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
Results Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 15 August 1992 EvertonA1–127,687Pearson 19 August 1992 Nottingham ForestH2–029,623Hirst (2) 22 August 1992 ChelseaH3–326,338Hirst (2, 1 pen), Wilson 25 August 1992 Crystal PalaceA1–114,005P Williams 29 August 1992 ArsenalA1–223,389Hirst 2 September 1992 Coventry CityH1–222,874Bart-Williams 5 September 1992 Manchester CityH0–327,169 12 September 1992 Nottingham ForestA2–119,420Warhurst, Hyde 19 September 1992 Norwich CityA0–113,367 27 September 1992 Tottenham HotspurH2–024,895Bright, Anderson 3 October 1992 LiverpoolA0–135,785 17 October 1992 Oldham AthleticH2–124,485Palmer, Bright 24 October 1992 MiddlesbroughA1–118,414Bright 31 October 1992 Blackburn RoversH0–031,044 8 November 1992 Sheffield UnitedA1–130,039Hirst 21 November 1992 Ipswich TownH1–124,270Thompson (own goal) 28 November 1992 WimbledonA1–15,740Bart-Williams 5 December 1992 Aston VillaH1–229,964Bright 12 December 1992 Leeds UnitedA1–329,770Nilsson 19 December 1992 Queens Park RangersH1–023,164Bright 26 December 1992 Manchester UnitedH3–337,708Hirst, Bright, Sheridan 28 December 1992 SouthamptonA2–117,426Sheridan (pen), Hirst 10 January 1993 Norwich CityH1–023,360Worthington 16 January 1993 Tottenham HotspurA2–025,702Bright, Hirst 30 January 1993 ChelseaA2–016,261Warhurst, Harkes 6 February 1993 EvertonH3–124,979Warhurst, Harkes, Waddle 20 February 1993 Crystal PalaceH2–126,459Warhurst, Wilson 23 February 1993 Manchester CityA2–123,619Anderson, Warhurst 27 February 1993 LiverpoolH1–133,964Anderson 3 March 1993 Coventry CityA0–113,806 10 March 1993 Ipswich TownA1–016,538Hirst 20 March 1993 Aston VillaA0–238,024 24 March 1993 WimbledonH1–120,918Bright 7 April 1993 Oldham AthleticA1–112,312Watson 10 April 1993 Manchester UnitedA1–240,102Sheridan (pen) 12 April 1993 SouthamptonH5–226,183Bright, Bart-Williams (3), King 21 April 1993 Sheffield UnitedH1–138,688Warhurst 1 May 1993 MiddlesbroughH2–325,949Bart-Williams, Morris (own goal) 4 May 1993 Leeds UnitedH1–126,855Hirst 6 May 1993 ArsenalH1–023,645Bright 8 May 1993 Blackburn RoversA0–114,956 11 May 1993 Queens Park RangersA1–312,177Bright
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR313 January 1993 Cambridge UnitedA2–17,754Harkes, BrightR424 January 1993 SunderlandH1–033,422BrightR513 February 1993 Southend UnitedH2–026,446Warhurst (2)QF8 March 1993 Derby CountyA3–322,511Warhurst (2), Sheridan (pen)QFR17 March 1993 Derby CountyH1–032,033WarhurstSF3 April 1993 Sheffield UnitedN2–175,364Waddle, BrightF15 May 1993 ArsenalN1–1 79,347HirstFR20 May 1993 ArsenalN1–2 62,267Waddle
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 First Leg 23 September 1992 Hartlepool UnitedH3–010,112Watson 61', Bright 66', Wilson 89'R2 Second Leg 6 October 1992 Hartlepool UnitedA2–2 (won 5–2 on agg)4,667Bright 1', Warhurst 60'R327 October 1992 Leicester CityH7–117,326Hirst 18', Worthington 33', Bright (2) 46', 54', Watson (2) 70', 75', Bart Williams 71'R42 December 1992 Queens Park RangersH4–017,161Bright 31', Hirst 33', Palmer 88', Roland Nilsson 88'QF19 January 1993 Ipswich TownA1–119,374Sheridan 49'QFR3 February 1993 Ipswich TownH1–026,328Warhurst 52'SF First Leg 10 February 1993 Blackburn RoversA4–217,283Harkes 14', Sheridan 20', Warhurst (2) 26', 30'SF Second Leg 14 March 1993 Blackburn RoversH2–1 (won 6–3 on agg)30,048Hirst 68', Bright 73'F18 April 1993 ArsenalN1–274,007Harkes 8'
UEFA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 First Leg 16 September 1992 Spora LuxembourgH8–119,792Waddle, Anderson (2), Warhurst (2), Bart-Williams (2), WorthingtonR1 Second Leg 1 October 1992 Spora LuxembourgA2–1 (won 10–2 on agg)3,500Watson, WarhurstR2 First Leg 20 October 1992 KaiserslauternA1–320,802HirstR2 Second Leg 4 November 1992 KaiserslauternH2–2 (lost 3–5 on agg)27,597Wilson, Sheridan
Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
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
References
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