1992–93 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

Blackburn Rovers
1992–93 season
OwnerJack Walker
ChairmanRobert Coar
ManagerKenny Dalglish
StadiumEwood Park
Premier League4th
FA CupQuarter-finals
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerShearer (16)
Average home league attendance16,248

The 1992–93 season was Blackburn Rovers' 105th season as a professional football club. This was their first year in the Premier League, but it was their first season in the top division since 1966.

Season summary

With the riches of owner Jack Walker allowing manager Kenny Dalglish to sign Southampton striker Alan Shearer for a new British record fee (variously reported as £3.3 million,[1] £3.4 million,[2] or £3.6 million), Blackburn enjoyed an excellent season in their return to the top flight. In spite of Shearer being restricted to only 21 league appearances and 16 league goals after he snapped his right anterior cruciate ligament in a match against Leeds in December, Blackburn finished fourth - just one point off UEFA Cup qualification. Blackburn's cup form nearly saw them qualify for Europe anyway, but they were knocked out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals and the League Cup in the semi-finals.

Kit

Japanese company Asics manufactured Blackburn's kit this season. British brewery McEwan's Lager were the kit sponsors.

Final league table

Main article: 1992–93 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Aston Villa 42 21 11 10 57 40 +17 74 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
3 Norwich City 42 21 9 12 61 65 −4 72
4 Blackburn Rovers 42 20 11 11 68 46 +22 71
5 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 12 13 63 55 +8 63
6 Liverpool 42 16 11 15 62 55 +7 59
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since League Cup winners Arsenal had qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners Cup by also winning the FA Cup, the UEFA Cup berth for the League Cup reverted to the league and was awarded to Norwich City. England was considered for an extra slot for the UEFA Cup after the 1993 Polish football scandal, but another one was given to Scotland, and it was thought excessive to give both two slots to Great Britain, and the extra place was awarded to Hungary.

Results

Blackburn Rovers' score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1992 Crystal Palace A 3–3 17,086 Ripley, Shearer (2)
18 August 1992 Arsenal H 1–0 16,454 Shearer
22 August 1992 Manchester City H 1–0 19,433 Newell
26 August 1992 Chelsea A 0–0 19,575
29 August 1992 Coventry City A 2–0 14,541 Shearer (pen), Atkins
5 September 1992 Nottingham Forest H 4–1 16,180 Shearer (2, 1 pen), Atkins, Crossley (own goal)
12 September 1992 Arsenal A 1–0 28,643 Newell
15 September 1992 Everton H 2–3 19,563 Shearer (2, 1 pen)
19 September 1992 Wimbledon A 1–1 6,117 Shearer
26 September 1992 Oldham Athletic H 2–0 18,393 Shearer, Ripley
3 October 1992 Norwich City H 7–1 16,312 Wegerle (2), Sherwood, Shearer (2), Cowans, Ripley
19 October 1992 Aston Villa A 0–0 30,398
24 October 1992 Manchester United H 0–0 20,305
31 October 1992 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 31,044
7 November 1992 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–2 17,305
22 November 1992 Southampton A 1–1 16,626 Moran
28 November 1992 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 15,850 Shearer
5 December 1992 Middlesbrough A 2–3 20,096 Wilcox, Phillips (own goal)
13 December 1992 Liverpool A 1–2 43,668 Shearer
19 December 1992 Sheffield United H 1–0 16,057 Moran
26 December 1992 Leeds United H 3–1 19,910 Wilcox, Shearer (2)
28 December 1992 Ipswich Town A 1–2 21,431 Wegerle
9 January 1993 Wimbledon H 0–0 14,504
16 January 1993 Oldham Athletic A 1–0 13,742 Ripley
26 January 1993 Coventry City H 2–5 15,215 Newell, Hendry
30 January 1993 Manchester City A 2–3 29,122 Newell, Phelan (own goal)
2 February 1993 Crystal Palace H 1–2 14,163 Wegerle
21 February 1993 Chelsea H 2–0 14,780 Newell (2)
28 February 1993 Norwich City A 0–0 15,821
3 March 1993 Everton A 1–2 18,086 May
9 March 1993 Southampton H 0–0 13,556
20 March 1993 Middlesbrough H 1–1 14,041 Atkins
24 March 1993 Queens Park Rangers A 3–0 10,677 Ripley, Moran, Atkins
3 April 1993 Liverpool H 4–1 15,032 Newell, Moran, Gallacher, Wilcox
7 April 1993 Nottingham Forest A 3–1 20,467 Wilcox, Ripley, Newell
10 April 1993 Leeds United A 2–5 31,791 Gallacher, Atkins
12 April 1993 Ipswich Town H 2–1 14,071 Ripley, Whelan (own goal)
17 April 1993 Sheffield United A 3–1 18,186 Gallacher, Newell, Sherwood
21 April 1993 Aston Villa H 3–0 15,127 Newell (2), Gallacher
3 May 1993 Manchester United A 1–3 40,447 Gallacher
5 May 1993 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–1 23,097 Newell (2)
8 May 1993 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 14,956 Sherwood

FA Cup

Main article: 1992–93 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1993 Bournemouth H 3–1 13,733 Ripley (2), Newell
R4 23 January 1993 Crewe Alexandra A 3–0 ? Wegerle, Newell, Moran
R5 13 February 1993 Newcastle United H 1–0 19,972 Wegerle
QF 6 March 1993 Sheffield United H 0–0 6,721

(2,543)

QFR 16 March 1993 Sheffield United A 2–2 (lost 3–5 on pens) 23,920

(400)

Newell, Livingstone

League Cup

Main article: 1992–93 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 23 September 1992 Huddersfield Town A 1–1 11,071 Shearer
R2 Second Leg 6 October 1992 Huddersfield Town H 4–3 (won 5–4 on agg) 15,038 Shearer (2), Wegerle, Newell
R3 28 October 1992 Norwich City H 2–0 14,216 Shearer, May
R4 9 December 1992 Watford H 6–1 13,187 Shearer (2), Atkins, Newell (2), Wegerle
QF 6 January 1993 Cambridge United H 3–2 14,165 Newell (2), Wegerle
SF First Leg 10 February 1993 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–4 17,283 Wegerle 10', Palmer (own goal) 32'
SF Second Leg 14 March 1993 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–2 (lost 3–6 on agg) 30,048 Andersson 34'

First-team squad

[4] 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 Darren Collier
— GK England ENG Matt Dickins
— GK England ENG Bobby Mimms
— GK Australia AUS Frank Talia
— DF Sweden SWE Patrik Andersson
— DF Norway NOR Henning Berg
— DF England ENG Richard Brown
— DF England ENG Rob Dewhurst
— DF England ENG Tony Dobson
— DF Scotland SCO Colin Hendry
— DF England ENG Graeme Le Saux
— DF England ENG Nicky Marker
— DF England ENG David May
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Moran (captain)
— DF England ENG Chris Price
— DF England ENG Alan Wright
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Steve Agnew
— MF England ENG Mark Atkins
— MF England ENG Wayne Burnett
— MF England ENG Gordon Cowans
— MF England ENG Simon Ireland
— MF England ENG Lee Makel
— MF England ENG Stuart Ripley
— MF England ENG Tim Sherwood
— MF England ENG Jason Wilcox
— FW England ENG Mike Newell
— FW England ENG Alan Shearer
— FW Scotland SCO Kevin Gallacher
— FW England ENG Peter Thorne

Left club during season

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
— DF England ENG Keith Hill (to Plymouth Argyle)
— MF England ENG Craig Skinner (to Plymouth Argyle)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Steve Livingstone (to Chelsea)
— FW United States USA Roy Wegerle (to Coventry)[5]

Transfers

In

Out

References

  1. ^ "The Kenny Dalglish file". BBC. 27 August 1998. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Shearer to move for £3.4 million". The Times. 27 July 1992. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Blackburn Rovers 1992-1993 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  4. ^ "All Blackburn Rovers players: 1993". www.11v11.com.
  5. ^ Wegerle was born in Pretoria, South Africa, but qualified to represent the United States internationally through citizenship obtained by marriage and made his international debut for the United States in May 1992.