1993–94 Peterborough United F.C. season

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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
← 1992–93
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During the 1993–94 English football season, Peterborough United F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary[]

During the 1993–94 season, Peterborough spent most of the season in the relegation zone and on 29 December which saw them win only 3 games and just 1 win in 15 league games, Fuccillo was sacked and chairman Turner became caretaker manager for rest of the season but was unable to save the Posh from relegation.[1]

Final league table[]

Main article: 1993–94 Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion 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 46 13 12 21 52 69 −17 51 Relegated
23 Oxford United 46 13 10 23 54 75 −21 49
24 Peterborough United 46 8 13 25 48 76 −28 37
Source: rsssf.com

Results[]

Peterborough United's score comes first[2]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

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[]

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
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[]

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
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[]

Main article: 1993–94 Anglo-Italian Cup
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[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Football: Turner in ambitious Posh move". The Independent. 30 December 1993. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ http://www.uptheposh.com/seasons/106/squad/
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