1993–94 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City
1993–94 season
ManagerEngland Bobby Gould (until 23 October)
England Phil Neal (from 23 October)
StadiumHighfield Road
FA Premier League11th
FA CupThird round
Coca-Cola CupThird round
Top goalscorerNdlovu (11)
Average home league attendance13,452

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 through the opening months of 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 which they had been tipped for in the last four seasons.

Kit

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

Final league table

Main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
9 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 12 14 62 61 +1 60
10 Aston Villa 42 15 12 15 46 50 −4 57 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
11 Coventry City 42 14 14 14 43 45 −2 56
12 Norwich City 42 12 17 13 65 61 +4 53
13 West Ham United 42 13 13 16 47 58 −11 52
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Aston Villa qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

Results

Coventry City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1993 Arsenal A 3–0 24,897 Quinn (3, 1 pen)
18 August 1993 Newcastle United H 2–1 15,760 Ndlovu, Harford
21 August 1993 West Ham United H 1–1 12,909 Wegerle
24 August 1993 Oldham Athletic A 3–3 10,817 J. Williams, Ndlovu, Wegerle
27 August 1993 Manchester City A 1–1 21,537 Wegerle
1 September 1993 Liverpool H 1–0 16,740 Babb
11 September 1993 Aston Villa A 0–0 31,181
18 September 1993 Chelsea H 1–1 13,660 Morgan
25 September 1993 Leeds United H 0–2 13,934
2 October 1993 Norwich City A 0–1 16,239
16 October 1993 Southampton H 1–1 9,984 Babb
23 October 1993 Queens Park Rangers A 1–5 12,976 Ndlovu
31 October 1993 Sheffield United H 0–0 10,429
6 November 1993 Everton H 2–1 15,662 Quinn (2)
20 November 1993 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 23,379
23 November 1993 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 15,136 Ndlovu
27 November 1993 Manchester United H 0–1 17,020
4 December 1993 Arsenal H 1–0 12,722 Quinn
11 December 1993 West Ham United A 2–3 17,243 Darby (2)
18 December 1993 Oldham Athletic H 1–1 11,800 Wegerle
26 December 1993 Wimbledon A 2–1 4,739 Ndlovu, J. Williams
1 January 1994 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–1 26,015 Babb, Wegerle
3 January 1994 Swindon Town H 1–1 15,825 Wegerle
15 January 1994 Southampton A 0–1 12,397
22 January 1994 Queens Park Rangers H 0–1 12,107
2 February 1994 Ipswich Town H 1–0 11,265 Flynn
5 February 1994 Swindon Town A 1–3 14,640 Darby
12 February 1994 Sheffield United A 0–0 15,394
19 February 1994 Manchester City H 4–0 11,735 Rennie, Quinn, Ndlovu, J. Williams
23 February 1994 Newcastle United A 0–4 32,216
26 February 1994 Liverpool A 0–1 38,547
6 March 1994 Aston Villa H 0–1 14,325
19 March 1994 Leeds United A 0–1 30,023
26 March 1994 Norwich City H 2–1 13,514 Flynn, Quinn
2 April 1994 Wimbledon H 1–2 11,290 Ndlovu
4 April 1994 Ipswich Town A 2–0 12,633 Flynn, Ndlovu
9 April 1994 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 14,491 Ndlovu (pen)
16 April 1994 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 13,013 Ndlovu
23 April 1994 Everton A 0–0 23,217
2 May 1994 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 16,653 Darby (2)
4 May 1994 Chelsea A 2–1 8,923 Morgan, Ndlovu
7 May 1994 Manchester United A 0–0 44,717

FA Cup

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 1994 Newcastle United A 0–2 35,444

League Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 22 September 1993 Wycombe Wanderers H 3–0 9,615 Morgan (2), Quinn
R2 2nd leg 5 October 1993 Wycombe Wanderers A 2–4 (won 5–4 on agg) 5,933 Babb, Morgan
R3 26 October 1993 Oldham Athletic A 0–2 10,071

Squad

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

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
21 DF England ENG Martyn Booty (to Crewe Alexandra)

Transfers

Out

Award

References

  1. ^ "Coventry City 1993-1994 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.