1993–94 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers
1993–94 season
Chairman Jonathan Hayward
Manager Graham Turner
(until 16 March)
Graham Taylor
(from 29 March)
First Division 8th
FA Cup Quarter-finals
League Cup 2nd Round
Anglo-Italian Cup Preliminary round
Top goalscorer League: Steve Bull (14)
All: Steve Bull (15)
Highest home attendance 28,234 (vs Ipswich,
19 February 1994)
Lowest home attendance 9,092 (vs Stoke,
31 August 1993)
Average home league attendance 21,996 (league only)

The 1993–94 season was the 95th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.

This season saw the completion of the redevelopment of Molineux which was officially opened on 7 December 1993 to bring the club's highest crowds since the early 1980s.[1] With the expense of the stadium completed by owner Sir Jack Hayward, manager Graham Turner was afforded the biggest budget he had been granted during his tenure but he resigned in March 1994 to end his ​7 1⁄2-year reign with the team in 13th place.[2]

Former England manager Graham Taylor was appointed as Turner's replacement[3] but the team were unable to improve enough to reach the promotion play-offs, ending in 8th place.

Results

Football League First Division

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1993–94 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference.

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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 +12 67
10 Stoke City 46 18 13 15 57 59 –2 67

Source: Statto.com

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 17 17 12 60 47  +13 68 10 10 3 34 19  +15 7 7 9 26 28  −2

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWDWLLLDWLDDDDWWDDDDWLDWWWWDDLWLLLDWWWLDWWLWLDD
Position27348876881617181212121112131212121212107889991013151310810118998888

Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

League Cup

Anglo-Italian Cup

Wolves played in Group 5 of the preliminary round alongside two other domestic First Division clubs. The winner of the group would advance to the main group stage to play both English and Italian opposition. However, Wolves finished in second place in this initial round and so were eliminated.

Players

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

PosNamePGPGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDiscipline
GKWales David Felgate † 000000000000
GKWales Paul Jones 000000000000
GKEngland Mike Stowell 46050202055000
DFEngland Kevin Ashley 000000101000
DFEngland Paul Blades 35151102043200
DFEngland Paul Edwards † 10(1)000000010(1)000
DFEngland Lawrie Madden † 000000000000
DFNorthern Ireland Neil Masters 400000004000
DFEngland Derek Mountfield 17(2)100210019(2)200
DFEngland Peter Shirtliff (c) 39050201047000
DFEngland Darren Simkin 7(1)00010008(1)000
DFEngland Andy Thompson 36(1)351001042(1)400
DFEngland Mark Venus 38(1)150202047(1)100
MFScotland Tom Bennett 8(2)00000008(2)000
MFEngland Paul Birch 25(7)100102028(7)100
MFEngland Mark Burke ¤ 10(2)100212114(2)300
MFEngland Paul Cook 34(2)21(2)0100(1)036(5)200
MFNorthern Ireland Robbie Dennison 10(4)22(1)0000012(5)200
MFScotland Darren Ferguson 12(2)040000016(2)000
MFEngland Kevin Keen 36(5)751202145(5)900
MFEngland Jimmy Kelly ¤ 400010005000
MFEngland Chris Marsden 8030000011000
MFEngland Mark Rankine 28(3)050102036(3)000
MFEngland Geoff Thomas 8400002010400
MFEngland Mark Turner 000000000000
FWEngland Shaun Bradbury ¤ 000000000000
FWEngland Steve Bull 271420000(1)129(1)1500
FWRepublic of Ireland David Kelly 35(1)1152201143(1)1400
FWEngland Lee Mills 6(8)11110119(8)300
FWEngland Andy Mutch † 000000000000
FWEngland Cyrille Regis 8(11)21(2)0001010(13)200
FWEngland Darren Roberts ¤ 000000000000
FWEngland Mike Small ‡ 2(1)10010003(1)100
FWEngland Guy Whittingham ‡ 13810000014800

Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[4]

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
18 June 1993England Geoff ThomasCrystal Palace£800,000
23 June 1993Republic of Ireland David KellyNewcastle United£750,000
7 July 1993England Kevin KeenWest Ham United£600,000
3 August 1993England Cyrille RegisAston Villa£600,000
12 August 1993Wales David FelgateBolton WanderersFree
18 August 1993England Peter ShirtliffSheffield Wednesday£250,000
22 December 1993Northern Ireland Neil MastersBournemouth£300,000
7 January 1994England Chris MarsdenHuddersfield Town£250,000
12 January 1994Scotland Darren FergusonManchester United£250,000

Out

Date Player To Fee
July 1993England Rob HindmarchTelford UnitedFree
July 1993England Colin TaylorTelford UnitedFree
16 July 1993England Tim SteeleBradford CityFree
22 July 1993England Keith DowningBirmingham CityFree
16 August 1993England Andy MutchSwindon Town£250,000
3 September 1993England Lawrie MaddenDarlingtonFree
1 October 1993Wales David FelgateChester CityFree
19 January 1994England Paul EdwardsWest Bromwich Albion£55,000

Loans in

Start date Player From End date
15 September 1993England Mike SmallWest Ham UnitedOctober 1993
11 March 1994England Guy WhittinghamAston VillaEnd of season

Loans out

Start date Player From End date
January 1994England Jimmy KellyWrexhamEnd of season
4 March 1994England Mark BurkeLuton TownMarch 1994
18 March 1994England Darren RobertsHereford UnitedEnd of season

Management and coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Graham Turner (until 16 March), then Peter Shirtliff as caretaker manager, then Graham Taylor (from 29 March onward)
First team coach Garry Pendrey (until 16 March)
Director of Youth School of Excellence Rob Kelly
Youth Team Coach Chris Evans
Club Doctors Dr Tweddell and Dr Peter Bekenn
Club Physio Paul Darby

Kit

The season brought a new home kit as the design returned to a plain gold shirt with black collar. The away kit, a bright blue shirt with black bands and gold trim on the upper arms, was retained from the previous season. Both were manufactured by the club's own "Molineux" label and sponsored by Goodyear.

References

  1. ↑ "Golden shirts stir old memories of Puskas and the past". The Independent. 7 December 1993.
  2. ↑ "Turner resigns from Wolves". The Independent. 17 March 1994.
  3. ↑ "Happy Taylor back in business at Wolves". The Independent. 30 March 1994.
  4. ↑ Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.
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