1994–95 Leeds United A.F.C. season

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Leeds United
1994–95 season
ChairmanLeslie Silver
ManagerHoward Wilkinson
StadiumElland Road
Premiership5th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Yeboah (12)
All: Tony Yeboah (13)
Highest home attendance39,426 vs Blackburn Rovers
(15 Apr 1995, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance7,844 vs Mansfield Town
(21 Sep 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance30,959

During the 1994–95 season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary[]

Leeds United were a solid but unremarkable side for much of the 1994–95 season, but the January signing of Ghanaian striker Tony Yeboah breathed new life into a dull-but-dependable side. Leeds ended up qualifying for the UEFA Cup via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.

Manager Howard Wilkinson knew that there were other parts of the Leeds set-up which needed reinforcements as well as the attack, and he used the 1995 close season to bring in experienced defenders Richard Jobson and Paul Beesley. Wilkinson was also given hope by the promise of numerous up-and-coming young players including Andy Gray, Harry Kewell and Noel Whelan. The close season also saw plans unveiled for upgrading an already-impressive Elland Road into a 65,000-seat "Wembley of the North", though it seemed very doubtful whether the ambitious plans would ever be realised.

Final league table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Nottingham Forest 42 22 11 9 72 43 +29 77 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
4 Liverpool 42 21 11 10 65 37 +28 74
5 Leeds United 42 20 13 9 59 38 +21 73
6 Newcastle United 42 20 12 10 67 47 +20 72
7 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 14 12 66 58 +8 62
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Leeds United were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 20 13 9 59 38  +21 73 13 5 3 35 15  +20 7 8 6 24 23  +1

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAAHAAHAHAHHHA
ResultDWLWWLDWLDWWLWLWLDWDLDDWDDWDLWWWLDWWDWWWWD
Position1348666869996666687668787767677666666666645
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

Leeds United's score comes first[1]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 August 1994 West Ham United Away 0–0 18,810
23 August 1994 Arsenal Home 1–0 34,218 Whelan
27 August 1994 Chelsea Home 2–3 32,212 Masinga, Whelan
30 August 1994 Crystal Palace Away 2–1 15,212 White, Whelan
10 September 1994 Manchester United Home 2–1 39,396 Deane, Wetherall
17 September 1994 Coventry City Away 1–2 15,389 Speed
26 September 1994 Sheffield Wednesday Away 1–1 23,227 McAllister
1 October 1994 Manchester City Home 2–0 30,938 Whelan (2)
8 October 1994 Norwich City Away 1–2 17,390 Wallace
15 October 1994 Tottenham Hotspur Home 1–1 39,224 Deane
24 October 1994 Leicester City Home 2–1 28,547 McAllister, Whelan
29 October 1994 Southampton Away 3–1 15,202 Wallace (2), O.G
1 November 1994 Ipswich Town Away 0–2 15,956
5 November 1994 Wimbledon Home 3–1 27,284 Wetherall, White, Speed
19 November 1994 Queens Park Rangers Away 2–3 17,416 Deane, O.G
26 November 1994 Nottingham Forest Home 1–0 38,191 Whelan
5 December 1994 Everton Away 0–3 25,897
10 December 1994 West Ham United Home 2–2 28,987 Deane, Worthington
17 December 1994 Arsenal Away 3–1 38,098 Masinga (2), Deane
26 December 1994 Newcastle United Home 0–0 39,337
31 December 1994 Liverpool Home 0–2 38,563
2 January 1995 Aston Villa Away 0–0 35,028
14 January 1995 Southampton Home 0–0 28,953
24 January 1995 Queens Park Rangers Home 4–0 28,780 Masinga (2), White, Deane
1 February 1995 Blackburn Rovers Away 1–1 28,561 McAllister
4 February 1995 Wimbledon Away 0–0 10,211
22 February 1995 Everton Home 1–0 30,793 Yeboah
25 February 1995 Manchester City Away 0–0 22,892
4 March 1995 Sheffield Wednesday Home 0–1 33,750
11 March 1995 Chelsea Away 3–0 20,174 Yeboah (2), McAllister
15 March 1995 Leicester City Away 3–1 20,068 Yeboah (2), Palmer
18 March 1995 Coventry City Home 3–1 29,179 Yeboah, Wallace, O.G
22 March 1995 Nottingham Forest Away 0–3 26,299
2 April 1995 Manchester United Away 0–0 43,712
5 April 1995 Ipswich Town Home 4–0 28,600 Yeboah (3), Speed
9 April 1995 Liverpool Away 1–0 37,454 Deane
15 April 1995 Blackburn Rovers Home 1–1 39,426 Deane
17 April 1995 Newcastle United Away 2–1 35,262 McAllister, Yeboah
29 April 1995 Aston Villa Home 1–0 32,955 Palmer
6 May 1995 Norwich City Home 2–1 31,981 Palmer, McAllister
9 May 1995 Crystal Palace Home 3–1 30,963 Yeboah (2), Wetherall
14 May 1995 Tottenham Hotspur Away 1–1 33,040 Deane

FA Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Third round 7 January 1995 Walsall Away 1–1 8,619 Wetherall
Third round replay 17 January 1995 Walsall Home 5–2 (a.e.t.) 17,694 Deane, Wetherall, Masinga (3)
Fourth round 28 January 1995 Oldham Athletic Home 3–2 25,010 White, Palmer, Masinga
Fifth round 19 February 1995 Manchester United Away 1–3 42,744 Yeboah

League Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Second round first leg 21 September 1994 Mansfield Town Home 0–1 7,844
Second round second leg 4 October 1994 Mansfield Town Away 0–0 (lost 0–1 on agg) 7,227

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG John Lukic
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Kelly
3 DF England ENG Tony Dorigo
4 MF England ENG Carlton Palmer
5 DF England ENG Chris Fairclough
6 DF England ENG David Wetherall
8 FW England ENG Rod Wallace
9 FW England ENG Brian Deane
10 MF Scotland SCO Gary McAllister (captain)
11 MF Wales WAL Gary Speed
12 DF England ENG John Pemberton
13 GK England ENG Mark Beeney
14 MF England ENG David White
15 DF Northern Ireland NIR Nigel Worthington
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Republic of Ireland IRL David O'Leary[3]
17 MF England ENG Mark Tinkler
18 FW England ENG Jamie Forrester
19 FW England ENG Noel Whelan
20 DF England ENG Kevin Sharp[4]
21 FW Ghana GHA Tony Yeboah
22 MF England ENG Mark Ford
23 MF England ENG Andy Couzens
24 DF England ENG Rob Bowman
25 FW England ENG Matthew Smithard
26 FW South Africa RSA Phil Masinga
27 DF South Africa RSA Lucas Radebe
30 GK England ENG Paul Pettinger

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. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF Scotland SCO Gordon Strachan (to Coventry City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Wales WAL Ryan Nicholls (to Cardiff City)

Statistics[]

Starting 11[]

Considering starts in all competitions[5]

Transfers and loans[]

Total spending: Decrease £5,450,000

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Leeds United - 1994/95". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  3. ^ O'Leary was born in Hackney, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and made his international debut for Ireland in 1976.
  4. ^ Sharp was born in Sarnia, Canada, but represented England at U-18 level.
  5. ^ "All Leeds United players: 1995". www.11v11.com.
  6. ^ "Leeds United: Twenty years on, is this Yeboah goal now regarded as United's best?". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
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