1993–94 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

During the 1993–94 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Tottenham Hotspur
1993–94 season
Chairman Alan Sugar
Manager Osvaldo Ardiles
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
FA Premier League15th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Teddy Sheringham (13)
All: Teddy Sheringham (15)
Average home league attendance27,160

Season summary

Tottenham Hotspur were full of excitement in the close season when, after the controversial dismissal of chief executive and former manager Terry Venables, former player Ossie Ardiles returned to the club as manager. He quickly set about bringing the glory days back to White Hart Lane by creating a new style of attacking football which regularly featured up to five players in the forward positions. Striker Teddy Sheringham was prolific once again, scoring 13 goals despite being restricted to just 19 league games due to injuries.

But the new regime failed to deliver, and Tottenham finished 15th in the final table. This dismal showing was hardly helped by Sheringham's injury problems, but the rest of the side failed to come close to Sheringham when it came to scoring goals. Defeats were all too frequent, with a seven-match losing run in mid-season being the longest succession of defeats endured by any Premier League team during the season.

This was soon to be the least of Tottenham's worries, as the Football Association announced that they were investigating financial irregularities which had occurred at the club during the 1980s under the chairmanship of Irving Scholar. The hammer blow was delivered when Tottenham were found guilty on all the charges and received the heaviest punishment ever imposed on an English club; they were fined £600,000 as well as having 12 league points deducted for the 1994–95 season and being banned from that season's FA Cup. Chairman Alan Sugar quickly appealed against the ruling, backing up his argument with the fact that the people responsible were no longer at the club.[1]

A defiant Ardiles, fearful that the 12-point deduction might end up costing them their Premiership status, made a momentous transfer swoop for German striker Jürgen Klinsmann and Romanian midfielders Ilie Dumitrescu and Gheorghe Popescu.

Final league table
Main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
13 West Ham United 42 13 13 16 47 58 −11 52
14 Chelsea 42 13 12 17 49 53 −4 51 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
15 Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 12 19 54 59 −5 45
16 Manchester City 42 9 18 15 38 49 −11 45
17 Everton 42 12 8 22 42 63 −21 44
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up, as winners Manchester United qualified for the Champions League.

Results

Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993Newcastle UnitedA1–035,216Sheringham
16 August 1993ArsenalH0–128,355
21 August 1993Manchester CityH1–024,535Sedgley
25 August 1993LiverpoolA2–142,456Sheringham (2, 1 pen)
28 August 1993Aston VillaA0–132,498
1 September 1993ChelseaH1–127,567Sheringham
11 September 1993Sheffield UnitedA2–221,325Sheringham (2)
18 September 1993Oldham AthleticH5–024,614Sedgley (2), Dozzell, Durie, Sheringham
26 September 1993Ipswich TownA2–219,411Dozzell, Sheringham
3 October 1993EvertonH3–227,487Anderton, Sheringham, Caskey
16 October 1993Manchester UnitedA1–244,655Caskey
23 October 1993Swindon TownH1–131,394Dozzell
30 October 1993Blackburn RoversA0–116,849
6 November 1993SouthamptonA0–116,017
20 November 1993Leeds UnitedH1–131,275Anderton
24 November 1993WimbledonH1–117,744Barmby
27 November 1993Queens Park RangersA1–117,694Anderton
4 December 1993Newcastle UnitedH1–230,780Barmby
6 December 1993ArsenalA1–135,669Anderton
11 December 1993Manchester CityA2–021,566Dozzell (2)
18 December 1993LiverpoolH3–331,394Hazard (pen), Samways, Caskey
27 December 1993Norwich CityH1–333,130Barmby
28 December 1993West Ham UnitedA3–120,787Anderton, Hazard, Dozzell
1 January 1994Coventry CityH1–226,015Caskey
3 January 1994Sheffield WednesdayA0–132,514
15 January 1994Manchester UnitedH0–131,343
22 January 1994Swindon TownA1–216,563Barmby
5 February 1994Sheffield WednesdayH1–323,076Rosenthal
12 February 1994Blackburn RoversH0–230,236
27 February 1994ChelseaA3–416,807Sedgley, Dozzell, Gray (pen)
2 March 1994Aston VillaH1–117,452Rosenthal
5 March 1994Sheffield UnitedH2–225,741Scott, Dozzell
19 March 1994Ipswich TownH1–126,653Barmby
26 March 1994EvertonA1–023,580Sedgley
2 April 1994Norwich CityA2–121,181Woodthorpe (own goal), Sheringham
4 April 1994West Ham UnitedH1–431,502Sheringham (pen)
9 April 1994Coventry CityA0–114,491
17 April 1994Leeds UnitedA0–233,658
23 April 1994SouthamptonH3–025,959Sedgley, Samways, Anderton
30 April 1994WimbledonA1–220,875Sheringham (pen)
5 May 1994Oldham AthleticA2–014,283Samways, Howells
7 May 1994Queens Park RangersH1–226,105Sheringham

FA Cup
Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1994Peterborough UnitedA1–119,169Dozzell
R3R19 January 1994Peterborough UnitedH1–1 (won 5-4 on pens)24,893Barmby
R429 January 1994Ipswich TownA0–322,539

League Cup
Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg21 September 1993BurnleyA0–016,844
R2 2nd leg6 October 1993BurnleyH3–1 (won 3-1 on agg)20,614Sheringham (2), Howells
R327 October 1993Derby CountyA1–019,855Barmby
R41 December 1993Blackburn RoversH1–022,295Campbell
R512 January 1994Aston VillaH1–231,408Caskey

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
1 GK  NOR Erik Thorstvedt
2 DF  ENG Dean Austin
3 DF  ENG Justin Edinburgh
4 MF  ENG Vinny Samways
5 DF  SCO Colin Calderwood
6 DF  ENG Gary Mabbutt (captain)
7 MF  ENG Nick Barmby
8 DF  ENG Kevin Scott
9 MF  ENG Darren Anderton
10 FW  ENG Teddy Sheringham
11 FW  ISR Ronny Rosenthal
12 MF  ENG Jason Dozzell
13 GK  ENG Ian Walker
14 MF  ENG Steve Sedgley
15 MF  ENG David Howells
16 MF  ENG Micky Hazard
17 MF  IRL Andy Turner
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  ENG Jason Cundy
19 MF  ENG Kevin Watson
20 MF  ENG Darren Caskey
21 MF  ENG Danny Hill
22 DF  ENG David Kerslake
23 DF  ENG Sol Campbell
24 FW  ENG Paul Moran
25 FW  SCO John Hendry
26 DF  ENG Stuart Nethercott
27 DF  IRL Stephen Carr
28 MF  ENG Lee Hodges
29 MF  NIR Steve Robinson
30 GK  ENG Chris Day
31 FW  ENG Robert Simpson
32 FW  ENG Paul Mahorn
33 MF  ENG Andy Gray

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
8 FW  SCO Gordon Durie (sold to Rangers)
11 MF  ENG Paul Allen (sold to Southampton)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  ISL Guðni Bergsson (released)
30 GK  ENG Kevin Dearden (sold to Luton Town)

References
  1. White, Clive (15 June 1994). "Football: Spurs are 'staggered' by punishment: Tottenham escape relegation over illegal payments but FA sanctions send a shudder through White Hart Lane". The Independent. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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