1993 Richmond Kickers season

Richmond Kickers
1993 season
Owner Joe Ukrop
Head Coach Bobby Lennon
Stadium First Market Stadium
USISL Division: 4th
Overall: 20th
USISL Cup Second round
U.S. Open Cup Did not enter
Home colors
Away colors

The 1993 Richmond Kickers season was the inaugural season for the club. In their first season of competitive soccer, the Kickers played in the United States Interregional Soccer League, which at the time served as the third division of the American soccer pyramid. The Kickers played their first season on the campus of the University of Richmond at the site of the former East Market Stadium.

In the inaugural season the Kickers played in the Atlantic Division, where they finished in fourth place in the division, qualifying for the play-in round of the playoffs. Richmond defeated the Charleston Battery, who would eventually become bitter rivals with the team, as they were some of the few surviving clubs from the early 90s, in the play-in round, before eventually losing to the Greensboro Dynamo in the divisional playoff semifinals.[1]

Roster

The following players were part of the 1993 squad.[2][3]

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

No. Position Player
1 Scotland DF Liam Behrens
2 England DF Tony Blunt
3 United States MF Matt Borgard
4 United States GK Scott Budnick
5 United States MF Patrick Burke
6 United States DF Karlton Byrd
7 Northern Ireland FW Leigh Cowlishaw
8 United States DF Scott Davis
9 United States FW John Dugan
10 United States FW Eric Dumbleton
No. Position Player
11 United States MF Mike Huwiler
12 United States MF Cookie Ketcham
13 United States DF Ted Gillen
14 United States GK Joe O'Carroll
15 United States DF Sean Phillips
16 United States DF Duncan Satchell
17 United States FW Khary Stockton
19 United States FW Rob Ukrop
20 United States MF Richie Williams

Competitions

Exhibitions

USISL Regular Season

Table

Atlantic Division
Pos. Team Pld. W L GF GA GD Pts. Qualification
2 Delaware Wizards 16 10 6 34 22 +12 88 Playoffs
3 Raleigh Flyers 16 10 6 31 24 +7 84
4 Richmond Kickers 16 8 8 30 30 0 78
5 Charleston Battery 16 8 8 27 33 −6 72
6 Connecticut Wolves 16 7 9 29 33 −4 68

Results

USISL Playoffs

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
1 DF Scotland Liam Behrens United States VCU Rams Free April 1, 1993
2 DF England Tony Blunt United States Old Dominion Monarchs Free April 1, 1993
3 MF United States Matt Borgard United States South Florida Bulls Free April 1, 1993

Loan in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
4 GK United States Scott Budnick United States William & Mary Tribe April 1, 1993 August 1, 1993

See also

References

  1. ↑ Litterer, David. "United Soccer Leagues Statistical History, Part 1 (1986-1994)". The American Soccer History Archives. Homepages.Sover.net. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  2. ↑ Kruszewski, Jackie (March 14, 2017). "The Richmond Kickers mark their 25th season with big aspirations and a bold new plan for City Stadium". styleweekly.com. Style Weekly. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ Nunez, Anthony (March 21, 2015). "1993 Richmond Kickers Soccer Set". The Oddball Card Collector. Blogger.
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