# 1992–93 Derby County F.C. season

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

## Season summary

Despite the addition of Craig Short for £2.5m from Notts County – a record for a team outside of the top flight and for a defender at any level – the club could only an 8th-placed finish in the 1992–93 Division One table, largely as a result of taking three points from their opening 7 fixtures, missing out on the playoffs altogether. Whilst the club did manage a trip to Wembley for the first time in nearly 20 years – reaching the final of the Anglo-Italian Cup, where they lost 1–3 to Cremonese – and recorded a club record 7 consecutive away league wins, starting with a 3–1 win at Cambridge United on 3 October 1992 and ending with a 2–1 defeat at Brentford on Boxing Day, 1992, the season was seen as something of a disappointment considering the amount of money spent and the players available to the club.
The Anglo Italian cup run, coupled with extended interest in the Coca-Cola Cup (where they took Arsenal to a third round replay) and reaching the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 9 years, taking Sheffield Wednesday to a replay after a 3–3 draw at The Baseball Ground. meant the cup took part in 64 matches between 15 August 1992 and 8 May 1993, a new club record with Paul Kitson taking part in 61 of them and finishing the season as leading scorer, with 24 goals in all competitions.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Leicester City | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 64 | +7 | 76 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 7 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 70 | |
| 8 | Derby County | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 57 | +11 | 66 | |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 64 | |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 62 | |

## Results

Derby County's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 15 August 1992 | Peterborough United | A | 0–1 | 9,955 | |
| 22 August 1992 | Newcastle United | H | 1–2 | 17,522 | Pembridge |
| 26 August 1992 | Leicester City | A | 2–3 | 17,739 | Simpson (2) |
| 29 August 1992 | Watford | A | 0–0 | 9,809 | |
| 6 September 1992 | Bristol City | H | 3–4 | 12,738 | Simpson (3) |
| 12 September 1992 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | 8,412 | Kitson |
| 20 September 1992 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 11,493 | Miklosko (own goal) |
| 26 September 1992 | Southend United | H | 2–0 | 15,172 | Gabbiadini, Simpson (pen) |
| 3 October 1992 | Cambridge United | A | 3–1 | 6,170 | Gabbiadini, Simpson (2, 1 pen) |
| 11 October 1992 | Oxford United | H | 0–1 | 14,249 | |
| 17 October 1992 | Luton Town | A | 3–1 | 8,848 | Johnson, Kitson (2) |
| 24 October 1992 | Charlton Athletic | H | 4–3 | 15,482 | Pembridge, Minto (own goal), Gabbiadini, Simpson |
| 31 October 1992 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–0 | 17,270 | Short, Kitson |
| 3 November 1992 | Notts County | A | 2–0 | 15,267 | Pembridge, Kitson |
| 7 November 1992 | Millwall | H | 1–2 | 17,087 | Pembridge |
| 14 November 1992 | Bristol Rovers | A | 2–1 | 6,668 | Johnson, Kitson |
| 21 November 1992 | Sunderland | H | 0–1 | 17,581 | |
| 28 November 1992 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–2 | 15,665 | Kitson |
| 6 December 1992 | Swindon Town | A | 4–2 | 8,924 | Kuhl, Pembridge, Johnson, McMinn |
| 12 December 1992 | Birmingham City | H | 3–1 | 16,662 | Johnson, Kitson, Williams |
| 20 December 1992 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–0 | 6,475 | Johnson, Kitson |
| 26 December 1992 | Brentford | A | 1–2 | 10,226 | Kitson |
| 28 December 1992 | Portsmouth | H | 2–4 | 21,478 | Johnson, Kitson |
| 10 January 1993 | West Ham United | H | 0–2 | 13,737 | |
| 16 January 1993 | Southend United | A | 0–0 | 4,243 | |
| 31 January 1993 | Newcastle United | A | 1–1 | 27,285 | Johnson |
| 6 February 1993 | Peterborough United | H | 2–3 | 16,062 | Kitson (2) |
| 10 February 1993 | Barnsley | H | 3–0 | 13,096 | Gabbiadini, Kitson, Williams |
| 20 February 1993 | Watford | H | 1–2 | 15,190 | Pembridge |
| 24 February 1993 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 | 17,509 | Gabbiadini, Forsyth |
| 27 February 1993 | Oxford United | A | 1–0 | 7,456 | Williams |
| 3 March 1993 | Cambridge United | H | 0–0 | 14,106 | |
| 10 March 1993 | Bristol Rovers | H | 3–1 | 13,294 | Gabbiadini, Short, Williams |
| 13 March 1993 | Millwall | A | 0–1 | 9,365 | |
| 21 March 1993 | Swindon Town | H | 2–1 | 12,166 | Pembridge (pen), Kitson |
| 24 March 1993 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 17,246 | |
| 2 April 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–2 | 7,774 | Simpson |
| 6 April 1993 | Birmingham City | A | 1–1 | 15,424 | Johnson |
| 10 April 1993 | Brentford | H | 3–2 | 12,366 | Gabbiadini, Kitson, Simpson |
| 12 April 1993 | Portsmouth | A | 0–3 | 23,805 | |
| 17 April 1993 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–1 | 12,428 | Kitson, Simpson |
| 20 April 1993 | Bristol City | A | 0–0 | 8,869 | |
| 24 April 1993 | Luton Town | H | 1–1 | 13,741 | Short |
| 1 May 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–2 | 7,802 | Gabbiadini |
| 5 May 1993 | Notts County | H | 2–0 | 13,326 | Pembridge (pen), McMinn |
| 8 May 1993 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–0 | 15,083 | Gabbiadini, Hayward |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 2 January 1993 | Stockport County | H | 2–1 | 17,960 | Short, Miller (own goal) |
| R4 | 23 January 1993 | Luton Town | A | 5–1 | 9,170 | Short, Pembridge (3), Gabbiadini |
| R5 | 13 February 1993 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3–1 | 20,289 | Short (2), Williams |
| QF | 8 March 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–3 | 22,511 | Nicholson, Gabbiadini, Kitson |
| QFR | 17 March 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–1 | 32,033 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 First Leg | 23 September 1992 | Southend United | A | 0–1 | 2,492 | |
| R2 Second Leg | 7 October 1992 | Southend United | H | 7–0 (won 7–1 on agg) | 13,328 | Kitson (2), Martin (own goal), Johnson, Gabbiadini (2), Simpson |
| R3 | 28 October 1992 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | 22,208 | Simpson (pen) |
| R3R | 1 December 1992 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | 24,588 | Pembridge (pen) |

### Anglo-Italian Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| PR Group 1 | 2 September 1992 | Notts County | H | 4–2 | 6,767 | Kitson, Pembridge, Simpson, Gabbiadini |
| PR Group 1 | 29 September 1992 | Barnsley | A | 2–1 | 3,960 | Pembridge, Goulooze |
| Group B | 11 November 1992 | Pisa S.C. | H | 3–0 | 8,067 | Johnson, Forsyth, Pembridge |
| Group B | 24 November 1992 | Cosenza 1914 | A | 3–0 | 4,269 | Comyn, Kitson, Gabbiadini |
| Group B | 8 December 1992 | U.S. Cremonese | H | 1–3 | 7,240 | Kitson |
| Group B | 16 December 1992 | A.C. Reggiana | A | 3–0 | 598 | Kitson, Pembridge, Gabbiadini |
| SF First Leg | 27 January 1993 | Brentford | A | 4–3 | 5,227 | Patterson (2), Gabbiadini, Kitson |
| SF Second Leg | 3 February 1993 | Brentford | H | 1–2 (won on away goals) | 14,494 | Gabbiadini |
| F | 27 March 1993 | U.S. Cremonese | N | 1–3 | 37,024 | Gabbiadini |

## Players
### First-team squad

    The following players all played for the first-team this 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 |
| — | GK | ENG | Steve Sutton |
| — | GK | ENG | Martin Taylor |
| — | DF | ENG | Simon Coleman |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Comyn |
| — | DF | ENG | Michael Forsyth |
| — | DF | ENG | Jason Kavanagh |
| — | DF | ENG | Shane Nicholson |
| — | DF | ENG | Mark Patterson |
| — | DF | ENG | Steve Round |
| — | DF | ENG | Craig Short |
| — | DF | ENG | Darren Wassall |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Williams |
| — | MF | ENG | Steve Hayward |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Martin Kuhl |
| — | MF | ENG | Gary Micklewhite |
| — | MF | ENG | Craig Ramage |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Simpson |
| — | MF | WAL | Mark Pembridge |
| — | MF | SCO | Ted McMinn |
| — | MF | NED | Richard Goulooze |
| — | FW | ENG | Marco Gabbiadini |
| — | FW | ENG | Tommy Johnson |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Kitson |
| — | FW | ENG | Mark Stallard |
| — | FW | ENG | Dean Sturridge |

### Reserve team

    The following players did not appear for the first team this 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 | Lee Carsley |
| — | MF | ENG | Martyn Chalk |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Tom Curtis |
| — | FW | ENG | Stewart Hadley |