# 1992–93 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 1992–1993 season saw Leeds United competing in the FA Premier League and the UEFA Champions League as winners of the First Division the previous season.

## Season summary

Despite finishing first the previous season, Leeds suffered something of a reversal this season: they were eliminated from the Champions League by Rangers and finished in 17th place in the Premier League. Although their home form was amongst the best in the Premier League – they lost only once at home, 4–1 to a Nottingham Forest side that finished the season last, and managed to put 5 goals past both Blackburn and Tottenham, both of whom finished in the top eight – a failure to win away from home all season cost Leeds dearly. As the season drew to a close Leeds were in danger of being only the second team to be relegated a season after winning the league title, but managed to secure safety with a few matches to spare, although they did finish only two points away from relegation.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |

## Results

Leeds United's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League
#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | W | D | L | W | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | D | D |
| Position | 17 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | | | | |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 15 August 1992 | Wimbledon | H | 2–1 | Chapman (2) | 25,795 |
| 19 August 1992 | Aston Villa | A | 1–1 | Speed | 29,151 |
| 22 August 1992 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–4 | Cantona | 18,649 |
| 25 August 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 5–0 | Wallace, Cantona (3), Chapman | 28,218 |
| 29 August 1992 | Liverpool | H | 2–2 | McAllister, Chapman | 29,597 |
| 1 September 1992 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–2 | Cantona (2) | 13,848 |
| 6 September 1992 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | — | 31,296 |
| 13 September 1992 | Aston Villa | H | 1–1 | Hodge | 27,817 |
| 19 September 1992 | Southampton | A | 1–1 | Speed | 16,229 |
| 26 September 1992 | Everton | H | 2–0 | McAllister, Chapman | 27,915 |
| 3 October 1992 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–4 | Chapman, Speed | 21,200 |
| 17 October 1992 | Sheffield United | H | 3–1 | Chapman, Speed, Whyte | 29,706 |
| 24 October 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–2 | Strachan | 19,326 |
| 31 October 1992 | Coventry City | H | 2–2 | Chapman, Fairclough | 28,018 |
| 7 November 1992 | Manchester City | A | 0–4 | — | 27,255 |
| 21 November 1992 | Arsenal | H | 3–0 | Fairclough, Chapman, McAllister | 30,516 |
| 29 November 1992 | Chelsea | A | 0–1 | — | 24,345 |
| 5 December 1992 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–4 | Speed | 29,364 |
| 12 December 1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–1 | Speed, Chapman, Varadi | 29,770 |
| 20 December 1992 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | — | 14,462 |
| 26 December 1992 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–3 | McAllister | 19,910 |
| 28 December 1992 | Norwich City | H | 0–0 | — | 30,282 |
| 9 January 1993 | Southampton | H | 2–1 | Chapman, Speed | 26,071 |
| 16 January 1993 | Everton | A | 0–2 | — | 21,031 |
| 30 January 1993 | Middlesbrough | H | 3–0 | Strandli, Batty, Fairclough | 30,344 |
| 6 February 1993 | Wimbledon | A | 0–1 | — | 6,704 |
| 8 February 1993 | Manchester United | H | 0–0 | — | 34,166 |
| 13 February 1993 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–0 | McAllister, Chapman | 27,654 |
| 20 February 1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–4 | — | 32,040 |
| 24 February 1993 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | — | 21,061 |
| 27 February 1993 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–0 | Dorigo | 28,848 |
| 13 March 1993 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | Rocastle | 30,840 |
| 21 March 1993 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | Wallace | 25,148 |
| 24 March 1993 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | Wetherall | 28,135 |
| 6 April 1993 | Sheffield United | A | 1–2 | Strandli | 20,562 |
| 10 April 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 5–2 | Strachan (3), Wallace, Chapman | 31,789 |
| 14 April 1993 | Norwich City | A | 2–4 | Chapman, Wallace | 18,613 |
| 17 April 1993 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | — | 27,545 |
| 21 April 1993 | Liverpool | A | 0–2 | — | 34,992 |
| 1 May 1993 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | Hodge | 31,408 |
| 4 May 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | King (own goal) | 26,855 |
| 8 May 1993 | Coventry City | A | 3–3 | Wallace (3) | 19,591 |

### FA Charity Shield

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 August 1992 | Liverpool | N | 4–3 | Dorigo, Cantona (3) | 61,291 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| Third round | 2 January 1993 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–1 | Speed | 21,287 |
| Third round replay | 13 January 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 3–1 | Garland (own goal), Speed, McAllister | 8,337 |
| Fourth round | 25 January 1993 | Arsenal | A | 2–2 | Speed, Chapman | 26,516 |
| Fourth round replay | 3 February 1993 | Arsenal | H | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Shutt, McAllister | 26,449 |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| Second round first leg | 22 September 1992 | Scunthorpe United | H | 4–1 | Shutt, Speed, Chapman, Strachan | 10,113 |
| Second round second leg | 27 October 1992 | Scunthorpe United | A | 2–2 | Chapman, Rod Wallace | 7,419 |
| Third round | 10 November 1992 | Watford | A | 1–2 | McAllister | 18,035 |

### UEFA Champions League

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round first leg | 16 September 1992 | VfB Stuttgart | A | 0–3 | — | 38,000 |
| First round second leg | 30 September 1992 | VfB Stuttgart | H | 4–1 | Speed, Cantona, Chapman, McAllister (pen) | 20,457 |
| First round replay | 9 October 1992 | VfB Stuttgart | N | 2–1 | Shutt, Strachan | 7,400 |
| Second round first leg | 21 October 1992 | Rangers | A | 1–2 | McAllister | 43,251 |
| Second round second leg | 4 November 1992 | Rangers | H | 1–2 | Cantona | 25,118 |
Notes:

## First-team squad

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 | Mark Beeney |
| — | GK | ENG | Mervyn Day |
| — | GK | ENG | John Lukic |
| — | GK | ENG | Paul Pettinger |
| — | DF | ENG | Rob Bowman |
| — | DF | ENG | Chris Fairclough |
| — | DF | ENG | David Kerslake |
| — | DF | ENG | Tony Dorigo |
| — | DF | ENG | Jon Newsome |
| — | DF | ENG | Kevin Sharp |
| — | DF | ENG | Mel Sterland |
| — | DF | ENG | Ray Wallace |
| — | DF | ENG | David Wetherall |
| — | DF | ENG | Chris Whyte |
| — | DF | MLT | Dylan Kerr |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | David Batty |
| — | MF | ENG | David Rocastle |
| — | MF | ENG | Mark Tinkler |
| — | MF | WAL | Gary Speed |
| — | MF | SCO | Gary McAllister |
| — | MF | SCO | Gordon Strachan (captain) |
| — | FW | ENG | Lee Chapman |
| — | FW | ENG | Jamie Forrester |
| — | FW | ENG | Steve Hodge |
| — | FW | ENG | Carl Shutt |
| — | FW | ENG | Rod Wallace |
| — | FW | ENG | Noel Whelan |
| — | FW | NOR | Frank Strandli |
| — | FW | ENG | Imre Varadi |

### 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. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Scott Sellars (to Newcastle United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | FRA | Eric Cantona (to Manchester United) |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Charity Shield | Charity Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||
| | GK | ENG | John Lukic | 40 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Mervyn Day | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Mark Beeney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||
| | DF | ENG | Chris Whyte | 35 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tony Dorigo | 44 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jon Newsome | 38 | 0 | 30+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Chris Fairclough | 31 | 4 | 29+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | David Wetherall | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | David Kerslake | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ray Wallace | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Kevin Sharp | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Rob Bowman | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Dylan Kerr | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Mel Sterland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||
| | MF | WAL | Gary Speed | 52 | 12 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Gary McAllister | 33 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| | MF | ENG | David Batty | 31 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Gordon Strachan | 44 | 6 | 25+6 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | David Rocastle | 18 | 1 | 11+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Steve Hodge | 24 | 2 | 9+14 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Mark Tinkler | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||
| | FW | ENG | Lee Chapman | 53 | 17 | 36+4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Rod Wallace | 33 | 8 | 31+1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Carl Shutt | 14 | 3 | 6+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Jamie Forrester | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | NOR | Frank Strandli | 10 | 2 | 5+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Imre Varadi | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Noel Whelan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||||
| | FW | FRA | Eric Cantona | 20 | 11 | 12+1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| | MF | ENG | Scott Sellars | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 31 June 1993 Source: Competitions

## Transfers

Total spending: £2,010,000