# 1992–93 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

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

## Season summary

In the 1992–93 season, Tranmere finished 4th and as a result, this qualified them for the play-offs, however they were beaten 5–4 on aggregate by Swindon Town at the semi-final stage.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 64 | +7 | 76 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |

## Results

Tranmere Rovers' score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 15 August 1992 | Cambridge United | H | 2–0 | 5,248 | Aldridge, Malkin |
| 22 August 1992 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 16,667 | |
| 28 August 1992 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–1 | 5,458 | Garnett, Muir |
| 5 September 1992 | Luton Town | A | 3–3 | 6,801 | Aldridge, Muir, Nevin |
| 12 September 1992 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–1 | 5,330 | Nevin |
| 18 September 1992 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–0 | 6,055 | |
| 26 September 1992 | Oxford United | A | 2–1 | 4,683 | Morrissey, Nevin |
| 29 September 1992 | Notts County | H | 3–1 | 5,410 | Aldridge, Brennan, Mungall |
| 3 October 1992 | Bristol City | H | 3–0 | 5,975 | Aldridge (2), Nevin |
| 10 October 1992 | Newcastle United | A | 0–1 | 30,137 | |
| 17 October 1992 | Birmingham City | H | 4–0 | 7,901 | Aldridge (2, 1 pen), Mungall, Irons |
| 24 October 1992 | Watford | A | 2–3 | 6,937 | Morrissey, (own goal) |
| 30 October 1992 | Peterborough United | H | 1–1 | 8,068 | Malkin |
| 3 November 1992 | Southend United | H | 3–0 | 5,870 | Morrissey, McNab, Aldridge |
| 7 November 1992 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | 13,538 | Nevin |
| 14 November 1992 | Brentford | H | 3–2 | 7,852 | Nevin (2), Irons |
| 21 November 1992 | Portsmouth | A | 0–4 | 9,982 | |
| 28 November 1992 | Derby County | A | 2–1 | 15,665 | Aldridge (2) |
| 4 December 1992 | West Ham United | H | 5–2 | 11,782 | Aldridge (3), Irons, Malkin |
| 19 December 1992 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–0 | 9,758 | Aldridge (3) |
| 26 December 1992 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | 13,118 | Morrissey |
| 28 December 1992 | Barnsley | A | 1–3 | 8,204 | Mungall |
| 9 January 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–2 | 8,337 | Aldridge, Nevin |
| 15 January 1993 | Oxford United | H | 4–0 | 8,317 | Higgins, Aldridge (2, 1 pen), (own goal) |
| 26 January 1993 | Notts County | A | 1–5 | 5,642 | Higgins |
| 6 February 1993 | Cambridge United | A | 1–0 | 4,802 | McNab |
| 13 February 1993 | Luton Town | H | 0–2 | 8,723 | |
| 20 February 1993 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–1 | 5,135 | |
| 23 February 1993 | Swindon Town | A | 0–2 | 10,059 | |
| 28 February 1993 | Newcastle United | H | 0–3 | 13,082 | |
| 6 March 1993 | Bristol City | A | 3–1 | 8,810 | Malkin (2), Nevin |
| 9 March 1993 | Brentford | A | 1–0 | 7,993 | Nevin |
| 13 March 1993 | Leicester City | H | 2–3 | 9,680 | Morrissey, Malkin |
| 16 March 1993 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–0 | 5,686 | |
| 20 March 1993 | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | 16,369 | |
| 23 March 1993 | Portsmouth | H | 0–2 | 7,472 | |
| 26 March 1993 | Southend United | A | 2–1 | 4,147 | Martindale, Coyne |
| 2 April 1993 | Derby County | H | 2–1 | 7,774 | Nevin (2) |
| 6 April 1993 | Swindon Town | H | 3–1 | 8,335 | Irons (3) |
| 10 April 1993 | Millwall | A | 0–0 | 9,392 | |
| 12 April 1993 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | 6,436 | Irons, Higgins |
| 17 April 1993 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–0 | 13,060 | Higgins, Proctor |
| 24 April 1993 | Birmingham City | A | 0–0 | 14,600 | |
| 1 May 1993 | Watford | H | 2–1 | 8,315 | Aldridge (2) |
| 4 May 1993 | Sunderland | H | 2–1 | 9,683 | Martindale, Nevin |
| 8 May 1993 | Peterborough United | A | 1–1 | 8,189 | Malkin |

### First Division play-offs

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| SF 1st Leg | 16 May 1993 | Swindon Town | A | 1–3 | 14,230 | Morrissey |
| SF 2nd Leg | 19 May 1993 | Swindon Town | H | 3–2 (lost 4–5 on agg) | 16,083 | Proctor, Nevin, Irons (pen) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 2 January 1993 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–2 | 13,389 | Nevin, Aldridge (pen) |
| R3R | 13 January 1993 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–0 | ? | Vickers, Morrissey (2) |
| R4 | 23 January 1993 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–2 | 13,683 | Nevin |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 First Leg | 19 August 1992 | Blackpool | H | 3–0 | 3,719 | Aldridge (2), Garnett |
| R1 Second Leg | 25 August 1992 | Blackpool | A | 0–4 (lost 3–4 on agg) | 2,734 | |

### Anglo-Italian Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| PR Group 4 | 1 September 1992 | Peterborough United | A | 0–0 | 1,954 | |
| PR Group 4 | 15 September 1992 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 3,361 | Aldridge (2, 1 pen) |
| Group B | 11 November 1992 | A.C. Reggiana | A | 0–0 | 2,251 | |
| Group B | 24 November 1992 | U.S. Cremonese | H | 1–2 | 5,727 | Malkin |
| Group B | 8 December 1992 | Pisa S.C. | A | 1–0 | 750 | Irons |
| Group B | 16 December 1992 | Cosenza 1914 | H | 2–1 | 3,659 | Irons, Morrissey |

## 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 | Eric Nixon |
| - | DF | ENG | Dave Higgins |
| - | DF | SCO | Steve Mungall |
| - | DF | ENG | Tony Thomas |
| - | DF | ENG | John McGreal |
| - | DF | NIR | Ian Nolan |
| - | MF | ENG | John Morrissey |
| - | MF | ENG | Kenny Irons |
| - | MF | SCO | Pat Nevin |
| - | MF | ENG | Dave Martindale |
| - | FW | IRL | John Aldridge |
| - | FW | ENG | Chris Malkin |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | FW | ENG | Ian Muir |
| - | DF | ENG | Steve Vickers |
| - | DF | ENG | Ged Brannan |
| - | DF | ENG | Shaun Garnett |
| - | GK | WAL | Danny Coyne |
| - | DF | WAL | Mark Hughes |
| - | MF | ENG | Graham Branch |
| - | MF | SCO | Neil McNab |
| - | FW | ENG | Steve Cooper |
| - | MF | ENG | Mark Proctor |
| - | FW | IRL | Tommy Coyne |
| - | MF | WAL | Alan Morgan |