1993–94 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
1993–94 season
ChairmanJohn Kerr
ManagerJohn Lyall
Premier League19th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Marshall (10)
All: Ian Marshall (15)
Highest home attendance22,559
(vs Manchester United, 1 May 1994, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance8,654
(vs Cambridge United, 21 Sep 1993, League Cup)
Average home league attendance16,382

During the 1993–94 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Ipswich Town looked to improve on their 16th-place finish of the previous campaign. Their initial form was promising, and in November they held Manchester United to a goalless draw at Old Trafford. But, as had happened a season earlier, their late season form took a dramatic slump and they found themselves in a relegation battle. The 5–1 home defeat to Arsenal was Ipswich's worst home defeat in 18 years.[1]

Ipswich failed to win their last 11 games but their survival was secured on the final day of the season after fellow strugglers Sheffield United were beaten by a late goal by Chelsea and Oldham Athletic failed to beat Norwich City.

Kit

Ipswich Town's kit was manufactured by English company Umbro and sponsored by Ipswich-based chemical manufacturer Fisons.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2][3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Canada CAN Craig Forrest
2 MF England ENG Mick Stockwell
3 DF England ENG Neil Thompson
4 MF England ENG Paul Mason
5 DF Scotland SCO John Wark
6 DF England ENG David Linighan
7 MF Wales WAL Geraint Williams
8 MF England ENG Gavin Johnson
9 MF Bulgaria BUL Boncho Genchev
10 FW England ENG Ian Marshall
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW England ENG Chris Kiwomya
12 FW England ENG Paul Goddard
13 GK England ENG Clive Baker
15 DF England ENG Phil Whelan
16 DF England ENG Eddie Youds
17 MF England ENG Simon Milton
18 DF England ENG Steve Palmer (captain)
19 DF Canada CAN Frank Yallop
21 MF England ENG Stuart Slater
22 MF England ENG Lee Durrant

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW England ENG Steve Whitton (to Colchester United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW Zambia ZAM Neil Gregory (on loan to Chesterfield)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF England ENG David Gregory
23 GK England ENG Phil Morgan
24 DF England ENG Lee Honeywood
25 MF England ENG Adam Tanner
27 DF England ENG Leo Cotterell
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW England ENG Gary Thompson
29 MF Scotland SCO Graham Connell
30 FW Scotland SCO David Pirie
— MF England ENG Matt Weston

Competitions

FA Premier League

Main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
17 Everton 42 12 8 22 42 63 −21 44
18 Southampton 42 12 7 23 49 66 −17 43
19 Ipswich Town 42 9 16 17 35 58 −23 43
20 Sheffield United (R) 42 8 18 16 42 60 −18 42 Relegation to Football League First Division
21 Oldham Athletic (R) 42 9 13 20 42 68 −26 40
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first[4]

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1993 Oldham Athletic A 3–0 12,182 Marshall, Palmer, Mason
17 August 1993 Southampton H 1–0 14,569 Marshall
21 August 1993 Chelsea H 1–0 17,582 Marshall
25 August 1993 Norwich City A 0–1 19,189
28 August 1993 Sheffield United A 1–1 17,932 Whitton
31 August 1993 Newcastle United H 1–1 19,102 Kiwomya
11 September 1993 Arsenal A 0–4 28,563
18 September 1993 Aston Villa H 1–2 16,617 Marshall
26 September 1993 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–2 19,411 Milton, Marshall
2 October 1993 Queens Park Rangers A 0–3 12,292
17 October 1993 Leeds United H 0–0 17,548
25 October 1993 Wimbledon A 2–0 7,756 Mason, Stockwell
30 October 1993 Everton H 0–2 15,078
6 November 1993 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–4 15,070 Marshall
20 November 1993 Swindon Town A 2–2 13,343 Wark (2)
24 November 1993 Manchester United A 0–0 43,300
27 November 1993 Blackburn Rovers H 1–0 14,582 Youds
4 December 1993 Oldham Athletic H 0–0 12,004
8 December 1993 Southampton A 1–0 9,028 Kiwomya
11 December 1993 Chelsea A 1–1 12,508 Kiwomya
18 December 1993 Norwich City H 2–1 19,498 Wark (pen), Megson (own goal)
27 December 1993 West Ham United H 1–1 21,024 Linighan
1 January 1994 Liverpool H 1–2 22,355 Marshall
15 January 1994 Leeds United A 0–0 31,317
22 January 1994 Wimbledon H 0–0 12,372
2 February 1994 Coventry City A 0–1 11,265
5 February 1994 Manchester City A 1–2 28,188 Marshall
12 February 1994 Everton A 0–0 19,588
22 February 1994 Sheffield United H 3–2 10,747 Marshall, Linighan, Slater
5 March 1994 Arsenal H 1–5 18,656 Dixon (own goal)
12 March 1994 Aston Villa A 1–0 23,732 Johnson
19 March 1994 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 26,653 Kiwomya
23 March 1994 Newcastle United A 0–2 32,216
26 March 1994 Queens Park Rangers H 1–3 15,182 Genchev
29 March 1994 Manchester City H 2–2 13,099 Linighan, Genchev (pen)
2 April 1994 West Ham United A 1–2 18,307 Mason
4 April 1994 Coventry City H 0–2 12,633
9 April 1994 Liverpool A 0–1 30,485
16 April 1994 Swindon Town H 1–1 14,934 Marshall
23 April 1994 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–5 23,457
1 May 1994 Manchester United H 1–2 22,559 Kiwomya
7 May 1994 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 20,633

FA Cup

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 1994 Swindon Town A 1–1 12,105 Marshall
R3R 18 January 1994 Swindon Town H 2–1 12,796 Stockwell, Marshall
R4 29 January 1994 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–0 22,539 Marshall, Johnson, N Thompson
R5 19 February 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 28,234 Wark
R5R 2 March 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–2 19,385 Palmer

League Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 21 September 1993 Cambridge United H 2–1 8,654 Milton
R2 2nd leg 5 October 1993 Cambridge United A 2–0 (won 4–1 on agg) 6,979 Marshall, Kiwomya
R3 27 October 1993 Liverpool A 2–3 19,058 Mason (pen), Marshall

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
18 June 1993 MF England Paul Mason Scotland Aberdeen £400,000 [5]
9 August 1993 FW England Ian Marshall England Oldham Athletic £750,000 [6]
30 September 1993 MF England Stuart Slater Scotland Celtic £750,000 [7]

Transfers out

Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
1 July 1993 GK England Jason Winters Free agent Released [8]
30 June 1993 MF Australia Vlado Bozinovski Portugal Paços de Ferreira Undisclosed [9]
1 August 1993 MF England Jason Dozzell England Tottenham Hotspur £1,900,000 [10]
24 March 1994 FW England Steve Whitton England Colchester United £10,000 [11]

Loans out

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
3 February 1994 FW Zambia Neil Gregory England Chesterfield 31 May 1994 [12]

Awards

Player awards

Award Player
Player of the Year Scotland John Wark

References

  1. ^ Hadgraft, Rob (October 2006). Ipswich Town The Modern Era. Desert Island Books. p. 340. ISBN 1-905328-24-9.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Ipswich Town - 1993/94".
  3. ^ "All Ipswich Town players: 1994".
  4. ^ "Ipswich Town 1993-1994 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Paul Mason at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Ian Marshall at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Stuart Slater at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Jason Winters Pride of Anglia profile". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Vlado Bozinovski Pride of Anglia profile". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Jason Dozzell at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Steve Whitton at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Neil Gregory at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 January 2020.