1993–94 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City

1993–94 season
Owner	Rick Wright
Manager	Eddie May
Football League Second Division	19th
FA Cup	5th round
League Cup	1st round
European Cup Winners Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	Runners-up
Autoglass Trophy	2nd round
Top goalscorer	League: Nathan Blake (14) All: Phil Stant (22)
Highest home attendance	10,847 (v Wrexham, 5 February 1994)
Lowest home attendance	3,583 (v Rotherham United, 29 March 1994)
Average home league attendance	6,080
←  1992–93 1994–95  →

The 1993–94 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 67th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.

Players

First team squad. ^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player -- GK   ENG Mark Grew -- GK   ENG Phil Kite -- GK   WAL Steve Williams -- DF   WAL Gareth Abraham -- DF   WAL Mark Aizlewood -- DF   WAL Lee Baddeley -- DF   IRL Derek Brazil -- DF   WAL Terry Evans -- DF   WAL Ben Graham -- DF   WAL Ian Jones -- DF   WAL Alan Knill -- DF   WAL Jason Perry -- DF   WAL Kevin Ratcliffe -- DF   WAL Damon Searle -- DF   WAL Scott Young -- MF   ENG Kevin Bartley -- MF   ENG Kevin Brock

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF   ENG John Cornwell -- MF   ENG Wayne Fereday -- MF   GUY Cohen Griffith -- MF   ENG Paul Hunt -- MF   WAL Robbie James -- MF   NIR Paul Millar -- MF   ENG Nick Richardson -- MF   WAL Lee Walker -- MF   WAL Nathan Wigg -- MF   ENG Darren Adams -- FW   WAL Tony Bird -- FW   WAL Nathan Blake -- FW   WAL Carl Dale -- FW   WAL Andy Evans -- FW   ENG Phil Stant -- FW   ENG Garry Thompson

Standings

Main article: 1993–94 Football League § Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
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
20	Blackpool	46	16	5	25	63	75	−12	53
21	Fulham (R)	46	14	10	22	50	63	−13	52	Relegation to the Third Division

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(R) Relegated

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	W	W	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	D	W	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	L
Position	~	~	3	4	6	11	17	19	19	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	19	18	18	17	15	16	17	17	18	20	19	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	19	19	17	18	18	19

Source: ^[2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Second Division

Cardiff City v Leyton Orient

14 August 1993 (1993-08-14)1	Cardiff City	2–0	Leyton Orient	Cardiff
15:00	Nathan Blake Cohen Griffith			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,920

Fulham v Cardiff City

21 August 1993 (1993-08-21)2	Fulham	1–3	Cardiff City	London
	Lee Baddeley (o.g.)		Nathan Blake Nathan Blake Garry Thompson	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 5,696

Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion

28 August 1993 (1993-08-28)3	Cardiff City	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff
15:00	Nathan Blake John Cornwell		Kurt Nogan Stuart Munday	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,687

Exeter City v Cardiff City

31 August 1993 (1993-08-31)4	Exeter City	2–2	Cardiff City	Exeter
	Ronnie Jepson Stuart Storer		Cohen Griffith John Cornwell	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,044 Referee: Terry Holbrook (Walsall)

Port Vale v Cardiff City

4 September 1993 (1993-09-04)5	Port Vale	2–2	Cardiff City	Stoke
	Bernie Slaven Bernie Slaven		Nathan Blake Cohen Griffith	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 8,140

Cardiff City v Hull City

11 September 1993 (1993-09-11)6	Cardiff City	3–4	Hull City	Cardiff
15:00	Garry Thompson Nick Richardson Nick Richardson (pen.)		Chris Lee Chris Lee Steve Moran Matt Bound	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,421 Referee: Gurnam Singh (Wolverhampton)

Blackpool v Cardiff City

18 September 1993 (1993-09-18)7	Blackpool	1–0	Cardiff City	Blackpool
	Bryan Griffiths			Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,767

Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle

25 September 1993 (1993-09-25)8	Cardiff City	2–3	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
15:00	Phil Stant Paul Millar (footballer, born 1966)		Kevin Nugent Kevin Nugent Andy Comyn	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,632 Referee: John Brandwood (Lichfield)

York City v Cardiff City

2 October 1993 (1993-10-02)9	York City	5–0	Cardiff City	York
	Derek Brazil (o.g.) Steve Cooper Gary Swann Paul Barnes Jon McCarthy			Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,762

Barnet v Cardiff City

10 October 1993 (1993-10-10)10	Barnet	0–0	Cardiff City	Chipping Barnet
				Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 2,084

Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers

16 October 1993 (1993-10-16)11	Cardiff City	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
15:00	Nick Richardson (pen.)		John Taylor John Taylor	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,563

Wrexham v Cardiff City

23 October 1993 (1993-10-23)12	Wrexham	3–1	Cardiff City	Wrexham
15:00	Mark Taylor 51', 61' Gary Bennett 75'	Wrexham report	88' Tony Bird	Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 4,245 Referee: Terry Heilbron

Cardiff City v Hartlepool United

30 October 1993 (1993-10-30)13	Cardiff City	2–2	Hartlepool United	Cardiff
15:00	Tony Bird 52' Nathan Blake 70' (pen.)		3' Lenny Johnrose 20' Colin West	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,710

Brentford v Cardiff City

2 November 1993 (1993-11-02)14	Brentford	1–1	Cardiff City	London
	Joe Allon		Nathan Blake	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,756

Cardiff City v Stockport County

6 November 1993 (1993-11-06)15	Cardiff City	3–1	Stockport County	Cardiff
15:00	Nathan Blake Nathan Blake Nathan Blake (pen.)		David Frain	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,738

Cambridge United v Cardiff City

19 November 1993 (1993-11-19)16	Cambridge United	1–1	Cardiff City	Cambridge
	Steve Claridge		Tony Bird	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,076

Cardiff City v Bradford City

27 November 1993 (1993-11-27)17	Cardiff City	1–1	Bradford City	Cardiff
15:00	Phil Stant		Sean McCarthy	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,213

Cardiff City v Fulham

11 December 1993 (1993-12-11)18	Cardiff City	1–0	Fulham	Cardiff
15:00	Nathan Blake			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,120 Referee: Paul Vanes (West Midlands)

Leyton Orient v Cardiff City

18 December 1993 (1993-12-18)19	Leyton Orient	2–2	Cardiff City	London
	Mark Cooper Glenn Cockerill		Phil Stant Garry Thompson	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,691

Cardiff City v Swansea City

22 December 1993 (1993-12-22)20	Cardiff City	1–0	Swansea City	Cardiff
19:30	Garry Thompson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,815

Cardiff City v Reading

1 January 1994 (1994-01-01)21	Cardiff City	3–0	Reading	Cardiff
15:00	Cohen Griffith Mark Aizlewood Nick Richardson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,257 Referee: Paul Durkin (Dorset)

Rotherham United v Cardiff City

3 January 1994 (1994-01-03)22	Rotherham United	5–2	Cardiff City	Rotherham
	Imre Varadi Imre Varadi Imre Varadi Shaun Goater Shaun Goodwin		(pen.) Paul Millar (pen.) Paul Millar	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 3,395

Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City

15 January 1994 (1994-01-15)23	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Cardiff City	Bath, Somerset
	John Taylor Ian MacLean		Nathan Blake	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 5,683

Cardiff City v Barnet

22 January 1994 (1994-01-22)24	Cardiff City	0–0	Barnet	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,698 Referee: Martin Bodenham (East Looe)

Cardiff City v Wrexham

5 February 1994 (1994-02-05)25	Cardiff City	5–1	Wrexham	Cardiff
15:00	Darren Adams 30' Nick Richardson 37' Tony Bird 55' Nathan Blake 62', 63'	Wrexham report	1' (o.g.) Lee Baddeley  5' Gary Bennett  29' Barry Hunter	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,847 Referee: Keith Cooper (Pontypridd)

Burnley v Cardiff City

12 February 1994 (1994-02-12)26	Burnley	2–0	Cardiff City	Burnley
	Tony Philliskirk 54' John Francis 69'			Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 11,276

Cardiff City v Burnley

1 March 1994 (1994-03-01)27	Cardiff City	2–1	Burnley	Cardiff
19:30	Garry Thompson Phil Stant		18' Steve Davis	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,496

Hull City v Cardiff City

5 March 1994 (1994-03-05)28	Hull City	1–0	Cardiff City	Hull
	Dean Windass (pen.)			Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 4,998

Cardiff City v Blackpool

12 March 1994 (1994-03-12)29	Cardiff City	0–2	Blackpool	Cardiff
15:00			Andy Watson Bryan Griffiths	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,186

Bournemouth v Cardiff City

15 March 1994 (1994-03-15)30	Bournemouth	3–2	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
	Steve Cotterill Steve Cotterill Gary Chivers		Carl Dale Cohen Griffith	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 2,385

Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City

19 March 1994 (1994-03-19)31	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Cardiff City	Plymouth
	Mickey Evans		Phil Stant Phil Stant	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,587

Hartlepool United v Cardiff City

22 March 1994 (1994-03-22)32	Hartlepool United	3–0	Cardiff City	Hartlepool
	Paul Olsson 25' Nicky Southall 61' (pen.) Keith Houchen 75'			Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,077

Cardiff City v York City

26 March 1994 (1994-03-26)33	Cardiff City	0–0	York City	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,806

Cardiff City v Rotherham United

29 March 1994 (1994-03-29)34	Cardiff City	1–0	Rotherham United	Cardiff
19:30	Tony Bird			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,583 Referee: Clive Wilkes (Oxford)

Swansea City v Cardiff City

2 April 1994 (1994-04-02)35	Swansea City	1–0	Cardiff City	Swansea
	David Penney			Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 3,711

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

4 April 1994 (1994-04-04)36	Cardiff City	2–2	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff
15:00	Kevin Brock Jason Perry		Phil Starbuck Simon Baldry	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,525

Reading v Cardiff City

9 April 1994 (1994-04-09)37	Reading	1–1	Cardiff City	Reading
	Michael Gilkes		(o.g.) Jeff Hopkins	Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 7,219

Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City

12 April 1994 (1994-04-12)38	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–5	Cardiff City	Brighton
	Paul McCarthy Kurt Nogan Kurt Nogan (pen.)		Paul Millar (pen.) Paul Millar (pen.) Paul Millar Phil Stant Wayne Fereday	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 7,653

Cardiff City v Brentford

16 April 1994 (1994-04-16)39	Cardiff City	1–1	Brentford	Cardiff
15:00	Kevin Brock		Lee Harvey	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,268

Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City

19 April 1994 (1994-04-19)40	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Cardiff City	Huddersfield
	Andy Booth Andy Booth			Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 6,267

Cardiff City v Bournemouth

21 April 1994 (1994-04-21)41	Cardiff City	2–1	Bournemouth	Cardiff
19:30	Phil Stant Paul Millar (pen.)		Steve Fletcher	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,838

Stockport County v Cardiff City

23 April 1994 (1994-04-23)42	Stockport County	2–2	Cardiff City	Stockport
	Bill Williams Jim Gannon		Phil Stant (o.g.) Mike Flynn	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 5,455

Cardiff City v Exeter City

26 April 1994 (1994-04-26)43	Cardiff City	2–0	Exeter City	Cardiff
19:30	Mark Aizlewood Carl Dale			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,631

Cardiff City v Cambridge United

30 April 1994 (1994-04-30)44	Cardiff City	2–7	Cambridge United	Cardiff
15:00	Cohen Griffith Carl Dale		Danny Granville Steve Butler Steve Butler Steve Butler Carlo Corazzin Carlo Corazzin Matthew Joseph	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,175

Cardiff City v Port Vale

3 May 1994 (1994-05-03)45	Cardiff City	1–3	Port Vale	Cardiff
19:30	Phil Stant		Kevin Kent David Lowe Ian Taylor	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,705

Bradford City v Cardiff City

7 May 1994 (1994-05-07)46	Bradford City	2–0	Cardiff City	Bradford
	Paul Reid Dean Richards			Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 6,642

Source ^{[2] [3]}

League Cup

Bournemouth v Cardiff City

17 August 1993 (1993-08-17)Round 1 (First leg)	Bournemouth	3–1	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
	Steve Fletcher Neil Masters Russell Beardsmore		Tony Bird	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 3,054

Cardiff City v Bournemouth

24 August 1993 (1993-08-24)Round 1 (Second leg)	Cardiff City	1–1 (2–4 agg.)	Bournemouth	Cardiff
19:30	Mark Morris (o.g.)		Joe Parkinson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,549

FA Cup

Enfield v Cardiff City

13 November 1993 (1993-11-13)Round 1	Enfield	0–0	Cardiff City	Enfield, London
				Stadium: Southbury Road Attendance: 2,374

Cardiff City v Enfield

30 November 1993 (1993-11-30)Round 1 (Replay)	Cardiff City	1–0	Enfield	Cardiff
19:30	Nathan Blake			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,232

Brentford v Cardiff City

4 December 1993 (1993-12-04)Round 2	Brentford	1–3	Cardiff City	Brentford
	Marcus Gayle		(o.g.) Shane Westley Phil Stant Tony Bird	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,845

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough

8 January 1994 (1994-01-08)Round 3	Cardiff City	2–2	Middlesbrough	Cardiff
15:00	Phil Stant Garry Thompson		Paul Wilkinson Alan Moore	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,750

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

19 January 1994 (1994-01-19)Round 3 (Replay)	Middlesbrough	1–2	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
	Graham Kavanagh		Phil Stant Nathan Blake	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 10,769

Cardiff City v Manchester City

29 January 1994 (1994-01-29)Round 4	Cardiff City	1–0	Manchester City	Cardiff
15:00	Nathan Blake			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,486

Cardiff City v Luton Town

20 February 1994 (1994-02-20)Round 5	Cardiff City	1–2	Luton Town	Cardiff
15:00	Phil Stant 65'	Luton report	39' Scott Oakes 70' David Preece	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,296 Referee: Roger Dilkes (Lancashire)

UEFA Cup Winners Cup

Standard Liege v Cardiff City

15 September 1993 (1993-09-15)Round 1 (First leg)	Standard Liege	5–2	Cardiff City	Liege
	Roberto Bisconti 13' Marc Wilmots 63', 84' Andre Cruz 71' (pen.) Patrick Asselman 76'		39', 62' Tony Bird	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 10,700

Cardiff City v Standard Liege

28 September 1993 (1993-09-28)Round 1 (Second leg)	Cardiff City	1–3 (3–8 agg.)	Standard Liege	Cardiff
20:00	Robbie James 59'		14' Marc Wilmots 36' Mohammed Lashaf 50' Roberto Bisconti	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,006 Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy)

Welsh Cup

Cardiff City v Afan Lido

26 October 1993 (1993-10-26)Round 3	Cardiff City	2–0	Afan Lido	Cardiff
19:30	Tony Bird Garry Thompson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,451

Wrexham v Cardiff City

7 December 1993 (1993-12-07)Round 4	Wrexham	0–2	Cardiff City	Wrexham
19:30		Wrexham report	1' Tony Bird 28' Phil Stant	Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 2,142 Referee: Brian Lawlor

Ebbw Vale v Cardiff City

9 February 1994 (1994-02-09)Round 5	Ebbw Vale	1–1	Cardiff City	Ebbw Vale
			Darren Adams	Stadium: Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 3,750

Cardiff City v Ebbw Vale

22 February 1994 (1994-02-22)Round 5 (Replay)	Cardiff City	3–0	Ebbw Vale	Cardiff
19:30	Garry Thompson Tony Bird Phil Stant			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Roger Gifford (Llanbradach)

Swansea City v Cardiff City

14 April 1994 (1994-04-14)Semi Final (First leg)	Swansea City	1–2	Cardiff City	Swansea
	John Cornforth		Phil Stant Phil Stant	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 3,286

Cardiff City v Swansea City

28 April 1994 (1994-04-28)Semi Final (Second leg)	Cardiff City	4–1 (6–2 agg.)	Swansea City	Cardiff
19:30	Wayne Fereday Tony Bird Phil Stant Paul Millar (pen.)		Andy McFarlane	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,606

Barry Town v Cardiff City

15 May 1994 (1994-05-15)Final	Barry Town	2–1	Cardiff City	Cardiff
15:00	Dave D'Auria David Hough		Phil Stant	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 14,500 Referee: J Lloyd (Wrexham)

Autoglass Trophy

Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City

20 October 1993 (1993-10-20)Preliminary Round	Bristol Rovers	3–0	Cardiff City	Bath, Somerset
	Justin Skinner Marcus Stewart Marcus Stewart			Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 2,035

Cardiff City v Torquay United

9 November 1993 (1993-11-09)Preliminary Round	Cardiff City	2–0	Torquay United	Cardiff
19:30	Garry Thompson Phil Stant			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,642

Wycombe Wanderers v Cardiff City

14 December 1993 (1993-12-14)Round 2	Wycombe Wanderers	3–2	Cardiff City	High Wycombe
	Tim Langford Terry Evans Steve Guppy		Phil Stant Cohen Griffith	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 2,703

See also

• List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

1. "All Cardiff City football club players: 1994". 11v11. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
2. "Cardiff City 1993-94 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
3. "Cardiff City football club match record: 1994". 11v11. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

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• Welsh Football Data Archive