1992–93 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Aston Villa
1992–93 season
Chairman Doug Ellis
Manager Ron Atkinson
Stadium Villa Park
Premier League 2nd
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League: Saunders (13)
All: Saunders (16)
Average home league attendance 29,594

During the 1992–93 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the inaugural season of the Premier League.

Season summary

Aston Villa spent most of the season challenging for the title, and were top of the Premier League with six games left to play, but were eventually overhauled by manager Ron Atkinson's old club Manchester United, who sealed the title without kicking a ball when on 2 May 1993 Villa were surprisingly beaten 1-0 at home by an Oldham Athletic side who were in the process of pulling off a surprise escape from relegation. The club lost their last three games, allowing United to pull ten points clear at the end of the season.[1]

The season began with three successive 1-1 draws, with striker Dalian Atkinson scoring in each of these games. They then lost 1-0 to Everton, meaning that victory did not come until their fifth league game, when they triumphed 2-0 at Sheffield United.

On 9 September, Villa paid a club record £2.5million for Liverpool striker Dean Saunders, who 10 days later scored twice against his former employers in a 4-2 win for Villa at home. This came during a 10-match unbeaten run which sent Villa to the top of the table. That unbeaten run ended on 28 November when they lost 3-2 at home to a Norwich City side who were emerging as title contenders after being among the pre-season relegation favourites. A 3-0 defeat at Coventry City on Boxing Day was followed by a five-match winning run which restored Villa's leadership of the league from the East Anglians.

On 14 March, Villa travelled to the league's new leaders Manchester United for what was billed by many as the title decider, and came away with a 1-1 draw. Before the month was out, Villa lost at Norwich, but it was not until a 3-0 defeat at Blackburn Rovers towards the end of April that Villa's title challenge was really looking dead and buried.

Villa had to win their penultimate game of the season at home to Oldham Athletic to stand any chance of catching Manchester United in the title race. But their opponents also had to win that game to have any hope of avoiding relegation, and it was the unfashionable Greater Manchester side who came away victorious from Villa Park, handing the league title to Manchester United.

Kit

English apparel manufacturer Umbro remained Aston Villa's kit sponsors, and introduced a new kit for the season, featuring a blue circle around a lace-up collar.[2] The club retained the previous season's away and third kits.[3] A new crest, featuring a yellow lion rampant on a blue and maroon striped design, was introduced, although the away and third kits retained the old club crest. Mita Copiers remained the kit sponsors.

Final league table

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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

Premier League

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 15 August 1992 Ipswich Town A 1 – 1 16,818 Atkinson 84'
2 19 August 1992 Leeds United H 1 – 1 29,151 Atkinson 77'
3 22 August 1992 Southampton H 1 – 1 17,894 Atkinson 64'
4 25 August 1992 Everton A 0 – 1 22,372
5 29 August 1992 Sheffield United A 2 – 0 18,773 Parker (2) 2', 86'
6 2 September 1992 Chelsea H 1 – 3 19,125 Richardson 30'
7 5 September 1992 Crystal Palace H 3 – 0 17,120 Froggatt 18', Staunton 42', Yorke 72'
8 13 September 1992 Leeds United A 1 – 1 27,817 Parker 19'
9 19 September 1992 Liverpool H 4 – 2 37,863 Saunders (2) 44', 66', Atkinson 54', Parker 78'
10 26 September 1992 Middlesbrough A 3 – 2 20,905 Saunders (2) 22', 74', Atkinson 71'
11 3 October 1992 Wimbledon A 3 – 2 6,849 Saunders (2) 5', 29', Atkinson 77'
12 19 October 1992 Blackburn Rovers H 0 – 0 30,398
13 24 October 1992 Oldham Athletic A 1 – 1 13,457 Atkinson 81'
14 1 November 1992 Queens Park Rangers H 2 – 0 20,140 Saunders 43', Atkinson 79'
15 7 November 1992 Manchester United H 1 – 0 39,063 Atkinson 12'
16 21 November 1992 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 – 0 32,852
17 28 November 1992 Norwich City H 2 – 3 28,837 Houghton 45', Parker 46'
18 5 December 1992 Sheffield Wednesday A 2 – 1 29,964 Atkinson (2) 19', 67'
19 12 December 1992 Nottingham Forest H 2 – 1 29,015 Regis 33', McGrath 47'
20 19 December 1992 Manchester City A 1 – 1 23,525 Parker 34'
21 26 December 1992 Coventry City A 0 – 3 24,245
22 28 December 1992 Arsenal H 1 – 0 35,170 Saunders 45'
23 9 January 1993 Liverpool A 2 – 1 40,826 Parker 54', Saunders 64'
24 17 January 1993 Middlesbrough H 5 – 1 19,997 Parker 26', McGrath 32', Yorke 44', Saunders 58', Teale 68'
25 27 January 1993 Sheffield United H 3 – 1 20,266 McGrath 54', Saunders 58', Richardson 89'
26 30 January 1993 Southampton A 0 – 2 19,087
27 6 February 1993 Ipswich Town H 2 – 0 25,395 Yorke 32', Saunders 42'
28 10 February 1993 Crystal Palace A 0 – 1 12,270
29 13 February 1993 Chelsea A 1 – 0 20,081 Houghton 22'
30 20 February 1993 Everton H 2 – 1 32,931 Cox 12', Barrett 18'
31 27 February 1993 Wimbledon H 1 – 0 34,496 Yorke 79'
32 10 March 1993 Tottenham Hotspur H 0 – 0 37,727
33 14 March 1993 Manchester United A 1 – 1 36,163 Staunton 63'
34 20 March 1993 Sheffield Wednesday H 2 – 0 38,024 Yorke (2) 2', 56'
35 24 March 1993 Norwich City A 0 – 1 19,528
36 4 April 1993 Nottingham Forest A 1 – 0 26,742 McGrath 63'
37 10 April 1993 Coventry City H 0 – 0 38,543
38 12 April 1993 Arsenal A 1 – 0 27,123 Daley 68'
39 18 April 1993 Manchester City H 3 – 1 33,108 Saunders 47', Parker 67', Houghton 89'
40 21 April 1993 Blackburn Rovers A 0 – 3 15,127
41 2 May 1993 Oldham Athletic H 0 – 1 37,427
42 9 May 1993 Queens Park Rangers A 1 – 2 18,904 Daley 38'

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R3 2 January 1993 Bristol Rovers H 1 – 1 27,040 Cox 38'
R3 Replay 20 January 1993 Bristol Rovers A 3 – 0 8,880 Saunders 23', 75', Houghton 83'
R4 23 January 1993 Wimbledon H 1 – 1 21,008 Yorke 3'
R4 Replay 3 February 1993 Wimbledon A 0 – 0 (5 – 6 pens) 8,048

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R2 1st leg 23 September 1992 Oxford United A 2 – 1 8,837 McGrath 52', Teale 72'
R2 2nd leg 7 October 1992 Oxford United H 2 – 1 19,808 Atkinson 11', Richardson 90'
R3 28 October 1992 Manchester United H 1 – 0 35,964 Saunders 75'
R4 2 December 1992 Ipswich Town H 2 – 2 21,545 Atkinson 65', Saunders 77'
R4 Replay 15 December 1992 Ipswich Town A 0 – 1 19,196

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4]

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 Michael Oakes
England GK Nigel Spink
Australia GK Mark Bosnich
England DF Earl Barrett
England DF Neil Cox
England DF Ugo Ehiogu
England DF Bryan Small
Republic of Ireland DF Paul McGrath[5]
Republic of Ireland DF Steve Staunton
England MF Mark Blake
England MF Tony Daley
England MF David Farrell
England MF Steve Froggatt
No. Position Player
England MF Garry Parker
England MF Kevin Richardson (captain)
England DF Shaun Teale
Republic of Ireland MF Ray Houghton[6]
Germany MF Stefan Beinlich
Germany MF Matthias Breitkreutz
Poland DF Dariusz Kubicki
England FW Dalian Atkinson
England FW Martin Carruthers
England FW Cyrille Regis
Wales FW Dean Saunders
Scotland FW Frank McAvennie
Trinidad and Tobago FW Dwight Yorke

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 GK Les Sealey (to Manchester United)
No. Position Player
England MF Richard Crisp (on loan to Scunthorpe United)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
England DF Chris Boden
England MF Trevor Berry
England MF Richard Crisp
No. Position Player
England MF Graham Fenton
Republic of Ireland MF Gareth Farrelly
England FW Neil Davis

References

  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/1992-1993
  2. http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Aston_Villa/Aston_Villa.htm
  3. http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Aston_Villa/Aston_Villa-change-kits.html
  4. http://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/players/season/1993
  5. McGrath was born in Ealing, England, but was raised in Dublin, Republic of Ireland and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1985.
  6. Houghton was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1986.