3. ^ "All Charlton Athletic players: 1993".

Notes

  1. ^ Robinson was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1995.
  2. ^ Power was born in Lewisham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 and B level.