1993–94 Leeds United A.F.C. season

1993–94 season of Leeds United

Leeds United 1993–94 football season
Leeds United
1993–94 season
ChairmanLeslie Silver
Manager Howard Wilkinson
StadiumElland Road
Premier League5th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rod Wallace (17)

All:
Rod Wallace (17)
Highest home attendance41,125 vs Manchester United
(27 April 1994, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance22,167 vs Oxford United
(9 February 1994, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance34,493

The 1993–94 season saw Leeds United A.F.C. compete in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

After last season's 17th-place finish and failure to win away from home, one season after winning the league title, Howard Wilkinson decided to bolster his squad in order to avoid another torrid season. He paid a club record £2.7 million for Sheffield United striker Brian Deane and by Christmas he had paid a further £2 million for Manchester City midfielder David White. Leeds were now well on the road to recovery, and that recovery process was completed at the end of the season when they finished fifth in the final table.

Final league table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Newcastle United 42 23 8 11 82 41 +41 77 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Arsenal 42 18 17 7 53 28 +25 71 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
5 Leeds United 42 18 16 8 65 39 +26 70
6 Wimbledon 42 18 11 13 56 53 +3 65
7 Sheffield Wednesday 42 16 16 10 76 54 +22 64
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Arsenal qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as the defending champions.

Results

Leeds United's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Results by round

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
14 August 1993 Manchester City A 1–1 Deane 32,366
17 August 1993 West Ham United H 1–0 Speed 34,588
21 August 1993 Norwich City H 0–4 32,008
24 August 1993 Arsenal A 1–2 Strachan 29,042
28 August 1993 Liverpool A 0–2 44,068
30 August 1993 Oldham Athletic H 1–0 Strachan 28,717
11 September 1993 Southampton A 2–0 Deane, Speed 13,511
19 September 1993 Sheffield United H 2–1 Strachan, McAllister 33,892
25 September 1993 Coventry City A 2–0 Wallace (2) 28,717
2 October 1993 Wimbledon H 4–0 Speed (2), McAllister (2) 30,020
17 October 1993 Ipswich Town A 0–0 17,548
23 October 1993 Blackburn Rovers H 3–3 Sherwood (o.g.), Newsome, McAllister (pen.) 37,827
30 October 1993 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–3 Speed, Fairclough, Wallace 31,892
6 November 1993 Chelsea H 4–1 Deane, Rocastle, Wallace (2) 35,022
20 November 1993 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Deane 31,275
23 November 1993 Everton A 1–1 Wallace 17,066
27 November 1993 Swindon Town H 3–0 Deane, Speed, Wallace 32,630
4 December 1993 Manchester City H 3–2 Deane, Speed, Wallace 33,821
8 December 1993 West Ham United A 1–0 Wallace 20,468
13 December 1993 Norwich City A 1–2 Wallace 16,586
18 December 1993 Arsenal H 2–1 Adams (o.g.), McAllister 37,515
22 December 1993 Newcastle United A 1–1 Fairclough 36,388
29 December 1993 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 Hodge 39,106
1 January 1994 Manchester United A 0–0 44,724
15 January 1994 Ipswich Town H 0–0 31,317
23 January 1994 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 Speed 16,938
6 February 1994 Aston Villa A 0–1 26,919
19 February 1994 Liverpool H 2–0 Wetherall, McAllister 40,053
28 February 1994 Oldham Athletic A 1–1 McAllister 11,136
5 March 1994 Southampton H 0–0 30,890
13 March 1994 Sheffield United A 2–2 Deane, Speed 19,250
16 March 1994 Aston Villa H 2–0 Deane, Wallace 33,120
19 March 1994 Coventry City H 1–0 Wallace 30,023
26 March 1994 Wimbledon A 0–1 9,035
1 April 1994 Newcastle United H 1–1 Fairclough 40,005
4 April 1994 Queens Park Rangers A 4–0 Deane, White (2), Wallace 13,365
17 April 1994 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 Wallace (2) 33,658
23 April 1994 Chelsea A 1–1 Speed 18,544
27 April 1994 Manchester United H 0–2 41,125
30 April 1994 Everton H 3–0 White, Watson (o.g.), McAllister 35,487
3 May 1994 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–2 White, Wallace 41,125
7 May 1994 Swindon Town A 5–0 Deane (2), White, Fairclough, Wallace 17,228

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
Third round 8 January 1994 Crewe Alexandra H 3–1 Deane, Forrester (2) 23,475
Fourth round 29 January 1994 Oxford United A 2–2 Speed, Wetherall 11,029
Fourth round replay 9 February 1994 Oxford United H 2–3 White, Strachan 22,167

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
Second round first leg 21 September 1993 Sunderland A 1–2 Speed 17,101
Second round second leg 6 October 1993 Sunderland H 1–2[a] Whelan 22,265

Statistics

Transfers

In

Date Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 1993 Republic of Ireland David O'Leary England Arsenal Free [citation needed]
14 July 1993 England Brian Deane England Sheffield United £2,700,000 [citation needed]
15 November 1993 England John Pemberton England Sheffield United £250,000 [citation needed]
27 December 1993 England David White England Manchester City £2,000,000 [citation needed]

Out

Date Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 1993 England Mervyn Day England Carlisle United Free [citation needed]
1 July 1993 Malta Dylan Kerr England Reading £75,000 [citation needed]
1 August 1993 England Carl Shutt England Birmingham City £50,000 [citation needed]
1 August 1993 England Chris Whyte England Birmingham City £250,000 [citation needed]
7 August 1993 England Lee Chapman England Portsmouth £250,000 [citation needed]
1 September 1993 England David Kerslake England Tottenham Hotspur £450,000 [citation needed]
26 October 1993 England David Batty England Blackburn Rovers £2,750,000 [citation needed]
20 December 1993 England David Rocastle England Manchester City £2,000,000 [citation needed]
20 December 1993 England Mel Sterland Retired [citation needed]

Loaned out

Date Nat. Name To Ref.
1 March 1994 England Ray Wallace England Reading [citation needed]

Notes

  1. ^ Leeds United lost 4–2 on aggregate

References

  1. ^ "Leeds United 1993-1994 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
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