1993–94 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

During the 1993–94 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

West Bromwich Albion

1993–94 season
Chairman	Trevor Summers
Manager	Keith Burkinshaw
Stadium	The Hawthorns
First Division	21st
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	Taylor (18)
Average home league attendance	16,840

Season summary

Following Ardiles' surprise departure, West Brom appointed his assistant Keith Burkinshaw to the manager's seat.[1] The Baggies survived relegation back to Division Two at the end of the 1993–94 season, but only because they had scored more goals than rivals, Birmingham City. Safety was assured on the final day thanks to a 1-0 win over Portsmouth - Lee Ashcroft's goal sending the 10,000 strong army of fans in raptures.[2]

Final league table

Main article: 1993–94 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
19	Watford	46	15	9	22	66	80	−14	54
20	Luton Town	46	14	11	21	56	60	−4	53
21	West Bromwich Albion	46	13	12	21	60	69	−9	51
22	Birmingham City	46	13	12	21	52	69	−17	51	Relegated
23	Oxford United	46	13	10	23	54	75	−21	49

Source: rsssf.com

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 August 1993	Barnsley	A	1–1	12,940	Donovan
21 August 1993	Oxford United	H	3–1	17,227	Hunt, Donovan, O'Regan
28 August 1993	Stoke City	A	0–1	17,948
1 September 1993	Southend United	H	2–2	14,482	Taylor (2)
5 September 1993	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3–2	25,615	Raven, Bradley, Donovan
11 September 1993	Notts County	A	0–1	9,870
18 September 1993	Crystal Palace	H	1–4	17,873	Taylor
25 September 1993	Middlesbrough	H	1–1	15,766	Taylor
3 October 1993	Derby County	A	3–5	13,370	Taylor, Hunt (2)
9 October 1993	Millwall	A	1–2	11,010	Bradley
16 October 1993	Peterborough United	H	3–0	15,134	Taylor (2), Strodder
23 October 1993	Sunderland	A	0–1	19,505
30 October 1993	Watford	H	4–1	15,299	Hunt (2), Hamilton, Taylor
2 November 1993	Tranmere Rovers	A	0–3	7,882
6 November 1993	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–2	15,709	Hunt, Taylor (pen)
21 November 1993	Nottingham Forest	H	0–2	15,581
27 November 1993	Portsmouth	H	4–1	13,867	Taylor, O'Regan, Hunt (2)
7 December 1993	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–1	9,277	Hunt
11 December 1993	Southend United	A	3–0	6,807	Hamilton, Taylor, Hunt
19 December 1993	Barnsley	H	1–1	16,062	Ashcroft
27 December 1993	Bristol City	H	0–1	22,888
28 December 1993	Birmingham City	A	0–2	28,228
1 January 1994	Luton Town	H	1–1	16,138	Mellon
3 January 1994	Charlton Athletic	A	1–2	8,316	Hamilton
12 January 1994	Leicester City	A	2–4	15,640	Strodder, Mellon
15 January 1994	Peterborough United	A	0–2	7,757
22 January 1994	Millwall	H	0–0	15,172
1 February 1994	Grimsby Town	A	2–2	4,740	Taylor, Fenton
5 February 1994	Sunderland	H	2–1	17,089	Donovan, Fenton
12 February 1994	Watford	A	1–0	10,087	Burgess
19 February 1994	Leicester City	H	1–2	18,153	Fenton
26 February 1994	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2–1	28,039	Taylor, Mardon
5 March 1994	Stoke City	H	0–0	16,060
12 March 1994	Crystal Palace	A	0–1	16,576
16 March 1994	Notts County	H	3–0	14,594	Taylor (2), Hunt
19 March 1994	Middlesbrough	A	0–3	10,516
26 March 1994	Derby County	H	1–2	17,437	Donovan
30 March 1994	Charlton Athletic	H	2–0	14,091	Donovan, Hunt
2 April 1994	Bristol City	A	0–0	8,624
12 April 1994	Oxford United	A	1–1	9,028	Taylor
16 April 1994	Tranmere Rovers	H	1–3	15,835	Nixon (own goal)
24 April 1994	Nottingham Forest	A	1–2	24,018	Taylor
27 April 1994	Birmingham City	H	2–4	20,316	Donovan, Burgess
30 April 1994	Grimsby Town	H	1–0	16,870	Donovan
3 May 1994	Luton Town	A	2–3	10,053	Taylor, Ashcroft
8 May 1994	Portsmouth	A	1–0	17,629 (9,500 away)	Ashcroft

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	14 November 1993	Halifax Town	A	1–2	4,250	Hunt

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 First Leg	18 August 1993	Bristol Rovers	A	4–1	4,562	Burgess, Hunt, Donovan (2)
R1 Second Leg	25 August 1993	Bristol Rovers	H	0–0 (won 4-1 on agg)	9,123
R2 First Leg	22 September 1993	Chelsea	H	1–1	14,919	Donovan
R2 Second Leg	6 October 1993	Chelsea	A	1–2 (lost 2-3 on agg)	11,959	Taylor

Anglo-Italian Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
PR Group 4	8 September 1993	Leicester City	A	0–0	3,588
PR Group 4	15 September 1993	Peterborough United	H	3–1	4,168	McNally, Mellon, Darton
Group B	12 October 1993	Pescara	H	1–2	5,458	Taylor
Group B	9 November 1993	Padova	H	3–4	2,745	Hamilton, Ottoni (own goal), Garner
Group B	16 November 1993	Fiorentina	A	0–2	7,808	Banchelli, Antonaccio
Group B	22 December 1993	Cosenza	A	1–2	139	Taylor

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ENG Stuart Naylor — DF  ENG Paul Raven — DF  ENG Daryl Burgess — DF  ENG Gary Strodder — DF  ENG Paul Mardon[notes 1] — MF  ENG Darren Bradley — MF  ENG Ian Hamilton — MF  NIR Bernard McNally[notes 2] — MF  ENG Kevin Donovan — FW  ENG Bob Taylor — FW  ENG Andy Hunt — FW  ENG Lee Ashcroft — MF  IRL Kieran O'Regan — MF  SCO Micky Mellon — GK  ENG Tony Lange — MF  ENG Stacy Coldicott

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG David Smith — FW  ENG Simon Garner — MF  IRL Kwame Ampadu[notes 3] — FW  ENG Carl Heggs — DF  ENG Neil Parsley — DF  ENG Nicky Reid — DF  ENG Paul Williams (on loan from Coventry City) — MF  ENG Graham Fenton (on loan from Aston Villa) — MF  ENG Wayne Fereday — DF  ENG Scott Darton — DF  ENG Paul Edwards — MF  ENG Roy Hunter — DF  ENG Craig Herbert — GK  ENG Neil Cutler — DF  ENG Steve Lilwall

Notes

1. Mardon was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and would make his international debut for Wales in October 1995.
2. McNally was born in Shrewsbury, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1986.
3. Ampadu was born in Bradford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland and Ghana internationally through his mother and father respectively, and was raised in the Republic of Ireland, and represented them at U-21 level.

References

1. Slot, Owen (20 June 1993). "Ardiles lured back to manage Tottenham". The Independent. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
2. White, Clive (9 May 1994). "Football: Ashcroft keeps Albion out of trouble: West Brom find relief at Portsmouth". The Independent. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
3. "West Bromwich Albion 1993-1994 Results - statto.com". statto.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
4. "All West Bromwich Albion players: 1994". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.