1993–94 Birmingham City F.C. season
1993–94 Birmingham City F.C. season
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| 1993–94 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Jack Wiseman |
| Manager | Terry Cooper until December 1993 Barry Fry thereafter |
| Ground | St Andrew's |
| Division One | 22nd (relegated) |
| FA Cup | Third round (eliminated by Kidderminster Harriers) |
| League Cup | Second round (eliminated by Aston Villa) |
| Anglo-Italian Cup | Preliminary round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Andy Saville (9) All: Paul Peschisolido, Andy Saville (10) |
| Highest home attendance | 28,288 vs West Bromwich Albion, 28 December 1993 |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,710 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, Anglo-Italian Cup prelim round, 14 September 1993 |
| Average home league attendance | 14,378 |
The 1993–94 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 91st in the Football League. They finished in 22nd position in the 24-team Division One, so were relegated to the third tier for 1994–95. They entered the 1993–94 FA Cup at the third-round stage, and lost their opening match to non-League club Kidderminster Harriers, and entered the League Cup in the first round, losing in the second to fellow Birmingham-based club Aston Villa. They were eliminated in the preliminary group of the Anglo-Italian Cup.[1]
After a poor start to the season, manager Terry Cooper resigned, believing that new owner David Sullivan wanted to bring in his own man.[2] He was replaced by Southend United manager Barry Fry, at the cost of a record Football League fine of £130,000 after being found guilty of poaching Fry and his staff.[3] At the end of the season, the Kop and Tilton Road terraces of the St Andrew's ground were demolished, to be re-opened the following season as all-seater stands.
The club's top scorer in league matches was Andy Saville with nine goals; Saville and Paul Peschisolido scored ten in all competitions.
Contents
1 Football League Division One
1.1 Match details
1.2 League table (part)
1.3 Results summary
2 FA Cup
3 League Cup
4 Anglo-Italian Cup
5 Appearances and goals
6 See also
7 References
Football League Division One[edit]
Match details[edit]
| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 1993 | 23rd | Charlton Athletic | A | L | 0–1 | 7,788 | |
| 22 August 1993 | 21st | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | D | 2–2 | Peschisolido, Saville | 15,117 |
| 28 August 1993 | 13th | Barnsley | A | W | 3–2 | Smith 2, Shutt | 7,241 |
| 31 August 1993 | 11th | Crystal Palace | H | L | 2–4 | Peschisolido 2 | 13,856 |
| 4 September 1993 | 7th | Derby County | H | W | 3–0 | Saville 2, Frain | 15,992 |
| 12 September 1993 | 8th | Leicester City | A | D | 1–1 | Peschisolido | 10,366 |
| 18 September 1993 | 11th | Grimsby Town | H | D | 1–1 | Donowa | 12,108 |
| 25 September 1993 | 12th | Luton Town | H | D | 1–1 | Shutt | 11,801 |
| 2 October 1993 | 11th | Middlesbrough | A | D | 2–2 | Peschisolido | 13,801 |
| 9 October 1993 | 15th | Sunderland | A | L | 0–1 | 19,265 | |
| 16 October 1993 | 12th | Watford | H | W | 1–0 | Wallace | 12,823 |
| 19 October 1993 | 8th | Bolton Wanderers | H | W | 2–1 | Shutt, Phillips og | 12,071 |
| 23 October 1993 | 10th | Peterborough United | A | L | 0–1 | 7,575 | |
| 31 October 1993 | 8th | Millwall | H | W | 1–0 | Shutt | 9,377 |
| 2 November 1993 | 10th | Bristol City | A | L | 0–3 | 9,192 | |
| 6 November 1993 | 12th | Nottingham Forest | H | L | 0–3 | 16,996 | |
| 20 November 1993 | 16th | Portsmouth | H | L | 0–1 | 11,896 | |
| 27 November 1993 | 18th | Tranmere Rovers | H | L | 0–3 | 9,915 | |
| 4 December 1993 | 18th | Nottingham Forest | A | L | 0–1 | 22,061 | |
| 11 December 1993 | 20th | Crystal Palace | A | L | 1–2 | Saville | 11,935 |
| 18 December 1993 | 17th | Charlton Athletic | H | W | 1–0 | Lowe | 13,714 |
| 26 December 1993 | 17th | Stoke City | A | L | 1–2 | Peschisolido | 16,563 |
| 28 December 1993 | 17th | West Bromwich Albion | H | W | 2–0 | Saville pen, Peschisolido | 28,228 |
| 1 January 1994 | 19th | Southend United | A | L | 1–3 | Peschisolido | 10,731 |
| 3 January 1994 | 17th | Oxford United | H | D | 1–1 | Donowa | 15,142 |
| 11 January 1994 | 17th | Notts County | A | L | 1–2 | Cooper | 7,212 |
| 15 January 1994 | 20th | Watford | A | L | 2–5 | Willis, McGavin | 7,636 |
| 22 January 1994 | 20th | Sunderland | H | D | 0–0 | 15,884 | |
| 5 February 1994 | 21st | Peterborough United | H | D | 0–0 | 15,140 | |
| 12 February 1994 | 22nd | Millwall | A | L | 1–2 | Saville | 9,538 |
| 19 February 1994 | 22nd | Notts County | H | L | 2–3 | Frain pen., Saville | 12,913 |
| 22 February 1994 | 22nd | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | L | 0–3 | 24,931 | |
| 25 February 1994 | 22nd | Derby County | A | D | 1–1 | Claridge | 16,624 |
| 5 March 1994 | 23rd | Barnsley | H | L | 0–2 | 15,382 | |
| 12 March 1994 | 23rd | Grimsby Town | A | L | 0–1 | 5,405 | |
| 15 March 1994 | 24th | Leicester City | H | L | 0–3 | 14,681 | |
| 19 March 1994 | 24th | Luton Town | A | D | 1–1 | Claridge | 7,690 |
| 26 March 1994 | 24th | Middlesbrough | H | W | 1–0 | Saville | 12,409 |
| 29 March 1994 | 24th | Oxford United | A | L | 0–2 | 8,393 | |
| 2 April 1994 | 23rd | Stoke City | H | W | 3–1 | Claridge, Ward, Willis | 13,568 |
| 9 April 1994 | 23rd | Southend United | H | W | 3–1 | Doherty, Saville, Willis | 14,307 |
| 16 April 1994 | 23rd | Bristol City | H | D | 2–2 | Claridge pen, Donowa | 20,316 |
| 23 April 1994 | 22nd | Portsmouth | A | W | 2–0 | Willis, Claridge pen. | 11,101 |
| 27 April 1994 | 21st | West Bromwich Albion | A | W | 4–2 | Claridge 2, Donowa, Saville | 20,316 |
| 30 April 1994 | 22nd | Bolton Wanderers | A | D | 1–1 | Willis | 13,602 |
| 8 May 1994 | 22nd | Tranmere Rovers | A | W | 2–1 | Donowa, Garnett o.g. | 15,210 |
League table (part)[edit]
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20th | Luton Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 53 |
| 21st | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 51 |
| 22nd | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 51 |
| 23rd | Oxford United | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 49 |
| 24th | Peterborough United | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 76 | −28 | 37 |
| Key | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points | ||||||||
| Source | [4] | ||||||||
Note that goals scored took precedence over goal difference as a tiebreaker in the Football League.[4]
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 51 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 40 | −16 |
Source: [4]
FA Cup[edit]
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third round | 8 January 1994 | Kidderminster Harriers | H | L | 1–2 | Harding | 19,668 |
League Cup[edit]
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round 1st leg | 17 August 1993 | Plymouth Argyle | H | W | 3–0 | Parris, Frain, Peschisolido | 9,304 |
| First round 2nd leg | 24 August 1993 | Plymouth Argyle | A | L | 0–2 3–2 agg. | 3,659 | |
| Second round 1st leg | 21 September 1993 | Aston Villa | H | L | 0–1 | 27,815 | |
| Second round 2nd leg | 6 October 1993 | Aston Villa | A | L | 0–1 0–2 agg. | 35,856 |
Anglo-Italian Cup[edit]
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 15 September 1993 | Stoke City | A | L | 0–2 | 8,633 | |
| Preliminary round | 29 September 1993 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | D | 2–2 | Wratten 2 | 2,710 |
Appearances and goals[edit]
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with name struck through and marked
left the club during the playing season. - Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Anglo-Italian Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK |  ENG | Ian Bennett | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| GK | ENG | Kevin Miller | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Dave Barnett | 8 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (1) | 0 |
| DF | ENG |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Gary Cooper | 16 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (2) | 1 |
| DF |  IRE | Liam Daish | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Richard Dryden | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| DF |  CAN | Paul Fenwick | 6 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 (4) | 0 |
| DF | ENG | John Frain | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| DF | ENG | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Scott Hiley | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Richard Huxford * | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | George Parris | 22 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 (2) | 1 |
| DF | ENG | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Darren Rogers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Richard Scott | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 (2) | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Chris Whyte | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Adam Wratten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 2 | 0 (1) | 2 |
| MF | ENG | Neil Doherty | 12 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (1) | 1 |
| MF |  POR | José Dominguez | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Louie Donowa | 14 (7) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 (8) | 5 |
| MF | ENG | Keith Downing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Paul Harding | 14 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (2) | 1 |
| MF | CAN | Lyndon Hooper | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (4) | 0 |
| MF |  WAL | Leigh Jenkinson * | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Kenny Lowe | 10 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (2) | 1 |
| MF | ENG | | 5 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 (4) | 0 |
| MF |  SCO | | 19 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 (4) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Steve Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Peter Shearer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Carl Shutt | 18 (8) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 (8) | 4 |
| MF | ENG | Paul Tait | 9 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 (1) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Danny Wallace | 8 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (2) | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Mark Ward | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| FW | ENG | Simon Black | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Steve Claridge | 17 (1) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (1) | 7 |
| FW | ENG | Miguel de Souza | 1 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Steve McGavin | 6 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (2) | 1 |
| FW | ENG | | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Paul Moulden | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 (2) | 0 |
| FW | CAN | Paul Peschisolido | 21 (3) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 (3) | 10 |
| FW | ENG | Andy Saville | 38 (1) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 (1) | 10 |
| FW | ENG | | 22 (3) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 (4) | 2 |
| FW | ENG | Roger Willis | 11 (5) | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (6) | 5 |
See also[edit]
- Birmingham City F.C. seasons
References[edit]
General
Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
- Source for match dates, league positions and results: "Birmingham City 1993–1994: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 422–23, 477.
Specific
^ Matthews (1995), Complete Record, p. 244.
^ Walker, Andy (17 October 2007). "Cooper: Stay put Brucey". Sunday Mercury. Birmingham. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
^ Shaw, Phil (18 February 1994). "Sullivan stung for £130,000 over Fry: Birmingham's blues". The Independent. London. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
^ abc "Birmingham City 1993–1994 : English Division One Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
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