# 1993–94 Leicester City F.C. season

During the 1993–94 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

In the 1993–1994 season, it was third time lucky for Leicester as they beat East Midlands rivals Derby County 2–1 in the final to secure promotion to the FA Premier League after seven years outside the top division. Striker David Speedie was suspended for the final, having been sent off in the semi-final against Tranmere Rovers.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 68 | +5 | 71 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |

## Results

Leicester City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 14 August 1993 | Peterborough United | H | 2–1 | 13,671 | Thompson, James |
| 21 August 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–1 | 8,766 | |
| 28 August 1993 | Millwall | H | 4–0 | 12,219 | Agnew, Walsh (2), Joachim |
| 12 September 1993 | Birmingham City | H | 1–1 | 10,366 | Walsh |
| 14 September 1993 | Bristol City | A | 3–1 | 7,899 | Speedie (2), Walsh |
| 18 September 1993 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–1 | 12,049 | Speedie (2) |
| 25 September 1993 | Barnsley | A | 1–0 | 10,392 | Oldfield |
| 29 September 1993 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–2 | 11,871 | |
| 2 October 1993 | Notts County | H | 3–2 | 16,319 | Speedie (2), Thompson (pen) |
| 16 October 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–2 | 8,316 | Agnew |
| 24 October 1993 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–0 | 17,624 | Speedie |
| 30 October 1993 | Luton Town | A | 2–0 | 8,813 | Thompson (pen), Speedie |
| 2 November 1993 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–0 | 6,346 | |
| 6 November 1993 | Southend United | H | 3–0 | 15,387 | Joachim, Oldfield, Thompson (pen) |
| 14 November 1993 | Stoke City | A | 0–1 | 15,984 | |
| 20 November 1993 | Oxford United | H | 2–3 | 14,070 | Thompson (pen), Whitlow |
| 27 November 1993 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | 18,395 | Roberts (2) |
| 5 December 1993 | Southend United | A | 0–0 | 6,114 | |
| 8 December 1993 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | 16,706 | Roberts |
| 11 December 1993 | Bristol City | H | 3–0 | 13,394 | Speedie (2), Joachim |
| 19 December 1993 | Peterborough United | A | 1–1 | 8,595 | Bradshaw (own goal) |
| 27 December 1993 | Watford | H | 4–4 | 21,744 | Thompson (pen), Oldfield (2), Ormondroyd |
| 28 December 1993 | Derby County | A | 2–3 | 17,372 | Joachim, Roberts |
| 1 January 1994 | Sunderland | H | 2–1 | 19,615 | Speedie, Joachim |
| 12 January 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 4–2 | 15,640 | Roberts (2), Whitlow, Mardon (own goal) |
| 16 January 1994 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–1 | 12,577 | Grayson, Roberts |
| 22 January 1994 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–2 | 17,045 | Thompson |
| 6 February 1994 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–4 | 26,616 | |
| 12 February 1994 | Luton Town | H | 2–1 | 16,149 | Coatsworth, Roberts |
| 19 February 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–1 | 18,153 | Roberts, Ormondroyd |
| 23 February 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–1 | 14,028 | McGreal (own goal) |
| 6 March 1994 | Millwall | A | 0–0 | 8,085 | |
| 12 March 1994 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 | 16,116 | Joachim, Speedie |
| 15 March 1994 | Birmingham City | A | 3–0 | 14,681 | Joachim, Ormondroyd, Roberts |
| 19 March 1994 | Barnsley | H | 0–1 | 15,640 | |
| 26 March 1994 | Notts County | A | 1–4 | 11,907 | Ormondroyd |
| 30 March 1994 | Portsmouth | H | 0–3 | 15,146 | |
| 2 April 1994 | Watford | A | 1–1 | 8,645 | Agnew |
| 5 April 1994 | Derby County | H | 3–3 | 20,050 | Roberts (3) |
| 9 April 1994 | Sunderland | A | 3–2 | 17,198 | Joachim (2), Kerr (pen) |
| 16 April 1994 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–1 | 15,859 | Joachim |
| 23 April 1994 | Oxford United | A | 2–2 | 8,818 | Blake, Joachim |
| 26 April 1994 | Portsmouth | A | 1–0 | 7,869 | Kerr |
| 30 April 1994 | Stoke City | H | 1–1 | 19,219 | Willis |
| 3 May 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 18,145 | Gee |
| 8 May 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 27,229 | Coatsworth |

### First Division play-offs

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| SF 1st Leg | 15 May 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–0 | 14,962 | |
| SF 2nd Leg | 18 May 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–1 (won 2–1 on agg) | 22,593 | Ormondroyd, Speedie |
| F | 30 May 1994 | Derby County | N | 2–1 | 73,671 | Walsh (2) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 8 January 1994 | Manchester City | A | 1–4 | 22,613 | Oldfield |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st Leg | 21 September 1993 | Rochdale | A | 6–1 | 4,491 | Whitlow, Walsh, Thompson, Oldfield, Speedie, Ormondroyd |
| R2 2nd Leg | 6 October 1993 | Rochdale | H | 2–1 | 7,612 | Ormondroyd, Joachim |
| R3 | 27 October 1993 | Manchester United | A | 1–5 | 41,344 | Hill |

### Anglo-Italian Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| PR Group 4 | 31 August 1993 | Peterborough United | A | 3–4 | 3,830 | Oldfield (pen), Gee (2) |
| PR Group 4 | 8 September 1993 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–0 | 3,588 | |

## 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 | ENG | Gavin Ward |
| - | DF | ENG | Colin Hill |
| - | DF | ENG | Mike Whitlow |
| - | DF | IRL | Brian Carey |
| - | DF | ENG | Steve Walsh |
| - | DF | ENG | Tony James |
| - | MF | ENG | Gary Mills |
| - | MF | ENG | Steve Thompson |
| - | FW | SCO | David Speedie |
| - | MF | ENG | Steve Agnew |
| - | MF | ENG | Lee Philpott |
| - | FW | ENG | Julian Joachim |
| - | DF | ENG | Richard Smith |
| - | GK | ENG | Kevin Poole |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | ENG | Colin Gibson |
| - | FW | ENG | Ian Ormondroyd |
| - | DF | ENG | Simon Grayson |
| - | DF | ENG | Neil Lewis |
| - | DF | ENG | Jimmy Willis |
| - | MF | ENG | David Lowe |
| - | FW | ENG | Phil Gee |
| - | MF | ENG | David Oldfield |
| - | DF | ENG | Gary Coatsworth |
| - | FW | WAL | Iwan Roberts |
| - | DF | ENG | Scott Eustace |
| - | MF | ENG | Mark Blake |
| - | MF | ENG | Paul Kerr (on loan from Port Vale) |

### Left club during the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | FW | ENG | Bobby Davison (to Sheffield United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | GK | ENG | Carl Muggleton (to Celtic) |