1993–94 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1993–94 season was the 95th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
1993–94 season
ChairmanJonathan Hayward
ManagerGraham Turner
(until 16 March)
Graham Taylor
(from 29 March)
First Division8th
FA CupQuarter-finals
League Cup2nd Round
Anglo-Italian CupPreliminary round
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve Bull (14)
All: Steve Bull (15)
Highest home attendance28,234 (vs Ipswich,
19 February 1994)
Lowest home attendance9,092 (vs Stoke,
31 August 1993)
Average home league attendance21,996 (league only)

This season saw the completion of the redevelopment of Molineux which was officially opened on 7 December 1993 to bring the club's highest crowds since the early 1980s.[1] With the expense of the stadium completed by owner Sir Jack Hayward, manager Graham Turner was afforded the biggest budget he had been granted during his tenure but he resigned in March 1994 to end his 7 12-year reign with the team in 13th place.[2]

Former England manager Graham Taylor was appointed as Turner's replacement but the team were unable to improve enough to reach the promotion play-offs, ending in 8th place.[3]

Results

Football League First Division

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1993–94 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference.

14 August 1993 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Bristol City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bull  9', 87'
Mountfield  67'
Scott  58' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,052
22 August 1993 2 Birmingham City 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
14:55 BST Peschisolido  50'
Saville  52'
Venus  35'
Thomas  36'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 15,117
25 August 1993 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Millwall Wolverhampton
19:30 BST Bull  32'
Kelly  52'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,570
28 August 1993 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Middlesbrough Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Kelly  5'
Thomas  9'
Hendrie  3', 73'
Pollock  85'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,061
5 September 1993 5 West Bromwich Albion 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bromwich
14:55 BST Raven  16'
Bradley  51'
Donovan  58'
Bull  12'
Thomas  62'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,615
7 September 1993 6 Watford 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Watford
19:45 BST Venus  10' (o.g.) Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,870
11 September 1993 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Portsmouth Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Kelly  47' Durnin  64' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,019
18 September 1993 8 Sunderland 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Small  15'
Thomas  88'
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 18,292
25 September 1993 9 Grimsby Town 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Childs  35'
Mendonca  80'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,310
2 October 1993 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Charlton Athletic Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Keen  60' Chapple  88' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 16,907
17 October 1993 11 Crystal Palace 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
14:55 BST Humphrey  44' Kelly  7' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,056
23 October 1993 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Stoke City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Kelly  24' Stein  33' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,421
30 October 1993 13 Southend United 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Jones  73' Cook  80' (pen.) Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,071
2 November 1993 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Notts County Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Birch  9'
Keen  67'
Bull  86'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 15,989
7 November 1993 15 Derby County 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Derby
14:55 GMT Bull  19', 60', 68'
Keen  90'
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 14,310
10 November 1993 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT Kelly  12' Collymore  50' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,621
13 November 1993 17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Barnsley Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Kelly  60' Biggins  18' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 18,355
27 November 1993 18 Leicester City 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
15:00 GMT Roberts  56', 62' Bull  29', 33' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 18,395
5 December 1993 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Derby County Wolverhampton
14:55 GMT Bull  45'
Kelly  90'
Gabbiadini  40', 62' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 16,900
11 December 1993 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Watford Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bull  25'
Dennison  33'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 17,460
18 December 1993 21 Bristol City 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol
15:00 GMT Allison  29'
Brown  72'
Kelly  89' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 15,151
27 December 1993 22 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Irons  1' Bull  61' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 15,603
28 December 1993 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Oxford United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Cook  85' (pen.)
Keen  86'
Elliott  80' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,908
15 January 1994 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Crystal Palace Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Thompson  42' (pen.)
Keen  78'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,851
5 February 1994 28 Stoke City 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Overson  53' Blades  37' Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 22,579
12 February 1994 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Southend United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Jones  56' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,774
22 February 1994 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Birmingham City Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT Regis  45'
Kelly  47'
Keen  90'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,931
26 February 1994 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Keen  18' Taylor  35'
Mardon  39'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,039
15 March 1994 33 Portsmouth 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Chamberlain  35'
Creaney  61', 82'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 7,840
19 March 1994 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Grimsby Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,224
29 March 1994 36 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bolton
19:30 BST McGinlay  50' Whittingham  25', 76'
Thompson  56'
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 12,405
4 April 1994 38 Oxford United 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Oxford
15:00 BST Byrne  25'
Venus  36' (o.g.)
Moody  42'
Elliott  62'
Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 10,423
12 April 1994 40 Luton Town 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Luton
19:45 BST Burke  23'
Whittingham  47'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,545
16 April 1994 41 Notts County 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham
15:00 BST Thompson  54' (pen.)
Whittingham  89'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 13,438
20 April 1994 42 Millwall 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Mitchell  84' Stadium: The New Den
Attendance: 11,883
23 April 1994 43 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Luton Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Whittingham  42' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,479
30 April 1994 44 Barnsley 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Barnsley
15:00 BST O'Connell  55'
Payton  65'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,329
3 May 1994 45 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Sunderland Wolverhampton
19:30 BST Bull  30' Goodman  36' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,079

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 9 16 69 53 +16 72
6 Derby County 46 20 11 15 73 68 0+5 71
7 Notts County 46 20 8 18 65 69 0–4 68
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 17 17 12 60 47 +13 68
9 Middlesbrough 46 18 13 15 66 54 +12 67
10 Stoke City 46 18 13 15 57 59 0–2 67

Source: Statto.com

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 17 17 12 60 47  +13 68 10 10 3 34 19  +15 7 7 9 26 28  −2

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWDWLLLDWLDDDDWWDDDDWLDWWWWDDLWLLLDWWWLDWWLWLDD
Position27348876881617181212121112131212121212107889991013151310810118998888
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

8 January 1994 R3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Crystal Palace Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Kelly  74' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,047
29 January 1994 R4 Port Vale 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burslem
15:00 GMT Blades  25'
Keen  89'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 21,996
19 February 1994 R5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Ipswich Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Kelly  81' Wark  28' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,234
2 March 1994 R5 rep. Ipswich Town 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
19:45 GMT Palmer  46' Mills  8'
Thompson  38'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,385
13 March 1994 QF Chelsea 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:05 GMT Peacock  58' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,340

League Cup

22 September 1993 R2.1 Swindon Town 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swindon
19:45 BST Summerbee  20'
Mutch  67'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,649
5 October 1993 R2.2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1
(2–3 agg.)
Swindon Town Wolverhampton
19:30 BST Mountfield  81'
Burke  88'
Summerbee  59' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,756

Anglo-Italian Cup

Wolves played in Group 5 of the preliminary round alongside two other domestic First Division clubs. The winner of the group would advance to the main group stage to play both English and Italian opposition. However, Wolves finished in second place in this initial round and so were eliminated.

31 August 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3 Stoke City Wolverhampton
19:30 BST Kelly  42'
Bull  79'
Keen  90'
Carruthers  23', 38'
Gleghorn  68'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 9,092
14 September 1993 Birmingham City 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
19:45 BST Wratten  68', 76' Burke  65'
Mills  85'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 2,710

Players

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

PosNamePGPGPGPGPG Notes
League FA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDiscipline
GK David Felgate 000000000000
GK Paul Jones 000000000000
GK Mike Stowell 46050202055000
DF Kevin Ashley 000000101000
DF Paul Blades 35151102043200
DF Paul Edwards 10(1)000000010(1)000
DF Lawrie Madden 000000000000
DF Neil Masters 400000004000
DF Derek Mountfield 17(2)100210019(2)200
DF Peter Shirtliff (c) 39050201047000
DF Darren Simkin 7(1)00010008(1)000
DF Andy Thompson 36(1)351001042(1)400
DF Mark Venus 38(1)150202047(1)100
MF Tom Bennett 8(2)00000008(2)000
MF Paul Birch 25(7)100102028(7)100
MF Mark Burke ¤ 10(2)100212114(2)300
MF Paul Cook 34(2)21(2)0100(1)036(5)200
MF Robbie Dennison 10(4)22(1)0000012(5)200
MF Darren Ferguson 12(2)040000016(2)000
MF Kevin Keen 36(5)751202145(5)900
MF Jimmy Kelly ¤ 400010005000
MF Chris Marsden 8030000011000
MF Mark Rankine 28(3)050102036(3)000
MF Geoff Thomas 8400002010400
MF Mark Turner 000000000000
FW Shaun Bradbury ¤ 000000000000
FW Steve Bull 271420000(1)129(1)1500
FW David Kelly 35(1)1152201143(1)1400
FW Lee Mills 6(8)11110119(8)300
FW Andy Mutch 000000000000
FW Cyrille Regis 8(11)21(2)0001010(13)200
FW Darren Roberts ¤ 000000000000
FW Mike Small 2(1)10010003(1)100
FW Guy Whittingham 13810000014800

Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[4]

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
18 June 1993 Geoff ThomasCrystal Palace£800,000
23 June 1993 David KellyNewcastle United£750,000
7 July 1993 Kevin KeenWest Ham United£600,000
3 August 1993 Cyrille RegisAston Villa£600,000
12 August 1993 David FelgateBolton WanderersFree
18 August 1993 Peter ShirtliffSheffield Wednesday£250,000
22 December 1993 Neil MastersBournemouth£300,000
7 January 1994 Chris MarsdenHuddersfield Town£250,000
12 January 1994 Darren FergusonManchester United£250,000

Out

Date Player To Fee
July 1993 Rob HindmarchTelford UnitedFree
July 1993 Colin TaylorTelford UnitedFree
16 July 1993 Tim SteeleBradford CityFree
22 July 1993 Keith DowningBirmingham CityFree
16 August 1993 Andy MutchSwindon Town£250,000
3 September 1993 Lawrie MaddenDarlingtonFree
1 October 1993 David FelgateChester CityFree
19 January 1994 Paul EdwardsWest Bromwich Albion£55,000

Loans in

Start date Player From End date
15 September 1993 Mike SmallWest Ham UnitedOctober 1993
11 March 1994 Guy WhittinghamAston VillaEnd of season

Loans out

Start date Player From End date
January 1994 Jimmy KellyWrexhamEnd of season
4 March 1994 Mark BurkeLuton TownMarch 1994
18 March 1994 Darren RobertsHereford UnitedEnd of season

Management and coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Graham Turner (until 16 March), then Peter Shirtliff as caretaker manager, then Graham Taylor (from 29 March onward)
First team coach Garry Pendrey (until 16 March)
Director of Youth School of Excellence Rob Kelly
Youth Team Coach Chris Evans
Club Doctors Dr Tweddell and Dr Peter Bekenn
Club Physio Paul Darby

Kit

The season brought a new home kit as the design returned to a plain gold shirt with black collar. The away kit, a bright blue shirt with black bands and gold trim on the upper arms, was retained from the previous season. Both were manufactured by the club's own "Molineux" label and sponsored by Goodyear.

References

  1. "Golden shirts stir old memories of Puskas and the past". The Independent. 7 December 1993.
  2. "Turner resigns from Wolves". The Independent. 17 March 1994.
  3. "Happy Taylor back in business at Wolves". The Independent. 30 March 1994.
  4. Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.
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