1992–93 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season explained

Club:	Tranmere Rovers
Season:	1992–93
Manager:	John King
Chairman:	Peter Johnson
Stadium:	Prenton Park
League:	First Division
League Result:	4th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Fourth round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round
Average Attendance:	8,071
Pattern B1:	_collar
Prevseason:	1991–92
Nextseason:	1993–94

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

Season summary

In the 1992–93 season, Tranmere finished 4th and as a result, this qualified them for the play-offs, however they were beaten 5–4 on aggregate by Swindon Town at the semi-final stage.^[1]

Final league table

See main article: 1992–93 Football League.

Results

Tranmere Rovers' score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 August 1992	Cambridge United	H	2–0	5,248	Aldridge, Malkin
22 August 1992	Sunderland	A	0–1	16,667
28 August 1992	Bristol Rovers	H	2–1	5,458	Garnett, Muir
5 September 1992	Luton Town	A	3–3	6,801	Aldridge, Muir, Nevin
12 September 1992	Grimsby Town	H	1–1	5,330	Nevin
18 September 1992	Charlton Athletic	H	0–0	6,055
26 September 1992	Oxford United	A	2–1	4,683	Morrissey, Nevin
29 September 1992	Notts County	H	3–1	5,410	Aldridge, Brennan, Mungall
3 October 1992	Bristol City	H	3–0	5,975	Aldridge (2), Nevin
10 October 1992	Newcastle United	A	0–1	30,137
17 October 1992	Birmingham City	H	4–0	7,901	Aldridge (2, 1 pen), Mungall, Irons
24 October 1992	Watford	A	2–3	6,937	Morrissey, (own goal)
30 October 1992	Peterborough United	H	1–1	8,068	Malkin
3 November 1992	Southend United	H	3–0	5,870	Morrissey, McNab, Aldridge
7 November 1992	Leicester City	A	1–0	13,538	Nevin
14 November 1992	Brentford	H	3–2	7,852	Nevin (2), Irons
21 November 1992	Portsmouth	A	0–4	9,982
28 November 1992	Derby County	A	2–1	15,665	Aldridge (2)
4 December 1992	West Ham United	H	5–2	11,782	Aldridge (3), Irons, Malkin
19 December 1992	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3–0	9,758	Aldridge (3)
26 December 1992	Millwall	H	1–1	13,118	Morrissey
28 December 1992	Barnsley	A	1–3	8,204	Mungall
9 January 1993	Charlton Athletic	A	2–2	8,337	Aldridge, Nevin
15 January 1993	Oxford United	H	4–0	8,317	Higgins, Aldridge (2, 1 pen), (own goal)
26 January 1993	Notts County	A	1–5	5,642	Higgins
6 February 1993	Cambridge United	A	1–0	4,802	McNab
13 February 1993	Luton Town	H	0–2	8,723
20 February 1993	Bristol Rovers	A	0–1	5,135
23 February 1993	Swindon Town	A	0–2	10,059
28 February 1993	Newcastle United	H	0–3	13,082
6 March 1993	Bristol City	A	3–1	8,810	Malkin (2), Nevin
9 March 1993	Brentford	A	1–0	7,993	Nevin
13 March 1993	Leicester City	H	2–3	9,680	Morrissey, Malkin
16 March 1993	Grimsby Town	A	0–0	5,686
20 March 1993	West Ham United	A	0–2	16,369
23 March 1993	Portsmouth	H	0–2	7,472
26 March 1993	Southend United	A	2–1	4,147	Martindale, Coyne
2 April 1993	Derby County	H	2–1	7,774	Nevin (2)
6 April 1993	Swindon Town	H	3–1	8,335	Irons (3)
10 April 1993	Millwall	A	0–0	9,392
12 April 1993	Barnsley	H	2–1	6,436	Irons, Higgins
17 April 1993	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2–0	13,060	Higgins, Proctor
24 April 1993	Birmingham City	A	0–0	14,600
1 May 1993	Watford	H	2–1	8,315	Aldridge (2)
4 May 1993	Sunderland	H	2–1	9,683	Martindale, Nevin
8 May 1993	Peterborough United	A	1–1	8,189	Malkin

First Division play-offs

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

SF 1st Leg	16 May 1993	Swindon Town	A	1–3	14,230	Morrissey
SF 2nd Leg	19 May 1993	Swindon Town	H	3–2 (lost 4–5 on agg)	16,083	Proctor, Nevin, Irons (pen)

FA Cup

See main article: 1992-93 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

R3	2 January 1993	Oldham Athletic	A	2–2	13,389	Nevin, Aldridge (pen)
R3R	13 January 1993	Oldham Athletic	H	3–0	?	Vickers, Morrissey (2)
R4	23 January 1993	Ipswich Town	H	1–2	13,683	Nevin

League Cup

See main article: 1992-93 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

R1 First Leg	19 August 1992	Blackpool	H	3–0	3,719	Aldridge (2), Garnett
R1 Second Leg	25 August 1992	Blackpool	A	0–4 (lost 3–4 on agg)	2,734

Anglo-Italian Cup

See main article: 1992-93 Anglo-Italian Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

PR Group 4	1 September 1992	Peterborough United	A	0–0	1,954
PR Group 4	15 September 1992	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–1	3,361	Aldridge (2, 1 pen)
Group B	11 November 1992	A.C. Reggiana	A	0–0	2,251
Group B	24 November 1992	U.S. Cremonese	H	1–2	5,727	Malkin
Group B	8 December 1992	Pisa S.C.	A	1–0	750	Irons
Group B	16 December 1992	Cosenza 1914	H	2–1	3,659	Irons, Morrissey

Squad

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Hadfield. Dave. Football League Play-Offs: Composed Hoddle returns to his Wembley ways. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-league-playoffs-composed-hoddle-returns-to-his-wembley-ways-2324107.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live. The Independent. 20 May 1993. 8 March 2014.
2. Web site: Tranmere Rovers 1992-1993 Results - statto.com. statto.com. 2014-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20140307194026/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/tranmere-rovers/1992-1993/results. 7 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.
3. Web site: All Tranmere Rovers players: 1993. 11v11.com. 2014-03-07.