Manchester United F.C. season 1992–93

Infobox Football club season
club = Manchester United
season = 1992-93
manager = flagicon|SCO Alex Ferguson
chairman = flagicon|ENG Martin Edwards
league = Premier League
league result = 1st
cup1 = FA Cup
cup1 result = Fifth Round
cup2 = League Cup
cup2 result = Third Round
cup3 = UEFA Cup
cup3 result = First Round
league topscorer =
Mark Hughes (15)
season topscorer =
Mark Hughes (16)
highest attendance = 40,447 vs Blackburn Rovers (3 May 1993)
lowest attendance = 19,998 vs Torpedo Moscow (16 September 1992)The 1992-93 season was Manchester United's first season in the newly-formed Premier League, and their 18th consecutive season in the top division of English football. [cite web |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season1992.html |title=Manchester United Season 1992/93 |accessdate=2008-05-27 |publisher=StretfordEnd.co.uk ]

The season was marked by the club winning the inaugural Premier League title, ending their 26-year run without an English league title. They ended up winning the title by a 10-point margin over runners-up Aston Villa, but had fought a three-horse race for much of the season with both Villa and Norwich City, not topping the table until January. The arrival of Eric Cantona from Leeds United for £1.2million in late November helped boost United's title challenge, after they had been as low as 10th in the league shortly before. Cantona's arrival came just weeks after new striker Dion Dublin had been ruled out for six months with a broken leg, and Cantona was the catalyst in United's triumph.

Mark Hughes topped the goalscoring charts with 15 league goals, while the brilliant Ryan Giggs was voted PFA Young Player of the Year for the second year in succession. Steve Bruce was United's captain for much of the season, as the veteran Bryan Robson missed many games due to injury. The arrival of Eric Cantona saw former striker Brian McClair switched into midfield, further restricting Robson's first team chances.

In the UEFA Cup, United bowed out on penalties to Torpedo Moscow of Russia, after two goalless draws. Their League Cup adventure ended in the Third Round with defeat at Aston Villa. The FA Cup bid ended in the Fifth Round when they lost 2–1 to Sheffield United in a game where Steve Bruce missed a penalty.

FA Premier League

Rumbelows Cup

Transfers

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ee also

*Manchester United F.C. seasons

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