1992–93 Leeds United A.F.C. season

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Leeds United
1992–93 season
Chairman Leslie Silver
Manager Howard Wilkinson
Stadium Elland Road
Premier League 17th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Third round
Champions League Second round
Top goalscorer Chapman (14)
Highest home attendance 34,166 vs Manchester United
(8 Feb 1993, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 10,113 vs Scunthorpe United
(22 Sep 1992, League Cup)
Average home league attendance 27,585
← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 season saw Leeds United A.F.C. compete in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League. As winners of the 1991–92 First Division title, United also competed in the UEFA Champions League.

Season summary

Despite finishing first the previous season, Leeds suffered something of a reversal this season: they were eliminated from the Champions League by Rangers and finished in 17th place in the Premier League. Although their home form was amongst the best in the Premier League – they lost only once at home, admittedly in a 4–1 thrashing by a Nottingham Forest side that finished the season last, and managed to put 5 goals past both Blackburn and Tottenham, both of whom finished in the top eight – a failure to win away from home all season cost Leeds dearly. As the season drew to a close Leeds were in danger of being only the second team to relegated a season after winning the league title, but managed to secure safety with a few matches to spare, although they did finish only two points away from relegation.

Final league table

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Main article: 1992–93 FA Premier League
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 42 24 12 6 67 31 +36 84 1993–94 UEFA Champions League First round
2 Aston Villa 42 21 11 10 57 40 +17 74 1993–94 UEFA Cup First round
3 Norwich City 42 21 9 12 61 65 −4 72
4 Blackburn Rovers 42 20 11 11 68 46 +22 71
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
10 Arsenal 42 15 11 16 40 38 +2 56 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
11 Chelsea 42 14 14 14 51 54 −3 56
12 Wimbledon 42 14 12 16 56 55 +1 54
13 Everton 42 15 8 19 53 55 −2 53
14 Sheffield United 42 14 10 18 54 53 +1 52
15 Coventry City 42 13 13 16 52 57 −5 52
16 Ipswich Town 42 12 16 14 50 55 −5 52
17 Leeds United 42 12 15 15 57 62 −5 51
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 1993–94 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

Updated to games played on 11 May 1993.
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Arsenal qualified by winning the FA Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Leeds United's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1992 Wimbledon H 2–1 25,795 Chapman (2)
19 August 1992 Aston Villa A 1–1 29,151 Speed
22 August 1992 Middlesbrough A 1–4 18,649 Cantona
25 August 1992 Tottenham Hotspur H 5–0 28,218 Wallace, Cantona (3), Chapman
29 August 1992 Liverpool H 2–2 29,597 McAllister, Chapman
1 September 1992 Oldham Athletic A 2–2 13,848 Cantona (2)
6 September 1992 Manchester United A 0–2 31,296
13 September 1992 Aston Villa H 1–1 27,817 Hodge
19 September 1992 Southampton A 1–1 16,229 Speed
26 September 1992 Everton H 2–0 27,915 McAllister, Chapman
3 October 1992 Ipswich Town A 2–4 21,200 Chapman, Speed
17 October 1992 Sheffield United H 3–1 29,706 Chapman, Speed, Whyte
24 October 1992 Queens Park Rangers A 1–2 19,326 Strachan
31 October 1992 Coventry City H 2–2 28,018 Chapman, Fairclough
7 November 1992 Manchester City A 0–4 27,255
21 November 1992 Arsenal H 3–0 30,516 Fairclough, Chapman, McAllister
29 November 1992 Chelsea A 0–1 24,345
5 December 1992 Nottingham Forest H 1–4 29,364 Speed
12 December 1992 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–1 29,770 Speed, Chapman, Varadi
20 December 1992 Crystal Palace A 0–1 14,462
26 December 1992 Blackburn Rovers A 1–3 19,910 McAllister
28 December 1992 Norwich City H 0–0 30,282
9 January 1993 Southampton H 2–1 26,071 Chapman, Speed
16 January 1993 Everton A 0–2 21,031
30 January 1993 Middlesbrough H 3–0 30,344 Strandli, Batty, Fairclough
6 February 1993 Wimbledon A 0–1 6,704
8 February 1993 Manchester United H 0–0 34,166
13 February 1993 Oldham Athletic H 2–0 27,654 McAllister, Chapman
20 February 1993 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–4 32,040
24 February 1993 Arsenal A 0–0 21,061
27 February 1993 Ipswich Town H 1–0 28,848 Dorigo
13 March 1993 Manchester City H 1–0 30,840 Rocastle
21 March 1993 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 25,148 Wallace
24 March 1993 Chelsea H 1–1 28,135 Wetherall
6 April 1993 Sheffield United A 1–2 20,562 Strandli
10 April 1993 Blackburn Rovers H 5–2 31,789 Strachan (3), Wallace, Chapman
14 April 1993 Norwich City A 2–4 18,613 Chapman, Wallace
17 April 1993 Crystal Palace H 0–0 27,545
21 April 1993 Liverpool A 0–2 34,992
1 May 1993 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 31,408 Hodge
4 May 1993 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 26,855 King (own goal)
8 May 1993 Coventry City A 3–3 19,591 Wallace (3)

FA Charity Shield

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Main article: 1992 FA Charity Shield
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
8 August 1992 Liverpool N 4–3 61,291 Dorigo, Cantona (3)

FA Cup

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Main article: 1992-93 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1993 Charlton Athletic H 1–1 21,287 Speed
R3R 13 January 1993 Charlton Athletic A 3–1 8,337 Garland (own goal), Speed, McAllister
R4 25 January 1993 Arsenal A 2–2 26,516 Speed, Chapman
R4R 3 February 1993 Arsenal H 2–3 (a.e.t.) 26,449 Shutt, McAllister

League Cup

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Main article: 1992-93 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 22 September 1992 Scunthorpe United H 4–1 10,113 Shutt, Speed, Chapman, Strachan
R2 Second Leg 27 October 1992 Scunthorpe United A 2–2 (won 6-3 on agg) 7,419 Chapman, Wallace
R3 10 November 1992 Watford A 1–2 18,035 McAllister

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 1992-93 UEFA Champions League
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 16 September 1992 Stuttgart A 0–3 38,000
R1 Second Leg 30 September 1992 Stuttgart H 4–1[notes 1] 20,457 Speed, Cantona, Chapman, McAllister (pen)
R1R 9 October 1992 Stuttgart A 2–1 7,400 Shutt, Strachan
R2 Second Leg 21 October 1992 Rangers A 1–2 43,251 McAllister
R2 Second Leg 4 November 1992 Rangers H 1–2 (lost 2-4 on agg) 25,118 Cantona

Notes:

  1. ↑ Stuttgart would have won on away goals; however, it was realised that in the second leg between Leeds United and Stuttgart, Stuttgart had substituted a fourth foreign player. At the time, a maximum of three foreign players was allowed. The game was awarded to Leeds United with a score of 3–0, making it 3–3 on aggregate with no difference in away goals. A play-off match in Barcelona was ordered, which Leeds United won 2–1.

First-team squad

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

No. Position Player
England GK Mark Beeney
England GK Mervyn Day
England GK John Lukic
England GK Paul Pettinger
England DF Rob Bowman
England DF Chris Fairclough
England DF David Kerslake
England DF Tony Dorigo
England DF Jon Newsome
England DF Kevin Sharp[3]
England DF Mel Sterland
England DF Ray Wallace
England DF David Wetherall
England DF Chris Whyte
Malta DF Dylan Kerr
No. Position Player
England MF David Batty
England MF David Rocastle
England MF Mark Tinkler
Wales MF Gary Speed
Scotland MF Gary McAllister scottish
Scotland MF Gordon Strachan (captain)
England FW Lee Chapman
England FW Jamie Forrester
England FW Steve Hodge
England FW Carl Shutt
England FW Rod Wallace
England FW Noel Whelan
Norway FW Frank Strandli
England FW Imre Varadi

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. Position Player
England MF Scott Sellars (to Newcastle United)
No. Position Player
France FW Eric Cantona (to Manchester United)

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions

Transfers

In

†Club record transfer fee at the time.

Out

Transfers in: Decrease £3,960,000
Transfers out: Increase £1,950,000
Total spending: Decrease £2,010,000

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leeds-united/1992-1993/results
  2. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/leeds-united/tab/players/season/1993
  3. ↑ Sharp was born in Sarnia, Canada, but represented England at U-18 level.
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