1992–93 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Season summary

The 1992–93 season saw Peter Shreeves sacked as head coach and replaced by joint head coaches Doug Livermore and Ray Clemence. Spurs became founder members of the new Premier League, created by the Football Association as a replacement for the Football League First Division as the highest division of English football. To coincide with the massive changes in English Football, Tottenham made a number of major signings. They paid a club record £2.1million for Nottingham Forest striker Teddy Sheringham, £750,000 for Southampton defender Neil Ruddock and £1.75million for Portsmouth's highly rated 19-year-old winger Darren Anderton. In the first ever Premier League season, Spurs finished eighth, with Teddy Sheringham being the division's top scorer with 22 goals, 21 for Tottenham Hotspur and 1 for Nottingham Forest, and also reached the FA Cup semi-final, losing 1–0 to Arsenal.

Squad

First-team squad

Transfers

Loans out

Transfers in

Transfers out

Pre-season and friendlies

Pre-season

• Hendry
• Stewart |team2=ENG Reading|goals2=|stadium=Chase Lodge|location=Barnet|attendance=|referee=|result=W}}{{Footballbox collapsible|date=21 July 1992|time=|round=Friendly|score=2–0|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur ENG|goals1=*Turner
• Allen |team2=ENG Gillingham|goals2=|stadium=Chase Lodge|location=Barnet|attendance=|referee=|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|date=3 August 1992|time=|round=Friendly|score=0–2|report=|team1=West Bromwich Albion ENG|goals1=|team2=ENG Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Hendry
• Nayim |stadium=The Hawthorns|location=West Bromwich|attendance=8,078|referee=|result=W}}

Mid-season

Capital Cup

• Stroppa
• Neri |team2=ENG Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=|stadium=Stadio Olimpico|location=Rome, Italy|attendance=23,650|referee=|result=L}}
• Signori |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=11,112|referee=Tony Ward|result=L}}
• Nayim
• Cundy |stadium=Vetch Field|location=Swansea, Wales|attendance=3,527|referee=|note=|result=D}}{{Football box collapsible|date=28 March 1993|time=12:00 BST|round=Friendly|score=3–3|report=|team1=Crystal Palace ENG|goals1= |team2=ENG Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Nayim
• Ruddock
• Barmby |stadium=Selhurst Park|location=Selhurst|attendance=1,607|referee=Ray Lewis|note=Malcolm Allison's Testimonial match|result=D}}

Fiorucci Trophy

Main article: Fiorucci Trophy

[[Season (sports)#Postseason|Postseason]]

• Anderton
• Gray |stadium=Southbury Road|location=Enfield|attendance=|referee=|note=Eddie Baily's Testimonial match|result=W}}

Competitions

Overview

FA Premier League

Main article: 1992–93 FA Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

• Samways |stadium=The Dell|location=Southampton|attendance=19,654|referee=Vic Callow|result=D}}{{football box collapsible|date=22 August 1992|round=3|score=2–2|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=*Durie
• Sedgley
• Allen
• Samways
• Ruddock |team2=Crystal Palace|goals2=*McGoldrick
• Young
• Thorn
• Thomas |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=25,237|referee=Philip Don|result=D}}{{football box collapsible|date=25 August 1992|round=4|score=5–0|report=|team1=Leeds United|goals1=*Wallace
• Cantona
• Chapman |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=|stadium=Elland Road|location=Leeds|attendance=28,218|referee=Mike Reed|result=L}}{{football box collapsible|date=30 August 1992|round=5|score=1–1|report=|team1=Ipswich Town|goals1=*Wark
• Whelan
• Linighan |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=Cundy |stadium=Portman Road|location=Ipswich|attendance=20,100|referee=Keith Hackett|result=D}}{{football box collapsible|date=2 September 1992|time=|round=6|score=2–0|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=*Sheringham
• Durie
• Ruddock |team2=Sheffield United|goals2=*Tracey
• Hodges |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=21,322|referee=Ian Mitchell|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=5 September 1992|time=|round=7|score=2–1|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=*Gray
• Allen
• Turner |team2=Everton|goals2=*Beardsley
• Horne |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=26,503|referee=Robert Hart|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=14 September 1992|round=8|score=1–0|report=|team1=Coventry City|goals1=*Williams ,
• Atherton |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=|stadium=Highfield Road|location=Coventry|attendance=15,348|referee=Martin Bodenham|result=L}}{{football box collapsible|date=19 September 1992|time=|round=9|score=1–1|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=Durie , |team2=Manchester United|goals2=*Giggs
• Bruce |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=33,296|referee=Ron Groves|result=D}}{{football box collapsible|date=27 September 1992|round=10|score=2–0|report=|team1=Sheffield Wednesday|goals1=*Bright
• Anderson
• Shirtliff |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=Sedgley |stadium=Hillsborough Stadium|location=Sheffield|attendance=24,895|referee=Mike Peck|result=L}}{{football box collapsible|date=3 October 1992|time=15:00 BST|round=11|score=4–1|report=|team1=Queens Park Rangers|goals1=*Holloway
• Wilkins
• Penrice |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Sheringham
• Samways
• Cundy |stadium=Loftus Road|location=Shepherd's Bush|attendance=19,845|referee=Joe Worrall|result=L}}{{football box collapsible|date=17 October 1992|time=|round=12|score=2–2|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=*Sheringham
• Barmby |team2=Middlesbrough|goals2=*Mustoe
• Ruddock |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=24,735|referee=Paul Durkin|result=D}}{{football box collapsible|date=25 October 1992|time=|round=13|score=1–1|report=|team1=Wimbledon|goals1=*Gibson
• Jones |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Barmby
• Ruddock |stadium=Selhurst Park|location=Selhurst|attendance=8,628|referee=Allan Gunn|result=D}}{{football box collapsible|date=31 October 1992|round=14|score=2–0|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=*Nayim
• Ruddock
• Austin |team2=Liverpool|goals2=*Walters
• Piechnik
• Hutchison |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=32,917|referee=Gerald Ashby|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=7 November 1992|time=|round=15|score=0–2|report=|team1=Blackburn Rovers|goals1=Sherwood |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Howells
• Sheringham |stadium=Ewood Park|location=Blackburn|attendance=17,305|referee=Keren Barratt|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=28 November 1992|round=17|score=0–1|report=|team1=Manchester City|goals1=|team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Phelan
• Samways |stadium=Maine Road|location=Manchester|attendance=25,496|referee=David Allison|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=12 December 1992|time=|round=19|score=1–0|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=*Allen
• Ruddock
• Durie |team2=Arsenal|goals2=*Adams
• Jensen
• Bould |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=33,707|referee=Alf Buksh|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=19 December 1992|time=|round=20|score=2–1|report=|team1=Oldham Athletic|goals1=*Sharp
• Olney |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Sheringham
• Edinburgh |stadium=Boundary Park|location=Oldham|attendance=11,735|referee=Roger Milford|result=L}}{{football box collapsible|date=26 December 1992|round=21|score=0–0|report=|team1=Norwich City|goals1=|team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Austin
• Samways |stadium=Carrow Road|location=Norwich|attendance=19,413|referee=John Martin|result=D}}{{football box collapsible|date=28 December 1992|time=|round=22|score=2–1|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=*Barmby
• Mabbutt |team2=Nottingham Forest|goals2=Gemmill |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=32,118|referee=Mike Reed|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=9 January 1993|round=23|score=4–1|report=|team1=Manchester United|goals1=*Cantona
• Irwin
• McClair
• Parker |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=Barmby |stadium=Old Trafford|location=Manchester|attendance=35,648|referee=Mike Peck|result=L}}{{football box collapsible|date=16 January 1993|time=|round=24|score=0–2|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=|team2=Sheffield Wednesday|goals2=*Bright
• Hirst |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=25,702|referee=Kelvin Morton|result=L}}{{football box collapsible|date=27 January 1993|time=19:45 GMT|round=25|score=0–2|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=*Austin
• Edinburgh
• Howells |team2=Ipswich Town|goals2=*Yalop
• Genchev
• Bozinoski
• Dozzell |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=23,738|referee=Stephen Lodge|result=L}}{{football box collapsible|date=30 January 1993|time=|round=26|score=1–3|report=|team1=Crystal Palace|goals1=*Ruddock
• Thorn |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Sheringham
• Gray , |stadium=Selhurst Park|location=Selhurst|attendance=20,937|referee=David Elleray|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=7 February 1993|time=|round=27|score=4–2|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=*Sheringham
• Barmby
• Anderton |team2=Southampton|goals2=*Dowie
• Benali
• Hall
• Hurlock |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=20,089|referee=Ken Redfern|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=10 February 1993|round=28|score=1–2|report=|team1=Everton|goals1=Sansom |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Mabbutt
• Allen
• Ruddock |stadium=Goodison Park|location=Liverpool|attendance=16,164|referee=Keren Barratt|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=20 February 1993|time=|round=29|score=4–0|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=*Sheringham
• Ruddock |team2=Leeds United|goals2=Rocastle |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=32,040|referee=Gerald Ashby|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=27 February 1993|time=|round=30|score=3–2|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=*Sheringham
• Anderton
• Austin |team2=Queens Park Rangers|goals2=*Peacock
• White
• McDonald |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=32,341|referee=David Elleray|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=2 March 1993|time=|round=31|score=6–0|report=|team1=Sheffield United|goals1=*Carr
• Gray
• Bryson
• Deane ,
• Rogers |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=Van Den Hauwe |stadium=Bramall Lane|location=Sheffield|attendance=16,654|referee=Joe Worrall|result=L}}{{Football box collapsible|date=20 March 1993|time=15:00 GMT|round=33|score=1–1|report=|team1=Chelsea|goals1=*Wise
• Cascarino |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Sheringham
• Gray
• Nethercott |stadium=Stamford Bridge|location=Fulham|attendance=25,157|referee=Roger Dilkes|result=D}}{{football box collapsible|date=24 March 1993|time=|round=34|score=3–1|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=*Anderton
• Nayim
• Turner
• Van Den Hauwe |team2=Manchester City|goals2=*Sheron
• Curle
• Phelan |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=27,247|referee=John Martin|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=9 April 1993|time=|round=35|score=5–1|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=*Ruddock
• Sheringham
• Barmby
• Nayim
• Allen |team2=Norwich City|goals2=*Ekoku
• Goss
• Sutton |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=31,425|referee=Keren Barratt|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=12 April 1993|round=36|score=2–1|report=|team1=Nottingham Forest|goals1=*Black
• Rosario
• Stone
• Keane |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Sedgley
• Ruddock
• Sheringham |stadium=City Ground|location=Nottingham|attendance=25,682|referee=Alan Wilkie|result=L}}{{football box collapsible|date=17 April 1993|time=|round=37|score=4–1|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=*Sheringham
• Anderton
• Turner |team2=Oldham Athletic|goals2=*Beckford
• Halle
• Milligan |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=26,663|referee=Keith Hackett|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=20 April 1993|round=38|score=3–0|report=|team1=Middlesbrough|goals1=*Wright
• Wilkinson |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Austin |stadium=Ayresome Park|location=Middlesbrough|attendance=14,472|referee=David Allison|result=L}}{{football box collapsible|date=1 May 1993|time=|round=39|score=1–1|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=Anderton |team2=Wimbledon|goals2=*Earle
• McAllister
• Holdsworth |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=24,473|referee=Ray Lewis|result=D}}{{football box collapsible|date=5 May 1993|time=|round=40|score=1–2|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=Anderton |team2=Blackburn Rovers|goals2=*Newell
• Wilcox
• Dobson |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=23,097|referee=Kelvin Morton|result=L}}{{Football box collapsible|date=8 May 1993|time=|round=41|score=6–2|report=|team1=Liverpool|goals1=*Rush
• Barnes
• Harkness
• Walters
• Jones |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Sheringham
• Sedgley
• Van Den Hauwe |stadium=Anfield|location=Liverpool|attendance=43,385|referee=Stephen Lodge|result=L}}{{football box collapsible|date=11 May 1993|time=19:45 BST|round=42|score=1–3|report=|team1=Arsenal|goals1=Dickov |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Sheringham
• Hendry ,
• Ruddock
• McDonald |stadium=Highbury|location=Holloway|attendance=26,393|referee=Keith Burge|result=W}}

FA Cup

Main article: 1992–93 FA Cup}}{{football box collapsible, [Third round]]](third-round), [Sheringham]] {{goal|20](sheringham-goal-20)

• Barmby
• Samways |team2=Marlow|goals2=Lay |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=26,636|referee=Keith Burge|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=14 February 1993|round=Fifth round|score=3–2|report=|team1=Tottenham Hotspur|goals1=*Anderton
• Sheringham
• Barmby |team2=Wimbledon|goals2=*Dobbs
• Cotterill |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=26,594|referee=Martin Bodenham|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=7 March 1993|time=|round=Quarter-finals|score=2–4|report=|team1=Manchester City|goals1=*Sheron
• Phelan |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Nayim
• Sedgley |stadium=Maine Road|location=Manchester|attendance=34,050|referee=Ray Lewis|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=4 April 1993|time=12:00 BST|round=Semi-finals|score=1–0|report=|team1=Arsenal|goals1=*Adams
• Linighan
• Dixon |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Allen
• Nayim
• Sheringham |stadium=Wembley Stadium|location=Wembley|attendance=76,263|referee=Philip Don|result=L}}

League Cup

Main article: 1992–93 Football League Cup}}{{football box collapsible, [BST]]](bst), [Second round]]
First leg](second-round-br-first-leg), [Sheringham]] {{goal|41](sheringham-goal-41)

• Watson
• Durie |team2=Brentford|goals2=Blissett |stadium=White Hart Lane|location=Tottenham|attendance=19,365|referee=John Martin|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=7 October 1992|time=19:45 BST|round=Second round Second leg|score=2–4|report=|team1=Brentford|goals1=*Blissett
• Millen |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Anderton
• Turner
• Sheringham |stadium=Griffin Park|location=Brentford|attendance=11,445|aggregatescore=3–7|result=W}}{{football box collapsible|date=2 December 1992|round=Fourth round|score=2–0|report=|team1=Nottingham Forest|goals1=*Woan
• Keane
• Keane
• Chettle
• Pearce |team2=Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=*Sheringham
• Durie
• Nayim
• Edinburgh |stadium=City Ground|location=Nottingham|attendance=22,312|result=L}}

Statistics

Appearances

Clean sheets

References

References

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