1992–93 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

Tranmere Rovers
1992–93 season
ChairmanPeter Johnson
ManagerJohn King
StadiumPrenton Park
First Division4th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Average home league attendance8,071

During the 1992–93 English football season, Tranmere Rovers F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1992–93 season, Tranmere finished 4th and as a result, this qualified them for the play-offs, however they were beaten 5–4 on aggregate by Swindon Town at the semi-final stage.[1]

Final league table

Main article: 1992–93 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 West Ham United (P) 46 26 10 10 81 41 +40 88 Promotion to the Premier League
3 Portsmouth 46 26 10 10 80 46 +34 88 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Tranmere Rovers 46 23 10 13 72 56 +16 79
5 Swindon Town (O, P) 46 21 13 12 74 59 +15 76
6 Leicester City 46 22 10 14 71 64 +7 76
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

Tranmere Rovers' score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1992 Cambridge United H 2–0 5,248 Aldridge, Malkin
22 August 1992 Sunderland A 0–1 16,667
28 August 1992 Bristol Rovers H 2–1 5,458 Garnett, Muir
5 September 1992 Luton Town A 3–3 6,801 Aldridge, Muir, Nevin
12 September 1992 Grimsby Town H 1–1 5,330 Nevin
18 September 1992 Charlton Athletic H 0–0 6,055
26 September 1992 Oxford United A 2–1 4,683 Morrissey, Nevin
29 September 1992 Notts County H 3–1 5,410 Aldridge, Brennan, Mungall
3 October 1992 Bristol City H 3–0 5,975 Aldridge (2), Nevin
10 October 1992 Newcastle United A 0–1 30,137
17 October 1992 Birmingham City H 4–0 7,901 Aldridge (2, 1 pen), Mungall, Irons
24 October 1992 Watford A 2–3 6,937 Morrissey, (own goal)
30 October 1992 Peterborough United H 1–1 8,068 Malkin
3 November 1992 Southend United H 3–0 5,870 Morrissey, McNab, Aldridge
7 November 1992 Leicester City A 1–0 13,538 Nevin
14 November 1992 Brentford H 3–2 7,852 Nevin (2), Irons
21 November 1992 Portsmouth A 0–4 9,982
28 November 1992 Derby County A 2–1 15,665 Aldridge (2)
4 December 1992 West Ham United H 5–2 11,782 Aldridge (3), Irons, Malkin
19 December 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–0 9,758 Aldridge (3)
26 December 1992 Millwall H 1–1 13,118 Morrissey
28 December 1992 Barnsley A 1–3 8,204 Mungall
9 January 1993 Charlton Athletic A 2–2 8,337 Aldridge, Nevin
15 January 1993 Oxford United H 4–0 8,317 Higgins, Aldridge (2, 1 pen), (own goal)
26 January 1993 Notts County A 1–5 5,642 Higgins
6 February 1993 Cambridge United A 1–0 4,802 McNab
13 February 1993 Luton Town H 0–2 8,723
20 February 1993 Bristol Rovers A 0–1 5,135
23 February 1993 Swindon Town A 0–2 10,059
28 February 1993 Newcastle United H 0–3 13,082
6 March 1993 Bristol City A 3–1 8,810 Malkin (2), Nevin
9 March 1993 Brentford A 1–0 7,993 Nevin
13 March 1993 Leicester City H 2–3 9,680 Morrissey, Malkin
16 March 1993 Grimsby Town A 0–0 5,686
20 March 1993 West Ham United A 0–2 16,369
23 March 1993 Portsmouth H 0–2 7,472
26 March 1993 Southend United A 2–1 4,147 Martindale, Coyne
2 April 1993 Derby County H 2–1 7,774 Nevin (2)
6 April 1993 Swindon Town H 3–1 8,335 Irons (3)
10 April 1993 Millwall A 0–0 9,392
12 April 1993 Barnsley H 2–1 6,436 Irons, Higgins
17 April 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–0 13,060 Higgins, Proctor
24 April 1993 Birmingham City A 0–0 14,600
1 May 1993 Watford H 2–1 8,315 Aldridge (2)
4 May 1993 Sunderland H 2–1 9,683 Martindale, Nevin
8 May 1993 Peterborough United A 1–1 8,189 Malkin

First Division play-offs

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
SF 1st Leg 16 May 1993 Swindon Town A 1–3 14,230 Morrissey
SF 2nd Leg 19 May 1993 Swindon Town H 3–2 (lost 4–5 on agg) 16,083 Proctor, Nevin, Irons (pen)

FA Cup

Main article: 1992-93 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1993 Oldham Athletic A 2–2 13,389 Nevin, Aldridge (pen)
R3R 13 January 1993 Oldham Athletic H 3–0 ? Vickers, Morrissey (2)
R4 23 January 1993 Ipswich Town H 1–2 13,683 Nevin

League Cup

Main article: 1992-93 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 19 August 1992 Blackpool H 3–0 3,719 Aldridge (2), Garnett
R1 Second Leg 25 August 1992 Blackpool A 0–4 (lost 3–4 on agg) 2,734

Anglo-Italian Cup

Main article: 1992-93 Anglo-Italian Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
PR Group 4 1 September 1992 Peterborough United A 0–0 1,954
PR Group 4 15 September 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 3,361 Aldridge (2, 1 pen)
Group B 11 November 1992 A.C. Reggiana A 0–0 2,251
Group B 24 November 1992 U.S. Cremonese H 1–2 5,727 Malkin
Group B 8 December 1992 Pisa S.C. A 1–0 750 Irons
Group B 16 December 1992 Cosenza 1914 H 2–1 3,659 Irons, Morrissey

Squad

[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 Eric Nixon
- DF England ENG Dave Higgins
- DF Scotland SCO Steve Mungall
- DF England ENG Tony Thomas
- DF England ENG John McGreal
- DF Northern Ireland NIR Ian Nolan
- MF England ENG John Morrissey
- MF England ENG Kenny Irons
- MF Scotland SCO Pat Nevin
- MF England ENG Dave Martindale
- FW Republic of Ireland IRL John Aldridge
- FW England ENG Chris Malkin
No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW England ENG Ian Muir
- DF England ENG Steve Vickers
- DF England ENG Ged Brannan
- DF England ENG Shaun Garnett
- GK Wales WAL Danny Coyne
- DF Wales WAL Mark Hughes
- MF England ENG Graham Branch
- MF Scotland SCO Neil McNab
- FW England ENG Steve Cooper
- MF England ENG Mark Proctor
- FW Republic of Ireland IRL Tommy Coyne
- MF Wales WAL Alan Morgan

References

  1. ^ Hadfield, Dave (20 May 1993). "Football League Play-Offs: Composed Hoddle returns to his Wembley ways". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Tranmere Rovers 1992-1993 Results - statto.com". statto.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  3. ^ "All Tranmere Rovers players: 1993". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 March 2014.