1993–94 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1993–94 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerGlenn Hoddle
StadiumStamford Bridge
FA Premier League14th
FA CupRunners-up
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Stein (13)
All: Stein/Peacock (14)
Average home league attendance19,416

During the 1993–94 English football season, Chelsea F.C. competed in the second season of the FA Premier League.

Season summary

The appointment of Glenn Hoddle as Chelsea's new player-manager was awaited with much optimism for the new season, as previous managers had not been able to secure anything better than mid-table finishes in the three previous seasons. However, as the 1993–94 season lagged away, it looked as though Hoddle's appointment had done little to boost Chelsea's mediocre fortunes as they hovered around the middle of the Premier League. In the end, they finished 14th - three places lower than last season, but an appearance in the FA Cup final meant that they would be qualifying for the European Cup Winners' Cup whether they won or not, as their opponents Manchester United had already won the Premier League title and qualified for the European Cup.

As the players entered the dressing rooms for half-time at Wembley, the scoreline was 0–0, but Chelsea's dream was shattered in the second half as United scored four goals to win 4–0, but at least Chelsea would be playing in Europe next season for the first time in over 20 years. The wait for a major trophy, however, entered its 24th season.

Striker Mark Stein was added to the squad in mid-season, and quickly proved himself to be a competent Premier League goalscorer after impressing in the lower leagues. Pre-season signings Gavin Peacock was also impressive.

Hoddle bolstered his squad for 1994–95 by signing David Rocastle from Manchester City in a bid to strengthen the midfield following Andy Townsend's mid-season move to Aston Villa.

Final league table

Main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Norwich City 42 12 17 13 65 61 +4 53
13 West Ham United 42 13 13 16 47 58 −11 52
14 Chelsea 42 13 12 17 49 53 −4 51 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
15 Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 12 19 54 59 −5 45
16 Manchester City 42 9 18 15 38 49 −11 45
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up, as winners Manchester United qualified for the Champions League.

Results

Chelsea's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1993 Blackburn Rovers H 1–2 29,189 Peacock
17 August 1993 Wimbledon A 1–1 11,083 Wise
21 August 1993 Ipswich Town A 0–1 17,582
25 August 1993 Queens Park Rangers H 2–0 20,191 Peacock, Cascarino
28 August 1993 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 16,652 Lee
1 September 1993 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 27,567 Cascarino
11 September 1993 Manchester United H 1–0 37,064 Peacock
18 September 1993 Coventry City A 1–1 13,660 Peacock
25 September 1993 Liverpool H 1–0 31,721 Shipperley
2 October 1993 West Ham United A 0–1 18,917
16 October 1993 Norwich City H 1–2 16,923 Peacock
23 October 1993 Aston Villa A 0–1 29,706
30 October 1993 Oldham Athletic H 0–1 15,372
6 November 1993 Leeds United A 1–4 35,022 Shipperley
20 November 1993 Arsenal H 0–2 26,839
22 November 1993 Manchester City H 0–0 10,128
27 November 1993 Sheffield United A 0–1 16,119
5 December 1993 Blackburn Rovers A 0–2 15,736
11 December 1993 Ipswich Town H 1–1 12,508 Peacock
27 December 1993 Southampton A 1–3 14,221 Stein
28 December 1993 Newcastle United H 1–0 22,133 Stein
1 January 1994 Swindon Town A 3–1 16,456 Shipperley, Wise, Stein
3 January 1994 Everton H 4–2 18,338 Shipperley, Burley, Stein (2, 1 pen)
15 January 1994 Norwich City A 1–1 19,472 Stein
22 January 1994 Aston Villa H 1–1 18,341 Stein
5 February 1994 Everton A 2–4 18,821 Stein (2)
12 February 1994 Oldham Athletic A 1–2 12,022 Spencer
27 February 1994 Tottenham Hotspur H 4–3 16,807 Spencer, Stein (2, 1 pen), Donaghy
5 March 1994 Manchester United A 1–0 44,745 Peacock
16 March 1994 Wimbledon H 2–0 11,903 Burley, Fashanu (own goal)
19 March 1994 Liverpool A 1–2 38,629 Burley
26 March 1994 West Ham United H 2–0 20,003 Barnard, Hoddle
30 March 1994 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–3 20,433 Spencer
2 April 1994 Southampton H 2–0 19,801 Johnsen, Spencer
4 April 1994 Newcastle United A 0–0 32,216
13 April 1994 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 15,735 Wise
16 April 1994 Arsenal A 0–1 34,314
23 April 1994 Leeds United H 1–1 18,544 Spencer
27 April 1994 Swindon Town H 2–0 11,180 Peacock, Wise (pen)
30 April 1994 Manchester City A 2–2 33,594 Fleck, Cascarino
4 May 1994 Coventry City H 1–2 8,923 Cascarino
7 May 1994 Sheffield United H 3–2 21,782 Stein (2), Kjeldbjerg

FA Cup

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 1994 Barnet A 0–0[2]4 23,200
R3R 19 January 1994 Barnet H 4–0 16,209 Burley, Peacock, Shipperley, Stein
R4 29 January 1994 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 26,094 Peacock
R4R 9 February 1994 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–1 26,144 Spencer, Burley, Peacock
R5 19 February 1994 Oxford United A 2–1 10,787 Spencer, Burley
QF 13 March 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 29,340 Peacock
SF 9 April 1994 Luton Town N 2–0 59,989 Peacock (2)
F 14 May 1994 Manchester United N 0–4 79,634

4 Barnet's home tie against Chelsea was switched to Stamford Bridge under police advice and instruction from Barnet.

League Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 22 September 1993 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 14,919 Shipperley
R2 2nd leg 6 October 1993 West Bromwich Albion H 2–1 (won 3–2 on agg) 11,959 Wise (2)
R3 26 October 1993 Manchester City A 0–1 16,713

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[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 Russia RUS Dmitri Kharine
2 DF Wales WAL Darren Barnard[4]
3 DF England ENG Andy Myers
4 DF England ENG David Lee
5 DF Norway NOR Erland Johnsen
6 DF England ENG Frank Sinclair[5]
7 FW Scotland SCO John Spencer
8 MF England ENG Damian Matthew
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Tony Cascarino[6]
10 MF England ENG Gavin Peacock
11 MF England ENG Dennis Wise (captain)
12 DF Scotland SCO Steve Clarke
13 GK England ENG Kevin Hitchcock
14 DF Wales WAL Gareth Hall[7]
15 DF Northern Ireland NIR Mal Donaghy
16 FW Scotland SCO Robert Fleck
17 MF England ENG Nigel Spackman
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF England ENG Eddie Newton
19 FW England ENG Neil Shipperley
20 MF England ENG Glenn Hoddle (player–manager)
21 FW South Africa RSA Mark Stein
22 DF England ENG Paul Elliott
24 MF Scotland SCO Craig Burley
26 DF Scotland SCO Andy Dow
27 MF Scotland SCO David Hopkin
28 DF England ENG Michael Duberry
29 DF England ENG Anthony Barness
30 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Nick Colgan
31 FW England ENG Zeke Rowe
32 MF England ENG Muzzy Izzet[8]
33 DF England ENG Terry Skiverton
34 DF England ENG Craig Norman
35 DF Denmark DEN Jakob Kjeldbjerg

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
23 GK England ENG Dave Beasant (to Southampton)
25 DF England ENG Ian Pearce (to Blackburn Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF England ENG Steve Livingstone (to Grimsby Town)

References

  1. ^ "Chelsea 1993-1994 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. ^ http://famouscfc.com/2012/05/04/chelsea-fc-a-brief-history-1994-fa-cup-run/[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Chelsea - 1993/94".
  4. ^ Barnard was born in Rinteln, West Germany (now Germany).
  5. ^ Sinclair was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally.
  6. ^ Cascarino was born in Bromley, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his maternal grandfather. It was later discovered that his mother was adopted and he could not qualify through his grandfather, but was still eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland as his mother's adoption gave her Irish citizenship.
  7. ^ Hall was born in Croydon, England.
  8. ^ Izzet was born in Tower Hamlets, England, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally.