1992–93 Coventry City F.C. season

During the 1992–93 English football season, Coventry City competed in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League.

Coventry City
1992–93 season
ChairmanPeter Robins
ManagerBobby Gould
StadiumHighfield Road
Premier League15th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerQuinn (17)
Average home league attendance14,951

Season summary

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After narrowly avoiding relegation the previous season, Coventry's form improved this season and the club finished in a stable 15th position. The club began the season with a run of six wins from their opening eight games to sit in second place, but a run of 11 games without a win, albeit a run with only three defeats, dragged the club down to ninth. The club's form for the next quarter of the season saw the club rise to fifth with a genuine possibility of challenging for European qualification. However, after the sale of striker Robert Rosario (a key provider for the firepower of the likes of Micky Quinn and Peter Ndlovu) to strugglers Nottingham Forest, another run of 11 games with only one win dragged Coventry to 15th, the lowest place they had occupied all season - finishing only three points above the relegation zone. Survival was only secured on the final day of the season with a thrilling 3–3 draw with Leeds United.

Coventry City's kit was manufactured by Ribero and sponsored by French car maker Peugeot.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Coventry City's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1992 Middlesbrough H 2–1 12,681 J Williams, Smith
19 August 1992 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–0 24,388 J Williams (2)
22 August 1992 Wimbledon A 2–1 3,759 Gynn, Rosario
26 August 1992 Queens Park Rangers H 0–1 13,563
29 August 1992 Blackburn Rovers H 0–2 14,541
2 September 1992 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 22,874 Ndlovu, Hurst
5 September 1992 Oldham Athletic A 1–0 11,254 Gallacher
14 September 1992 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 15,348 J Williams
21 September 1992 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 17,553 Rosario
26 September 1992 Norwich City H 1–1 16,436 Ndlovu
3 October 1992 Crystal Palace H 2–2 11,808 Pearce, Gallacher
17 October 1992 Everton A 1–1 17,587 Ndlovu
24 October 1992 Chelsea H 1–2 15,626 Rosario
31 October 1992 Leeds United A 2–2 28,018 McAllister (own goal), Ndlovu
7 November 1992 Arsenal A 0–3 27,693
21 November 1992 Manchester City H 2–3 14,590 Quinn (2)
28 November 1992 Sheffield United A 1–1 15,625 Quinn
5 December 1992 Ipswich Town H 2–2 11,294 Gallacher, Quinn
12 December 1992 Southampton A 2–2 12,306 Quinn (2)
19 December 1992 Liverpool H 5–1 19,779 Borrows (2, 1 pen), Gallacher, Quinn (2)
26 December 1992 Aston Villa H 3–0 24,245 Quinn (2), Rosario
28 December 1992 Manchester United A 0–5 36,025
9 January 1993 Nottingham Forest H 0–1 15,264
16 January 1993 Norwich City A 1–1 13,613 Quinn
23 January 1993 Oldham Athletic H 3–0 10,544 Gallacher (2), Ndlovu
26 January 1993 Blackburn Rovers A 5–2 15,215 May (own goal), Hurst, J Williams, Quinn (2)
30 January 1993 Wimbledon H 0–2 11,774
6 February 1993 Middlesbrough A 2–0 14,008 Ndlovu, Quinn
20 February 1993 Queens Park Rangers A 0–2 12,453
27 February 1993 Crystal Palace A 0–0 12,248
3 March 1993 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 13,806 Quinn
7 March 1993 Everton H 0–1 11,285
10 March 1993 Manchester City A 0–1 20,092
13 March 1993 Arsenal H 0–2 15,437
20 March 1993 Ipswich Town A 0–0 16,698
24 March 1993 Sheffield United H 1–3 12,993 J Williams
3 April 1993 Southampton H 2–0 10,463 Quinn (pen), J Williams
10 April 1993 Aston Villa A 0–0 38,543
12 April 1993 Manchester United H 0–1 24,429
17 April 1993 Liverpool A 0–4 33,328
1 May 1993 Chelsea A 1–2 14,186 Quinn
8 May 1993 Leeds United H 3–3 19,591 J Williams, Quinn, Ndlovu

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 13 January 1993 Norwich City A 0–1 15,301

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 23 September 1992 Scarborough H 2–0 5,993 Borrows (pen), Ndlovu
R2 Second Leg 7 October 1992 Scarborough A 0–3 (lost 2–3 on agg) 2,633

Squad

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[2] 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   WAL Martin Davies
GK   ENG Jonathan Gould[3]
GK   ENG Steve Ogrizovic
DF   ENG Phil Babb[4]
DF   ENG Brian Borrows (captain)
DF   ENG Peter Atherton
DF   ENG Peter Billing
DF   ENG Martyn Booty
DF   ENG David Busst
DF   ENG Chris Greenman
DF   ENG Andy Pearce
DF   SCO David Rennie
DF   NIR Keith Rowland (on loan from AFC Bournemouth)
MF   IRL Willie Boland
MF   ENG Terry Fleming
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Sean Flynn
MF   ENG Micky Gynn
MF   ENG Lee Hurst
MF   ENG Leigh Jenkinson
MF   ENG Lloyd McGrath
MF   ENG Craig Middleton
MF   ENG Stewart Robson
MF   IRL Tony Sheridan
MF   ENG David Smith
MF   ENG Ray Woods
FW   ZIM Peter Ndlovu
FW   ENG Micky Quinn
FW   USA Roy Wegerle[5]
FW   ENG John Williams
FW   NIR Paul Williams

Left club during 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
DF   ENG Kenny Sansom (to Everton)
MF   ENG David Smith (on loan to AFC Bournemouth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   ENG Robert Rosario (to Nottingham Forest)
FW   SCO Kevin Gallacher (to Blackburn Rovers)

Transfers

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References

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  1. ^ "Coventry City 1992-1993 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ "All Coventry City players: 1993".
  3. ^ Gould was born in Paddington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and would make his international debut for Scotland in October 1999.
  4. ^ Babb was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1994.
  5. ^ Wegerle was born in Pretoria, South Africa, but also qualified to represent the United States internationally through marriage and made his international debut for the United States in May 1992.