# 1992–93 Watford F.C. season

During the 1992–93 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

The Hornets had a satisfying start to the 1992–93 season and by the end of 1992 were in 14th place, 10 points clear of the relegation zone and 5 points adrift of the play-off places, but a bad run of 8 defeats in 12 league games saw their play-off chances slip away and stuck them in mid-table, finishing in a disappointing 16th place. At the end of the season, manager Steve Perryman left the club to return to Tottenham Hotspur as assistant manager to Osvaldo Ardiles and Watford appointed Gillingham boss Glenn Roeder as his replacement. However, Watford were fined £10,000 for an illegal approach, and ordered to pay Gillingham a further £30,000 in compensation.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |

## Results

Watford's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 15 August 1992 | Millwall | H | 3–1 | 9,745 | Bazeley, Nogan, Drysdale (pen) |
| 22 August 1992 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–3 | 4,772 | Furlong, Dublin |
| 25 August 1992 | Notts County | A | 2–1 | 6,274 | Drysdale, Furlong |
| 29 August 1992 | Derby County | H | 0–0 | 9,809 | |
| 5 September 1992 | West Ham United | A | 1–2 | 11,921 | Furlong |
| 12 September 1992 | Notts County | H | 1–3 | 7,077 | Drysdale |
| 19 September 1992 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | 13,497 | Furlong, Nogan |
| 26 September 1992 | Leicester City | H | 0–3 | 8,715 | |
| 29 September 1992 | Sunderland | H | 2–1 | 6,263 | Hessenthaler (2) |
| 3 October 1992 | Swindon Town | A | 1–3 | 7,723 | Furlong |
| 10 October 1992 | Bristol Rovers | H | 4–2 | 7,624 | Nogan (2), Drysdale (pen), Furlong |
| 17 October 1992 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | 8,490 | Nogan |
| 24 October 1992 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 3–2 | 6,937 | Furlong (2), Charlery |
| 31 October 1992 | Oxford United | A | 1–1 | 6,234 | Furlong |
| 3 November 1992 | Peterborough United | H | 1–2 | 7,016 | Charlery |
| 7 November 1992 | Barnsley | A | 1–0 | 6,193 | Hessenthaler |
| 14 November 1992 | Portsmouth | H | 0–0 | 8,714 | |
| 21 November 1992 | Newcastle United | A | 0–2 | 28,871 | |
| 29 November 1992 | Luton Town | A | 0–2 | 8,341 | |
| 5 December 1992 | Bristol City | H | 0–0 | 6,746 | |
| 13 December 1992 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–1 | 6,541 | Charlery |
| 19 December 1992 | Birmingham City | A | 2–2 | 7,182 | Furlong (2) |
| 26 December 1992 | Southend United | A | 2–1 | 5,769 | Charlery, Soloman |
| 28 December 1992 | Cambridge United | H | 2–2 | 8,147 | Willis, Charlery |
| 9 January 1993 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–1 | 6,845 | Furlong (2), Nogan |
| 16 January 1993 | Leicester City | A | 2–5 | 12,854 | Nogan, Willis |
| 27 January 1993 | Sunderland | A | 2–1 | 14,703 | Furlong, Willis |
| 30 January 1993 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–3 | 6,613 | Nogan, Furlong |
| 6 February 1993 | Millwall | A | 2–5 | 8,847 | Furlong, Nogan |
| 13 February 1993 | West Ham United | H | 1–2 | 13,115 | Charlery |
| 20 February 1993 | Derby County | A | 2–1 | 15,190 | Furlong, Charlery |
| 27 February 1993 | Bristol Rovers | A | 3–0 | 5,702 | Charlery (2), Nogan |
| 6 March 1993 | Swindon Town | H | 0–4 | 8,791 | |
| 9 March 1993 | Portsmouth | A | 0–1 | 10,716 | |
| 13 March 1993 | Barnsley | H | 1–2 | 5,785 | Furlong |
| 20 March 1993 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | 8,265 | Charlery |
| 23 March 1993 | Newcastle United | H | 1–0 | 11,634 | Furlong |
| 27 March 1993 | Peterborough United | A | 0–0 | 7,631 | |
| 3 April 1993 | Luton Town | H | 0–0 | 10,656 | |
| 6 April 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–3 | 6,462 | (own goal) |
| 10 April 1993 | Southend United | H | 0–0 | 7,198 | |
| 13 April 1993 | Cambridge United | A | 1–1 | 5,106 | Nogan |
| 17 April 1993 | Birmingham City | H | 1–0 | 9,186 | Charlery |
| 24 April 1993 | Brentford | H | 1–0 | 9,045 | Drysdale (pen) |
| 1 May 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–2 | 8,315 | Drysdale (pen) |
| 8 May 1993 | Oxford United | H | 0–1 | 8,127 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 2 January 1993 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–4 | 12,363 | Nogan |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 First Leg | 22 September 1992 | Reading | H | 2–2 | 4,036 | Furlong (2) |
| R2 Second Leg | 7 October 1992 | Reading | A | 2–0 (won 4–2 on agg) | 7,386 | Drysdale, Lavin |
| R3 | 10 November 1992 | Leeds United | H | 2–1 | 18,035 | Holdsworth, Drysdale (pen) |
| R4 | 9 December 1992 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–6 | 13,187 | Furlong |

### Anglo-Italian Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| PR Group 5 | 1 September 1992 | Bristol City | A | 0–1 | 3,588 | |
| PR Group 5 | 15 September 1992 | Luton Town | H | 0–0 | 5,197 | |

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
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 | Simon Sheppard |
| — | GK | ENG | Perry Suckling |
| — | GK | ENG | Keith Waugh |
| — | DF | ENG | Julian Alsford |
| — | DF | ENG | Barry Ashby |
| — | DF | ENG | Darren Bazeley |
| — | DF | ENG | Jason Drysdale |
| — | DF | ENG | Keith Dublin |
| — | DF | ENG | Nigel Gibbs |
| — | DF | ENG | David Holdsworth |
| — | DF | ENG | Jason Soloman |
| — | DF | WAL | Rob Page |
| — | DF | SCO | Gerard Lavin |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Andy Hessenthaler |
| — | MF | ENG | James Meara |
| — | MF | ENG | Gary Porter |
| — | MF | ENG | Trevor Putney |
| — | MF | ENG | Rod Thomas |
| — | MF | AUS | Richard Johnson |
| — | FW | ENG | Steve Butler |
| — | FW | ENG | Bruce Dyer |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Furlong |
| — | FW | ENG | Alex Inglethorpe |
| — | FW | ENG | Roger Willis |
| — | FW | WAL | Lee Nogan |
| — | FW | LCA | Ken Charlery |