1992–93 Portsmouth F.C. season

During the 1992–93 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They emerged as strong promotion contenders late in the season with an unbeaten run of 11 wins and a draw from 12 matches. Despite finishing level on points with West Ham United, Portsmouth missed out on automatic promotion to the Premier League on goals scored and then lost to Leicester City in the play-offs.

Portsmouth were knocked out of the Coca-Cola Cup by Ipswich Town in the third round and by Brighton & Hove Albion in the third round of the FA Cup. They also competed in the Anglo-Italian Cup but exited at the international group stage.

Paul Walsh was voted by Portsmouth supporters as their Player of the Year, while Guy Whittingham set a new club record by scoring 42 league goals, 47 in all competitions.

Squad Players who made one appearance or more for Portsmouth F.C. during the 1992-93 season Pos.NameLeaguePlay-offsAnglo-Italian CupCoca-Cola CupFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Alan Knight46020603010580DF Andy Awford44020603010560DF Guy Butters13(2)1101(2)00(1)00015(5)1DF Bjørn Kristensen10121000000122DF Gavin Maguire18(3)0002(1)0200022(4)0DF Warren Neill28020303000360DF Chris Price13020000000150DF Lee Russell12(2)0002(1)0001015(3)0DF Mark Stimson(on loan from Newcastle United)3(1)0000000003(1)0DF Kit Symons41220613010533MF Steve Agnew(on loan from Blackburn Rovers)3(2)0002000005(2)0MF Warren Aspinall19(8)20052301028(8)4MF Chris Burns28(4)10(1)050101035(5)1MF Mark Chamberlain37(4)41030201044(4)4MF Ray Daniel40420203010484MF Stuart Doling2(4)0001(2)01(1)0004(7)0MF Martin Kuhl310010000041MF George Lawrence0(12)01(1)00000001(13)0MF Alan McLoughlin469214022105512MF Shaun Murray2(5)0001(2)0110(1)04(8)1MF Darryl Powell4(19)01(1)04(1)20(1)01010(22)2MF Steve Wigley00000(1)000000(1)0FW Colin Clarke11(8)10041210017(8)3FW Paul Hall000(1)00000000(1)0FW Mickey Ross00000(2)0000(1)00(3)0FW Paul Walsh37(6)900311(1)0104210FW Guy Whittingham4642205332005647

League table

Results First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance15 August 1992Bristol CityA3–3Whittingham 315,30122 August 1992BarnsleyH1–0Whittingham11,47329 August 1992Leicester CityA0–114,7801 September 1992BrentfordA1–4Symons8,4715 September 1992Birmingham CityH4–0Daniel, Walsh, Kuhl, Whittingham12,15212 September 1992Newcastle UnitedA1–3Whittingham29,88518 September 1992Southend UnitedA0–05,26727 September 1992West Ham UnitedH0–112,1583 October 1992Luton TownA4–1Whittingham 3, Clarke7,95410 October 1992Swindon TownH3–1McLoughlin, Whittingham, Chamberlain12,44217 October 1992Wolverhampton WanderersA1–1Whittingham14,75024 October 1992SunderlandH2–0Whittingham, Burns10,68931 October 1992Grimsby TownA0–35,7083 November 1992Oxford UnitedA5–5McLoughlin, Whittingham 2, Evans (o.g.), Chamberlain5,4907 November 1992Cambridge UnitedH3–0McLoughlin, Whittingham 28,95614 November 1992WatfordA0–08,71421 November 1992Tranmere RoversH4–0McLoughlin, Whittingham, Walsh, Daniel9,98228 November 1992MillwallH1–0McLoughlin12,4455 December 1992Charlton AthleticA0–18,33712 December 1992Peterborough UnitedA1–1Whittingham6,51619 December 1992Notts CountyH0–08,94326 December 1992Bristol RoversH4–1Whittingham 414,28828 December 1992Derby CountyA4–2Whittingham 2, McLoughlin 221,4789 January 1993Southend UnitedH2–0Whittingham, Walsh9,71716 January 1993West Ham UnitedA0–218,12723 January 1993BrentfordH1–0Aspinall (pen.)10,26730 January 1993BarnsleyA1–1Whittingham6,5516 February 1993Bristol CityH2–3Walsh, Whittingham10,6759 February 1993Newcastle UnitedH2–0Whittingham, Symons21,02813 February 1993Birmingham CityA3–2McLoughlin, Whittingham 210,93520 February 1993Leicester CityH1–1Walsh14,16027 February 1993Swindon TownA0–114,0776 March 1993Luton TownH2–1Whittingham, Aspinall (pen.)10,4579 March 1993WatfordH1–0Chamberlain10,71613 March 1993Cambridge UnitedA1–0Clayton (o.g.)5,97520 March 1993Charlton AthleticH1–0Whittingham12,85423 March 1993Tranmere RoversA2–0Whittingham 2 (1 pen.)7,47227 March 1993Oxford UnitedH3–0Robinson (o.g.), McLoughlin, Whittingham14,6483 April 1993MillwallA1–1Chamberlain12,9216 April 1993Peterborough UnitedH4–0Whittingham 3, Butters15,09310 April 1993Bristol RoversA2–1Kristensen, Whittingham5,37712 April 1993Derby CountyH3–0Whittingham, Walsh 223,80517 April 1993Notts CountyA1–0Walsh11,01424 April 1993Wolverhampton WanderersH2–0Daniel, Walsh23,0741 May 1993SunderlandA1–4Whittingham21,3098 May 1993Grimsby TownH2–1Daniel, Whittingham24,955

First Division play-offs

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersAttendanceSF(1L)16 May 1993Leicester CityA*0–124,538SF(2L)19 May 1993Leicester CityH2–2(lost 2–3 on agg.)25,438McLoughlin, Kristensen *Played at the City Ground due to construction work at Filbert Street.

Anglo-Italian Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersAttendancePG615 September 1992Charlton AthleticA3–1Aspinall, Whittingham, Clarke1,853PG629 September 1992MillwallH1–1Whittingham2,535IGA11 November 1992CesenaH2–0Walsh, Symons4,752IGA24 November 1992BariA0–3800IGA8 December 1992LuccheseH2–1Powell 22,363IGA16 December 1992AscoliA2–1Whittingham, Aspinall500

Coca-Cola Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersAttendance2(1L)23 September 1992BlackpoolA4–0Clarke, McLoughlin 2, Murray4,4222(2L)6 October 1992BlackpoolH2–0Whittingham 23,096327 October 1992Ipswich TownH0–110,773

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersAttendance32 January 1993Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–117,851

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