# 1993–94 Birmingham City F.C. season

The 1993–94 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 91st in the Football League. They finished in 22nd position in the 24-team Division One, so were relegated to the third tier for 1994–95. They entered the 1993–94 FA Cup at the third-round stage, and lost their opening match to non-League club Kidderminster Harriers, and entered the League Cup in the first round, losing in the second to fellow Birmingham-based club Aston Villa. They were eliminated in the preliminary group of the Anglo-Italian Cup.
After a poor start to the season, manager Terry Cooper resigned, believing that new owner David Sullivan wanted to bring in his own man. He was replaced by Southend United manager Barry Fry, at the cost of a record Football League fine of £130,000 after being found guilty of poaching Fry and his staff. At the end of the season, the Kop and Tilton Road terraces of the St Andrew's ground were demolished, to be re-opened the following season as all-seater stands.
The club's top scorer in league matches was Andy Saville with ten goals. Paul Peschisolido was joint top scorer for the club with 10 goals in all competitions alongside Saville.

## Football League First Division
### Match details

| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 14 August 1993 | 23rd | Charlton Athletic | A | L | 0–1 | | 7,788 |
| 22 August 1993 | 21st | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | D | 2–2 | Peschisolido, Saville | 15,117 |
| 28 August 1993 | 13th | Barnsley | A | W | 3–2 | Smith 2, Shutt | 7,241 |
| 31 August 1993 | 11th | Crystal Palace | H | L | 2–4 | Peschisolido 2 | 13,856 |
| 4 September 1993 | 7th | Derby County | H | W | 3–0 | Saville 2, Frain | 15,992 |
| 12 September 1993 | 8th | Leicester City | A | D | 1–1 | Peschisolido | 10,366 |
| 18 September 1993 | 11th | Grimsby Town | H | D | 1–1 | Donowa | 12,108 |
| 25 September 1993 | 12th | Luton Town | H | D | 1–1 | Shutt | 11,801 |
| 2 October 1993 | 11th | Middlesbrough | A | D | 2–2 | Peschisolido 2 | 13,801 |
| 9 October 1993 | 15th | Sunderland | A | L | 0–1 | | 19,265 |
| 16 October 1993 | 12th | Watford | H | W | 1–0 | Wallace | 12,823 |
| 19 October 1993 | 8th | Bolton Wanderers | H | W | 2–1 | Shutt, Phillips og | 12,071 |
| 23 October 1993 | 10th | Peterborough United | A | L | 0–1 | | 7,575 |
| 31 October 1993 | 8th | Millwall | H | W | 1–0 | Shutt | 9,377 |
| 2 November 1993 | 10th | Bristol City | A | L | 0–3 | | 9,192 |
| 6 November 1993 | 12th | Nottingham Forest | H | L | 0–3 | | 16,996 |
| 20 November 1993 | 16th | Portsmouth | H | L | 0–1 | | 11,896 |
| 27 November 1993 | 18th | Tranmere Rovers | H | L | 0–3 | | 9,915 |
| 4 December 1993 | 18th | Nottingham Forest | A | L | 0–1 | | 22,061 |
| 11 December 1993 | 20th | Crystal Palace | A | L | 1–2 | Saville | 11,935 |
| 18 December 1993 | 17th | Charlton Athletic | H | W | 1–0 | Lowe | 13,714 |
| 26 December 1993 | 17th | Stoke City | A | L | 1–2 | Peschisolido | 16,563 |
| 28 December 1993 | 17th | West Bromwich Albion | H | W | 2–0 | Saville pen, Peschisolido | 28,228 |
| 1 January 1994 | 19th | Southend United | A | L | 1–3 | Peschisolido | 10,731 |
| 3 January 1994 | 17th | Oxford United | H | D | 1–1 | Donowa | 15,142 |
| 11 January 1994 | 17th | Notts County | A | L | 1–2 | Cooper | 7,212 |
| 15 January 1994 | 20th | Watford | A | L | 2–5 | Willis, McGavin | 7,636 |
| 22 January 1994 | 20th | Sunderland | H | D | 0–0 | | 15,884 |
| 5 February 1994 | 21st | Peterborough United | H | D | 0–0 | | 15,140 |
| 12 February 1994 | 22nd | Millwall | A | L | 1–2 | Saville | 9,538 |
| 19 February 1994 | 22nd | Notts County | H | L | 2–3 | Frain pen., Saville | 12,913 |
| 22 February 1994 | 22nd | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | L | 0–3 | | 24,931 |
| 25 February 1994 | 22nd | Derby County | A | D | 1–1 | Claridge | 16,624 |
| 5 March 1994 | 23rd | Barnsley | H | L | 0–2 | | 15,382 |
| 12 March 1994 | 23rd | Grimsby Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 5,405 |
| 15 March 1994 | 24th | Leicester City | H | L | 0–3 | | 14,681 |
| 19 March 1994 | 24th | Luton Town | A | D | 1–1 | Claridge | 7,690 |
| 26 March 1994 | 24th | Middlesbrough | H | W | 1–0 | Saville | 12,409 |
| 29 March 1994 | 24th | Oxford United | A | L | 0–2 | | 8,393 |
| 2 April 1994 | 23rd | Stoke City | H | W | 3–1 | Claridge, Ward, Willis | 13,568 |
| 9 April 1994 | 23rd | Southend United | H | W | 3–1 | Doherty, Saville, Willis | 14,307 |
| 16 April 1994 | 23rd | Bristol City | H | D | 2–2 | Claridge pen, Donowa | 20,316 |
| 23 April 1994 | 22nd | Portsmouth | A | W | 2–0 | Willis, Claridge pen. | 11,101 |
| 27 April 1994 | 21st | West Bromwich Albion | A | W | 4–2 | Claridge 2, Donowa, Saville | 20,316 |
| 30 April 1994 | 22nd | Bolton Wanderers | A | D | 1–1 | Willis | 13,602 |
| 8 May 1994 | 22nd | Tranmere Rovers | A | W | 2–1 | Donowa, Garnett o.g. | 15,210 |

### League table (part)

Final Division One table (part) :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 20th | Luton Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 53 |
| 21st | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 51 |
| 22nd | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 51 |
| 23rd | Oxford United | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 49 |
| 24th | Peterborough United | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 76 | −28 | 37 |
Note that goals scored took precedence over goal difference as a tiebreaker in the Football League.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source:

## FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Third round | 8 January 1994 | Kidderminster Harriers | H | L | 1–2 | Harding | 19,668 |

## League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round 1st leg | 17 August 1993 | Plymouth Argyle | H | W | 3–0 | Parris, Frain, Peschisolido | 9,304 |
| First round 2nd leg | 24 August 1993 | Plymouth Argyle | A | L | 0–2 3–2 agg. | | 3,659 |
| Second round 1st leg | 21 September 1993 | Aston Villa | H | L | 0–1 | | 27,815 |
| Second round 2nd leg | 6 October 1993 | Aston Villa | A | L | 0–1 0–2 agg. | | 35,856 |

## Anglo-Italian Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Preliminary round | 15 September 1993 | Stoke City | A | L | 0–2 | | 8,633 |
| Preliminary round | 29 September 1993 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | D | 2–2 | Wratten 2 | 2,710 |

## Appearances and goals

    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute.
    Players with name in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.
    Players marked † left the club during the playing season.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players' appearances and goals by competition :
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Anglo-Italian Cup | Anglo-Italian Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | ENG | Ian Bennett | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| GK | ENG | Kevin Miller | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Dave Barnett | 8 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (1) | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Ian Clarkson † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Gary Cooper | 16 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (2) | 1 |
| DF | IRE | Liam Daish | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Richard Dryden | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| DF | CAN | Paul Fenwick | 6 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 (4) | 0 |
| DF | ENG | John Frain | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| DF | ENG | Martin Hicks † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Scott Hiley | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Richard Huxford * | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | George Parris | 22 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 (2) | 1 |
| DF | ENG | Graham Potter † | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Darren Rogers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Richard Scott | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 (2) | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Chris Whyte | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Adam Wratten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 2 | 0 (1) | 2 |
| MF | ENG | Neil Doherty | 12 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (1) | 1 |
| MF | POR | José Dominguez | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Louie Donowa | 14 (7) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 (8) | 5 |
| MF | ENG | Keith Downing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Paul Harding | 14 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (2) | 1 |
| MF | CAN | Lyndon Hooper | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (4) | 0 |
| MF | WAL | Leigh Jenkinson * | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Kenny Lowe | 10 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (2) | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Paul Mardon † | 5 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 (4) | 0 |
| MF | SCO | Ted McMinn † | 19 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 (4) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Dean Peer † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Steve Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Peter Shearer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Carl Shutt | 18 (8) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 (8) | 4 |
| MF | ENG | Paul Tait | 9 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 (1) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Danny Wallace | 8 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (2) | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Mark Ward | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| FW | ENG | Simon Black | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Steve Claridge | 17 (1) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (1) | 7 |
| FW | ENG | Miguel de Souza | 1 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Steve McGavin | 6 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (2) | 1 |
| FW | ENG | Trevor Morgan † | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Paul Moulden | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 (2) | 0 |
| FW | CAN | Paul Peschisolido | 21 (3) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 (3) | 10 |
| FW | ENG | Andy Saville | 38 (1) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 (1) | 10 |
| FW | ENG | David Smith † | 22 (3) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 (4) | 2 |
| FW | ENG | Roger Willis | 11 (5) | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (6) | 5 |