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Liverpool
1992–93 season
ChairmanEngland David Moores
ManagerScotland Graeme Souness
Premier League6th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Charity ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Cup Winners' CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Rush (14)
All: Ian Rush (22)
Highest home attendance44,619 (vs. Everton, League, 20 March)
Lowest home attendance12,533 (vs. Chesterfield, League Cup, 22 September)
Average home league attendance34,741

The 1992–93 season was the 101st season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and their 31st consecutive year in the top-flight. Having won the FA Cup the previous season, Liverpool had qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

New members of the side for the 1992–93 season included goalkeeper David James, Hungarian midfielder István Kozma, Danish defender Torben Piechnik and attacking midfielder Paul Stewart. The close season had seen the departure of defender Barry Venison and winger Ray Houghton. A few weeks into the season, striker Dean Saunders also headed out of Anfield to sign for Aston Villa.

As founder-members of the new FA Premier League, Liverpool finished sixth – a repeat of their performance in the previous season. But their failure to make an impact in the cup competitions meant that their season ended without a trophy and left them without any European football for the 1993–94 season.[1]

This season covered the period from 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993.

Players

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 Zimbabwe ZIM Bruce Grobbelaar[notes 1]
— GK England ENG Mike Hooper
— GK England ENG David James
— DF Norway NOR Stig Inge Bjørnebye
— DF England ENG David Burrows
— DF England ENG Steve Harkness
— DF England ENG Rob Jones
— DF Scotland SCO Steve Nicol
— DF Denmark DEN Torben Piechnik
— DF England ENG Nick Tanner
— DF England ENG Mark Wright (captain)
— MF England ENG John Barnes
— MF England ENG Phil Charnock
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO Don Hutchison[notes 2]
— MF Hungary HUN István Kozma
— MF England ENG Mike Marsh
— MF England ENG Steve McManaman
— MF Denmark DEN Jan Mølby
— MF England ENG Jamie Redknapp
— MF England ENG Michael Thomas
— MF England ENG Mark Walters
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ronnie Whelan
— FW England ENG Robbie Fowler
— FW Israel ISR Ronny Rosenthal
— FW Wales WAL Ian Rush
— FW England ENG Paul Stewart

Left club during 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
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Tony Cousins (to Middlesbrough)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Wales WAL Dean Saunders (to Aston Villa)

Reserve 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
— FW England ENG Robbie Fowler

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup Charity Shield League Cup European CWC
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF England ENG John Barnes 31 5 26+1 5 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF Norway NOR Stig Inge Bjørnebye 13 0 11+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG David Burrows 40 2 29+1 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0 4+0 0
MF England ENG Phil Charnock 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
GK Zimbabwe ZIM Bruce Grobbelaar 10 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Steve Harkness 12 0 9+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
GK England ENG Mike Hooper 15 0 8+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Don Hutchison 42 10 27+4 7 1+1 0 0+1 0 5+0 2 3+0 1
GK England ENG David James 31 0 29+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Rob Jones 37 0 30+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 2+0 0
MF Hungary HUN István Kozma 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Mike Marsh 41 4 22+6 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 6+0 3 4+0 0
MF England ENG Steve McManaman 40 7 27+4 4 1+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 2 3+0 1
MF Denmark DEN Jan Mølby 13 3 8+2 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Steve Nicol 39 0 32+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
DF Denmark DEN Torben Piechnik 23 0 15+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Jamie Redknapp 40 3 27+2 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 6+0 1 4+0 0
FW Israel ISR Ronny Rosenthal 36 7 16+11 6 1+1 0 1+0 0 2+1 1 0+3 0
FW Wales WAL Ian Rush 42 22 31+1 14 1+0 1 1+0 1 4+0 1 4+0 5
FW Wales WAL Dean Saunders 7 2 6+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Paul Stewart 31 3 21+3 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 2
DF England ENG Nick Tanner 10 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+2 0 1+1 0
MF England ENG Michael Thomas 13 1 6+2 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Mark Walters 44 13 26+8 11 1+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 2 3+0 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ronnie Whelan 18 1 17+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Mark Wright 41 4 32+1 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+2 1 3+0 1

Goalscorers

Rank Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Charity Shield European Cup Winner's Cup Total
1 FW Wales Ian Rush 14 1 1 1 5 22
2 MF England Mark Walters 11 0 2 0 0 13
3 MF Scotland Don Hutchison 7 0 2 0 1 10
4 MF England Steve McManaman 4 0 2 0 1 7
FW Israel Ronnie Rosenthal 6 0 1 0 0 7
6 MF England John Barnes 5 0 0 0 0 5
7 MF England Mike Marsh 1 0 3 0 0 4
DF England Mark Wright 2 0 1 0 1 4
9 MF Denmark Jan Mølby 3 0 0 0 0 3
MF England Jamie Redknapp 2 0 1 0 0 3
FW England Paul Stewart 1 0 0 0 2 3
12 DF England David Burrows 2 0 0 0 0 2
FW Wales Dean Saunders 1 0 0 1 0 2
14 MF England Michael Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own goal 1 1 0 1 0 3
Totals 62 2 13 3 10 90

Top scorers

Competition Result Top scorer
Premier League 6th Wales Ian Rush, 14
UEFA CWC Second round Wales Ian Rush, 5
FA Cup Third round Wales Ian Rush, 1
League Cup Fourth round England Mike Marsh, 3
Charity Shield Runners-up Wales Ian Rush, 1
Wales Dean Saunders, 1
Overall Wales Ian Rush, 22

Transfers

In

Pos Player From Fee Date
GK England David James England Watford £1,000,000 6 July 1992
FW England Paul Stewart England Tottenham Hotspur £2,300,000 29 July 1992
DF Denmark Torben Piechnik Denmark FCK £500,000 1 August 1992
DF Norway Stig Inge Bjørnebye Norway Rosenborg £600,000 18 December 1992

Out

Pos Player To Fee Date
DF England Barry Jones Wales Wrexham Free 10 July 1992
MF Republic of Ireland Ray Houghton England Aston Villa £825,000 28 July 1992
DF England Barry Venison England Newcastle United £250,000 31 July 1992
FW Wales Dean Saunders England Aston Villa £2,300,000 10 September 1992
FW Republic of Ireland Tony Cousins England Middlesbrough Free April 1993

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Paris St Germain Tournament

26 July 1992 R1 France AS Monaco 2–1 England Liverpool Paris
20:30 Gnako 49'
Barros 61'		 Report Saunders 70' (pen.)
Burrows Yellow card		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 18,000
27 July 1992 Third place play-off Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–2 England Liverpool Paris
20:30 Poschner 24'
Rummenigge 30'
Chapuisat 65'		 Report Wright 62'
Hutchison 89'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 15,000

Testimonials

11 August 1992 Republic of Ireland Jim Beglin Leeds United 1–4 Liverpool Leeds
Batty Report Redknapp
Rush 12', 31'
Saunders 80'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 8,492
Referee: Steve Lodge
11 October 1992 Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar Liverpool 2–2 Everton Liverpool
Burrows 23'
Rosenthal 44'		 Report Beagrie 12'
Barlow 71'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,516
Referee: J.B. Worrall
11 May 1993 Wales Joey Jones Wrexham 2–2 Liverpool Wrexham
Hughes 33'
Case 40'		 Report Hutchison 47'
Rush 65'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 11,900

Friendlies

29 July 1992 Norway Rosenborg 1–0 England Liverpool Oslo
20:30 Stewart 72' (o.g.) Report Stewart Yellow card 66' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 21,724
Referee: R.H. Olsen
31 July 1992 Norway Tromsø 1–2 England Liverpool Tromsø
20:30 Wright 68' (o.g.) Report Rush 41'
Stewart 59'
Nicol Yellow card
Wright Yellow card		 Stadium: Alfheim Stadion
Attendance: 2,049
Referee: G. Paulsen
4 August 1992 England Tranmere Rovers 1–7 England Liverpool Birkenhead
19:30 Aldridge 61' Report Saunders 9' (pen.), 40'
Rush 11', 62'
Stewart 43'
Marsh 83'
Rosenthal 87'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,717
Referee: P. Roberts
1 March 1993 Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 1–2 England Liverpool Dublin
Henderson 13' Report Redknapp 12'
Walters 46'		 Stadium: Tolka Park
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: T. Traynor
17 March 1993 England Liverpool 1–2 Norway Rosenborg Liverpool
19:30 Rush 25' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Premier League

League Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 August 1992 1 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Liverpool Nottingham
16:00 Keane Yellow card 22'
Sheringham 29'		 Report Rush Yellow card 12'
Burrows Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,038
Referee: M Reed
19 August 1992 2 Liverpool 2–1 Sheffield United Liverpool
19:30 Walters 43'
Stewart 64'		 Report Deane 35' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 33,107
Referee: David Elleray
23 August 1992 3 Liverpool 0–2 Arsenal Liverpool
16:00 Whelan Yellow card 57' Report Dixon Yellow card 24'
Jensen Yellow card 30'
Limpar 53'
Parlour Yellow card 56'
Wright 80'
Adams Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 34,961
Referee: Ken Redfern
25 August 1992 4 Ipswich Town 2–2 Liverpool Ipswich
Dozzell 36'
Kiwomya 90'
Milton Yellow card 90'		 Report Walters 39'
Wright Yellow card 42'
Mølby 70' (pen.)
James Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,109
Referee: Bob Hamer
29 August 1992 5 Leeds United 2–2 Liverpool Leeds
McAllister 7'
Cantona Yellow card 36'
Chapman 87'		 Report Whelan 44'
Mølby 70' (pen.)		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 29,597
Referee: Roger Dilkes
1 September 1992 6 Liverpool 1–1 Southampton Liverpool
Wright 60' Report K. Dixon 51' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 30,024
Referee: Robbie Hart
5 September 1992 7 Liverpool 2–1 Chelsea Liverpool
Saunders 26'
Redknapp 89'		 Report Harford 72'
Wise Yellow card 81'
Pearce Yellow card 85'
Beasant Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 29,597
Referee: John Key
12 September 1992 8 Sheffield United 1–0 Liverpool Sheffield
Littlejohn 4'
Dean Yellow card 35'
Gage Yellow card 77'		 Report Walters Yellow card 40'
Burrows Yellow card 87'
Rush Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,632
Referee: John E Martin
19 September 1992 9 Aston Villa 4–2 Liverpool Birmingham
15:00 Saunders 44', 66'
Atkinson 54' Yellow card 64'
Houghton Yellow card 77'
Parker 78'		 Report Walters 43'
Piechnik Yellow card 62'
Rosenthal 84'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,863
Referee: Philip Don
26 September 1992 10 Liverpool 2–3 Wimbledon Liverpool
Wright Yellow card 9'
Mølby 35' (pen.)
McManaman 39'		 Report Fashanu 12'
Clarke Yellow card 20'
Earle 27', 76'
Scales Yellow card 67'
Sanchez Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 29,574
Referee: Roger Milford
3 October 1992 11 Liverpool 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Liverpool
Stewart Yellow card 15'
Hutchison 80'		 Report Warhurst Yellow card 40'
Palmer Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,785
Referee: Martin Bodenham
18 October 1992 12 Manchester United 2–2 Liverpool Manchester
Hughes 78', 90' Report Hutchison 23'
Rush Yellow card 32' 44'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 33,243
Referee: Keith Hackett
25 October 1992 13 Liverpool 4–1 Norwich City Liverpool
Thomas 15'
Hutchison 20'
Burrows 52'
Nicol Yellow card 69'
Walters 89' (pen.)		 Report Butterworth 2' Yellow card 52'
Goss Yellow card 7'
Newman Yellow card 28'
Sutton Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 36,318
Referee: Ray Lewis
31 October 1992 14 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Liverpool London
15:00 Nayim 63'
Austin Yellow card 68'
Ruddock 72'		 Report Piechnik Yellow card 11'
Walters Yellow card 14'
Hutchison Yellow card 35'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,318
Referee: Gerald Ashby
7 November 1992 15 Liverpool 4–1 Middlesbrough Liverpool
15:00 Rosenthal 9', 38'
McManaman 45'
Rush 89'		 Report Phillips 41' (pen.) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 34,974
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
23 November 1992 16 Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Liverpool London
Report Redknapp Yellow card 19'
Rosenthal 87'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 21,056
Referee: Roger Milford
28 November 1992 17 Liverpool 5–0 Crystal Palace Liverpool
McManaman 7', 19'
Marsh 9'
Rosenthal 61'
Hutchison 76'		 Report Young Yellow card 40'
McGoldrick Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 36,380
Referee: Steve Lodge
7 December 1992 18 Everton 2–1 Liverpool Liverpool
19:45 Johnston 63'
Beardsley 84'		 Report Wright 62' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,826
Referee: Martin Bodenham
13 December 1992 19 Liverpool 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
16:00 Walters 77', 85' Report Shearer 80' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,668
Referee: Philip Don
19 December 1992 20 Coventry City 5–1 Liverpool Coventry
Borrows 37' (pen.), 54'
Gallacher 61'
Quinn 71', 74'		 Report Hutchison Yellow card 61'
Redknapp 64' Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 70'		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,779
Referee: Kelvin Morton
28 December 1992 21 Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City Liverpool
15:00 Rush 49' Report Quinn 39'
McMahon Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,037
Referee: David Allison
9 January 1993 22 Liverpool 1–2 Aston Villa Liverpool
Barnes 42' Report Teale Yellow card 52'
Parker 54'
Saunders 64'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,826
Referee: Keith Hackett
16 January 1993 23 Wimbledon 2–0 Liverpool London
Fashanu 36' (pen.)
Cotterill 64'		 Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 11,294
Referee: Roger Dilkes
31 January 1993 24 Arsenal 0–1 Liverpool London
16:00 Winterburn Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 87' Report Stewart Yellow card 13'
Barnes 59' (pen.)		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 27,580
Referee: Keith A Cooper
6 February 1993 25 Liverpool 0–0 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
15:00 Report Keane Yellow card 62' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,463
Referee: Keren Barratt
10 February 1993 26 Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool London
19:45 Hall Yellow card 89' Report Marsh Yellow card 27' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 20,981
Referee: John E Martin
13 February 1993 27 Southampton 2–1 Liverpool Southampton
17:00 Maddison 23'
Banger 73'
Monkou Yellow card 83'
Adams Yellow card 89'		 Report Hutchison 61' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 17,216
Referee: Alf Buksh
20 February 1993 28 Liverpool 0–0 Ipswich Town Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 36,680
Referee: Alan Gunn
27 February 1993 29 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Liverpool Sheffield
Worthington Yellow card 45' Red card 65'
Anderson 82'		 Report Hutchison 20' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 33,964
Referee: Vic Callow
6 March 1993 30 Liverpool 1–2 Manchester United Liverpool
15:00 Rush 50' Report Hughes 42'
McClair 56'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,374
Referee: Roger Milford
10 March 1993 31 Liverpool 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Liverpool
Rush 72' Report Peacock Yellow card 52'
Ferdinand Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 30,370
Referee: Keith Burge
13 March 1993 32 Middlesbrough 1–2 Liverpool Middlesbrough
Nicol 15' (o.g.)
Peake Yellow card 50'
Mohan Yellow card 55'
Phillips Yellow card 84'		 Report Hutchison 11' Yellow card 37'
Walters Yellow card 52'
Rush 81'		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 22,463
Referee: Mike Peck
20 March 1993 33 Liverpool 1–0 Everton Liverpool
Rosenthal 90' Report Snodin Yellow card 49' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,619
Referee: Philip Don
23 March 1993 34 Crystal Palace 1–1 Liverpool London
Armstrong 78' Report Burrows Yellow card 23'
Rush 49'
Hutchison Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,688
Referee: Roger Dilkes
3 April 1993 35 Blackburn Rovers 4–1 Liverpool Blackburn
Newell 13'
Hendry Yellow card 19'
Moran 25'
Gallacher 41'
Wilcox 65'		 Report Rush 84' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,032
Referee: Ken Redfern
10 April 1993 36 Liverpool 1–0 Oldham Athletic Liverpool
Rush 60' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 36,129
Referee: Joe Worrall
12 April 1993 37 Manchester City 1–1 Liverpool Manchester
Flitcroft 12' Report Rush 61' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 28,098
Referee: Mike Reed
17 April 1993 38 Liverpool 4–0 Coventry City Liverpool
Walters 16', 33', 50' (pen.)
Burrows 75'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 33,328
Referee: Tony Ward
21 April 1993 39 Liverpool 2–0 Leeds United Liverpool
Barnes 54'
Walters 73' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 34,992
Referee: Mike Reed
1 May 1993 40 Norwich City 1–0 Liverpool Norwich
Newman Yellow card 55'
Phillips 62' (pen.)
Goss Yellow card 63'		 Report James Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 61'
Wright Yellow card 42'
Stewart Yellow card 55'
Rush Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 20,610
Referee: David Elleray
5 May 1993 41 Oldham Athletic 3–2 Liverpool Oldham
Beckford 20'
Olney 35', 36'
Henry Yellow card 76'		 Report Redknapp Yellow card 24'
Burrows Yellow card 26' Rush 30', 59'
Hutchison Red card 75'
Walters Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 15,381
Referee: Paul Durkin
8 May 1993 42 Liverpool 6–2 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
Rush 21', 85'
Barnes 44', 88'
Harkness 47'
Walters 82' (pen.)
Jones Yellow card 89'		 Report Van Den Hauwe Yellow card 44'
Sheringham 46'
Sedgley 77'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,385
Referee: Steve Lodge

European Cup Winners' Cup

16 September 1992 First Round, First Leg Liverpool England 6–1 Cyprus Apollon Limassol Liverpool
19:35 Stewart 4', 38'
Rush 39', 50', 55', 74'		 Report Špoljarić 84' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 12,769
Referee: J A Veiga Trigo (Portugal)
29 September 1992 First Round, Second Leg Apollon Limassol Cyprus 1–2 England Liverpool Limassol
19:00 Špoljarić 60' Report Rush 62'
Hutchison 68'
Stewart Red card 72'		 Stadium: Tsirion Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: L Stafoggia (Italy)
22 October 1992 Second Round, First Leg Spartak Moscow Russia 4–2 England Liverpool Moscow
19:00 Pisarev 10'
Karpin 69', 84' (pen.)
Lediakhov 89'		 Report Wright 65'
McManaman 79'
Grobbelaar Red card 84'		 Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: R Larsson (Sweden)
4 November 1992 Second Round, Second Leg Liverpool England 0–2 Russia Spartak Moscow Liverpool
19:35 Marsh Red card 87' Report Radchenko 63'
Piatnitski 89'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 37,993
Referee: M Diaz Vega (Spain)

FA Cup

3 January 1993 3rd Round Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Liverpool Bolton
McGinlay 6'
Seagraves 22'		 Report Winstanley 56' (o.g.)
Rush 82'		 Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 21,502
Referee: Ron Groves
13 January 1993 3rd Round Replay Liverpool 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
Report McGinlay 3'
Walker 78'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 34,790
Referee: Ron Groves

Football League Cup

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 September 1992 2nd Round 1st Leg Liverpool 4–4 Chesterfield Liverpool
Rosenthal 51'
Hutchison 58'
Walters 72'
Wright 85'		 Report Norris 7', 69'
Lancaster 30', 48'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 12,533
Referee: Philip Wright
6 October 1992 2nd Round 2nd Leg Chesterfield 1–4
(5–8 agg.)		 Liverpool Chesterfield
Hebberd 10' Report Hutchison 19'
Redknapp 35'
Walters 42'
Rush 56'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 10,632
Referee: Gerald Ashby
28 October 1992 3rd Round Sheffield United 0–0 Liverpool Sheffield
Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 17,856
Referee: Tony Ward
11 November 1992 3rd Round Replay Liverpool 3–0 Sheffield United Liverpool
McManaman 33', 42'
Marsh 84' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 17,654
Referee: Kelvin Morton
1 December 1992 4th Round Liverpool 1–1 Crystal Palace Liverpool
Marsh 77' (pen.) Report Coleman 56' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 18,525
Referee: Brian Hill
16 December 1992 4th Round Replay Crystal Palace 2–1 (a.e.t.) Liverpool London
Watts 14'
Thorn 101'		 Report Marsh 26' (pen.) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 19,622
Referee: Peter Foakes

FA Charity Shield

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 August 1992 Liverpool 3–4 Leeds United London
15:00 Rush 34'
Saunders 65'
Strachan 89' (o.g.)		 Report Cantona 26', 77', 87'
Dorigo 43'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 61,291
Referee: David Elleray

Season events

August

In the last season of the original Football League First Division before the creation of the FA Premier League, Liverpool had collected their fifth FA Cup but finished sixth in the league – the first time since 1981 that they hadn't finished champions or runners-up. They had returned to European competition in the UEFA Cup and reached the quarter-finals. Their disappointment in the league could largely be put down to the fact that key players Ian Rush and John Barnes had missed many games through injury. However, Rush and Barnes were back to full fitness for the 1992–93 season, accompanied by new signing Paul Stewart from Tottenham Hotspur, who could double as a midfielder or attacker, and 21-year-old Watford goalkeeper David James who was already an England under-21 international and widely tipped to be a full international over the next few years.

The season began on 8 August, when Liverpool faced league champions Leeds United in the FA Charity Shield, and an action packed game at Wembley Stadium ended in a 4–3 defeat. Eight days later, Liverpool travelled to the City Ground to take on Nottingham Forest in their very first Premier League game, but came away 1–0 losers after a Teddy Sheringham goal. Three days later, the Reds recorded their first win, goals and points at Anfield in a 2–1 win over Sheffield United, with Mark Walters opening the goalscoring followed by Paul Stewart in the second half. However, the visit of Arsenal to Anfield four days after that brought major disappointment as the North Londoners ran out 2–0 winners. The next two games (away visits to Ipswich Town and Leeds) both ended in 2–2 draws, with 70th minute penalties from Jan Molby in both of these games.

Liverpool's first month of the new Premier League had been a major disappointment, with one win, two draws and two defeats, leaving them a lowly 16th out of 22 clubs.[2]

September

The second month of Liverpool's season was similar to the first – bringing one draw (at home to Southampton), one win (at home to Chelsea) and three defeats (at the hands of Sheffield United, Aston Villa and Wimbledon). They were now 19th in the league, with only goal difference keeping them out of relegation places at the end of the second month of a season in a league where they had been expected to challenge for the title, which was currently being contested by some of the most unlikely sides including Norwich City, Coventry City and Queen's Park Rangers as well as big spending Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers.[3]

Liverpool's European adventure began on 16 September, with a 6–1 home demolition of Apollon Limassol (the Cypriot cup winners) in which Ian Rush scored four goals and Paul Stewart was on target twice in the first round first leg of the European Cup Winners' Cup. The return leg in Cyprus two weeks later saw Liverpool progress to the next stage with a 2–1 win thanks to another goal from Rush as well as another from Don Hutchison.

The Football League Cup quest began on 22 September, when Division Three Chesterfield gave the Reds a scare by drawing 4–4 with them at Anfield.

October

Liverpool's terrible start to the season gave way to a slight improvement in October. The month began well with a 1–0 home win over Sheffield Wednesday in which Don Hutchison scored the only goal, and two weeks later only a late equaliser from Mark Hughes denied them an away win over Manchester United, forcing a 2–2 draw. The following Saturday saw an impressive 4–1 home win over surprise title challengers Norwich, but the month ended with a return to Liverpool's losing ways as they were beaten 2–0 by Tottenham at White Hart Lane, where Spurs' first goal came from a spectacular volley by Nayim.

They ended the month in 14th place in the league – an improvement on the previous month but still well short of top spot.[4] Any hopes that Chesterfield might have had of achieving a giant killing feat over the Reds ended at Saltergate on 6 October, when Graeme Souness's men achieved a 4–1 win to put them through to the third round. They were drawn with Sheffield United, who held them to a goalless draw at Bramall Lane on 28 October,.

On the European scene, Liverpool's chances of glory in the Cup Winners' Cup took a severe blow when they were beaten 4–2 in Russia by Spartak Moscow.

November

Liverpool saw league action just three times in London – and won on each occasions. Middlesbrough visited Anfield on 7 November, and were on the receiving end on a 4–1 defeat in which Ronny Rosenthal scored twice. Rosenthal was the only man on the scoresheet 16 days later as the Reds beat QPR 1–0 at Loftus Road. Five days later, Liverpool's surge continued when they demolished Crystal Palace 5–0 at Anfield. They had now climbed to eighth place.[5]

The League Cup third round replay against Sheffield United at Anfield saw them run out 3–0 victors thanks to a Steve McManaman brace and a Mike Marsh penalty. However, any remaining hopes of European glory were ended on 4 November, when they suffered a 2–0 home defeat to Spartak Moscow in the second leg of the second round.

December

Liverpool's league revival stalled in November as they won just one league matches out of four. They lost 2–1 to Everton in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on 7 December, though two goals from Mark Walters six days later gave them a 2–1 home win over Blackburn Rovers. Six days before Christmas, however, the Reds were on the receiving end of one of the biggest league shocks of the season as they were crushed 5–1 by Coventry at Highfield Road. Their final action of 1992 came on 28 December, when they drew 1–1 at home to Manchester City. They had now slipped to 11th place.[6]

December also saw the end of Liverpool's attempt to win a record fifth League Cup, as they were beaten 2–1 by Crystal Palace in the fourth round replay after a 1–1 draw in the first match.

January

1993 began with a 2–2 draw with Bolton Wanderers in the FA Cup third round at Burnden Park, with the replay at Anfield 10 days later sparking arguably the biggest cup upset of the season as the Reds lost 2–0 at home to the Division Two promotion chasers.

Liverpool fared little better in the league this month, beginning with a 2–1 home defeat to title chasers Aston Villa, followed by a 2–0 defeat at Wimbledon, before a John Barnes penalty against Arsenal at Highbury on 31 January, ensured that the month would not end winless for the Reds, who were still only 12th in the league.[7]

February

Liverpool's dismal form continued into February as they failed to win a single game all month, and speculation was mounting that manager Graeme Souness would soon be forced out of the club. The month began with goalless draws against Forest and Chelsea, before the Reds lost 2–1 at Southampton. A goalless draw followed at home to Ipswich, whose recent surge in form had seen them look like outsiders for the league title a season after promotion. A 1–1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday ensured that Liverpool had gone a whole month with five games but no wins. They had managed just two goals all month, both from Don Hutchison.

March

Liverpool's action for March kicked off with a 2–1 home defeat by a Manchester United side who went top on their way to their first top division title since 1967, with left Liverpool a lowly 15th in the league and just five places and three points clear of the relegation zone. The game also saw Ian Rush score his first league goal of 1993 and only his fourth of the whole season in the league, and marked the start of a turnaround in fortunes for both player and club.[8]

Four days later, QPR were the visitors at Anfield as Rush was the only man on the scoresheet in a 1–0 win for the hosts. Three days later, Rush was joined by Don Hutchison on the scoresheet as the Reds won 2–1 at Middlesbrough – a result which pushed the Ayresome Park club deeper into relegation trouble. 20 March, was the day of the second Merseyside derby of the season, in which Liverpool ran out 1–0 winners and Ronny Rosenthal scored the only goal of the game. The resurgence was put on hold when Liverpool's last game of the month saw the held to a 1–1 draw at relegation-threatened Crystal Palace, but Rush was on target for the fourth time in five games and his team had now lifted themselves to 10th place.[9]

April

April began badly for the Reds as a 4–1 defeat at Blackburn (managed by former Liverpool player and boss Kenny Dalglish) suggested that another decline was setting in and that the Reds could be sucked back into the unthinkable relegation battle. However, a week later their resurgence was resumed with Ian Rush once again the inspiration as they defeated Oldham 1–0 at Anfield. Rush was on the scoresheet yet again in the next game as they were held to a 1–1 draw by Manchester City at Maine Road. Undoubtedly the best game of the month came on 17 April, when the Reds demolished Coventry 4–0 at Anfield, with Mark Walters scoring a hat-trick and defender David Burrows scoring the other goal. The month ended with a 2–0 home win over Leeds that completed Liverpool's impressive rise from 15th place to fifth within the space of a few weeks. The relegation fear was now long gone, though it was too late for Liverpool to make a challenge for one of the two UEFA Cup places.[10]

May

With the pressure off the Reds as the end of the season loomed, they lost 1–0 to third placed Norwich at the beginning of the month before being beaten 3–2 by an Oldham side who were on the way to completing a survival act which was little short of miraculous. The campaign ended on 8 May, with an impressive 6–2 demolition of Tottenham with goals from Ian Rush (twice), John Barnes (twice), a penalty from Mark Walters and an own goal from Tottenham's Stuart Nethercott, to secure a sixth-place finish for the second season running. Manager Souness was not at the game, instead attending the match between Coventry City and Leeds United in order to scout Coventry forward Peter Ndlovu.[11] [12]

Notes

  1. ^ Grobbelaar was born in Durban, South Africa, but was raised in Rhodesia (later named Zimbabwe) from the age of two months and made his international debut for Rhodesia in 1977 and for Zimbabwe in 1980.
  2. ^ Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in March 1999, having previously represented them at B level.

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