# 1992–93 Portsmouth F.C. season

During the 1992–93 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They ended up their season being 3rd in the first division league. Guy Whittingham was the top goal scorer for Portsmouth football club in that particular season. He scored 47 goals for them.
They reached the third round of FA Cup and League Cup. They lost to Brighton and Hove Albion in the FA Cup third round. Ipswich Town restricted Portsmouth Football Club's League Cup journey by winning against them.

## First Division

| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue |
| Bristol City | 3 | 3 | 15/08/1992 | Ashton Gate, Bristol |
| Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 22/08/1992 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Leicester City | 0 | 1 | 29/08/1992 | Filbert Street, Leicester |
| Brentford | 1 | 4 | 01/09/1992 | Griffin Park, Brentford |
| Birmingham City | 4 | 0 | 05/09/1992 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Newcastle United | 1 | 3 | 12/09/1992 | St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Southend United | 0 | 0 | 18/09/1992 | Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea |
| West Ham United | 0 | 1 | 27/09/1992 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Luton Town | 4 | 1 | 03/10/1992 | Kenilworth Road, Luton |
| Swindon Town | 3 | 1 | 10/10/1992 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 17/10/1992 | Molineux, Wolverhampton |
| Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 24/10/1992 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Grimsby Town | 0 | 3 | 31/10/1992 | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
| Oxford United | 5 | 5 | 03/11/1992 | Manor Ground, Oxford |
| Cambridge United | 3 | 0 | 07/11/1992 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Watford | 0 | 0 | 14/11/1992 | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 0 | 21/11/1992 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Millwall | 1 | 0 | 28/11/1992 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Charlton Athletic | 0 | 1 | 05/12/1992 | The Valley, London |
| Peterborough United | 1 | 1 | 12/12/1992 | London Road, Peterborough |
| Notts County | 0 | 0 | 19/12/1992 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 26/12/1992 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Derby County | 4 | 2 | 28/12/1992 | Baseball Ground, Derby |
| Southend United | 2 | 0 | 09/01/1993 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| West Ham United | 0 | 2 | 16/01/1993 | Upton Park, London |
| Brentford | 1 | 0 | 23/01/1993 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Barnsley | 0 | 2 | 30/01/1993 | Oakwell, Barnsley |
| Bristol City | 2 | 3 | 06/02/1993 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 09/02/1993 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | 13/02/1993 | St Andrew's, Birmingham |
| Leicester City | 1 | 1 | 20/02/1993 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Swindon Town | 0 | 1 | 27/02/1993 | County Ground, Swindon |
| Luton Town | 2 | 1 | 06/03/1993 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Watford | 1 | 0 | 09/03/1993 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Cambridge United | 1 | 0 | 13/03/1993 | Abbey Stadium, Cambridge |
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 20/03/1993 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 24/03/1993 | Prenton Park, Birkenhead |
| Oxford United | 3 | 0 | 27/03/1993 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Millwall | 1 | 1 | 03/04/1993 | The Den, London |
| Peterborough United | 4 | 0 | 06/04/1993 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | 10/04/1993 | Twerton Park, Bath |
| Derby County | 3 | 0 | 12/04/1993 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Notts County | 1 | 0 | 17/04/1993 | Meadow Lane, Nottingham |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 24/04/1993 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Sunderland | 1 | 4 | 01/05/1993 | Roker Park, Sunderland |
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | 08/05/1993 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

## First Division play-offs

| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue |
| Leicester City | 0 | 1 | 16/05/1993 | City Ground, Nottingham |
| Leicester City | 2 | 2 | 19/05/1993 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |

## FA Cup

| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Round |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 0 | 1 | 02/01/1993 | Goldstone Ground, Hove | 3rd Round |

## League Cup

| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Round |
| Blackpool | 4 | 0 | 23/09/1992 | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | 2nd Round 1st Leg |
| Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 06/10/1992 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth | 2nd Round 2nd Leg |
| Ipswich Town | 0 | 1 | 27/10/1992 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth | 3rd Round |

## Anglo-Italian Cup

| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Round |
| Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 02/09/1992 | The Valley, London | Preliminary Round G6 |
| Millwall | 1 | 1 | 22/09/1992 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth | Preliminary Round G6 |
| Cesena | 2 | 0 | 11/11/1992 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth | Group A |
| Bari | 0 | 3 | 24/11/1992 | Stadio San Nicola, Bari | Group A |
| Lucchese | 2 | 1 | 08/12/1992 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth | Group A |
| Ascoli | 2 | 1 | 16/12/1992 | Stadio Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno | Group A |