During the 1992–93 English football season, Coventry City competed in the inaugural season of the
FA Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
.
Season summary
After narrowly avoiding relegation the previous season, Coventry's form improved this season and the club finished in a stable 15th position. The club began the season with a run of six wins from their opening eight games to sit in second place, but a run of 11 games without a win, albeit a run with only three defeats, dragged the club down to ninth. The club's form for the next quarter of the season saw the club rise to fifth with a genuine possibility of challenging for European qualification. However, after the sale of striker
Robert Rosario
Robert Michael Rosario (born 4 March 1966) is an English football coach and former professional player.
As a player, he was a forward who notably played in the top flight of English football for Norwich City, Coventry City and Nottingham Fore ...
(a key provider for the firepower of the likes of
Micky Quinn and
Peter Ndlovu
Peter Ndlovu (born 25 February 1973) is a Zimbabwean football coach and former professional player who was most recently the team manager at South African Premier Division side Mamelodi Sundowns.
As a player he was as a striker from 1988 unti ...
) to strugglers
Nottingham Forest, another run of 11 games with only one win dragged Coventry to 15th, the lowest place they had occupied all season - finishing only three points above the relegation zone. Survival was only secured on the final day of the season with a thrilling 3–3 draw with
Leeds United.
Kit
Coventry City's kit was manufactured by Ribero and sponsored by French car maker
Peugeot.
Final league table
Results
''Coventry City's score comes first''
Legend
FA Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
Squad
Left club during season
Transfers
In
*
Micky Quinn -
Newcastle United
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...
, 20 November, £250,000
Out
*
Kevin Gallacher -
Blackburn Rovers, £1,500,000
References
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