Sheffield Wednesday
1993–94 season
ChairmanDave Richards
ManagerTrevor Francis
StadiumHillsborough
Premier League7th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSemi finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mark Bright (19)
All:
Mark Bright (23)
Average home league attendance27,186

During the 1993–94 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Sheffield Wednesday finished seventh in the league for the second season running, but they could have finished even higher had key striker David Hirst not missed so much of the season due to injury. Young striker Gordon Watson proved himself to be a highly competent deputy, scoring 12 league goals in his first season as a regular player.

Veterans Chris Waddle, Chris Woods and Mark Bright were also impressive, showing little sign of their advancing years, despite all three players now being in their 30s.

Wednesday's best success in 1993–94 came in the League Cup. They reached the semi-finals but were defeated by Manchester United in the semi-final, which included Ryan Giggs scoring a classic goal for United in the first leg. This ended any hope of the Owls winning a major trophy or qualifying for Europe. Trevor Francis responded to this disappointment by signing Klas Ingesson and Guy Whittingham to give the strikeforce some much-needed support. These reinforcements also gave Owls fans some much-needed hope of silverware, a year after they'd been on the losing side in both domestic cup finals.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
8 Liverpool 42 17 9 16 59 55 +4 60
9 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 12 14 62 61 +1 60
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993LiverpoolA0–244,004
18 August 1993Aston VillaH0–028,450
21 August 1993ArsenalH0–126,023
25 August 1993West Ham UnitedA0–219,441
28 August 1993ChelseaA1–116,652Bright
1 September 1993Norwich CityH3–325,175Bart-Williams, Bright, Sinton
13 September 1993Newcastle UnitedA2–433,890Sinton (2)
18 September 1993SouthamptonH2–022,503Sheridan (pen), Hirst
25 September 1993Blackburn RoversA1–113,917Hyde
2 October 1993Manchester UnitedH2–334,548Bright, Bart-Williams
16 October 1993WimbledonH2–221,752Waddle, Jones
23 October 1993Sheffield UnitedA1–130,044Palmer
30 October 1993Leeds UnitedH3–331,892Jones, Waddle, Bright
6 November 1993Ipswich TownA4–115,070Jemson (2), Palmer, Bright
20 November 1993Coventry CityH0–023,379
24 November 1993Oldham AthleticH3–018,509Watson (2), Jemson
27 November 1993Manchester CityA2–123,416Jones, Jemson
4 December 1993LiverpoolH3–132,177Bright, Ruddock (own goal), Wright (own goal)
8 December 1993Aston VillaA2–220,304Bart-Williams, Teale (own goal)
12 December 1993ArsenalA0–122,026
18 December 1993West Ham UnitedH5–026,350Waddle, Bright, Jemson, Marsh (own goal), Palmer
27 December 1993EvertonA2–016,777Bright, Palmer
29 December 1993Swindon TownH3–330,570Watson (2), Bright
1 January 1994Queens Park RangersA2–116,858Watson, Bright
3 January 1994Tottenham HotspurH1–032,514Bright
15 January 1994WimbledonA1–25,536Pearce
22 January 1994Sheffield UnitedH3–134,959Pearce, Bright, Watson
5 February 1994Tottenham HotspurA3–123,076Coleman, Bright (2)
26 February 1994Norwich CityA1–118,311Watson
5 March 1994Newcastle UnitedH0–133,153
12 March 1994SouthamptonA1–116,391Bart-Williams
16 March 1994Manchester UnitedA0–543,669
20 March 1994Blackburn RoversH1–224,655Watson
30 March 1994ChelseaH3–120,433Bart-Williams, Palmer, Sheridan (pen)
2 April 1994EvertonH5–124,096Bart-Williams, Jones, Worthington, Bright (2)
4 April 1994Swindon TownA1–013,927Watson
9 April 1994Queens Park RangersH3–122,437Bright (2), Sheridan (pen)
16 April 1994Coventry CityA1–113,013Jones
23 April 1994Ipswich TownH5–023,457Pearce, Watson, Bart-Williams, Linighan (own goal), Bright
30 April 1994Oldham AthleticA0–012,973
3 May 1994Leeds UnitedA2–233,575Watson, Bart-Williams
7 May 1994Manchester CityH1–133,589Watson

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1994Nottingham ForestH1–132,488Bright
R3R19 January 1994Nottingham ForestA2–025,268Bart-Williams, Pearce
R429 January 1994ChelseaA1–126,094Hyde
R4R9 February 1994ChelseaH1–3 (a.e.t.)26,144Bright

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg21 September 1993Bolton WanderersA1–111,590Bart-Williams
R2 2nd leg6 October 1993Bolton WanderersH1–0 (won 2–1 on agg)16,194Bright
R327 October 1993MiddlesbroughA1–114,765Palmer
R3R10 November 1993MiddlesbroughH2–119,482Palmer, Watson
R41 December 1993Queens Park RangersA2–113,253Jemson, Jones
R511 January 1994WimbledonA2–18,784Bright, Watson
SF 1st leg13 February 1994Manchester UnitedA0–143,294
SF 2nd leg2 March 1994Manchester UnitedH1–4 (lost 1–5 on agg)34,878Hirst

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2][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
1 GK England ENG Chris Woods
2 DF Sweden SWE Roland Nilsson
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR Nigel Worthington
4 MF England ENG Carlton Palmer
5 DF England ENG Nigel Pearson
6 DF England ENG Brian Linighan
7 MF Australia AUS Adem Poric[notes 1]
8 MF England ENG Chris Waddle
9 FW England ENG David Hirst
10 FW England ENG Mark Bright
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John Sheridan[notes 2]
12 DF England ENG Andy Pearce
13 GK England ENG Kevin Pressman
14 MF England ENG Chris Bart-Williams[notes 3]
15 MF England ENG Andy Sinton
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF England ENG Graham Hyde
17 DF England ENG Des Walker
18 DF England ENG Phil King
19 FW England ENG Nigel Jemson
20 FW England ENG Gordon Watson
21 MF Wales WAL Ryan Jones[notes 4]
22 DF England ENG Simon Stewart
23 GK England ENG Lance Key
24 DF England ENG Julian Watts
25 MF England ENG Mike Williams
26 FW England ENG Trevor Francis
27 MF England ENG Steven Brown
28 DF England ENG Simon Coleman
29 DF England ENG Lee Briscoe

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
7 DF England ENG Paul Warhurst (to Blackburn Rovers)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Leroy Chambers
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Richie Barker

References

  1. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday 1993-1994 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "FootballSquads - Sheffield Wednesday - 1993/94". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "All Sheffield Wednesday players: 1994". www.11v11.com.

Notes

  1. ↑ Poric was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and represented them at U-20 level.
  2. ↑ Sheridan was born in Stretford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1988.
  3. ↑ Bart-Williams was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, but was raised in England and represented them at U-21 and B level.
  4. ↑ Jones was born in Sheffield, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1994.
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