1993 Richmond Kickers season

The 1993 Richmond Kickers season was the inaugural season for the club. In their first season of competitive soccer, the Kickers played in the United States Interregional Soccer League, which at the time served as the third division of the American soccer pyramid. The Kickers played their first season on the campus of the University of Richmond at the site of the former East Market Stadium.

Richmond Kickers
1993 season
OwnerCookie Ketcham
Head coachBobby Lennon
StadiumFirst Market Stadium
USISLDivision: 4th
Overall: 20th
USISL CupSecond round
U.S. Open CupDid not enter

In the inaugural season the Kickers played in the Atlantic Division, where they finished in fourth place in the division, qualifying for the play-in round of the playoffs. Richmond defeated the Charleston Battery, who would eventually become bitter rivals with the team, as they were some of the few surviving clubs from the early 90s, in the play-in round, before eventually losing to the Greensboro Dynamo in the divisional playoff semifinals.[1]

Squad

Roster

The following players were part of the 1993 squad.[2][3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 DF  SCO Liam Behrens
2 DF  ENG Tony Blunt
3 MF  USA Matt Borgard
4 GK  USA Scott Budnick
5 MF  USA Patrick Burke
6 DF  USA Karlton Byrd
7 FW  NIR Leigh Cowlishaw
8 DF  USA Scott Davis
9 FW  USA John Dugan
10 FW  USA Eric Dumbleton
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF  USA Mike Huwiler
12 MF  USA Cookie Ketcham
13 DF  USA Ted Gillen
14 GK  USA Joe O'Carroll
15 DF  USA Sean Phillips
16 DF  USA Duncan Satchell
17 FW  USA Khary Stockton
19 FW  USA Rob Ukrop
20 MF  USA Richie Williams

Team management

The following individuals were part of the club's management for the 1993 season.

Position Staff
Owner, Office Manager, and Director Cookie Ketcham
Owner, Coach, and General Manager Bobby Lennon
Athletic Trainer Jack Thomas
Athletic Trainer Kathlene Watz

Source: Source

Competitions

Exhibitions
June 4, 1993 Richmond Kickers v International opponent Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium

USISL regular season
Main article: 1993 United States Interregional Soccer League
Atlantic Division
Pos. Team Pld. W L GF GA GD Pts. Qualification
2 Delaware Wizards 16 10 6 34 22 +12 88 Playoffs
3 Raleigh Flyers 16 10 6 31 24 +7 84
4 Richmond Kickers 16 8 8 30 30 0 78
5 Charleston Battery 16 8 8 27 33 −6 72
6 Connecticut Wolves 16 7 9 29 33 −4 68

Results
May 8, 1993 Richmond Kickers v Columbia Spirit Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium
May 15, 1993 Raleigh Flyers 2–1 Richmond Kickers Raleigh, North Carolina
7:35 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Method Road
May 22, 1993 Richmond Kickers v Connecticut Wolves Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium
May 28, 1993 Richmond Kickers v Baltimore Bays Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium
June 18, 1993 Richmond Kickers v Raleigh Flyers Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium
July 2, 1993 Richmond Kickers v Dallas Rockets Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium
July 9, 1993 Richmond Kickers v Delaware Wizards Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium
July 17, 1993 Richmond Kickers v Charlotte Eagles Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium
July 24, 1993 Richmond Kickers v Charleston Battery Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium

USISL Playoffs
1993 First round Richmond Kickers 2–0 Charleston Battery Richmond, Virginia
EDT Stadium: First Market Stadium
1993 Second round Greensboro Dynamo 4–1 Richmond Kickers Greensboro, North Carolina
EDT Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
1 DF Liam Behrens VCU Rams Free April 1, 1993
2 DF Tony Blunt Old Dominion Monarchs Free April 1, 1993
3 MF Matt Borgard South Florida Bulls Free April 1, 1993

Loan in
No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
4 GK Scott Budnick William & Mary Tribe April 1, 1993 August 1, 1993

See also

References
  1. Litterer, David. "United Soccer Leagues Statistical History, Part 1 (1986-1994)". The American Soccer History Archives. Homepages.Sover.net. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  2. Kruszewski, Jackie (March 14, 2017). "The Richmond Kickers mark their 25th season with big aspirations and a bold new plan for City Stadium". styleweekly.com. Style Weekly. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. Nunez, Anthony (March 21, 2015). "1993 Richmond Kickers Soccer Set". The Oddball Card Collector. Blogger.
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