1992–93 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City

1992–93 season
Chairman	Peter Swales
Manager	Peter Reid (player-manager)
Stadium	Maine Road
Premier League	9th
FA Cup	Sixth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: White (16) All: White (19)
Highest home attendance	37,136 vs Manchester United 27 March 1993
Lowest home attendance	9,967 vs Bristol Rovers 23 September 1992
Average home league attendance	24,698 (7th highest in league)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 1992–93 season was Manchester City's fourth consecutive season in the top tier of English football, and their first season in the inaugural year of the breakaway Premier League.

Season summary

In the 1992–93 season, Manchester City had a satisfying campaign, reaching the quarter-finals of the FA Cup eventually losing 4–2 to Tottenham Hotspur. In the Premier League, they were in a great position by 21 November, just three points adrift from the possible UEFA Cup place and seemed to be their realistic target but during most of the second half of the season, particularly in the final weeks of the campaign, Manchester City went on a poor run of just 2 wins of their final 11 league games and ended up finishing in a disappointing 9th place.

Kit

City retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by English company Umbro and sponsored by Japanese electronics manufacturer Brother.

Final league table

Main article: 1992–93 FA Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Sheffield Wednesday	42	15	14	13	55	51	+4	59
8	Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	11	15	60	66	−6	59
9	Manchester City	42	15	12	15	56	51	+5	57
10	Arsenal	42	15	11	16	40	38	+2	56	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
11	Chelsea	42	14	14	14	51	54	−3	56

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. 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.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	15	12	15	56	51	+5	57	7	8	6	30	25	+5	8	4	9	26	26	0

Source: [1]

Results

Manchester City's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
17 August 1992	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–1	24,471	White
19 August 1992	Middlesbrough	A	0–2	15,369
22 August 1992	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–1	19,433
26 August 1992	Norwich City	H	3–1	23,182	White (2), McMahon
29 August 1992	Oldham Athletic	H	3–3	27,255	Quinn, Vonk, White
1 September 1992	Wimbledon	A	1–0	4,714	White
5 September 1992	Sheffield Wednesday	A	3–0	27,169	White (2), Vonk
12 September 1992	Middlesbrough	H	0–1	25,244
20 September 1992	Chelsea	H	0–1	22,420
28 September 1992	Arsenal	A	0–1	21,504
3 October 1992	Nottingham Forest	H	2–2	22,571	Holden, Simpson
17 October 1992	Crystal Palace	A	0–0	14,005
24 October 1992	Southampton	H	1–0	20,089	Sheron
31 October 1992	Everton	A	3–1	20,242	Sheron (2), White
7 November 1992	Leeds United	H	4–0	27,255	Sheron, White, Hill, I Brightwell
21 November 1992	Coventry City	A	3–2	14,590	Sheron, Quinn, Curle (pen)
28 November 1992	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–1	25,496
6 December 1992	Manchester United	A	1–2	35,408	Quinn
12 December 1992	Ipswich Town	A	1–3	16,833	Flitcroft
19 December 1992	Aston Villa	H	1–1	23,525	Flitcroft
26 December 1992	Sheffield United	H	2–0	27,455	White (2)
28 December 1992	Liverpool	A	1–1	43,037	Quinn
9 January 1993	Chelsea	A	4–2	15,939	White, Sheron (2), Sinclair (own goal)
16 January 1993	Arsenal	H	0–1	25,041
26 January 1993	Oldham Athletic	A	1–0	14,903	Quinn
30 January 1993	Blackburn Rovers	H	3–2	29,122	Sheron, Curle (pen), White
6 February 1993	Queens Park Rangers	A	1–1	13,003	Sheron
20 February 1993	Norwich City	A	1–2	16,386	Sheron
23 February 1993	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–2	23,619	Quinn
27 February 1993	Nottingham Forest	A	2–0	25,956	White, Flitcroft
10 March 1993	Coventry City	H	1–0	20,092	Flitcroft
13 March 1993	Leeds United	A	0–1	30,840
20 March 1993	Manchester United	H	1–1	37,136	Quinn
24 March 1993	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–3	27,247	Sheron
3 April 1993	Ipswich Town	H	3–1	20,680	Quinn, Holden, Vonk
9 April 1993	Sheffield United	A	1–1	18,231	Pemberton (own goal)
12 April 1993	Liverpool	H	1–1	28,098	Flitcroft
18 April 1993	Aston Villa	A	1–3	33,108	Quinn
21 April 1993	Wimbledon	H	1–1	19,524	Holden
1 May 1993	Southampton	A	1–0	11,830	White
5 May 1993	Crystal Palace	H	0–0	21,167
8 May 1993	Everton	H	2–5	25,180	White, Curle (pen)

FA Cup

Main article: 1992–93 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	2 January 1993	Reading	H	1–1	20,523	Sheron
R3R	13 January 1993	Reading	A	4–0	12,065	Sheron, Holden, Flitcroft, Quinn
R4	23 January 1993	Queens Park Rangers	A	2–1	18,652	White, Vonk
R5	13 February 1993	Barnsley	H	2–0	32,807	White (2)
QF	7 March 1993	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–4	23,050	Sheron, Phelan

League Cup

Main article: 1992–93 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 First Leg	23 September 1992	Bristol Rovers	H	0–0	9,967
R2 Second Leg	7 October 1992	Bristol Rovers	A	2–1 (won 2–1 on agg)	7,823	Maddison (own goal), Holden
R3	28 October 1992	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–1	18,399

First-team squad

^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ENG Tony Coton — GK  WAL Martyn Margetson — GK  WAL Andy Dibble — DF  ENG Keith Curle — DF  ENG Andy Hill — DF  ENG Ray Ranson — DF  ENG David Brightwell — DF  ENG Ian Brightwell — DF  ENG John Foster — DF  IRL Terry Phelan[3] — DF  NED Michel Vonk — MF  ENG Steve McMahon

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Paul Lake — MF  ENG Garry Flitcroft — MF  ENG Mike Quigley — MF  ENG Rick Holden — MF  ENG David White — MF  ENG Peter Reid (player-manager) — MF  ENG Fitzroy Simpson[4] — MF  SCO David Kerr — MF  NOR Kåre Ingebrigtsen — FW  ENG Mike Sheron — FW  ENG Adie Mike — FW  IRL Niall Quinn

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ENG Chris Beech — DF  ENG Richard Edghill

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NIR Steve Lomas[5] — FW  ENG Steve Finney

Statistics

Starting 11

Only considering Premier League starts

• GK: Tony Coton, 40
• RB: Andy Hill, 23
• CB: Keith Curle, 39
• CB: Michel Vonk, 26
• LB: Terry Phelan, 37
• RM: David White, 42
• CM: Garry Flitcroft, 28
• CM: Fitzroy Simpson, 27
• LM: Rick Holden, 40
• CF: Mike Sheron, 33
• CF: Niall Quinn, 39

References

1. "Manchester City 1992-1993 Results – statto.com". Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
2. "All Manchester City players: 1993".
3. Phelan 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 1991.
4. Simpson was born in Bradford-upon-Avon, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
5. Lomas was born in Hanover, West Germany (now Germany), but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as a British passport holder and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1994.