1994–95 Wimbledon F.C. season

Wimbledon
1994–95 season
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

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.

Season summary

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.

Kit

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]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHHAAHAHAAHAAAHHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDLLWDWLLLLWLWWLLWDWWDWWLDLLWLLWWWWDLLDDDD
Position9101616141310131517191718161415161513131212979991110101298888999889

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

Results

Wimbledon's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1994Coventry CityA1-111,005Castledine
23 August 1994Ipswich TownH1-16,341Holdsworth
27 August 1994Sheffield WednesdayH0-17,453
31 August 1994Manchester UnitedA0-343,440
10 September 1994Leicester CityH2-17,683Harford, Willis(og)
17 September 1994Crystal PalaceA0-012,366
24 September 1994Queens Park RangersA1-011,061Reeves
1 October 1994Tottenham HotspurH1-216,802Talboys
8 October 1994ArsenalH1-310,842Jones
17 October 1994Nottingham ForestA1-320,287Gayle
22 October 1994LiverpoolA0-331,139
30 October 1994Norwich CityH1-08,242Ekoku
5 November 1994Leeds UnitedA1-327,246Ekoku
9 November 1994Aston VillaH4-36,221Barton (pen), Ardley, Jones, Leonhardsen
19 November 1994Newcastle UnitedH3-214,203Clarke, Ekoku, Harford
26 November 1994Manchester CityA0-221,131
3 December 1994Blackburn RoversH0-312,341
10 December 1994Coventry CityH2-07,349Leonhardsen, Harford
16 December 1994Ipswich TownA2-211,282Holdsworth, Goodman
26 December 1994SouthamptonA3-214,603Holdsworth (2 1(pen)), Harford
28 December 1994West Ham UnitedH1-011,212Fear
31 December 1994ChelseaA1-116,009Ekoku
2 January 1995EvertonH2-19,506Harford (2)
14 January 1995Norwich CityA2-118,261Reeves, Ekoku
25 January 1995Newcastle UnitedA1-234,374Ekoku
4 February 1995Leeds UnitedH0-010,211
11 February 1995Aston VillaA1-723,582Barton
22 February 1995Blackburn RoversA1-220,586Ekoku
25 February 1995Tottenham HotspurA2-127,258Ekoku (2)
4 March 1995Queens Park RangersH1-39,176Holdsworth
7 March 1995Manchester UnitedH0-118,224
11 March 1995Sheffield WednesdayA1-020,395Reeves
18 March 1995Crystal PalaceH2-08,835Jones, Gayle
21 March 1995Manchester CityH2-05,268Thorn, Elkins
1 April 1995Leicester CityA4-315,489Goodman (2), Leonhardsen (2)
10 April 1995ChelseaH1-17,022Goodman
13 April 1995West Ham UnitedA0-321,804
17 April 1995SouthamptonH0-210,521
29 April 1995EvertonA0-031,567
2 May 1995LiverpoolH0-012,041
4 May 1995ArsenalA0-032,822
13 May 1995Nottingham ForestH2-215,341Holdsworth (2 1(pen))

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1995Colchester UnitedH1-06,903Harford
R429 January 1995Tranmere RoversA2-011,637Leonhardsen, Earle
R519 February 1995LiverpoolA1-125,124Clarke
R5R28 February 1995LiverpoolH0-212,553

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg20 September 1994Torquay UnitedH2-02,451Gayle,
R2 2nd Leg5 October 1994Torquay UnitedA1-0 (won 3-0 on agg)4,244Holdsworth
R325 October 1994Crystal PalaceH0-19,394

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.

No. Position Player
1 Netherlands GK Hans Segers
2 England DF Warren Barton
3 Scotland DF Brian McAllister
4 Wales MF Vinnie Jones[4]
5 England DF Dean Blackwell
6 Republic of Ireland DF Scott Fitzgerald[5]
7 England FW Andy Clarke
8 England MF Robbie Earle[6]
9 Nigeria FW Efan Ekoku[7]
10 England FW Dean Holdsworth
11 England FW Gary Blissett
12 England DF Gary Elkins
14 England DF Gerald Dobbs
15 England DF Alan Reeves
16 England DF Alan Kimble
17 England DF Roger Joseph
18 England MF Steve Talboys
19 England MF Stewart Castledine
No. Position Player
20 England FW Marcus Gayle[8]
21 England DF Chris Perry
22 England MF Aidan Newhouse
23 England GK Neil Sullivan[9]
24 England MF Peter Fear
25 England FW Mick Harford
26 England MF Neal Ardley
27 England DF Justin Skinner
28 England DF Andy Thorn
29 England FW Grant Payne
30 England MF Mark Thomas
31 England MF Lenny Piper
32 England MF Gavin Fell
33 Republic of Ireland MF Brendan Murphy
34 England FW Jason Euell[10]
35 Norway MF Øyvind Leonhardsen
36 England FW Jon Goodman[11]
37 Republic of Ireland DF Kenny Cunningham

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
13 England GK Peter Shilton (to Bolton Wanderers)
No. Position Player
15 England DF John Scales (to Liverpool)

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
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
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: Decrease £3,100,000
Transfers out: Increase £3,500,000
Total spending: Increase £400,000

References

  1. ↑ "Wimbledon - Historical Football Kits". Historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  2. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wimbledon/1994-1995/results
  3. ↑ "Wimbledon - 1994/95". FootballSquads. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  4. ↑ Jones was born in Watford, England, but qualified to represent Wales through his maternal grandfather; he made his international debut for Wales in 1994.
  5. ↑ Fitzgerald was born in Westminster, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally; he made his debut for the "B" side during 1992.
  6. ↑ Earle was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally. He made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997, having previously being called up for England once without playing.
  7. ↑ Ekoku was born in Manchester, England, but qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and made his international debut for Nigeria in 1994.
  8. ↑ Gayle was born in Hammersmith, London, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally; he made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
  9. ↑ Sullivan was born in Sutton, England, but qualified to represent Scotland internationally and would make his debut for Scotland in 1997.
  10. ↑ Euell was born in Lambeth, England, and would debut for the England U21 side in 1996, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2004.
  11. ↑ Goodman was born in Walthamstow, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his debut for Ireland in 1997.
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