1992–93 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

During the 1992–93 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League.

Sheffield Wednesday
1992–93 season
ChairmanDave Richards
ManagerTrevor Francis (player-manager)
StadiumHillsborough Stadium
Premier League7th
FA CupRunners-up (Finalist)
League CupRunners-up (Finalist)
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bright/Hirst (11)
All: Bright (18)
Average home league attendance27,263

Season summary

Sheffield Wednesday enjoyed a great season, finishing seventh in the inaugural Premier League season having a joint highest winning run of 7 alongside Manchester United and reaching the finals of both domestic cups, only to be defeated in both by Arsenal. The only negative from an otherwise good season occurred in Europe, with the club being knocked out of the UEFA Cup in the second round.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 12 13 63 55 +8 63
6 Liverpool 42 16 11 15 62 55 +7 59
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1992EvertonA1–127,687Pearson
19 August 1992Nottingham ForestH2–029,623Hirst (2)
22 August 1992ChelseaH3–326,338Hirst (2, 1 pen), Wilson
25 August 1992Crystal PalaceA1–114,005P Williams
29 August 1992ArsenalA1–223,389Hirst
2 September 1992Coventry CityH1–222,874Bart-Williams
5 September 1992Manchester CityH0–327,169
12 September 1992Nottingham ForestA2–119,420Warhurst, Hyde
19 September 1992Norwich CityA0–113,367
27 September 1992Tottenham HotspurH2–024,895Bright, Anderson
3 October 1992LiverpoolA0–135,785
17 October 1992Oldham AthleticH2–124,485Palmer, Bright
24 October 1992MiddlesbroughA1–118,414Bright
31 October 1992Blackburn RoversH0–031,044
8 November 1992Sheffield UnitedA1–130,039Hirst
21 November 1992Ipswich TownH1–124,270Thompson (own goal)
28 November 1992WimbledonA1–15,740Bart-Williams
5 December 1992Aston VillaH1–229,964Bright
12 December 1992Leeds UnitedA1–329,770Nilsson
19 December 1992Queens Park RangersH1–023,164Bright
26 December 1992Manchester UnitedH3–337,708Hirst, Bright, Sheridan
28 December 1992SouthamptonA2–117,426Sheridan (pen), Hirst
10 January 1993Norwich CityH1–023,360Worthington
16 January 1993Tottenham HotspurA2–025,702Bright, Hirst
30 January 1993ChelseaA2–016,261Warhurst, Harkes
6 February 1993EvertonH3–124,979Warhurst, Harkes, Waddle
20 February 1993Crystal PalaceH2–126,459Warhurst, Wilson
23 February 1993Manchester CityA2–123,619Anderson, Warhurst
27 February 1993LiverpoolH1–133,964Anderson
3 March 1993Coventry CityA0–113,806
10 March 1993Ipswich TownA1–016,538Hirst
20 March 1993Aston VillaA0–238,024
24 March 1993WimbledonH1–120,918Bright
7 April 1993Oldham AthleticA1–112,312Watson
10 April 1993Manchester UnitedA1–240,102Sheridan (pen)
12 April 1993SouthamptonH5–226,183Bright, Bart-Williams (3), King
21 April 1993Sheffield UnitedH1–138,688Warhurst
1 May 1993MiddlesbroughH2–325,949Bart-Williams, Morris (own goal)
4 May 1993Leeds UnitedH1–126,855Hirst
6 May 1993ArsenalH1–023,645Bright
8 May 1993Blackburn RoversA0–114,956
11 May 1993Queens Park RangersA1–312,177Bright

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R313 January 1993Cambridge UnitedA2–17,754Harkes, Bright
R424 January 1993SunderlandH1–033,422Bright
R513 February 1993Southend UnitedH2–026,446Warhurst (2)
QF8 March 1993Derby CountyA3–322,511Warhurst (2), Sheridan (pen)
QFR17 March 1993Derby CountyH1–032,033Warhurst
SF3 April 1993Sheffield UnitedN2–175,364Waddle, Bright
F15 May 1993ArsenalN1–1 (a.e.t.)79,347Hirst
FR20 May 1993ArsenalN1–2 (a.e.t.)62,267Waddle

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg23 September 1992Hartlepool UnitedH3–010,112Watson, Bright, Wilson
R2 Second Leg6 October 1992Hartlepool UnitedA2–2 (won 5-2 on agg)4,667Warhurst, Bright
R327 October 1992Leicester CityH7–117,326Worthington, Bright (2), Hirst, Watson (2) Bart Williams (footballer)
R42 December 1992Queens Park RangersH4–017,161Bright, Hirst, Nilsson, Palmer
QF19 January 1993Ipswich TownA1–119,374Sheridan
QFR3 February 1993Ipswich TownH1–026,328Warhurst
SF First Leg10 February 1993Blackburn RoversA4–217,283Harkes, Warhurst (2), Sheridan
SF Second Leg14 March 1993Blackburn RoversH2–1 (won 6-3 on agg)30,048Hirst, Bright
F18 April 1993ArsenalN1–274,007Harkes

UEFA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg16 September 1992Spora LuxembourgH8–119,792Waddle, Anderson (2), Warhurst (2), Bart-Williams (2), Worthington
R1 Second Leg1 October 1992Spora LuxembourgA2–1 (won 10-2 on agg)3,500Watson, Warhurst
R2 First Leg20 October 1992KaiserslauternA1–320,802Hirst
R2 Second Leg4 November 1992KaiserslauternH2–2 (lost 3-5 on agg)27,597Wilson, Sheridan

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

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 Lance Key
GK  ENG Kevin Pressman
GK  ENG Chris Woods
DF  ENG Viv Anderson
DF  ENG Phil King
DF  SWE Roland Nilsson
DF  ENG Nigel Pearson (captain)
DF  ENG Peter Shirtliff
DF  ENG Simon Stewart
DF  ENG Paul Warhurst
DF  ENG Julian Watts
DF  NIR Nigel Worthington
MF  ENG Chris Bart-Williams[notes 1]
MF  USA John Harkes
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG Graham Hyde
MF  ENG Ryan Jones[notes 2]
MF  ENG Carlton Palmer
MF  IRL John Sheridan[notes 3]
MF  ENG Chris Waddle
MF  NIR Danny Wilson[notes 4]
FW  ENG Mark Bright
FW  ENG Leroy Chambers
FW  ENG Trevor Francis
FW  ENG David Hirst
FW  ENG Nigel Jemson
FW  ENG Gordon Watson
FW  ENG Mike Williams
FW  ENG Paul Williams

Statistics

Starting 11

Not considering starts in UEFA Cup[2]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/sheffield-wednesday/tab/players/season/1993

Notes

  1. Bart-Williams was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, but was raised in England and represented them at U-21 and B level.
  2. Jones was born in Sheffield, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1994.
  3. Sheridan was born in Stretford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1988.
  4. Wilson was born in Wigan, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1987.
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