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n finished bottom of the league but were saved from demotion because conference champions kidderminster harriers did not meet the league s stadium capacity requirements wigan athletic s first season at this level for over a decade brought their lowest ever finish of 19th place 89th out of the league s 92 clubs pos team v t e pld w d l gf ga gd pts promotion or relegation 1 shrewsbury town c p 42 22 13 7 63 39 24 79 promotion to the second division 2 chester city p 42 21 11 10 69 46 23 74 3 crewe alexandra p 42 21 10 11 80 61 19 73 4 wycombe wanderers o p 42 19 13 10 67 53 14 70 qualification for the third division play offs 5 preston north end 42 18 13 11 79 60 19 67 6 torquay united 42 17 16 9 64 56 8 67 7 carlisle united 42 18 10 14 57 42 15 64 8 chesterfield 42 16 14 12 55 48 7 62 9 rochdale 42 16 12 14 63 51 12 60 10 walsall 42 17 9 16 48 53 5 60 11 scunthorpe united 42 15 14 13 64 56 8 59 12 mansfield town 42 15 10 17 53 62 9 55 13 bury 42 14 11 17 55 56 1 53 14 scarborough 42 15 8 19 55 61 6 53 15 doncaster rovers 42 14 10 18 44 57 13 52 16 gillingham 42 12 15 15 44 51 7 51 17 colchester united 42 13 10 19 56 71 15 49 18 lincoln city 42 12 11 19 52 63 11 47 19 wigan athletic 42 11 12 19 51 70 19 45 20 hereford united 42 12 6 24 60 79 19 42 21 darlington 42 10 11 21 42 64 22 41 22 northampton town 42 9 11 22 44 66 22 38 reprieved from relegation source citation needed c champions o play off winners p promoted leading goalscorer tony ellis preston north end 26 successful players edit eric cantona received the pfa players player of the year award after his 25 goals in all competitions were the key force in manchester united s double glory alan shearer was voted fwa footballer of the year after returning from injury to score 31 premier league goals for runners up blackburn rovers andy cole was voted pfa young player of the year after finishing top scorer in the premier league with 34 goals for newly promoted newcastle united who finished third and qualified for europe for the first time since the 1970s cole s veteran partner peter beardsley scored 24 goals in all competitions in his first season back on tyneside dean saunders was again a consistent goalscorer for aston villa who dipped to 10th in the league a year after finishing runners up but booked themselves another uefa cup campaign thanks to glory in the league cup 21 year old striker chris sutton attracted huge attention from england s top clubs before his record breaking transfer from norwich city to blackburn rovers stan collymore established himself as one of the country s top marksmen as he powered nottingham forest back into the premier league at the first attempt veteran reading striker jimmy quinn scored 35 league goals to lead his side to the division two title successful managers edit crystal palace and nottingham forest gained promotion to the premiership in their first season under the respective management of alan smith and frank clark brian little helped leicester city win promotion to the premiership jimmy mullen inspired burnley s second promotion in two seasons as they won the division two playoffs martin o neill helped wycombe wanderers gain their second successive promotion and earn a place in division two retirements edit this section needs expansion you can help by adding missing information december 2009 21 january 1994 mel sterland 32 year old leeds united defender retires after failing to overcome an achilles injury suffered more than a year ago 8 2 may 1994 frank stapleton 38 year old former arsenal and manchester united striker retires from playing after being dismissed as player manager by division two club bradford city 9 9 may 1994 paul elliott 30 year old chelsea central defender retires from playing 20 months after suffering a serious knee injury for which he began a legal challenge against dean saunders the former liverpool striker who collided with him when he was injured 10 31 may 1994 kevin moran 38 year old blackburn rovers central defender announces his retirement as a player but will not retire completely until the end of the republic of ireland s world cup campaign 11 diary of the season edit 1 july 1993 barnsley appoint sheffield wednesday defender viv anderson as their player manager to succeed mel machin 5 july 1993 gordon cowans begins his third spell at aston villa after joining them on a free transfer from blackburn rovers while nottingham forest pay 2million for 22 year old southend united striker stan collymore 9 july 1993 ian porterfield returns to football management four months after being sacked by chelsea to become the new zambia national coach just over two months after the previous national coach and 18 members of the national squad were killed in an air crash 12 july 1993 veteran striker mick harford returns to the premier league after four months in division with sunderland to sign for coventry city in a 200 000 deal 14 july 1993 after lee chapman departs to portsmouth on a free transfer leeds united replace him with record signing brian deane from sheffield united for 2 9million while england midfielder david platt is transferred for the third year running when he leaves juventus in a 5 2million move to italian serie a rivals sampdoria 15 july 1993 huddersfield town manager ian ross pays the price for the club s horrid form in the first half of the previous season by being sacked he is replaced by neil warnock who recently left the manager s job at torquay united 16 july 1993 peter beardsley returns to newcastle united in a 1 4million move from everton six years after he left tyneside for liverpool 20 july 1993 for the first time in more than 40 years the british transfer fee record is broken by a scottish club rather than an english one when rangers sign dundee united striker duncan ferguson for 4million 22 july 1993 manchester united pay an english record fee of 3 75million for nottingham forest midfielder roy keane 26 july 1993 aston villa sign republic of ireland midfielder andy townsend from chelsea for 2 1million 29 july 1993 former manchester united everton and wales winger mickey thomas 39 is sentenced to 18 months in prison for producing and distributing forged banknotes this comes just eight days after he was in court to see two men sent to prison for assaulting him 12 1 august 1993 guy whittingham whose 42 division one goals weren t quite enough to get portsmouth promoted to the premier league last season is transferred to aston villa for 1 2million in division three 37 year old keith alexander becomes the first black manager of a football league club when he takes over at lincoln city 13 4 august 1993 john smith leader of the labour party opens millwall s new den a 20 000 seat stadium which sees its first action in a friendly with sporting clube de portugal that ends in a 2 1 win for the lisbon club the stadium was first planned in 1990 in the wake of the taylor report and was initially going to have a capacity of 25 000 but these plans were downsized as millwall could not meet the cost 7 august 1993 frank clark is named as manager of nottingham forest replacing brian clough who retired earlier in the summer after 18 years at the helm his first task is to guide forest back into the premier league after last season s relegation on the same day ipswich town manager john lyall announces that he will become the club s director of football and that mick mcgiven will take over as first team manager manchester united win the fa charity shield on penalties after a 1 1 draw with arsenal 14 12 august 1993 chelsea buy midfielder gavin peacock from newcastle united for 1 2million while everton s longest serving player kevin ratcliffe leaves goodison park after 15 years and joins cardiff city on a free transfer 14 august 1993 on the opening day of the premier league season coventry city pull off a major surprise by beating arsenal 3 0 in the first game at the new all seater highbury with micky quinn scoring all three goals 15 swindon town s first top division game ends in a 3 1 defeat at sheffield united last season s runners up aston villa head the table with a 4 1 win over qpr ipswich town beat oldham athletic 3 0 at boundary park the division one campaign kicks off with a 5 0 win for derby county over sunderland at the baseball ground middlesbrough begin their quest for an immediate return to the premier league with a 3 2 win at notts county crystal palace begin their comeback trail with a goalless draw at home to tranmere rovers 16 15 august 1993 manchester united s defence of the premier league title begins with a 2 0 away win over norwich city last season s third placed side 17 nottingham forest begin their division one promotion push with a 1 1 draw at southend united 18 17 august 1993 sheffield wednesday pay a club record fee 2 7million for queens park rangers midfielder andy sinton 18 august 1993 the second round of premier league fixtures include a 3 0 home win for manchester united over sheffield united in which record signing roy keane scores his first two goals from the club norwich city win 3 2 over blackburn rovers at ewood park 10 months after their found themselves on the receiving end of a 7 1 defeat there coventry city beat newcastle united 2 1 at home and qpr find themselves on the receiving end of a second successive comprehensive defeat this time losing 3 1 at home to liverpool 19 19 august 1993 tony barton who managed aston villa to european cup glory in 1982 dies of a heart attack aged 56 21 august 1993 manchester united are held to a 1 1 home draw with newly promoted newcastle united allowing everton who beat sheffield united 4 2 with tony cottee scoring a hat trick to go top of the premier league after three games ipswich town go second with a 1 0 home win over chelsea norwich manage an impressive 4 0 win over leeds at elland road the division one fixtures include a 5 3 home win for nottingham forest over grimsby town sunderland s 4 0 win over charlton athletic at roker park and a 3 0 win over derby county for middlesbrough at ayresome park 20 22 august 1993 liverpool go top of the league for the first time since early 1991 with a 5 0 away win over swindon town southend united who were contenders for place in the new premier league two seasons ago give their promotion dreams for this season a boost with a 4 1 win at millwall in division one in one of the first games staged at millwall s new stadium a midlands derby at st andrew s sees birmingham city and wolves draw 2 2 21 23 august 1993 lee sharpe scores twice as manchester united beat last season s runners up aston villa 2 1 at villa park allowing united to go top of the premier league they will not be headed all season 24 august 1993 arsenal beat leeds united 2 1 at highbury blackburn rovers beat manchester city 2 0 at maine road a thrilling game at boundary park sees oldham and coventry battle out a 3 3 draw dave bassett s sheffield united beat his old club wimbledon 2 1 at bramall lane middlesbrough remain top of division one with a 4 1 win at barnsley 22 25 august 1993 swindon town s dismal premier league debut continues as they are crushed 5 1 at southampton 26 august 1993 peter reid is sacked by manchester city who have lost three of their four opening fa premier league games 27 august 1993 brian horton leaves oxford united to become the new manager of manchester city he takes charge of his second game later in the day as the blues draw 1 1 at home to coventry city in the premier league 28 august 1993 the premier league action includes a 2 0 home win over arsenal over everton a 3 1 win at southampton for manchester united and a 4 0 away win for qpr over their london rivals west ham crystal palace boost their bid for an immediate return to the premier league by beating portsmouth 5 1 last season s beaten playoff finalists leicester city beat millwall 4 0 at filbert street 23 29 august 1993 alan shearer scores his first goal for blackburn rovers since returning from injury in a 1 1 draw at his hometown club newcastle united 31 august 1993 the first month of the league season ends with defending champions manchester united top of the premier league with liverpool arsenal norwich city and ipswich town completing the top five meanwhile swindon town have gained just one point from their first ever five top division games and prop up the table completing the bottom three are manchester city and sheffield wednesday who had been largely expected to compete near the top of the table this season 24 the first month of the division one campaign has seen middlesbrough and charlton athletic take a joint lead at the top of the table with 12 points nottingham forest wolverhampton wanderers southend united and crystal palace occupy the playoff places 25 1 september 1993 manchester united keep up their winning ways a 3 0 home win over west ham sheffield wednesday are still looking for their first premier league win six games into the season when they are held to a 3 3 draw at home to norwich coventry hold on to fourth place with a 1 0 home win over liverpool who drop one place into third manchester city achieve their first win of the season with a 3 1 away win over swindon who have picked up one point from their opening six games 26 3 september 1993 paul warhurst moves from sheffield wednesday to blackburn rovers in a 2 75million deal the fifth highest fee between english clubs 5 september 1993 the black country derby is contested for the first time in three seasons with west bromwich albion beating wolves 3 2 at the hawthorns 27 8 september 1993 england put their world cup qualification hopes back on track with a 3 0 win over poland at wembley 11 september 1993 kevin campbell scores a hat trick in arsenal s 4 0 home league win over ipswich town eric cantona s shot from the halfway line at stamford bridge hits the crossbar and a gavin peacock goal gives chelsea a 1 0 win over manchester united down in division one oxford united climb six places from the foot of the table with a spectacular 4 2 home win over bristol city 28 13 september 1993 newcastle united beat sheffield wednesday 4 2 in the only league action of the day 29 14 september 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 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