1992–93 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1992–93 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	George Graham
Stadium	Highbury
FA Premier League	10th
FA Cup	Winners
League Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ian Wright (15); All: ; Ian Wright (30)
Highest home attendance	29,739 vs. Manchester United; (28 November 1992)
Lowest home attendance	20,796 vs. Oldham Athletic; (26 August 1992)
Average home league attendance	24,403
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 season was the 95th season of competitive football played by Arsenal.

Season summary[]

Despite enduring a disappointing league season, finishing 10th in the first ever Premier League, behind unfancied sides like Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal managed to complete a double of the FA Cup and League Cup, defeating Sheffield Wednesday in both finals.

New to the Arsenal squad for 1992–93 season was Denmark's Euro 92 midfield hero John Jensen, who took over in central midfield from Leeds United bound David Rocastle.

The end of the season saw the departure of long-serving Irish defender David O'Leary, who, to date, holds the record for the most appearances for Arsenal.

Premier League[]

Arsenal hosted Norwich City at Highbury on the opening weekend of the season.

Arsenal recorded their first league win of the campaign against Liverpool at Anfield; midfielder Ray Parlour created both of the team's goals.^[2] This was followed by a 2–0 win at home to Oldham Athletic, where the attendance of 20,796 was Highbury's lowest in over four years, as Highbury's capacity was restricted while the North Bank was being rebuilt.^[3]

September was a disappointing month for the Gunners, who won just one out of five league games. But their 1–0 home win over Manchester City on 28 September signaled the start of a six-match winning run which propelled them to the top of the table on 7 November. However, they gained just three points from their next eight games, which included a four-match run of defeats and didn't include a single win, which left Arsenal's title hopes looking dead by the turn of 1993. However, they were still in the Football League Cup, and now had the FA Cup to play for.

George Graham strengthened his tight defence in February 1993 by paying Everton £2 million for Martin Keown, the player he had sold to Aston Villa as a 19-year-old in one of his first actions on becoming Arsenal manager in 1986.

Arsenal finished the season 10th in the Premier League, but had won some silverware on 18 April when they defeated Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 in the Football League Cup final. Steve Morrow, who scored Arsenal's winning goal, broke his arm after being dropped by Tony Adams during the post-match celebrations, ruling him out of the remaining games of the season, including the FA Cup final on 15 May—where Arsenal once again faced Sheffield Wednesday. They were held to a 1–1 draw by their South Yorkshire opponents, but won the replay 2–1 four days later with the winning goal coming from defender Andy Linighan. This secured Arsenal's place in the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup.

Remarkably, Arsenal were the lowest-scoring side in the division over the season with 40 goals, slightly less than one per match; this despite having been the leading scorers in the first division in the previous season.

Matches[]

15 August 1992 1	Arsenal	2 – 4	Norwich City	London
15:00 BST	Bould 28' Campbell 39'		69', 84' Robins 72' Phillips 82' Fox	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 24,030

18 August 1992 2	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 0	Arsenal	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Shearer 85'			Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,454

23 August 1992 3	Liverpool	0 – 2	Arsenal	Liverpool
16:00 BST			53' Limpar 80' Wright	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 34,961

26 August 1992 4	Arsenal	2 – 0	Oldham Athletic	London
19:45 BST	Winterburn 25' Wright 31'			Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 20,796

29 August 1992 5	Arsenal	2 – 1	Sheffield Wednesday	London
15:00 BST	Parlour 8' Merson 27'		33' Hirst	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 23,389 Referee: Paul Durkin

2 September 1992 6	Queens Park Rangers	0 – 0	Arsenal	London
19:45 BST				Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 20,868

5 September 1992 7	Wimbledon	3 – 2	Arsenal	London
15:00 BST	Sanchez 39' Fashanu 81' Earle 87'		34', 82' Wright	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 12,906 Referee: Keith Burge

12 September 1992 8	Arsenal	0 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	London
15:00 BST			71' Newell	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 28,643 Referee: Mike Reed

19 September 1992 9	Sheffield United	1 – 1	Arsenal	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Whitehouse 48'		85' Wright	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,105

28 September 1992 10	Arsenal	1 – 0	Manchester City	London
19:45 BST	Wright 19'			Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 21,504

3 October 1992 11	Arsenal	2 – 1	Chelsea	London
15:00 BST	Merson 10' Wright 85'		78' Wise	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 27,780

17 October 1992 12	Nottingham Forest	0 – 1	Arsenal	Nottingham
15:00 BST			37' Smith	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,862

24 October 1992 13	Arsenal	2 – 0	Everton	London
15:00 BST	Wright 5' Limpar 58'			Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 28,052

2 November 1992 14	Crystal Palace	1 – 2	Arsenal	London
20:00 GMT	McGoldrick 69'		5' Merson 73' Wright	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 20,287

7 November 1992 15	Arsenal	3 – 0	Coventry City	London
15:00 GMT	Smith 8' Wright 30' Campbell 45'			Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 27,693

21 November 1992 16	Leeds United	3 – 0	Arsenal	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Fairclough 51' Chapman 56' McAllister 87'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,516

28 November 1992 17	Arsenal	0 – 1	Manchester United	London
15:00 GMT			27' Hughes	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 29,739

5 December 1992 18	Southampton	2 – 0	Arsenal	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Maddison 16' Dowie 53'			Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 17,286

12 December 1992 19	Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 0	Arsenal	London
15:00 GMT	Allen 21'			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,707

19 December 1992 20	Arsenal	1 – 1	Middlesbrough	London
15:00 GMT	Wright 81'		34' Wilkinson	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 23,197 Referee: Stephen Lodge

26 December 1992 21	Arsenal	0 – 0	Ipswich Town	London
12:00 GMT				Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 26,198

28 December 1992 22	Aston Villa	1 – 0	Arsenal	Birmingham
19:30 GMT	Saunders 45'			Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,170 Referee: Martin Bodenham

9 January 1993 23	Arsenal	1 – 1	Sheffield United	London
15:00 GMT	Hillier 43'		87' Littlejohn	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 23,818 Referee: Gerald Ashby

16 January 1993 24	Manchester City	0 – 1	Arsenal	Manchester
15:00 GMT			79' Merson	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 25,041 Referee: Keith Burge

31 January 1993 25	Arsenal	0 – 1	Liverpool	London
16:00 GMT			59' Barnes	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 27,580

10 February 1993 26	Arsenal	0 – 1	Wimbledon	London
19:45 GMT			19' Holdsworth	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 18,253

20 February 1993 27	Oldham Athletic	0 – 1	Arsenal	Oldham
15:00 GMT			50' Linighan	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 12,311

24 February 1993 28	Arsenal	0 – 0	Leeds United	London
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 21,061

1 March 1993 29	Chelsea	1 – 0	Arsenal	London
19:45 GMT	Stuart 81'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 17,725

3 March 1993 30	Norwich City	1 – 1	Arsenal	Norwich
19:45 GMT	Fox 36'		82' Wright	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 19,000

13 March 1993 31	Coventry City	0 – 2	Arsenal	Coventry
15:00 GMT			28' Campbell 29' Wright	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,437

20 March 1993 32	Arsenal	4 – 3	Southampton	London
15:00 GMT	Linighan 15' Merson 16' Carter 20', 79'		4' Dowie 30' Adams 50' Le Tissier	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 24,149

24 March 1993 33	Manchester United	0 – 0	Arsenal	Manchester
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 37,301

6 April 1993 34	Middlesbrough	1 – 0	Arsenal	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Hendrie 32'			Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 12,726

10 April 1993 35	Ipswich	1 – 2	Arsenal	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Wark 27'		2' Smith 87' Merson	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,358

12 April 1993 36	Arsenal	0 – 1	Aston Villa	London
15:00 BST			68' Daley	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 27,125 Referee: Gerald Ashby

21 April 1993 37	Arsenal	1 – 1	Nottingham Forest	London
19:45 BST	Wright 67'		90' Keane	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 19,024 Referee: Martin Bodenham

1 May 1993 38	Everton	0 – 0	Arsenal	Liverpool
15:00 BST				Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 19,044

4 May 1993 39	Arsenal	0 – 0	Queens Park Rangers	London
19:45 BST				Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 18,817

6 May 1993 40	Sheffield Wednesday	1 – 0	Arsenal	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Bright 19'			Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,645

8 May 1993 41	Arsenal	3 – 0	Crystal Palace	London
15:00 BST	Wright 9' Dickov 82' Campbell 89'			Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 25,225 Referee: Keith Burge

11 May 1993 42	Arsenal	1 – 3	Tottenham Hotspur	London
19:45 BST	Dickov 52'		39' Sheringham 46', 78' Hendry	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 26,393

Classification[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]
11	Chelsea	42	14	14	14	51	54	−3	56
12	Wimbledon	42	14	12	16	56	55	+1	54

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Arsenal qualified by winning the FA Cup and therefore did not take up their UEFA Cup spot for winning the League Cup, which reverted to the league.

Results summary[]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	15	11	16	40	38	+2	56	8	6	7	25	20	+5	7	5	9	15	18	−3

Source: ^[4]

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	L	L	W	W	W	D	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	D	D	L	W	L
Position	22	22	14	9	5	5	7	9	13	9	7	5	4	3	1	2	3	6	8	6	8	9	9	7	11	12	11	11	12	11	12	9	9	11	10	11	12	12	12	12	9	10

Source: ^[4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Football League Cup[]

The Football League Cup is a cup competition open to clubs in the Premier League and Football League. Like the FA Cup it is played on a knockout basis, with the exception of the second round and semi-finals, which are contested over a two-legged tie.

Arsenal entered the competition in the second round, as one of the 22 teams from the Premier League. They were drawn against Millwall; the first leg took place at Highbury on 22 September 1992. In the match Campbell scored in the 78th minute to cancel out Millwall's lead early in the second half.^[5] The second leg at The Den was much the same, with both teams playing out for a 1–1 draw. As there were no further goals the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out, which Arsenal won 3–1.^[6]

22 September 1992 Second round	Arsenal	1 – 1	Millwall	London
	Campbell 78'		52' Roberts	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 20,940

7 October 1992 Second round	Millwall	1 – 1	Arsenal	London
	Dixon 25' (o.g.)		17' Campbell	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 18,500

28 October 1992 Third round	Derby County	1 – 1	Arsenal	Derby
	Simpson 25' (pen.)		76' Campbell	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 22,208

1 December 1992 Third round replay	Arsenal	2 – 1	Derby County	London
	Wright 7' Campbell 14'		44' (pen.) Pembridge	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 24,587

6 January 1993 Fourth round	Scarborough	0 – 1	Arsenal	Scarborough
			51' Winterburn	Stadium: McCain Stadium Attendance: 6,261

12 January 1993 Fifth round	Arsenal	2 – 0	Nottingham Forest	London
	Wright 55', 78'			Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 25,600

7 February 1993 Semi-finals	Crystal Palace	1 – 3	Arsenal	London
	Osborn 54'		Wright 8' (pen.) Smith 22', 66'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,508

10 March 1993 Semi-finals	Arsenal	2 – 0	Crystal Palace	London
	Linighan 6' Wright 45'			Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 28,584

18 April 1993 Final	Arsenal	2 – 1	Sheffield Wednesday	London
	Merson 20' Morrow 68'		Harkes 8'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 74,007

FA Cup[]

2 January 1993 R3	Yeovil Town	1 – 3	Arsenal	Yeovil
				Stadium: Huish Park

25 January 1993 R4	Arsenal	2 – 2	Leeds United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

3 February 1993 R4 Replay	Leeds United	2 – 3	Arsenal	Leeds
				Stadium: Elland Road

13 February 1993 R5	Arsenal	2 – 0	Nottingham Forest	London
				Stadium: Highbury

6 March 1993 R6	Ipswich Town	2 – 4	Arsenal	Ipswich
				Stadium: Portman Road

4 April 1993 Semi-Finals	Arsenal	1 – 0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
				Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 76,263

15 May 1993 Final	Arsenal	1 – 1 (aet)	Sheffield Wednesday	London
				Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 79,327

20 May 1993 Final Replay	Arsenal	2 – 1 (aet)	Sheffield Wednesday	London
				Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 62,267

Squad statistics[]

Arsenal used a total of 29 players during the 1992–93 season and there were nine different goalscorers. There were also two squad members who did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign. Adams featured in 52 games and started the most games in the squad. The team scored a total of 72 goals in all competitions. The top goalscorer was Wright, with 30 goals – half of which were scored in the league.

Key

No. = Squad number

Pos = Playing position

Nat. = Nationality

Apps = Appearances

GK = Goalkeeper

DF = Defender

MF = Midfielder

FW = Forward

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with name struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.

Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	ENG	David Seaman	39	0	8	0	9	0	56	0
GK	ENG	Alan Miller	3 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	3 (1)	0
DF	ENG	Nigel Winterburn	29	1	8	0	7	1	44	2
DF	ENG	Lee Dixon	29	0	8	0	7	0	44	0
DF	ENG	Tony Adams	33 (2)	0	8	2	9	0	50 (2)	2
DF	ENG	Steve Bould	24	1	1	0	5	0	30	1
DF	ENG	Andy Linighan	19 (2)	2	7	1	4	1	30 (2)	4
DF	IRE	David O'Leary	6 (5)	0	1 (3)	0	2	0	9 (8)	0
DF	ENG	Colin Pates	2 (5)	0	0	0	0	0	2 (5)	0
DF	ENG	Martin Keown	15 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	15 (1)	0
DF	NIR	Steve Morrow	13 (3)	0	2 (2)	0	4 (1)	1	19 (6)	1
DF	NOR	Pål Lydersen	7 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	8 (1)	0
DF	SCO	Scott Marshall	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
DF	ENG	Gavin McGowan	(2)	0	0	0	0	0	(2)	0
MF	ENG	David Hillier	27 (3)	1	4 (1)	0	7 (1)	0	38 (5)	1
MF	SWE	Anders Limpar	12 (11)	2	2	0	4	0	18 (11)	2
MF	ENG	Paul Davis	6	0	2	0	3	0	11	0
MF	ENG	Perry Groves	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
MF	ENG	Ray Parlour	16 (5)	1	4	1	3 (5)	0	23 (6)	2
MF	ENG	Jimmy Carter	11 (5)	2	1	0	1 (1)	0	13 (6)	2
MF	DEN	John Jensen	29 (3)	0	4	0	3	0	36 (3)	0
MF	ENG	Ian Selley	9	0	3	0	1	0	13	0
MF	ENG	Mark Flatts	6 (4)	0	0	0	1	0	7 (4)	0
MF	ENG	Neil Heaney	3 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	3 (2)	0
MF	ENG	Paul Merson	32 (1)	6	8	1	9	1	49 (1)	8
FW	ENG	Ian Wright	30 (1)	15	7	10	8	5	45 (1)	30
FW	ENG	Kevin Campbell	32 (5)	4	4 (3)	1	5 (4)	4	41 (12)	9
FW	ENG	Alan Smith	27 (4)	3	5 (2)	1	7	2	39 (6)	6
FW	SCO	Paul Dickov	1 (2)	2	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	2

Source: ^[1]

References[]

General

"1992–93 calendar and appearances". Arseweb.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

Specific

^ ^a ^b "Arsenal first team line up (1992–93)". The Arsenal History. Retrieved 31 July 2014. Note: Information is in the section 1992–93.
^ Lacey, David (24 August 1992). "Ray of hope evens up Arsenal odds". The Guardian. London. p. 13.
^ White, Clive (27 August 1992). "Wright adds finishing touch". The Times. London. p. 16.
^ ^a ^b "Arsenal – 1992–93". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^ Lacey, David (23 September 1992). "Campbell the substitute spares Highbury blushes". The Guardian. London. p. 14.
^ Lacey, David (8 October 1992). "Seaman breaks the deadlock". The Guardian. London. p. 16.

[table_note_res_ECWC10.37649685674184-4] Arsenal qualified by winning the FA Cup and therefore did not take up their UEFA Cup spot for winning the League Cup, which reverted to the league.

[his-1] "Arsenal first team line up (1992–93)". The Arsenal History. Retrieved 31 July 2014. Note: Information is in the section 1992–93.

[2] Lacey, David (24 August 1992). "Ray of hope evens up Arsenal odds". The Guardian. London. p. 13.

[3] White, Clive (27 August 1992). "Wright adds finishing touch". The Times. London. p. 16.

[statto-5] "Arsenal – 1992–93". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

[6] Lacey, David (23 September 1992). "Campbell the substitute spares Highbury blushes". The Guardian. London. p. 14.

[7] Lacey, David (8 October 1992). "Seaman breaks the deadlock". The Guardian. London. p. 16.

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