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

Season summary The Hornets had a satisfying start to the 1992–93 season and by the end of 1992 were in 14th place, 10 points clear of the relegation zone and 5 points adrift of the play-off places, but a bad run of 8 defeats in 12 league games saw their play-off chances slip away and stuck them in mid-table, finishing in a disappointing 16th place. At the end of the season, manager Steve Perryman left the club to return to Tottenham Hotspur as assistant manager to Osvaldo Ardiles and Watford appointed Gillingham boss Glenn Roeder as his replacement. However, Watford were fined £10,000 for an illegal approach, and ordered to pay Gillingham a further £30,000 in compensation.

Final league table

Results Watford's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 15 August 1992 MillwallH3–19,745Bazeley, Nogan, Drysdale (pen) 22 August 1992 Grimsby TownA2–34,772Furlong, Dublin 25 August 1992 Notts CountyA2–16,274Drysdale, Furlong 29 August 1992 Derby CountyH0–09,809 5 September 1992 West Ham UnitedA1–211,921Furlong 12 September 1992 Notts CountyH1–37,077Drysdale 19 September 1992 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–213,497Furlong, Nogan 26 September 1992 Leicester CityH0–38,715 29 September 1992 SunderlandH2–16,263Hessenthaler (2) 3 October 1992 Swindon TownA1–37,723Furlong 10 October 1992 Bristol RoversH4–27,624Nogan (2), Drysdale (pen), Furlong 17 October 1992 BrentfordA1–18,490Nogan 24 October 1992 Tranmere RoversH3–26,937Furlong (2), Charlery 31 October 1992 Oxford UnitedA1–16,234Furlong 3 November 1992 Peterborough UnitedH1–27,016Charlery 7 November 1992 BarnsleyA1–06,193Hessenthaler 14 November 1992 PortsmouthH0–08,714 21 November 1992 Newcastle UnitedA0–228,871 29 November 1992 Luton TownA0–28,341 5 December 1992 Bristol CityH0–06,746 13 December 1992 Charlton AthleticH1–16,541Charlery 19 December 1992 Birmingham CityA2–27,182Furlong (2) 26 December 1992 Southend UnitedA2–15,769Charlery, Soloman 28 December 1992 Cambridge UnitedH2–28,147Willis, Charlery 9 January 1993 Wolverhampton WanderersH3–16,845Furlong (2), Nogan 16 January 1993 Leicester CityA2–512,854Nogan, Willis 27 January 1993 SunderlandA2–114,703Furlong, Willis 30 January 1993 Grimsby TownH2–36,613Nogan, Furlong 6 February 1993 MillwallA2–58,847Furlong, Nogan 13 February 1993 West Ham UnitedH1–213,115Charlery 20 February 1993 Derby CountyA2–115,190Furlong, Charlery 27 February 1993 Bristol RoversA3–05,702Charlery (2), Nogan 6 March 1993 Swindon TownH0–48,791 9 March 1993 PortsmouthA0–110,716 13 March 1993 BarnsleyH1–25,785Furlong 20 March 1993 Bristol CityA1–28,265Charlery 23 March 1993 Newcastle UnitedH1–011,634Furlong 27 March 1993 Peterborough UnitedA0–07,631 3 April 1993 Luton TownH0–010,656 6 April 1993 Charlton AthleticA1–36,462(own goal) 10 April 1993 Southend UnitedH0–07,198 13 April 1993 Cambridge UnitedA1–15,106Nogan 17 April 1993 Birmingham CityH1–09,186Charlery 24 April 1993 BrentfordH1–09,045Drysdale (pen) 1 May 1993 Tranmere RoversA1–28,315Drysdale (pen) 8 May 1993 Oxford UnitedH0–18,127

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR32 January 1993 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–412,363Nogan

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 First Leg 22 September 1992 ReadingH2–24,036Furlong (2)R2 Second Leg 7 October 1992 ReadingA2–0 (won 4–2 on agg)7,386Drysdale, LavinR310 November 1992 Leeds UnitedH2–118,035Holdsworth, Drysdale (pen)R49 December 1992 Blackburn RoversA1–613,187Furlong

Anglo-Italian Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersPR Group 51 September 1992 Bristol CityA0–13,588PR Group 515 September 1992 Luton TownH0–05,197

Players First-team squad Squad at end of season

References

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