# 1993–94 AFC Bournemouth season

During the 1993-94 English football season, AFC Bournemouth competed in the Football League Second Division.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 58 |
| 16 | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 58 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 57 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 57 | 71 | −14 | 56 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 66 | 79 | −13 | 54 |

## Results

Bournemouth's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Second Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 14 August 1993 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1-0 | 7,234 | Fletcher |
| 21 August 1993 | Bradford City | H | 1-1 | 4,769 | Cotterill |
| 28 August 1993 | Hartlepool United | A | 1-1 | 2,482 | Parkinson |
| 31 August 1993 | York City | H | 3-1 | 4,113 | McGorry (2), Cotterill |
| 4 September 1993 | Burnley | H | 1-0 | 5,574 | Cotterill |
| 11 September 1993 | Barnet | A | 2-1 | 3,979 | Masters, Fletcher |
| 18 September 1993 | Cambridge United | H | 1-2 | 5,200 | Cotterill |
| 25 September 1993 | Blackpool | A | 1-2 | 4,489 | Aspinall |
| 2 October 1993 | Stockport County | H | 1-1 | 4,274 | Cotterill |
| 9 October 1993 | Fulham | A | 2-0 | 4,004 | Fletcher, Pennock |
| 16 October 1993 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 2-1 | 5,896 | Masters, McGorry |
| 23 October 1993 | Leyton Orient | A | 0-0 | 3,896 | |
| 30 October 1993 | Exeter City | H | 1-1 | 3,037 | Wood |
| 6 November 1993 | Wrexham | A | 1-2 | 4,023 | Wood |
| 20 November 1993 | Hull City | H | 0–2 | 4,124 | |
| 27 November 1993 | Reading | A | 0-3 | 5,549 | |
| 7 December 1993 | Port Vale | H | 2-1 | 2,954 | Wood, Cotterill |
| 11 December 1993 | Bradford City | A | 0-0 | 4,407 | |
| 18 December 1993 | Bristol Rovers | H | 3-0 | 4,811 | |
| 27 December 1993 | Brentford | H | 0-3 | 5,744 | |
| 1 January 1994 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0-1 | 6,990 | |
| 3 January 1994 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1-1 | 6,047 | Murray |
| 15 January 1994 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 3-3 | 9,689 | Murray (2), Aspinall |
| 22 January 1994 | Fulham | H | 1-3 | 5,464 | Murray |
| 29 January 1994 | Exeter City | A | 2-0 | 3,602 | Wood, Chivers |
| 5 February 1994 | Leyton Orient | H | 1-1 | 4,084 | O'Connor |
| 12 February 1994 | Swansea City | A | 1-1 | 3,255 | Cotterill |
| 19 February 1994 | Hartlepool United | H | 0-0 | 3,201 | |
| 26 February 1994 | Burnley | A | 0-4 | 10,383 | |
| 5 March 1994 | Barnet | H | 1-1 | 3,407 | Aspinall |
| 8 March 1994 | Rotherham United | A | 2-1 | 2,884 | Aspinall, Cotterill |
| 12 March 1994 | Cambridge United | A | 2-3 | 2,836 | O'Connor (2) |
| 15 March 1994 | Cardiff City | H | 3-2 | 2,385 | Chivers, Cotterill (2) |
| 19 March 1994 | Blackpool | H | 1-0 | 3,335 | Cotterill |
| 22 March 1994 | York City | A | 0-2 | 3,648 | |
| 26 March 1994 | Stockport County | A | 2-0 | 5,277 | Burns, Cotterill |
| 29 March 1994 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1-2 | 3,104 | Watson |
| 2 April 1994 | Brentford | A | 1-1 | 4,305 | Fletcher |
| 5 April 1994 | Rotherham United | H | 0-0 | 3,097 | |
| 9 April 1994 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0-2 | 7,971 | |
| 16 April 1994 | Port Vale | A | 1-2 | 7,603 | Pennock |
| 19 April 1994 | Swansea City | H | 0-1 | 2,465 | |
| 21 April 1994 | Cardiff City | A | 1-2 | 3,838 | Fletcher |
| 23 April 1994 | Wrexham | H | 1-2 | 2,522 | Aspinall |
| 30 April 1994 | Hull City | A | 1–1 | 4,926 | Russell |
| 5 May 1994 | Reading | H | 2-1 | 7,106 | Fletcher, Cotterill |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 13 November 1993 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 4-2 | Wood, Masters, Pennock, McGorry |
| R2 | 4 December 1993 | Nuneaton Borough | H | 1-1 | Watson |
| R2R | 15 December 1993 | Nuneaton Borough | A | 1-0 | Cotterill |
| R3 | 8 January 1994 | Preston North End | A | 1-2 | Aspinall (pen) |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Goalscorers | Notes |
| R1 1st Leg | 17 August 1993 | Cardiff City | H | 3-1 | Masters, Fletcher, Beardsmore | |
| R1 2nd Leg | 24 August 1993 | Cardiff City | A | 1-1 | Parkinson | Bournemouth won 4–2 on aggregate |
| R2 1st Leg | 21 September 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0-1 | | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 5 October 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0-0 | | Blackburn Rovers won 1–0 on aggregate |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Notes |
| R2 | 21 December 1993 | Leyton Orient | H | 1–1 | 1,383 | Leyton Orient won 5–3 on penalties |

## 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 | Vince Bartram |
| — | GK | ENG | Neil Moss |
| — | DF | ENG | Mark Morris |
| — | DF | ENG | Rob Murray |
| — | DF | ENG | Gary Chivers |
| — | DF | ENG | Graham Mitchell (on loan from Huddersfield Town) |
| — | DF | ENG | Adrian Pennock |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil Masters |
| — | DF | ENG | Alex Watson |
| — | MF | ENG | Warren Aspinall |
| — | MF | ENG | Russell Beardsmore |
| — | MF | ENG | Chris Burns (on loan from Portsmouth) |
| — | MF | ENG | Justin Skinner (on loan from Wimbledon) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Dave Kevan |
| — | MF | ENG | Chris Leadbitter |
| — | MF | IRL | Michael McElhatton |
| — | MF | ENG | Scott Mean |
| — | MF | ENG | Mark O'Connor |
| — | MF | NIR | Brian McGorry |
| — | MF | ENG | Kevin Russell |
| — | MF | IRL | Sean O'Driscoll |
| — | FW | ENG | Steve Fletcher |
| — | FW | ENG | Steve Cotterill |
| — | FW | ENG | David Town |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Wood |