1993 Football League play-offs

April 2022 Football League play-offs 1992–93 Swindon Town(First Division)West Bromwich Albion(Second Division)York City(Third Division) Crewe 5–1 Walsall(Third Division) Walsall 2–4 Crewe(Third Division) Leicester 3–4 Swindon(7 goals) 15 47 73,802 – Leicester v Swindon(First Division final) 6,196 – Crewe v Walsall(Third Division semi-final) 21,320 1992 1994 The Football League play-offs for the 1992–93 season were held in May 1993, with the finals taking place at Wembley Stadium in London. The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League First Division and Football League Second Division and the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th placed teams in the Football League Third Division table. The winners of the semi-finals progressed through to the finals, with the winner of these matches gaining promotion for the following season. Background The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places. First Division 1992–93 Football League First Division Pos PositionTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points3Portsmouth462610108046+34884Tranmere Rovers462310137256+16795Swindon Town462113127459+15766Leicester City462210147164+776 Portsmouth, whose top scorer Guy Whittingham had found the net 42 times in Division One, only missed out on automatic promotion on goal difference. Fourth placed Tranmere Rovers had recorded the highest finish of their history and had yet to play in the top flight of English football. Swindon Town, who finished fifth, had won the playoff final three years earlier but promotion was then withdrawn due to financial irregularities. The last playoff place went to the previous season's beaten finalists, Leicester City. In the end, it was Leicester and Swindon who went through to the final. Swindon took a 3-0 lead before Leicester clawed back to make it 3-3, only for Paul Bodin to score the winner and deliver top flight football to Swindon for the first time in their history. Glenn Hoddle's two-year spell as player-manager of Swindon attracted attention of bigger clubs, and soon after this victory he was appointed player-manager of Chelsea, while losers Leicester had now been beaten in all of their six appearances at Wembley. Semi-finals First leg 16 May 1993 13:00 Leicester City 1–0 Portsmouth Joachim 86 City Ground, Nottingham 24,538 Keith Hackett 16 May 1993 14:50 Swindon Town 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Vickers 2 o.g.Mitchell 3Maskell 27 Morrissey 58 County Ground, Swindon 14,230 Allan Gunn Second leg 19 May 1993 19:30 Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Swindon Town Proctor 45Nevin 64Irons 83 pen. Moncur 28Maskell 81 Prenton Park, Birkenhead 16,083 Paul Durkin Swindon Town won 5–4 on aggregate. 19 May 1993 19:45 Portsmouth 2–2 Leicester City McLoughlin 51Kristensen 72 Ormondroyd 53Thompson 69 Fratton Park, Portsmouth 25,438 Roger Milford Leicester City won 3–2 on aggregate. Final 1993 Football League First Division play-off final 31 May 1993 15:00 Leicester City 3–4 Swindon Town Joachim 57Walsh 68Thompson 69 Hoddle 42Maskell 47Taylor 53Bodin 84 pen. Wembley Stadium, London 73,802 David Elleray Second Division 1992–93 Football League Second Division Pos PositionTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points3Port Vale46261197944+35894West Bromwich Albion462510118854+34855Swansea City462013136547+18736Stockport County461915128157+2472 Semi-finals First leg 16 May 1993 12:00 Stockport County 1–1 Port Vale Gannon 5 pen. Glover 24 Edgeley Park, Stockport 7,856 Alan Wilkie 16 May 1993 15:00 Swansea City 2–1 West Bromwich Albion McFarlane 50Hayes 65 McFarlane 72 o.g. Vetch Field, Swansea 13,917 Second leg 19 May 1993 19:45 Port Vale 1–0 Stockport County Foyle 84 Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent 12,689 David Elleray Port Vale won 2–1 on aggregate. 19 May 1993 19:45 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Swansea City Hunt 10Hamilton 20 The Hawthorns, West Bromwich 26,045 West Bromwich Albion won 3–2 on aggregate. Final 1993 Football League Second Division play-off final 30 May 1993 15:00 Port Vale 0–3 West Bromwich Albion Hunt 66Reid 82Donovan 90 Wembley Stadium, London 53,471 Roger Milford Third Division 1992–93 Football League Third Division Pos PositionTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points4York City46211297245+27755Walsall46227137661+15736Crewe Alexandra46217137556+19707Bury46189156355+863 Semi-finals First leg 16 May 1993 15:00 Bury 0–0 York City Gigg Lane, Bury 6,520 16 May 1993 15:00 Crewe Alexandra 5–1 Walsall Naylor 19 39Clarkson 49Edwards 50Ward 83 Cecere 38 Gresty Road, Crewe 6,196 Second leg 19 May 1993 19:45 Walsall 2–4 Crewe Alexandra Clarke 18O'Connor 78 Naylor 31 42 88Ward 77 Bescot Stadium, Walsall 7,398 Crewe Alexandra won 9–3 on aggregate. 19 May 1993 19:45 York City 1–0 Bury Swann 59 Bootham Crescent, York 9,206 York City won 1–0 on aggregate. Final 1993 Football League Third Division play-off final 29 May 1993 14:30 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 yes York City McKearney 119 pen. Swann 104 Wembley Stadium, London 22,416 Allan Gunn McKearney Smith Whalley Ward 3–5 McCarthy Barnes Canham Pepper Hall External links Football League website Category:English Football League play-offs