1993–94 Chelsea F.C. season

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

Chelsea
1993–94 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerGlenn Hoddle
StadiumStamford Bridge
FA Premier League14th
FA CupRunners-up
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Stein (13)
All: Stein/Peacock (14)
Average home league attendance19,416

Season summary

The appointment of Glenn Hoddle as Chelsea's new player-manager was awaited with much optimism for the new season, as previous managers had not been able to secure anything better than mid-table finishes in the three previous seasons. However, as the 1993-94 season lagged away, it looked as though Hoddle's appointment had done little to boost Chelsea's mediocre fortunes as they hovered around the middle of the Premier League. In the end, they finished 14th - three places lower than last season, but an appearance in the FA Cup final meant that they would be qualifying for the European Cup Winners' Cup whether they won or not, as their opponents Manchester United had already won the Premier League title and qualified for the European Cup.

As the players entered the dressing rooms for half-time at Wembley, the scoreline was 0-0, but Chelsea's dream was shattered in the second half as United scored four goals to win 4-0, but at least Chelsea would be playing in Europe next season for the first time in over 20 years. The wait for a major trophy, however, entered its 24th season.

Striker Mark Stein was added to the squad in mid-season, and quickly proved himself to be a competent Premier League goalscorer after impressing in the lower leagues. Pre-season signings Gavin Peacock was also impressive.

Hoddle bolstered his squad for 1994-95 by signing David Rocastle from Manchester City in a bid to strengthen the midfield following Andy Townsend's mid-season move to Aston Villa.

Final league table
Main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Norwich City 42 12 17 13 65 61 +4 53
13 West Ham United 42 13 13 16 47 58 −11 52
14 Chelsea 42 13 12 17 49 53 −4 51 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
15 Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 12 19 54 59 −5 45
16 Manchester City 42 9 18 15 38 49 −11 45
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up, as winners Manchester United qualified for the Champions League.

Results

Chelsea's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993Blackburn RoversH1–229,189Peacock
17 August 1993WimbledonA1–111,083Wise
21 August 1993Ipswich TownA0–117,582
25 August 1993Queens Park RangersH2–020,191Peacock, Cascarino
28 August 1993Sheffield WednesdayH1–116,652Lee
1 September 1993Tottenham HotspurA1–127,567Cascarino
11 September 1993Manchester UnitedH1–037,064Peacock
18 September 1993Coventry CityA1–113,660Peacock
25 September 1993LiverpoolH1–031,721Shipperley
2 October 1993West Ham UnitedA0–118,917
16 October 1993Norwich CityH1–216,923Peacock
23 October 1993Aston VillaA0–129,706
30 October 1993Oldham AthleticH0–115,372
6 November 1993Leeds UnitedA1–435,022Shipperley
20 November 1993ArsenalH0–226,839
22 November 1993Manchester CityH0–010,128
27 November 1993Sheffield UnitedA0–116,119
5 December 1993Blackburn RoversA0–215,736
11 December 1993Ipswich TownH1–112,508Peacock
27 December 1993SouthamptonA1–314,221Stein
28 December 1993Newcastle UnitedH1–022,133Stein
1 January 1994Swindon TownA3–116,456Shipperley, Wise, Stein
3 January 1994EvertonH4–218,338Shipperley, Burley, Stein (2, 1 pen)
15 January 1994Norwich CityA1–119,472Stein
22 January 1994Aston VillaH1–118,341Stein
5 February 1994EvertonA2–418,821Stein (2)
12 February 1994Oldham AthleticA1–212,022Spencer
27 February 1994Tottenham HotspurH4–316,807Spencer, Stein (2, 1 pen), Donaghy
5 March 1994Manchester UnitedA1–044,745Peacock
16 March 1994WimbledonH2–011,903Burley, Fashanu (own goal)
19 March 1994LiverpoolA1–238,629Burley
26 March 1994West Ham UnitedH2–020,003Barnard, Hoddle
30 March 1994Sheffield WednesdayA1–320,433Spencer
2 April 1994SouthamptonH2–019,801Johnsen, Spencer
4 April 1994Newcastle UnitedA0–032,216
13 April 1994Queens Park RangersA1–115,735Wise
16 April 1994ArsenalA0–134,314
23 April 1994Leeds UnitedH1–118,544Spencer
27 April 1994Swindon TownH2–011,180Peacock, Wise (pen)
30 April 1994Manchester CityA2–233,594Fleck, Cascarino
4 May 1994Coventry CityH1–28,923Cascarino
7 May 1994Sheffield UnitedH3–221,782Stein (2), Kjeldbjerg

FA Cup
Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1994BarnetA0–0[2]423,200
R3R19 January 1994BarnetH4–016,209Burley, Peacock, Shipperley, Stein
R429 January 1994Sheffield WednesdayH1–126,094Peacock
R4R9 February 1994Sheffield WednesdayA3–126,144Spencer, Burley, Peacock
R519 February 1994Oxford UnitedA2–110,787Spencer, Burley
QF13 March 1994Wolverhampton WanderersH1–029,340Peacock
SF9 April 1994Luton TownN2–059,989Peacock (2)
F14 May 1994Manchester UnitedN0–479,634

4 Barnet's home tie against Chelsea was switched to Stamford Bridge under police advice and instruction from Barnet.

League Cup
Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg22 September 1993West Bromwich AlbionA1–114,919Shipperley
R2 2nd leg6 October 1993West Bromwich AlbionH2–1 (won 3-2 on agg)11,959Wise (2)
R326 October 1993Manchester CityA0–116,713

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[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 GK Dmitri Kharine
2 DF Darren Barnard[4]
3 DF Andy Myers
4 DF David Lee
5 DF Erland Johnsen
6 DF Frank Sinclair[5]
7 FW John Spencer
8 MF Damian Matthew
9 FW Tony Cascarino[6]
10 MF Gavin Peacock
11 MF Dennis Wise (captain)
12 DF Steve Clarke
13 GK Kevin Hitchcock
14 DF Gareth Hall[7]
15 DF Mal Donaghy
16 FW Robert Fleck
17 MF Nigel Spackman
No. Position Player
18 MF Eddie Newton
19 FW Neil Shipperley
20 MF Glenn Hoddle (player–manager)
21 FW Mark Stein
22 DF Paul Elliott
24 MF Craig Burley
26 DF Andy Dow
27 MF David Hopkin
28 DF Michael Duberry
29 DF Anthony Barness
30 GK Nick Colgan
31 FW Zeke Rowe
32 MF Muzzy Izzet[8]
33 DF Terry Skiverton
34 DF Craig Norman
35 DF Jakob Kjeldbjerg

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
23 GK Dave Beasant (to Southampton)
25 DF Ian Pearce (to Blackburn Rovers)
No. Position Player
28 DF Steve Livingstone (to Grimsby Town)

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://famouscfc.com/2012/05/04/chelsea-fc-a-brief-history-1994-fa-cup-run/%5B%5D
  3. "FootballSquads - Chelsea - 1993/94".
  4. Barnard was born in Rinteln, West Germany (now Germany).
  5. Sinclair was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally.
  6. Cascarino was born in Bromley, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his maternal grandfather. It was later discovered that his mother was adopted and he could not qualify through his grandfather, but was still eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland as his mother's adoption gave her Irish citizenship.
  7. Hall was born in Croydon, England.
  8. Izzet was born in Tower Hamlets, England, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally.
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