1992–93 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
1992–93 season
Chairman Peter Swales
Manager Peter Reid (player-manager)
Stadium Maine Road
Premier League 9th
FA Cup Sixth round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: White (16)
All: White (19)
Average home league attendance 24,698

The 1992–93 season was Manchester City's fourth consecutive season in the top tier of English football, and their first season in the inaugural year of the breakaway Premier League.

Season summary

In the 1992–93 season, Manchester City had a satisfying campaign, reaching the quarter finals of the FA Cup eventually losing 2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur. In the Premier League, they were in a great position by 21 November, just three points adrift from the possible UEFA Cup place and seemed to be their realistic target but during most of the second half of the season, particularly in the final weeks of the campaign, Manchester City went on a poor run of just 2 wins of their final 11 league games and ended up finishing in a disappointing 9th place.

Kit

City retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by English company Umbro and sponsored by Japanese electronics manufacturer Brother.

Final league table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 42 24 12 6 67 31+36 84 1993–94 UEFA Champions League First round
2 Aston Villa 42 21 11 10 57 40+17 74 1993–94 UEFA Cup First round
3 Norwich City 42 21 9 12 61 654 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
7 Sheffield Wednesday 42 15 14 13 55 51+4 59
8 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 11 15 60 666 59
9 Manchester City 42 15 12 15 56 51+5 57
10 Arsenal 42 15 11 16 40 38+2 56 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
11 Chelsea 42 14 14 14 51 543 56
12 Wimbledon 42 14 12 16 56 55+1 54
13 Everton 42 15 8 19 53 552 53
14 Sheffield United 42 14 10 18 54 53+1 52
15 Coventry City 42 13 13 16 52 575 52
16 Ipswich Town 42 12 16 14 50 555 52
17 Leeds United 42 12 15 15 57 625 51
18 Southampton 42 13 11 18 54 617 50
19 Oldham Athletic 42 13 10 19 63 7411 49
20 Crystal Palace (R) 42 11 16 15 48 6113 49 Relegation to 1993–94 Football League First Division
21 Middlesbrough (R) 42 11 11 20 54 7521 44
22 Nottingham Forest (R) 42 10 10 22 41 6221 40

Updated to games played on 11 May 1993.
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Arsenal qualified by winning the FA Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Manchester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1992 Queens Park RangersH1–124,471White
19 August 1992 MiddlesbroughA0–215,369
22 August 1992 Blackburn RoversA0–119,433
26 August 1992 Norwich CityH3–123,182White (2), McMahon
29 August 1992 Oldham AthleticH3–327,255Quinn, Vonk, White
1 September 1992 WimbledonA1–04,714White
5 September 1992 Sheffield WednesdayA3–027,169White (2), Vonk
12 September 1992 MiddlesbroughH0–125,244
20 September 1992 ChelseaH0–122,420
28 September 1992 ArsenalA0–121,504
3 October 1992 Nottingham ForestH2–222,571Holden, Simpson
17 October 1992 Crystal PalaceA0–014,005
24 October 1992 SouthamptonH1–020,089Sheron
31 October 1992 EvertonA3–120,242Sheron (2), White
7 November 1992 Leeds UnitedH4–027,255Sheron, White, Hill, I Brightwell
21 November 1992 Coventry CityA3–214,590Sheron, Simpson, Curle (pen)
28 November 1992 Tottenham HotspurH0–125,496
6 December 1992 Manchester UnitedA1–235,408Quinn
12 December 1992 Ipswich TownA1–316,833Flitcroft
19 December 1992 Aston VillaH1–123,525Flitcroft
26 December 1992 Sheffield UnitedH2–027,455White (2)
28 December 1992 LiverpoolA1–143,037Quinn
9 January 1993 ChelseaA4–215,939White, Sheron (2), Sinclair (own goal)
16 January 1993 ArsenalH0–125,041
26 January 1993 Oldham AthleticA1–014,903Quinn
30 January 1993 Blackburn RoversH3–229,122Sheron, Curle (pen), White
6 February 1993 Queens Park RangersA1–113,003Sheron
20 February 1993 Norwich CityA1–216,386Sheron
23 February 1993 Sheffield WednesdayH1–223,619Quinn
27 February 1993 Nottingham ForestA2–025,956White, Flitcroft
10 March 1993 Coventry CityH1–020,092Flitcroft
13 March 1993 Leeds UnitedA0–130,840
20 March 1993 Manchester UnitedH1–137,136Quinn
24 March 1993 Tottenham HotspurA1–327,247Sheron
3 April 1993 Ipswich TownH3–120,680Quinn, Holden, Vonk
9 April 1993 Sheffield UnitedA1–118,231Pemberton (own goal)
12 April 1993 LiverpoolH1–128,098Flitcroft
18 April 1993 Aston VillaA1–333,108Quinn
21 April 1993 WimbledonH1–119,524Holden
1 May 1993 SouthamptonA1–011,830White
5 May 1993 Crystal PalaceH0–021,167
8 May 1993 EvertonH2–525,180White, Curle (pen)

FA Cup

Main article: 1992-93 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1993 ReadingH1–120,523Sheron
R3R13 January 1993 ReadingA4–012,065Sheron, Holden, Flitcroft, Quinn
R423 January 1993 Queens Park RangersA2–118,652White, Vonk
R513 February 1993 BarnsleyH2–032,807White (2)
QF7 March 1993 Tottenham HotspurH2–423,050Sheron, Phelan

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg 23 September 1992 Bristol RoversH0–09,967
R2 Second Leg 7 October 1992 Bristol RoversA2–1 (won 2-1 on agg)7,823Maddison (own goal), Holden
R328 October 1992 Tottenham HotspurH0–118,399

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. Position Player
England GK Tony Coton
Wales GK Martyn Margetson
Wales GK Andy Dibble
England DF Keith Curle
England DF Andy Hill
England DF Ray Ranson
England DF David Brightwell
England DF Ian Brightwell
England DF John Foster
Republic of Ireland DF Terry Phelan[3]
Netherlands DF Michel Vonk
England MF Steve McMahon
No. Position Player
England MF Paul Lake
England MF Garry Flitcroft
England MF Mike Quigley
England MF Rick Holden
England MF David White
England MF Peter Reid (player-manager)
England MF Fitzroy Simpson[4]
Scotland MF David Kerr
Norway MF Kåre Ingebrigtsen
England FW Mike Sheron
England FW Adie Mike
Republic of Ireland FW Niall Quinn

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
England DF Chris Beech
England DF Richard Edghill
No. Position Player
Northern Ireland MF Steve Lomas[5]
England FW Steve Finney

Statistics

Starting 11

Only considering Premier League starts

References

  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/manchester-city/1992-1993/results
  2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/manchester-city/tab/players/season/1993
  3. Phelan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1991.
  4. Simpson was born in Bradford-upon-Avon, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
  5. Lomas was born in Hanover, West Germany (now Germany), but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as a British passport holder and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1994.
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