1992–93 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

1992–93 season of Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1992–93 football season
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1992–93 season
ChairmanJonathan Hayward
ManagerGraham Turner
First Division11th
FA Cup4th round
League Cup2nd round
Anglo-Italian CupPreliminary round
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve Bull (16)
All: Steve Bull (19)
Highest home attendance19,120 (vs Bolton,
24 January 1993)
Lowest home attendance3,091 (vs Peterborough,
30 September 1992)
Average home league attendance13,052 (league only)

The 1992–93 season was the 94th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, which was now titled Football League First Division after the reorganisation of the leagues following the introduction of the Premier League.

The team remained unbeaten until its thirteenth game, making it their best start to a campaign since 1949–50, but were unable to maintain this level of consistency and ended in 11th place for a second consecutive season.

This season saw the North Bank of Molineux occupied for the first time since the mid-1980s, with the new Stan Cullis Stand being officially opened during pre-season.

Results

Football League First Division

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1992–93 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. For the first time, teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference.

Brentford v Wolverhampton Wanderers
15 August 1992 1 Brentford 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Dennison 47'
Bull 53'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,069
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City
18 August 1992 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Leicester City Wolverhampton
19:30 BST Bull 19'
Mutch 38'
Birch 89' (pen.)
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 15,821
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Swindon Town
22 August 1992 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Swindon Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Mutch 44'
Downing 88'
Maskell 15'
Taylor 82'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 15,493
Oxford United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
29 August 1992 4 Oxford United 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Oxford
15:00 BST Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 7,592
Barnsley v Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 September 1992 5 Barnsley 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Barnsley
19:45 BST Birch 41' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 6,906
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford
19 September 1992 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Watford Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bull 37', 87' Furlong 14'
Nogan 56'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 13,497
Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
27 September 1992 9 Birmingham City 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
14:55 BST Roberts 13', 39', 45'
Downing 41'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 14,319
Southend United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
10 October 1992 11 Southend United 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Benjamin 44' (pen.) Mutch 40' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,498
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Portsmouth
17 October 1992 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Portsmouth Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Birch 67' Whittingham 34' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 14,750
Millwall v Wolverhampton Wanderers
25 October 1992 13 Millwall 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
14:55 GMT Cooper 58'
Moralee 78'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 6,814
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Derby County
31 October 1992 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Derby County Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Kitson 10'
Short 47'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 17,270
Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers
3 November 1992 15 Sunderland 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland
19:45 GMT Cunnington 27'
Goodman 87'
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 15,144
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bristol Rovers
7 November 1992 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–1 Bristol Rovers Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Dennison 7'
Bull 28', 61'
Burke 48', 55'
Saunders 21' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,163
Notts County v Wolverhampton Wanderers
14 November 1992 17 Notts County 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham
15:00 GMT Bartlett 80', 89' Dennison 18'
Bull 47'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8,494
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic
22 November 1992 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Charlton Athletic Wolverhampton
14:55 GMT Burke 28'
Roberts 47'
Bumstead 40' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 10,593
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Grimsby Town
28 November 1992 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Grimsby Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Mountfield 24'
Burke 36'
Lever 48' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 14,240
Cambridge United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
5 December 1992 20 Cambridge United 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cambridge
15:00 GMT White 58' Bull 79' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,429
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Luton Town
12 December 1992 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Luton Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Blades 17' Gray 21', 85' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 13,932
Tranmere Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers
19 December 1992 22 Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Aldridge 3', 66', 86' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 9,758
Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
26 December 1992 23 Newcastle United 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Kelly 43', 65' Cook 33' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 30,137
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bristol City
28 December 1992 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Bristol City Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 16,419
Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers
9 January 1993 25 Watford 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Watford
15:00 GMT Furlong 33', 75'
Nogan 89'
Mountfield 85' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,845
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City
17 January 1993 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Birmingham City Wolverhampton
14:55 GMT Burke 83'
Mutch 87'
Tait 31' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 13,560
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Barnsley
27 January 1993 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Barnsley Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT Mutch 69' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,342
Swindon Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
30 January 1993 28 Swindon Town 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swindon
15:00 GMT Bodin 69' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,812
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford
6 February 1993 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Brentford Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Mutch 49' Allon 68' (pen.), 70' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,361
Peterborough United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 February 1993 30 Peterborough United 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Peterborough
15:00 GMT Halsall 4'
Adcock 47'
Burke 31'
Philliskirk 59' (o.g.)
Roberts 73'
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 9,195
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Oxford United
20 February 1993 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Oxford United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Beauchamp 18' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,791
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southend United
27 February 1993 32 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Southend United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bull 50' Ansah 51' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,563
West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
6 March 1993 33 West Ham United 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Morley 58'
Dicks 61' (pen.)
Mountfield 88' (o.g.)
Bull 58' Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 24,679
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Notts County
9 March 1993 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Notts County Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT Bull 66', 89'
Johnson 78' (o.g.)
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,482
Bristol Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 March 1993 35 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bath
15:00 GMT Mehew 52' Bull 8' Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 5,982
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cambridge United
20 March 1993 36 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Cambridge United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bull 65' Butler 18'
Leadbitter 88'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,473
Charlton Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers
23 March 1993 37 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 GMT Dennison 87' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 7,852
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland
27 March 1993 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Sunderland Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Dennison 2'
Sampson 70' (o.g.)
Harford 43' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,731
Grimsby Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
3 April 1993 39 Grimsby Town 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Dobbin 86' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,080
Luton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
7 April 1993 40 Luton Town 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Luton
19:45 BST Gray 50' Bull 81' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,948
Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 April 1993 42 Bristol City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol
15:00 BST Bent 81' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 11,756
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tranmere Rovers
17 April 1993 43 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Higgins 19'
Proctor 26'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 13,060
Portsmouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers
24 April 1993 44 Portsmouth 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Portsmouth
15:00 BST Daniel 62'
Walsh 86'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 23,074
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Millwall
1 May 1993 45 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Millwall Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Burke 19'
Bradbury 20', 28'
Allen 67' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,054

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Leicester City 46 22 10 14 71 64 0+7 76
7 Millwall 46 18 16 12 65 53 +12 70
8 Derby County 46 19 9 18 68 57 +11 66
9 Grimsby Town 46 19 7 20 58 57 0+1 64
10 Peterborough United 46 16 14 16 55 63 0–8 62
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 16 13 17 57 56 0+1 61
12 Charlton Athletic 46 16 13 17 49 46 0+3 61

Source: Statto.com

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 16 13 17 57 56  +1 61 11 6 6 37 26  +11 5 7 11 20 30  −10

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers
2 January 1993 R3 Watford 1–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Watford
15:00 GMT Nogan 37' Holdsworth 13' (o.g.)
Downing 68'
Mutch 74'
Bull 85'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,363
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers
24 January 1993 R4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Wolverhampton
14:00 GMT Green 11'
McGinlay 24'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,120

League Cup

Notts County v Wolverhampton Wanderers
22 September 1992 R2.1 Notts County 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham
19:45 BST Lund 20', 42'
Robinson 29'
Bull 11'
Cook 89' (pen.)
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,197
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Notts County
7 October 1992 R2.2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1
(2–4 agg.)
Notts County Wolverhampton
19:30 BST O'Riordan 76' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,146

Anglo-Italian Cup

Wolves played in Group 4 of the preliminary round alongside two other domestic First Division clubs. The winner of the group would advance to the main group stage to play both English and Italian opposition. However, Wolves finished in second place in this initial round and so were eliminated.

Tranmere Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers
15 September 1992 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birkenhead
19:30 BST Aldridge 69' (pen.), 88' Birch 28' (pen.) Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3,361
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Peterborough United
30 September 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Peterborough United Wolverhampton
19:30 BST Taylor 4'
Bull 46'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 3,091

Players

Key:

  • # = Squad number
  • Pos = Playing position
  • P = Number of games played 10
  • G = Number of goals scored
  • GK = Goalkeeper
  • DF = Defender
  • MF = Midfielder
  • FW = Forward
  • A yellow card = Yellow cards
  • A red card = Red cards
  • † Permanent player left club during the season
  • ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

PosNamePGPGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDiscipline
GK England Dave Beasant 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
GK Wales Paul Jones 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 0 0 0
GK England Mike Stowell 26 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 29 0 0 0
DF England Kevin Ashley 28 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 32 0 0 0
DF England Gary Bellamy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Paul Blades 38(2) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 40(2) 1 0 0
DF England Paul Edwards 33(2) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 38(2) 0 0 0
DF England Rob Hindmarch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Lawrie Madden 19(5) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 23(5) 0 0 0
DF England Derek Mountfield 34(2) 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 40(2) 2 0 0
DF England Darren Simkin 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
DF England Andy Thompson 15(5) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16(5) 0 0 0
DF England Mark Venus 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0
DF England Shane Westley 6(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7(2) 0 0 0
MF Scotland Tom Bennett 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
MF England Paul Birch 27(1) 3 0(1) 0 2 0 2 1 31(2) 4 0 1
MF England Mark Burke 27(5) 8 1 0 0 0 0(1) 0 28(6) 8 0 0
MF England Paul Cook 44 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 50 2 0 0
MF Northern Ireland Robbie Dennison 31(6) 5 1 0 0(2) 0 1(1) 0 33(9) 5 0 0
MF England Keith Downing 30(1) 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 36(1) 3 0 0
MF England Jimmy Kelly ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England Mark Rankine 23(4) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 28(4) 0 0 0
MF England Tim Steele 1(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(3) 0 0 0
MF England Mark Turner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW England Shaun Bradbury 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
FW England Steve Bull 36 16 2 1 2 1 2 1 42 19 0 0
FW England Lee Mills 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England Andy Mutch 34(5) 9 2 1 2 0 0 0 38(5) 10 0 0
FW England Darren Roberts 12(9) 5 0 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 13(11) 5 0 0
FW England Colin Taylor ¤ 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1(1) 1 0 0

Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[1]

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
October 1992 England Paul Blades Norwich City £325,000
October 1992 England Paul Edwards Coventry City £100,000
November 1992 England Darren Simkin Blakenhall Town £10,000
9 December 1992 England Lee Mills Stocksbridge Park Steels £20,000

Out

Date Player To Fee
June 1992 England Brian Roberts Retired Free
12 August 1992 England Tony Lange West Bromwich Albion Free
10 September 1992 England Gary Bellamy Leyton Orient £30,000
30 October 1992 England Shane Westley Brentford £100,000

Loans in

Start date Player From End date
13 August 1992 England Paul Edwards Coventry City October 1992
14 August 1992 England Paul Blades Norwich City October 1992
12 January 1993 England Dave Beasant Chelsea End of season

Loans out

Start date Player From End date
October 1992 England Colin Taylor Preston North End ?
February 1993 England Colin Taylor Doncaster Rovers ?
March 1993 England Jimmy Kelly Walsall End of season

Management and coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Graham Turner
First team coach Garry Pendrey
Director of Youth School of Excellence Rob Kelly
Youth Team Coach Chris Evans
Club doctors Dr Tweddell and Dr Peter Bekenn
Club Physio Paul Darby

Kit

The season brought two new kits, with the home kit featuring an unpopular gold shirt decorated with black smears that even drew a protest reaction some fans.[2] The away kit was a bright blue shirt with black bands and gold trim on the upper arms. Both were manufactured by the club's own "Molineux" label and sponsored by Goodyear.

References

  1. ^ Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.
  2. ^ "Wolves in 20/20 Vision". Junk Archive. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
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