# 1993–94 Barnsley F.C. season

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

## Season summary

In June 1993, Barnsley appointed Viv Anderson as player-manager but endured a poor 1993–94 season and were stuck in a relegation battle for most of the season but a good run of 7 wins from 9 league games in the 2nd half of the season (picking up 21 points out of the possible 27), was just enough to keep the Tykes in the division despite losing 7 out of the final 10 league games.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 59 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 58 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 55 |
| 19 | Watford | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 66 | 80 | −14 | 54 |
| 20 | Luton Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 53 |

## Results

Barnsley's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 14 August 1993 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | 12,940 | Anderson |
| 17 August 1993 | Peterborough United | A | 1–4 | 5,875 | Currie |
| 21 August 1993 | Watford | A | 2–0 | 5,937 | Biggins, Bryson |
| 24 August 1993 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–4 | 10,597 | Anderson |
| 28 August 1993 | Birmingham City | H | 2–3 | 7,241 | Anderson, Redfearn |
| 4 September 1993 | Millwall | A | 0–2 | 8,004 | |
| 11 September 1993 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–0 | 13,270 | Archdeacon (pen) |
| 18 September 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 3–0 | 18,292 | Rammell, Redfearn, O'Connell |
| 25 September 1993 | Leicester City | H | 0–1 | 10,392 | |
| 2 October 1993 | Luton Town | A | 0–5 | 6,201 | |
| 9 October 1993 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–1 | 5,186 | |
| 16 October 1993 | Bristol City | A | 2–0 | 6,923 | Bryson, Redfearn |
| 23 October 1993 | Southend United | H | 1–3 | 5,240 | Redfearn (pen) |
| 30 October 1993 | Stoke City | A | 4–5 | 14,679 | Archdeacon, Redfearn, O'Connell, Bryson |
| 2 November 1993 | Oxford United | A | 1–1 | 4,065 | Redfearn |
| 7 November 1993 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–2 | 5,797 | O'Connell |
| 13 November 1993 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 18,355 | Biggins |
| 20 November 1993 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–3 | 5,384 | Redfearn |
| 27 November 1993 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 6,755 | Jackson |
| 4 December 1993 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–2 | 8,123 | Redfearn, Payton |
| 11 December 1993 | Peterborough United | H | 1–0 | 6,424 | Payton |
| 19 December 1993 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 | 16,062 | Payton |
| 27 December 1993 | Derby County | H | 0–1 | 11,562 | |
| 1 January 1994 | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 | 6,328 | O'Connell, Redfearn |
| 3 January 1994 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 19,096 | |
| 15 January 1994 | Bristol City | H | 1–1 | 5,222 | Rammell |
| 22 January 1994 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–2 | 7,072 | Payton |
| 5 February 1994 | Southend United | A | 3–0 | 4,101 | Eaden, Redfearn, Rammell |
| 12 February 1994 | Stoke City | H | 3–0 | 7,651 | Rammell, Redfearn, Taggart |
| 1 March 1994 | Notts County | A | 1–3 | 6,297 | Payton |
| 5 March 1994 | Birmingham City | A | 2–0 | 28,039 | O'Connell, Rammell |
| 12 March 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–0 | 6,203 | Payton |
| 16 March 1994 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–2 | 20,491 | Taggart |
| 19 March 1994 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | 15,640 | Payton |
| 26 March 1994 | Luton Town | H | 1–0 | 6,289 | Payton |
| 29 March 1994 | Sunderland | H | 4–0 | 12,405 | Eaden, Liddell, Rammell, Payton |
| 2 April 1994 | Derby County | A | 0–2 | 14,968 | |
| 4 April 1994 | Notts County | H | 0–3 | 6,827 | |
| 9 April 1994 | Portsmouth | A | 1–2 | 7,005 | Redfearn (pen) |
| 12 April 1994 | Watford | A | 0–1 | 4,380 | |
| 16 April 1994 | Oxford United | H | 1–0 | 4,874 | Williams |
| 23 April 1994 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | 20,522 | |
| 26 April 1994 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–5 | 6,368 | |
| 30 April 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–0 | 11,329 | O'Connell, Payton |
| 3 May 1994 | Millwall | H | 0–1 | 5,059 | |
| 8 May 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 3–2 | 11,661 | Bishop, Payton (2) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 8 January 1994 | Bromsgrove Rovers | A | 2–1 | 4,893 | Rammell, Archdeacon |
| R4 | 29 January 1994 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–2 | 12,760 | Taggart, Payton |
| R4R | 19 February 1994 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–0 | 10,900 | O'Connell |
| R5 | 2 March 1994 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–1 | 15,685 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st leg | 21 September 1993 | Peterborough United | H | 1–1 | 4,549 | Archdeacon (pen) |
| R2 2nd leg | 5 October 1993 | Peterborough United | A | 1–3 (lost 2–4 on agg) | 3,533 | Bryson |

## 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 | Lee Butler |
| - | DF | ENG | Nicky Eaden |
| - | DF | NIR | Gerry Taggart |
| - | DF | ENG | Steve Davis |
| - | DF | NIR | Gary Fleming |
| - | MF | ENG | Neil Redfearn |
| - | MF | ENG | Martin Bullock |
| - | MF | ENG | Brendan O'Connell |
| - | FW | SCO | Andy Liddell |
| - | FW | ENG | Andy Rammell |
| - | DF | ENG | Adie Moses |
| - | GK | ENG | David Watson |
| - | DF | ENG | Charlie Bishop |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | ENG | Darren Sheridan |
| - | MF | SCO | Owen Archdeacon |
| - | FW | ENG | Andy Payton |
| - | MF | NIR | Danny Wilson |
| - | DF | ENG | Scott Jones |
| - | DF | ENG | Viv Anderson (player-manager) |
| - | MF | ENG | Gareth Williams |
| - | FW | WAL | Deiniol Graham |
| - | DF | ENG | Glynn Snodin |
| - | DF | ENG | Chris Boden (on loan from Aston Villa) |
| - | FW | ENG | Chris Jackson |
| - | DF | ENG | Jamie Robinson |

### Left the club during 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 |
| - | GK | ENG | Phil Whitehead (to Oxford United) |
| - | MF | SCO | Ian Bryson (to Preston North End) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | FW | ENG | Wayne Biggins (to Celtic) |