# 1992–93 Everton F.C. season

During the 1992–93 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League.

## Season summary

1992–93 was the first year of the new FA Premier League, which took over from the Football League First Division as the highest division of English football. However Everton finished 13th, their lowest league finish for over a decade, and pressure grew upon Howard Kendall.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 56 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 54 |
| 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 |

## Results

Everton's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 15 August 1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 27,687 | Horne |
| 19 August 1992 | Manchester United | A | 3–0 | 31,901 | Beardsley, Warzycha, Johnston |
| 22 August 1992 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | 14,150 | Beardsley |
| 25 August 1992 | Aston Villa | H | 1–0 | 22,372 | Johnston |
| 29 August 1992 | Wimbledon | H | 0–0 | 18,118 | |
| 5 September 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | 26,503 | Beardsley |
| 12 September 1992 | Manchester United | H | 0–2 | 30,002 | |
| 15 September 1992 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 3–2 | 19,583 | Cottee (2), Ebbrell |
| 19 September 1992 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–2 | 18,080 | |
| 26 September 1992 | Leeds United | A | 0–2 | 27,915 | |
| 4 October 1992 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–1 | 13,013 | |
| 17 October 1992 | Coventry City | H | 1–1 | 17,587 | Beagrie |
| 24 October 1992 | Arsenal | A | 0–2 | 28,052 | |
| 31 October 1992 | Manchester City | H | 1–3 | 20,242 | Brightwell (own goal) |
| 7 November 1992 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–0 | 20,941 | Rideout |
| 21 November 1992 | Chelsea | H | 0–1 | 17,418 | |
| 28 November 1992 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–1 | 18,034 | |
| 7 December 1992 | Liverpool | H | 2–1 | 35,826 | Johnston, Beardsley |
| 12 December 1992 | Sheffield United | A | 0–1 | 16,266 | |
| 19 December 1992 | Southampton | H | 2–1 | 14,051 | Beardsley (pen), Rideout |
| 26 December 1992 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–2 | 24,391 | Rideout, Beardsley (pen) |
| 28 December 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–4 | 14,802 | Barlow (2) |
| 9 January 1993 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–0 | 13,227 | Jackson, Beardsley |
| 16 January 1993 | Leeds United | H | 2–0 | 21,031 | Cottee (2) |
| 26 January 1993 | Wimbledon | A | 3–1 | 3,039 | Cottee (2), Snodin |
| 30 January 1993 | Norwich City | H | 0–1 | 20,301 | |
| 6 February 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–3 | 24,979 | Cottee |
| 10 February 1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–2 | 16,164 | Sansom |
| 20 February 1993 | Aston Villa | A | 1–2 | 32,913 | Beardsley (pen) |
| 27 February 1993 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–2 | 18,025 | Beardsley (pen), Barlow |
| 3 March 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–1 | 18,086 | Hendry (own goal), Cottee |
| 7 March 1993 | Coventry City | A | 1–0 | 11,285 | Ward |
| 10 March 1993 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 | 12,739 | Kenny |
| 13 March 1993 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–0 | 21,271 | Cottee (2), Hinchcliffe |
| 20 March 1993 | Liverpool | A | 0–1 | 44,619 | |
| 24 March 1993 | Ipswich Town | H | 3–0 | 15,638 | Barlow, Jackson, Cottee |
| 10 April 1993 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–1 | 16,627 | Watson, Preki |
| 12 April 1993 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–5 | 19,057 | Cottee, Barlow, Preki |
| 17 April 1993 | Southampton | A | 0–0 | 16,911 | |
| 1 May 1993 | Arsenal | H | 0–0 | 19,044 | |
| 4 May 1993 | Sheffield United | H | 0–2 | 15,197 | |
| 8 May 1993 | Manchester City | A | 5–2 | 25,180 | Jackson, Beagrie (2), Beardsley, Preki |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 2 January 1993 | Wimbledon | A | 0–0 | 7,818 | |
| R3R | 12 January 1993 | Wimbledon | H | 1–2 | 15,293 | Watson |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 First Leg | 22 September 1992 | Rotherham United | A | 0–1 | 7,736 | |
| R2 Second Leg | 7 October 1992 | Rotherham United | H | 3–0 (won 3–1 on agg) | 10,302 | Rideout (2), Cottee (pen) |
| R3 | 28 October 1992 | Wimbledon | H | 0–0 | 9,541 | |
| R3R | 10 November 1992 | Wimbledon | A | 1–0 | 3,686 | Beardsley |
| R4 | 2 December 1992 | Chelsea | H | 2–2 | 14,457 | Barlow 25', Beardsley 36' |
| R4R | 16 December 1992 | Chelsea | A | 0–1 | 19,496 | |

## First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | WAL | Neville Southall |
| — | GK | AUS | Jason Kearton |
| — | DF | ENG | Gary Ablett |
| — | DF | ENG | Alan Harper |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Hinchcliffe |
| — | DF | ENG | Matt Jackson |
| — | DF | ENG | Iain Jenkins |
| — | DF | ENG | Martin Keown |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil Moore |
| — | DF | ENG | Kenny Sansom |
| — | DF | ENG | David Unsworth |
| — | DF | ENG | Dave Watson (captain) |
| — | MF | ENG | Peter Beagrie |
| — | MF | ENG | John Doolan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | John Ebbrell |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Holmes |
| — | MF | ENG | Billy Kenny |
| — | MF | ENG | Chris Priest |
| — | MF | ENG | Ian Snodin |
| — | MF | ENG | Mark Ward |
| — | MF | WAL | Barry Horne |
| — | MF | POL | Robert Warzycha |
| — | MF | YUG | Preki |
| — | FW | ENG | Stuart Barlow |
| — | FW | ENG | Peter Beardsley |
| — | FW | ENG | Tony Cottee |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Rideout |
| — | FW | SCO | Mo Johnston |

## Transfers
### In

* Preki - St. Louis Storm, £100,000, 1992
* Paul Rideout - Rangers F.C., £583,000, 1992
* Barry Horne - Southampton F.C 1992
* Kenny Sansom - Coventry City F.C., 1993
* Paul Holmes - Birmingham City F.C., 1993

### Out

* Kevin Ratcliffe - Dundee F.C., 1992
* Martin Keown - Arsenal F.C., £3,00m, 1993
* Kenny Sansom - Brentford F.C., 1993
* Pat Nevin - Tranmere Rovers, £450,000, 1992
* Kenny Sansom - Coventry City F.C., 1993