1992–93 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth F.C.
1992–93 season
Manager	Jim Smith
Division One	3rd
FA Cup	Third Round
League Cup	Third Round
Anglo-Italian Cup	International Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Guy Whittingham ; 48 goals
Highest home attendance	25,438
Lowest home attendance	2,363
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1991–92 1993–94 →

During the 1992–93 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They ended up their season being 3rd in the first division league. Guy Whittingham was the top goal scorer for Portsmouth football club in that particular season. He scored 47 goals for them.

They reached the third round of FA Cup and League Cup. They lost to Brighton and Hove Albion in the FA Cup third round. Ipswich Town restricted Portsmouth Football Club's League Cup journey by winning against them.

First Division

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue
Bristol City	3	3	15/08/1992	Ashton Gate, Bristol
Barnsley	1	0	22/08/1992	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Leicester City	0	1	29/08/1992	Filbert Street, Leicester
Brentford	1	4	01/09/1992	Griffin Park, Brentford
Birmingham City	4	0	05/09/1992	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Newcastle United	1	3	12/09/1992	St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Southend United	0	0	18/09/1992	Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
West Ham United	0	1	27/09/1992	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Luton Town	4	1	03/10/1992	Kenilworth Road, Luton
Swindon Town	3	1	10/10/1992	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	1	17/10/1992	Molineux, Wolverhampton
Sunderland	2	0	24/10/1992	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Grimsby Town	0	3	31/10/1992	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
Oxford United	5	5	03/11/1992	Manor Ground, Oxford
Cambridge United	3	0	07/11/1992	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Watford	0	0	14/11/1992	Vicarage Road, Watford
Tranmere Rovers	4	0	21/11/1992	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Millwall	1	0	28/11/1992	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Charlton Athletic	0	1	05/12/1992	The Valley, London
Peterborough United	1	1	12/12/1992	London Road, Peterborough
Notts County	0	0	19/12/1992	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Bristol Rovers	4	1	26/12/1992	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Derby County	4	2	28/12/1992	Baseball Ground, Derby
Southend United	2	0	09/01/1993	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
West Ham United	0	2	16/01/1993	Upton Park, London
Brentford	1	0	23/01/1993	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Barnsley	0	2	30/01/1993	Oakwell, Barnsley
Bristol City	2	3	06/02/1993	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Newcastle United	2	0	09/02/1993	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Birmingham City	3	2	13/02/1993	St Andrew's, Birmingham
Leicester City	1	1	20/02/1993	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Swindon Town	0	1	27/02/1993	County Ground, Swindon
Luton Town	2	1	06/03/1993	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Watford	1	0	09/03/1993	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Cambridge United	1	0	13/03/1993	Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
Charlton Athletic	1	0	20/03/1993	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Tranmere Rovers	2	0	24/03/1993	Prenton Park, Birkenhead
Oxford United	3	0	27/03/1993	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Millwall	1	1	03/04/1993	The Den, London
Peterborough United	4	0	06/04/1993	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Bristol Rovers	2	1	10/04/1993	Twerton Park, Bath
Derby County	3	0	12/04/1993	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Notts County	1	0	17/04/1993	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	0	24/04/1993	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Sunderland	1	4	01/05/1993	Roker Park, Sunderland
Grimsby Town	2	1	08/05/1993	Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Newcastle United (C, P)	46	29	9	8	92	38	+54	96	Promotion to the Premier League
2	West Ham United (P)	46	26	10	10	81	41	+40	88	Promotion to the Premier League
3	Portsmouth	46	26	10	10	80	46	+34	88	Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4	Tranmere Rovers	46	23	10	13	72	56	+16	79
5	Swindon Town (O, P)	46	21	13	12	74	59	+15	76

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

First Division play-offs

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue
Leicester City	0	1	16/05/1993	City Ground, Nottingham
Leicester City	2	2	19/05/1993	Fratton Park, Portsmouth

FA Cup

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Round
Brighton and Hove Albion	0	1	02/01/1993	Goldstone Ground, Hove	3rd Round

League Cup

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Round
Blackpool	4	0	23/09/1992	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool	2nd Round 1st Leg
Blackpool	2	0	06/10/1992	Fratton Park, Portsmouth	2nd Round 2nd Leg
Ipswich Town	0	1	27/10/1992	Fratton Park, Portsmouth	3rd Round

Anglo-Italian Cup

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Round
Charlton Athletic	3	1	02/09/1992	The Valley, London	Preliminary Round G6
Millwall	1	1	22/09/1992	Fratton Park, Portsmouth	Preliminary Round G6
Cesena	2	0	11/11/1992	Fratton Park, Portsmouth	Group A
Bari	0	3	24/11/1992	Stadio San Nicola, Bari	Group A
Lucchese	2	1	08/12/1992	Fratton Park, Portsmouth	Group A
Ascoli	2	1	16/12/1992	Stadio Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno	Group A

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