1993–94 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City
1993–94 season
Manager England Bobby Gould (until 23 October)
England Phil Neal (from 23 October)
Stadium Highfield Road
FA Premier League 11th
FA Cup Third round
Coca-Cola Cup Third round
Top goalscorer Ndlovu (11)
Average home league attendance 13,452

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

Season summary

Coventry City's 27th successive season in the top flight began with a superb 3-0 win at Arsenal in which striker Micky Quinn scored a hat-trick. Coventry's surprisingly good form continued throughout the season, so it was a surprise to all when manager Bobby Gould handed in his notice on 23 October 1993. Phil Neal, formerly of Bolton Wanderers, was announced as Gould's successor; despite having no experienced outside the league's third tier, he was able to defy the odds and keep Coventry well clear of the relegation that they had been tipped for at least the last four seasons.

Kit

Coventry City's kit was manufactured by Ribero and sponsored by French car maker Peugeot.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1Manchester United (C) 42271148038+4292UEFA Champions League 199495 Group stage
2Blackburn Rovers 4225986336+2784UEFA Cup 199495 First round
3Newcastle United 42238118241+4177
4Arsenal 42181775328+2571UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 199495 First round1
5Leeds United 42181686539+2670
6Wimbledon 421811135653+365
7Sheffield Wednesday 421616107654+2264
8Liverpool 42179165955+460
9Queens Park Rangers 421612146261+160
10Aston Villa 421512154650457UEFA Cup 199495 First round2
11Coventry City 421414144345256
12Norwich City 421217136561+453
13West Ham United 4213131647581152
14Chelsea 421312174953451UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 199495 First round3
15Tottenham Hotspur 421112195459545
16Manchester City 429181538491145
17Everton 421282242632144
18Southampton 421272349661743
19Ipswich Town 429161735582343
20Sheffield United (R) 428181642601842Relegated to Football League First Division 199495
21Oldham Athletic (R) 429132042682640
22Swindon Town (R) 4251522471005330

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

1 Arsenal qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions

2 Aston Villa qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners

3 Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up

P = Games Played; W = Games Won; D = Games Drawn; L = Games Lost; F = Goals For; A = Goals Against; Pts = Points

Results

Coventry City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993 ArsenalA3–024,897Quinn (3, 1 pen)
18 August 1993 Newcastle UnitedH2–115,760Ndlovu, Harford
21 August 1993 West Ham UnitedH1–112,909Wegerle
24 August 1993 Oldham AthleticA3–310,817Williams, Ndlovu, Wegerle
27 August 1993 Manchester CityA1–121,537Wegerle
1 September 1993 LiverpoolH1–016,740Babb
11 September 1993 Aston VillaA0–031,181
18 September 1993 ChelseaH1–113,660Morgan
25 September 1993 Leeds UnitedH0–213,934
2 October 1993 Norwich CityA0–116,239
16 October 1993 SouthamptonH1–19,984Babb
23 October 1993 Queens Park RangersA1–512,976Ndlovu
31 October 1993 Sheffield UnitedH0–010,429
6 November 1993 EvertonH2–115,662Quinn (2)
20 November 1993 Sheffield WednesdayA0–023,379
23 November 1993 Blackburn RoversA1–215,136Ndlovu
27 November 1993 Manchester UnitedH0–117,020
4 December 1993 ArsenalH1–012,722Quinn
11 December 1993 West Ham UnitedA2–317,243Darby (2)
18 December 1993 Oldham AthleticH1–111,800Wegerle
26 December 1993 WimbledonA2–14,739Ndlovu, Williams
1 January 1994 Tottenham HotspurA2–126,015Babb, Wegerle
3 January 1994 Swindon TownH1–115,825Wegerle
15 January 1994 SouthamptonA0–112,397
22 January 1994 Queens Park RangersH0–112,107
2 February 1994 Ipswich TownH1–011,265Flynn
5 February 1994 Swindon TownA1–314,640Darby
12 February 1994 Sheffield UnitedA0–015,394
19 February 1994 Manchester CityH4–011,735Rennie, Quinn, Ndlovu, Williams
23 February 1994 Newcastle UnitedA0–432,216
26 February 1994 LiverpoolA0–138,547
6 March 1994 Aston VillaH0–114,325
19 March 1994 Leeds UnitedA0–130,023
26 March 1994 Norwich CityH2–113,514Flynn, Quinn
2 April 1994 WimbledonH1–211,290Ndlovu
4 April 1994 Ipswich TownA2–012,633Flynn, Ndlovu
9 April 1994 Tottenham HotspurH1–014,491Ndlovu (pen)
16 April 1994 Sheffield WednesdayH1–113,013Ndlovu
23 April 1994 EvertonA0–023,217
2 May 1994 Blackburn RoversH2–116,653Darby (2)
4 May 1994 ChelseaA2–18,923Morgan, Ndlovu
7 May 1994 Manchester UnitedA0–044,717

FA Cup

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1994 Newcastle UnitedA0–235,444

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg22 September 1993 Wycombe WanderersH3–09,615White
R2 2nd leg5 October 1993 Wycombe WanderersA2–4 (won 5-4 on agg)5,933Lomas, Quinn
R326 October 1993 Oldham AthleticA0–210,071

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Steve Ogrizovic
2 England DF Brian Borrows (captain)
3 England DF Steve Morgan
4 England DF Peter Atherton
5 England DF Lee Hurst
6 Scotland DF David Rennie
7 England FW John Williams
8 England MF Lee Hurst
9 England FW Mick Harford
10 England FW Micky Quinn
11 England MF Stewart Robson
12 Zimbabwe FW Peter Ndlovu
13 Wales GK Martin Davies
14 England DF David Busst
15 England DF Paul Williams
16 Republic of Ireland MF Willie Boland
No. Position Player
17 United States FW Roy Wegerle
18 England MF Sean Flynn
19 Republic of Ireland MF Tony Sheridan
20 Republic of Ireland DF Phil Babb
21 England MF Chris Marsden (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
22 England MF Leigh Jenkinson
23 Scotland GK Jonathan Gould
24 England DF Ally Pickering
25 England MF Julian Darby
26 Scotland MF Sandy Robertson
28 Poland MF Detsi Kruszynski
29 England MF John Gayle
31 Republic of Ireland GK Tim Dalton
32 England MF Lloyd McGrath
33 England MF Paul Bailey

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
21 England DF Martyn Booty (to Crewe Alexandra)

Transfers

Out

Award

References

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