1992–93 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
1992–93 season
Chairman Paul Woolhouse
(until October)
Alan Laver
(from October)
Manager Dave Bassett
Stadium Bramall Lane
Premier League 14th
FA Cup Semi-finals
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Deane (14)
All: Deane (19)
Highest home attendance 30,039
(vs. Sheffield Wednesday)
Lowest home attendance 7,855
(vs. Bristol City)
Average home league attendance 18,801

During the 1992–93 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League under manager Dave Bassett.

Season summary

Highlights of the season included a 6-0 home win over Tottenham Hotspur and an opening-day 2-1 win over eventual champions Manchester United. The club also reached the FA Cup semi-final, but were beaten by arch-rivals Sheffield Wednesday. In the victory over Man Utd Brian Deane scored the first ever Premier League goal.

At the end of the season, the newly formed League Managers Association presented its "Manager of the Year" award for the first time, specifically designed to recognise "the manager who made best use of the resources available to him". This award went to United manager Dave Bassett.

Kit

The kit was manufactured by British apparel company Umbro and sponsored by English timber merchant Arnold Laver.

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 United's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1992 Manchester UnitedH2–128,070Deane (2, 1 pen)
19 August 1992 LiverpoolA1–233,107Deane
22 August 1992 Queens Park RangersA2–310,932Cork, Deane
25 August 1992 WimbledonH2–215,463Beesley, Hodges
29 August 1992 Aston VillaH0–218,773
2 September 1992 Tottenham HotspurA0–221,332
5 September 1992 MiddlesbroughA0–215,179
12 September 1992 LiverpoolH1–020,632Littlejohn
19 September 1992 ArsenalH1–119,105Whitehouse
26 September 1992 Ipswich TownA0–016,353
3 October 1992 SouthamptonH2–015,842Whitehouse, Littlejohn
17 October 1992 Leeds UnitedA1–329,706Beesley
24 October 1992 Nottingham ForestH0–019,152
31 October 1992 ChelseaA2–113,763Littlejohn, Deane
8 November 1992 Sheffield WednesdayH1–130,039Littlejohn
21 November 1992 Norwich CityA1–214,874Cork
28 November 1992 Coventry CityH1–115,625Pearce (own goal)
5 December 1992 Crystal PalaceA0–212,361
12 December 1992 EvertonH1–016,266Littlejohn
19 December 1992 Blackburn RoversA0–116,057
26 December 1992 Manchester CityA0–227,455
9 January 1993 ArsenalA1–123,818Littlejohn
16 January 1993 Ipswich TownH3–016,758Deane (3)
27 January 1993 Aston VillaA1–320,266Deane
30 January 1993 Queens Park RangersH1–216,366Hoyland
6 February 1993 Manchester UnitedA1–236,156Carr
9 February 1993 MiddlesbroughH2–015,184Carr, Deane
20 February 1993 WimbledonA0–23,979
22 February 1993 Oldham AthleticH2–014,628Gannon, Littlejohn
27 February 1993 SouthamptonA2–313,814Gayle, Bryson
2 March 1993 Tottenham HotspurH6–016,654Carr, Gray (own goal), Bryson (2), Deane, Rogers
10 March 1993 Norwich CityH0–115,583
20 March 1993 Crystal PalaceH0–118,857
24 March 1993 Coventry CityA3–112,993Whitehouse, Deane, Littlejohn
6 April 1993 Leeds UnitedH2–120,562Rogers, Deane
9 April 1993 Manchester CityH1–118,231Deane
13 April 1993 Oldham AthleticA1–114,795Hoyland
17 April 1993 Blackburn RoversH1–318,186Hodges
21 April 1993 Sheffield WednesdayA1–138,688Deane
1 May 1993 Nottingham ForestA2–026,752Hodges, Gayle
4 May 1993 EvertonA2–015,197Bradshaw, Hodges
8 May 1993 ChelseaH4–224,850Scott, Rogers, Whitehouse (2)

FA Cup

Main article: 1992-93 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1993 BurnleyH2–223,041Hodges, Beesley
R3R12 January 1993 BurnleyA4–219,061Deane (3), Littlejohn
R423 January 1993 Hartlepool UnitedH1–0?Cork
R514 February 1993 Manchester UnitedH2–127,150Hoyland, Hodges
QF6 March 1993 Blackburn RoversA0–06,721
QFR16 March 1993 Blackburn RoversH2–2 (won 5-3 on pens)23,920Ward (2)
SF3 April 1993 Sheffield WednesdayN1–2 (a.e.t.)75,364Cork

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg 22 September 1992 Bristol CityA1–26,922Rogers
R2 Second Leg 7 October 1992 Bristol CityH4–1 (won 5-3 on agg)7,588Bradshaw, Whitehouse, Deane (2)
R328 October 1992 LiverpoolH0–017,856
R3R11 November 1992 LiverpoolA0–317,654

Players

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
Republic of Ireland GK Alan Kelly
England DF Carl Bradshaw
England DF Paul Beesley
England DF Brian Gayle (captain)
Scotland DF Tom Cowan
Wales MF Glyn Hodges
England MF Kevin Gage
England MF Paul Rogers
England MF John Gannon
England FW Brian Deane
England FW Adrian Littlejohn
England FW Alan Cork
England MF Mitch Ward
England DF John Pemberton
England GK Simon Tracey
No. Position Player
England MF Jamie Hoyland
England MF Charlie Hartfield
England DF David Barnes
England MF Dane Whitehouse
Scotland MF Ian Bryson
England MF Franz Carr
England DF Chris Kamara (on loan from Luton Town)
England MF Mike Lake (until November)
England DF Alan McLeary (on loan from Millwall)
England FW Andy Scott
Scotland GK Jim Leighton (on loan from Dundee)
England FW Peter Duffield
England MF John Reed
England DF Ashley Fickling
England DF Dave Walton

Squad statistics

As of the end of the season[3]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF England David Barnes 17 0 13 0 3 0 1 0
DF England Paul Beesley 49 3 39 2 6 1 4 0
DF England Carl Bradshaw 38 2 32 1 2 0 4 1
MF Scotland Ian Bryson 25 3 16 3 6 0 3 0
MF England Franz Carr 12 0 8 0 4 0 0 0
FW England Alan Cork 36 4 27 2 6 2 3 0
DF Scotland Tom Cowan 25 0 21 0 1 0 3 0
FW England Brian Deane 51 19 41 14 6 3 4 2
MF England Kevin Gage 36 0 27 0 6 0 3 0
MF England John Gannon 33 1 27 1 2 0 4 0
DF England Brian Gayle 41 2 31 2 6 0 4 0
MF England Charlie Hartfield 21 0 17 0 3 0 1 0
MF Wales Glyn Hodges 41 6 31 4 7 2 3 0
MF England Jamie Hoyland 30 3 22 2 7 1 1 0
MF England Chris Kamara 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
GK Republic of Ireland Alan Kelly 43 0 33 0 7 0 3 0
MF England Mike Lake 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
MF England Adrian Littlejohn 35 9 27 8 5 1 3 0
DF England Alan McLeary 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF England John Pemberton 23 0 19 0 4 0 0 0
MF England Paul Rogers 34 4 27 3 3 0 4 1
FW England Andy Scott 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
GK England Simon Tracey 11 0 10 0 0 0 1 0
MF England Mitch Ward 31 2 26 0 4 2 1 0
MF England Dane Whitehouse 18 6 14 5 3 0 1 1

References

  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-united/1992-1993/results
  2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/sheffield-united/tab/players/season/1993
  3. Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (1999). A Complete Record of Sheffield United Football Club 1889-1999. Sheffield United. pp. 286–287. ISBN 0-9508588-2-X.
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