1994–95 Football League
The 1994–1995 Football League season was the 96th completed season of The Football League. It was the third season of The Football League since the formation of the Premier League. For sponsorship reasons, the league was known as the Endsleigh League.
Season | 1994–95 |
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Champions | Middlesbrough |
Promoted | Middlesbrough Bolton Wanderers |
← 1993–94 1995–96 → |
Overview
The reduction of the Premier League from 22 teams to 20, to take effect from the 1995–96 season, meant that just two teams would be promoted from the First Division in 1995: the champions and the play-off winners. Middlesbrough were the champions, in their first season under Bryan Robson. Reading finished second but had to settle for the play-offs, losing in the final to Bolton Wanderers – who achieved their second promotion in three years under Bruce Rioch, as well as finishing runners-up to Liverpool in the League Cup.
1995 also saw four teams relegated from the First Division, with Burnley, Bristol City and Notts County being joined by Swindon Town, who suffered a second straight relegation. Sunderland narrowly avoided the drop following the arrival of enthusiastic new manager Peter Reid, who over the next few years would bring dramatic improvements to the fortunes of the Wearsiders.
The Second Division would also see only the champions and the play-off winners promoted, while five teams would be relegated. Birmingham City were the champions, returning to the First Division at the first time of asking; they also won the Football League Trophy to complete a "lower-league Double". Huddersfield Town were the play-off winners, defeating second-placed Brentford on penalties before beating Bristol Rovers in the final. The five teams relegated were Cambridge United, Plymouth Argyle, Cardiff City, Chester City and Leyton Orient.
In the Third Division, three teams would be promoted instead of the usual four: the champions, the runners-up and the play-off winners. Carlisle United were the champions and Walsall the runners-up, while Chesterfield won the play-offs, defeating Bury in the final. Exeter City, in severe financial trouble, finished bottom, but held on to their league status as Conference champions Macclesfield Town were unable to meet the league’s stadium capacity requirements.
Final league tables and results
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.
First Division
Season | 1994–95 |
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Champions | Middlesbrough (4th second tier title) |
Direct promotion to Premier League | Middlesbrough |
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs | Bolton Wanderers |
Relegated | Bristol City, Burnley, Notts County, Swindon Town |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,389 (2.52 per match) |
Top goalscorer | John Aldridge (Tranmere Rovers), 24 [2] |
← 1993–94 1995–96 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +27 | 82 | Football League Champions, promoted to Premier League |
2 | Reading | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 23 | +14 | 79 | Participated in play-offs |
3 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 32 | +22 | 77 | Promoted to Premier League through play-offs |
4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 43 | +16 | 76 | Participated in play-offs |
5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 35 | +9 | 76 | |
6 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 33 | +11 | 72 | |
7 | Watford | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 29 | +6 | 70 | |
8 | Sheffield United | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 34 | +19 | 68 | |
9 | Derby County | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 28 | +15 | 66 | |
10 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 37 | +6 | 65 | |
11 | Stoke City | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 32 | −3 | 63 | |
12 | Millwall | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 0 | 62 | |
13 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 48 | −19 | 62 | |
14 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 0 | 61 | |
15 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 41 | −8 | 59 | |
16 | Luton Town | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 34 | −3 | 58 | |
17 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 40 | −6 | 58 | |
18 | Portsmouth | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 35 | −10 | 58 | |
19 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 33 | −6 | 58 | |
20 | Sunderland | 46 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 54 | |
21 | Swindon Town | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 46 | −19 | 48 | Relegated |
22 | Burnley | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 41 | −25 | 46 | |
23 | Bristol City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 35 | −21 | 45 | |
24 | Notts County | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 38 | −21 | 40 |
Play-offs
Semi-finals 1st leg – 14 May; 2nd leg – 17 May 1995 |
Final at Wembley 29 May 1995 | |||||||||
2nd | Reading | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
5th | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
2nd | Reading | 3 | ||||||||
3rd | Bolton Wanderers (a.e.t.) | 4 | ||||||||
3rd | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
4th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Results
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Jan Aage Fjortoft | Swindon Town | 24 |
John Aldridge | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | |
2 | Gerry Creaney | Portsmouth | 18 |
= | Sean McCarthy | Oldham Athletic | 18 |
= | David Whyte | Charlton Athletic | 18 |
3 | Nathan Blake | Sheffield United | 17 |
4 | Martin Foyle | Port Vale | 16 |
= | Chris Malkin | Tranmere Rovers | 16 |
= | John McGinlay | Bolton Wanderers | 16 |
5 | Steve Bull | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 |
= | John Hendrie | Middlesbrough | 15 |
= | David Kelly | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 |
Second Division
Season | 1994–95 |
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Champions | Birmingham City (1st third tier title) |
Direct promotion | Birmingham City |
Promoted through play-offs | Huddersfield Town |
Relegated | Cambridge United, Cardiff City, Chester, Leyton Orient, Plymouth Argyle |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,441 (2.61 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Gary Bennett (Wrexham), 29 [2] |
← 1993–94 1995–96 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Birmingham City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +47 | 89 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 24 | +42 | 85 | Participated in play-offs |
3 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 35 | +12 | 83 | |
4 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 20 | +30 | 82 | |
5 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 28 | +30 | 81 | Promoted through play-offs |
6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 27 | +14 | 78 | |
7 | Oxford United | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +14 | 75 | |
8 | Hull City | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 39 | +13 | 74 | |
9 | York City | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 30 | +16 | 72 | |
10 | Swansea City | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 32 | +12 | 71 | |
11 | Stockport County | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | +3 | 65 | |
12 | Blackpool | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 34 | −6 | 64 | |
13 | Wrexham | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 37 | +1 | 63 | Welsh Cup winners, qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
14 | Bradford City | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 32 | −7 | 60 | |
15 | Peterborough United | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 40 | −15 | 60 | |
16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 38 | +1 | 59 | |
17 | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 35 | −4 | 56 | |
18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 35 | −8 | 53 | |
19 | Bournemouth | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 35 | −20 | 50 | |
20 | Cambridge United | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 41 | −17 | 48 | Relegated |
21 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 47 | −38 | 46 | |
22 | Cardiff City | 46 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 43 | −28 | 38 | |
23 | Chester | 46 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 42 | −47 | 29 | |
24 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 46 | −45 | 26 |
Play-offs
Semi-finals 1st leg – 14 May; 2nd leg – 17 May 1995 |
Final at Wembley 28 May 1995 | |||||||||
2nd | Brentford | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | ||||||
5th | Huddersfield Town (pen.) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | ||||||
4th | Bristol Rovers | 1 | ||||||||
5th | Huddersfield Town | 2 | ||||||||
3rd | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
4th | Bristol Rovers (away goals) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Results
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gary Bennett | Wrexham | 29 |
2 | Andy Booth | Huddersfield Town | 28 |
3 | Nicky Forster | Brentford | 25 |
4 | Robert Taylor | Brentford | 23 |
5 | Steve Claridge | Birmingham City | 20 |
= | Paul Moody | Oxford United | 20 |
Third Division
Season | 1994–95 |
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Champions | Carlisle United (1st fourth tier title) |
Direct promotion | Carlisle United, Walsall |
Promoted through play-offs | Chesterfield |
Relegated to Conference | None |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,229 (2.66 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dougie Freedman (Barnet), 24 [2] |
← 1993–94 1995–96 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlisle United | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 17 | +36 | 91 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Walsall | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 22 | +35 | 83 | Promoted |
3 | Chesterfield | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 27 | +25 | 81 | Promoted through play-offs |
4 | Bury | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 23 | +37 | 80 | Participated in play-offs |
5 | Preston North End | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 24 | +17 | 67 | |
6 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 32 | +25 | 65 | |
7 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 33 | +5 | 62 | |
8 | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 32 | +6 | 62 | |
9 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 23 | +15 | 61 | |
10 | Colchester United | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 34 | −8 | 58 | |
11 | Barnet | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 36 | −7 | 56 | |
12 | Lincoln City | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 33 | −1 | 56 | |
13 | Torquay United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 32 | −3 | 55 | |
14 | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | −7 | 52 | |
15 | Rochdale | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 44 | −23 | 50 | |
16 | Hereford United | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 43 | −17 | 49 | |
17 | Northampton | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 38 | −22 | 44 | |
18 | Hartlepool United | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 37 | −26 | 43 | |
19 | Gillingham | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 39 | −18 | 41 | |
20 | Darlington | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 33 | −14 | 41 | |
21 | Scarborough | 42 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 39 | −21 | 34 | |
22 | Exeter City | 42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 34 | −34 | 34 | Retained[lower-alpha 1] |
Notes:
- Financially troubled Exeter City retained their league status due to Conference champions Macclesfield Town lacking a stadium adequate for Football League capacity standards.
Play-offs
Semi-finals 1st leg – 14 May; 2nd leg – 17 May 1995 |
Final at Wembley 27 May 1995 | |||||||||
3rd | Chesterfield (a.e.t.) | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
6th | Mansfield Town | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
3rd | Chesterfield | 2 | ||||||||
4th | Bury | 0 | ||||||||
4th | Bury | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
5th | Preston North End | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Dougie Freedman | Barnet | 24 |
2 | Kyle Lightbourne | Walsall | 23 |
= | Steve Wilkinson | Mansfield Town | 23 |
3 | Dave Reeves | Carlisle United | 20 |
4 | David Pugh | Bury | 17 |
5 | Kevin Wilson | Walsall | 16 |
See also
References
- "England 1994–95". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- "England 1994–95". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- "England 1994–95". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- "England 1994–95". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- "England 1994–95". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- "England 1994–95". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.