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1994–95 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Sheffield Wednesday |
| season | 1994–95 |
| manager | Trevor Francis |
| chairman | Dave Richards |
| league | Premiership |
| league result | 13th |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | Fourth round |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | Fourth round |
| league topscorer | Bright (11) |
| season topscorer | Bright (13) |
| highest attendance | 34,051 vs Tottenham Hotspur |
| (20 Aug 1994, Premier League) | |
| lowest attendance | 15,705 vs Bradford City |
| (21 Sep 1994, League Cup) | |
| average attendance | 26,572 (league only) |
| prevseason | 1993–94 |
| nextseason | 1995–96 |
(20 Aug 1994, Premier League) (21 Sep 1994, League Cup) The 1994–95 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 128th season. They competed in the twenty-two team Premiership, the top tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.
Season summary
Sheffield Wednesday were among the pre-season favourites for a UEFA Cup places, having finished seventh in the first two Premiership seasons, third in the last First Division season in [[1991–92 Football League First Division| 1992]] and winning the League Cup in 1991, with many fine players still on the club's payroll. But they were still without striker David Hirst for much of the season due to injury, and this played at least some part in the Owls enduring their worst league form since relegation in 1990.
Right up till early May, the Owls were in real danger of relegation and this was enough for the club's board, who wielded the axe on manager Trevor Francis after four years in charge. His successor was the former Luton Town and Tottenham Hotspur manager David Pleat, who looked to the continent in hope of returning the Owls to their winning ways and brought in Belgian forward Marc Degryse.
Final league table
Main article: 1994–95 FA Premier League
;Results summary
;Results by round
Results
Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|
FA Premier League
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–4 | 34,051 | Hirst, Calderwood (own goal), Petrescu |
| 24 August 1994 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–3 | 12,788 | Sheridan, Hyde |
| 27 August 1994 | Wimbledon | A | 1–0 | 7,453 | Watson |
| 31 August 1994 | Norwich City | H | 0–0 | 25,072 | |
| 10 September 1994 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–4 | 22,022 | Hyde |
| 17 September 1994 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | 26,776 | Watson |
| 26 September 1994 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | 23,227 | Bright |
| 1 October 1994 | Liverpool | A | 1–4 | 31,493 | Nolan |
| 8 October 1994 | Manchester United | H | 1–0 | 33,441 | Hirst |
| 16 October 1994 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–1 | 13,073 | Bright, Hirst |
| 22 October 1994 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | 34,408 | Taylor |
| 29 October 1994 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | 25,450 | Bright |
| 2 November 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–1 | 24,207 | |
| 6 November 1994 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | 33,705 | |
| 19 November 1994 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | 25,300 | Petrescu |
| 27 November 1994 | Aston Villa | A | 1–1 | 25,082 | Atherton |
| 3 December 1994 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–0 | 21,930 | Bart-Williams |
| 10 December 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | 25,912 | Nolan |
| 17 December 1994 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–2 | 22,766 | |
| 26 December 1994 | Everton | A | 4–1 | 37,080 | Bright, Whittingham (2), Ingesson |
| 28 December 1994 | Coventry City | H | 5–1 | 26,056 | Bright (2), Waddle, Whittingham (2) |
| 31 December 1994 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | 20,624 | Hyde |
| 2 January 1995 | Southampton | H | 1–1 | 28,424 | Hyde |
| 14 January 1995 | Chelsea | A | 1–1 | 17,285 | Nolan |
| 21 January 1995 | Newcastle United | H | 0–0 | 31,215 | |
| 23 January 1995 | West Ham United | A | 2–0 | 14,554 | Waddle, Bright |
| 4 February 1995 | Arsenal | H | 3–1 | 23,468 | Petrescu, Ingesson, Bright |
| 12 February 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–3 | 22,223 | Waddle |
| 18 February 1995 | Aston Villa | H | 1–2 | 24,063 | Bright |
| 25 February 1995 | Liverpool | H | 1–2 | 31,964 | Bart-Williams |
| 4 March 1995 | Leeds United | A | 1–0 | 33,750 | Waddle |
| 8 March 1995 | Norwich City | A | 0–0 | 13,530 | |
| 11 March 1995 | Wimbledon | H | 0–1 | 20,395 | |
| 14 March 1995 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–2 | 10,422 | Whittingham |
| 18 March 1995 | Manchester City | A | 2–3 | 23,355 | Hyde, Whittingham |
| 1 April 1995 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–7 | 30,060 | Bright (pen) |
| 8 April 1995 | Leicester City | H | 1–0 | 22,551 | Whittingham |
| 15 April 1995 | Coventry City | A | 0–2 | 15,710 | |
| 17 April 1995 | Everton | H | 0–0 | 27,880 | |
| 29 April 1995 | Southampton | A | 0–0 | 15,189 | |
| 7 May 1995 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 43,868 | |
| 14 May 1995 | Ipswich Town | H | 4–1 | 30,213 | Whittingham (2), Bart-Williams, Bright |
FA Cup
Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 7 January 1995 | Gillingham | A | 2–1 | 10,425 | Waddle, Bright | |
| R4 | 30 January 1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 21,757 | ||
| R4R | 8 February 1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 (lost 3–4 on pens) | 28,544 | Bright |
League Cup
Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 1st Leg | 21 September 1994 | Bradford City | H | 2–1 | 15,705 | Taylor, Hyde | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 4 October 1994 | Bradford City | A | 1–1 (won 3–2 on agg) | 13,092 | Bart-Williams | |
| R3 | 26 October 1994 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | 16,715 | Bart-Williams | |
| R4 | 30 November 1994 | Arsenal | A | 0–2 | 27,390 |
Players
First-team squad
:Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 1994 | DF | Peter Atherton | Coventry City | £800,000 |
| 12 July 1994 | MF | Ian Taylor | Port Vale | £1,000,000 |
| 6 August 1994 | DF | Dan Petrescu | Genoa | £1,300,000 |
| 17 August 1994 | DF | Ian Nolan | Tranmere Rovers | £1,500,000 |
| 1 September 1994 | MF | Klas Ingesson | PSV Eindhoven | £800,000 |
| 21 December 1994 | FW | Guy Whittingham | Aston Villa | £700,000 |
| 9 January 1995 | FW | O'Neill Donaldson | Mansfield Town | £50,000 |
Out
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 1994 | MF | Carlton Palmer | Leeds United | £2,600,000 |
| 4 July 1994 | DF | Nigel Worthington | Leeds United | £325,000 |
| 19 July 1994 | DF | Nigel Pearson | Middlesbrough | £500,000 |
| 1 August 1994 | DF | Phil King | Aston Villa | £200,000 |
| 12 August 1994 | FW | Leroy Chambers | Chester City | Free transfer |
| 8 September 1994 | FW | Nigel Jemson | Notts County | £300,000 |
| 5 October 1994 | DF | Simon Coleman | Bolton Wanderers | £350,000 |
| 21 December 1994 | MF | Ian Taylor | Aston Villa | £1,000,000 |
| 17 March 1995 | FW | Gordon Watson | Southampton | £1,200,000 |
:Transfers in: £6,150,000 :Transfers out: £6,475,000 :Total spending: £325,000
References
Notes
References
- Metcalf, Rupert. (21 May 1995). "Francis the latest victim". The Independent.
- "Sheffield Wednesday 1994-1995 Results - statto.com".
- "FootballSquads - Sheffield Wednesday - 1994/95".
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