The 1992–93 season was Swindon Town's 6th consecutive season in the second tier of English football after winning promotion in 1986–87.

Season summary Swindon won promotion to the Premier League and the top flight for the first time in the club's history after beating Leicester City in the play-off final at Wembley. Hoddle moved to Chelsea during the summer of 1993 and was replaced by assistant John Gorman.

Final league table

Results Swindon Town's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 15 August 1992 SunderlandH1–011,094Hoddle 19 August 1992 Bristol RoversA4–36,150Taylor, Mitchell (2), Bodin (pen) 22 August 1992 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–215,493Maskell, Taylor 29 August 1992 Cambridge UnitedH4–18,134Taylor, Maskell (3, 1 pen) 5 September 1992 MillwallA1–28,091Maskell 12 September 1992 Bristol RoversH2–210,006Mitchell, Maskell 20 September 1992 Oxford UnitedH2–27,717Ling, Taylor 26 September 1992 Charlton AthleticA0–26,742 29 September 1992 Grimsby TownH1–05,759Maskell 3 October 1992 WatfordH3–17,723Maskell (2), Taylor 10 October 1992 PortsmouthA1–312,442White 17 October 1992 Notts CountyH5–17,589Ling, Mitchell, Summerbee, Moncur, Horlock 24 October 1992 West Ham UnitedA1–017,842Maskell 31 October 1992 BarnsleyH1–07,784Maskell (pen) 3 November 1992 BrentfordH0–27,832 8 November 1992 Newcastle UnitedA0–028,091 14 November 1992 Southend UnitedH3–27,777Maskell (2), Ling 21 November 1992 Bristol CityA2–214,066Maskell, Summerbee 29 November 1992 Peterborough UnitedA3–35,976Taylor (2), Maskell 6 December 1992 Derby CountyH2–48,924Hazard, Maskell 20 December 1992 Leicester CityA2–415,088Hazard, Walsh (own goal) 9 January 1993 Oxford UnitedA1–09,146White 12 January 1993 Birmingham CityH0–014,398 16 January 1993 Charlton AthleticH2–28,605Summerbee, Calderwood 26 January 1993 Grimsby TownA1–25,207Bodin 30 January 1993 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–012,854Bodin 6 February 1993 SunderlandA1–017,234Bodin 13 February 1993 MillwallH3–010,544White, Bodin, Taylor 20 February 1993 Cambridge UnitedA0–15,437 23 February 1993 Tranmere RoversH2–010,059Mitchell (2) 27 February 1993 PortsmouthH1–014,077Bodin 6 March 1993 WatfordA4–08,791White (3), Mitchell 10 March 1993 Southend UnitedA1–14,317White 13 March 1993 Newcastle UnitedH2–117,574Bodin (pen), Calderwood 17 March 1993 Luton TownA0–08,902 21 March 1993 Derby CountyA1–212,166Taylor 24 March 1993 Bristol CityH2–113,157Marwood, Bodin (pen) 27 March 1993 BrentfordA0–010,197 3 April 1993 Peterborough UnitedH1–010,314Bodin 6 April 1993 Tranmere RoversA1–38,335Mitchell 10 April 1993 Luton TownH1–010,934Bodin 12 April 1993 Birmingham CityA6–417,903Taylor, Maskell (2), Mitchell (3) 17 April 1993 Leicester CityH1–115,428Taylor 24 April 1993 Notts CountyA1–18,382Bodin (pen) 2 May 1993 West Ham UnitedH1–317,004Hazard 8 May 1993 BarnsleyA0–16,031

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR34 January 1993 Queens Park RangersA0–312,106

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 First Leg 22 September 1992 Torquay UnitedA6–03,560Maskell, Mitchell (2), Ling, Taylor, WhiteR2 Second Leg 6 October 1992 Torquay UnitedH3–2 (won 9–2 on agg)3,293Hoddle, White, MitchellR327 October 1992 Oldham AthleticH0–18,811

Anglo-Italian Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersPR Group 71 September 1992 Oxford UnitedA3–14,069Maskell, Summerbee, BerkleyPR Group 716 September 1992 BrentfordH1–23,819Mitchell

Play-offs

First LegSwindon Town3–1Tranmere RoversSecond LegTranmere Rovers3–2Swindon Town

After a fairly quiet first half, Swindon Town led 1–0 thanks to a goal from player/manager Glenn Hoddle 3 minutes before the break. The match then took off with an exciting second half, just 2 minutes after the restart Craig Maskell put Swindon 2–0 to the good after he finished off a pass from John Moncur, then a header by Shaun Taylor gave Swindon a three-goal advantage six minutes later. At 3–0 Swindon should have been comfortable, but 4 minutes later Julian Joachim pulled one back for Leicester to give them hope. It got better for Leicester as 11 minutes later Steve Walsh raced through to make it 3–2, and just a minute after that Steve Thompson equalised wrapping up an astonishing come-back by Leicester, scoring 3 goals in 12 minutes. However, it turned out to be in vain, when Swindon were awarded a contentious penalty 6 minutes from time after Kevin Poole was alleged to have brought down Steve White in the area. Paul Bodin converted the penalty to finish the game at 4–3 and sent Swindon to the Premier League, while Leicester were left to rue a second year of misery, having lost in the play-off final thanks to controversial penalty for the second year running.

Eurosport placed the game at #94 on its list of the 100 Greatest football matches of all-time.EuroSport - Top 100: the complete list

Match details

LEICESTER CITY: GK 1 Kevin PooleRB 2 Gary Mills (c)LB 3 Mike WhitlowCB 4 Richard Smith FW 5 Steve WalshCB 6 Colin HillRM 7 David OldfieldCM 8 Steve ThompsonFW 9 Julian JoachimCM 10 Steve AgnewLM 11 Lee PhilpottSubstitutes:FW 12 Ian OrmondroydMF 14 Colin GibsonManager: Brian LittleSWINDON TOWN: GK 1 Fraser DigbyRB 2 Nicky SummerbeeLB 3 Paul BodinCM 4 Glenn HoddleCB 5 Colin Calderwood (c)CB 6 Shaun TaylorCM 7 John Moncur LM 8 Ross MacLarenFW 9 David MitchellRM 10 Martin LingFW 11 Craig Maskell Substitutes:FW 12 Steve White MF 14 Micky Hazard Player/Manager: Glenn Hoddle MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Two named substitutes. Maximum of two substitutions.

Matchday squads

Division One line-ups

DateOppositionVScore12345678910111214 15/08/92 Sunderland H 1–0 DigbySummerbeeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardMoncurMaskell1LingMitchell Close1Viveash 19/08/92 Bristol Rovers A 4–3 DigbySummerbeeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardMoncurMaskell2LingMitchell1 White1Kerslake2 22/08/92 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–2 DigbySummerbeeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardMoncurMaskellKerslakeMitchell WhiteLing 29/08/92 Cambridge United H 4–1 DigbyKerslakeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardMoncurMaskellLingMitchell SummerbeeClose 05/09/92 Millwall A 1–2 DigbyKerslakeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardMoncurMaskellLingMitchell White1Summerbee 12/09/92 Bristol Rovers H 2–2 DigbyKerslakeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorSummerbeeMoncurMaskellLingMitchell WhiteViveash 20/09/92 Oxford United H 2–2 DigbyKerslakeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardMoncurMaskellLingMitchell WhiteClose 26/09/92 Charlton Athletic A 0–2 DigbyKerslakeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazard1MoncurMaskell2LingMitchell Summerbee1White2 29/09/92 Grimsby Town H 1–0 HammondKerslakeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardMoncurMaskellLingMitchell SummerbeeWhite 03/10/92 Watford H 3–1 HammondKerslakeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardSummerbeeMaskellLingMitchell1 White1Phillips 10/10/92 Portsmouth A 1–3 HammondKerslakeBodin1HoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazard2SummerbeeMaskellLingMitchell White2Horlock1 17/10/92 Notts County H 5–1 HammondKerslakeHorlockHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardSummerbee2Maskell1LingMitchell White1Moncur2 24/10/92 West Ham United A 1–0 HammondKerslakeHorlockHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardMoncur1MaskellLingMitchell White1Viveash 31/10/92 Barnsley H 1–0 HammondKerslakeHorlockHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardSummerbeeMaskellLingMitchell1 White1Viveash 03/11/92 Brentford H 0–2 HammondKerslake1HorlockHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardSummerbeeMaskellLingMitchell White1Viveash 08/11/92 Newcastle United A 0–0 HammondKerslakeHorlockHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardSummerbeeMaskell1LingMitchell White1Berkley 14/11/92 Southend United H 3–2 HammondKerslakeHorlockHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazard1SummerbeeMaskellLingMitchell WhiteHunt1 21/11/92 Bristol City A 2–2 HammondKerslakeHorlockHoddle1CalderwoodTaylorHazardSummerbeeMaskellLingMitchell White1Hunt 29/11/92 Peterborough United A 3–3 HammondKerslakeHorlockHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardSummerbeeMaskellLingMitchell WhiteMoncur 06/12/92 Derby County H 2–4 HammondKerslakeHorlockHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardSummerbee1MaskellLingMitchell2 White2Moncur1 20/12/92 Leicester City A 2–4 HammondKerslakeHorlockHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazard2Moncur1MaskellLingSummerbee White1Bodin2 09/01/93 Oxford United A 1–0 DigbyKerslakeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardGrayMaskellLingWhite MitchellHorlock 12/01/93 Birmingham City H 0–0 DigbyKerslakeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardGrayMaskell1HorlockWhite Mitchell1Summerbee 16/01/93 Charlton Athletic H 2–2 DigbyKerslakeBodinSummerbeeCalderwoodTaylorHazardGrayMaskell1HorlockWhite Mitchell1MacLaren 26/01/93 Grimsby Town A 1–2 DigbyKerslake2BodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardMacLarenMaskellLing1White Mitchell1Summerbee2 30/01/93 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 DigbyKerslakeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazard1MacLarenMaskell2LingWhite Summerbee2Mitchell1 06/02/93 Sunderland A 1–0 DigbyKerslakeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorSummerbeeMacLarenMitchellLingWhite CloseHorlock 13/02/93 Millwall H 3–0 DigbyKerslakeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorSummerbeeMacLarenMitchellLingWhite CloseHorlock 20/02/93 Cambridge United A 0–1 DigbyKerslakeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorSummerbeeMacLarenMaskell1LingWhite Close1Murray 23/02/93 Tranmere Rovers H 2–0 DigbyKerslakeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorSummerbeeMacLarenMitchellLingWhite CloseHunt 27/02/93 Portsmouth H 1–0 DigbyKerslakeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorSummerbeeMacLarenMitchellLingWhite CloseMurray 06/03/93 Watford A 4–0 DigbyKerslakeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorSummerbeeMacLarenMitchellLingWhite CloseMurray 10/03/93 Southend United A 1–1 DigbySummerbeeBodinViveashCalderwoodTaylorHuntMacLarenMitchellLingWhite CloseMarwood 13/03/93 Newcastle United H 2–1 DigbySummerbeeBodinViveashCalderwoodTaylorHunt1MacLarenMitchellLingWhite CloseMarwood1 17/03/93 Luton Town A 0–0 DigbySummerbeeBodinViveashCalderwoodTaylorHunt1MacLarenMitchellLingWhite CloseMarwood1 21/03/93 Derby County A 1–2 DigbySummerbeeBodinViveash1CalderwoodTaylorMarwood2MacLarenMitchellLingWhite Close2Hoddle1 24/03/93 Bristol City H 2–1 DigbySummerbeeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorMarwoodMacLarenMitchell2Ling1White Close2Hunt1 27/03/93 Brentford A 0–0 DigbySummerbeeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorMarwoodMacLaren1MitchellLingWhite Close1Hunt 03/04/93 Peterborough United H 1–0 DigbySummerbeeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorMarwoodMacLarenMitchellLingWhite CloseHunt 06/04/93 Tranmere Rovers A 1–3 DigbySummerbeeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorMarwood2MacLarenMitchellLing1White Close2Hazard1 10/04/93 Luton Town H 1–0 DigbySummerbeeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorMarwood1MacLaren2MaskellLingClose Hazard1Hamon2 12/04/93 Birmingham City A 6–4 DigbySummerbeeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardMacLarenMitchellLingMaskell CloseMarwood 17/04/93 Leicester City H 1–1 DigbySummerbeeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardMacLarenMitchellLingMaskell1 WhiteMarwood1 24/04/93 Notts County A 1–1 DigbySummerbeeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardMacLarenMitchellLingMaskell1 White1Marwood 02/05/93 West Ham United H 1–3 DigbySummerbeeViveash1HoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazardMacLarenMitchellLingWhite2 Maskell2Marwood1 08/05/93 Barnsley A 0–1 DigbySummerbeeHorlockHoddleCalderwoodTaylorHazard1MacLarenMaskellLingHamon2 Moncur1 Marwood2

Division One play-offs line-ups DateOppositionVScore12345678910111214 16/05/93 Tranmere Rovers H 3–1 DigbySummerbeeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorMoncur2MacLarenMitchellLingMaskell1 White1Hazard2 19/05/93 Tranmere Rovers A 2–3 DigbySummerbeeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorMoncurMacLarenMitchellLingWhite1 HazardMaskell1 31/05/93 Leicester City N 4–3 DigbySummerbeeBodinHoddleCalderwoodTaylorMoncur2MacLarenMitchellLingMaskell1 White1Hazard2

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution.

F.A. Cup line-ups DateOppositionVScore12345678910111214 04/01/93 Queens Park Rangers A 0–3 HammondKerslakeBodinHoddleMitchellTaylorHazardHorlock1Maskell2LingWhite Summerbee1Murray2

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution.

League Cup line-ups