1992–93 in Scottish football
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| header1 = Premier Division champions
| data2 = Rangers
| header3 = Division One champions
| data4 = Raith Rovers
| header5 = Division Two champions
| data6 = Clyde
| header7 = Scottish Cup winners
| data8 = Rangers
| header9 = League Cup winners
| data10 = Rangers
| header11 = Challenge Cup winners
| data12 = Hamilton Academical
| header13 = Junior Cup winners
| data14 = Glenafton Athletic
| header15 = Teams in Europe
| data16 = Airdrieonians, Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Rangers
| header17 = Scotland national team
| data18 = 1994 World Cup qualification
| data19 = ← 1991–92 1993–94 →
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The 1992–93 season was the 96th season of competitive football in Scotland.
Notable events
- Rangers completing a domestic treble of the Premier Division title, Scottish Cup and League Cup.
- The return of Celtic striker Frank McAvennie to the club from Aston Villa in January, four years after he left them for a second spell at West Ham United.
- Celtic's £1.5million pre-season move for West Ham United winger Stuart Slater.
- The pre-season sale of Rangers striker Paul Rideout to Everton for £500,000.
- Trevor Steven returning to Rangers at the start of the season after a year in France with Marseille, costing them a Scottish record fee of £2.4million – though less than half the £5.5million they had received for him in August 1991.
- Striker Duncan Shearer, who had played in England since 1983, finally played professional football in his homeland at the age of 30 after joining Aberdeen from Blackburn Rovers for £500,000.
- Rangers progressing to the group stage of the European Cup, eliminating English league champions Leeds United in the second knockout stage.
- Aidrieonians going into the European Cup Winners' Cup,{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12587338.Airdrie_pay_the_penalty/
|title=Airdrie pay the penalty|work=The Herald|date=1 October 1992|access-date=15 August 2017}} having entered as the previous season's losing Scottish Cup finalists to league champions Rangers, ended the season relegated from the Premier Division.
- Jim McLean's final season as manager of Dundee United, bringing to an end his 22-year reign.
Scottish Premier Division
{{main|1992–93 Scottish Premier Division}}
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Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Falkirk, Airdrieonians
Scottish League Division One
{{main|1992–93 Scottish First Division}}
{{:1992–93 Scottish First Division}}
Promoted: Raith Rovers, Kilmarnock
Relegated: Meadowbank Thistle, Cowdenbeath
Scottish League Division Two
{{main|1992–93 Scottish Second Division}}
{{:1992–93 Scottish Second Division}}
Promoted: Clyde, Brechin City
Other honours
=Cup honours=
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!width=135|Winner !width=80|Score !width=135|Runner-up |
|---|
| align=left|Scottish Cup 1992–93
|2 – 1 |
| align=left|League Cup 1992–93
|2 – 1 {{aet}} |
| align=left|Challenge Cup
|3 – 2 |
| align=left|Youth Cup
|3 – 1 |
| align=left|Junior Cup
|1 – 0 |
=Individual honours=
==SPFA awards==
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| width=170|Award
! width=150|Winner ! width=140|Club | ||
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | {{flagicon|SCO}} Andy Goram | Rangers |
| Young Player of the Year | {{flagicon|SCO}} Eoin Jess | Aberdeen |
==SFWA awards==
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| width=170|Award
! width=150|Winner ! width=140|Club | ||
|---|---|---|
| Footballer of the Year | {{flagicon|SCO}} Andy Goram | Rangers |
| Manager of the year | {{flagicon|SCO}} Walter Smith | Rangers |
Scottish clubs in Europe
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| Club
!Competition(s) !Final round | |
|---|---|
| Rangers | Group stage
|18.00 |
| Airdrieonians
|0.00 | |
| Celtic
|2.00 | |
| Heart of Midlothian
|2.00 | |
| Hibernian
|2.00 |
Average coefficient – [http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method1/ccoef1993.html 4.800]
Scotland national team
{{main|Scotland national football team 1980–1999 results}}
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!Date !Venue !Opponents !{{nowrap|ScoreScotland's score is shown first.}} !Competition !Scotland scorer(s) |
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|9 September 1992 |Wankdorf Stadion, Bern (A) |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Switzerland |align=center|1–3 |
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|14 October 1992 |Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) |{{flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal |align=center|0–0 | |
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|18 November 1992 |Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) |{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy |align=center|0–0 | |
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|17 February 1993 |Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) |{{flagicon|Malta}} Malta |align=center|3–0 |Ally McCoist (2), Pat Nevin |
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|24 March 1993 |Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) |{{flagicon|Germany}} Germany |align=center|0–1 | |
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|28 April 1993 |Estadio da Luz, Lisbon (A) |{{flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal |align=center|0–5 | |
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|19 May 1993 |Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn (A) |{{flagicon|Estonia}} Estonia |align=center|3–0 |
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|2 June 1993 |{{flagicon|Estonia}} Estonia |align=center|3–1 |Pat Nevin (2), Brian McClair |
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- WCQG1 = World Cup qualifying – Group 1
See also
Notes and references
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{{1992–93 in Scottish football}}
{{Scottish football seasons|1992}}
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