Managers constantly under the pressure of getting sacked, players eyeing moves to bigger clubs and the squad crumbling at every…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on May 11 1993 – Chelsea #CFC #ChelseaFC sacked manager #DaveWebb, Swindon Town boss #GlennHoddle favorite as the replacement
Chelsea decided to not extend stand-in manager Dave Webb’s contract after finishing the season in 11th place. Webb had taken…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on May 11 1993 – Distracted Gunners #ArsenalFC Overtaken by North London Rivals Tottenham #THFC
Arsenal 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 – Distracted Gunners Overtaken by North London Rivals As Arsenal was preparing for the FA…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on May 2 1993 – Childhood Liverpool #LFC Fan #NickHenry handed #PL to Manchester United #MUFC (and other #Matchday stories)
Aston Villa 0 – Oldham 1 – Childhood Liverpool Fan Nick Henry Handed Title to Manchester United Self Confessed Liverpool…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on April 17 1993 – Manchester United #MUFC rode their luck to go four clear at the top in #titlerace ( and other #MatchDay Stories)
Manchester United 3 Chelsea 0 United Rode their luck to go four clear at the top Manchester United who was…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on April 14 1993 – Hard Labour for Blackburn who bounced back from Leeds Mauling with #StuartRipley goal
Blackburn 2 Ipswich 1 Blackburn picked themselves up after their mauling at Leed’s but they had to work hard for…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on April 11 1993 – #SteveBruce brace against Sheffield Wednesday inspired Manchester United #MUFC back in #titlerace
Manchester United 2 Sheffield Wednesday – Steve Bruce Inspired Red Devils Back in Title Hunt With four minutes to go…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on April 7 1993 – #MickMcGiven hopeful of winning #relegationbattle for Ipswich Town despite dropping points against Chelsea #chelseafc (and other #MatchDay Stories)
Ipswich 1 Chelsea 1 – McGiven Still Hopeful Despite Dropping points against Chelsea Ipswich manager Mick McGiven refused to be…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on April 4 1993 – #KennyDalglish punished #LFC @LFC as Blackburn Kept European Hopes Alive ( and other #MatchDay Stories )
Blackburn 4 Liverpool 1 – King Kenny Punished his Old Side as Blackburn Kept European Hopes Alive Blackburn Rovers kept…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 25 1993 – #JohnPolston puts Norwich City back on track and derails Aston Villa challenge in #titlerace ( and other #MatchDay stories )
Norwich 1 – Aston Villa 0 – Polston Puts Canaries back on track Norwich captain John Polston celebrated as he…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 21 1993 – #Nial Quinn and #EricCantona cancel each other’s goals but pivotal day in #TitleRace as Aston Villa overtake Manchester United ( + Other #MatchDay Stories )
Manchester City 1 – Manchester United 1 – United go top for a few hours but title slipping away Eric…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 20 1993 – Chelsea top of the queue for “Mr Loyalty” and #Gunners legend #DavidOLeary
Chelsea and Coventry were the first clubs to be linked with David O’Leary post Arsenal’s existence as the Dubliner announced…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 16 1993 – £2 million striker #ChrisArmstrong earned Crystal Palace Priceless Survival Point
Crystal Palace 1 Chelsea 1 Chris Armstrong threw Crystal Palace a premier league lifeline with his 12th goal of the…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 15 1993 – #SteveCoppell ‘s future under threat after nine years of service at Crystal Palace
Steve Coppell’s future as Crystal Palace manager was under severe threat as the south London club was preparing to play…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 12 1993 – #HowardKendall called on his team and players #TonyCottee #NevilleSouthall to build on the good times
Howard Kendall called on his players to forget the disappointment of the unlucky defeat at Stamford Bridge and remember their…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 11 1993 – Sheffield Wednesday manager #TrevorFrancis names himself on the bench as player + #RuelFox goal kept Norwich City’s title hunt alive (and other #Matchday stories)
Ipswich Town 0 – Sheffield Wednesday 1 – Manager Trevor Francis Named himself on the bench as Wednesday grind out…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 3 1993 – Chelsea Hero #GrahamStuart Pledged Future to Chelsea
Chelsea hero Graham Stuart insisted that he wanted to stay at the club despite public revelations over his contract demands.…
Read More#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 2 1993 – #GrahamStuart goal and #DaveBeasant saves help Chelsea get first win in 14 against misfiring Gunners
Graham Stuart’s 81st-minute goal made it a happy homecoming to Stamford bridge for the new manager David Webb as Chelsea…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 23 1993 – Everyone’s Job is on the line – Warns Chelsea Chairman Bates
As Chelsea fans sang “We’ll win again, don’t know where, don’t know when”, a very stark and harsh reality was…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 22 1993 – #MikeNewell double and #DavidWebb ‘s Chelsea continue their miserable run
Blackburn Rovers 2 Chelsea 0 A 2-0 defeat at Blackburn extended Chelsea’s dismal run without a win to 13 matches…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 18 1993 – #IanPorterfield admits #Shock and #disappointment after Chelsea #Sacking
Former Chelsea manager, Ian Porterfield said that he was shocked and disappointed after being shown the door at Stamford Bridge.…
Read More#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 16 1993 – Chelsea sack #IanPorterfield after 10 winless games and appoint #DavidWebb
After having picked up six points in the last 10 premier league matches and without winning any of the last…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 14 1993 – Aston Villa go top with solid @PaulMcGrath performance against Chelsea
The premier league seesaw took a big swing a night earlier as Aston Villa scraped past Chelsea in a tight…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 12 1993 – #KevinRichardson and #RayHoughton have a point to prove for Aston Villa
Ray Houghton admitted that the new year had brought a stinging lesson for his team whose title chase has been…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 10 1993 – Hunter #RonnyRosenthal returns for Liverpool against #IanPorterfield ‘s Chelsea
The pace of Ronny Rosenthal and the creativity of John Barnes was the plan from Graeme Souness to punish Chelsea…
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#plhistory #premierleaguestories – #EricCantona leads fighting Red Devils back on top and other #MatchDay stories From 07 Feb 1993
Aston Villa 2 Ipswich Town 0 – Villa Keep Title Hopes Alive Aston Villa destroyed Ipswich with a scintillating display…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Jan 31 1993 – #PeterSchmeichel blunder throws title race wide open & other #matchday stories
Ipswich 2 – 1 Manchester United – Schmeichel blunder throws title race wide open Blundering goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel threw the…
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Manchester United go top in front of Record Old Trafford Crowd & Other #MatchDay Stories From 28 Jan 1993
Manchester United go top in front of Record Old Trafford Crowd – Manchester United 2 Nottingham Forest 0 Manchester United…
Read More#MatchDay #premierleaguestories on Jan 17 1993 – Blackburn Rovers stay in the title hunt as Norwich City drop points and other stories
In this blog series – “What Happened Today”, we are going to revive some of the moments from past which…
Read More#Mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 9 1993 – #EricCantona leads United’s charge to the title & other #matchday stories
Ipswich old boy Mark Brennan scores to give huge away victory for Oldham (Ipswich 1 Oldham 2) Oldham went ahead…
Read More#mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Dec 29 1992 – Manchester United put five past Coventry to go second & other match results
Liverpool 1 Manchester City 1 – Points shared in a thrilling contest at Anfield Aston Villa 1 Arsenal 0 –…
Read More#EricCantona Caps Great Comeback For #ManchesterUnited & Other Match Day Stories From 27 Dec 1992
In this blog series – “What Happened Today”, we are going to revive some of the moments from past which…
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#mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Dec 24 1992 – “Old Boys” back in town with #Southampton to punish #Chelsea
Southampton’s Kerry Dixon and Ken Monkou were the “old boys” going back as Saints to take on Chelsea at Stamford…
Read More#CoventryCityFC Throw #LiverpoolFC ‘s Season in Meltdown with a 5-1 Drubbing & Other #matchday updates From 20 Dec 1992
In this blog series – “What Happened Today”, we are going to revive some of the moments from past which…
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#mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Dec 18 1992- We are best of the rest: #ChelseaFC skipper #AndyTownsend
Chelsea skipper Andy Townsend felt that his side was in the pole position to take the maximum advantage of the…
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