1993–94 Crystal Palace F.C. season
1993–94 season | |||
Chairman | Ron Noades | ||
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Manager | Alan Smith | ||
Stadium | Selhurst Park | ||
First Division | 1st (champions) | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Armstrong (22) All: Armstrong (24) | ||
Average home league attendance | 15,656 | ||
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During the 1993–94 English football season, Crystal Palace F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
Smith immediately guided Palace back to the Premier League as runaway champions of the second tier,[1] Chris Armstrong top-scoring with 23 league goals.[2] During this period the badge was changed with the bird being replaced by one which Ron Noades felt more closely resembled an eagle.[3]
Final league table
Main article: 1993–94 Football League
Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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1. | Crystal Palace | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 46 | 90 |
2. | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 74 | 49 | 83 |
3. | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 58 | 49 | 74 |
4. | Leicester City | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 72 | 59 | 73 |
5. | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 53 | 72 |
6. | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 68 | 71 |
7. | Notts County | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 65 | 69 | 68 |
8. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 60 | 47 | 68 |
9. | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 54 | 67 |
10. | Stoke City | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 59 | 67 |
11. | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 58 | 65 |
12. | Sunderland | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 57 | 65 |
13. | Bristol City | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 50 | 64 |
14. | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 63 | 64 | 59 |
15. | Southend United | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 63 | 67 | 59 |
16. | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 52 | 47 | 59 |
17. | Portsmouth | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 52 | 58 | 58 |
18. | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 67 | 55 |
19. | Watford | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 66 | 80 | 54 |
20. | Luton Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 60 | 53 |
21. | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 60 | 69 | 51 |
22. | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 69 | 51 |
23. | Oxford United | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 75 | 49 |
24. | Peterborough United | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 76 | 37 |
NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference
Results
Crystal Palace's score comes first[4]
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League First Division
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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14 August 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–0 | 14,785 | |
21 August 1993 | Bristol City | A | 0–2 | 12,068 | |
24 August 1993 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–0 | 15,048 | Young, Gordon |
28 August 1993 | Portsmouth | H | 5–1 | 14,428 | Armstrong (3), Gordon, Southgate |
31 August 1993 | Birmingham City | A | 4–2 | 13,856 | Williams, Shaw, Armstrong (2) |
12 September 1993 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | 11,318 | Armstrong |
18 September 1993 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 4–1 | 17,873 | Coleman, Whyte, Armstrong, Southgate |
26 September 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–0 | 7,947 | |
2 October 1993 | Stoke City | H | 4–1 | 12,880 | Salako (3), Southgate |
17 October 1993 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 13,056 | Humphrey |
23 October 1993 | Derby County | A | 1–3 | 16,586 | Armstrong |
30 October 1993 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–0 | 12,202 | Southgate |
2 November 1993 | Luton Town | H | 3–2 | 10,925 | Shaw, Young, Whyte |
6 November 1993 | Notts County | A | 2–3 | 6,904 | Armstrong (2) |
20 November 1993 | Barnsley | A | 3–1 | 5,384 | Armstrong, Williams (2) |
24 November 1993 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 7,845 | |
28 November 1993 | Watford | A | 3–1 | 7,485 | Williams, Salako, Southgate |
5 December 1993 | Notts County | H | 1–2 | 12,642 | Osborn |
8 December 1993 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | 16,706 | Williams |
11 December 1993 | Birmingham City | H | 2–1 | 11,925 | Southgate, Salako |
19 December 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–0 | 7,011 | Williams |
27 December 1993 | Oxford United | A | 3–1 | 10,356 | Armstrong (2), Salako |
29 December 1993 | Southend United | H | 1–0 | 18,255 | Rodger |
1 January 1994 | Millwall | A | 0–3 | 16,779 | |
15 January 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 23,851 | |
22 January 1994 | Leicester City | H | 2–1 | 17,045 | Coleman, Armstrong |
1 February 1994 | Peterborough United | H | 3–2 | 12,426 | Rodger, Salako, Armstrong |
5 February 1994 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | 15,615 | Gordon |
12 February 1994 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | 6,302 | Southgate |
19 February 1994 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 24,232 | Matthew |
22 February 1994 | Bristol City | H | 4–1 | 11,508 | Salako, Gordon (pen), Armstrong (2) |
26 February 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 17,245 | Southgate |
5 March 1994 | Portsmouth | A | 1–0 | 13,508 | Young |
12 March 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–0 | 16,576 | Stewart |
16 March 1994 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 15,892 | |
20 March 1994 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–0 | 14,408 | Armstrong, Stewart |
23 March 1994 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–1 | 12,811 | |
26 March 1994 | Stoke City | A | 2–0 | 18,071 | Gordon (pen), Williams |
29 March 1994 | Peterborough United | A | 1–1 | 8,412 | Rodger |
2 April 1994 | Oxford United | H | 2–1 | 15,510 | Armstrong, Stewart |
6 April 1994 | Southend United | A | 2–1 | 9,776 | Young, Armstrong |
9 April 1994 | Millwall | H | 1–0 | 23,142 | Armstrong |
16 April 1994 | Luton Town | A | 1–0 | 9,880 | Coleman |
23 April 1994 | Barnsley | H | 1–0 | 20,522 | Young |
1 May 1994 | Middlesbrough | A | 3–2 | 8,638 | Southgate, Armstrong, Whyte |
8 May 1994 | Watford | H | 0–2 | 28,694 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1993-94 FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 8 January 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 25,047 |
League Cup
Main article: 1993-94 Football League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R2 First Leg | 21 September 1993 | Charlton Athletic | H | 3–1 | 9,615 | Gordon, Southgate, Whyte |
R2 Second Leg | 5 October 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–0 (won 4-1 on agg) | 5,224 | Armstrong |
R3 | 26 October 1993 | Everton | A | 2–2 | 11,547 | Southgate, Thorn |
R3R | 10 November 1993 | Everton | H | 1–4 | 14,662 | Southgate |
Anglo-Italian Cup
Main article: 1993-94 Anglo-Italian Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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PR Group 8 | 7 September 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–4 | 3,868 | |
PR Group 8 | 14 September 1993 | Millwall | H | 3–0 | 2,712 | Williams, Armstrong (pen), Whyte |
Squad
[5] 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
- ↑ Alexander, Jeremy. "Soccer: FIRST DIVISION: Palace Promoted a Day Late Luton Town 0, Crystal Palace 1." The Guardian (pre-1997 Fulltext): 0. 18 Apr 1994. ProQuest. Web. 30 May 2013.
- ↑ Bateman, Cynthia, and Thomas Russell. "Soccer: Walker Ready with Pounds 6m for Armstrong." The Guardian (pre-1997 Fulltext): 0. 16 Aug 1994. ProQuest. Web. 30 May 2013.
- ↑ "Crystal Palace badge history". holmesdale.net. 4 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/crystal-palace/1993-1994/results
- ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/crystal-palace/tab/players/season/1994
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