1992–93 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

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

Charlton Athletic
1992–93 season
ChairmanRoger Alwen
ManagerAlan Curbishley
Steve Gritt
StadiumBoleyn Ground (until 5 December)
The Valley (from 5 December)
First Division12th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Pardew (9)
All: Pardew (10)
Average home league attendance7,005

Season summary

In the 1992–93 campaign, Charlton began the season promisingly and looked good bets for promotion in the new Division One (the new name of the old Second Division following the formation of the Premier League). However, the club was forced to sell players such as Rob Lee to help pay for a return to The Valley, which eventually happened in December 1992.

There was a tragedy at the club late on in the season when defender Tommy Caton, who had been out of action due to injury since January 1991, announced his retirement from playing on medical advice in March 1993 having failed to recover full fitness, and he died suddenly at the end of the following month at the age of 30.[1]

Final league table
Main article: 1992–93 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Peterborough United 46 16 14 16 55 63 −8 62
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 16 13 17 57 56 +1 61
12 Charlton Athletic 46 16 13 17 49 46 +3 61
13 Barnsley 46 17 9 20 56 60 −4 60
14 Oxford United 46 14 14 18 53 56 −3 56
Source: [2]

Results

Charlton Athletic's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1992Grimsby TownH3–14,823Nelson, Leaburn, Dyer
18 August 1992Cambridge UnitedA1–05,094Pardew
22 August 1992West Ham UnitedA1–017,054Pardew
25 August 1992Bristol RoversH4–14,719Lee, Dyer, Pardew (2, 1 pen)
29 August 1992Luton TownH0–06,291
5 September 1992SunderlandA2–017,954Butcher (own goal), Bennett (own goal)
12 September 1992Cambridge UnitedH0–05,836
18 September 1992Tranmere RoversA0–06,055
26 September 1992Swindon TownH2–06,742Minto, Grant
3 October 1992Southend UnitedH1–16,399Grant
10 October 1992Bristol CityA1–29,282Leaburn
18 October 1992MillwallH0–27,527
24 October 1992Derby CountyA3–415,482Pardew (2), Robinson
1 November 1992Birmingham CityH0–04,445
4 November 1992Leicester CityH2–04,213Nelson (2)
7 November 1992BrentfordA0–29,354
14 November 1992Newcastle UnitedH1–312,945Nelson
22 November 1992Wolverhampton WanderersA1–210,593Bumstead
28 November 1992BarnsleyA0–15,851
5 December 1992PortsmouthH1–08,337Walsh
13 December 1992WatfordA1–16,475Robinson
19 December 1992Oxford UnitedH1–17,287Bumstead
26 December 1992West Ham UnitedH1–18,337Bumstead
28 December 1992Peterborough UnitedA1–18,931Garland
9 January 1993Tranmere RoversH2–28,337Balmer, Leaburn
16 January 1993Swindon TownA2–28,605Nelson, Dyer
27 January 1993Bristol RoversA2–05,096Pardew (2)
30 January 1993Notts CountyH2–18,337Dyer, Pardew (pen)
6 February 1993Grimsby TownA0–15,403
13 February 1993SunderlandH0–18,151
20 February 1993Luton TownA0–18,443
27 February 1993Bristol CityH2–17,351Gorman, Gatting
6 March 1993Southend UnitedA2–05,804Webster, Leaburn
10 March 1993Newcastle UnitedA2–229,582Nelson, Leaburn
13 March 1993BrentfordH1–07,194Pitcher
20 March 1993PortsmouthA0–112,854
23 March 1993Wolverhampton WanderersH0–17,852
27 March 1993Leicester CityA1–317,290Dyer
3 April 1993BarnsleyH0–06,154
6 April 1993WatfordH3–16,375Webster, Balmer, Gatting
10 April 1993Notts CountyA0–26,202
12 April 1993Peterborough UnitedH0–16,721
17 April 1993Oxford UnitedA1–05,121Dyer
24 April 1993MillwallA0–110,159
1 May 1993Derby CountyH2–17,802Pitcher, Gorman
8 May 1993Birmingham CityA0–122,234

FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1993Leeds UnitedA1–121,287Nelson
R3R23 January 1993Leeds UnitedH1–38,337Pitcher (pen)

League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg22 September 1992BuryA0–02,393
R2 Second Leg7 October 1992BuryH0–1 (lost 0-1 on agg)2,083

Anglo-Italian Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
PR Group 62 September 1992MillwallA2–13,975Barness, Pardew
PR Group 615 September 1992PortsmouthH1–31,853Leaburn

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[4]

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

No. Position Player
- GK Bob Bolder
- DF Steve Brown
- DF Stuart Balmer
- DF Simon Webster
- DF Scott Minto
- MF John Robinson[notes 1]
- MF Colin Walsh
- MF Darren Pitcher
- MF Alan Pardew
- FW Carl Leaburn
- FW Garry Nelson
- FW Kim Grant
- DF Steve Gatting
- MF Peter Garland
- DF Alex Dyer
- GK Mike Salmon
No. Position Player
- FW Paul Gorman
- MF Steve Gritt (player-manager)
- MF Alan Curbishley (player-manager)
- MF John Bumstead
- MF Paul Bacon
- MF Rob Lee
- DF Anthony Barness
- MF Scott Houghton (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
- FW Lee Power[notes 2] (on loan from Norwich City)
- DF Paul Sturgess
- MF Paul Linger
- DF Linvoy Primus
- MF Danny Warden
- DF Jermaine Darlington
- GK Lee Harrison

References
  1. "Caton dies aged 30". The Independent. 1 May 1993. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. "England 1992–93". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.11v11.com/teams/charlton-athletic/tab/players/season/1993

Notes
  1. Robinson was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1995.
  2. Power was born in Lewisham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 and B level.
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