1992–93 Wimbledon F.C. season explained

Club:Wimbledon
Season:1992–93
Manager:Joe Kinnear
Chairman:Sam Hammam
Stadium:Selhurst Park
League:FA Premier League
League Result:12th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Fifth round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
League Topscorer:Holdsworth (19)
Average Attendance:8,405
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Prevseason:1991–92
Nextseason:1993–94

During the 1992–93 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League, their seventh successive season of top-division football and the 16th since their election to the Football League.

Season summary

1992–93 began as a struggle for Wimbledon, with the club third from bottom on Boxing Day. However, the team recovered well in the new year and finished the season in a comfortable 12th place, above more highly fancied and wealthier clubs like Everton and Leeds United. Highlights of the season included a 4–0 home win over South London rivals Crystal Palace, a crushing win over Oldham Athletic (5–2 at home), doing the double over Liverpool (2–0 home, 3–2 away) and a shock 1–0 away win over that season's champions, Manchester United. Striker Dean Holdsworth scored 19 league goals for the club to finish the season as one of the Premier League's top goalscorers.

Kit

Wimbledon's kit was manufactured by English company Admiral. The kits carried no sponsorship for the season.

Final league table

See main article: 1992–93 FA Premier League.

Results

Wimbledon's score comes first[1]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1992 Leeds UnitedA1–225,795Barton
18 August 1992 Ipswich TownH0–14,954
22 August 1992 Coventry CityH1–23,759Holdsworth
25 August 1992 Sheffield UnitedA2–215,463Barton, Holdsworth
29 August 1992 EvertonA0–018,118
1 September 1992 Manchester CityH0–14,714
5 September 1992 ArsenalH3–212,906Sanchez, Fashanu, Earle
12 September 1992 Ipswich TownA1–213,333Holdsworth
19 September 1992 Blackburn RoversH1–16,117Ardley
26 September 1992 LiverpoolA3–229,574Fashanu, Earle (2)
3 October 1992 Aston VillaH2–36,849Miller, Clarke
17 October 1992 SouthamptonA2–211,221Cotterill (2)
25 October 1992 Tottenham HotspurH1–18,628Gibson
31 October 1992 Manchester UnitedA1–032,622Sanchez
7 November 1992 Queens Park RangersH0–26,771
21 November 1992 MiddlesbroughA0–214,524
28 November 1992 Sheffield WednesdayH1–15,740Jones (pen)
5 December 1992 Norwich CityA1–214,161Sanchez
12 December 1992 Oldham AthleticH5–23,386Ardley (2), Holdsworth (2), Clarke
20 December 1992 Nottingham ForestA1–119,326Clarke
26 December 1992 Crystal PalaceA0–216,825
28 December 1992 ChelseaH0–014,687
9 January 1993 Blackburn RoversA0–014,504
16 January 1993 LiverpoolH2–011,294Fashanu (pen), Cotterill
26 January 1993 EvertonH1–33,039Fashanu
30 January 1993 Coventry CityA2–011,774Holdsworth, Clarke
6 February 1993 Leeds UnitedH1–06,704Holdsworth
10 February 1993 ArsenalA1–018,253Holdsworth
20 February 1993 Sheffield UnitedH2–03,979Fashanu, Dobbs
27 February 1993 Aston VillaA0–134,496
6 March 1993 SouthamptonH1–24,534Holdsworth
9 March 1993 MiddlesbroughH2–05,821Scales, Holdsworth
13 March 1993 Queens Park RangersA2–112,270Fashanu, Earle
20 March 1993 Norwich CityH3–010,875Holdsworth (2), Ardley
24 March 1993 Sheffield WednesdayA1–120,918Holdsworth
3 April 1993 Oldham AthleticA2–611,606Holdsworth (2)
9 April 1993 Crystal PalaceH4–012,275Earle (2), Holdsworth (2)
12 April 1993 ChelseaA2–413,138Holdsworth, Sanchez
17 April 1993 Nottingham ForestH1–09,358Clarke
21 April 1993 Manchester CityA1–119,524Miller
1 May 1993 Tottenham HotspurA1–124,473Earle
9 May 1993 Manchester UnitedH1–230,115Holdsworth

FA Cup

See main article: 1992–93 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R32 January 1993 EvertonH0–07,818
R3R12 January 1993 EvertonA2–115,293Earle, Fashanu
R423 January 1993 Aston VillaA1–121,008Elkins
R4R3 February 1993 Aston VillaH0–0 (won 6–5 on pens)8,048
R514 February 1993 Tottenham HotspurA2–326,594Cotterill, Dobbs

League Cup

See main article: 1992–93 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 22 September 1992 Bolton WanderersA3–15,049Fashanu, Jones, Ardley
R2 Second Leg 6 October 1992 Bolton WanderersH0–1 (won 3–2 on agg)1,987
R328 October 1992 EvertonA0–09,541
R3R10 November 1992 EvertonH0–13,686

Players

First-team squad

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wimbledon 1992-1993 Results - statto.com . 19 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140208091428/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wimbledon/1992-1993/results . 8 February 2014 . dead . dmy-all .