During the 1993–94 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary Sheffield Wednesday finished seventh in the league for the second season running, but they could have finished even higher had key striker David Hirst not missed so much of the season due to injury. Young striker Gordon Watson proved himself to be a highly competent deputy, scoring 12 league goals in his first season as a regular player.

Veterans Chris Waddle, Chris Woods and Mark Bright were also impressive, showing little sign of their advancing years, despite all three players now being in their 30s.

Wednesday's best success in 1993–94 came in the League Cup. They reached the semi-finals but were defeated by Manchester United in the semi-final, which included Ryan Giggs scoring a classic goal for United in the first leg. This ended any hope of the Owls winning a major trophy or qualifying for Europe. Trevor Francis responded to this disappointment by signing Klas Ingesson and Guy Whittingham to give the strikeforce some much-needed support. These reinforcements also gave Owls fans some much-needed hope of silverware, a year after they'd been on the losing side in both domestic cup finals.

Final league table

Results Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 14 August 1993 LiverpoolA0–244,004 18 August 1993 Aston VillaH0–028,450 21 August 1993 ArsenalH0–126,023 25 August 1993 West Ham UnitedA0–219,441 28 August 1993 ChelseaA1–116,652Bright 1 September 1993 Norwich CityH3–325,175Bart-Williams, Bright, Sinton 13 September 1993 Newcastle UnitedA2–433,890Sinton (2) 18 September 1993 SouthamptonH2–022,503Sheridan (pen), Hirst 25 September 1993 Blackburn RoversA1–113,917Hyde 2 October 1993 Manchester UnitedH2–334,548Bright, Bart-Williams 16 October 1993 WimbledonH2–221,752Waddle, Jones 23 October 1993 Sheffield UnitedA1–130,044Palmer 30 October 1993 Leeds UnitedH3–331,892Jones, Waddle, Bright 6 November 1993 Ipswich TownA4–115,070Jemson (2), Palmer, Bright 20 November 1993 Coventry CityH0–023,379 24 November 1993 Oldham AthleticH3–018,509Watson (2), Jemson 27 November 1993 Manchester CityA3–123,416Jones (2), Jemson 4 December 1993 LiverpoolH3–132,177Bright, Ruddock (own goal), Wright (own goal) 8 December 1993 Aston VillaA2–220,304Bart-Williams, Teale (own goal) 12 December 1993 ArsenalA0–122,026 18 December 1993 West Ham UnitedH5–026,350Waddle, Bright, Jemson, Marsh (own goal), Palmer 27 December 1993 EvertonA2–016,777Bright, Palmer 29 December 1993 Swindon TownH3–330,570Watson (2), Bright 1 January 1994 Queens Park RangersA2–116,858Watson, Bright 3 January 1994 Tottenham HotspurH1–032,514Bright 15 January 1994 WimbledonA1–25,536Pearce 22 January 1994 Sheffield UnitedH3–134,959Pearce, Bright, Watson 5 February 1994 Tottenham HotspurA3–123,076Coleman, Bright (2) 26 February 1994 Norwich CityA1–118,311Watson 5 March 1994 Newcastle UnitedH0–133,153 12 March 1994 SouthamptonA1–116,391Bart-Williams 16 March 1994 Manchester UnitedA0–543,669 20 March 1994 Blackburn RoversH1–224,655Watson 30 March 1994 ChelseaH3–120,433Bart-Williams, Palmer, Sheridan (pen) 2 April 1994 EvertonH5–124,096Bart-Williams, Jones, Worthington, Bright (2) 4 April 1994 Swindon TownA1–013,927Watson 9 April 1994 Queens Park RangersH3–122,437Bright (2), Sheridan (pen) 16 April 1994 Coventry CityA1–113,013Jones 23 April 1994 Ipswich TownH5–023,457Pearce, Watson, Bart-Williams, Linighan (own goal), Bright 30 April 1994 Oldham AthleticA0–012,973 3 May 1994 Leeds UnitedA2–233,575Watson, Bart-Williams 7 May 1994 Manchester CityH1–133,589Watson

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR38 January 1994 Nottingham ForestH1–132,488BrightR3R19 January 1994 Nottingham ForestA2–025,268Bart-Williams, PearceR429 January 1994 ChelseaA1–126,094HydeR4R9 February 1994 ChelseaH1–3 26,144Bright

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st leg21 September 1993 Bolton WanderersA1–111,590Bart-WilliamsR2 2nd leg6 October 1993 Bolton WanderersH1–0 (won 2–1 on agg)16,194BrightR327 October 1993 MiddlesbroughA1–114,765PalmerR3R10 November 1993 MiddlesbroughH2–119,482Palmer, WatsonR41 December 1993 Queens Park RangersA2–113,253Jemson, JonesR511 January 1994 WimbledonA2–18,784Bright, WatsonSF 1st leg13 February 1994 Manchester UnitedA0–143,294SF 2nd leg2 March 1994 Manchester UnitedH1–4 (lost 1–5 on agg)34,878Hirst

Players First-team squad Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserve squad

References

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