8 August 1992 – Eric Cantona scores a hat-trick for Leeds United in a 4–3 victory over Liverpool at Wembley Stadium in the 1992 FA Charity Shield. In concept, the Premier League was identical to the old First Division of the Football League, which was now reduced to three divisions. Crystal Palace resume their upturn in form with a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park. Second-placed Charlton lose 2-1 to Bristol City at Ashton Gate, but Wolves miss another chance to leapfrog them when they are held to a 1-1 draw by Southend at Roots Hall. [77] Newly promoted Brentford occupy tenth position and are just two points short of the playoff zone which would give them a chance of reclaiming the top division place they lost in 1947. [75], 29 December 1992 - Chelsea climb four places up to fifth in the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Leeds at Stamford Bridge. He was on target 46 times in all competitions. Division One leaders Charlton drop points for the first time this season with a goalless draw at home to Luton. Bristol Rovers are mathematically relegated, needing a minimum of ten points as well as a 21-goal swing between them and 21st-placed Sunderland from the remaining two matches, but Cambridge and Brentford are more optimistic of avoiding the drop. [26] Blackburn miss the chance to go top of the Premier League by losing 3-2 at home to Everton. 1992–93 FA Premier League and Wimbledon F.C. Sheffield Wednesday and Chelsea draw 3-3 at Hillsborough, and Manchester United pick up their first point of the season in a 1-1 draw with Ipswich at Old Trafford. [61], 5 December 1992 – Nottingham Forest win for only the third time in the league this season, beating Leeds 4-1 at Elland Road, but are still bottom of the table due to second-from-bottom Crystal Palace winning 2-0 at home to Sheffield United. Teddy Sheringham scores the only goal as Nottingham Forest beat Liverpool at the City Ground. [129], 24 April 1993 - Newcastle drop off the top of Division One for the first time since September, as new leaders Portsmouth beat Wolves 2-0 at Fratton Park. Lou Macari guided Stoke City to their first successful season in years as they were crowned Division Two champions. [109], 20 March 1993 - Aston Villa return to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 home win over Sheffield Wednesday, as the Manchester derby ends in a 1-1 draw at Maine Road. Wimbledon midfielder Vinnie Jones is fined £20,000 for his appearance in the video Soccer's Hard Men. 3 June 1993 – Former assistant manager Alan Smith is promoted to role of manager at Crystal Palace. At the top end of the Division table, John Aldridge scores a hat-trick as Tranmere strengthen their hold on second place with a 5-2 win over West Ham at Prenton Park. Dion Dublin breaks his leg in Manchester United's 1-0 home win over Crystal Palace, and is expected to be out of action until early spring. [92], 10 February 1993 - Wimbledon continue their climb up the table with a 1-0 win over Arsenal at Highbury. His assistant at West Brom, former Spurs boss Keith Burkinshaw, succeeds him. An East Midlands derby in Division One sees Leicester City beat Derby County 3-2 at Filbert Street.[16]. [60] UEFA announces that UEFA Euro 1996, held in England, will be contested by 16 teams, doubling the number of entrants from the traditional eight. Manchester United miss the chance to regain the lead of the table when Arsenal hold them to a goalless draw at Old Trafford. [39], 18 October 1992 – Cardiff City chairman Rick Wright announces he is considering withdrawing the club from the Football League in order to transfer to the League of Wales next season. [14], 22 August 1992 - Newly-promoted Middlesbrough achieve a remarkable 4-1 home win over defending champions Leeds United at Ayresome Park. Leading goalscorers: Darren Foreman (Scarborough), and Carl Griffiths (Shrewsbury Town) – 27. The 1992–93 FA Premier League was the inaugural season of the Premier League, the top division of English football. 3 April 1993 – Sheffield Wednesday reach their first FA Cup final in 27 years as they defeat Sheffield United 2–1 at Wembley with goals from Mark Bright and Chris Waddle. The PFA Young Player of the Year award goes to Manchester United's Ryan Giggs for the second year running. 12 April 1993 – Trailing Birmingham City 1–4 after 60 minutes, Swindon Town score five goals in 30 minutes to win 6–4. Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 2-0, Aston Villa beat Sheffield United 3-1 and Norwich battle it out to beat Crystal Palace 4-2. "Football: Rees loses fight against cancer", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1992–93_in_English_football&oldid=967147565, Articles with dead external links from May 2020, Articles with permanently dead external links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Promoted to Premier League through play-offs.