# 1993–94 Notts County F.C. season

During the 1993–94 English football season, Notts County F.C. competed in Division One. They finished seventh in the league this season, just missing out on a place in the playoffs and the chance of Premier League football, and were runners-up in the Anglo-Italian Cup.

## Season summary

In the 1993–94 season, Notts County narrowly missed the play-offs for promotion to the Premiership. The season is most remembered for a 2–1 victory over arch rivals Nottingham Forest in which Charlie Palmer scored the winning goal with just four minutes remaining. This has become a celebrated event among Notts County fans, who have dubbed 12 February (the anniversary of the game) Sir Charlie Palmer Day. In March 1994, the Magpies lost the Anglo-Italian Cup final to Brescia.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 7 | Notts County | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 65 | 69 | −4 | 68 | |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 68 | |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 67 | |

## Results

Notts County's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 14 August 1993 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–3 | 9,392 | Draper (pen), Lund |
| 21 August 1993 | Peterborough United | A | 1–1 | 6,890 | Draper |
| 28 August 1993 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | 9,166 | Lund |
| 4 September 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–3 | 6,317 | Simpson |
| 11 September 1993 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–0 | 9,870 | Draper |
| 18 September 1993 | Watford | A | 1–3 | 6,959 | Draper |
| 25 September 1993 | Derby County | H | 4–1 | 11,000 | McSwegan (3), Turner |
| 2 October 1993 | Leicester City | A | 2–3 | 16,319 | Draper (pen), McSwegan |
| 9 October 1993 | Bristol City | H | 2–0 | 6,418 | McSwegan (pen), Draper |
| 16 October 1993 | Luton Town | A | 0–1 | 6,366 | |
| 20 October 1993 | Millwall | A | 0–2 | 5,887 | |
| 23 October 1993 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | 6,683 | Walker |
| 30 October 1993 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | 26,721 | |
| 2 November 1993 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–3 | 15,989 | |
| 6 November 1993 | Crystal Palace | H | 3–2 | 6,904 | McSwegan (2, 1 pen), Lund |
| 13 November 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–5 | 7,226 | Agana |
| 20 November 1993 | Stoke City | H | 2–0 | 9,815 | Robinson, Turner |
| 28 November 1993 | Oxford United | H | 2–1 | 5,302 | Devlin, Agana |
| 5 December 1993 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–1 | 13,704 | Devlin (2) |
| 11 December 1993 | Millwall | H | 1–3 | 6,516 | Lund |
| 18 December 1993 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–3 | 7,869 | |
| 27 December 1993 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–2 | 7,781 | Lund, Devlin |
| 1 January 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–4 | 11,041 | Turner, Lund |
| 3 January 1994 | Southend United | H | 2–1 | 6,503 | Draper, Dijkstra |
| 11 January 1994 | Birmingham City | H | 2–1 | 7,212 | Devlin, McSwegan |
| 15 January 1994 | Luton Town | H | 1–2 | 6,589 | Agana |
| 22 January 1994 | Bristol City | A | 2–0 | 7,458 | Legg, Agana |
| 5 February 1994 | Portsmouth | A | 0–0 | 9,359 | |
| 12 February 1994 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 | 17,911 | McSwegan, Palmer |
| 19 February 1994 | Birmingham City | A | 3–2 | 12,913 | McSwegan, Wilson, Legg |
| 22 February 1994 | Peterborough United | H | 2–1 | 6,106 | McSwegan (2) |
| 1 March 1994 | Barnsley | H | 3–1 | 6,297 | Draper (2), Lund |
| 5 March 1994 | Sunderland | A | 0–2 | 16,269 | |
| 12 March 1994 | Watford | H | 1–0 | 6,379 | Lund |
| 16 March 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–3 | 14,594 | |
| 26 March 1994 | Leicester City | H | 4–1 | 11,907 | McSwegan, Matthews, Lund (2) |
| 30 March 1994 | Southend United | A | 0–1 | 3,758 | |
| 2 April 1994 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–1 | 7,205 | Matthews, Draper |
| 4 April 1994 | Barnsley | A | 3–0 | 6,827 | Devlin, Lund, McSwegan |
| 9 April 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 7,270 | Murphy, Devlin |
| 12 April 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–0 | 6,318 | |
| 16 April 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–2 | 13,438 | |
| 20 April 1994 | Derby County | A | 1–1 | 18,602 | Draper |
| 23 April 1994 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | 16,453 | |
| 30 April 1994 | Charlton Athletic | H | 3–3 | 7,019 | Draper (pen), Lund, McSwegan |
| 8 May 1994 | Oxford United | A | 1–2 | 8,487 | Draper |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 8 January 1994 | Sutton United | H | 3–2 | 6,805 | Draper, Agana, Devlin |
| R4 | 29 January 1994 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | 14,952 | Lund |
| R4R | 9 February 1994 | West Ham United | A | 0–1 | 23,273 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st leg | 17 August 1993 | Hull City | H | 2–0 | 3,003 | Lund, Cox |
| R1 2nd leg | 24 August 1993 | Hull City | A | 1–3 (won on away goals) | 2,222 | Draper |
| R2 1st leg | 22 September 1993 | Newcastle United | A | 1–3 | 25,887 | Srníček (own goal) |
| R2 2nd leg | 5 October 1993 | Newcastle United | H | 1–7 (lost 2–10 on agg) | 6,068 | McSwegan |

### Anglo-Italian Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| Group 2 | 31 August 1993 | Derby County | H | 3–2 | 3,276 | Legg (2), Lund |
| Group 2 | 15 September 1993 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 7,347 | Lund |
| R1 | 12 October 1993 | Ascoli | H | 4–2 | 3,756 | Legg, Lund (2), Draper |
| R1 | 9 November 1993 | Pisa Sporting Club | H | 3–2 | 3,253 | Agana, Devlin, Lund |
| R1 | 16 November 1993 | Brescia | A | 1–3 | 2,000 | Draper |
| R1 | 22 December 1993 | Ancona Calcio | A | 1–0 | 1,000 | McSwegan |
| SF 1st leg | 26 January 1994 | Southend United | A | 0–1 | 3,706 | |
| SF 2nd leg | 16 February 1994 | Southend United | H | 1–0 (won 4–3 on pens) | 5,485 | Devlin |
| F | 20 March 1994 | Brescia | N | 0–1 | 17,185 | |

## 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 | Steve Cherry |
| - | DF | ENG | Charlie Palmer |
| - | DF | ENG | Richard Walker |
| - | DF | ENG | Paul Cox |
| - | DF | ENG | Michael Johnson |
| - | MF | ENG | Mark Draper |
| - | MF | SCO | Paul Devlin |
| - | FW | ENG | Gary Lund |
| - | FW | SCO | Gary McSwegan |
| - | MF | ENG | Phil Turner |
| - | DF | NIR | Kevin Wilson |
| - | MF | WAL | Andy Legg |
| - | DF | NED | Meindert Dijkstra |
| - | GK | ENG | Bob Catlin |
| - | FW | ENG | Tony Agana |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | DF | ENG | Tommy Gallagher |
| - | DF | AUS | Shaun Murphy |
| - | DF | ENG | Colin Foster (on loan from West Ham United) |
| - | FW | ENG | Rob Matthews |
| - | DF | ENG | Paul Sherlock |
| - | DF | ENG | Phil King |
| - | MF | ENG | Dean Thomas |
| - | MF | ENG | Michael Simpson |
| - | DF | ENG | Chris Short |
| - | MF | ENG | Peter Reid |
| - | FW | ENG | Steve Slawson |
| - | DF | ENG | Jim Gannon (on loan from Stockport County) |
| - | FW | BER | Shaun Goater (on loan from Rotherham Utd) |
| - | DF | ENG | Dean Yates |

### 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 |
| - | FW | ENG | Dave Reeves (to Carlisle United) |
| - | MF | ENG | Andy Williams (to Rotherham United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | DF | ENG | David Robinson (Retired) |