1992–93 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
1992–93 season
Chairman	Leslie Silver
Manager	Howard Wilkinson
Stadium	Elland Road
Premier League	17th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Champions League	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Lee Chapman (14); All: Lee Chapman (18)
Highest home attendance	34,166 vs Manchester United ; (8 Feb 1993, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	10,113 vs Scunthorpe United ; (22 Sep 1992, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	27,585
	← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 season saw Leeds United A.F.C. compete in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League. As winners of the 1991–92 First Division title, United also competed in the UEFA Champions League.

Season summary

Despite finishing first the previous season, Leeds suffered something of a reversal this season: they were eliminated from the Champions League by Rangers and finished in 17th place in the Premier League. Although their home form was amongst the best in the Premier League – they lost only once at home, 4–1 to a Nottingham Forest side that finished the season last, and managed to put 5 goals past both Blackburn and Tottenham, both of whom finished in the top eight – a failure to win away from home all season cost Leeds dearly. As the season drew to a close Leeds were in danger of being only the second team to be relegated a season after winning the league title, but managed to secure safety with a few matches to spare, although they did finish only two points away from relegation.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Coventry City	42	13	13	16	52	57	−5	52
16	Ipswich Town	42	12	16	14	50	55	−5	52
17	Leeds United	42	12	15	15	57	62	−5	51
18	Southampton	42	13	11	18	54	61	−7	50
19	Oldham Athletic	42	13	10	19	63	74	−11	49

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Leeds United's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	L	D	D	D
Position	17	7	12	14	13	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	16	12	14	15	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

Source: https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/ipswich-town/2002/3/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 August 1992	Wimbledon	H	2–1	25,795	Chapman (2)
19 August 1992	Aston Villa	A	1–1	29,151	Speed
22 August 1992	Middlesbrough	A	1–4	18,649	Cantona
25 August 1992	Tottenham Hotspur	H	5–0	28,218	Wallace, Cantona (3), Chapman
29 August 1992	Liverpool	H	2–2	29,597	McAllister, Chapman
1 September 1992	Oldham Athletic	A	2–2	13,848	Cantona (2)
6 September 1992	Manchester United	A	0–2	31,296
13 September 1992	Aston Villa	H	1–1	27,817	Hodge
19 September 1992	Southampton	A	1–1	16,229	Speed
26 September 1992	Everton	H	2–0	27,915	McAllister, Chapman
3 October 1992	Ipswich Town	A	2–4	21,200	Chapman, Speed
17 October 1992	Sheffield United	H	3–1	29,706	Chapman, Speed, Whyte
24 October 1992	Queens Park Rangers	A	1–2	19,326	Strachan
31 October 1992	Coventry City	H	2–2	28,018	Chapman, Fairclough
7 November 1992	Manchester City	A	0–4	27,255
21 November 1992	Arsenal	H	3–0	30,516	Fairclough, Chapman, McAllister
29 November 1992	Chelsea	A	0–1	24,345
5 December 1992	Nottingham Forest	H	1–4	29,364	Speed
12 December 1992	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3–1	29,770	Speed, Chapman, Varadi
20 December 1992	Crystal Palace	A	0–1	14,462
26 December 1992	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–3	19,910	McAllister
28 December 1992	Norwich City	H	0–0	30,282
9 January 1993	Southampton	H	2–1	26,071	Chapman, Speed
16 January 1993	Everton	A	0–2	21,031
30 January 1993	Middlesbrough	H	3–0	30,344	Strandli, Batty, Fairclough
6 February 1993	Wimbledon	A	0–1	6,704
8 February 1993	Manchester United	H	0–0	34,166
13 February 1993	Oldham Athletic	H	2–0	27,654	McAllister, Chapman
20 February 1993	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–4	32,040
24 February 1993	Arsenal	A	0–0	21,061
27 February 1993	Ipswich Town	H	1–0	28,848	Dorigo
13 March 1993	Manchester City	H	1–0	30,840	Rocastle
21 March 1993	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	25,148	Wallace
24 March 1993	Chelsea	H	1–1	28,135	Wetherall
6 April 1993	Sheffield United	A	1–2	20,562	Strandli
10 April 1993	Blackburn Rovers	H	5–2	31,789	Strachan (3), Wallace, Chapman
14 April 1993	Norwich City	A	2–4	18,613	Chapman, Wallace
17 April 1993	Crystal Palace	H	0–0	27,545
21 April 1993	Liverpool	A	0–2	34,992
1 May 1993	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–1	31,408	Hodge
4 May 1993	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–1	26,855	King (own goal)
8 May 1993	Coventry City	A	3–3	19,591	Wallace (3)

FA Charity Shield


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
8 August 1992	Liverpool	N	4–3	61,291	Dorigo, Cantona (3)

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	2 January 1993	Charlton Athletic	H	1–1	21,287	Speed
R3R	13 January 1993	Charlton Athletic	A	3–1	8,337	Garland (own goal), Speed, McAllister
R4	25 January 1993	Arsenal	A	2–2	26,516	Speed, Chapman
R4R	3 February 1993	Arsenal	H	2–3 (a.e.t.)	26,449	Shutt, McAllister

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 First Leg	22 September 1992	Scunthorpe United	H	4–1	10,113	Shutt, Speed, Chapman, Strachan
R2 Second Leg	27 October 1992	Scunthorpe United	A	2–2 (won 6-3 on agg)	7,419	Chapman, Wallace
R3	10 November 1992	Watford	A	1–2	18,035	McAllister

UEFA Champions League


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers	Referee
R1 First Leg	16 September 1992	Stuttgart	A	0–3	38,000		Rune Larsson (Sweden)
R1 Second Leg	30 September 1992	Stuttgart	H	4–1^{[notes 1]}	20,457	Speed, Cantona, Chapman, McAllister (pen)	Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
R1R	9 October 1992	Stuttgart	N	2–1	7,400	Shutt, Strachan	Fabio Baldas (Italy)
R2 Second Leg	21 October 1992	Rangers	A	1–2	43,251	McAllister	Alphonse Constantin (Belgium)
R2 Second Leg	4 November 1992	Rangers	H	1–2 (lost 2-4 on agg)	25,118	Cantona	Alexey Spirin (Russia)

Notes:

^ Stuttgart would have won on away goals; however, it was realised that in the second leg between Leeds United and Stuttgart, Stuttgart had substituted a fourth foreign player. At the time, a maximum of three foreign players was allowed. The game was awarded to Leeds United with a score of 3–0, making it 3–3 on aggregate with no difference in away goals. A play-off match in Barcelona was ordered, which Leeds United won 2–1.

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.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Mark Beeney
—	GK	ENG	Mervyn Day
—	GK	ENG	John Lukic
—	GK	ENG	Paul Pettinger
—	DF	ENG	Rob Bowman
—	DF	ENG	Chris Fairclough
—	DF	ENG	David Kerslake
—	DF	ENG	Tony Dorigo
—	DF	ENG	Jon Newsome
—	DF	ENG	Kevin Sharp^[3]
—	DF	ENG	Mel Sterland
—	DF	ENG	Ray Wallace
—	DF	ENG	David Wetherall
—	DF	ENG	Chris Whyte
—	DF	MLT	Dylan Kerr


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	David Batty
—	MF	ENG	David Rocastle
—	MF	ENG	Mark Tinkler
—	MF	WAL	Gary Speed
—	MF	SCO	Gary McAllister
—	MF	SCO	Gordon Strachan (captain)
—	FW	ENG	Lee Chapman
—	FW	ENG	Jamie Forrester
—	FW	ENG	Steve Hodge
—	FW	ENG	Carl Shutt
—	FW	ENG	Rod Wallace
—	FW	ENG	Noel Whelan
—	FW	NOR	Frank Strandli
—	FW	ENG	Imre Varadi

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
—	MF	ENG	Scott Sellars (to Newcastle United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	FRA	Eric Cantona (to Manchester United)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Charity Shield		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
	GK	ENG	John Lukic	40	0	39	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Mervyn Day	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Mark Beeney	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
	DF	ENG	Chris Whyte	35	1	34	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Tony Dorigo	44	2	33	1	1	1	4	0	1	0	5	0
	DF	ENG	Jon Newsome	38	0	30+7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Chris Fairclough	31	4	29+1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	David Wetherall	13	1	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	David Kerslake	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Ray Wallace	6	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Kevin Sharp	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Rob Bowman	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Dylan Kerr	5	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Mel Sterland	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
	MF	WAL	Gary Speed	52	12	39	7	1	0	4	3	3	1	5	1
	MF	SCO	Gary McAllister	33	10	32	5	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	2
	MF	ENG	David Batty	31	1	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Gordon Strachan	44	6	25+6	4	0+1	0	4	0	3	1	5	1
	MF	ENG	David Rocastle	18	1	11+7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Steve Hodge	24	2	9+14	2	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Mark Tinkler	7	0	5+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
	FW	ENG	Lee Chapman	53	17	36+4	13	1	0	4	1	3	2	5	1
	FW	ENG	Rod Wallace	33	8	31+1	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	FW	ENG	Carl Shutt	14	3	6+8	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
	FW	ENG	Jamie Forrester	6	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	NOR	Frank Strandli	10	2	5+5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Imre Varadi	4	1	2+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Noel Whelan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
	FW	FRA	Eric Cantona	20	11	12+1	6	1	3	0	0	1	0	5	2
	MF	ENG	Scott Sellars	7	0	6+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 31 June 1993
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions

GK: John Lukic, 40
RB: Jon Newsome, 31
CB: Chris Fairclough, 30
CB: Chris Whyte, 35
LB: Tony Dorigo, 34
RM: Gordon Strachan, 25
CM: Gary McAllister, 33
CM: David Batty, 31
LM: Gary Speed, 40
CF: Lee Chapman, 37
CF: Rod Wallace, 32

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date	P	Player	From club	Transfer fee
1 Jul 1992	MF	Scott Sellars	Blackburn Rovers	£800,000
23 Jul 1992	MF	David Rocastle	Arsenal	£2,000,000^†
23 Jul 1992	GK	Paul Pettinger	Youth	—
20 Oct 1992	FW	Jamie Forrester	Auxerre	Undisc.
20 Oct 1992	DF	Kevin Sharp	Auxerre	£60,000
20 Nov 1992	DF	Rob Bowman	Youth	—
20 Jan 1993	FW	Frank Strandli	IK Start	£250,000
5 Mar 1993	FW	Noel Whelan	Youth	—
5 Mar 1993	MF	Mark Ford	Youth	—
5 Mar 1993	MF	Andy Couzens	Youth	—
9 Mar 1993	DF	David Kerslake	Swindon Town	£500,000
22 Apr 1993	GK	Mark Beeney	Brighton & Hove Albion	£350,000

^†Club record transfer fee at the time.

Transfers out

Date	P	Player	To club	Transfer fee
1 Jun 1992	DF	Glynn Snodin	Hearts	Free
1 Aug 1992	FW	Bobby Davison	Leicester City	£50,000
12 Nov 1992	FW	Eric Cantona	Manchester United	£1,200,000
9 Mar 1993	MF	Scott Sellars	Newcastle United	£700,000

Total spending: £2,010,000

Loaned in

Start date	End date	P	Player	From club

Loaned out

Start date	End date	P	Player	To club

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "All Leeds United players: 1993".
^ Sharp was born in Sarnia, Canada, but represented England at U-18 level.

[2] Stuttgart would have won on away goals; however, it was realised that in the second leg between Leeds United and Stuttgart, Stuttgart had substituted a fourth foreign player. At the time, a maximum of three foreign players was allowed. The game was awarded to Leeds United with a score of 3–0, making it 3–3 on aggregate with no difference in away goals. A play-off match in Barcelona was ordered, which Leeds United won 2–1.

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "All Leeds United players: 1993".

[4] Sharp was born in Sarnia, Canada, but represented England at U-18 level.

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