1993–94 Millwall F.C. season explained

Club:	Millwall
Season:	1993–94
Manager:	Mick McCarthy
Chairman:	Reg Burr
Stadium:	The Den
League:	First Division
League Result:	3rd
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Third round
League Topscorer:	Rae (13)
Average Attendance:	9,823
Prevseason:	1992–93
Nextseason:	1994–95

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

Season summary

The 1993–94 season was their first at the new ground, also known as The Den, which was opened by the Labour Party leader John Smith MP on 4 August 1993. In McCarthy's second full season in charge, he took the club to the play-offs after a strong 3rd-place finish, but they lost out to Derby County in the semi-finals.^[1]

Results

Millwall's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 August 1993	Stoke City	A	2–1	18,766	Bogie, Murray
22 August 1993	Southend United	H	1–4	10,273	Kerr
25 August 1993	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–2	19,570
28 August 1993	Leicester City	A	0–4	12,219
4 September 1993	Barnsley	H	2–0	8,010	Kerr, Rae
11 September 1993	Charlton Athletic	A	0–0	8,416
18 September 1993	Derby County	H	0–0	9,881
25 September 1993	Peterborough United	A	0–0	6,219
2 October 1993	Watford	H	4–1	7,707	Goodman (3), Roberts
9 October 1993	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–1	11,010	Goodman, Rae (pen)
16 October 1993	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–4	9,386
20 October 1993	Notts County	H	2–0	5,887	Rae (pen), Verveer
24 October 1993	Middlesbrough	H	1–1	6,686	Whyte (own goal)
31 October 1993	Birmingham City	A	0–1	9,377
3 November 1993	Nottingham Forest	A	3–1	17,584	Goodman, Murray, Stevens
6 November 1993	Oxford United	H	2–2	7,794	Kennedy (2)
13 November 1993	Bristol City	A	2–2	8,416	Rae, Beard
20 November 1993	Tranmere Rovers	H	3–1	8,653	Mitchell, Goodman, Kennedy
27 November 1993	Grimsby Town	H	1–0	7,991	Mitchell
4 December 1993	Oxford United	A	2–0	5,540	Jackson (own goal), Verveer
11 December 1993	Notts County	A	3–1	6,516	Rae (3)
19 December 1993	Stoke City	H	2–0	8,930	Rae, Kennedy
27 December 1993	Portsmouth	H	0–0	12,104
28 December 1993	Sunderland	A	1–2	19,283	Roberts
1 January 1994	Crystal Palace	H	3–0	16,779	Goodman, Verveer, Rae (pen)
15 January 1994	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–0	9,777	Rae
22 January 1994	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–0	15,172
6 February 1994	Middlesbrough	A	2–4	6,286	Rae (pen), Moralee
12 February 1994	Birmingham City	H	2–1	9,438	Verveer (2)
2 March 1994	Southend United	A	1–1	4,615	Mitchell
6 March 1994	Leicester City	H	0–0	8,085
12 March 1994	Derby County	A	0–0	15,303
15 March 1994	Charlton Athletic	H	2–1	13,320	Rae (2)
22 March 1994	Peterborough United	H	1–0	8,518	Greenman (own goal)
26 March 1994	Watford	A	0–2	9,036
30 March 1994	Luton Town	H	2–2	9,235	Moralee, Berry
2 April 1994	Portsmouth	A	2–2	11,591	Cunningham, Mitchell
6 April 1994	Sunderland	H	2–1	10,244	Mitchell (2)
9 April 1994	Crystal Palace	A	0–1	23,142
17 April 1994	Nottingham Forest	H	2–2	12,543	Moralee, Mitchell
20 April 1994	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–0	11,883	Mitchell
23 April 1994	Tranmere Rovers	A	2–3	9,141	Moralee, Kerr
26 April 1994	Luton Town	A	1–1	8,257	Kerr
30 April 1994	Bristol City	H	0–0	11,189
3 May 1994	Barnsley	A	1–0	5,059	Mitchell
8 May 1994	Grimsby Town	A	0–0	5,355

First Division play-offs

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

SF 1st Leg	15 May 1994	Derby County	A	0–2	17,401
SF 2nd Leg	18 May 1994	Derby County	H	1–3 (lost 1–5 on agg)	16,470	Berry

FA Cup

See main article: 1993–94 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

R3

10 January 1994

Arsenal

H

0–1

20,093

League Cup

See main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

R2 First Leg	21 September 1993	Watford	A	0–0	5,954
R2 Second Leg	6 October 1993	Watford	H	4–3	5,381	Huxford, Murray, Moralee, Verveer
R3	27 October 1993	Queens Park Rangers	A	0–3	14,190

Anglo-Italian Cup

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

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

PR Group 8	1 September 1993	Charlton Athletic	H	2–2	4,003	Roberts, Verveer
PR Group 8	14 September 1993	Crystal Palace	A	0–3	2,712

Squad

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Haylett. Trevor. Football: Double pitch invasion at New Den delays Derby victory. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-double-pitch-invasion-at-new-den-delays-derby-victory-1437117.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live. The Independent. 19 May 1994. 10 March 2014.
2. Web site: Millwall results for the 1993-1994 season - Statto.com . 9 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924141337/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/millwall/1993-1994/results . 24 September 2015 . dead.
3. Web site: All Millwall players: 1994.