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West Bromwich Albion
1992–93 season
ChairmanBert Millichip
ManagerJohnny Giles
StadiumThe Hawthorns
First Division4th (promoted via play-offs)
FA CupThird round
(eliminated by West Ham United)
League CupFirst round
(eliminated by Plymouth Argyle)
FL TrophyThird round
(eliminated by Stoke City)

The 1992–93 season was West Bromwich Albion's 115th season in existence and second consecutive season in the third tier of English football, now known as the Football League Second Division because of the creation of the Premier League. West Brom finished 4th in the Second Division, qualifying them for the play-offs, through which they were promoted after beating Port Vale 3–0 in the final. The club also competed in the FA Cup, (eliminated in the third round), the League Cup (eliminated in the first round) and the Football League Trophy (eliminated in the third round).

Competitions

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Second Division

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Bolton Wanderers (P) 46 27 9 10 80 41 +39 90 Promotion to the First Division
3 Port Vale 46 26 11 9 79 44 +35 89 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 West Bromwich Albion (O, P) 46 25 10 11 88 54 +34 85
5 Swansea City 46 20 13 13 65 47 +18 73
6 Stockport County 46 19 15 12 81 57 +24 72
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Matches

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Second Division match results[1]
Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
15 August 1992 Blackpool H 3-1 Taylor (2), McNally 16,527
22 August 1992 Huddersfield Town A 1–0 Garner 7,947
29 August 1992 Bournemouth H 2–1 Taylor, Shakespeare (pen.) 12,563
2 September 1992 Stockport County H 3–0 Garner (2), Hamilton 12,305
5 September 1992 Fulham A 1–1 Taylor 9,143
9 September 1992 Reading H 3–0 Garner, Taylor, Shakespeare 13,164
15 September 1992 Bolton Wanderers A 2–0 Taylor (2) 8,531
19 September 1992 Stoke City A 3–4 Taylor (2), Garner 18,764
26 September 1992 Exeter City H 2–0 Hamilton, McNally 14,676
3 October 1992 Burnley A 1–2 Garner 14,816
10 October 1992 Port Vale H 0–1 17,512
17 October 1992 Wigan Athletic A 0–1 4,408
24 October 1992 Rotherham United H 2–2 Taylor, Donovan 13,170
31 October 1992 Hull City A 2–1 Garner, Bradley 5,443
3 November 1992 Hartlepool United H 3–1 Taylor, Blissett, Robson 13,046
7 November 1992 Leyton Orient A 0–2 8,640
21 November 1992 Bradford City H 1–1 Raven 15,416
28 November 1992 Preston North End A 1–1 Robson 6,306
12 December 1992 Swansea City A 0–0 5,610
20 December 1992 Mansfield Town H 2–0 McNally, Darton 13,134
26 December 1992 Chester City H 2–0 Raven (2) 15,209
28 December 1992 Plymouth Argyle A 0–0 11,370
9 January 1993 Bolton Wanderers H 3–1 Hamilton, Strodder, Taylor 14,581
16 January 1993 Exeter City A 3–2 Heggs, Hackett, Hamilton (pen.) 5,437
23 January 1993 Stoke City H 1–2 Taylor 29,341
26 January 1993 Bournemouth A 1–0 Speedie 5,867
30 January 1993 Huddersfield Town H 2–2 Donovan, Speedie 13,667
6 February 1993 Blackpool A 1–2 Taylor 9,386
13 February 1993 Fulham H 4–0 Taylor (pen.), Hamilton, Mellon, Fereday 12,859
20 February 1993 Stockport County A 1–5 Taylor 7,181
27 February 1993 Port Vale A 1–2 Hamilton 13,291
6 March 1993 Burnley H 2–0 Garner, Taylor 15,722
10 March 1993 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–3 Taylor (pen.) 7,440
13 March 1993 Leyton Orient H 2–0 Burgess, Donovan 15,023
20 March 1993 Hartlepool United A 2–2 Hamilton, Raven 4,174
24 March 1993 Preston North End H 3–2 Taylor (2), Mellon 13,270
28 March 1993 Bradford City A 2–2 Taylor (pen.), Hunt 6,627
3 April 1993 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–1 Hunt (3) 13,002
7 April 1993 Swansea City H 3–0 Taylor (2), Hunt 13,401
10 April 1993 Chester City A 3–1 Hunt, Raven, Donovan 4,812
12 April 1993 Plymouth Argyle H 2–5 Taylor, Donovan 16,130
17 April 1993 Mansfield Town A 3–0 Hunt, Taylor, Heggs 6,659
21 April 1993 Reading A 1–1 Taylor 8,026
24 April 1993 Wigan Athletic H 5–1 Taylor (2), Mellon, Donovan, Raven 14,867
1 May 1993 Rotherham United A 2–0 Raven, Taylor 8,059
8 May 1993 Hull City H 3–1 Taylor, Hunt (2) 20,122

Play-offs

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Second Division play-off match results[1]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
Semi-final first leg 16 May 1993 Swansea City A 1–2 McFarland (o.g.) 13,917
Semi-final second leg 19 May 1993 Swansea City H 2–0 Hunt, Hamilton 26,045
Final 30 May 1993 Port Vale N 3–0 Hunt, Reid, Donovan 53,471

FA Cup

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FA Cup match results[1]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
First round 14 November 1992 Aylesbury United H 8–0 McNally, Robson, Donovan (3), Raven, Taylor, Hamilton 12,337
Second round 6 December 1992 Wycombe Wanderers A 2–2 Taylor, Bradley 6,904
Second round replay 15 December 1992 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–0 Taylor 17,640
Third round 2 January 1993 West Ham United H 0–2 25,896

Football League Cup

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Football League Cup match results[1]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
First round, first leg 19 August 1992 Plymouth Argyle H 1–0 Taylor 8,264
First round, second leg 25 August 1992 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2 7,880

Football League Trophy

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Group 6
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
West Brom 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6
Walsall 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
Mansfield Town 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
Football League Trophy match results[1]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
Group stage 5 January 1993 Walsall H 4–0 Heggs, Taylor, Donovan, Hamilton 6,702
Group stage 12 January 1993 Mansfield Town A 1–0 Taylor 2,356
Second round 9 February 1993 Torquay United H 2–1 Donovan (2) 5,219
Third round 16 February 1993 Stoke City A 1–2 Taylor 17,568

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e McOwan, Gavin (2002). The Essential History of West Bromwich Albion. Headline Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-7553-1146-0.
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