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1992–93 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1992–93 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerGeorge Graham
StadiumHighbury
FA Premier League10th
FA CupWinners
League CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ian Wright (15)

All:
Ian Wright (30)
Highest home attendance29,739 vs. Manchester United
(28 November 1992)
Lowest home attendance18,253 vs. Wimbledon
(10 February 1993)
Average home league attendance24,403[1]

The 1992–93 season was Arsenal Football Club's 67th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.[2][3] Arsenal finished tenth in the Premier League, but won the FA Cup and League Cup. Ian Wright was Arsenal's top scorer.

Season summary

Fans favourite David Rocastle had been sold to Leeds for £2 million, however George Graham had signed one of Denmark's European championship-winning heroes John Jensen, from Bröndby for £1.1 million. In February 1993 Graham paid Everton £2 million to re-sign Martin Keown, the England centre back who had left Highbury for Aston Villa shortly after Graham's arrival in 1986. Though he was cup-tied and couldn't play in the cup games.

Arsenal went from being a title-chasing team to a formidable cup-team, and with a more pragmatic, game-by-game approach, finished the 1992/93 season with both domestic cups. Arsenal topped the table in early November, but it wasn't to last and in truth, it was a disappointing league season, in which they finished tenth, didn’t even manage to average a goal a game, and played some truly dire football, especially at home, but yet it ended in historic glory. As well as two pieces of silverware, the resulting European qualification would prove just as important, ensuring Arsenal qualified for the European Cup Winners Cup, and were thereby positioned for yet more success.

The end of the season saw the departure of long-serving Irish defender David O'Leary, who, to date, holds the record for the most appearances, 722, for Arsenal.[4]

Arsenal Stadium looked like a building site throughout the season. The stadium had to be rebuilt to comply with the Taylor Reports recommendations. The symbol of Highbury's rebuilding was a mural that covered the old North Bank end. The North Bank terrace had been demolished to make way for a new all-seat stand, and the mural was created to hide the construction site. But in front of the mural, they took all three points only eight times and lost seven of their 21 home games. The mural received criticism and became a vehicle for political point-scoring when it came to light that none of its faces was black, an oversight quickly rectified. With ground capacity temporarily reduced to 29.000, home games were virtually sold out every week.[5]

Premier League

Arsenal hosted Norwich City at Highbury on the opening weekend of the season.

Arsenal recorded their first league win of the campaign against Liverpool at Anfield; midfielder Ray Parlour created both of the team's goals.[6] This was followed by a 2–0 win at home to Oldham Athletic, where the attendance of 20,796 was Highbury's lowest in over four years, as Highbury's capacity was restricted while the North Bank was being rebuilt.[7]

September was a disappointing month for the Gunners, who won just one out of five league games. But their 1–0 home win over Manchester City on 28 September signaled the start of a six-match winning run which propelled them to the top of the table on 7 November. However, they gained just three points from their next eight games, which included a four-match run of defeats and didn't include a single win, which left Arsenal's title hopes looking dead by the turn of 1993. However, they were still in the Football League Cup, and now had the FA Cup to play for.

Matches

15 August 1992 1 Arsenal 2 – 4 Norwich City London
15:00 BST Bould 28'
Campbell 39'
69', 84' Robins
72' Phillips
82' Fox
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 24,030
18 August 1992 2 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 0 Arsenal Blackburn
19:45 BST Shearer 85' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,454
23 August 1992 3 Liverpool 0 – 2 Arsenal Liverpool
16:00 BST 53' Limpar
80' Wright
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 34,961
26 August 1992 4 Arsenal 2 – 0 Oldham Athletic London
19:45 BST Winterburn 25'
Wright 31'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 20,796
29 August 1992 5 Arsenal 2 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday London
15:00 BST Parlour 8'
Merson 27'
33' Hirst Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 23,389
Referee: Paul Durkin
2 September 1992 6 Queens Park Rangers 0 – 0 Arsenal London
19:45 BST Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 20,868
5 September 1992 7 Wimbledon 3 – 2 Arsenal London
15:00 BST Sanchez 39'
Fashanu 81'
Earle 87'
34', 82' Wright Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,906
Referee: Keith Burge
12 September 1992 8 Arsenal 0 – 1 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 BST 71' Newell Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 28,643
Referee: Mike Reed
19 September 1992 9 Sheffield United 1 – 1 Arsenal Sheffield
15:00 BST Whitehouse 48' 85' Wright Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,105
28 September 1992 10 Arsenal 1 – 0 Manchester City London
19:45 BST Wright 19' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 21,504
3 October 1992 11 Arsenal 2 – 1 Chelsea London
15:00 BST Merson 10'
Wright 85'
78' Wise Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 27,780
17 October 1992 12 Nottingham Forest 0 – 1 Arsenal Nottingham
15:00 BST 37' Smith Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,862
24 October 1992 13 Arsenal 2 – 0 Everton London
15:00 BST Wright 5'
Limpar 58'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 28,052
2 November 1992 14 Crystal Palace 1 – 2 Arsenal London
20:00 GMT McGoldrick 69' 5' Merson
73' Wright
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 20,287
7 November 1992 15 Arsenal 3 – 0 Coventry City London
15:00 GMT Smith 8'
Wright 30'
Campbell 45'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 27,693
21 November 1992 16 Leeds United 3 – 0 Arsenal Leeds
15:00 GMT Fairclough 51'
Chapman 56'
McAllister 87'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,516
28 November 1992 17 Arsenal 0 – 1 Manchester United London
15:00 GMT 27' Hughes Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 29,739
5 December 1992 18 Southampton 2 – 0 Arsenal Southampton
15:00 GMT Maddison 16'
Dowie 53'
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 17,286
12 December 1992 19 Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 0 Arsenal London
15:00 GMT Allen 21' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 33,707
19 December 1992 20 Arsenal 1 – 1 Middlesbrough London
15:00 GMT Wright 81' 34' Wilkinson Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 23,197
Referee: Stephen Lodge
26 December 1992 21 Arsenal 0 – 0 Ipswich Town London
12:00 GMT Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 26,198
28 December 1992 22 Aston Villa 1 – 0 Arsenal Birmingham
19:30 GMT Saunders 45' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,170
Referee: Martin Bodenham
9 January 1993 23 Arsenal 1 – 1 Sheffield United London
15:00 GMT Hillier 43' 87' Littlejohn Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 23,818
Referee: Gerald Ashby
16 January 1993 24 Manchester City 0 – 1 Arsenal Manchester
15:00 GMT 79' Merson Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 25,041
Referee: Keith Burge
31 January 1993 25 Arsenal 0 – 1 Liverpool London
16:00 GMT 59' Barnes Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 27,580
10 February 1993 26 Arsenal 0 – 1 Wimbledon London
19:45 GMT 19' Holdsworth Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 18,253
20 February 1993 27 Oldham Athletic 0 – 1 Arsenal Oldham
15:00 GMT 50' Linighan Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 12,311
24 February 1993 28 Arsenal 0 – 0 Leeds United London
19:45 GMT Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 21,061
1 March 1993 29 Chelsea 1 – 0 Arsenal London
19:45 GMT Stuart 81' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 17,725
3 March 1993 30 Norwich City 1 – 1 Arsenal Norwich
19:45 GMT Fox 36' 82' Wright Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,000
13 March 1993 31 Coventry City 0 – 2 Arsenal Coventry
15:00 GMT 28' Campbell
29' Wright
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,437
20 March 1993 32 Arsenal 4 – 3 Southampton London
15:00 GMT Linighan 15'
Merson 16'
Carter 20', 79'
4' Dowie
30' Adams
50' Le Tissier
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 24,149
24 March 1993 33 Manchester United 0 – 0 Arsenal Manchester
20:00 GMT Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 37,301
6 April 1993 34 Middlesbrough 1 – 0 Arsenal Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Hendrie 32' Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 12,726
10 April 1993 35 Ipswich 1 – 2 Arsenal Ipswich
15:00 BST Wark 27' 2' Smith
87' Merson
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,358
12 April 1993 36 Arsenal 0 – 1 Aston Villa London
15:00 BST 68' Daley Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 27,125
Referee: Gerald Ashby
21 April 1993 37 Arsenal 1 – 1 Nottingham Forest London
19:45 BST Wright 67' 90' Keane Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 19,024
Referee: Martin Bodenham
1 May 1993 38 Everton 0 – 0 Arsenal Liverpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 19,044
4 May 1993 39 Arsenal 0 – 0 Queens Park Rangers London
19:45 BST Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 18,817
6 May 1993 40 Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 0 Arsenal Sheffield
19:45 BST Bright 19' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 23,645
8 May 1993 41 Arsenal 3 – 0 Crystal Palace London
15:00 BST Wright 9'
Dickov 82'
Campbell 89'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 25,225
Referee: Keith Burge
11 May 1993 42 Arsenal 1 – 3 Tottenham Hotspur London
19:45 BST Dickov 52' 39' Sheringham
46', 78' Hendry
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 26,393

Classification

FA Premier League
Season1992–93
Dates15 August 1992 – 11 May 1993
ChampionsManchester United
1st Premier League title
8th English title
RelegatedCrystal Palace
Middlesbrough
Nottingham Forest
Champions LeagueManchester United
Cup Winners' CupArsenal
UEFA CupAston Villa
Norwich City
Matches played462
Goals scored1,222 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorerTeddy Sheringham
(21 goals)
Best goalkeeperBobby Mimms (19 clean sheets)
Biggest home winBlackburn Rovers 7–1 Norwich City
(3 October 1992)
Sheffield United 6–0 Tottenham Hotspur
(2 March 1993)
Biggest away winManchester United 0–3 Everton
(19 August 1992)
Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Manchester City
(5 September 1992)
Leeds United 1–4 Nottingham Forest
(5 December 1992)
Blackburn Rovers 2–5 Coventry City
(26 January 1993)
Nottingham Forest 0–3 Norwich City
(17 March 1993)
Queens Park Rangers 0–3 Blackburn Rovers
(24 March 1993)
Manchester City 2–5 Everton
(8 May 1993)
Highest scoringOldham Athletic 5–3 Nottingham Forest
(22 August 1992)
Blackburn Rovers 7–1 Norwich City
(3 October 1992)
Oldham Athletic 6–2 Wimbledon
(3 April 1993)
Everton 3–5 Queens Park Rangers
(12 April 1993)
Liverpool 6–2 Tottenham Hotspur
(8 May 1993)
Longest winning run7 games[8]
Manchester United
Sheffield Wednesday
Longest unbeaten run11 games[8]
Manchester United
Longest winless run13 games[8]
Ipswich Town
Longest losing run6 games[8]
Nottingham Forest
Highest attendance44,619
Liverpool 1–0 Everton
(20 March 1993)
Lowest attendance3,039[a]
Wimbledon 1–3 Everton
(26 January 1993)

The 1992–93 FA Premier League was the inaugural season of the Premier League, the top division of English football. The season began on 15 August 1992 and ended on 11 May 1993. The league was made up of the 22 clubs that broke away from the Football League at the end of the 1991–92 season. The new league was backed up by a five-year, £304 million deal with Sky to televise Premier League matches. In concept, the Premier League was identical to the old First Division of the Football League, which was now reduced to three divisions.

Overview

Background

In May 1992, the breakaway league signed a broadcasting rights contract with Sky and the BBC valued at £304 million, the largest such agreement in the history of British sport.[9] The league's executive committee was unable, however, to secure title sponsorship for the new competition after eight clubs blocked a proposed £13 million deal with brewers Bass.[10] Nonetheless, clubs began to utilise their dramatically increased wealth to fund a series of high-profile transfers.[11]

Although the idea of a super league had been mentioned by football's governing bodies and evaluated by the media since the mid-1980s, plans for a new Premier League of 22 clubs were first unveiled by the Football Association in October 1990, and included in the Football Association's Blueprint for the Future of Football, published in June 1991.[12] The majority of First Division clubs, particularly long-established top clubs including Arsenal and Manchester United, were in favour of a breakaway from the Football League, although Football League president Bill Fox criticised the planned Premier League as an attempt by the Football Association to "hijack" the First Division.

Shortly before the season began, newly promoted Blackburn Rovers signed Southampton's 21-year-old England international striker Alan Shearer for a new British record fee variously reported as £3.3 million,[13] £3.4 million,[14] or £3.6 million.[15] Several other players moved for fees of £2 million or more, including Arsenal's David Rocastle, who joined Leeds United,[16] Dean Saunders, who moved from Liverpool to Aston Villa,[17] and Teddy Sheringham, who left Nottingham Forest for Tottenham Hotspur.[18]

The structure of the new league was identical to that of the previous season's Football League First Division, comprising 22 teams, with each playing the other 21 twice for a total of 42 matches. Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough had been promoted from the old Second Division as champions and runners-up respectively, and Blackburn Rovers took the third promotion place after winning the 1991–92 Second Division play-off.[19]

Season summary

The first Premier League title went to Manchester United, the club's first title in 26 years. Their title was achieved with a 10-point lead over runners-up Aston Villa, after overcoming a slow start to the season which had seen them slip to mid table, with the signing of French striker Eric Cantona in late November proving to be the catalyst for their improved form which saw them lose just two league games after his arrival.

Norwich City led the table for most of the first half of the season, but their challenge faded in the final weeks of the campaign, and were out of contention with three games remaining, after they lost 3–1 to Ipswich Town. Norwich did however finish in third place, achieving European qualification in Mike Walker's debut season as manager; with a goal difference of −4, this is the highest Premier League finish by a team with a negative goal difference. Blackburn, in the top division for the first time in almost 30 years, finished in fourth place. They briefly led the league early in the season, but suffered a shortage of goals after Alan Shearer, who had scored 16 times before the turn of the year, suffered a torn cruciate ligament and missed the second half of the season. The title race was largely between the clubs who finished in the top four after early challenges from the likes of Arsenal, Coventry City, and Queens Park Rangers were not sustained.

Nottingham Forest's league form had suffered through the sale of key players including Des Walker and Teddy Sheringham, and they were bottom of the Premier League for the majority of the season. Their relegation was confirmed in early May when they lost to Sheffield United, and manager Brian Clough announced his retirement after 18 years as manager, which had yielded one league title, two European Cups and four League Cups. Next to go were newly promoted Middlesbrough, who fell from mid-table at Christmas to go down in second from bottom place. Last to go down were Crystal Palace, who failed to win their final game of the season which would have instead consigned Oldham Athletic to the final relegation place - Oldham's survival was secured with a thrilling 4–3 win over Southampton.[20]

Title holders Leeds United finished 17th, which was the lowest finish from a defending league champion since Ipswich Town finished 17th in 1962–63 after having won the title in 1961–62, and the lowest any top tier champions have so far finished in the Premier League. Leeds failed to win an away game in the league. The lowest a defending champion has finished since then has been 12th (Leicester City in 2016–17, having won the title in 2015–16). Liverpool, who had been the English league’s dominant force of the previous two decades with an honours list including 11 league titles between 1973 and 1990, finished a disappointing sixth, and had been in the bottom half of the table as late as March.

[21]

In total 1,222 goals were scored, which until the 2023-24 Premier League, stood as a Premier League record, mainly due to significantly larger number of games from 1995–96 season onward.[22] The top scorer in the new Premier League was Teddy Sheringham, who found the net for Nottingham Forest in their opening game of the season before being sold to Tottenham Hotspur, scoring a further 21 goals for the North London side in the league. PFA Player of the Year was Paul McGrath of Aston Villa. FWA Player of the Year was Chris Waddle, who helped Sheffield Wednesday achieve runners-up spot in both of the cups after ending his three-year spell in France. PFA Young Player of the Year was Ryan Giggs, who won the award for the second year running, and also picked up a league title medal with Manchester United.

On 26 January, Wimbledon hosted Everton at Selhurst Park in front of a crowd of just over 3,000. More than 30 years on, this remains the lowest attendance recorded at a Premier League match. Despite their frequently low attendances, Wimbledon managed to climb clear of the relegation battle during the second half of the season to finish 12th.[23]

Teams

Twenty-two teams competed in the league – the top nineteen teams from the First Division and the three teams promoted from the Second Division. The promoted teams were Ipswich Town, Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers, returning to the top flight after an absence of six, three and twenty-six years respectively. They replaced Luton Town, Notts County and West Ham United, who were relegated to the First Division, ending Luton Town's ten-year spell in the top flight, whilst both Notts County and West Ham United were relegated after only one year in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations

Greater Manchester Premier League football clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Arsenal London (Highbury) Highbury 38,419
Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 39,399
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,367
Chelsea London (Fulham) Stamford Bridge 36,000
Coventry City Coventry Highfield Road 23,489
Crystal Palace London (Selhurst) Selhurst Park 26,309
Everton Liverpool (Walton) Goodison Park 40,157
Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,300
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 40,204
Liverpool Liverpool (Anfield) Anfield 42,730
Manchester City Manchester (Moss Side) Maine Road 35,150
Manchester United Manchester (Old Trafford) Old Trafford 55,314
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 26,667
Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road 27,010
Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground 30,539
Oldham Athletic Oldham Boundary Park 13,512
Queens Park Rangers London (Shepherd's Bush) Loftus Road 18,439
Sheffield United Sheffield (Highfield) Bramall Lane 32,702
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield (Owlerton) Hillsborough Stadium 39,859
Southampton Southampton The Dell 15,200
Tottenham Hotspur London (Tottenham) White Hart Lane 36,230
Wimbledon London (Selhurst) Selhurst Park[a] 26,309
  1. ^ a b Due to Wimbledon lacking a home stadium, they played their home games at Selhurst Park, which is the home stadium of Crystal Palace.

Personnel and kits

(as of 9 May 1993)

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arsenal Scotland George Graham England Tony Adams Adidas JVC
Aston Villa England Ron Atkinson England Kevin Richardson Umbro Mita Copiers
Blackburn Rovers Scotland Kenny Dalglish England Tim Sherwood Asics McEwan's Lager
Chelsea England David Webb (caretaker) Republic of Ireland Andy Townsend Umbro Commodore International
Coventry City England Bobby Gould England Brian Borrows Ribero Peugeot
Crystal Palace England Steve Coppell England Geoff Thomas Bukta (until December)
Ribero (from December)
Tulip Computers
Everton England Howard Kendall England Dave Watson Umbro NEC
Ipswich Town England John Lyall Scotland John Wark Umbro Fisons
Leeds United England Howard Wilkinson Scotland Gordon Strachan Admiral Admiral
Liverpool Scotland Graeme Souness England Mark Wright Adidas Carlsberg
Manchester City England Peter Reid Republic of Ireland Terry Phelan Umbro Brother Industries
Manchester United Scotland Alex Ferguson England Bryan Robson Umbro Sharp
Middlesbrough England Lennie Lawrence Republic of Ireland Alan Kernaghan Admiral Imperial Chemical Industries
Norwich City Wales Mike Walker England Ian Butterworth Ribero Norwich and Peterborough
Nottingham Forest England Brian Clough England Stuart Pearce Umbro Shipstones (home), Labatt's (away)
Oldham Athletic England Joe Royle Republic of Ireland Mike Milligan Umbro JD Sports
Queens Park Rangers England Gerry Francis Northern Ireland Alan McDonald Clubhouse Classic FM
Sheffield United England Dave Bassett England Brian Gayle Umbro Laver
Sheffield Wednesday England Trevor Francis England Nigel Pearson Umbro Sanderson
Southampton England Ian Branfoot England Glenn Cockerill Admiral Draper Tools
Tottenham Hotspur England Doug Livermore
England Ray Clemence
England Gary Mabbutt Umbro Holsten
Wimbledon Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear England John Scales Admiral

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Norwich City Wales David Williams End of caretaker spell 1 May 1992 Pre-season Wales Mike Walker 1 June 1992
Coventry City England Don Howe 14 May 1992 England Bobby Gould 6 June 1992
Tottenham Hotspur England Peter Shreeves Sacked 19 May 1992 England Doug Livermore
England Ray Clemence
19 May 1992
Chelsea Scotland Ian Porterfield 15 February 1993 12th England David Webb 15 February 1993

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Results

Home \ Away ARS AVL BLB CHE COV CRY EVE IPS LEE LIV MCI MUN MID NOR NFO OLD QPR SHU SHW SOU TOT WIM
Arsenal 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 4–3 1–3 0–1
Aston Villa 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–2 3–1 1–0 5–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0
Blackburn Rovers 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–5 1–2 2–3 2–1 3–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 7–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0
Chelsea 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–4 1–1 4–0 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–2
Coventry City 0–2 3–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–1 2–2 3–3 5–1 2–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–2
Crystal Palace 1–2 1–0 3–3 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 4–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–0
Everton 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–1 3–0 2–2 3–5 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–0
Ipswich Town 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 4–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1
Leeds United 3–0 1–1 5–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 5–0 2–1
Liverpool 0–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 4–0 5–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 4–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 6–2 2–3
Manchester City 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–5 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1
Manchester United 0–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 5–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 0–1
Middlesbrough 1–0 2–3 3–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–2 4–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–2 2–3 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–0
Norwich City 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1
Nottingham Forest 0–1 0–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–3 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–1
Oldham Athletic 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–2 2–2 3–2 0–1 1–0 4–1 2–3 5–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–3 2–1 6–2
Queens Park Rangers 0–0 2–1 0–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 4–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 3–3 3–1 4–3 3–2 3–2 3–1 3–1 4–1 1–2
Sheffield United 1–1 0–2 1–3 4–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 6–0 2–2
Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–3 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 3–3 2–3 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 5–2 2–0 1–1
Southampton 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 4–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 0–0 2–2
Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 2–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 5–1 2–1 4–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 4–2 1–1
Wimbledon 3–2 2–3 1–1 0–0 1–2 4–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 5–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1
Source: 11v11
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Teddy Sheringham was the top scorer in the inaugural Premier League season.

The top goalscorer in the Premier League's inaugural season was Teddy Sheringham, who scored one goal for Nottingham Forest before his early-season transfer followed by 21 for Tottenham Hotspur for a total of 22.[24] Alan Shearer had scored 16 goals by Christmas before suffering a season-ending injury.

Rank Player Club Goals[25]
1 England Teddy Sheringham Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur
22
2 England Les Ferdinand Queens Park Rangers 20
3 England Dean Holdsworth Wimbledon 19
4 England Micky Quinn Coventry City 17
5 England Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers 16
England David White Manchester City
7 England Chris Armstrong Crystal Palace 15
France Eric Cantona Leeds United
Manchester United
England Brian Deane Sheffield United
Wales Mark Hughes Manchester United
England Matt Le Tissier Southampton
England Mark Robins Norwich City
England Ian Wright Arsenal

Hat-tricks

Eric Cantona scored the first ever Premier League hat-trick, in a 5–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur. In addition, he also assisted 16 goals for Leeds United and Manchester United over the season.
Player For Against Result Date
France Eric Cantona Leeds United Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 (H)[26] 25 August 1992
England Mark Robins Norwich City Oldham Athletic 3–2 (A)[27] 8 November 1992
Scotland John Hendrie Middlesbrough Blackburn Rovers 3–2 (H)[28] 5 December 1992
England Andy Sinton Queens Park Rangers Everton 4–2 (H)[29] 28 December 1992
England Brian Deane Sheffield United Ipswich Town 3–0 (H)[30] 17 January 1993
England Teddy Sheringham Tottenham Hotspur Leeds United 4–0 (H)[31] 22 February 1993
Scotland Gordon Strachan Leeds United Blackburn Rovers 5–2 (H)[32] 10 April 1993
England Les Ferdinand Queens Park Rangers Nottingham Forest 4–3 (H)[33]
England Chris Bart-Williams Sheffield Wednesday Southampton 5–2 (H)[34] 12 April 1993
England Les Ferdinand Queens Park Rangers Everton 5–3 (A)[35]
England Chris Sutton Norwich City Leeds United 4–2 (H)[36] 14 April 1993
England Mark Walters Liverpool Coventry City 4–0 (H)[37] 17 April 1993
England Rod Wallace Leeds United 3–3 (A)[38] 8 May 1993
England Matt Le Tissier Southampton Oldham Athletic 3–4 (A)[39]
Note: (H) – Home; (A) – Away

Historic goals

First ever Premier League goal was scored by Sheffield United's Brian Deane against Manchester United on 15 August 1992. Goal number 100 was scored by Leeds United's Eric Cantona against Tottenham Hotspur on 25 August 1992. Later in the season, a 1000th goal milestone was reached, when Mike Newell scored away at Nottingham Forest for Blackburn Rovers on 7 April 1993.[40]

Top assists

Rank Player Club Assists[41]
1 France Eric Cantona Leeds United
Manchester United
16
2 England Darren Anderton Tottenham Hotspur 11
Republic of Ireland Niall Quinn Manchester City
4 England Brian Deane Sheffield United 10
England Matt Le Tissier Southampton
England Jason Wilcox Blackburn Rovers
7 England Jason Dozzell Ipswich Town 9
England Rick Holden Manchester City
England Lee Sharpe Manchester United
England Teddy Sheringham Tottenham Hotspur
England Andy Sinton Queens Park Rangers
England Ian Woan Nottingham Forest

Clean sheets

Bobby Mimms kept 19 clean sheets in the 1992–93 season, the most of all goalkeepers in the first ever Premier League season.
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[42]
1 England Bobby Mimms Blackburn Rovers 19
2 Denmark Peter Schmeichel Manchester United 18
3 England David Seaman Arsenal 15
4 Netherlands Hans Segers Wimbledon 13
5 England Tony Coton Manchester City 11
Scotland Bryan Gunn Norwich City
England John Lukic Leeds United
England Nigel Martyn Crystal Palace
Wales Neville Southall Everton
10 England Tim Flowers Southampton 10

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 58[45]
    • Sheffield United
  • Fewest yellow cards: 23[45]
    • Aston Villa
    • Norwich City
  • Most red cards: 5[46]
    • Wimbledon
  • Fewest red cards: 0[46]
    • Aston Villa
    • Leeds United
    • Manchester United
    • Norwich City
    • Oldham Athletic
    • Queens Park Rangers

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
PFA Players' Player of the Year[47] Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath Aston Villa
PFA Young Player of the Year[47] Wales Ryan Giggs Manchester United
FWA Footballer of the Year[48] England Chris Waddle Sheffield Wednesday
Ryan Giggs won the PFA Young Player of the Year award.

The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) presented its annual Players' Player of the Year award to Paul McGrath, a veteran central defender who contributed to Aston Villa's second-place finish in the Premier League. Manchester United's Paul Ince came second and Blackburn's Alan Shearer third.[47] The Young Player of the Year award was given to Ryan Giggs, the 19-year-old Manchester United left winger who had also won the award in the previous season. Giggs, who finished ahead of Tottenham's Nick Barmby and Nottingham Forest's Roy Keane, became the first player to win the award more than once.[47]

The Football Writers' Association (the FWA) chose Chris Waddle as its Footballer of the Year.[48] Waddle, who made his return to English football with Sheffield Wednesday after three years in France with Olympique Marseille, became the first Wednesday player to win the award in its 45-year history. McGrath and Giggs finished in second and joint third place respectively in the writers' poll.[49]

The PFA also selected eleven players to form its Team of the Year. The team included four Manchester United players (Giggs, Ince, Peter Schmeichel and Gary Pallister) and two from Leeds United (Tony Dorigo and Gary Speed). The other members of the team were McGrath, Keane, Shearer, David Bardsley (Queens Park Rangers) and Ian Wright (Arsenal).[47] The Manager of the Year award, chosen by a panel representing football's governing body, the media, and fans, was given to Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.[50] The newly formed League Managers Association also presented its own Manager of the Year award for the first time, specifically designed to recognise "the manager who made best use of the resources available to him". This award went to Dave Bassett of Sheffield United.[50]

PFA Team of the Year[50]
Goalkeeper Denmark Peter Schmeichel
(Manchester United)
Defenders England David Bardsley
(Queens Park Rangers)
England Gary Pallister
(Manchester United)
Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath
(Aston Villa)
England Tony Dorigo
(Leeds United)
Midfielders Republic of Ireland Roy Keane
(Nottingham Forest)
England Paul Ince
(Manchester United)
Wales Gary Speed
(Leeds United)
Wales Ryan Giggs
(Manchester United)
Forwards England Alan Shearer
(Blackburn Rovers)
England Ian Wright
(Arsenal)

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Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 15 11 16 40 38  +2 56 8 6 7 25 20  +5 7 5 9 15 18  −3

Source: [1]

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAHHAHAHH
ResultLLWWWDLLDWWWWWWLLLLDDLDWLLWDLDWWDLWLDDDLWL
Position2222149557913975431236868997111211111211129911101112121212910
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Football League Cup

The Football League Cup is a cup competition open to clubs in the Premier League and Football League. Like the FA Cup it is played on a knockout basis, with the exception of the second round and semi-finals, which are contested over a two-legged tie.

Arsenal entered the competition in the second round, as one of the 22 teams from the Premier League. They were drawn against Millwall; the first leg took place at Highbury on 22 September 1992. In the match Campbell scored in the 78th minute to cancel out Millwall's lead early in the second half.[2] The second leg at The Den was much the same, with both teams playing out for a 1–1 draw. As there were no further goals the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out, which Arsenal won 3–1.[3]

Next up were Derby. Arsenal started with Pål Lydersen and Steve Morrow in place of the injured Lee Dixon and Nigel Winterburn. Derby’s Paul Simpson converted a 70th minute penalty and Kevin Campbell came to the rescue once more, collecting Anders Limpars pass to force a replay, five weeks later. Campbell and Ian Wright wrapped that game up early, despite Mark Pembridge’s 44th minute penalty.

At the postponed fourth round tie at Scarborough the conditions were far from ideal because of wintry weather the pitch was soaked. Fog enveloped the ground throughout the first half, but Arsenal kept their nerve and Winterburn drilled the only goal.

That brought Nottingham Forest to Highbury. The Gunners upped the tempo after a stuttering first half. Wright’s pace terrified the Forest defence and he claimed both goals.

Wright hit the opener, from the penalty spot, in the semi-final first leg against his old club, Crystal Palace. Alan Smith lashed the second after Nigel Martyn had blocked Wright. Simon Osborn replied from the spot in the second half, but Smith prodded home Arsenal’s third to make the second leg at Highbury a formality. Andy Linighan’s early header and Wright’s goal made it 5-1 on aggregate.[4]

Without the injured Smith, the suspended Dixon and the cup-tied Keown Arsenal were forced to shuffle their pack. Paul Davis was recalled, to unanimous amazement, after just one comeback match in the reserves following hamstring trouble. And Northern Ireland defender Morrow was pressed into service beside Davis in midfield, where he was to command centre stage. April 18, 1993 will be remembered as Steve Morrow’s final.

The Owls snatched an early lead through American John Harkes. Paul Merson inspired Arsenal’s comeback with a stunning 25-yarder that left Chris Woods stranded. Morrow’s magic moment arrived midway through the second half. Carlton Palmer miscued his clearance and in raced the Northern Ireland international, pouncing to crash his first goal for the Gunners. Then to the drama after the final whistle. Morrow was celebrating with Adams, when he tumbled to the turf. Suddenly the players around him realised this was serious. Morrow was wheeled away on a stretcher, an oxygen mask strapped to his face. He was diagnosed as having a broken arm and the operation was performed that night. The injury kept Morrow out for the rest of the season, and took the shine off the Gunners’ celebrations. Tony Adams, understandably, was too upset to speak to the press.[5][6][7]

22 September 1992 Second round Arsenal 1 – 1 Millwall London
Campbell 78' 52' Roberts Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 20,940
7 October 1992 Second round Millwall 1 – 1
(1–3 p)
Arsenal London
Dixon 25' (o.g.) 17' Campbell Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 18,500
28 October 1992 Third round Derby County 1 – 1 Arsenal Derby
Simpson 25' (pen.) 76' Campbell Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 22,208
1 December 1992 Third round replay Arsenal 2 – 1 Derby County London
Wright 7'
Campbell 14'
44' (pen.) Pembridge Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 24,587
6 January 1993 Fourth round Scarborough 0 – 1 Arsenal Scarborough
51' Winterburn Stadium: McCain Stadium
Attendance: 6,261
12 January 1993 Fifth round Arsenal 2 – 0 Nottingham Forest London
Wright 55', 78' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 25,600
7 February 1993 Semi-finals Crystal Palace 1 – 3 Arsenal London
Osborn 54' Wright 8' (pen.)
Smith 22', 66'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 26,508
10 March 1993 Semi-finals Arsenal 2 – 0 Crystal Palace London
Linighan 6'
Wright 45'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 28,584
18 April 1993 Final Arsenal 2 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday London
Merson 20'
Morrow 68'
Harkes 8' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 74,007

FA Cup

When Arsenal won the double in 1971, they began their FA Cup procession at Yeovil. Now TV and press gathered, sensing an upset to make national headlines. "Sorry to disappoint you, lads", grinned George Graham after Ian Wright's hattrick had demolished the non-league Yeovil Town on their own patch at The Huish Park.

The fourth round matched Arsenal with Leeds in a re-run of the marathon 1991 tie. Leeds led 2-0 at half time. The Gunners came out blazing in the second half. Ray Parlour quickly pulled one back. Then, with nine minutes left, Paul Merson unleashed a 25-yarder that flashed past keeper John Lukic. So to a replay at Elland Road. Injury-hit Arsenal arrived with youngsters Ian Selley, Steve Morrow and Parlour in midfield. David Seaman made a breathtaking early save from Lee Chapman. Yet the longer the game went on, the more comfortable the battling Gunners seemed. Leeds were stunned when Ian Wright crossed from the left and Alan Smith hooked Arsenal in front. Carl Shutt and Gary McAllister made it 2-1 for Leeds. Up popped Wright again with the minutes ticking away. Extra time and Wright cracked the third.

Two more Wright corkers, both from Ian Selley assists, saw off Nottingham Forest in the fifth round.

On to Ipswich for the quarter-final. Tony Adams hadn’t scored since March 1992. The Arsenal skipper playing with a dressing on his forehead, headed home Merson’s free-kick to equalise Chris Kiwomyas opener. John Wark floored Wright in the box, and Ian Wright stroked away the penalty. Then Phil Whelan, under pressure from Wright, nicked a back pass past Clive Baker. Boncho Genchev made it 3-2 when Arsenal failed to clear a free-kick. But sub Kevin Campbell cracked a fourth in the dying minutes.

A crowd of 76,263 packed Wembley on 4 April 1993 for the semi-final, and sweet revenge for Arsenal after Tottenham had denied them a double in 1991. Tottenham claimed a penalty when Andy Linighan challenged Darren Anderton outside the box. David Seaman was immaculate as Spurs stepped up the pressure. Erik Thorstvedt made great saves from Selley and Wright. But with 13 minutes left Adams turned the tie. Merson swung over a free-kick and Adams arrived on the far post to head the winner, leading to another Wembley clash with Sheffield Wednesday.[8]

Two weary teams produced a tired FA Cup final. After 18 minutes, Wednesdays Mark Bright brought down Lee Dixon, Paul Davis floated the free-kick, Linighan nodded it across goal and Ian Wright stooped to nod Arsenal ahead. He played with a broken toe but maintained his remarkable goalscoring record for the season. A John Sheridan cross was nodded back by Bright, and John Harkes stooped at the far post to touch the ball into David Hirsts path. Even extra time couldn't produce a winner. It also turned out to be the very last time the FA Cup Final required a replay.

The FA Cup final replay, played on the following Thursday in torrential rain, attracted only 62.367 spectators, the lowest crowd ever for the fixture at Wembley, and the lowest FA Cup final attendance for 71 years. Arsenal dominated the first 65 minutes of a bruising confrontation. Alan Smith sent Wright racing through to beat Chris Woods after 34 minutes. It was the Wrights 56th goal in 79 matches for Arsenal. Smith flicked another effort into the side netting and Wednesday hadn’t troubled David Seaman. That all changed after 68 minutes. Chris Waddles shot deflected off Lee Dixon and Seaman was beaten. Wednesday were on a high. They could have won it a few minutes later. Extra time again and tired legs tried to conjure a winner. Penalties looked inevitable. Then Andy Linighan struck in the last minute when he met Paul Merson’s corner with a header, which Woods got two hands to, but couldn’t keep out. Also Linighan did it with a broken nose inflicted by an Elbow from Mark Bright, as well as two broken fingers. Just 18 months earlier, he had asked for a transfer because he could not gain regular first team football at Highbury. Now he will be remembered as the man who scored the latest FA Cup goal of all time.[9][10][11]

2 January 1993 R3 Yeovil Town 1 – 3 Arsenal Yeovil
Wright x3 Stadium: Huish Park
25 January 1993 R4 Arsenal 2 – 2 Leeds United London
Merson
Parlour
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 26,516
3 February 1993 R4 Replay Leeds United 2 – 3 Arsenal Leeds
Wright x2
Smith
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 26,449
13 February 1993 R5 Arsenal 2 – 0 Nottingham Forest London
Wright x2 Stadium: Highbury
6 March 1993 R6 Ipswich Town 2 – 4 Arsenal Ipswich
Wright (p)
Campbell
o.g.
Adams
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,054
4 April 1993 Semi-Finals Arsenal 1 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur London
Adams Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 76,263
15 May 1993 Final Arsenal 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday London
Wright 20' Hirst 61' Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 79,347
20 May 1993 Final Replay Arsenal 2–1 (a.e.t.) Sheffield Wednesday London
Wright 34'
Linighan 119'
Waddle 68' Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 62,267

Squad statistics

Arsenal used a total of 29 players during the 1992–93 season and there were nine different goalscorers. There were also two squad members who did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign. Adams featured in 52 games and started the most games in the squad. The team scored a total of 72 goals in all competitions. The top goalscorer was Wright, with 30 goals – half of which were scored in the league.

Key

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG David Seaman 39 0 8 0 9 0 56 0
GK  ENG Alan Miller 3 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 3 (1) 0
DF  ENG Nigel Winterburn 29 1 8 0 7 1 44 2
DF  ENG Lee Dixon 29 0 8 0 7 0 44 0
DF  ENG Tony Adams 33 (2) 0 8 2 9 0 50 (2) 2
DF  ENG Steve Bould 24 1 1 0 5 0 30 1
DF  ENG Andy Linighan 19 (2) 2 7 1 4 1 30 (2) 4
DF  IRE David O'Leary 6 (5) 0 1 (3) 0 2 0 9 (8) 0
DF  ENG Colin Pates 2 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 2 (5) 0
DF  ENG Martin Keown 15 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 15 (1) 0
DF  NIR Steve Morrow 13 (3) 0 2 (2) 0 4 (1) 1 19 (6) 1
DF  NOR Pål Lydersen 7 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 8 (1) 0
DF  SCO Scott Marshall 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF  ENG Gavin McGowan (2) 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0
MF  ENG David Hillier 27 (3) 1 4 (1) 0 7 (1) 0 38 (5) 1
MF  SWE Anders Limpar 12 (11) 2 2 0 4 0 18 (11) 2
MF  ENG Paul Davis 6 0 2 0 3 0 11 0
MF  ENG Perry Groves (1) 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
MF  ENG Ray Parlour 16 (5) 1 4 1 3 (5) 0 23 (6) 2
MF  ENG Jimmy Carter 11 (5) 2 1 0 1 (1) 0 13 (6) 2
MF  DEN John Jensen 29 (3) 0 4 0 3 0 36 (3) 0
MF  ENG Ian Selley 9 0 3 0 1 0 13 0
MF  ENG Mark Flatts 6 (4) 0 0 0 1 0 7 (4) 0
MF  ENG Neil Heaney 3 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 3 (2) 0
MF  ENG Paul Merson 32 (1) 6 8 1 9 1 49 (1) 8
FW  ENG Ian Wright 30 (1) 15 7 10 8 5 45 (1) 30
FW  ENG Kevin Campbell 32 (5) 4 4 (3) 1 5 (4) 4 41 (12) 9
FW  ENG Alan Smith 27 (4) 3 5 (2) 1 7 2 39 (6) 6
FW  SCO Paul Dickov 1 (2) 2 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 2

Source: [12]

See also

References

General

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