Despite the addition ofCraig Short for £2.5m fromNotts County – a record for a team outside of the top flight and for a defender at any level – the club could only an 8th-placed finish in the1992–93 Division One table, largely as a result of taking three points from their opening 7 fixtures, missing out on the playoffs altogether. Whilst the club did manage a trip toWembley for the first time in nearly 20 years – reaching the final of theAnglo-Italian Cup, where they lost 1–3 toCremonese – and recorded a club record 7 consecutive away league wins, starting with a 3–1 win atCambridge United on 3 October 1992 and ending with a 2–1 defeat atBrentford onBoxing Day, 1992, the season was seen as something of a disappointment considering the amount of money spent and the players available to the club.
The Anglo Italian cup run, coupled with extended interest in theCoca-Cola Cup (where they tookArsenal to a third round replay) and reaching theFA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 9 years, takingSheffield Wednesday to a replay after a 3–3 draw at The Baseball Ground. meant the cup took part in 64 matches between 15 August 1992 and 8 May 1993, a new club record withPaul Kitson taking part in 61 of them and finishing the season as leading scorer, with 24 goals in all competitions.
The following players all played for the first-team this season.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
The following players did not appear for the first team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^Carsley was born inBirmingham,England, but qualified to represent theRepublic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut forIreland in October 1997.
