# 1992–93 Wimbledon F.C. season

During the 1992–93 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League, their seventh successive season of top-division football and the 16th since their election to the Football League.

## Season summary

1992–93 began as a struggle for Wimbledon, with the club third from bottom on Boxing Day. However, the team recovered well in the new year and finished the season in a comfortable 12th place, above more highly fancied and wealthier clubs like Everton and Leeds United. Highlights of the season included a 4–0 home win over South London rivals Crystal Palace, a crushing win over Oldham Athletic (5–2 at home), doing the double over Liverpool (2–0 home, 3–2 away) and a shock 1–0 away win over that season's champions, Manchester United. Striker Dean Holdsworth scored 19 league goals for the club to finish the season as one of the Premier League's top goalscorers.

## Kit

Wimbledon's kit was manufactured by English company Admiral. The kits carried no sponsorship for the season.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 56 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Arsenal qualified by winning the FA Cup and therefore did not take up their UEFA Cup spot for winning the League Cup, which reverted to the league.

## Results

Wimbledon's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 15 August 1992 | Leeds United | A | 1–2 | 25,795 | Barton |
| 18 August 1992 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–1 | 4,954 | |
| 22 August 1992 | Coventry City | H | 1–2 | 3,759 | Holdsworth |
| 25 August 1992 | Sheffield United | A | 2–2 | 15,463 | Barton, Holdsworth |
| 29 August 1992 | Everton | A | 0–0 | 18,118 | |
| 1 September 1992 | Manchester City | H | 0–1 | 4,714 | |
| 5 September 1992 | Arsenal | H | 3–2 | 12,906 | Sanchez, Fashanu, Earle |
| 12 September 1992 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–2 | 13,333 | Holdsworth |
| 19 September 1992 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 | 6,117 | Ardley |
| 26 September 1992 | Liverpool | A | 3–2 | 29,574 | Fashanu, Earle (2) |
| 3 October 1992 | Aston Villa | H | 2–3 | 6,849 | Miller, Clarke |
| 17 October 1992 | Southampton | A | 2–2 | 11,221 | Cotterill (2) |
| 25 October 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 8,628 | Gibson |
| 31 October 1992 | Manchester United | A | 1–0 | 32,622 | Sanchez |
| 7 November 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–2 | 6,771 | |
| 21 November 1992 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–2 | 14,524 | |
| 28 November 1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 5,740 | Jones (pen) |
| 5 December 1992 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | 14,161 | Sanchez |
| 12 December 1992 | Oldham Athletic | H | 5–2 | 3,386 | Ardley (2), Holdsworth (2), Clarke |
| 20 December 1992 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 19,326 | Clarke |
| 26 December 1992 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–2 | 16,825 | |
| 28 December 1992 | Chelsea | H | 0–0 | 14,687 | |
| 9 January 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–0 | 14,504 | |
| 16 January 1993 | Liverpool | H | 2–0 | 11,294 | Fashanu (pen), Cotterill |
| 26 January 1993 | Everton | H | 1–3 | 3,039 | Fashanu |
| 30 January 1993 | Coventry City | A | 2–0 | 11,774 | Holdsworth, Clarke |
| 6 February 1993 | Leeds United | H | 1–0 | 6,704 | Holdsworth |
| 10 February 1993 | Arsenal | A | 1–0 | 18,253 | Holdsworth |
| 20 February 1993 | Sheffield United | H | 2–0 | 3,979 | Fashanu, Dobbs |
| 27 February 1993 | Aston Villa | A | 0–1 | 34,496 | |
| 6 March 1993 | Southampton | H | 1–2 | 4,534 | Holdsworth |
| 9 March 1993 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 | 5,821 | Scales, Holdsworth |
| 13 March 1993 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–1 | 12,270 | Fashanu, Earle |
| 20 March 1993 | Norwich City | H | 3–0 | 10,875 | Holdsworth (2), Ardley |
| 24 March 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | 20,918 | Holdsworth |
| 3 April 1993 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–6 | 11,606 | Holdsworth (2) |
| 9 April 1993 | Crystal Palace | H | 4–0 | 12,275 | Earle (2), Holdsworth (2) |
| 12 April 1993 | Chelsea | A | 2–4 | 13,138 | Holdsworth, Sanchez |
| 17 April 1993 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–0 | 9,358 | Clarke |
| 21 April 1993 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | 19,524 | Miller |
| 1 May 1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 | 24,473 | Earle |
| 9 May 1993 | Manchester United | H | 1–2 | 30,115 | Holdsworth |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 2 January 1993 | Everton | H | 0–0 | 7,818 | |
| R3R | 12 January 1993 | Everton | A | 2–1 | 15,293 | Earle, Fashanu |
| R4 | 23 January 1993 | Aston Villa | A | 1–1 | 21,008 | Elkins |
| R4R | 3 February 1993 | Aston Villa | H | 0–0 (won 6–5 on pens) | 8,048 | |
| R5 | 14 February 1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–3 | 26,594 | Cotterill, Dobbs |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 First Leg | 22 September 1992 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 3–1 | 5,049 | Fashanu, Jones, Ardley |
| R2 Second Leg | 6 October 1992 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–1 (won 3–2 on agg) | 1,987 | |
| R3 | 28 October 1992 | Everton | A | 0–0 | 9,541 | |
| R3R | 10 November 1992 | Everton | H | 0–1 | 3,686 | |

## Players
### First-team squad

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 | Perry Digweed |
| — | GK | ENG | Neil Sullivan |
| — | GK | NED | Hans Segers |
| — | DF | ENG | Warren Barton |
| — | DF | ENG | Dean Blackwell |
| — | DF | ENG | Gary Elkins |
| — | DF | ENG | Roger Joseph |
| — | DF | ENG | Alan McLeary (on loan from Millwall) |
| — | DF | ENG | Chris Perry |
| — | DF | ENG | John Scales (captain) |
| — | DF | SCO | Brian McAllister |
| — | DF | IRL | Scott Fitzgerald |
| — | DF | IRL | Terry Phelan |
| — | MF | ENG | Neal Ardley |
| — | MF | ENG | Greg Berry |
| — | MF | ENG | Stewart Castledine |
| — | MF | ENG | Gerald Dobbs |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Robbie Earle |
| — | MF | ENG | Peter Fear |
| — | MF | ENG | Vinnie Jones |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Miller |
| — | MF | ENG | Justin Skinner |
| — | MF | ENG | Steve Talboys |
| — | MF | NIR | Lawrie Sanchez |
| — | MF | IRL | Paul McGee |
| — | FW | ENG | Leighton Allen |
| — | FW | ENG | Steve Anthrobus |
| — | FW | ENG | Andy Clarke |
| — | FW | ENG | Steve Cotterill |
| — | FW | ENG | John Fashanu |
| — | FW | ENG | Terry Gibson |
| — | FW | ENG | Dean Holdsworth |
| — | FW | ENG | Aidan Newhouse |