1993–94 Everton F.C. season
1993–94 season | |
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Chairman | David Marsh |
Manager | Howard Kendall (until 4 December) Mike Walker (from 7 January) |
Stadium | Goodison Park |
FA Premier League | 17th |
FA Cup | Third round |
Coca–Cola Cup | Fourth round |
Top goalscorer | League: Cottee (16) All: Cottee (19) |
Average home league attendance | 22,948 |
During the 1993–94 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary
[edit]Everton's reputation as a club living on former glories (in this case glories within the last 10 years) was highlighted this season as they were never out of the relegation battle when just a few seasons before they had been league champions.
Manager Howard Kendall's second spell as manager came to an end – of his own volition – in December just after they ended a seven-match winless run. This was followed by a terrible run of results under the caretaker management of Jimmy Gabriel, leaving Everton just one place outside the relegation zone by the time Kendall's permanent replacement was named.
As the new year dawned, Mike Walker was brought in as Kendall's successor and, after his successful 18-month reign at Norwich City which had seen the Canaries record their highest-ever league placing, there was much optimism that Walker was the man to restore Everton to their former glory. This optimism seemed to be justified as Walker earned 11 points from his first 6 matches in charge, but then followed another awful run of form which, combined with several other struggling sides earning favourable results as the season drew to a close, saw Everton dumped into the relegation zone following the penultimate round of matches.
On the last day of the season, Everton went 2–0 down to Wimbledon and they looked all set for relegation – just seven years earlier they had been league champions. But a dramatic turnaround in the second half saw the Toffees achieve a 3–2 victory with other matches on which Everton depended also having gone their way, and so they were safe, with the final relegation places going to Sheffield United and Oldham Athletic.
Final league table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 45 |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
[edit]Everton's score comes first[1]
Legend
[edit]Win | Draw | Loss |
FA Premier League
[edit]Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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14 August 1993 | Southampton | A | 2–0 | 14,051 | Beagrie, Ebbrell |
17 August 1993 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | 26,036 | Rideout |
21 August 1993 | Sheffield United | H | 4–2 | 24,169 | Ebbrell, Cottee (3) |
25 August 1993 | Newcastle United | A | 0–1 | 34,833 | |
28 August 1993 | Arsenal | A | 0–2 | 29,063 | |
31 August 1993 | Aston Villa | H | 0–1 | 24,022 | |
11 September 1993 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–0 | 13,666 | Cottee |
18 September 1993 | Liverpool | H | 2–0 | 38,157 | Ward, Cottee |
25 September 1993 | Norwich City | H | 1–5 | 20,531 | Rideout |
3 October 1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–3 | 27,487 | Cottee (pen), Rideout |
16 October 1993 | Swindon Town | A | 1–1 | 14,414 | Beagrie |
23 October 1993 | Manchester United | H | 0–1 | 34,430 | |
30 October 1993 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–0 | 15,078 | Barlow, Beagrie |
6 November 1993 | Coventry City | A | 1–2 | 15,662 | Rideout |
20 November 1993 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–3 | 17,089 | |
23 November 1993 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | 17,066 | Cottee |
27 November 1993 | Wimbledon | A | 1–1 | 6,934 | Barlow |
4 December 1993 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | 13,667 | Cottee |
8 December 1993 | Manchester City | A | 0–1 | 20,513 | |
11 December 1993 | Sheffield United | A | 0–0 | 15,135 | |
18 December 1993 | Newcastle United | H | 0–2 | 25,189 | |
27 December 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–2 | 16,777 | |
29 December 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | 21,462 | |
1 January 1994 | West Ham United | H | 0–1 | 19,579 | |
3 January 1994 | Chelsea | A | 2–4 | 18,338 | Cottee, Barlow |
15 January 1994 | Swindon Town | H | 6–2 | 20,546 | Cottee (3), Ebbrell, Ablett, Beagrie |
22 January 1994 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 44,750 | |
5 February 1994 | Chelsea | H | 4–2 | 18,821 | Ebbrell, Angell, Rideout (2) |
12 February 1994 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–0 | 19,588 | |
19 February 1994 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | 19,891 | Cottee |
5 March 1994 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–1 | 20,831 | Preki, Stuart |
13 March 1994 | Liverpool | A | 1–2 | 44,281 | Watson |
21 March 1994 | Norwich City | A | 0–3 | 16,432 | |
26 March 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–1 | 23,580 | |
30 March 1994 | Aston Villa | A | 0–0 | 36,044 | |
2 April 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–5 | 24,096 | Cottee |
4 April 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–3 | 27,427 | |
9 April 1994 | West Ham United | A | 1–0 | 20,243 | Cottee |
16 April 1994 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–2 | 13,330 | Cottee |
23 April 1994 | Coventry City | H | 0–0 | 23,217 | |
30 April 1994 | Leeds United | A | 0–3 | 35,487 | |
7 May 1994 | Wimbledon | H | 3–2 | 31,297 | Stuart (2, 1 pen), Horne |
FA Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 8 January 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 21,702 | Rideout |
R3R | 19 January 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | 34,642 | Barlow (2) |
League Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R2 1st leg | 22 September 1993 | Lincoln City | A | 4–3 | 9,153 | Rideout (3), Cottee |
R2 2nd leg | 6 October 1993 | Lincoln City | H | 4–2 (won 8–5 on agg) | 8,375 | Snodin, Rideout, Cottee (2) |
R3 | 26 October 1993 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–2 | 11,547 | Beagrie, Watson |
R3R | 16 November 1993 | Crystal Palace | A | 4–1 | 14,662 | Young (own goal), Watson (2), Ward (pen) |
R4 | 30 November 1993 | Manchester United | H | 0–2 | 34,052 |
Squad
[edit][1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left the club during season
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Everton 1993-1994 Home – statto.com". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.