1993–94 Football League
The 1993–1994 Football League season was the 95th completed season of The Football League. From 1993 to 1996 the league was sponsored by Endsleigh.
Season | 1993–94 |
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Champions | Crystal Palace |
Promoted | Crystal Palace Nottingham Forest Leicester City |
New club in the league | Wycombe Wanderers |
← 1992–93 1994–95 → |
Alan Smith kicked off his management career by guiding Crystal Palace to the Division One title and back to the Premier League at the first time of asking. Nottingham Forest, now managed by Frank Clark following Brian Clough's retirement, also made a swift return to the Premier League by finishing runners-up to Palace. They were joined by play-off winners Leicester City, who finally reached the top flight after two successive play-off final defeats.
Oxford United's decline since losing their top-flight status in 1988 continued as they slid into Division Two, along with Peterborough United and Birmingham City.
Mark McGhee won the Division Two title for Reading, with John Rudge's Port Vale taking the other automatic promotion place. Burnley triumphed in the play-offs, thus moving to within one division of the top flight just seven years after they had almost been relegated to the Conference. Fulham, Hartlepool United, Exeter City and Barnet were the teams relegated to Division Three.
Shrewsbury Town, Chester City and Crewe Alexandra claimed the three automatic promotion places in Division Three, while Martin O'Neill's Wycombe Wanderers won the play-offs in their first season of league football. Northampton Town finished bottom of the league, but were saved from demotion as Conference champions Kidderminster Harriers did not meet the league's stadium capacity requirements.
Final league tables and results
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.
First Division
Season | 1993–94 |
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Champions | Crystal Palace (2nd second tier title) |
Direct promotion to Premier League | Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest |
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs | Leicester City |
Relegated | Birmingham City, Oxford United, Peterborough United |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,450 (2.63 per match) |
Top goalscorer | John McGinlay (Bolton Wanderers), 25 [2] |
← 1992–93 1994–95 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +27 | 90 | Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League |
2 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 27 | +25 | 83 | Promoted to FA Premier League |
3 | Millwall | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 32 | +9 | 74 | Participated in play-offs |
4 | Leicester City | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 29 | +13 | 73 | Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offs |
5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 30 | +16 | 72 | Participated in play-offs |
6 | Derby County | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 43 | +5 | 71 | |
7 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 43 | −4 | 68 | |
8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 28 | +13 | 68 | |
9 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 35 | +12 | 67 | |
10 | Stoke City | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 40 | −2 | 67 | |
11 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 36 | +3 | 65 | |
12 | Sunderland | 46 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 35 | −3 | 65 | |
13 | Bristol City | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 32 | −3 | 64 | |
14 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 33 | −1 | 59 | |
15 | Southend United | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 39 | −4 | 59 | |
16 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 31 | +5 | 59 | |
17 | Portsmouth | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 36 | −6 | 58 | |
18 | Barnsley | 46 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 41 | −12 | 55 | |
19 | Watford | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 45 | −14 | 54 | |
20 | Luton Town | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 35 | −4 | 53 | |
21 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 38 | −9 | 51 | |
22 | Birmingham City | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 40 | −17 | 51 | Relegated |
23 | Oxford United | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 49 | |
24 | Peterborough United | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 46 | −28 | 37 |
Play-offs
Semi-finals 1st leg – 15 May; 2nd leg – 18 May 1994 |
Final at Wembley 30 May 1994 | |||||||||
3rd | Millwall | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
6th | Derby County | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
4th | Leicester City | 2 | ||||||||
6th | Derby County | 1 | ||||||||
4th | Leicester City | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
5th | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Results
Second Division
Season | 1993–94 |
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Champions | Reading (2nd third tier title) |
Direct promotion | Reading, Port Vale |
Promoted through play-offs | Burnley |
Relegated | Barnet, Exeter City, Fulham, Hartlepool United |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,508 (2.73 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jimmy Quinn (Reading), 35 [2] |
← 1992–93 1994–95 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 28 | +37 | 89 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 28 | +33 | 88 | Promoted |
3 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 30 | +32 | 85 | Participated in play-offs |
4 | Stockport County | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 22 | +30 | 85 | |
5 | York City | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 27 | +24 | 75 | |
6 | Burnley | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 40 | +21 | 73 | Promoted through play-offs |
7 | Bradford City | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 33 | +8 | 70 | |
8 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 33 | +1 | 70 | |
9 | Hull City | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 34 | +8 | 68 | |
10 | Cambridge United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 44 | +6 | 66 | |
11 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 35 | −3 | 65 | |
12 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 44 | −11 | 62 | |
13 | Swansea City | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 38 | −2 | 60 | |
14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | −7 | 59 | |
15 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 30 | +3 | 58 | |
16 | Brentford | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 27 | +2 | 58 | |
17 | Bournemouth | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 32 | −8 | 57 | |
18 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 45 | −14 | 56 | |
19 | Cardiff City | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 46 | −13 | 54 | |
20 | Blackpool | 46 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 38 | −12 | 53 | |
21 | Fulham | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −13 | 52 | Relegated |
22 | Exeter City | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 46 | −31 | 45 | |
23 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 47 | −46 | 36 | |
24 | Barnet | 46 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 54 | −45 | 28 |
Play-offs
Semi-finals 1st leg – 15 May; 2nd leg – 18 May 1994 |
Final at Wembley 29 May 1994 | |||||||||
3rd | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
6th | Burnley | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
4th | Stockport County | 1 | ||||||||
6th | Burnley | 2 | ||||||||
4th | Stockport County | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
5th | York City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
Third Division
Season | 1993–94 |
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Champions | Shrewsbury Town (1st fourth tier title) |
Direct promotion | Shrewsbury Town, Chester, Crewe Alexandra |
Promoted through play-offs | Wycombe Wanderers |
Relegated to Conference | None |
New club in the league | Wycombe Wanderers |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,265 (2.74 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Tony Ellis (Preston North End), 26 [2] |
← 1992–93 1994–95 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 22 | +24 | 79 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Chester City | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +23 | 74 | Promoted |
3 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 31 | +19 | 73 | |
4 | Wycombe Wanderers[lower-alpha 1] | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 32 | +14 | 70 | Promoted through play-offs |
5 | Preston North End | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 37 | +19 | 67 | Participated in play-offs |
6 | Torquay United | 42 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 32 | +8 | 67 | |
7 | Carlisle United | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 19 | +15 | 64 | |
8 | Chesterfield | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | +7 | 62 | |
9 | Rochdale | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 29 | +12 | 60 | |
10 | Walsall | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | −5 | 60 | |
11 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 30 | +8 | 59 | |
12 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 32 | −9 | 55 | |
13 | Bury | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 34 | −1 | 53 | |
14 | Scarborough | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 33 | −6 | 53 | |
15 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 31 | −13 | 52 | |
16 | Gillingham | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 28 | −7 | 51 | |
17 | Colchester United | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 38 | −15 | 49 | |
18 | Lincoln City | 42 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 34 | −11 | 47 | |
19 | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 45 | |
20 | Hereford United | 42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 46 | −19 | 42 | |
21 | Darlington | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 36 | −22 | 41 | |
22 | Northampton Town | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 43 | −22 | 38 |
Notes:
- New club in the league
Play-offs
Semi-finals 1st leg – 15 May; 2nd leg – 18 May 1994 |
Final at Wembley 28 May 1994 | |||||||||
4th | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
7th | Carlisle United | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
4th | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | ||||||||
5th | Preston North End | 2 | ||||||||
5th | Preston North End | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
6th | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Results
See also
References
- "England 1993–94". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.