1993–94 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
1993–94 season | |
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Chairman | Jonathan Hayward |
Manager | Graham Turner (until 16 March) Graham Taylor (from 29 March) |
First Division | 8th |
FA Cup | Quarter-finals |
League Cup | 2nd Round |
Anglo-Italian Cup | Preliminary round |
Top goalscorer | League: Steve Bull (14) All: Steve Bull (15) |
Highest home attendance | 28,234 (vs Ipswich, 19 February 1994) |
Lowest home attendance | 9,092 (vs Stoke, 31 August 1993) |
Average home league attendance | 21,996 (league only) |
The 1993–94 season was the 95th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.
This season saw the completion of the redevelopment of Molineux which was officially opened on 7 December 1993 to bring the club's highest crowds since the early 1980s.[1] With the expense of the stadium completed by owner Sir Jack Hayward, manager Graham Turner was afforded the biggest budget he had been granted during his tenure but he resigned in March 1994 to end his 7+1⁄2-year reign with the team in 13th place.[2]
Former England manager Graham Taylor was appointed as Turner's replacement[3] but the team were unable to improve enough to reach the promotion play-offs, ending in 8th place.
Results[]
Football League First Division[]
A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1993–94 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference.
14 August 1993 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Bristol City | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Bull ![]() Mountfield ![]() |
Scott ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,052 |
22 August 1993 2 | Birmingham City | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birmingham |
14:55 BST | Peschisolido ![]() Saville ![]() |
Venus ![]() Thomas ![]() |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 15,117 |
25 August 1993 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Millwall | Wolverhampton |
19:30 BST | Bull ![]() Kelly ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,570 |
28 August 1993 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Middlesbrough | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Kelly ![]() Thomas ![]() |
Hendrie ![]() Pollock ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,061 |
5 September 1993 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | West Bromwich |
14:55 BST | Raven ![]() Bradley ![]() Donovan ![]() |
Bull ![]() Thomas ![]() |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,615 |
7 September 1993 6 | Watford | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Watford |
19:45 BST | Venus ![]() |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,870 |
11 September 1993 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Kelly ![]() |
Durnin ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,019 |
18 September 1993 8 | Sunderland | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sunderland |
15:00 BST | Small ![]() Thomas ![]() |
Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 18,292 |
25 September 1993 9 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Childs ![]() Mendonca ![]() |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,310 |
2 October 1993 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Keen ![]() |
Chapple ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 16,907 |
17 October 1993 11 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
14:55 BST | Humphrey ![]() |
Kelly ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 13,056 |
23 October 1993 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Stoke City | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Kelly ![]() |
Stein ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,421 |
30 October 1993 13 | Southend United | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 GMT | Jones ![]() |
Cook ![]() |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,071 |
2 November 1993 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Notts County | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Birch ![]() Keen ![]() Bull ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,989 |
7 November 1993 15 | Derby County | 0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Derby |
14:55 GMT | Bull ![]() Keen ![]() |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 14,310 |
10 November 1993 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Wolverhampton |
19:30 GMT | Kelly ![]() |
Collymore ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,621 |
13 November 1993 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Barnsley | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Kelly ![]() |
Biggins ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,355 |
27 November 1993 18 | Leicester City | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester |
15:00 GMT | Roberts ![]() |
Bull ![]() |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 18,395 |
5 December 1993 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Derby County | Wolverhampton |
14:55 GMT | Bull ![]() Kelly ![]() |
Gabbiadini ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 16,900 |
11 December 1993 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Watford | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Bull ![]() Dennison ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,460 |
18 December 1993 21 | Bristol City | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bristol |
15:00 GMT | Allison ![]() Brown ![]() |
Kelly ![]() |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,151 |
27 December 1993 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birkenhead |
15:00 GMT | Irons ![]() |
Bull ![]() |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 15,603 |
28 December 1993 23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Oxford United | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Cook ![]() Keen ![]() |
Elliott ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,908 |
1 January 1994 24 | Peterborough United | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Peterborough |
15:00 GMT | Regis ![]() |
Stadium: London Road Attendance: 10,298 |
3 January 1994 25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Dennison ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,053 |
15 January 1994 26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Crystal Palace | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Thompson ![]() Keen ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,851 |
23 January 1994 27 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Nottingham |
14:55 GMT | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,008 |
5 February 1994 28 | Stoke City | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Stoke-on-Trent |
15:00 GMT | Overson ![]() |
Blades ![]() |
Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 22,579 |
12 February 1994 29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Southend United | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Jones ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,774 |
22 February 1994 30 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Birmingham City | Wolverhampton |
19:30 GMT | Regis ![]() Kelly ![]() Keen ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,931 |
26 February 1994 31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Keen ![]() |
Taylor ![]() Mardon ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 28,039 |
5 March 1994 32 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Middlesbrough |
15:00 GMT | Wilkinson ![]() |
Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 12,092 |
15 March 1994 33 | Portsmouth | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Portsmouth |
19:45 GMT | Chamberlain ![]() Creaney ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 7,840 |
19 March 1994 34 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,224 |
26 March 1994 35 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
15:00 GMT | Whittingham ![]() |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 8,416 |
29 March 1994 36 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bolton |
19:30 BST | McGinlay ![]() |
Whittingham ![]() Thompson ![]() |
Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 12,405 |
2 April 1994 37 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Whittingham ![]() Mills ![]() |
Aldridge ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 26,592 |
4 April 1994 38 | Oxford United | 4–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Oxford |
15:00 BST | Byrne ![]() Venus ![]() Moody ![]() Elliott ![]() |
Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 10,423 |
9 April 1994 39 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Peterborough United | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Whittingham ![]() |
McGlashan ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,676 |
12 April 1994 40 | Luton Town | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Luton |
19:45 BST | Burke ![]() Whittingham ![]() |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,545 |
16 April 1994 41 | Notts County | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Nottingham |
15:00 BST | Thompson ![]() Whittingham ![]() |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 13,438 |
20 April 1994 42 | Millwall | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
19:45 BST | Mitchell ![]() |
Stadium: The New Den Attendance: 11,883 |
23 April 1994 43 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Luton Town | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Whittingham ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,479 |
30 April 1994 44 | Barnsley | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Barnsley |
15:00 BST | O'Connell ![]() Payton ![]() |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,329 |
3 May 1994 45 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Sunderland | Wolverhampton |
19:30 BST | Bull ![]() |
Goodman ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,079 |
8 May 1994 46 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Leicester City | Wolverhampton |
15:00 BST | Kelly ![]() |
Coatsworth ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,229 |
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 72 |
6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 68 | +5 | 71 |
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 |
Source: Statto.com
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 68 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 28 | −2 |
Source: Statto.com
Results by round
FA Cup[]
8 January 1994 R3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Kelly ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,047 |
29 January 1994 R4 | Port Vale | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Burslem |
15:00 GMT | Blades ![]() Keen ![]() |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 21,996 |
19 February 1994 R5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Kelly ![]() |
Wark ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 28,234 |
2 March 1994 R5 rep. | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ipswich |
19:45 GMT | Palmer ![]() |
Mills ![]() Thompson ![]() |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,385 |
13 March 1994 QF | Chelsea | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
15:05 GMT | Peacock ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 29,340 |
League Cup[]
22 September 1993 R2.1 | Swindon Town | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Swindon |
19:45 BST | Summerbee ![]() Mutch ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,649 |
5 October 1993 R2.2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 (2–3 agg.) | Swindon Town | Wolverhampton |
19:30 BST | Mountfield ![]() Burke ![]() |
Summerbee ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,756 |
Anglo-Italian Cup[]
Wolves played in Group 5 of the preliminary round alongside two other domestic First Division clubs. The winner of the group would advance to the main group stage to play both English and Italian opposition. However, Wolves finished in second place in this initial round and so were eliminated.
31 August 1993 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–3 | Stoke City | Wolverhampton |
19:30 BST | Kelly ![]() Bull ![]() Keen ![]() |
Carruthers ![]() Gleghorn ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 9,092 |
14 September 1993 | Birmingham City | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birmingham |
19:45 BST | ![]() |
Burke ![]() Mills ![]() |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 2,710 |
Players[]
Key:
‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the club
Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.
Pos | Name | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | ![]() |
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Notes |
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League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | Discipline | |||||||||
GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
35 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
10(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
17(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
39 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
7(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
36(1) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42(1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
38(1) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
8(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
25(7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28(7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
10(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14(2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
34(2) | 2 | 1(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 36(5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
10(4) | 2 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
12(2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
36(5) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 45(5) | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
28(3) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
27 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 29(1) | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
35(1) | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43(1) | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
6(8) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9(8) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
8(11) | 2 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10(13) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
2(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[4]
Transfers[]
In[]
Date | Player | From | Fee |
---|---|---|---|
18 June 1993 | ![]() |
Crystal Palace | £800,000 |
23 June 1993 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | £750,000 |
7 July 1993 | ![]() |
West Ham United | £600,000 |
3 August 1993 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | £600,000 |
12 August 1993 | ![]() |
Bolton Wanderers | Free |
18 August 1993 | ![]() |
Sheffield Wednesday | £250,000 |
22 December 1993 | ![]() |
Bournemouth | £300,000 |
7 January 1994 | ![]() |
Huddersfield Town | £250,000 |
12 January 1994 | ![]() |
Manchester United | £250,000 |
Out[]
Date | Player | To | Fee |
---|---|---|---|
July 1993 | ![]() |
Telford United | Free |
July 1993 | ![]() |
Telford United | Free |
16 July 1993 | ![]() |
Bradford City | Free |
22 July 1993 | ![]() |
Birmingham City | Free |
16 August 1993 | ![]() |
Swindon Town | £250,000 |
3 September 1993 | ![]() |
Darlington | Free |
1 October 1993 | ![]() |
Chester City | Free |
19 January 1994 | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | £55,000 |
Loans in[]
Start date | Player | From | End date |
---|---|---|---|
15 September 1993 | ![]() |
West Ham United | October 1993 |
11 March 1994 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | End of season |
Loans out[]
Start date | Player | From | End date |
---|---|---|---|
January 1994 | ![]() |
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End of season |
4 March 1994 | ![]() |
Luton Town | March 1994 |
18 March 1994 | ![]() |
Hereford United | End of season |
Management and coaching staff[]
Position | Name |
---|---|
Manager | Graham Turner (until 16 March), then Peter Shirtliff as caretaker manager, then Graham Taylor (from 29 March onward) |
First team coach | Garry Pendrey (until 16 March) |
Director of Youth School of Excellence | Rob Kelly |
Youth Team Coach | Chris Evans |
Club Doctors | Dr Tweddell and Dr Peter Bekenn |
Club Physio | Paul Darby |
Kit[]
The season brought a new home kit as the design returned to a plain gold shirt with black collar. The away kit, a bright blue shirt with black bands and gold trim on the upper arms, was retained from the previous season. Both were manufactured by the club's own "Molineux" label and sponsored by Goodyear.
References[]
- ^ "Golden shirts stir old memories of Puskas and the past". The Independent. 7 December 1993.
- ^ "Turner resigns from Wolves". The Independent. 17 March 1994.
- ^ "Happy Taylor back in business at Wolves". The Independent. 30 March 1994.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. seasons
- 1993–94 Football League First Division by team