1993–94 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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

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

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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

Sunderland's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1993 Derby County A 0–5 18,027
21 August 1993 Charlton Athletic H 4–0 17,647 Goodman, M Gray, Armstrong, Cunnington
28 August 1993 Notts County A 0–1 9,166
12 September 1993 Crystal Palace A 0–1 11,318
18 September 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–2 18,292
25 September 1993 Watford A 1–1 7,694 Owers
28 September 1993 Grimsby Town H 2–2 15,488 Goodman, Ord
2 October 1993 Peterborough United H 2–0 17,846 P Gray, Owers
9 October 1993 Birmingham City H 1–0 19,265 Howey
17 October 1993 Middlesbrough A 1–4 12,772 Goodman
20 October 1993 Luton Town H 2–0 13,760 Goodman, Smith
23 October 1993 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 19,505 Ord
30 October 1993 Bristol City A 0–2 8,162
3 November 1993 Stoke City A 0–1 13,551
6 November 1993 Portsmouth H 1–2 17,146 Smith
13 November 1993 Tranmere Rovers A 1–4 8,497 Goodman
20 November 1993 Southend United H 0–2 15,452
27 November 1993 Nottingham Forest H 2–3 16,968 Smith, P Gray
4 December 1993 Portsmouth A 1–0 11,891 Smith
18 December 1993 Derby County H 1–0 16,001 P Gray
27 December 1993 Bolton Wanderers A 0–0 18,496
28 December 1993 Millwall H 2–1 19,283 P Gray, Russell
1 January 1994 Leicester City A 1–2 19,615 P Gray (pen)
3 January 1994 Barnsley H 1–0 19,302 P Gray
11 January 1994 Oxford United A 3–0 5,877 Smith (2), Goodman
16 January 1994 Middlesbrough H 2–1 16,473 P Gray (pen), Howey
22 January 1994 Birmingham City A 0–0 15,884
5 February 1994 West Bromwich Albion A 1–2 17,089 Goodman
12 February 1994 Bristol City H 0–0 16,816
22 February 1994 Charlton Athletic A 0–0 7,904
26 February 1994 Luton Town A 1–2 9,367 Howey
5 March 1994 Notts County H 2–0 16,269 Russell, P Gray
16 March 1994 Crystal Palace H 1–0 15,892 P Gray
19 March 1994 Watford H 2–0 16,479 Russell (2)
26 March 1994 Peterborough United A 3–1 8,753 Russell, P Gray (2)
30 March 1994 Barnsley A 0–4 10,042
2 April 1994 Bolton Wanderers H 2–0 18,574 Russell (2)
5 April 1994 Millwall A 1–2 10,244 Melville
9 April 1994 Leicester City H 2–3 17,198 Melville, Goodman
12 April 1994 Grimsby Town A 1–0 4,732 Smith
16 April 1994 Stoke City H 0–1 17,406
23 April 1994 Southend United A 1–0 4,734 Smith
26 April 1994 Oxford United H 2–3 14,712 Armstrong, P Gray (pen)
30 April 1994 Tranmere Rovers H 3–2 15,167 P Gray (2), Russell
3 May 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 25,079 Goodman
8 May 1994 Nottingham Forest A 2–2 27,010 Russell, Goodman

FA Cup

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 1994 Carlisle United H 1–1 23,587 Ferguson
R3R 18 January 1994 Carlisle United A 1–0 (a.e.t.) 13,200 Howey
R4 29 January 1994 Wimbledon A 1–2 10,477 M Smith

League Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st leg 17 August 1993 Chester City H 3–1 9,404 Goodman (2), Power
R1 2nd leg 24 August 1993 Chester City A 0–0 (won 3–1 on agg) 2,903
R2 1st leg 21 September 1993 Leeds United H 2–1 17,101 Goodman, P Gray
R2 2nd leg 6 October 1993 Leeds United A 2–1 (won 4–2 on agg) 22,265 Goodman, P Gray
R3 26 October 1993 Aston Villa H 1–4 23,692 P Gray

Anglo-Italian Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Anglo-Italian Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Group 5 31 August 1993 Tranmere Rovers H 2–0 6,771 Goodman (2)
Group 5 14 September 1993 Bolton Wanderers A 0–2 3,460

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. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Alec Chamberlain
— GK England ENG Sean Musgrave
— GK England ENG David Preece
— GK Wales WAL Tony Norman
— DF England ENG Gary Bennett
— DF England ENG Michael Gray
— DF England ENG Lee Howey
— DF England ENG John Kay
— DF England ENG Richard Ord
— DF England ENG Anth Smith
— DF Wales WAL Andy Melville
— DF Poland POL Dariusz Kubicki
— MF England ENG Mark Angel
— MF England ENG Gordon Armstrong
— MF England ENG Brian Atkinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Kevin Ball
— MF England ENG Shaun Cunnington
— MF England ENG Martin Gray
— MF England ENG Jamie Lawrence[notes 1]
— MF England ENG Gary Owers
— MF England ENG Ian Rodgerson
— MF England ENG Ian Sampson
— MF Scotland SCO Derek Ferguson
— FW England ENG Steve Brodie
— FW England ENG Don Goodman
— FW England ENG David Rush
— FW England ENG Craig Russell
— FW England ENG Martin Smith
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Phil Gray
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Power[notes 2] (on loan from Norwich City)

References

  1. ^ "Football: Butcher sacked by Sunderland". The Independent. 27 November 1993. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Sunderland 1993-1994 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. ^ "All Sunderland players: 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.