1993–94 Sunderland A.F.C. season

During the 1993–94 English football season, Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Sunderland
1993–94 season
ChairmanBob Murray
ManagerTerry Butcher (until 26 November)
Mick Buxton (from 26 November)
StadiumRoker Park
First Division12th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gray (14)
All: Gray (17)
Average home league attendance16,934

Season summary

A poor first half of the 1993–94 season resulted in Terry Butcher being sacked with the Black Cats in the relegation zone and Mick Buxton was appointed as his successor.[1] A tightening of the team's defence led to an improvement in results and Sunderland finished the season in 12th place.

Final league table
Main article: 1993–94 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Stoke City 46 18 13 15 57 59 −2 67
11 Charlton Athletic 46 19 8 19 61 58 +3 65
12 Sunderland 46 19 8 19 54 57 −3 65
13 Bristol City 46 16 16 14 47 50 −3 64
14 Bolton Wanderers 46 15 14 17 63 64 −1 59
Source: rsssf.com

Results

Sunderland's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993Derby CountyA0–518,027
21 August 1993Charlton AthleticH4–017,647Goodman, M Gray, Armstrong, Cunnington
28 August 1993Notts CountyA0–19,166
12 September 1993Crystal PalaceA0–111,318
18 September 1993Wolverhampton WanderersH0–218,292
25 September 1993WatfordA1–17,694Owers
28 September 1993Grimsby TownH2–215,488Goodman, Ord
2 October 1993Peterborough UnitedH2–017,846P Gray, Owers
9 October 1993Birmingham CityH1–019,265Howey
17 October 1993MiddlesbroughA1–412,772Goodman
20 October 1993Luton TownH2–013,760Goodman, Smith
23 October 1993West Bromwich AlbionH1–019,505Ord
30 October 1993Bristol CityA0–28,162
3 November 1993Stoke CityA0–113,551
6 November 1993PortsmouthH1–217,146Smith
13 November 1993Tranmere RoversA1–48,497Goodman
20 November 1993Southend UnitedH0–215,452
27 November 1993Nottingham ForestH2–316,968Smith, P Gray
4 December 1993PortsmouthA1–011,891Smith
18 December 1993Derby CountyH1–016,001P Gray
27 December 1993Bolton WanderersA0–018,496
28 December 1993MillwallH2–119,283P Gray, Russell
1 January 1994Leicester CityA1–219,615P Gray (pen)
3 January 1994BarnsleyH1–019,302P Gray
11 January 1994Oxford UnitedA3–05,877Smith (2), Goodman
16 January 1994MiddlesbroughH2–116,473P Gray (pen), Howey
22 January 1994Birmingham CityA0–015,884
5 February 1994West Bromwich AlbionA1–217,089Goodman
12 February 1994Bristol CityH0–016,816
22 February 1994Charlton AthleticA0–07,904
26 February 1994Luton TownA1–29,367Howey
5 March 1994Notts CountyH2–016,269Russell, P Gray
16 March 1994Crystal PalaceH1–015,892P Gray
19 March 1994WatfordH2–016,479Russell (2)
26 March 1994Peterborough UnitedA3–18,753Russell, P Gray (2)
30 March 1994BarnsleyA0–410,042
2 April 1994Bolton WanderersH2–018,574Russell (2)
5 April 1994MillwallA1–210,244Melville
9 April 1994Leicester CityH2–317,198Melville, Goodman
12 April 1994Grimsby TownA1–04,732Smith
16 April 1994Stoke CityH0–117,406
23 April 1994Southend UnitedA1–04,734Smith
26 April 1994Oxford UnitedH2–314,712Armstrong, P Gray (pen)
30 April 1994Tranmere RoversH3–215,167P Gray (2), Russell
3 May 1994Wolverhampton WanderersA1–125,079Goodman
8 May 1994Nottingham ForestA2–227,010Russell, Goodman

FA Cup
Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1994Carlisle UnitedH1–123,587Ferguson
R3R18 January 1994Carlisle UnitedA1–0 (a.e.t.)13,200Howey
R429 January 1994WimbledonA1–210,477M Smith

League Cup
Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st leg17 August 1993Chester CityH3–19,404Goodman (2), Power
R1 2nd leg24 August 1993Chester CityA0–0 (won 3-1 on agg)2,903
R2 1st leg21 September 1993Leeds UnitedH2–117,101Goodman, P Gray
R2 2nd leg6 October 1993Leeds UnitedA2–1 (won 4-2 on agg)22,265Goodman, P Gray
R326 October 1993Aston VillaH1–423,692P Gray

Anglo-Italian Cup
Main article: 1993–94 Anglo-Italian Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Group 531 August 1993Tranmere RoversH2–06,771Goodman (2)
Group 514 September 1993Bolton WanderersA0–23,460

Players

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
GK Alec Chamberlain
GK Sean Musgrave
GK David Preece
GK Tony Norman
DF Gary Bennett
DF Michael Gray
DF Lee Howey
DF John Kay
DF Richard Ord
DF Anth Smith
DF Andy Melville
DF Dariusz Kubicki
MF Mark Angel
MF Gordon Armstrong
MF Brian Atkinson
No. Position Player
MF Kevin Ball
MF Shaun Cunnington
MF Martin Gray
MF Jamie Lawrence[notes 1]
MF Gary Owers
MF Ian Rodgerson
MF Ian Sampson
MF Derek Ferguson
FW Steve Brodie
FW Don Goodman
FW David Rush
FW Craig Russell
FW Martin Smith
FW Phil Gray
FW Lee Power[notes 2] (on loan from Norwich City)

References
  1. "Football: Butcher sacked by Sunderland". The Independent. 27 November 1993. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.11v11.com/teams/sunderland/tab/players/season/1994

Notes
  1. Lawrence was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2000.
  2. Power was born in Lewisham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 and B level.
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