# 1992–93 Ipswich Town F.C. season

During the 1992–93 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the inaugural season of the Premier League, following promotion from the First Division the previous season.

## Season summary

In the 1992–93 season, Ipswich had a great start to the campaign and by January 1993, were in fourth place in the league and fans were hoping for at least a UEFA Cup place, maybe even the Premiership title, but a dip in form during the final weeks of the season saw the club finish 16th.

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
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 | ENG | Clive Baker |
| — | GK | CAN | Craig Forrest |
| — | GK | AUS | Andy Petterson (on loan from Luton Town) |
| — | DF | ENG | David Linighan |
| — | DF | ENG | Steve Palmer |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil Thompson |
| — | DF | ENG | Phil Whelan |
| — | DF | ENG | John Varney |
| — | DF | CAN | Frank Yallop |
| — | DF | ENG | Eddie Youds |
| — | MF | AUS | Vlado Bozinovski |
| — | MF | ENG | Jason Dozzell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BUL | Boncho Genchev |
| — | MF | ENG | David Gregory |
| — | MF | ENG | Gavin Johnson |
| — | MF | ENG | Simon Milton |
| — | MF | ENG | Mick Stockwell |
| — | MF | SCO | John Wark (captain) |
| — | MF | WAL | Geraint Williams |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Goddard |
| — | FW | ENG | Chris Kiwomya |
| — | FW | ENG | Steve Whitton |

### Left club during season

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 |
| — | DF | ENG | Glenn Pennyfather (to Bristol City) |

### Reserve 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 | ENG | Phil Morgan |
| — | GK | ENG | Jason Winters |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Matt Weston |
| — | FW | ZAM | Neil Gregory |

## Competitions
### FA Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 18 | Southampton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 50 |

#### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
Ipswich Town's score comes first

#### Matches

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 15 August 1992 | Aston Villa | H | 1–1 | 16,818 | Johnson |
| 18 August 1992 | Wimbledon | A | 1–0 | 4,954 | Johnson |
| 22 August 1992 | Manchester United | A | 1–1 | 31,764 | Kiwomya |
| 25 August 1992 | Liverpool | H | 2–2 | 20,109 | Dozzell, Kiwomya |
| 30 August 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 20,100 | Wark |
| 1 September 1992 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–2 | 14,255 | Wark, Goddard |
| 5 September 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–0 | 12,806 | |
| 12 September 1992 | Wimbledon | H | 2–1 | 13,333 | Stockwell (2) |
| 19 September 1992 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–4 | 11,150 | Thompson, Wark |
| 26 September 1992 | Sheffield United | H | 0–0 | 16,353 | |
| 3 October 1992 | Leeds United | H | 4–2 | 21,200 | Wark (2), Dozzell, Kiwomya |
| 17 October 1992 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 | 18,072 | Whitton |
| 24 October 1992 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–2 | 17,861 | Dozzell (2) |
| 31 October 1992 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–0 | 21,411 | Dozzell |
| 7 November 1992 | Southampton | H | 0–0 | 15,722 | |
| 21 November 1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | 24,270 | Kiwomya |
| 28 November 1992 | Everton | H | 1–0 | 18,032 | Johnson |
| 5 December 1992 | Coventry City | A | 2–2 | 11,294 | Whitton, Kiwomya |
| 12 December 1992 | Manchester City | H | 3–1 | 16,833 | Stockwell, Johnson, Goddard |
| 21 December 1992 | Norwich City | A | 2–0 | 20,032 | Thompson, Kiwomya |
| 26 December 1992 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | 26,198 | |
| 28 December 1992 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–1 | 21,431 | Genchev, Kiwomya |
| 9 January 1993 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–2 | 15,025 | Kiwomya |
| 16 January 1993 | Sheffield United | A | 0–3 | 16,758 | |
| 27 January 1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–0 | 23,738 | Genchev, Yallop |
| 30 January 1993 | Manchester United | H | 2–1 | 22,068 | Yallop, Kiwomya |
| 6 February 1993 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 | 25,396 | |
| 9 February 1993 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | 17,354 | Thompson |
| 20 February 1993 | Liverpool | A | 0–0 | 36,680 | |
| 27 February 1993 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | 28,848 | |
| 2 March 1993 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–1 | 15,430 | |
| 10 March 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–1 | 16,538 | |
| 13 March 1993 | Southampton | A | 3–4 | 15,428 | Linighan, Goddard, Kiwomya |
| 20 March 1993 | Coventry City | H | 0–0 | 16,698 | |
| 24 March 1993 | Everton | A | 0–3 | 15,638 | |
| 3 April 1993 | Manchester City | A | 1–3 | 20,680 | Johnson |
| 6 April 1993 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | 17,444 | Genchev |
| 10 April 1993 | Arsenal | H | 1–2 | 20,353 | Wark |
| 12 April 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–2 | 14,071 | Milton |
| 19 April 1993 | Norwich City | H | 3–1 | 21,087 | Stockwell, Dozzell (2) |
| 1 May 1993 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–3 | 18,881 | D Gregory |
| 8 May 1993 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 | 22,093 | Milton, Whitton |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 12 January 1993 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3–1 | 12,803 | Thompson, Whitton, Dozzell |
| R4 | 23 January 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–1 | 13,683 | Genchev, Dozzell |
| R5 | 13 February 1993 | Grimsby Town | H | 4–0 | 17,894 | Wark, Genchev (3) |
| QF | 6 March 1993 | Arsenal | H | 2–4 | 22,054 | Genchev, Kiwomya |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 First Leg | 22 September 1992 | Wigan Athletic | A | 2–2 | 2,684 | Johnson, Robertson (own goal) |
| R2 Second Leg | 6 October 1992 | Wigan Athletic | H | 4–0 (won 6–2 on agg) | 7,305 | Johnson, Kiwomya (3) |
| R3 | 27 October 1992 | Portsmouth | A | 1–0 | 10,773 | Thompson |
| R4 | 2 December 1992 | Aston Villa | A | 2–2 | 21,545 | Kiwomya (2) |
| R4R | 15 December 1992 | Aston Villa | H | 1–0 | 19,196 | Kiwomya |
| QF | 19 January 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 19,374 | Whitton (pen) |
| QFR | 3 February 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–1 | 26,328 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 1992 | MF | Geraint Williams | Derby County | £650,000 |
| 1 August 1992 | GK | Clive Baker | Coventry City | Undisclosed |
| 1 August 1992 | GK | Jason Winters | Chelsea | Free transfer |
| 1 December 1992 | MF | Vlado Bozinovski | Beira-Mar | Undisclosed |
| 11 December 1992 | MF | Boncho Genchev | Sporting CP | £250,000 |

### Loans in

| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
| 26 March 1993 | GK | Andy Petterson | Luton Town | 31 May 1993 | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 1992 | MF | Romeo Zondervan | NAC Breda | Undisclosed |
| 13 July 1992 | MF | David Lowe | Leicester City | £300,000 |
| 13 August 1992 | MF | Simon Betts | Wrexham | Free transfer |
| 1 March 1993 | DF | Glenn Pennyfather | Bristol City | £80,000 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
| 1 February 1993 | DF | Glenn Pennyfather | Bristol City | 1 March 1993 | |

## Awards
### Player awards

| Award | Player |
| Player of the Year | Mick Stockwell |