1993–94 Notts County F.C. season

During the 1993–94 English football season, Notts County F.C. competed in Division One. They finished seventh in the league this season, just missing out on a place in the playoffs and the chance of Premier League football, and were runners-up in the Anglo-Italian Cup.

Notts County
1993–94 season
ChairmanDerek Pavis
ManagerMick Walker
StadiumMeadow Lane
First Division7th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: McSwegan (14)
All: Lund (19)
Average home league attendance8,314

Season summary

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In the 1993–94 season, Notts County narrowly missed the play-offs for promotion to the Premiership. The season is most remembered for a 2–1 victory over arch rivals Nottingham Forest in which Charlie Palmer scored the winning goal with just four minutes remaining. This has become a celebrated event among Notts County fans, who have dubbed 12 February (the anniversary of the game) Sir Charlie Palmer Day.[citation needed] In March 1994, the Magpies lost the Anglo-Italian Cup final to Brescia.[1]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 9 16 69 53 +16 72 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
6 Derby County 46 20 11 15 73 68 +5 71
7 Notts County 46 20 8 18 65 69 −4 68
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 17 17 12 60 47 +13 68
9 Middlesbrough 46 18 13 15 66 54 +12 67
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

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Notts County's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1993 Middlesbrough H 2–3 9,392 Draper (pen), Lund
21 August 1993 Peterborough United A 1–1 6,890 Draper
28 August 1993 Sunderland H 1–0 9,166 Lund
4 September 1993 Tranmere Rovers A 1–3 6,317 Simpson
11 September 1993 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 9,870 Draper
18 September 1993 Watford A 1–3 6,959 Draper
25 September 1993 Derby County H 4–1 11,000 McSwegan (3), Turner
2 October 1993 Leicester City A 2–3 16,319 Draper (pen), McSwegan
9 October 1993 Bristol City H 2–0 6,418 McSwegan (pen), Draper
16 October 1993 Luton Town A 0–1 6,366
20 October 1993 Millwall A 0–2 5,887
23 October 1993 Portsmouth H 1–1 6,683 Walker
30 October 1993 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 26,721
2 November 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–3 15,989
6 November 1993 Crystal Palace H 3–2 6,904 McSwegan (2, 1 pen), Lund
13 November 1993 Charlton Athletic A 1–5 7,226 Agana
20 November 1993 Stoke City H 2–0 9,815 Robinson, Turner
28 November 1993 Oxford United H 2–1 5,302 Devlin, Agana
5 December 1993 Crystal Palace A 2–1 13,704 Devlin (2)
11 December 1993 Millwall H 1–3 6,516 Lund
18 December 1993 Middlesbrough A 0–3 7,869
27 December 1993 Grimsby Town A 2–2 7,781 Lund, Devlin
1 January 1994 Bolton Wanderers A 2–4 11,041 Turner, Lund
3 January 1994 Southend United H 2–1 6,503 Draper, Dijkstra
11 January 1994 Birmingham City H 2–1 7,212 Devlin, McSwegan
15 January 1994 Luton Town H 1–2 6,589 Agana
22 January 1994 Bristol City A 2–0 7,458 Legg, Agana
5 February 1994 Portsmouth A 0–0 9,359
12 February 1994 Nottingham Forest H 2–1 17,911 McSwegan, Palmer
19 February 1994 Birmingham City A 3–2 12,913 McSwegan, Wilson, Legg
22 February 1994 Peterborough United H 2–1 6,106 McSwegan (2)
1 March 1994 Barnsley H 3–1 6,297 Draper (2), Lund
5 March 1994 Sunderland A 0–2 16,269
12 March 1994 Watford H 1–0 6,379 Lund
16 March 1994 West Bromwich Albion A 0–3 14,594
26 March 1994 Leicester City H 4–1 11,907 McSwegan, Matthews, Lund (2)
30 March 1994 Southend United A 0–1 3,758
2 April 1994 Grimsby Town H 2–1 7,205 Matthews, Draper
4 April 1994 Barnsley A 3–0 6,827 Devlin, Lund, McSwegan
9 April 1994 Bolton Wanderers H 2–1 7,270 Murphy, Devlin
12 April 1994 Tranmere Rovers H 0–0 6,318
16 April 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–2 13,438
20 April 1994 Derby County A 1–1 18,602 Draper
23 April 1994 Stoke City A 0–0 16,453
30 April 1994 Charlton Athletic H 3–3 7,019 Draper (pen), Lund, McSwegan
8 May 1994 Oxford United A 1–2 8,487 Draper

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 1994 Sutton United H 3–2 6,805 Draper, Agana, Devlin
R4 29 January 1994 West Ham United H 1–1 14,952 Lund
R4R 9 February 1994 West Ham United A 0–1 23,273

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st leg 17 August 1993 Hull City H 2–0 3,003 Lund, Cox
R1 2nd leg 24 August 1993 Hull City A 1–3 (won on away goals) 2,222 Draper
R2 1st leg 22 September 1993 Newcastle United A 1–3 25,887 Srníček (own goal)
R2 2nd leg 5 October 1993 Newcastle United H 1–7 (lost 2–10 on agg) 6,068 McSwegan

Anglo-Italian Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Group 2 31 August 1993 Derby County H 3–2 3,276 Legg (2), Lund
Group 2 15 September 1993 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 7,347 Lund
R1 12 October 1993 Ascoli H 4–2 3,756 Legg, Lund (2), Draper
R1 9 November 1993 Pisa Sporting Club H 3–2 3,253 Agana, Devlin, Lund
R1 16 November 1993 Brescia A 1–3 2,000 Draper
R1 22 December 1993 Ancona Calcio A 1–0 1,000 McSwegan
SF 1st leg 26 January 1994 Southend United A 0–1 3,706
SF 2nd leg 16 February 1994 Southend United H 1–0 (won 4–3 on pens) 5,485 Devlin
F 20 March 1994 Brescia N 0–1 17,185

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK   ENG Steve Cherry
- DF   ENG Charlie Palmer
- DF   ENG Richard Walker
- DF   ENG Paul Cox
- DF   ENG Michael Johnson
- MF   ENG Mark Draper
- MF   SCO Paul Devlin
- FW   ENG Gary Lund
- FW   SCO Gary McSwegan
- MF   ENG Phil Turner
- DF   NIR Kevin Wilson
- MF   WAL Andy Legg
- DF   NED Meindert Dijkstra
- GK   ENG Bob Catlin
- FW   ENG Tony Agana
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF   ENG Tommy Gallagher
- DF   AUS Shaun Murphy
- DF   ENG Colin Foster (on loan from West Ham United)
- FW   ENG Rob Matthews
- DF   ENG Paul Sherlock
- DF   ENG Phil King
- MF   ENG Dean Thomas
- MF   ENG Michael Simpson
- DF   ENG Chris Short
- MF   ENG Peter Reid
- FW   ENG Steve Slawson
- DF   ENG Jim Gannon (on loan from Stockport County)
- FW   BER Shaun Goater (on loan from Rotherham Utd)
- DF   ENG Dean Yates

Left the club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW   ENG Dave Reeves (to Carlisle United)
- MF   ENG Andy Williams (to Rotherham United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF   ENG David Robinson (Retired)

References

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  1. ^ Slot, Owen (21 March 1994). "Football / Anglo-Italian Cup Final: County's charge comes too late: Brescia's Wembley victory". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Notts County 1993-1994 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2012.