1992–93 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
1992–93 season
ChairmanLeslie Silver
ManagerHoward Wilkinson
StadiumElland Road
Premier League17th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
FA Charity ShieldWinners
Champions LeagueSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lee Chapman (14)

All:
Lee Chapman (18)
Highest home attendance34,166 vs Manchester United
(8 February 1993, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance10,113 vs Scunthorpe United
(22 September 1992, League Cup)
Average home league attendance27,585

The 1992–1993 season saw Leeds United competing in the FA Premier League and the UEFA Champions League as winners of the First Division the previous season.

Season summary

Despite finishing first the previous season, Leeds suffered something of a reversal this season: they were eliminated from the Champions League by Rangers and finished in 17th place in the Premier League. Although their home form was amongst the best in the Premier League – they lost only once at home, 4–1 to a Nottingham Forest side that finished the season last, and managed to put 5 goals past both Blackburn and Tottenham, both of whom finished in the top eight – a failure to win away from home all season cost Leeds dearly. As the season drew to a close Leeds were in danger of being only the second team to be relegated a season after winning the league title, but managed to secure safety with a few matches to spare, although they did finish only two points away from relegation.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Coventry City 42 13 13 16 52 57 −5 52
16 Ipswich Town 42 12 16 14 50 55 −5 52
17 Leeds United 42 12 15 15 57 62 −5 51
18 Southampton 42 13 11 18 54 61 −7 50
19 Oldham Athletic 42 13 10 19 63 74 −11 49
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Leeds United's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAA
ResultWDLWDDLDDWLWLDLWLLWLLDWLWLDWLDWWDDLWLDLDDD
Position177121413181818181818192020202020201919191818161214151617171818181818181818
Source: https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/leeds-united/1993/3/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
15 August 1992 Wimbledon H 2–1 Chapman (2) 25,795
19 August 1992 Aston Villa A 1–1 Speed 29,151
22 August 1992 Middlesbrough A 1–4 Cantona 18,649
25 August 1992 Tottenham Hotspur H 5–0 Wallace, Cantona (3), Chapman 28,218
29 August 1992 Liverpool H 2–2 McAllister, Chapman 29,597
1 September 1992 Oldham Athletic A 2–2 Cantona (2) 13,848
6 September 1992 Manchester United A 0–2 31,296
13 September 1992 Aston Villa H 1–1 Hodge 27,817
19 September 1992 Southampton A 1–1 Speed 16,229
26 September 1992 Everton H 2–0 McAllister, Chapman 27,915
3 October 1992 Ipswich Town A 2–4 Chapman, Speed 21,200
17 October 1992 Sheffield United H 3–1 Chapman, Speed, Whyte 29,706
24 October 1992 Queens Park Rangers A 1–2 Strachan 19,326
31 October 1992 Coventry City H 2–2 Chapman, Fairclough 28,018
7 November 1992 Manchester City A 0–4 27,255
21 November 1992 Arsenal H 3–0 Fairclough, Chapman, McAllister 30,516
29 November 1992 Chelsea A 0–1 24,345
5 December 1992 Nottingham Forest H 1–4 Speed 29,364
12 December 1992 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–1 Speed, Chapman, Varadi 29,770
20 December 1992 Crystal Palace A 0–1 14,462
26 December 1992 Blackburn Rovers A 1–3 McAllister 19,910
28 December 1992 Norwich City H 0–0 30,282
9 January 1993 Southampton H 2–1 Chapman, Speed 26,071
16 January 1993 Everton A 0–2 21,031
30 January 1993 Middlesbrough H 3–0 Strandli, Batty, Fairclough 30,344
6 February 1993 Wimbledon A 0–1 6,704
8 February 1993 Manchester United H 0–0 34,166
13 February 1993 Oldham Athletic H 2–0 McAllister, Chapman 27,654
20 February 1993 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–4 32,040
24 February 1993 Arsenal A 0–0 21,061
27 February 1993 Ipswich Town H 1–0 Dorigo 28,848
13 March 1993 Manchester City H 1–0 Rocastle 30,840
21 March 1993 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 Wallace 25,148
24 March 1993 Chelsea H 1–1 Wetherall 28,135
6 April 1993 Sheffield United A 1–2 Strandli 20,562
10 April 1993 Blackburn Rovers H 5–2 Strachan (3), Wallace, Chapman 31,789
14 April 1993 Norwich City A 2–4 Chapman, Wallace 18,613
17 April 1993 Crystal Palace H 0–0 27,545
21 April 1993 Liverpool A 0–2 34,992
1 May 1993 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 Hodge 31,408
4 May 1993 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 King (own goal) 26,855
8 May 1993 Coventry City A 3–3 Wallace (3) 19,591

FA Charity Shield

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
8 August 1992 Liverpool N 4–3 Dorigo, Cantona (3) 61,291

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
Third round 2 January 1993 Charlton Athletic H 1–1 Speed 21,287
Third round replay 13 January 1993 Charlton Athletic A 3–1 Garland (own goal), Speed, McAllister 8,337
Fourth round 25 January 1993 Arsenal A 2–2 Speed, Chapman 26,516
Fourth round replay 3 February 1993 Arsenal H 2–3 (a.e.t.) Shutt, McAllister 26,449

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
Second round first leg 22 September 1992 Scunthorpe United H 4–1 Shutt, Speed, Chapman, Strachan 10,113
Second round second leg 27 October 1992 Scunthorpe United A 2–2[a] Chapman, Rod Wallace 7,419
Third round 10 November 1992 Watford A 1–2 McAllister 18,035

UEFA Champions League

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 16 September 1992 VfB Stuttgart A 0–3 38,000
First round second leg 30 September 1992 VfB Stuttgart H 4–1[b] Speed, Cantona, Chapman, McAllister (pen) 20,457
First round replay 9 October 1992 VfB Stuttgart N 2–1 Shutt, Strachan 7,400
Second round first leg 21 October 1992 Rangers A 1–2 McAllister 43,251
Second round second leg 4 November 1992 Rangers H 1–2[c] Cantona 25,118

Notes:


First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Mark Beeney
GK England ENG Mervyn Day
GK England ENG John Lukic
GK England ENG Paul Pettinger
DF England ENG Rob Bowman
DF England ENG Chris Fairclough
DF England ENG David Kerslake
DF England ENG Tony Dorigo
DF England ENG Jon Newsome
DF England ENG Kevin Sharp[3]
DF England ENG Mel Sterland
DF England ENG Ray Wallace
DF England ENG David Wetherall
DF England ENG Chris Whyte
DF Malta MLT Dylan Kerr
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG David Batty
MF England ENG David Rocastle
MF England ENG Mark Tinkler
MF Wales WAL Gary Speed
MF Scotland SCO Gary McAllister
MF Scotland SCO Gordon Strachan (captain)
FW England ENG Lee Chapman
FW England ENG Jamie Forrester
FW England ENG Steve Hodge
FW England ENG Carl Shutt
FW England ENG Rod Wallace
FW England ENG Noel Whelan
FW Norway NOR Frank Strandli
FW England ENG Imre Varadi

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Scott Sellars (to Newcastle United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW France FRA Eric Cantona (to Manchester United)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Charity Shield FA Cup League Cup UEFA Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK England ENG John Lukic 40 0 39 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG Mervyn Day 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG Mark Beeney 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
DF England ENG Chris Whyte 35 1 34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Tony Dorigo 44 2 33 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 5 0
DF England ENG Jon Newsome 38 0 30+7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Chris Fairclough 31 4 29+1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG David Wetherall 13 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG David Kerslake 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Ray Wallace 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Kevin Sharp 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Rob Bowman 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Dylan Kerr 5 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Mel Sterland 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
MF Wales WAL Gary Speed 52 12 39 7 1 0 4 3 3 1 5 1
MF Scotland SCO Gary McAllister 33 10 32 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2
MF England ENG David Batty 31 1 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Gordon Strachan 44 6 25+6 4 0+1 0 4 0 3 1 5 1
MF England ENG David Rocastle 18 1 11+7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Steve Hodge 24 2 9+14 2 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Mark Tinkler 7 0 5+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
FW England ENG Lee Chapman 53 17 36+4 13 1 0 4 1 3 2 5 1
FW England ENG Rod Wallace 33 8 31+1 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
FW England ENG Carl Shutt 14 3 6+8 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
FW England ENG Jamie Forrester 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Norway NOR Frank Strandli 10 2 5+5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Imre Varadi 4 1 2+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Noel Whelan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
FW France FRA Eric Cantona 20 11 12+1 6 1 3 0 0 1 0 5 2
MF England ENG Scott Sellars 7 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 31 June 1993
Source: Competitions

Transfers

Total spending: Decrease £2,010,000

Notes

  1. ^ won 6–3 on agg
  2. ^ Stuttgart would have won on away goals; however, it was realised that in the second leg between Leeds United and Stuttgart, Stuttgart had substituted a fourth foreign player. At the time, a maximum of three foreign players was allowed. The game was awarded to Leeds United with a score of 3–0, making it 3–3 on aggregate with no difference in away goals. A play-off match in Barcelona was ordered, which Leeds United won 2–1
  3. ^ lost 2–4 on agg

References

  1. ^ "Leeds United 1992-1993 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ "All Leeds United players: 1993".
  3. ^ Sharp was born in Sarnia, Canada, but represented England at U-18 level.