1993 Richmond Kickers season

Richmond Kickers
1993 season
Owner	Cookie Ketcham
Head coach	Bobby Lennon
Stadium	First Market Stadium
USISL	Division: 4th; Overall: 20th
USISL Cup	Second round
U.S. Open Cup	Did not enter
Home colors	Away colors
	1994 →

The 1993 Richmond Kickers season was the inaugural season for the club. In their first season of competitive soccer, the Kickers played in the United States Interregional Soccer League, which at the time served as the third division of the American soccer pyramid. The Kickers played their first season on the campus of the University of Richmond at the site of the former East Market Stadium.

In the inaugural season the Kickers played in the Atlantic Division, where they finished in fourth place in the division, qualifying for the play-in round of the playoffs. Richmond defeated the Charleston Battery, who would eventually become bitter rivals with the team, as they were some of the few surviving clubs from the early 90s, in the play-in round, before eventually losing to the Greensboro Dynamo in the divisional playoff semifinals.^[1]

Squad

Roster

The following players were part of the 1993 squad.^[2]^[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	DF	SCO	Liam Behrens
2	DF	ENG	Tony Blunt
3	MF	USA	Matt Borgard
4	GK	USA	Scott Budnick
5	MF	USA	Patrick Burke
6	DF	USA	Karlton Byrd
7	FW	NIR	Leigh Cowlishaw
8	DF	USA	Scott Davis
9	FW	USA	John Dugan
10	FW	USA	Eric Dumbleton


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	MF	USA	Mike Huwiler
12	MF	USA	Cookie Ketcham
13	DF	USA	Ted Gillen
14	GK	USA	Joe O'Carroll
15	DF	USA	Sean Phillips
16	DF	USA	Duncan Satchell
17	FW	USA	Khary Stockton
19	FW	USA	Rob Ukrop
20	MF	USA	Richie Williams

Team management

The following individuals were part of the club's management for the 1993 season.

Position	Staff
Owner, Office Manager, and Director	Cookie Ketcham
Owner, Coach, and General Manager	Bobby Lennon
Athletic Trainer	Jack Thomas
Athletic Trainer	Kathlene Watz

Source: Source

Competitions

Exhibitions

June 4, 1993	Richmond Kickers	v	International opponent	Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT				Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium

USISL regular season

Table

Atlantic Division

Pos.	Team	Pld.	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts.	Qualification
2	Delaware Wizards	16	10	6	34	22	+12	88	Playoffs
3	Raleigh Flyers	16	10	6	31	24	+7	84
4	Richmond Kickers	16	8	8	30	30	0	78
5	Charleston Battery	16	8	8	27	33	−6	72
6	Connecticut Wolves	16	7	9	29	33	−4	68

Results

May 8, 1993	Richmond Kickers	v	Columbia Spirit	Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT				Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium

May 15, 1993	Raleigh Flyers	2–1	Richmond Kickers	Raleigh, North Carolina
7:35 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: Method Road

May 22, 1993	Richmond Kickers	v	Connecticut Wolves	Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT				Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium

May 28, 1993	Richmond Kickers	v	Baltimore Bays	Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT				Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium

June 18, 1993	Richmond Kickers	v	Raleigh Flyers	Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT				Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium

July 2, 1993	Richmond Kickers	v	Dallas Rockets	Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT				Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium

July 9, 1993	Richmond Kickers	v	Delaware Wizards	Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT				Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium

July 17, 1993	Richmond Kickers	v	Charlotte Eagles	Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT				Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium

July 24, 1993	Richmond Kickers	v	Charleston Battery	Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT				Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium

USISL Playoffs

1993 First round	Richmond Kickers	2–0	Charleston Battery	Richmond, Virginia
EDT				Stadium: First Market Stadium

1993 Second round	Greensboro Dynamo	4–1	Richmond Kickers	Greensboro, North Carolina
EDT				Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date
1	DF	Liam Behrens	VCU Rams	Free	April 1, 1993
2	DF	Tony Blunt	Old Dominion Monarchs	Free	April 1, 1993
3	MF	Matt Borgard	South Florida Bulls	Free	April 1, 1993

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Start	End	Source
4	GK	Scott Budnick	William & Mary Tribe	April 1, 1993	August 1, 1993

References

^ Litterer, David. "United Soccer Leagues Statistical History, Part 1 (1986-1994)". The American Soccer History Archives. Homepages.Sover.net. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
^ Kruszewski, Jackie (March 14, 2017). "The Richmond Kickers mark their 25th season with big aspirations and a bold new plan for City Stadium". styleweekly.com. Style Weekly. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
^ Nunez, Anthony (March 21, 2015). "1993 Richmond Kickers Soccer Set". The Oddball Card Collector. Blogger.

[1] Litterer, David. "United Soccer Leagues Statistical History, Part 1 (1986-1994)". The American Soccer History Archives. Homepages.Sover.net. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.

[2] Kruszewski, Jackie (March 14, 2017). "The Richmond Kickers mark their 25th season with big aspirations and a bold new plan for City Stadium". styleweekly.com. Style Weekly. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

[3] Nunez, Anthony (March 21, 2015). "1993 Richmond Kickers Soccer Set". The Oddball Card Collector. Blogger.

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