1993–94 Birmingham City F.C. season


The 1993–94 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 91st in the Football League. They finished in 22nd position in the 24-team Division One, so were relegated to the third tier for 1994–95. They entered the 1993–94 FA Cup at the third-round stage, and lost their opening match to non-League club Kidderminster Harriers, and entered the League Cup in the first round, losing in the second to fellow Birmingham-based club Aston Villa. They were eliminated in the preliminary group of the Anglo-Italian Cup.
After a poor start to the season, manager Terry Cooper resigned, believing that new owner David Sullivan wanted to bring in his own man. He was replaced by Southend United manager Barry Fry, at the cost of a record Football League fine of £130,000 after being found guilty of poaching Fry and his staff. At the end of the season, the Kop and Tilton Road terraces of the St Andrew's ground were demolished, to be re-opened the following season as all-seater stands.
The club's top scorer in league matches was Andy Saville with nine goals; Saville and Paul Peschisolido scored ten in all competitions.

Football League Division One

Match details

League table (part)

Note that goals scored took precedence over goal difference as a tiebreaker in the Football League.

Results summary

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Third round8 January 1994Kidderminster HarriersHL1–2Harding19,668

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
First round 1st leg17 August 1993Plymouth ArgyleHW3–0Parris, Frain, Peschisolido9,304
First round 2nd leg24 August 1993Plymouth ArgyleAL0–2
3–2 agg.		3,659
Second round 1st leg21 September 1993Aston VillaHL0–127,815
Second round 2nd leg6 October 1993Aston VillaAL0–1
0–2 agg.		35,856

Anglo-Italian Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendance
Preliminary round15 September 1993Stoke CityAL0–28,633
Preliminary round29 September 1993Wolverhampton WanderersHD2–2Wratten 22,710

Appearances and goals