1993–94 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
1993–94 season
Chairman England Alan Sugar
Manager Argentina Osvaldo Ardiles
Stadium White Hart Lane
FA Premier League 15th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Fifth round
Top goalscorer League: Sheringham (14)
All: Sheringham (16)
Average home league attendance 27,160

During the 1993–94 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Tottenham Hotspur were full of excitement in the close season when, after the controversial dismissal of chief executive and former manager Terry Venables, former player Ossie Ardiles returned to the club as manager. He quickly set about bringing the glory days back to White Hart Lane by creating a new style of attacking football which regularly featured up to five players in the forward positions. Striker Teddy Sheringham was prolific once again, scoring 14 goals despite being restricted to just 19 league games due to injuries.

But the new regime failed to deliver, and Tottenham finished 15th in the final table. This dismal showing was hardly helped by Sheringham's injury problems, but the rest of the side failed to come close to Sheringham when it came to scoring goals. Defeats were all too frequent, with a seven-match losing run in mid-season being the longest succession of defeats endured by any Premier League team during the season.

This was soon to be the least of Tottenham's worries, as the Football Association announced that they were investigating financial irregularities which had occurred at the club during the 1980s under the chairmanship of Irving Scholar. The hammer blow was delivered when Tottenham were found guilty on all the charges and received the heaviest punishment ever imposed on an English club; they were fined £600,000 as well as having 12 league points deducted for the 1994-95 season and being banned from that season's FA Cup. Chairman Alan Sugar quickly appealed against the ruling, backing up his argument with the fact that the people responsible were no longer at the club.[1]

A defiant Ardiles, fearful that the 12-point deduction might end up costing them their Premiership status, made a momentous transfer swoop for German striker Jürgen Klinsmann and Romanian midfielders Ilie Dumitrescu and Gheorghe Popescu.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1Manchester United (C) 42271148038+4292UEFA Champions League 199495 Group stage
2Blackburn Rovers 4225986336+2784UEFA Cup 199495 First round
3Newcastle United 42238118241+4177
4Arsenal 42181775328+2571UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 199495 First round1
5Leeds United 42181686539+2670
6Wimbledon 421811135653+365
7Sheffield Wednesday 421616107654+2264
8Liverpool 42179165955+460
9Queens Park Rangers 421612146261+160
10Aston Villa 421512154650457UEFA Cup 199495 First round2
11Coventry City 421414144345256
12Norwich City 421217136561+453
13West Ham United 4213131647581152
14Chelsea 421312174953451UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 199495 First round3
15Tottenham Hotspur 421112195459545
16Manchester City 429181538491145
17Everton 421282242632144
18Southampton 421272349661743
19Ipswich Town 429161735582343
20Sheffield United (R) 428181642601842Relegated to Football League First Division 199495
21Oldham Athletic (R) 429132042682640
22Swindon Town (R) 4251522471005330

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

1 Arsenal qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions

2 Aston Villa qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners

3 Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up

P = Games Played; W = Games Won; D = Games Drawn; L = Games Lost; F = Goals For; A = Goals Against; Pts = Points

Results

Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993 Newcastle UnitedA1–035,216Sheringham
16 August 1993 ArsenalH0–128,355
21 August 1993 Manchester CityH1–024,535Sedgley
25 August 1993 LiverpoolA2–142,456Sheringham (2, 1 pen)
28 August 1993 Aston VillaA0–132,498
1 September 1993 ChelseaH1–127,567Sheringham
11 September 1993 Sheffield UnitedA2–221,325Dozzell, Sheringham
18 September 1993 Oldham AthleticH5–024,614Sheringham (2), Sedgley, Dozzell, Durie
26 September 1993 Ipswich TownA2–219,411Dozzell, Sheringham
3 October 1993 EvertonH3–227,487Anderton, Sheringham, Caskey
16 October 1993 Manchester UnitedA1–244,655Caskey
23 October 1993 Swindon TownH1–131,394Dozzell
30 October 1993 Blackburn RoversA0–116,849
6 November 1993 SouthamptonA0–116,017
20 November 1993 Leeds UnitedH1–131,275Anderton
24 November 1993 WimbledonH1–117,744Barmby
27 November 1993 Queens Park RangersA1–117,694Anderton
4 December 1993 Newcastle UnitedH1–230,780Barmby
6 December 1993 ArsenalA1–135,669Anderton
11 December 1993 Manchester CityA2–021,566Dozzell (2)
18 December 1993 LiverpoolH3–331,394Hazard (pen), Samways, Caskey
27 December 1993 Norwich CityH1–333,130Barmby
28 December 1993 West Ham UnitedA3–120,787Anderton, Hazard, Dozzell
1 January 1994 Coventry CityH1–226,015Caskey
3 January 1994 Sheffield WednesdayA0–132,514
15 January 1994 Manchester UnitedH0–131,343
22 January 1994 Swindon TownA1–216,563Barmby
5 February 1994 Sheffield WednesdayH1–323,076Rosenthal
12 February 1994 Blackburn RoversH0–230,236
27 February 1994 ChelseaA3–416,807Sedgley, Dozzell, Gray (pen)
2 March 1994 Aston VillaH1–117,452Rosenthal
5 March 1994 Sheffield UnitedH2–225,741Scott, Dozzell
19 March 1994 Ipswich TownH1–126,653Barmby
26 March 1994 EvertonA1–023,580Sedgley
2 April 1994 Norwich CityA2–121,181Woodthorpe (own goal), Sheringham
4 April 1994 West Ham UnitedH1–431,502Sheringham (pen)
9 April 1994 Coventry CityA0–114,491
17 April 1994 Leeds UnitedA0–233,658
23 April 1994 SouthamptonH3–025,959Sedgley, Samways, Anderton
30 April 1994 WimbledonA1–220,875Sheringham (pen)
5 May 1994 Oldham AthleticA2–014,283Samways, Howells
7 May 1994 Queens Park RangersH1–226,105Sheringham

FA Cup

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1994 Peterborough UnitedA1–119,169Dozzell
R3R19 January 1994 Peterborough UnitedH1–1 (won 5-4 on pens)24,893Barmby
R429 January 1994 Ipswich TownA0–322,539

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg21 September 1993 BurnleyA0–016,844
R2 2nd leg6 October 1993 BurnleyH3–1 (won 3-1 on agg)20,614Sheringham (2), Howells
R327 October 1993 Derby CountyA1–019,855Barmby
R41 December 1993 Blackburn RoversH1–022,295Campbell
R512 January 1994 Aston VillaH1–231,408Caskey

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Norway GK Erik Thorstvedt
2 England DF Dean Austin
3 England DF Justin Edinburgh
4 England MF Vinny Samways
5 Scotland DF Colin Calderwood
6 England DF Gary Mabbutt (captain)
7 England MF Nick Barmby
8 England DF Kevin Scott
9 England MF Darren Anderton
10 England FW Teddy Sheringham
11 Israel FW Ronny Rosenthal
12 England MF Jason Dozzell
13 England GK Ian Walker
14 England MF Steve Sedgley
15 England MF David Howells
16 England MF Micky Hazard
17 Republic of Ireland MF Andy Turner
No. Position Player
18 England DF Jason Cundy
19 England MF Kevin Watson
20 England MF Darren Caskey
21 England MF Danny Hill
22 England DF David Kerslake
23 England DF Sol Campbell
24 England FW Paul Moran
25 Scotland FW John Hendry
26 England DF Stuart Nethercott
27 Republic of Ireland DF Stephen Carr
28 England MF Lee Hodges
29 Northern Ireland MF Steve Robinson
30 England GK Chris Day
31 England FW Robert Simpson
32 England FW Paul Mahorn
33 England MF Andy Gray

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
8 Scotland FW Gordon Durie (sold to Rangers)
11 England MF Paul Allen (sold to Southampton)
No. Position Player
22 Iceland DF Guðni Bergsson (released)
30 England GK Kevin Dearden (sold to Luton Town)

References

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