1992–93 FA Premier League

Football Season In England April 2014 August 2020 FA Premier League 1992–93 15 August 1992 – 11 May 1993 Manchester United1st Premier League title8th English title Crystal PalaceMiddlesbroughNottingham Forest Champions League Manchester United Cup Winners' Cup Arsenal UEFA Cup Aston VillaNorwich City 462 1222 Teddy Sheringham(22 goals) Bobby Mimms (19 clean sheets) Blackburn Rovers 7–1 Norwich City(3 October 1992)Sheffield United 6–0 Tottenham Hotspur(2 March 1993) Manchester United 0–3 Everton(19 August 1992)Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Manchester City(5 September 1992)Leeds United 1–4 Nottingham Forest(5 December 1992)Blackburn Rovers 2–5 Coventry City(26 January 1993)Nottingham Forest 0–3 Norwich City(17 March 1993)Queens Park Rangers 0–3 Blackburn Rovers(24 March 1993)Manchester City 2–5 Everton(8 May 1993) Oldham Athletic 5–3 Nottingham Forest(22 August 1992) Blackburn Rovers 7–1 Norwich City(3 October 1992)Oldham Athletic 6–2 Wimbledon(3 April 1993)Everton 3–5 Queens Park Rangers(12 April 1993)Liverpool 6–2 Tottenham Hotspur(8 May 1993) 7 gameshttp://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1992-1993/longest-sequences/full English Premier League 1992–93 statto.com 8 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091036/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1992-1993/longest-sequences/full 2 April 2015 liveManchester UnitedSheffield Wednesday 11 gamesManchester United 6 gamesNottingham Forest 13 gamesIpswich Town 44,619Liverpool 1–0 Everton(20 March 1993) 3,039WimbledonWimbledon 1–3 Everton(26 January 1993) First Division 1991–92 1993–94 The 1992–93 FA Premier League was the inaugural season of the Premier League, the top division of English football. The season began on 15 August 1992 and ended on 11 May 1993. The league was made up of the 22 clubs that broke away from the Football League at the end of the 1991–92 season. The new league was backed up by a five-year, £304 million deal with Sky to televise Premier League matches. In concept, the Premier League was identical to the old First Division of the Football League, which was now reduced to three divisions. Overview Background Foundation of the Premier League In May 1992, the breakaway league signed a broadcasting rights contract with Sky and the BBC valued at £304 million, the largest such agreement in the history of British sport.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F91F3C8ED2DFF10&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 Premier League kicks off with £304m TV deal Peter Ball The Times 16 January 2009 19 May 1992 The league's executive committee was unable, however, to secure title sponsorship for the new competition after eight clubs blocked a proposed £13 million deal with brewers Bass.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F91F3C8ED2DFF10&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 Clubs ask Parry to resolve dispute over sponsorship Dennis Signy The Times 16 January 2009 18 September 1992 Nonetheless, clubs began to utilise their dramatically increased wealth to fund a series of high-profile transfers.The Economics of Football https://archive.org/details/economicsfootbal00dobs_469 limited Stephen Dobson John A. Goddard Cambridge University Press 0-521-66158-7 377 2001 Although the idea of a super league had been mentioned by football's governing bodies and evaluated by the media since the mid-1980s, plans for a new Premier League of 22 clubs were first unveiled by the Football Association in October 1990, and included in the Football Association's Blueprint for the Future of Football, published in June 1991.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/nov/14/sport.comment How the FA betrayed their own game 14 November 2004 The Guardian The majority of First Division clubs, particularly long-established top clubs including Arsenal and Manchester United, were in favour of a breakaway from the Football League, although Football League president Bill Fox criticised the planned Premier League as an attempt by the Football Association to "hijack" the First Division. Shortly before the season began, newly promoted Blackburn Rovers signed Southampton's 21-year-old England international striker Alan Shearer for a new British record fee variously reported as £3.3 million,https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/159429.stm The Kenny Dalglish file BBC 19 January 2009 27 August 1998 £3.4 million,http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F91F52550D65B3F&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 Shearer to move for £3.4 million The Times 19 January 2009 27 July 1992 or £3.6 million.http://www.thefa.com/Features/EnglishDomestic/Postings/2004/07/Money_Buy_Success.htm https://archive.today/20090301014749/http://www.thefa.com/Features/EnglishDomestic/Postings/2004/07/Money_Buy_Success.htm dead 1 March 2009 Can money buy success? The Football Association 19 January 2009 22 July 2004 Sofia Kannas Several other players moved for fees of £2 million or more, including Arsenal's David Rocastle, who joined Leeds United,http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F91F521D5541804&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 Rocastle completes transfer to Leeds The Times Ian Ross 19 January 2009 24 July 1992 Dean Saunders, who moved from Liverpool to Aston Villa,http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F91F55DD12D12BD&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 Saunders signs for Villa after compromise deal The Times Clive White 19 January 2009 11 September 1992 and Teddy Sheringham, who left Nottingham Forest for Tottenham Hotspur.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F91F543A20D24FB&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 Sheringham joins Spurs in £2.1m deal The Times Dennis Signy 19 January 2009 28 August 1992 The structure of the new league was identical to that of the previous season's Football League First Division, comprising 22 teams, with each playing the other 21 twice for a total of 42 matches. Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough had been promoted from the old Second Division as champions and runners-up respectively, and Blackburn Rovers took the third promotion place after winning the 1991–92 Second Division play-off.https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1991-92.html England 1991/1992 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 15 January 2009 5 June 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20090201012024/http://rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1991-92.html 1 February 2009 live Season summary The first Premier League title went to Manchester United, the club's first title in 26 years. Their title was achieved with a 10-point lead over runners-up Aston Villa, after overcoming a slow start to the season which had seen them slip to mid table, with the signing of French striker Eric Cantona in late November proving to be the catalyst for their improved form which saw them lose just two league games after his arrival. Aston Villa were in close contention for the title right up to the end, topping the table at several points in the season, but fell short at the end, losing all of their last three games. Norwich City led the table for most of the first half of the season, but their challenge faded in the final weeks of the campaign, and were out of contention with three games remaining, after they lost 3–1 to Ipswich Town. Norwich did however finish in third place, achieving European qualification in Mike Walker's debut season as manager; with a goal difference of −4, this is the highest Premier League finish by a team with a negative goal difference. Blackburn, in the top division for the first time in almost 30 years, finished in fourth place. They briefly led the league early in the season, but suffered a shortage of goals after Alan Shearer, who had scored 16 times before the turn of the year, suffered a torn cruciate ligament and missed the second half of the season. A strong end of season finish nearly knocked Norwich City off third, but it was ultimately not enough. The title race was largely between the clubs who finished in the top four after early challenges from the likes of Arsenal, Coventry City, and Queens Park Rangers were not sustained. Nottingham Forest's league form had suffered through the sale of key players including Des Walker and Teddy Sheringham, and they were bottom of the Premier League for the majority of the season. Their relegation was confirmed in early May when they lost to Sheffield United, and manager Brian Clough announced his retirement after 18 years as manager, which had yielded one league title, two European Cups and four League Cups. Next to go were newly promoted Middlesbrough, who fell from mid-table at Christmas to go down in second from bottom place. Last to go down were Crystal Palace, who failed to win their final game of the season which would have instead consigned Oldham Athletic to the final relegation place. Oldham had been bottom of the table for all of February and in the relegation zone for nearly all of the latter half of the season, but secured their survival with a thrilling 4–3 win over Southampton.Croke Ruaidhrí The 22 original Premier League teams: Where are they now? https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/the-22-original-premier-league-teams-where-are-they-now-1.3181343 2 September 2020 The Irish Times 10 August 2017 Title holders Leeds United finished 17th, which was the lowest finish from a defending league champion since Ipswich Town finished 17th in 1962–63 after having won the title in 1961–62, and the lowest any top tier champions have so far finished in the Premier League.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/10-worst-english-top-flight-title-defences-ever?page=0%2C1 The 10 worst English top-flight title defences ever 21 November 2016 FourFourTwo Haymarket 28 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20190412190759/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/10-worst-english-top-flight-title-defences-ever?page=0%2C1 12 April 2019 Leeds failed to win an away game in the league. The lowest a defending champion has finished since then has been 12th (Leicester City in 2016–17, having won the title in 2015–16). Liverpool, who had been the English league’s dominant force of the previous two decades with an honours list including 11 league titles between 1973 and 1990, finished a disappointing sixth, and had been in the bottom half of the table as late as March. In total 1,222 goals were scored, which until the 2023–24 Premier League, stood as a Premier League record, mainly due to significantly fewer number of games from 1995–96 season onward.https://www.premierleague.com/news/3490140 Record set for goals in a Premier League season 28 May 2023 15 March 2024 Premier League The top scorer in the new Premier League was Teddy Sheringham, who found the net for Nottingham Forest in their opening game of the season before being sold to Tottenham Hotspur, scoring a further 21 goals for the North London side in the league. PFA Player of the Year was Paul McGrath of Aston Villa. FWA Player of the Year was Chris Waddle, who helped Sheffield Wednesday achieve runners-up spot in both of the cups after ending his three-year spell in France. PFA Young Player of the Year was Ryan Giggs, who won the award for the second year running, and also picked up a league title medal with Manchester United. On 26 January, Wimbledon hosted Everton at Selhurst Park in front of a crowd of just over 3,000. More than 30 years on, this remains the lowest attendance recorded at a Premier League match. Despite their frequently low attendances, Wimbledon managed to climb clear of the relegation battle during the second half of the season to finish 12th."It was one man and his dog" – the day 3,036 watched a Premier League match Paul MacInnes 26 January 2017 The Guardian Guardian News and Media https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/jan/26/premier-league-lowest-attendance-wimbledon-everton 24 December 2022 Teams Twenty-two teams competed in the league – the top nineteen teams from the First Division and the three teams promoted from the Second Division. The promoted teams were Ipswich Town, Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers, returning to the top flight after an absence of six, three and twenty-six years respectively. They replaced Luton Town, Notts County and West Ham United, who were relegated to the First Division, ending Luton Town's ten-year spell in the top flight, whilst both Notts County and West Ham United were relegated after only one year in the top flight. Stadiums and locations England 440 right Locations of the 1992–93 Premier League teams England 51.5155 -0.0922 80 London Blue pog.svg right England 53.463053 -2.291325 80 Greater Manchester Green pog.svg right England 52.509103 -1.884786 80 Aston Villa left England 53.728569 -2.489206 80 Blackburn Rovers left England 52.448111 -1.495611 80 Coventry City bottom England 53.438846 -2.966285 80 Everton left England 52.055061 1.144831 80 Ipswich Town left England 53.704069 -1.341731 80 Leeds United right England 53.430845 -2.960823 80 Liverpool bottom England 54.578219 -1.216822 80 Middlesbrough right England 52.622128 1.308653 80 Norwich City bottom England 52.939936 -1.132886 80 Nottingham Forest right England 53.370342 -1.470853 80 Sheffield UnitedSheffield Wednesday right England 50.905826 -1.390975 80 Southampton left England TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 55.7 -0.2 80 London teams: Arsenal Chelsea Crystal Palace Queens Park Rangers Tottenham Hotspur Wimbledon right England TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 50.7 -6.7 80 Greater Manchester teams: Manchester City Manchester United Oldham Athletic right Greater London 300 right Greater London Premier League football clubs Greater London Premier League football clubs Greater London 51.552 -0.097 Blue pog.svg 75 Arsenal left Greater London 51.481667 -0.191111 Blue pog.svg 75 Chelsea right Greater London 51.398333 -0.085556 Blue pog.svg 75 Crystal PalaceWimbledon right Greater London 51.509167 -0.232222 Blue pog.svg 75 Queens ParkRangers left Greater London 51.5974 -0.0716 Blue pog.svg 75 TottenhamHotspur right Greater Manchester 300 right Greater Manchester Premier League football clubs Greater Manchester Premier League football clubs Greater Manchester 53.456 -2.240 Green pog.svg 75 Manchester City right Greater Manchester 53.463053 -2.291325 Green pog.svg 75 Manchester United left Greater Manchester 53.5553 -2.12861 Green pog.svg 75 Oldham Athletic left Team Location Stadium Capacity Arsenal London (Highbury) Highbury 38,419 Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 39,399 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,367 Chelsea London (Fulham) Stamford Bridge 36,000 Coventry City Coventry Highfield Road 23,489 Crystal Palace London (Selhurst) Selhurst Park 26,309 Everton Liverpool (Walton) Goodison Park 40,157 Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,300 Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 40,204 Liverpool Liverpool (Anfield) Anfield 42,730 Manchester City Manchester (Moss Side) Maine Road 35,150 Manchester United Manchester (Old Trafford) Old Trafford 55,314 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 26,667 Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road 27,010 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground 30,539 Oldham Athletic Manchester (Oldham) Boundary Park 13,512 Queens Park Rangers London (Shepherd's Bush) Loftus Road 18,439 Sheffield United Sheffield (Highfield) Bramall Lane 32,702 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield (Owlerton) Hillsborough Stadium 39,859 Southampton Southampton The Dell 15,200 Tottenham Hotspur London (Tottenham) White Hart Lane 36,230 Wimbledon London (Selhurst) Selhurst ParkWimbledon Due to Wimbledon lacking a home stadium, they played their home games at Selhurst Park, which is the home stadium of Crystal Palace. 26,309 Personnel and kits (as of 9 May 1993) Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorArsenalSCO George GrahamENG Tony AdamsAdidasJVCAston VillaENG Ron AtkinsonENG Kevin RichardsonUmbroMita CopiersBlackburn RoversSCO Kenny DalglishENG Tim SherwoodAsicsMcEwan's LagerChelseaENG David Webb (caretaker)IRL Andy TownsendUmbroCommodore InternationalCoventry CityENG Bobby GouldENG Brian BorrowsRiberoPeugeotCrystal PalaceENG Steve CoppellENG Geoff ThomasBukta (until December)Ribero (from December)Tulip ComputersEvertonENG Howard KendallENG Dave WatsonUmbroNECIpswich TownENG John LyallENG David LinighanUmbroFisonsLeeds UnitedENG Howard WilkinsonSCO Gordon StrachanAdmiralAdmiralLiverpoolSCO Graeme SounessENG Mark WrightAdidasCarlsbergManchester CityENG Peter ReidIRL Terry PhelanUmbroBrother IndustriesManchester UnitedSCO Alex FergusonENG Bryan RobsonUmbroSharpMiddlesbroughENG Lennie LawrenceIRL Alan KernaghanAdmiralImperial Chemical IndustriesNorwich CityWAL Mike WalkerENG Ian ButterworthRiberoNorwich and PeterboroughNottingham ForestENG Brian CloughENG Stuart PearceUmbroShipstones (home), Labatt's (away)Oldham AthleticENG Joe RoyleIRL Mike MilliganUmbroJD SportsQueens Park RangersENG Gerry FrancisNIR Alan McDonaldClubhouseClassic FMSheffield UnitedENG Dave BassettENG Brian GayleUmbroLaverSheffield WednesdayENG Trevor FrancisENG Nigel PearsonUmbroSandersonSouthamptonENG Ian BranfootENG Glenn CockerillAdmiralDraper ToolsTottenham HotspurENG Doug LivermoreENG Ray ClemenceENG Gary MabbuttUmbroHolstenWimbledonIRL Joe KinnearENG John ScalesAdmiral Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Norwich City WAL David Williams End of caretaker spell 1 May 1992 Pre-season WAL Mike Walker 1 June 1992 Coventry City ENG Don Howe 14 May 1992 ENG Bobby Gould 6 June 1992 Tottenham Hotspur ENG Peter Shreeves Sacked 19 May 1992 ENG Doug LivermoreENG Ray Clemence 19 May 1992 Chelsea SCO Ian Porterfield 15 February 1993 12th ENG David Webb 15 February 1993 League table main WDL QR 5 MUN Manchester United AST Aston Villa NWC Norwich City BLB Blackburn Rovers QPR Queens Park Rangers LIV Liverpool SHW Sheffield Wednesday TOT Tottenham Hotspur MCI Manchester City ARS Arsenal CHE Chelsea WDN Wimbledon EVE Everton SHU Sheffield United COV Coventry City IPS Ipswich Town LEE Leeds United SOU Southampton OLD Oldham Athletic CRY Crystal Palace MID Middlesbrough NOT Nottingham Forest 24 12 6 67 31 C 21 11 10 57 40 21 9 12 61 65 20 11 11 68 46 17 12 13 63 55 16 11 15 62 55 15 14 13 55 51 16 11 15 60 66 15 12 15 56 51 15 11 16 40 38 14 14 14 51 54 14 12 16 56 55 15 8 19 53 55 14 10 18 54 53 13 13 16 52 57 12 16 14 50 55 12 15 15 57 62 13 11 18 54 61 13 10 19 63 74 11 16 15 48 61 R 11 11 20 54 75 R 10 10 22 41 62 R green1 Qualification for the Champions League first round CL1 blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round Since League Cup winners Arsenal had qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners Cup by also winning the FA Cup, the UEFA Cup berth for the League Cup reverted to the league and was awarded to Norwich City. England was considered for an extra slot for the UEFA Cup after the 1993 Polish football scandal, but another one was given to Scotland, and it was thought excessive to give both two slots to Great Britain, and the extra place was awarded to Hungary. UC1 UC1 yellow1 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round Arsenal qualified by winning the FA Cup and therefore did not take up their UEFA Cup spot for winning the League Cup, which reverted to the league. ECWC1 red1 Relegation to Football League First Division R R R complete 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Premier League Results main FBR ARS AVL BLB CHE COV CRY EVE IPS LEE LIV MCI MUN MID NOR NFO OLD QPR SHU SHW SOU TOT WIM Arsenal 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 4–3 1–3 0–1 Aston Villa 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–2 3–1 1–0 5–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–5 1–2 2–3 2–1 3–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 7–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 Chelsea 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–4 1–1 4–0 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 Coventry City 0–2 3–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–1 2–2 3–3 5–1 2–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 Crystal Palace 1–2 1–0 3–3 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 4–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–0 Everton 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–1 3–0 2–2 3–5 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 Ipswich Town 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 4–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 Leeds United 3–0 1–1 5–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 5–0 2–1 Liverpool 0–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 4–0 5–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 4–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 6–2 2–3 Manchester City 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–5 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 Manchester United 0–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 5–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 0–1 Middlesbrough 1–0 2–3 3–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–2 4–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–2 2–3 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 Norwich City 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 Nottingham Forest 0–1 0–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–3 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 Oldham Athletic 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–2 2–2 3–2 0–1 1–0 4–1 2–3 5–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–3 2–1 6–2 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 2–1 0–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 4–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 3–3 3–1 4–3 3–2 3–2 3–1 3–1 4–1 1–2 Sheffield United 1–1 0–2 1–3 4–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 6–0 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–3 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 3–3 2–3 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 5–2 2–0 1–1 Southampton 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 4–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 2–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 5–1 2–1 4–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 4–2 1–1 Wimbledon 3–2 2–3 1–1 0–0 1–2 4–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 5–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 complete Premier League Season statistics Top scorers thumb|upright|Teddy Sheringham was the top scorer in the inaugural Premier League season. The top goalscorer in the Premier League's inaugural season was Teddy Sheringham, who scored one goal for Nottingham Forest before his early-season transfer followed by 21 for Tottenham Hotspur for a total of 22.News of the World Football Annual 1993–1994 Bill Bateson Albert Sewell Invincible Press 0-85543-208-X 56 1993 Alan Shearer had scored 16 goals by Christmas before suffering a season-ending injury. RankPlayerClubGoalshttps://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/goals?se=1 Premier League Player Stats - Goals Premier League 15 March 2024 23 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250123081129/https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/goals?se=1 dead 1ENG Teddy SheringhamNottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur222ENG Les FerdinandQueens Park Rangers203ENG Dean HoldsworthWimbledon194ENG Micky QuinnCoventry City175ENG Alan ShearerBlackburn Rovers16ENG David WhiteManchester City7ENG Chris ArmstrongCrystal Palace15FRA 1974 Eric CantonaLeeds UnitedManchester UnitedENG Brian DeaneSheffield UnitedWAL Mark HughesManchester UnitedENG Matt Le TissierSouthamptonENG Ian WrightArsenal Hat-tricks List of Premier League hat-tricks thumb|upright|Eric Cantona scored the first ever Premier League hat-trick, in a 5–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur. In addition, he also assisted 16 goals for Leeds United and Manchester United over the season. Player For Against Result Date FRA 1974 Eric Cantona Leeds United Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 (H)https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-cantona-hits-hat-trick-to-crush-spurs-1542635.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-cantona-hits-hat-trick-to-crush-spurs-1542635.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Football: Cantona hits hat-trick to crush Spurs The Independent Phil Andrews 26 August 1992 27 August 2018 dmy 1992 8 25 ENG Mark Robins Norwich City Oldham Athletic 3–2 (A)http://www.skysports.com/football/oldham-vs-norwich/275365 Oldham 2–3 Norwich Sky Sports 9 November 1992 27 August 2018 dmy 1992 11 8 SCO John Hendrie John Hendrie (Scottish footballer) Middlesbrough Blackburn Rovers 3–2 (H)https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-rovers-rocked-by-hendrie-hat-trick-1561793.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-rovers-rocked-by-hendrie-hat-trick-1561793.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Football: Rovers rocked by Hendrie hat-trick The Independent Frank Dobson 6 December 1992 27 August 2018 dmy 1992 12 5 ENG Andy Sinton Queens Park Rangers Everton 4–2 (H)https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-evertons-day-of-dismissals-1565903.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-evertons-day-of-dismissals-1565903.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Football: Everton's day of dismissals The Independent Norman Fox 29 December 1992 27 August 2018 dmy 1992 12 28 ENG Brian Deane Sheffield United Ipswich Town 3–0 (H)https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-deane-gets-about-town-1478999.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-deane-gets-about-town-1478999.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Football: Deane gets about Town The Independent Phil Andrews 16 January 1993 27 August 2018 dmy 1993 1 17 ENG Teddy Sheringham Tottenham Hotspur Leeds United 4–0 (H)https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-barmby-poses-a-national-problem-1474603.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-barmby-poses-a-national-problem-1474603.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Football: Barmby poses a national problem The Independent Trevor Haylett 22 February 1993 27 August 2018 dmy 1993 2 22 SCO Gordon Strachan Leeds United Blackburn Rovers 5–2 (H)https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-strachan-inspires-1454576.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-strachan-inspires-1454576.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Football: Strachan inspires The Independent Niall Edworthy 11 April 1993 27 August 2018 dmy 1993 4 10 ENG Les Ferdinand Queens Park Rangers Nottingham Forest 4–3 (H)https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-forest-full-of-goals-and-holes-1454582.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-forest-full-of-goals-and-holes-1454582.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Football: Forest full of goals and holes The Independent Sam Elliott 11 April 1993 27 August 2018 ENG Chris Bart-Williams Sheffield Wednesday Southampton 5–2 (H)https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-wednesdays-strength-in-depth-1454980.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-wednesdays-strength-in-depth-1454980.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Football: Wednesday's strength in depth The Independent Phil Andrews 13 April 1993 27 August 2018 dmy 1993 4 12 ENG Les Ferdinand Queens Park Rangers Everton 5–3 (A)http://www.skysports.com/football/everton-vs-qpr/275613 Everton 3–5 QPR Sky Sports 12 April 1993 27 August 2018 ENG Chris Sutton Norwich City Leeds United 4–2 (H)https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-sutton-does-the-trick-to-inspire-norwich-champions-still-without-an-away-win-as-canaries-1455447.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-sutton-does-the-trick-to-inspire-norwich-champions-still-without-an-away-win-as-canaries-1455447.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Football: Sutton does the trick to inspire Norwich: Champions still without an away win as Canaries rediscover their scoring touch The Independent Trevor Haylett 15 April 1993 27 August 2018 dmy 1993 4 14 ENG Mark Walters Liverpool Coventry City 4–0 (H)https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-round-up-walsh-stays-ahead-1455904.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-round-up-walsh-stays-ahead-1455904.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Round-Up: Walsh stays ahead The Independent Geoff Brown 18 April 1993 27 August 2018 dmy 1993 4 17 ENG Rod Wallace Leeds United 3–3 (A)https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-lions-fans-dig-up-den-2321717.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-lions-fans-dig-up-den-2321717.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Football: Lions fans dig up Den The Independent Geoff Brown 9 May 1993 27 August 2018 dmy 1993 5 8 ENG Matt Le Tissier Southampton Oldham Athletic 3–4 (A)https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-oldham-triumph-against-the-odds-royles-men-produce-the-performance-to-ensure-survival-as-2321704.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-oldham-triumph-against-the-odds-royles-men-produce-the-performance-to-ensure-survival-as-2321704.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Football: Oldham triumph against the odds: Royle's men produce the performance to ensure survival as Coppell's worst fears come true The Independent Owen Slot 9 May 1993 27 August 2018 Note: (H) – Home; (A) – Away Historic goals First ever Premier League goal was scored by Sheffield United's Brian Deane against Manchester United on 15 August 1992. Goal number 100 was scored by Leeds United's Eric Cantona against Tottenham Hotspur on 25 August 1992. Later in the season, a 1000th goal milestone was reached, when Mike Newell scored away at Nottingham Forest for Blackburn Rovers on 7 April 1993.https://www.premierleague.com/news/2237689 Wood celebrates scoring 30,000th PL goal 29 August 2021 15 March 2024 Top assists Rank Player Club Assistshttps://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/goal_assist?se=1 Premier League Player Stats – Assists Premier League 15 March 2024 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170624144700/https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/goal_assist 24 June 2017 1 FRA 1974 Eric Cantona Leeds UnitedManchester United 16 2 ENG Darren Anderton Tottenham Hotspur 11 IRL Niall Quinn Manchester City 4 ENG Brian Deane Sheffield United 10 ENG Matt Le Tissier Southampton ENG Jason Wilcox Blackburn Rovers 7 ENG Jason Dozzell Ipswich Town 9 ENG Rick Holden Manchester City ENG Lee Sharpe Manchester United ENG Teddy Sheringham Tottenham Hotspur ENG Andy Sinton Queens Park Rangers ENG Ian Woan Nottingham Forest Clean sheets thumb|upright|Bobby Mimms kept 19 clean sheets in the 1992–93 season, the most of all goalkeepers in the first ever Premier League season. RankPlayerClubCleansheetshttps://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/clean_sheet?se=1&po=GOALKEEPER Premier League Player Stats – Clean Sheets Premier League 15 March 2024 23 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250123080801/https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/clean_sheet?se=1&po=GOALKEEPER dead 1ENG Bobby MimmsBlackburn Rovers192DEN Peter SchmeichelManchester United183ENG David SeamanArsenal154NED Hans SegersWimbledon135ENG Tony CotonManchester City11SCO Bryan GunnNorwich CityENG John LukicLeeds UnitedENG Nigel MartynCrystal PalaceWAL Neville SouthallEverton10ENG Tim FlowersSouthampton10 Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 8Premier League Player Stats – Yellow Cards https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/yellow_card?se=1 PremierLeague.com 17 March 2024 23 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250123081552/https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/yellow_card?se=1 dead NIR Iain Dowie (Southampton) ENG Terry Hurlock (Southampton) WAL Vinnie Jones (Wimbledon) ENG Jamie Pollock (Middlesbrough) ENG Neil Ruddock (Tottenham Hotspur) NIR Lawrie Sanchez (Wimbledon) ENG Dennis Wise (Chelsea) Most red cards: 2Premier League Player Stats – Red Cards https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/red_card?se=1 PremierLeague.com 17 March 2024 23 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250123081847/https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/red_card?se=1 dead SCO Brian McAllister (Wimbledon) WAL Neville Southall (Everton) Club Most yellow cards: 58Premier League Club Stats – Yellow Cards https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/clubs/total_yel_card?se=1 PremierLeague.com 17 March 2024 23 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250123080915/https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/clubs/total_yel_card?se=1 dead Sheffield United Fewest yellow cards: 23 Aston Villa Norwich City Most red cards: 5Premier League Club Stats – Red Cards https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/clubs/total_red_card?se=1 PremierLeague.com 17 March 2024 23 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250123081702/https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/clubs/total_red_card?se=1 dead Wimbledon Fewest red cards: 0 Aston Villa Leeds United Manchester United Norwich City Oldham Athletic Queens Park Rangers Annual awards Award Winner Club PFA Players' Player of the Year IRL Paul McGrath Aston Villa PFA Young Player of the Year WAL Ryan Giggs Manchester United FWA Footballer of the Year ENG Chris Waddle Sheffield Wednesday thumb|upright|165 px|Ryan Giggs won the PFA Young Player of the Year award. The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) presented its annual Players' Player of the Year award to Paul McGrath, a veteran central defender who contributed to Aston Villa's second-place finish in the Premier League. Manchester United's Paul Ince came second and Blackburn's Alan Shearer third. The Young Player of the Year award was given to Ryan Giggs, the 19-year-old Manchester United left winger who had also won the award in the previous season. Giggs, who finished ahead of Tottenham's Nick Barmby and Nottingham Forest's Roy Keane, became the first player to win the award more than once.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F91FA18031A713A&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 McGrath wins PFA award The Times 14 January 2009 29 March 1993 The Football Writers' Association (the FWA) chose Chris Waddle as its Footballer of the Year.https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/engpoy.html England – Players Awards Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 14 January 2009 4 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211033750/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/engpoy.html 11 February 2009 live Waddle, who made his return to English football with Sheffield Wednesday after three years in France with Olympique Marseille, became the first Wednesday player to win the award in its 45-year history. McGrath and Giggs finished in second and joint third place respectively in the writers' poll.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F91FAE20F3B4C26&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 Waddle receives award The Times 14 January 2009 3 May 1993 The PFA also selected eleven players to form its Team of the Year. The team included four Manchester United players (Giggs, Ince, Peter Schmeichel and Gary Pallister) and two from Leeds United (Tony Dorigo and Gary Speed). The other members of the team were McGrath, Keane, Shearer, David Bardsley (Queens Park Rangers) and Ian Wright (Arsenal). The Manager of the Year award, chosen by a panel representing football's governing body, the media, and fans, was given to Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.News of the World Football Annual 2007–2008 Stuart Barnes HarperSport 978-0-00-725555-9 62 2007 The newly formed League Managers Association also presented its own Manager of the Year award for the first time, specifically designed to recognise "the manager who made best use of the resources available to him". This award went to Dave Bassett of Sheffield United. PFA Team of the Year Goalkeeper DEN Peter Schmeichel(Manchester United) Defenders ENG David Bardsley(Queens Park Rangers) ENG Gary Pallister(Manchester United) IRL Paul McGrath(Aston Villa) ENG Tony Dorigo(Leeds United) Midfielders IRL Roy Keane(Nottingham Forest) ENG Paul Ince(Manchester United) WAL Gary Speed(Leeds United) WAL Ryan Giggs(Manchester United) Forwards ENG Alan Shearer(Blackburn Rovers) ENG Ian Wright(Arsenal) Attendances Liverpool drew the highest average home attendance in the first edition of the Premier League. { class"wikitable sortable" !#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendancehttps://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co91/se4726/attendance/ Premier League 1992/1993 » Attendance » Home matches worldfootball.net 7 August 2025 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Liverpool 21 37,009 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Manchester United 21 35,084 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Aston Villa 21 29,594 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Leeds United 21 29,228 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Tottenham Hotspur 21 27,878 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Sheffield Wednesday 21 27,264 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Manchester City 21 24,698 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Arsenal 21 24,403 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Nottingham Forest 21 21,910 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Everton 21 20,455 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Sheffield United 21 19,057 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Chelsea 21 18,754 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Ipswich Town 21 18,188 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Middlesbrough 21 16,724 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Norwich City 21 16,253 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Blackburn Rovers 21 16,248 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Crystal Palace 21 15,726 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Southampton 21 15,148 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Coventry City 21 15,024 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Queens Park Rangers 21 15,001 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Oldham Athletic 21 12,859 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Wimbledon 21 8,405 - } See also 1992–93 in English football References External links League and cup results for all the 1992/93 Premier Division clubs at footballsite 1992–93 Premier League season at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1992–93 1 England