1993–94 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1993–94 season
Chairman Peter Hill-Wood
Manager George Graham
Stadium Highbury
FA Premier League 4th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Fourth round
Cup Winners' Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League: Wright (23)
All: Wright (35)
Average home league attendance 30,563
← 1992–93 1994–95 →

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

Season summary

Arsenal conquered their goalscoring problems which had restricted them to 10th place a year earlier, though they surrendered their defence of both domestic cup competitions. This time round they finished fourth in the league, and at one stage looked like the most likely team to threaten Manchester United's lead. But the real success of the campaign was a 1–0 win over Parma in Copenhagen which gave them glory in the European Cup Winners' Cup and their first European trophy since 1970.[1]

1993–94 saw a great deal of change at Arsenal. The season began with the club's longest-serving player, 34-year-old defender David O'Leary, signing for Leeds and out-of-favour midfielder Colin Pates joining Brighton. Irish winger Eddie McGoldrick was captured from Crystal Palace; his arrival led to the sale of fellow winger Anders Limpar to Everton a few months later.

The close season saw Arsenal make swoops for Swedish midfielder Stefan Schwarz as manager George Graham prepared to maintain an Arsenal side that could challenge on all fronts the following season.

Players

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League FA Cup League Cup Cup Winners' Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England David Seaman 56 0 39 0 3 0 5 0 9 0
2 DF England Lee Dixon 48 0 32+1 0 3 0 4 0 8 0
3 DF England Nigel Winterburn 50 0 34 0 3 0 4 0 9 0
4 MF England Paul Davis 34 0 21+1 0 0 0 1+2 0 9 0
5 DF England Andy Linighan 27 0 20+1 0 0 0 4 0 1+1 0
6 DF England Tony Adams 48 4 35 0 3 2 2 0 8 2
7 FW England Kevin Campbell 52 19 28+9 14 3 0 2+2 1 7+1 4
8 FW England Ian Wright 52 34 39 23 3 1 4 6 6 4
9 FW England Alan Smith 41 7 21+4 3 1+1 1 4+1 1 7+2 2
10 MF England Paul Merson 47 12 24+9 7 2+1 0 4 2 7 3
11 MF Republic of Ireland Eddie McGoldrick 37 1 23+3 0 1+1 0 4 0 3+2 1
12 DF England Steve Bould 37 1 23+2 1 3 0 3 0 5+1 0
13 GK England Alan Miller 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF England Martin Keown 46 0 23+10 0 2+1 0 3 0 4+3 0
15 MF Sweden Anders Limpar [S] 12 0 9+1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF Denmark John Jensen 41 0 27 0 0+1 0 5 0 8 0
18 MF England David Hillier 22 0 11+4 0 3 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
21 DF Northern Ireland Steve Morrow 13 0 7+4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 MF England Ian Selley 27 1 16+2 0 0 0 1+1 0 5+2 1
23 MF England Ray Parlour 32 2 24+3 2 3 0 2 0 0 0
24 MF England Mark Flatts 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF England Neil Heaney [S] 2 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
27 FW Scotland Paul Dickov 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[R] - Reserve team player [L] - Out on loan [S] - Sold

Results

Premier League

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 42 27 11 4 80 38+42 92 1994–95 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Blackburn Rovers 42 25 9 8 63 36+27 84 1994–95 UEFA Cup First round
3 Newcastle United 42 23 8 11 82 41+41 77
4Arsenal 42181775328+2571 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1994–95 First round
5 Leeds United 42 18 16 8 65 39+26 70

Updated to games played on March 2012.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
42 18 17 7 53 28 +25 71 10 8 3 25 15 +10 8 9 4 28 13 +15

Matches

European Cup Winners' Cup

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK David Seaman
2 England DF Lee Dixon
3 England DF Nigel Winterburn
4 England MF Paul Davis
5 England DF Andy Linighan
6 England DF Tony Adams
7 England FW Kevin Campbell
8 England FW Ian Wright
9 England FW Alan Smith
10 England MF Paul Merson
11 Republic of Ireland MF Eddie McGoldrick
No. Position Player
12 England DF Steve Bould
13 England GK Alan Miller
14 England DF Martin Keown
17 Denmark MF John Jensen
18 England MF David Hillier
21 Northern Ireland DF Steve Morrow
22 England MF Ian Selley
23 England MF Ray Parlour
24 England MF Mark Flatts
27 Scotland FW Paul Dickov

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. Position Player
15 Sweden MF Anders Limpar (to Everton)
25 England MF Neil Heaney (to Southampton)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
19 England MF Jimmy Carter
20 Norway DF Pal Lydersen
No. Position Player
26 Scotland GK James Will

References

  1. ↑ "1993/94: Arsenal frustrate Parma's 'double' hopes". UEFA. 1 June 1994. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1993-1994/faprem/arsenal.htm
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