| Club: | Crystal Palace |
| Season: | 1993–94 |
| Manager: | Alan Smith |
| Chairman: | Ron Noades |
| Stadium: | Selhurst Park |
| League: | First Division |
| League Result: | 1st (champions) |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| League Topscorer: | Armstrong (22) |
| Season Topscorer: | Armstrong (24) |
| Average Attendance: | 15,656 |
| Pattern B1: | _3redstripes2 |
| Pattern So1: | _blueline |
| Leftarm1: | ff0000 |
| Body1: | 0000ff |
| Rightarm1: | ff0000 |
| Shorts1: | ff0000 |
| Socks1: | ff0000 |
| Prevseason: | 1992–93 |
| Nextseason: | 1994–95 |
During the 1993–94 English football season, Crystal Palace F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Smith immediately guided Palace back to the Premier League as runaway champions of the second tier,[1] Chris Armstrong top-scoring with 22 league goals.[2] During this period the badge was changed with the bird being replaced by one which Ron Noades felt more closely resembled an eagle.[3]
See main article: 1993–94 Football League.
Crystal Palace's score comes first[4]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–0 | 14,785 | ||
| 21 August 1993 | Bristol City | A | 0–2 | 12,068 | ||
| 24 August 1993 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–0 | 15,048 | Young, Gordon | |
| 28 August 1993 | Portsmouth | H | 5–1 | 14,428 | Armstrong (3), Gordon, Southgate | |
| 31 August 1993 | Birmingham City | A | 4–2 | 13,856 | Williams, Shaw, Armstrong (2) | |
| 12 September 1993 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | 11,318 | Armstrong | |
| 18 September 1993 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 4–1 | 17,873 | Coleman, Whyte, Armstrong, Southgate | |
| 26 September 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–0 | 7,947 | ||
| 2 October 1993 | Stoke City | H | 4–1 | 12,880 | Salako (3), Southgate | |
| 17 October 1993 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 13,056 | Humphrey | |
| 23 October 1993 | Derby County | A | 1–3 | 16,586 | Armstrong | |
| 30 October 1993 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–0 | 12,202 | Southgate | |
| 2 November 1993 | Luton Town | H | 3–2 | 10,925 | Shaw, Young, Whyte | |
| 6 November 1993 | Notts County | A | 2–3 | 6,904 | Armstrong (2) | |
| 20 November 1993 | Barnsley | A | 3–1 | 5,384 | Armstrong, Williams (2) | |
| 24 November 1993 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 7,845 | ||
| 28 November 1993 | Watford | A | 3–1 | 7,485 | Williams, Salako, Southgate | |
| 5 December 1993 | Notts County | H | 1–2 | 12,642 | Osborn | |
| 8 December 1993 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | 16,706 | Williams | |
| 11 December 1993 | Birmingham City | H | 2–1 | 11,925 | Southgate, Salako | |
| 19 December 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–0 | 7,011 | Williams | |
| 27 December 1993 | Oxford United | A | 3–1 | 10,356 | Armstrong (2), Salako | |
| 29 December 1993 | Southend United | H | 1–0 | 18,255 | Rodger | |
| 1 January 1994 | Millwall | A | 0–3 | 16,779 | ||
| 15 January 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 23,851 | ||
| 22 January 1994 | Leicester City | H | 2–1 | 17,045 | Coleman, Armstrong | |
| 1 February 1994 | Peterborough United | H | 3–2 | 12,426 | Rodger, Salako, Armstrong | |
| 5 February 1994 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | 15,615 | Gordon | |
| 12 February 1994 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | 6,302 | Southgate | |
| 19 February 1994 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 24,232 | Matthew | |
| 22 February 1994 | Bristol City | H | 4–1 | 11,508 | Salako, Gordon (pen), Armstrong (2) | |
| 26 February 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 17,245 | Southgate | |
| 5 March 1994 | Portsmouth | A | 1–0 | 13,508 | Young | |
| 12 March 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–0 | 16,576 | Stewart | |
| 16 March 1994 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 15,892 | ||
| 20 March 1994 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–0 | 14,408 | Armstrong, Stewart | |
| 23 March 1994 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–1 | 12,811 | ||
| 26 March 1994 | Stoke City | A | 2–0 | 18,071 | Gordon (pen), Williams | |
| 29 March 1994 | Peterborough United | A | 1–1 | 8,412 | Rodger | |
| 2 April 1994 | Oxford United | H | 2–1 | 15,510 | Armstrong, Stewart | |
| 6 April 1994 | Southend United | A | 2–1 | 9,776 | Young, Armstrong | |
| 9 April 1994 | Millwall | H | 1–0 | 23,142 | Armstrong | |
| 16 April 1994 | Luton Town | A | 1–0 | 9,880 | Coleman | |
| 23 April 1994 | Barnsley | H | 1–0 | 20,522 | Young | |
| 1 May 1994 | Middlesbrough | A | 3–2 | 8,638 | Southgate, Armstrong, Whyte | |
| 8 May 1994 | Watford | H | 0–2 | 28,694 |
See main article: 1993–94 FA Cup.
| R3 | 8 January 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 25,047 |
See main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup.
| R2 First Leg | 21 September 1993 | Charlton Athletic | H | 3–1 | 9,615 | Gordon, Southgate, Whyte | |
| R2 Second Leg | 5 October 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–0 (won 4–1 on agg) | 5,224 | Armstrong | |
| R3 | 26 October 1993 | Everton | A | 2–2 | 11,547 | Southgate, Thorn | |
| R3R | 10 November 1993 | Everton | H | 1–4 | 14,662 | Southgate |
See main article: 1993–94 Anglo-Italian Cup.
| PR Group 8 | 7 September 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–4 | 3,868 | ||
| PR Group 8 | 14 September 1993 | Millwall | H | 3–0 | 2,712 | Williams, Armstrong (pen), Whyte |
Squad at end of season[5]