Manchester City
1993–94 season
ChairmanPeter Swales (until February)
Francis Lee (from February)
ManagerPeter Reid (player-manager)
Brian Horton
StadiumMaine Road
Premier League16th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Sheron (6)
All: Sheron/Quinn (6)
Average home league attendance26,709

The 1993–94 season was Manchester City's fifth consecutive season in the top tier of English football, and their second in the Premier League.

Season summary

Manchester City sacked manager Peter Reid just four games into the season, and quickly confirmed Brian Horton of Oxford United as his replacement.

City were a competitive, attacking side during Reid's three seasons as manager, when they finished fifth in his first two seasons and ninth in the next campaign. But under Horton, they found it increasingly difficult to find the net - just 36 goals were scored in the league all season, and no player scored more than 6 goals. The mid-season sale of David White to Leeds United robbed them of one of their last quality performers, and his replacement David Rocastle (signed from Leeds in a separate deal) failed to live up to expectations.

Despite their lack of goals, City avoided the drop and finished 16th - their lowest finish since relegation in 1987. Horton sought to reverse this decline by bringing in Nicky Summerbee, Uwe Rösler and Paul Walsh, while David Rocastle moved to Chelsea after less than a year at Maine Road.

Kit

City introduced a home and third kit for the season, opting to retain the away kit following the traditional pattern of only replacing home and away kits in alternating seasons. The new home kit featured another pseudo-holographic pattern, this time of large Umbro diamonds from the chest to the left shoulder. The third kit simply adopted the away shirt's pinstripes but altered the colours to deep navy blue on white background. Umbro and Brother remained the kit manufacturers and sponsors respectively.

For this season, City also played in a Centenary shirt to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the club adopting the name Manchester City. The kit featured very thin pinstripe diagonal lines instead of the Umbro diamonds of the main shirt, and replaced the club badge with the coat of arms of the city of Manchester itself, ensconced in a laurel wreath and featuring a motto which simply read the club's name and the years of the centenary.

Home
Centenary
Away
Third

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Chelsea 42 13 12 17 49 53 −4 51 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
15 Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 12 19 54 59 −5 45
16 Manchester City 42 9 18 15 38 49 −11 45
17 Everton 42 12 8 22 42 63 −21 44
18 Southampton 42 12 7 23 49 66 −17 43
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up, as winners Manchester United qualified for the Champions League.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
42 9 17 16 37 49  −12 44 6 9 6 23 22  +1 3 8 10 14 27  −13

Source:

Results

Manchester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993Leeds UnitedH1–132,366Flitcroft
17 August 1993EvertonA0–126,036
21 August 1993Tottenham HotspurA0–124,535
24 August 1993Blackburn RoversH0–225,185
27 August 1993Coventry CityH1–121,537Sheron
1 September 1993Swindon TownA3–114,300Vonk, Mike, Quinn
11 September 1993Queens Park RangersH3–024,445Quinn, Sheron, Flitcroft
20 September 1993WimbledonA0–18,481
25 September 1993Sheffield UnitedA1–020,067Sheron
4 October 1993Oldham AthleticH1–121,401Sheron
16 October 1993ArsenalA0–029,567
23 October 1993LiverpoolH1–130,403White
1 November 1993West Ham UnitedA1–316,605Curle
7 November 1993Manchester UnitedH2–335,155Quinn (2)
20 November 1993Norwich CityA1–116,626Quinn
22 November 1993ChelseaA0–010,128
27 November 1993Sheffield WednesdayH1–323,416Sheron
4 December 1993Leeds UnitedA2–333,821Griffiths, Sheron
8 December 1993EvertonH1–020,513Griffiths
11 December 1993Tottenham HotspurH0–221,566
18 December 1993Blackburn RoversA0–218,741
28 December 1993SouthamptonH1–124,712Phelan
1 January 1994Newcastle UnitedA0–235,585
15 January 1994ArsenalH0–025,642
22 January 1994LiverpoolA1–241,872Griffiths
5 February 1994Ipswich TownH2–128,188Griffiths, Flitcroft
12 February 1994West Ham UnitedH0–029,118
19 February 1994Coventry CityA0–411,735
22 February 1994Aston VillaA0–019,254
26 February 1994Swindon TownH2–126,360Rocastle, Horlock (own goal)
5 March 1994Queens Park RangersA1–113,474Rocastle
12 March 1994WimbledonH0–123,981
19 March 1994Sheffield UnitedH0–025,448
26 March 1994Oldham AthleticA0–016,464
29 March 1994Ipswich TownA2–213,099Rösler, Walsh
2 April 1994Aston VillaH3–026,075Beagrie, Walsh, Rösler
4 April 1994SouthamptonA1–016,377Karl
9 April 1994Newcastle UnitedH2–133,774Walsh, D Brightwell
16 April 1994Norwich CityH1–128,010Rösler
23 April 1994Manchester UnitedA0–244,333
30 April 1994ChelseaH2–233,594Rösler, Walsh
7 May 1994Sheffield WednesdayA1–133,733Rösler

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1994Leicester CityH4–122,613Ingebrigtsen (3), Kernaghan
R429 January 1994Cardiff CityA0–120,486

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg22 September 1993ReadingH1–19,280White
R2 2nd leg6 October 1993ReadingA2–1 (won 3–2 on agg)10,052Lomas, Quinn
R326 October 1993ChelseaH1–016,713White
R41 December 1993Nottingham ForestA0–022,195
R4R15 December 1993Nottingham ForestH1–214,117

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Tony Coton
2 DF England ENG Andy Hill
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Terry Phelan
4 MF England ENG Steve McMahon
5 DF England ENG Keith Curle (captain)
6 DF Netherlands NED Michel Vonk
7 MF England ENG David Rocastle
8 FW England ENG Mike Sheron
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Niall Quinn
10 MF England ENG Garry Flitcroft
11 FW Wales WAL Carl Griffiths
12 DF England ENG Ian Brightwell
13 GK Wales WAL Martyn Margetson
14 MF England ENG Paul Lake
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kernaghan
16 FW England ENG Steve Finney
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF England ENG Mike Quigley
18 DF England ENG David Brightwell
19 MF Jamaica JAM Fitzroy Simpson
20 MF Netherlands NED Alfons Groenendijk
21 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Lomas
22 DF England ENG Richard Edghill
23 MF Scotland SCO David Kerr
24 FW England ENG Adie Mike
25 GK Wales WAL Andy Dibble
26 MF Norway NOR Kåre Ingebrigtsen
27 DF England ENG Rae Ingram
28 FW Germany GER Uwe Rösler
29 DF England ENG John Foster
30 FW England ENG Paul Walsh
31 MF Germany GER Steffen Karl (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
32 MF England ENG Peter Beagrie

Out on loan during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Norway NOR Kåre Ingebrigtsen (to Rosenborg until October 1993)

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. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW England ENG David White (to Leeds United)
11 MF England ENG Rick Holden (to Oldham Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF England ENG Peter Reid (player-manager; to Southampton)
28 MF England ENG Carl Shutt (on loan from Birmingham City)

References

  1. ↑ "Manchester City 1993-1994 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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