Alan Kelly defied an Arsenal avalanche with a marvellous display of goalkeeping to secure a point for...
1992-1993-Season
Referee Roger Milford was at the centre of controversy as goals by Matthew Jackson and Peter Beardsley...
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson insisted that their main challenge was to perform well to stay at...
Ipswich old boy Mark Brennan scores to give huge away victory for Oldham (Ipswich 1 Oldham 2)...
Former Newcastle United striker who was then on loan at Coventry City was the one Brian Clough...
Sheffield Wednesday manager Trevor Francis believed that his team could be facing future premier league champions when...
QPR suffered a massive blow in their quest to finish in the European spots as their skipper...
As league leaders, Norwich City prepared themselves to face Sheffield Wednesday away their goalkeeper Bryan Gunn felt...
Liverpool had agreed a £28000 payout for former coach Phil Thompson providing he stayed silent on his...
Roy Keane had been dubbed a “greedy child” by Brian Clough after demanding a £1 million deal...
In what was a huge double blow for Arsenal, Ian Wright, their main striker was handed a...
Manchester United legend Pat Crerand said that no matter what Eric Cantona did from that point onwards,...
Dean Saunders was determined to take revenge against his old side Liverpool and end his lean patch...
Swedish international defender Patrik Andersson had completed his transfer from Malmo to Blackburn Rovers for £800000. The...
Keith Gillespie’s dream debut for Manchester United may persuade Old Trafford boss Alex Ferguson to blood more...
#mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 6 1993 – We have turned a corner – QPR Coach #GerryFrancis
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As QPR got ready to face Middlesborough in the Saturday afternoon game, their coach Gerry Francis felt...
Brian Clough was frequently asked if he felt he was too young to be a manager when...
Danish international Henrik Larsen had joined Aston Villa for a one-week trial and the £1 million rated...
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was ready to unleash according to him the brightest talent from the...
The Goodison Park boss was in Glasgow that day on a scouting mission, attending the Scottish premier...
George Graham’s disciplinary troubles took another worrying turn after the Arsenal boss was charged by the FA...
Amidst continued interest from a host of Premier League and European clubs, Nottingham Forest midfield Roy Keane...
Ex-Manchester United and a Blackburn Rovers player back then, Kevin Moran was suspended for the Republic of...
#mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 4 1993 – Sheffield Wednesday caught in fixture chaos
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Sheffield Wednesday faced a fixture pile-up 10 days after the postponement of their Coca Cola cup quarter-final...
England skipper Stuart Pearce was banking on Nottingham Forest’s cup exploits triggering their bid for premier league...
Under pressure, Ian Wright produced a brilliant display and scored a hat trick to fire Arsenal into...
Manchester City had agreed to pay £600000 for Rosenborg’s Norweigian international Kare Ingebrigsten. The free-scoring midfielder who...
Steve Coppell, whose Crystal Palace side was thrashed by five goals at the end of November and...
Middlesborough manager Lennie Lawrence was hoping that an FA cup triumph over league rivals Chelsea could provide...
Blackburn Rovers chairman Rob Coar unveiled a loss of £8 million as they revealed the financial results...
Manchester United legend Denis Law reflected on 1992 and suggested that it was a year that was...
Everton legend and football pundit Andy King said that 1993 could finally be the year where the...
Wimbledon boss Joe Kinnear laughed off the speculation around Everton boss Howard Kendall’s position and instead suggested...
#mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 1 1993 – Aston Villa set to lose ‘Brumbrella’ cover
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Aston Villa could lose their famous ‘Brumbrella’ style roller cover when the Witton Lane stand was redeveloped....
In a surprising report on the gate admissions across all levels of professional football in England, it...
Aston Villa goalkeeper Les Sealey who was on loan at Birmingham had accepted a contract to sign...
QPR boss Gerry Francis said he was not happy with his side which almost threw away a...
Graham Taylor’s world cup warm-up plans were in danger of being thrown into chaos if several premier...
Everton manager Howard Kendall admitted that his side must show a big improvement in 1993 to avoid...
The inaugural premier league champions were set to pocket a minimum of £770000 financial bonus, a figure...
#mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Dec 31 1992 – The door on #LesFerdinand deal slammed shut
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QPR manager Gerry Francis and Les Ferdinand himself slammed the door shut on any ambitious clubs wanting...
As the year came to a close and Eric Cantona’s flashing brilliance in the red shirt of...
Brian Clough remained defiant despite Nottingham Forest’s 12th defeat of the season, which left them five points...
Les Ferdinand of QPR was set to be the first big-money transfer of the new year as...
Liverpool 1 Manchester City 1 – Points shared in a thrilling contest at Anfield Aston Villa...
Premier League leaders Norwich were cheering on their deadliest local rivals later that day. East Anglian neighbours...
#mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Dec 28 1992 – Spurs Drop #GordonDurie and ask £3 million for him
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Spurs had put a price tag of £3 million on Scotland striker Gordon Durie, who had been...
Arsenal was set to recall David O’Leary to first-team action in a bid to stave off a...
#mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Dec 28 1992 – Ipswich aimed to cut #AlanShearer down to size
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Ipswich had seen off the threats of Aston Villa, Liverpool, Leeds, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham on...
#EricCantona Caps Great Comeback For #ManchesterUnited & Other Match Day Stories From 27 Dec 1992
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In this blog series – “What Happened Today”, we are going to revive some of the moments...