1993–94 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
1993–94 season
ChairmanBrian Fearn
ManagerArthur Cox (until 2 October)
Roy McFarland (from 2 October)
StadiumBaseball Ground
First Division6th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gabbiadini, Johnson, Kitson (13)
All: Johnson (16)
Average home league attendance15,937

During the 1993–94 English football season, Derby County F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In October of the 1993–94 season, Arthur Cox retired from football following severe back problems, leaving the role after 9 years in charge.

He was replaced by his assistant Roy McFarland (who became the only man to manage the club permanently in two separate spells) who steered the club's to a second playoff campaign. After overcoming Millwall 5–1 on aggregate in the semifinal legs, and surviving a pitch invasion in the 3–1 win at the New Den, Derby came up against local rivals Leicester City at Wembley. Despite taking the lead through Tommy Johnson, Derby lost 2–1 after a double from Steve Walsh and missed out on promotion yet again.[1]

Final league table

Main article: 1993–94 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Leicester City (O, P) 46 19 16 11 72 59 +13 73 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
5 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 9 16 69 53 +16 72
6 Derby County 46 20 11 15 73 68 +5 71
7 Notts County 46 20 8 18 65 69 −4 68
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 17 17 12 60 47 +13 68
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

Derby County's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1993 Sunderland H 5–0 18,027 Pembridge (2, 1 pen), Gabbiadini, Short, Kitson
18 August 1993 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 26,684 Forsyth
21 August 1993 Middlesbrough A 0–3 15,168
28 August 1993 Bristol City H 1–0 15,643 Gabbiadini
4 September 1993 Birmingham City A 0–3 14,582
11 September 1993 Peterborough United H 2–0 14,779 Gabbiadini, Johnson
18 September 1993 Millwall A 0–0 9,881
25 September 1993 Notts County A 1–4 11,000 Gabbiadini
3 October 1993 West Bromwich Albion H 5–3 13,370 Simpson (2), Kitson, Pembridge (pen), Short
9 October 1993 Luton Town H 2–1 15,885 Kitson, Johnson
16 October 1993 Portsmouth A 2–3 12,404 Kitson, Johnson
23 October 1993 Crystal Palace H 3–1 16,586 Harkes, Kitson, Pembridge
30 October 1993 Bolton Wanderers A 2–0 11,464 Pembridge, Simpson
2 November 1993 Charlton Athletic A 2–1 8,123 Simpson, Pembridge
7 November 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–4 14,310
13 November 1993 Oxford United A 0–2 7,151
20 November 1993 Grimsby Town H 2–1 13,498 Short, Pembridge (pen)
27 November 1993 Southend United H 1–3 14,458 Simpson
5 December 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–2 16,900 Gabbiadini (2)
18 December 1993 Sunderland A 0–1 16,001
27 December 1993 Barnsley A 1–0 11,562 Kitson
28 December 1993 Leicester City H 3–2 17,372 Gabbiadini, Pembridge, Johnson
1 January 1994 Stoke City A 1–2 20,307 Gabbiadini
3 January 1994 Tranmere Rovers H 4–0 16,874 Gabbiadini (3), Williams
15 January 1994 Portsmouth H 1–0 15,645 Johnson
22 January 1994 Luton Town A 1–2 9,371 Forsyth
29 January 1994 Watford H 1–2 15,308 Kitson
5 February 1994 Crystal Palace A 1–1 15,615 Charles
12 February 1994 Bolton Wanderers H 2–0 16,698 Pembridge, Gabbiadini
19 February 1994 Watford A 4–3 8,277 Watson (own goal), Gabbiadini, Kitson, Johnson
22 February 1994 Middlesbrough H 0–1 14,716
26 February 1994 Birmingham City H 1–1 16,624 Johnson
5 March 1994 Bristol City A 0–0 8,723
12 March 1994 Millwall H 0–0 15,303
16 March 1994 Peterborough United A 2–2 7,371 Nicholson, Johnson
26 March 1994 West Bromwich Albion A 2–1 17,437 Johnson, Simpson
29 March 1994 Tranmere Rovers A 0–4 7,114
2 April 1994 Barnsley H 2–0 14,968 Johnson, Harkes
5 April 1994 Leicester City A 3–3 20,050 Kitson (2), Willis (own goal)
9 April 1994 Stoke City H 4–2 16,593 Pembridge, Simpson, Short, Kitson
16 April 1994 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 15,784 Johnson, Kitson
20 April 1994 Notts County H 1–1 18,602 Dijkstra (own goal)
23 April 1994 Grimsby Town A 1–1 7,451 Kitson
27 April 1994 Nottingham Forest H 0–2 19,300
30 April 1994 Oxford United H 2–1 11,602 Pembridge (pen), Johnson
8 May 1994 Southend United A 3–4 8,119 Johnson, Simpson (2)

First Division play-offs

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st leg 15 May 1994 Millwall H 2–0 17,401 Cowans, Johnson
SF 2nd leg 18 May 1994 Millwall A 3–1 (won 5–1 on agg) 16,470 Gabbiadini, Johnson, Van Den Hauwe (own goal)
F 30 May 1994 Leicester City N 1–2 73,671 Johnson

FA Cup

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 1994 Oldham Athletic A 1–2 12,810 Johnson

League Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 22 September 1993 Exeter City A 3–1 5,634 Kitson, Gabbiadini, Simpson
R2 2nd leg 6 October 1993 Exeter City H 2–0 (won 5–1 on agg) 10,569 Gabbiadini, Johnson
R3 27 October 1993 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–1 19,855

Anglo-Italian Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Anglo-Italian Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Group 2 31 August 1993 Notts County A 2–3 3,276 Harkes, Johnson
Group 2 8 September 1993 Nottingham Forest H 3–2 6,654 Simpson, Kitson, Kuhl

Players

First-team squad

The following players all played for the first-team this season.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Martin Taylor
— DF England ENG Gary Charles
— DF England ENG Simon Coleman
— DF England ENG Michael Forsyth
— DF England ENG Jason Kavanagh
— DF England ENG Shane Nicholson
— DF England ENG Craig Short
— DF England ENG Darren Wassall
— DF England ENG Paul Williams
— DF Wales WAL Kevin Ratcliffe
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Gordon Cowans (captain)
— MF England ENG Steve Hayward
— MF England ENG Martin Kuhl
— MF England ENG Craig Ramage
— MF England ENG Paul Simpson
— MF Wales WAL Mark Pembridge
— MF United States USA John Harkes
— FW England ENG Marco Gabbiadini
— FW England ENG Tommy Johnson
— FW England ENG Paul Kitson

Reserve team

The following players did not appear for the first team this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Steve Sutton
— DF England ENG Andrew Tretton
— MF England ENG Lee Carsley[notes 1]
— MF England ENG Martyn Chalk
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Kevin Cooper
— FW England ENG Stewart Hadley
— FW England ENG Mark Stallard
— FW England ENG Dean Sturridge

References

  1. ^ Shaw, Phil (31 May 1994). "Leicester ride their luck into Premiership: Walsh proves a Wembley winner as Derby squander their chances in First Division play-offs final". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Derby County 1993-1994 Home". statto.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  3. ^ "All Derby County players: 1994".

Notes

  1. ^ Carsley was born in Birmingham, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Ireland in October 1997.
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