1993–94 Ipswich Town F.C. season

During the 1993–94 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the FA Premier League.

Ipswich Town
1993–94 season
ChairmanJohn Kerr
ManagerJohn Lyall
Premier League19th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Marshall (10)
All: Ian Marshall (15)
Highest home attendance22,559
(vs Manchester United, 1 May 1994, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance8,654
(vs Cambridge United, 21 Sep 1993, League Cup)
Average home league attendance16,382

Season summary

Ipswich Town looked to improve on their 16th-place finish of the previous campaign. Their initial form was promising, and in November they held Manchester United to a goalless draw at Old Trafford. But, as had happened a season earlier, their late season form took a dramatic slump and they found themselves in a relegation battle. The 5-1 home defeat to Arsenal was Ipswich's worst home defeat in 18 years.[1]

Ipswich failed to win their last 11 games but their survival was secured on the final day of the season after fellow strugglers Sheffield United were beaten by a late goal by Chelsea and Oldham Athletic failed to beat Norwich City.

Kit

Ipswich Town's kit was manufactured by English company Umbro and sponsored by Ipswich-based chemical manufacturer Fisons.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[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 GK Canada CAN Craig Forrest
2 MF England ENG Mick Stockwell
3 DF England ENG Neil Thompson
4 MF England ENG Paul Mason
5 DF Scotland SCO John Wark
6 DF England ENG David Linighan
7 MF Wales WAL Geraint Williams
8 MF England ENG Gavin Johnson
9 MF Bulgaria BUL Boncho Genchev
10 FW England ENG Ian Marshall
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW England ENG Chris Kiwomya
12 FW England ENG Paul Goddard
13 GK England ENG Clive Baker
15 DF England ENG Phil Whelan
16 DF England ENG Eddie Youds
17 MF England ENG Simon Milton
18 DF England ENG Steve Palmer (captain)
19 DF Canada CAN Frank Yallop
21 MF England ENG Stuart Slater
22 MF England ENG Lee Durrant

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW England ENG Steve Whitton (to Colchester United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW Zambia ZAM Neil Gregory (on loan to Chesterfield)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF England ENG David Gregory
23 GK England ENG Phil Morgan
24 DF England ENG Lee Honeywood
25 MF England ENG Adam Tanner
27 DF England ENG Leo Cotterell
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW England ENG Gary Thompson
29 MF Scotland SCO Graham Connell
30 FW Scotland SCO David Pirie
— MF England ENG Matt Weston

Competitions

FA Premier League
Main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 Relegation to the Football League First Division
21 Oldham Athletic (R) 42 9 13 20 42 68 −26 40
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first[4]

Matches
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993Oldham AthleticA3–012,182Marshall, Palmer, Mason
17 August 1993SouthamptonH1–014,569Marshall
21 August 1993ChelseaH1–017,582Marshall
25 August 1993Norwich CityA0–119,189
28 August 1993Sheffield UnitedA1–117,932Whitton
31 August 1993Newcastle UnitedH1–119,102Kiwomya
11 September 1993ArsenalA0–428,563
18 September 1993Aston VillaH1–216,617Marshall
26 September 1993Tottenham HotspurH2–219,411Milton, Marshall
2 October 1993Queens Park RangersA0–312,292
17 October 1993Leeds UnitedH0–017,548
25 October 1993WimbledonA2–07,756Mason, Stockwell
30 October 1993EvertonH0–215,078
6 November 1993Sheffield WednesdayH1–415,070Marshall
20 November 1993Swindon TownA2–213,343Wark (2)
24 November 1993Manchester UnitedA0–043,300
27 November 1993Blackburn RoversH1–014,582Youds
4 December 1993Oldham AthleticH0–012,004
8 December 1993SouthamptonA1–09,028Kiwomya
11 December 1993ChelseaA1–112,508Kiwomya
18 December 1993Norwich CityH2–119,498Wark (pen), Megson (own goal)
27 December 1993West Ham UnitedH1–121,024Linighan
1 January 1994LiverpoolH1–222,355Marshall
15 January 1994Leeds UnitedA0–031,317
22 January 1994WimbledonH0–012,372
2 February 1994Coventry CityA0–111,265
5 February 1994Manchester CityA1–228,188Marshall
12 February 1994EvertonA0–019,588
22 February 1994Sheffield UnitedH3–210,747Marshall, Linighan, Slater
5 March 1994ArsenalH1–518,656Dixon (own goal)
12 March 1994Aston VillaA1–023,732Johnson
19 March 1994Tottenham HotspurA1–126,653Kiwomya
23 March 1994Newcastle UnitedA0–232,216
26 March 1994Queens Park RangersH1–315,182Genchev
29 March 1994Manchester CityH2–213,099Linighan, Genchev (pen)
2 April 1994West Ham UnitedA1–218,307Mason
4 April 1994Coventry CityH0–212,633
9 April 1994LiverpoolA0–130,485
16 April 1994Swindon TownH1–114,934Marshall
23 April 1994Sheffield WednesdayA0–523,457
1 May 1994Manchester UnitedH1–222,559Kiwomya
7 May 1994Blackburn RoversA0–020,633

FA Cup
Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1994Swindon TownA1–112,105Marshall
R3R18 January 1994Swindon TownH2–112,796Stockwell, Marshall
R429 January 1994Tottenham HotspurH3–022,539Marshall, Johnson, N Thompson
R519 February 1994Wolverhampton WanderersA1–128,234Wark
R5R2 March 1994Wolverhampton WanderersH1–219,385Palmer

League Cup
Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg21 September 1993Cambridge UnitedH2–18,654Milton
R2 2nd leg5 October 1993Cambridge UnitedA2–0 (won 4–1 on agg)6,979Marshall, Kiwomya
R327 October 1993LiverpoolA2–319,058Mason (pen), Marshall

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
18 June 1993 MF England Paul Mason Scotland Aberdeen £400,000 [5]
9 August 1993 FW England Ian Marshall England Oldham Athletic £750,000 [6]
30 September 1993 MF England Stuart Slater Scotland Celtic £750,000 [7]

Transfers out
Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
1 July 1993 GK England Jason Winters Free agent Released [8]
30 June 1993 MF Australia Vlado Bozinovski Portugal Paços de Ferreira Undisclosed [9]
1 August 1993 MF England Jason Dozzell England Tottenham Hotspur £1,900,000 [10]
24 March 1994 FW England Steve Whitton England Colchester United £10,000 [11]

Loans out
Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
3 February 1994 FW Zambia Neil Gregory England Chesterfield 31 May 1994 [12]

Awards

Player awards
Award Player
Player of the Year Scotland John Wark

References
  1. Hadgraft, Rob (October 2006). Ipswich Town The Modern Era. p. 340. ISBN 1-905328-24-9.
  2. "FootballSquads - Ipswich Town - 1993/94".
  3. "All Ipswich Town players: 1994".
  4. "Ipswich Town 1993-1994 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  5. "Paul Mason at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. "Ian Marshall at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  7. "Stuart Slater at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. "Jason Winters Pride of Anglia profile". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. "Vlado Bozinovski Pride of Anglia profile". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  10. "Jason Dozzell at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  11. "Steve Whitton at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  12. "Neil Gregory at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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