1992–93 Wimbledon F.C. season

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Wimbledon
1992–93 season
ChairmanSam Hammam
ManagerJoe Kinnear
StadiumSelhurst Park
FA Premier League12th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerHoldsworth (19)
Average home league attendance8,405

During the 1992–93 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League, their seventh successive season of top-division football and the 16th since their election to the Football League.

Season summary

1992–93 began as a struggle for Wimbledon, with the club third from bottom on Boxing Day. However, the team recovered well in the new year and finished the season in a comfortable 12th place, above more highly fancied and wealthier clubs like Everton and Leeds United. Highlights of the season included a 4-0 home win over South London rivals Crystal Palace, a crushing win over Oldham Athletic (5-2 at home), doing the double over Liverpool (2-0 home, 3-2 away) and a shock 1-0 away win over that season's champions, Manchester United. Striker Dean Holdsworth scored 19 league goals for the club to finish the season as one of the Premier League's top goalscorers.

Kit

Wimbledon's kit was manufactured by English company Admiral. The kits carried no sponsorship for the season.

Final league table

Template:1992–93 FA Premier League table

Results

Wimbledon's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1992 Leeds United A 1–2 25,795 Barton
18 August 1992 Ipswich Town H 0–1 4,954
22 August 1992 Coventry City H 1–2 3,759 Holdsworth
25 August 1992 Sheffield United A 2–2 15,463 Barton, Holdsworth
29 August 1992 Everton A 0–0 18,118
1 September 1992 Manchester City H 0–1 4,714
5 September 1992 Arsenal H 3–2 12,906 Sanchez, Fashanu, Earle
12 September 1992 Ipswich Town A 1–2 13,333 Holdsworth
19 September 1992 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 6,117 Ardley
26 September 1992 Liverpool A 3–2 29,574 Fashanu, Earle (2)
3 October 1992 Aston Villa H 2–3 6,849 Miller, Clarke
17 October 1992 Southampton A 2–2 11,221 Cotterill (2)
25 October 1992 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 8,628 Gibson
31 October 1992 Manchester United A 1–0 32,622 Sanchez
7 November 1992 Queens Park Rangers H 0–2 6,771
21 November 1992 Middlesbrough A 0–2 14,524
28 November 1992 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 5,740 Jones (pen)
5 December 1992 Norwich City A 1–2 14,161 Sanchez
12 December 1992 Oldham Athletic H 5–2 3,386 Ardley (2), Holdsworth (2), Clarke
20 December 1992 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 19,326 Clarke
26 December 1992 Crystal Palace A 0–2 16,825
28 December 1992 Chelsea H 0–0 14,687
9 January 1993 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 14,504
16 January 1993 Liverpool H 2–0 11,294 Fashanu (pen), Cotterill
26 January 1993 Everton H 1–3 3,039 Fashanu
30 January 1993 Coventry City A 2–0 11,774 Holdsworth, Clarke
6 February 1993 Leeds United H 1–0 6,704 Holdsworth
10 February 1993 Arsenal A 1–0 18,253 Holdsworth
20 February 1993 Sheffield United H 2–0 3,979 Fashanu, Dobbs
27 February 1993 Aston Villa A 0–1 34,496
6 March 1993 Southampton H 1–2 4,534 Holdsworth
9 March 1993 Middlesbrough H 2–0 5,821 Scales, Holdsworth
13 March 1993 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 12,270 Fashanu, Earle
20 March 1993 Norwich City H 3–0 10,875 Holdsworth (2), Ardley
24 March 1993 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 20,918 Holdsworth
3 April 1993 Oldham Athletic A 2–6 11,606 Holdsworth (2)
9 April 1993 Crystal Palace H 4–0 12,275 Earle (2), Holdsworth (2)
12 April 1993 Chelsea A 2–4 13,138 Holdsworth, Sanchez
17 April 1993 Nottingham Forest H 1–0 9,358 Clarke
21 April 1993 Manchester City A 1–1 19,524 Miller
1 May 1993 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 24,473 Earle
9 May 1993 Manchester United H 1–2 30,115 Holdsworth

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1993 Everton H 0–0 7,818
R3R 12 January 1993 Everton A 2–1 15,293 Earle, Fashanu
R4 23 January 1993 Aston Villa A 1–1 21,008 Elkins
R4R 3 February 1993 Aston Villa H 0–0 (won 6-5 on pens) 8,048
R5 14 February 1993 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–3 26,594 Cotterill, Dobbs

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 22 September 1992 Bolton Wanderers A 3–1 5,049 Fashanu, Jones, Ardley
R2 Second Leg 6 October 1992 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 (won 3-2 on agg) 1,987
R3 28 October 1992 Everton A 0–0 9,541
R3R 10 November 1992 Everton H 0–1 3,686

Squad

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 England ENG Perry Digweed
GK England ENG Neil Sullivan[2]
GK Netherlands NED Hans Segers
DF England ENG Warren Barton
DF England ENG Dean Blackwell
DF England ENG Gary Elkins
DF England ENG Roger Joseph
DF England ENG Alan McLeary (on loan from Millwall)
DF England ENG Chris Perry
DF England ENG John Scales (captain)
DF Scotland SCO Brian McAllister
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Scott Fitzgerald[3]
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Terry Phelan[4]
MF England ENG Neal Ardley
MF England ENG Greg Berry
MF England ENG Stewart Castledine
MF England ENG Gerald Dobbs
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Robbie Earle[5]
MF England ENG Peter Fear
MF England ENG Vinnie Jones[6]
MF England ENG Paul Miller
MF England ENG Justin Skinner
MF England ENG Steve Talboys
MF Northern Ireland NIR Lawrie Sanchez[7]
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul McGee
FW England ENG Leighton Allen
FW England ENG Steve Anthrobus
FW England ENG Andy Clarke
FW England ENG Steve Cotterill
FW England ENG John Fashanu
FW England ENG Terry Gibson
FW England ENG Dean Holdsworth
FW England ENG Aidan Newhouse

References

  1. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wimbledon/1992-1993/results
  2. ^ Sullivan was born in Sutton, England, but qualified to represent Scotland internationally and would make his debut for Scotland in 1997.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald was born in Westminster, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally; he made his debut for the "B" side during the season.
  4. ^ Phelan was born in Manchester, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland; he made his international debut for Ireland in 1991.
  5. ^ Earle was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally. He made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997, having previously being called up for England once without playing.
  6. ^ Jones was born in Watford, England, but qualified to represent Wales through his maternal grandfather; he would make his international debut for Wales in 1994.
  7. ^ Sanchez was born in Lambeth, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland through his mother and Ecuador through his father; he would make his debut for Northern Ireland in 1989.