1992–93 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
1992–93 season
Chairman Lionel Pickering
Manager Arthur Cox
Stadium Baseball Ground
First Division 8th
FA Cup Quarter finals
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Gabbiadini (19)
All: Kitson (25)
Average home league attendance 15,020

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

Season summary

Despite the addition of Craig Short for £2.5m from Notts County – a record for a team outside of the top flight and for a defender at any level – the club could only an 8th-placed finish in the 1992–93 Division One table, largely as a result of taking three points from their opening 7 fixtures, missing out on the playoffs altogether. Whilst the club did manage a trip to Wembley for the first time in nearly 20 years – reaching the final of the Anglo-Italian Cup, where they lost 1–3 to Cremonese – and recorded a club record 7 consecutive away league wins, starting with a 3–1 win at Cambridge United on 3 October 1992 and ending with a 2–1 defeat at Brentford on Boxing Day, 1992, the season was seen as something of a disappointment considering the amount of money spent and the players available to the club.

The Anglo Italian cup run, coupled with extended interest in the Coca Cola Cup (where they took Arsenal to a third round replay) and reaching the FA Cup Quarter-finals for the first time in 9 years, taking Sheffield Wednesday to a replay after a 3–3 draw at The Baseball Ground; a match named by the Daily Mail online as the 28th greatest in the competition's history,[1] meant the cup took part in 64 matches between 15 August 1992 and 8 May 1993, a new club record with Paul Kitson taking part in 61 of them and finishing the season as leading scorer, with 24 goals in all competitions.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Newcastle United 4616615815133734239238+5496
2 West Ham United 4616525017105831248141+4088
3 Portsmouth 46192248978832378046+3488
4 Tranmere Rovers 461544482486924327256+1679
5 Swindon Town 461553412368933367459+1576
6 Leicester City 4614544324851028407164+776
7 Millwall 4614634621410919326553+1270
8 Derby County 4611210403387828246857+1166
9 Grimsby Town 4612653325711525325857+164
10 Peterborough United 4671153026931125375563– 862
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4611663726571120305756+161
12 Charlton Athletic 4610852819651221274946+361
13 Barnsley 4612472919551327415660– 460
14 Oxford United 468782921671024355356– 356
15 Bristol City 4610762925471220424967– 1856
16 Watford 468782730661130415771– 1455
17 Notts County 4610763321291222495570– 1552
18 Southend United 469863322451421425464– 1052
19 Birmingham City 4610493032381220405072– 2251
20 Luton Town 4661342626481122364862– 1451
21 Sunderland 469683428451416365064– 1450
22 Brentford 4676102830641324415271– 1949
23 Cambridge United 4686929323101019374869– 2149
24 Bristol Rovers 4666113042451425455587– 3241

NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference

Key
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
Promoted to FA Premier League
Participated in play-offs
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Derby County's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1992 Peterborough UnitedA0–19,955
22 August 1992 Newcastle UnitedH1–217,522Pembridge
26 August 1992 Leicester CityA2–317,739Simpson (2)
29 August 1992 WatfordA0–09,809
6 September 1992 Bristol CityH3–412,738Simpson (3)
12 September 1992 BarnsleyA1–18,412Kitson
20 September 1992 West Ham UnitedA1–111,493Miklosko (own goal)
26 September 1992 Southend UnitedH2–015,172Gabbiadini, Simpson (pen)
3 October 1992 Cambridge UnitedA3–16,170Gabbiadini, Simpson (2, 1 pen)
11 October 1992 Oxford UnitedH0–114,249
17 October 1992 Luton TownA3–18,848Johnson, Kitson (2)
24 October 1992 Charlton AthleticH4–315,482Pembridge, Minto (own goal), Gabbiadini, Simpson
31 October 1992 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–017,270Short, Kitson
3 November 1992 Notts CountyA2–015,267Pembridge, Kitson
7 November 1992 MillwallH1–217,087Pembridge
14 November 1992 Bristol RoversA2–16,668Johnson, Kitson
21 November 1992 SunderlandH0–117,581
28 November 1992 Tranmere RoversH1–215,665Kitson
6 December 1992 Swindon TownA4–28,924Kuhl, Pembridge, Johnson, McMinn
12 December 1992 Birmingham CityH3–116,662Johnson, Kitson, Williams
20 December 1992 Grimsby TownA2–06,475Johnson, Kitson
26 December 1992 BrentfordA1–210,226Kitson
28 December 1992 PortsmouthH2–421,478Johnson, Kitson
10 January 1993 West Ham UnitedH0–213,737
16 January 1993 Southend UnitedA0–04,243
31 January 1993 Newcastle UnitedA1–127,285Johnson
6 February 1993 Peterborough UnitedH2–316,062Kitson (2)
10 February 1993 BarnsleyH3–013,096Gabbiadini, Kitson, Williams
20 February 1993 WatfordH1–215,190Pembridge
24 February 1993 Leicester CityH2–017,509Gabbiadini, Forsyth
27 February 1993 Oxford UnitedA1–07,456Williams
3 March 1993 Cambridge UnitedH0–014,106
10 March 1993 Bristol RoversH3–113,294Gabbiadini, Short, Williams
13 March 1993 MillwallA0–19,365
21 March 1993 Swindon TownH2–112,166Pembridge (pen), Kitson
24 March 1993 SunderlandA0–117,246
2 April 1993 Tranmere RoversA1–27,774Simpson
6 April 1993 Birmingham CityA1–115,424Johnson
10 April 1993 BrentfordH3–212,366Gabbiadini, Kitson, Simpson
12 April 1993 PortsmouthA0–323,805
17 April 1993 Grimsby TownH2–112,428Kitson, Simpson
20 April 1993 Bristol CityA0–08,869
24 April 1993 Luton TownH1–113,741Short
1 May 1993 Charlton AthleticA1–27,802Gabbiadini
5 May 1993 Notts CountyH2–013,326Pembridge (pen), McMinn
8 May 1993 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–015,083Gabbiadini, Hayward

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1993 Stockport CountyH2–117,960Short, Miller (own goal)
R423 January 1993 Luton TownA5–19,170Short, Pembridge (3), Gabbiadini
R513 February 1993 Bolton WanderersH3–120,289Short (2), Williams
QF8 March 1993 Sheffield WednesdayH3–322,511Nicholson, Gabbiadini, Kitson
QFR17 March 1993 Sheffield WednesdayA0–132,033

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg 23 September 1992 Southend UnitedA0–12,492
R2 Second Leg 7 October 1992 Southend UnitedH7–0 (won 7-1 on agg)13,328Kitson (2), Martin (own goal), Johnson, Gabbiadini (2), Simpson
R328 October 1992 ArsenalH1–122,208Simpson (pen)
R3R1 December 1992 ArsenalA1–224,588Pembridge (pen)

Anglo-Italian Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
PR Group 12 September 1992 Notts CountyH4–26,767Kitson, Pembridge, Simpson, Gabbiadini
PR Group 129 September 1992 BarnsleyA2–13,960Pembridge, Goulooze
Group B11 November 1992 Pisa S.C.H3–08,067Johnson, Forsyth, Pembridge
Group B24 November 1992 Cosenza 1914A3–04,269Comyn, Kitson, Gabbiadini
Group B8 December 1992 U.S. CremoneseH1–37,240Kitson
Group B16 December 1992 A.C. ReggianaA3–0598Kitson, Pembridge, Gabbiadini
SF First Leg 27 January 1993 BrentfordA4–35,227Patterson (2), Gabbiadini, Kitson
SF Second Leg 3 February 1993 BrentfordH1–2 (won on away goals)14,494Gabbiadini
F27 March 1993 U.S. CremoneseN1–337,024Gabbiadini

Squad

[3] 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 Steve Sutton
- England DF Mark Patterson
- England DF Michael Forsyth
- England DF Craig Short
- England DF Darren Wassall
- Wales MF Mark Pembridge
- England MF Martin Kuhl
- England MF Paul Simpson
- England FW Paul Kitson
- England FW Marco Gabbiadini
- England FW Tommy Johnson
- England GK Martin Taylor
- England DF Paul Williams
- England DF Simon Coleman
- England DF Shane Nicholson
No. Position Player
- England DF Andy Comyn
- England DF Jason Kavanagh
- Netherlands MF Richard Goulooze
- England FW Dean Sturridge
- England MF Steve Hayward
- Scotland MF Ted McMinn
- England DF Steve Round
- England MF Gary Micklewhite
- England FW Mark Stallard
- England MF Craig Ramage
- Republic of Ireland MF Lee Carsley
- England MF Martyn Chalk
- England MF Tom Curtis
- England FW Stewart Hadley

References

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