1992–93 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
# 1992–93 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

During the 1992–93 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. competed in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League.

## 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.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 59 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 59 | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 59 | |
| 9 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 57 | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 56 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |

* ↑ Arsenal qualified by winning the FA Cup and therefore did not take up their UEFA Cup spot for winning the League Cup, which reverted to the league.

## Results

Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 August 1992 | Southampton | A | 0–0 | 19,654 | |
| 19 August 1992 | Coventry City | H | 0–2 | 24,388 | |
| 22 August 1992 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–2 | 25,237 | Durie, Sedgley |
| 25 August 1992 | Leeds United | A | 0–5 | 28,218 | |
| 30 August 1992 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–1 | 20,100 | Cundy |
| 2 September 1992 | Sheffield United | H | 2–0 | 21,332 | Sheringham, Durie |
| 5 September 1992 | Everton | H | 2–1 | 26,503 | Allen, Turner |
| 14 September 1992 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | 15,348 | |
| 19 September 1992 | Manchester United | H | 1–1 | 33,296 | Durie |
| 27 September 1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–2 | 24,895 | |
| 3 October 1992 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–4 | 19,845 | Sheringham |
| 17 October 1992 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–2 | 24,735 | Sheringham (pen), Barmby |
| 25 October 1992 | Wimbledon | A | 1–1 | 8,628 | Barmby |
| 31 October 1992 | Liverpool | H | 2–0 | 32,917 | Nayim, Ruddock |
| 7 November 1992 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–0 | 17,305 | Howells, Sheringham (pen) |
| 21 November 1992 | Aston Villa | H | 0–0 | 32,852 | |
| 28 November 1992 | Manchester City | A | 1–0 | 25,496 | Phelan (own goal) |
| 5 December 1992 | Chelsea | H | 1–2 | 31,540 | Campbell |
| 12 December 1992 | Arsenal | H | 1–0 | 33,707 | Allen |
| 19 December 1992 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–2 | 11,735 | Sheringham |
| 26 December 1992 | Norwich City | A | 0–0 | 19,413 | |
| 28 December 1992 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 | 32,118 | Barmby, Mabbutt |
| 9 January 1993 | Manchester United | A | 1–4 | 35,648 | Barmby |
| 16 January 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–2 | 25,702 | |
| 27 January 1993 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–2 | 23,738 | |
| 30 January 1993 | Crystal Palace | A | 3–1 | 20,937 | Sheringham (2), Gray |
| 7 February 1993 | Southampton | H | 4–2 | 20,098 | Sheringham (2), Barmby, Anderton |
| 10 February 1993 | Everton | A | 2–1 | 16,164 | Mabbutt, Allen |
| 20 February 1993 | Leeds United | H | 4–0 | 32,040 | Sheringham (3, 1 pen), Ruddock |
| 27 February 1993 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–2 | 32,341 | Sheringham (2), Anderton |
| 2 March 1993 | Sheffield United | A | 0–6 | 16,654 | |
| 10 March 1993 | Aston Villa | A | 0–0 | 37,727 | |
| 20 March 1993 | Chelsea | A | 1–1 | 25,157 | Sheringham (pen) |
| 24 March 1993 | Manchester City | H | 3–1 | 27,247 | Anderton, Nayim, Turner |
| 9 April 1993 | Norwich City | H | 5–1 | 31,425 | Ruddock, Sheringham (2), Barmby, Nayim |
| 12 April 1993 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–2 | 25,682 | Sedgley |
| 17 April 1993 | Oldham Athletic | H | 4–1 | 26,663 | Sheringham (2 pens), Anderton, Turner |
| 20 April 1993 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–3 | 14,472 | |
| 1 May 1993 | Wimbledon | H | 1–1 | 24,473 | Anderton |
| 5 May 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–2 | 23,097 | Anderton |
| 8 May 1993 | Liverpool | A | 2–6 | 43,385 | Sheringham, Sedgley |
| 11 May 1993 | Arsenal | A | 3–1 | 26,393 | Sheringham, Hendry (2) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 2 January 1993 | Marlow | H | 5–1 | 26,636 | Sheringham, Barmby (2), Samways (2) |
| R4 | 24 January 1993 | Norwich City | A | 2–0 | 15,003 | Sheringham (2) |
| R5 | 14 February 1993 | Wimbledon | H | 3–2 | 26,594 | Anderton, Barmby, Sheringham |
| QF | 7 March 1993 | Manchester City | A | 4–2 | 23,050 | Nayim (3), Sedgley |
| SF | 4 April 1993 | Arsenal | N | 0–1 | 76,263 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R2 First Leg | 21 September 1992 | Brentford | H | 3–1 | 19,365 | Durie, Sheringham, Watson |
| R2 Second Leg | 7 October 1992 | Brentford | A | 4–2 (won 7–3 on agg) | 11,445 | Anderton, Sheringham (2, 1 pen), Turner |
| R3 | 28 October 1992 | Manchester City | A | 1–0 | 18,399 | Samways |
| R4 | 2 December 1992 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | 22,312 | |

## First-team squad

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 | ENG | Chris Day |
| — | GK | ENG | Kevin Dearden |
| — | GK | NOR | Erik Thorstvedt |
| — | GK | ENG | Ian Walker |
| — | DF | ENG | Dean Austin |
| — | DF | ISL | Guðni Bergsson |
| — | DF | ENG | Sol Campbell |
| — | DF | ENG | Jason Cundy |
| — | DF | ENG | Justin Edinburgh |
| — | DF | ENG | Terry Fenwick |
| — | DF | ENG | Ian Hendon |
| — | DF | ENG | Lee Hodges |
| — | DF | ENG | Gary Mabbutt (captain) |
| — | DF | IRL | David McDonald |
| — | DF | ENG | Stuart Nethercott |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil Ruddock |
| — | DF | ENG | Dave Tuttle |
| — | DF | WAL | Pat Van Den Hauwe |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil Young |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Allen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Darren Anderton |
| — | MF | ENG | Nick Barmby |
| — | MF | ENG | Darren Caskey |
| — | MF | ENG | Andy Gray |
| — | MF | ENG | Danny Hill |
| — | MF | ENG | Scott Houghton |
| — | MF | ENG | David Howells |
| — | MF | NIR | Gerry McMahon |
| — | MF | ENG | Jeff Minton |
| — | MF | ESP | Nayim |
| — | MF | NIR | Steve Robinson |
| — | MF | ENG | Vinny Samways |
| — | MF | ENG | Steve Sedgley |
| — | MF | IRL | Andy Turner |
| — | MF | ENG | Kevin Watson |
| — | FW | ENG | Peter Beadle |
| — | FW | SCO | Gordon Durie |
| — | FW | SCO | John Hendry |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Moran |
| — | FW | ENG | Teddy Sheringham |

## Transfers

### In

| Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - |
| FW | Peter Beadle | Gillingham | £300,000 |
| MF | Gerry McMahon | Glenavon | £100,000 |
| MF | Darren Anderton | Portsmouth | £1,700,000 |
| DF | Jason Cundy | Chelsea | £850,000 |
| DF | Neil Ruddock | Southampton | £750,000 |
| MF | Andy Gray | Crystal Palace | £700,000 |
| DF | Dean Austin | Southend | £375,000 |
| FW | Teddy Sheringham | Nottingham Forest | £2,100,000 |

### Out

| Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - |
| MF | Paul Gascoigne | Lazio | £5,500,000 |
| FW | Paul Stewart | Liverpool | £2,300,000 |
| FW | Gary Lineker | Nagoya Grampus 8 | £1,000,000 |
| FW | Paul Walsh | Portsmouth | £400,000 |

### Loan Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To |
| - | - | - | - |
| 6 August 1992 | GK | Kevin Dearden | Portsmouth |

## Statistics

### Appearances and goals

Last updated: 26 July 2020. Source:

| Pos. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| MF | Paul Allen | 38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| MF | Darren Anderton | 32+2 | 6 | 4+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38+3 | 8 |
| DF | Dean Austin | 33+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 40+2 | 0 |
| MF | Nick Barmby | 17+5 | 6 | 3+1 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 22+7 | 9 |
| DF | Guðni Bergsson | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 |
| DF | Sol Campbell | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| DF | Jason Cundy | 13+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15+2 | 1 |
| GK | Kevin Dearden | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| FW | Gordon Durie | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 |
| DF | Justin Edinburgh | 31+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 39+2 | 0 |
| DF | Terry Fenwick | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| MF | Andy Gray | 9+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+8 | 1 |
| FW | John Hendry | 2+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 2 |
| MF | Danny Hill | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| DF | Lee Hodges | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| MF | David Howells | 16+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 18+4 | 1 |
| DF | Gary Mabbutt | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| DF | David McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Jeff Minton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| FW | Paul Moran | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| MF | Nayim | 15+3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20+3 | 6 |
| DF | Stuart Nethercott | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| DF | Neil Ruddock | 38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| MF | Vinny Samways | 34 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 3 |
| MF | Steve Sedgley | 20+2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25+2 | 4 |
| FW | Teddy Sheringham | 38 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 28 |
| GK | Erik Thorstvedt | 25+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32+2 | 0 |
| MF | Andy Turner | 7+11 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 7+14 | 4 |
| DF | Dave Tuttle | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| DF | Pat Van Den Hauwe | 13+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15+5 | 0 |
| GK | Ian Walker | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| MF | Kevin Watson | 4+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 |

Last updated: 15 May 1999 Source: []

### Goal scorers

Last updated: 26 July 2020. Source:

| Rnk | Pos | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FW | Teddy Sheringham | 21 | 4 | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | MF | Nick Barmby | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | Darren Anderton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | Nayim | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | FW | Gordon Durie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | Steve Sedgley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | Andy Turner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | Paul Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | Neil Ruddock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | Vinny Samways | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | John Hendry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | Gary Mabbutt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | Sol Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | Jason Cundy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Andy Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | David Howells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Kevin Watson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 59 | 14 | 8 | 81 |

### Clean sheets

Last updated: 26 July 2020. Source:

| Rnk | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Erik Thorstvedt | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Ian Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Kevin Dearden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 13 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
