# 1992–93 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

The 1992–93 season was West Bromwich Albion's 115th season in existence and second consecutive season in the third tier of English football, now known as the Football League Second Division because of the creation of the Premier League. West Brom finished 4th in the Second Division, qualifying them for the play-offs, through which they were promoted after beating Port Vale 3–0 in the final. The club also competed in the FA Cup, (eliminated in the third round), the League Cup (eliminated in the first round) and the Football League Trophy (eliminated in the third round).

## Competitions
### Second Division
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |

#### Matches

Second Division match results :
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 15 August 1992 | Blackpool | H | 3-1 | Taylor (2), McNally | 16,527 |
| 22 August 1992 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–0 | Garner | 7,947 |
| 29 August 1992 | Bournemouth | H | 2–1 | Taylor, Shakespeare (pen.) | 12,563 |
| 2 September 1992 | Stockport County | H | 3–0 | Garner (2), Hamilton | 12,305 |
| 5 September 1992 | Fulham | A | 1–1 | Taylor | 9,143 |
| 9 September 1992 | Reading | H | 3–0 | Garner, Taylor, Shakespeare | 13,164 |
| 15 September 1992 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–0 | Taylor (2) | 8,531 |
| 19 September 1992 | Stoke City | A | 3–4 | Taylor (2), Garner | 18,764 |
| 26 September 1992 | Exeter City | H | 2–0 | Hamilton, McNally | 14,676 |
| 3 October 1992 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | Garner | 14,816 |
| 10 October 1992 | Port Vale | H | 0–1 | | 17,512 |
| 17 October 1992 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–1 | | 4,408 |
| 24 October 1992 | Rotherham United | H | 2–2 | Taylor, Donovan | 13,170 |
| 31 October 1992 | Hull City | A | 2–1 | Garner, Bradley | 5,443 |
| 3 November 1992 | Hartlepool United | H | 3–1 | Taylor, Blissett, Robson | 13,046 |
| 7 November 1992 | Leyton Orient | A | 0–2 | | 8,640 |
| 21 November 1992 | Bradford City | H | 1–1 | Raven | 15,416 |
| 28 November 1992 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | Robson | 6,306 |
| 12 December 1992 | Swansea City | A | 0–0 | | 5,610 |
| 20 December 1992 | Mansfield Town | H | 2–0 | McNally, Darton | 13,134 |
| 26 December 1992 | Chester City | H | 2–0 | Raven (2) | 15,209 |
| 28 December 1992 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–0 | | 11,370 |
| 9 January 1993 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3–1 | Hamilton, Strodder, Taylor | 14,581 |
| 16 January 1993 | Exeter City | A | 3–2 | Heggs, Hackett, Hamilton (pen.) | 5,437 |
| 23 January 1993 | Stoke City | H | 1–2 | Taylor | 29,341 |
| 26 January 1993 | Bournemouth | A | 1–0 | Speedie | 5,867 |
| 30 January 1993 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–2 | Donovan, Speedie | 13,667 |
| 6 February 1993 | Blackpool | A | 1–2 | Taylor | 9,386 |
| 13 February 1993 | Fulham | H | 4–0 | Taylor (pen.), Hamilton, Mellon, Fereday | 12,859 |
| 20 February 1993 | Stockport County | A | 1–5 | Taylor | 7,181 |
| 27 February 1993 | Port Vale | A | 1–2 | Hamilton | 13,291 |
| 6 March 1993 | Burnley | H | 2–0 | Garner, Taylor | 15,722 |
| 10 March 1993 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–3 | Taylor (pen.) | 7,440 |
| 13 March 1993 | Leyton Orient | H | 2–0 | Burgess, Donovan | 15,023 |
| 20 March 1993 | Hartlepool United | A | 2–2 | Hamilton, Raven | 4,174 |
| 24 March 1993 | Preston North End | H | 3–2 | Taylor (2), Mellon | 13,270 |
| 28 March 1993 | Bradford City | A | 2–2 | Taylor (pen.), Hunt | 6,627 |
| 3 April 1993 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3–1 | Hunt (3) | 13,002 |
| 7 April 1993 | Swansea City | H | 3–0 | Taylor (2), Hunt | 13,401 |
| 10 April 1993 | Chester City | A | 3–1 | Hunt, Raven, Donovan | 4,812 |
| 12 April 1993 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–5 | Taylor, Donovan | 16,130 |
| 17 April 1993 | Mansfield Town | A | 3–0 | Hunt, Taylor, Heggs | 6,659 |
| 21 April 1993 | Reading | A | 1–1 | Taylor | 8,026 |
| 24 April 1993 | Wigan Athletic | H | 5–1 | Taylor (2), Mellon, Donovan, Raven | 14,867 |
| 1 May 1993 | Rotherham United | A | 2–0 | Raven, Taylor | 8,059 |
| 8 May 1993 | Hull City | H | 3–1 | Taylor, Hunt (2) | 20,122 |

#### Play-offs

Second Division play-off match results :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Semi-final first leg | 16 May 1993 | Swansea City | A | 1–2 | McFarland (o.g.) | 13,917 |
| Semi-final second leg | 19 May 1993 | Swansea City | H | 2–0 | Hunt, Hamilton | 26,045 |
| Final | 30 May 1993 | Port Vale | N | 3–0 | Hunt, Reid, Donovan | 53,471 |

### FA Cup

FA Cup match results :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 14 November 1992 | Aylesbury United | H | 8–0 | McNally, Robson, Donovan (3), Raven, Taylor, Hamilton | 12,337 |
| Second round | 6 December 1992 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 2–2 | Taylor, Bradley | 6,904 |
| Second round replay | 15 December 1992 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 1–0 | Taylor | 17,640 |
| Third round | 2 January 1993 | West Ham United | H | 0–2 | | 25,896 |

### Football League Cup

Football League Cup match results :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round, first leg | 19 August 1992 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–0 | Taylor | 8,264 |
| First round, second leg | 25 August 1992 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–2 | | 7,880 |

### Football League Trophy

Group 6 :
| Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| West Brom | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| Walsall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Football League Trophy match results :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Group stage | 5 January 1993 | Walsall | H | 4–0 | Heggs, Taylor, Donovan, Hamilton | 6,702 |
| Group stage | 12 January 1993 | Mansfield Town | A | 1–0 | Taylor | 2,356 |
| Second round | 9 February 1993 | Torquay United | H | 2–1 | Donovan (2) | 5,219 |
| Third round | 16 February 1993 | Stoke City | A | 1–2 | Taylor | 17,568 |