1992–93 Crystal Palace F.C. season

During the 1992–93 English football season, Crystal Palace F.C. competed in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League.

Crystal Palace
1992–93 season
ChairmanRon Noades
ManagerSteve Coppell
StadiumSelhurst Park
Premier League20th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerArmstrong (15)
Average home league attendance15,748

Season summary

A breakaway by the top 22 clubs saw Palace become founder members of the new FA Premier League for the 1992–93 season. However, they would be without the services of another key player – Mark Bright – who was sold to Sheffield Wednesday and the Eagles struggled to score goals without him. They were demoted on goal difference, after Oldham Athletic's 4–3 victory over Southampton.[1] Palace's 49 points from 42 games that season became the joint-highest total of any club ever to have been relegated from the top flight of English football, and remains a Premier League record. Palace's drop prompted the resignation of manager Steve Coppell after nine years at the helm, and he was succeeded by his assistant Alan Smith.

Final league table
Main article: 1992–93 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Southampton 42 13 11 18 54 61 −7 50
19 Oldham Athletic 42 13 10 19 63 74 −11 49
20 Crystal Palace (R) 42 11 16 15 48 61 −13 49 Relegation to the Football League First Division
21 Middlesbrough (R) 42 11 11 20 54 75 −21 44
22 Nottingham Forest (R) 42 10 10 22 41 62 −21 40
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Results

Crystal Palace's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1992Blackburn RoversH3–317,086Bright, Southgate, Osborn
19 August 1992Oldham AthleticA1–111,063McGoldrick
22 August 1992Tottenham HotspurA2–225,237McGoldrick, Young
25 August 1992Sheffield WednesdayH1–114,005Young
29 August 1992Norwich CityH1–212,033McGoldrick
2 September 1992Manchester UnitedA0–129,736
5 September 1992Aston VillaA0–317,120
12 September 1992Oldham AthleticH2–211,224Armstrong (2)
19 September 1992EvertonA2–018,080Armstrong (2)
26 September 1992SouthamptonH1–213,829Young
3 October 1992Coventry CityA2–211,808Coleman, McGoldrick
17 October 1992Manchester CityH0–014,005
24 October 1992Ipswich TownA2–217,861Armstrong, Coleman
2 November 1992ArsenalH1–220,287McGoldrick
7 November 1992ChelseaA1–317,141Young
21 November 1992Nottingham ForestH1–115,330Armstrong
28 November 1992LiverpoolA0–536,380
5 December 1992Sheffield UnitedH2–012,361Armstrong, Southgate
12 December 1992Queens Park RangersA3–114,571McGoldrick (2), Armstrong
20 December 1992Leeds UnitedH1–014,462Thorn
26 December 1992WimbledonH2–016,825Coleman, Thomas
28 December 1992MiddlesbroughA1–021,123Osborn
9 January 1993EvertonH0–213,227
16 January 1993SouthamptonA0–113,397
27 January 1993Norwich CityA2–413,543Armstrong, Thomas
30 January 1993Tottenham HotspurH1–320,937Ruddock (own goal)
2 February 1993Blackburn RoversA2–114,163Armstrong, Rodger
10 February 1993Aston VillaH1–012,270Bowry
20 February 1993Sheffield WednesdayA1–226,459Armstrong
27 February 1993Coventry CityH0–012,248
3 March 1993Nottingham ForestA1–120,603Southgate
15 March 1993ChelseaH1–112,610Armstrong
20 March 1993Sheffield UnitedA1–018,857Coleman
23 March 1993LiverpoolH1–118,688Armstrong
3 April 1993Queens Park RangersH1–114,705Bardsley (own goal)
9 April 1993WimbledonA0–412,275
12 April 1993MiddlesbroughH4–115,123Rodger, Young, Armstrong, Coleman
17 April 1993Leeds UnitedA0–027,545
21 April 1993Manchester UnitedH0–230,115
1 May 1993Ipswich TownH3–118,881Young, Armstrong, McGoldrick
5 May 1993Manchester CityA0–021,167
8 May 1993ArsenalA0–325,225

FA Cup
Main article: 1992–93 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1993Hartlepool UnitedA0–16,721

League Cup
Main article: 1992–93 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg22 September 1992Lincoln CityH3–16,947Southgate, Salako, McGoldrick
R2 Second Leg6 October 1992Lincoln CityA1–1 (won 4-2 on agg)6,255Southgate
R328 October 1992SouthamptonA2–09,060McGoldrick, Salako
R41 December 1992LiverpoolA1–118,525Coleman
R4R16 December 1992LiverpoolH2–1 (a.e.t.)19,662Watts, Thorn
QF6 January 1993ChelseaH3–128,510Coleman, Ndah, Watts
SF First Leg7 February 1993ArsenalH1–326,508Osborn
SF Second Leg10 March 1993ArsenalA0–2 (lost 1-5 on agg)28,584

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Nigel Martyn
— GK  ENG Andy Woodman
— DF  ENG Dean Gordon
— DF  ENG John Humphrey
— DF  ENG Richard Shaw
— DF  ENG Lee Sinnott
— DF  ENG Gareth Southgate (captain)
— DF  ENG Andy Thorn
— DF  WAL Chris Coleman
— DF  WAL Eric Young[notes 1]
— MF  ENG Bobby Bowry
— MF  SCO Mark Hawthorne
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Stuart Massey
— MF  ENG Paul Mortimer
— MF  ENG Ricky Newman
— MF  ENG Simon Osborn
— MF  ENG Simon Rodger
— MF  ENG John Salako
— MF  ENG Geoff Thomas (captain)
— MF  IRL Eddie McGoldrick[notes 2]
— FW  ENG Chris Armstrong
— FW  ENG George Ndah[notes 3]
— FW  ENG Grant Watts
— FW  ENG Paul Williams

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ENG Mark Bright (to Sheffield Wednesday)
— FW  ENG Stan Collymore (to Southend United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ENG David Whyte (on loan to Charlton Athletic)

Reserve squad
The following players did not appear for the first team this season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Jimmy Glass
— DF  NIR Darren Patterson
— MF  ENG Martin O'Connor[notes 4]
— FW  CAN Niall Thompson[notes 5]
— FW  ENG David Whyte

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Notes
  1. Young was born in Singapore, but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as a British passport holder and made his international debut for Wales in May 1990.
  2. McGoldrick was born in Islington, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1992.
  3. Ndah was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and was called up by Nigeria in 1999, but was prevented from playing due to injury.
  4. O'Connor was born in Walsall, England, but made his international debut for the Cayman Islands in 2000, but it was later discovered that he was not eligible to represent them.
  5. Thompson was born in Birmingham, England, but was raised in Canada from the age of 2 and made his international debut for Canada in March 1993.

References
  1. Fox, Norman (8 May 1993). "Football: Palace's bitter downfall". The Independent. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.11v11.com/teams/crystal-palace/tab/players/season/1993
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