# 1992–93 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1992–93 season was Manchester City's fourth consecutive season in the top tier of English football, and their first season in the inaugural year of the breakaway Premier League.

## Season summary

In the 1992–93 season, Manchester City had a satisfying campaign, reaching the quarter-finals of the FA Cup eventually losing 4–2 to Tottenham Hotspur. In the Premier League, they were in a great position by 21 November, just three points adrift from the possible UEFA Cup place and seemed to be their realistic target but during most of the second half of the season, particularly in the final weeks of the campaign, Manchester City went on a poor run of just 2 wins of their final 11 league games and ended up finishing in a disappointing 9th place.

## Kit

City retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by English company Umbro and sponsored by Japanese electronics manufacturer Brother.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 59 | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 59 | |
| 9 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 57 | |
| 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 | |
* ↑ 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 summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source:

## Results

Manchester City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 17 August 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | 24,471 | White |
| 19 August 1992 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–2 | 15,369 | |
| 22 August 1992 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–1 | 19,433 | |
| 26 August 1992 | Norwich City | H | 3–1 | 23,182 | White (2), McMahon |
| 29 August 1992 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–3 | 27,255 | Quinn, Vonk, White |
| 1 September 1992 | Wimbledon | A | 1–0 | 4,714 | White |
| 5 September 1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 3–0 | 27,169 | White (2), Vonk |
| 12 September 1992 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–1 | 25,244 | |
| 20 September 1992 | Chelsea | H | 0–1 | 22,420 | |
| 28 September 1992 | Arsenal | A | 0–1 | 21,504 | |
| 3 October 1992 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–2 | 22,571 | Holden, Simpson |
| 17 October 1992 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–0 | 14,005 | |
| 24 October 1992 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | 20,089 | Sheron |
| 31 October 1992 | Everton | A | 3–1 | 20,242 | Sheron (2), White |
| 7 November 1992 | Leeds United | H | 4–0 | 27,255 | Sheron, White, Hill, I Brightwell |
| 21 November 1992 | Coventry City | A | 3–2 | 14,590 | Sheron, Quinn, Curle (pen) |
| 28 November 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–1 | 25,496 | |
| 6 December 1992 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 | 35,408 | Quinn |
| 12 December 1992 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–3 | 16,833 | Flitcroft |
| 19 December 1992 | Aston Villa | H | 1–1 | 23,525 | Flitcroft |
| 26 December 1992 | Sheffield United | H | 2–0 | 27,455 | White (2) |
| 28 December 1992 | Liverpool | A | 1–1 | 43,037 | Quinn |
| 9 January 1993 | Chelsea | A | 4–2 | 15,939 | White, Sheron (2), Sinclair (own goal) |
| 16 January 1993 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | 25,041 | |
| 26 January 1993 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–0 | 14,903 | Quinn |
| 30 January 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3–2 | 29,122 | Sheron, Curle (pen), White |
| 6 February 1993 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | 13,003 | Sheron |
| 20 February 1993 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | 16,386 | Sheron |
| 23 February 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–2 | 23,619 | Quinn |
| 27 February 1993 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–0 | 25,956 | White, Flitcroft |
| 10 March 1993 | Coventry City | H | 1–0 | 20,092 | Flitcroft |
| 13 March 1993 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | 30,840 | |
| 20 March 1993 | Manchester United | H | 1–1 | 37,136 | Quinn |
| 24 March 1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | 27,247 | Sheron |
| 3 April 1993 | Ipswich Town | H | 3–1 | 20,680 | Quinn, Holden, Vonk |
| 9 April 1993 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 18,231 | Pemberton (own goal) |
| 12 April 1993 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 | 28,098 | Flitcroft |
| 18 April 1993 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | 33,108 | Quinn |
| 21 April 1993 | Wimbledon | H | 1–1 | 19,524 | Holden |
| 1 May 1993 | Southampton | A | 1–0 | 11,830 | White |
| 5 May 1993 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | 21,167 | |
| 8 May 1993 | Everton | H | 2–5 | 25,180 | White, Curle (pen) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 2 January 1993 | Reading | H | 1–1 | 20,523 | Sheron |
| R3R | 13 January 1993 | Reading | A | 4–0 | 12,065 | Sheron, Holden, Flitcroft, Quinn |
| R4 | 23 January 1993 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–1 | 18,652 | White, Vonk |
| R5 | 13 February 1993 | Barnsley | H | 2–0 | 32,807 | White (2) |
| QF | 7 March 1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–4 | 23,050 | Sheron, Phelan |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 First Leg | 23 September 1992 | Bristol Rovers | H | 0–0 | 9,967 | |
| R2 Second Leg | 7 October 1992 | Bristol Rovers | A | 2–1 (won 2–1 on agg) | 7,823 | Maddison (own goal), Holden |
| R3 | 28 October 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–1 | 18,399 | |

## 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 | Tony Coton |
| — | GK | WAL | Martyn Margetson |
| — | GK | WAL | Andy Dibble |
| — | DF | ENG | Keith Curle |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Hill |
| — | DF | ENG | Ray Ranson |
| — | DF | ENG | David Brightwell |
| — | DF | ENG | Ian Brightwell |
| — | DF | ENG | John Foster |
| — | DF | IRL | Terry Phelan |
| — | DF | NED | Michel Vonk |
| — | MF | ENG | Steve McMahon |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Lake |
| — | MF | ENG | Garry Flitcroft |
| — | MF | ENG | Mike Quigley |
| — | MF | ENG | Rick Holden |
| — | MF | ENG | David White |
| — | MF | ENG | Peter Reid (player-manager) |
| — | MF | ENG | Fitzroy Simpson |
| — | MF | SCO | David Kerr |
| — | MF | NOR | Kåre Ingebrigtsen |
| — | FW | ENG | Mike Sheron |
| — | FW | ENG | Adie Mike |
| — | FW | IRL | Niall Quinn |

## Reserve 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 |
| — | DF | ENG | Chris Beech |
| — | DF | ENG | Richard Edghill |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | NIR | Steve Lomas |
| — | FW | ENG | Steve Finney |

## Statistics
### Starting 11

    Only considering Premier League starts
* GK: Tony Coton, 40
* RB: Andy Hill, 23
* CB: Keith Curle, 39
* CB: Michel Vonk, 26
* LB: Terry Phelan, 37
* RM: David White, 42
* CM: Garry Flitcroft, 28
* CM: Fitzroy Simpson, 27
* LM: Rick Holden, 40
* CF: Mike Sheron, 33
* CF: Niall Quinn, 39