# 1992–93 Football League

The 1992–93 season was the 94th completed season of the Football League.
This season saw the birth of the Premier League. In 1992, all of the First Division clubs resigned from the Football League and, on 27 May 1992, the FA Premier League was formed as a limited company, which worked out of an office at the Football Association’s then headquarters, Lancaster Gate. Hence, the 104-year-old Football League was reduced from four divisions to three, with the old Second, Third and Fourth Divisions becoming the new First, Second and Third Divisions respectively.
The league was sponsored this season by Barclays.

## Final league tables and results

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website. Play-off results are from the same website.

## First Division

Newcastle United, who won their first 10 league games, clinched the Division One title with an impressive 96 points to end a four-year exile from the top flight of English football. West Ham United sealed an instant return to the top flight a year after relegation, edging ahead of Portsmouth on goal difference to finished second. Portsmouth's promotion bid, dominated by the form of 42-goal striker Guy Whittingham, ended in the playoff semi-finals when they were beaten by Leicester City, who prevailed thanks to an offside goal by Ian Ormondroyd but went on to lose the final 4-3 to Swindon Town after clawing back from 3-0 down before a late penalty from Paul Bodin saw Swindon clinch victory and a place in the top flight for the first time ever. The other losing semi-finalists in the playoffs were Tranmere Rovers, playing only their second season at this level in the postwar era.
Millwall finished one place outside the playoff zone in the first season in management for Mick McCarthy, while pre-season promotion favourites Derby County could only manage an eighth-place finish despite having spent millions on new players over the previous two years. Unfancied Grimsby Town and Peterborough United finished in the top half of the table, comfortably above bigger clubs like Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City.
Luton Town and Notts County, newly relegated from the top flight, spent the season battling at the wrong end of the division but managed to avoid a second successive relegation, as did a Sunderland side who had been FA Cup finalists one season earlier and members of the top flight two seasons earlier.
Bristol Rovers went down in bottom place after a dismal season. Cambridge United, playoff semi-finalists the previous season, struggled after the sale of Dion Dublin and went down on the last day of the season, as did a Brentford side who had been on the fringe of the playoff places at Christmas before a slump in form during the second half of the season cost the Bees their Division One status and manager Phil Holder his job.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Newcastle United (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 92 | 38 | +54 | 96 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | West Ham United (P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 81 | 41 | +40 | 88 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 46 | +34 | 88 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 79 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Swindon Town (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 76 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 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 | |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 61 | |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 61 | |
| 13 | Barnsley | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 60 | |
| 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 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 51 | |
| 20 | Luton Town | 46 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 51 | |
| 21 | Sunderland | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 50 | |
| 22 | Brentford (R) | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 49 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 23 | Cambridge United (R) | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 49 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 24 | Bristol Rovers (R) | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 55 | 87 | −32 | 41 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BRE | BRI | BRR | CAM | CHA | DER | GRI | LEI | LUT | MIL | NEW | NTC | OXF | PET | POR | STD | SUN | SWI | TRA | WAT | WHU | WOL |
| Barnsley | | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Birmingham City | 3–0 | | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–6 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 |
| Brentford | 3–1 | 0–2 | | 5–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Bristol City | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Cambridge United | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Derby County | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Grimsby Town | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Leicester City | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Luton Town | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Millwall | 0–4 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Newcastle United | 6–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Notts County | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Oxford United | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 5–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Peterborough United | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| Portsmouth | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Southend United | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Sunderland | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Swindon Town | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 |
| Watford | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| West Ham United | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 3–1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals 1st leg – 16 May; 2nd leg – 19 May 1993 | Semi-finals 1st leg – 16 May; 2nd leg – 19 May 1993 | Semi-finals 1st leg – 16 May; 2nd leg – 19 May 1993 | Semi-finals 1st leg – 16 May; 2nd leg – 19 May 1993 | Semi-finals 1st leg – 16 May; 2nd leg – 19 May 1993 | Final at Wembley 31 May 1993 | Final at Wembley 31 May 1993 | Final at Wembley 31 May 1993 |
| 3rd | Portsmouth | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 6th | Leicester City | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| 6th | Leicester City | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5th | Swindon Town | 4 |
| | | | | | 6th | Leicester City | 3 |
| 4th | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6th | Leicester City | 3 |
| 5th | Swindon Town | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | |

### Attendances

| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
| 1 | Newcastle United | 23 | 29,018 |
| 2 | Sunderland AFC | 23 | 17,258 |
| 3 | West Ham United | 23 | 16,001 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 23 | 15,362 |
| 5 | Derby County | 23 | 15,020 |
| 6 | Portsmouth FC | 23 | 13,706 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 13,598 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 23 | 12,328 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 23 | 11,004 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 23 | 10,716 |
| 11 | Millwall FC | 23 | 9,188 |
| 12 | Brentford FC | 23 | 8,476 |
| 13 | Watford FC | 23 | 8,275 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 23 | 8,212 |
| 15 | Notts County | 23 | 8,151 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 8,071 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 23 | 8,064 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 7,029 |
| 19 | Barnsley FC | 23 | 6,415 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 23 | 6,356 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 6,088 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 5,745 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 23 | 5,545 |
| 24 | Southend United | 23 | 5,396 |

## Second Division

Stoke City sealed promotion as Division Two champions in Lou Macari's second season as manager, having topped the table for most of the season, as did Bolton Wanderers under their new manager Bruce Rioch. The third promotion place went to playoff winners West Bromwich Albion, who beat Port Vale 3-0 in the Wembley promotion decider to secure their first promotion for 17 years and end their two-year spell in the league's third tier, as well as recording a first Wembley victory for 25 years.
Swansea City and Stockport County were the losing semi-finalists.
Leyton Orient missed out on the playoff places as they had scored fewer goals than Stockport. Managing director and former manager Frank Clark then left the club after accepting the offer to return to Nottingham Forest as manager as successor to Brian Clough.
Chester City's first season at the new Deva Stadium saw them relegated in bottom place and also spelled the end of Harry McNally's seven-year reign as manager in October, with his successor Mike Pejic being unable to steer the club to safety. Wigan Athletic finished second from bottom and suffered their first relegation as a Football League side. Mansfield Town finished third from bottom and suffered an immediate return to the league's fourth tier. The final relegation place went to Preston North End, who had replaced Les Chapman with John Beck as manager in October, but not even the man who was fresh from a successful spell in charge of Cambridge United could save the Lancashire side from relegation. Hull City narrowly avoided a second relegation in three seasons, while once again England World Cup winner Alan Ball was able to guide Exeter City to safety.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stoke City (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 73 | 34 | +39 | 93 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers (P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 90 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Port Vale | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 79 | 44 | +35 | 89 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 88 | 54 | +34 | 85 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 5 | Swansea City | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 73 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 6 | Stockport County | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 72 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 72 | |
| 8 | Reading | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 69 | |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 69 | |
| 10 | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 68 | |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 65 | |
| 12 | Fulham | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 65 | |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 61 | |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 60 | |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 60 | |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 54 | |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 53 | |
| 18 | Blackpool | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 63 | 75 | −12 | 51 | |
| 19 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 50 | |
| 20 | Hull City | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 50 | |
| 21 | Preston North End (R) | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 65 | 94 | −29 | 47 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Mansfield Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 52 | 80 | −28 | 44 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic (R) | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 43 | 72 | −29 | 41 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 24 | Chester City (R) | 46 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 49 | 102 | −53 | 29 | Relegation to the Third Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BOU | BLP | BOL | BRA | B&HA | BUR | CHE | EXE | FUL | HAR | HUD | HUL | LEY | MAN | PLY | PTV | PNE | REA | ROT | STP | STK | SWA | WBA | WIG |
| AFC Bournemouth | | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Blackpool | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 5–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Bradford City | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Burnley | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | | 5–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Chester City | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Exeter City | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| Fulham | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Hartlepool United | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Hull City | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Leyton Orient | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Mansfield Town | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Port Vale | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Preston North End | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–5 | | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Reading | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Rotherham United | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| Stockport County | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 |
| Stoke City | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 |
| Swansea City | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 5–1 |
| Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals 1st leg – 16 May; 2nd leg – 19 May 1993 | Semi-finals 1st leg – 16 May; 2nd leg – 19 May 1993 | Semi-finals 1st leg – 16 May; 2nd leg – 19 May 1993 | Semi-finals 1st leg – 16 May; 2nd leg – 19 May 1993 | Semi-finals 1st leg – 16 May; 2nd leg – 19 May 1993 | Final at Wembley 30 May 1993 | Final at Wembley 30 May 1993 | Final at Wembley 30 May 1993 |
| 3rd | Port Vale | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 6th | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| 6th | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3rd | Port Vale | 0 |
| | | | | | 4th | West Bromwich Albion | 3 |
| 4th | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | West Bromwich Albion | 3 |
| 5th | Swansea City | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |

### Maps
## Third Division

The season began with the demise of Maidstone United, who had only reached the Football League three years earlier and were hundreds of thousands of pounds in debt, having been tenants at Dartford since 1988 and having been refused planning permission to build a new stadium on land in Maidstone which had since been purchased. A move to relocate the club to the North-East and merge the with non-league Newcastle Blue Star was vetoed by the Football League, and as the season dawned the club had just two players still registered. Their first league game of the new Division Three season was cancelled and they were given until the following Monday to guarantee that they would be able to fulfill their fixtures. Unable to come up with the necessary backing, they resigned from the league and went into liquidation on 17 August.
As the Division Three campaign got underway, the two Welsh based sides in the division emerged as the pace-setters, with Cardiff City finishing as champions and Wrexham as runners-up. Barnet, who had spent much of the season under threat of going the same way as Maidstone due to mounting debts, being banned from the transfer market for failing to pay staff wages, and being threatened with expulsion from the Football League over an unpaid fine, clinched the final automatic promotion place in only their second season in the Football League. The season also brought the end of Stan Flashman's eight-year ownership of the club, when he resigned as chairman of the club he had paid £50,000 to save from receivership in 1985. Just before promotion was clinched, manager Barry Fry left to take charge of Southend United, with his assistant Edwin Stein overseeing the final few games of the season before goalkeeper Gary Phillips took over as player-manager for the 1993-94 season.
Halifax Town, after 72 years of league membership, finished bottom of the league and were replaced by Conference champions Wycombe Wanderers. Maidstone United went out of business on 17 August after their first game was postponed, and were not replaced.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Cardiff City (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 83 | Cup Winners' Cup first round and promotion to the Second Division |
| 2 | Wrexham (P) | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 80 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 3 | Barnet (P) | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 79 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 4 | York City (O, P) | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 75 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 5 | Walsall | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 73 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 75 | 56 | +19 | 70 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 7 | Bury | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 63 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 63 | |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 62 | |
| 10 | Colchester United | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 67 | 76 | −9 | 59 | |
| 11 | Rochdale | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 58 | |
| 12 | Chesterfield | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 56 | |
| 13 | Scarborough | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 66 | 71 | −5 | 54 | |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 54 | |
| 15 | Darlington | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 50 | |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 47 | |
| 17 | Hereford United | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 45 | |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 44 | |
| 19 | Torquay United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 43 | |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 48 | 74 | −26 | 41 | |
| 21 | Gillingham | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 40 | |
| 22 | Halifax Town (R) | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 36 | Relegation to Football Conference |
| 23 | Maidstone United (D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club folded |
* ↑ Maidstone United resigned from the Football League on 17 August 1992, and subsequently folded. At the time of their resignation, they had played no matches.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BRY | CAR | CRL | CHF | COL | CRE | DAR | DON | GIL | HAL | HER | LIN | NOR | ROC | SCA | SCU | SHR | TOR | WAL | WRE | YOR |
| Barnet | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–5 |
| Bury | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Cardiff City | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 |
| Carlisle United | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Chesterfield | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Colchester United | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 7–1 | | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Darlington | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Gillingham | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 |
| Halifax Town | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Hereford United | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Lincoln City | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Northampton Town | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–3 |
| Rochdale | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Scarborough | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Torquay United | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Walsall | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Wrexham | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | | 3–0 |
| York City | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals 1st leg – 16 May; 2nd leg – 19 May 1993 | Semi-finals 1st leg – 16 May; 2nd leg – 19 May 1993 | Semi-finals 1st leg – 16 May; 2nd leg – 19 May 1993 | Semi-finals 1st leg – 16 May; 2nd leg – 19 May 1993 | Semi-finals 1st leg – 16 May; 2nd leg – 19 May 1993 | Final at Wembley 29 May 1993 | Final at Wembley 29 May 1993 | Final at Wembley 29 May 1993 |
| 4th | York City | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 7th | Bury | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 7th | Bury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | York City (pens.) | 1 (5) |
| | | | | | 6th | Crewe Alexandra | 1 (3) |
| 5th | Walsall | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6th | Crewe Alexandra | 1 (3) |
| 6th | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 4 | 9 | | | |