1994–95 Leicester City F.C. season

During the 1994–95 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Leicester City
1994–95 season
ChairmanMartin George
ManagerBrian Little (until 22 November)
Kevin MacDonald (caretaker 22 November - 14 December)
Mark McGhee (from 14 December)
Premiership21st (relegated)
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Roberts (9)
All: Roberts (11)
Highest home attendance21,393 vs Liverpool
(26 Dec 1994, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance14,258 vs Brighton & HA
(5 Oct 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance19,532

Season summary

Leicester City finally made it back to the top flight after a seven-year exile and two successive Wembley playoff final defeats. Even with one of the country's most sought-after young managers in Brian Little, they were still tipped to go straight back down to the First Division. They would ultimately have a very shaky to indifferent start to the season, winning just two of their first 10 games, yet one of them being perhaps their finest performance of the season. On 16 October, they were 4-1 leaders against Southampton by 82 minutes; however, their leaky defense would be evident for the rest of the season (they eventually conceded 80 league goals and only kept four clean sheets all season) and within the final two minutes of that game, they conceded two goals to only narrowly win the game 4-3. By the time manager Brian Little moved to Aston Villa in November, the Foxes looked doomed, and Little's successor Mark McGhee was unable to prove the pundits wrong. Leicester were never out of the bottom two after November and were relegated with just 6 wins and only Ipswich Town below them. The sale of key player Mark Draper at least gave the club a cash windfall to reduce the financial impact of relegation.

Final league table
Main article: 1994–95 FA Premier League
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 the 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: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
42 6 11 25 45 80  −35 29 5 6 10 28 37  −9 1 5 15 17 43  −26

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAAHAAAHAHHAHHAHAHHA
ResultLLLDLWDDLWLLLLWLDLDLDLLLWLDDLDLLLLLWLLLWDD
Position182122202120181920181819212120212121212121212222222222212222222222222221212121212121
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
21 August 1994Newcastle UnitedH1-320,048Joachim
23 August 1994Blackburn RoversA0-321,050
27 August 1994Nottingham ForestA0-121,601
31 August 1994Queens Park RangersH1-118,695Gee
10 September 1994WimbledonA1-27,683Lowe
17 September 1994Tottenham HotspurH3-121,300Joachim (2), Lowe
24 September 1994EvertonA1-128,003Draper
3 October 1994Coventry CityH2-219,372Roberts (2)
8 October 1994ChelseaA0-418,397
15 October 1994SouthamptonH4-320,020Blake (2), Roberts, Carr
24 October 1994Leeds UnitedA1-228,547Blake
29 October 1994Crystal PalaceH0-120,022
5 November 1994West Ham UnitedA0-118,780
20 November 1994Manchester CityH0-119,006
23 November 1994ArsenalH2-120,774Lowe, Seaman (own goal)
26 November 1994Norwich CityA1-220,657Draper
3 December 1994Aston VillaH1-120,896Gee
10 December 1994Newcastle UnitedA1-334,400Oldfield
17 December 1994Blackburn RoversH0-020,559
26 December 1994LiverpoolH1-221,393Roberts
28 December 1994Manchester UnitedA1-143,789Whitlow
31 December 1994Sheffield WednesdayH0-120,624
2 January 1995Ipswich TownA1-415,803Roberts
14 January 1995Crystal PalaceA0-212,707
25 January 1995Manchester CityA1-021,007Robins
4 February 1995West Ham UnitedH1-220,375Robins
11 February 1995ArsenalA1-131,373Draper
22 February 1995Aston VillaA4-430,825Robins, Roberts, Lowe (2)
25 February 1995Coventry CityA2-420,633Lowe, Roberts
4 March 1995EvertonH2-220,447Draper, Roberts
8 March 1995Queens Park RangersA0-210,189
11 March 1995Nottingham ForestH2-420,423Lowe, Draper
15 March 1995Leeds UnitedH1-320,068Roberts
18 March 1995Tottenham HotspurA0-130,851
1 April 1995WimbledonH3-415,489Robins, Willis, Lawrence
5 April 1995Norwich CityH1-015,992Parker
8 April 1995Sheffield WednesdayA0-122,551
15 April 1995Manchester UnitedH0-421,281
17 April 1995LiverpoolA0-236,012
29 April 1995Ipswich TownH2-015,248Whitlow, Lowe
6 May 1995ChelseaH1-118,140Willis
14 May 1995SouthamptonA2-215,101Parker, Robins

FA Cup
Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1995EnfieldH2-017,351Oldfield, Roberts
R430 January 1995PortsmouthA1-014,928Roberts
R518 February 1995Wolverhampton WanderersA0-128,544

League Cup
Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg21 September 1994Brighton & Hove AlbionA0-111,041
R2 2nd Leg5 October 1994Brighton & Hove AlbionH0-2 (lost 0-3 on agg)14,258

Squad

[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 GK Gavin Ward
2 DF Simon Grayson
3 DF Mike Whitlow
4 DF Jimmy Willis
5 DF Steve Walsh (captain)
6 FW Mark Robins
7 FW Julian Joachim
8 MF Mark Blake
9 FW Iwan Roberts
10 MF Mark Draper
11 FW Ian Ormondroyd
12 DF Richard Smith
14 DF Nicky Mohan
15 DF Brian Carey
18 MF Garry Parker
No. Position Player
19 DF Colin Hill
20 MF David Oldfield
21 MF Lee Philpott
22 DF Jamie Lawrence
23 FW Emile Heskey
24 DF Neil Lewis
25 FW David Lowe
26 FW Phil Gee
27 FW Lee Ellison
29 MF Sam McMahon
30 MF Ian Thompson
31 DF Scott Eustace
32 GK Russell Hoult
33 GK Kevin Poole

Left the 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
22 MF Gary Mills (to Notts County)
16 MF Franz Carr (to Aston Villa)
6 MF Steve Agnew (to Sunderland)
No. Position Player
17 MF Steve Thompson (to Burnley)
34 DF Mike Galloway (on loan from Celtic)

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
7 July 1994 DF Nicky Mohan Middlesbrough £330,000
22 July 1994 MF Mark Draper Notts County £1,250,000
12 August 1994 FW Lee Ellison Darlington Free transfer
11 October 1994 MF Franz Carr Sheffield United £100,000
6 January 1995 DF Jamie Lawrence Doncaster Rovers £125,000
16 January 1995 FW Mark Robins Norwich City £1,000,000
10 February 1995 MF Garry Parker Aston Villa £300,000

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
25 July 1994 DF Tony James Hereford United Free transfer
12 August 1994 DF Colin Gibson Blackpool Free transfer
26 September 1994 MF Gary Mills Notts County £50,000
11 January 1995 MF Steve Agnew Sunderland £250,000
10 February 1995 MF Franz Carr Aston Villa £250,000
24 February 1995 MF Steve Thompson Burnley £200,000
Transfers in: £3,105,000
Transfers out: £750,000
Total spending: £2,355,000

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1994-1995/faprem/leicester.htm
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