Premier League 1993-94 | ||
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Season information | ||
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Winners | Manchester United | |
Relegated | Swindon Town Oldham Athletic Sheffield United | |
Domestic cup winners | ||
FA Cup | Arsenal | |
Coca-Cola Cup | Aston Villa | |
Charity Shield | Manchester United | |
Continental cup qualifiers | ||
Champions League | Manchester United | |
UEFA Cup | Blackburn Rovers Newcastle United Aston Villa | |
Cup Winners' Cup | Arsenal Chelsea | |
Season statistics | ||
Goals scored | 1195 | |
Average | 2.58 | |
Top goalscorer | Andy Cole (34) | |
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The 1993–94 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the Premier League, the top division of professional football in England. Manchester United won the league by eight points over nearest challengers Blackburn Rovers, their second consecutive league title. Swindon Town finished bottom of the league in their first season of top-flight football and were relegated along with Sheffield United and Oldham Athletic.
Overview[]
New league sponsors[]
From the start of the 1993–94 season, the FA Premier League was sponsored by Carling Breweries.
Transfers[]
Just before the start of the season, Roy Keane became the most expensive footballer signed by an English football team. The 22-year-old Irish midfielder left relegated Nottingham Forest for Manchester United for a fee of £3.75 million.
During the 1993–94 season, many players were transferred between Premier League clubs for fees exceeding £1 million. They included David White (Manchester City to Leeds United), David Rocastle (Leeds United to Manchester City), Roy Wegerle (Blackburn Rovers to Coventry City) and Tim Flowers (Southampton to Blackburn Rovers). At £2.5 million, Flowers became the most expensive goalkeeper in English football.
Summary[]
Manchester United led the 1993–94 Premier League for almost all of the season, eventually finishing as champions eight points ahead of runners-up Blackburn Rovers. They also won the FA Cup after beating Chelsea 4–0 in the final, thereby becoming only the fourth team to achieve this feat in the 20th century (after Tottenham in 1961, Arsenal in 1971 and Liverpool in 1986). Their lead of the Premier League stood at 11 points by the end of October and peaked at 16 points two months later, but a run of bad results in March was followed by defeat at Blackburn at the beginning of April, which meant that they now led the league merely on goal difference. A return to form then saw United seal the league title with two games still to play.
Norwich City, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Everton and Aston Villa were among the sides who showed promise early in the season before Manchester United established a runaway lead. Norwich reached the third round of the UEFA Cup after famously beating Bayern Munich in the second round, but their league form slumped after manager Mike Walker departed to Everton in January, and the Norfolk side finished 12th. Everton's brief lead of the league in the opening stages of the season was followed by a slump in form, and manager Howard Kendall stepped down at the beginning of December with the Toffees now in the bottom half of the table. They only narrowly avoided relegation on the final day of the season. Aston Villa finished a disappointing 10th in the league, but won the Football League Cup for the fourth time.
Finishing runners-up in the Premier League were Blackburn Rovers. In third place came Newcastle United, whose 22-year-old striker Andy Cole was the Premier League's leading scorer with 34 goals in 40 games, with a total of 41 goals in all competitions. In fourth place came Arsenal, who achieved success in European competition with a 1–0 win over Parma in the Cup Winners' Cup final.
Swindon Town managed just five league wins all season and were relegated in bottom place having conceded 100 league goals in 42 games. Oldham Athletic, who had avoided relegation on goal difference the previous season, were relegated on the final day of the season after failing to win at Norwich City. The final relegation place went to Sheffield United, who were relegated from the top flight after a 3–2 defeat at Chelsea, with the winning goal coming in injury time (a draw would have been enough to survive, and a loss would have still been enough had Everton not won their final match, 3-2 at home to Wimbledon after coming from 0-2 down).
Promotion and relegation[]
Start of season[]
Teams promoted from the First Division 1992-93
- Newcastle United (Champions)
- West Ham United (Runners-up)
- Portsmouth (Playoff winners)
End of season[]
Teams relegated to the First Division 1994-95
Teams[]
Twenty-two teams competed in the league – the top nineteen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Newcastle United, West Ham United and Swindon Town. Newcastle United and West Ham United returned to the top flight after absence of four and one year respectively while Swindon Town played in the top flight for the first time. They replaced Crystal Palace, Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest, ending their top flight spells of three, one and sixteen year respectively.
Stadiums and Locations[]
Personnel and kits[]
(as of 8 May 1994)
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Adidas | JVC |
Aston Villa | ![]() |
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ASICS | Müller |
Blackburn Rovers | ![]() |
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ASICS | McEwan's Lager |
Chelsea | ![]() |
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Umbro | Amiga |
Coventry City | ![]() |
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Ribero | Peugeot |
Everton | ![]() |
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Umbro | NEC |
Ipswich Town | ![]() |
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Umbro | Fisons |
Leeds United | ![]() |
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ASICS | Thistle Hotels |
Liverpool | ![]() |
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Adidas | Carlsberg |
Manchester City | ![]() |
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Umbro | Brother |
Manchester United | ![]() |
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Umbro | Sharp |
Newcastle United | ![]() |
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ASICS | McEwan's Lager |
Norwich City | ![]() |
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Ribero | Norwich and Peterborough |
Oldham Athletic | ![]() |
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Umbro | JD Sports |
Queens Park Rangers | ![]() |
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Clubhouse | CSF |
Sheffield United | ![]() |
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Umbro | Laver |
Sheffield Wednesday | ![]() |
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Puma | Sanderson |
Southampton | ![]() |
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Pony | Dimplex |
Swindon Town | ![]() |
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Loki | Burmah |
Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() |
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Umbro | Holsten |
West Ham United | ![]() |
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Pony | Dagenham Motors |
Wimbledon | ![]() |
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Ribero | LBC |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Chelsea | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 11 May 1993 | Pre-season | ![]() |
4 June 1993 |
Ipswich Town | ![]() |
Promoted to Director of Football | 30 May 1993 | ![]() |
1 June 1993 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() ![]() |
Sacked | 19 June 1993 | ![]() |
19 June 1993 | |
Manchester City | ![]() |
Sacked | 26 August 1993 | 20th | ![]() |
27 August 1993 |
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End of caretaker spell | 28 August 1993 | 17th | ![]() |
28 August 1993 | |
Coventry City | ![]() |
Resigned | 23 October 1993 | 14th | ![]() |
23 October 1993 |
Everton | ![]() |
4 December 1993 | 13th | ![]() |
4 December 1993 | |
Norwich City | ![]() |
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Southampton | ![]() |
Sacked | 10 January 1994 | 21st | ![]() |
20 January 1994 |
Liverpool | ![]() |
28 January 1994 | 5th | ![]() |
30 January 1994 | |
Ipswich Town | ![]() |
15 February 1994 | 14th | ![]() |
16 February 1994 |
League table[]
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Comments |
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1 | Manchester United (C) (Q) | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 92 | Champions League Group stage |
2 | Blackburn Rovers (Q) | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 84 | UEFA Cup First round |
3 | Newcastle United (Q) | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 82 | 41 | +41 | 77 | |
4 | Arsenal (Q) | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 71 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round |
5 | Leeds United | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 70 | |
6 | Wimbledon | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 65 | |
7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 64 | |
8 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 60 | |
9 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 60 | |
10 | Aston Villa (Q) | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 57 | UEFA Cup First round |
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 | |
14 | Chelsea (Q) | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 51 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round |
15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 45 | |
16 | Manchester City | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 45 | |
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 | Relegated to the First Division |
21 | Oldham Athletic (R) | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 68 | −26 | 40 | |
22 | Swindon Town (R) | 42 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 47 | 100 | −53 | 30 |
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Premier League 1993–94 Winners |
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Manchester United 2nd Premier League title 9th English title |
Season statistics[]
Scoring[]
Top scorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Newcastle United | 34 |
2 | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers | 31 |
3 | ![]() |
Southampton | 25 |
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Norwich City | 25 | |
5 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 23 |
6 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | 21 |
7 | ![]() |
Sheffield Wednesday | 19 |
8 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 18 |
9 | ![]() |
Wimbledon | 17 |
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Leeds United | 17 |
Hat-tricks[]
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Coventry City | Arsenal | 3–0 (A) | 14 August 1993 | |
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Everton | Sheffield United | 4–2 (H) | 21 August 1993 | |
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Arsenal | Ipswich Town | 4–0 (H) | 11 September 1993 | |
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Norwich City | Everton | 5–1 (A) | 25 September 1993 | |
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Blackburn Rovers | Leeds United | 3–3 (A) | 23 October 1993 | |
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Newcastle United | Wimbledon | 4–0 (H) | 30 October 1993 | |
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Liverpool | Southampton | 4–2 (H) | 30 October 1993 | |
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Queens Park Rangers | Everton | 3–0 (A) | 20 October 1993 | |
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Newcastle United | Liverpool | 3–0 (H) | 21 October 1993 | |
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Arsenal | Swindon Town | 4–0 (H) | 27 December 1993 | |
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Everton | Swindon Town | 6–2 (H) | 15 January 1994 | |
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Swindon Town | Coventry City | 3–1 (H) | 5 February 1994 | |
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Aston Villa | Swindon Town | 4–0 (H) | 12 February 1994 | |
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Southampton | Liverpool | 4–2 (H) | 14 February 1994 | |
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Newcastle United | Coventry City | 4–0 (H) | 23 February 1994 | |
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Arsenal | Ipswich Town | 5–1 (A) | 5 March 1994 | |
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Arsenal | Southampton | 4–0 (A) | 19 March 1994 | |
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Southampton | Norwich City | 5–4 (A) | 9 April 1994 | |
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Wimbledon | Oldham Athletic | 3–0 (H) | 26 April 1994 |
- Note: (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Top assists[]
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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Newcastle United | 13 |
2 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 12 |
3 | ![]() |
Sheffield United | 11 |
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Norwich City | ||
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Norwich City | ||
6 | ![]() |
West Ham United | 10 |
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Manchester United | ||
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Newcastle United | ||
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Southampton |
Awards[]
Monthly awards[]
Month | Manager of the Month | |
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Manager | Club | |
August | ![]() |
Manchester United |
September | ![]() |
Wimbledon |
October | ![]() |
Norwich City |
November | ![]() |
Newcastle United |
December | ![]() |
Sheffield Wednesday |
January | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers |
February | ![]() |
Oldham Athletic |
March | ![]() |
Wimbledon |
April |
Annual awards[]
Award | Winner | Club |
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Premier League Manager of the Season | ![]() |
Manchester United |
PFA Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
Manchester United |
PFA Young Player of the Year | ![]() |
Newcastle United |
FWA Footballer of the Year | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers |
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