1992–93 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 1992–1993 season saw Leeds United competing in the FA Premier League and the UEFA Champions League as winners of the First Division the previous season.

Leeds United

1992–93 season
Chairman	Leslie Silver
Manager	Howard Wilkinson
Stadium	Elland Road
Premier League	17th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
FA Charity Shield	Winners
Champions League	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Lee Chapman (14) All: Lee Chapman (18)
Highest home attendance	34,166 vs Manchester United (8 February 1993, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	10,113 vs Scunthorpe United (22 September 1992, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	27,585
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Season summary

Despite finishing first the previous season, Leeds suffered something of a reversal this season: they were eliminated from the Champions League by Rangers and finished in 17th place in the Premier League. Although their home form was amongst the best in the Premier League – they lost only once at home, 4–1 to a Nottingham Forest side that finished the season last, and managed to put 5 goals past both Blackburn and Tottenham, both of whom finished in the top eight – a failure to win away from home all season cost Leeds dearly. As the season drew to a close Leeds were in danger of being only the second team to be relegated a season after winning the league title, but managed to secure safety with a few matches to spare, although they did finish only two points away from relegation.

Final league table

Main article: 1992–93 FA Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Coventry City	42	13	13	16	52	57	−5	52
16	Ipswich Town	42	12	16	14	50	55	−5	52
17	Leeds United	42	12	15	15	57	62	−5	51
18	Southampton	42	13	11	18	54	61	−7	50
19	Oldham Athletic	42	13	10	19	63	74	−11	49

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Leeds United's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

FA Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	L	D	D	D
Position	17	7	12	14	13	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	16	12	14	15	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

Source: https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/leeds-united/1993/3/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
15 August 1992	Wimbledon	H	2–1	Chapman (2)	25,795
19 August 1992	Aston Villa	A	1–1	Speed	29,151
22 August 1992	Middlesbrough	A	1–4	Cantona	18,649
25 August 1992	Tottenham Hotspur	H	5–0	Wallace, Cantona (3), Chapman	28,218
29 August 1992	Liverpool	H	2–2	McAllister, Chapman	29,597
1 September 1992	Oldham Athletic	A	2–2	Cantona (2)	13,848
6 September 1992	Manchester United	A	0–2	—	31,296
13 September 1992	Aston Villa	H	1–1	Hodge	27,817
19 September 1992	Southampton	A	1–1	Speed	16,229
26 September 1992	Everton	H	2–0	McAllister, Chapman	27,915
3 October 1992	Ipswich Town	A	2–4	Chapman, Speed	21,200
17 October 1992	Sheffield United	H	3–1	Chapman, Speed, Whyte	29,706
24 October 1992	Queens Park Rangers	A	1–2	Strachan	19,326
31 October 1992	Coventry City	H	2–2	Chapman, Fairclough	28,018
7 November 1992	Manchester City	A	0–4	—	27,255
21 November 1992	Arsenal	H	3–0	Fairclough, Chapman, McAllister	30,516
29 November 1992	Chelsea	A	0–1	—	24,345
5 December 1992	Nottingham Forest	H	1–4	Speed	29,364
12 December 1992	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3–1	Speed, Chapman, Varadi	29,770
20 December 1992	Crystal Palace	A	0–1	—	14,462
26 December 1992	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–3	McAllister	19,910
28 December 1992	Norwich City	H	0–0	—	30,282
9 January 1993	Southampton	H	2–1	Chapman, Speed	26,071
16 January 1993	Everton	A	0–2	—	21,031
30 January 1993	Middlesbrough	H	3–0	Strandli, Batty, Fairclough	30,344
6 February 1993	Wimbledon	A	0–1	—	6,704
8 February 1993	Manchester United	H	0–0	—	34,166
13 February 1993	Oldham Athletic	H	2–0	McAllister, Chapman	27,654
20 February 1993	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–4	—	32,040
24 February 1993	Arsenal	A	0–0	—	21,061
27 February 1993	Ipswich Town	H	1–0	Dorigo	28,848
13 March 1993	Manchester City	H	1–0	Rocastle	30,840
21 March 1993	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	Wallace	25,148
24 March 1993	Chelsea	H	1–1	Wetherall	28,135
6 April 1993	Sheffield United	A	1–2	Strandli	20,562
10 April 1993	Blackburn Rovers	H	5–2	Strachan (3), Wallace, Chapman	31,789
14 April 1993	Norwich City	A	2–4	Chapman, Wallace	18,613
17 April 1993	Crystal Palace	H	0–0	—	27,545
21 April 1993	Liverpool	A	0–2	—	34,992
1 May 1993	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–1	Hodge	31,408
4 May 1993	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–1	Chapman	26,855
8 May 1993	Coventry City	A	3–3	Wallace (3)	19,591

FA Charity Shield

Main article: 1992 FA Charity Shield

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
8 August 1992	Liverpool	N	4–3	Dorigo, Cantona (3)	61,291

FA Cup

Main article: 1992–93 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
Third round	2 January 1993	Charlton Athletic	H	1–1	Speed	21,287
Third round replay	13 January 1993	Charlton Athletic	A	3–1	Garland (own goal), Speed, McAllister	8,337
Fourth round	25 January 1993	Arsenal	A	2–2	Speed, Chapman	26,516
Fourth round replay	3 February 1993	Arsenal	H	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Shutt, McAllister	26,449

League Cup

Main article: 1992–93 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
Second round first leg	22 September 1992	Scunthorpe United	H	4–1	Shutt, Speed, Chapman, Strachan	10,113
Second round second leg	27 October 1992	Scunthorpe United	A	2–2[a]	Chapman, Rod Wallace	7,419
Third round	10 November 1992	Watford	A	1–2	McAllister	18,035

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 1992–93 UEFA Champions League

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
First round first leg	16 September 1992	VfB Stuttgart	A	0–3	—	38,000
First round second leg	30 September 1992	VfB Stuttgart	H	4–1[b]	Speed, Cantona, Chapman, McAllister (pen)	20,457
First round replay	9 October 1992	VfB Stuttgart	N	2–1	Shutt, Strachan	7,400
Second round first leg	21 October 1992	Rangers	A	1–2	McAllister	43,251
Second round second leg	4 November 1992	Rangers	H	1–2[c]	Cantona	25,118

Notes:

First-team squad

^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ENG Mark Beeney — GK  ENG Mervyn Day — GK  ENG John Lukic — GK  ENG Paul Pettinger — DF  ENG Rob Bowman — DF  ENG Chris Fairclough — DF  ENG David Kerslake — DF  ENG Tony Dorigo — DF  ENG Jon Newsome — DF  ENG Kevin Sharp[3] — DF  ENG Mel Sterland — DF  ENG Ray Wallace — DF  ENG David Wetherall — DF  ENG Chris Whyte — DF  MLT Dylan Kerr

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG David Batty — MF  ENG David Rocastle — MF  ENG Mark Tinkler — MF  WAL Gary Speed — MF  SCO Gary McAllister — MF  SCO Gordon Strachan (captain) — FW  ENG Lee Chapman — FW  ENG Jamie Forrester — FW  ENG Steve Hodge — FW  ENG Carl Shutt — FW  ENG Rod Wallace — FW  ENG Noel Whelan — FW  NOR Frank Strandli — FW  ENG Imre Varadi

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Scott Sellars (to Newcastle United)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  FRA Eric Cantona (to Manchester United)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Charity Shield		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
	GK	ENG	John Lukic	40	0	39	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Mervyn Day	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Mark Beeney	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
	DF	ENG	Chris Whyte	35	1	34	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Tony Dorigo	44	2	33	1	1	1	4	0	1	0	5	0
	DF	ENG	Jon Newsome	38	0	30+7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Chris Fairclough	31	4	29+1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	David Wetherall	13	1	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	David Kerslake	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Ray Wallace	6	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Kevin Sharp	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Rob Bowman	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Dylan Kerr	5	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Mel Sterland	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
	MF	WAL	Gary Speed	52	12	39	7	1	0	4	3	3	1	5	1
	MF	SCO	Gary McAllister	33	10	32	5	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	2
	MF	ENG	David Batty	31	1	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Gordon Strachan	44	6	25+6	4	0+1	0	4	0	3	1	5	1
	MF	ENG	David Rocastle	18	1	11+7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Steve Hodge	24	2	9+14	2	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Mark Tinkler	7	0	5+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
	FW	ENG	Lee Chapman	53	19	36+4	15	1	0	4	1	3	2	5	1
	FW	ENG	Rod Wallace	33	8	31+1	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	FW	ENG	Carl Shutt	14	3	6+8	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
	FW	ENG	Jamie Forrester	6	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	NOR	Frank Strandli	10	2	5+5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Imre Varadi	4	1	2+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Noel Whelan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
	FW	FRA	Eric Cantona	20	11	12+1	6	1	3	0	0	1	0	5	2
	MF	ENG	Scott Sellars	7	0	6+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 31 June 1993
Source: Competitions

Transfers

Transfers in Date P Player From club Transfer fee 1 Jul 1992 MF Scott Sellars Blackburn Rovers £800,000 23 Jul 1992 MF David Rocastle Arsenal £2,000,000† 23 Jul 1992 GK Paul Pettinger Youth — 20 Oct 1992 FW Jamie Forrester Auxerre Undisc. 20 Oct 1992 DF Kevin Sharp Auxerre £60,000 20 Nov 1992 DF Rob Bowman Youth — 20 Jan 1993 FW Frank Strandli IK Start £250,000 5 Mar 1993 FW Noel Whelan Youth — 5 Mar 1993 MF Mark Ford Youth — 5 Mar 1993 MF Andy Couzens Youth — 9 Mar 1993 DF David Kerslake Swindon Town £500,000 22 Apr 1993 GK Mark Beeney Brighton & Hove Albion £350,000 †Club record transfer fee at the time.

Transfers out Date P Player To club Transfer fee 1 Jun 1992 DF Glynn Snodin Hearts Free 1 Aug 1992 FW Bobby Davison Leicester City £50,000 12 Nov 1992 FW Eric Cantona Manchester United £1,200,000 9 Mar 1993 MF Scott Sellars Newcastle United £700,000

Total spending: £2,010,000

Loaned in Start date End date P Player From club

Loaned out Start date End date P Player To club

Notes

1. won 6–3 on agg
2. Stuttgart would have won on away goals; however, it was realised that in the second leg between Leeds United and Stuttgart, Stuttgart had substituted a fourth foreign player. At the time, a maximum of three foreign players was allowed. The game was awarded to Leeds United with a score of 3–0, making it 3–3 on aggregate with no difference in away goals. A play-off match in Barcelona was ordered, which Leeds United won 2–1
3. lost 2–4 on agg