1992–93 Birmingham City F.C. season

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Birmingham City F.C.
1992–93 season
Chairman
Manager Terry Cooper
Ground St Andrew's
Football League First Division 19th
FA Cup First round
(eliminated by Reading)
League Cup First round
(eliminated by Exeter City)
Anglo-Italian Cup International group stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Peschisolido, Andy Saville (7)
All: John Frain (8)
Highest home attendance22,234 vs Charlton Athletic, 8 May 1993
Lowest home attendance3,102 vs Cambridge United, Anglo-Italian Cup prelim round, 29 September 1992
Average home league attendance12,328
←  1991–92
1993–94  →

The 1992–93 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 90th in the Football League. They competed in the second tier of English football, renamed Football League First Division following the Premier League's split from the Football League. They were promoted to Division One in 1991–92, and finished in 19th position in the 24-team division, avoiding relegation back to the third tier on the final day of the season. They lost in their opening first-round matches in both the 1992–93 FA Cup and the League Cup, and were eliminated at the group stage of the Anglo-Italian Cup.

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The club's top league scorers were Paul Peschisolido and Andy Saville with seven goals. If goals in all competitions are counted, the top scorer was John Frain with eight.

Off the field, the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) put the club owners' business into receivership; in November 1992 BCCI's liquidator put up for sale their 84% holding in the football club. [1] The club continued in administration for four months, until Sport Newspapers proprietor David Sullivan bought it for £700,000. He installed the 23-year-old Karren Brady as managing director and Jack Wiseman remained as chairman. Manager Terry Cooper was given money for signings, [2] and on the last day of the season, the team avoided relegation back to the third tier. [3] [4]

Football League First Division

Match details

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
16 August 19928th Notts County HW1–0 Donowa 10,614
22 August 19925th Cambridge United A W3–0 Rennie 2, Donowa4,832
30 August 19925th Grimsby Town HW2–1 Gleghorn, Rowbotham 6,807
1 September 19922nd Southend United HW2–0 Tait, Beckford 8,324
5 September 19924th Portsmouth A L0–412,152
12 September 19924th Millwall A D0–08,581
19 September 19924th Luton Town A D1–1Rowbotham8,481
27 September 19926th Wolverhampton Wanderers HL0–414,391
3 October 19928th Oxford United A D0–07,094
10 October 19928th Leicester City HL0–214,443
17 October 199210th Tranmere Rovers A L0–47,901
24 October 199210th Bristol Rovers HW2–1 Matthewson, Frain pen 9,874
1 November 199210th Charlton Athletic A D0–04,429
4 November 199214th Newcastle United HL2–3 Speedie, Potter 14,376
7 November 199217th Bristol City A L0–310,019
21 November 199218th Barnsley A L0–15,603
28 November 199219th West Ham United A L1–3 Rodgerson 15,004
5 December 199220th Brentford HL1–3Frain8,583
12 December 199221st Derby County A L1–3Speedie16,662
19 December 199221st Watford HD2–2 Peschisolido, Frain7,182
9 January 199319th Luton Town HW2–1Frain pen, Gayle 9,601
12 January 199319th Swindon Town A D0–013,457
17 January 199320th Wolverhampton Wanderers A L1–2Tait13,560
22 January 199319th Peterborough United HW2–0Gayle, Frain pen 10,277
27 January 199319th Southend United A L0–44,065
30 January 199320th Cambridge United HL0–29,425
6 February 199322nd Notts County A L1–3Potter8,550
9 February 199322nd Millwall HD0–08,504
13 February 199322nd Portsmouth HL2–3 Sturridge, Peschisolido10,935
20 February 199322nd Grimsby Town A D1–1Gayle5,237
28 February 199324th Leicester City A L1–2Matthewson10,284
6 March 199322nd Oxford United HW1–0Peschisolido11,104
9 March 199322nd Peterborough United A L1–2Peschisolido7,600
13 March 199323rd Bristol City HL0–115,611
16 March 199323rd Sunderland HW1–0Peschisolido10,934
20 March 199321st Brentford A W2–0Peschisolido 27,532
23 March 199318th Barnsley HW3–0 Saville 2, Moulden 12,664
28 March 199320th Newcastle United A D2–2Saville, Rodgerson27,138
3 April 199321st West Ham United HL1–2Saville19,053
6 April 199322nd Derby County HD1–1Moulden15,424
10 April 199319th Sunderland A W2–1Moulden, Saville16,382
12 April 199319th Swindon Town HL4–6 Peer, Frain, Moulden, Saville17,903
17 April 199322nd Watford A L0–19,186
24 April 199320th Tranmere Rovers HD0–015,288
1 May 199323rd Bristol Rovers A D3–3Saville, Mardon, Smith 5,146
8 May 199319th Charlton Athletic HW1–0Moulden22,234

League table (part)

Final Division One table (part) [4]
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
17th Notts County 461216185570−1552
18th Southend United 461313205464−1052
19th Birmingham City 461312215072−2251
20th Luton Town 461021154862−1451
21st Sunderland 461311225064−1450

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
461312215072 −225110493032 −238122040 −20

Source: [5]

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
First round15 November 1992 Reading A L0–17,667

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
First round 1st leg18 August 1992 Exeter City A D0–03,030
First round 2nd leg25 August 1992Exeter CityHL1–4 Sale 5,715


Anglo-Italian Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Preliminary round group 215 September 1992 Sunderland A W1–0 Sale 5,871
Preliminary round group 229 September 1992 Cambridge United HD3–3 Gleghorn, Frain, Sale3,102
First round group 111 November 1992 Bari HW1–0 Cooper 4,970
First round group 12 December 1992 Cesena AW2–1Frain pen, Sturridge 2,090
First round group 18 December 1992 Ascoli HD1–1Sturridge3,963
First round group 116 December 1992 Lucchese AL0–3139

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute.
Players with name in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.
Players marked † left the club during the playing season.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players' appearances and goals by competition
Pos.Nat.Name League FA Cup League Cup Anglo-Italian Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GKFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Bob Catlin *8000000080
GKFlag of England.svg  ENG Andy Gosney 210002010240
GKFlag of England.svg  ENG Les Sealey *120000030150
GKFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Martin Thomas 5010002080
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Ian Clarkson 25 (3)000205032 (3)0
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Richard Dryden 110000000110
DFFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Paul Fenwick 3 (7)00000104 (7)0
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Paul Fitzpatrick 7000000070
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG John Frain 456102052538
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Martin Hicks 16 (2)010003020 (2)0
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Scott Hiley 7000000070
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Paul Holmes †120100000130
DFFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Paul Mardon 18 (3)100200020 (3)1
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Trevor Matthewson 402100050462
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG George Parris 130000000130
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Graham Potter 16 (2)210004021 (2)2
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Darren Rogers 14 (3)00 (1)0204020 (4)0
DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Richard Scott 1000000010
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Mark Cooper †3 (3)01000105 (3)0
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Louie Donowa 18 (3)200202 (2)021 (5)2
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG David Foy †3000000030
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Dean Peer 13100100 (1)014 (1)1
MFFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO David Rennie †15 (3)200101017 (3)2
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Ian Rodgerson 24 (7)2101 (1)05031 (8)2
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG David Smith 131000000131
MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Paul Tait 282102060372
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Jason Beckford 3100000031
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG John Gayle 17 (2)310003021 (2)3
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Nigel Gleghorn †111002021152
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Paul Moulden 135000000135
FWFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Paul Peschisolido 16 (3)70 (1)0001 (1)017 (3)7
FWUlster Banner.svg  NIR James Quinn 1 (3)00000001 (3)0
FWFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Darran Rowbotham 10 (4)2000 (1)03 (1)013 (6)2
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Mark Sale †9 (6)000213 (1)214 (7)3
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Andy Saville 107000000107
FWFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO David Speedie *102000020122
FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Simon Sturridge 15 (5)110104221 (5)3

See also

Sources

References

  1. ↑ Goodbody, John (7 November 1992). "Receivers put football club up for sale". The Times. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Holloway, Adrian & Moore, Chris (6 March 1993). "Cooper confident takeover can lift Birmingham". The Times. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Birmingham City league performance history: League Division 1 table after close of play on 06 May 1993". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Birmingham City league performance history: League Division 1 table at close of 1992–93 season". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Birmingham City league performance history". 11v11. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 30 May 2024. Select content required via dropdown menus.
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