1993–94 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
1993–94 season
ChairmanTrevor Summers
ManagerKeith Burkinshaw
StadiumThe Hawthorns
First Division21st
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerTaylor (18)
Average home league attendance16,840

During the 1993–94 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

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Following Ardiles' surprise departure, West Brom appointed his assistant Keith Burkinshaw to the manager's seat.[1] The Baggies survived relegation back to Division Two at the end of the 1993–94 season, but only because they had scored more goals than rivals, Birmingham City. Safety was assured on the final day thanks to a 1–0 win over Portsmouth - Lee Ashcroft's goal sending the 10,000 strong army of fans in raptures.[2]

Final league table

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Main article: 1993–94 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
19 Watford 46 15 9 22 66 80 −14 54
20 Luton Town 46 14 11 21 56 60 −4 53
21 West Bromwich Albion 46 13 12 21 60 69 −9 51
22 Birmingham City (R) 46 13 12 21 52 69 −17 51 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Oxford United (R) 46 13 10 23 54 75 −21 49
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated

Results

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West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[3]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1993 Barnsley A 1–1 12,940 Donovan
21 August 1993 Oxford United H 3–1 17,227 Hunt, Donovan, O'Regan
28 August 1993 Stoke City A 0–1 17,948
1 September 1993 Southend United H 2–2 14,482 Taylor (2)
5 September 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–2 25,615 Raven, Bradley, Donovan
11 September 1993 Notts County A 0–1 9,870
18 September 1993 Crystal Palace H 1–4 17,873 Taylor
25 September 1993 Middlesbrough H 1–1 15,766 Taylor
3 October 1993 Derby County A 3–5 13,370 Taylor, Hunt (2)
9 October 1993 Millwall A 1–2 11,010 Bradley
16 October 1993 Peterborough United H 3–0 15,134 Taylor (2), Strodder
23 October 1993 Sunderland A 0–1 19,505
30 October 1993 Watford H 4–1 15,299 Hunt (2), Hamilton, Taylor
2 November 1993 Tranmere Rovers A 0–3 7,882
6 November 1993 Bolton Wanderers H 2–2 15,709 Hunt, Taylor (pen)
21 November 1993 Nottingham Forest H 0–2 15,581
27 November 1993 Portsmouth H 4–1 13,867 Taylor, O'Regan, Hunt (2)
7 December 1993 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 9,277 Hunt
11 December 1993 Southend United A 3–0 6,807 Hamilton, Taylor, Hunt
19 December 1993 Barnsley H 1–1 16,062 Ashcroft
27 December 1993 Bristol City H 0–1 22,888
28 December 1993 Birmingham City A 0–2 28,228
1 January 1994 Luton Town H 1–1 16,138 Mellon
3 January 1994 Charlton Athletic A 1–2 8,316 Hamilton
12 January 1994 Leicester City A 2–4 15,640 Strodder, Mellon
15 January 1994 Peterborough United A 0–2 7,757
22 January 1994 Millwall H 0–0 15,172
1 February 1994 Grimsby Town A 2–2 4,740 Taylor, Fenton
5 February 1994 Sunderland H 2–1 17,089 Donovan, Fenton
12 February 1994 Watford A 1–0 10,087 Burgess
19 February 1994 Leicester City H 1–2 18,153 Fenton
26 February 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–1 28,039 Taylor, Mardon
5 March 1994 Stoke City H 0–0 16,060
12 March 1994 Crystal Palace A 0–1 16,576
16 March 1994 Notts County H 3–0 14,594 Taylor (2), Hunt
19 March 1994 Middlesbrough A 0–3 10,516
26 March 1994 Derby County H 1–2 17,437 Donovan
30 March 1994 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 14,091 Donovan, Hunt
2 April 1994 Bristol City A 0–0 8,624
12 April 1994 Oxford United A 1–1 9,028 Taylor
16 April 1994 Tranmere Rovers H 1–3 15,835 Nixon (own goal)
24 April 1994 Nottingham Forest A 1–2 24,018 Taylor
27 April 1994 Birmingham City H 2–4 20,316 Donovan, Burgess
30 April 1994 Grimsby Town H 1–0 16,870 Donovan
3 May 1994 Luton Town A 2–3 10,053 Taylor, Ashcroft
8 May 1994 Portsmouth A 1–0 17,629 (9,500 away) Ashcroft

FA Cup

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Main article: 1993-94 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 14 November 1993 Halifax Town A 1–2 4,250 Hunt

League Cup

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Main article: 1993-94 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 18 August 1993 Bristol Rovers A 4–1 4,562 Burgess, Hunt, Donovan (2)
R1 Second Leg 25 August 1993 Bristol Rovers H 0–0 (won 4–1 on agg) 9,123
R2 First Leg 22 September 1993 Chelsea H 1–1 14,919 Donovan
R2 Second Leg 6 October 1993 Chelsea A 1–2 (lost 2–3 on agg) 11,959 Taylor

Anglo-Italian Cup

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Main article: 1993-94 Anglo-Italian Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
PR Group 4 8 September 1993 Leicester City A 0–0 3,588
PR Group 4 15 September 1993 Peterborough United H 3–1 4,168 McNally, Mellon, Darton
Group B 12 October 1993 Pescara H 1–2 5,458 Taylor
Group B 9 November 1993 Padova H 3–4 2,745 Hamilton, Ottoni (own goal), Garner
Group B 16 November 1993 Fiorentina A 0–2 7,808 Banchelli, Antonaccio
Group B 22 December 1993 Cosenza A 1–2 139 Taylor

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[4]

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 Stuart Naylor
— DF England ENG Paul Raven
— DF England ENG Daryl Burgess
— DF England ENG Gary Strodder
— DF England ENG Paul Mardon[notes 1]
— MF England ENG Darren Bradley
— MF England ENG Ian Hamilton
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Bernard McNally[notes 2]
— MF England ENG Kevin Donovan
— FW England ENG Bob Taylor
— FW England ENG Andy Hunt
— FW England ENG Lee Ashcroft
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kieran O'Regan
— MF Scotland SCO Micky Mellon
— GK England ENG Tony Lange
— MF England ENG Stacy Coldicott
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG David Smith
— FW England ENG Simon Garner
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kwame Ampadu[notes 3]
— FW England ENG Carl Heggs
— DF England ENG Neil Parsley
— DF England ENG Nicky Reid
— DF England ENG Paul Williams (on loan from Coventry City)
— MF England ENG Graham Fenton (on loan from Aston Villa)
— MF England ENG Wayne Fereday
— DF England ENG Scott Darton
— DF England ENG Paul Edwards
— MF England ENG Roy Hunter
— DF England ENG Craig Herbert
— GK England ENG Neil Cutler
— DF England ENG Steve Lilwall

Notes

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  1. ^ Mardon was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and would make his international debut for Wales in October 1995.
  2. ^ McNally was born in Shrewsbury, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1986.
  3. ^ Ampadu was born in Bradford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland and Ghana internationally through his mother and father respectively, and was raised in the Republic of Ireland, and represented them at U-21 level.

References

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  1. ^ Slot, Owen (20 June 1993). "Ardiles lured back to manage Tottenham". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  2. ^ White, Clive (9 May 1994). "Football: Ashcroft keeps Albion out of trouble: West Brom find relief at Portsmouth". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. ^ "West Bromwich Albion 1993-1994 Results - statto.com". statto.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ^ "All West Bromwich Albion players: 1994". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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