1992-93 season

1992-93 season
General information
Manager	Graeme Souness
Captain	Mark Wright
Performance
{{{division}}}	6th
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	4th round
Europe	Cup Winners' Cup: 2nd round
Top scorers
League	Rush (14)
FA Cup	Rush (1)
League Cup	Marsh (3)
Europe	Cup Winners' Cup: Rush (5)
Overall	Rush (22)
Attendances
Average	33,757

The 1992-93 season was Liverpool's 101st season of football since they were established. The first season of the Premier League was unsuccessful as a whole for Liverpool, as they finished sixth in the league, and went out early in all cup competitions. Liverpool also took part in the Charity Shield, which they lost 4-3 against Leeds.

Squad

• GK. Bruce Grobbelaar
• GK. Mike Hooper
• GK. David James
• DF. Stig Inge Bjornebye
• DF. David Burrows
• DF. Rob Jones
• DF. Nick Tanner
• DF. Torben Piechnik
• DF. Steve Nicol
• DF. Mark Wright
• DF. Phil Charnock
• MF. Ronnie Whelan
• MF. Mark Walters
• MF. Istvan Kozma
• MF. Mike Marsh
• MF. Jan Molby
• MF. Jamie Redknapp
• MF. John Barnes
• MF. Don Hutchison
• MF. Paul Stewart
• MF. Steve McManaman
• MF. Steve Harkness
• MF. Michael Thomas
• FW. Ian Rush
• FW. Dean Saunders
• FW. Ronny Rosenthal
• FW. Robbie Fowler
• FW. Tony Cousins

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Pre season

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
26 July 1992	Monaco	1-2	Saunders (pen 70)
27 July 1992	Borussia Dortmund	2-3	Wright (62), Hutchison (89)
29 July 1992	Rosenborg	0-1
31 July 1992	Tromso	2-1	Rush, Stewart
4 August 1992	Tranmere	7-1	Saunders 2, Rush 2, Stewart, Marsh, Rosenthal

Other friendles:

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
11 August 1992	Leeds	4-1	Rush 2, Redknapp, Saunders
10 October 1992	Everton	2-2	Burrows, Rosenthal
22 January 1993	Shelbourne	2-1	Redknapp (12), Walters (46)
17 March 1993	Rosenborg	1-2	Rush (25)
11 May 1993	Wrexham	2-2	Rush, Hutchison

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
16 August 1992	Nottingham Forest	0-1
19 August 1992	Sheffield United	2-1	Walters (43), Stewart (65)
23 August 1992	Arsenal	0-2
25 August 1992	Ipswich	2-2	Walters (39), Molby (pen 70)
29 August 1992	Leeds	2-2	Whelan (44), Molby (pen 70)
1 September 1992	Southampton	1-1	Wright (61)
5 September 1992	Chelsea	2-1	Saunders (27), Redknapp (90)
12 September 1992	Sheffield United	0-1
19 September 1992	Aston Villa	2-4	Walters (43), Rosenthal (85)
26 September 1992	Wimbledon	2-3	Molby (pen 34), McManaman (39)
3 October 1992	Sheffield Wednesday	1-0	Hutchison (80)
18 October 1992	Man Utd	2-2	Hutchison (23), Rush (44)
25 October 1992	Norwich	4-1	Thomas (15), Hutchison (20), Burrows (52), Walters (pen 90)
31 October 1992	Tottenham	0-2
7 November 1992	Middlesbrough	4-1	Rosenthal (8, 38), McManaman (44), Rush (90)
23 November 1992	Queens Park Rangers	1-0	Rosenthal (87)
28 November 1992	Crystal Palace	5-0	McManaman (6, 19), Marsh (9), Rosenthal (61), Hutchison (76)
7 December 1992	Everton	1-2	Wright (62)
13 December 1992	Blackburn	2-1	Walters (77, 85)
19 December 1992	Coventry	1-5	Redknapp (64)
28 December 1992	Man City	1-1	Rush (49)
9 January 1993	Aston Villa	1-2	Barnes (41)
16 January 1993	Wimbledon	0-2
31 January 1993	Arsenal	1-0	Barnes (pen 59)
6 February 1993	Nottingham Forest	0-0
10 February 1993	Chelsea	0-0
13 February 1993	Southampton	1-2	Hutchison (60)
20 February 1993	Ipswich	0-0
27 February 1993	Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	Hutchison (20)
6 March 1993	Man Utd	1-2	Rush (50)
10 March 1993	Queens Park Rangers	1-0	Rush (71)
13 March 1993	Middlesbrough	2-1	Hutchison (11), Rush (81)
20 March 1993	Everton	1-0	Rosenthal (90)
23 March 1993	Crystal Palace	1-1	Rush (49)
3 April 1993	Blackburn	1-4	Rush (84)
10 April 1993	Oldham	1-0	Rush (60)
12 April 1993	Man City	1-1	Rush (66)
17 April 1993	Coventry	4-0	Walters (16, 33, pen 49), Burrows (75)
21 April 1993	Leeds	2-0	Barnes (54), Walters (pen 73)
1 May 1993	Norwich	0-1
5 May 1993	Oldham	2-3	Rush (30, 59)
8 May 1993	Tottenham	6-2	Rush (20, 88), Barnes (45, 89), Nethercott (og 47), Walters (pen 85)

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	3 January 1993	Bolton	2-2	Winstanley (og 56), Rush (82)
3 (R)	13 January 1993	Bolton	0-2

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
2 (1st leg)	22 September 1992	Chesterfield	4-4	Rosenthal (51), Hutchison (58), Walters (72), Wright (85)
2 (2nd leg)	6 October 1992	Chesterfield	4-1	Hutchison (19), Redknapp (35), Walters (42), Rush (56)
3	28 October 1992	Sheffield United	0-0
3 (R)	11 November 1992	Sheffield United	3-0	McManaman (33, 42), Marsh (pen 84)
4	1 December 1992	Crystal Palace	1-1	Marsh (pen 77)
4 (R)	16 December 1992	Crystal Palace	1-2	Marsh (pen 26)

Cup Winner's Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
1 (1st leg)	16 September 1992	Apollon Limassol	6-1	Stewart (4, 38), Rush (39, 50, 55, 74)
1 (2nd leg)	29 September 1992	Apollon Limassol	2-1	Rush (62), Hutchison (88)
2 (1st leg)	22 October 1992	Spartak Moscow	2-4	Wright (65), McManaman (79)
2 (2nd leg)	4 November 1992	Spartak Moscow	0-2

Other

Charity Shield:

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
8 August 1992	Leeds	3-4	Rush (34), Saunders (65), Strachan (og 89)

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
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

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MF	John Barnes	27	5	2	0	2	0	0	0	31	5
DF	Stig Inge Bjornebye	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
DF	David Burrows	30	2	0	0	5	0	5	0	40	2
DF	Phil Charnock	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
FW	Robbie Fowler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK	Bruce Grobbelaar	5	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	10	0
MF	Steve Harkness	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12	0
GK	Mike Hooper	9	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	15	0
MF	Don Hutchison	31	7	2	0	5	2	4	1	42	10
GK	David James	29	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	31	0
DF	Rob Jones	30	0	2	0	3	0	2	0	37	0
MF	Istvan Kozma	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
MF	Mike Marsh	28	1	2	0	6	3	5	0	41	4
MF	Steve McManaman	31	4	1	0	5	2	3	1	40	7
MF	Jan Molby	10	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	13	3
DF	Steve Nicol	32	0	1	0	4	0	2	0	39	0
DF	Torben Piechnik	16	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	23	0
MF	Jamie Redknapp	29	2	1	0	6	1	4	0	40	3
FW	Ronny Rosenthal	27	6	2	0	3	1	4	0	36	7
FW	Ian Rush	32	14	1	1	4	1	5	6	42	22
FW	Dean Saunders	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	2
MF	Paul Stewart	24	1	1	0	3	0	3	2	31	3
DF	Nick Tanner	4	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	10	0
MF	Michael Thomas	8	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	13	0
MF	Mark Walters	34	11	1	0	5	2	4	0	44	13
MF	Ronnie Whelan	17	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	0
DF	Mark Wright	33	2	0	0	4	1	4	1	41	4

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
David James	Watford	£1,000,000	6 July 1992
Paul Stewart	Tottenham	£2,300,000	29 July 1992
Torben Piechnik	Copenhagen	£500,000	1 September 1992
Stig Inge Bjornebye	Rosenborg	£600,000	18 December 1992

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
David Collins	Oxford	Free	1 June 1992
Barry Jones	Wrexham	Free	10 July 1992
Ray Houghton	Aston Villa	£825,000	28 July 1992
Barry Venison	Newcastle	£250,000	31 July 1992
Dean Saunders	Aston Villa	£2,300,000	10 September 1992
Michael Fox	Runcorn	Free	November 1992
Tony Cousins	Middlesbrough	Free	April 1993