# 1993–94 Crystal Palace F.C. season

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

## Season summary

Smith immediately guided Palace back to the Premier League as runaway champions of the second tier, Chris Armstrong top-scoring with 22 league goals. During this period the badge was changed with the bird being replaced by one which Ron Noades felt more closely resembled an eagle.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Crystal Palace (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 90 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest (P) | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 83 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 74 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | Leicester City (O, P) | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 73 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 72 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |

## Results

Crystal Palace's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 14 August 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–0 | 14,785 | |
| 21 August 1993 | Bristol City | A | 0–2 | 12,068 | |
| 24 August 1993 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–0 | 15,048 | Young, Gordon |
| 28 August 1993 | Portsmouth | H | 5–1 | 14,428 | Armstrong (3), Gordon, Southgate |
| 31 August 1993 | Birmingham City | A | 4–2 | 13,856 | Williams, Shaw, Armstrong (2) |
| 12 September 1993 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | 11,318 | Armstrong |
| 18 September 1993 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 4–1 | 17,873 | Coleman, Whyte, Armstrong, Southgate |
| 26 September 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–0 | 7,947 | |
| 2 October 1993 | Stoke City | H | 4–1 | 12,880 | Salako (3), Southgate |
| 17 October 1993 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 13,056 | Humphrey |
| 23 October 1993 | Derby County | A | 1–3 | 16,586 | Armstrong |
| 30 October 1993 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–0 | 12,202 | Southgate |
| 2 November 1993 | Luton Town | H | 3–2 | 10,925 | Shaw, Young, Whyte |
| 6 November 1993 | Notts County | A | 2–3 | 6,904 | Armstrong (2) |
| 20 November 1993 | Barnsley | A | 3–1 | 5,384 | Armstrong, Williams (2) |
| 24 November 1993 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 7,845 | |
| 28 November 1993 | Watford | A | 3–1 | 7,485 | Williams, Salako, Southgate |
| 5 December 1993 | Notts County | H | 1–2 | 12,642 | Osborn |
| 8 December 1993 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | 16,706 | Williams |
| 11 December 1993 | Birmingham City | H | 2–1 | 11,925 | Southgate, Salako |
| 19 December 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–0 | 7,011 | Williams |
| 27 December 1993 | Oxford United | A | 3–1 | 10,356 | Armstrong (2), Salako |
| 29 December 1993 | Southend United | H | 1–0 | 18,255 | Rodger |
| 1 January 1994 | Millwall | A | 0–3 | 16,779 | |
| 15 January 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 23,851 | |
| 22 January 1994 | Leicester City | H | 2–1 | 17,045 | Coleman, Armstrong |
| 1 February 1994 | Peterborough United | H | 3–2 | 12,426 | Rodger, Salako, Armstrong |
| 5 February 1994 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | 15,615 | Gordon |
| 12 February 1994 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | 6,302 | Southgate |
| 19 February 1994 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 24,232 | Matthew |
| 22 February 1994 | Bristol City | H | 4–1 | 11,508 | Salako, Gordon (pen), Armstrong (2) |
| 26 February 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 17,245 | Southgate |
| 5 March 1994 | Portsmouth | A | 1–0 | 13,508 | Young |
| 12 March 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–0 | 16,576 | Stewart |
| 16 March 1994 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 15,892 | |
| 20 March 1994 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–0 | 14,408 | Armstrong, Stewart |
| 23 March 1994 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–1 | 12,811 | |
| 26 March 1994 | Stoke City | A | 2–0 | 18,071 | Gordon (pen), Williams |
| 29 March 1994 | Peterborough United | A | 1–1 | 8,412 | Rodger |
| 2 April 1994 | Oxford United | H | 2–1 | 15,510 | Armstrong, Stewart |
| 6 April 1994 | Southend United | A | 2–1 | 9,776 | Young, Armstrong |
| 9 April 1994 | Millwall | H | 1–0 | 23,142 | Armstrong |
| 16 April 1994 | Luton Town | A | 1–0 | 9,880 | Coleman |
| 23 April 1994 | Barnsley | H | 1–0 | 20,522 | Young |
| 1 May 1994 | Middlesbrough | A | 3–2 | 8,638 | Southgate, Armstrong, Whyte |
| 8 May 1994 | Watford | H | 0–2 | 28,694 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 8 January 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 25,047 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 First Leg | 21 September 1993 | Charlton Athletic | H | 3–1 | 9,615 | Gordon, Southgate, Whyte |
| R2 Second Leg | 5 October 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–0 (won 4–1 on agg) | 5,224 | Armstrong |
| R3 | 26 October 1993 | Everton | A | 2–2 | 11,547 | Southgate, Thorn |
| R3R | 10 November 1993 | Everton | H | 1–4 | 14,662 | Southgate |

### Anglo-Italian Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| PR Group 8 | 7 September 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–4 | 3,868 | |
| PR Group 8 | 14 September 1993 | Millwall | H | 3–0 | 2,712 | Williams, Armstrong (pen), Whyte |

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of 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 | Jimmy Glass |
| — | GK | ENG | Nigel Martyn |
| — | GK | ENG | Andy Woodman |
| — | DF | ENG | Ian Cox |
| — | DF | ENG | Dean Gordon |
| — | DF | ENG | John Humphrey |
| — | DF | ENG | Richard Shaw |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Sparrow |
| — | DF | ENG | Gareth Southgate |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Thorn |
| — | DF | ENG | Jamie Vincent |
| — | DF | WAL | Chris Coleman |
| — | DF | WAL | Eric Young |
| — | DF | NIR | Darren Patterson |
| — | MF | ENG | Bobby Bowry |
| — | MF | ENG | Damian Matthew |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Stuart Massey |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Mortimer |
| — | MF | ENG | Ricky Newman |
| — | MF | ENG | Martin O'Connor |
| — | MF | ENG | Simon Osborn |
| — | MF | ENG | Simon Rodger |
| — | MF | ENG | John Salako |
| — | MF | IRL | Tony Scully |
| — | FW | ENG | Chris Armstrong |
| — | FW | ENG | Bruce Dyer |
| — | FW | ENG | George Ndah |
| — | FW | ENG | David Whyte |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Williams |
| — | FW | CAN | Niall Thompson |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Stewart (on loan from Liverpool) |