| Season: | 1993–94 |
| Manager: | Graham Turner (until 16 March) Graham Taylor (from 29 March) |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Chairman: | Jonathan Hayward |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| League Result: | 8th |
| League Topscorer: | Steve Bull (14) |
| Season Topscorer: | Steve Bull (15) |
| Highest Attendance: | 28,234 (vs Ipswich, 19 February 1994) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 9,092 (vs Stoke, 31 August 1993) |
| Average Attendance: | 21,996 (league only) |
| Nextseason: | 1994–95 |
The 1993–94 season was the 95th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.
This season saw the completion of the redevelopment of Molineux which was officially opened on 7 December 1993 to bring the club's highest crowds since the early 1980s.[1] With the expense of the stadium completed by owner Sir Jack Hayward, manager Graham Turner was afforded the biggest budget he had been granted during his tenure but he resigned in March 1994 to end his 7½-year reign with the team in 13th place.[2]
Former England manager Graham Taylor was appointed as Turner's replacement[3] but the team were unable to improve enough to reach the promotion play-offs, ending in 8th place.
See also: 1993–94 Football League. A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1993–94 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference.
Final table
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| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 72 | |
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 68 | +5 | 71 | |
| 7 | Notts County | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 65 | 69 | –4 | 68 | |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 68 | |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 67 | |
| 10 | Stoke City | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 59 | –2 | 67 | |
Results summary
Results by round
See also: 1993–94 FA Cup.
See also: 1993–94 Football League Cup.
See also: 1993–94 Anglo-Italian Cup. Wolves played in Group 5 of the preliminary round alongside two other domestic First Division clubs. The winner of the group would advance to the main group stage to play both English and Italian opposition. However, Wolves finished in second place in this initial round and so were eliminated.
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| Date | Player | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 1993 | Geoff Thomas | Crystal Palace | £800,000 | |
| 23 June 1993 | David Kelly | Newcastle United | £750,000 | |
| 7 July 1993 | Kevin Keen | West Ham United | £600,000 | |
| 3 August 1993 | Cyrille Regis | Aston Villa | £600,000 | |
| 12 August 1993 | David Felgate | Bolton Wanderers | Free | |
| 18 August 1993 | Peter Shirtliff | Sheffield Wednesday | £250,000 | |
| 22 December 1993 | Neil Masters | Bournemouth | £300,000 | |
| 7 January 1994 | Chris Marsden | Huddersfield Town | £250,000 | |
| 12 January 1994 | Darren Ferguson | Manchester United | £250,000 |
| Date | Player | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1993 | Rob Hindmarch | Telford United | Free | |
| July 1993 | Colin Taylor | Telford United | Free | |
| 16 July 1993 | Tim Steele | Bradford City | Free | |
| 22 July 1993 | Keith Downing | Birmingham City | Free | |
| 16 August 1993 | Andy Mutch | Swindon Town | £250,000 | |
| 3 September 1993 | Lawrie Madden | Darlington | Free | |
| 1 October 1993 | David Felgate | Chester City | Free | |
| 19 January 1994 | Paul Edwards | West Bromwich Albion | £55,000 |
| Start date | Player | From | End date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 1993 | Mike Small | West Ham United | October 1993 | |
| 11 March 1994 | Guy Whittingham | Aston Villa | End of season |
| Start date | Player | From | End date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1994 | Jimmy Kelly | Wrexham | End of season | |
| 4 March 1994 | Mark Burke | Luton Town | March 1994 | |
| 18 March 1994 | Darren Roberts | Hereford United | End of season |
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Graham Turner (until 16 March), then Peter Shirtliff as caretaker manager, then Graham Taylor (from 29 March onward) | |
| First team coach | Garry Pendrey (until 16 March) | |
| Director of Youth School of Excellence | Rob Kelly | |
| Youth Team Coach | Chris Evans | |
| Club doctors | Dr Tweddell and Dr Peter Bekenn | |
| Club Physio | Paul Darby |
The season brought a new home kit as the design returned to a plain gold shirt with black collar. The away kit, a bright blue shirt with black bands and gold trim on the upper arms, was retained from the previous season. Both were manufactured by the club's own "Molineux" label and sponsored by Goodyear.