1993–94 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
# 1993–94 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

During the 1993–94 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the FA Premier League.

## Season summary

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.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 70 |
| 6 | Wimbledon | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 65 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 64 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 60 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 60 |

## Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

### FA Premier League

| 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 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 8 January 1994 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 | 32,488 | Bright |
| R3R | 19 January 1994 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–0 | 25,268 | Bart-Williams, Pearce |
| R4 | 29 January 1994 | Chelsea | A | 1–1 | 26,094 | Hyde |
| R4R | 9 February 1994 | Chelsea | H | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | 26,144 | Bright |

### League Cup

| 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 |

## Players

### First-team squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Chris Woods |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Roland Nilsson |
| 3 | DF | NIR | Nigel Worthington |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Carlton Palmer |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Nigel Pearson |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Brian Linighan |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Adem Poric |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Chris Waddle |
| 9 | FW | ENG | David Hirst |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Mark Bright |
| 11 | MF | IRL | John Sheridan |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Andy Pearce |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Kevin Pressman |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Chris Bart-Williams |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Andy Sinton |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Graham Hyde |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Des Walker |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Phil King |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Nigel Jemson |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Gordon Watson |
| 21 | MF | WAL | Ryan Jones |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Simon Stewart |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Lance Key |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Julian Watts |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Mike Williams |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Trevor Francis |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Steven Brown |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Simon Coleman |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Lee Briscoe |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Paul Warhurst (to Blackburn Rovers) |

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | FW | ENG | Leroy Chambers |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ENG | Richie Barker |
