1993–94 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 1993–94 season saw Leeds United A.F.C. compete in the FA Premier League.

Leeds United
1993–94 season
ChairmanLeslie Silver
Manager Howard Wilkinson
StadiumElland Road
Premier League5th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Rod Wallace (17)
All: Rod Wallace (17)
Highest home attendance41,125 vs Manchester United
(27 Apr 1994, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance22,167 vs Oxford United
(9 Feb 1994, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance34,493

Season summary

After last season's 17th-place finish and failure to win away from home, one season after winning the league title, Howard Wilkinson decided to bolster his squad in order to avoid another torrid season. He paid a club record £2.7 million for Sheffield United striker Brian Deane and by Christmas he had paid a further £2 million for Manchester City midfielder David White. Leeds were now well on the road to recovery, and that recovery process was completed at the end of the season when they finished fifth in the final table.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Newcastle United 42 23 8 11 82 41 +41 77 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Arsenal 42 18 17 7 53 28 +25 71 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Leeds United 42 18 16 8 65 39 +26 70
6 Wimbledon 42 18 11 13 56 53 +3 65
7 Sheffield Wednesday 42 16 16 10 76 54 +22 64
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Arsenal qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as the defending champions.

Results

Leeds United's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHHA
ResultDWLLLWWWWWDDDWDDWWWLWDDDDLLWDDDWWLDWWDLWDW
Position118121718141295344645622222235567667855555555555
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
14 August 1993Manchester CityA1–1Deane32,366
17 August 1993West Ham UnitedH1–0Speed34,588
21 August 1993Norwich CityH0–4 32,008
24 August 1993ArsenalA1–2Strachan29,042
28 August 1993LiverpoolA0–2 44,068
30 August 1993Oldham AthleticH1–0Strachan28,717
11 September 1993SouthamptonA2–0Deane, Speed13,511
19 September 1993Sheffield UnitedH2–1Strachan, McAllister33,892
25 September 1993Coventry CityA2–0Wallace (2)28,717
2 October 1993WimbledonH4–0Speed (2), McAllister (2)30,020
17 October 1993Ipswich TownA0–0 17,548
23 October 1993Blackburn RoversH3–3Sherwood (o.g.), Newsome, McAllister (pen.)37,827
30 October 1993Sheffield WednesdayA3–3Speed, Fairclough, Wallace31,892
6 November 1993ChelseaH4–1Deane, Rocastle, Wallace (2)35,022
20 November 1993Tottenham HotspurA1–1Deane31,275
23 November 1993EvertonA1–1Wallace17,066
27 November 1993Swindon TownH3–0Deane, Speed, Wallace32,630
4 December 1993Manchester CityH3–2Deane, Speed, Wallace33,821
8 December 1993West Ham UnitedA1–0Wallace20,468
13 December 1993Norwich CityA1–2Wallace16,586
18 December 1993ArsenalH2–1Adams (o.g.), McAllister37,515
22 December 1993Newcastle UnitedA1–1Fairclough36,388
29 December 1993Queens Park RangersH1–1Hodge39,106
1 January 1994Manchester UnitedA0–0 44,724
15 January 1994Ipswich TownH0–0 31,317
23 January 1994Blackburn RoversA1–2Speed16,938
6 February 1994Aston VillaA0–1 26,919
19 February 1994LiverpoolH2–0Wetherall, McAllister40,053
28 February 1994Oldham AthleticA1–1McAllister11,136
5 March 1994SouthamptonH0–0 30,890
13 March 1994Sheffield UnitedA2–2Deane, Speed19,250
16 March 1994Aston VillaH2–0Deane, Wallace33,120
19 March 1994Coventry CityH1–0Wallace30,023
26 March 1994WimbledonA0–1 9,035
1 April 1994Newcastle UnitedH1–1Fairclough40,005
4 April 1994Queens Park RangersA4–0Deane, White (2), Wallace13,365
17 April 1994Tottenham HotspurH2–0Wallace (2)33,658
23 April 1994ChelseaA1–1Speed18,544
27 April 1994Manchester UnitedH0–2 41,125
30 April 1994EvertonH3–0White, Watson (o.g.), McAllister35,487
3 May 1994Sheffield WednesdayH2–2White, Wallace41,125
7 May 1994Swindon TownA5–0Deane (2), White, Fairclough, Wallace17,228

Premier League Goalscorers

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
Third round8 January 1994Crewe AlexandraH3–1Deane, Forrester (2)23,475
Fourth round29 January 1994Oxford UnitedA2–2Speed, Wetherall11,029
Fourth round replay9 February 1994Oxford UnitedH2–3White, Strachan22,167

Goalscorers

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
Second round first leg21 September 1993SunderlandA1–2Speed17,101
Second round second leg6 October 1993SunderlandH1–2[lower-alpha 1]Whelan22,265

Goalscorers


First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

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 GK  ENG John Lukic
2 DF  ENG Mel Sterland
3 DF  ENG Tony Dorigo[3]
4 MF  ENG David White
5 DF  ENG Chris Fairclough
6 DF  IRL David O'Leary[4]
7 MF  SCO Gordon Strachan (captain)
8 FW  ENG Rod Wallace
9 FW  ENG Brian Deane
10 MF  SCO Gary McAllister
11 MF  WAL Gary Speed
12 DF  ENG John Pemberton
13 GK  ENG Mark Beeney
14 FW  ENG Steve Hodge
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  ENG Jon Newsome
17 FW  NOR Frank Strandli
18 DF  ENG David Wetherall
19 DF  ENG Ray Wallace
20 DF  ENG Kevin Sharp[5]
21 MF  SCO Mark Humphries
22 DF  IRL Gary Kelly
23 MF  ENG Mark Tinkler
24 MF  ENG Andy Couzens
25 FW  ENG Noel Whelan
26 FW  ENG Jamie Forrester
27 MF  ENG Mark Ford
28 DF  ENG Rob Bowman
30 GK  ENG Paul Pettinger

Left club during 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
4 MF  ENG David Batty (to Blackburn Rovers)
15 MF  ENG David Rocastle (to Manchester City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW  ENG Carl Shutt (to Birmingham City)

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[6]

Transfers and loans

Total spending: £875,000

Notes

  1. Leeds United lost 4–2 on aggregate

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1993-1994/faprem/leeds.htm
  3. Dorigo was born in Australia.
  4. O'Leary was born in Hackney, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and made his international debut for Ireland in 1976.
  5. Sharp was born in Sarnia, Canada, but represented England at U-18 level.
  6. http://www.11v11.com/teams/leeds-united/tab/players/season/1994
  7. Football: Portsmouth recruit Chapman to replace Whittingham, Phil Shaw, The Independent
  8. Sterland retires
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