1992–93 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

Sheffield Wednesday
1992–93 season
ChairmanDave Richards
ManagerTrevor Francis (player-manager)
StadiumHillsborough Stadium
Premier League7th
FA CupRunners-up (finalist)
League CupRunners-up (finalist)
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bright/Hirst (11)
All: Bright (18)
Average home league attendance27,263

During the 1992–93 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Sheffield Wednesday enjoyed a great season, finishing seventh in the inaugural Premier League season having a joint highest winning run of 7 alongside Manchester United and reaching the finals of both domestic cups, only to be defeated in both by Arsenal. The only negative from an otherwise good season occurred in Europe, with the club being knocked out of the UEFA Cup in the second round.

Final league table

Main article: 1992–93 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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 66 −6 59
9 Manchester City 42 15 12 15 56 51 +5 57
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1992 Everton A 1–1 27,687 Pearson
19 August 1992 Nottingham Forest H 2–0 29,623 Hirst (2)
22 August 1992 Chelsea H 3–3 26,338 Hirst (2, 1 pen), Wilson
25 August 1992 Crystal Palace A 1–1 14,005 P Williams
29 August 1992 Arsenal A 1–2 23,389 Hirst
2 September 1992 Coventry City H 1–2 22,874 Bart-Williams
5 September 1992 Manchester City H 0–3 27,169
12 September 1992 Nottingham Forest A 2–1 19,420 Warhurst, Hyde
19 September 1992 Norwich City A 0–1 13,367
27 September 1992 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 24,895 Bright, Anderson
3 October 1992 Liverpool A 0–1 35,785
17 October 1992 Oldham Athletic H 2–1 24,485 Palmer, Bright
24 October 1992 Middlesbrough A 1–1 18,414 Bright
31 October 1992 Blackburn Rovers H 0–0 31,044
8 November 1992 Sheffield United A 1–1 30,039 Hirst
21 November 1992 Ipswich Town H 1–1 24,270 Thompson (own goal)
28 November 1992 Wimbledon A 1–1 5,740 Bart-Williams
5 December 1992 Aston Villa H 1–2 29,964 Bright
12 December 1992 Leeds United A 1–3 29,770 Nilsson
19 December 1992 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 23,164 Bright
26 December 1992 Manchester United H 3–3 37,708 Hirst, Bright, Sheridan
28 December 1992 Southampton A 2–1 17,426 Sheridan (pen), Hirst
10 January 1993 Norwich City H 1–0 23,360 Worthington
16 January 1993 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–0 25,702 Bright, Hirst
30 January 1993 Chelsea A 2–0 16,261 Warhurst, Harkes
6 February 1993 Everton H 3–1 24,979 Warhurst, Harkes, Waddle
20 February 1993 Crystal Palace H 2–1 26,459 Warhurst, Wilson
23 February 1993 Manchester City A 2–1 23,619 Anderson, Warhurst
27 February 1993 Liverpool H 1–1 33,964 Anderson
3 March 1993 Coventry City A 0–1 13,806
10 March 1993 Ipswich Town A 1–0 16,538 Hirst
20 March 1993 Aston Villa A 0–2 38,024
24 March 1993 Wimbledon H 1–1 20,918 Bright
7 April 1993 Oldham Athletic A 1–1 12,312 Watson
10 April 1993 Manchester United A 1–2 40,102 Sheridan (pen)
12 April 1993 Southampton H 5–2 26,183 Bright, Bart-Williams (3), King
21 April 1993 Sheffield United H 1–1 38,688 Warhurst
1 May 1993 Middlesbrough H 2–3 25,949 Bart-Williams, Morris (own goal)
4 May 1993 Leeds United H 1–1 26,855 Hirst
6 May 1993 Arsenal H 1–0 23,645 Bright
8 May 1993 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 14,956
11 May 1993 Queens Park Rangers A 1–3 12,177 Bright

FA Cup

Main article: 1992–93 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 13 January 1993 Cambridge United A 2–1 7,754 Harkes, Bright
R4 24 January 1993 Sunderland H 1–0 33,422 Bright
R5 13 February 1993 Southend United H 2–0 26,446 Warhurst (2)
QF 8 March 1993 Derby County A 3–3 22,511 Warhurst (2), Sheridan (pen)
QFR 17 March 1993 Derby County H 1–0 32,033 Warhurst
SF 3 April 1993 Sheffield United N 2–1 75,364 Waddle, Bright
F 15 May 1993 Arsenal N 1–1 (a.e.t.) 79,347 Hirst
FR 20 May 1993 Arsenal N 1–2 (a.e.t.) 62,267 Waddle

League Cup

Main article: 1992–93 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 23 September 1992 Hartlepool United H 3–0 10,112 Watson 61', Bright 66', Wilson 89'
R2 Second Leg 6 October 1992 Hartlepool United A 2–2 (won 5–2 on agg) 4,667 Bright 1', Warhurst 60'
R3 27 October 1992 Leicester City H 7–1 17,326 Hirst 18', Worthington 33', Bright (2) 46', 54', Watson (2) 70', 75', Bart Williams 71'
R4 2 December 1992 Queens Park Rangers H 4–0 17,161 Bright 31', Hirst 33', Palmer 88', Roland Nilsson 88'
QF 19 January 1993 Ipswich Town A 1–1 19,374 Sheridan 49'
QFR 3 February 1993 Ipswich Town H 1–0 26,328 Warhurst 52'
SF First Leg 10 February 1993 Blackburn Rovers A 4–2 17,283 Harkes 14', Sheridan 20', Warhurst (2) 26', 30'
SF Second Leg 14 March 1993 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 (won 6–3 on agg) 30,048 Hirst 68', Bright 73'
F 18 April 1993 Arsenal N 1–2 74,007 Harkes 8'

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1992–93 UEFA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 16 September 1992 Spora Luxembourg H 8–1 19,792 Waddle, Anderson (2), Warhurst (2), Bart-Williams (2), Worthington
R1 Second Leg 1 October 1992 Spora Luxembourg A 2–1 (won 10–2 on agg) 3,500 Watson, Warhurst
R2 First Leg 20 October 1992 Kaiserslautern A 1–3 20,802 Hirst
R2 Second Leg 4 November 1992 Kaiserslautern H 2–2 (lost 3–5 on agg) 27,597 Wilson, Sheridan

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

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 Lance Key
— GK England ENG Kevin Pressman
— GK England ENG Chris Woods
— DF England ENG Viv Anderson
— DF England ENG Phil King
— DF Sweden SWE Roland Nilsson
— DF England ENG Nigel Pearson (captain)
— DF England ENG Peter Shirtliff
— DF England ENG Simon Stewart
— DF England ENG Paul Warhurst
— DF England ENG Julian Watts
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Nigel Worthington
— MF England ENG Chris Bart-Williams[notes 1]
— MF United States USA John Harkes
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Graham Hyde
— MF England ENG Ryan Jones[notes 2]
— MF England ENG Carlton Palmer
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL John Sheridan[notes 3]
— MF England ENG Chris Waddle
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Danny Wilson[notes 4]
— FW England ENG Mark Bright
— FW England ENG Leroy Chambers
— FW England ENG Trevor Francis
— FW England ENG David Hirst
— FW England ENG Nigel Jemson
— FW England ENG Gordon Watson
— FW England ENG Mike Williams
— FW England ENG Paul Williams

Statistics

Starting 11

Not considering starts in UEFA Cup[2]

References

  1. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1992-1993 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b "All Sheffield Wednesday players: 1993". www.11v11.com.

Notes

  1. ^ Bart-Williams was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, but was raised in England and represented them at U-21 and B level.
  2. ^ Jones was born in Sheffield, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1994.
  3. ^ Sheridan was born in Stretford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1988.
  4. ^ Wilson was born in Wigan, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1987.