# 1993–94 Peterborough United F.C. season

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

## Season summary

Peterborough spent most of the season in the relegation zone and on 29 December, which had seen them win only 3 games overall and just 1 win in 15 league games, manager Lil Fuccillo was sacked and chairman Chris Turner became caretaker manager for rest of the season but was unable to save the Posh from relegation.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Luton Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 53 | |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 51 | |
| 22 | Birmingham City (R) | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 51 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 23 | Oxford United (R) | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 49 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 24 | Peterborough United (R) | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 76 | −28 | 37 | Relegation to the Second Division |

## Results

Peterborough United's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 14 August 1993 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | 14,853 | Cooper (pen) |
| 17 August 1993 | Barnsley | H | 4–1 | 5,875 | Iorfa (2), Adcock, Barnes |
| 21 August 1993 | Notts County | H | 1–1 | 6,890 | Welsh |
| 28 August 1993 | Southend United | A | 0–3 | 5,270 | |
| 4 September 1993 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–2 | 5,962 | Cooper |
| 11 September 1993 | Derby County | A | 0–2 | 14,779 | |
| 18 September 1993 | Oxford United | H | 3–1 | 5,148 | Philliskirk (3) |
| 25 September 1993 | Millwall | H | 0–0 | 6,219 | |
| 2 October 1993 | Sunderland | A | 0–2 | 17,846 | |
| 9 October 1993 | Portsmouth | H | 2–2 | 6,538 | McGlashan, Adcock |
| 16 October 1993 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–3 | 15,134 | |
| 23 October 1993 | Birmingham City | H | 1–0 | 7,575 | Philliskirk (pen) |
| 30 October 1993 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–1 | 10,704 | Iorfa |
| 2 November 1993 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 7,058 | Rush |
| 6 November 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–0 | 5,519 | |
| 20 November 1993 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–1 | 6,273 | |
| 27 November 1993 | Bristol City | H | 0–2 | 5,084 | |
| 3 December 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–2 | 6,294 | Adcock (pen) |
| 11 December 1993 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 | 6,209 | |
| 19 December 1993 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | 8,595 | Adcock |
| 27 December 1993 | Luton Town | H | 0–0 | 9,522 | |
| 28 December 1993 | Watford | A | 1–2 | 7,155 | Adcock |
| 1 January 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–1 | 10,298 | |
| 15 January 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–0 | 7,757 | Charlery, Strodder (own goal) |
| 22 January 1994 | Portsmouth | A | 2–0 | 19,534 | Adcock (2) |
| 1 February 1994 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–3 | 12,426 | Charlery (2) |
| 5 February 1994 | Birmingham City | A | 0–0 | 15,140 | |
| 12 February 1994 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–0 | 7,020 | Charlery |
| 19 February 1994 | Stoke City | H | 1–1 | 7,428 | Bradshaw |
| 22 February 1994 | Notts County | A | 1–2 | 6,106 | Iorfa |
| 2 March 1994 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | 19,329 | |
| 5 March 1994 | Southend United | H | 3–1 | 5,878 | Charlery, Adcock, Spearing |
| 8 March 1994 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–3 | 4,504 | Adcock, Iorfa |
| 12 March 1994 | Oxford United | A | 2–1 | 5,789 | McGorry, Iorfa |
| 16 March 1994 | Derby County | H | 2–2 | 7,371 | Charlery, Iorfa |
| 22 March 1994 | Millwall | A | 0–1 | 8,519 | |
| 26 March 1994 | Sunderland | H | 1–3 | 8,753 | Adcock (pen) |
| 29 March 1994 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | 8,412 | Iorfa |
| 2 April 1994 | Luton Town | A | 0–2 | 8,398 | |
| 5 April 1994 | Watford | H | 3–4 | 7,734 | McGlashan, Adcock (2, 1 pen) |
| 9 April 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 23,676 | McGlashan |
| 13 April 1994 | Stoke City | A | 0–3 | 10,181 | |
| 16 April 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–3 | 6,616 | Hackett, McGorry |
| 23 April 1994 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–5 | 8,826 | Charlery |
| 30 April 1994 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–3 | 14,010 | McGorry, Charlery |
| 7 May 1994 | Bristol City | A | 1–4 | 7,790 | Furnell |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 8 January 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 | 19,169 | Brissett |
| R3R | 19 January 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 (lost 4–5 on pens) | 24,893 | Charlery |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st leg | 21 September 1993 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | 4,549 | Brissett |
| R2 2nd leg | 5 October 1993 | Barnsley | H | 3–1 (won 4–2 on agg) | 3,533 | Philliskirk, McGlashan, Oliver |
| R3 | 26 October 1993 | Blackpool | A | 2–2 | 4,863 | Hackett, Adcock |
| R3R | 9 November 1993 | Blackpool | H | 2–1 | 4,419 | Rush, Bradshaw |
| R4 | 30 November 1993 | Portsmouth | H | 0–0 | 6,141 | |
| R4R | 15 December 1993 | Portsmouth | A | 0–1 | 9,634 | |

### Anglo-Italian Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| Group 3 | 31 August 1993 | Leicester City | H | 4–3 | 3,830 | Iorfa, McGlashan, Cooper (pen), Philliskirk |
| Group 3 | 15 September 1993 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–3 | 4,365 | Okorie |

## Squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| — | GK | ENG | Fred Barber |
| — | GK | ENG | Ian Bennett |
| — | GK | ENG | Scott Cooksey |
| — | GK | ENG | Mark Tyler |
| — | DF | ENG | Darren Bradshaw |
| — | DF | ENG | Simon Clark |
| — | DF | ENG | Chris Greenman |
| — | DF | ENG | Lee Howarth |
| — | DF | ENG | Darren Oliver |
| — | DF | ENG | Tony Spearing |
| — | DF | ENG | Lee Williams |
| — | DF | WAL | Mark Peters |
| — | DF | SCO | Craig Boardman |
| — | DF | SCO | Steve Welsh |
| — | DF | IRL | David McDonald |
| — | DF | POL | Zbigniew Kruszyński |
| — | DF | CAN | Ian Carter |
| — | MF | ENG | Bobby Barnes |
| — | MF | ENG | Jason Brissett |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Gary Cooper |
| — | MF | ENG | Andy Curtis |
| — | MF | ENG | Mick Halsall |
| — | MF | ENG | Brian McGorry |
| — | MF | ENG | Andy Stanhope |
| — | MF | WAL | Marcus Ebdon |
| — | MF | SCO | Steve Fulton |
| — | MF | SCO | John McGlashan |
| — | MF | IRL | Paul McGee (on loan from Wimbledon) |
| — | FW | ENG | Tony Adcock |
| — | FW | ENG | Steve Anthrobus (on loan from Wimbledon) |
| — | FW | ENG | Andy Furnell |
| — | FW | ENG | Terry Gibson |
| — | FW | ENG | Tony Philliskirk |
| — | FW | ENG | David Rush (on loan from Sunderland) |
| — | FW | NGA | Dominic Iorfa |
| — | FW | NGA | Chima Okorie |
| — | FW | LCA | Ken Charlery |