Derby County 1993–94 football season
During the 1993–94 English football season, Derby County F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary [ edit ] In October of the 1993–94 season , Arthur Cox retired from football following severe back problems, leaving the role after 9 years in charge.
He was replaced by his assistant Roy McFarland (who became the only man to manage the club permanently in two separate spells) who steered the club's to a second playoff campaign. After overcoming Millwall 5–1 on aggregate in the semifinal legs, and surviving a pitch invasion in the 3–1 win at the New Den , Derby came up against local rivals Leicester City at Wembley. Despite taking the lead through Tommy Johnson , Derby lost 2–1 after a double from Steve Walsh and missed out on promotion yet again.[1]
Final league table [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Derby County's score comes first [2]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 14 August 1993 Sunderland H 5–0 18,027 Pembridge (2, 1 pen), Gabbiadini , Short , Kitson 18 August 1993 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 26,684 Forsyth 21 August 1993 Middlesbrough A 0–3 15,168 28 August 1993 Bristol City H 1–0 15,643 Gabbiadini 4 September 1993 Birmingham City A 0–3 14,582 11 September 1993 Peterborough United H 2–0 14,779 Gabbiadini , Johnson 18 September 1993 Millwall A 0–0 9,881 25 September 1993 Notts County A 1–4 11,000 Gabbiadini 3 October 1993 West Bromwich Albion H 5–3 13,370 Simpson (2), Kitson , Pembridge (pen), Short 9 October 1993 Luton Town H 2–1 15,885 Kitson , Johnson 16 October 1993 Portsmouth A 2–3 12,404 Kitson , Johnson 23 October 1993 Crystal Palace H 3–1 16,586 Harkes , Kitson , Pembridge 30 October 1993 Bolton Wanderers A 2–0 11,464 Pembridge , Simpson 2 November 1993 Charlton Athletic A 2–1 8,123 Simpson , Pembridge 7 November 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–4 14,310 13 November 1993 Oxford United A 0–2 7,151 20 November 1993 Grimsby Town H 2–1 13,498 Short , Pembridge (pen) 27 November 1993 Southend United H 1–3 14,458 Simpson 5 December 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–2 16,900 Gabbiadini (2) 18 December 1993 Sunderland A 0–1 16,001 27 December 1993 Barnsley A 1–0 11,562 Kitson 28 December 1993 Leicester City H 3–2 17,372 Gabbiadini , Pembridge , Johnson 1 January 1994 Stoke City A 1–2 20,307 Gabbiadini 3 January 1994 Tranmere Rovers H 4–0 16,874 Gabbiadini (3), Williams 15 January 1994 Portsmouth H 1–0 15,645 Johnson 22 January 1994 Luton Town A 1–2 9,371 Forsyth 29 January 1994 Watford H 1–2 15,308 Kitson 5 February 1994 Crystal Palace A 1–1 15,615 Charles 12 February 1994 Bolton Wanderers H 2–0 16,698 Pembridge , Gabbiadini 19 February 1994 Watford A 4–3 8,277 Watson (own goal), Gabbiadini , Kitson , Johnson 22 February 1994 Middlesbrough H 0–1 14,716 26 February 1994 Birmingham City H 1–1 16,624 Johnson 5 March 1994 Bristol City A 0–0 8,723 12 March 1994 Millwall H 0–0 15,303 16 March 1994 Peterborough United A 2–2 7,371 Nicholson , Johnson 26 March 1994 West Bromwich Albion A 2–1 17,437 Johnson , Simpson 29 March 1994 Tranmere Rovers A 0–4 7,114 2 April 1994 Barnsley H 2–0 14,968 Johnson , Harkes 5 April 1994 Leicester City A 3–3 20,050 Kitson (2), Willis (own goal) 9 April 1994 Stoke City H 4–2 16,593 Pembridge , Simpson , Short , Kitson 16 April 1994 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 15,784 Johnson , Kitson 20 April 1994 Notts County H 1–1 18,602 Dijkstra (own goal) 23 April 1994 Grimsby Town A 1–1 7,451 Kitson 27 April 1994 Nottingham Forest H 0–2 19,300 30 April 1994 Oxford United H 2–1 11,602 Pembridge (pen), Johnson 8 May 1994 Southend United A 3–4 8,119 Johnson , Simpson (2)
First Division play-offs [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R3 8 January 1994 Oldham Athletic A 1–2 12,810 Johnson
League Cup [ edit ] Anglo-Italian Cup [ edit ] Players [ edit ] First-team squad [ edit ] The following players all played for the first-team this season. [3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve team [ edit ] The following players did not appear for the first team this season. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ edit ] ^ Carsley was born in Birmingham , England , but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Ireland in October 1997.
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9 Isthmian League (Two , Three ) Combined Counties League (level 8 only ) Eastern Counties League (Premier , One ) Essex Senior League (level 8 only ) Hellenic League (Premier , One ) Kent League (level 8 only ) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only ) North West Counties League (One , Two ) Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) Northern League (One , Two ) South Midlands League (Premier , Senior ) Spartan League (Premier , One ) Sussex County League (One , Two ) United Counties League (Premier , One ) Wessex League (level 8 only ) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only ) Western League (Premier , One )
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