1992–93 FA Premier League

FA Premier League
Season1992–93
Dates15 August 1992 – 11 May 1993
ChampionsManchester United
1st Premier League title
8th English title
RelegatedCrystal Palace
Middlesbrough
Nottingham Forest
Champions LeagueManchester United
Cup Winners' CupArsenal
UEFA CupAston Villa
Norwich City
Matches played462
Goals scored1,222 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorerTeddy Sheringham
(21 goals)
Best goalkeeperBobby Mimms (19 clean sheets)
Biggest home winBlackburn Rovers 7–1 Norwich City
(3 October 1992)
Sheffield United 6–0 Tottenham Hotspur
(2 March 1993)
Biggest away winManchester United 0–3 Everton
(19 August 1992)
Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Manchester City
(5 September 1992)
Leeds United 1–4 Nottingham Forest
(5 December 1992)
Blackburn Rovers 2–5 Coventry City
(26 January 1993)
Nottingham Forest 0–3 Norwich City
(17 March 1993)
Queens Park Rangers 0–3 Blackburn Rovers
(24 March 1993)
Manchester City 2–5 Everton
(8 May 1993)
Highest scoringOldham Athletic 5–3 Nottingham Forest
(22 August 1992)
Blackburn Rovers 7–1 Norwich City
(3 October 1992)
Oldham Athletic 6–2 Wimbledon
(3 April 1993)
Everton 3–5 Queens Park Rangers
(12 April 1993)
Liverpool 6–2 Tottenham Hotspur
(8 May 1993)
Longest winning run7 games[1]
Manchester United
Sheffield Wednesday
Longest unbeaten run11 games[1]
Manchester United
Longest winless run13 games[1]
Ipswich Town
Longest losing run6 games[1]
Nottingham Forest
Highest attendance44,619
Liverpool 1–0 Everton
(20 March 1993)
Lowest attendance3,039[a]
Wimbledon 1–3 Everton
(26 January 1993)

The 1992–93 FA Premier League was the inaugural season of the Premier League, the top division of English football. The season began on 15 August 1992 and ended on 11 May 1993. The league was made up of the 22 clubs that broke away from the Football League at the end of the 1991–92 season. The new league was backed up by a five-year, £304 million deal with Sky to televise Premier League matches. In concept, the Premier League was identical to the old First Division of the Football League, which was now reduced to three divisions.

Overview

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Background

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Main article: Foundation of the Premier League

In May 1992, the breakaway league signed a broadcasting rights contract with Sky and the BBC valued at £304 million, the largest such agreement in the history of British sport.[2] The league's executive committee was unable, however, to secure title sponsorship for the new competition after eight clubs blocked a proposed £13 million deal with brewers Bass.[3] Nonetheless, clubs began to utilise their dramatically increased wealth to fund a series of high-profile transfers.[4]

Although the idea of a super league had been mentioned by football's governing bodies and evaluated by the media since the mid-1980s, plans for a new Premier League of 22 clubs were first unveiled by the Football Association in October 1990, and included in the Football Association's Blueprint for the Future of Football, published in June 1991.[5] The majority of First Division clubs, particularly long-established top clubs including Arsenal and Manchester United, were in favour of a breakaway from the Football League, although Football League president Bill Fox criticised the planned Premier League as an attempt by the Football Association to "hijack" the First Division.

Shortly before the season began, newly promoted Blackburn Rovers signed Southampton's 21-year-old England international striker Alan Shearer for a new British record fee variously reported as £3.3 million,[6] £3.4 million,[7] or £3.6 million.[8] Several other players moved for fees of £2 million or more, including Arsenal's David Rocastle, who joined Leeds United,[9] Dean Saunders, who moved from Liverpool to Aston Villa,[10] and Teddy Sheringham, who left Nottingham Forest for Tottenham Hotspur.[11]

The structure of the new league was identical to that of the previous season's Football League First Division, comprising 22 teams, with each playing the other 21 twice for a total of 42 matches. Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough had been promoted from the old Second Division as champions and runners-up respectively, and Blackburn Rovers took the third promotion place after winning the 1991–92 Second Division play-off.[12]

Season summary

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The first Premier League title went to Manchester United, the club's first title in 26 years. Their title was achieved with a 10-point lead over runners-up Aston Villa, after overcoming a slow start to the season which had seen them slip to mid table, with the signing of French striker Eric Cantona in late November proving to be the catalyst for their improved form which saw them lose just two league games after his arrival.

Norwich City led the table for most of the first half of the season, but their challenge faded in the final weeks of the campaign, and were out of contention with three games remaining, after they lost 3–1 to Ipswich Town. Norwich did however finish in third place, achieving European qualification in Mike Walker's debut season as manager; with a goal difference of −4, this is the highest Premier League finish by a team with a negative goal difference. Blackburn, in the top division for the first time in almost 30 years, finished in fourth place. They briefly led the league early in the season, but suffered a shortage of goals after Alan Shearer, who had scored 16 times before the turn of the year, suffered a torn cruciate ligament and missed the second half of the season. The title race was largely between the clubs who finished in the top four after early challenges from the likes of Arsenal, Coventry City, and Queens Park Rangers were not sustained.

Nottingham Forest's league form had suffered through the sale of key players including Des Walker and Teddy Sheringham, and they were bottom of the Premier League for the majority of the season. Their relegation was confirmed in early May when they lost to Sheffield United, and manager Brian Clough announced his retirement after 18 years as manager, which had yielded one league title, two European Cups and four League Cups. Next to go were newly promoted Middlesbrough, who fell from mid-table at Christmas to go down in second from bottom place. Last to go down were Crystal Palace, who failed to win their final game of the season which would have instead consigned Oldham Athletic to the final relegation place - Oldham's survival was secured with a thrilling 4–3 win over Southampton.[13]

Title holders Leeds United finished 17th, which was the lowest finish from a defending league champion since Ipswich Town finished 17th in 1962–63 after having won the title in 1961–62, and the lowest any top tier champions have so far finished in the Premier League. Leeds failed to win an away game in the league. The lowest a defending champion has finished since then has been 12th (Leicester City in 2016–17, having won the title in 2015–16). Liverpool, who had been the English league’s dominant force of the previous two decades with an honours list including 11 league titles between 1973 and 1990, finished a disappointing sixth, and had been in the bottom half of the table as late as March.

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In total 1,222 goals were scored, which until the 2023-24 Premier League, stood as a Premier League record, mainly due to significantly larger number of games from 1995–96 season onward.[15] The top scorer in the new Premier League was Teddy Sheringham, who found the net for Nottingham Forest in their opening game of the season before being sold to Tottenham Hotspur, scoring a further 21 goals for the North London side in the league. PFA Player of the Year was Paul McGrath of Aston Villa. FWA Player of the Year was Chris Waddle, who helped Sheffield Wednesday achieve runners-up spot in both of the cups after ending his three-year spell in France. PFA Young Player of the Year was Ryan Giggs, who won the award for the second year running, and also picked up a league title medal with Manchester United.

On 26 January, Wimbledon hosted Everton at Selhurst Park in front of a crowd of just over 3,000. More than 30 years on, this remains the lowest attendance recorded at a Premier League match. Despite their frequently low attendances, Wimbledon managed to climb clear of the relegation battle during the second half of the season to finish 12th.[16]

Teams

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Twenty-two teams competed in the league – the top nineteen teams from the First Division and the three teams promoted from the Second Division. The promoted teams were Ipswich Town, Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers, returning to the top flight after an absence of six, three and twenty-six years respectively. They replaced Luton Town, Notts County and West Ham United, who were relegated to the First Division, ending Luton Town's ten-year spell in the top flight, whilst both Notts County and West Ham United were relegated after only one year in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 1992–93 Premier League teams
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Greater London Premier League football clubs
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Greater Manchester Premier League football clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Arsenal London (Highbury) Highbury 38,419
Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 39,399
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,367
Chelsea London (Fulham) Stamford Bridge 36,000
Coventry City Coventry Highfield Road 23,489
Crystal Palace London (Selhurst) Selhurst Park 26,309
Everton Liverpool (Walton) Goodison Park 40,157
Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,300
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 40,204
Liverpool Liverpool (Anfield) Anfield 42,730
Manchester City Manchester (Moss Side) Maine Road 35,150
Manchester United Manchester (Old Trafford) Old Trafford 55,314
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 26,667
Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road 27,010
Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground 30,539
Oldham Athletic Oldham Boundary Park 13,512
Queens Park Rangers London (Shepherd's Bush) Loftus Road 18,439
Sheffield United Sheffield (Highfield) Bramall Lane 32,702
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield (Owlerton) Hillsborough Stadium 39,859
Southampton Southampton The Dell 15,200
Tottenham Hotspur London (Tottenham) White Hart Lane 36,230
Wimbledon London (Selhurst) Selhurst Park[a] 26,309
  1. ^ a b Due to Wimbledon lacking a home stadium, they played their home games at Selhurst Park, which is the home stadium of Crystal Palace.

Personnel and kits

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(as of 9 May 1993)

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arsenal Scotland George Graham England Tony Adams Adidas JVC
Aston Villa England Ron Atkinson England Kevin Richardson Umbro Mita Copiers
Blackburn Rovers Scotland Kenny Dalglish England Tim Sherwood Asics McEwan's Lager
Chelsea England David Webb (caretaker) Republic of Ireland Andy Townsend Umbro Commodore International
Coventry City England Bobby Gould England Brian Borrows Ribero Peugeot
Crystal Palace England Steve Coppell England Geoff Thomas Bukta (until December)
Ribero (from December) 		Tulip Computers
Everton England Howard Kendall England Dave Watson Umbro NEC
Ipswich Town England John Lyall Scotland John Wark Umbro Fisons
Leeds United England Howard Wilkinson Scotland Gordon Strachan Admiral Admiral
Liverpool Scotland Graeme Souness England Mark Wright Adidas Carlsberg
Manchester City England Peter Reid Republic of Ireland Terry Phelan Umbro Brother Industries
Manchester United Scotland Alex Ferguson England Bryan Robson Umbro Sharp
Middlesbrough England Lennie Lawrence Republic of Ireland Alan Kernaghan Admiral Imperial Chemical Industries
Norwich City Wales Mike Walker England Ian Butterworth Ribero Norwich and Peterborough
Nottingham Forest England Brian Clough England Stuart Pearce Umbro Shipstones (home), Labatt's (away)
Oldham Athletic England Joe Royle Republic of Ireland Mike Milligan Umbro JD Sports
Queens Park Rangers England Gerry Francis Northern Ireland Alan McDonald Clubhouse Classic FM
Sheffield United England Dave Bassett England Brian Gayle Umbro Laver
Sheffield Wednesday England Trevor Francis England Nigel Pearson Umbro Sanderson
Southampton England Ian Branfoot England Glenn Cockerill Admiral Draper Tools
Tottenham Hotspur England Doug Livermore
England Ray Clemence 		England Gary Mabbutt Umbro Holsten
Wimbledon Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear England John Scales Admiral

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Norwich City Wales David Williams End of caretaker spell 1 May 1992 Pre-season Wales Mike Walker 1 June 1992
Coventry City England Don Howe 14 May 1992 England Bobby Gould 6 June 1992
Tottenham Hotspur England Peter Shreeves Sacked 19 May 1992 England Doug Livermore
England Ray Clemence 		19 May 1992
Chelsea Scotland Ian Porterfield 15 February 1993 12th England David Webb 15 February 1993

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 42 24 12 6 67 31 +36 84 Qualification for the Champions League first round
2 Aston Villa 42 21 11 10 57 40 +17 74 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
3 Norwich City 42 21 9 12 61 65 −4 72
4 Blackburn Rovers 42 20 11 11 68 46 +22 71
5 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 12 13 63 55 +8 63
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[b]
11 Chelsea 42 14 14 14 51 54 −3 56
12 Wimbledon 42 14 12 16 56 55 +1 54
13 Everton 42 15 8 19 53 55 −2 53
14 Sheffield United 42 14 10 18 54 53 +1 52
15 Coventry City 42 13 13 16 52 57 −5 52
16 Ipswich Town 42 12 16 14 50 55 −5 52
17 Leeds United 42 12 15 15 57 62 −5 51
18 Southampton 42 13 11 18 54 61 −7 50
19 Oldham Athletic 42 13 10 19 63 74 −11 49
20 Crystal Palace (R) 42 11 16 15 48 61 −13 49 Relegation to Football League First Division
21 Middlesbrough (R) 42 11 11 20 54 75 −21 44
22 Nottingham Forest (R) 42 10 10 22 41 62 −21 40
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since League Cup winners Arsenal had qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners Cup by also winning the FA Cup, the UEFA Cup berth for the League Cup reverted to the league and was awarded to Norwich City. England was considered for an extra slot for the UEFA Cup after the 1993 Polish football scandal, but another one was given to Scotland, and it was thought excessive to give both two slots to Great Britain, and the extra place was awarded to Hungary.
  2. ^ 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

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Home \ Away ARS AVL BLB CHE COV CRY EVE IPS LEE LIV MCI MUN MID NOR NFO OLD QPR SHU SHW SOU TOT WIM
Arsenal — 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 4–3 1–3 0–1
Aston Villa 1–0 — 0–0 1–3 0–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–2 3–1 1–0 5–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0
Blackburn Rovers 1–0 3–0 — 2–0 2–5 1–2 2–3 2–1 3–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 7–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0
Chelsea 1–0 0–1 0–0 — 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–4 1–1 4–0 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–2
Coventry City 0–2 3–0 0–2 1–2 — 2–2 0–1 2–2 3–3 5–1 2–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–2
Crystal Palace 1–2 1–0 3–3 1–1 0–0 — 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 4–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–0
Everton 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 — 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–1 3–0 2–2 3–5 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–0
Ipswich Town 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 — 4–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1
Leeds United 3–0 1–1 5–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 — 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 5–0 2–1
Liverpool 0–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 4–0 5–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 — 1–1 1–2 4–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 6–2 2–3
Manchester City 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–5 3–1 4–0 1–1 — 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1
Manchester United 0–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 5–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 — 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 0–1
Middlesbrough 1–0 2–3 3–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–2 4–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 — 3–3 1–2 2–3 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–0
Norwich City 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 — 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1
Nottingham Forest 0–1 0–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–3 — 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–1
Oldham Athletic 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–2 2–2 3–2 0–1 1–0 4–1 2–3 5–3 — 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–3 2–1 6–2
Queens Park Rangers 0–0 2–1 0–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 4–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 3–3 3–1 4–3 3–2 — 3–2 3–1 3–1 4–1 1–2
Sheffield United 1–1 0–2 1–3 4–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 — 1–1 2–0 6–0 2–2
Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–3 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 3–3 2–3 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 — 5–2 2–0 1–1
Southampton 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 4–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 — 0–0 2–2
Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 2–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 5–1 2–1 4–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 4–2 — 1–1
Wimbledon 3–2 2–3 1–1 0–0 1–2 4–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 5–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 —
Source: 11v11
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Teddy Sheringham was the top scorer in the inaugural Premier League season.

The top goalscorer in the Premier League's inaugural season was Teddy Sheringham, who scored one goal for Nottingham Forest before his early-season transfer followed by 21 for Tottenham Hotspur for a total of 22.[17] Alan Shearer had scored 16 goals by Christmas before suffering a season-ending injury.

Rank Player Club Goals[18]
1 England Teddy Sheringham Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur 		22
2 England Les Ferdinand Queens Park Rangers 20
3 England Dean Holdsworth Wimbledon 19
4 England Micky Quinn Coventry City 17
5 England Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers 16
England David White Manchester City
7 England Chris Armstrong Crystal Palace 15
France Eric Cantona Leeds United
Manchester United
England Brian Deane Sheffield United
Wales Mark Hughes Manchester United
England Matt Le Tissier Southampton
England Mark Robins Norwich City
England Ian Wright Arsenal

Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of Premier League hat-tricks
Eric Cantona scored the first ever Premier League hat-trick, in a 5–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur. In addition, he also assisted 16 goals for Leeds United and Manchester United over the season.
Player For Against Result Date
France Eric Cantona Leeds United Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 (H)[19] 25 August 1992
England Mark Robins Norwich City Oldham Athletic 3–2 (A)[20] 8 November 1992
Scotland John Hendrie Middlesbrough Blackburn Rovers 3–2 (H)[21] 5 December 1992
England Andy Sinton Queens Park Rangers Everton 4–2 (H)[22] 28 December 1992
England Brian Deane Sheffield United Ipswich Town 3–0 (H)[23] 17 January 1993
England Teddy Sheringham Tottenham Hotspur Leeds United 4–0 (H)[24] 22 February 1993
Scotland Gordon Strachan Leeds United Blackburn Rovers 5–2 (H)[25] 10 April 1993
England Les Ferdinand Queens Park Rangers Nottingham Forest 4–3 (H)[26]
England Chris Bart-Williams Sheffield Wednesday Southampton 5–2 (H)[27] 12 April 1993
England Les Ferdinand Queens Park Rangers Everton 5–3 (A)[28]
England Chris Sutton Norwich City Leeds United 4–2 (H)[29] 14 April 1993
England Mark Walters Liverpool Coventry City 4–0 (H)[30] 17 April 1993
England Rod Wallace Leeds United 3–3 (A)[31] 8 May 1993
England Matt Le Tissier Southampton Oldham Athletic 3–4 (A)[32]
Note: (H) – Home; (A) – Away

Historic goals

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First ever Premier League goal was scored by Sheffield United's Brian Deane against Manchester United on 15 August 1992. Goal number 100 was scored by Leeds United's Eric Cantona against Tottenham Hotspur on 25 August 1992. Later in the season, a 1000th goal milestone was reached, when Mike Newell scored away at Nottingham Forest for Blackburn Rovers on 7 April 1993.[33]

Top assists

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Rank Player Club Assists[34]
1 France Eric Cantona Leeds United
Manchester United 		16
2 England Darren Anderton Tottenham Hotspur 11
Republic of Ireland Niall Quinn Manchester City
4 England Brian Deane Sheffield United 10
England Matt Le Tissier Southampton
England Jason Wilcox Blackburn Rovers
7 England Jason Dozzell Ipswich Town 9
England Rick Holden Manchester City
England Lee Sharpe Manchester United
England Teddy Sheringham Tottenham Hotspur
England Andy Sinton Queens Park Rangers
England Ian Woan Nottingham Forest

Clean sheets

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Bobby Mimms kept 19 clean sheets in the 1992–93 season, the most of all goalkeepers in the first ever Premier League season.
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[35]
1 England Bobby Mimms Blackburn Rovers 19
2 Denmark Peter Schmeichel Manchester United 18
3 England David Seaman Arsenal 15
4 Netherlands Hans Segers Wimbledon 13
5 England Tony Coton Manchester City 11
Scotland Bryan Gunn Norwich City
England John Lukic Leeds United
England Nigel Martyn Crystal Palace
Wales Neville Southall Everton
10 England Tim Flowers Southampton 10

Discipline

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Player

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Club

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  • Most yellow cards: 58[38]
    • Sheffield United
  • Fewest yellow cards: 23[38]
    • Aston Villa
    • Norwich City
  • Most red cards: 5[39]
    • Wimbledon
  • Fewest red cards: 0[39]
    • Aston Villa
    • Leeds United
    • Manchester United
    • Norwich City
    • Oldham Athletic
    • Queens Park Rangers

Annual awards

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Award Winner Club
PFA Players' Player of the Year[40] Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath Aston Villa
PFA Young Player of the Year[40] Wales Ryan Giggs Manchester United
FWA Footballer of the Year[41] England Chris Waddle Sheffield Wednesday
Ryan Giggs won the PFA Young Player of the Year award.

The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) presented its annual Players' Player of the Year award to Paul McGrath, a veteran central defender who contributed to Aston Villa's second-place finish in the Premier League. Manchester United's Paul Ince came second and Blackburn's Alan Shearer third.[40] The Young Player of the Year award was given to Ryan Giggs, the 19-year-old Manchester United left winger who had also won the award in the previous season. Giggs, who finished ahead of Tottenham's Nick Barmby and Nottingham Forest's Roy Keane, became the first player to win the award more than once.[40]

The Football Writers' Association (the FWA) chose Chris Waddle as its Footballer of the Year.[41] Waddle, who made his return to English football with Sheffield Wednesday after three years in France with Olympique Marseille, became the first Wednesday player to win the award in its 45-year history. McGrath and Giggs finished in second and joint third place respectively in the writers' poll.[42]

The PFA also selected eleven players to form its Team of the Year. The team included four Manchester United players (Giggs, Ince, Peter Schmeichel and Gary Pallister) and two from Leeds United (Tony Dorigo and Gary Speed). The other members of the team were McGrath, Keane, Shearer, David Bardsley (Queens Park Rangers) and Ian Wright (Arsenal).[40] The Manager of the Year award, chosen by a panel representing football's governing body, the media, and fans, was given to Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.[43] The newly formed League Managers Association also presented its own Manager of the Year award for the first time, specifically designed to recognise "the manager who made best use of the resources available to him". This award went to Dave Bassett of Sheffield United.[43]

PFA Team of the Year[43]
Goalkeeper Denmark Peter Schmeichel
(Manchester United)
Defenders England David Bardsley
(Queens Park Rangers) 		England Gary Pallister
(Manchester United) 		Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath
(Aston Villa) 		England Tony Dorigo
(Leeds United)
Midfielders Republic of Ireland Roy Keane
(Nottingham Forest) 		England Paul Ince
(Manchester United) 		Wales Gary Speed
(Leeds United) 		Wales Ryan Giggs
(Manchester United)
Forwards England Alan Shearer
(Blackburn Rovers) 		England Ian Wright
(Arsenal)

Attendances

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Liverpool FC drew the highest average home attendance in the first edition of the Premier League.

# Football club Home games Average attendance[44]
1 Liverpool FC 21 37,009
2 Manchester United 21 35,084
3 Aston Villa 21 29,594
4 Leeds United 21 29,228
5 Tottenham Hotspur 21 27,878
6 Sheffield Wednesday 21 27,264
7 Manchester City 21 24,698
8 Arsenal FC 21 24,403
9 Nottingham Forest 21 21,910
10 Everton FC 21 20,455
11 Sheffield United 21 19,057
12 Chelsea FC 21 18,754
13 Ipswich Town 21 18,188
14 Middlesbrough FC 21 16,724
15 Norwich City 21 16,253
16 Blackburn Rovers 21 16,248
17 Crystal Palace FC 21 15,726
18 Southampton FC 21 15,148
19 Coventry City 21 15,024
20 Queens Park Rangers 21 15,001
21 Oldham Athletic 21 12,859
22 Wimbledon FC 21 8,405

See also

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