1993–94 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

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

Tottenham Hotspur
1993–94 season
ChairmanEngland Alan Sugar
ManagerArgentina Osvaldo Ardiles
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
FA Premier League15th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Teddy Sheringham (13)
All: Teddy Sheringham (15)
Average home league attendance27,160

Season summary

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Tottenham Hotspur were full of excitement in the close season when, after the controversial dismissal of chief executive and former manager Terry Venables, former player Ossie Ardiles returned to the club as manager. He quickly set about bringing the glory days back to White Hart Lane by creating a new style of attacking football which regularly featured up to five players in the forward positions. Striker Teddy Sheringham was prolific once again, scoring 13 goals despite being restricted to just 19 league games due to injuries.

But the new regime failed to deliver, and Tottenham finished 15th in the final table. This dismal showing was hardly helped by Sheringham's injury problems, but the rest of the side failed to come close to Sheringham when it came to scoring goals. Defeats were all too frequent, with a seven-match losing run in mid-season being the longest succession of defeats endured by any Premier League team during the season.

This was soon to be the least of Tottenham's worries, as the Football Association announced that they were investigating financial irregularities which had occurred at the club during the 1980s under the chairmanship of Irving Scholar. The hammer blow was delivered when Tottenham were found guilty on all the charges and received the heaviest punishment ever imposed on an English club; they were fined £600,000 as well as having 12 league points deducted for the 1994–95 season and being banned from that season's FA Cup. Chairman Alan Sugar quickly appealed against the ruling, backing up his argument with the fact that the people responsible were no longer at the club.[1]

A defiant Ardiles, fearful that the 12-point deduction might end up costing them their Premiership status, made a momentous transfer swoop for German striker Jürgen Klinsmann and Romanian midfielders Ilie Dumitrescu and Gheorghe Popescu.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
13 West Ham United 42 13 13 16 47 58 −11 52
14 Chelsea 42 13 12 17 49 53 −4 51 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
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
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

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Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1993 Newcastle United A 1–0 35,216 Sheringham
16 August 1993 Arsenal H 0–1 28,355
21 August 1993 Manchester City H 1–0 24,535 Sedgley
25 August 1993 Liverpool A 2–1 42,456 Sheringham (2, 1 pen)
28 August 1993 Aston Villa A 0–1 32,498
1 September 1993 Chelsea H 1–1 27,567 Sheringham
11 September 1993 Sheffield United A 2–2 21,325 Sheringham (2)
18 September 1993 Oldham Athletic H 5–0 24,614 Sedgley (2), Dozzell, Durie, Sheringham
26 September 1993 Ipswich Town A 2–2 19,411 Dozzell, Sheringham
3 October 1993 Everton H 3–2 27,487 Anderton, Sheringham, Caskey
16 October 1993 Manchester United A 1–2 44,655 Caskey
23 October 1993 Swindon Town H 1–1 31,394 Dozzell
30 October 1993 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 16,849
6 November 1993 Southampton A 0–1 16,017
20 November 1993 Leeds United H 1–1 31,275 Anderton
24 November 1993 Wimbledon H 1–1 17,744 Barmby
27 November 1993 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 17,694 Anderton
4 December 1993 Newcastle United H 1–2 30,780 Barmby
6 December 1993 Arsenal A 1–1 35,669 Anderton
11 December 1993 Manchester City A 2–0 21,566 Dozzell (2)
18 December 1993 Liverpool H 3–3 31,394 Hazard (pen), Samways, Caskey
27 December 1993 Norwich City H 1–3 33,130 Barmby
28 December 1993 West Ham United A 3–1 20,787 Anderton, Hazard, Dozzell
1 January 1994 Coventry City H 1–2 26,015 Caskey
3 January 1994 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 32,514
15 January 1994 Manchester United H 0–1 31,343
22 January 1994 Swindon Town A 1–2 16,563 Barmby
5 February 1994 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–3 23,076 Rosenthal
12 February 1994 Blackburn Rovers H 0–2 30,236
27 February 1994 Chelsea A 3–4 16,807 Sedgley, Dozzell, Gray (pen)
2 March 1994 Aston Villa H 1–1 17,452 Rosenthal
5 March 1994 Sheffield United H 2–2 25,741 Scott, Dozzell
19 March 1994 Ipswich Town H 1–1 26,653 Barmby
26 March 1994 Everton A 1–0 23,580 Sedgley
2 April 1994 Norwich City A 2–1 21,181 Woodthorpe (own goal), Sheringham
4 April 1994 West Ham United H 1–4 31,502 Sheringham (pen)
9 April 1994 Coventry City A 0–1 14,491
17 April 1994 Leeds United A 0–2 33,658
23 April 1994 Southampton H 3–0 25,959 Sedgley, Samways, Anderton
30 April 1994 Wimbledon A 1–2 20,875 Sheringham (pen)
5 May 1994 Oldham Athletic A 2–0 14,283 Samways, Howells
7 May 1994 Queens Park Rangers H 1–2 26,105 Sheringham

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 1994 Peterborough United A 1–1 19,169 Dozzell
R3R 19 January 1994 Peterborough United H 1–1 (won 5–4 on pens) 24,893 Barmby
R4 29 January 1994 Ipswich Town A 0–3 22,539

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 21 September 1993 Burnley A 0–0 16,844
R2 2nd leg 6 October 1993 Burnley H 3–1 (won 3–1 on agg) 20,614 Sheringham (2), Howells
R3 27 October 1993 Derby County A 1–0 19,855 Barmby
R4 1 December 1993 Blackburn Rovers H 1–0 22,295 Campbell
R5 12 January 1994 Aston Villa H 1–2 31,408 Caskey

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[3]

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   NOR Erik Thorstvedt
2 DF   ENG Dean Austin
3 DF   ENG Justin Edinburgh
4 MF   ENG Vinny Samways
5 DF   SCO Colin Calderwood
6 DF   ENG Gary Mabbutt (captain)
7 MF   ENG Nick Barmby
8 DF   ENG Kevin Scott
9 MF   ENG Darren Anderton
10 FW   ENG Teddy Sheringham
11 FW   ISR Ronny Rosenthal
12 MF   ENG Jason Dozzell
13 GK   ENG Ian Walker
14 MF   ENG Steve Sedgley
15 MF   ENG David Howells
16 MF   ENG Micky Hazard
17 MF   IRL Andy Turner
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   ENG Jason Cundy
19 MF   ENG Kevin Watson
20 MF   ENG Darren Caskey
21 MF   ENG Danny Hill
22 DF   ENG David Kerslake
23 DF   ENG Sol Campbell
24 FW   ENG Paul Moran
25 FW   SCO John Hendry
26 DF   ENG Stuart Nethercott
27 DF   IRL Stephen Carr
28 MF   ENG Lee Hodges
29 MF   NIR Steve Robinson
30 GK   ENG Chris Day
31 FW   ENG Robert Simpson
32 FW   ENG Paul Mahorn
33 MF   ENG Andy Gray

Left 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
8 FW   SCO Gordon Durie (sold to Rangers)
11 MF   ENG Paul Allen (sold to Southampton)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF   ISL Guðni Bergsson (released)
30 GK   ENG Kevin Dearden (sold to Luton Town)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   NOR Erik Thorstvedt 37 0 32 0 1 0 4 0
13 GK   ENG Ian Walker 14 0 10+1 0 2 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Dean Austin 26 0 20+3 0 2 0 0+1 0
3 DF   ENG Justin Edinburgh 31 0 24+1 0 3 0 3 0
5 DF   SCO Colin Calderwood 34 0 26 0 3 0 5 0
6 DF   ENG Gary Mabbutt 32 0 29 0 0 0 3 0
8 DF   ENG Kevin Scott 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0
22 DF   ENG David Kerslake 23 0 16+1 0 1+1 0 4 0
23 DF   ENG Sol Campbell 41 1 27+7 0 1+2 0 4 1
26 DF   ENG Stuart Nethercott 12 0 9+1 0 1 0 1 0
27 DF   IRL Stephen Carr 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF   ENG Vinny Samways 47 3 39 3 3 0 5 0
7 MF   ENG Nick Barmby 33 7 27 5 3 1 3 1
9 MF   ENG Darren Anderton 45 6 35+2 6 3 0 5 0
12 MF   ENG Jason Dozzell 38 10 28+4 9 2 1 4 0
14 MF   ENG Steve Sedgley 49 5 42 5 3 0 4 0
15 MF   ENG David Howells 20 2 15+3 1 0 0 1+1 1
16 MF   ENG Micky Hazard 19 2 13+4 2 2 0 0 0
17 MF   IRL Andy Turner 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   ENG Darren Caskey 32 5 16+9 4 3 0 3+1 1
21 MF   ENG Danny Hill 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF   NIR Steve Robinson 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   ENG Andy Gray 2 1 0+2 1 0 0 0 0
Forwards
10 FW   ENG Teddy Sheringham 21 15 17+2 13 0 0 2 2
11 FW   ISR Ronny Rosenthal 16 2 11+4 2 0 0 1 0
24 FW   ENG Paul Moran 6 0 0+5 0 0 0 0+1 0
25 FW   SCO John Hendry 5 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
32 FW   ENG Paul Mahorn 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
8 MF   SCO Gordon Durie 12 1 10 1 0 0 2 0
11 MF   ENG Paul Allen 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: [[[4]]]

Goal scorers

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Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: premierleague.com

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 FW 10   Teddy Sheringham 13 0 2 15
2 MF 12   Jason Dozzell 9 1 0 10
3 MF 7   Nick Barmby 5 1 1 7
4 MF 9   Darren Anderton 6 0 0 6
5 MF 14   Steve Sedgley 5 0 0 5
MF 20   Darren Caskey 4 0 1 5
7 MF 4   Vinny Samways 3 0 0 3
8 FW 11   Ronny Rosenthal 2 0 0 2
MF 15   David Howells 1 0 1 2
MF 16   Micky Hazard 2 0 0 2
11 FW 8   Gordon Durie 1 0 0 1
DF 8   Kevin Scott 1 0 0 1
DF 23   Sol Campbell 0 0 1 1
MF 33   Andy Gray 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 53 2 6 61

Clean sheets

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Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: premierleague.com

Rnk No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 1   Erik Thorstvedt 7 0 2 9
2 13   Ian Walker 1 0 1 2
TOTALS 8 0 3 11

References

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  1. ^ White, Clive (15 June 1994). "Football: Spurs are 'staggered' by punishment: Tottenham escape relegation over illegal payments but FA sanctions send a shudder through White Hart Lane". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 1993-1994 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Tottenham Hotspur - 1993/94".
  4. ^ "Tottenham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".