1993–94 Birmingham City F.C. season

Birmingham City F.C.
1993–94 season
Chairman Jack Wiseman
Manager Terry Cooper until December 1993
Barry Fry thereafter
Ground St Andrew's
Division One 22nd (relegated)
FA Cup Third round
(eliminated by Kidderminster Harriers)
League Cup Second round
(eliminated by Aston Villa)
Anglo-Italian Cup Preliminary round
Top goalscorer League: Andy Saville (9)
All: Paul Peschisolido, Andy Saville (10)
Highest home attendance 28,288 vs West Bromwich Albion, 28 December 1993
Lowest home attendance 2,710 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, Anglo-Italian Cup prelim round, 14 September 1993
Average home league attendance 14,378

The 1993–94 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 91st in the Football League. They finished in 22nd position in the 24-team Division One, so were relegated to the third tier for 1994–95. They entered the 1993–94 FA Cup at the third-round stage, and lost their opening match to non-League club Kidderminster Harriers, and entered the League Cup in the first round, losing in the second to fellow Birmingham-based club Aston Villa. They were eliminated in the preliminary group of the Anglo-Italian Cup.[1]

After a poor start to the season, manager Terry Cooper resigned, believing that new owner David Sullivan wanted to bring in his own man.[2] He was replaced by Southend United manager Barry Fry, at the cost of a record Football League fine of £130,000 after being found guilty of poaching Fry and his staff.[3] At the end of the season, the Kop and Tilton Road terraces of the St Andrew's ground were demolished, to be re-opened the following season as all-seater stands.

The club's top scorer in league matches was Andy Saville with nine goals; Saville and Paul Peschisolido scored ten in all competitions.

Football League Division One

Match details

DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
14 August 1993 23rdCharlton AthleticA L0–1 7,788
22 August 1993 21stWolverhampton WanderersH D2–2Peschisolido, Saville 15,117
28 August 1993 13thBarnsleyA W3–2Smith 2, Shutt 7,241
31 August 1993 11thCrystal PalaceH L2–4Peschisolido 2 13,856
4 September 1993 7thDerby CountyH W3–0Saville 2, Frain 15,992
12 September 1993 8thLeicester CityA D1–1Peschisolido 10,366
18 September 1993 11thGrimsby TownH D1–1Donowa 12,108
25 September 1993 12thLuton TownH D1–1Shutt 11,801
2 October 1993 11thMiddlesbroughA D2–2Peschisolido 13,801
9 October 1993 15thSunderlandA L0–1 19,265
16 October 1993 12thWatfordH W1–0Wallace 12,823
19 October 1993 8thBolton WanderersH W2–1Shutt, Phillips og 12,071
23 October 1993 10thPeterborough UnitedA L0–1 7,575
31 October 1993 8thMillwallH W1–0Shutt 9,377
2 November 1993 10thBristol CityA L0–3 9,192
6 November 1993 12thNottingham ForestH L0–3 16,996
20 November 1993 16thPortsmouthH L0–1 11,896
27 November 1993 18thTranmere RoversH L0–3 9,915
4 December 1993 18thNottingham ForestA L0–1 22,061
11 December 1993 20thCrystal PalaceA L1–2Saville 11,935
18 December 1993 17thCharlton AthleticH W1–0Lowe 13,714
26 December 1993 17thStoke CityA L1–2Peschisolido 16,563
28 December 1993 17thWest Bromwich AlbionH W2–0Saville pen, Peschisolido 28,228
1 January 1994 19thSouthend UnitedA L1–3Peschisolido 10,731
3 January 1994 17thOxford UnitedH D1–1Donowa 15,142
11 January 1994 17thNotts CountyA L1–2Cooper 7,212
15 January 1994 20thWatfordA L2–5Willis, McGavin 7,636
22 January 1994 20thSunderlandH D0–0 15,884
5 February 1994 21stPeterborough UnitedH D0–0 15,140
12 February 1994 22ndMillwallA L1–2Saville 9,538
19 February 1994 22ndNotts CountyH L2–3Frain pen., Saville 12,913
22 February 1994 22ndWolverhampton WanderersA L0–3 24,931
25 February 1994 22ndDerby CountyA D1–1Claridge 16,624
5 March 1994 23rdBarnsleyH L0–2 15,382
12 March 1994 23rdGrimsby TownA L0–1 5,405
15 March 1994 24thLeicester CityH L0–3 14,681
19 March 1994 24thLuton TownA D1–1Claridge 7,690
26 March 1994 24thMiddlesbroughH W1–0Saville 12,409
29 March 1994 24thOxford UnitedA L0–2 8,393
2 April 1994 23rdStoke CityH W3–1Claridge, Ward, Willis 13,568
9 April 1994 23rdSouthend UnitedH W3–1Doherty, Saville, Willis 14,307
16 April 1994 23rdBristol CityH D2–2Claridge pen, Donowa 20,316
23 April 1994 22ndPortsmouthA W2–0Willis, Claridge pen. 11,101
27 April 1994 21stWest Bromwich AlbionA W4–2Claridge 2, Donowa, Saville 20,316
30 April 1994 22ndBolton WanderersA D1–1Willis 13,602
8 May 1994 22ndTranmere RoversA W2–1Donowa, Garnett o.g. 15,210

League table (part)

Final Division One table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
20th Luton Town461411215660−453
21st West Bromwich Albion461312216069−951
22nd Birmingham City461312215269−1751
23rd Oxford United461310235475−2149
24th Peterborough United46813254876−2837
Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source [4]

Note that goals scored took precedence over goal difference as a tiebreaker in the Football League.[4]


Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 13 12 21 52 69 −17 51 9 7 7 28 29 −1 4 5 14 24 40 −16

Source: [4]


FA Cup

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 8 January 1994Kidderminster HarriersH L1–2Harding 19,668

League Cup

Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
First round 1st leg 17 August 1993Plymouth ArgyleH W3–0Parris, Frain, Peschisolido 9,304
First round 2nd leg 24 August 1993Plymouth ArgyleA L0–2
3–2 agg.		 3,659
Second round 1st leg 21 September 1993Aston VillaH L0–1 27,815
Second round 2nd leg 6 October 1993Aston VillaA L0–1
0–2 agg.		 35,856

Anglo-Italian Cup

Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Preliminary round 15 September 1993Stoke CityA L0–2 8,633
Preliminary round 29 September 1993Wolverhampton WanderersH D2–2Wratten 2 2,710

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with name struck through and marked Left club during playing season left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.
Players included in matchday squads
Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Anglo-Italian Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK ENG Ian Bennett 220104000280
GK ENG Kevin Miller 240004020300
DF ENG Dave Barnett 8 (1)00000008 (1)0
DF ENG Ian Clarkson Left club during playing season 0000001010
DF ENG Gary Cooper 16 (2)110000017 (2)1
DF IRE Liam Daish 190000000190
DF ENG Richard Dryden 340104000390
DF CAN Paul Fenwick 6 (3)0001 (1)0209 (4)0
DF ENG John Frain 262004100303
DF ENG Martin Hicks Left club during playing season 0000001010
DF ENG Scott Hiley 280104000330
DF ENG Richard Huxford * 5000000050
DF ENG George Parris 22 (2)010210025 (2)1
DF ENG Graham Potter Left club during playing season 7000002090
DF ENG Darren Rogers 1000001020
DF ENG Richard Scott 5 (1)0000 (1)0106 (2)0
DF ENG Chris Whyte 330104010390
DF ENG Ian Wratten 0000000 (1)20 (1)2
MF ENG Neil Doherty 12 (1)100000012 (1)1
MF POR José Dominguez 3 (2)00000003 (2)0
MF ENG Louie Donowa 14 (7)5102 (1)01018 (8)5
MF ENG Keith Downing 1000100020
MF ENG Paul Harding 14 (2)011000015 (2)1
MF CAN Lyndon Hooper 1 (4)00010002 (4)0
MF WAL Leigh Jenkinson * 2 (1)00000002 (1)0
MF ENG Kenny Lowe 10 (2)110000011 (2)1
MF ENG Paul Mardon Left club during playing season 5 (3)0002 (1)0209 (4)0
MF SCO Ted McMinn Left club during playing season 19 (3)0101 (1)01022 (4)0
MF ENG Dean Peer Left club during playing season 0000001010
MF ENG Steve Robinson 0000000 (1)00 (1)0
MF ENG Peter Shearer 2000000020
MF ENG Carl Shutt 18 (8)400300021 (8)4
MF ENG Paul Tait 9 (1)000102012 (1)0
MF ENG Danny Wallace 8 (2)10000008 (2)1
MF ENG Mark Ward 9100000091
FW ENG Simon Black 2000001 (1)03 (1)0
FW ENG Steve Claridge 17 (1)700000017 (1)7
FW ENG Miguel de Souza 1 (6)00000001 (6)0
FW ENG Steve McGavin 6 (2)10000006 (2)1
FW ENG Trevor Morgan Left club during playing season 0 (1)00000101 (1)0
FW ENG Paul Moulden 5 (2)00010107 (2)0
FW CAN Paul Peschisolido 21 (3)900210023 (3)10
FW ENG Andy Saville 38 (1)1010300042 (1)10
FW ENG David Smith Left club during playing season 22 (3)20 (1)0401027 (4)2
FW ENG Roger Willis 11 (5)50 (1)0000011 (6)5

See also

References

General

Specific

  1. ↑ Matthews (1995), Complete Record, p. 244.
  2. ↑ Walker, Andy (17 October 2007). "Cooper: Stay put Brucey". Sunday Mercury (Birmingham). Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Shaw, Phil (18 February 1994). "Sullivan stung for £130,000 over Fry: Birmingham's blues". The Independent (London). Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Birmingham City 1993–1994 : English Division One Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 15 October 2011.