1993–94 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
1993–94 season
Chairman Lionel Pickering
Manager Arthur Cox (until 2 October)
Roy McFarland (from 2 October)
Stadium Baseball Ground
First Division 6th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Johnson (13)
All: Johnson (16)
Average home league attendance 15,937

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

Season summary

In October of the 1993–94 season, Arthur Cox retired from football following severe back problems, leaving the role after 9 years in charge.

He was replaced by his assistant Roy McFarland (who became the only man to manage the club permanently in two separate spells) who steered the club's to a second playoff campaign. After overcoming Millwall 5–1 on aggregate in the semifinal legs, and surviving a pitch invasion in the 3–1 win at the New Den, Derby came up against local rivals Leicester City at Wembley. Despite taking the lead through Tommy Johnson, Derby lost 2–1 after a double from Steve Walsh and missed out on promotion yet again.[1]

Final league table

Pos. Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1. Crystal Palace 46 27 9 10 73 46 90
2. Nottingham Forest 46 23 14 9 74 49 83
3. Millwall 46 19 17 10 58 49 74
4. Leicester City 46 19 16 11 72 59 73
5. Tranmere Rovers 46 21 9 16 69 53 72
6. Derby County 46 20 11 15 73 68 71
7. Notts County 46 20 8 18 65 69 68
8. Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 17 17 12 60 47 68
9. Middlesbrough 46 18 13 15 66 54 67
10. Stoke City 46 18 13 15 57 59 67
11. Charlton Athletic 46 19 8 19 61 58 65
12. Sunderland 46 19 8 19 54 57 65
13. Bristol City 46 16 16 14 47 50 64
14. Bolton Wanderers 46 15 14 17 63 64 59
15. Southend United 46 17 8 21 63 67 59
16. Grimsby Town 46 13 20 13 52 47 59
17. Portsmouth 46 15 13 18 52 58 58
18. Barnsley 46 16 7 23 55 67 55
19. Watford 46 15 9 22 66 80 54
20. Luton Town 46 14 11 21 56 60 53
21. West Bromwich Albion 46 13 12 21 60 69 51
22. Birmingham City 46 13 12 21 52 69 51
23. Oxford United 46 13 10 23 54 75 49
24. Peterborough United 46 8 13 25 48 76 37

Results

Derby County's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993 SunderlandH5–018,027Pembridge (2, 1 pen), Gabbiadini, Short, Kitson
18 August 1993 Nottingham ForestA1–126,684Forsyth
21 August 1993 MiddlesbroughA0–315,168
28 August 1993 Bristol CityH1–015,643Gabbiadini
4 September 1993 Birmingham CityA0–314,582
11 September 1993 Peterborough UnitedH2–014,779Gabbiadini, Johnson
18 September 1993 MillwallA0–09,881
25 September 1993 Notts CountyA1–411,000Gabbiadini
3 October 1993 West Bromwich AlbionH5–313,370Simpson (2), Kitson, Pembridge (pen), Short
9 October 1993 Luton TownH2–115,885Kitson, Johnson
16 October 1993 PortsmouthA2–312,404Kitson, Johnson
23 October 1993 Crystal PalaceH3–116,586Harkes, Kitson, Pembridge
30 October 1993 Bolton WanderersA2–011,464Pembridge, Simpson
2 November 1993 Charlton AthleticA2–18,123Simpson, Pembridge
7 November 1993 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–414,310
13 November 1993 Oxford UnitedA0–27,151
20 November 1993 Grimsby TownH2–113,498Short, Pembridge (pen)
27 November 1993 Southend UnitedH1–314,458Simpson
5 December 1993 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–216,900Gabbiadini (2)
18 December 1993 SunderlandA0–116,001
27 December 1993 BarnsleyA1–011,562Kitson
28 December 1993 Leicester CityH3–217,372Gabbiadini, Pembridge, Johnson
1 January 1994 Stoke CityA1–220,307Gabbiadini
3 January 1994 Tranmere RoversH4–016,874Gabbiadini (3), Williams
15 January 1994 PortsmouthH1–015,645Johnson
22 January 1994 Luton TownA1–29,371Forsyth
29 January 1994 WatfordH1–215,308Kitson
5 February 1994 Crystal PalaceA1–115,615Charles
12 February 1994 Bolton WanderersH2–016,698Pembridge, Gabbiadini
19 February 1994 WatfordA4–38,277Watson (own goal), Gabbiadini, Kitson, Johnson
22 February 1994 MiddlesbroughH0–114,716
26 February 1994 Birmingham CityH1–116,624Johnson
5 March 1994 Bristol CityA0–08,723
12 March 1994 MillwallH0–015,303
16 March 1994 Peterborough UnitedA2–27,371Nicholson, Johnson
26 March 1994 West Bromwich AlbionA2–117,437Johnson, Simpson
29 March 1994 Tranmere RoversA0–47,114
2 April 1994 BarnsleyH2–014,968Johnson, Harkes
5 April 1994 Leicester CityA3–320,050Kitson (2), Willis (own goal)
9 April 1994 Stoke CityH4–216,593Pembridge, Simpson, Short, Kitson
16 April 1994 Charlton AthleticH2–015,784Johnson, Kitson
20 April 1994 Notts CountyH1–118,602Dijkstra (own goal)
23 April 1994 Grimsby TownA1–17,451Kitson
27 April 1994 Nottingham ForestH0–219,300
30 April 1994 Oxford UnitedH2–111,602Pembridge (pen), Johnson
8 May 1994 Southend UnitedA3–48,119Johnson, Simpson (2)

First Division play-offs

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st leg15 May 1994 MillwallH2–017,401Cowans, Johnson
SF 2nd leg18 May 1994 MillwallA3–1 (won 5-1 on agg)16,470Gabbiadini, Johnson, Van Den Hauwe (own goal)
F30 May 1994 Leicester CityN1–273,671Johnson

FA Cup

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1994 Oldham AthleticA1–212,810Johnson

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg22 September 1993 Exeter CityA3–15,634Kitson, Gabbiadini, Simpson
R2 2nd leg6 October 1993 Exeter CityH2–0 (won 5-1 on agg)10,569Gabbiadini, Johnson
R327 October 1993 Tottenham HotspurH0–119,855

Anglo-Italian Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Group 231 August 1993 Notts CountyA2–33,276Harkes, Johnson
Group 28 September 1993 Nottingham ForestH3–26,654Simpson, Kitson, Kuhl

Squad

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

No. Position Player
- England GK Martin Taylor
- England DF Gary Charles
- England DF Craig Short
- England DF Paul Williams
- England DF Michael Forsyth
- Wales MF Mark Pembridge
- England MF Paul Simpson
- England FW Paul Kitson
- England FW Marco Gabbiadini
- United States MF John Harkes
- England FW Tommy Johnson
- England MF Martin Kuhl
- England DF Darren Wassall
- England GK Steve Sutton
No. Position Player
- England DF Shane Nicholson
- England MF Gordon Cowans (captain)
- England DF Jason Kavanagh
- Wales DF Kevin Ratcliffe
- England MF Craig Ramage
- England MF Steve Hayward
- England DF Simon Coleman
- Republic of Ireland MF Lee Carsley
- England FW Dean Sturridge
- England FW Mark Stallard
- England MF Kevin Cooper
- England MF Martyn Chalk
- England FW Stewart Hadley
- England DF Andrew Tretton

References

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