Sheffield Wednesday 1993–94 football season
During the 1993–94 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the FA Premier League .
Sheffield Wednesday finished seventh in the league for the second season running, but they could have finished even higher had key striker David Hirst not missed so much of the season due to injury. Young striker Gordon Watson proved himself to be a highly competent deputy, scoring 12 league goals in his first season as a regular player.
Veterans Chris Waddle , Chris Woods and Mark Bright were also impressive, showing little sign of their advancing years, despite all three players now being in their 30s.
Wednesday's best success in 1993–94 came in the League Cup. They reached the semi-finals but were defeated by Manchester United in the semi-final, which included Ryan Giggs scoring a classic goal for United in the first leg. This ended any hope of the Owls winning a major trophy or qualifying for Europe. Trevor Francis responded to this disappointment by signing Klas Ingesson and Guy Whittingham to give the strikeforce some much-needed support. These reinforcements also gave Owls fans some much-needed hope of silverware, a year after they'd been on the losing side in both domestic cup finals.
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first [ 1]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
14 August 1993
Liverpool
A
0–2
44,004
18 August 1993
Aston Villa
H
0–0
28,450
21 August 1993
Arsenal
H
0–1
26,023
25 August 1993
West Ham United
A
0–2
19,441
28 August 1993
Chelsea
A
1–1
16,652
Bright
1 September 1993
Norwich City
H
3–3
25,175
Bart-Williams , Bright , Sinton
13 September 1993
Newcastle United
A
2–4
33,890
Sinton (2)
18 September 1993
Southampton
H
2–0
22,503
Sheridan (pen), Hirst
25 September 1993
Blackburn Rovers
A
1–1
13,917
Hyde
2 October 1993
Manchester United
H
2–3
34,548
Bright , Bart-Williams
16 October 1993
Wimbledon
H
2–2
21,752
Waddle , Jones
23 October 1993
Sheffield United
A
1–1
30,044
Palmer
30 October 1993
Leeds United
H
3–3
31,892
Jones , Waddle , Bright
6 November 1993
Ipswich Town
A
4–1
15,070
Jemson (2), Palmer , Bright
20 November 1993
Coventry City
H
0–0
23,379
24 November 1993
Oldham Athletic
H
3–0
18,509
Watson (2), Jemson
27 November 1993
Manchester City
A
2–1
23,416
Jones , Jemson
4 December 1993
Liverpool
H
3–1
32,177
Bright , Ruddock (own goal), Wright (own goal)
8 December 1993
Aston Villa
A
2–2
20,304
Bart-Williams , Teale (own goal)
12 December 1993
Arsenal
A
0–1
22,026
18 December 1993
West Ham United
H
5–0
26,350
Waddle , Bright , Jemson , Marsh (own goal), Palmer
27 December 1993
Everton
A
2–0
16,777
Bright , Palmer
29 December 1993
Swindon Town
H
3–3
30,570
Watson (2), Bright
1 January 1994
Queens Park Rangers
A
2–1
16,858
Watson , Bright
3 January 1994
Tottenham Hotspur
H
1–0
32,514
Bright
15 January 1994
Wimbledon
A
1–2
5,536
Pearce
22 January 1994
Sheffield United
H
3–1
34,959
Pearce , Bright , Watson
5 February 1994
Tottenham Hotspur
A
3–1
23,076
Coleman , Bright (2)
26 February 1994
Norwich City
A
1–1
18,311
Watson
5 March 1994
Newcastle United
H
0–1
33,153
12 March 1994
Southampton
A
1–1
16,391
Bart-Williams
16 March 1994
Manchester United
A
0–5
43,669
20 March 1994
Blackburn Rovers
H
1–2
24,655
Watson
30 March 1994
Chelsea
H
3–1
20,433
Bart-Williams , Palmer , Sheridan (pen)
2 April 1994
Everton
H
5–1
24,096
Bart-Williams , Jones , Worthington , Bright (2)
4 April 1994
Swindon Town
A
1–0
13,927
Watson
9 April 1994
Queens Park Rangers
H
3–1
22,437
Bright (2), Sheridan (pen)
16 April 1994
Coventry City
A
1–1
13,013
Jones
23 April 1994
Ipswich Town
H
5–0
23,457
Pearce , Watson , Bart-Williams , Linighan (own goal), Bright
30 April 1994
Oldham Athletic
A
0–0
12,973
3 May 1994
Leeds United
A
2–2
33,575
Watson , Bart-Williams
7 May 1994
Manchester City
H
1–1
33,589
Watson
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 1st leg
21 September 1993
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–1
11,590
Bart-Williams
R2 2nd leg
6 October 1993
Bolton Wanderers
H
1–0 (won 2–1 on agg)
16,194
Bright
R3
27 October 1993
Middlesbrough
A
1–1
14,765
Palmer
R3R
10 November 1993
Middlesbrough
H
2–1
19,482
Palmer , Watson
R4
1 December 1993
Queens Park Rangers
A
2–1
13,253
Jemson , Jones
R5
11 January 1994
Wimbledon
A
2–1
8,784
Bright , Watson
SF 1st leg
13 February 1994
Manchester United
A
0–1
43,294
SF 2nd leg
2 March 1994
Manchester United
H
1–4 (lost 1–5 on agg)
34,878
Hirst
Squad at end of season [ 2] [ 3]
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Left club during season [ edit ]
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National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 8 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , Senior )
Spartan League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions