1994–95 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
1994–95 season
Chairman Lionel Pickering
Manager Roy McFarland (until 29 April)
Billy McEwan (from 29 April)
Stadium Baseball Ground
First Division 9th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Fourth round
Anglo-Italian Cup Group stage
Top goalscorer League: Gabbiadini (11)
All: Gabbiadini (13)
Average home league attendance 13,589

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

Season summary

During the 1994–95 season, several players left Derby, including Kitson joining Newcastle United for £2.25m, Charles and Johnson moving to Aston Villa for a combined £2.9m and Pembridge moving to Sheffield Wednesday. The side was also weakened when goalkeeper Martin Taylor, an ever-present the previous season and touted for a place in the England squad, broke his leg in a 1–0 defeat at Southend United and was out of action for the next 29 months. With chairman Lionel Pickering's increased frustration at no return on his investment, the purse strings were tightened and McFarland was unable to buy suitable replacements, instead blooding youth products such as Dean Sturridge, Russell Hoult and Lee Carsley to fill the gaps created by the departures. In the event Derby could only record a 9th-place finish and McFarland, in the knowledge his contract was not going to be renewed, said his goodbye's in the penultimate match of the season, a 2–1 home defeat at Southend United, ending a 28-year association with the club, broken only by a two-year spell as player-manager at Bradford City.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Middlesbrough 461544411989626216740+2782
2 Reading 4612743421113924235844+1479
3 Bolton Wanderers 4616614313581024326745+2277
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 461553391868938437761+1676
5 Tranmere Rovers 4617425123561216356758+976
6 Barnsley 4615624219561221336352+1172
7 Watford 4614633317571119295246+670
8 Sheffield United 4612924121581033347455+1968
9 Derby County 4612654423661122286651+1566
10 Grimsby Town 4612743619571126376256+665
11 Stoke City 461076312168919325053–363
12 Millwall 4611843622561224386060±062
13 Southend United 4613283325561221485473–1962
14 Oldham Athletic 4612743421461326396060±061
15 Charlton Athletic 4611663325551325415866–859
16 Luton Town 46869353077926346164–358
17 Port Vale 4611573024481128405864–658
18 Portsmouth 469863128651222355363–1058
19 West Bromwich Albion 4613373324371318335157–658
20 Sunderland 4651262222761019234145–454
21 Swindon Town 469682827361426465473–1948
22 Burnley 468783633361413414974–2546
23 Bristol City 468872628341616354263–2145
24 Notts County 467882628251619384566–2140
Key
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
Promoted to FA Premier League
Participated in play-offs
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Derby County's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 1994 BarnsleyA1-28,737Pembridge
20 August 1994 Luton TownH0-013,060
27 August 1994 MillwallA1-48,809Sturridge
31 August 1994 MiddlesbroughH0-114,659
3 September 1994 Grimsby TownH2-112,027Charles, Pembridge
11 September 1994 Swindon TownA1-19,054Kitson
13 September 1994 Bristol CityA2-08,029Kitson, Carsley
17 September 1994 Oldham AthleticH2-113,746Carsley, Short
25 September 1994 Stoke CityH3-011,782Hodge, Gabbiadini, Charles
1 October 1994 Bolton WanderersA0-112,015
8 October 1994 WatfordH1-113,413Hodge
16 October 1994 Southend UnitedA0-112,317
23 October 1994 Notts CountyA0-06,390
29 October 1994 Charlton AthleticH2-212,588Short, Johnson
2 November 1994 ReadingH1-210,585Gabbiadini
6 November 1994 PortsmouthA1-05,117Gabbiadini
12 November 1994 Sheffield UnitedA1-215,001Simpson (pen)
19 November 1994 Port ValeH2-013,357Johnson (2)
27 November 1994 Wolverhampton WanderersA2-022,768Johnson, Stallard
3 December 1994 Notts CountyH0-014,278
11 December 1994 Luton TownA0-06,400
17 December 1994 BarnsleyH1-013,205Johnson
26 December 1994 Tranmere RoversA1-311,581Johnson
31 December 1994 SunderlandA1-113,979Johnson
2 January 1995 West Bromwich AlbionH1-116,035Trollope
14 January 1995 Charlton AthleticA4-39,389Short, Stallard, Gabbiadini (2)
22 January 1995 PortsmouthH3-011,143Simpson (3)
4 February 1995 Sheffield UnitedH2-315,882Kavanagh, Williams
11 February 1995 ReadingA0-18,834
21 February 1995 Port ValeA0-19,387
26 February 1995 Bolton WanderersH2-111,003Yates, Mills
4 March 1995 Stoke CityA0-013,462
7 March 1995 Grimsby TownA1-05,310Pembridge
11 March 1995 MillwallH3-212,490Trollope, Pembridge, Gabbiaidini
15 March 1995 BurnleyH4-013,922Mills, Trollope, Gabbiadini, Simpson (pen)
18 March 1995 MiddlesbroughA4-218,168Mills (2), Gabbiadini, Pembridge
22 March 1995 Swindon TownH3-116,839Simpson (pen), Pembridge, Mills
25 March 1995 Oldham AthleticA0-17,696
1 April 1995 Bristol CityH3-114,555Gabbiadini, Williams, Wrack
8 April 1995 SunderlandH0-115,442
12 April 1995 Wolverhampton WanderersH3-316,040Simpson (2), Gabbiadini
15 April 1995 BurnleyA1-311,534Trollope
17 April 1995 Tranmere RoversH5-011,711Pembridge (2), Mills, Gabbiadini, Williams
22 April 1995 West Bromwich AlbionA0-015,265
29 April 1995 Southend UnitedH1-212,528Mills
7 May 1995 WatfordA1-28,492Pembridge

FA Cup

Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1995 EvertonA0-129,406

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg 20 September 1994 ReadingA1-36,056Gabbiadini
R2 Second Leg 28 September 1994 ReadingH2-0 (won on away goals)9,476Gabbiadini, Williams
R326 October 1994 PortsmouthA1-08,568Simpson
R430 November 1994 Swindon TownA1-28,920Stallard

Anglo-Italian Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Group B24 August 1994 AnconaA1-2748Pembridge
Group B6 September 1994 A.C. CesenaH6-12,010Hodge (2), Kitson (4)
Group B5 October 1994 PiacenzaA1-11,710Williams
Group B15 November 1994 UdineseH3-11,562Johnson, Stallard

Squad

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

No. Position Player
England GK Steve Sutton
England GK Russell Hoult
England GK Martin Taylor
England GK Andy Quy
England DF Gary Charles
England DF Craig Short
England DF Paul Williams
England DF Darren Wassall
England DF Jason Kavanagh
England DF Dean Yates
England DF Andrew Tretton
England DF Michael Forsyth
England DF Shane Nicholson
England DF Chris Boden
England DF Wayne Sutton
England DF Will Davies
England MF Paul Simpson
United States MF John Harkes
No. Position Player
Wales MF Mark Pembridge
Republic of Ireland MF Lee Carsley
Wales MF Paul Trollope
England MF Gordon Cowans
England MF Steve Hodge (on loan from Leeds United)
England MF Martin Kuhl
England MF Steve Hayward
England MF Darren Wrack
England MF Ian Ashbee
England MF Kevin Cooper
England FW Marco Gabbiadini
England FW Tommy Johnson
England FW Lee Mills
England FW Mark Stallard
England FW Paul Kitson
England FW Dean Sturridge
England FW Nick Wright

References

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