1993–94 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 1993–94 season saw Leeds United A.F.C. compete in the FA Premier League.

Leeds United
1993–94 season
ChairmanLeslie Silver
Manager Howard Wilkinson
StadiumElland Road
Premier League5th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Rod Wallace (17)
All: Rod Wallace (17)
Highest home attendance41,125 vs Manchester United
(27 Apr 1994, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance22,167 vs Oxford United
(9 Feb 1994, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance34,493

Season summary

After last season's 17th-place finish and failure to win away from home, one season after winning the league title, Howard Wilkinson decided to bolster his squad in order to avoid another torrid season. He paid a club record £2.7 million for Sheffield United striker Brian Deane and by Christmas he had paid a further £2 million for Manchester City midfielder David White. Leeds were now well on the road to recovery, and that recovery process was completed at the end of the season when they finished fifth in the final table.

Final league table
Main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Newcastle United 42 23 8 11 82 41 +41 77 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
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
7 Sheffield Wednesday 42 16 16 10 76 54 +22 64
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

Leeds United's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHHA
ResultDWLLLWWWWWDDDWDDWWWLWDDDDLLWDDDWWLDWWDLWDW
Position118121718141295344645622222235567667855555555555
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993Manchester CityA1–132,366Deane
17 August 1993West Ham UnitedH1–034,588Speed
21 August 1993Norwich CityH0–432,008
24 August 1993ArsenalA1–229,042Strachan
28 August 1993LiverpoolA0–244,068
30 August 1993Oldham AthleticH1–028,717Strachan
11 September 1993SouthamptonA2–013,511Deane, Speed
19 September 1993Sheffield UnitedH2–133,892Strachan, McAllister
25 September 1993Coventry CityA2–028,717Wallace (2)
2 October 1993WimbledonH4–030,020Speed (2), McAllister (2)
17 October 1993Ipswich TownA0–017,548
23 October 1993Blackburn RoversH3–337,827Sherwood (own goal), Newsome, McAllister (pen)
30 October 1993Sheffield WednesdayA3–331,892Speed, Fairclough, Wallace
6 November 1993ChelseaH4–135,022Deane, Rocastle, Wallace (2)
20 November 1993Tottenham HotspurA1–131,275Deane
23 November 1993EvertonA1–117,066Wallace
27 November 1993Swindon TownH3–032,630Deane, Speed, Wallace
4 December 1993Manchester CityH3–233,821Deane, Speed, Wallace
8 December 1993West Ham UnitedA1–020,468Wallace
13 December 1993Norwich CityA1–216,586Wallace
18 December 1993ArsenalH2–137,515Adams (own goal), McAllister
22 December 1993Newcastle UnitedA1–136,388Fairclough
29 December 1993Queens Park RangersH1–139,106Hodge
1 January 1994Manchester UnitedA0–044,724
15 January 1994Ipswich TownH0–031,317
23 January 1994Blackburn RoversA1–216,938Speed
6 February 1994Aston VillaA0–126,919
19 February 1994LiverpoolH2–040,053Wetherall, McAllister
28 February 1994Oldham AthleticA1–111,136McAllister
5 March 1994SouthamptonH0–030,890
13 March 1994Sheffield UnitedA2–219,250Deane, Speed
16 March 1994Aston VillaH2–033,120Deane, Wallace
19 March 1994Coventry CityH1–030,023Wallace
26 March 1994WimbledonA0–19,035
1 April 1994Newcastle UnitedH1–140,005Fairclough
4 April 1994Queens Park RangersA4–013,365Deane, White (2), Wallace
17 April 1994Tottenham HotspurH2–033,658Wallace (2)
23 April 1994ChelseaA1–118,544Speed
27 April 1994Manchester UnitedH0–241,125
30 April 1994EvertonH3–035,487White, Watson (own goal), McAllister
3 May 1994Sheffield WednesdayH2–241,125White, Wallace
7 May 1994Swindon TownA5–017,228Deane (2), White, Fairclough, Wallace

Premiership Goalscorers

FA Cup
Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1994Crewe AlexandraH3–123,475Deane, Forrester (2)
R429 January 1994Oxford UnitedA2–211,029Speed, Wetherall
R4R9 February 1994Oxford UnitedH2–322,167White, Strachan

Goalscorers

League Cup
Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg21 September 1993SunderlandA1–217,101Speed
R2 2nd leg6 October 1993SunderlandH1–2 (lost 2-4 on agg)22,265Whelan

Goalscorers

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 John Lukic
2 DF Mel Sterland
3 DF Tony Dorigo[3]
4 MF David White
5 DF Chris Fairclough
6 DF David O'Leary[4]
7 MF Gordon Strachan (captain)
8 FW Rod Wallace
9 FW Brian Deane
10 MF Gary McAllister
11 MF Gary Speed
12 DF John Pemberton
13 GK Mark Beeney
14 FW Steve Hodge
No. Position Player
16 DF Jon Newsome
17 FW Frank Strandli
18 DF David Wetherall
19 DF Ray Wallace
20 DF Kevin Sharp[5]
21 MF Mark Humphries
22 DF Gary Kelly
23 MF Mark Tinkler
24 MF Andy Couzens
25 FW Noel Whelan
26 FW Jamie Forrester
27 MF Mark Ford
28 DF Rob Bowman
30 GK Paul Pettinger

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
4 MF David Batty (to Blackburn Rovers)
15 MF David Rocastle (to Manchester City)
No. Position Player
27 FW Carl Shutt (to Birmingham City)

Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions[6]

Transfers and loans

Total spending: £875,000

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1993-1994/faprem/leeds.htm
  3. Dorigo was born in Australia.
  4. O'Leary was born in Hackney, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and made his international debut for Ireland in 1976.
  5. Sharp was born in Sarnia, Canada, but represented England at U-18 level.
  6. http://www.11v11.com/teams/leeds-united/tab/players/season/1994
  7. Football: Portsmouth recruit Chapman to replace Whittingham, Phil Shaw, The Independent
  8. Sterland retires
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