1992-1993 Inaugural Premier League Kits

[MrsB]

This post shows one shirt from each of the 22 clubs that were a member of the inaugural edition of the English Premier League in the 1992-93 season. I tried to pick the more interesting (ie. ugly, gaudy, bright) shirts between the home and away selections.

All of these pictures are from my favorite vintage football shirt site, Classic Football Shirts UK. All of the shirts shown here and many more are for sale at that site, including match worn and international shirts. (I have no affiliation with them, I just spend a lot of time looking around on their site).

The shirts are pictured in order of the final 92-93 Premier League Table (with Point Totals).

Click on the link to look at the shirts, there are some real gems there!

[simey85]

That Norwich kit is class!

[Craig_H]

Some serious eye-sores there.

[CincyRed]

Whats the old adage? 40 points and your safe? Palace was on 49 points and got the drop. Ouch.

[Craig_H]

Whats the old adage? 40 points and your safe? Palace was on 49 points and got the drop. Ouch.

Yeah, that was when there were 22 teams and you played 42 games. In those circumstances, 40 is very unlikely to keep you up.

Since it was reduced to 20 teams and 38 games in 1995-1996, only 3 clubs have gone down with 40 points or more.

[massdebate]

I wonder how Nottingham Forest would had fared if Keane had stayed an extra season?

Do Admiral still make kits for top flight teams?

Norwich were class. Wish they'd won the league.

[MrsB]

That Norwich kit is class!

It's like one of these magic eye pictures, no?

[Neil Young]

1. Manchester United - 84pts
2. Aston Villa - 74pts
3. Norwich City - 72pts
4. Blackburn Rovers - 71pts
5. Queens Park Rangers - 63pts
6. Liverpool - 59pts

[MrsB]

[Shaggy]

Conjures memories of Dalian Atkinson, Shaun Teale, Saunders and Guy Whittingham!

[Tee]

..and 'Big Ron' ...

[MrsB]

Paul McGrath, my Lord, Paul McGrath …

[MrsB]

Individual awards

Ryan Giggs won the PFA Young Player of the Year award.

The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) presented its annual Player of the Year award to Paul McGrath, a veteran central defender who contributed to Aston Villa's second-place finish in the Premier League. Manchester United's Paul Ince came second and Blackburn's Alan Shearer third.[19] The Young Player of the Year award was given to Ryan Giggs, the 19-year-old Manchester United left winger who had also won the award in the previous season. Giggs, who finished ahead of Tottenham's Nick Barmby and Nottingham Forest's Roy Keane, became the first player to win the award more than once.[19]

The Football Writers' Association (the FWA) chose Chris Waddle as its Footballer of the Year.[20] Waddle, who made his return to English football with Sheffield Wednesday after three years in France with Olympique Marseille, became the first Wednesday player to win the award in its 45-year history. McGrath and Giggs finished in second and joint third place respectively in the writers' poll.[21]

The PFA also selected eleven players to form its Team of the Year. The team included four Manchester United players (Giggs, Ince, Peter Schmeichel and Gary Pallister) and two from Leeds United (Tony Dorigo and Gary Speed). The other members of the team were McGrath, Keane, Shearer, David Bardsley (Queens Park Rangers) and Ian Wright (Arsenal).[19] The Manager of the Year award, chosen by a panel representing football's governing body, the media, and fans, was given to Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.[22] The newly-formed League Managers Association also presented its own Manager of the Year award for the first time, specifically designed to recognise "the manager who made best use of the resources available to him". This award went to Dave Bassett of Sheffield United.[22]

Top goalscorers

The top goalscorer in the Premier League's inaugural season was Teddy Sheringham, who scored one goal for Nottingham Forest before his early-season transfer followed by 21 for Tottenham Hotspur for a total of 22.[23]

Wikipedia: FA Premier League 1992–93