Tuesday May 26th 1992
ITV’s attempted injunction against the BskyB / BBC deal fails
Bobby Gould joins Don Howe as joint-manager at Coventry. Gould will focus on finding players, transfers and contracts – Howe will be in charge of coaching.
Wednesday May 27th 1992
Spurs appoint Doug Livermore as 1st team coach and Ray Clemence as his assistant. Terry Venables states that he will be available to help where necessary.
Phil Neal is now expected to be offered the Norwich job, where he will be supported by Barnsley (old Div 2) coach John Deehan, and reserve team coach Mike Walker.
Friday May 29th 1992
Future Arsenal boss Bruce Rioch appointed manager at Bolton (old Div 3)
Monday June 1st 1992
Mike Walker is promoted from reserve team coach to manager at Norwich. Favourite Phil Neal turns the post down for family reasons.
Wednesday June 3rd 1992
| Transfer | |||||
| Name [Position] | Age | From | To | Fee | |
| Darren Anderton [M] | 20 | Portsmouth (Div 2 – tier 2) | Spurs | £1.7m | |
Thursday June 4th 1992
ITV acquire the rights to Football League games and the Rumbelows (League) Cup – as well as Leeds and Man Utd’s European games. The deal is worth £25m over 4 years.
Friday June 5th 1992
At a Football League meeting the old Division Two, Three and Four will be re-named Division One, Two and Three.
Monday June 8th 1992
England midfielder David Platt (Bari) to Juventus (£6.5m)
Tuesday June 9th 1992
Harry Redknapp resigns from Bournemouth (Div 2) after 9 years in charge.
Thursday 11th June 1992
Paul Gascoigne (Spurs) will join Lazio (£5.5m), and Spurs sign a fresh sponsorship deal with Holsten for £1.9m
Monday 15th June 1992
Major appointments for the FA Premier League: Sir John Quinton will be chairman and Rick Parry chief executive.
Liverpool coach and former skipper Phil Thompson is dismissed. There are unsubstantiated allegations of clashes with manager Graeme Souness.
Sunday June 21st 1992
Ex-England international Chris Waddle rejects an offer to join Leeds from Marseille.
Wednesday June 24th 1992
Don Howe (Coventry) resigns due to the strain of travelling. Bobby Gould is now in sole charge.
Thursday June 25th 1992
Chris Waddle (Marseille) to Sheff Wed (£1m)
Thursday July 2nd 1992
It is announced that Premier League referees will wear green, and teams will have a choice of two substitutes from three – one of them being a goalkeeper.
Sunday July 5th 1992
Don Howe to Chelsea as coach.
Monday July 6th 1992
England Under-21 goalkeeper David James (Watford – Div 1) to Liverpool (£1.3m). He is seen as the eventual successor to Bruce Grobbelaar.
Tuesday July 7th 1992
Southampton boss Ian Branfoot announces that prized-striker Alan Shearer (21) can leave – if the price is right. Man Utd are favourites.
Wednesday July 8th 1992
Harry Redknapp becomes assistant manager to Billy Bonds at West Ham (Div 1) and Phil Neal takes-up a similar post to Bobby Gould at Coventry.
Friday July 10th 1992
Full-back Neil Pointon (Man City) to Oldham (£600,000)
Tuesday July 14th 1992
Danish midfielder John Jensen (Brondby) to Arsenal (£1.1m). Three weeks previously he had scored the opening goal in his country’s 2–0 European Championship Final victory over the reunified Germany.
Mick McGiven is elevated from Coach to Team Manager at newly promoted Ipswich. John Lyall will work alongside him as ‘Football Manager’.
Monday July 20th 1992
Winger and future England cap Stuart Ripley (Middlesbrough) becomes Blackburn’s record signing. (£1.3m)
Tuesday July 21st 1992
Andrew Cole (Arsenal) to Bristol C (Div 1 – £500,000) after a successful loan period at the end of last season.
21-year-old central defender Phil Babb (Bradford C – Div 2) to Coventry (£500,000)
Wednesday July 22nd 1992
Kerry Dixon (Chelsea) to Southampton (£575,000)
Thursday July 23rd 1992
Former England international midfielder David Rocastle (Arsenal) to Leeds (£2m) – becoming their record signing.
Defender Neil Ruddock (Southampton) to Spurs (£750,000)
A plan by BskyB to have referees wired for sound during games is blocked.
Friday July 24th 1992
Everton announce a £2m loss for the previous season.
Sunday July 26th 1992
Blackburn not only break their own transfer record, but also the British record when they sign striker Alan Shearer (Southampton) for £3.6m.
Monday July 27th 1992
Striker David Speedie (Blackburn) to Southampton (£400,000)
Tuesday July 28th 1992
Republic of Ireland midfielder Ray Houghton (Liverpool) to Aston Villa (£900,000)
Wednesday July 29th
26 year-old future-Premier League striker and serial-club man Steve Claridge (Cambridge – Div 1) to Luton (Div 1) (£160,000)
Welsh international midfielder Barry Horne (Southampton) to Everton (£675,000)
Ex-England forward Paul Stewart (Spurs) to Liverpool (£2.3m)
Former England U-21 midfielder Scott Sellars (Blackburn) to Leeds (£950,000)
Tuesday August 4th 1992
Veteran midfielder and future Premier League manager Gary Megson (Man City) to Norwich (Free)
Thursday August 6th 1992
Cambridge (Div 1) striker Dion Dublin (Cambridge – Div 1) to Man Utd (£1m)
Midfielder Rick Holden (Oldham) to Man City (£900,000)
Monday August 10th 1992
Striker Dean Holdsworth (Brentford – Div 2) to Wimbledon (£720,000)
Wednesday August 12th 1992
Scottish international striker Robert Fleck (Norwich) to Chelsea (£2.1m) – a record fee for both clubs.
Thursday August 13th 1992
Striker Mick Harford (Luton – Div 1) to Chelsea (£300,000)
Veteran Northern Ireland defender Mal Donaghy (Man Utd) to Chelsea (£150,000)
Friday August 14th 1992
The last major transfer of the close-season – striker Mark Robins (Man Utd) to Norwich (800,000)