1994–95 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
1994–95 season
Chairman Leslie Silver
Manager Howard Wilkinson
Stadium Elland Road
Premiership 5th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Yeboah (12)
All: Yeboah (13)
Highest home attendance 39,426 vs Blackburn Rovers
(15 Apr 1995, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 7,844 vs Mansfield Town
(21 Sep 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance 30,959
← 1993-94 1995-96 →

During the 1994–95 season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Leeds United were a solid but unremarkable side for much of the 1994-95 season, but the January signing of Ghanaian striker Tony Yeboah breathed new life into a dull-but-dependale side and they coasted to fifth place in the final table to earn a much-deserved UEFA Cup place.

Manager Howard Wilkinson knew that there were other parts of the Leeds set-up which needed reinforcements as well as the attack, and he used the 1995 close season to bring in experienced defenders Richard Jobson and Paul Beesley. Wilkinson was also given hope by the promise of numerous up-and-coming young players including Andy Gray, Harry Kewell and Noel Whelan. The close season also saw plans unveiled for upgrading an already-impressive Elland Road into a 65,000-seat "Wembley of the North", though it seemed very doubtful whether the ambitious plans would ever be realised.

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 20 13 9 59 38 +21 73 13 5 3 35 15 +20 7 8 6 24 23 +1

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAAHAAHAHAHHHA
Result D W L W W L D W L D W W L W L W L D W D L D D W D D W D L W W W L D W W D W W W W D
Position 13 4 8 6 6 6 8 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 6 6 8 7 6 6 8 7 8 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5

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

Results

Leeds United's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1994 West Ham UnitedA0-018,810
23 August 1994 ArsenalH1-034,218Whelan
27 August 1994 ChelseaH2-332,212Masinga, Whelan
30 August 1994 Crystal PalaceA2-115,212White, Whelan
11 September 1994 Manchester UnitedH2-139,396Deane, Wetherall
17 September 1994 Coventry CityA1-215,389Speed
26 September 1994 Sheffield WednesdayA1-123,227McAllister
1 October 1994 Manchester CityH2-030,938Whelan (2)
8 October 1994 Norwich CityA1-217,390Wallace
15 October 1994 Tottenham HotspurH1-139,224Deane
24 October 1994 Leicester CityH2-128,547McAllister, Whelan
29 October 1994 SouthamptonA3-115,202Wallace (2), O.G
1 November 1994 Ipswich TownA0-215,956
5 November 1994 WimbledonH3-127,284Wetherall, White, Speed
19 November 1994 Queens Park RangersA2-317,416Deane, O.G
26 November 1994 Nottingham ForestH1-038,191Whelan
5 December 1994 EvertonA0-325,897
10 December 1994 West Ham UnitedH2-228,987Deane, Worthington
17 December 1994 ArsenalA3-138,098Masinga (2), Deane
26 December 1994 Newcastle UnitedH0-039,337
31 December 1994 LiverpoolH0-238,563
2 January 1995 Aston VillaA0-035,028
14 January 1995 SouthamptonH0-028,953
24 January 1995 Queens Park RangersH4-028,780Masinga (2), White, Deane
1 February 1995 Blackburn RoversA1-128,561McAllister
4 February 1995 WimbledonA0-010,211
22 February 1995 EvertonH1-030,793Yeboah
25 February 1995 Manchester CityA0-022,892
4 March 1995 Sheffield WednesdayH0-133,750
11 March 1995 ChelseaA3-020,174Yeboah (2), McAllister
15 March 1995 Leicester CityA3-120,068Yeboah (2), Palmer
18 March 1995 Coventry CityH3-129,179Yeboah, Wallace, O.G
22 March 1995 Nottingham ForestA0-326,299
2 April 1995 Manchester UnitedA0-043,712
5 April 1995 Ipswich TownH4-028,600Yeboah (3), Speed
9 April 1995 LiverpoolA1-037,454Deane
15 April 1995 Blackburn RoversH1-139,426Deane
17 April 1995 Newcastle UnitedA2-135,262McAllister, Yeboah
29 April 1995 Aston VillaH1-032,955Palmer
6 May 1995 Norwich CityH2-131,981Palmer, McAllister
9 May 1995 Crystal PalaceH3-130,963Yeboah (2), Wetherall
14 May 1995 Tottenham HotspurA1-133,040Deane

FA Cup

Main article: 1994-95 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1995 WalsallA1-18,619Wetherall
R3R17 January 1995 WalsallH5-217,694Deane, Masinga (3), Wetherall
R428 January 1995 Oldham AthleticH3-225,010White, Palmer, Masinga
R519 February 1995 Manchester UnitedA1-342,744Yeboah

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg 21 September 1994 Mansfield TownH0-17,844
R2 2nd Leg 4 October 1994 Mansfield TownA0-0 (lost 0-1 on agg)7,227

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. Position Player
1 England GK John Lukic
2 Republic of Ireland DF Gary Kelly
3 England DF Tony Dorigo
4 England MF Carlton Palmer
5 England DF Chris Fairclough
6 England DF David Wetherall
8 England FW Rod Wallace
9 England FW Brian Deane
10 Scotland MF Gary McAllister (captain)
11 Wales MF Gary Speed
12 England DF John Pemberton
13 England GK Mark Beeney
14 England MF David White
15 Northern Ireland DF Nigel Worthington
No. Position Player
16 Republic of Ireland DF David O'Leary[3]
17 England MF Mark Tinkler
18 England FW Jamie Forrester
19 England FW Noel Whelan
20 England DF Kevin Sharp[4]
21 Ghana FW Tony Yeboah
22 England MF Mark Ford
23 England MF Andy Couzens
24 England DF Rob Bowman
25 England FW Matthew Smithard
26 South Africa FW Phil Masinga
27 South Africa DF Lucas Radebe
30 England GK Paul Pettinger

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
7 Scotland MF Gordon Strachan (to Coventry City)
No. Position Player
21 Wales MF Ryan Nicholls (to Cardiff City)

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[5]

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
30 June 1994 MF Carlton Palmer Sheffield Wednesday £2,600,000
4 July 1994 DF Nigel Worthington Sheffield Wednesday £325,000
3 August 1994 FW Phil Masinga Mamelodi Sundowns £275,000
5 September 1994 DF Lucas Radebe Kaizer Chiefs £250,000
5 January 1995 FW Tony Yeboah Eintracht Frankfurt £3,400,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
1 June 1994 FW Frank Strandli SK Brann £100,000
30 June 1994 DF Jon Newsome Norwich City £1,000,000
11 August 1994 DF Ray Wallace Stoke City Free transfer
8 October 1994 DF Mark Humphries Bristol City Signed
28 October 1994 MF Steve Hodge QPR £300,000
5 January 1995 MF Ryan Nicholls Cardiff City Non-contract
22 March 1995 MF Gordon Strachan Coventry City Free transfer
Transfers in: Decrease £6,850,000
Transfers out: Increase £1,400,000
Total spending: Decrease £5,450,000

Loaned out

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leeds-united/1994-1995/results
  2. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1994-1995/faprem/leeds.htm
  3. ↑ O'Leary was born in Hackney, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and made his international debut for Ireland in 1976.
  4. ↑ Sharp was born in Sarnia, Canada, but represented England at U-18 level.
  5. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/leeds-united/tab/players/season/1995
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