1992–93 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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

Sunderland
1992–93 season
ChairmanBob Murray
ManagerMalcolm Crosby (until 1 February)
Bobby Ferguson (caretaker until 5 February)
Terry Butcher (from 5 February)
StadiumRoker Park
First Division21st
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Goodman (16)
All: Goodman (17)
Average home league attendance17,258

Season summary

In the 1992–93 season and despite guiding the Black Cats to an FA Cup final the previous season, Crosby failed to inspire Sunderland in the league, and he was sacked in February 1993 to be replaced by Terry Butcher.[1]

Butcher managed to achieve survival for Sunderland finishing one point above the relegation zone, despite winning only 5 of their final 18 league games.

Final league table
Main article: 1992–93 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
19 Birmingham City 46 13 12 21 50 72 −22 51
20 Luton Town 46 10 21 15 48 62 −14 51
21 Sunderland 46 13 11 22 50 64 −14 50
22 Brentford 46 13 10 23 52 71 −19 49 Relegated
23 Cambridge United 46 11 16 19 48 69 −21 49
Source: [2]

Results

Sunderland's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1992Swindon TownA0–111,094
22 August 1992Tranmere RoversH1–016,667Cunnington
29 August 1992Bristol CityA0–014,076
5 September 1992Charlton AthleticH0–217,954
12 September 1992Oxford UnitedA1–06,003Rush
19 September 1992Cambridge UnitedA1–25,383Rush
26 September 1992Bristol RoversH1–115,593Byrne
29 September 1992WatfordA1–26,263Goodman
3 October 1992MillwallH2–014,871Goodman (2)
11 October 1992West Ham UnitedA0–610,326
18 October 1992Newcastle UnitedH1–228,098Armstrong
24 October 1992PortsmouthA0–210,689
31 October 1992Notts CountyH2–215,473Owers, Ball
3 November 1992Wolverhampton WanderersH2–015,144Cunnington, Goodman
7 November 1992Peterborough UnitedA2–58,193Davenport (pen), Rush
15 November 1992Leicester CityH1–214,945Davenport
21 November 1992Derby CountyA1–017,581Goodman
28 November 1992Southend UnitedA1–04,584Sampson
5 December 1992BarnsleyH2–117,395Gray, Cunnington
12 December 1992BrentfordH1–316,972Cunnington
19 December 1992Luton TownA0–08,286
28 December 1992Grimsby TownH2–020,771Goodman, Rush
9 January 1993Cambridge UnitedH3–316,778Mooney, Rush, Atkinson
16 January 1993Bristol RoversA2–26,140Rush, Cunnington
27 January 1993WatfordH1–214,703Ball
6 February 1993Swindon TownH0–117,234
9 February 1993Oxford UnitedH2–013,314Goodman (pen), Gray
13 February 1993Charlton AthleticA1–08,151Goodman (pen)
20 February 1993Bristol CityH0–017,122
27 February 1993West Ham UnitedH0–019,068
6 March 1993MillwallA0–08,761
10 March 1993Leicester CityA2–315,609Goodman, Armstrong
13 March 1993Peterborough UnitedH3–018,372Davenport, Goodman, Cunnington
16 March 1993Birmingham CityA0–110,934
21 March 1993BarnsleyA0–27,278
24 March 1993Derby CountyH1–017,246Cunnington
27 March 1993Wolverhampton WanderersA1–212,731Harford
3 April 1993Southend UnitedH2–415,071Harford, Goodman
6 April 1993BrentfordA1–19,302Goodman
10 April 1993Birmingham CityH1–216,382Davenport
12 April 1993Grimsby TownA0–18,090
17 April 1993Luton TownH2–216,493Goodman (2)
25 April 1993Newcastle UnitedA0–130,364
1 May 1993PortsmouthH4–121,309Goodman (2 pens), Gray, Armstrong
4 May 1993Tranmere RoversA1–29,683Atkinson
8 May 1993Notts CountyA1–314,417Ball

FA Cup
Main article: 1992–93 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R312 January 1993Notts CountyA2–08,522Cunnington, Goodman
R420 January 1993Sheffield WednesdayA0–133,422

League Cup
Main article: 1992–93 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg18 August 1992Huddersfield TownH2–310,726Butcher, Ball
R1 Second Leg26 August 1992Huddersfield TownA1–0 (lost on away goals)6,737Davenport

Anglo-Italian Cup
Main article: 1992–93 Anglo-Italian Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
PR Group 31 September 1992Cambridge UnitedA1–12,199Armstrong
PR Group 315 September 1992Birmingham CityH0–15,871

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
GK Tim Carter
GK Tony Norman
DF Gary Bennett
DF Terry Butcher (player-manager from 5 February)
DF Michael Gray
DF Lee Howey
DF John Kay
DF Richard Ord
DF Ian Sampson
DF Anthony Smith
DF Anton Rogan
MF Gordon Armstrong
MF Brian Atkinson
MF Kevin Ball
No. Position Player
MF Shaun Cunnington
MF Martin Gray
MF Gary Owers
MF Brian Mooney
FW Steve Brodie
FW Peter Davenport
FW Don Goodman
FW Mick Harford
FW Warren Hawke
FW Craig Russell
FW David Rush
FW Martin Smith
FW John Colquhoun
FW John Byrne[notes 1]

References
  1. Shaw, Phil (2 February 1993). "Football: Sunderland dismiss Crosby". The Independent. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  2. "England 1992–93". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "All Sunderland players: 1993".

Notes
  1. Byrne was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 1985.
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