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er 1993 tranmere rovers go top of division one with a 4 1 home win over bottom club luton town 30 15 september 1993 manchester united beat honved of hungary 3 2 away in their first european cup fixture since 1969 16 september 1993 after two months at portsmouth lee chapman returns to the premier league with newly promoted west ham united for 250 000 17 september 1993 liverpool sign west ham united defender julian dicks for 1 5million with mike marsh and david burrows going to upton park in exchange 19 september 1993 manchester united go into their fixture with second placed arsenal as premier league leaders on goal difference but then go ahead by three points with a 1 0 victory at old trafford nottingham forest s erratic start to their division one season continues with a 3 2 home defeat to stoke city 31 21 september 1993 the first leg of round two in the football league cup sees top flight clubs oldham athletic and sheffield united beaten by division two opposition while premier league outfit leeds united lose away at sunderland from division one elsewhere paul rideout s hat trick completing late winner against basement tier club lincoln city avoids another upset division two side wrexham draw 3 3 with first division nottingham forest and ian wright scores a hat trick as arsenal put five past huddersfield town without reply 32 22 september 1993 mark stein scores twice for stoke city in their surprise 2 1 over manchester united in the first leg of the league cup second round at the victoria ground south african born stein 27 is a target for several premier league clubs 25 september 1993 everton fourth in the premier league suffer a 5 1 defeat at home to norwich city in one of the most thrilling league games so far this season norwich striker efan ekoku scores four goals in the game the first player to score four goals in a premier league game manchester united maintain their lead at the top of the table with a 4 2 home win over swindon who are still bottom with no wins and a mere three points from their first nine games southampton remain level with swindon at the bottom of the table with a 1 0 defeat at arsenal an east midlands derby at meadow lane sees notts county beat derby county 4 1 in division one 33 30 september 1993 september draws to a close with manchester united still top of the table leading by three points over arsenal aston villa leeds united norwich city and wimbledon are just some of the many other clubs currently in strong contention liverpool meanwhile have slumped to 13th place after a disappointing month mounting the pressure upon graeme souness swindon are still bottom of the table and looking for their first ever top division win after nine games being level on points with a southampton side who have lost eight of their first nine games while oldham athletic have fallen into the relegation zone as well 34 in the race to win promotion to the premier league crystal palace top division one on goal difference ahead of tranmere rovers the playoff zone is occupied by leicester city charlton athletic middlesbrough and southend united 35 1 october 1993 former manchester city player manager peter reid signs a short term playing contract with southampton while everton striker mo johnson returns to his homeland after agreeing a contract with hearts 2 october 1993 gary speed and gary mcallister both score twice from midfield in a 4 0 home league win for leeds united against wimbledon liverpool hold arsenal to a goalless draw at anfield allowing manchester united to extend their lead of the premier league after coming from behind twice to beat sheffield wednesday 3 2 away from home southampton and sheffield united draw 3 3 at the dell crystal palace maintain their lead of division one with a 4 1 home win over stoke city luton town climb of the bottom of the table in style with a 5 0 home win over barnsley 36 3 october 1993 derby county manager arthur cox who had already been under pressure after the club s poor start to the season resigns due to health problems his assistant roy mcfarland replaces him as manager until the end of the season 4 october 1993 jim holton who played for manchester united at centre half in the 1970s dies from a heart attack at the wheel of his car he was 42 years old 7 october 1993 newcastle united manager kevin keegan rules him out of the running to take over as england manager if graham taylor s reign is ended by failure to qualify for the 1994 fifa world cup 13 october 1993 england are left with little hope of qualifying for the 1994 world cup after suffering a 2 0 defeat by the netherlands in their penultimate qualifying game 16 october 1993 manchester united extend their lead of the premier league to seven points with a 2 1 home win over tottenham norwich go second with a 2 1 win at chelsea while arsenal drop into third with a goalless draw at home to manchester city the big news in division one is southend s 6 1 home win over oxford united which keeps up their surprise promotion push 37 18 october 1993 lou macari walks out on stoke city to succeed liam brady as manager of glasgow club celtic 19 october 1993 norwich city become the first english team to beat german giants bayern munich on their own soil winning 2 1 in the uefa cup second round first leg 20 october 1993 manchester united surrender a two goal lead over turkish champions galatasaray to draw 3 3 in the european cup second round first leg at old trafford 23 october 1993 manchester united extend their lead of the premier league to nine points with a 1 0 win over everton at goodison park with lee sharpe scoring the only goal of the game their nearest challengers norwich arsenal and leeds all drop points while qpr move into fifth place with a 5 1 home win over coventry swindon town hold tottenham to a 1 1 draw at white hart lane but are still bottom of the table and without a win after 12 games charlton athletic go top of division one with a 1 0 win over grimsby town at blundell park watford keep up their promotion push with a 4 3 home win over bolton 38 24 october 1993 southampton boost their survival push with a 2 1 home win over newcastle only their second league win of the season 39 26 october 1993 blackburn rovers pay leeds united 2 75million for midfielder david batty 30 october 1993 18 year old liverpool striker robbie fowler scores a hat trick in a 4 2 home league win over southampton newcastle beat wimbledon 4 0 at home and leaders manchester united now have an 11 point lead after beating qpr 2 1 at old trafford with their nearest rivals norwich and arsenal drawing 0 0 at highbury an entertaining mid table game in division sees stoke beat barnsley 5 4 at the victoria ground 40 31 october 1993 manchester united end october as premier league leaders with an 11 point margin over their nearest rivals norwich city arsenal blackburn rovers and aston villa who are all bracketed together on points swindon are still bottom of the league and their winless run has now stretched to 13 games while southampton and sheffield wednesday are still in the relegation zone liverpool have improved after last season s wobbles to occupy seventh place 41 charlton athletic are top of division one with leicester city occupying second place the playoff zone is occupied by crystal palace tranmere rovers middlesbrough and derby county nottingham forest and wolverhampton wanderers who both began the season in promotion form have slipped into the bottom half of the table 42 3 november 1993 manchester united are eliminated from the european cup on away goals by turkish side galatasaray while arsenal progress to the next stage of the european cup winners cup with a 7 0 away victory over standard liège of belgium 4 5 november 1993 34 year old goalkeeper dave beasant joins southampton from chelsea in a 300 000 deal while the national record fee for a goalkeeper a record of which beasant was once a holder is broken when tim flowers exits the dell from blackburn rovers for 2 4million 6 november 1993 sheffield wednesday climb out of the relegation one with a 4 1 win over ipswich at portman road chelsea are on the brink of the relegation zone after losing 4 1 to leeds at elland road leicester go top of division one with a 3 0 home win over southend 43 7 november 1993 the manchester derby at maine road sees city take a 2 0 lead in the first half with two goals from niall quinn only for eric cantona twice and roy keane to overturn city s lead and win the game 3 2 for united in division one a steve bull hat trick sees wolves beat derby at the baseball ground and ensure that they remain in the hunt for a playoff place 17 november 1993 england beat san marino 7 1 in their final world cup qualifying game but fail to qualify for the finals as holland beat poland media reports suggest that manager graham taylor is likely to resign or be sacked imminently 20 november 1993 alan shearer scores both of blackburn s goals in their 2 0 home league win over his old club southampton as his new club close in on the leading pack in the premier league manchester united maintain their 11 point lead of the table by beating wimbledon 3 1 21 november 1993 andy cole scores a hat trick for newcastle in a 3 0 home win over liverpool in the premier league lifting kevin keegan s men into eighth place displacing their opponents whose promising start to the season has given way to what appears to be another frustrating league campaign 44 23 november 1993 blackburn climb five places into second place in the premier league with a 2 1 home win over coventry 45 24 november 1993 graham taylor announces his resignation as england manager after being vilified by the media notably the sun newspaper who branded him a turnip for failing to achieve qualification for the 1994 world cup on the same day swindon town finally win a premier league game at the 16th attempt in their first ever top division campaign beating queens park rangers 1 0 at home with a goal from keith scott 46 manchester united now have a 12 point lead at the top of the table despite being held to a goalless draw at home to ipswich newcastle s surge continues as a 4 0 home win over sheffield united lifts them into fourth place and pushes 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 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