1993–94 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

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Huddersfield Town
1993–94 season
ChairmanEngland Terry Fisher
ManagerEngland Neil Warnock
Second Division11th
FA CupSecond round
(knocked out by Port Vale)
League CupSecond round
(knocked out by Arsenal)
League TrophyRunners-up
(knocked out by Swansea City)
Top goalscorerLeague: Phil Starbuck (12)
All: Phil Starbuck (16)
Highest home attendance16,195 vs Blackpool (30 April 1994)
Lowest home attendance1,069 vs Doncaster Rovers (28 September 1993)
Biggest win3–0 vs Scarborough (11 March 1995)
4–1 vs Hartlepool United (27 December 1993)
4–1 vs Carlisle United (8 March 1994)
3–0 vs Wrexham (12 April 1994)
Biggest defeat0–5 vs Arsenal (21 September 1993)

Huddersfield Town's 1993–94 campaign was Town's last season playing at their

1938 FA Cup Final. Town did lose 3–1 on penalties to Swansea City
.

Squad at the start of the 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
-- GK England ENG Kevin Blackwell
-- GK England ENG Steve Francis
-- DF England ENG Jon Dyson
-- DF England ENG Peter Jackson
-- DF England ENG Graham Mitchell
-- DF England ENG Simon Trevitt
-- MF England ENG Gary Barnett
-- MF England ENG Chris Billy
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF England ENG Chris Marsden
-- MF England ENG Phil Robinson
-- MF England ENG Mark Wells
-- FW England ENG Andy Booth
-- FW England ENG Iain Dunn
-- FW Scotland SCO Iffy Onuora
-- FW Wales WAL Iwan Roberts
-- FW England ENG Phil Starbuck

Review

Highbury Stadium
to lose 6–1 on aggregate.

The mid season didn't give much more joy, but a run in the

1938 FA Cup Final, when they lost to Preston North End
. The match was a 1–1 draw, but Town then lost 3–1 on a penalty shoot-out.

Following the defeat to promotion chasing Port Vale on 15 March, many were even wondering if Town were staying in Division 2. But that turned out to be Town's last league defeat of the season as Town won 8 of their last 12 games, so Town finished in a respectable 11th place.

Squad at the end of the 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
-- GK England ENG Kevin Blackwell
-- GK England ENG Steve Francis
-- DF Scotland SCO Tom Cowan (on loan from Sheffield United)
-- DF England ENG Jon Dyson
-- DF England ENG Peter Jackson
-- DF England ENG Graham Mitchell
-- DF Republic of Ireland IRL Pat Scully
-- DF England ENG Simon Trevitt
-- MF England ENG Simon Baldry
-- MF England ENG Chris Billy
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF England ENG Darren Bullock
-- MF England ENG Gary Clayton
-- MF England ENG Richard Logan
-- MF England ENG Phil Robinson
-- MF England ENG Mark Wells
-- FW England ENG Andy Booth
-- FW England ENG Iain Dunn
-- FW England ENG Ronnie Jepson
-- FW England ENG Rodney Rowe
-- FW England ENG Phil Starbuck

Results

Football League Second Division

Date Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Position
14 August 1993 Reading H 0–3 6,415 24th
21 August 1993 Rotherham United A 3–2 Onuora, Roberts, Wells 5,540 13th
28 August 1993 Stockport County H 1–1 Onuora 7,053 13th
31 August 1993 Swansea City A 0–1 4,318 17th
4 September 1993 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–2 Wells, Onuora 4,518 17th
11 September 1993 Exeter City H 0–1 5,266 20th
14 September 1993 Port Vale H 1–1 Dunn 5,154 22nd
18 September 1993 Hull City A 1–2 Starbuck 7,570 22nd
25 September 1993 Fulham H 1–0 Hicks 5,616 21st
2 October 1993 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2 6,646 21st
9 October 1993 York City A 2–0 Wells, Roberts 6,363 18th
16 October 1993 Barnet H 1–2 Wells 5,614 19th
23 October 1993 Burnley A 1–1 Starbuck 12,011 19th
30 October 1993 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 Roberts 5,612 19th
2 November 1993 Bradford City A 0–3 8,096 19th
6 November 1993 Cambridge United H 1–1 Rowe 4,767 19th
20 November 1993 Blackpool A 1–2 Roberts 4,704 19th
27 November 1993 Brentford H 1–3 Starbuck (pen) 4,546 20th
11 December 1993 Rotherham United H 2–1 Starbuck (pen), Onuora 4,994 19th
18 December 1993 Reading A 0–0 5,675 20th
27 December 1993 Hartlepool United A 4–1 Jepson, Onuora, Bullock, Trevitt 3,286 18th
1 January 1994 Leyton Orient A 0–1 4,599 19th
3 January 1994
Bournemouth
H 1–1 Starbuck (pen) 6,047 19th
15 January 1994 Barnet A 1–0 P. Robinson 3,022 16th
22 January 1994 York City H 3–2 Jepson (3) 6,802 16th
29 January 1994 Bristol Rovers A 0–0 5,127 15th
5 February 1994 Burnley H 1–1 Onuora 10,634 15th
12 February 1994
Wrexham
A 1–3 Bullock 4,011 19th
19 February 1994 Stockport County A 0–3 5,071 19th
22 February 1994 Swansea City H 1–1 Currie 3,824 19th
25 February 1994 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–3 Clayton 5,088 19th
5 March 1994 Exeter City A 3–2 Dunn, Bullock (2) 2,939 19th
12 March 1994 Hull City H 0–2 6,675 20th
15 March 1994 Port Vale A 0–1 7,010 20th
19 March 1994 Fulham A 1–1 Booth 3,624 20th
26 March 1994 Plymouth Argyle H 1–0 Booth 5,619 20th
29 March 1994
Bournemouth
A 2–1 Starbuck, Booth 3,104 18th
2 April 1994 Hartlepool United H 1–1 Booth 5,717 19th
4 April 1994 Cardiff City A 2–2 Starbuck, Baldry 5,525 18th
9 April 1994 Leyton Orient H 1–0 Booth 4,995 19th
12 April 1994
Wrexham
H 3–0 Starbuck (pen), Jepson, Booth 4,191 17th
17 April 1994 Bradford City H 1–1 Dunn 9,342 16th
19 April 1994 Cardiff City H 2–0 Booth (2) 6,267 14th
26 April 1994 Cambridge United A 5–4 Dunn, Starbuck (3, 1 pen), Booth 3,901 12th
30 April 1994 Blackpool H 2–1 Baldry (1), Starbuck (68) 16,195 11th
7 May 1994 Brentford A 2–1 Dunn (2) 4,483 11th

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
13 November 1993 Round 1 Telford United A 1–1 Rowe 2,257
23 November 1993 Round 1 Replay Telford United H 1–0 Jackson 3,517
3 December 1993 Round 2 Port Vale A 0–1 8,602

League Cup

Date Round Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
17 August 1993 Round 1 1st Leg Scarborough H 0–0 2,822
24 August 1993 Round 1 2nd Leg Scarborough A 3–0 Dunn (2), Roberts 2,612
  • Huddersfield won 3–0 on aggregate
21 September 1993 Round 2 1st Leg Arsenal H 0–5 14,275
5 October 1993 Round 2 2nd Leg Arsenal A 1–1 Dunn 18,789
  • Huddersfield lost 6–1 on aggregate

League Trophy

Date Round Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
28 September 1993 Round 1

Group 5

Doncaster Rovers H 3–1 Starbuck, Dunn (2) 1,069
9 November 1993 Round 1

Group 5

Rotherham United A 1–1 Rowe 1,598
30 November 1993 Round 2 Preston North End H 0 – 0 (
aet
: 90 mins: 0 – 0)
1,379
   
Penalties
 
Jackson soccer ball with check mark
Billy soccer ball with check mark
Bullock
soccer ball with check mark
5 – 3 soccer ball with check mark Ellis
soccer ball with check mark Ainsworth
soccer ball with check mark Woods
soccer ball with red X Fensome: missed
 
Date Round Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
11 January 1994 Area Quarter-Final Crewe Alexandra H 3 – 2 (aet: 90 mins: 2 – 2) Starbuck (2), Dunn 2,287
1 March 1994 Area Semi-Final Stockport County A 1–0 Dunn 4,980
8 March 1994 Area Final 1st Leg Carlisle United H 4–1 Jackson, Bullock, Starbuck, Dunn 10,552
22 March 1994 Area Final 2nd Leg Carlisle United A 0–2 8,330
  • Huddersfield won 4–3 on aggregate.
24 April 1994 Final Swansea City N 1–1 Logan 47,773
   
Penalties
 
Torpey
soccer ball with check mark
3 – 1 soccer ball with red X Mitchell: hit crossbar
soccer ball with check mark Scully
soccer ball with red X Starbuck: hit crossbar
soccer ball with red X Cowan: Freestone saved
 

Appearances and goals

Name Nation Position League Apps League Goals FA Cup Apps FA Cup Goals League Cup Apps League Cup Goals FLT Apps FLT Goals Total Apps Total Goals
Simon Baldry  England MF 10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2
Gary Barnett  England MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Chris Billy  England MF 34 0 3 0 4 0 7 0 48 0
Kevin Blackwell  England GK 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
Andy Booth  England FW 18 (8) 9 1 0 2 (1) 0 7 1 28 (9) 10
Darren Bullock  England MF 20 4 0 0 0 0 6 1 26 5
Gary Clayton  England MF 15 (2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 (2) 1
Simon Collins  England DF 1 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0 1 (3) 0
Tom Cowan  Scotland DF 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
David Currie  England FW 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1
Iain Dunn  England FW 20 (14) 6 1 0 4 3 3 (3) 4 28 (17) 13
Jon Dyson  England DF 19 (3) 0 1 0 3 0 4 (1) 0 27 (4) 0
Steve Francis  England GK 46 0 3 0 4 0 8 0 61 0
Steve Harkness  England DF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
Stuart Hicks  England DF 20 (2) 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 27 (2) 1
Peter Jackson  England DF 30 (3) 0 3 1 3 0 7 1 43 (3) 2
Ronnie Jepson  England FW 19 (4) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 (4) 5
Richard Logan  England MF 9 (7) 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 15 (7) 1
Chris Marsden  England MF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Graham Mitchell  England DF 20 (2) 0 3 0 1 (1) 0 5 0 29 (3) 0
Iffy Onuora  Scotland FW 12 (10) 6 1 (1) 0 2 (2) 0 2 (1) 0 17 (14) 6
Iwan Roberts  Wales FW 14 (1) 4 2 0 2 (1) 1 0 (1) 0 18 (3) 5
Phil Robinson  England MF 39 1 2 0 3 0 6 0 50 1
Ronnie Robinson  England DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Rodney Rowe  England FW 7 (6) 1 3 1 0 0 3 1 13 (6) 3
Pat Scully  Republic of Ireland DF 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
Phil Starbuck  England FW 45 (1) 12 1 0 3 (1) 0 7 4 56 (2) 16
Simon Trevitt  England DF 31 1 3 0 4 0 4 (1) 0 42 (1) 1
Richard Ward  England MF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Mark Wells  England MF 21 (1) 4 3 0 4 0 2 (1) 0 30 (2) 4
Jon Whitney  England DF 14 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18 0
Andy Williams  England MF 4 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (2) 0