1993–94 Southampton F.C. season

Southampton

1993–94 season
Chairman	Guy Askham
Manager	Ian Branfoot (until 10 January) Alan Ball (until 21 January)
Stadium	The Dell
Premier League	18th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	Le Tissier (25)
Average home league attendance	14,751

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

Season summary

Southampton were on the receiving end of Britain's first £2 million goalkeeper deal in November when they sold Tim Flowers to Blackburn Rovers. This windfall put pressure on manager Ian Branfoot to bolster a Saints squad which was right in the middle of a relegation battle. The much-needed investment never came, and Branfoot was dismissed just after Christmas. Former player Alan Ball was drafted in as Branfoot's replacement, and guided the Saints to safety to guarantee their 17th successive season of top division football.

Ball also managed to keep on to iconic striker Matt Le Tissier, who was once again outstanding with a prolific goalscoring record, to give Saints hope of Premiership survival - and more - for the upcoming season. Le Tissier's brilliance earned him international recognition, though not as frequently as he would perhaps have liked, and was perhaps the only thing that stood between Southampton and the drop zone for at least the last three seasons.

Final league table

Main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Manchester United (C)	42	27	11	4	80	38	+42	92	UEFA Champions League 1994–95 Group stage
2	Blackburn Rovers	42	25	9	8	63	36	+27	84	UEFA Cup 1994–95 First round
3	Newcastle United	42	23	8	11	82	41	+41	77
4	Arsenal	42	18	17	7	53	28	+25	71	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1994–95 First round1
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
8	Liverpool	42	17	9	16	59	55	+4	60
9	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	12	14	62	61	+1	60
10	Aston Villa	42	15	12	15	46	50	−4	57	UEFA Cup 1994–95 First round2
11	Coventry City	42	14	14	14	43	45	−2	56
12	Norwich City	42	12	17	13	65	61	+4	53
13	West Ham United	42	13	13	16	47	58	−11	52
14	Chelsea	42	13	12	17	49	53	−4	51	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1994–95 First round3
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
19	Ipswich Town	42	9	16	17	35	58	−23	43
20	Sheffield United (R)	42	8	18	16	42	60	−18	42	Relegated to Football League First Division 1994–95
21	Oldham Athletic (R)	42	9	13	20	42	68	−26	40
22	Swindon Town (R)	42	5	15	22	47	100	−53	30

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

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Dave Beasant
2	DF	IRL	Jeff Kenna
4	MF	NIR	Jim Magilton
5	DF	ENG	Richard Hall
6	DF	SUR	Ken Monkou
7	FW	ENG	Matt Le Tissier (captain)
8	FW	ENG	Craig Maskell
9	FW	NIR	Iain Dowie
10	MF	ENG	Neil Maddison
11	DF	ENG	Francis Benali
12	MF	ENG	Neil Heaney
13	GK	ENG	Ian Andrews
14	DF	ENG	Simon Charlton
15	DF	ENG	Jason Dodd

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	FW	ENG	Nicky Banger
17	DF	ENG	Kevin Moore
18	DF	ENG	Steve Wood
19	DF	SCO	Paul McDonald
21	MF	ENG	Tommy Widdrington
22	DF	ENG	Matthew Bound
23	GK	ENG	Neil Hopper
24	FW	ENG	Frankie Bennett
25	MF	ENG	Neal Bartlett
26	FW	WAL	Lee Powell
27	MF	ENG	Paul Allen
29	MF	WAL	David Hughes
30	FW	SCO	Colin Cramb

Left club during season

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Tim Flowers (to Blackburn Rovers)
3	DF	ENG	Micky Adams (to Stoke City)
4	MF	ENG	Terry Hurlock (to Millwall)
8	MF	ENG	Glenn Cockerill (to Leyton Orient)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	ENG	Stuart Gray (Retired)
20	FW	ENG	Paul Moody (to Oxford United)
28	MF	ENG	Peter Reid (to Notts County)

Transfers

Out

• Tim Flowers - Blackburn Rovers, November, £2,000,000