1992–93 Watford F.C. season

Watford
1992–93 season
Chairman Jack Petchey
Manager Steve Perryman
Stadium Vicarage Road
First Division 16th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer Furlong (19)
Average home league attendance 8,275

During the 1992–93 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1992–93 season, the Hornets had a satisfying start and by the end of 1992 were in 14th place and 10 points clear of the relegation zone and 5 points adrift of the play-off places but a bad run of 8 defeats in 12 league games saw their play-off chances slip away and saw them stuck in mid-table, finishing in a disappointing 16th place. At the end of the season, Perryman left the club to return to Tottenham Hotspur as assistant manager to Osvaldo Ardiles and Watford appointed Gillingham boss Glenn Roeder as his replacement in a hope to spark a change in the club's fortunes.[1] However, Watford were fined £10,000 for an illegal approach, and ordered to pay Gillingham a further £30,000 in compensation.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1Newcastle United4616615815133734239238+5496
2West Ham United4616525017105831248141+4088
3Portsmouth46192248978832378046+3488
4Tranmere Rovers461544482486924327256+1679
5Swindon Town461553412368933367459+1576
6Leicester City4614544324851028407164+776
7Millwall4614634621410919326553+1270
8Derby County4611210403387828246857+1166
9Grimsby Town4612653325711525325857+164
10Peterborough United4671153026931125375563– 862
11Wolverhampton Wanderers4611663726571120305756+161
12Charlton Athletic4610852819651221274946+361
13Barnsley4612472919551327415660– 460
14Oxford United468782921671024355356– 356
15Bristol City4610762925471220424967– 1856
16Watford468782730661130415771– 1455
17Notts County4610763321291222495570– 1552
18Southend United469863322451421425464– 1052
19Birmingham City4610493032381220405072– 2251
20Luton Town4661342626481122364862– 1451
21Sunderland469683428451416365064– 1450
22Brentford4676102830641324415271– 1949
23Cambridge United4686929323101019374869– 2149
24Bristol Rovers4666113042451425455587– 3241
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference

Key
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
Promoted to FA Premier League
Participated in play-offs
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Watford's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1992MillwallH3–19,745Bazeley, Nogan, Drysdale (pen)
22 August 1992Grimsby TownA2–34,772Furlong, Dublin
25 August 1992Notts CountyA2–16,274Drysdale, Furlong
29 August 1992Derby CountyH0–09,809
5 September 1992West Ham UnitedA1–211,921Furlong
12 September 1992Notts CountyH1–37,077Drysdale
19 September 1992Wolverhampton WanderersA2–213,497Furlong, Nogan
26 September 1992Leicester CityH0–38,715
29 September 1992SunderlandH2–16,263Hessenthaler (2)
3 October 1992Swindon TownA1–37,723Furlong
10 October 1992Bristol RoversH4–27,624Nogan (2), Drysdale (pen), Furlong
17 October 1992BrentfordA1–18,490Nogan
24 October 1992Tranmere RoversH3–26,937Furlong (2), Charlery
31 October 1992Oxford UnitedA1–16,234Furlong
3 November 1992Peterborough UnitedH1–27,016Charlery
7 November 1992BarnsleyA1–06,193Hessenthaler
14 November 1992PortsmouthH0–08,714
21 November 1992Newcastle UnitedA0–228,871
29 November 1992Luton TownA0–28,341
5 December 1992Bristol CityH0–06,746
13 December 1992Charlton AthleticH1–16,541Charlery
19 December 1992Birmingham CityA2–27,182Furlong (2)
26 December 1992Southend UnitedA2–15,769Charlery, Soloman
28 December 1992Cambridge UnitedH2–28,147Willis, Charlery
9 January 1993Wolverhampton WanderersH3–16,845Furlong (2), Nogan
16 January 1993Leicester CityA2–512,854Nogan, Willis
27 January 1993SunderlandA2–114,703Furlong, Willis
30 January 1993Grimsby TownH2–36,613Nogan, Furlong
6 February 1993MillwallA2–58,847Furlong, Nogan
13 February 1993West Ham UnitedH1–213,115Charlery
20 February 1993Derby CountyA2–115,190Furlong, Charlery
27 February 1993Bristol RoversA3–05,702Charlery (2), Nogan
6 March 1993Swindon TownH0–48,791
9 March 1993PortsmouthA0–110,716
13 March 1993BarnsleyH1–25,785Furlong
20 March 1993Bristol CityA1–28,265Charlery
23 March 1993Newcastle UnitedH1–011,634Furlong
27 March 1993Peterborough UnitedA0–07,631
3 April 1993Luton TownH0–010,656
6 April 1993Charlton AthleticA1–36,462(own goal)
10 April 1993Southend UnitedH0–07,198
13 April 1993Cambridge UnitedA1–15,106Nogan
17 April 1993Birmingham CityH1–09,186Charlery
24 April 1993BrentfordH1–09,045Drysdale (pen)
1 May 1993Tranmere RoversA1–28,315Drysdale (pen)
8 May 1993Oxford UnitedH0–18,127

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1993Wolverhampton WanderersH1–412,363Nogan

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg22 September 1992ReadingH2–24,036Furlong (2)
R2 Second Leg7 October 1992ReadingA2–0 (won 4-2 on agg)7,386Drysdale, Lavin
R310 November 1992Leeds UnitedH2–118,035Holdsworth, Drysdale (pen)
R49 December 1992Blackburn RoversA1–613,187Furlong

Anglo-Italian Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
PR Group 51 September 1992Bristol CityA0–13,588
PR Group 515 September 1992Luton TownH0–05,197

Squad

[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
- England GK Perry Suckling
- England DF Keith Dublin
- England DF David Holdsworth
- England DF Jason Soloman
- England DF Jason Drysdale
- England MF Andy Hessenthaler
- England MF Gary Porter
- England FW Paul Furlong
- Wales FW Lee Nogan
- England DF Barry Ashby
- Saint Lucia FW Ken Charlery
- England FW Roger Willis
- Scotland DF Gerard Lavin
No. Position Player
- England MF Trevor Putney
- England DF Darren Bazeley
- England DF Nigel Gibbs
- England GK Simon Sheppard
- England GK Keith Waugh
- England FW Steve Butler
- England DF Julian Alsford
- England MF Jim Meara
- England MF Rod Thomas
- England FW Bruce Dyer
- Australia MF Richard Johnson
- England MF Alex Inglethorpe
- Wales DF Rob Page

References

  1. ↑ Metcalf, Rupert; Cole, Robert (10 July 1993). "Football: Watford turn to Roeder to replace Perryman: Former player takes over at Vicarage Road to dismay of Gillingham". The Independent. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 277. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  3. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/watford/1992-1993/results
  4. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/watford/tab/players/season/1993
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