# 1993–94 Millwall F.C. season

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.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Crystal Palace (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 90 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest (P) | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 83 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 74 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | Leicester City (O, P) | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 73 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 72 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |

## Results

Millwall's score comes first

### 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

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 10 January 1994 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | 20,093 | |

### 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 (a.e.t.) | 5,381 | Huxford, Murray, Moralee, Verveer |
| R3 | 27 October 1993 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–3 | 14,190 | |

### 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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | GK | USA | Kasey Keller |
| - | DF | IRL | Kenny Cunningham |
| - | DF | ENG | Keith Stevens |
| - | DF | WAL | Pat Van Den Hauwe |
| - | DF | ENG | Ian Dawes |
| - | MF | ENG | Andy Roberts |
| - | MF | SCO | Alex Rae |
| - | MF | ENG | Phil Barber |
| - | MF | NED | Etienne Verveer |
| - | FW | ENG | Jamie Moralee |
| - | FW | AUS | Dave Mitchell |
| - | FW | IRL | Jon Goodman |
| - | DF | ENG | Richard Huxford |
| - | GK | ENG | Carl Emberson |
| - | MF | ENG | Tony Dolby |
| - | FW | USA | John Kerr |
| - | MF | ENG | Terry Hurlock |
| - | MF | ENG | Neil Emblen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | FW | ENG | Clive Allen |
| - | MF | IRL | Mark Kennedy |
| - | DF | WAL | Ben Thatcher |
| - | MF | ENG | Mark Beard |
| - | FW | USA | Bruce Murray |
| - | MF | ENG | Greg Berry |
| - | MF | ENG | Ian Bogie |
| - | DF | WAL | Gavin Maguire |
| - | GK | ENG | Tim Carter |
| - | MF | ENG | Paul Holsgrove |
| - | DF | IRL | Tony McCarthy |
| - | FW | IRL | John Byrne |
| - | FW | ENG | Lee Luscombe |
| - | MF | ENG | Andy May |
| - | FW | ENG | Warren Patmore |
| - | DF | ENG | Mike Harle |
| - | MF | ENG | Geoff Pitcher |
| - | MF | ENG | Jermaine Wright |