1992–93 Watford F.C. season

During the 1992–93 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Watford
1992–93 season
ChairmanJack Petchey
ManagerSteve Perryman
StadiumVicarage Road
First Division16th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerPaul Furlong (19)
Average home league attendance8,275

Season summary

The Hornets had a satisfying start to the 1992–93 season and by the end of 1992 were in 14th place, 10 points clear of the relegation zone and 5 points adrift of the play-off places, but a bad run of 8 defeats in 12 league games saw their play-off chances slip away and stuck them in mid-table, finishing in a disappointing 16th place. At the end of the season, manager Steve Perryman left the club to return to Tottenham Hotspur as assistant manager to Osvaldo Ardiles and Watford appointed Gillingham boss Glenn Roeder as his replacement.[1] However, Watford were fined £10,000 for an illegal approach, and ordered to pay Gillingham a further £30,000 in compensation.[2]

Final league table
Main article: 1992–93 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Oxford United 46 14 14 18 53 56 −3 56
15 Bristol City 46 14 14 18 49 67 −18 56
16 Watford 46 14 13 19 57 71 −14 55
17 Notts County 46 12 16 18 55 70 −15 52
18 Southend United 46 13 13 20 54 64 −10 52
Source: [3]

Results

Watford's score comes first[4]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1992MillwallH3–19,745Bazeley, Nogan, Drysdale (pen)
22 August 1992Grimsby TownA2–34,772Furlong, Dublin
25 August 1992Notts CountyA2–16,274Drysdale, Furlong
29 August 1992Derby CountyH0–09,809
5 September 1992West Ham UnitedA1–211,921Furlong
12 September 1992Notts CountyH1–37,077Drysdale
19 September 1992Wolverhampton WanderersA2–213,497Furlong, Nogan
26 September 1992Leicester CityH0–38,715
29 September 1992SunderlandH2–16,263Hessenthaler (2)
3 October 1992Swindon TownA1–37,723Furlong
10 October 1992Bristol RoversH4–27,624Nogan (2), Drysdale (pen), Furlong
17 October 1992BrentfordA1–18,490Nogan
24 October 1992Tranmere RoversH3–26,937Furlong (2), Charlery
31 October 1992Oxford UnitedA1–16,234Furlong
3 November 1992Peterborough UnitedH1–27,016Charlery
7 November 1992BarnsleyA1–06,193Hessenthaler
14 November 1992PortsmouthH0–08,714
21 November 1992Newcastle UnitedA0–228,871
29 November 1992Luton TownA0–28,341
5 December 1992Bristol CityH0–06,746
13 December 1992Charlton AthleticH1–16,541Charlery
19 December 1992Birmingham CityA2–27,182Furlong (2)
26 December 1992Southend UnitedA2–15,769Charlery, Soloman
28 December 1992Cambridge UnitedH2–28,147Willis, Charlery
9 January 1993Wolverhampton WanderersH3–16,845Furlong (2), Nogan
16 January 1993Leicester CityA2–512,854Nogan, Willis
27 January 1993SunderlandA2–114,703Furlong, Willis
30 January 1993Grimsby TownH2–36,613Nogan, Furlong
6 February 1993MillwallA2–58,847Furlong, Nogan
13 February 1993West Ham UnitedH1–213,115Charlery
20 February 1993Derby CountyA2–115,190Furlong, Charlery
27 February 1993Bristol RoversA3–05,702Charlery (2), Nogan
6 March 1993Swindon TownH0–48,791
9 March 1993PortsmouthA0–110,716
13 March 1993BarnsleyH1–25,785Furlong
20 March 1993Bristol CityA1–28,265Charlery
23 March 1993Newcastle UnitedH1–011,634Furlong
27 March 1993Peterborough UnitedA0–07,631
3 April 1993Luton TownH0–010,656
6 April 1993Charlton AthleticA1–36,462(own goal)
10 April 1993Southend UnitedH0–07,198
13 April 1993Cambridge UnitedA1–15,106Nogan
17 April 1993Birmingham CityH1–09,186Charlery
24 April 1993BrentfordH1–09,045Drysdale (pen)
1 May 1993Tranmere RoversA1–28,315Drysdale (pen)
8 May 1993Oxford UnitedH0–18,127

FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R32 January 1993Wolverhampton WanderersH1–412,363Nogan

League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg22 September 1992ReadingH2–24,036Furlong (2)
R2 Second Leg7 October 1992ReadingA2–0 (won 4-2 on agg)7,386Drysdale, Lavin
R310 November 1992Leeds UnitedH2–118,035Holdsworth, Drysdale (pen)
R49 December 1992Blackburn RoversA1–613,187Furlong

Anglo-Italian Cup
Main article: 1992-93 Anglo-Italian Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
PR Group 51 September 1992Bristol CityA0–13,588
PR Group 515 September 1992Luton TownH0–05,197

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[5]

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 Simon Sheppard
— GK  ENG Perry Suckling
— GK  ENG Keith Waugh
— DF  ENG Julian Alsford
— DF  ENG Barry Ashby
— DF  ENG Darren Bazeley
— DF  ENG Jason Drysdale
— DF  ENG Keith Dublin
— DF  ENG Nigel Gibbs
— DF  ENG David Holdsworth
— DF  ENG Jason Soloman
— DF  WAL Rob Page
— DF  SCO Gerard Lavin[notes 1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Andy Hessenthaler
— MF  ENG James Meara
— MF  ENG Gary Porter
— MF  ENG Trevor Putney
— MF  ENG Rod Thomas
— MF  AUS Richard Johnson
— FW  ENG Steve Butler
— FW  ENG Bruce Dyer[notes 2]
— FW  ENG Paul Furlong
— FW  ENG Alex Inglethorpe
— FW  ENG Roger Willis
— FW  WAL Lee Nogan
— FW  LCA Ken Charlery[notes 3]

References
  1. Metcalf, Rupert; Cole, Robert (10 July 1993). "Football: Watford turn to Roeder to replace Perryman: Former player takes over at Vicarage Road to dismay of Gillingham". The Independent. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  2. Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 277. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  3. "England 1992–93". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.11v11.com/teams/watford/tab/players/season/1993

Notes
  1. Lavin was born in Corby, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented England at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in September 2007.
  3. Charlery was born in Tower Hamlets, but also qualified to represent Saint Lucia internationally.
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