1993–94 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

Tranmere Rovers 1993–94 football season

Tranmere Rovers

1993–94 season

Manager

John King

Stadium

Prenton Park

Play-offs

FA Cup

League Cup

Anglo-Italian Cup

Home colours

Third colours

← 1992–93

1994–95 →

The 1993–94 season was Tranmere Rovers Football Club's 109th year in existence and 2nd consecutive season the second division of English football.

Summary

John Aldridge starred for Tranmere Rovers F.C. as they reached the Coca-Cola Cup semi finals in 1993–94. Tranmere were early First Division leaders after winning seven of their opening eleven matches, and regained first position in mid-December following three straight wins. John King's side defeated Oxford United 6–2, Grimsby Town 4–1, Oldham Athletic 3–0 and Nottingham Forest 2–0 in the Coca-Cola Cup, before losing on penalties to Aston Villa after a 4–4 draw in the semi-finals. They faltered in the promotion race, but qualified for the play-offs after five wins in six games, losing 2–1 to Leicester City in the semi-finals.

Competitions

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Millwall	46	19	17	10	58	49	+9	74	Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4	Leicester City (O, P)	46	19	16	11	72	59	+13	73
5	Tranmere Rovers	46	21	9	16	69	53	+16	72
6	Derby County	46	20	11	15	73	68	+5	71
7	Notts County	46	20	8	18	65	69	−4	68

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

FA Cup

Oxford United v Tranmere Rovers

8 January 1994 Third round	Oxford United	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Oxford
		Report		Stadium: Manor Ground

League Cup

Tranmere Rovers v Oxford United

21 September 1993 Second round 1st leg	Tranmere Rovers	5–1	Oxford United	Birkenhead
		Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3,473

Oxford United v Tranmere Rovers

5 October 1993 Second round 2nd leg	Oxford United	1–1 (2–6 agg.)	Tranmere Rovers	Oxford
		Report		Stadium: Manor Ground

Tranmere Rovers v Grimsby Town

26 October 1993 Third round	Tranmere Rovers	4–1	Grimsby Town	Birkenhead
		Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,204

Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic

30 November 1993 Fourth round	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Oldham Athletic	Birkenhead
		Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 9,477

Nottingham Forest v Tranmere Rovers

26 January 1994 Quarter-finals	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Nottingham
		Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,066

Tranmere Rovers v Nottingham Forest

29 January 1994 Quarter-finals replay	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Birkenhead
		Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 12,578

Tranmere Rovers v Aston Villa

16 February 1994 Semi-finals 1st leg	Tranmere Rovers	3–1	Aston Villa	Birkenhead
	Aldridge Hughes Nolan	Report	Atkinson	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 17,140

Aston Villa v Tranmere Rovers

27 February 1994 Semi-finals 2nd leg	Aston Villa	3–1 (a.e.t.) (4–4 agg.) (5–4 p)	Tranmere Rovers	Birmingham
	Saunders Atkinson Teale	Report	Aldridge (pen.)	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 71,654

Anglo-Italian Cup

Sunderland v Tranmere Rovers

31 August 1993 Qualifying round	Sunderland	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Sunderland
		Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 6,771

Tranmere Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

7 September 1993 Qualifying round	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Birkenhead
		Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2,786

References

Leigh, Edwards (17 December 2011). "Tranmere Rovers classic campaigns". Official Matchday Programme (12). Stevenage F.C.: 21.

Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.

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National teams

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
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)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Chelsea Coventry City Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Oldham Athletic Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Swindon Town Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wimbledon
First Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Derby County Grimsby Town Leicester City Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Nottingham Forest Notts County Oxford United Peterborough United Portsmouth Southend United Stoke City Sunderland Tranmere Rovers Watford West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Barnet Blackpool Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Burnley Cambridge United Cardiff City Exeter City Fulham Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Hull City Leyton Orient Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Reading Rotherham United Stockport County Swansea City Wrexham York City
Third Division	Bury Carlisle United Chester City Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Hereford United Lincoln City Mansfield Town Northampton Town Preston North End Rochdale Scarborough Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Torquay United Walsall Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers