1992–93 Gillingham F.C. season
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During the 1992–93 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division, the fourth tier of the English football league system. It was the 61st season in which Gillingham competed in the Football League, and the 43rd since the club was voted back into the league in 1950. By October, the team were close to the bottom of the Third Division and Damien Richardson was dismissed from his job as the club's manager. Glenn Roeder was appointed as his replacement in a player-manager capacity. The team's performances remained poor and, with two games remaining, Gillingham still faced the possibility of finishing bottom of the league table and being relegated out of the Football League. Victory over Halifax Town in the penultimate match of the season, however, ensured that Gillingham would compete in the Third Division again in the following season. Roeder resigned as manager following the conclusion of the season after less than nine months in charge.
1992–93 season | |||
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Chairman | Bernard Baker | ||
Manager | Damien Richardson (until 8 October 1992) Paul Clark (caretaker, 8 – 26 October 1992) Glenn Roeder (from 26 October 1992) | ||
Third Division | 21st | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Second round | ||
League Trophy | First round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Andy Arnott Paul Baker Nicky Forster (6 each) All: David Crown (9) | ||
Highest home attendance | 7,488 vs Southampton (23 September 1992) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,085 vs Fulham (8 December 1992) | ||
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Gillingham also competed in three knock-out competitions. The team reached the third round of the FA Cup and the second round of the Football League Cup but failed to progress beyond the initial group stage of the Football League Trophy. The team played a total of 53 competitive matches, winning 13, drawing 17, and losing 23. David Crown was the team's top goalscorer, with five goals in the Football League and a total of nine in all competitions, the lowest figure with which a player had finished a season as Gillingham's top scorer since the 1930s. Tony Butler made the most appearances, playing in 50 of the team's 53 competitive matches. The highest attendance recorded at the club's home ground, Priestfield Stadium, was 7,488, for a game against Southampton of the FA Premier League in the second round of the Football League Cup.