1994–95 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers
1994–95 season
Chairman Jonathan Hayward
Manager Graham Taylor
First Division 4th
(lost in play-offs)
FA Cup Quarter-finals
League Cup 3rd Round
Anglo-Italian Cup Group stage
Top goalscorer League: Steve Bull (16)
All: David Kelly (22)
Highest home attendance 28,544 (vs Leicester, 18 February 1995)
Lowest home attendance 7,285 (vs Atalanta,
15 November 1994)
Average home league attendance 24,792 (league only)

The 1994–95 season was the 96th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.

This was the first full season since the completion of the redevelopment of their Molineux Stadium had been completed, and funding from owner Sir Jack Hayward were now fully focused on improving the team. Manager Graham Taylor spent close to £5 million during the season in an attempt to return the club to the top flight.

Despite suffering extensive injuries to many players, the team finished the season in fourth place – their highest position in the football pyramid since 1983–84 – and so qualified for the play-offs. In the play-off semi-finals they were defeated by the eventual promoted side Bolton Wanderers 2–3 on aggregate.

Results

Pre-season

Wolves' pre season saw them travel to Denmark and Sweden for several weeks of training and friendly matches. They then returned home to play two home games against Premiership opposition.

Football League First Division

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1994–95 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference. Only one team was automatically promoted due to the reduction in the number of Premiership teams from 22 to 20.

The provisional fixture list was released on 23 June 1994, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Middlesbrough 46 23 13 10 67 40 +27 82
2 Reading 46 23 10 13 58 44 +14 79
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 14 11 67 45 +22 77
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 21 13 12 77 61 +16 76
5 Tranmere Rovers 46 22 10 14 67 58 +9 76
6 Barnsley 46 20 12 14 63 52 +11 72

Source: Statto.com

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 21 13 12 77 61 +16 76 15 5 3 39 18 +21 6 8 9 38 43 −5

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
Result W D W L D W W W W W L W D D W L L W L L W L L W W D W L W L W W W L D W W D D D L W D D D D
Position 7 5 3 6 7 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 2 6 5 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Source: Statto.com

Play-offs

FA Cup

League Cup

Anglo-Italian Cup

Wolves played in Group A of the competition, in which the best English club in the group would advance to the semi-finals. However, they finished fourth in the group overall, and were only the second-best English side and so eliminated.

Players

Key

      ‡ On loan from another club       * First appearance(s) for the club

# = Squad number

Pos = Playing position

P = Number of games played

G = Number of goals scored

GK = Goalkeeper

DF = Defender

MF = Midfielder

FW = Forward

A yellow card = Yellow cards

A red card = Red cards

† Permanent player left club during the season

¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

Pos Name P G P G P G P G P G P G A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA Cup League Cup Playoffs Other Total Discipline
GKEngland De Bont, AndyAndy De Bont 00000000000000
GKWales Jones, PaulPaul Jones 904000003016000
GKEngland Stowell, MikeMike Stowell 3702030201045000
DFEngland Blades, PaulPaul Blades 30(2)0302(1)0004039(3)000
DFNetherlands de Wolf, JohnJohn de Wolf 1344000000017400
DFWales Law, BrianBrian Law 1706000000023001
DFNorthern Ireland Masters, NeilNeil Masters 3(2)0000000003(2)000
DFEngland Richards, DeanDean Richards 1020000200012200
DFEngland Shirtliff, PeterPeter Shirtliff (c) 26(2)02020202034(2)000
DFEngland Simkin, DarrenDarren Simkin 00000000000000
DFEngland Smith, JamieJamie Smith 24(1)01030002030(1)001
DFEngland Thompson, AndyAndy Thompson 30(1)95030204044(1)900
DFEngland Venus, MarkMark Venus 35(4)33(1)030214147(5)500
MFScotland Bennett, TomTom Bennett 4(4)02(1)00000107(5)000
MFEngland Birch, PaulPaul Birch 8(2)11031003(1)015(3)200
MFEngland Burke, MarkMark Burke 00000000000000
MFEngland Cook, PaulPaul Cook 00000000000000
MFEngland Cowans, GordonGordon Cowans 2105100200028100
MFEngland Daley, TonyTony Daley 0(1)0000000000(1)000
MFNorthern Ireland Dennison, RobbieRobbie Dennison 21(1)46100200(1)029(2)500
MFEngland Emblen, NeilNeil Emblen 23(4)73(2)01(1)0002(1)029(8)700
MFScotland Ferguson, DarrenDarren Ferguson 22(2)00030004029(2)000
MFEngland Froggatt, SteveSteve Froggatt 2020031002025300
MFEngland Keen, KevinKevin Keen 10000(1)000203(1)000
MFEngland Kelly, JimmyJimmy Kelly 00000000000000
MFEngland Marsden, ChrisChris Marsden 00000000000000
MFEngland Rankine, MarkMark Rankine 24(3)04(1)00(1)0202(2)032(7)000
MFEngland Thomas, GeoffGeoff Thomas 13(1)10010002016(1)100
MFEngland Walters, MarkMark Walters 1130000000011300
MFEngland Wright, JermaineJermaine Wright 0(6)000000(1)0000(7)000
FWEngland Bull, SteveSteve Bull 311620322110391900
FWEngland Goodman, DonDon Goodman 2435(1)000200031(1)300
FWRepublic of Ireland Kelly, DavidDavid Kelly 38(4)156432201150(4)2201
FWEngland Mills, LeeLee Mills 6(5)12(1)100002110(6)300
FWEngland Stewart, PaulPaul Stewart 5(3)2000000207(3)200

Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[1]

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
6 June 1994England Tony DaleyAston Villa£1.25 million
11 July 1994England Steve FroggattAston Villa£1 million
14 July 1994England Neil EmblenMillwall£600,000
5 December 1994Netherlands John de WolfFeyenoord£600,000
5 December 1994England Don GoodmanSunderland£1.1 million
19 December 1994England Gordon CowansDerby County£20,000
23 December 1994Wales Brian LawQueens Park Rangers£134,000
29 December 1994England Jermaine WrightMillwall£60,000

Out

Date Player To Fee
1 July 1994England Mark TurnerNorthampton TownFree
6 July 1994England Darren RobertsDoncaster RoversFree
August 1994England Shaun BradburyHereford UnitedFree
3 August 1994England Derek MountfieldCarlisle UnitedFree
10 August 1994England Kevin AshleyPeterborough UnitedFree
12 August 1994England Cyrille RegisWycombe WanderersFree
15 August 1994England Mark BurkePort Vale£75,000
18 August 1994England Paul CookCoventry City£600,000
19 October 1994England Kevin KeenStoke City£300,000
15 November 1994England Chris MarsdenNotts County£250,000
December 1994England Darren SimkinShrewsbury Town£36,000
2 March 1995England Lee MillsDerby County£400,000

Loans in

Start date Player From End date
2 September 1994England Paul StewartLiverpoolNovember 1994
9 September 1994England Mark WaltersLiverpoolOctober 1994
25 March 1995England Dean RichardsBradford CityEnd of season

Management and coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Graham Taylor
Assistant Manager Bobby Downes
First Team Coach Steve Harrison
Youth Development Officer Rob Kelly
Youth Team Coach Chris Evans
Club Doctors Dr Peter Ackroyd and Dr Peter Bekenn
Club Physio Barry Holmes

References

  1. Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.
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