1993–94 Middlesbrough F.C. season explained

Club:	Middlesbrough
Season:	1993–94
Manager:	Lennie Lawrence
Chairman:	Colin Henderson
Stadium:	Ayresome Park
League:	First Division
League Result:	9th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Third round
League Topscorer:	Hendrie (20)
Average Attendance:	10,400
Prevseason:	1992–93
Nextseason:	1994–95

During the 1993–94 English football season, Middlesbrough F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1993–94 season, Middlesbrough started promisingly with 6 wins from their first 12 league games and by near the end of October where in 3rd place but a poor run of just 1 win in their next 11 league games, saw Middlesbrough slide down to 13th and end their hopes of automatic promotion which saw them finish in a disappointing 9th place and on 2 May 1994, Lawrence confirmed his departure at the end of the season.^[1] Upon leaving he helped young chairman Steve Gibson contact his replacement Bryan Robson.^[2]

Also at the end of the season, Henderson was succeeded as chairman of the club by lifelong fan Steve Gibson, who helped save Middlesbrough from liquidation in 1986 by forming a consortium and seven years later bought Scottish & Newcastle's shares in the club as well as now owning roughly 90% of the club.

Results

Middlesbrough's score comes first^[3]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 August 1993	Notts County	A	3–2	9,392	Wilkinson, Moore (2)
21 August 1993	Derby County	H	3–0	15,168	Kernaghan, Short (own goal), Hendrie
24 August 1993	Barnsley	A	4–1	10,597	Moore (2), Hendrie (2)
28 August 1993	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3–2	21,061	Hendrie (2), Pollock
11 September 1993	Southend United	A	0–1	6,495
14 September 1993	Stoke City	H	1–2	13,189	Hignett
18 September 1993	Luton Town	H	0–0	12,487
25 September 1993	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–1	15,766	Whyte
29 September 1993	Leicester City	H	2–0	11,871	Wilkinson, Hendrie
2 October 1993	Birmingham City	H	2–2	13,801	Hendrie, Moore
10 October 1993	Watford	A	0–2	7,582
17 October 1993	Sunderland	H	4–1	12,772	Hignett, Hendrie, Wilkinson (2)
24 October 1993	Millwall	A	1–1	6,686	Barber (own goal)
30 October 1993	Peterborough United	H	1–1	10,704	Mustoe
2 November 1993	Portsmouth	A	0–2	12,503
6 November 1993	Bristol City	H	0–1	9,687
21 November 1993	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–1	6,828
4 December 1993	Bristol City	A	0–0	8,441
11 December 1993	Stoke City	A	1–3	13,777	Peake
18 December 1993	Notts County	H	3–0	7,869	Moore, Kavanagh (2)
27 December 1993	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	26,901	Moore
29 December 1993	Tranmere Rovers	H	0–0	12,351
1 January 1994	Oxford United	A	1–1	5,763	Pollock
3 January 1994	Grimsby Town	H	1–0	10,441	Wilkinson
16 January 1994	Sunderland	A	1–2	16,473	Vickers
22 January 1994	Watford	H	1–1	8,089	Moore
6 February 1994	Millwall	H	4–2	6,286	Hignett (2), Vickers, Wilkinson
12 February 1994	Peterborough United	A	0–1	7,020
22 February 1994	Derby County	A	1–0	14,716	Vickers
5 March 1994	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–0	12,092	Wilkinson
8 March 1994	Luton Town	A	1–1	6,741	Mustoe
12 March 1994	Leicester City	A	0–2	16,116
15 March 1994	Southend United	H	1–0	7,378	Wilkinson
19 March 1994	West Bromwich Albion	H	3–0	10,516	Wilkinson, Pollock, Hendrie
23 March 1994	Crystal Palace	A	1–0	12,811	Hignett
26 March 1994	Birmingham City	A	0–1	12,409
29 March 1994	Grimsby Town	A	1–1	5,709	Pollock
2 April 1994	Nottingham Forest	H	2–2	17,056	Pollock (2)
4 April 1994	Tranmere Rovers	A	0–4	8,225
9 April 1994	Oxford United	H	2–1	8,586	Moore, Wilkinson
16 April 1994	Portsmouth	H	0–2	10,041
19 April 1994	Charlton Athletic	H	2–0	6,982	Moore, Hendrie
23 April 1994	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–4	9,220	Wilkinson
26 April 1994	Barnsley	H	5–0	6,368	Taggart (own goal), Pollock (2), Wilkinson (2, 1 pen)
1 May 1994	Crystal Palace	H	2–3	8,638	Liburd, Wilkinson
8 May 1994	Charlton Athletic	A	5–2	8,905	Wilkinson, Hendrie (3), Pollock

FA Cup

See main article: 1993–94 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R3	8 January 1994	Cardiff City	A	2–2	13,750	Wilkinson, Moore
R3R	19 January 1994	Cardiff City	H	1–2	10,769	Kavanagh

League Cup

See main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R2 1st leg	21 September 1993	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	5–0	5,651	Hignett (4), Hendrie
R2 2nd leg	6 October 1993	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	3–1 (won 8–1 on agg)	2,074	Wilkinson, Hignett
R3	27 October 1993	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–1	14,765	Hendrie
R3R	10 November 1993	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–2	19,482	Mustoe

Anglo-Italian Cup

See main article: 1993-94 Anglo-Italian Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
PR Group 2	31 August 1993	Grimsby Town	A	1–2	996	Hendrie
PR Group 2	7 September 1993	Barnsley	H	3–0	5,173	Hendrie, Wilkinson (2, 1 pen)
Group A	12 October 1993	Pisa	A	1–3	500	Mustoe
Group A	16 November 1993	Ancona	H	0–0	2,985
Group A	24 November 1993	Ascoli	A	0–3	1,200
Group A	22 December 1993	Brescia	H	0–1	1,633

Squad

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Notes and References

News: Football: Lawrence leaves Middlesbrough. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-lawrence-leaves-middlesbrough-1433290.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live . London . The Independent . Phil . Shaw . 3 May 1994 .
News: Lennie Lawrence (July 1991 to May 1994). MFC. 2008-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20081006114309/http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ManagersHistoryDetail/0,,1~395742,00.html. 6 October 2008. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Middlesbrough 1993-1994 Results - statto.com . 11 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140311134514/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/middlesbrough/1993-1994/results . 11 March 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
Web site: All Middlesbrough players: 1994. www.11v11.com.