1992–93 Charlton Athletic F.C. season
# 1992–93 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

During the 1992–93 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

In the 1992–93 campaign, Charlton began the season promisingly and looked good bets for promotion in the new Division One (the new name of the old Second Division following the formation of the Premier League). However, the club was forced to sell players such as Rob Lee to help pay for a return to The Valley, which eventually happened in December 1992.

There was a tragedy at the club late on in the season when defender Tommy Caton, who had been out of action due to injury since January 1991, announced his retirement from playing on medical advice in March 1993 having failed to recover full fitness, and he died suddenly at the end of the following month at the age of 30.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 62 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 61 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 61 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 60 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 56 |

## Results

Charlton Athletic's score comes first

### Legend

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

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 August 1992 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–1 | 4,823 | Nelson, Leaburn, Dyer |
| 18 August 1992 | Cambridge United | A | 1–0 | 5,094 | Pardew |
| 22 August 1992 | West Ham United | A | 1–0 | 17,054 | Pardew |
| 25 August 1992 | Bristol Rovers | H | 4–1 | 4,719 | Lee, Dyer, Pardew (2, 1 pen) |
| 29 August 1992 | Luton Town | H | 0–0 | 6,291 | |
| 5 September 1992 | Sunderland | A | 2–0 | 17,954 | Butcher (own goal), Bennett (own goal) |
| 12 September 1992 | Cambridge United | H | 0–0 | 5,836 | |
| 18 September 1992 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–0 | 6,055 | |
| 26 September 1992 | Swindon Town | H | 2–0 | 6,742 | Minto, Grant |
| 3 October 1992 | Southend United | H | 1–1 | 6,399 | Grant |
| 10 October 1992 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | 9,282 | Leaburn |
| 18 October 1992 | Millwall | H | 0–2 | 7,527 | |
| 24 October 1992 | Derby County | A | 3–4 | 15,482 | Pardew (2), Robinson |
| 1 November 1992 | Birmingham City | H | 0–0 | 4,445 | |
| 4 November 1992 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 | 4,213 | Nelson (2) |
| 7 November 1992 | Brentford | A | 0–2 | 9,354 | |
| 14 November 1992 | Newcastle United | H | 1–3 | 12,945 | Nelson |
| 22 November 1992 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 10,593 | Bumstead |
| 28 November 1992 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 | 5,851 | |
| 5 December 1992 | Portsmouth | H | 1–0 | 8,337 | Walsh |
| 13 December 1992 | Watford | A | 1–1 | 6,475 | Robinson |
| 19 December 1992 | Oxford United | H | 1–1 | 7,287 | Bumstead |
| 26 December 1992 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | 8,337 | Bumstead |
| 28 December 1992 | Peterborough United | A | 1–1 | 8,931 | Garland |
| 9 January 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–2 | 8,337 | Balmer, Leaburn |
| 16 January 1993 | Swindon Town | A | 2–2 | 8,605 | Nelson, Dyer |
| 27 January 1993 | Bristol Rovers | A | 2–0 | 5,096 | Pardew (2) |
| 30 January 1993 | Notts County | H | 2–1 | 8,337 | Dyer, Pardew (pen) |
| 6 February 1993 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–1 | 5,403 | |
| 13 February 1993 | Sunderland | H | 0–1 | 8,151 | |
| 20 February 1993 | Luton Town | A | 0–1 | 8,443 | |
| 27 February 1993 | Bristol City | H | 2–1 | 7,351 | Gorman, Gatting |
| 6 March 1993 | Southend United | A | 2–0 | 5,804 | Webster, Leaburn |
| 10 March 1993 | Newcastle United | A | 2–2 | 29,582 | Nelson, Leaburn |
| 13 March 1993 | Brentford | H | 1–0 | 7,194 | Pitcher |
| 20 March 1993 | Portsmouth | A | 0–1 | 12,854 | |
| 23 March 1993 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–1 | 7,852 | |
| 27 March 1993 | Leicester City | A | 1–3 | 17,290 | Dyer |
| 3 April 1993 | Barnsley | H | 0–0 | 6,154 | |
| 6 April 1993 | Watford | H | 3–1 | 6,375 | Webster, Balmer, Gatting |
| 10 April 1993 | Notts County | A | 0–2 | 6,202 | |
| 12 April 1993 | Peterborough United | H | 0–1 | 6,721 | |
| 17 April 1993 | Oxford United | A | 1–0 | 5,121 | Dyer |
| 24 April 1993 | Millwall | A | 0–1 | 10,159 | |
| 1 May 1993 | Derby County | H | 2–1 | 7,802 | Pitcher, Gorman |
| 8 May 1993 | Birmingham City | A | 0–1 | 22,234 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 2 January 1993 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | 21,287 | Nelson |
| R3R | 23 January 1993 | Leeds United | H | 1–3 | 8,337 | Pitcher (pen) |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R2 First Leg | 22 September 1992 | Bury | A | 0–0 | 2,393 | |
| R2 Second Leg | 7 October 1992 | Bury | H | 0–1 (lost 0–1 on agg) | 2,083 | |

### Anglo-Italian Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PR Group 6 | 2 September 1992 | Millwall | A | 2–1 | 3,975 | Barness, Pardew |
| PR Group 6 | 15 September 1992 | Portsmouth | H | 1–3 | 1,853 | Leaburn |

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of season

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 | Bob Bolder |
| - | DF | ENG | Steve Brown |
| - | DF | SCO | Stuart Balmer |
| - | DF | ENG | Simon Webster |
| - | DF | ENG | Scott Minto |
| - | MF | WAL | John Robinson |
| - | MF | SCO | Colin Walsh |
| - | MF | ENG | Darren Pitcher |
| - | MF | ENG | Alan Pardew |
| - | FW | ENG | Carl Leaburn |
| - | FW | ENG | Garry Nelson |
| - | FW | GHA | Kim Grant |
| - | DF | ENG | Steve Gatting |
| - | MF | ENG | Peter Garland |
| - | DF | ENG | Alex Dyer |
| - | GK | ENG | Mike Salmon |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | FW | ENG | Paul Gorman |
| - | MF | ENG | Steve Gritt (player-manager) |
| - | MF | ENG | Alan Curbishley (player-manager) |
| - | MF | ENG | John Bumstead |
| - | MF | ENG | Paul Bacon |
| - | MF | ENG | Rob Lee |
| - | DF | ENG | Anthony Barness |
| - | MF | ENG | Scott Houghton (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) |
| - | FW | IRL | Lee Power (on loan from Norwich City) |
| - | DF | ENG | Paul Sturgess |
| - | MF | ENG | Paul Linger |
| - | DF | ENG | Linvoy Primus |
| - | MF | ENG | Danny Warden |
| - | DF | ENG | Jermaine Darlington |
| - | GK | ENG | Lee Harrison |
