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,Alexander, Jeremy. "Soccer: FIRST DIVISION: Palace Promoted a Day Late Luton Town 0, Crystal Palace 1." The Guardian (pre-1997 Fulltext): 0. 18 Apr 1994. ProQuest. Web. 30 May 2013. Chris Armstrong top-scoring with 22 league goals.Bateman, Cynthia, and Thomas Russell. "Soccer: Walker Ready with Pounds 6m for Armstrong." The Guardian (pre-1997 Fulltext): 0. 16 Aug 1994. ProQuest. Web. 30 May 2013. 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
Results Crystal Palace's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 14 August 1993 Tranmere RoversH0–014,785 21 August 1993 Bristol CityA0–212,068 24 August 1993 Nottingham ForestH2–015,048Young, Gordon 28 August 1993 PortsmouthH5–114,428Armstrong (3), Gordon, Southgate 31 August 1993 Birmingham CityA4–213,856Williams, Shaw, Armstrong (2) 12 September 1993 SunderlandH1–011,318Armstrong 18 September 1993 West Bromwich AlbionA4–117,873Coleman, Whyte, Armstrong, Southgate 26 September 1993 Charlton AthleticA0–07,947 2 October 1993 Stoke CityH4–112,880Salako (3), Southgate 17 October 1993 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–113,056Humphrey 23 October 1993 Derby CountyA1–316,586Armstrong 30 October 1993 Grimsby TownH1–012,202Southgate 2 November 1993 Luton TownH3–210,925Shaw, Young, Whyte 6 November 1993 Notts CountyA2–36,904Armstrong (2) 20 November 1993 BarnsleyA3–15,384Armstrong, Williams (2) 24 November 1993 Bolton WanderersA0–17,845 28 November 1993 WatfordA3–17,485Williams, Salako, Southgate 5 December 1993 Notts CountyH1–212,642Osborn 8 December 1993 Leicester CityA1–116,706Williams 11 December 1993 Birmingham CityH2–111,925Southgate, Salako 19 December 1993 Tranmere RoversA1–07,011Williams 27 December 1993 Oxford UnitedA3–110,356Armstrong (2), Salako 29 December 1993 Southend UnitedH1–018,255Rodger 1 January 1994 MillwallA0–316,779 15 January 1994 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–223,851 22 January 1994 Leicester CityH2–117,045Coleman, Armstrong 1 February 1994 Peterborough UnitedH3–212,426Rodger, Salako, Armstrong 5 February 1994 Derby CountyH1–115,615Gordon 12 February 1994 Grimsby TownA1–16,302Southgate 19 February 1994 Nottingham ForestA1–124,232Matthew 22 February 1994 Bristol CityH4–111,508Salako, Gordon (pen), Armstrong (2) 26 February 1994 Bolton WanderersH1–117,245Southgate 5 March 1994 PortsmouthA1–013,508Young 12 March 1994 West Bromwich AlbionH1–016,576Stewart 16 March 1994 SunderlandA0–115,892 20 March 1994 Charlton AthleticH2–014,408Armstrong, Stewart 23 March 1994 MiddlesbroughH0–112,811 26 March 1994 Stoke CityA2–018,071Gordon (pen), Williams 29 March 1994 Peterborough UnitedA1–18,412Rodger 2 April 1994 Oxford UnitedH2–115,510Armstrong, Stewart 6 April 1994 Southend UnitedA2–19,776Young, Armstrong 9 April 1994 MillwallH1–023,142Armstrong 16 April 1994 Luton TownA1–09,880Coleman 23 April 1994 BarnsleyH1–020,522Young 1 May 1994 MiddlesbroughA3–28,638Southgate, Armstrong, Whyte 8 May 1994 WatfordH0–228,694
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR38 January 1994 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–125,047
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 First Leg 21 September 1993 Charlton AthleticH3–19,615Gordon, Southgate, WhyteR2 Second Leg 5 October 1993 Charlton AthleticA1–0 (won 4–1 on agg)5,224ArmstrongR326 October 1993 EvertonA2–211,547Southgate, ThornR3R10 November 1993 EvertonH1–414,662Southgate
Anglo-Italian Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersPR Group 87 September 1993 Charlton AthleticA1–43,868PR Group 814 September 1993 MillwallH3–02,712Williams, Armstrong (pen), Whyte
Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
References
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