1992–93 Derby County F.C. season

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

Derby County
1992–93 season
ChairmanLionel Pickering
ManagerArthur Cox
StadiumBaseball Ground
First Division8th
FA CupQuarter finals
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gabbiadini (19)
All: Kitson (25)
Average home league attendance15,020

Season summary

Despite the addition of Craig Short for £2.5m from Notts County – a record for a team outside of the top flight and for a defender at any level – the club could only an 8th-placed finish in the 1992–93 Division One table, largely as a result of taking three points from their opening 7 fixtures, missing out on the playoffs altogether. Whilst the club did manage a trip to Wembley for the first time in nearly 20 years – reaching the final of the Anglo-Italian Cup, where they lost 1–3 to Cremonese – and recorded a club record 7 consecutive away league wins, starting with a 3–1 win at Cambridge United on 3 October 1992 and ending with a 2–1 defeat at Brentford on Boxing Day, 1992, the season was seen as something of a disappointment considering the amount of money spent and the players available to the club.

The Anglo Italian cup run, coupled with extended interest in the Coca-Cola Cup (where they took Arsenal to a third round replay) and reaching the FA Cup Quarter-finals for the first time in 9 years, taking Sheffield Wednesday to a replay after a 3–3 draw at The Baseball Ground; a match named by the Daily Mail online as the 28th greatest in the competition's history,[1] meant the cup took part in 64 matches between 15 August 1992 and 8 May 1993, a new club record with Paul Kitson taking part in 61 of them and finishing the season as leading scorer, with 24 goals in all competitions.

Final league table
Main article: 1992–93 Football League
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

Derby County's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1992Peterborough UnitedA0–19,955
22 August 1992Newcastle UnitedH1–217,522Pembridge
26 August 1992Leicester CityA2–317,739Simpson (2)
29 August 1992WatfordA0–09,809
6 September 1992Bristol CityH3–412,738Simpson (3)
12 September 1992BarnsleyA1–18,412Kitson
20 September 1992West Ham UnitedA1–111,493Miklosko (own goal)
26 September 1992Southend UnitedH2–015,172Gabbiadini, Simpson (pen)
3 October 1992Cambridge UnitedA3–16,170Gabbiadini, Simpson (2, 1 pen)
11 October 1992Oxford UnitedH0–114,249
17 October 1992Luton TownA3–18,848Johnson, Kitson (2)
24 October 1992Charlton AthleticH4–315,482Pembridge, Minto (own goal), Gabbiadini, Simpson
31 October 1992Wolverhampton WanderersA2–017,270Short, Kitson
3 November 1992Notts CountyA2–015,267Pembridge, Kitson
7 November 1992MillwallH1–217,087Pembridge
14 November 1992Bristol RoversA2–16,668Johnson, Kitson
21 November 1992SunderlandH0–117,581
28 November 1992Tranmere RoversH1–215,665Kitson
6 December 1992Swindon TownA4–28,924Kuhl, Pembridge, Johnson, McMinn
12 December 1992Birmingham CityH3–116,662Johnson, Kitson, Williams
20 December 1992Grimsby TownA2–06,475Johnson, Kitson
26 December 1992BrentfordA1–210,226Kitson
28 December 1992PortsmouthH2–421,478Johnson, Kitson
10 January 1993West Ham UnitedH0–213,737
16 January 1993Southend UnitedA0–04,243
31 January 1993Newcastle UnitedA1–127,285Johnson
6 February 1993Peterborough UnitedH2–316,062Kitson (2)
10 February 1993BarnsleyH3–013,096Gabbiadini, Kitson, Williams
20 February 1993WatfordH1–215,190Pembridge
24 February 1993Leicester CityH2–017,509Gabbiadini, Forsyth
27 February 1993Oxford UnitedA1–07,456Williams
3 March 1993Cambridge UnitedH0–014,106
10 March 1993Bristol RoversH3–113,294Gabbiadini, Short, Williams
13 March 1993MillwallA0–19,365
21 March 1993Swindon TownH2–112,166Pembridge (pen), Kitson
24 March 1993SunderlandA0–117,246
2 April 1993Tranmere RoversA1–27,774Simpson
6 April 1993Birmingham CityA1–115,424Johnson
10 April 1993BrentfordH3–212,366Gabbiadini, Kitson, Simpson
12 April 1993PortsmouthA0–323,805
17 April 1993Grimsby TownH2–112,428Kitson, Simpson
20 April 1993Bristol CityA0–08,869
24 April 1993Luton TownH1–113,741Short
1 May 1993Charlton AthleticA1–27,802Gabbiadini
5 May 1993Notts CountyH2–013,326Pembridge (pen), McMinn
8 May 1993Wolverhampton WanderersH2–015,083Gabbiadini, Hayward

FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1993Stockport CountyH2–117,960Short, Miller (own goal)
R423 January 1993Luton TownA5–19,170Short, Pembridge (3), Gabbiadini
R513 February 1993Bolton WanderersH3–120,289Short (2), Williams
QF8 March 1993Sheffield WednesdayH3–322,511Nicholson, Gabbiadini, Kitson
QFR17 March 1993Sheffield WednesdayA0–132,033

League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg23 September 1992Southend UnitedA0–12,492
R2 Second Leg7 October 1992Southend UnitedH7–0 (won 7-1 on agg)13,328Kitson (2), Martin (own goal), Johnson, Gabbiadini (2), Simpson
R328 October 1992ArsenalH1–122,208Simpson (pen)
R3R1 December 1992ArsenalA1–224,588Pembridge (pen)

Anglo-Italian Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
PR Group 12 September 1992Notts CountyH4–26,767Kitson, Pembridge, Simpson, Gabbiadini
PR Group 129 September 1992BarnsleyA2–13,960Pembridge, Goulooze
Group B11 November 1992Pisa S.C.H3–08,067Johnson, Forsyth, Pembridge
Group B24 November 1992Cosenza 1914A3–04,269Comyn, Kitson, Gabbiadini
Group B8 December 1992U.S. CremoneseH1–37,240Kitson
Group B16 December 1992A.C. ReggianaA3–0598Kitson, Pembridge, Gabbiadini
SF First Leg27 January 1993BrentfordA4–35,227Patterson (2), Gabbiadini, Kitson
SF Second Leg3 February 1993BrentfordH1–2 (won on away goals)14,494Gabbiadini
F27 March 1993U.S. CremoneseN1–337,024Gabbiadini

Players

First-team squad
The following players all played for the first-team this season.[3]

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

No. Position Player
GK Steve Sutton
GK Martin Taylor
DF Simon Coleman
DF Andy Comyn
DF Michael Forsyth
DF Jason Kavanagh
DF Shane Nicholson
DF Mark Patterson
DF Steve Round
DF Craig Short
DF Darren Wassall
DF Paul Williams
MF Steve Hayward
No. Position Player
MF Martin Kuhl
MF Gary Micklewhite
MF Craig Ramage
MF Paul Simpson
MF Mark Pembridge
MF Ted McMinn
MF Richard Goulooze
FW Marco Gabbiadini
FW Tommy Johnson
FW Paul Kitson
FW Mark Stallard
FW Dean Sturridge

Reserve team
The following players did not appear for the first team this season.

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

No. Position Player
MF Lee Carsley[notes 1]
MF Martyn Chalk
No. Position Player
MF Tom Curtis
FW Stewart Hadley

References
  1. "THE LIST: Sportsmail's top 50 FA Cup matches of all time – Nos 30–21". London: The Daily Mail Online. 12 February 2010.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.11v11.com/teams/derby-county/tab/players/season/1993

Notes
  1. Carsley was born in Birmingham, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Ireland in October 1997.
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