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Southampton
1993–94 season
ChairmanGuy Askham
ManagerIan Branfoot (until 10 January)
Alan Ball (until 21 January)
StadiumThe Dell
Premier League18th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLe Tissier (25)
Average home league attendance14,751

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

Results

Southampton's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1993 Everton H 0–2 14,051
17 August 1993 Ipswich Town A 0–1 14,569
21 August 1993 Queens Park Rangers A 1–2 10,613 Dowie
25 August 1993 Swindon Town H 5–1 12,581 Le Tissier (2), Kenna, Dowie, Maddison
28 August 1993 Manchester United H 1–3 16,189 Maddison
31 August 1993 Wimbledon A 0–1 6,036
11 September 1993 Leeds United H 0–2 13,511
18 September 1993 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–2 22,503
25 September 1993 Arsenal A 0–1 26,902
2 October 1993 Sheffield United H 3–3 11,619 Maddison, Monkou, Kenna
16 October 1993 Coventry City A 1–1 9,984 Charlton
24 October 1993 Newcastle United H 2–1 13,804 Le Tissier (2)
30 October 1993 Liverpool A 2–4 32,818 Le Tissier (2)
6 November 1993 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 16,017 Maddison
20 November 1993 Blackburn Rovers A 0–2 16,666
24 November 1993 Aston Villa A 2–0 16,180 Le Tissier (2)
29 November 1993 West Ham United H 0–2 13,258
4 December 1993 Everton A 0–1 13,660
8 December 1993 Ipswich Town H 0–1 9,028
11 December 1993 Queens Park Rangers H 0–1 11,946
18 December 1993 Swindon Town A 1–2 13,284 Le Tissier
27 December 1993 Chelsea H 3–1 14,221 Bennett, Dowie, Widdrington
28 December 1993 Manchester City A 1–1 24,712 Dowie
1 January 1994 Norwich City H 0–1 16,556
15 January 1994 Coventry City H 1–0 12,397 Le Tissier (pen)
22 January 1994 Newcastle United A 2–1 31,129 Maddison, Le Tissier
5 February 1994 Oldham Athletic A 1–2 9,982 Le Tissier
14 February 1994 Liverpool H 4–2 18,036 Le Tissier (3, 2 pens), Maskell
26 February 1994 Wimbledon H 1–0 14,790 Le Tissier
5 March 1994 Leeds United A 0–0 30,890
12 March 1994 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 16,391 Monkou
19 March 1994 Arsenal H 0–4 16,790
26 March 1994 Sheffield United A 0–0 19,522
30 March 1994 Oldham Athletic H 1–3 14,101 Le Tissier
2 April 1994 Chelsea A 0–2 19,801
4 April 1994 Manchester City H 0–1 16,377
9 April 1994 Norwich City A 5–4 17,150 Ullathorne (own goal), Monkou, Le Tissier (3, 1 pen)
16 April 1994 Blackburn Rovers H 3–1 19,105 Dowie, Allen, Le Tissier (pen)
23 April 1994 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–3 25,959
30 April 1994 Aston Villa H 4–1 19,003 Le Tissier (2), Monkou, Maddison
4 May 1994 Manchester United A 0–2 44,705
7 May 1994 West Ham United A 3–3 26,952 Maddison, Le Tissier (2)

FA Cup

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 1994 Port Vale H 1–1 11,086 Dowie
R3R 18 January 1994 Port Vale A 0–1 12,042

League Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 22 September 1993 Shrewsbury Town H 1–0 5,038 Moore
R2 2nd leg 6 October 1993 Shrewsbury Town A 0–2 (lost 1-2 on agg) 5,247

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 England ENG Dave Beasant
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jeff Kenna
4 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Magilton
5 DF England ENG Richard Hall
6 DF Suriname SUR Ken Monkou
7 FW England ENG Matt Le Tissier (captain)
8 FW England ENG Craig Maskell
9 FW Northern Ireland NIR Iain Dowie
10 MF England ENG Neil Maddison
11 DF England ENG Francis Benali
12 MF England ENG Neil Heaney
13 GK England ENG Ian Andrews
14 DF England ENG Simon Charlton
15 DF England ENG Jason Dodd
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW England ENG Nicky Banger
17 DF England ENG Kevin Moore
18 DF England ENG Steve Wood
19 DF Scotland SCO Paul McDonald
21 MF England ENG Tommy Widdrington
22 DF England ENG Matthew Bound
23 GK England ENG Neil Hopper
24 FW England ENG Frankie Bennett
25 MF England ENG Neal Bartlett
26 FW Wales WAL Lee Powell
27 MF England ENG Paul Allen
29 MF Wales WAL David Hughes
30 FW Scotland 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 England ENG Tim Flowers (to Blackburn Rovers)
3 DF England ENG Micky Adams (to Stoke City)
4 MF England ENG Terry Hurlock (to Millwall)
8 MF England ENG Glenn Cockerill (to Leyton Orient)
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF England ENG Stuart Gray (Retired)
20 FW England ENG Paul Moody (to Oxford United)
28 MF England ENG Peter Reid (to Notts County)

Appearances and statistics

Transfers

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References

  1. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/1993-1994
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