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1992–93 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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Sunderland
1992–93 season
ChairmanBob Murray
ManagerMalcolm Crosby (until 1 February)
Bobby Ferguson (caretaker until 5 February)
Terry Butcher (from 5 February)
StadiumRoker Park
First Division21st
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Goodman (16)
All: Goodman (17)
Average home league attendance17,258

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

Season summary

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In the 1992–93 season and despite guiding the Black Cats to an FA Cup final the previous season, Crosby failed to inspire Sunderland in the league, and he was sacked in February 1993 to be replaced by Terry Butcher.[1]

Butcher managed to achieve survival for Sunderland finishing one point above the relegation zone, despite winning only 5 of their final 18 league games.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
19 Birmingham City 46 13 12 21 50 72 −22 51
20 Luton Town 46 10 21 15 48 62 −14 51
21 Sunderland 46 13 11 22 50 64 −14 50
22 Brentford (R) 46 13 10 23 52 71 −19 49 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Cambridge United (R) 46 11 16 19 48 69 −21 49
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated

Results

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Sunderland's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1992 Swindon Town A 0–1 11,094
22 August 1992 Tranmere Rovers H 1–0 16,667 Cunnington
29 August 1992 Bristol City A 0–0 14,076
5 September 1992 Charlton Athletic H 0–2 17,954
12 September 1992 Oxford United A 1–0 6,003 Rush
19 September 1992 Cambridge United A 1–2 5,383 Rush
26 September 1992 Bristol Rovers H 1–1 15,593 Byrne
29 September 1992 Watford A 1–2 6,263 Goodman
3 October 1992 Millwall H 2–0 14,871 Goodman (2)
11 October 1992 West Ham United A 0–6 10,326
18 October 1992 Newcastle United H 1–2 28,098 Armstrong
24 October 1992 Portsmouth A 0–2 10,689
31 October 1992 Notts County H 2–2 15,473 Owers, Ball
3 November 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 15,144 Cunnington, Goodman
7 November 1992 Peterborough United A 2–5 8,193 Davenport (pen), Rush
15 November 1992 Leicester City H 1–2 14,945 Davenport
21 November 1992 Derby County A 1–0 17,581 Goodman
28 November 1992 Southend United A 1–0 4,584 Sampson
5 December 1992 Barnsley H 2–1 17,395 Gray, Cunnington
12 December 1992 Brentford H 1–3 16,972 Cunnington
19 December 1992 Luton Town A 0–0 8,286
28 December 1992 Grimsby Town H 2–0 20,771 Goodman, Rush
9 January 1993 Cambridge United H 3–3 16,778 Mooney, Rush, Atkinson
16 January 1993 Bristol Rovers A 2–2 6,140 Rush, Cunnington
27 January 1993 Watford H 1–2 14,703 Ball
6 February 1993 Swindon Town H 0–1 17,234
9 February 1993 Oxford United H 2–0 13,314 Goodman (pen), Gray
13 February 1993 Charlton Athletic A 1–0 8,151 Goodman (pen)
20 February 1993 Bristol City H 0–0 17,122
27 February 1993 West Ham United H 0–0 19,068
6 March 1993 Millwall A 0–0 8,761
10 March 1993 Leicester City A 2–3 15,609 Goodman, Armstrong
13 March 1993 Peterborough United H 3–0 18,372 Davenport, Goodman, Cunnington
16 March 1993 Birmingham City A 0–1 10,934
21 March 1993 Barnsley A 0–2 7,278
24 March 1993 Derby County H 1–0 17,246 Cunnington
27 March 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 12,731 Harford
3 April 1993 Southend United H 2–4 15,071 Harford, Goodman
6 April 1993 Brentford A 1–1 9,302 Goodman
10 April 1993 Birmingham City H 1–2 16,382 Davenport
12 April 1993 Grimsby Town A 0–1 8,090
17 April 1993 Luton Town H 2–2 16,493 Goodman (2)
25 April 1993 Newcastle United A 0–1 30,364
1 May 1993 Portsmouth H 4–1 21,309 Goodman (2 pens), Gray, Armstrong
4 May 1993 Tranmere Rovers A 1–2 9,683 Atkinson
8 May 1993 Notts County A 1–3 14,417 Ball

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 12 January 1993 Notts County A 2–0 8,522 Cunnington, Goodman
R4 20 January 1993 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 33,422

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 18 August 1992 Huddersfield Town H 2–3 10,726 Butcher, Ball
R1 Second Leg 26 August 1992 Huddersfield Town A 1–0 (lost on away goals) 6,737 Davenport

Anglo-Italian Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
PR Group 3 1 September 1992 Cambridge United A 1–1 2,199 Armstrong
PR Group 3 15 September 1992 Birmingham City H 0–1 5,871

Squad

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[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Tim Carter
GK Wales WAL Tony Norman
DF England ENG Gary Bennett
DF England ENG Terry Butcher (player-manager from 5 February)
DF England ENG Michael Gray
DF England ENG Lee Howey
DF England ENG John Kay
DF England ENG Richard Ord
DF England ENG Ian Sampson
DF England ENG Anthony Smith
DF Northern Ireland NIR Anton Rogan
MF England ENG Gordon Armstrong
MF England ENG Brian Atkinson
MF England ENG Kevin Ball
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Shaun Cunnington
MF England ENG Martin Gray
MF England ENG Gary Owers
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Mooney
FW England ENG Steve Brodie
FW England ENG Peter Davenport
FW England ENG Don Goodman
FW England ENG Mick Harford
FW England ENG Warren Hawke
FW England ENG Craig Russell
FW England ENG David Rush
FW England ENG Martin Smith
FW Scotland SCO John Colquhoun
FW Republic of Ireland IRL John Byrne[notes 1]

References

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  1. ^ Shaw, Phil (2 February 1993). "Football: Sunderland dismiss Crosby". The Independent. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Sunderland 1992-1993 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. ^ "All Sunderland players: 1993".

Notes

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  1. ^ Byrne was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 1985.