1993–94 Peterborough United F.C. season

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

Peterborough United
1993–94 season
ChairmanChris Turner
ManagerLil Fuccillo (until 29 December)
Chris Turner (from 29 December)
StadiumLondon Road Stadium
First Division24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Adcock (12)
All: Adcock (13)
Average home league attendance7,412

Season summary

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Peterborough spent most of the season in the relegation zone and on 29 December, which had seen them win only 3 games overall and just 1 win in 15 league games, manager Lil Fuccillo was sacked and chairman Chris Turner became caretaker manager for rest of the season but was unable to save the Posh from relegation.[1]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
20 Luton Town 46 14 11 21 56 60 −4 53
21 West Bromwich Albion 46 13 12 21 60 69 −9 51
22 Birmingham City (R) 46 13 12 21 52 69 −17 51 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Oxford United (R) 46 13 10 23 54 75 −21 49
24 Peterborough United (R) 46 8 13 25 48 76 −28 37
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated

Results

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Peterborough United's score comes first[2]

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 Leicester City A 1–2 14,853 Cooper (pen)
17 August 1993 Barnsley H 4–1 5,875 Iorfa (2), Adcock, Barnes
21 August 1993 Notts County H 1–1 6,890 Welsh
28 August 1993 Southend United A 0–3 5,270
4 September 1993 Grimsby Town H 1–2 5,962 Cooper
11 September 1993 Derby County A 0–2 14,779
18 September 1993 Oxford United H 3–1 5,148 Philliskirk (3)
25 September 1993 Millwall H 0–0 6,219
2 October 1993 Sunderland A 0–2 17,846
9 October 1993 Portsmouth H 2–2 6,538 McGlashan, Adcock
16 October 1993 West Bromwich Albion A 0–3 15,134
23 October 1993 Birmingham City H 1–0 7,575 Philliskirk (pen)
30 October 1993 Middlesbrough A 1–1 10,704 Iorfa
2 November 1993 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 7,058 Rush
6 November 1993 Tranmere Rovers H 0–0 5,519
20 November 1993 Charlton Athletic H 0–1 6,273
27 November 1993 Bristol City H 0–2 5,084
3 December 1993 Tranmere Rovers A 1–2 6,294 Adcock (pen)
11 December 1993 Barnsley A 0–1 6,209
19 December 1993 Leicester City H 1–1 8,595 Adcock
27 December 1993 Luton Town H 0–0 9,522
28 December 1993 Watford A 1–2 7,155 Adcock
1 January 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–1 10,298
15 January 1994 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 7,757 Charlery, Strodder (own goal)
22 January 1994 Portsmouth A 2–0 19,534 Adcock (2)
1 February 1994 Crystal Palace A 2–3 12,426 Charlery (2)
5 February 1994 Birmingham City A 0–0 15,140
12 February 1994 Middlesbrough H 1–0 7,020 Charlery
19 February 1994 Stoke City H 1–1 7,428 Bradshaw
22 February 1994 Notts County A 1–2 6,106 Iorfa
2 March 1994 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 19,329
5 March 1994 Southend United H 3–1 5,878 Charlery, Adcock, Spearing
8 March 1994 Grimsby Town A 2–3 4,504 Adcock, Iorfa
12 March 1994 Oxford United A 2–1 5,789 McGorry, Iorfa
16 March 1994 Derby County H 2–2 7,371 Charlery, Iorfa
22 March 1994 Millwall A 0–1 8,519
26 March 1994 Sunderland H 1–3 8,753 Adcock (pen)
29 March 1994 Crystal Palace H 1–1 8,412 Iorfa
2 April 1994 Luton Town A 0–2 8,398
5 April 1994 Watford H 3–4 7,734 McGlashan, Adcock (2, 1 pen)
9 April 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 23,676 McGlashan
13 April 1994 Stoke City A 0–3 10,181
16 April 1994 Bolton Wanderers H 2–3 6,616 Hackett, McGorry
23 April 1994 Charlton Athletic A 1–5 8,826 Charlery
30 April 1994 Nottingham Forest H 2–3 14,010 McGorry, Charlery
7 May 1994 Bristol City A 1–4 7,790 Furnell

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 1994 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 19,169 Brissett
R3R 19 January 1994 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 (lost 4–5 on pens) 24,893 Charlery

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 21 September 1993 Barnsley A 1–1 4,549 Brissett
R2 2nd leg 5 October 1993 Barnsley H 3–1 (won 4–2 on agg) 3,533 Philliskirk, McGlashan, Oliver
R3 26 October 1993 Blackpool A 2–2 4,863 Hackett, Adcock
R3R 9 November 1993 Blackpool H 2–1 4,419 Rush, Bradshaw
R4 30 November 1993 Portsmouth H 0–0 6,141
R4R 15 December 1993 Portsmouth A 0–1 9,634

Anglo-Italian Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Group 3 31 August 1993 Leicester City H 4–3 3,830 Iorfa, McGlashan, Cooper (pen), Philliskirk
Group 3 15 September 1993 West Bromwich Albion A 1–3 4,365 Okorie

Squad

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Squad at end of season[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG Fred Barber
GK   ENG Ian Bennett
GK   ENG Scott Cooksey
GK   ENG Mark Tyler
DF   ENG Darren Bradshaw
DF   ENG Simon Clark
DF   ENG Chris Greenman
DF   ENG Lee Howarth
DF   ENG Darren Oliver
DF   ENG Tony Spearing
DF   ENG Lee Williams
DF   WAL Mark Peters
DF   SCO Craig Boardman
DF   SCO Steve Welsh
DF   IRL David McDonald
DF   POL Zbigniew Kruszyński
DF   CAN Ian Carter
MF   ENG Bobby Barnes
MF   ENG Jason Brissett
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Gary Cooper
MF   ENG Andy Curtis
MF   ENG Mick Halsall
MF   ENG Brian McGorry
MF   ENG Andy Stanhope
MF   WAL Marcus Ebdon
MF   SCO Steve Fulton
MF   SCO John McGlashan
MF   IRL Paul McGee (on loan from Wimbledon)
FW   ENG Tony Adcock
FW   ENG Steve Anthrobus (on loan from Wimbledon)
FW   ENG Andy Furnell
FW   ENG Terry Gibson
FW   ENG Tony Philliskirk
FW   ENG David Rush (on loan from Sunderland)
FW   NGA Dominic Iorfa
FW   NGA Chima Okorie
FW   LCA Ken Charlery

References

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  1. ^ "Football: Turner in ambitious Posh move". The Independent. 30 December 1993. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Peterborough United 1993-1994 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  3. ^ "1993/94 Squad - UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2012.