1992–93 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1992–1993 season was the 114th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and their fifth successive season in the third tier of English Football, now renamed the Football League Second Division after the formation of the FA Premier League. This article covers the period from 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993.

Bolton Wanderers

1992–93 season
Chairman	Gordon Hargreaves
Manager	Bruce Rioch
Stadium	Burnden Park
Second Division	2nd
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Second round
Associate Members Cup	Northern Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Walker (26) All: Andy Walker (33)
Highest home attendance	21,720 (vs. Preston North End, 8 May 1993
Lowest home attendance	3,278 (vs. Bury, 8 December 1992

Playing Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	IRL	Keith Branagan
—	GK	WAL	David Felgate
—	DF	ENG	Phil Brown
—	DF	ENG	Mark Seagraves
—	DF	ENG	Alan Stubbs
—	DF	ENG	David Burke
—	DF	ENG	Scott Green
—	DF	ENG	Gary Parkinson
—	DF	ENG	Nicky Spooner
—	DF	ENG	Mark Winstanley
—	DF	ENG	Jason Lydiate
—	DF	ENG	Mark Came

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Stuart Storer
—	MF	ENG	David Lee
—	MF	ENG	Tony Kelly
—	MF	IRL	Jason McAteer
—	MF	ENG	Julian Darby
—	MF	ENG	Neil Fisher
—	MF	ENG	Andy Roscoe
—	FW	SCO	John McGinlay
—	FW	ENG	Mark Patterson
—	FW	SCO	Andy Walker
—	FW	ENG	Tony Philliskirk
—	FW	ENG	David Reeves

Results

Barclays League Division Two

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
15 August 1992	Huddersfield Town	H	2–0	Darby, Walker	7,897
22 August 1992	Brighton	A	1–2	Walker	6,205
29 August 1992	Reading	H	2–1	Seagraves, Walker	4,877
1 September 1992	Blackpool	H	3–0	Green, Walker, Philliskirk	7,291
5 September 1992	Stoke City	A	0–0		14,252
12 September 1992	Rotherham United	A	1–2	Brown	5,227
15 September 1992	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–2		8,531
19 September 1992	Bournemouth	H	1–1	Philliskirk	4,623
26 September 1992	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–2	Darby	6,829
3 October 1992	Leyton Orient	A	0–1		3,946
10 October 1992	Hartlepool United	H	1–2	Green	5,097
17 October 1992	Chester City	A	2–2	McGinlay, Reeves	3,394
24 October 1992	Hull City	H	2–0	McGinlay, Patterson	4,136
31 October 1992	Preston North End	A	2–2	Green, Stubbs	7,013
3 November 1992	Exeter City	A	3–1	Spooner, Walker (2)	2,431
7 November 1992	Port Vale	H	1–1	McGinlay	7,349
21 November 1992	Fulham	A	4–1	Lee, Stubbs, Walker (2)	4,049
28 November 1992	Burnley	H	4–0	Brown, Lee, Walker (2)	11,438
19 December 1992	Bradford City	H	5–0	Lee, Seagraves, Walker, McGinlay (2)	6,887
26 December 1992	Wigan Athletic	H	2–1	Walker (2)	11,493
28 December 1992	Swansea	A	2–1	Brown, McGinlay	7,220
9 January 1993	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–3	Walker	14,581
16 January 1993	Plymouth Argyle	H	3–1	Seagraves, Walker, McGinlay	8,256
27 January 1993	Reading	A	2–1	Lee, Walker	4,640
30 January 1993	Brighton	H	0–1		8,929
6 February 1993	Huddersfield Town	A	1–1	Walker	8,858
9 February 1993	Stockport County	A	0–2		7,363
20 February 1993	Blackpool	A	1–1	McGinlay	8,054
27 February 1993	Hartlepool United	A	2–0	Green, McGinlay	2,756
6 March 1993	Leyton Orient	H	1–0	Walker	7,763
9 March 1993	Mansfield Town	H	2–1	Walker (2)	6,557
13 March 1993	Port Vale	A	0–0		11,055
20 March 1993	Exeter City	H	4–1	Kelly, McAteer, Walker, McGinlay	6,819
23 March 1993	Burnley	A	1–0	McGinlay	15,085
27 March 1993	Fulham	H	1–0	Walker	8,402
30 March 1993	Rotherham United	H	2–0	Walker (2)	7,985
3 April 1993	Mansfield Town	A	1–1	Seagraves	5,366
6 April 1993	Stockport County	H	2–1	Walker, McGinlay	13,773
10 April 1993	Wigan Athletic	A	2–0	Kelly, Walker	5,408
12 April 1993	Swansea City	H	3–1	Lee, Green (2)	10,854
17 April 1993	Bradford City	A	1–2	McGinlay	9,813
24 April 1993	Chester City	H	5–0	Brown, Seagraves, McGinlay, Patterson, Winstanley	8,514
27 April 1993	Bournemouth	A	2–1	Brown, Darby	4,434
30 April 1993	Hull City	A	2–1	Windass (og), McGinlay	8,785
4 May 1993	Stoke City	H	1–0	Darby	19,238
8 May 1993	Preston North End	H	1–0	McGinlay (pen)	21,720

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Stoke City (C, P)	46	27	12	7	73	34	+39	93	Promotion to the First Division
2	Bolton Wanderers (P)	46	27	9	10	80	41	+39	90
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

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

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
14 November 1992	Round 1	Sutton Coldfield Town	H	2–1	Walker, Reeves	5,345
5 December 1992	Round 2	Rochdale	H	4–0	McAteer 42', McGinlay 64', 69', Walker 76'	6,876
3 January 1993	Round 3	Liverpool	H	2–2	McGinlay 6', Seagraves 22'	21,502
13 January 1993	Round 3 replay	Liverpool	A	2–0	McGinlay 3', Walker 78'	34,790
24 January 1993	Round 4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2–0	Green 11', McGinlay 24'	19,120
13 February 1993	Round 5	Derby County	A	1–3	Walker	20,289

Coca-Cola Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
18 August 1992	Round 1 First Leg	Port Vale	A	2–1	Green, Stubbs	3,282
25 August 1992	Round 1 Second Leg	Port Vale	H	1–1 3–2 (agg)	Walker	4,870
22 September 1992	Round 2 First Leg	Wimbledon	H	1–3	Stubbs	5,049
6 October 1992	Round 2 Second Leg	Wimbledon	A	1–0 2–3 (agg)	Philliskirk	1,987

Associate Members Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
1 December 1992	Group Stage Game One	Rochdale	A	0–0		1,348
8 December 1992	Group Stage Game Two	Bury	H	1–1	McGinlay	3,278
19 January 1993	Northern Section Round 2	Darlington	A	4–3	Lee, Kelly, Walker (2)	1,265
2 February 1993	Northern Section Quarter Final	Huddersfield Town	A	0–3		2,996

Top scorers

P	Player	Position	FL	FAC	LC	AMC	Total
1	Andy Walker	Striker	26	4	1	2	33
2	John McGinlay	Striker	16	5	0	1	22
3	Scott Green	Midfielder	06	1	1	0	08
4=	David Lee	Midfielder	05	0	0	1	06
4=	Mark Seagraves	Defender	05	1	0	0	06