1993–94 Notts County F.C. season

Notts County
1993–94 season
Chairman	Derek Pavis
Manager	Mick Walker
Stadium	Meadow Lane
First Division	7th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: McSwegan (15); All: Lund (19)
Average home league attendance	8,314

During the 1993–94 English football season, Notts County F.C. competed in Division One. They finished seventh in the league this season, just missing out on a place in the playoffs and the chance of Premier League football, and were runners-up in the Anglo-Italian Cup.

Season summary

In the 1993–94 season, Notts County narrowly missed the play-offs for promotion to the Premiership. The season is most remembered for a 2–1 victory over arch rivals Nottingham Forest in which Charlie Palmer scored the winning goal with just four minutes remaining. This has become a celebrated event among Notts County fans, who have dubbed 12 February (the anniversary of the game) Sir Charlie Palmer Day. In March 1994, the Magpies lost the Anglo-Italian Cup final to Brescia.^[1]

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Tranmere Rovers	46	21	9	16	69	53	+16	72	Qualification for the First Division play-offs
6	Derby County	46	20	11	15	73	68	+5	71	Qualification for the First Division play-offs
7	Notts County	46	20	8	18	65	69	−4	68
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	17	17	12	60	47	+13	68
9	Middlesbrough	46	18	13	15	66	54	+12	67

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

Notts County's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 August 1993	Middlesbrough	H	2–3	9,392	Draper (pen), Lund
21 August 1993	Peterborough United	A	1–1	6,890	Draper
28 August 1993	Sunderland	H	1–0	9,166	Lund
4 September 1993	Tranmere Rovers	A	1–3	6,317	Simpson
11 September 1993	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–0	9,870	Draper
18 September 1993	Watford	A	1–3	6,959	Draper
25 September 1993	Derby County	H	4–1	11,000	McSwegan (3), Turner
2 October 1993	Leicester City	A	2–3	16,319	Draper (pen), McSwegan
9 October 1993	Bristol City	H	2–0	6,418	McSwegan (pen), Draper
16 October 1993	Luton Town	A	0–1	6,366
20 October 1993	Millwall	A	0–2	5,887
23 October 1993	Portsmouth	H	1–1	6,683	Walker
30 October 1993	Nottingham Forest	A	0–1	26,721
2 November 1993	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–3	15,989
6 November 1993	Crystal Palace	H	3–2	6,904	McSwegan (2, 1 pen), Lund
13 November 1993	Charlton Athletic	A	1–5	7,226	Agana
20 November 1993	Stoke City	H	2–0	9,815	Robinson, Turner
28 November 1993	Oxford United	H	2–1	5,302	Devlin, Agana
5 December 1993	Crystal Palace	A	2–1	13,704	Devlin (2)
11 December 1993	Millwall	H	1–3	6,516	Lund
18 December 1993	Middlesbrough	A	0–3	7,869
27 December 1993	Grimsby Town	A	2–2	7,781	Lund, Devlin
1 January 1994	Bolton Wanderers	A	2–4	11,041	Turner, Lund
3 January 1994	Southend United	H	2–1	6,503	Draper, Dijkstra
11 January 1994	Birmingham City	H	2–1	7,212	Devlin, McSwegan
15 January 1994	Luton Town	H	1–2	6,589	Agana
22 January 1994	Bristol City	A	2–0	7,458	Legg, Agana
5 February 1994	Portsmouth	A	0–0	9,359
12 February 1994	Nottingham Forest	H	2–1	17,911	McSwegan, Palmer
19 February 1994	Birmingham City	A	3–2	12,913	McSwegan, Wilson, Legg
22 February 1994	Peterborough United	H	2–1	6,106	McSwegan (2)
1 March 1994	Barnsley	H	3–1	6,297	Draper (2), Lund
5 March 1994	Sunderland	A	0–2	16,269
12 March 1994	Watford	H	1–0	6,379	Lund
16 March 1994	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–3	14,594
26 March 1994	Leicester City	H	4–1	11,907	McSwegan, Matthews, Lund (2)
30 March 1994	Southend United	A	0–1	3,758
2 April 1994	Grimsby Town	H	2–1	7,205	Matthews, Draper
4 April 1994	Barnsley	A	3–0	6,827	Devlin, Lund, McSwegan
9 April 1994	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–1	7,270	Murphy, Devlin
12 April 1994	Tranmere Rovers	H	0–0	6,318
16 April 1994	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–2	13,438
20 April 1994	Derby County	A	1–1	18,602	Draper
23 April 1994	Stoke City	A	0–0	16,453
30 April 1994	Charlton Athletic	H	3–3	7,019	Draper (pen), Lund, McSwegan
8 May 1994	Oxford United	A	1–2	8,487	Draper

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	8 January 1994	Sutton United	H	3–2	6,805	Draper, Agana, Devlin
R4	29 January 1994	West Ham United	H	1–1	14,952	Lund
R4R	9 February 1994	West Ham United	A	0–1	23,273

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st leg	17 August 1993	Hull City	H	2–0	3,003	Lund, Cox
R1 2nd leg	24 August 1993	Hull City	A	1–3 (won on away goals)	2,222	Draper
R2 1st leg	22 September 1993	Newcastle United	A	1–3	25,887	Srníček (own goal)
R2 2nd leg	5 October 1993	Newcastle United	H	1–7 (lost 2–10 on agg)	6,068	McSwegan

Anglo-Italian Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
Group 2	31 August 1993	Derby County	H	3–2	3,276	Legg (2), Lund
Group 2	15 September 1993	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	7,347	Lund
R1	12 October 1993	Ascoli	H	4–2	3,756	Legg, Lund (2), Draper
R1	9 November 1993	Pisa Sporting Club	H	3–2	3,253	Agana, Devlin, Lund
R1	16 November 1993	Brescia	A	1–3	2,000	Draper
R1	22 December 1993	Ancona Calcio	A	1–0	1,000	McSwegan
SF 1st leg	26 January 1994	Southend United	A	0–1	3,706
SF 2nd leg	16 February 1994	Southend United	H	1–0 (won 4–3 on pens)	5,485	Devlin
F	20 March 1994	Brescia	N	0–1	17,185

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	ENG	Steve Cherry
-	DF	ENG	Charlie Palmer
-	DF	ENG	Richard Walker
-	DF	ENG	Paul Cox
-	DF	ENG	Michael Johnson
-	MF	ENG	Mark Draper
-	MF	SCO	Paul Devlin
-	FW	ENG	Gary Lund
-	FW	SCO	Gary McSwegan
-	MF	ENG	Phil Turner
-	DF	NIR	Kevin Wilson
-	MF	WAL	Andy Legg
-	DF	NED	Meindert Dijkstra
-	GK	ENG	Bob Catlin
-	FW	ENG	Tony Agana


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	DF	ENG	Tommy Gallagher
-	DF	AUS	Shaun Murphy
-	DF	ENG	Colin Foster (on loan from West Ham United)
-	FW	ENG	Rob Matthews
-	DF	ENG	Paul Sherlock
-	DF	ENG	Phil King
-	MF	ENG	Dean Thomas
-	MF	ENG	Michael Simpson
-	DF	ENG	Chris Short
-	MF	ENG	Peter Reid
-	FW	ENG	Steve Slawson
-	DF	ENG	Jim Gannon (on loan from Stockport County)
-	FW	BER	Shaun Goater (on loan from Rotherham Utd)
-	DF	ENG	Dean Yates

Left the club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	FW	ENG	Dave Reeves (to Carlisle United)
-	MF	ENG	Andy Williams (to Rotherham United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	DF	ENG	David Robinson (Retired)

References

^ Slot, Owen (21 March 1994). "Football / Anglo-Italian Cup Final: County's charge comes too late: Brescia's Wembley victory". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
^ "Notts County 1993-1994 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2012.

[1] Slot, Owen (21 March 1994). "Football / Anglo-Italian Cup Final: County's charge comes too late: Brescia's Wembley victory". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2012.

[2] "Notts County 1993-1994 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2012.

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