1992–93 Leicester City F.C. season

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

Leicester City
1992–93 season
ChairmanMartin George
ManagerBrian Little
StadiumFilbert Street
First Division6th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Walsh (15)
All: Walsh (16)
Highest home attendance19,687 vs. Newcastle United (31 October 1992)
Lowest home attendance10,284 vs. Birmingham City (28 February 1993)
Average home league attendance15,326

Season summary

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Leicester suffered another playoff final defeat at the end of the 1992–93 Division One campaign. They managed to draw level with Swindon Town in the second half after trailing 3–0, only to concede another controversial penalty as they did in last season's play-off final.[1]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Tranmere Rovers 46 23 10 13 72 56 +16 79 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
5 Swindon Town (O, P) 46 21 13 12 74 59 +15 76
6 Leicester City 46 22 10 14 71 64 +7 76
7 Millwall 46 18 16 12 65 53 +12 70
8 Derby County 46 19 9 18 68 57 +11 66
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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Leicester City's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1992 Luton Town H 2–1 17,428 Walsh, Whitlow
18 August 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–3 15,821
22 August 1992 Notts County A 1–1 10,501 Gee
26 August 1992 Derby County H 3–2 17,739 Gee (2), Thompson
29 August 1992 Portsmouth H 1–0 14,780 Davison
5 September 1992 Southend United A 1–3 5,119 Gee
13 September 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–0 12,965
19 September 1992 Brentford H 0–0 12,972
26 September 1992 Watford A 3–0 8,715 Davison, Lowe, Ormondroyd
3 October 1992 Barnsley H 2–1 12,290 Grayson, Davison
10 October 1992 Birmingham City A 2–0 13,443 Davison, Joachim
18 October 1992 Peterborough United H 0–2 10,952
24 October 1992 Bristol City A 1–2 10,408 Davison
31 October 1992 Newcastle United H 2–1 19,687 Lowe, Davison
4 November 1992 Charlton Athletic A 0–2 4,213
7 November 1992 Tranmere Rovers H 0–1 13,538
15 November 1992 Sunderland A 2–1 14,945 Joachim (2)
21 November 1992 Cambridge United H 2–2 12,175 Thompson (2, 1 pen)
28 November 1992 Bristol Rovers H 0–1 12,848
5 December 1992 Grimsby Town A 3–1 7,488 Oldfield (2), Ormondroyd
13 December 1992 Oxford United A 0–0 7,949
20 December 1992 Swindon Town H 4–2 15,088 Oldfield, Lowe (2), Joachim
28 December 1992 Millwall A 0–2 12,230
9 January 1993 Brentford A 3–1 8,517 Walsh, Thompson (2)
16 January 1993 Watford H 5–2 12,854 Philpott (2), Walsh, Lowe, Joachim
23 January 1993 Notts County H 1–1 15,716 Joachim
30 January 1993 West Ham United H 1–2 18,838 Lowe
6 February 1993 Luton Town A 0–2 9,140
20 February 1993 Portsmouth A 1–1 14,160 Philpott
24 February 1993 Derby County A 0–2 17,507
28 February 1993 Birmingham City H 2–1 10,284 Walsh, Lowe
6 March 1993 Barnsley A 3–2 9,452 Coatsworth (2), Walsh
10 March 1993 Sunderland H 3–2 15,609 Walsh (2), Lowe
13 March 1993 Tranmere Rovers A 3–2 9,680 Walsh, Thompson, Lowe
20 March 1993 Grimsby Town H 3–0 15,930 Walsh, Oldfield, Groves (own goal)
23 March 1993 Cambridge United A 3–1 6,836 Joachim, Lowe (2)
27 March 1993 Charlton Athletic H 3–1 17,290 Joachim, Walsh (2)
3 April 1993 Bristol Rovers A 0–0 5,270
7 April 1993 Oxford United H 2–1 16,611 Thompson (pen), Walsh
11 April 1993 West Ham United A 0–3 13,971
14 April 1993 Millwall H 3–0 19,611 Agnew, Thompson, Oldfield
17 April 1993 Swindon Town A 1–1 15,428 Walsh
20 April 1993 Southend United H 4–1 18,003 Joachim (2), Walsh, Edwards (own goal)
24 April 1993 Peterborough United A 0–3 15,445
1 May 1993 Bristol City H 0–0 19,294
9 May 1993 Newcastle United A 1–7 30,129 Walsh

First Division play-offs

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
SF 1st Leg 16 May 1993 Portsmouth H 1–0[3] 24,538 Joachim
SF 2nd Leg 19 May 1993 Portsmouth A 2–2 (won 3–2 on agg) 25,438 Ormondroyd, Thompson
F 31 May 1993 Swindon Town N 3–4 73,802 Joachim, Walsh, Thompson

16 May 1993: Play-off semi final 1st leg against Portsmouth played at City Ground due to reconstruction work at Filbert Street

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 13 January 1993 Barnsley H 2–2 19,137 Thompson (pen), Oldfield
R3R 20 January 1993 Barnsley A 1–1 (lost 4–5 on pens) 15,238 Joachim

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 23 September 1992 Peterborough United H 2–0 10,366 Lowe, Thompson
R2 Second Leg 6 October 1992 Peterborough United A 1–2 6,936 Joachim
R3 27 October 1992 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–7 17,326 Davison

Anglo-Italian Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
PR Group 2 2 September 1992 Grimsby Town H 4–0 4,112 Davison (2), Gee (2)
PR Group 2 30 September 1992 Newcastle United A 0–4 14,046

Squad

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[4] 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   ENG Carl Muggleton
- MF   ENG Gary Mills
- DF   ENG Mike Whitlow
- DF   ENG Richard Smith
- DF   ENG Steve Walsh
- DF   NIR Colin Hill
- MF   ENG David Oldfield
- MF   ENG Steve Thompson
- FW   ENG Bobby Davison
- FW   ENG Ian Ormondroyd
- FW   ENG Phil Gee
- DF   ENG Simon Grayson
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF   ENG Michael Trotter
- GK   ENG Russell Hoult
- DF   ENG Neil Lewis
- MF   ENG David Lowe
- MF   ENG Colin Gibson
- FW   ENG Julian Joachim
- GK   ENG Kevin Poole
- MF   ENG Lee Philpott
- DF   ENG Tony James
- MF   ENG Steve Agnew
- DF   ENG Gary Coatsworth
- DF   ENG Jimmy Willis

Left club during the 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
- FW   ENG Colin Gordon (to Kidderminster Harriers)
- DF   ENG Nick Platnauer (to Scunthorpe United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW   ENG Ashley Ward (to Crewe Alexandra)
- DF   ENG Paul Fitzpatrick (to Birmingham City)

References

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  1. ^ Haylett, Trevor (1 June 1993). "Swindon lifted by Hoddle's husbandry: An unsettling sense of deja vu as Wembley proves an unhappy hunting ground for Leicester". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Leicester City 1992-1993 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. ^ Shaw, Phil (17 May 1993). "Joachim fashions a fabulous finish". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  4. ^ "All Leicester City players: 1993".