1994–95_Wimbledon_F.C._season
1994–95 Wimbledon F.C. season
Wimbledon 1994–95 football season
During the 1994–95 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the FA Premier League, their ninth successive season in the top flight, and extended their stay at this level with a ninth-place finish.
| 1994–95 season | ||
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| Chairman | Sam Hammam | |
| Manager | Joe Kinnear | |
| Stadium | Selhurst Park | |
| Premiership | 9th | |
| FA Cup | Fifth round | |
| League Cup | Third round | |
| Top goalscorer | Ekoku (9) | |
| Highest home attendance | 18,224 vs Manchester United (7 Mar 1995, Premier League) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,451 vs Torquay United (20 Sep 1994, League Cup) | |
| Average home league attendance | 10,230 | |
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Wimbledon failed to build upon their club-best finish of sixth place which had been achieved the previous season, but a ninth-place finish was still an excellent showing for the only Premiership club without their own home, and also with the smallest resources and fan base at this level. Joe Kinnear's men maintained their reputation as one of the hardest Premiership sides to beat, and finished above many big-spending, well-supported clubs including Arsenal, Chelsea, Sheffield Wednesday and Everton.
Wimbledon's need to sell their biggest assets was highlighted in the close season when they sold full-back Warren Barton to Newcastle United for £4 million - the most expensive defender signed by any British club. However, many of their other key assets - Dean Holdsworth, Robbie Earle and Hans Segers included - were retained for the new season to give Dons fans hope of another season giving the big boys a run for their money.
Early in the season, long-serving striker John Fashanu departed to Aston Villa for £1.35 million, only to retire at the end of the campaign. In Fashanu's place, Wimbledon bought Efan Ekoku from Norwich City; he was the club's leading goalscorer with nine league goals.
Wimbledon signed no kit manufacturing deal for the season's kit, instead producing them under their own brand. Birmingham-based electronics company Elonex became the kit sponsors.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
- Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 65 | −17 | 56 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 39 | −17 |
Source: Statto
- Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | D | D | D |
| Position | 9 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Wimbledon's score comes first[2]
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
FA Premier League
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 20 August 1994 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | 11,005 | Castledine |
| 23 August 1994 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | 6,341 | Holdsworth |
| 27 August 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–1 | 7,453 | |
| 31 August 1994 | Manchester United | A | 0–3 | 43,440 | |
| 10 September 1994 | Leicester City | H | 2–1 | 7,683 | Harford, Willis(og) |
| 17 September 1994 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–0 | 12,366 | |
| 24 September 1994 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–0 | 11,061 | Reeves |
| 1 October 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–2 | 16,802 | Talboys |
| 8 October 1994 | Arsenal | H | 1–3 | 10,842 | Jones |
| 17 October 1994 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–3 | 20,287 | Gayle |
| 22 October 1994 | Liverpool | A | 0–3 | 31,139 | |
| 30 October 1994 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | 8,242 | Ekoku |
| 5 November 1994 | Leeds United | A | 1–3 | 27,246 | Ekoku |
| 9 November 1994 | Aston Villa | H | 4–3 | 6,221 | Barton (pen), Ardley, Jones, Leonhardsen |
| 19 November 1994 | Newcastle United | H | 3–2 | 14,203 | Clarke, Ekoku, Harford |
| 26 November 1994 | Manchester City | A | 0–2 | 21,131 | |
| 3 December 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–3 | 12,341 | |
| 10 December 1994 | Coventry City | H | 2–0 | 7,349 | Leonhardsen, Harford |
| 16 December 1994 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–2 | 11,282 | Holdsworth, Goodman |
| 26 December 1994 | Southampton | A | 3–2 | 14,603 | Holdsworth (2 1(pen)), Harford |
| 28 December 1994 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | 11,212 | Fear |
| 31 December 1994 | Chelsea | A | 1–1 | 16,009 | Ekoku |
| 2 January 1995 | Everton | H | 2–1 | 9,506 | Harford (2) |
| 14 January 1995 | Norwich City | A | 2–1 | 18,261 | Reeves, Ekoku |
| 25 January 1995 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | 34,374 | Ekoku |
| 4 February 1995 | Leeds United | H | 0–0 | 10,211 | |
| 11 February 1995 | Aston Villa | A | 1–7 | 23,582 | Barton |
| 22 February 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–2 | 20,586 | Ekoku |
| 25 February 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–1 | 27,258 | Ekoku (2) |
| 4 March 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–3 | 9,176 | Holdsworth |
| 7 March 1995 | Manchester United | H | 0–1 | 18,224 | |
| 11 March 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–0 | 20,395 | Reeves |
| 18 March 1995 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–0 | 8,835 | Jones, Gayle |
| 21 March 1995 | Manchester City | H | 2–0 | 5,268 | Thorn, Elkins |
| 1 April 1995 | Leicester City | A | 4–3 | 15,489 | Goodman (2), Leonhardsen (2) |
| 10 April 1995 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | 7,022 | Goodman |
| 13 April 1995 | West Ham United | A | 0–3 | 21,804 | |
| 17 April 1995 | Southampton | H | 0–2 | 10,521 | |
| 29 April 1995 | Everton | A | 0–0 | 31,567 | |
| 2 May 1995 | Liverpool | H | 0–0 | 12,041 | |
| 4 May 1995 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | 32,822 | |
| 13 May 1995 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–2 | 15,341 | Holdsworth (2 1(pen)) |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| R3 | 7 January 1995 | Colchester United | H | 1–0 | 6,903 | Harford |
| R4 | 29 January 1995 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–0 | 11,637 | Leonhardsen, Earle |
| R5 | 19 February 1995 | Liverpool | A | 1–1 | 25,124 | Clarke |
| R5R | 28 February 1995 | Liverpool | H | 0–2 | 12,553 |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| R2 1st Leg | 20 September 1994 | Torquay United | H | 2–0 | 2,451 | Gayle, |
| R2 2nd Leg | 5 October 1994 | Torquay United | A | 1–0 (won 3–0 on agg) | 4,244 | Holdsworth |
| R3 | 25 October 1994 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–1 | 9,394 |
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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In
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
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| 18 August 1994 | FW | Mick Harford | Coventry City | £50,000 |
| 6 September 1994 | DF | Alan Reeves | Rochdale | £200,000 |
| 26 September 1994 | MF | Brendan Murphy | Bradford City | Free transfer |
| 5 October 1994 | DF | Andy Thorn | Crystal Palace | Free transfer |
| 14 October 1994 | FW | Efan Ekoku | Norwich City | £900,000 |
| 8 November 1994 | MF | Øyvind Leonhardsen | Rosenborg | £650,000 |
| 9 November 1994 | FW | Jon Goodman | Millwall | £650,000 |
| 9 November 1994 | DF | Kenny Cunningham | Millwall | £650,000 |
| 10 February 1995 | GK | Peter Shilton | Plymouth Argyle | Free transfer |
Out
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
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| 16 August 1994 | MF | Paul Miller | Bristol Rovers | Signed |
| 2 September 1994 | DF | John Scales | Liverpool | £3,500,000 |
| 11 March 1995 | GK | Peter Shilton | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
- Transfers in:
£3,100,000 - Transfers out:
£3,500,000 - Total spending: £400,000
- "Wimbledon - Historical Football Kits". Historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- "Wimbledon 1994-1995 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- "Wimbledon - 1994/95". FootballSquads. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- Fitzgerald was born in Westminster, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 and B level.
- Earle was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, and was called up for England without playing, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
- Goodman was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1997.