# 1992–93 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

During the 1992–93 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League.

## Season summary

Sheffield Wednesday enjoyed a great season, finishing seventh in the inaugural Premier League season having a joint highest winning run of 7 alongside Manchester United and reaching the finals of both domestic cups, only to be defeated in both by Arsenal. The only negative from an otherwise good season occurred in Europe, with the club being knocked out of the UEFA Cup in the second round.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 63 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 59 |
| 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 |

## Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 15 August 1992 | Everton | A | 1–1 | 27,687 | Pearson |
| 19 August 1992 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–0 | 29,623 | Hirst (2) |
| 22 August 1992 | Chelsea | H | 3–3 | 26,338 | Hirst (2, 1 pen), Wilson |
| 25 August 1992 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | 14,005 | P Williams |
| 29 August 1992 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | 23,389 | Hirst |
| 2 September 1992 | Coventry City | H | 1–2 | 22,874 | Bart-Williams |
| 5 September 1992 | Manchester City | H | 0–3 | 27,169 | |
| 12 September 1992 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–1 | 19,420 | Warhurst, Hyde |
| 19 September 1992 | Norwich City | A | 0–1 | 13,367 | |
| 27 September 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | 24,895 | Bright, Anderson |
| 3 October 1992 | Liverpool | A | 0–1 | 35,785 | |
| 17 October 1992 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–1 | 24,485 | Palmer, Bright |
| 24 October 1992 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–1 | 18,414 | Bright |
| 31 October 1992 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–0 | 31,044 | |
| 8 November 1992 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 30,039 | Hirst |
| 21 November 1992 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | 24,270 | Thompson (own goal) |
| 28 November 1992 | Wimbledon | A | 1–1 | 5,740 | Bart-Williams |
| 5 December 1992 | Aston Villa | H | 1–2 | 29,964 | Bright |
| 12 December 1992 | Leeds United | A | 1–3 | 29,770 | Nilsson |
| 19 December 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–0 | 23,164 | Bright |
| 26 December 1992 | Manchester United | H | 3–3 | 37,708 | Hirst, Bright, Sheridan |
| 28 December 1992 | Southampton | A | 2–1 | 17,426 | Sheridan (pen), Hirst |
| 10 January 1993 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | 23,360 | Worthington |
| 16 January 1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–0 | 25,702 | Bright, Hirst |
| 30 January 1993 | Chelsea | A | 2–0 | 16,261 | Warhurst, Harkes |
| 6 February 1993 | Everton | H | 3–1 | 24,979 | Warhurst, Harkes, Waddle |
| 20 February 1993 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–1 | 26,459 | Warhurst, Wilson |
| 23 February 1993 | Manchester City | A | 2–1 | 23,619 | Anderson, Warhurst |
| 27 February 1993 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 | 33,964 | Anderson |
| 3 March 1993 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | 13,806 | |
| 10 March 1993 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–0 | 16,538 | Hirst |
| 20 March 1993 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 | 38,024 | |
| 24 March 1993 | Wimbledon | H | 1–1 | 20,918 | Bright |
| 7 April 1993 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–1 | 12,312 | Watson |
| 10 April 1993 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 | 40,102 | Sheridan (pen) |
| 12 April 1993 | Southampton | H | 5–2 | 26,183 | Bright, Bart-Williams (3), King |
| 21 April 1993 | Sheffield United | H | 1–1 | 38,688 | Warhurst |
| 1 May 1993 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–3 | 25,949 | Bart-Williams, Morris (own goal) |
| 4 May 1993 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | 26,855 | Hirst |
| 6 May 1993 | Arsenal | H | 1–0 | 23,645 | Bright |
| 8 May 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–1 | 14,956 | |
| 11 May 1993 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–3 | 12,177 | Bright |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 13 January 1993 | Cambridge United | A | 2–1 | 7,754 | Harkes, Bright |
| R4 | 24 January 1993 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | 33,422 | Bright |
| R5 | 13 February 1993 | Southend United | H | 2–0 | 26,446 | Warhurst (2) |
| QF | 8 March 1993 | Derby County | A | 3–3 | 22,511 | Warhurst (2), Sheridan (pen) |
| QFR | 17 March 1993 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | 32,033 | Warhurst |
| SF | 3 April 1993 | Sheffield United | N | 2–1 | 75,364 | Waddle, Bright |
| F | 15 May 1993 | Arsenal | N | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 79,347 | Hirst |
| FR | 20 May 1993 | Arsenal | N | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 62,267 | Waddle |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 First Leg | 23 September 1992 | Hartlepool United | H | 3–0 | 10,112 | Watson 61', Bright 66', Wilson 89' |
| R2 Second Leg | 6 October 1992 | Hartlepool United | A | 2–2 (won 5–2 on agg) | 4,667 | Bright 1', Warhurst 60' |
| R3 | 27 October 1992 | Leicester City | H | 7–1 | 17,326 | Hirst 18', Worthington 33', Bright (2) 46', 54', Watson (2) 70', 75', Bart Williams 71' |
| R4 | 2 December 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 4–0 | 17,161 | Bright 31', Hirst 33', Palmer 88', Roland Nilsson 88' |
| QF | 19 January 1993 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–1 | 19,374 | Sheridan 49' |
| QFR | 3 February 1993 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–0 | 26,328 | Warhurst 52' |
| SF First Leg | 10 February 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 4–2 | 17,283 | Harkes 14', Sheridan 20', Warhurst (2) 26', 30' |
| SF Second Leg | 14 March 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–1 (won 6–3 on agg) | 30,048 | Hirst 68', Bright 73' |
| F | 18 April 1993 | Arsenal | N | 1–2 | 74,007 | Harkes 8' |

### UEFA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 First Leg | 16 September 1992 | Spora Luxembourg | H | 8–1 | 19,792 | Waddle, Anderson (2), Warhurst (2), Bart-Williams (2), Worthington |
| R1 Second Leg | 1 October 1992 | Spora Luxembourg | A | 2–1 (won 10–2 on agg) | 3,500 | Watson, Warhurst |
| R2 First Leg | 20 October 1992 | Kaiserslautern | A | 1–3 | 20,802 | Hirst |
| R2 Second Leg | 4 November 1992 | Kaiserslautern | H | 2–2 (lost 3–5 on agg) | 27,597 | Wilson, Sheridan |

## 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 | Lance Key |
| — | GK | ENG | Kevin Pressman |
| — | GK | ENG | Chris Woods |
| — | DF | ENG | Viv Anderson |
| — | DF | ENG | Phil King |
| — | DF | SWE | Roland Nilsson |
| — | DF | ENG | Nigel Pearson (captain) |
| — | DF | ENG | Peter Shirtliff |
| — | DF | ENG | Simon Stewart |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Warhurst |
| — | DF | ENG | Julian Watts |
| — | DF | NIR | Nigel Worthington |
| — | MF | ENG | Chris Bart-Williams |
| — | MF | USA | John Harkes |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Graham Hyde |
| — | MF | ENG | Ryan Jones |
| — | MF | ENG | Carlton Palmer |
| — | MF | IRL | John Sheridan |
| — | MF | ENG | Chris Waddle |
| — | MF | NIR | Danny Wilson |
| — | FW | ENG | Mark Bright |
| — | FW | ENG | Leroy Chambers |
| — | FW | ENG | Trevor Francis |
| — | FW | ENG | David Hirst |
| — | FW | ENG | Nigel Jemson |
| — | FW | ENG | Gordon Watson |
| — | FW | ENG | Mike Williams |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Williams |

## Statistics
### Starting 11

    Not considering starts in UEFA Cup
* GK: Chris Woods, 42
* RB: Roland Nilsson, 35
* CB: Carlton Palmer, 36
* CB: Viv Anderson, 26
* LB: Nigel Worthington, 42
* RM: John Harkes, 26
* CM: John Sheridan, 28
* LM: Chris Waddle, 35
* CF: Paul Warhurst, 28
* CF: Mark Bright, 31
* CF: David Hirst, 24