1993–94 Football League

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

The 1993–1994 Football League 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 back to the Premier League at the first time of asking. Nottingham Forest, now managed by Frank Clark following Brian Clough's retirement, also made a swift return to the Premier League by finishing runners-up to Palace. They were joined by play-off winners Leicester City, who finally reached the top flight after two successive play-off 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 and Birmingham City.

Mark McGhee won the Division Two title for Reading, with John Rudge's Port Vale taking the other automatic promotion place. Burnley triumphed in the play-offs, thus moving to within one division of the top flight just seven years after they had almost been relegated to the Conference. Fulham, Hartlepool United, Exeter City and Barnet were the teams relegated to Division Three.

Shrewsbury Town, Chester City and Crewe Alexandra claimed the three automatic 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 as 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

Football League, First Division
Season 1993–94
Champions Crystal Palace (2nd second tier title)
Direct promotion to Premier League Crystal Palace,
Nottingham Forest
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs Leicester City
Relegated Birmingham City,
Oxford United,
Peterborough United
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1,450 (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
2Nottingham Forest4612923822115736277449+2583
3Millwall461481361759922325849+974
4Leicester City461193453087827297259+1373
5Tranmere Rovers4615354823661121306953+1672
6Derby County4615354425581029437368+571
7Notts County4616344326451422436569–468
8Wolverhampton Wanderers4610103341977926286047+1368
9Middlesbrough4612654019671026356654+1267
10Stoke City4614453519491022405759–267
11Charlton Athletic4614363922551322366158+365
12Sunderland4614273522561219355457–365
13Bristol City461175271859920324750–364
14Bolton Wanderers4610854031561223336364–159
15Southend United4610583428731329396367–459
16Grimsby Town4671422616661126315247+559
17Portsmouth4610672922571123365258–658
18Barnsley4693112526741230415567–1255
19Watford4610583935541427456680–2454
20Luton Town4612473825271418355660–453
21West Bromwich Albion469773831451422386069–951
22Birmingham City469772829451424405269–1751
23Oxford United4610583333351521425475–2149
24Peterborough United466983130241717464876–2837
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Key
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
Promoted to FA Premier League
Participated in play-offs
Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offs
Relegated

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Play-offs

  Semi-finals
1st leg – 15 May; 2nd leg – 18 May 1994
Final at Wembley
30 May 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  

Results

Home \ Away[1] 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.

Locations

Locations of the London-based First Division teams

Second Division

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,
Hartlepool United
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1,508 (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
2Port Vale4616614618104933287946+3388
3Plymouth Argyle461643462696842308856+3285
4Stockport County4615355022910424227444+3085
5York City461274331395931276440+2475
6Burnley4617425518461324407958+2173
7Bradford City461355342068927336153+870
8Bristol Rovers46108533261021127336059+170
9Hull City46995332095929346254+868
10Cambridge United4611573829841141447973+666
11Huddersfield Town46986272686931355861–365
12Wrexham4613464533471221446677–1162
13Swansea City4612743720451419385658–260
14Brighton & Hove Albion4610763829571122386067–759
15Rotherham United4611484230491021306366–358
16Brentford467106302869827275755+258
17Bournemouth46878262768925325159–857
18Leyton Orient4611933826351519455771–1456
19Cardiff City4610763933381227466679–1354
20Blackpool4612294137431622386375–1253
21Fulham4676102023741230405063–1352
22Exeter City468783837351514465283–3145
23Hartlepool United4683122840161613474187–4636
24Barnet4646132232171519544186–4528
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Play-offs

  Semi-finals
1st leg – 15 May; 2nd leg – 18 May 1994
Final at Wembley
29 May 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]

Results

Home \ Away[1] BAR BLP BOUBRABREB&HABRRBURCAMCAREXEFULHARHUDHULLEYPLYPTVREAROTSTPSWAWREYOR
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
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.

Locations

Locations of the London-based Second Division teams

Third Division

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 1,265 (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
2Chester421353351886734286946+2374
3Crewe Alexandra421245453096635318061+1973
4Wycombe Wanderers421164342187633326753+1470
5Preston North End421353462358833377960+1967
6Torquay United428103302496634326456+867
7Carlisle United421047352386722195742+1564
8Chesterfield42885322286723265548+762
9Rochdale421056382267825296351+1260
10Walsall427592826104720274853–560
11Scunthorpe United42975402667824306456+859
12Mansfield Town42939283067825325362–555
13Bury429663322551122345556–153
14Scarborough428492928741026335561–653
15Doncaster Rovers428672426641120314457–1352
16Gillingham428852723471017284451–751
17Colchester United428493133561025385671–1549
18Lincoln City427410262957926345263–1147
19Wigan Athletic426783333551118375170–1945
20Hereford United4264113433621326466079–1942
21Darlington427592428361218364264–2241
22Northampton Town426782523341419434466–2238
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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)

Play-offs

  Semi-finals
1st leg – 15 May; 2nd leg – 18 May 1994
Final at Wembley
28 May 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  

Results

Home \ Away[1] Bury 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.

Locations

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "England 1993–94". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
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