Sheffield Wednesday 1993–94 football season
During the 1993–94 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the FA Premier League .
Season summary [ edit ] Sheffield Wednesday finished seventh in the league for the second season running, but they could have finished even higher had key striker David Hirst not missed so much of the season due to injury. Young striker Gordon Watson proved himself to be a highly competent deputy, scoring 12 league goals in his first season as a regular player.
Veterans Chris Waddle , Chris Woods and Mark Bright were also impressive, showing little sign of their advancing years, despite all three players now being in their 30s.
Wednesday's best success in 1993–94 came in the League Cup. They reached the semi-finals but were defeated by Manchester United in the semi-final, which included Ryan Giggs scoring a classic goal for United in the first leg. This ended any hope of the Owls winning a major trophy or qualifying for Europe. Trevor Francis responded to this disappointment by signing Klas Ingesson and Guy Whittingham to give the strikeforce some much-needed support. These reinforcements also gave Owls fans some much-needed hope of silverware, a year after they'd been on the losing side in both domestic cup finals.
Final league table [ edit ] Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results [ edit ] Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first [1]
FA Premier League [ edit ] Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 14 August 1993 Liverpool A 0–2 44,004 18 August 1993 Aston Villa H 0–0 28,450 21 August 1993 Arsenal H 0–1 26,023 25 August 1993 West Ham United A 0–2 19,441 28 August 1993 Chelsea A 1–1 16,652 Bright 1 September 1993 Norwich City H 3–3 25,175 Bart-Williams , Bright , Sinton 13 September 1993 Newcastle United A 2–4 33,890 Sinton (2) 18 September 1993 Southampton H 2–0 22,503 Sheridan (pen), Hirst 25 September 1993 Blackburn Rovers A 1–1 13,917 Hyde 2 October 1993 Manchester United H 2–3 34,548 Bright , Bart-Williams 16 October 1993 Wimbledon H 2–2 21,752 Waddle , Jones 23 October 1993 Sheffield United A 1–1 30,044 Palmer 30 October 1993 Leeds United H 3–3 31,892 Jones , Waddle , Bright 6 November 1993 Ipswich Town A 4–1 15,070 Jemson (2), Palmer , Bright 20 November 1993 Coventry City H 0–0 23,379 24 November 1993 Oldham Athletic H 3–0 18,509 Watson (2), Jemson 27 November 1993 Manchester City A 2–1 23,416 Jones , Jemson 4 December 1993 Liverpool H 3–1 32,177 Bright , Ruddock (own goal), Wright (own goal) 8 December 1993 Aston Villa A 2–2 20,304 Bart-Williams , Teale (own goal) 12 December 1993 Arsenal A 0–1 22,026 18 December 1993 West Ham United H 5–0 26,350 Waddle , Bright , Jemson , Marsh (own goal), Palmer 27 December 1993 Everton A 2–0 16,777 Bright , Palmer 29 December 1993 Swindon Town H 3–3 30,570 Watson (2), Bright 1 January 1994 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 16,858 Watson , Bright 3 January 1994 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 32,514 Bright 15 January 1994 Wimbledon A 1–2 5,536 Pearce 22 January 1994 Sheffield United H 3–1 34,959 Pearce , Bright , Watson 5 February 1994 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–1 23,076 Coleman , Bright (2) 26 February 1994 Norwich City A 1–1 18,311 Watson 5 March 1994 Newcastle United H 0–1 33,153 12 March 1994 Southampton A 1–1 16,391 Bart-Williams 16 March 1994 Manchester United A 0–5 43,669 20 March 1994 Blackburn Rovers H 1–2 24,655 Watson 30 March 1994 Chelsea H 3–1 20,433 Bart-Williams , Palmer , Sheridan (pen) 2 April 1994 Everton H 5–1 24,096 Bart-Williams , Jones , Worthington , Bright (2) 4 April 1994 Swindon Town A 1–0 13,927 Watson 9 April 1994 Queens Park Rangers H 3–1 22,437 Bright (2), Sheridan (pen) 16 April 1994 Coventry City A 1–1 13,013 Jones 23 April 1994 Ipswich Town H 5–0 23,457 Pearce , Watson , Bart-Williams , Linighan (own goal), Bright 30 April 1994 Oldham Athletic A 0–0 12,973 3 May 1994 Leeds United A 2–2 33,575 Watson , Bart-Williams 7 May 1994 Manchester City H 1–1 33,589 Watson
League Cup [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R2 1st leg 21 September 1993 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 11,590 Bart-Williams R2 2nd leg 6 October 1993 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 (won 2–1 on agg) 16,194 Bright R3 27 October 1993 Middlesbrough A 1–1 14,765 Palmer R3R 10 November 1993 Middlesbrough H 2–1 19,482 Palmer , Watson R4 1 December 1993 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 13,253 Jemson , Jones R5 11 January 1994 Wimbledon A 2–1 8,784 Bright , Watson SF 1st leg 13 February 1994 Manchester United A 0–1 43,294 SF 2nd leg 2 March 1994 Manchester United H 1–4 (lost 1–5 on agg) 34,878 Hirst
Players [ edit ] First-team squad [ edit ] Squad at end of season [2] [3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
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Cup competitions
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