# 1993–94 Everton F.C. season

During the 1993–94 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

## Season summary

After a strong initial start to the season, Everton's form drastically deteriorated, eventually leading to them being stuck in a relegation battle.
Legendary manager Howard Kendall resigned as head coach in December, just after they ended a five-match winless run, with the Toffees eleventh. This was followed by a terrible run of results under the caretaker management of Jimmy Gabriel, leaving Everton just one place outside the relegation zone by the time Kendall's permanent successor was named.
Mike Walker was brought in as the successor in question, following a successful 18-month reign at Norwich City which had seen the Canaries record their highest-ever league position. Walker earned 11 points from his first 6 matches in charge, but another awful run of form, combined with several other struggling sides earning favourable results as the season drew to a close, saw Everton move into the relegation zone following the penultimate round of matches. This was the first time all season that the club had been in the bottom three.
On the last day of the season, Everton went 2–0 down to Wimbledon and looked all set for relegation. However, a controversial Graham Stuart penalty followed by a Barry Horne volley and a second goal for Stuart saw the Toffees achieve a 3–2 victory. With other matches on which Everton depended also having gone their way, the Toffees were safe, with the final relegation places going to Sheffield United and Oldham Athletic.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 45 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 45 |
| 17 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 44 |
| 18 | Southampton | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 43 |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 43 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: 1993-94 FA Premier League table

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | W |
| Position | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 |

## Results

Everton's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 14 August 1993 | Southampton | A | 2–0 | 14,051 | Beagrie, Ebbrell |
| 17 August 1993 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | 26,036 | Rideout |
| 21 August 1993 | Sheffield United | H | 4–2 | 24,169 | Ebbrell, Cottee (3) |
| 25 August 1993 | Newcastle United | A | 0–1 | 34,833 | |
| 28 August 1993 | Arsenal | A | 0–2 | 29,063 | |
| 31 August 1993 | Aston Villa | H | 0–1 | 24,022 | |
| 11 September 1993 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–0 | 13,666 | Cottee |
| 18 September 1993 | Liverpool | H | 2–0 | 38,157 | Ward, Cottee |
| 25 September 1993 | Norwich City | H | 1–5 | 20,531 | Rideout |
| 3 October 1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–3 | 27,487 | Cottee (pen), Rideout |
| 16 October 1993 | Swindon Town | A | 1–1 | 14,414 | Beagrie |
| 23 October 1993 | Manchester United | H | 0–1 | 34,430 | |
| 30 October 1993 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–0 | 15,078 | Barlow, Beagrie |
| 6 November 1993 | Coventry City | A | 1–2 | 15,662 | Rideout |
| 20 November 1993 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–3 | 17,089 | |
| 23 November 1993 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | 17,066 | Cottee |
| 27 November 1993 | Wimbledon | A | 1–1 | 6,934 | Barlow |
| 4 December 1993 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | 13,667 | Cottee |
| 8 December 1993 | Manchester City | A | 0–1 | 20,513 | |
| 11 December 1993 | Sheffield United | A | 0–0 | 15,135 | |
| 18 December 1993 | Newcastle United | H | 0–2 | 25,189 | |
| 27 December 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–2 | 16,777 | |
| 29 December 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | 21,462 | |
| 1 January 1994 | West Ham United | H | 0–1 | 19,579 | |
| 3 January 1994 | Chelsea | A | 2–4 | 18,338 | Cottee, Barlow |
| 15 January 1994 | Swindon Town | H | 6–2 | 20,546 | Cottee (3), Ebbrell, Ablett, Beagrie |
| 22 January 1994 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 44,750 | |
| 5 February 1994 | Chelsea | H | 4–2 | 18,821 | Ebbrell, Angell, Rideout (2) |
| 12 February 1994 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–0 | 19,588 | |
| 19 February 1994 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | 19,891 | Cottee |
| 5 March 1994 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–1 | 20,831 | Preki, Stuart |
| 13 March 1994 | Liverpool | A | 1–2 | 44,281 | Watson |
| 21 March 1994 | Norwich City | A | 0–3 | 16,432 | |
| 26 March 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–1 | 23,580 | |
| 30 March 1994 | Aston Villa | A | 0–0 | 36,044 | |
| 2 April 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–5 | 24,096 | Cottee |
| 4 April 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–3 | 27,427 | |
| 9 April 1994 | West Ham United | A | 1–0 | 20,243 | Cottee |
| 16 April 1994 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–2 | 13,330 | Cottee |
| 23 April 1994 | Coventry City | H | 0–0 | 23,217 | |
| 30 April 1994 | Leeds United | A | 0–3 | 35,487 | |
| 7 May 1994 | Wimbledon | H | 3–2 | 31,297 | Stuart (2, 1 pen), Horne |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 8 January 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 21,702 | Rideout |
| R3R | 19 January 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | 34,642 | Barlow (2) |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st leg | 22 September 1993 | Lincoln City | A | 4–3 | 9,153 | Rideout (3), Cottee |
| R2 2nd leg | 6 October 1993 | Lincoln City | H | 4–2 (won 8–5 on agg) | 8,375 | Snodin, Rideout, Cottee (2) |
| R3 | 26 October 1993 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–2 | 11,547 | Beagrie, Watson |
| R3R | 16 November 1993 | Crystal Palace | A | 4–1 | 14,662 | Young (own goal), Watson (2), Ward (pen) |
| R4 | 30 November 1993 | Manchester United | H | 0–2 | 34,052 | |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | WAL | Neville Southall |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Matt Jackson |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Andy Hinchcliffe |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ian Snodin |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Dave Watson (captain) |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Gary Ablett |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Graham Stuart |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Tony Cottee |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Barry Horne |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Paul Holmes |
| 13 | GK | AUS | Jason Kearton |
| 14 | MF | ENG | John Ebbrell |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Paul Rideout |
| 16 | MF | USA | Preki |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | SWE | Anders Limpar |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Joe Parkinson |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Stuart Barlow |
| 20 | MF | POL | Robert Warzycha |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Gary Rowett |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Brett Angell |
| 23 | MF | ENG | John Doolan |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Neil Moore |
| 26 | DF | ENG | David Unsworth |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Mark Powell |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Terry Jones |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Tony Grant |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Paul Tait |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Steve Reeves |

### Left the club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | SCO | Mo Johnston (to Hearts) |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Billy Kenny (to Oldham Athletic) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Mark Ward (to Birmingham City) |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Peter Beagrie (to Manchester City) |