1993–94 Arsenal F.C. season

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

Arsenal
1993–94 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerGeorge Graham
StadiumHighbury
FA Premier League4th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Cup Winners' CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Wright (23)
All: Wright (35)
Average home league attendance30,563

Season summary

Arsenal conquered their goalscoring problems which had restricted them to 10th place a year earlier, though they surrendered their defence of both domestic cup competitions. This time round they finished fourth in the league, and at one stage looked like the most likely team to threaten Manchester United's lead. But the real success of the campaign was a 1–0 win over Parma in Copenhagen which gave them glory in the European Cup Winners' Cup and their first European trophy since 1970.[1]

1993–94 saw a great deal of change at Arsenal. The season began with the club's longest-serving player, 34-year-old defender David O'Leary, signing for Leeds and out-of-favour midfielder Colin Pates joining Brighton. Irish winger Eddie McGoldrick was captured from Crystal Palace; his arrival led to the sale of fellow winger Anders Limpar to Everton a few months later.

The close season saw Arsenal make swoops for Swedish midfielder Stefan Schwarz as manager George Graham prepared to maintain an Arsenal side that could challenge on all fronts the following season.

Players

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupCup Winners' Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK David Seaman 560390305090
2 DF Lee Dixon 48032+10304080
3 DF Nigel Winterburn 500340304090
4 MF Paul Davis 34021+10001+2090
5 DF Andy Linighan 27020+1000401+10
6 DF Tony Adams 484350322082
7 FW Kevin Campbell 521928+914302+217+14
8 FW Ian Wright 52343923314664
9 FW Alan Smith 41721+431+114+117+22
10 MF Paul Merson 471224+972+104273
11 MF Eddie McGoldrick 37123+301+10403+21
12 DF Steve Bould 37123+2130305+10
13 GK Alan Miller 403+10000000
14 DF Martin Keown 46023+1002+10304+30
15 MF Anders Limpar [S] 1209+10002000
17 MF John Jensen 4102700+105080
18 MF David Hillier 22011+40300+102+10
21 DF Steve Morrow 1307+40001010
22 MF Ian Selley 27116+20001+105+21
23 MF Ray Parlour 32224+32302000
24 MF Mark Flatts 302+10000000
25 MF Neil Heaney [S] 2010000+1000
27 FW Paul Dickov 100+10000000

[R] - Reserve team player [L] - Out on loan [S] - Sold

Results

Premier League
Main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Blackburn Rovers 42 25 9 8 63 36 +27 84 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Newcastle United 42 23 8 11 82 41 +41 77
4 Arsenal 42 18 17 7 53 28 +25 71 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Leeds United 42 18 16 8 65 39 +26 70
6 Wimbledon 42 18 11 13 56 53 +3 65
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Arsenal qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as the defending champions.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
42 18 17 7 53 28  +25 71 10 8 3 25 15  +10 8 9 4 28 13  +15

Matches
Main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League
14 August 1993 1Arsenal0 – 3Coventry CityLondon
15:00 BST  34', 62', 65' Quinn Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 24,897
16 August 1993 2Tottenham Hotspur0 – 1ArsenalLondon
20:00 BST  87' Wright Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 28,355
21 August 1993 3Sheffield Wednesday0 – 1ArsenalSheffield
15:00 BST  9' Wright Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 26,023
24 August 1993 4Arsenal2 – 1Leeds UnitedLondon
19:45 BST Newsome  2' (o.g.)
Merson  57'		  70' Strachan Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 29,042
28 August 1993 5Arsenal2 – 0EvertonLondon
15:00 BST Wright  48', 78' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 29,063
1 September 1993 6Blackburn Rovers1 – 1ArsenalBlackburn
19:45 BST Gallacher  36'  75' Campbell Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,051
11 September 1993 7Arsenal4 – 0Ipswich TownLondon
15:00 BST Wright  30'
Campbell  38', 55', 64'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 28,563
19 September 1993 8Manchester United1 – 0ArsenalManchester
16:00 BST Cantona  38' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 44,009
25 September 1993 9Arsenal1 – 0SouthamptonLondon
15:00 BST Merson  45' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 26,902
2 October 1993 10Liverpool0 – 0ArsenalLiverpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,750
16 October 1993 11Arsenal0 – 0Manchester CityLondon
15:00 BST Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 29,567
23 October 1993 12Oldham Athletic0 – 0ArsenalOldham
15:00 BST Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 12,105
30 October 1993 13Arsenal0 – 0Norwich CityLondon
15:00 BST Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 30,516
6 November 1993 14Arsenal1 – 2Aston VillaLondon
15:00 GMT Wright  58'  74' Whittingham
 90' Townsend		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 31,773
20 November 1993 15Chelsea0 – 2ArsenalLondon
15:00 GMT Report  27' Smith
 45' (pen.) Wright		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 26,839
24 November 1993 16West Ham United0 – 0ArsenalLondon
19:45 GMT Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 20,279
27 November 1993 17Arsenal2 – 1Newcastle UnitedLondon
15:00 GMT Wright  15'
Smith  60'		  61' Beardsley Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 36,091
4 December 1993 18Coventry City1 – 0ArsenalCoventry
15:00 GMT Quinn  79' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 12,722
6 December 1993 19Arsenal1 – 1Tottenham HotspurLondon
20:00 GMT Wright  65'  25' Anderton Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,669
12 December 1993 20Arsenal1 – 0Sheffield WednesdayLondon
16:00 GMT Wright  90' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 22,026
18 December 1993 21Leeds United2 – 1ArsenalLeeds
15:00 GMT McAllister  21'
Adams  60' (o.g.)		  27' Campbell Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 37,515
27 December 1993 22Swindon Town0 – 4ArsenalSwindon
12:00 GMT  19', 26', 68' Campbell
 89' Wright		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 17,651
29 December 1993 23Arsenal3 – 0Sheffield UnitedLondon
19:45 GMT Campbell  11', 55'
Wright  40'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 27,035
1 January 1994 24Wimbledon0 – 3ArsenalLondon
15:00 GMT  18' Campbell
 23' Parlour
 55' Wright		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,584
3 January 1994 25Arsenal0 – 0Queens Park RangersLondon
15:00 GMT Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 34,935
15 January 1994 26Manchester City0 – 0ArsenalManchester
15:00 GMT Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 25,642
22 January 1994 27Arsenal1 – 1Oldham AthleticLondon
15:00 GMT Wright  45' (pen.) Report  4' Sharp Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 26,524
13 February 1994 28Norwich City1 – 1ArsenalNorwich
17:00 GMT Ekoku  57'  33' Campbell Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,667
19 February 1994 29Everton1 – 1ArsenalLiverpool
15:00 GMT Cottee  81'  56' Merson Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 19,891
26 February 1994 30Arsenal1 – 0Blackburn RoversLondon
15:00 GMT Merson  73' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,030
5 March 1994 31Ipswich Town1 – 5ArsenalIpswich
15:00 GMT Dixon  70' (o.g.) Report  18', 40' (pen.), 86' Wright
 24' (o.g.) Youds
 52' Parlour		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,656
19 March 1994 32Southampton0 – 4ArsenalSouthampton
15:00 GMT Report  18', 30', 68' (pen.) Wright
 84' Campbell		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,790
22 March 1994 33Arsenal2 – 2Manchester UnitedLondon
19:45 GMT Pallister  36' (o.g.)
Merson  78'		  10', 55' Sharpe Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 36,203
26 March 1994 34Arsenal1 – 0LiverpoolLondon
15:00 GMT Merson  47' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,556
2 April 1994 35Arsenal1 – 1Swindon TownLondon
15:00 BST Smith  4'  29' Bodin Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 31,634
4 April 1994 36Sheffield United1 – 1ArsenalSheffield
15:00 BST Rogers  54'  69' Campbell Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,019
16 April 1994 37Arsenal1 – 0ChelseaLondon
15:00 BST Wright  72' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 34,314
19 April 1994 38Arsenal1 – 1WimbledonLondon
19:45 BST Bould  51'  37' Earle Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 21,292
23 April 1994 39Aston Villa1 – 2ArsenalBirmingham
15:00 BST Houghton  57' Report  30' (pen.), 90' Wright Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,580
27 April 1994 40Queens Park Rangers1 – 1ArsenalLondon
19:45 BST Penrice  3'  46' Merson Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,442
30 April 1994 41Arsenal0 – 2West Ham UnitedLondon
15:00 BST  77' Morley
 88' Allen		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 33,701
7 May 1994 42Newcastle United2 – 0ArsenalNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Cole  46'
Beardsley  66'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216

European Cup Winners' Cup
Main article: 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup

First round

15 September 1993 1st LegOdense BK 1 – 2 ArsenalOdense
Keown  18' (o.g.)  35' Wright
 68' Merson		 Stadium: Fionia Park
Attendance: 9,580
29 September 1993 2nd LegArsenal 1 – 1
(3 – 2 agg.)		 Odense BKLondon
Campbell  52'  86' Nielsen Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 25,689

Second round

20 October 1993 1st LegArsenal 3 – 0 Standard LiègeLondon
Wright  39', 63'
Merson  50'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 25,258
3 November 1993 2nd LegStandard Liège 0 – 7
(0 – 10 agg.)		 ArsenalLiège
Smith  2'
Selley  20'
Adams  36'
Campbell  41', 79'
Merson  73'
McGoldrick  81'		 Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 15,000

Quarter-finals

2 March 1994 1st LegTorino 0 – 0 ArsenalTurin
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 32,480
15 March 1994 2nd LegArsenal 1 – 0
(1 – 0 agg.)		 TorinoLondon
Adams  68' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 34,678

Semi-finals

29 March 1994 1st LegParis Saint-Germain 1 – 1 ArsenalParis
Ginola  49'  35' Wright Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 46,000
12 April 1994 2nd LegArsenal 1 – 0
(2 – 1 agg.)		 Paris Saint-GermainLondon
Campbell  7' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 34,212

Final

Main article: 1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
4 May 1994 Arsenal 1 – 0 ParmaCopenhagen
20:15 CEST Smith  20' Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 33,765
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)

FA Cup
Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
10 January 1994 R3Millwall0 – 1ArsenalLondon
Stadium: The Den
31 January 1994 R4Bolton Wanderers2 – 2ArsenalBolton
Stadium: Burden Park
9 February 1994 R4 ReplayArsenal1 – 3Bolton WanderersLondon
Stadium: Highbury

League Cup
Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
21 September 1993 R2 1st LegHuddersfield Town0 – 5ArsenalHuddersfield
Stadium: Leeds Road, Huddersfield
5 October 1993 R2 2nd LegArsenal1 – 1
(6 – 1 agg.)		Huddersfield TownLondon
Stadium: Highbury
26 October 1993 R3Arsenal1 – 1Norwich CityLondon
Stadium: Highbury
10 November 1993 R3 ReplayNorwich City0 – 3ArsenalNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
30 November 1993 R4Arsenal0 – 1Aston VillaLondon
Stadium: Highbury

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK David Seaman
2 DF Lee Dixon
3 DF Nigel Winterburn
4 MF Paul Davis
5 DF Andy Linighan
6 DF Tony Adams
7 FW Kevin Campbell
8 FW Ian Wright
9 FW Alan Smith
10 MF Paul Merson
11 MF Eddie McGoldrick
No. Position Player
12 DF Steve Bould
13 GK Alan Miller
14 DF Martin Keown
17 MF John Jensen
18 MF David Hillier
21 DF Steve Morrow
22 MF Ian Selley
23 MF Ray Parlour
24 MF Mark Flatts
27 FW Paul Dickov

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
15 MF Anders Limpar (to Everton)
25 MF Neil Heaney (to Southampton)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
19 MF Jimmy Carter
20 DF Pal Lydersen
No. Position Player
26 GK James Will

References
  1. "1993/94: Arsenal frustrate Parma's 'double' hopes". UEFA. 1 June 1994. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1993-1994/faprem/arsenal.htm
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