1992–93 Sheffield United F.C. season
1992–93 season | |||
Chairman |
Paul Woolhouse (until October) Alan Laver (from October) | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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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 | 65 | −4 | 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 | 66 | −6 | 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 | 54 | −3 | 56 | |
12 | Wimbledon | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 54 | |
13 | Everton | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 53 | |
14 | Sheffield United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 52 | |
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 | |
20 | Crystal Palace (R) | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 49 | Relegation to 1993–94 Football League First Division |
21 | Middlesbrough (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 44 | |
22 | Nottingham Forest (R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 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
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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15 August 1992 | Manchester United | H | 2–1 | 28,070 | Deane (2, 1 pen) |
19 August 1992 | Liverpool | A | 1–2 | 33,107 | Deane |
22 August 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–3 | 10,932 | Cork, Deane |
25 August 1992 | Wimbledon | H | 2–2 | 15,463 | Beesley, Hodges |
29 August 1992 | Aston Villa | H | 0–2 | 18,773 | |
2 September 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–2 | 21,332 | |
5 September 1992 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–2 | 15,179 | |
12 September 1992 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 | 20,632 | Littlejohn |
19 September 1992 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | 19,105 | Whitehouse |
26 September 1992 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–0 | 16,353 | |
3 October 1992 | Southampton | H | 2–0 | 15,842 | Whitehouse, Littlejohn |
17 October 1992 | Leeds United | A | 1–3 | 29,706 | Beesley |
24 October 1992 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–0 | 19,152 | |
31 October 1992 | Chelsea | A | 2–1 | 13,763 | Littlejohn, Deane |
8 November 1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 30,039 | Littlejohn |
21 November 1992 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | 14,874 | Cork |
28 November 1992 | Coventry City | H | 1–1 | 15,625 | Pearce (own goal) |
5 December 1992 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–2 | 12,361 | |
12 December 1992 | Everton | H | 1–0 | 16,266 | Littlejohn |
19 December 1992 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–1 | 16,057 | |
26 December 1992 | Manchester City | A | 0–2 | 27,455 | |
9 January 1993 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | 23,818 | Littlejohn |
16 January 1993 | Ipswich Town | H | 3–0 | 16,758 | Deane (3) |
27 January 1993 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | 20,266 | Deane |
30 January 1993 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–2 | 16,366 | Hoyland |
6 February 1993 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 | 36,156 | Carr |
9 February 1993 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 | 15,184 | Carr, Deane |
20 February 1993 | Wimbledon | A | 0–2 | 3,979 | |
22 February 1993 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–0 | 14,628 | Gannon, Littlejohn |
27 February 1993 | Southampton | A | 2–3 | 13,814 | Gayle, Bryson |
2 March 1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 6–0 | 16,654 | Carr, Gray (own goal), Bryson (2), Deane, Rogers |
10 March 1993 | Norwich City | H | 0–1 | 15,583 | |
20 March 1993 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–1 | 18,857 | |
24 March 1993 | Coventry City | A | 3–1 | 12,993 | Whitehouse, Deane, Littlejohn |
6 April 1993 | Leeds United | H | 2–1 | 20,562 | Rogers, Deane |
9 April 1993 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | 18,231 | Deane |
13 April 1993 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–1 | 14,795 | Hoyland |
17 April 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–3 | 18,186 | Hodges |
21 April 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | 38,688 | Deane |
1 May 1993 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–0 | 26,752 | Hodges, Gayle |
4 May 1993 | Everton | A | 2–0 | 15,197 | Bradshaw, Hodges |
8 May 1993 | Chelsea | H | 4–2 | 24,850 | Scott, Rogers, Whitehouse (2) |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 2 January 1993 | Burnley | H | 2–2 | 23,041 | Hodges, Beesley |
R3R | 12 January 1993 | Burnley | A | 4–2 | 19,061 | Deane (3), Littlejohn |
R4 | 23 January 1993 | Hartlepool United | H | 1–0 | ? | Cork |
R5 | 14 February 1993 | Manchester United | H | 2–1 | 27,150 | Hoyland, Hodges |
QF | 6 March 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–0 | 6,721 | |
QFR | 16 March 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–2 (won 5-3 on pens) | 23,920 | Ward (2) |
SF | 3 April 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | N | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 75,364 | Cork |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R2 First Leg | 22 September 1992 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | 6,922 | Rogers |
R2 Second Leg | 7 October 1992 | Bristol City | H | 4–1 (won 5-3 on agg) | 7,588 | Bradshaw, Whitehouse, Deane (2) |
R3 | 28 October 1992 | Liverpool | H | 0–0 | 17,856 | |
R3R | 11 November 1992 | Liverpool | A | 0–3 | 17,654 |
Players
Squad
[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Squad statistics
- As of the end of the season[3]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
DF | David Barnes | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Paul Beesley | 49 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
DF | Carl Bradshaw | 38 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
MF | Ian Bryson | 25 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | Franz Carr | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Alan Cork | 36 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | Tom Cowan | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | Brian Deane | 51 | 19 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
MF | Kevin Gage | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | John Gannon | 33 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
DF | Brian Gayle | 41 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
MF | Charlie Hartfield | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Glyn Hodges | 41 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | Jamie Hoyland | 30 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Chris Kamara | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
GK | Alan Kelly | 43 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | Mike Lake | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Adrian Littlejohn | 35 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | Alan McLeary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | John Pemberton | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Paul Rogers | 34 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
FW | Andy Scott | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
GK | Simon Tracey | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Mitch Ward | 31 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Dane Whitehouse | 18 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-united/1992-1993/results
- ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/sheffield-united/tab/players/season/1993
- ↑ 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.