# 1994–95 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

The 1994–95 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 128th season. They competed in the twenty-two team Premiership, the top tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.

## Season summary

Sheffield Wednesday were among the pre-season favourites for a UEFA Cup places, having finished seventh in the first two Premiership seasons, third in the last First Division season in 1992 and winning the League Cup in 1991, with many fine players still on the club's payroll. But they were still without striker David Hirst for much of the season due to injury, and this played at least some part in the Owls enduring their worst league form since relegation in 1990.
Right up till early May, the Owls were in real danger of relegation and this was enough for the club's board, who wielded the axe on manager Trevor Francis after four years in charge. His successor was the former Luton Town and Tottenham Hotspur manager David Pleat, who looked to the continent in hope of returning the Owls to their winning ways and brought in Belgian forward Marc Degryse.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 11 | Chelsea | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 54 | |
| 12 | Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 51 | |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 51 | |
| 14 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 50 | |
| 15 | Everton | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 50 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
* ↑ Everton qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup winners.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Statto

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | D | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | W |
| Position | 17 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |

## Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 20 August 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–4 | 34,051 | Hirst, Calderwood (own goal), Petrescu |
| 24 August 1994 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–3 | 12,788 | Sheridan, Hyde |
| 27 August 1994 | Wimbledon | A | 1–0 | 7,453 | Watson |
| 31 August 1994 | Norwich City | H | 0–0 | 25,072 | |
| 10 September 1994 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–4 | 22,022 | Hyde |
| 17 September 1994 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | 26,776 | Watson |
| 26 September 1994 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | 23,227 | Bright |
| 1 October 1994 | Liverpool | A | 1–4 | 31,493 | Nolan |
| 8 October 1994 | Manchester United | H | 1–0 | 33,441 | Hirst |
| 16 October 1994 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–1 | 13,073 | Bright, Hirst |
| 22 October 1994 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | 34,408 | Taylor |
| 29 October 1994 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | 25,450 | Bright |
| 2 November 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–1 | 24,207 | |
| 6 November 1994 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | 33,705 | |
| 19 November 1994 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | 25,300 | Petrescu |
| 27 November 1994 | Aston Villa | A | 1–1 | 25,082 | Atherton |
| 3 December 1994 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–0 | 21,930 | Bart-Williams |
| 10 December 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | 25,912 | Nolan |
| 17 December 1994 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–2 | 22,766 | |
| 26 December 1994 | Everton | A | 4–1 | 37,080 | Bright, Whittingham (2), Ingesson |
| 28 December 1994 | Coventry City | H | 5–1 | 26,056 | Bright (2), Waddle, Whittingham (2) |
| 31 December 1994 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | 20,624 | Hyde |
| 2 January 1995 | Southampton | H | 1–1 | 28,424 | Hyde |
| 14 January 1995 | Chelsea | A | 1–1 | 17,285 | Nolan |
| 21 January 1995 | Newcastle United | H | 0–0 | 31,215 | |
| 23 January 1995 | West Ham United | A | 2–0 | 14,554 | Waddle, Bright |
| 4 February 1995 | Arsenal | H | 3–1 | 23,468 | Petrescu, Ingesson, Bright |
| 12 February 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–3 | 22,223 | Waddle |
| 18 February 1995 | Aston Villa | H | 1–2 | 24,063 | Bright |
| 25 February 1995 | Liverpool | H | 1–2 | 31,964 | Bart-Williams |
| 4 March 1995 | Leeds United | A | 1–0 | 33,750 | Waddle |
| 8 March 1995 | Norwich City | A | 0–0 | 13,530 | |
| 11 March 1995 | Wimbledon | H | 0–1 | 20,395 | |
| 14 March 1995 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–2 | 10,422 | Whittingham |
| 18 March 1995 | Manchester City | A | 2–3 | 23,355 | Hyde, Whittingham |
| 1 April 1995 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–7 | 30,060 | Bright (pen) |
| 8 April 1995 | Leicester City | H | 1–0 | 22,551 | Whittingham |
| 15 April 1995 | Coventry City | A | 0–2 | 15,710 | |
| 17 April 1995 | Everton | H | 0–0 | 27,880 | |
| 29 April 1995 | Southampton | A | 0–0 | 15,189 | |
| 7 May 1995 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 43,868 | |
| 14 May 1995 | Ipswich Town | H | 4–1 | 30,213 | Whittingham (2), Bart-Williams, Bright |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 7 January 1995 | Gillingham | A | 2–1 | 10,425 | Waddle, Bright |
| R4 | 30 January 1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 21,757 | |
| R4R | 8 February 1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 (lost 3–4 on pens) | 28,544 | Bright |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st Leg | 21 September 1994 | Bradford City | H | 2–1 | 15,705 | Taylor, Hyde |
| R2 2nd Leg | 4 October 1994 | Bradford City | A | 1–1 (won 3–2 on agg) | 13,092 | Bart-Williams |
| R3 | 26 October 1994 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | 16,715 | Bart-Williams |
| R4 | 30 November 1994 | Arsenal | A | 0–2 | 27,390 | |

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Chris Woods |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Peter Atherton |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Ian Nolan |
| 5 | DF | ROU | Dan Petrescu |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Brian Linighan |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Adem Poric |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Chris Waddle |
| 9 | FW | ENG | David Hirst |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Mark Bright |
| 11 | MF | IRL | John Sheridan |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Andy Pearce |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Kevin Pressman |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Chris Bart-Williams |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Andy Sinton |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Graham Hyde |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Des Walker |
| 18 | MF | SWE | Klas Ingesson |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Guy Whittingham |
| 21 | MF | WAL | Ryan Jones |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Simon Stewart |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Lance Key |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Julian Watts |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Mike Williams |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Trevor Francis (player-manager) |
| 27 | FW | ENG | O'Neill Donaldson |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Lee Briscoe |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Matthew Hardwick |

### 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 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ian Taylor (to Aston Villa) |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Nigel Jemson (to Notts County) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Gordon Watson (to Southampton) |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Simon Coleman (to Bolton Wanderers) |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | David Faulkner |
| — | MF | ENG | Darren Holmes |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ENG | Richie Barker |
| — | FW | ENG | Leroy Chambers |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 June 1994 | DF | Peter Atherton | Coventry City | £800,000 |
| 12 July 1994 | MF | Ian Taylor | Port Vale | £1,000,000 |
| 6 August 1994 | DF | Dan Petrescu | Genoa | £1,300,000 |
| 17 August 1994 | DF | Ian Nolan | Tranmere Rovers | £1,500,000 |
| 1 September 1994 | MF | Klas Ingesson | PSV Eindhoven | £800,000 |
| 21 December 1994 | FW | Guy Whittingham | Aston Villa | £700,000 |
| 9 January 1995 | FW | O'Neill Donaldson | Mansfield Town | £50,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 30 June 1994 | MF | Carlton Palmer | Leeds United | £2,600,000 |
| 4 July 1994 | DF | Nigel Worthington | Leeds United | £325,000 |
| 19 July 1994 | DF | Nigel Pearson | Middlesbrough | £500,000 |
| 1 August 1994 | DF | Phil King | Aston Villa | £200,000 |
| 12 August 1994 | FW | Leroy Chambers | Chester City | Free transfer |
| 8 September 1994 | FW | Nigel Jemson | Notts County | £300,000 |
| 5 October 1994 | DF | Simon Coleman | Bolton Wanderers | £350,000 |
| 21 December 1994 | MF | Ian Taylor | Aston Villa | £1,000,000 |
| 17 March 1995 | FW | Gordon Watson | Southampton | £1,200,000 |
    Transfers in: £6,150,000
    Transfers out: £6,475,000
    Total spending: £325,000