1993 Richmond Kickers season

The 1993 Richmond Kickers season was the inaugural season for the club. In their first season of competitive soccer, the Kickers played in the United States Interregional Soccer League, which at the time served as the third division of the American soccer pyramid. The Kickers played their first season on the campus of the University of Richmond at the site of the former East Market Stadium.

Richmond Kickers
1993 season
OwnerCookie Ketcham
Head coachBobby Lennon
StadiumFirst Market Stadium
USISLDivision: 4th
Overall: 20th
USISL CupSecond round
U.S. Open CupDid not enter
1994 →

In the inaugural season the Kickers played in the Atlantic Division, where they finished in fourth place in the division, qualifying for the play-in round of the playoffs. Richmond defeated the Charleston Battery, who would eventually become bitter rivals with the team, as they were some of the few surviving clubs from the early 90s, in the play-in round, before eventually losing to the Greensboro Dynamo in the divisional playoff semifinals.[1]

Squad

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Roster

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The following players were part of the 1993 squad.[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 DF   SCO Liam Behrens
2 DF   ENG Tony Blunt
3 MF   USA Matt Borgard
4 GK   USA Scott Budnick
5 MF   USA Patrick Burke
6 DF   USA Karlton Byrd
7 FW   NIR Leigh Cowlishaw
8 DF   USA Scott Davis
9 FW   USA John Dugan
10 FW   USA Eric Dumbleton
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF   USA Mike Huwiler
12 MF   USA Cookie Ketcham
13 DF   USA Ted Gillen
14 GK   USA Joe O'Carroll
15 DF   USA Sean Phillips
16 DF   USA Duncan Satchell
17 FW   USA Khary Stockton
19 FW   USA Rob Ukrop
20 MF   USA Richie Williams

Team management

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The following individuals were part of the club's management for the 1993 season.

Position Staff
Owner, Office Manager, and Director   Cookie Ketcham
Owner, Coach, and General Manager   Bobby Lennon
Athletic Trainer   Jack Thomas
Athletic Trainer   Kathlene Watz

Source: Source

Competitions

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Exhibitions

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June 4, 1993 Richmond Kickers v International opponent Richmond, Virginia
7:35 p.m. EDT Stadium: University of Richmond Soccer Stadium

USISL regular season

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Table

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Atlantic Division
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Pos. Team Pld. W L GF GA GD Pts. Qualification
2 Delaware Wizards 16 10 6 34 22 +12 88 Playoffs
3 Raleigh Flyers 16 10 6 31 24 +7 84
4 Richmond Kickers 16 8 8 30 30 0 78
5 Charleston Battery 16 8 8 27 33 −6 72
6 Connecticut Wolves 16 7 9 29 33 −4 68

Results

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USISL Playoffs

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1993 First round Richmond Kickers 2–0 Charleston Battery Richmond, Virginia
EDT     Stadium: First Market Stadium

Transfers

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
1 DF   Liam Behrens   VCU Rams Free April 1, 1993
2 DF   Tony Blunt   Old Dominion Monarchs Free April 1, 1993
3 MF   Matt Borgard   South Florida Bulls Free April 1, 1993

Loan in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
4 GK   Scott Budnick   William & Mary Tribe April 1, 1993 August 1, 1993

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Litterer, David. "United Soccer Leagues Statistical History, Part 1 (1986-1994)". The American Soccer History Archives. Homepages.Sover.net. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Kruszewski, Jackie (March 14, 2017). "The Richmond Kickers mark their 25th season with big aspirations and a bold new plan for City Stadium". styleweekly.com. Style Weekly. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Nunez, Anthony (March 21, 2015). "1993 Richmond Kickers Soccer Set". The Oddball Card Collector. Blogger.