1992–93 Arsenal F.C. season

The 1992–93 season was the 95th season of competitive football played by Arsenal.

Arsenal
1992–93 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerGeorge Graham
StadiumHighbury
FA Premier League10th
FA CupWinners
League CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ian Wright (15)

All:
Ian Wright (30)
Highest home attendance29,739 vs. Manchester United
(28 November 1992)
Lowest home attendance20,796 vs. Oldham Athletic
(26 August 1992)
Average home league attendance24,403[1]

Season summary

Despite enduring a disappointing league season, finishing 10th in the first ever Premier League, behind unfancied sides like Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal managed to complete a double of the FA Cup and League Cup, defeating Sheffield Wednesday in both finals.

New to the Arsenal squad for 1992–93 season was Denmark's Euro 92 midfield hero John Jensen, who took over in central midfield from Leeds United bound David Rocastle.

The end of the season saw the departure of long-serving Irish defender David O'Leary, who, to date, holds the record for the most appearances for Arsenal.

Premier League

Arsenal hosted Norwich City at Highbury on the opening weekend of the season.

Arsenal recorded their first league win of the campaign against Liverpool at Anfield; midfielder Ray Parlour created both of the team's goals.[2] This was followed by a 2–0 win at home to Oldham Athletic, where the attendance of 20,796 was Highbury's lowest in over four years, as Highbury's capacity was restricted while the North Bank was being rebuilt.[3]

September was a disappointing month for the Gunners, who won just one out of five league games. But their 1–0 home win over Manchester City on 28 September signaled the start of a six-match winning run which propelled them to the top of the table on 7 November. However, they gained just three points from their next eight games, which included a four-match run of defeats and didn't include a single win, which left Arsenal's title hopes looking dead by the turn of 1993. However, they were still in the Football League Cup, and now had the FA Cup to play for.

George Graham strengthened his tight defence in February 1993 by paying Everton £2 million for Martin Keown, the player he had sold to Aston Villa as a 19-year-old in one of his first actions on becoming Arsenal manager in 1986.

Arsenal finished the season 10th in the Premier League, but had won some silverware on 18 April when they defeated Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 in the Football League Cup final. Steve Morrow, who scored Arsenal's winning goal, broke his arm after being dropped by Tony Adams during the post-match celebrations, ruling him out of the remaining games of the season, including the FA Cup final on 15 May—where Arsenal once again faced Sheffield Wednesday. They were held to a 1–1 draw by their South Yorkshire opponents, but won the replay 2–1 four days later with the winning goal coming from defender Andy Linighan. This secured Arsenal's place in the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup.

Remarkably, Arsenal were the lowest-scoring side in the division over the season with 40 goals, slightly less than one per match; this despite having been the leading scorers in the first division in the previous season.

Matches

15 August 1992 1 Arsenal 2 – 4 Norwich City London
15:00 BST Bould  28'
Campbell  39'
 69', 84' Robins
 72' Phillips
 82' Fox
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 24,030
18 August 1992 2 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 0 Arsenal Blackburn
19:45 BST Shearer  85' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,454
23 August 1992 3 Liverpool 0 – 2 Arsenal Liverpool
16:00 BST  53' Limpar
 80' Wright
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 34,961
26 August 1992 4 Arsenal 2 – 0 Oldham Athletic London
19:45 BST Winterburn  25'
Wright  31'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 20,796
29 August 1992 5 Arsenal 2 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday London
15:00 BST Parlour  8'
Merson  27'
 33' Hirst Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 23,389
Referee: Paul Durkin
2 September 1992 6 Queens Park Rangers 0 – 0 Arsenal London
19:45 BST Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 20,868
5 September 1992 7 Wimbledon 3 – 2 Arsenal London
15:00 BST Sanchez  39'
Fashanu  81'
Earle  87'
 34', 82' Wright Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,906
Referee: Keith Burge
12 September 1992 8 Arsenal 0 – 1 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 BST  71' Newell Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 28,643
Referee: Mike Reed
19 September 1992 9 Sheffield United 1 – 1 Arsenal Sheffield
15:00 BST Whitehouse  48'  85' Wright Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,105
28 September 1992 10 Arsenal 1 – 0 Manchester City London
19:45 BST Wright  19' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 21,504
3 October 1992 11 Arsenal 2 – 1 Chelsea London
15:00 BST Merson  10'
Wright  85'
 78' Wise Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 27,780
17 October 1992 12 Nottingham Forest 0 – 1 Arsenal Nottingham
15:00 BST  37' Smith Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,862
24 October 1992 13 Arsenal 2 – 0 Everton London
15:00 BST Wright  5'
Limpar  58'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 28,052
2 November 1992 14 Crystal Palace 1 – 2 Arsenal London
20:00 GMT McGoldrick  69'  5' Merson
 73' Wright
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 20,287
7 November 1992 15 Arsenal 3 – 0 Coventry City London
15:00 GMT Smith  8'
Wright  30'
Campbell  45'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 27,693
21 November 1992 16 Leeds United 3 – 0 Arsenal Leeds
15:00 GMT Fairclough  51'
Chapman  56'
McAllister  87'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,516
28 November 1992 17 Arsenal 0 – 1 Manchester United London
15:00 GMT  27' Hughes Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 29,739
5 December 1992 18 Southampton 2 – 0 Arsenal Southampton
15:00 GMT Maddison  16'
Dowie  53'
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 17,286
12 December 1992 19 Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 0 Arsenal London
15:00 GMT Allen  21' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 33,707
19 December 1992 20 Arsenal 1 – 1 Middlesbrough London
15:00 GMT Wright  81'  34' Wilkinson Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 23,197
Referee: Stephen Lodge
26 December 1992 21 Arsenal 0 – 0 Ipswich Town London
12:00 GMT Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 26,198
28 December 1992 22 Aston Villa 1 – 0 Arsenal Birmingham
19:30 GMT Saunders  45' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,170
Referee: Martin Bodenham
9 January 1993 23 Arsenal 1 – 1 Sheffield United London
15:00 GMT Hillier  43'  87' Littlejohn Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 23,818
Referee: Gerald Ashby
16 January 1993 24 Manchester City 0 – 1 Arsenal Manchester
15:00 GMT  79' Merson Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 25,041
Referee: Keith Burge
31 January 1993 25 Arsenal 0 – 1 Liverpool London
16:00 GMT  59' Barnes Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 27,580
10 February 1993 26 Arsenal 0 – 1 Wimbledon London
19:45 GMT  19' Holdsworth Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 18,253
20 February 1993 27 Oldham Athletic 0 – 1 Arsenal Oldham
15:00 GMT  50' Linighan Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 12,311
24 February 1993 28 Arsenal 0 – 0 Leeds United London
19:45 GMT Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 21,061
1 March 1993 29 Chelsea 1 – 0 Arsenal London
19:45 GMT Stuart  81' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 17,725
3 March 1993 30 Norwich City 1 – 1 Arsenal Norwich
19:45 GMT Fox  36'  82' Wright Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,000
13 March 1993 31 Coventry City 0 – 2 Arsenal Coventry
15:00 GMT  28' Campbell
 29' Wright
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,437
20 March 1993 32 Arsenal 4 – 3 Southampton London
15:00 GMT Linighan  15'
Merson  16'
Carter  20', 79'
 4' Dowie
 30' Adams
 50' Le Tissier
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 24,149
24 March 1993 33 Manchester United 0 – 0 Arsenal Manchester
20:00 GMT Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 37,301
6 April 1993 34 Middlesbrough 1 – 0 Arsenal Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Hendrie  32' Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 12,726
10 April 1993 35 Ipswich 1 – 2 Arsenal Ipswich
15:00 BST Wark  27'  2' Smith
 87' Merson
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,358
12 April 1993 36 Arsenal 0 – 1 Aston Villa London
15:00 BST  68' Daley Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 27,125
Referee: Gerald Ashby
21 April 1993 37 Arsenal 1 – 1 Nottingham Forest London
19:45 BST Wright  67'  90' Keane Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 19,024
Referee: Martin Bodenham
1 May 1993 38 Everton 0 – 0 Arsenal Liverpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 19,044
4 May 1993 39 Arsenal 0 – 0 Queens Park Rangers London
19:45 BST Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 18,817
6 May 1993 40 Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 0 Arsenal Sheffield
19:45 BST Bright  19' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 23,645
8 May 1993 41 Arsenal 3 – 0 Crystal Palace London
15:00 BST Wright  9'
Dickov  82'
Campbell  89'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 25,225
Referee: Keith Burge
11 May 1993 42 Arsenal 1 – 3 Tottenham Hotspur London
19:45 BST Dickov  52'  39' Sheringham
 46', 78' Hendry
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 26,393

Classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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[lower-alpha 1]
11 Chelsea 42 14 14 14 51 54 3 56
12 Wimbledon 42 14 12 16 56 55 +1 54
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
42 15 11 16 40 38  +2 56 8 6 7 25 20  +5 7 5 9 15 18  −3

Source: [4]

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAHHAHAHH
ResultLLWWWDLLDWWWWWWLLLLDDLDWLLWDLDWWDLWLDDDLWL
Position2222149557913975431236868997111211111211129911101112121212910
Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Football League Cup

The Football League Cup is a cup competition open to clubs in the Premier League and Football League. Like the FA Cup it is played on a knockout basis, with the exception of the second round and semi-finals, which are contested over a two-legged tie.

Arsenal entered the competition in the second round, as one of the 22 teams from the Premier League. They were drawn against Millwall; the first leg took place at Highbury on 22 September 1992. In the match Campbell scored in the 78th minute to cancel out Millwall's lead early in the second half.[5] The second leg at The Den was much the same, with both teams playing out for a 1–1 draw. As there were no further goals the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out, which Arsenal won 3–1.[6]

22 September 1992 Second round Arsenal 1 – 1 Millwall London
Campbell  78'  52' Roberts Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 20,940
7 October 1992 Second round Millwall 1 – 1 Arsenal London
Dixon  25' (o.g.)  17' Campbell Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 18,500
28 October 1992 Third round Derby County 1 – 1 Arsenal Derby
Simpson  25' (pen.)  76' Campbell Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 22,208
1 December 1992 Third round replay Arsenal 2 – 1 Derby County London
Wright  7'
Campbell  14'
 44' (pen.) Pembridge Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 24,587
6 January 1993 Fourth round Scarborough 0 – 1 Arsenal Scarborough
 51' Winterburn Stadium: McCain Stadium
Attendance: 6,261
12 January 1993 Fifth round Arsenal 2 – 0 Nottingham Forest London
Wright  55', 78' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 25,600
7 February 1993 Semi-finals Crystal Palace 1 – 3 Arsenal London
Osborn  54' Wright  8' (pen.)
Smith  22', 66'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 26,508
10 March 1993 Semi-finals Arsenal 2 – 0 Crystal Palace London
Linighan  6'
Wright  45'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 28,584
18 April 1993 Final Arsenal 2 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday London
Merson  20'
Morrow  68'
Harkes  8' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 74,007

FA Cup

2 January 1993 R3 Yeovil Town 1 – 3 Arsenal Yeovil
Stadium: Huish Park
25 January 1993 R4 Arsenal 2 – 2 Leeds United London
Stadium: Highbury
3 February 1993 R4 Replay Leeds United 2 – 3 Arsenal Leeds
Stadium: Elland Road
13 February 1993 R5 Arsenal 2 – 0 Nottingham Forest London
Stadium: Highbury
6 March 1993 R6 Ipswich Town 2 – 4 Arsenal Ipswich
Stadium: Portman Road
4 April 1993 Semi-Finals Arsenal 1 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur London
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 76,263
15 May 1993 Final Arsenal 1 – 1 (aet) Sheffield Wednesday London
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 79,327
20 May 1993 Final Replay Arsenal 2 – 1 (aet) Sheffield Wednesday London
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 62,267

Squad statistics

Arsenal used a total of 29 players during the 1992–93 season and there were nine different goalscorers. There were also two squad members who did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign. Adams featured in 52 games and started the most games in the squad. The team scored a total of 72 goals in all competitions. The top goalscorer was Wright, with 30 goals – half of which were scored in the league.

Key

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with name struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.

Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG David Seaman 3908090560
GK  ENG Alan Miller 3 (1)000003 (1)0
DF  ENG Nigel Winterburn 2918071442
DF  ENG Lee Dixon 2908070440
DF  ENG Tony Adams 33 (2)0829050 (2)2
DF  ENG Steve Bould 2411050301
DF  ENG Andy Linighan 19 (2)2714130 (2)4
DF  IRE David O'Leary 6 (5)01 (3)0209 (8)0
DF  ENG Colin Pates 2 (5)000002 (5)0
DF  ENG Martin Keown 15 (1)0000015 (1)0
DF  NIR Steve Morrow 13 (3)02 (2)04 (1)119 (6)1
DF  NOR Pål Lydersen 7 (1)000108 (1)0
DF  SCO Scott Marshall 20000020
DF  ENG Gavin McGowan (2)00000(2)0
MF  ENG David Hillier 27 (3)14 (1)07 (1)038 (5)1
MF  SWE Anders Limpar 12 (11)2204018 (11)2
MF  ENG Paul Davis 602030110
MF  ENG Perry Groves (1)00000(1)0
MF  ENG Ray Parlour 16 (5)1413 (5)023 (6)2
MF  ENG Jimmy Carter 11 (5)2101 (1)013 (6)2
MF  DEN John Jensen 29 (3)0403036 (3)0
MF  ENG Ian Selley 903010130
MF  ENG Mark Flatts 6 (4)000107 (4)0
MF  ENG Neil Heaney 3 (2)000003 (2)0
MF  ENG Paul Merson 32 (1)6819149 (1)8
FW  ENG Ian Wright 30 (1)157108545 (1)30
FW  ENG Kevin Campbell 32 (5)44 (3)15 (4)441 (12)9
FW  ENG Alan Smith 27 (4)35 (2)17239 (6)6
FW  SCO Paul Dickov 1 (2)200001 (2)2

Source: [1]

See also

References

General

  • "1992–93 calendar and appearances". Arseweb.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

Specific

  1. "Arsenal first team line up (1992–93)". The Arsenal History. Retrieved 31 July 2014. Note: Information is in the section 1992–93.
  2. Lacey, David (24 August 1992). "Ray of hope evens up Arsenal odds". The Guardian. London. p. 13.
  3. White, Clive (27 August 1992). "Wright adds finishing touch". The Times. London. p. 16.
  4. "Arsenal – 1992–93". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  5. Lacey, David (23 September 1992). "Campbell the substitute spares Highbury blushes". The Guardian. London. p. 14.
  6. Lacey, David (8 October 1992). "Seaman breaks the deadlock". The Guardian. London. p. 16.
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