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

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. In March 1994, the Magpies lost the Anglo-Italian Cup final to Brescia.[1]

Final league table

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

Notts County's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993MiddlesbroughH2–39,392Draper (pen), Lund
21 August 1993Peterborough UnitedA1–16,890Draper
28 August 1993SunderlandH1–09,166Lund
4 September 1993Tranmere RoversA1–36,317Simpson
11 September 1993West Bromwich AlbionH1–09,870Draper
18 September 1993WatfordA1–36,959Draper
25 September 1993Derby CountyH4–111,000McSwegan (3), Turner
2 October 1993Leicester CityA2–316,319Draper (pen), McSwegan
9 October 1993Bristol CityH2–06,418McSwegan (pen), Draper
16 October 1993Luton TownA0–16,366
20 October 1993MillwallA0–25,887
23 October 1993PortsmouthH1–16,683Walker
30 October 1993Nottingham ForestA0–126,721
2 November 1993Wolverhampton WanderersA0–315,989
6 November 1993Crystal PalaceH3–26,904McSwegan (2, 1 pen), Lund
13 November 1993Charlton AthleticA1–57,226Agana
20 November 1993Stoke CityH2–09,815Robinson, Turner
28 November 1993Oxford UnitedH2–15,302Devlin, Agana
5 December 1993Crystal PalaceA2–113,704Devlin (2)
11 December 1993MillwallH1–36,516Lund
18 December 1993MiddlesbroughA0–37,869
27 December 1993Grimsby TownA2–27,781Lund, Devlin
1 January 1994Bolton WanderersA2–411,041Turner, Lund
3 January 1994Southend UnitedH2–16,503Draper, Dijkstra
11 January 1994Birmingham CityH2–17,212Devlin, McSwegan
15 January 1994Luton TownH1–26,589Agana
22 January 1994Bristol CityA2–07,458Legg, Agana
5 February 1994PortsmouthA0–09,359
12 February 1994Nottingham ForestH2–117,911McSwegan, Palmer
19 February 1994Birmingham CityA3–212,913McSwegan, Wilson, Legg
22 February 1994Peterborough UnitedH2–16,106McSwegan (2)
1 March 1994BarnsleyH3–16,297Draper (2), Lund
5 March 1994SunderlandA0–216,269
12 March 1994WatfordH1–06,379Lund
16 March 1994West Bromwich AlbionA0–314,594
26 March 1994Leicester CityH4–111,907McSwegan, Matthews, Lund (2)
30 March 1994Southend UnitedA0–13,758
2 April 1994Grimsby TownH2–17,205Matthews, Draper
4 April 1994BarnsleyA3–06,827Devlin, Lund, McSwegan
9 April 1994Bolton WanderersH2–17,270Murphy, Devlin
12 April 1994Tranmere RoversH0–06,318
16 April 1994Wolverhampton WanderersH0–213,438
20 April 1994Derby CountyA1–118,602Draper
23 April 1994Stoke CityA0–016,453
30 April 1994Charlton AthleticH3–37,019Draper (pen), Lund, McSwegan
8 May 1994Oxford UnitedA1–28,487Draper

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1994Sutton UnitedH3–26,805Draper, Agana, Devlin
R429 January 1994West Ham UnitedH1–114,952Lund
R4R9 February 1994West Ham UnitedA0–123,273

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st leg17 August 1993Hull CityH2–03,003Lund, Cox
R1 2nd leg24 August 1993Hull CityA1–3 (won on away goals)2,222Draper
R2 1st leg22 September 1993Newcastle UnitedA1–325,887Srníček (own goal)
R2 2nd leg5 October 1993Newcastle UnitedH1–7 (lost 2–10 on agg)6,068McSwegan

Anglo-Italian Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Group 231 August 1993Derby CountyH3–23,276Legg (2), Lund
Group 215 September 1993Nottingham ForestA1–17,347Lund
R112 October 1993AscoliH4–23,756Legg, Lund (2), Draper
R19 November 1993Pisa Sporting ClubH3–23,253Agana, Devlin, Lund
R116 November 1993BresciaA1–32,000Draper
R122 December 1993Ancona CalcioA1–01,000McSwegan
SF 1st leg26 January 1994Southend UnitedA0–13,706
SF 2nd leg16 February 1994Southend UnitedH1–0 (won 4–3 on pens)5,485Devlin
F20 March 1994BresciaN0–117,185

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

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

References

  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.
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