1993–94 Watford F.C. season

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

Watford
1993–94 season
ChairmanJack Petchey
ManagerGlenn Roeder
StadiumVicarage Road
First Division19th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Furlong (18)
All: Paul Furlong (19)
Average home league attendance7,907

Season summary

In July 1993, after Steve Perryman left to join Tottenham Hotspur, Roeder was hired as Watford's new manager at the start of the 1993–94 season. However, Watford were fined £10,000 for an illegal approach, and ordered to pay Gillingham a further £30,000 in compensation.[1]

Watford endured a poor season and came nowhere near to mounting a serious promotion challenge which at one stage produced just 4 wins from 20 league games, picking up just 16 points out of 60 during that run which also included 7 defeats in 8 games. As a result of their poor form, they were involved in a relegation battle and at that stage just ahead of the relegation zone on goals scored, and their form didn't improve heading to the closing stages of the season and again lost 7 from 8 games between 5 February and 19 March which saw the Hornets in the relegation zone and looked set for the drop but their final 10 games saw Watford win six to secure survival for another season in Division One.

Final league table
Main article: 1993–94 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Portsmouth 46 15 13 18 52 58 −6 58
18 Barnsley 46 16 7 23 55 67 −12 55
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
Source: rsssf.com

Results

Watford's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993Luton TownA1–29,149Furlong
21 August 1993BarnsleyH0–25,937
28 August 1993Oxford UnitedA3–25,159Charlery, Porter, Alsford
4 September 1993Charlton AthleticH2–26,925Porter, Inglethorpe
7 September 1993Wolverhampton WanderersH1–07,870Venus (own goal)
11 September 1993Grimsby TownA2–24,783Nogan, Porter
18 September 1993Notts CountyH3–16,959Furlong (2), Lavin
25 September 1993SunderlandH1–17,694Ashby
2 October 1993MillwallA1–47,707Nogan
10 October 1993MiddlesbroughH2–07,582Furlong, Dyer
16 October 1993Birmingham CityA0–112,823
23 October 1993Bolton WanderersH4–37,492Porter (3), Charlery
30 October 1993West Bromwich AlbionA1–415,299Soloman
3 November 1993Southend UnitedA0–34,584
6 November 1993Stoke CityH1–37,767Dyer
20 November 1993Bristol CityH1–16,045Soloman
28 November 1993Crystal PalaceH1–37,485Nogan
4 December 1993Stoke CityA0–213,465
7 December 1993PortsmouthA0–28,242
11 December 1993Wolverhampton WanderersA0–217,460
19 December 1993Luton TownH2–27,567Dyer (2)
27 December 1993Leicester CityA4–421,744Furlong (2), Dyer (2)
28 December 1993Peterborough UnitedH2–17,155Furlong (2)
1 January 1994Tranmere RoversA1–28,271Furlong
3 January 1994Nottingham ForestH1–214,539Cooper (own goal)
15 January 1994Birmingham CityH5–27,636Hessenthaler, Furlong (3), Porter
22 January 1994MiddlesbroughA1–18,089Furlong
29 January 1994Derby CountyA2–115,308Soloman, Furlong
5 February 1994Bolton WanderersA1–310,150Inglethorpe
12 February 1994West Bromwich AlbionH0–110,087
19 February 1994Derby CountyH3–48,277Ashby, Furlong, Bazeley
26 February 1994Charlton AthleticA1–27,546Porter
5 March 1994Oxford UnitedH2–17,049Hessenthaler, Ford (own goal)
12 March 1994Notts CountyA0–16,378
15 March 1994Grimsby TownH0–35,109
19 March 1994SunderlandA0–216,479
26 March 1994MillwallH2–09,036Lavin, Hessenthaler
30 March 1994Nottingham ForestA1–223,044Porter
2 April 1994Leicester CityH1–18,645Bailey
5 April 1994Peterborough UnitedA4–37,734Furlong, Bailey, Dublin, Lavin
9 April 1994Tranmere RoversH1–27,347Bailey
12 April 1994BarnsleyA1–04,380Furlong
16 April 1994Southend UnitedH3–07,694Bailey, Mooney, Foster
23 April 1994Bristol CityA1–18,324Furlong
30 April 1994PortsmouthH1–010,141Hessenthaler
8 May 1994Crystal PalaceA2–028,749Hessenthaler, Mooney

FA Cup
Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1994West Ham UnitedA1–219,802Porter (pen)

League Cup
Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st leg17 August 1993BrentfordA2–24,297Dyer, Furlong
R1 2nd leg24 August 1993BrentfordH3–1 (won 5-3 on agg)4,938Holdsworth, Soloman, Dyer
R2 1st leg21 September 1993MillwallH0–05,954
R2 2nd leg6 October 1993MillwallH3–4 (lost 3-4 on agg)5,381Hessenthaler, Porter, Nogan

Anglo-Italian Cup
Main article: 1993–94 Anglo-Italian Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Group 631 August 1993Luton TownH2–12,854Dyer, Inglethorpe
Group 615 September 1993Southend UnitedA0–31,881

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of 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 Perry Digweed
— GK  ENG Simon Sheppard
— GK  ENG Perry Suckling
— DF  ENG Julian Alsford
— DF  ENG David Barnes
— DF  ENG Darren Bazeley
— DF  ENG Jason Drysdale
— DF  ENG Keith Dublin
— DF  ENG Colin Foster
— DF  ENG David Holdsworth
— DF  ENG Keith Millen
— DF  ENG Jason Soloman
— DF  WAL Alan McCarthy[notes 1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  WAL Rob Page
— DF  SCO Gerard Lavin[notes 2]
— DF  CAN Mark Watson
— MF  ENG Paul Harding (on loan from Notts County)
— MF  ENG Andy Hessenthaler
— MF  ENG Gary Porter
— MF  ENG Craig Ramage
— MF  AUS Richard Johnson
— FW  ENG Dennis Bailey
— FW  ENG Paul Furlong
— FW  ENG Alex Inglethorpe
— FW  ENG Tommy Mooney (on loan from Southend United)
— FW  WAL Lee Nogan

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
— DF  ENG Barry Ashby (to Brentford)
— MF  ENG Roger Willis (to Birmingham City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ENG Bruce Dyer[notes 3] (to Crystal Palace)
— FW  LCA Ken Charlery[notes 4] (to Peterborough United)

References
  1. Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 277. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20081204205810/http://www.hornethistory.com/1993-94%20Squad.htm

Notes
  1. McCarthy was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. Lavin was born in Corby, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  3. Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented England at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in September 2007.
  4. Charlery was born in Tower Hamlets, but also qualified to represent Saint Lucia internationally.
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