1993–94 Football League

The Football League
Season 1993–94
Champions Crystal Palace
Promoted Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest
Leicester City

The 19931994 season was the 95th completed season of The Football League. From 1993 to 1996 the league was sponsored by Endsleigh.

Alan Smith kicked off his management career by guiding Crystal Palace to the Division One title and regaining their Premiership place at first time of asking. Frank Clark began Nottingham Forest’s post Brian Clough era by helping them finish second in Division One and achieve promotion back to the Premiership. They were joined by playoff winners Leicester City who finally made Premiership after two successive playoff final defeats.

Oxford United’s decline since losing their top flight status in 1988 continued as they slid into Division Two, along with Peterborough United (who had finished a strong 10th in the previous season, their first in the second tier) and Birmingham City.

Mark McGhee won the Division Two championship for Reading after their first successful season in years. They were joined by John Rudge’s Port Vale in second place. Burnley triumphed in the Division Two play-offs to come within one division of the top flight just seven years after they had almost gone down to the Conference.

Going down to Division Three were Fulham (who would be in the league’s lowest tier for the first time in their history), Hartlepools United, Exeter City and Barnet.

Shrewsbury Town, Chester City and Crewe Alexandra occupied the three promotion places in Division Three, while Martin O'Neill’s Wycombe Wanderers won the play-offs in their first season of league football.

Northampton Town finished bottom of the league but were saved from demotion because Conference champions Kidderminster Harriers did not meet the league’s stadium capacity requirements.

Final league tables and results

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.

First Division

First Division Table

Football League, First Division
Season 1993–94
Champions Crystal Palace (2nd second tier title)
Direct promotion to FA Premier League Crystal Palace,
Nottingham Forest
Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offs Leicester City
Relegated Birmingham City,
Oxford United,
Peterborough United
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1450 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer John McGinlay (Bolton Wanderers), 25 [2]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Crystal Palace 4616433918115734287346+2790
2 Nottingham Forest 4612923822115736277449+2583
3 Millwall 461481361759922325849+974
4 Leicester City 461193453087827297259+1373
5 Tranmere Rovers 4615354823661121306953+1672
6 Derby County 4615354425581029437368+571
7 Notts County 4616344326451422436569–468
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4610103341977926286047+1368
9 Middlesbrough 4612654019671026356654+1267
10 Stoke City 4614453519491022405759–267
11 Charlton Athletic 4614363922551322366158+365
12 Sunderland 4614273522561219355457–365
13 Bristol City 461175271859920324750–364
14 Bolton Wanderers 4610854031561223336364–159
15 Southend United 4610583428731329396367–459
16 Grimsby Town 4671422616661126315247+559
17 Portsmouth 4610672922571123365258–658
18 Barnsley 4693112526741230415567–1255
19 Watford 4610583935541427456680–2454
20 Luton Town 4612473825271418355660–453
21 West Bromwich Albion 469773831451422386069–951
22 Birmingham City 469772829451424405269–1751
23 Oxford United 4610583333351521425475–2149
24 Peterborough United 466983130241717464876–2837
Key
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
Promoted to FA Premier League
Participated in play-offs
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Relegated

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First Division play-offs

  Semifinals
1st leg – May 15th; 2nd leg – May 18th, 1994
Final at Wembley
May 30th, 1994
                     
3rd  Millwall 0 1 1  
6th  Derby County 2 3 5  
    4th  Leicester City 2
  6th  Derby County 1
4th  Leicester City 0 2 2
5th  Tranmere Rovers 0 1 1  

First Division results

Home ╲ Away BAR BIR BOLBRICHACRYDERGRILEILUTMIDMILNOTNTCOXFPETPORSTDSTKSUNTRAWATWBAWOL
Barnsley 23 11 11 01 13 01 12 01 10 14 01 10 03 10 10 20 13 30 40 10 01 11 20
Birmingham City 02 21 22 10 24 30 11 03 11 10 10 03 23 11 00 01 31 31 00 03 10 20 22
Bolton Wanderers 23 11 22 32 10 02 11 23 21 41 40 43 42 10 11 11 02 11 00 21 31 11 13
Bristol City 02 30 20 00 20 00 10 13 10 00 22 14 02 01 41 10 21 00 20 20 11 00 21
Charlton Athletic 21 10 30 31 00 12 01 21 10 25 00 01 51 10 51 01 43 20 00 31 21 21 01
Crystal Palace 10 21 11 41 20 11 10 21 32 01 10 20 12 21 32 51 10 41 10 00 02 10 11
Derby County 20 11 20 10 20 31 21 32 21 01 00 02 11 21 20 10 13 42 50 40 12 53 04
Grimsby Town 22 10 00 10 01 11 11 00 20 11 00 00 22 10 32 11 40 00 01 00 22 22 20
Leicester City 01 11 11 30 21 11 33 11 21 20 40 10 32 23 21 03 30 11 21 11 44 42 22
Luton Town 50 11 02 02 10 01 21 21 02 11 11 12 10 30 20 41 11 62 21 01 21 32 02
Middlesbrough 50 22 01 01 20 23 30 10 20 00 42 22 30 21 11 02 10 12 41 00 11 30 10
Millwall 20 21 10 00 21 30 00 10 00 22 11 22 20 22 10 00 14 20 21 31 41 21 10
Nottingham Forest 21 10 32 00 11 11 11 53 40 20 11 13 10 00 20 11 20 23 22 21 21 21 00
Notts County 31 21 21 20 33 32 41 21 41 12 23 13 21 21 21 11 21 20 10 00 10 10 02
Oxford United 11 20 02 42 04 13 20 22 22 01 11 02 10 21 12 32 21 10 03 10 23 11 40
Peterborough United 41 10 23 02 01 11 22 12 11 00 10 00 23 11 31 22 31 11 13 00 34 20 01
Portsmouth 21 02 00 00 12 01 32 31 01 10 20 22 21 00 11 02 21 33 01 20 20 01 30
Southend United 03 31 02 01 42 12 43 12 00 21 10 11 11 10 61 30 21 00 01 12 20 03 11
Stoke City 54 21 20 30 10 02 21 10 10 22 31 12 01 00 11 30 20 01 10 12 20 10 11
Sunderland 10 10 20 00 40 10 10 22 23 20 21 21 23 20 23 20 12 02 01 32 20 10 02
Tranmere Rovers 03 12 21 22 20 01 40 12 10 41 40 32 12 31 20 21 31 11 20 41 21 30 11
Watford 02 52 43 11 22 13 34 03 11 22 20 20 12 31 21 21 10 30 13 11 12 01 10
West Bromwich Albion 11 24 22 01 20 14 12 10 12 11 11 00 02 30 31 30 41 22 00 21 13 41 32
Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 30 10 31 11 20 22 00 11 10 23 20 11 30 21 11 11 01 11 11 21 20 12

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1993–1994

Second Division

Second Division Table[1]

Football League, Second Division
Season 1993–94
Champions Reading (2nd third tier title)
Direct promotion Reading,
Port Vale
Promoted through play-offs Burnley
Relegated Barnet,
Exeter City,
Fulham,
Hartlepools United
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1508 (2.73 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Quinn (Reading), 35 [2]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Reading 4615624016115741288144+3789
2 Port Vale 4616614618104933287946+3388
3 Plymouth Argyle 461643462696842308856+3285
4 Stockport County 4615355022910424227444+3085
5 York City 461274331395931276440+2475
6 Burnley 4617425518461324407958+2173
7 Bradford City 461355342068927336153+870
8 Bristol Rovers 46108533261021127336059+170
9 Hull City 46995332095929346254+868
10 CambridgeUnited 4611573829841141447973+666
11 Huddersfield Town 46986272686931355861– 365
12 Wrexham 4613464533471221446677– 1162
13 Swansea City 4612743720451419385658– 260
14 Brighton & Hove Albion 4610763829571122386067– 759
15 Rotherham United 4611484230491021306366– 358
16 Brentford 467106302869827275755+258
17 Bournemouth 46878262768925325159– 857
18 Leyton Orient 4611933826351519455771– 1456
19 Cardiff City 4610763933381227466679– 1354
20 Blackpool 4612294137431622386375– 1253
21 Fulham 4676102023741230405063– 1352
22 Exeter City 468783837351514465283– 3145
23 Hartlepool United 4683122840161613474187– 4636
24 Barnet 4646132232171519544186– 4528
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Second Division play-offs

  Semifinals
1st leg – May 15th; 2nd leg – May 18th, 1994
Final at Wembley
May 29th, 1994
                     
3rd  Plymouth Argyle 0 1 1  
6th  Burnley 0 3 3  
    4th  Stockport County 1
  6th  Burnley 2
4th  Stockport County 0 1 1
5th  York City 0 0 0  

[1]

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away BAR BLP BOUBRABREBHABROBURCAMCAREXEFULHARHUDHULLEYPLYPTVREAROTSTPSWAWREYOR
Barnet 01 12 12 00 11 12 11 23 00 21 02 32 01 12 31 00 23 01 21 00 01 12 13
Blackpool 31 21 13 11 20 01 12 23 10 10 23 21 21 62 41 21 13 04 12 20 11 41 05
AFC Bournemouth 11 10 11 03 21 30 10 12 32 11 13 00 12 02 11 01 21 21 00 11 01 12 31
Bradford City 21 21 00 10 20 01 01 20 20 60 00 21 30 11 00 15 21 24 21 12 21 10 00
Brentford 10 30 11 20 11 34 00 33 11 21 12 10 12 03 01 11 12 10 22 11 11 21 11
Brighton & Hove Albion 10 32 33 01 21 02 11 41 35 00 20 11 22 30 20 21 13 01 02 11 41 11 20
Bristol Rovers 52 10 01 43 14 10 31 21 21 11 21 11 00 11 11 00 20 11 02 11 12 31 01
Burnley 50 31 40 01 41 30 31 30 20 32 31 20 11 31 41 42 21 01 00 11 11 21 21
Cambridge United 11 32 32 21 11 21 13 01 11 30 30 10 45 34 31 20 10 01 01 00 20 22 02
Cardiff City 00 02 21 11 11 22 12 21 27 20 10 22 22 34 20 23 13 30 10 31 10 51 00
Exeter City 00 10 02 00 22 11 10 41 05 22 64 21 23 01 10 23 11 46 11 12 10 50 12
Fulham 30 10 02 11 00 01 01 32 02 13 02 20 11 01 23 11 00 10 10 01 31 00 01
Hartlepool United 21 20 11 12 01 22 21 41 02 30 12 01 14 01 11 18 14 14 20 10 10 12 02
Huddersfield Town 12 21 11 11 13 13 10 11 11 20 01 10 11 02 10 10 11 03 21 11 11 30 32
Hull City 44 00 11 31 10 00 30 12 20 10 51 11 10 21 01 22 00 12 41 01 01 00 11
Leyton Orient 42 20 00 21 11 13 10 31 21 22 11 22 12 10 31 21 23 11 11 00 21 22 20
Plymouth Argyle 10 21 20 31 11 11 33 32 03 12 10 31 20 20 21 31 20 31 42 23 21 11 21
Port Vale 60 20 21 00 10 40 20 11 22 22 30 22 10 22 21 21 21 04 21 11 30 30 21
Reading 41 11 30 11 21 20 20 21 31 11 10 10 40 00 11 21 32 12 00 20 21 01 21
Rotherham United 11 02 12 21 20 01 11 32 30 52 30 12 70 23 10 21 03 02 22 12 11 21 21
Stockport County 21 10 02 41 31 30 02 21 31 22 40 24 50 30 00 30 23 21 11 20 40 10 12
Swansea City 20 44 11 20 11 30 20 31 42 10 20 21 11 10 10 11 01 01 11 00 12 31 12
Wrexham 40 23 21 03 12 13 32 10 11 31 11 20 20 31 30 42 03 21 32 33 01 32 11
York City 11 21 20 11 02 31 01 00 20 50 30 20 30 02 00 30 00 10 10 00 12 21 11

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1993–1994

Third Division

Third Division Table[1]

Football League, Third Division
Season 1993–94
Champions Shrewsbury Town (1st fourth tier title)
Direct promotion Shrewsbury Town,
Chester,
Crewe Alexandra
Promoted through play-offs Wycombe Wanderers
Relegated to Conference None
New club in the league Wycombe Wanderers
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1265 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorer Tony Ellis (Preston North End), 26 [2]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Shrewsbury Town 4210832817125435226339+2479
2 Chester 421353351886734286946+2374
3 Crewe Alexandra 421245453096635318061+1973
4 Wycombe Wanderers 421164342187633326753+1470
5 Preston North End 421353462358833377960+1967
6 Torquay United 428103302496634326456+867
7 Carlisle United 421047352386722195742+1564
8 Chesterfield 42885322286723265548+762
9 Rochdale 421056382267825296351+1260
10 Walsall 427592826104720274853– 560
11 Scunthorpe United 42975402667824306456+859
12 Mansfield Town 42939283067825325362– 555
13 Bury 429663322551122345556– 153
14 Scarborough 428492928741026335561– 653
15 Doncaster Rovers 428672426641120314457– 1352
16 Gillingham 428852723471017284451– 751
17 Colchester United 428493133561025385671– 1549
18 Lincoln City 427410262957926345263– 1147
19 Wigan Athletic 426783333551118375170– 1945
20 Hereford United 4264113433621326466079– 1942
21 Darlington 427592428361218364264– 2241
22 Northampton Town 426782523341419434466– 2238
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
New club in the league, see Wycombe Wanderers
Relegated to Conference (none)

Third Division play-offs [1]

  Semifinals
1st leg – May 15th; 2nd leg – May 18th, 1994
Final at Wembley Stadium
May 28th, 1994
                     
4th  Wycombe Wanderers 2 2 4  
7th  Carlisle United 0 1 1  
    4th  Wycombe Wanderers 4
  5th  Preston North End 2
5th  Preston North End 0 4 4
6th  Torquay United 2 1 3  

Third Division results

Home ╲ Away BRY CRL CHRCHFCOLCREDARDONGILHERLINMANNORPNEROCSCASCUSHRTORWALWIGWYC
Bury 21 11 21 01 10 51 40 00 53 10 22 00 11 01 02 10 23 11 12 30 12
Carlisle United 12 10 30 20 12 20 42 12 12 33 11 01 01 01 20 31 21 11 21 30 22
Chester 30 00 31 21 12 00 01 10 31 11 11 10 32 31 41 02 10 11 21 21 31
Chesterfield 11 30 12 00 20 11 11 32 31 22 02 40 11 11 10 11 12 31 01 10 23
Colchester United 41 21 00 02 24 12 31 12 10 10 00 32 11 25 12 21 33 12 01 31 02
Crewe Alexandra 24 23 21 01 21 21 20 10 60 22 21 31 43 21 11 33 00 23 12 41 21
Darlington 10 13 12 00 73 10 13 21 13 32 20 01 02 11 02 21 02 12 00 00 00
Doncaster Rovers 13 00 34 00 21 00 13 00 10 10 01 21 11 21 04 31 00 02 40 31 03
Gillingham 10 20 22 02 30 13 21 00 20 11 10 10 22 12 22 10 02 22 11 22 01
Hereford United 30 00 05 03 50 12 11 21 20 12 23 11 23 51 01 12 01 22 01 30 34
Lincoln City 22 00 03 12 20 12 11 21 31 31 12 43 02 11 01 20 01 10 12 01 13
Mansfield Town 22 01 04 12 11 12 03 21 21 21 10 10 22 01 42 01 10 21 12 23 30
Northampton Town 01 11 10 22 11 22 10 00 12 01 00 51 20 12 32 40 03 01 01 02 11
Preston North End 31 03 11 41 10 02 32 31 00 30 20 31 11 21 22 22 61 31 20 30 23
Rochdale 21 01 20 51 11 21 00 01 30 20 01 11 62 21 21 23 12 41 00 12 22
Scarborough 10 03 01 11 02 12 30 20 11 01 22 11 21 34 21 01 13 12 10 41 31
Scunthorpe United 11 21 11 22 11 21 30 13 11 12 20 23 70 31 21 11 14 13 50 10 00
Shrewsbury Town 10 10 30 00 21 22 11 01 22 20 12 22 21 10 11 20 00 32 12 00 10
Torquay United 00 11 13 10 33 33 21 21 01 11 32 10 20 43 11 20 11 00 01 11 11
Walsall 01 01 11 01 12 22 30 12 10 33 52 02 13 20 10 10 00 01 12 11 42
Wigan Athletic 31 02 63 10 01 22 20 00 20 34 01 41 11 22 00 12 02 25 13 22 11
Wycombe Wanderers 21 20 10 01 25 31 20 10 11 32 23 10 10 11 11 40 22 11 11 30 01

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1993–1994

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "England 1993–94". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 3 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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