1994–95 Ipswich Town F.C. season
1994–95 season | |
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Chairman | John Kerr |
Manager | John Lyall (until 5 December 1994) Paul Goddard (caretaker) (5–28 December 1994) George Burley (from 28 December 1994) |
Premier League | 22nd (relegated) |
FA Cup | Third round |
League Cup | Second round |
Top goalscorer | League: Claus Thomsen (5) All: Claus 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 Premier League goals, kept just 3 clean sheets 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 and during the summer, Steve Sedgley became the club's first £1 million signing.[1] However, Ipswich experienced their worst start to a season for 31 years, losing 11 of their first 15 games.[2] Following defeat by Manchester City at the beginning of December with Ipswich bottom of the league and relegation already looking more than likely, Lyall quit. Coach Paul Goddard stepped in as caretaker manager but former player George Burley was soon back at the club as manager, with Dale Roberts as his assistant. 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. 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, a record Premier League defeat, effectively crushed any remaining hopes of survival. The defeat was part of a run of seven defeats with Ipswich failing to score and their relegation was guaranteed on 14 April with six games remaining following results elsewhere.[3] On a brighter note though, another highlight included a surprise 1–0 win at Anfield against eventual-4th-placed Liverpool in mid-January, their first win at Anfield in 34 attempts.[2]
In the cups, Ipswich failed to progress in both, losing to First Division Bolton in the Coca Cola Cup and to Second Division Wrexham in the FA Cup.
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 Premier League comeback.
Former chairman Patrick Cobbold died in December.[2]
First-team squad[]
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Left club during season[]
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Reserve squad[]
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Competitions[]
FA Premier League[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
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 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 36 | 93 | −57 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 59 | −47 |
Source: Statto
Results by round[]
Legend[]
Win | Draw | Loss |
Ipswich Town's score comes first[7]
Matches[]
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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20 August 1994 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–1 | 18,882 | |
23 August 1994 | Wimbledon | A | 1–1 | 5,853 | Milton |
27 August 1994 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–1 | 12,456 | Yates (own goal), Genchev |
30 August 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–3 | 22,559 | Kiwomya |
10 September 1994 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 | 22,241 | |
19 September 1994 | Norwich City | H | 1–2 | 17,447 | Wark (pen) |
24 September 1994 | Manchester United | H | 3–2 | 22,539 | Mason (2), Sedgley |
1 October 1994 | Southampton | A | 1–3 | 13,246 | Marshall |
10 October 1994 | Coventry City | A | 0–2 | 9,526 | |
16 October 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–2 | 13,073 | Wark |
23 October 1994 | Chelsea | A | 0–2 | 15,068 | |
29 October 1994 | Liverpool | H | 1–3 | 22,513 | Paz |
1 November 1994 | Leeds United | H | 2–0 | 15,956 | Sedgley, Williams |
5 November 1994 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–3 | 13,349 | |
19 November 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–3 | 17,329 | Thomsen |
26 November 1994 | Newcastle United | A | 1–1 | 34,459 | Thomsen |
3 December 1994 | Manchester City | H | 1–2 | 13,504 | Mason |
10 December 1994 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–4 | 21,340 | Thomsen |
16 December 1994 | Wimbledon | H | 2–2 | 11,367 | Milton, Sedgley |
26 December 1994 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 20,562 | Thomsen |
28 December 1994 | Arsenal | H | 0–2 | 22,054 | |
31 December 1994 | Everton | A | 1–4 | 25,659 | Sedgley |
2 January 1995 | Leicester City | H | 4–1 | 15,803 | Kiwomya (2), Tanner, Yallop |
14 January 1995 | Liverpool | A | 1–0 | 32,733 | Tanner |
21 January 1995 | Chelsea | H | 2–2 | 17,296 | Slater, Wark (pen) |
28 January 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–4 | 21,325 | Wark (pen) |
4 February 1995 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–2 | 15,570 | |
22 February 1995 | Manchester City | A | 0–2 | 21,430 | |
25 February 1995 | Southampton | H | 2–1 | 16,076 | Mathie, Chapman |
28 February 1995 | Newcastle United | H | 0–2 | 18,639 | |
4 March 1995 | Manchester United | A | 0–9 | 43,804 | |
8 March 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–3 | 24,930 | |
20 March 1995 | Norwich City | A | 0–3 | 17,510 | |
1 April 1995 | Aston Villa | H | 0–1 | 15,710 | |
5 April 1995 | Leeds United | A | 0–4 | 28,600 | |
11 April 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–1 | 11,767 | |
15 April 1995 | Arsenal | A | 1–4 | 36,818 | Marshall |
17 April 1995 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | 19,099 | Thomsen |
29 April 1995 | Leicester City | A | 0–2 | 15,248 | |
6 May 1995 | Coventry City | H | 2–0 | 12,893 | Marshall, Pressley (own goal) |
9 May 1995 | Everton | H | 0–1 | 14,951 | |
14 May 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–4 | 30,213 | Mathie |
FA Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 7 January 1995 | Wrexham | A | 1–2 | 8,500 | Linighan |
League Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R2 1st Leg | 21 September 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–3 | 7,787 | |
R2 2nd Leg | 5 October 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–1 (lost 0–4 on agg) | 8,212 |
Transfers[]
Transfers in[]
Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
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15 June 1994 | DF | ![]() |
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£250,000 | [8] |
15 June 1994 | MF | ![]() |
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£1,000,000 | [9] |
1 September 1994 | MF | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [10] |
9 September 1994 | DF | ![]() |
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£175,000 | [11] |
19 January 1995 | FW | ![]() |
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£70,000 | [12] |
24 February 1995 | FW | ![]() |
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£500,000 | [13] |
23 March 1995 | DF | ![]() |
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£225,000 | [14] |
Loans in[]
Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
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1 February 1995 | DF | ![]() |
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28 February 1995 | [15] |
Transfers out[]
Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | Ref |
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1 July 1994 | FW | ![]() |
Retired | [16] | |
1 July 1994 | FW | ![]() |
Free agent | Released | [17] |
1 July 1994 | DF | ![]() |
Free agent | Released | [18] |
13 January 1995 | FW | ![]() |
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£1,500,000 | [19] |
3 March 1995 | DF | ![]() |
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£300,000 | [20] |
17 March 1995 | DF | ![]() |
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£250,000 | [21] |
Loans out[]
Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
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9 January 1995 | MF | ![]() |
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31 May 1995 | [22] |
20 January 1995 | DF | ![]() |
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17 March 1995 | [21] |
6 March 1995 | FW | ![]() |
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31 May 1995 | [23] |
Awards[]
Player awards[]
Award | Player |
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Player of the Year | ![]() |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ Hadgraft, Rob. Ipswich Town The Modern Era. p. 115. ISBN 1-905328-24-9.
- ^ a b c Hadgraft, Rob. Ipswich Town The Modern Era. p. 349. ISBN 1-905328-24-9.
- ^ Hadgraft, Rob. Ipswich Town The Modern Era. p. 347. ISBN 1-905328-24-9.
- ^ "FootballSquads - Ipswich Town - 1994/95".
- ^ "All Ipswich Town players: 1995".
- ^ "Pride of Anglia - Ipswich Town Football Club".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Claus Thomsen at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Steve Sedgley at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Adrian Paz profile". Pride of Anglia. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Abrahall, Csaba. "When Saturday Comes – Ceased anglian". www.wsc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Lee Chapman at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Alex Mathie at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Ipswich transfer info[dead link] on Chris Swailes: from a list at The Daily Telegraph website.
- ^ "Andy Millen Pride of Anglia profile". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Paul Goddard Pride of Anglia profile". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Gary Thompson Pride of Anglia profile". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Lee Honeywood Pride of Anglia profile". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Chris Kiwomya at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Phil Whelan at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Eddie Youds at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "David Gregory at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Neil Gregory at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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