1994–95 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City
1994–95 season
Chairman Bryan Richardson
Manager Phil Neal (until 14 February)
Ron Atkinson (from 15 February)
Stadium Highfield Road
Premiership 16th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Dublin (13)
All: Dublin (16)
Highest home attendance 25,659 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(31 Dec 1994, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 8,561 vs Wrexham
(5 Oct 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance 15,980

During the 1994–95 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

In the 1994–95 season, Coventry struggled for most of the campaign despite the £2million arrival of striker Dion Dublin from Manchester United on 9 September, and Neal was sacked on 14 February 1995[1] despite a 2–0 away win over fellow strugglers Crystal Palace three days earlier, which saw them 17th in the Premier League and two places above the relegation zone.[2] Neal's successor Ron Atkinson ensured the Sky Blues' survival.[3]

Kit

Coventry City's kit was manufactured by Pony and sponsored by Peugeot.

Final league table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Blackburn Rovers (C) 42 27 8 7 80 39 +41 89 1995–96 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Manchester United 42 26 10 6 77 28 +49 88 1995–96 UEFA Cup First round
3 Nottingham Forest 42 22 11 9 72 43 +29 77
4 Liverpool 42 21 11 10 65 37 +28 74
5 Leeds United 42 20 13 9 59 38 +21 73
6 Newcastle United 42 20 12 10 67 47 +20 72
7 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 14 12 66 58 +8 62
8 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 9 16 61 59 +2 60
9 Wimbledon 42 15 11 16 48 65 17 56
10 Southampton 42 12 18 12 61 63 2 54
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 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
16 Coventry City 42 12 14 16 44 62 18 50
17 Manchester City 42 12 13 17 53 64 11 49
18 Aston Villa 42 11 15 16 51 56 5 48
19 Crystal Palace (R) 42 11 12 19 34 49 15 45 Relegation to 1995–96 Football League First Division
20 Norwich City (R) 42 10 13 19 37 54 17 43
21 Leicester City (R) 42 6 11 25 45 80 35 29
22 Ipswich Town (R) 42 7 6 29 36 93 57 27

Updated to games played on 14 May 1995.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Everton qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup winners.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
42 12 14 16 44 62 −18 50 7 7 7 23 25 −2 5 7 9 21 37 −16

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAAHHAHAAH
Result D L L L D W L D W W L W L D W W D L D D L L L D L D D W W W D D D W L L W L L L W D
Position 9 19 21 21 20 18 20 21 17 13 15 13 14 15 13 10 10 11 12 12 15 17 17 17 19 19 20 17 13 12 12 11 12 9 10 12 12 15 15 18 15 16

Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Coventry City's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1994 WimbledonH1-110,962Busst
24 August 1994 Newcastle UnitedA0-434,163
27 August 1994 Blackburn RoversA0-421,657
29 August 1994 Aston VillaH0-112,218
10 September 1994 Queens Park RangersA2-211,398Cook, Dublin
17 September 1994 Leeds UnitedH2-115,389Cook (pen), Dublin
24 September 1994 SouthamptonH1-311,784Dublin
3 October 1994 Leicester CityA2-219,372Wegerle, Dublin
10 October 1994 Ipswich TownH2-09,526Cook (pen), Wark (own goal)
15 October 1994 EvertonA2-028,233Dublin, Wegerle
23 October 1994 ArsenalA1-231,725Wegerle (pen)
29 October 1994 Manchester CityH1-015,804Dublin
2 November 1994 Crystal PalaceH1-410,732Dublin
6 November 1994 ChelseaA2-217,090Ndlovu, Dublin
19 November 1994 Norwich CityH1-011,885Jones
26 November 1994 West Ham UnitedA1-017,251Busst
3 December 1994 LiverpoolH1-121,029Flynn
10 December 1994 WimbledonA0-27,349
17 December 1994 Newcastle UnitedH0-017,233
26 December 1994 Nottingham ForestH0-019,224
28 December 1994 Sheffield WednesdayA1-526,056Ndlovu (pen)
31 December 1994 Tottenham HotspurH0-425,659
3 January 1995 Manchester UnitedA0-243,130
14 January 1995 Manchester CityA0-020,632
21 January 1995 ArsenalH0-114,468
25 January 1995 Norwich CityA2-214,024Jenkinson, Dublin
4 February 1995 ChelseaH2-213,429Flynn, Burley (own goal)
11 February 1995 Crystal PalaceA2-011,871Jones, Dublin
18 February 1995 West Ham UnitedH2-017,556Ndlovu, Marsh
25 February 1995 Leicester CityH4-220,633Flynn (2), Marsh, Ndlovu
4 March 1995 SouthamptonA0-014,505
6 March 1995 Aston VillaA0-026,186
11 March 1995 Blackburn RoversH1-118,547Dublin
14 March 1995 LiverpoolA3-227,183Ndlovu (3, 1 pen)
18 March 1995 Leeds UnitedA0-329,179
1 April 1995 Queens Park RangersH0-115,740
15 April 1995 Sheffield WednesdayH2-015,710Dublin, Ndlovu
17 April 1995 Nottingham ForestA0-226,253
1 May 1995 Manchester UnitedH2-321,885Pressley, Ndlovu
6 May 1995 Ipswich TownA0-212,893
9 May 1995 Tottenham HotspurA3-124,930Ndlovu (2, 1 pen), Dublin
14 May 1995 EvertonH0-021,814

FA Cup

Main article: 1994-95 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1995 West Bromwich AlbionH1-116,555Wegerle (pen)
R3R18 January 1995 West Bromwich AlbionA2-123,230Dublin, Ndlovu
R428 January 1995 Norwich CityH0-015,101
R4R8 February 1995 Norwich CityA1-3 (a.e.t.)14,673Ndlovu

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg 20 September 1994 WrexhamA2-15,286Darby, Flynn
R2 2nd Leg 5 October 1994 WrexhamH3-2 (won 5-3 on agg)8,561Dublin (2), Wegerle
R326 October 1994 Blackburn RoversA0-214,538

Squad

Squad at end of season[5]

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Steve Ogrizovic
2 England DF Brian Borrows (captain)
3 England DF Steve Morgan
4 England MF Julian Darby
5 Scotland DF David Rennie
6 Scotland DF Steven Pressley
7 England MF Sean Flynn
8 United States FW Roy Wegerle
9 Zimbabwe FW Peter Ndlovu
10 England FW Micky Quinn
11 Republic of Ireland MF Willie Boland
12 England FW John Williams
13 Scotland GK Jonathan Gould
14 England MF Leigh Jenkinson
15 England MF Paul Cook
16 England DF Paul Williams
No. Position Player
17 England DF Ally Pickering
18 Scotland MF Sandy Robertson
19 England FW Dion Dublin
20 England DF David Busst
21 Republic of Ireland MF Tony Sheridan
22 Scotland DF Gary Gillespie
23 Wales GK Martin Davies
24 United States MF Cobi Jones
25 England DF Marcus Hall
26 Republic of Ireland MF Gavin O'Toole
27 England MF Mike Marsh
28 England MF Kevin Richardson
29 England DF David Burrows
30 Australia GK John Filan
31 Scotland MF Gordon Strachan

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
6 Republic of Ireland DF Phil Babb (to Liverpool)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
Republic of Ireland DF Barry Prenderville
England DF Jason Smith
No. Position Player
England FW Andy Ducros

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
18 August 1994 MF Paul Cook Wolverhampton Wanderers Transfer
28 August 1994 DF Gary Gillespie Celtic Free transfer
9 September 1994 FW Dion Dublin Manchester United £2,000,000
19 October 1994 DF Steven Pressley Rangers £600,000
30 December 1994 MF Mike Marsh West Ham United £450,000
16 February 1995 MF Kevin Richardson Aston Villa £300,000
2 March 1995 DF David Burrows Everton £1,100,000
2 March 1995 GK John Filan Cambridge United £300,000
22 March 1995 MF Gordon Strachan Leeds United Free transfer

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
1 June 1994 DF Peter Atherton Sheffield Wednesday £800,000
17 August 1994 FW John Gayle Burnley £70,000
18 August 1994 FW Mick Harford Wimbledon £50,000
1 September 1994 DF Phil Babb Liverpool £3,600,000
13 October 1994 MF Lloyd McGrath Portsmouth Free transfer
Transfers in: Decrease £4,750,000
Transfers out: Increase £4,520,000
Total spending: Decrease £230,000

Awards

References

  1. "SOCCER: PHIL NEAL SACKED AS COVENTRY MANAGER". itnsource.com. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  2. "F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995". coventrycity-mad.co.uk. 11 February 1995. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  3. "F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995". coventrycity-mad.co.uk. 14 May 1995. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  4. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/1994-1995/results
  5. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1994-1995/faprem/coventry.htm
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