1993–94 Swindon Town F.C. season

March 2015 December 2022 Swindon Town 1993–94 John Gorman Ray Hardman County Ground Premier League 22nd (relegated) FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round Jan Åge Fjørtoft (12) Jan Åge Fjørtoft (13) 18,102 vs. Manchester United(19 Mar 1994, Premier League) 11,940 vs. Oldham Athletic(18 Aug 1993, Premier League) 15,274 _swindontown9394h _swindontown9394h _swindontown9394h _swindontown9394h _swindontown9394h2 _swindontown9394a _swindontown9394a _swindontown9394a _swindontown9394a _swindontown9394a 1992–93 1994–95 During the 1993–94 English football season, Swindon Town F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. It was Town's first (and, to date, only) season in the top flight of English football. Season summary Three years after winning promotion, and then being denied top-flight football for financial irregularities, the Robins finally reached the elite after 73 years of trying thanks to a pulsating 4–3 win over Leicester City in the Division One playoff final. Soon after securing promotion, player-manager Glenn Hoddle left to take charge of Chelsea. His assistant John Gorman was expected to follow Hoddle to Stamford Bridge, but instead accepted Swindon's offer to become manager. He signed Norwegian striker Jan Aage Fjortoft from Rapid Vienna as well as another striker, Andy Mutch, from Wolves. Swindon did not record a league win until their 17th game, winning just five games and becoming the first top division team in 30 years to concede 100 league goals, with only four clean sheets all season. They would have fared worse still had it not been for the strong form during the second half of the season of Jan Åge Fjørtoft, who was on target 12 times in the league, with all of his goals coming after the turn of the new year. Swindon's first ever top-flight victory came on 24 November 1993 when a Keith Scott goal gave them a 1–0 home win over Queens Park Rangers.http://www.statbunker.com/football/btb/index.php?PL=team&TeamID=33&statType=seasons_results&CompID=12 Football Stats | Premier League 93/94 | Swindon Town | statbunker.com 13 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20130620021819/http://www.statbunker.com/football/btb/index.php?PL=team&TeamID=33&statType=seasons_results&CompID=12 20 June 2013 dead Their 20th game of the season was a memorable one. They travelled to Anfield to face Liverpool, and managed to hold the home side to a 2–2 draw just over three months after they had crushed Swindon 5–0 at the County Ground. Midfielder John Moncur had put Swindon 1–0 up on the hour, and although Liverpool equalised after 71 minutes, Swindon restored their lead three minutes later with a goal from Keith Scott. They were still ahead with five minutes remaining, before an 86th-minute equaliser from Liverpool's Mark Wright denied Swindon a famous victory.https://archive.today/20130203110653/http://www.statbunker.com/football/btb/index.php?PL=match&MatchID=3156 Swindon won their next game 2–1 at home to Southampton. They held Sheffield Wednesday to a thrilling 3–3 draw at Hillsborough on 29 December with two goals from striker Craig Maskell.https://archive.today/20130203003810/http://www.statbunker.com/football/btb/index.php?PL=match&MatchID=3194 However, after the turn of the new year, Swindon found themselves on the receiving end of some more heavy defeats. On 15 January, they lost 6–2 to Everton at Goodison Park, though they did manage a narrow victory over Tottenham Hotspur in their next game, and within a month had fallen to a 5–0 defeat at Aston Villa. They were then crushed 7–1 at Newcastle on 12 March. A 2–2 home draw with Manchester United on 19 March sparked fresh hope that Swindon might just about climb to safety, but they collected just two points from their final eight games and were firmly rooted in bottom place. They had won just five league games all season and conceded 100 goals. Although a string of teams have since recorded fewer wins and points in the Premier League, only Sheffield United have matched Swindon's record for conceding the most goals.http://www.statbunker.com/football/btb/index.php?PL=team&TeamID=33&statType=seasons_results&CompID=12 Football Stats | Premier League 93/94 | Swindon Town | statbunker.com 13 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20130620021819/http://www.statbunker.com/football/btb/index.php?PL=team&TeamID=33&statType=seasons_results&CompID=12 20 June 2013 dead John Gorman spoke of his hope that Swindon would soon return to the Premiership, John Gorman was sacked as Swindon Town manager early in the 1994/95 season to be succeeded by Steve McMahon, Swindon Town would be relegated to Division 2 at the end of the 1994/95 season Transfers Transferred in DatePosPlayerFromFee 20 July 1993 DM NED Luc Nijholt SCO Motherwell £175,000 29 July 1993 CF NOR Jan Åge Fjørtoft AUT Rapid Vienna £500,000 30 July 1993 CB Adrian Whitbread Leyton Orient £500,000 20 August 1993 CF Andy Mutch Wolverhampton Wanderers £250,000 6 September 1993 CB Terry Fenwick Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer 17 September 1993 LM Ty Gooden Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer 18 November 1993 CF Keith Scott Wycombe Wanderers £300,000 20 January 1994 CB Brian Kilcline Newcastle United £90,000 17 March 1994 CM NIR Lawrie Sanchez Wimbledon Free transfer£1,815,000 Loaned in DatePosPlayerToLoan End 4 January 1994 GK SCO Stewart Kerr SCO Celtic 10 February 1994 28 January 1994 GK Jon Sheffield Cambridge United 20 February 1994 16 February 1994 CF SCO Frank McAvennie SCO Celtic 16 May 1994 24 March 1994 GK Paul Heald Leyton Orient 24 May 1994 Transferred out DatePosPlayerToFee 1 June 1993 CF Paul Hunt Gloucester City Free transfer 1 June 1993 RM Brian Marwood Barnet Free transfer 15 July 1993 CM Glenn Hoddle Chelsea Free transfer 19 July 1993 CB SCO Colin Calderwood Tottenham Hotspur £1,250,000 27 July 1993 CF SCO Dave Mitchell TUR Altay £20,000 3 November 1993 CM Micky Hazard Tottenham Hotspur £50,000 7 February 1994 CF Craig Maskell Southampton £250,000£1,570,000 Loaned out DatePosPlayerToLoan End Overall transfer activity Expenditure £1,815,000 Income £1,570,000 Balance £245,000 Squad # Pos Name Nat Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls Goalkeepers1 GK Fraser Digby ENG Sheffield yes 1993 7 1 1967 4 23 Manchester United 23 December 1986 £32,000 319 023 GK Nick Hammond ENG Hornchurch yes 1993 7 1 1967 9 7 Arsenal 1 June 1987 Free transfer 65 029 GK Shane Cook ENG Bristol yes 1993 7 1 1975 11 2 Academy 1 January 1994 - -30 GK Stewart Kerr SCO Bellshill yes 1993 7 1 1974 11 13 SCO Celtic 4 January 1994 Loan - -34 GK Paul Heald ENG Wath-on-Dearne yes 1993 7 1 1968 9 20 Leyton Orient 24 March 1994 Loan - -40 GK Jon Sheffield ENG Coventry yes 1993 7 1 1969 2 1 Cambridge United 28 January 1994 Loan - - Defenders2 RB Nicky Summerbee ENG Altrincham yes 1993 7 1 1971 8 26 Academy 1 July 1989 91 53 LB Paul Bodin WAL Cardiff yes 1993 7 1 1964 9 13 Crystal Palace 10 January 1992 £225,000 184 246 CB Shaun Taylor (c) ENG Plymouth yes 1993 7 1 1963 2 26 Exeter City 26 July 1991 £200,000 107 1814 CB Adrian Whitbread ENG Epping yes 1993 7 1 1971 10 22 Leyton Orient 30 July 1993 £500,000 - -15 CB Adi Viveash ENG Swindon yes 1993 7 1 1969 9 30 Academy 1 July 1988 49 118 RB Eddie Murray ENG Bristol yes 1993 7 1 1973 8 31 Academy 1 July 1992 2 019 CB Andy Thomson ENG Swindon yes 1993 7 1 1974 3 28 Academy 1 July 1993 - -24 LB Lee Middleton ENG Nuneaton yes 1993 7 1 1970 9 11 Coventry City 20 July 1992 Free transfer 0 026 CB Terry Fenwick ENG Seaham yes 1993 7 1 1959 11 17 Tottenham Hotspur 6 September 1993 Free transfer - -31 CB Brian Kilcline ENG Nottingham yes 1993 7 1 1962 5 7 Newcastle United 20 January 1994 £90,000 - - Midfielders4 CM Micky Hazard ENG Sunderland yes 1993 7 1 1960 2 5 Portsmouth 28 September 1990 £130,000 132 185 DM Luc Nijholt NED Zaandam yes 1993 7 1 1961 7 29 SCO Motherwell 20 July 1993 £175,000 - -7 RM John Moncur ENG Stepney yes 1993 7 1 1966 9 22 Tottenham Hotspur 30 March 1992 £80,000 22 28 DM Ross MacLaren SCO Edinburgh yes 1993 7 1 1962 4 14 Derby County 4 August 1988 £150,000 227 1210 LM Martin Ling ENG West Ham yes 1993 7 1 1966 7 15 Southend United 15 July 1991 £15,000 82 716 CM Kevin Horlock NIR ENG Erith yes 1993 7 1 1972 11 1 West Ham United 14 August 1992 Free transfer 17 120 CM Wayne O'Sullivan IRL CYP Akrotiri yes 1993 7 1 1971 5 12 Academy 1 July 1991 1 021 CM Marcus Phillips ENG Trowbridge yes 1993 7 1 1973 10 17 Academy 1 July 1992 1 022 AM Austin Berkley ENG Dartford yes 1993 7 1 1973 1 28 Gillingham 16 May 1992 Free transfer 1 128 LM Ty Gooden ENG Canvey Island yes 1993 7 1 1972 10 23 Wycombe Wanderers 17 September 1993 Free transfer - -33 CM Lawrie Sanchez NIR ENG Lambeth yes 1993 7 1 1959 10 22 Wimbledon 17 March 1994 Free transfer - - Forwards9 CF Jan Åge Fjørtoft NOR Gursken yes 1993 7 1 1967 1 10 Rapid Vienna 29 July 1993 £500,000 - -11 CF Craig Maskell ENG Aldershot yes 1993 7 1 1968 4 10 Reading 3 July 1992 £100,000 41 2312 CF Steve White ENG Chipping Sodbury yes 1993 7 1 1959 1 2 Bristol Rovers 8 July 1986 Free transfer 303 11117 CF Chris Hamon UK JEY Jersey yes 1993 7 1 1970 4 27 JEY St. Peter 1 July 1992 Free transfer 2 025 CF Andy Mutch ENG Liverpool yes 1993 7 1 1971 11 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 August 1993 £250,000 - -27 CF Keith Scott ENG Westminster yes 1993 7 1 1967 6 9 Wycombe Wanderers 18 November 1993 £300,000 - -32 CF Frank McAvennie SCO Glasgow yes 1993 7 1 1959 11 22 Celtic 16 February 1994 Loan - - Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 1993. Final league table 1993–94 FA Premier League SWI Results Swindon Town's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/swindon-town/1993-1994 Swindon Town 1993–1994 Home – statto.com 13 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120517041215/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/swindon-town/1993-1994 17 May 2012 live Legend WinDrawLoss FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 14 August 1993 Sheffield UnitedA1–320,904Moncur 18 August 1993 Oldham AthleticH0–111,940 22 August 1993 LiverpoolH0–517,364 25 August 1993 SouthamptonA1–512,505Maskell (pen) 28 August 1993 Norwich CityA0–017,614 1 September 1993 Manchester CityH1–316,067Summerbee 11 September 1993 West Ham UnitedA0–015,777 18 September 1993 Newcastle UnitedH2–215,393Ling, Mutch 25 September 1993 Manchester UnitedA2–444,583Mutch, Bodin (pen) 2 October 1993 Blackburn RoversH1–315,847Taylor 16 October 1993 EvertonH1–114,437Taylor 23 October 1993 Tottenham HotspurA1–131,394Bodin (pen) 30 October 1993 Aston VillaH1–216,322Bodin (pen) 6 November 1993 WimbledonA0–37,758 20 November 1993 Ipswich TownH2–213,860Scott, Bodin (pen) 24 November 1993 Queens Park RangersH1–014,674Scott 27 November 1993 Leeds UnitedA0–332,630 4 December 1993 Sheffield UnitedH0–012,882 7 December 1993 Oldham AthleticA1–219,498Mutch 11 December 1993 LiverpoolA2–232,739Moncur, Scott 18 December 1993 SouthamptonH2–113,565Bodin, Scott 27 December 1993 ArsenalH0–417,214 29 December 1993 Sheffield WednesdayA3–330,570Mutch, Maskell (2) 1 January 1994 ChelseaH1–316,261Mutch 3 January 1994 Coventry CityA1–115,869Mutch 15 January 1994 EvertonA2–620,760Moncur, Bodin 22 January 1994 Tottenham HotspurH2–116,464Fjørtoft, Whitbread 5 February 1994 Coventry CityH3–114,635Fjørtoft (3, 2 pens) 12 February 1994 Aston VillaA0–527,637 19 February 1994 Norwich CityH3–315,405Taylor, Fjørtoft (2) 25 February 1994 Manchester CityA1–226,360Fjørtoft 5 March 1994 West Ham UnitedH1–115,929Fjørtoft 12 March 1994 Newcastle UnitedA1–732,219Moncur 19 March 1994 Manchester UnitedH2–218,102Nijholt, Fjørtoft 26 March 1994 Blackburn RoversA1–320,046Fjørtoft 2 April 1994 ArsenalA1–131,635Bodin (pen) 4 April 1994 Sheffield WednesdayH0–113,927 16 April 1994 Ipswich TownA1–114,760Fjørtoft 23 April 1994 WimbledonH2–413,309Summerbee, Barton (own goal) 27 April 1994 ChelseaA0–211,180 30 April 1994 Queens Park RangersA3–19,875Taylor, Fjørtoft, Summerbee 7 May 1994 Leeds UnitedH0–517,228 FA Cup 1993–94 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR38 January 1994 Ipswich TownH1–112,105MutchR3R18 January 1994 Ipswich TownA1–2 12,796Fjørtoft League Cup 1993–94 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st leg22 September 1993 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–08,649Summerbee, MutchR2 2nd leg5 October 1993 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–2 (won 3–2 on agg)11,756SummerbeeR326 October 1993 PortsmouthA0–212,554 Squad 1 ENG GK Fraser Digby 2 ENG MF Nicky Summerbee 3 WAL DF Paul Bodin 4 ENG MF Micky Hazard 5 NED MF Luc Nijholt 6 ENG DF Shaun Taylor 7 ENG MF John Moncur 8 SCO MF Ross MacLaren 9 NOR FW Jan Åge Fjørtoft 10 ENG MF Martin Ling 11 ENG FW Craig Maskell 12 ENG FW Steve White 14 ENG DF Adrian Whitbread 15 ENG DF Adi Viveash 16 NIR MF Kevin Horlock 17 ENG FW Chris Hamon 18 ENG MF Eddie Murray 19 ENG DF Andy Thomson 20 IRL DF Wayne O'Sullivan 21 ENG MF Marcus Phillips 22 ENG MF Austin Berkley 23 ENG GK Nick Hammond 24 ENG DF Lee Middleton 25 ENG FW Andy Mutch 26 ENG DF Terry Fenwick 27 ENG FW Keith Scott 28 ENG MF Ty Gooden 29 ENG GK Shane Cook 30 SCO GK Stewart Kerr on loan from Celtic 31 ENG DF Brian Kilcline 32 SCO FW Frank McAvennie on loan from Celtic 33 NIR MF Lawrie Sanchez 34 ENG GK Paul Heald on loan from Leyton Orient 40 ENG GK Jon Sheffield on loan from Cambridge United Starting 11 Only considering Premier League starts GK: #1, ENG Fraser Digby, 28 RB: #2, ENG Nicky Summerbee, 36 CB: #6, ENG Shaun Taylor, 42 CB: #14, ENG Adrian Whitbread, 34 LB: #3, WAL Paul Bodin, 28 RM: #7, ENG John Moncur, 41 CM: #5, NED Luc Nijholt, 31 CM: #16, NIR Kevin Horlock, 32 LM: #10, ENG Martin Ling, 29 CF: #9, NOR Jan Åge Fjørtoft, 36 CF: #25, ENG Andy Mutch, 27 References Category:Swindon Town F.C. seasons Swindon Town