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shes the visitors into the drop zone 47 27 november 1993 qpr manager gerry francis rules himself out of the running to become the next england manager manchester city striker niall quinn suffers a knee injury against sheffield wednesday manchester united now have a 14 point lead at the top of the premier league after beating coventry 1 0 while blackburn and newcastle both drop points 48 29 november 1993 peter swales resigns as manchester city chairman after 20 years francis lee who had been campaigning for control of the club s board since early in the year succeeds him 30 november 1993 november draws to a close with manchester united now leading by 14 points ahead of their nearest rivals leeds united and arsenal while newly promoted newcastle united are starting to give the top five a run for their money swindon town finally managed to win a league game at the 16th attempt but are still bottom of the division with a mere nine points from their opening 17 games while oldham athletic remain second from bottom and chelsea have slipped into the relegation zone after southampton climbed out of it on goal difference 41 charlton athletic remain top of division one with tranmere rovers occupying second place southend united s resurgence in form has seen them rise to third place in the league with the playoff zone being completed by crystal palace leicester city and millwall 49 niall quinn s knee injury is diagnosed as cruciate ligament damage and he is warned that he is likely to miss the rest of the english league season as well as next summer s world cup jimmy armfield the former england international is selected by the football association as the man with the task of finding the national side s next manager 50 4 december 1993 howard kendall resigns after three years in his second spell as charge of everton who have fallen into the bottom half of the premier league table after topping it in the first month of the season curiously kendall s resignation comes within hours of everton s 1 0 home league win over southampton manchester united and norwich draw 2 2 in a thrilling match at old trafford while second placed leeds beat manchester city 3 2 at elland road 51 7 december 1993 lazio deny rumours that paul gascoigne is due to return to english football in a move to either leeds united or manchester united 10 december 1993 former england manager bobby robson resigns as manager of portuguese side sporting clube de portugal sparking media speculation that he will be offered the everton job 11 december 1993 liverpool are held to a 2 2 at home to bottom club swindon in the premier league although the visitors still have just one league win to their names after 20 matches 52 12 december 1993 northampton town who are bottom of division three dismiss manager phil chard and replace him with john barnwell 18 december 1993 the main premier league action sees sheffield wednesday win 5 0 at home over west ham and tottenham draw 3 3 at home to liverpool swindon win for the second time in the premier league this season and for the first time at home by beating southampton 2 1 53 19 december 1993 with three of the game s four goals coming during the closing few minutes manchester united beat aston villa 3 1 at old trafford to go 13 points ahead at the top of the premier league 54 21 december 1993 david rocastle leaves leeds after 16 months to sign for manchester city in a 2million after david white went in the opposite direction for the same fee 26 december 1993 the boxing day action sees a late equaliser from paul ince give manchester united a 1 1 draw at home to blackburn after kevin gallacher had put the visitors ahead 55 27 december 1993 kevin campbell scores his second league hat trick of the season as arsenal beat swindon town 4 0 at the county ground meanwhile arsenal s underperforming north london rivals tottenham are beaten 3 1 at home by a norwich city side with two goals coming from prolific 20 year old striker chris sutton in division one leicester draw 4 4 with watford in a thrilling match at filbert street and southend climb back into the top six with a 4 2 home win over fourth placed charlton 56 29 december 1993 manchester united beat oldham 5 2 at boundary park in a match where andrei kanchelskis scores twice for the defending champions who now lead the premier league by 14 points swindon keep up their fight for survival by battling out it for a 3 3 draw at sheffield wednesday 57 30 december 1993 lawrie mcmenemy southampton manager from 1973 to 1985 and until last month assistant manager of the england team since 1990 returns to the dell as director of football working alongside under fire manager ian branfoot 58 31 december 1993 the year draws to a close with manchester united still top of the table with a 14 point lead over nearest rivals blackburn rovers who have a game in hand leeds united arsenal and newcastle united complete the top five while at the other end of the table swindon town remain bottom with oldham athletic and chelsea now out of the relegation zone at the expense of southampton and sheffield united 59 crystal palace are now leaders of division one with the other automatic promotion place currently being occupied by tranmere rovers charlton athletic leicester city and southend united complete the top six nottingham forest are catching up with the leading pack and are now just one point and two places outside the playoff zone 60 1 january 1994 the new year begins with manchester united still 12 points ahead at the top of the premier league after a goalless draw at home to leeds blackburn narrowly eat in their lead with a 1 0 win at aston villa the key action in division one includes a 4 2 for bolton over notts county at burnden park while millwall keep up their promotion push with a 3 0 home win over london rivals crystal palace and southend united keep hold of their place in the top six with a 3 1 home win over birmingham city 61 3 january 1994 chelsea climb five points clear of the relegation zone with a 4 2 home win over everton derby county keep their push for a playoff place on track with a 4 0 home win over tranmere rovers who lose their place in the top two to charlton who win 2 1 at home to west bromwich albion 62 4 january 1994 after taking a 3 0 lead in the first half manchester united are held to a 3 3 draw by liverpool in the league at anfield 5 january 1994 it is reported in the media that the former tottenham hotspur manager terry venables will take over as manager of the england team 8 january 1994 the fa cup third round sparks some major upsets bristol city hold liverpool to a 1 1 draw while an identical scoreline occurs for everton at bolton wanderers queens park rangers are defeated by stockport county but the big shock comes when division one birmingham city lose 2 1 at home to conference leaders kidderminster harriers chelsea were surprised to be held 0 0 at stamford bridge by barnet despite it being barnet s home tie barnet had been struggling at the bottom of the third tier for the entire season having seen most of their squad and manager leave for southend united who they ironically knocked out of the season s league cup the match against chelsea was billed as hoddle vs hoddle as glenn managed chelsea whilst his brother carl had scored a hoddlesque goal for barnet versus crawley town in the 2nd round 11 january 1994 ian branfoot resigns after two and a half years as manager of southampton with former england manager graham taylor rumoured to be on the shortlist of possible successors sheffield wednesday beat wimbledon 2 1 in the league cup quarter final 63 terry butcher sues coventry city for 40 000 after his fourteen month spell as player manager was ended in january 1992 64 12 january 1994 manchester united are held to a 2 2 draw in the league cup quarter final against portsmouth at old trafford with paul walsh scoring twice for portsmouth to force a replay aston villa beat tottenham 2 1 at white hart lane in their quarter final clash 65 13 january 1994 alex ferguson sells his son midfielder darren ferguson from manchester united to wolverhampton wanderers for 250 000 14 january 1994 mike walker the manager who took norwich city to a club best of third place in the premier league last season departs carrow road to take over at everton norwich announce that walker s assistant john deehan will succeed him as manager with immediate effect and that the club will be taking legal action against everton for tapping up walker 15 january 1994 mike walker starts on a high at everton guiding them to a 6 2 home win over premier league basement club swindon town in which tony cottee scores his second league hat trick of the season aston villa beat west ham 3 1 at villa park and liverpool win 3 0 at oldham in division one a relegation crunch game at vicarage road sees watford beat birmingham 5 2 with paul furlong scoring a hat trick 66 20 january 1994 legendary former manchester united manager sir matt busby dies at the age of 84 alan ball is appointed manager of southampton who pay 100 000 to release him from his contract as manager of exeter city 67 colin harvey who has been at everton since joining them as a player 30 years ago leaves the goodison park club he had worked under howard kendall as a coach during his two spells as manager and was also manager of the club from june 1987 to october 1990 between kendall s two spells 22 january 1994 manchester united beat everton 1 0 at old trafford with a goal from ryan giggs in their first match since the death of sir matt busby the steel city derby at hillsborough sees sheffield wednesday beat sheffield united 3 1 68 24 january 1994 a match at upton park sees west ham draw 3 3 with norwich who have scored 32 goals on their travels in the premier league this season but just eight times at home 69 25 january 1994 a brian tinnion goal gives bristol city a 1 0 win over liverpool in the fa cup third round replay 26 january 1994 manchester united reach the league cup semi finals for the third time in four seasons by beating portsmouth 1 0 in the fratton park quarter final replay 28 january 1994 the football association s two month search for a successor to graham taylor ends with the appointment of terry venables graeme souness quits as liverpool manager after their shock fa cup exit at the hands of bristol city he is succeeded by long serving coach roy evans neighbouring everton are also reeling from a third round replay exit in the fa cup at the hands of a much smaller club in their case bolton wanderers 29 january 1994 kidderminster harriers claim another football league scalp when they triumph 1 0 at home to preston north end in the fa cup fourth round other surprise results include manchester city s 1 0 defeat to division two strugglers cardiff city tranmere reach the league cup semi finals for the first time ever by beating nottingham forest 2 0 in the quarter final replay at prenton park 30 january 1994 manchester united keep their treble bid on track with a 2 0 win at norwich in the fa cup fourth round 31 january 1994 manchester united finish january as leaders with a 16 point margin though blackburn rovers in second place have three games in hand arsenal newcastle united and a resurgent liverpool side undaunted by the fa cup shock and change of manager complete the top five swindon town remain bottom while oldham athletic occupy the next lowest position though sheffield united have climbed out of the relegation zone at the expense of manchester city 70 in division one crystal palace and charlton athletic lead the race for promotion to the premier league the playoff zone is occupied by millwall leicester city tranmere rovers and nottingham forest wolverhampton wanderers are on the comeback trail after a run of dismal form before christmas and are now just two points and two places outside the playoff zone 71 2 february 1994 newcastle united pay a club record 2 5million for norwich city winger ruel fox 5 february 1994 having scored only one league goal all season before now norwegian striker jan age fjortoft scores a hat trick for swindon town still bottom of the premier league in their 3 1 home win over coventry city 6 february 1994 middlesbrough arrest their slide down division one with a 4 2 win over millwall at ayresome park denying the visitors the chance of going second in the league an east midlands derby at the city ground sees nottingham forest beat leicester 4 0 72 9 february 1994 the fa cup fourth round replays witness some of the most surprising results ever seen in the competition holders arsenal lose 3 1 at home to division one underdogs bolton wanderers leeds united chasing a uefa cup place in the premier league lose 3 2 at home to an oxford united side who are battling against relegation to division two newcastle united another team in the race for a european place lose 2 0 at another division one struggling side luton town this means that a mere seven of the 16 clubs in the fa cup fifth round will be premier league members 73 12 february 1994 dean saunders scores a hat trick for aston villa in their 5 0 home league win over swindon town wimbledon beat newcastle united 4 2 at selhurst park 13 february 1994 a spectacular goal from ryan giggs gives manchester united a 1 0 lead over sheffield wednesday in their league cup semi final first leg at old trafford 74 14 february 1994 matthew le tissier scores a hat trick for southampton in their 4 2 home league win over liverpool 16 february 1994 tranmere rovers who have never played in an fa cup or football league cup final move closer to their wembley dream with a 3 1 win over aston villa in the first leg of the league cup semi final 17 february 1994 in the wake of a two month winless run ipswich town announce that john lyall will be returning as team manager and that mick mcgiven will revert to his previous job as assistant manager 19 february 1994 aston villa s hopes of achieving a cup double are ended when they are beaten 1 0 by bolton wanderers at burnden park in the fa cup fifth round kidderminster harriers among the few non league teams ever to reach this stage of the competition have their dream ended in a 1 0 defeat by west ham united jan age fjortoft s goalscoring surge continues as he scores twice in the league for swindon against norwich city but the east anglians still hold out for a 3 3 draw at the county ground coventry beat manchester city 4 0 at highfield road derby county climb into the division one playoff zone with a 4 3 win at watford 75 20 february 1994 cardiff city s fa cup ends with a 2 1 home defeat to luton town in the fifth round bolton knock out aston villa with a 1 0 win at burnden park manchester united travel to selhurst park to take on wimbledon and win 3 0 76 22 february 1994 sheffield united s survival hopes are hit by a 3 2 defeat ipswich manchester city climb out of the bottom three on goal difference with a goalless 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