1993–94 Derby County F.C. season

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

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

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 Pts
1. Crystal Palace 46 27 9 10 73 46 90
2. Nottingham Forest 46 23 14 9 74 49 83
3. Millwall 46 19 17 10 58 49 74
4. Leicester City 46 19 16 11 72 59 73
5. Tranmere Rovers 46 21 9 16 69 53 72
6. Derby County 46 20 11 15 73 68 71
7. Notts County 46 20 8 18 65 69 68
8. Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 17 17 12 60 47 68
9. Middlesbrough 46 18 13 15 66 54 67
10. Stoke City 46 18 13 15 57 59 67
11. Charlton Athletic 46 19 8 19 61 58 65
12. Sunderland 46 19 8 19 54 57 65
13. Bristol City 46 16 16 14 47 50 64
14. Bolton Wanderers 46 15 14 17 63 64 59
15. Southend United 46 17 8 21 63 67 59
16. Grimsby Town 46 13 20 13 52 47 59
17. Portsmouth 46 15 13 18 52 58 58
18. Barnsley 46 16 7 23 55 67 55
19. Watford 46 15 9 22 66 80 54
20. Luton Town 46 14 11 21 56 60 53
21. West Bromwich Albion 46 13 12 21 60 69 51
22. Birmingham City 46 13 12 21 52 69 51
23. Oxford United 46 13 10 23 54 75 49
24. Peterborough United 46 8 13 25 48 76 37

Results

Derby County's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993SunderlandH5–018,027Pembridge (2, 1 pen), Gabbiadini, Short, Kitson
18 August 1993Nottingham ForestA1–126,684Forsyth
21 August 1993MiddlesbroughA0–315,168
28 August 1993Bristol CityH1–015,643Gabbiadini
4 September 1993Birmingham CityA0–314,582
11 September 1993Peterborough UnitedH2–014,779Gabbiadini, Johnson
18 September 1993MillwallA0–09,881
25 September 1993Notts CountyA1–411,000Gabbiadini
3 October 1993West Bromwich AlbionH5–313,370Simpson (2), Kitson, Pembridge (pen), Short
9 October 1993Luton TownH2–115,885Kitson, Johnson
16 October 1993PortsmouthA2–312,404Kitson, Johnson
23 October 1993Crystal PalaceH3–116,586Harkes, Kitson, Pembridge
30 October 1993Bolton WanderersA2–011,464Pembridge, Simpson
2 November 1993Charlton AthleticA2–18,123Simpson, Pembridge
7 November 1993Wolverhampton WanderersH0–414,310
13 November 1993Oxford UnitedA0–27,151
20 November 1993Grimsby TownH2–113,498Short, Pembridge (pen)
27 November 1993Southend UnitedH1–314,458Simpson
5 December 1993Wolverhampton WanderersA2–216,900Gabbiadini (2)
18 December 1993SunderlandA0–116,001
27 December 1993BarnsleyA1–011,562Kitson
28 December 1993Leicester CityH3–217,372Gabbiadini, Pembridge, Johnson
1 January 1994Stoke CityA1–220,307Gabbiadini
3 January 1994Tranmere RoversH4–016,874Gabbiadini (3), Williams
15 January 1994PortsmouthH1–015,645Johnson
22 January 1994Luton TownA1–29,371Forsyth
29 January 1994WatfordH1–215,308Kitson
5 February 1994Crystal PalaceA1–115,615Charles
12 February 1994Bolton WanderersH2–016,698Pembridge, Gabbiadini
19 February 1994WatfordA4–38,277Watson (own goal), Gabbiadini, Kitson, Johnson
22 February 1994MiddlesbroughH0–114,716
26 February 1994Birmingham CityH1–116,624Johnson
5 March 1994Bristol CityA0–08,723
12 March 1994MillwallH0–015,303
16 March 1994Peterborough UnitedA2–27,371Nicholson, Johnson
26 March 1994West Bromwich AlbionA2–117,437Johnson, Simpson
29 March 1994Tranmere RoversA0–47,114
2 April 1994BarnsleyH2–014,968Johnson, Harkes
5 April 1994Leicester CityA3–320,050Kitson (2), Willis (own goal)
9 April 1994Stoke CityH4–216,593Pembridge, Simpson, Short, Kitson
16 April 1994Charlton AthleticH2–015,784Johnson, Kitson
20 April 1994Notts CountyH1–118,602Dijkstra (own goal)
23 April 1994Grimsby TownA1–17,451Kitson
27 April 1994Nottingham ForestH0–219,300
30 April 1994Oxford UnitedH2–111,602Pembridge (pen), Johnson
8 May 1994Southend UnitedA3–48,119Johnson, Simpson (2)

First Division play-offs
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st leg15 May 1994MillwallH2–017,401Cowans, Johnson
SF 2nd leg18 May 1994MillwallA3–1 (won 5-1 on agg)16,470Gabbiadini, Johnson, Van Den Hauwe (own goal)
F30 May 1994Leicester CityN1–273,671Johnson

FA Cup
Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1994Oldham AthleticA1–212,810Johnson

League Cup
Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg22 September 1993Exeter CityA3–15,634Kitson, Gabbiadini, Simpson
R2 2nd leg6 October 1993Exeter CityH2–0 (won 5-1 on agg)10,569Gabbiadini, Johnson
R327 October 1993Tottenham HotspurH0–119,855

Anglo-Italian Cup
Main article: 1993–94 Anglo-Italian Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Group 231 August 1993Notts CountyA2–33,276Harkes, Johnson
Group 28 September 1993Nottingham ForestH3–26,654Simpson, 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Martin Taylor
— DF  ENG Gary Charles
— DF  ENG Simon Coleman
— DF  ENG Michael Forsyth
— DF  ENG Jason Kavanagh
— DF  ENG Shane Nicholson
— DF  ENG Craig Short
— DF  ENG Darren Wassall
— DF  ENG Paul Williams
— DF  WAL Kevin Ratcliffe
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Gordon Cowans (captain)
— MF  ENG Steve Hayward
— MF  ENG Martin Kuhl
— MF  ENG Craig Ramage
— MF  ENG Paul Simpson
— MF  WAL Mark Pembridge
— MF  USA John Harkes
— FW  ENG Marco Gabbiadini
— FW  ENG Tommy Johnson
— FW  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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Steve Sutton
— DF  ENG Andrew Tretton
— MF  ENG Lee Carsley[notes 1]
— MF  ENG Martyn Chalk
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Kevin Cooper
— FW  ENG Stewart Hadley
— FW  ENG Mark Stallard
— FW  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. 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. http://www.11v11.com/teams/derby-county/tab/players/season/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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