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1994–95 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

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Sheffield Wednesday
1994–95 season
ChairmanDave Richards
ManagerTrevor Francis
Premiership13th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bright (11)
All: Bright (13)
Highest home attendance34,051 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(20 Aug 1994, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance15,705 vs Bradford City
(21 Sep 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance26,572 (league only)

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

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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 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.[1] 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 Chelsea 42 13 15 14 50 55 −5 54
12 Arsenal 42 13 12 17 52 49 +3 51
13 Sheffield Wednesday 42 13 12 17 49 57 −8 51
14 West Ham United 42 13 11 18 44 48 −4 50
15 Everton 42 11 17 14 44 51 −7 50 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Everton qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup winners.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 13 12 17 49 57  −8 51 7 7 7 26 26  0 6 5 10 23 31  −8

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHHAHAAH
ResultLLWDLDDLWWLDLDWDWLLWWWDDDWWLLLWDLLLLWLDDLW
Position172114121516171816131415171616151414181513910109788898888911101113141413
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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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

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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

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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

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[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 GK England ENG Chris Woods
2 DF England ENG Peter Atherton
3 DF England ENG Ian Nolan[notes 1]
5 DF Romania ROU Dan Petrescu
6 DF England ENG Brian Linighan
7 MF Australia AUS Adem Poric[notes 2]
8 MF England ENG Chris Waddle
9 FW England ENG David Hirst
10 FW England ENG Mark Bright
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John Sheridan[notes 3]
12 DF England ENG Andy Pearce
13 GK England ENG Kevin Pressman
14 MF England ENG Chris Bart-Williams[notes 4]
15 MF England ENG Andy Sinton
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF England ENG Graham Hyde
17 DF England ENG Des Walker
18 MF Sweden SWE Klas Ingesson
19 FW England ENG Guy Whittingham
21 MF Wales WAL Ryan Jones[notes 5]
22 DF England ENG Simon Stewart
23 GK England ENG Lance Key
24 DF England ENG Julian Watts
25 MF England ENG Mike Williams
26 FW England ENG Trevor Francis (player-manager)
27 FW England ENG O'Neill Donaldson
29 DF England ENG Lee Briscoe
30 MF England ENG Matthew Hardwick

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF England ENG Ian Taylor (to Aston Villa)
19 FW England ENG Nigel Jemson (to Notts County)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW England ENG Gordon Watson (to Southampton)
28 DF England ENG Simon Coleman (to Bolton Wanderers)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF England ENG David Faulkner
MF England ENG Darren Holmes
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW England ENG Richie Barker
FW England ENG Leroy Chambers

Transfers

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In

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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

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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: Decrease £6,150,000
Transfers out: Increase £6,475,000
Total spending: Increase £325,000

References

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  1. ^ Metcalf, Rupert (21 May 1995). "Francis the latest victim". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1994-1995 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Sheffield Wednesday - 1994/95". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes

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  1. ^ Nolan was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
  2. ^ Poric was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and represented them at U-20 level.
  3. ^ Sheridan was born in Stretford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1988.
  4. ^ Bart-Williams was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, but was raised in England and represented them at U-21 and B level.
  5. ^ Jones was born in Sheffield, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1994.