1994–95 Watford F.C. season

During the 1994–95 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Watford

1994–95 season
Chairman	Jack Petchey
Manager	Glenn Roeder
Stadium	Vicarage Road
First Division	7th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Ramage/Phillips (9) All: Ramage (11)
Average home league attendance	8,125

Season summary

Before the start of the 1994–95 season, the Hornets were bookmakers' favourites for relegation but after a shaky start, Roeder's team proved critics wrong by challenging for a play-off place and never were in danger of being dragged into a relegation battle but in the end, inconsistency on their travels cost them a play-off place and had to settle for a 7th place finish.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
5	Tranmere Rovers	46	22	10	14	67	58	+9	76	Participated in play-offs
6	Barnsley	46	20	12	14	63	52	+11	72
7	Watford	46	19	13	14	52	46	+6	70
8	Sheffield United	46	17	17	12	74	55	+19	68
9	Derby County	46	18	12	16	66	51	+15	66

Source:

Results

Watford's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
13 August 1994	Sheffield United	A	0–3	16,820
20 August 1994	Grimsby Town	H	0–0	6,324
27 August 1994	Swindon Town	A	0–1	9,781
30 August 1994	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–1	10,108	Foster, Johnson
3 September 1994	Middlesbrough	H	1–1	9,478	Johnson
10 September 1994	Barnsley	A	0–0	4,251
13 September 1994	Oldham Athletic	A	2–0	7,243	Holdsworth, Porter (pen)
17 September 1994	Luton Town	H	2–4	8,880	Mooney, Moralee
24 September 1994	Reading	H	2–2	8,015	Johnson, Moralee
1 October 1994	Charlton Athletic	A	0–3	8,169
8 October 1994	Derby County	A	1–1	13,413	Nogan
15 October 1994	Notts County	H	3–1	7,008	Nogan, Moralee, Ramage
22 October 1994	Tranmere Rovers	H	2–0	6,987	Nogan (2)
29 October 1994	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–3	10,483
1 November 1994	Burnley	A	1–1	11,739	Nogan
5 November 1994	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–0	8,419	Mooney
12 November 1994	Southend United	H	1–0	8,551	Nogan
19 November 1994	Sunderland	A	3–1	15,063	Hessenthaler, Mooney (pen), Nogan
26 November 1994	Stoke City	H	0–0	9,126
3 December 1994	Tranmere Rovers	A	1–2	7,301	Moralee
10 December 1994	Grimsby Town	A	0–0	6,288
17 December 1994	Sheffield United	H	0–0	8,919
26 December 1994	Portsmouth	H	2–0	9,953	Ramage, Shipperley
27 December 1994	Millwall	A	1–2	12,289	Ramage
31 December 1994	Port Vale	H	3–2	7,794	Ramage, Foster, Musselwhite (own goal)
2 January 1995	Bristol City	A	0–0	9,423
14 January 1995	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–0	9,113
1 February 1995	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–0	15,754	Ramage (pen)
4 February 1995	Southend United	A	4–0	4,914	Bazeley (3), Ramage (pen)
11 February 1995	Burnley	H	2–0	9,297	Ramage, Bazeley
21 February 1995	Sunderland	H	0–1	8,189
4 March 1995	Reading	A	1–4	9,705	Phillips
7 March 1995	Middlesbrough	A	0–2	16,630
11 March 1995	Swindon Town	H	2–0	7,123	Hessenthaler, Phillips
18 March 1995	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–1	24,380	Phillips
21 March 1995	Barnsley	H	3–2	6,883	Porter, Millen, Phillips
26 March 1995	Luton Town	A	1–1	7,984	Phillips
1 April 1995	Oldham Athletic	H	1–2	8,090	Ramage
4 April 1995	Stoke City	A	0–1	9,576
8 April 1995	Port Vale	A	1–0	7,276	Porter
14 April 1995	Millwall	H	1–0	6,907	Pitcher
17 April 1995	Portsmouth	A	1–2	8,396	Phillips
22 April 1995	Bristol City	H	1–0	7,190	Phillips
29 April 1995	Notts County	A	0–1	5,083
2 May 1995	Charlton Athletic	H	2–0	6,024	Beadle, Phillips
7 May 1995	Derby County	H	2–1	8,492	Phillips, Ramage (pen)

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	7 January 1995	Scarborough	A	0–0	3,544
R3R	17 January 1995	Scarborough	H	2–0	7,047	Hessenthaler 50', Holdsworth 71'
R4	28 January 1995	Swindon Town	H	1–0	11,202	Hessenthaler 43'
R5	18 February 1995	Crystal Palace	H	0–0	13,814
R5R	1 March 1995	Crystal Palace	A	0–1	10,321

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 First Leg	16 August 1994	Southend United	A	0–0	2,859
R1 Second Leg	23 August 1994	Southend United	H	1–0 (won 1–0 on agg)	4,582	Ramage
R2 First Leg	21 September 1994	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–6	11,382	Mooney, Mabbutt (own goal), Ramage
R2 Second Leg	4 October 1994	Tottenham Hotspur	A	3–2 (lost 6–8 on agg)	6,482	Foster, Nogan (2)

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ENG Perry Digweed — GK  ENG Kevin Miller — DF  ENG David Barnes — DF  ENG Darren Bazeley — DF  ENG Colin Foster — DF  ENG Nigel Gibbs — DF  ENG David Holdsworth — DF  ENG Dominic Ludden — DF  ENG Keith Millen — DF  ENG Kenny Sansom — DF  ENG Jason Soloman — DF  WAL Rob Page — DF  SCO Gerard Lavin[notes 1] — DF  CAN Mark Watson — MF  ENG Gary Fitzgerald — MF  ENG Andy Hessenthaler

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Derek Payne — MF  ENG Geoff Pitcher — MF  ENG Gary Porter — MF  ENG Craig Ramage — MF  AUS Richard Johnson — FW  ENG Peter Beadle — FW  ENG David Connolly[notes 2] — FW  ENG Alex Inglethorpe — FW  ENG Nigel Jemson — FW  ENG Tommy Mooney — FW  ENG Jamie Moralee — FW  ENG Kevin Phillips — FW  ENG Micky Quinn — FW  ENG Neil Shipperley — FW  WAL Lee Nogan

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/watford/tab/players/season/1995.htm

Notes

1. Lavin was born in Corby, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
2. Connolly was born in Brent, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 1996.