Club: | Leeds United |
Season: | 1993–94 |
Manager: | Howard Wilkinson |
Chairman: | Leslie Silver |
Stadium: | Elland Road |
League: | Premier League |
League Result: | 5th |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Fourth round |
Cup2: | League Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Second round |
League Topscorer: | Rod Wallace (17) |
Season Topscorer: | Rod Wallace (17) |
Highest Attendance: | 41,125 vs Manchester United (27 April 1994, Premier League) |
Lowest Attendance: | 22,167 vs Oxford United (9 February 1994, FA Cup) |
Average Attendance: | 34,493 |
Prevseason: | 1992–93 |
Nextseason: | 1994–95 |
The 1993–1994 season saw Leeds United competing in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
After last season's 17th-place finish and failure to win away from home, one season after winning the league title, Howard Wilkinson decided to bolster his squad in order to avoid another torrid season. He paid a club record £2.7 million for Sheffield United striker Brian Deane and by Christmas he had paid a further £2 million for Manchester City midfielder David White. Leeds were now well on the road to recovery, and that recovery process was completed at the end of the season when they finished fifth in the final table.
See main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League.
Leeds United's score comes first[1]
Win | Draw | Loss |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 August 1993 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | Deane | 32,366 | |
17 August 1993 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | Speed | 34,588 | |
21 August 1993 | Norwich City | H | 0–4 | — | 32,008 | |
24 August 1993 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | Strachan | 29,042 | |
28 August 1993 | Liverpool | A | 0–2 | — | 44,068 | |
30 August 1993 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–0 | Strachan | 28,717 | |
11 September 1993 | Southampton | A | 2–0 | Deane, Speed | 13,511 | |
19 September 1993 | Sheffield United | H | 2–1 | Strachan, McAllister | 33,892 | |
25 September 1993 | Coventry City | A | 2–0 | Wallace (2) | 28,717 | |
2 October 1993 | Wimbledon | H | 4–0 | Speed (2), McAllister (2) | 30,020 | |
17 October 1993 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–0 | — | 17,548 | |
23 October 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3–3 | Sherwood (o.g.), Newsome, McAllister (pen.) | 37,827 | |
30 October 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 3–3 | Speed, Fairclough, Wallace | 31,892 | |
6 November 1993 | Chelsea | H | 4–1 | Deane, Rocastle, Wallace (2) | 35,022 | |
20 November 1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 | Deane | 31,275 | |
23 November 1993 | Everton | A | 1–1 | Wallace | 17,066 | |
27 November 1993 | Swindon Town | H | 3–0 | Deane, Speed, Wallace | 32,630 | |
4 December 1993 | Manchester City | H | 3–2 | Deane, Speed, Wallace | 33,821 | |
8 December 1993 | West Ham United | A | 1–0 | Wallace | 20,468 | |
13 December 1993 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | Wallace | 16,586 | |
18 December 1993 | Arsenal | H | 2–1 | Adams (o.g.), McAllister | 37,515 | |
22 December 1993 | Newcastle United | A | 1–1 | Fairclough | 36,388 | |
29 December 1993 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | Hodge | 39,106 | |
1 January 1994 | Manchester United | A | 0–0 | — | 44,724 | |
15 January 1994 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–0 | — | 31,317 | |
23 January 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–2 | Speed | 16,938 | |
6 February 1994 | Aston Villa | A | 0–1 | — | 26,919 | |
19 February 1994 | Liverpool | H | 2–0 | Wetherall, McAllister | 40,053 | |
28 February 1994 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–1 | McAllister | 11,136 | |
5 March 1994 | Southampton | H | 0–0 | — | 30,890 | |
13 March 1994 | Sheffield United | A | 2–2 | Deane, Speed | 19,250 | |
16 March 1994 | Aston Villa | H | 2–0 | Deane, Wallace | 33,120 | |
19 March 1994 | Coventry City | H | 1–0 | Wallace | 30,023 | |
26 March 1994 | Wimbledon | A | 0–1 | — | 9,035 | |
1 April 1994 | Newcastle United | H | 1–1 | Fairclough | 40,005 | |
4 April 1994 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 4–0 | Deane, White (2), Wallace | 13,365 | |
17 April 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | Wallace (2) | 33,658 | |
23 April 1994 | Chelsea | A | 1–1 | Speed | 18,544 | |
27 April 1994 | Manchester United | H | 0–2 | — | 41,125 | |
30 April 1994 | Everton | H | 3–0 | White, Watson (o.g.), McAllister | 35,487 | |
3 May 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–2 | White, Wallace | 33,806 | |
7 May 1994 | Swindon Town | A | 5–0 | Deane (2), White, Fairclough, Wallace | 17,228 |
See main article: 1993–94 FA Cup.
8 January 1994 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 3–1 | Deane, Forrester (2) | 23,475 | ||
29 January 1994 | Oxford United | A | 2–2 | Speed, Wetherall | 11,029 | ||
9 February 1994 | Oxford United | H | 2–3 | White, Strachan | 22,167 |
See main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup.
21 September 1993 | Sunderland | A | 1–2 | Speed | 17,101 | ||
6 October 1993 | Sunderland | H | 1–2 | Whelan | 22,265 |
Date | Name | From | Fee | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 1993 | David O'Leary | Arsenal | Free | |||
14 July 1993 | Brian Deane | Sheffield United | £2,700,000 | |||
15 November 1993 | John Pemberton | Sheffield United | £250,000 | |||
27 December 1993 | David White | Manchester City | £2,000,000 |
Date | Name | To | Fee | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 1993 | Mervyn Day | Carlisle United | Free | |||
1 July 1993 | Dylan Kerr | Reading | £75,000 | |||
1 August 1993 | Carl Shutt | Birmingham City | £50,000 | |||
1 August 1993 | Chris Whyte | Birmingham City | £250,000 | |||
7 August 1993 | Lee Chapman | Portsmouth | £250,000 | |||
1 September 1993 | David Kerslake | Tottenham Hotspur | £450,000 | |||
26 October 1993 | David Batty | Blackburn Rovers | £2,750,000 | |||
20 December 1993 | David Rocastle | Manchester City | £2,000,000 | |||
20 December 1993 | Mel Sterland | Retired |