The 1992–93 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 90th in the Football League. They competed in the second tier of English football, renamed Football League First Division following the Premier League's split from the Football League. They were promoted to Division One in 1991–92, and finished in 19th position in the 24-team division, avoiding relegation back to the third tier on the final day of the season. They lost in their opening first-round matches in both the 1992–93 FA Cup and the League Cup, and were eliminated at the group stage of the Anglo-Italian Cup.

The club's top league scorers were Paul Peschisolido and Andy Saville with seven goals. If goals in all competitions are counted, the top scorer was John Frain with eight.

Off the field, the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) put the club owners' business into receivership; in November 1992 BCCI's liquidator put up for sale their 84% holding in the football club. The club continued in administration for four months, until Sport Newspapers proprietor David Sullivan bought it for £700,000. He installed the 23-year-old Karren Brady as managing director and Jack Wiseman remained as chairman. Manager Terry Cooper was given money for signings, and on the last day of the season, the team avoided relegation back to the third tier.

Football League First Division Match details

DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance16 August 19928thNotts CountyHW1–0Donowa10,61422 August 19925thCambridge UnitedAW3–0Rennie 2, Donowa4,83230 August 19925thGrimsby TownHW2–1Gleghorn, Rowbotham6,8071 September 19922ndSouthend UnitedHW2–0Tait, Beckford8,3245 September 19924thPortsmouthAL0–412,15212 September 19924thMillwallAD0–08,58119 September 19924thLuton TownAD1–1Rowbotham8,48127 September 19926thWolverhampton WanderersHL0–414,3913 October 19928thOxford UnitedAD0–07,09410 October 19928thLeicester CityHL0–214,44317 October 199210thTranmere RoversAL0–47,90124 October 199210thBristol RoversHW2–1Matthewson, Frain pen9,8741 November 199210thCharlton AthleticAD0–04,4294 November 199214thNewcastle UnitedHL2–3Speedie, Potter14,3767 November 199217thBristol CityAL0–310,01921 November 199218thBarnsleyAL0–15,60328 November 199219thWest Ham UnitedAL1–3Rodgerson15,0045 December 199220thBrentfordHL1–3Frain8,58312 December 199221stDerby CountyAL1–3Speedie16,66219 December 199221stWatfordHD2–2Peschisolido, Frain7,1829 January 199319thLuton TownHW2–1Frain pen, Gayle9,60112 January 199319thSwindon TownAD0–013,45717 January 199320thWolverhampton WanderersAL1–2Tait13,56022 January 199319thPeterborough UnitedHW2–0Gayle, Frain pen10,27727 January 199319thSouthend UnitedAL0–44,06530 January 199320thCambridge UnitedHL0–29,4256 February 199322ndNotts CountyAL1–3Potter8,5509 February 199322ndMillwallHD0–08,50413 February 199322ndPortsmouthHL2–3Sturridge, Peschisolido10,93520 February 199322ndGrimsby TownAD1–1Gayle5,23728 February 199324thLeicester CityAL1–2Matthewson10,2846 March 199322ndOxford UnitedHW1–0Peschisolido11,1049 March 199322ndPeterborough UnitedAL1–2Peschisolido7,60013 March 199323rdBristol CityHL0–115,61116 March 199323rdSunderlandHW1–0Peschisolido10,93420 March 199321stBrentfordAW2–0Peschisolido 27,53223 March 199318thBarnsleyHW3–0Saville 2, Moulden12,66428 March 199320thNewcastle UnitedAD2–2Saville, Rodgerson27,1383 April 199321stWest Ham UnitedHL1–2Saville19,0536 April 199322ndDerby CountyHD1–1Moulden15,42410 April 199319thSunderlandAW2–1Moulden, Saville16,38212 April 199319thSwindon TownHL4–6Peer, Frain, Moulden, Saville17,90317 April 199322ndWatfordAL0–19,18624 April 199320thTranmere RoversHD0–015,2881 May 199323rdBristol RoversAD3–3Saville, Mardon, Smith5,1468 May 199319thCharlton AthleticHW1–0Moulden22,234

League table (part) +Final Division One table (part)Team17thNotts County461216185570−155218thSouthend United461313205464−105219thBirmingham City461312215072−225120thLuton Town461021154862−145121stSunderland461311225064−1450

Results summary

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round15 November 1992ReadingAL0–17,667

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round 1st leg18 August 1992Exeter CityAD0–03,030First round 2nd leg25 August 1992Exeter CityHL1–4Sale5,715

Anglo-Italian Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendancePreliminary round group 215 September 1992SunderlandAW1–0Sale5,871Preliminary round group 229 September 1992Cambridge UnitedHD3–3Gleghorn, Frain, Sale3,102First round group 111 November 1992BariHW1–0Cooper4,970First round group 12 December 1992CesenaAW2–1Frain pen, Sturridge2,090First round group 18 December 1992AscoliHD1–1Sturridge3,963First round group 116 December 1992LuccheseAL0–3139

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. Players with name in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham. Players marked left the club during the playing season. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

+ Players' appearances and goals by competitionNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupAnglo-Italian CupTotalGoalsGoalsGoalsGoalsGoalsGK Bob Catlin *8000000080GK Andy Gosney210002010240GK Les Sealey *120000030150GK Martin Thomas5010002080DF Ian Clarkson25 (3)000205032 (3)0DF Richard Dryden110000000110DF Paul Fenwick3 (7)00000104 (7)0DF Paul Fitzpatrick7000000070DF John Frain456102052538DF Martin Hicks16 (2)010003020 (2)0DF Scott Hiley7000000070DF Paul Holmes 120100000130DF Paul Mardon18 (3)100200020 (3)1DF Trevor Matthewson402100050462DF George Parris130000000130DF Graham Potter16 (2)210004021 (2)2DF Darren Rogers14 (3)00 (1)0204020 (4)0DF Richard Scott1000000010MF Mark Cooper 3 (3)01000105 (3)0MF Louie Donowa18 (3)200202 (2)021 (5)2MF David Foy 3000000030MF Dean Peer13100100 (1)014 (1)1MF David Rennie 15 (3)200101017 (3)2MF Ian Rodgerson24 (7)2101 (1)05031 (8)2MF David Smith131000000131MF Paul Tait282102060372FW Jason Beckford3100000031FW John Gayle17 (2)310003021 (2)3FW Nigel Gleghorn 111002021152FW Paul Moulden135000000135FW Paul Peschisolido16 (3)70 (1)0001 (1)017 (3)7FW James Quinn1 (3)00000001 (3)0FW Darran Rowbotham10 (4)2000 (1)03 (1)013 (6)2FW Mark Sale 9 (6)000213 (1)214 (7)3FW Andy Saville107000000107FW David Speedie *102000020122FW Simon Sturridge15 (5)110104221 (5)3

See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons

Sources

For match dates, league positions and results: For league positions: select date required via dropdown menu: For lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 420–21, 477.

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