1994–95 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
1994–95 season
Chairman John Kerr
Manager John Lyall (until 5 December)
Paul Goddard (caretaker from 5-28 December)
George Burley (from 28 December)
Premiership 22nd (relegated)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer Thomsen (5)
Highest home attendance 22,559 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(30 Aug 1994, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 7,787 vs Bolton Wanderers
(21 Sep 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance 16,818

During the 1994–95 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Ipswich Town conceded 93 Premiership goals and recorded just 7 wins all season as one of the worst seasons in their history saw them return to the second tier of the league after three seasons in the top flight.

Manager John Lyall reverted to manager after being Director of Football for the previous season but left in December with relegation already looking more than likely, and former player George Burley was soon back at the club as manager. But the transition did little to alter Ipswich's fortunes. Before then though, in arguably their biggest highlight of the season, the Tractor Boys stunned reigning champions Manchester United by beating them 3-2 at Portman Road in September (having even led by 2-0 at one stage) which would ultimately be one of the defeats that cost United the title by one point; it also meant that Ipswich had maintained an unbeaten home record against the giants during their first three years in the Premier League. However, in the return fixture, an unthinkable double wasn't to be and a 9–0 humiliation at the hands of United at Old Trafford in early March effectively crushed any remaining hopes of survival. On a brighter note though, another highlight included a surprise 1-0 win at Anfield against eventual-4th-placed Liverpool in mid-January.

With an ageing squad, Burley was given little option but to resort to his young reserves in hope of rebuilding his side ready to push for a Premiership comeback.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
42 7 6 29 36 93  −57 27 5 3 13 24 34  −10 2 3 16 12 59  −47

Source: Statto

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAHAHAHHA
ResultLDWLLLWLLLLLWLLDLLDDLLWWDLLLWLLLLLLLLDLWLL
Position18168121620141520212121202020222222222222222121212121222121212121212222222222222222

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

Results

Ipswich Town's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1994Nottingham ForestH0-118,882
23 August 1994WimbledonA1-15,853Milton
27 August 1994Queens Park RangersA2-112,456Yates (own goal), Genchev
30 August 1994Tottenham HotspurH1-322,559Kiwomya
10 September 1994Aston VillaA0-222,241
19 September 1994Norwich CityH1-217,447Wark (pen)
24 September 1994Manchester UnitedH3-222,539Mason (2), Sedgley
1 October 1994SouthamptonA1-313,246Marshall
10 October 1994Coventry CityA0-29,526
16 October 1994Sheffield WednesdayH1-213,073Wark
23 October 1994ChelseaA0-215,068
29 October 1994LiverpoolH1-322,513Paz
1 November 1994Leeds UnitedH2-015,956Sedgley, Williams
5 November 1994Crystal PalaceA0-313,349
19 November 1994Blackburn RoversH1-317,329Thomsen
26 November 1994Newcastle UnitedA1-134,459Thomsen
3 December 1994Manchester CityH1-213,504Mason
10 December 1994Nottingham ForestA1-421,340Thomsen
16 December 1994WimbledonH2-211,367Milton, Sedgley
26 December 1994West Ham UnitedA1-120,562Thomsen
28 December 1994ArsenalH0-222,054
31 December 1994EvertonA1-425,659Sedgley
2 January 1995Leicester CityH4-115,803Kiwomya (2), Tanner, Yallop
14 January 1995LiverpoolA1-032,733Tanner
21 January 1995ChelseaH2-217,296Slater, Wark (pen)
28 January 1995Blackburn RoversA1-421,325Wark (pen)
4 February 1995Crystal PalaceH0-215,570
22 February 1995Manchester CityA0-221,430
25 February 1995SouthamptonH2-116,076Mathie, Chapman
28 February 1995Newcastle UnitedH0-218,639
4 March 1995Manchester UnitedA0-943,804
8 March 1995Tottenham HotspurA0-324,930
20 March 1995Norwich CityA0-317,510
1 April 1995Aston VillaH0-115,710
5 April 1995Leeds UnitedA0-428,600
11 April 1995Queens Park RangersH0-111,767
15 April 1995ArsenalA1-436,818Marshall
17 April 1995West Ham UnitedH1-119,099Thomsen
29 April 1995Leicester CityA0-215,248
6 May 1995Coventry CityH2-012,893Marshall, Pressley (own goal)
9 May 1995EvertonH0-114,951
14 May 1995Sheffield WednesdayA1-430,213Mathie

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1995WrexhamA1-28,500Linighan

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg21 September 1994Bolton WanderersH0-37,787
R2 2nd Leg5 October 1994Bolton WanderersA0-1 (lost 0-4 on agg)8,212

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2][3]

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

No. Position Player
1 Canada GK Craig Forrest
2 England MF Mick Stockwell
3 England DF Neil Thompson
4 England MF Paul Mason
5 Scotland DF John Wark
6 England DF David Linighan
7 Wales MF Geraint Williams
8 England MF Gavin Johnson
9 Bulgaria MF Boncho Genchev
10 England FW Ian Marshall
11 England FW Lee Chapman
12 Denmark MF Claus Thomsen
13 England GK Clive Baker
14 England MF Steve Sedgley
16 England DF Chris Swailes
17 England MF Simon Milton
18 England MF Steve Palmer
No. Position Player
19 Canada DF Frank Yallop
20 England MF David Gregory
21 England MF Stuart Slater
22 England MF Lee Durrant
23 England GK Phil Morgan
24 Argentina DF Mauricio Taricco
25 England MF Adam Tanner
26 Uruguay FW Adrián Paz
27 England DF Leo Cotterell
28 England DF Tony Vaughan
29 England GK Richard Wright
30 England FW Neil Gregory
31 New Zealand MF Lee Norfolk
32 Scotland MF Andy Millen
33 Scotland FW Alex Mathie
34 England DF Kevin Ellis
35 Scotland MF Graham Connell

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
11 England FW Chris Kiwomya (to Arsenal)
15 England DF Phil Whelan (to Middlesbrough)
No. Position Player
16 England DF Eddie Youds (to Bradford City)
27 England FW Gary Thompson (released)

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
- England FW Richard Naylor
- England FW James Scowcroft
No. Position Player
- England DF Matt Weston
- Scotland DF George Burley [4]

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
15 June 1994 MF Claus Thomsen AGF Aarhus £250,000
15 June 1994 MF Steve Sedgley Tottenham Hotspur £1,000,000
9 September 1994 DF Mauricio Taricco Argentinos Juniors £175,000
19 January 1995 FW Lee Chapman West Ham United £70,000
24 February 1995 FW Alex Mathie Newcastle United £500,000
23 March 1995 DF Chris Swailes Doncaster Rovers £225,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
13 January 1995 FW Chris Kiwomya Arsenal £1,500,000
3 March 1995 DF Phil Whelan Middlesbrough £300,000
17 March 1995 DF Eddie Youds Bradford City £175,000
Transfers in: Decrease £2,220,000
Transfers out: Increase £1,975,000
Total spending: Decrease £245,000

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/ipswich-town/1994-1995/results
  2. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1994-1995/faprem/ipswich.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/players/season/1995
  4. ↑ http://www.prideofanglia.com/page.php?page=matchReport&level=1&year=1995&month=5&day=15&sequence=0
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