1992–93 Watford F.C. season

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

Watford
1992–93 season
ChairmanJack Petchey
ManagerSteve Perryman
StadiumVicarage Road
First Division16th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerPaul Furlong (19)
Average home league attendance8,275

Season summary

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The Hornets had a satisfying start to the 1992–93 season and by the end of 1992 were in 14th place, 10 points clear of the relegation zone and 5 points adrift of the play-off places, but a bad run of 8 defeats in 12 league games saw their play-off chances slip away and stuck them in mid-table, finishing in a disappointing 16th place. At the end of the season, manager Steve Perryman left the club to return to Tottenham Hotspur as assistant manager to Osvaldo Ardiles and Watford appointed Gillingham boss Glenn Roeder as his replacement.[1] However, Watford were fined £10,000 for an illegal approach, and ordered to pay Gillingham a further £30,000 in compensation.[2]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Oxford United 46 14 14 18 53 56 −3 56
15 Bristol City 46 14 14 18 49 67 −18 56
16 Watford 46 14 13 19 57 71 −14 55
17 Notts County 46 12 16 18 55 70 −15 52
18 Southend United 46 13 13 20 54 64 −10 52
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

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Watford's score comes first[3]

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 Millwall H 3–1 9,745 Bazeley, Nogan, Drysdale (pen)
22 August 1992 Grimsby Town A 2–3 4,772 Furlong, Dublin
25 August 1992 Notts County A 2–1 6,274 Drysdale, Furlong
29 August 1992 Derby County H 0–0 9,809
5 September 1992 West Ham United A 1–2 11,921 Furlong
12 September 1992 Notts County H 1–3 7,077 Drysdale
19 September 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–2 13,497 Furlong, Nogan
26 September 1992 Leicester City H 0–3 8,715
29 September 1992 Sunderland H 2–1 6,263 Hessenthaler (2)
3 October 1992 Swindon Town A 1–3 7,723 Furlong
10 October 1992 Bristol Rovers H 4–2 7,624 Nogan (2), Drysdale (pen), Furlong
17 October 1992 Brentford A 1–1 8,490 Nogan
24 October 1992 Tranmere Rovers H 3–2 6,937 Furlong (2), Charlery
31 October 1992 Oxford United A 1–1 6,234 Furlong
3 November 1992 Peterborough United H 1–2 7,016 Charlery
7 November 1992 Barnsley A 1–0 6,193 Hessenthaler
14 November 1992 Portsmouth H 0–0 8,714
21 November 1992 Newcastle United A 0–2 28,871
29 November 1992 Luton Town A 0–2 8,341
5 December 1992 Bristol City H 0–0 6,746
13 December 1992 Charlton Athletic H 1–1 6,541 Charlery
19 December 1992 Birmingham City A 2–2 7,182 Furlong (2)
26 December 1992 Southend United A 2–1 5,769 Charlery, Soloman
28 December 1992 Cambridge United H 2–2 8,147 Willis, Charlery
9 January 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–1 6,845 Furlong (2), Nogan
16 January 1993 Leicester City A 2–5 12,854 Nogan, Willis
27 January 1993 Sunderland A 2–1 14,703 Furlong, Willis
30 January 1993 Grimsby Town H 2–3 6,613 Nogan, Furlong
6 February 1993 Millwall A 2–5 8,847 Furlong, Nogan
13 February 1993 West Ham United H 1–2 13,115 Charlery
20 February 1993 Derby County A 2–1 15,190 Furlong, Charlery
27 February 1993 Bristol Rovers A 3–0 5,702 Charlery (2), Nogan
6 March 1993 Swindon Town H 0–4 8,791
9 March 1993 Portsmouth A 0–1 10,716
13 March 1993 Barnsley H 1–2 5,785 Furlong
20 March 1993 Bristol City A 1–2 8,265 Charlery
23 March 1993 Newcastle United H 1–0 11,634 Furlong
27 March 1993 Peterborough United A 0–0 7,631
3 April 1993 Luton Town H 0–0 10,656
6 April 1993 Charlton Athletic A 1–3 6,462 (own goal)
10 April 1993 Southend United H 0–0 7,198
13 April 1993 Cambridge United A 1–1 5,106 Nogan
17 April 1993 Birmingham City H 1–0 9,186 Charlery
24 April 1993 Brentford H 1–0 9,045 Drysdale (pen)
1 May 1993 Tranmere Rovers A 1–2 8,315 Drysdale (pen)
8 May 1993 Oxford United H 0–1 8,127

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 2 January 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–4 12,363 Nogan

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 22 September 1992 Reading H 2–2 4,036 Furlong (2)
R2 Second Leg 7 October 1992 Reading A 2–0 (won 4–2 on agg) 7,386 Drysdale, Lavin
R3 10 November 1992 Leeds United H 2–1 18,035 Holdsworth, Drysdale (pen)
R4 9 December 1992 Blackburn Rovers A 1–6 13,187 Furlong

Anglo-Italian Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
PR Group 5 1 September 1992 Bristol City A 0–1 3,588
PR Group 5 15 September 1992 Luton Town H 0–0 5,197

Players

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First-team squad

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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. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG Simon Sheppard
GK   ENG Perry Suckling
GK   ENG Keith Waugh
DF   ENG Julian Alsford
DF   ENG Barry Ashby
DF   ENG Darren Bazeley
DF   ENG Jason Drysdale
DF   ENG Keith Dublin
DF   ENG Nigel Gibbs
DF   ENG David Holdsworth
DF   ENG Jason Soloman
DF   WAL Rob Page
DF   SCO Gerard Lavin[notes 1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Andy Hessenthaler
MF   ENG James Meara
MF   ENG Gary Porter
MF   ENG Trevor Putney
MF   ENG Rod Thomas
MF   AUS Richard Johnson
FW   ENG Steve Butler
FW   ENG Bruce Dyer[notes 2]
FW   ENG Paul Furlong
FW   ENG Alex Inglethorpe
FW   ENG Roger Willis
FW   WAL Lee Nogan
FW   LCA Ken Charlery[notes 3]

References

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  1. ^ Metcalf, Rupert; Cole, Robert (10 July 1993). "Football: Watford turn to Roeder to replace Perryman: Former player takes over at Vicarage Road to dismay of Gillingham". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  2. ^ Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 277. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  3. ^ "Watford 1992-1993 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  4. ^ "All Watford players: 1993".

Notes

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  1. ^ Lavin was born in Corby, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented England at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in September 2007.
  3. ^ Charlery was born in Tower Hamlets, but also qualified to represent Saint Lucia internationally.