1993–94 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City
1993–94 season
Manager England Bobby Gould (until 23 October)
England Phil Neal (from 23 October)
Stadium Highfield Road
FA Premier League 11th
FA Cup Third round
Coca-Cola Cup Third round
Top goalscorer Ndlovu (11)
Average home league attendance 13,452

During the 1993–94 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Coventry City's 27th successive season in the top flight began with a superb 3-0 win at Arsenal in which striker Micky Quinn scored a hat-trick. Coventry's surprisingly good form continued throughout the season, so it was a surprise to all when manager Bobby Gould handed in his notice on 23 October 1993. Phil Neal, formerly of Bolton Wanderers, was announced as Gould's successor; despite having no experienced outside the league's third tier, he was able to defy the odds and keep Coventry well clear of the relegation that they had been tipped for at least the last four seasons.

Kit

Coventry City's kit was manufactured by Ribero and sponsored by French car maker Peugeot.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
9 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 12 14 62 61 +1 60
10 Aston Villa 42 15 12 15 46 50 −4 57 1994–95 UEFA Cup First round[lower-alpha 1]
11 Coventry City 42 14 14 14 43 45 −2 56
12 Norwich City 42 12 17 13 65 61 +4 53
13 West Ham United 42 13 13 16 47 58 −11 52
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Aston Villa qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

Results

Coventry City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993ArsenalA3–024,897Quinn (3, 1 pen)
18 August 1993Newcastle UnitedH2–115,760Ndlovu, Harford
21 August 1993West Ham UnitedH1–112,909Wegerle
24 August 1993Oldham AthleticA3–310,817Williams, Ndlovu, Wegerle
27 August 1993Manchester CityA1–121,537Wegerle
1 September 1993LiverpoolH1–016,740Babb
11 September 1993Aston VillaA0–031,181
18 September 1993ChelseaH1–113,660Morgan
25 September 1993Leeds UnitedH0–213,934
2 October 1993Norwich CityA0–116,239
16 October 1993SouthamptonH1–19,984Babb
23 October 1993Queens Park RangersA1–512,976Ndlovu
31 October 1993Sheffield UnitedH0–010,429
6 November 1993EvertonH2–115,662Quinn (2)
20 November 1993Sheffield WednesdayA0–023,379
23 November 1993Blackburn RoversA1–215,136Ndlovu
27 November 1993Manchester UnitedH0–117,020
4 December 1993ArsenalH1–012,722Quinn
11 December 1993West Ham UnitedA2–317,243Darby (2)
18 December 1993Oldham AthleticH1–111,800Wegerle
26 December 1993WimbledonA2–14,739Ndlovu, Williams
1 January 1994Tottenham HotspurA2–126,015Babb, Wegerle
3 January 1994Swindon TownH1–115,825Wegerle
15 January 1994SouthamptonA0–112,397
22 January 1994Queens Park RangersH0–112,107
2 February 1994Ipswich TownH1–011,265Flynn
5 February 1994Swindon TownA1–314,640Darby
12 February 1994Sheffield UnitedA0–015,394
19 February 1994Manchester CityH4–011,735Rennie, Quinn, Ndlovu, Williams
23 February 1994Newcastle UnitedA0–432,216
26 February 1994LiverpoolA0–138,547
6 March 1994Aston VillaH0–114,325
19 March 1994Leeds UnitedA0–130,023
26 March 1994Norwich CityH2–113,514Flynn, Quinn
2 April 1994WimbledonH1–211,290Ndlovu
4 April 1994Ipswich TownA2–012,633Flynn, Ndlovu
9 April 1994Tottenham HotspurH1–014,491Ndlovu (pen)
16 April 1994Sheffield WednesdayH1–113,013Ndlovu
23 April 1994EvertonA0–023,217
2 May 1994Blackburn RoversH2–116,653Darby (2)
4 May 1994ChelseaA2–18,923Morgan, Ndlovu
7 May 1994Manchester UnitedA0–044,717

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1994Newcastle UnitedA0–235,444

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg22 September 1993Wycombe WanderersH3–09,615White
R2 2nd leg5 October 1993Wycombe WanderersA2–4 (won 5-4 on agg)5,933Lomas, Quinn
R326 October 1993Oldham AthleticA0–210,071

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Steve Ogrizovic
2 England DF Brian Borrows (captain)
3 England DF Steve Morgan
4 England DF Peter Atherton
5 England DF Lee Hurst
6 Scotland DF David Rennie
7 England FW John Williams
8 England MF Lee Hurst
9 England FW Mick Harford
10 England FW Micky Quinn
11 England MF Stewart Robson
12 Zimbabwe FW Peter Ndlovu
13 Wales GK Martin Davies
14 England DF David Busst
15 England DF Paul Williams
16 Republic of Ireland MF Willie Boland
No. Position Player
17 United States FW Roy Wegerle
18 England MF Sean Flynn
19 Republic of Ireland MF Tony Sheridan
20 Republic of Ireland DF Phil Babb
21 England MF Chris Marsden (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
22 England MF Leigh Jenkinson
23 Scotland GK Jonathan Gould
24 England DF Ally Pickering
25 England MF Julian Darby
26 Scotland MF Sandy Robertson
28 Poland MF Detsi Kruszynski
29 England MF John Gayle
31 Republic of Ireland GK Tim Dalton
32 England MF Lloyd McGrath
33 England MF Paul Bailey

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. Position Player
21 England DF Martyn Booty (to Crewe Alexandra)

Transfers

Out

Award

References

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