1992–93 FA Premier League

Premier League
Season 1992–93
Champions Manchester United
1st Premier League title
8th English title
Relegated Crystal Palace
Middlesbrough
Nottingham Forest
Champions League Manchester United
Cup Winners' Cup Arsenal
UEFA Cup Aston Villa
Norwich City
Goals scored 1,222
Average goals/game 2.65
Top goalscorer Teddy Sheringham (22)
Biggest home win Blackburn Rovers 7–1 Norwich City
(3 October 1992)
Sheffield United 6–0 Tottenham Hotspur
(2 March 1993)
Biggest away win Manchester United 0–3 Everton
(19 August 1992)
Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Manchester City
(5 September 1992)
Leeds United 1–4 Nottingham Forest
(5 December 1992)
Blackburn Rovers 2–5 Coventry City
(26 January 1993)
Nottingham Forest 0–3 Norwich City
(17 March 1993)
Queens Park Rangers 0–3 Blackburn Rovers
(24 March 1993)
Manchester City 2–5 Everton
(8 May 1993)
Highest scoring Oldham Athletic 5–3 Nottingham Forest
(22 August 1992)
Blackburn Rovers 7–1 Norwich City
(3 October 1992)
Oldham Athletic 6–2 Wimbledon
(3 April 1993)
Everton 3–5 Queens Park Rangers
(12 April 1993)
Liverpool 6–2 Tottenham Hotspur
(8 May 1993)
Longest winning run 7 games[1]
Manchester United
Sheffield Wednesday
Longest unbeaten run 11 games[1]
Manchester United
Longest winless run 13 games[1]
Ipswich Town
Longest losing run 6 games[1]
Nottingham Forest
Highest attendance 44,619
Liverpool v Everton
(20 March 1993)
Lowest attendance 3,039
Wimbledon v Everton
(26 January 1993)

The 1992–93 FA Premier League was the inaugural season of the Premier League, the top division of English football. The season began on 15 August 1992 and ended on 11 May 1993. The league was made up of the 22 clubs that broke away from The Football League at the end of the 1991–92 season. The new league was backed up by a five-year, £305 million deal with Sky to televise Premier League matches. In concept, the Premier League was identical to the old First Division of the Football League, which was now reduced to three divisions.

Overview

Background

In May 1992, the breakaway league signed a broadcasting rights contract with Sky and the BBC valued at £304 million, the largest such agreement in the history of British sport.[2] The league's executive committee was unable, however, to secure title sponsorship for the new competition after eight clubs blocked a proposed £13 million deal with brewers Bass.[3] Nonetheless, clubs began to utilise their dramatically increased wealth to fund a series of high-profile transfers.[4]

Although the idea of a super league had been mentioned by football's governing bodies and evaluated by the media since the mid 1980s, plans for a new Premier League of 22 clubs were first unveiled by the Football Association in October 1990, and included in the Football Association's Blueprint for the Future of Football, published in June 1991.[5] The majority of First Division clubs, particularly long-established top clubs including Arsenal and Manchester United, were in favour of a breakaway from the Football League, although Football League president Bill Fox criticised the planned Premier League as an attempt by the Football Association to "hijack" the First Division.

Shortly before the season began, newly promoted Blackburn Rovers signed Southampton's 21-year-old England international striker Alan Shearer for a new British record fee variously reported as £3.3 million,[6] £3.4 million,[7] or £3.6 million.[8] Several other players moved for fees of £2 million or more, including Arsenal's David Rocastle, who joined Leeds United,[9] Dean Saunders, who moved from Liverpool to Aston Villa,[10] and Teddy Sheringham, who left Nottingham Forest for Tottenham Hotspur.[11]

The structure of the new league was identical to that of the previous season's Football League First Division, comprising 22 teams, with each playing the other 21 twice for a total of 42 matches. Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough had been promoted from the old Second Division as champions and runners-up respectively, and Blackburn Rovers took the third promotion place after winning the 1991–92 Second Division playoff.[12]

Season summary

The first Premier League title went to Manchester United, the club's first title for 26 years. Their title was achieved with a 10-point lead over runners-up Aston Villa. Norwich City led the table for much of the season, but their challenge faded in the final weeks of the season and were out of contention three games before the season was over after they lost 3–1 to Ipswich Town. Norwich did however finish in third place, achieving European qualification in Mike Walker's debut season as manager. Blackburn, in the top division for the first time in almost 30 years, finished in fourth place, also taking the lead of the league early in the season but suffering a shortage of goals after 16-goal Alan Shearer was injured just after Christmas. The title race after Christmas was largely between the clubs who finished in the top four after early challenges from likes of Arsenal, Coventry City, and QPR were not sustained.

Nottingham Forest's league form had suffered through the sale of key players like Des Walker and Teddy Sheringham, and they were bottom of the Premier League for much of the 1992–93 season. Their relegation was confirmed in early May when they lost to Sheffield United, and manager Brian Clough announced his retirement after 18 years as manager, which had yielded one league title, two European Cups and four League Cups. Next to go were newly promoted Middlesbrough, who fell from mid-table at Christmas to go down in second from bottom place. Last to go down were Crystal Palace, who failed to win their final game of the season which would have instead consigned Oldham Athletic to the final relegation place.[13]

Title holders Leeds United finished 17th, which became one of the worst-ever title defences in the English top flight.[14]

Managerial changes

The only manager to be dismissed from his job during the season was Chelsea's Ian Porterfield, who was sacked in February after a string of poor results. Club chairman Ken Bates replaced him on a temporary basis with David Webb, a former Chelsea player who scored the winning goal for the club in the 1970 FA Cup Final.[15] At the end of the season, Bates opted not to offer a longer contract to Webb and instead appointed former Swindon Town manager Glenn Hoddle.[16][17]

Three other managers left their jobs at the end of the season. Crystal Palace manager Steve Coppell resigned after his side's relegation from the Premier League and was succeeded by Alan Smith.[18] Brian Clough retired after 18 years in charge of Nottingham Forest. Frank Clark, who had played in Forest's 1979 European Cup victory, resigned from his job as managing director of Leyton Orient to replace him.[19] Following a power struggle between chief executive Terry Venables and majority shareholder Alan Sugar, Tottenham Hotspur appointed one of the club's former players, Osvaldo Ardiles, as manager, replacing Doug Livermore, who had fulfilled the same role but had been designated "first team coach".[20][21][22]

The top scorer in the new Premier League was Teddy Sheringham, who found the net for Nottingham Forest in their opening game of the season before being sold to Tottenham Hotspur, scoring a further 21 goals for the North London side in the league. PFA Player of the Year was Paul McGrath of Aston Villa. FWA Player of the Year was Chris Waddle, who helped Sheffield Wednesday achieve runners-up spot in both of the cups after ending his three-year spell in France. PFA Young Player of the Year was Ryan Giggs, who won the award for the second year running, and also picked up a league title medal with Manchester United.

Personnel and kits

Greater London Premier League football clubs

(as of 9 May 1993)

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arsenal Scotland George Graham England Tony Adams Adidas JVC
Aston Villa England Ron Atkinson England Kevin Richardson Umbro Mita Copiers
Blackburn Rovers Scotland Kenny Dalglish England Tim Sherwood Asics McEwan's Lager
Chelsea England David Webb Republic of Ireland Andy Townsend Umbro Commodore International
Coventry City England Bobby Gould England Brian Borrows Ribero Peugeot
Crystal Palace England Steve Coppell England Geoff Thomas Bukta (until December)
Ribero (from December)
Tulip Computers NV
Everton England Howard Kendall England Dave Watson Umbro NEC
Ipswich Town England John Lyall Scotland John Wark Umbro Fisons
Leeds United England Howard Wilkinson Scotland Gordon Strachan Admiral Admiral
Liverpool Scotland Graeme Souness England Mark Wright Adidas Carlsberg
Manchester City England Peter Reid Republic of Ireland Terry Phelan Umbro Brother Industries
Manchester United Scotland Alex Ferguson England Bryan Robson Umbro Sharp
Middlesbrough England Lennie Lawrence Republic of Ireland Alan Kernaghan Admiral Imperial Chemical Industries
Norwich City Wales Mike Walker England Ian Butterworth Ribero Norwich and Peterborough
Nottingham Forest England Brian Clough England Stuart Pearce Umbro Shipstones (home), Labatts (away)
Oldham Athletic England Joe Royle Republic of Ireland Mike Milligan Umbro JD Sports
Queens Park Rangers England Gerry Francis Northern Ireland Alan McDonald Brooks Running Classic FM
Sheffield United England Dave Bassett England Brian Gayle Umbro Laver
Sheffield Wednesday England Trevor Francis England Nigel Pearson Umbro Sanderson
Southampton England Ian Branfoot England Matt Le Tissier Admiral Draper Tools
Tottenham Hotspur England Doug Livermore
England Ray Clemence
England Gary Mabbutt Umbro Holsten
Wimbledon Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear England John Scales Admiral No sponsor

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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
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
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Since Arsenal qualified for UEFA Cup as League Cup winners, the UEFA Cup berth reverted to the league and was awarded to Norwich City.
  2. Arsenal qualified by winning the FA Cup, thus defaulted their UEFA Cup spot.

Results table

Home \ Away[1] ARS AST BLBCHECOVCRYEVEIPSLEELIVMCIMUNMIDNWCNOTOLDQPRSHUSHWSOUTOTWDN
Arsenal 01 01 21 30 30 20 00 00 01 10 01 11 24 11 20 00 11 21 43 13 01
Aston Villa 10 00 13 00 30 21 20 11 42 31 10 51 23 21 01 20 31 20 11 00 10
Blackburn Rovers 10 30 20 25 12 23 21 31 41 10 00 11 71 41 20 10 10 10 00 02 00
Chelsea 10 01 00 21 31 21 21 10 00 24 11 40 23 00 11 10 12 02 11 11 42
Coventry City 02 30 02 12 22 01 22 33 51 23 01 21 11 01 30 01 13 10 20 10 02
Crystal Palace 12 10 33 11 00 02 31 10 11 00 02 41 12 11 22 11 20 11 12 13 20
Everton 00 10 21 01 11 02 30 20 21 13 02 22 01 30 22 35 02 11 21 12 00
Ipswich Town 12 11 21 11 00 22 10 42 22 31 21 01 31 21 12 11 00 01 00 11 21
Leeds United 30 11 52 11 22 00 20 10 22 10 00 30 00 14 20 11 31 31 21 50 21
Liverpool 02 12 21 21 40 50 10 00 20 11 12 41 41 00 10 10 21 10 11 62 23
Manchester City 01 11 32 01 10 00 25 31 40 11 11 01 31 22 33 11 20 12 10 01 11
Manchester United 00 11 31 30 50 10 03 11 20 22 21 30 10 20 30 00 21 21 21 41 01
Middlesbrough 10 23 32 00 02 01 12 22 41 12 20 11 33 12 23 01 20 11 21 30 20
Norwich City 11 10 00 21 11 42 11 02 42 10 21 13 11 31 10 21 21 10 10 00 21
Nottingham Forest 01 01 13 30 11 11 01 01 11 10 02 02 10 03 20 10 02 12 12 21 11
Oldham Athletic 01 11 01 31 01 11 10 42 22 32 01 10 41 23 53 22 11 11 43 21 62
Queens Park Rangers 00 21 03 11 20 13 42 00 21 01 11 13 33 31 43 32 32 31 31 41 12
Sheffield United 11 02 13 42 11 01 10 30 21 10 11 21 20 01 00 20 12 11 20 60 22
Sheffield Wednesday 10 12 00 33 12 21 31 11 11 11 03 33 23 10 20 21 10 11 52 20 11
Southampton 20 20 11 10 22 10 00 43 11 21 01 01 21 30 12 10 12 32 12 00 22
Tottenham Hotspur 10 00 12 12 02 22 21 02 40 20 31 11 22 51 21 41 32 20 02 42 11
Wimbledon 32 23 11 00 12 40 13 01 10 20 01 12 20 30 10 52 02 20 11 12 11

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Individual awards

The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) presented its annual Players' Player of the Year award to Paul McGrath, a veteran central defender who contributed to Aston Villa's second-place finish in the Premier League. Manchester United's Paul Ince came second and Blackburn's Alan Shearer third.[23] The Young Player of the Year award was given to Ryan Giggs, the 19-year-old Manchester United left winger who had also won the award in the previous season. Giggs, who finished ahead of Tottenham's Nick Barmby and Nottingham Forest's Roy Keane, became the first player to win the award more than once.[23]

The Football Writers' Association (the FWA) chose Chris Waddle as its Footballer of the Year.[24] Waddle, who made his return to English football with Sheffield Wednesday after three years in France with Olympique Marseille, became the first Wednesday player to win the award in its 45-year history. McGrath and Giggs finished in second and joint third place respectively in the writers' poll.[25]

The PFA also selected eleven players to form its Team of the Year. The team included four Manchester United players (Giggs, Ince, Peter Schmeichel and Gary Pallister) and two from Leeds United (Tony Dorigo and Gary Speed). The other members of the team were McGrath, Keane, Shearer, David Bardsley (Queens Park Rangers) and Ian Wright (Arsenal).[23] The Manager of the Year award, chosen by a panel representing football's governing body, the media, and fans, was given to Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.[26] The newly formed League Managers Association also presented its own 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 Dave Bassett of Sheffield United.[26]

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Teddy Sheringham was the top scorer in the inaugural Premier League season.

The top goalscorer in the Premier League's inaugural season was Teddy Sheringham, who scored one goal for Nottingham Forest before his early-season transfer followed by 21 for Tottenham Hotspur for a total of 22.[27] Alan Shearer had scored 16 goals by Christmas before suffering a season-ending injury.

Rank Player Club Goals[28]
1 England Teddy Sheringham Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur
22
2 England Les Ferdinand Queens Park Rangers 20
3 England Dean Holdsworth Wimbledon 19
4 England Micky Quinn Coventry City 17
5 England Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers 16
England David White Manchester City 16
7 England Chris Armstrong Crystal Palace 15
France Eric Cantona Leeds United
Manchester United
15
England Brian Deane Sheffield United 15
Wales Mark Hughes Manchester United 15
England Matt Le Tissier Southampton 15
England Mark Robins Norwich City 15
England Ian Wright Arsenal 15

Hat-tricks

Eric Cantona scored the first ever Premier League hat-trick, in a 5–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur. In addition, he also assisted 16 goals for Leeds United and Manchester United over the season.
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
France Eric CantonaLeeds UnitedTottenham Hotspur5–0 (H)25 August 1992[29]
England Mark RobinsNorwich CityOldham Athletic3–2 (A)8 November 1992[30]
Scotland John HendrieMiddlesbroughBlackburn Rovers3–2 (H)5 December 1992[31]
England Andy SintonQueens Park RangersEverton4–2 (H)28 December 1992[32]
England Brian DeaneSheffield UnitedIpswich Town3–0 (H)17 January 1993[33]
England Teddy SheringhamTottenham HotspurLeeds United4–0 (H)22 February 1993[34]
Scotland Gordon StrachanLeeds UnitedBlackburn Rovers5–2 (H)10 April 1993[35]
England Les FerdinandQueens Park RangersNottingham Forest3–4 (A)10 April 1993[36]
England Chris Bart-WilliamsSheffield WednesdaySouthampton5–2 (H)12 April 1993[37]
England Les FerdinandQueens Park RangersEverton3–5 (A)12 April 1993[38]
England Chris SuttonNorwich CityLeeds United4–2 (H)14 April 1993[39]
England Mark WaltersLiverpoolCoventry City4–0 (H)17 April 1993[40]
England Rod WallaceLeeds UnitedCoventry City3–3 (A)8 May 1993[41]
Guernsey Matt Le TissierSouthamptonOldham Athletic3–4 (A)8 May 1993[42]
Note: (H) – Home; (A) – Away

Top assists

Rank Player Club Assists[43]
1 France Eric Cantona Leeds United
Manchester United
16
2 England Darren Anderton Tottenham Hotspur 11
Guernsey Matt Le Tissier Southampton
Republic of Ireland Niall Quinn Manchester City
5 England Brian Deane Sheffield United 10
England Jason Wilcox Blackburn Rovers
7 England Jason Dozzell Ipswich Town 9
England Rick Holden Manchester City
England Lee Sharpe Manchester United
England Teddy Sheringham Tottenham Hotspur
England Andy Sinton Queens Park Rangers
England Ian Woan Nottingham Forest

See also

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