1992–93 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

Sheffield Wednesday
1992–93 season
Chairman Dave Richards
Manager Trevor Francis (player-manager)
Stadium Hillsborough Stadium
Premier League 7th
FA Cup Runners-up
League Cup Runners-up
UEFA Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Bright/Hirst (11)
All: Bright (18)
Average home league attendance 27,263

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 and reaching the finals of both domestic cups, only to be defeated in both by Arsenal. The only negative from an otherwise good season was form in Europe, with the club being knocked out of the UEFA Cup in the second round.

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

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1992 EvertonA1–127,687Pearson
19 August 1992 Nottingham ForestH2–029,623Hirst (2)
22 August 1992 ChelseaH3–326,338Hirst (2, 1 pen), Wilson
25 August 1992 Crystal PalaceA1–114,005P Williams
29 August 1992 ArsenalA1–223,389Hirst
2 September 1992 Coventry CityH1–222,874Bart-Williams
5 September 1992 Manchester CityH0–327,169
12 September 1992 Nottingham ForestA2–119,420Warhurst, Hyde
19 September 1992 Norwich CityA0–113,367
27 September 1992 Tottenham HotspurH2–024,895Bright, Anderson
3 October 1992 LiverpoolA0–135,785
17 October 1992 Oldham AthleticH2–124,485Palmer, Bright
24 October 1992 MiddlesbroughA1–118,414Bright
31 October 1992 Blackburn RoversH0–031,044
8 November 1992 Sheffield UnitedA1–130,039Hirst
21 November 1992 Ipswich TownH1–124,270Thompson (own goal)
28 November 1992 WimbledonA1–15,740Bart-Williams
5 December 1992 Aston VillaH1–229,964Bright
12 December 1992 Leeds UnitedA1–329,770Nilsson
19 December 1992 Queens Park RangersH1–023,164Bright
26 December 1992 Manchester UnitedH3–337,708Hirst, Bright, Sheridan
28 December 1992 SouthamptonA2–117,426Sheridan (pen), Hirst
10 January 1993 Norwich CityH1–023,360Worthington
16 January 1993 Tottenham HotspurA2–025,702Bright, Hirst
30 January 1993 ChelseaA2–016,261Warhurst, Harkes
6 February 1993 EvertonH3–124,979Warhurst, Harkes, Waddle
20 February 1993 Crystal PalaceH2–126,459Warhurst, Wilson
23 February 1993 Manchester CityA2–123,619Anderson, Warhurst
27 February 1993 LiverpoolH1–133,964Anderson
3 March 1993 Coventry CityA0–113,806
10 March 1993 Ipswich TownA1–016,538Hirst
20 March 1993 Aston VillaA0–238,024
24 March 1993 WimbledonH1–120,918Bright
7 April 1993 Oldham AthleticA1–112,312Watson
10 April 1993 Manchester UnitedA1–240,102Sheridan (pen)
12 April 1993 SouthamptonH5–226,183Bright, Bart-Williams (3), King
21 April 1993 Sheffield UnitedH1–138,688Warhurst
1 May 1993 MiddlesbroughH2–325,949Bart-Williams, Morris (own goal)
4 May 1993 Leeds UnitedH1–126,855Hirst
6 May 1993 ArsenalH1–023,645Bright
8 May 1993 Blackburn RoversA0–114,956
11 May 1993 Queens Park RangersA1–312,177Bright

FA Cup

Main article: 1992-93 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R313 January 1993 Cambridge UnitedA2–17,754Harkes, Bright
R424 January 1993 SunderlandH1–033,422Bright
R513 February 1993 Southend UnitedH2–026,446Warhurst (2)
QF8 March 1993 Derby CountyA3–322,511Warhurst (2), Sheridan (pen)
QFR17 March 1993 Derby CountyH1–032,033Warhurst
SF3 April 1993 Sheffield UnitedN2–175,364Waddle, Bright
F15 May 1993 ArsenalN1–1 (a.e.t.)79,347Hirst
FR20 May 1993 ArsenalN1–2 (a.e.t.)62,267Waddle

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg 23 September 1992 Hartlepool UnitedH3–010,112Watson, Bright, Wilson
R2 Second Leg 6 October 1992 Hartlepool UnitedA2–2 (won 5-2 on agg)4,667Warhurst, Bright
R327 October 1992 Leicester CityH7–117,326Worthington, Bright (2), Hirst, Watson (2)
R42 December 1992 Queens Park RangersH4–017,161Bright, Hirst, Nilsson, Palmer
QF19 January 1993 Ipswich TownA1–119,374Sheridan
QFR3 February 1993 Ipswich TownH1–026,328Warhurst
SF First Leg 10 February 1993 Blackburn RoversA4–217,283Harkes, Warhurst (2), Sheridan
SF Second Leg 14 March 1993 Blackburn RoversH2–1 (won 6-3 on agg)30,048Hirst, Bright
F18 April 1993 ArsenalN1–274,007Harkes

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1992-93 UEFA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg 16 September 1992 Spora LuxembourgH8–119,792Waddle, Anderson (2), Warhurst (2), Bart-Williams (2), Worthington
R1 Second Leg 1 October 1992 Spora LuxembourgA2–1 (won 10-2 on agg)3,500Watson, Warhurst
R2 First Leg 20 October 1992 KaiserslauternA1–320,802Hirst
R2 Second Leg 4 November 1992 KaiserslauternH2–2 (lost 3-5 on agg)27,597Wilson, Sheridan

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

Statistics

Starting 11

Not considering starts in UEFA Cup[4]

References

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