1992–93 Crystal Palace F.C. season

Crystal Palace
1992–93 season
Chairman	Ron Noades
Manager	Steve Coppell
Stadium	Selhurst Park
Premier League	20th (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	Armstrong (15)
Average home league attendance	15,748
	← 1991–92 1993–94 →

During the 1992–93 English football season, Crystal Palace F.C. competed in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League.

Season summary

A breakaway by the top 22 clubs saw Palace become founder members of the new FA Premier League for the 1992–93 season. However, they would be without the services of another key player – Mark Bright – who was sold to Sheffield Wednesday and the Eagles struggled to score goals without him. They were demoted on goal difference, after Oldham Athletic's 4–3 victory over Southampton.^[1] Palace's 49 points from 42 games that season became the joint-highest total of any club ever to have been relegated from the top flight of English football, and remains a Premier League record. Palace's drop prompted the resignation of manager Steve Coppell after nine years at the helm, and he was succeeded by his assistant Alan Smith.

Final league table

Results

Crystal Palace's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 August 1992	Blackburn Rovers	H	3–3	17,086	Bright, Southgate, Osborn
19 August 1992	Oldham Athletic	A	1–1	11,063	McGoldrick
22 August 1992	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–2	25,237	McGoldrick, Young
25 August 1992	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–1	14,005	Young
29 August 1992	Norwich City	H	1–2	12,033	McGoldrick
2 September 1992	Manchester United	A	0–1	29,736
5 September 1992	Aston Villa	A	0–3	17,120
12 September 1992	Oldham Athletic	H	2–2	11,224	Armstrong (2)
19 September 1992	Everton	A	2–0	18,080	Armstrong (2)
26 September 1992	Southampton	H	1–2	13,829	Young
3 October 1992	Coventry City	A	2–2	11,808	Coleman, McGoldrick
17 October 1992	Manchester City	H	0–0	14,005
24 October 1992	Ipswich Town	A	2–2	17,861	Armstrong, Coleman
2 November 1992	Arsenal	H	1–2	20,287	McGoldrick
7 November 1992	Chelsea	A	1–3	17,141	Young
21 November 1992	Nottingham Forest	H	1–1	15,330	Armstrong
28 November 1992	Liverpool	A	0–5	36,380
5 December 1992	Sheffield United	H	2–0	12,361	Armstrong, Southgate
12 December 1992	Queens Park Rangers	A	3–1	14,571	McGoldrick (2), Armstrong
20 December 1992	Leeds United	H	1–0	14,462	Thorn
26 December 1992	Wimbledon	H	2–0	16,825	Coleman, Thomas
28 December 1992	Middlesbrough	A	1–0	21,123	Osborn
9 January 1993	Everton	H	0–2	13,227
16 January 1993	Southampton	A	0–1	13,397
27 January 1993	Norwich City	A	2–4	13,543	Armstrong, Thomas
30 January 1993	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–3	20,937	Ruddock (own goal)
2 February 1993	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–1	14,163	Armstrong, Rodger
10 February 1993	Aston Villa	H	1–0	12,270	Bowry
20 February 1993	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–2	26,459	Armstrong
27 February 1993	Coventry City	H	0–0	12,248
3 March 1993	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	20,603	Southgate
15 March 1993	Chelsea	H	1–1	12,610	Armstrong
20 March 1993	Sheffield United	A	1–0	18,857	Coleman
23 March 1993	Liverpool	H	1–1	18,688	Armstrong
3 April 1993	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–1	14,705	Bardsley (own goal)
9 April 1993	Wimbledon	A	0–4	12,275
12 April 1993	Middlesbrough	H	4–1	15,123	Rodger, Young, Armstrong, Coleman
17 April 1993	Leeds United	A	0–0	27,545
21 April 1993	Manchester United	H	0–2	30,115
1 May 1993	Ipswich Town	H	3–1	18,881	Young, Armstrong, McGoldrick
5 May 1993	Manchester City	A	0–0	21,167
8 May 1993	Arsenal	A	0–3	25,225

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	2 January 1993	Hartlepool United	A	0–1	6,721

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 First Leg	22 September 1992	Lincoln City	H	3–1	6,947	Southgate, Salako, McGoldrick
R2 Second Leg	6 October 1992	Lincoln City	A	1–1 (won 4-2 on agg)	6,255	Southgate
R3	28 October 1992	Southampton	A	2–0	9,060	McGoldrick, Salako
R4	1 December 1992	Liverpool	A	1–1	18,525	Coleman
R4R	16 December 1992	Liverpool	H	2–1 (a.e.t.)	19,662	Watts, Thorn
QF	6 January 1993	Chelsea	H	3–1	28,510	Coleman, Ndah, Watts
SF First Leg	7 February 1993	Arsenal	H	1–3	26,508	Osborn
SF Second Leg	10 March 1993	Arsenal	A	0–2 (lost 1-5 on agg)	28,584

Squad

^[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Jimmy Glass
—	GK	ENG	Nigel Martyn
—	GK	ENG	Andy Woodman
—	DF	ENG	Dean Gordon
—	DF	ENG	John Humphrey
—	DF	ENG	Richard Shaw
—	DF	ENG	Lee Sinnott
—	DF	ENG	Gareth Southgate (captain)
—	DF	ENG	Andy Thorn
—	DF	WAL	Chris Coleman
—	DF	WAL	Eric Young^[4]
—	DF	NIR	Darren Patterson
—	MF	ENG	Bobby Bowry
—	MF	SCO	Mark Hawthorne
—	MF	ENG	Stuart Massey


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Paul Mortimer
—	MF	ENG	Ricky Newman
—	MF	ENG	Martin O'Connor
—	MF	ENG	Simon Osborn
—	MF	ENG	Simon Rodger
—	MF	ENG	John Salako
—	MF	ENG	Geoff Thomas (captain)
—	MF	IRL	Eddie McGoldrick^[5]
—	FW	ENG	Chris Armstrong
—	FW	ENG	George Ndah
—	FW	CAN	Niall Thompson^[6]
—	FW	ENG	Grant Watts
—	FW	ENG	David Whyte
—	FW	ENG	Paul Williams

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ENG	Mark Bright (to Sheffield Wednesday)
—	FW	ENG	Stan Collymore (to Southend United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ENG	David Whyte (on loan to Charlton Athletic)

References

^ Fox, Norman (8 May 1993). "Football: Palace's bitter downfall". The Independent. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/crystal-palace/1992-1993/results
^ http://www.11v11.com/teams/crystal-palace/tab/players/season/1993
^ Young was born in Singapore, but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as a British passport holder and made his international debut for Wales in May 1990.
^ McGoldrick was born in Islington, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1992.
^ Thompson was born in Birmingham, England, but was raised in Canada and made his international debut for Canada in March 1993.

[1] Fox, Norman (8 May 1993). "Football: Palace's bitter downfall". The Independent. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

[2] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/crystal-palace/1992-1993/results

[3] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/crystal-palace/tab/players/season/1993

[4] Young was born in Singapore, but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as a British passport holder and made his international debut for Wales in May 1990.

[5] McGoldrick was born in Islington, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1992.

[6] Thompson was born in Birmingham, England, but was raised in Canada and made his international debut for Canada in March 1993.

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