1993–94 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
1993–94 season
Chairman Martin George
Manager Brian Little
Stadium Filbert Street
First Division 4th (promoted via playoffs)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer Roberts (13)
Highest home attendance 21,744 vs. Watford (27 December 1993)
Lowest home attendance 10,366 vs. Birmingham City (12 September 1993)
Average home league attendance 16,005

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

Season summary

In the 1993–1994 season, it was third time lucky for Leicester as they beat East Midlands rivals Derby County 2–1 in the final to secure promotion to the Premiership after seven years outside the top division.[1] Striker David Speedie was suspended in the final, having been sent off in the semi-final against Tranmere Rovers.

Final league table

Pos. Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Crystal Palace 46 27 9 10 73 46 +27 90
2. Nottingham Forest 46 23 14 9 74 49 +25 83
3. Millwall 46 19 17 10 58 49 +9 74
4. Leicester City 46 19 16 11 72 59 +13 73
5. Tranmere Rovers 46 21 9 16 69 53 +16 72
6. Derby County 46 20 11 15 73 68 +5 71
7. Notts County 46 20 8 18 65 69 –4 68
8. Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 17 17 12 60 47 +13 68
9. Middlesbrough 46 18 13 15 66 54 +8 67
10. Stoke City 46 18 13 15 57 59 –2 67
11. Charlton Athletic 46 19 8 19 61 58 +3 65
12. Sunderland 46 19 8 19 54 57 –3 65
13. Bristol City 46 16 16 14 47 50 –3 64
14. Bolton Wanderers 46 15 14 17 63 64 –1 59
15. Southend United 46 17 8 21 63 67 –4 59
16. Grimsby Town 46 13 20 13 52 47 +5 59
17. Portsmouth 46 15 13 18 52 58 –6 58
18. Barnsley 46 16 7 23 55 67 –12 55
19. Watford 46 15 9 22 66 80 –14 54
20. Luton Town 46 14 11 21 56 60 –4 53
21. West Bromwich Albion 46 13 12 21 60 69 –9 51
22. Birmingham City 46 13 12 21 52 69 –17 51
23. Oxford United 46 13 10 23 54 75 –21 49
24. Peterborough United 46 8 13 25 48 76 –28 37

NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993Peterborough UnitedH2–113,671Thompson, James
21 August 1993Tranmere RoversA0–18,766
28 August 1993MillwallH4–012,219Agnew, Walsh (2), Joachim
12 September 1993Birmingham CityH1–110,366Walsh
14 September 1993Bristol CityA3–17,899Speedie (2), Walsh
18 September 1993Bolton WanderersA2–112,049Speedie (2)
25 September 1993BarnsleyA1–010,392Oldfield
29 September 1993MiddlesbroughA0–211,871
2 October 1993Notts CountyH3–216,319Speedie (2), Thompson (pen)
16 October 1993Charlton AthleticA1–28,316Agnew
24 October 1993Nottingham ForestH1–017,624Speedie
30 October 1993Luton TownA2–08,813Thompson (pen), Speedie
2 November 1993Grimsby TownA0–06,346
6 November 1993Southend UnitedH3–015,387Joachim, Oldfield, Thompson (pen)
14 November 1993Stoke CityA0–115,984
20 November 1993Oxford UnitedH2–314,070Thompson (pen), Whitlow
27 November 1993Wolverhampton WanderersH2–218,395Roberts (2)
5 December 1993Southend UnitedA0–06,114
8 December 1993Crystal PalaceH1–116,706Roberts
11 December 1993Bristol CityH3–013,394Speedie (2), Joachim
19 December 1993Peterborough UnitedA1–18,595Bradshaw (own goal)
27 December 1993WatfordH4–421,744Thompson (pen), Oldfield (2), Ormondroyd
28 December 1993Derby CountyA2–317,372Joachim, Roberts
1 January 1994SunderlandH2–119,615Speedie, Joachim
12 January 1994West Bromwich AlbionH4–215,640Roberts (2), Whitlow, Mardon (own goal)
16 January 1994Charlton AthleticH2–112,577Grayson, Roberts
22 January 1994Crystal PalaceA1–217,045Thompson
6 February 1994Nottingham ForestA0–426,616
12 February 1994Luton TownH2–116,149Coatsworth, Roberts
19 February 1994West Bromwich AlbionA2–118,153Roberts, Ormondroyd
23 February 1994Tranmere RoversH1–114,028McGreal (own goal)
6 March 1994MillwallA0–08,085
12 March 1994MiddlesbroughH2–016,116Joachim, Speedie
15 March 1994Birmingham CityA3–014,681Joachim, Ormondroyd, Roberts
19 March 1994BarnsleyH0–115,640
26 March 1994Notts CountyA1–411,907Ormondroyd
30 March 1994PortsmouthH0–315,146
2 April 1994WatfordA1–18,645Agnew
5 April 1994Derby CountyH3–320,050Roberts (3)
9 April 1994SunderlandA3–217,198Joachim (2), Kerr (pen)
16 April 1994Grimsby TownH1–115,859Joachim
23 April 1994Oxford UnitedA2–28,818Blake, Joachim
26 April 1994PortsmouthA1–07,869Kerr
30 April 1994Stoke CityH1–119,219Willis
3 May 1994Bolton WanderersH1–118,145Gee
8 May 1994Wolverhampton WanderersA1–127,229Coatsworth

First Division play-offs

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
SF 1st Leg15 May 1994Tranmere RoversA0–014,962
SF 2nd Leg18 May 1994Tranmere RoversH2–1 (won 2–1 on agg)22,593Ormondroyd, Speedie
F30 May 1994Derby CountyN2–173,671Walsh (2)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1994Manchester CityA1–422,613Oldfield

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg21 September 1993RochdaleA6–14,491Whitlow, Walsh, Thompson, Oldfield, Speedie, Ormondroyd
R2 2nd Leg6 October 1993RochdaleH2–17,612Ormondroyd, Joachim
R327 October 1993Manchester UnitedA1–541,344Hill

Anglo-Italian Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
PR Group 431 August 1993Peterborough UnitedA3–43,830Oldfield (pen), Gee (2)
PR Group 48 September 1993West Bromwich AlbionH0–03,588

Squad

[3] 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 Gavin Ward
- England DF Colin Hill
- England DF Mike Whitlow
- Republic of Ireland DF Brian Carey
- England DF Steve Walsh
- England DF Tony James
- England MF Gary Mills
- England MF Steve Thompson
- Scotland FW David Speedie
- England MF Steve Agnew
- England MF Lee Philpott
- England FW Julian Joachim
- England DF Richard Smith
- England GK Kevin Poole
No. Position Player
- England MF Colin Gibson
- England FW Ian Ormondroyd
- England DF Simon Grayson
- England DF Neil Lewis
- England DF Jimmy Willis
- England MF David Lowe
- England FW Phil Gee
- England MF David Oldfield
- England DF Gary Coatsworth
- Wales FW Iwan Roberts
- England DF Scott Eustace
- England MF Mark Blake
- England MF Paul Kerr (on loan from Port Vale)

Left club during the season

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

No. Position Player
- England FW Bobby Davison (to Sheffield United)
No. Position Player
- England GK Carl Muggleton (to Celtic)

References

  1. ↑ Shaw, Phil (31 May 1994). "The Independent - Football / Play-Offs: Leicester ride their luck into Premiership: Walsh proves a Wembley winner as Derby squander their chances in First Division play-offs final". London. Archived from the original on 9 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/players/season/1994

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