# 1994–95 Everton F.C. season

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

## Season summary

After the previous season's "houdini" escape act which preserved Everton's top flight status, manager Mike Walker was expected to take the club forward and challenge for honours. But a failure to win any of their first twelve Premier League games saw the board run out of patience with Walker and terminated his contract after less than a year at the helm. Former player Joe Royle was named as Walker's successor, and quickly set about reshaping a squad of broken men.
Royle's impact was instantaneous, taking nine points from his first three games, with the standout result being a 2–0 win over rivals Liverpool in the Merseyside derby in his first match as manager. From Royle's appointment to the close of the season the club were firmly in the top six of the form guide, beating champions Manchester United at home and winning away at Chelsea amongst other highlights, leading to Shoot! magazine to dub the transformation 'The Royle Revolution'. League survival was not guaranteed until May however due to the club's poor start, and was secured following a 1–0 win away at already relegated Ipswich Town in the penultimate game of the season. Royle began a sequence when Everton went four-and-a-half calendar years unbeaten in Merseyside derbies, and masterminded a memorable 4–1 demolition of Tottenham Hotspur in the 1995 FA Cup Semi-Final.
Everton finished 15th, but the biggest news of May was victory in the FA Cup Final. The opposition were Premier League runners-up Manchester United, who were most pundits' favourites to win, despite the fact that Everton had previously beaten United in the league that season. A goal from Everton's Paul Rideout, and a succession of thrilling saves by goalkeeper Neville Southall, gave Everton their first major trophy for eight years and their first European campaign of the post-Heysel era.
Royle's arrival at Everton also saw the permanent signature of powerful Scottish striker Duncan Ferguson, and Earl Barrett soon following. Leaving the club were a number of Mike Walker signings including: flop striker Brett Angell, reserve defender Gary Rowett and left-back David Burrows who had only arrived at the club earlier in the season. Long-serving defender/midfielder Ian Snodin who was part of the 1986–87 title-winning side also left the club. Neville Southall and Dave Watson remained from that side.
Everton fans were given more hope of sustained success after the season was over, when it was announced that the club had agreed to sign Russian winger Andrei Kanchelskis from Manchester United for a then-club record fee of £5 million.

## Kit

Everton's kit was manufactured by Umbro and sponsored by NEC.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 50 | |
| 17 | Manchester City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 49 | |
* ↑ 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A |
| Result | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | D | W | D |
| Position | 7 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 |

## Results

Everton's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 20 August 1994 | Aston Villa | H | 2–2 | 35,544 | Stuart, Rideout |
| 24 August 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | 24,553 | Rideout |
| 27 August 1994 | Manchester City | A | 0–4 | 19,867 | |
| 30 August 1994 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–2 | 26,689 | Rideout |
| 10 September 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–3 | 26,538 | |
| 17 September 1994 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–2 | 27,285 | Amokachi, Rideout |
| 24 September 1994 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | 28,003 | Ablett |
| 1 October 1994 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | 43,803 | |
| 8 October 1994 | Southampton | A | 0–2 | 15,163 | |
| 15 October 1994 | Coventry City | H | 0–2 | 28,233 | |
| 22 October 1994 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | 14,505 | |
| 29 October 1994 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | 32,003 | Unsworth |
| 1 November 1994 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | 28,338 | Ablett |
| 5 November 1994 | Norwich City | A | 0–0 | 18,377 | |
| 21 November 1994 | Liverpool | H | 2–0 | 39,866 | Ferguson, Rideout |
| 26 November 1994 | Chelsea | A | 1–0 | 28,115 | Rideout |
| 5 December 1994 | Leeds United | H | 3–0 | 25,897 | Rideout, Ferguson, Unsworth (pen) |
| 10 December 1994 | Aston Villa | A | 0–0 | 29,678 | |
| 17 December 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–0 | 32,809 | |
| 26 December 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–4 | 37,089 | Ferguson |
| 31 December 1994 | Ipswich Town | H | 4–1 | 25,659 | Ferguson, Rideout (2), Watson |
| 2 January 1995 | Wimbledon | A | 1–2 | 9,506 | Rideout |
| 14 January 1995 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | 34,743 | Watson |
| 21 January 1995 | Crystal Palace | H | 3–1 | 23,733 | Ferguson (2), Rideout |
| 24 January 1995 | Liverpool | A | 0–0 | 39,505 | |
| 1 February 1995 | Newcastle United | A | 0–2 | 34,465 | |
| 4 February 1995 | Norwich City | H | 2–1 | 23,293 | Stuart, Rideout |
| 13 February 1995 | West Ham United | A | 2–2 | 21,081 | Rideout, Limpar |
| 22 February 1995 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | 30,793 | |
| 25 February 1995 | Manchester United | H | 1–0 | 40,011 | Ferguson |
| 4 March 1995 | Leicester City | A | 2–2 | 20,447 | Limpar, Samways |
| 8 March 1995 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–2 | 24,526 | Barlow |
| 15 March 1995 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | 28,485 | Unsworth (pen) |
| 18 March 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 3–2 | 14,488 | Barlow, McDonald (own goal), Hinchcliffe |
| 1 April 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–2 | 37,905 | Stuart |
| 14 April 1995 | Newcastle United | H | 2–0 | 34,811 | Amokachi (2) |
| 17 April 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–0 | 27,880 | |
| 29 April 1995 | Wimbledon | H | 0–0 | 33,063 | |
| 3 May 1995 | Chelsea | H | 3–3 | 33,180 | Hinchcliffe, Ablett, Amokachi |
| 6 May 1995 | Southampton | H | 0–0 | 36,840 | |
| 9 May 1995 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–0 | 14,951 | Rideout |
| 14 May 1995 | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | 21,814 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 7 January 1995 | Derby County | H | 1-0 | 29,406 | Hinchcliffe |
| R4 | 29 January 1995 | Bristol City | A | 1-0 | 19,816 | Jackson |
| R5 | 18 February 1995 | Norwich City | H | 5-0 | 31,616 | Limpar, Parkinson, Rideout, Ferguson, Stuart |
| QF | 12 March 1995 | Newcastle United | H | 1-0 | 35,203 | Watson |
| SF | 9 April 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | N | 4-1 | 38,226 | Jackson, Stuart, Amokachi (2) |
| F | 20 May 1995 | Manchester United | N | 1-0 | 79,592 | Rideout |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st Leg | 20 September 1994 | Portsmouth | H | 2–3 | 14,043 | Samways, Stuart (pen) |
| R2 2nd Leg | 5 October 1994 | Portsmouth | A | 1–1 (lost 3–4 on agg) | 13,605 | Watson |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | WAL | Neville Southall |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Matt Jackson |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Andy Hinchcliffe |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Earl Barrett |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Dave Watson (captain) |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Gary Ablett |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Vinny Samways |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Graham Stuart |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Duncan Ferguson |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Barry Horne |
| 11 | FW | NGA | Daniel Amokachi |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Paul Holmes |
| 13 | GK | AUS | Jason Kearton |
| 14 | MF | ENG | John Ebbrell |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Paul Rideout |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | SWE | Anders Limpar |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Joe Parkinson |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Stuart Barlow |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Gary Rowett |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Alex Smith |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Neil Moore |
| 26 | DF | ENG | David Unsworth |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Mark Grugel |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Chris Price |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Tony Grant |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Dan Leeming |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Steve Reeves |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Jamie Speare |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ian Snodin (to Oldham Athletic) |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Tony Cottee (to West Ham United) |
| 16 | DF | ENG | David Burrows (to Coventry City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | SCO | Ian Durrant (on loan from Rangers) |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Brett Angell (to Sunderland) |
| 23 | MF | ENG | John Doolan (to Mansfield Town) |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Chris Priest (to Chester City) |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Graham Allen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Jon O'Connor |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 2 August 1994 | MF | Vinny Samways | Tottenham Hotspur | £2,200,000 |
| 27 August 1994 | FW | Daniel Amokachi | Club Brugge | £3,000,000 |
| 6 September 1994 | DF | David Burrows | West Ham United | Transfer |
| 11 December 1994 | FW | Duncan Ferguson | Rangers | £4,000,000 |
| 30 January 1995 | DF | Earl Barrett | Aston Villa | £1,700,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 22 July 1994 | FW | Paul Tait | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer |
| 2 September 1994 | MF | John Doolan | Mansfield Town | Free transfer |
| 7 September 1994 | FW | Tony Cottee | West Ham United | Transfer |
| 9 January 1995 | MF | Ian Snodin | Oldham Athletic | Free transfer |
| 2 March 1995 | DF | David Burrows | Coventry City | £1,100,000 |
| 23 March 1995 | FW | Brett Angell | Sunderland | £600,000 |
    Transfers in: £10,900,000
    Transfers out: £1,700,000
    Total spending: £9,200,000