During the 1993–94 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary Coventry City's 27th successive season in the top flight began with a superb 3–0 win at Arsenal in which striker Micky Quinn scored a hat-trick. Coventry's surprisingly good form continued through the opening months of the season, so it was a surprise to all when manager Bobby Gould handed in his notice on 23 October 1993. Phil Neal, formerly of Bolton Wanderers, was announced as Gould's successor; despite having no experienced outside the league's third tier, he was able to defy the odds and keep Coventry well clear of the relegation which they had been tipped for in the last four seasons.
Kit Coventry City's kit was manufactured by Ribero and sponsored by French car maker Peugeot.
Final league table
Results Coventry City's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 14 August 1993 ArsenalA3–024,897Quinn (3, 1 pen) 18 August 1993 Newcastle UnitedH2–115,760Ndlovu, Harford 21 August 1993 West Ham UnitedH1–112,909Wegerle 24 August 1993 Oldham AthleticA3–310,817J. Williams, Ndlovu, Wegerle 27 August 1993 Manchester CityA1–121,537Wegerle 1 September 1993 LiverpoolH1–016,740Babb 11 September 1993 Aston VillaA0–031,181 18 September 1993 ChelseaH1–113,660Morgan 25 September 1993 Leeds UnitedH0–213,934 2 October 1993 Norwich CityA0–116,239 16 October 1993 SouthamptonH1–19,984Babb 23 October 1993 Queens Park RangersA1–512,976Ndlovu 31 October 1993 Sheffield UnitedH0–010,429 6 November 1993 EvertonH2–115,662Quinn (2) 20 November 1993 Sheffield WednesdayA0–023,379 23 November 1993 Blackburn RoversA1–215,136Ndlovu 27 November 1993 Manchester UnitedH0–117,020 4 December 1993 ArsenalH1–012,722Quinn 11 December 1993 West Ham UnitedA2–317,243Darby (2) 18 December 1993 Oldham AthleticH1–111,800Wegerle 26 December 1993 WimbledonA2–14,739Ndlovu, J. Williams 1 January 1994 Tottenham HotspurA2–126,015Babb, Wegerle 3 January 1994 Swindon TownH1–115,825Wegerle 15 January 1994 SouthamptonA0–112,397 22 January 1994 Queens Park RangersH0–112,107 2 February 1994 Ipswich TownH1–011,265Flynn 5 February 1994 Swindon TownA1–314,640Darby 12 February 1994 Sheffield UnitedA0–015,394 19 February 1994 Manchester CityH4–011,735Rennie, Quinn, Ndlovu, J. Williams 23 February 1994 Newcastle UnitedA0–432,216 26 February 1994 LiverpoolA0–138,547 6 March 1994 Aston VillaH0–114,325 19 March 1994 Leeds UnitedA0–130,023 26 March 1994 Norwich CityH2–113,514Flynn, Quinn 2 April 1994 WimbledonH1–211,290Ndlovu 4 April 1994 Ipswich TownA2–012,633Flynn, Ndlovu 9 April 1994 Tottenham HotspurH1–014,491Ndlovu (pen) 16 April 1994 Sheffield WednesdayH1–113,013Ndlovu 23 April 1994 EvertonA0–023,217 2 May 1994 Blackburn RoversH2–116,653Darby (2) 4 May 1994 ChelseaA2–18,923Morgan, Ndlovu 7 May 1994 Manchester UnitedA0–044,717
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR38 January 1994 Newcastle UnitedA0–235,444
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st leg22 September 1993 Wycombe WanderersH3–09,615Morgan (2), QuinnR2 2nd leg5 October 1993 Wycombe WanderersA2–4 (won 5–4 on agg)5,933Babb, MorganR326 October 1993 Oldham AthleticA0–210,071
Squad
Left club during season
Transfers
In Lee Hirst - Scarborough Out Peter Billing - Port Vale, £35,000, May 1993 Andy Pearce - Sheffield Wednesday Keith Rowland - West Ham United, £110,000 Terry Fleming - Northampton Town Micky Gynn - Stoke City Craig Middleton - Cambridge United David Smith - Birmingham City
Award Coventry City Player of the Year: Phil Babb
References