# 1992–93 Sheffield United F.C. season

During the 1992–93 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League under manager Dave Bassett.

## Season summary

Highlights of the season included a 6–0 home win over Tottenham Hotspur and an opening-day 2–1 win over eventual champions Manchester United. The club also reached the FA Cup semi-final, but were beaten by arch-rivals Sheffield Wednesday. In the victory over Man Utd Brian Deane scored the first ever Premier League goal.
At the end of the season, the newly formed League Managers Association presented its "Manager of the Year" award for the first time, specifically designed to recognise "the manager who made best use of the resources available to him". This award went to United manager Dave Bassett.

## Kit

The kit was manufactured by British apparel company Umbro and sponsored by English timber merchant Arnold Laver.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 52 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 52 |

## Results

Sheffield United's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 15 August 1992 | Manchester United | H | 2–1 | 28,070 | Deane (2, 1 pen) |
| 19 August 1992 | Liverpool | A | 1–2 | 33,107 | Deane |
| 22 August 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–3 | 10,932 | Cork, Deane |
| 25 August 1992 | Wimbledon | H | 2–2 | 15,463 | Beesley, Hodges |
| 29 August 1992 | Aston Villa | H | 0–2 | 18,773 | |
| 2 September 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–2 | 21,332 | |
| 5 September 1992 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–2 | 15,179 | |
| 12 September 1992 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 | 20,632 | Littlejohn |
| 19 September 1992 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | 19,105 | Whitehouse |
| 26 September 1992 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–0 | 16,353 | |
| 3 October 1992 | Southampton | H | 2–0 | 15,842 | Whitehouse, Littlejohn |
| 17 October 1992 | Leeds United | A | 1–3 | 29,706 | Beesley |
| 24 October 1992 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–0 | 19,152 | |
| 31 October 1992 | Chelsea | A | 2–1 | 13,763 | Littlejohn, Deane |
| 8 November 1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 30,039 | Littlejohn |
| 21 November 1992 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | 14,874 | Cork |
| 28 November 1992 | Coventry City | H | 1–1 | 15,625 | Pearce (own goal) |
| 5 December 1992 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–2 | 12,361 | |
| 12 December 1992 | Everton | H | 1–0 | 16,266 | Littlejohn |
| 19 December 1992 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–1 | 16,057 | |
| 26 December 1992 | Manchester City | A | 0–2 | 27,455 | |
| 9 January 1993 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | 23,818 | Littlejohn |
| 16 January 1993 | Ipswich Town | H | 3–0 | 16,758 | Deane (3) |
| 27 January 1993 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | 20,266 | Deane |
| 30 January 1993 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–2 | 16,366 | Hoyland |
| 6 February 1993 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 | 36,156 | Carr |
| 9 February 1993 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 | 15,184 | Carr, Deane |
| 20 February 1993 | Wimbledon | A | 0–2 | 3,979 | |
| 22 February 1993 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–0 | 14,628 | Gannon, Littlejohn |
| 27 February 1993 | Southampton | A | 2–3 | 13,814 | Gayle, Bryson |
| 2 March 1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 6–0 | 16,654 | Carr, Gray (own goal), Bryson (2), Deane, Rogers |
| 10 March 1993 | Norwich City | H | 0–1 | 15,583 | |
| 20 March 1993 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–1 | 18,857 | |
| 24 March 1993 | Coventry City | A | 3–1 | 12,993 | Whitehouse, Deane, Littlejohn |
| 6 April 1993 | Leeds United | H | 2–1 | 20,562 | Rogers, Deane |
| 9 April 1993 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | 18,231 | Deane |
| 13 April 1993 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–1 | 14,795 | Hoyland |
| 17 April 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–3 | 18,186 | Hodges |
| 21 April 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | 38,688 | Deane |
| 1 May 1993 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–0 | 26,752 | Hodges, Gayle |
| 4 May 1993 | Everton | A | 2–0 | 15,197 | Bradshaw, Hodges |
| 8 May 1993 | Chelsea | H | 4–2 | 24,850 | Scott, Rogers, Whitehouse (2) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 2 January 1993 | Burnley | H | 2–2 | 23,041 | Hodges, Beesley |
| R3R | 12 January 1993 | Burnley | A | 4–2 | 19,061 | Deane (3), Littlejohn |
| R4 | 23 January 1993 | Hartlepool United | H | 1–0 | 20,074 | Cork |
| R5 | 14 February 1993 | Manchester United | H | 2–1 | 27,150 | Hoyland, Hodges |
| QF | 6 March 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–0 | 6,721 | |
| QFR | 16 March 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–2 (won 5–3 on pens) | 23,920 | Ward (2) |
| SF | 3 April 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | N | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 75,364 | Cork |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 First Leg | 22 September 1992 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | 6,922 | Rogers |
| R2 Second Leg | 7 October 1992 | Bristol City | H | 4–1 (won 5–3 on agg) | 7,588 | Bradshaw, Whitehouse, Deane (2) |
| R3 | 28 October 1992 | Liverpool | H | 0–0 | 17,856 | |
| R3R | 11 November 1992 | Liverpool | A | 0–3 | 17,654 | |

## 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 | IRL | Alan Kelly |
| — | DF | ENG | Carl Bradshaw |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Beesley |
| — | DF | ENG | Brian Gayle (captain) |
| — | DF | SCO | Tom Cowan |
| — | MF | WAL | Glyn Hodges |
| — | MF | ENG | Kevin Gage |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Rogers |
| — | MF | ENG | John Gannon |
| — | FW | ENG | Brian Deane |
| — | FW | ENG | Adrian Littlejohn |
| — | FW | ENG | Alan Cork |
| — | MF | ENG | Mitch Ward |
| — | DF | ENG | John Pemberton |
| — | GK | ENG | Simon Tracey |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Jamie Hoyland |
| — | MF | ENG | Charlie Hartfield |
| — | DF | ENG | David Barnes |
| — | MF | ENG | Dane Whitehouse |
| — | MF | SCO | Ian Bryson |
| — | MF | ENG | Franz Carr |
| — | DF | ENG | Chris Kamara (on loan from Luton Town) |
| — | DF | ENG | Alan McLeary (on loan from Millwall) |
| — | FW | ENG | Andy Scott |
| — | GK | SCO | Jim Leighton (on loan from Dundee) |
| — | FW | ENG | Peter Duffield |
| — | MF | ENG | John Reed |
| — | DF | ENG | Ashley Fickling |
| — | DF | ENG | Dave Walton |

### Left club during 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 |
| — | MF | ENG | Mike Lake (until November) |

### Reserves

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 | Phil Kite |

## Squad statistics

    As of the end of the season
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | DF | ENG | David Barnes | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Paul Beesley | 49 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Carl Bradshaw | 38 | 2 | 24+8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Ian Bryson | 25 | 3 | 9+7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Franz Carr | 12 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alan Cork | 36 | 4 | 11+16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Tom Cowan | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Brian Deane | 51 | 20 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| | MF | ENG | Kevin Gage | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Gannon | 33 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Brian Gayle | 41 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Charlie Hartfield | 21 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Glyn Hodges | 41 | 6 | 28+3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jamie Hoyland | 30 | 3 | 15+7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Chris Kamara | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | IRL | Alan Kelly | 43 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Mike Lake | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Adrian Littlejohn | 35 | 9 | 18+9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Alan McLeary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Pemberton | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Rogers | 34 | 4 | 26+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Andy Scott | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Simon Tracey | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Mitch Ward | 31 | 2 | 22+4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Dane Whitehouse | 18 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |