1993–94 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

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

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

Season summary

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
Main article: 1993–94 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion 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 46 13 12 21 52 69 −17 51 Relegated
23 Oxford United 46 13 10 23 54 75 −21 49
Source: rsssf.com

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993BarnsleyA1–112,940Donovan
21 August 1993Oxford UnitedH3–117,227Hunt, Donovan, O'Regan
28 August 1993Stoke CityA0–117,948
1 September 1993Southend UnitedH2–214,482Taylor (2)
5 September 1993Wolverhampton WanderersH3–225,615Raven, Bradley, Donovan
11 September 1993Notts CountyA0–19,870
18 September 1993Crystal PalaceH1–417,873Taylor
25 September 1993MiddlesbroughH1–115,766Taylor
3 October 1993Derby CountyA3–513,370Taylor, Hunt (2)
9 October 1993MillwallA1–211,010Bradley
16 October 1993Peterborough UnitedH3–015,134Taylor (2), Strodder
23 October 1993SunderlandA0–119,505
30 October 1993WatfordH4–115,299Hunt (2), Hamilton, Taylor
2 November 1993Tranmere RoversA0–37,882
6 November 1993Bolton WanderersH2–215,709Hunt, Taylor (pen)
21 November 1993Nottingham ForestH0–215,581
27 November 1993PortsmouthH4–113,867Taylor, O'Regan, Hunt (2)
7 December 1993Bolton WanderersA1–19,277Hunt
11 December 1993Southend UnitedA3–06,807Hamilton, Taylor, Hunt
19 December 1993BarnsleyH1–116,062Ashcroft
27 December 1993Bristol CityH0–122,888
28 December 1993Birmingham CityA0–228,228
1 January 1994Luton TownH1–116,138Mellon
3 January 1994Charlton AthleticA1–28,316Hamilton
12 January 1994Leicester CityA2–415,640Strodder, Mellon
15 January 1994Peterborough UnitedA0–27,757
22 January 1994MillwallH0–015,172
1 February 1994Grimsby TownA2–24,740Taylor, Fenton
5 February 1994SunderlandH2–117,089Donovan, Fenton
12 February 1994WatfordA1–010,087Burgess
19 February 1994Leicester CityH1–218,153Fenton
26 February 1994Wolverhampton WanderersA2–128,039Taylor, Mardon
5 March 1994Stoke CityH0–016,060
12 March 1994Crystal PalaceA0–116,576
16 March 1994Notts CountyH3–014,594Taylor (2), Hunt
19 March 1994MiddlesbroughA0–310,516
26 March 1994Derby CountyH1–217,437Donovan
30 March 1994Charlton AthleticH2–014,091Donovan, Hunt
2 April 1994Bristol CityA0–08,624
12 April 1994Oxford UnitedA1–19,028Taylor
16 April 1994Tranmere RoversH1–315,835Nixon (own goal)
24 April 1994Nottingham ForestA1–224,018Taylor
27 April 1994Birmingham CityH2–420,316Donovan, Burgess
30 April 1994Grimsby TownH1–016,870Donovan
3 May 1994Luton TownA2–310,053Taylor, Ashcroft
8 May 1994PortsmouthA1–017,629 (9,500 away)Ashcroft

FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R114 November 1993Halifax TownA1–24,250Hunt

League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg18 August 1993Bristol RoversA4–14,562Burgess, Hunt, Donovan (2)
R1 Second Leg25 August 1993Bristol RoversH0–0 (won 4-1 on agg)9,123
R2 First Leg22 September 1993ChelseaH1–114,919Donovan
R2 Second Leg6 October 1993ChelseaA1–2 (lost 2-3 on agg)11,959Taylor

Anglo-Italian Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
PR Group 48 September 1993Leicester CityA0–03,588
PR Group 415 September 1993Peterborough UnitedH3–14,168McNally, Mellon, Darton
Group B12 October 1993PescaraH1–25,458Taylor
Group B9 November 1993PadovaH3–42,745Hamilton, Ottoni (own goal), Garner
Group B16 November 1993FiorentinaA0–27,808Banchelli, Antonaccio
Group B22 December 1993CosenzaA1–2139Taylor

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[4]

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

Notes
  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
  1. Slot, Owen (20 June 1993). "Ardiles lured back to manage Tottenham". The Independent. 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. 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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