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.

15 August 1992 1 Brentford 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Dennison 47'
Bull 53'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,069
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
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
29 August 1992 4 Oxford United 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Oxford
15:00 BST Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 7,592
1 September 1992 5 Barnsley 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Barnsley
19:45 BST Birch 41' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 6,906
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
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
17 October 1992 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Portsmouth Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Birch 67' Whittingham 34' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 14,750
25 October 1992 13 Millwall 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
14:55 GMT Cooper 58'
Moralee 78'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 6,814
31 October 1992 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Derby County Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Kitson 10'
Short 47'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 17,270
3 November 1992 15 Sunderland 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland
19:45 GMT Cunnington 27'
Goodman 87'
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 15,144
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
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
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
12 December 1992 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Luton Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Blades 17' Gray 21', 85' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 13,932
19 December 1992 22 Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Aldridge 3', 66', 86' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 9,758
28 December 1992 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Bristol City Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 16,419
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
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
27 January 1993 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Barnsley Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT Mutch 69' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,342
30 January 1993 28 Swindon Town 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swindon
15:00 GMT Bodin 69' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,812
6 February 1993 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Brentford Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Mutch 49' Allon 68' (pen.), 70' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,361
20 February 1993 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Oxford United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Beauchamp 18' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,791
27 February 1993 32 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Southend United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bull 50' Ansah 51' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,563
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
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
13 March 1993 35 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bath
15:00 GMT Mehew 52' Bull 8' Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 5,982
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
7 April 1993 40 Luton Town 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Luton
19:45 BST Gray 50' Bull 81' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,948
12 April 1993 42 Bristol City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol
15:00 BST Bent 81' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 11,756
24 April 1993 44 Portsmouth 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Portsmouth
15:00 BST Daniel 62'
Walsh 86'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 23,074
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 +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 +1 64
10 Peterborough United 46 16 14 16 55 63 –8 62
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 16 13 17 57 56 +1 61
12 Charlton Athletic 46 16 13 17 49 46 +3 61

Source: Statto.com

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWWDDWWDDWDDDLLLWDWWDLLLDLWWLLWLDLWDLWWLDWLLLWL
Position4125333333334677565566979871010789119111210899991011911
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

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

League Cup

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
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.

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

Players

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

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
GKEngland Dave Beasant 401000005000
GKWales Paul Jones 16010001018000
GKEngland Mike Stowell 26000201029000
DFEngland Kevin Ashley 28000202032000
DFEngland Gary Bellamy 000000000000
DFEngland Paul Blades 38(2)110100040(2)100
DFEngland Paul Edwards 33(2)020201038(2)000
DFEngland Rob Hindmarch 000000000000
DFEngland Lawrie Madden 19(5)020101023(5)000
DFEngland Derek Mountfield 34(2)220202040(2)200
DFEngland Darren Simkin 700000007000
DFEngland Andy Thompson 15(5)000001016(5)000
DFEngland Mark Venus 12010000013000
DFEngland Shane Westley 6(2)00000107(2)000
MFScotland Tom Bennett 0(1)00000000(1)000
MFEngland Paul Birch 27(1)30(1)0202131(2)401
MFEngland Mark Burke 27(5)810000(1)028(6)800
MFEngland Paul Cook 44120212050200
MFNorthern Ireland Robbie Dennison 31(6)5100(2)01(1)033(9)500
MFEngland Keith Downing 30(1)221202036(1)300
MFEngland Jimmy Kelly ¤ 000000000000
MFEngland Mark Rankine 23(4)020201028(4)000
MFEngland Tim Steele 1(3)00000001(3)000
MFEngland Mark Turner 100000001000
FWEngland Shaun Bradbury 220000002200
FWEngland Steve Bull 3616212121421900
FWEngland Lee Mills 000000000000
FWEngland Andy Mutch 34(5)921200038(5)1000
FWEngland Darren Roberts 12(9)5000(1)01(1)013(11)500
FWEngland Colin Taylor ¤ 0(1)00000111(1)100

Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[1]

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
October 1992England Paul BladesNorwich City£325,000
October 1992England Paul EdwardsCoventry City£100,000
November 1992England Darren SimkinBlakenhall Town£10,000
9 December 1992England Lee MillsStocksbridge Park Steels£20,000

Out

Date Player To Fee
June 1992England Brian RobertsRetiredFree
12 August 1992England Tony LangeWest Bromwich AlbionFree
10 September 1992England Gary BellamyLeyton Orient£30,000
30 October 1992England Shane WestleyBrentford£100,000

Loans in

Start date Player From End date
13 August 1992England Paul EdwardsCoventry CityOctober 1992
14 August 1992England Paul BladesNorwich CityOctober 1992
12 January 1993England Dave BeasantChelseaEnd of season

Loans out

Start date Player From End date
October 1992England Colin TaylorPreston North End?
February 1993England Colin TaylorDoncaster Rovers?
March 1993England Jimmy KellyWalsallEnd 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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