1993–94 Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season May 2013 March 2022 Arsenal F.C. 1993–94 George Graham Peter Hill-Wood Highbury FA Premier League 4th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Fourth round FA Charity Shield Runners-up Cup Winners' Cup Winners Ian Wright (23) Ian Wright (35) 30,563 _arsenal9293h _arsenal9293h _arsenal9293h _redstripes _arsenal9091hl FFFFFF DD0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 _arsenal9394a _arsenal9394a _arsenal9394a _arsenal9394a _arsenal9394al F5D618 F5D618 F5D618 101C35 F5D618 1992–93 1994–95 The 1993–94 season was Arsenal Football Club's 68th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. Arsenal finished fourth in the Premier League and went out in the fourth round of both the FA Cup and the League Cup. Arsenal won the European Cup Winners' Cup, defeating Parma 1–0 in the final, thanks to a goal from Alan Smith. It was their first European trophy since 1970. Ian Wright was the top scorer in all competitions with 35 goals. Season summary 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 defender 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 in March 1994. Arsenal conquered their goalscoring problems which had restricted them to 10th place a year earlier. 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 1970.1993/94: Arsenal frustrate Parma's 'double' hopes http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1993/intro.html UEFA 1 June 1994 1 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130701215352/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1993/intro.html 1 July 2013 Arsenal surrendered their defence of both domestic cup competitions. Their progress in the League Cup was halted in November, when they surrendered the trophy to an Aston Villa side who went on to win it. The defeat brought to an end a 25-match unbeaten cup run for Arsenal. They also lost their defence of the FA Cup to Bolton Wanderers in February.Emery David Gunning for Glory Simon and Schuster 1994 8–9 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 Premier League FA Cup League Cup Cup Winners' Cup 1 David Seaman GK ENG 39 0 3 0 5 0 9 0 2 Lee Dixon DF ENG 32+1 0 3 0 4 0 8 0 3 Nigel Winterburn DF ENG 34 0 3 0 4 0 9 0 4 Paul Davis MF ENG 21+1 0 0 0 1+2 0 9 0 5 Andy Linighan DF ENG 20+1 0 0 0 4 0 1+1 0 6 Tony Adams DF ENG 35 0 3 2 2 0 8 2 7 Kevin Campbell FW ENG 28+9 14 3 0 2+2 1 7+1 4 8 Ian Wright FW ENG 39 23 3 1 4 6 6 4 9 Alan Smith FW ENG 21+4 3 1+1 1 4+1 1 7+2 2 10 Paul Merson MF ENG 24+9 7 2+1 0 4 2 7 3 11 Eddie McGoldrick MF IRL 23+3 0 1+1 0 4 0 3+2 1 12 Steve Bould DF ENG 23+2 1 3 0 3 0 5+1 0 13 Alan Miller GK ENG 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Martin Keown DF ENG 23+10 0 2+1 0 3 0 4+3 0 15 Anders Limpar [S] MF SWE 9+1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 John Jensen MF DEN 27 0 0+1 0 5 0 8 0 18 David Hillier MF ENG 11+4 0 3 0 0+1 0 2+1 0 21 Steve Morrow DF NIR 7+4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22 Ian Selley MF ENG 16+2 0 0 0 1+1 0 5+2 1 23 Ray Parlour MF ENG 24+3 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 24 Mark Flatts MF ENG 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Neil Heaney [S] MF ENG 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 27 Paul Dickov FW SCO 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} [R] – Reserve team player [L] – Out on loan [S] – Sold Results Premier League 1993–94 FA Premier League Standings ARS Results summary 10 8 3 25 15 8 9 4 28 13 Matches 1993–94 FA Premier League 1 14 August 1993 15:00 BST Arsenal 0–3 Coventry City 34 62 65 Quinn London Highbury L 24,897 2 16 August 1993 20:00 BST Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Arsenal 87 Wright London White Hart Lane W 28,355 3 21 August 1993 15:00 BST Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Arsenal 9 Wright Sheffield Hillsborough W 26,023 4 24 August 1993 19:45 BST Arsenal 2–1 Leeds United Newsome 2 o.g.Merson 57 70 Strachan London Highbury W 29,042 5 28 August 1993 15:00 BST Arsenal 2–0 Everton Wright 48 78 London Highbury W 29,063 6 1 September 1993 19:45 BST Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Arsenal Gallacher 36 75 Campbell Blackburn Ewood Park D 14,051 7 11 September 1993 15:00 BST Arsenal 4–0 Ipswich Town Wright 30Campbell 38 55 64 London Highbury W 28,563 8 19 September 1993 16:00 BST Manchester United 1–0 Arsenal Cantona 38 Manchester Old Trafford L 44,009 9 25 September 1993 15:00 BST Arsenal 1–0 Southampton Merson 45 London Highbury W 26,902 10 2 October 1993 15:00 BST Liverpool 0–0 Arsenal Liverpool Anfield D 42,750 11 16 October 1993 15:00 BST Arsenal 0–0 Manchester City London Highbury D 29,567 12 23 October 1993 15:00 BST Oldham Athletic 0–0 Arsenal Oldham Boundary Park D 12,105 13 30 October 1993 15:00 BST Arsenal 0–0 Norwich City London Highbury D 30,516 14 6 November 1993 15:00 GMT Arsenal 1–2 Aston Villa Wright 58 74 Whittingham90 Townsend London Highbury L 31,773 15 20 November 1993 15:00 GMT Chelsea 0–2 Report Arsenal 27 Smith45 pen. Wright London Stamford Bridge W 26,839 16 24 November 1993 19:45 GMT West Ham United 0–0 Arsenal London Boleyn Ground D 20,279 17 27 November 1993 15:00 GMT Arsenal 2–1 Newcastle United Wright 15Smith 60 61 Beardsley London Highbury W 36,091 18 4 December 1993 15:00 GMT Coventry City 1–0 Arsenal Quinn 79 Coventry Highfield Road L 12,722 19 6 December 1993 20:00 GMT Arsenal 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Wright 65 25 Anderton London Highbury D 35,669 20 12 December 1993 16:00 GMT Arsenal 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Wright 90 London Highbury W 22,026 21 18 December 1993 15:00 GMT Leeds United 2–1 Arsenal McAllister 21Adams 60 o.g. 27 Campbell Leeds Elland Road L 37,515 22 27 December 1993 12:00 GMT Swindon Town 0–4 Arsenal 19 26 68 Campbell89 Wright Swindon County Ground W 17,651 23 29 December 1993 19:45 GMT Arsenal 3–0 Sheffield United Campbell 11 55Wright 40 London Highbury W 27,035 24 1 January 1994 15:00 GMT Wimbledon 0–3 Arsenal 18 Campbell23 Parlour55 Wright London Selhurst Park W 16,584 25 3 January 1994 15:00 GMT Arsenal 0–0 Queens Park Rangers London Highbury D 34,935 26 15 January 1994 15:00 GMT Manchester City 0–0 Arsenal Manchester Maine Road D 25,642 27 22 January 1994 15:00 GMT Arsenal 1–1 Report Oldham Athletic Wright 45 pen. 4 Sharp London Highbury D 26,524 28 13 February 1994 17:00 GMT Norwich City 1–1 Arsenal Ekoku 57 33 Campbell Norwich Carrow Road D 17,667 29 19 February 1994 15:00 GMT Everton 1–1 Arsenal Cottee 81 56 Merson Liverpool Goodison Park D 19,891 30 26 February 1994 15:00 GMT Arsenal 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Merson 73 London Highbury W 35,030 31 5 March 1994 15:00 GMT Ipswich Town 1–5 Report Arsenal Dixon 70 o.g. 18 40 pen. 86 Wright24 o.g. Youds52 Parlour Ipswich Portman Road W 18,656 32 19 March 1994 15:00 GMT Southampton 0–4 Report Arsenal 18 30 68 pen. Wright84 Campbell Southampton The Dell W 16,790 33 22 March 1994 19:45 GMT Arsenal 2–2 Manchester United Pallister 36 o.g.Merson 78 10 53 Sharpe London Highbury D 36,203 34 26 March 1994 15:00 GMT Arsenal 1–0 Liverpool Merson 47 London Highbury W 35,556 35 2 April 1994 15:00 BST Arsenal 1–1 Swindon Town Smith 4 29 Bodin London Highbury D 31,634 36 4 April 1994 15:00 BST Sheffield United 1–1 Arsenal Rogers 54 69 Campbell Sheffield Bramall Lane D 20,019 37 16 April 1994 15:00 BST Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea Wright 72 London Highbury W 34,314 38 19 April 1994 19:45 BST Arsenal 1–1 Wimbledon Bould 51 37 Earle London Highbury D 21,292 39 23 April 1994 15:00 BST Aston Villa 1–2 Report Arsenal Houghton 57 30 pen. 90 Wright Birmingham Villa Park W 31,580 40 27 April 1994 19:45 BST Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Arsenal Penrice 3 46 Merson London Loftus Road D 11,442 41 30 April 1994 15:00 BST Arsenal 0–2 West Ham United 77 Morley88 Allen London Highbury L 33,701 42 7 May 1994 15:00 BST Newcastle United 2–0 Arsenal Cole 46Beardsley 66 Newcastle upon Tyne St James' Park L 32,216 European Cup Winners' Cup 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup It all began on a wet night in Odense. Tony Adams was suspended and Arsenal's Cup Winners' Cup hopes nearly died before they’d started. The Danes scored first then they missed a penalty. Arsenal pulled themselves together and Ian Wright equalised. Paul Merson broke away to hit the winner. Kim Brinks' team made it difficult for The Gunners in the second leg. They even equalised Kevin Campbell's header. Arsenal's relief at hearing the final whistle was obvious. In those final moments several players and thousands of fans had relived the horror of the European Cup defeat by Benfica two seasons earlier. But Arsenal eased through to the second round. Ian Wright tore Standard Liège apart at Highbury. Merson scored a brilliant free-kick. The Standard manager, Arie Haan, was sacked a few days later. So was his replacement, Rene van der Eycken, after Arsenal slaughtered Standard 7-0 in Liège. Torino in the quarter-final posed some tougher questions. George Graham won the tactical battle in Turin, stationing David Hillier in front of Adams and Steve Bould to stop Enzo Francescoli breaking from midfield. Arsenal created most of the chances. At Highbury Paul Davis' perfectly flighted 66th minute free kick found Adams at the far post, and Adams headed the only goal of the game. French League leaders Paris Saint-Germain were shocked when the Gunners took command at the Parc des Princes. The goalkeeper Bernard Lama was PSG's hero. Wright beat him once to head Arsenal in front. And PSG punished rare slackness on the Gunners near post at a corner, when David Ginola sneaked in to head the equaliser. Valdo, the Brazilian buzzed in midfield at Highbury. Adams was remarkable; organising, calming, dashing in with fast ditch tackles. The French threatened, but Seaman was rarely troubled. Campbells sixth minute header from Lee Dixon's cross proved decisive.Connolly Kevin The Official Arsenal Yearbook 1994 Hamlyn 1994 52–53 Typically, Arsenal won their first European trophy since 1970, the hard way: with Ian Wright suspended; John Jensen, Martin Keown and David Hillier injured. There were times when Arsenal rode their luck. Steve Bould had to launch a last ditch tackle on Faustino Asprilla in the opening seconds. Tomas Brolin hit the upright post in the 14th minute. Five minutes later Arsenal made the vital break through with a goal worthy of winning a final. Alan Smith pouncing on Lorenzo Minottis misdirected clearance then cracking a left footed 20 yarder past Luca Bucci, off a post.Connolly Kevin The Official Arsenal Yearbook 1994 Hamlyn 1994 54–55 It was a great night for Smith, he's never played better than he did in Copenhagen, held the ball up tirelessly up front and frustrated Parma. It was a great night for George Graham, enjoying European success as a manager to add to his Fair Cup winners medal 24 years ago. Steve Bould won the Man of the Match plaudits and, given their injury problems, it had been a remarkable game for the Gunners. Nevio Scala, the Parma manager, also praised Arsenal: "Tactically and technically we did not function because Arsenal were a better team."Soar Phil The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal Hamlyn 2003 160 First round 1st Leg 15 September 1993 Odense BK 1–2 Arsenal Keown 18 o.g. 35 Wright68 Merson Odense Fionia Park W 9,580 2nd Leg 29 September 1993 Arsenal 1–1 3–2 Odense BK Campbell 52 86 Nielsen London Highbury D 25,689 Second round 1st Leg 20 October 1993 Arsenal 3–0 Standard Liège Wright 39 63Merson 50 London Highbury W 25,258 2nd Leg 3 November 1993 Standard Liège 0-7 0–10 Arsenal Smith 2Selley 20Adams 36Campbell 41 79Merson 73McGoldrick 81 Liège Stade Maurice Dufrasne W 15,000 Quarter-finals 1st Leg 2 March 1994 Torino 0–0 Arsenal Turin Stadio delle Alpi D 32,480 2nd Leg 15 March 1994 Arsenal 1–0 1–0 Torino Adams 68 London Highbury W 34,678 Semi-finals 1st Leg 29 March 1994 Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Arsenal Ginola 49 35 Wright Paris Parc des Princes D 46,000 2nd Leg 12 April 1994 Arsenal 1–0 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Campbell 7 London Highbury W 34,212 Final 1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final 4 May 1994 20:15 CEST Arsenal 1–0 Parma Smith 20 Copenhagen Parken Stadium Václav Krondl (Czech Republic) W 33,765 FA Cup 1993–94 FA CupArsenal visited George Grahams old club Millwall in the first round. Tony Adams won the game when he headed home a corner as Paul Merson challenged Kasey Keller. Bolton had knocked out Liverpool in 1993 and beat Everton in the 1994 third round replay. Jason McAteer escaped from man-marking Martin Keown who collided with Steve Bould to fire Wanderers ahead. That brought Arsenal to life. Early in the second half, Ian Wright levelled from Mersons shot, and Adams headed a second from a free-kick. Bolton however stepped up another gear. Under continual pressure the Gunners finally cracked, when Owen Coyle netted Boltons equaliser, only five minutes from the final whistle. The replay at Highbury took a turn after 20 minutes. Phil Brown lofted an overhead kick into the Arsenal box. The Gunners defence pressed out and John McGinlay ran on to head past David Seamans outstretched hand. Alan Smith levelled the scores, after Ian Wright had challenged Aidan Davison for Lee Dixons throw in. The game thundered into extra-time and after 103 minutes Nigel Winterburn stubbed a back pass. Coyles shot hit the post and McAteer buried the rebound. Five minutes from the end substitute striker Andy Walker was put clear and drove home the third to end any doubts about the outcome. Bruce Riochs side ended Arsenals hopes of retaining the trophy.Connolly Kevin The Official Arsenal Yearbook 1994 Hamlyn 26–27 R3 10 January 1994 Millwall 0–1 Arsenal London The Den W R4 31 January 1994 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Arsenal Bolton Burden Park D R4 Replay 9 February 1994 Arsenal 1–3 Bolton Wanderers London Highbury L League Cup 1993–94 Football League Cup R2 1st Leg 21 September 1993 Huddersfield Town 0–5 Arsenal Huddersfield Leeds Road, Huddersfield W R2 2nd Leg 5 October 1993 Arsenal 1–1 6–1 Huddersfield Town London Highbury D R3 26 October 1993 Arsenal 1–1 Norwich City London Highbury D R3 Replay 10 November 1993 Norwich City 0–3 Arsenal Norwich Carrow Road W R4 30 November 1993 Arsenal 0–1 Aston Villa London Highbury L FA Charity Shield 1993 FA Charity Shield D 7 August 1993 12:30 BST Arsenal 1–1 It's Gunner be all Wright Bob Harris 54 Daily Mirror London 8 August 1993 Manchester United Wright 40 Hughes 8 Wembley Stadium, London 66,519 Gerald Ashby (Worcestershire) Winterburn Jensen Campbell Merson Wright Seaman 4–5 Ince Bruce Irwin Keane Cantona Robson First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1993-1994/faprem/arsenal.htm FootballSquads – Arsenal – 1993/94 1 ENG GK David Seaman 2 ENG DF Lee Dixon 3 ENG DF Nigel Winterburn 4 ENG MF Paul Davis 5 ENG DF Andy Linighan 6 ENG DF Tony Adams 7 ENG FW Kevin Campbell 8 ENG FW Ian Wright 9 ENG FW Alan Smith 10 ENG MF Paul Merson 11 IRL MF Eddie McGoldrick 12 ENG DF Steve Bould 13 ENG GK Alan Miller 14 ENG DF Martin Keown 17 DEN MF John Jensen 18 ENG MF David Hillier 21 NIR DF Steve Morrow 22 ENG MF Ian Selley 23 ENG MF Ray Parlour 24 ENG MF Mark Flatts 27 SCO FW Paul Dickov Left club during season 15 SWE MF Anders Limpar to Everton 25 ENG MF Neil Heaney to Southampton Reserve squad 19 ENG MF Jimmy Carter 20 NOR DF Pal Lydersen 26 SCO GK James Will References Category:Arsenal F.C. seasons Ars Category:UEFA Cup Winners' Cup–winning seasons