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1992–93 Sheffield United F.C. season

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Sheffield United
1992–93 season
ChairmanPaul Woolhouse
(until October)
Alan Laver
(from October)
ManagerDave Bassett
StadiumBramall Lane
Premier League14th
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Deane (15)
All: Deane (20)
Highest home attendance30,039
(vs. Sheffield Wednesday)
Lowest home attendance7,855
(vs. Bristol City)
Average home league attendance18,801

During the 1992–93 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League under manager Dave Bassett.

Season summary

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Highlights of the season included a 6–0 home win over Tottenham Hotspur and an opening-day 2–1 win over eventual champions Manchester United. The club also reached the FA Cup semi-final, but were beaten by arch-rivals Sheffield Wednesday. In the victory over Man Utd Brian Deane scored the first ever Premier League goal.

At the end of the season, the newly formed League Managers Association presented its "Manager of the Year" award for the first time, specifically designed to recognise "the manager who made best use of the resources available to him". This award went to United manager Dave Bassett.

Kit

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The kit was manufactured by British apparel company Umbro and sponsored by English timber merchant Arnold Laver.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Sheffield United's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1992 Manchester United H 2–1 28,070 Deane (2, 1 pen)
19 August 1992 Liverpool A 1–2 33,107 Deane
22 August 1992 Queens Park Rangers A 2–3 10,932 Cork, Deane
25 August 1992 Wimbledon H 2–2 15,463 Beesley, Hodges
29 August 1992 Aston Villa H 0–2 18,773
2 September 1992 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–2 21,332
5 September 1992 Middlesbrough A 0–2 15,179
12 September 1992 Liverpool H 1–0 20,632 Littlejohn
19 September 1992 Arsenal H 1–1 19,105 Whitehouse
26 September 1992 Ipswich Town A 0–0 16,353
3 October 1992 Southampton H 2–0 15,842 Whitehouse, Littlejohn
17 October 1992 Leeds United A 1–3 29,706 Beesley
24 October 1992 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 19,152
31 October 1992 Chelsea A 2–1 13,763 Littlejohn, Deane
8 November 1992 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 30,039 Littlejohn
21 November 1992 Norwich City A 1–2 14,874 Cork
28 November 1992 Coventry City H 1–1 15,625 Pearce (own goal)
5 December 1992 Crystal Palace A 0–2 12,361
12 December 1992 Everton H 1–0 16,266 Littlejohn
19 December 1992 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 16,057
26 December 1992 Manchester City A 0–2 27,455
9 January 1993 Arsenal A 1–1 23,818 Littlejohn
16 January 1993 Ipswich Town H 3–0 16,758 Deane (3)
27 January 1993 Aston Villa A 1–3 20,266 Deane
30 January 1993 Queens Park Rangers H 1–2 16,366 Hoyland
6 February 1993 Manchester United A 1–2 36,156 Carr
9 February 1993 Middlesbrough H 2–0 15,184 Carr, Deane
20 February 1993 Wimbledon A 0–2 3,979
22 February 1993 Oldham Athletic H 2–0 14,628 Gannon, Littlejohn
27 February 1993 Southampton A 2–3 13,814 Gayle, Bryson
2 March 1993 Tottenham Hotspur H 6–0 16,654 Carr, Gray (own goal), Bryson (2), Deane, Rogers
10 March 1993 Norwich City H 0–1 15,583
20 March 1993 Crystal Palace H 0–1 18,857
24 March 1993 Coventry City A 3–1 12,993 Whitehouse, Deane, Littlejohn
6 April 1993 Leeds United H 2–1 20,562 Rogers, Deane
9 April 1993 Manchester City H 1–1 18,231 Deane
13 April 1993 Oldham Athletic A 1–1 14,795 Hoyland
17 April 1993 Blackburn Rovers H 1–3 18,186 Hodges
21 April 1993 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 38,688 Deane
1 May 1993 Nottingham Forest A 2–0 26,752 Hodges, Gayle
4 May 1993 Everton A 2–0 15,197 Bradshaw, Hodges
8 May 1993 Chelsea H 4–2 24,850 Scott, Rogers, Whitehouse (2)

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1993 Burnley H 2–2 23,041 Hodges, Beesley
R3R 12 January 1993 Burnley A 4–2 19,061 Deane (3), Littlejohn
R4 23 January 1993 Hartlepool United H 1–0 20,074 Cork
R5 14 February 1993 Manchester United H 2–1 27,150 Hoyland, Hodges
QF 6 March 1993 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 6,721
QFR 16 March 1993 Blackburn Rovers H 2–2 (won 5–3 on pens) 23,920 Ward (2)
SF 3 April 1993 Sheffield Wednesday N 1–2 (a.e.t.) 75,364 Cork

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 22 September 1992 Bristol City A 1–2 6,922 Rogers
R2 Second Leg 7 October 1992 Bristol City H 4–1 (won 5–3 on agg) 7,588 Bradshaw, Whitehouse, Deane (2)
R3 28 October 1992 Liverpool H 0–0 17,856
R3R 11 November 1992 Liverpool A 0–3 17,654

Players

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First-team squad

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[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 Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kelly
DF England ENG Carl Bradshaw
DF England ENG Paul Beesley
DF England ENG Brian Gayle (captain)
DF Scotland SCO Tom Cowan
MF Wales WAL Glyn Hodges
MF England ENG Kevin Gage
MF England ENG Paul Rogers
MF England ENG John Gannon
FW England ENG Brian Deane
FW England ENG Adrian Littlejohn
FW England ENG Alan Cork
MF England ENG Mitch Ward
DF England ENG John Pemberton
GK England ENG Simon Tracey
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Jamie Hoyland
MF England ENG Charlie Hartfield
DF England ENG David Barnes
MF England ENG Dane Whitehouse
MF Scotland SCO Ian Bryson
MF England ENG Franz Carr
DF England ENG Chris Kamara (on loan from Luton Town)
DF England ENG Alan McLeary (on loan from Millwall)
FW England ENG Andy Scott
GK Scotland SCO Jim Leighton (on loan from Dundee)
FW England ENG Peter Duffield
MF England ENG John Reed
DF England ENG Ashley Fickling
DF England ENG Dave Walton

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Mike Lake (until November)

Reserves

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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 England ENG Phil Kite

Squad statistics

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As of the end of the season[3]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF England ENG David Barnes 17 0 13 0 3 0 1 0
DF England ENG Paul Beesley 49 3 39 2 6 1 4 0
DF England ENG Carl Bradshaw 38 2 24+8 1 2 0 4 1
MF Scotland SCO Ian Bryson 25 3 9+7 3 6 0 3 0
MF England ENG Franz Carr 12 3 8 3 4 0 0 0
FW England ENG Alan Cork 36 4 11+16 2 6 2 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Tom Cowan 25 0 21 0 1 0 3 0
FW England ENG Brian Deane 51 20 41 15 6 3 4 2
MF England ENG Kevin Gage 36 0 27 0 6 0 3 0
MF England ENG John Gannon 33 1 26+1 1 2 0 4 0
DF England ENG Brian Gayle 41 2 31 2 6 0 4 0
MF England ENG Charlie Hartfield 21 0 12+5 0 3 0 1 0
MF Wales WAL Glyn Hodges 41 6 28+3 4 7 2 3 0
MF England ENG Jamie Hoyland 30 3 15+7 2 7 1 1 0
MF England ENG Chris Kamara 8 0 6+2 0 0 0 0 0
GK Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kelly 43 0 32+1 0 7 0 3 0
MF England ENG Mike Lake 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Adrian Littlejohn 35 9 18+9 8 5 1 3 0
DF England ENG Alan McLeary 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG John Pemberton 23 0 19 0 4 0 0 0
MF England ENG Paul Rogers 34 4 26+1 3 3 0 4 1
FW England ENG Andy Scott 2 1 1+1 1 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG Simon Tracey 11 0 10 0 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Mitch Ward 31 2 22+4 0 4 2 1 0
MF England ENG Dane Whitehouse 18 6 14 5 3 0 1 1

References

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  1. ^ "Sheffield United 1992-1993 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. ^ "All Sheffield United players: 1993". www.11v11.com.
  3. ^ Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (1999). A Complete Record of Sheffield United Football Club 1889-1999. Sheffield United. pp. 286–287. ISBN 0-9508588-2-X.