1993–94 Southampton F.C. season

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Southampton F.C.
1993–94 season
ChairmanGuy Askham
ManagerIan Branfoot
(until January 1994)
Alan Ball
(from January 1994)
StadiumThe Dell
FA Premier League18th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Matt Le Tissier (25)
All:
Matt Le Tissier (25)
Highest home attendance19,105 vs Blackburn Rovers (16 April 1994)
Lowest home attendanceLeague:
9,028 vs Ipswich Town
(8 December 1993)
Overall:
5,038 vs Shrewsbury Town
(22 September 1993)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 14,751
Overall: 14,169

The 1993–94 Southampton F.C. season was the club's second in the Premier League, and their 24th season in the top division of English football. Having narrowly avoided relegation from the newly formed league the previous season, the club were looking to improve their performances in order to remain in the top flight for another year. For the second year in a row, Southampton finished 18th in the league, again just one point above the relegation zone. They also reached the third round of the FA Cup, and the second round of the League Cup.

The club brought in a number of players throughout the season to try and bolster the squad – defenders Simon Charlton and Paul McDonald were transferred during the 1993 summer transfer window, followed by midfielders Paul Allen and Peter Reid, and goalkeeper Dave Beasant, later in the year. After Christmas Southampton also enlisted the services of striker Craig Maskell, midfielder Jim Magilton, and winger Neil Heaney. Tim Flowers was sold to Blackburn Rovers in November 1993 for £2 million, while Glenn Cockerill, Paul Moody and Micky Adams all departed too.

Halfway through the season, on 10 January 1994, Southampton manager Ian Branfoot was dismissed from his position at the club. At the time, the club were placed second from bottom in the Premier League table, with just five wins from a total of 24 matches. Former Saints midfielder Alan Ball was appointed as Branfoot's replacement, and made an instant impact by leading the team to three wins out of the next four matches, and eventually to safety in the Premier League. He would remain with Southampton for the following season, and left in 1995.

At the end of the season Southampton finished 18th in the Premier League table with 12 wins, 7 draws and 23 losses, just two positions and one point above the relegation zone. Matthew Le Tissier was the club's top scorer with 25 goals in the league, making him the third best goalscorer in the league that season. Le Tissier also won the Southampton Player of the Season award, joining Peter Shilton and Tim Flowers as a second winner of the accolade. At the end of the season, striker Lee Powell was released from the club.

FA Premier League[]

Main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League

Southampton's start to the second Premier League season was one of the worst in the league, with the club losing eight out of their first nine games. In the other match the Saints picked up their best win of the season, overcoming Swindon Town 5–1, with Matthew Le Tissier scoring two goals. The team improved throughout October and November, picking up 11 points from a total of 21 in a seven-match period, including tight home wins over Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur, and a 2–0 win at Aston Villa. During this period, Le Tissier continued to increase his scoring record by netting six more times for Southampton.

Following this positive run of results, Southampton had dropped back into the relegation zone by Christmas when they lost five games in a row, scoring just one goal overall. In the three matches immediately after Christmas, the club beat Chelsea 3–1, drew 1–1 with Manchester City, and lost 0–1 to Norwich City, after which chairman Guy Askham dismissed manager Ian Branfoot and replaced him with former Saints midfielder Alan Ball.

With Ball in charge fortunes appeared to change, as Southampton won four of their next five games, the only loss coming against Oldham Athletic. During this period, Matthew Le Tissier scored at least once in every match, including a hat-trick against Liverpool. Thanks to those wins, by the end of February the Saints were up to 17th in the table, their highest position that season. The run didn't last long however, as the side went seven matches without a win between 5 March and 9 April 1994, including a 0–4 loss against Arsenal at The Dell.

Southampton saved their Premier League place in the final month of the season, winning three and drawing one to pull themselves up to 18th in the table, the same position as the season before. The first win was a dramatic 5–4 victory over Norwich City, in which Le Tissier scored his second hat-trick of the season. The second win came against Blackburn Rovers, to whom the Saints had in recent times sold both star striker Alan Shearer and mainstay goalkeeper Tim Flowers, and the third win was the second of the season over Aston Villa, which Southampton won 4–1. The final match of the season saw the Hampshire side sharing the spoils with West Ham United in a dramatic 3–3 draw at the Boleyn Ground, which meant they dropped down from 17th to 18th in the final Premier League standings.

14 August 1993 1 Southampton 0–2 Everton Southampton
Beagrie Goal 10'
Ebbrell Goal 45'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,051
Referee: Keith Cooper
17 August 1993 2 Ipswich Town 1–0 Southampton Ipswich
Marshall Goal 58' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 14,958
Referee: Alan Wilkie
21 August 1993 3 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Southampton London
Penrice Goal 13'
Wilson Goal 46' (pen.)		 Dowie Goal 88' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 10,613
Referee: Roger Dilkes
25 August 1993 4 Southampton 5–1 Swindon Town Southampton
Le Tissier Goal 12', 50'
Kenna Goal 56'
Dowie Goal 62'
Maddison Goal 79'		 Maskell Goal 83' (pen.) Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 12,505
Referee: Paul Durkin
28 August 1993 5 Southampton 1–3 Manchester United Southampton
Maddison Goal 12' Sharpe Goal 5'
Cantona Goal 15'
Irwin Goal 49'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,189
Referee:
31 August 1993 6 Wimbledon 1–0 Southampton London
Barton Goal 34' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,036
Referee: Keith Hackett
11 September 1993 7 Southampton 0–2 Leeds United Southampton
Deane Goal 50'
Speed Goal 90'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,511
Referee: Keith Burge
18 September 1993 8 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Southampton Sheffield
Sheridan Goal 58' (pen.)
Hirst Goal 80'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,503
Referee: Rodger Gifford
25 September 1993 9 Arsenal 1–0 Southampton London
Merson Goal 45' Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 26,902
Referee: Kelvin Morton
2 October 1993 10 Southampton 3–3 Sheffield United Southampton
Monkou Goal 29'
Maddison Goal 53'
Kenna Goal 77'		 Falconer Goal 72'
Flo Goal 80', 90'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 11,619
Referee: Graham Poll
16 October 1993 11 Coventry City 1–1 Southampton Coventry
Babb Goal 87' Charlton Goal 56' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 9,837
Referee: Joe Worrall
24 October 1993 12 Southampton 2–1 Newcastle United Southampton
Le Tissier Goal 62', 87' Cole Goal 72' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,804
Referee: Philip Don
30 October 1993 13 Liverpool 4–2 Southampton Liverpool
Fowler Goal 14', 29', 85'
Rush Goal 63'		 Le Tissier Goal 40', 79' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 32,818
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
6 November 1993 14 Southampton 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton
Maddison Goal 60' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,017
Referee: David Allison
20 November 1993 15 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Southampton Blackburn
Shearer Goal 24' (pen.), 77' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 17,434
Referee: Keith Cooper
24 November 1993 16 Aston Villa 0–2 Southampton Birmingham
Le Tissier Goal 50', 62' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 16,180
Referee: Kelvin Morton
29 November 1993 17 Southampton 0–2 West Ham United Southampton
Morley Goal 30'
Chapman Goal 38'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,258
Referee: Martin Bodenham
4 December 1993 18 Everton 1–0 Southampton Liverpool
Cottee Goal 35' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 13,265
Referee: Keith Burge
8 December 1993 19 Southampton 0–1 Ipswich Town Southampton
Kiwomya Goal 54' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 9,028
Referee: Gerald Ashby
11 December 1993 20 Southampton 0–1 Queens Park Rangers Southampton
Ferdinand Goal 2' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 11,946
Referee: Keren Barratt
18 December 1993 21 Swindon Town 2–1 Southampton Swindon
Bodin Goal 11'
Scott Goal 65'		 Le Tissier Goal 38' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,565
Referee: David Elleray
27 December 1993 22 Southampton 3–1 Chelsea Southampton
Widdrington Goal 28'
Dowie Goal 65'
Bennett Goal 89'		 Stein Goal 42' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,221
Referee: Paul Durkin
28 December 1993 23 Manchester City 1–1 Southampton Manchester
Phelan Goal 29' Dowie Goal 26' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 24,712
Referee: Alan Wilkie
1 January 1994 24 Southampton 0–1 Norwich City Southampton
Sutton Goal 45' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,556
Referee: Graham Poll
15 January 1994 25 Southampton 1–0 Coventry City Southampton
Le Tissier Goal 44' (pen.) Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 12,397
Referee: Philip Don
22 January 1994 26 Newcastle United 1–2 Southampton Newcastle
Cole Goal 38' Maddison Goal 5'
Le Tissier Goal 83'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,067
Referee:
5 February 1994 27 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Southampton Oldham
McCarthy Goal 33'
Bernard Goal 38'		 Le Tissier Goal 26' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 9,982
Referee: Kelvin Morton
14 February 1994 28 Southampton 4–2 Liverpool Southampton
Le Tissier Goal 1', 42' (pen.), 50' (pen.)
Maskell Goal 6'		 Dicks Goal 69' (pen.)
Rush Goal 86'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 18,306
Referee: Peter Foakes
26 February 1994 29 Southampton 1–0 Wimbledon Southampton
Le Tissier Goal 74' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,790
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
5 March 1994 30 Leeds United 0–0 Southampton Leeds
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,829
Referee: Robbie Hart
12 March 1994 31 Southampton 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Southampton
Monkou Goal 78' Bart-Williams Goal 67' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,391
Referee:
19 March 1994 32 Southampton 0–4 Arsenal Southampton
Wright Goal 12', 30', 69' (pen.)
Campbell Goal 85'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,790
Referee:
26 March 1994 33 Sheffield United 0–0 Southampton Sheffield
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,522
Referee: David Elleray
30 March 1994 34 Southampton 1–3 Oldham Athletic Southampton
Le Tissier Goal 58' Sharp Goal 13'
Benali Goal 42' (o.g.)
Holden Goal 88'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,101
Referee:
2 April 1994 35 Chelsea 2–0 Southampton London
Spencer Goal 45'
Johnsen Goal 80'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 19,801
Referee:
4 April 1994 36 Southampton 0–1 Manchester City Southampton
Karl Goal 88' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,377
Referee: Brian Hill
9 April 1994 37 Norwich City 4–5 Southampton Norwich
Robins Goal 37'
Goss Goal 48'
Sutton Goal 55', 63'		 Ullathorne Goal 44' (o.g.)
Le Tissier Goal 57', 63' (pen.), 72'
Monkou Goal 90'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,150
Referee: Keith Cooper
16 April 1994 38 Southampton 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Southampton
Dowie Goal 28'
Allen Goal 38'
Le Tissier Goal 69' (pen.)		 Ripley Goal 48' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 19,105
Referee: Joe Worrall
23 April 1994 39 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Southampton London
Sedgley Goal 4'
Samways Goal 66'
Anderton Goal 88'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 25,959
Referee: Paul Durkin
30 April 1994 40 Southampton 4–1 Aston Villa Southampton
Le Tissier Goal 19', 76'
Monkou Goal 31'
Maddison Goal 85'		 Saunders Goal 57' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 18,803
Referee: Steve Lodge
4 May 1994 41 Manchester United 2–0 Southampton Manchester
Kanchelskis Goal 60'
Hughes Goal 89'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 44,705
Referee: Terry Holbrook
7 May 1994 42 West Ham United 3–3 Southampton London
Williamson Goal 11'
Allen Goal 62'
Chapman Goal 89'		 Le Tissier Goal 45', 65' (pen.)
Maddison Goal 52'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,952
Referee: Gerald Ashby
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GroundHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
ResultLLLWLLLLLDDWLWLWLLLLLWDLWWLWWDDLLLLLWWLWLD
Position172022181919202121212120212020192021212121202021201819171718181818202121201919171718
Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Manchester City 42 9 18 15 38 49 −11 45
17 Everton 42 12 8 22 42 63 −21 44
18 Southampton 42 12 7 23 49 66 −17 43
19 Ipswich Town 42 9 16 17 35 58 −23 43
20 Sheffield United (R) 42 8 18 16 42 60 −18 42 Relegation to the Football League First Division
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

FA Cup[]

As a Premier League club, Southampton entered the 1993–94 FA Cup in the Third Round. They were drawn against Second Division side Port Vale, who defeated the Saints 1–0 in the replay following a 1–1 draw in which Iain Dowie scored.

8 January 1994 Round 3 Southampton 1–1 Port Vale Southampton
Dowie Goal Porter Goal Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 11,086
18 January 1994 Round 3 Replay Port Vale 1–0 Southampton Stoke-on-Trent
Unknown Goal Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 12,042

League Cup[]

As a Premier League club, Southampton entered the 1993–94 Football League Cup in the Second Round. They were drawn against Third Division side Shrewsbury Town, who defeated the Saints 2–0 in the second leg after Southampton's 1–0 first leg victory.

22 September 1993 Round 2 Leg 1 Southampton 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Southampton
Moore Goal Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 5,038
6 October 1993 Round 2 Leg 2 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Southampton Shrewsbury
Unknown GoalGoal Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 5,247

Squad statistics[]

No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK England Dave Beasant 25 0 2 0 0 0 27 0 1 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland Jeff Kenna 40(1) 2 1 0 1 0 42(1) 2 4 0
4 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
5 DF England Richard Hall 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0
6 DF Suriname Ken Monkou 35 4 2 0 1 0 38 4 5 0
7 MF England Matthew Le Tissier 38 25 2 0 0 0 40 25 5 0
8 FW England Craig Maskell 6(4) 1 0 0 0 0 6(4) 1 0 0
9 FW Northern Ireland Iain Dowie 39 5 2 1 2 0 43 6 8 0
10 MF England Neil Maddison 41 7 2 0 2 0 45 7 2 0
11 DF England Francis Benali 34(3) 0 1 0 2 0 37(3) 0 3 1
12 MF England Neil Heaney 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
13 GK England Ian Andrews 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
14 DF England Simon Charlton 29(4) 1 1 0 1 0 31(4) 1 1 0
15 DF England Jason Dodd 5(5) 0 2 0 0 0 7(5) 0 1 0
16 FW England Nicky Banger 4(10) 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 4(12) 0 1 0
17 DF England Kevin Moore 14 0 1 0 2 1 17 1 0 0
18 DF England Steve Wood 27 0 1 0 1(1) 0 29(1) 0 2 0
19 DF Scotland Paul McDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF England Tommy Widdrington 11 1 2 0 0 0 13 1 2 0
22 DF England Matthew Bound 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 GK England Neil Hopper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW England Frankie Bennett 0(8) 1 0(1) 0 1 0 1(9) 1 0 0
25 MF England Neal Bartlett 4(3) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 4(4) 0 0 0
26 FW Wales Lee Powell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 MF England Paul Allen 29(3) 1 2 0 2 0 33(3) 1 5 0
29 MF England David Hughes 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
30 FW Scotland Colin Cramb 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
Players with appearances who left before the end of the season
1 GK England Tim Flowers 12 0 0 0 2 0 14 0 0 0
3 DF England Micky Adams 17(2) 0 1 0 1 0 19(2) 0 2 0
4 MF England Terry Hurlock 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
8 MF England Glenn Cockerill 12(2) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 13(3) 0 0 0
20 FW England Paul Moody 3(2) 0 0 0 1 0 4(2) 0 0 0
28 MF England Peter Reid 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0

Most appearances[]

Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Starts Subs Starts Subs Starts Subs Starts Subs Total
1 MF England Neil Maddison 41 0 2 0 2 0 45 0 45
2 FW Northern Ireland Iain Dowie 39 0 2 0 2 0 43 0 43
DF Republic of Ireland Jeff Kenna 40 1 1 0 1 0 42 1 43
4 FW England Matthew Le Tissier 38 0 2 0 0 0 40 0 40
DF England Francis Benali 34 3 1 0 2 0 37 3 40
6 DF Suriname Ken Monkou 35 0 2 0 1 0 38 0 38
7 MF England Paul Allen 29 3 2 0 2 0 33 3 36
8 DF England Simon Charlton 29 4 1 0 1 0 31 4 35
9 DF England Steve Wood 27 0 1 0 1 1 29 1 30
10 GK England Dave Beasant 25 0 2 0 0 0 27 0 27

Top goalscorers[]

Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW England Matthew Le Tissier 25 0 0 25
2 MF England Neil Maddison 7 0 0 7
3 FW Northern Ireland Iain Dowie 5 1 0 6
4 DF Netherlands Ken Monkou 4 0 0 4
5 DF Republic of Ireland Jeff Kenna 2 0 0 2
6 FW England Craig Maskell 1 0 0 1
DF England Simon Charlton 1 0 0 1
MF England Tommy Widdrington 1 0 0 1
FW England Frankie Bennett 1 0 0 1
MF England Paul Allen 1 0 0 1
DF England Kevin Moore 0 0 1 1

Transfers[]

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Club Fee
8 June 1993 DF England Simon Charlton England Huddersfield Town £250,000
8 June 1993 DF Scotland Paul McDonald Scotland Hamilton Academical £75,000
8 June 1993 FW Scotland Colin Cramb Scotland Hamilton Academical £60,000
16 September 1993 MF England Paul Allen England Tottenham Hotspur £500,000
1 October 1993 MF England Peter Reid England Manchester City Free
4 November 1993 GK England Dave Beasant England Chelsea £300,000
7 February 1994 FW England Craig Maskell England Swindon Town £250,000
11 February 1994 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton England Oxford United £600,000
22 March 1994 MF England Neil Heaney England Arsenal £300,000
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Club Fee
4 November 1993 GK England Tim Flowers England Blackburn Rovers £2,400,000
10 December 1993 MF England Glenn Cockerill England Leyton Orient Free
2 February 1994 MF England Peter Reid England Notts County Free
19 February 1994 FW England Paul Moody England Oxford United £60,000
24 March 1994 MF England Martin Thomas England Leyton Orient Free
24 March 1994 DF England Micky Adams England Stoke City Free
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date
31 May 1993 MF England Perry Groves None (retirement)
31 May 1993 FW Scotland David Speedie England Leicester City 1 August 1993
1 March 1994 MF England Terry Hurlock England Millwall 2 March 1994

References[]

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  • "Southampton football club match record: 1994". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
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