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1993–94 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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Sunderland
1993–94 season
ChairmanBob Murray
ManagerTerry Butcher (until 26 November)
Mick Buxton (from 26 November)
StadiumRoker Park
First Division12th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gray (14)
All: Gray (17)
Average home league attendance16,934

During the 1993–94 English football season, Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

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A poor first half of the 1993–94 season resulted in Terry Butcher being sacked with the Black Cats in the relegation zone and Mick Buxton was appointed as his successor.[1] A tightening of the team's defence led to an improvement in results and Sunderland finished the season in 12th place.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Stoke City 46 18 13 15 57 59 −2 67
11 Charlton Athletic 46 19 8 19 61 58 +3 65
12 Sunderland 46 19 8 19 54 57 −3 65
13 Bristol City 46 16 16 14 47 50 −3 64
14 Bolton Wanderers 46 15 14 17 63 64 −1 59
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

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Sunderland's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 1993 Derby County A 0–5 18,027
21 August 1993 Charlton Athletic H 4–0 17,647 Goodman, M Gray, Armstrong, Cunnington
28 August 1993 Notts County A 0–1 9,166
12 September 1993 Crystal Palace A 0–1 11,318
18 September 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–2 18,292
25 September 1993 Watford A 1–1 7,694 Owers
28 September 1993 Grimsby Town H 2–2 15,488 Goodman, Ord
2 October 1993 Peterborough United H 2–0 17,846 P Gray, Owers
9 October 1993 Birmingham City H 1–0 19,265 Howey
17 October 1993 Middlesbrough A 1–4 12,772 Goodman
20 October 1993 Luton Town H 2–0 13,760 Goodman, Smith
23 October 1993 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 19,505 Ord
30 October 1993 Bristol City A 0–2 8,162
3 November 1993 Stoke City A 0–1 13,551
6 November 1993 Portsmouth H 1–2 17,146 Smith
13 November 1993 Tranmere Rovers A 1–4 8,497 Goodman
20 November 1993 Southend United H 0–2 15,452
27 November 1993 Nottingham Forest H 2–3 16,968 Smith, P Gray
4 December 1993 Portsmouth A 1–0 11,891 Smith
18 December 1993 Derby County H 1–0 16,001 P Gray
27 December 1993 Bolton Wanderers A 0–0 18,496
28 December 1993 Millwall H 2–1 19,283 P Gray, Russell
1 January 1994 Leicester City A 1–2 19,615 P Gray (pen)
3 January 1994 Barnsley H 1–0 19,302 P Gray
11 January 1994 Oxford United A 3–0 5,877 Smith (2), Goodman
16 January 1994 Middlesbrough H 2–1 16,473 P Gray (pen), Howey
22 January 1994 Birmingham City A 0–0 15,884
5 February 1994 West Bromwich Albion A 1–2 17,089 Goodman
12 February 1994 Bristol City H 0–0 16,816
22 February 1994 Charlton Athletic A 0–0 7,904
26 February 1994 Luton Town A 1–2 9,367 Howey
5 March 1994 Notts County H 2–0 16,269 Russell, P Gray
16 March 1994 Crystal Palace H 1–0 15,892 P Gray
19 March 1994 Watford H 2–0 16,479 Russell (2)
26 March 1994 Peterborough United A 3–1 8,753 Russell, P Gray (2)
30 March 1994 Barnsley A 0–4 10,042
2 April 1994 Bolton Wanderers H 2–0 18,574 Russell (2)
5 April 1994 Millwall A 1–2 10,244 Melville
9 April 1994 Leicester City H 2–3 17,198 Melville, Goodman
12 April 1994 Grimsby Town A 1–0 4,732 Smith
16 April 1994 Stoke City H 0–1 17,406
23 April 1994 Southend United A 1–0 4,734 Smith
26 April 1994 Oxford United H 2–3 14,712 Armstrong, P Gray (pen)
30 April 1994 Tranmere Rovers H 3–2 15,167 P Gray (2), Russell
3 May 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 25,079 Goodman
8 May 1994 Nottingham Forest A 2–2 27,010 Russell, Goodman

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 1994 Carlisle United H 1–1 23,587 Ferguson
R3R 18 January 1994 Carlisle United A 1–0 (a.e.t.) 13,200 Howey
R4 29 January 1994 Wimbledon A 1–2 10,477 M Smith

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st leg 17 August 1993 Chester City H 3–1 9,404 Goodman (2), Power
R1 2nd leg 24 August 1993 Chester City A 0–0 (won 3–1 on agg) 2,903
R2 1st leg 21 September 1993 Leeds United H 2–1 17,101 Goodman, P Gray
R2 2nd leg 6 October 1993 Leeds United A 2–1 (won 4–2 on agg) 22,265 Goodman, P Gray
R3 26 October 1993 Aston Villa H 1–4 23,692 P Gray

Anglo-Italian Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Group 5 31 August 1993 Tranmere Rovers H 2–0 6,771 Goodman (2)
Group 5 14 September 1993 Bolton Wanderers A 0–2 3,460

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[3]

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 Alec Chamberlain
GK England ENG Sean Musgrave
GK England ENG David Preece
GK Wales WAL Tony Norman
DF England ENG Gary Bennett
DF England ENG Michael Gray
DF England ENG Lee Howey
DF England ENG John Kay
DF England ENG Richard Ord
DF England ENG Anth Smith
DF Wales WAL Andy Melville
DF Poland POL Dariusz Kubicki
MF England ENG Mark Angel
MF England ENG Gordon Armstrong
MF England ENG Brian Atkinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Kevin Ball
MF England ENG Shaun Cunnington
MF England ENG Martin Gray
MF England ENG Jamie Lawrence[notes 1]
MF England ENG Gary Owers
MF England ENG Ian Rodgerson
MF England ENG Ian Sampson
MF Scotland SCO Derek Ferguson
FW England ENG Steve Brodie
FW England ENG Don Goodman
FW England ENG David Rush
FW England ENG Craig Russell
FW England ENG Martin Smith
FW Northern Ireland NIR Phil Gray
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Power[notes 2] (on loan from Norwich City)

References

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  1. ^ "Football: Butcher sacked by Sunderland". The Independent. 27 November 1993. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Sunderland 1993-1994 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. ^ "All Sunderland players: 1994".

Notes

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  1. ^ Lawrence was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2000.
  2. ^ Power was born in Lewisham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 and B level.