1993–94 Middlesbrough F.C. season

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

Middlesbrough
1993–94 season
ChairmanColin Henderson
ManagerLennie Lawrence
StadiumAyresome Park
First Division9th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerHendrie (20)
Average home league attendance10,400

Season summary

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In the 1993–94 season, Middlesbrough started promisingly with 6 wins from their first 12 league games and by near the end of October where in 3rd place but a poor run of just 1 win in their next 11 league games, saw Middlesbrough slide down to 13th and end their hopes of automatic promotion which saw them finish in a disappointing 9th place and on 2 May 1994, Lawrence confirmed his departure at the end of the season.[1] Upon leaving he helped young chairman Steve Gibson contact his replacement Bryan Robson.[2]

Also at the end of the season, Henderson was succeeded as chairman of the club by lifelong fan Steve Gibson, who helped save Middlesbrough from liquidation in 1986 by forming a consortium and seven years later bought Scottish & Newcastle's shares in the club as well as now owning roughly 90% of the club.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Notts County 46 20 8 18 65 69 −4 68
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 17 17 12 60 47 +13 68
9 Middlesbrough 46 18 13 15 66 54 +12 67
10 Stoke City 46 18 13 15 57 59 −2 67
11 Charlton Athletic 46 19 8 19 61 58 +3 65
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

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Middlesbrough's score comes first[3]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1993 Notts County A 3–2 9,392 Wilkinson, Moore (2)
21 August 1993 Derby County H 3–0 15,168 Kernaghan, Short (own goal), Hendrie
24 August 1993 Barnsley A 4–1 10,597 Moore (2), Hendrie (2)
28 August 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–2 21,061 Hendrie (2), Pollock
11 September 1993 Southend United A 0–1 6,495
14 September 1993 Stoke City H 1–2 13,189 Hignett
18 September 1993 Luton Town H 0–0 12,487
25 September 1993 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 15,766 Whyte
29 September 1993 Leicester City H 2–0 11,871 Wilkinson, Hendrie
2 October 1993 Birmingham City H 2–2 13,801 Hendrie, Moore
10 October 1993 Watford A 0–2 7,582
17 October 1993 Sunderland H 4–1 12,772 Hignett, Hendrie, Wilkinson (2)
24 October 1993 Millwall A 1–1 6,686 Barber (own goal)
30 October 1993 Peterborough United H 1–1 10,704 Mustoe
2 November 1993 Portsmouth A 0–2 12,503
6 November 1993 Bristol City H 0–1 9,687
21 November 1993 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 6,828
4 December 1993 Bristol City A 0–0 8,441
11 December 1993 Stoke City A 1–3 13,777 Peake
18 December 1993 Notts County H 3–0 7,869 Moore, Kavanagh (2)
27 December 1993 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 26,901 Moore
29 December 1993 Tranmere Rovers H 0–0 12,351
1 January 1994 Oxford United A 1–1 5,763 Pollock
3 January 1994 Grimsby Town H 1–0 10,441 Wilkinson
16 January 1994 Sunderland A 1–2 16,473 Vickers
22 January 1994 Watford H 1–1 8,089 Moore
6 February 1994 Millwall H 4–2 6,286 Hignett (2), Vickers, Wilkinson
12 February 1994 Peterborough United A 0–1 7,020
22 February 1994 Derby County A 1–0 14,716 Vickers
5 March 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 12,092 Wilkinson
8 March 1994 Luton Town A 1–1 6,741 Mustoe
12 March 1994 Leicester City A 0–2 16,116
15 March 1994 Southend United H 1–0 7,378 Wilkinson
19 March 1994 West Bromwich Albion H 3–0 10,516 Wilkinson, Pollock, Hendrie
23 March 1994 Crystal Palace A 1–0 12,811 Hignett
26 March 1994 Birmingham City A 0–1 12,409
29 March 1994 Grimsby Town A 1–1 5,709 Pollock
2 April 1994 Nottingham Forest H 2–2 17,056 Pollock (2)
4 April 1994 Tranmere Rovers A 0–4 8,225
9 April 1994 Oxford United H 2–1 8,586 Moore, Wilkinson
16 April 1994 Portsmouth H 0–2 10,041
19 April 1994 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 6,982 Moore, Hendrie
23 April 1994 Bolton Wanderers A 1–4 9,220 Wilkinson
26 April 1994 Barnsley H 5–0 6,368 Taggart (own goal), Pollock (2), Wilkinson (2, 1 pen)
1 May 1994 Crystal Palace H 2–3 8,638 Liburd, Wilkinson
8 May 1994 Charlton Athletic A 5–2 8,905 Wilkinson, Hendrie (3), Pollock

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 1994 Cardiff City A 2–2 13,750 Wilkinson, Moore
R3R 19 January 1994 Cardiff City H 1–2 10,769 Kavanagh

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 21 September 1993 Brighton & Hove Albion H 5–0 5,651 Hignett (4), Hendrie
R2 2nd leg 6 October 1993 Brighton & Hove Albion A 3–1 (won 8–1 on agg) 2,074 Wilkinson, Hignett
R3 27 October 1993 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 14,765 Hendrie
R3R 10 November 1993 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–2 19,482 Mustoe

Anglo-Italian Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
PR Group 2 31 August 1993 Grimsby Town A 1–2 996 Hendrie
PR Group 2 7 September 1993 Barnsley H 3–0 5,173 Hendrie, Wilkinson (2, 1 pen)
Group A 12 October 1993 Pisa A 1–3 500 Mustoe
Group A 16 November 1993 Ancona H 0–0 2,985
Group A 24 November 1993 Ascoli A 0–3 1,200
Group A 22 December 1993 Brescia H 0–1 1,633

Squad

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[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Stephen Pears
15 DF   IRL Curtis Fleming
3 DF   ENG Richard Liburd
5 DF   ENG Nicky Mohan
26 DF   ENG Steve Vickers
6 DF   SCO Derek Whyte
17 MF   IRL Alan Moore
14 MF   ENG Robbie Mustoe
4 MF   ENG Jamie Pollock
10 MF   ENG Andy Peake
9 FW   ENG Paul Wilkinson
7 FW   SCO John Hendrie
8 FW   ENG Craig Hignett
2 DF   IRL Chris Morris
21 MF   ENG Phil Stamp
16 GK   ENG Andy Collett
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF   SCO Tommy Wright
18 MF   IRL Graham Kavanagh
- MF   ENG John Gannon (on loan from Sheffield United)
5 DF   IRL Alan Kernaghan
20 DF   ENG Andy Todd
19 DF   ENG Michael Barron
22 FW   ENG Ian Johnson
- DF   SCO David Winnie
- GK   ENG Ben Roberts
- DF   ENG Anthony Barness (on loan from Chelsea)
12 FW   ENG Neil Illman
21 DF   ENG Mark Taylor
24 MF   ENG Michael Oliver
25 FW   SCO Paul Forrester

References

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  1. ^ Shaw, Phil (3 May 1994). "Football: Lawrence leaves Middlesbrough". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Lennie Lawrence (July 1991 to May 1994)". MFC. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Middlesbrough 1993-1994 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  4. ^ "All Middlesbrough players: 1994". www.11v11.com.