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

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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.

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

First-team squad

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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. NationPlayer
1GK  CANCraig Forrest
2MF  ENGMick Stockwell
3DF  ENGNeil Thompson
4MF  ENGPaul Mason
5DF  SCOJohn Wark
6DF  ENGDavid Linighan
7MF  WALGeraint Williams
8MF  ENGGavin Johnson
9MF  BULBoncho Genchev
10FW  ENGIan Marshall
No.Pos. NationPlayer
11FW  ENGChris Kiwomya
12FW  ENGPaul Goddard
13GK  ENGClive Baker
15DF  ENGPhil Whelan
16DF  ENGEddie Youds
17MF  ENGSimon Milton
18DF  ENGSteve Palmer (captain)
19DF  CANFrank Yallop
21MF  ENGStuart Slater
22MF  ENGLee Durrant

Left club during season

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
14FW  ENGSteve Whitton (to Colchester United)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
26FW  ZAMNeil Gregory (on loan to Chesterfield)

Reserve squad

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
20MF  ENGDavid Gregory
23GK  ENGPhil Morgan
24DF  ENGLee Honeywood
25MF  ENGAdam Tanner
27DF  ENGLeo Cotterell
No.Pos. NationPlayer
28FW  ENGGary Thompson
29MF  SCOGraham Connell
30FW  SCODavid Pirie
MF  ENGMatt Weston

Competitions

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FA Premier League

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League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
17Everton42128224263−2144
18Southampton42127234966−1743
19Ipswich Town42916173558−2343
20Sheffield United (R)42818164260−1842Relegation to Football League First Division
21Oldham Athletic (R)42913204268−2640
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Legend

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WinDrawLoss

Ipswich Town's score comes first[4]

Matches

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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

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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

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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

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Transfers in

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DatePosNameFromFeeRef
18 June 1993MF Paul Mason Aberdeen£400,000[5]
9 August 1993FW Ian Marshall Oldham Athletic£750,000[6]
30 September 1993MF Stuart Slater Celtic£750,000[7]

Transfers out

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DatePosNameToFeeRef
1 July 1993GK Jason WintersFree agentReleased[8]
30 June 1993MF Vlado Bozinovski Paços de FerreiraUndisclosed[9]
1 August 1993MF Jason Dozzell Tottenham Hotspur£1,900,000[10]
24 March 1994FW Steve Whitton Colchester United£10,000[11]

Loans out

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Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef
3 February 1994FW Neil Gregory Chesterfield31 May 1994[12]

Awards

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Player awards

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AwardPlayer
Player of the Year John Wark

References

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  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.