1992–93 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

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

Tranmere Rovers
1992–93 season
ChairmanPeter Johnson
ManagerJohn King
StadiumPrenton Park
First Division4th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Average home league attendance8,071

Season summary

In the 1992–93 season, Tranmere finished 4th and as a result, this qualified them for the play-offs, however they were beaten 5–4 on aggregate by Swindon Town at the semi-final stage.[1]

Final league table
Main article: 1992–93 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
2 West Ham United 46 26 10 10 81 41 +40 88 Promoted to FA Premier League
3 Portsmouth 46 26 10 10 80 46 +34 88 Participated in play-offs
4 Tranmere Rovers 46 23 10 13 72 56 +16 79
5 Swindon Town 46 21 13 12 74 59 +15 76 Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
6 Leicester City 46 22 10 14 71 64 +7 76 Participated in play-offs
Source: [2]

Results

Tranmere Rovers' score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1992Cambridge UnitedH2–05,248Aldridge, Malkin
22 August 1992SunderlandA0–116,667
28 August 1992Bristol RoversH2–15,458
5 September 1992Luton TownA3–36,801
12 September 1992Grimsby TownH1–15,330
18 September 1992Charlton AthleticH0–06,055
26 September 1992Oxford UnitedA2–14,683
29 September 1992Notts CountyH3–15,410Aldridge, Brennan, Mungall
3 October 1992Bristol CityH3–05,975
10 October 1992Newcastle UnitedA0–130,137
17 October 1992Birmingham CityH4–07,901Aldridge (2, 1 pen), Mungall, Irons
24 October 1992WatfordA2–36,937
30 October 1992Peterborough UnitedH1–18,068Malkin
3 November 1992Southend UnitedH3–05,870
7 November 1992Leicester CityA1–013,538Nevin
14 November 1992BrentfordH3–27,852
21 November 1992PortsmouthA0–49,982
28 November 1992Derby CountyA2–115,665Aldridge (2)
4 December 1992West Ham UnitedH5–211,782Aldridge (3), Irons
19 December 1992Wolverhampton WanderersH3–09,758Aldridge (3)
26 December 1992MillwallH1–113,118Morrissey
28 December 1992BarnsleyA1–38,204
9 January 1993Charlton AthleticA2–28,337Pitcher (own goal), Nevin
15 January 1993Oxford UnitedH4–08,317Higgins, Aldridge (2, 1 pen), (own goal)
26 January 1993Notts CountyA1–55,642Higgins
6 February 1993Cambridge UnitedA1–04,802
13 February 1993Luton TownH0–28,723
20 February 1993Bristol RoversA0–15,135
23 February 1993Swindon TownA0–210,059
28 February 1993Newcastle UnitedH0–313,082
6 March 1993Bristol CityA3–18,810Malkin (2), Nevin
9 March 1993BrentfordA1–07,993
13 March 1993Leicester CityH2–39,680Morrissey, Malkin
16 March 1993Grimsby TownA0–05,686
20 March 1993West Ham UnitedA0–216,369
23 March 1993PortsmouthH0–27,472
26 March 1993Southend UnitedA2–14,147
2 April 1993Derby CountyH2–17,774Nevin (2)
6 April 1993Swindon TownH3–18,335Irons (3)
10 April 1993MillwallA0–09,392
12 April 1993BarnsleyH2–16,436
17 April 1993Wolverhampton WanderersA2–013,060Higgins, Proctor
24 April 1993Birmingham CityA0–014,600
1 May 1993WatfordH2–18,315
4 May 1993SunderlandH2–19,683Martindale, Nevin
8 May 1993Peterborough UnitedA1–18,189Malkin

First Division play-offs
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
SF 1st Leg16 May 1993Swindon TownA1–314,230Morrissey
SF 2nd Leg19 May 1993Swindon TownH3–2 (lost 4–5 on agg)16,083Proctor, Nevin, Irons (pen)

FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1993Oldham AthleticA2–213,389Nevin, Aldridge (pen)
R3R13 January 1993Oldham AthleticH3–0?Vickers, Morrissey (2)
R423 January 1993Ipswich TownH1–213,683Nevin

League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg19 August 1992BlackpoolH3–03,719Aldridge (2), Garnett
R1 Second Leg25 August 1992BlackpoolA0–4 (lost 3-4 on agg)2,734

Anglo-Italian Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
PR Group 41 September 1992Peterborough UnitedA0–01,954
PR Group 415 September 1992Wolverhampton WanderersH2–13,361Aldridge (2, 1 pen)
Group B11 November 1992A.C. ReggianaA0–02,251
Group B24 November 1992U.S. CremoneseH1–25,727Malkin
Group B8 December 1992Pisa S.C.A1–0750
Group B16 December 1992Cosenza 1914H2–13,659

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 Eric Nixon
- DF Dave Higgins
- DF Steve Mungall
- DF Tony Thomas
- DF John McGreal
- DF Ian Nolan
- MF John Morrissey
- MF Kenny Irons
- MF Pat Nevin
- MF Dave Martindale
- FW John Aldridge
- FW Chris Malkin
No. Position Player
- FW Ian Muir
- DF Steve Vickers
- DF Ged Brannan
- DF Shaun Garnett
- GK Danny Coyne
- DF Mark Hughes
- MF Graham Branch
- MF Neil McNab
- FW Steve Cooper
- MF Mark Proctor
- FW Tommy Coyne
- MF Alan Morgan

References
  1. Hadfield, Dave (20 May 1993). "Football League Play-Offs: Composed Hoddle returns to his Wembley ways". The Independent. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. "England 1992–93". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. "Tranmere Rovers 1992-1993 Results - statto.com". statto.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  4. "All Tranmere Rovers players: 1993". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
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