Manchester United F.C. season 1993–94

Infobox Football club season
club = Manchester United
season = 1993-94
manager = flagicon|SCO Alex Ferguson
chairman = flagicon|ENG Martin Edwards
league = FA Premier League
league result = 1st
cup1 = FA Cup
cup1 result = Winners
cup2 = Coca-Cola Cup
cup2 result = Runners-up
cup3 = Charity Shield
cup3 result = Winners
cup4 = UEFA Champions League
cup4 result = Second round
league topscorer =
Eric Cantona (18)
season topscorer =
Eric Cantona (25)
highest attendance = 44,751 vs Liverpool (30 March 1994)
lowest attendance = 35,781 vs Kispest Honvéd (29 September 1993)
prevseason = Manchester United F.C. season 1992-93
nextseason = Manchester United F.C. season 1994-95The 1993-94 season was Manchester United's second season in the Premier League, and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of English football. [cite web |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season1993.html |title=Manchester United Season 1993/94 |accessdate=2008-06-13 |publisher=StretfordEnd.co.uk ] Manchester United won the Premier League and FA Cup to become only the fourth club in the 20th century to win the Double. Only a 3–1 defeat to Aston Villa in the League Cup Final prevented them from winning a unique domestic treble.

They led the Premier League table from the fourth game onwards, and ended up winning the league by eight points over nearest rivals Blackburn Rovers. French striker Eric Cantona scored 25 goals in all competitions and was voted PFA Player of the Year. Ryan Giggs, Lee Sharpe and Andrei Kanchelskis also hit the headlines with their brilliant form. In the FA Cup Final, United crushed Chelsea 4–0 thanks to two penalties from Eric Cantona and single goals from Mark Hughes and Brian McClair.

Roy Keane justified his tag as the most expensive footballer in England, while veterans Mark Hughes, Brian McClair and Steve Bruce continued to excel despite their advancing years. The end of the season saw the club's longest serving player and joint captain, Bryan Robson, quit Old Trafford after 13 years to become Middlesbrough's player-manager. Also heading out of the exit door at the end of the season were Les Sealey, Clayton Blackmore, Mike Phelan, Colin McKee, Neil Whitworth and Giuliano Maiorana. With United's squad arguably the finest in England, Ferguson's only close-season signing was David May from Blackburn Rovers. May, 24, was signed by Ferguson in hope that he would develop into an eventual long-term successor to Steve Bruce.

Pre-season

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

FA Cup

ee also

*Manchester United F.C. seasons

References