Norwich City
1992–93 season
ChairmanRobert Chase
ManagerMike Walker
StadiumCarrow Road
Premier League3rd
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Robins (15)
All: Robins (16)
Average home league attendance16,154

During the 1992–93 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the inaugural season of the Premier League. Norwich City led the league for much of the season, having been among the pre-season favourites for relegation, and were eight points clear of the field shortly before Christmas,[1] before faltering in the final weeks to finish third behind the champions, Manchester United, and Aston Villa.[2]

On the first day of the Premier League season, achieving an impressive 4–2 away win over an Arsenal side who were among the pre-season title favourites in a race finally won by Manchester United. This was a big surprise not least to the media and pundits who had tipped Norwich for a season of struggle.[3]

Build up to the season

Transfers In

Transfers Out

Season summary

[4]

August

15 August 1992 (1992-08-15) 1 Arsenal 2–4 Norwich City London
15:00 Bould 28'
Campbell 39'
[5] Robins 69', 84'
Phillips 73'
Fox 82'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 24,030
Referee: Alan Gunn
19 August 1992 (1992-08-19) 2 Norwich City 2–1 Chelsea Norwich
19:45 Phillips 57'
Robins 59'
[6] Stuart 15' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 15,164
Referee: Gerald Ashby
22 August 1992 (1992-08-22) 3 Norwich City 1–1 Everton Norwich
15:00 Fox 67' [7] Beardsley 55' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,150
Referee: John Key
26 August 1992 (1992-08-26) 4 Manchester City 3–1 Norwich City Manchester
19:45 White 45', 80'
McMahon 90'
[8] Megson 58' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 23,182
Referee: David Elleray
29 August 1992 (1992-08-29) 5 Crystal Palace 1–2 Norwich City London
15:00 McGoldrick 20' [9] Power 16'
Phillips 74'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,033
Referee: David Allison
31 August 1992 (1992-08-31) 6 Norwich City 3–1 Nottingham Forest Norwich
19:45 Crook 2'
Power 76'
Phillips 89'
[10] Clough 31' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,104
Referee: Brian Hill

Norwich had finished 18th the previous season and sold star striker Robert Fleck to Chelsea for a club record fee. This lead many pundits and experts to tip the Canaries to struggle in the new Premier League. In the opening weekend of the season Norwich City faced Arsenal at Highbury. Norwich did little to dispel these early predictions, finding themselves 2–0 behind at half time courtesy of goals from Steve Bould and Kevin Campbell. However the introduction of Mark Robins as a substitute was to set the tone for the rest of season. He quickly reduced the arrears with a diving header from a David Phillips free kick. Phillips, himself draw Norwich level after David Seaman misjudged a straightforward right wing cross. Ruel Fox then gave Norwich the lead from a tight angle before Robins sealed the comeback, pouncing on a mistake by Tony Adams to loft the ball over Seaman into the net.

Gaining points from losing positions was a key feature of Norwich's early season form. Another deft chip from Robins secured victory over Chelsea after falling behind to an early strike from Graham Stuart, while a Ruel Fox header salvaged a point against Everton. Norwich's first defeat of the season inevitably came at Manchester City, a ground they had not won at since 1964. However Norwich quickly bounced back to record a fine victory at Crystal Palace courtesy of a stunning scissor kick from David Phillips. At the end of the month Norwich played host to Nottingham Forest knowing that a win would put them top of the Premier League. In front of the Sky cameras, Ian Crook gave the Canaries the lead with a stunning free kick which was promptly cancelled out by an acute yet precise finish from Nigel Clough (both goals appearing at #11 and #12 on the 'Goals Goals Goals: 101 of the Very Best 1992/93 Premier League Goals' VHS). However Norwich were not to be denied and a defensive mix up allowed Lee Power to restore Norwich's lead. David Phillips sealed victory following a clever layback from Rob Newman.

September

5 September 1992 (1992-09-05) 7 Norwich City 1–0 Southampton Norwich
15:00 Robins 87' [11] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 12,452
Referee: Keith Hackett
12 September 1992 (1992-09-12) 8 Chelsea 2–3 Norwich City London
15:00 Harford 2'
Townsend 29'
[12] Robins 46', 74'
Phillips 79'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 16,880
Referee: Keren Barratt
19 September 1992 (1992-09-19) 9 Norwich City 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Norwich
15:00 Newman 44' [13] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,367
Referee: Bob Nixon
26 September 1992 (1992-09-26) 10 Coventry City 1–1 Norwich City Coventry
15:00 Ndlovu 37' [14] Crook 13' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 16,436
Referee: Alf Buksh

Norwich continued to defy expectations in September. Mark Robins bundled home late on against Southampton to hand Norwich the points despite a fine display from Tim Flowers in the Saints goal. The Canaries then travelled to Stamford Bridge, quickly finding themselves 2 goals behind from strikes by Mick Harford and Andy Townsend. However Norwich worked their way back into the contest thanks to some calamitous goalkeeping from Dave Beasant who allowed Mark Robins' tame effort to creep past him. Beasant was again caught out of position as Robins sidefooted Norwich's equalizer. However things went from bad to worse for Beasant who then allowed David Phillips scuffed shot to somehow squirm through his hands, gifting Norwich the points. Their position at the top of table was further entrenched with victory over Sheffield Wednesday at Carrow Road and a draw against Coventry City at Highfield Road. The Sky Blues were also upsetting the bookies with a fine start to the season of their own. Ian Crook's scything shot was cancelled out by a superb individual effort from Peter Ndlovu (both goals appearing at #22 and #23 on the 'Goals Goals Goals' VHS).

October

3 October 1992 (1992-10-03) 11 Blackburn Rovers 7–1 Norwich City Blackburn
15:00 Wegerle 8', 32'
Sherwood 27'
Shearer 43', 76'
Cowans 63'
Ripley 70'
[15] Newman 39' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,312
Referee: Roger Dilkes
17 October 1992 (1992-10-17) 12 Norwich City 2–1 QPR Norwich
15:00 Bowen 53' (pen.)
Sutton 64'
[16] Allen 77' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,009
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
25 October 1992 (1992-10-25) 13 Liverpool 4–1 Norwich City Liverpool
15:00 Thomas 15'
Hutchison 20'
Burrows 52'
Walters 89' (pen.)
[17] Butterworth 2' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 36,318
Referee: Gary Lewis
31 October 1992 (1992-10-31) 14 Norwich City 1–1 Middlesbrough Norwich
15:00 Sutch 86' [18] Wilkinson 64' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,499
Referee: Stephen Lodge

The start of the month saw Norwich surrender their lead at the top of the Premiership in spectacular style with a 7–1 thrashing by newly promoted Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. Alan Shearer underlined his status as the most promising young striker in the country with an outstanding display. This result helped to ensure that despite an eventual third-place finish, Norwich had the dubious distinction of finishing the season with a negative goal difference (-4).

Norwich bounced back from their Blackburn disaster by progressing to next of league cup with comfortable home win against Carlisle United. Chris Sutton scoring two identical headers from two identical Ian Culverhouse crosses. However, football was soon to pale into total insignificance as personal tragedy befell Norwich keeper Bryan Gunn. His daughter Francesca losing her brave battle against leukemia. Gunn remarkably played just days later in a 2–1 home success against QPR. Mark Bowen gave Norwich the lead before Chris Sutton powered home a second. Bradley Allen pounced on a poor backpass to set up a tense finish. However, Norwich and most significantly Gunn were not to be denied.

Norwich arrived on Merseyside in confident mood to take on Liverpool. It was a year when the Reds would fall way below their usual high standards. Norwich opened the scoring through Ian Butterworth, but Liverpool struck back to lead 2–1. The game then turned when Mark Bowen blazed widely over from the spot. Liverpool running out comfortable 4–1 winners. Further disappointment was to follow against struggling Middlesbrough. It took a late Daryl Sutch strike to keep Norwich in touch at the top.

November

9 November 1992 (1992-11-09) 15 Oldham Athletic 2–3 Norwich City Oldham
19:30 Sharp 25'
Marshall 43'
[19] Robins 14', 27', 90' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 11,081
Referee: Robbie Hart
21 November 1992 (1992-11-21) 16 Norwich City 2–1 Sheffield United Norwich
15:00 Pemberton 60' (o.g.)
Robins 80'
[20] Cork 71' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,874
Referee: Mike Peck
28 November 1992 (1992-11-28) 17 Aston Villa 2–3 Norwich City Birmingham
15:00 Houghton 45'
Parker 46'
[21] Phillips 17'
Beckford 30'
Sutch 49'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 28,837
Referee: Alf Buksh

The start of the month saw Norwich travel to Boundary Park in front of the sky cameras. In a pulsating game, a Mark Robins hat trick put Norwich City back on top of the Premier League after twice being pegged back by Oldham, with Oldham's second equalizer coming from a wonderful chip from outside the box by Ian Marshall. Norwich further stretched their advantage with a home win against Sheffield United. This was trumped by an outstanding 3–2 success at Villa Park. Norwich opened the scoring through David Phillips with Darren Beckford doubling the lead after a mistake from Nigel Spink. Villa leveled the game at 2–2 before Daryl Sutch scored the winner with a fierce drive.

December

5 December 1992 (1992-12-05) 18 Norwich City 2–1 Wimbledon Norwich
15:00 Robins 77'
Phillips 88'
[22] Sanchez 53' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,161
Referee: Stephen Lodge
12 December 1992 (1992-12-12) 19 Manchester United 1–0 Norwich City Manchester
15:00 Hughes 59' [23] Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 34,500
Referee: Roger Milford
21 December 1992 (1992-12-21) 20 Norwich City 0–2 Ipswich Norwich
19:45 [24] Kiwomya 51'
Thompson 87'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 20,032
Referee: David Elleray
26 December 1992 (1992-12-26) 21 Norwich City 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Norwich
15:00 [25] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,413
Referee: John Martin
28 December 1992 (1992-12-28) 22 Leeds United 0–0 Norwich City Leeds
15:00 [26] Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,282
Referee: Philip Don

David Phillips winner was enough to sink Wimbledon at Carrow Road. This meant that Norwich had now extended their lead at the top of the Premiership to 8 points. Norwich travelled to Old Trafford in confident mood ahead of the game against Manchester United. The game was settled by a goal from Mark Hughes who capitalized on a mistake by Daryl Sutch to fire past Bryan Gunn. It was a watershed moment for the Canaries who were about to embark on a 6 match winless run which would ultimately go a long way towards costing them the title.

Local rivals Ipswich chalked up an emphatic victory at Carrow Road with goals from Steve Thompson and Chris Kywomia. The year ended with disappointing goalless draws against Spurs and Leeds.

January

10 January 1993 (1993-01-10) 23 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Norwich City Sheffield
16:00 Worthington 42' [27] Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 23,360
Referee: David Allison
16 January 1993 (1993-01-16) 24 Norwich City 1–1 Coventry City Norwich
15:00 Sutton 13' [28] Quinn 57' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,613
Referee: Allan Gunn
27 January 1993 (1993-01-27) 25 Norwich City 4–2 Crystal Palace Norwich
19:45 Power 9', 89'
Sutton 26'
Goss 50'
[29] Armstrong 2'
Thomas 45'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,543
Referee: Vic Callow
30 January 1993 (1993-01-30) 26 Everton 0–1 Norwich City Liverpool
15:00 [30] Sutton 15' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 20,301
Referee: Ray Lewis

The new year failed to bring a change of fortune as Nigel Worthington's goal was enough for Sheffield Wednesday to secure all 3 points at Hillsborough (he would be manager of the Canaries seven years later). Norwich netted their first goal in almost 8 hours of football against Coventry but were eventually pegged back by a strike from Mick Quinn. Norwich regarded their first win since the start of December with a fine 4–2 success against Crystal Palace. Lee Power capping a fine individual performance with 2 goals. Norwich were further buoyed by a 1–0 success at Goodison Park through Chris Sutton.

February

10 February 1993 (1993-02-10) 27 Southampton 3–0 Norwich City Southampton
19:30 Hall 9'
Adams 25'
Banger 79'
[31] Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 12,969
Referee: Joe Worrall
20 February 1993 (1993-02-20) 28 Norwich City 2–1 Manchester City Norwich
15:00 Robins 28'
Power 29'
[32] Sheron 46' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16.386
Referee: Brian Hill
28 February 1993 (1993-02-28) 29 Norwich City 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Norwich
[33] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 15.821
Referee: Philip Don

A heavy 3–0 defeat at Southampton was to follow before the Canaries chalked up their first win over Man City in nearly 30 years. This came courtesy of 2 goals in as many minutes. Norwich went some way to wiping away the memories of their disaster at Ewood Park with 0–0 draw at Carrow Road based on a strong defensive performance.

March

3 March 1993 (1993-03-03) 30 Norwich City 1–1 Arsenal Norwich
19:45 Fox 35' [34] Wright 65' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14.802
Referee: John Martin
6 March 1993 (1993-03-06) 31 QPR 3–1 Norwich City London
15:00 Ferdinand 19', 34'
Wilson 79'
[35] Brevett 38' (o.g.) Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,892
Referee: Rodger Gifford
10 March 1993 (1993-03-10) 32 Sheffield United 0–1 Norwich City Sheffield
19:45 [36] Fox 55' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 15,583
Referee: Gary Lewis
13 March 1993 (1993-03-13) 33 Norwich City 1–0 Oldham Athletic Norwich
15:00 Henry 12' (o.g.) [37] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,597
Referee: Roger Milford
17 March 1993 (1993-03-17) 34 Nottingham Forest 0–3 Norwich City Nottingham
19:30 [38] Robins 45'
Power 73'
Crook 78'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,799
Referee: Stephen Lodge
20 March 1993 (1993-03-20) 35 Wimbledon 3–0 Norwich City London
15:00 Holdsworth 16', 82'
Ardley 29'
[39] Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 10,875
Referee: Keith Cooper
24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 36 Norwich City 1–0 Aston Villa Norwich
19:45 Polston 81' [40] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,528
Referee: Robbie Hart

April

5 April 1993 (1993-04-05) 37 Norwich City 1–3 Manchester United Norwich
19:45 Robins 61' [41] Giggs 13'
Kanchelskis 20'
Cantona 21'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 20,582
Referee: Paul Ward
9 April 1993 (1993-04-09) 38 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Norwich City London
15:00 Ruddock 27'
Sheringham 30', 77'
Barmby 55'
Nayim 83'
[42] Ekoku 86' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 31,425
Referee: Keren Barratt
14 April 1993 (1993-04-14) 39 Norwich City 4–2 Leeds United Norwich
19:45 Sutton 11', 14', 79'
Phillips 15' (pen.)
[43] Chapman 2'
Wallace 46'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 18,613
Referee: Keith Burge
19 April 1993 (1993-04-19) 40 Ipswich Town 3–1 Norwich City Ipswich
19:45 Dozzell 21', 57'
Stockwell 52'
[44] Sutton 41' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,081
Referee: Vic Callow

May

1 May 1993 (1993-05-01) 41 Norwich City 1–0 Liverpool Norwich
15:00 Phillips 62' (pen.) [45] James Red card 60' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 20,610
Referee: David Elleray
8 May 1993 (1993-05-08) 42 Middlesbrough 3–3 Norwich City Middlesbrough
15:00 Falconer 34'
Wilkinson 65'
Hendrie 74'
[46] Ekoku 14', 66'
Johnson 68'
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 15,155
Referee: Gerald Ashby


FA Cup

1992–93 FA Cup

League Cup

1992–93 Football League Cup

22 September 1992 Round 2 Leg 1 Carlisle United 2–2 Norwich City Carlisle
Barnsley (pen)
Edmondson
Goss
Robins
Stadium: Brunton Park
7 October 1992 Round 2 Leg 2 Norwich City 2–0
(4–2 agg.)
Carlisle United Norwich
Sutton x 2 Stadium: Carrow Road

Final league table

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[lower-alpha 1]
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
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.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[47]

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 Wales WAL Mark Walton
GK Scotland SCO Bryan Gunn
DF England ENG Ian Butterworth (captain)
DF England ENG Ian Culverhouse
DF England ENG Jason Minett
DF England ENG Robert Newman
DF England ENG John Polston
DF England ENG Daryl Sutch
DF England ENG Robert Ullathorne
DF England ENG Colin Woodthorpe
DF Wales WAL Mark Bowen (vice-captain)
DF Wales WAL Mark Peters
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Ian Crook
MF England ENG Ruel Fox[notes 1]
MF England ENG Andy Johnson[notes 2]
MF England ENG Gary Megson
MF England ENG David Smith
MF Wales WAL Jeremy Goss[notes 3]
MF Wales WAL David Phillips[notes 4]
FW England ENG Darren Beckford
FW England ENG Efan Ekoku[notes 5]
FW England ENG Mark Robins
FW England ENG Chris Sutton
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Power[notes 6]

Notes

  1. Fox was born in Ipswich, England, and played for the England B team, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in 2004.
  2. Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.
  3. Goss was born in Oekolia, Cyprus, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1991.
  4. Phillips was born in Wegberg, Germany, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1984.
  5. Ekoku was born in Cheetham, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and would make his international debut for Nigeria in 1994.
  6. Power was born in Lewisham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 and B level.

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