# 1994–95 Ipswich Town F.C. season

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. However, Ipswich experienced their worst start to a season for 31 years, losing 11 of their first 15 games. 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. 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.
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.

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| 1 | GK | CAN | Craig Forrest |
| 2 | MF | ENG | Mick Stockwell |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Neil Thompson |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Paul Mason |
| 5 | DF | SCO | John Wark |
| 6 | DF | ENG | David Linighan |
| 7 | MF | WAL | Geraint Williams |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Gavin Johnson |
| 9 | MF | BUL | Boncho Genchev |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Ian Marshall |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Lee Chapman |
| 12 | DF | DEN | Claus Thomsen |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Clive Baker |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Steve Sedgley |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Chris Swailes |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Simon Milton |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Steve Palmer |
| 19 | DF | CAN | Frank Yallop |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Stuart Slater |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Lee Durrant |
| 24 | DF | ARG | Mauricio Taricco |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Adam Tanner |
| 26 | MF | URU | Adrián Paz |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Tony Vaughan |
| 29 | GK | ENG | Richard Wright |
| 33 | FW | SCO | Alex Mathie |

### 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 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Chris Kiwomya (to Arsenal) |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Phil Whelan (to Middlesbrough) |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Eddie Youds (to Bradford City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | ENG | David Gregory (on loan to Hereford United) |
| 30 | FW | ZAM | Neil Gregory (on loan to Scunthorpe United) |
| 32 | DF | SCO | Andy Millen (loan return to Kilmarnock) |

### 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 |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Phil Morgan |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Leo Cotterell |
| 31 | MF | NZL | Lee Norfolk |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Kevin Ellis |
| 35 | MF | SCO | Graham Connell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | DF | SCO | George Burley |
| - | DF | ENG | Matt Weston |
| - | FW | ENG | Richard Naylor |
| - | FW | ENG | James Scowcroft |
| - | FW | SCO | David Pirie |

## Competitions
### FA Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 Football League First Division |
| 20 | Norwich City (R) | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 43 | Relegation to Football League First Division |
| 21 | Leicester City (R) | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 80 | −35 | 29 | Relegation to Football League First Division |
| 22 | Ipswich Town (R) | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 36 | 93 | −57 | 27 | Relegation to Football League First Division |

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 18 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |

#### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
Ipswich Town's score comes first

#### Matches

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 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 |
| R3 | 7 January 1995 | Wrexham | A | 1–2 | 8,500 | Linighan |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 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 |
| 15 June 1994 | DF | Claus Thomsen | AGF Aarhus | £250,000 |
| 15 June 1994 | MF | Steve Sedgley | Tottenham Hotspur | £1,000,000 |
| 1 September 1994 | MF | Adrián Paz | Estudiantes de La Plata | Undisclosed |
| 9 September 1994 | DF | Mauricio Taricco | Argentinos Juniors | £175,000 |
| 19 January 1995 | FW | Lee Chapman | West Ham United | £70,000 |
| 24 February 1995 | FW | Alex Mathie | Newcastle United | £500,000 |
| 23 March 1995 | DF | Chris Swailes | Doncaster Rovers | £225,000 |

### Loans in

| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
| 1 February 1995 | DF | Andy Millen | Kilmarnock | 28 February 1995 | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 1994 | FW | Paul Goddard | Retired | Retired |
| 1 July 1994 | FW | Gary Thompson | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 1994 | DF | Lee Honeywood | Free agent | Released |
| 13 January 1995 | FW | Chris Kiwomya | Arsenal | £1,200,000 |
| 3 March 1995 | DF | Phil Whelan | Middlesbrough | £300,000 |
| 17 March 1995 | DF | Eddie Youds | Bradford City | £250,000 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until |
| 9 January 1995 | MF | David Gregory | Hereford United | 31 May 1995 |
| 20 January 1995 | DF | Eddie Youds | Bradford City | 17 March 1995 |
| 6 March 1995 | FW | Neil Gregory | Scunthorpe United | 31 May 1995 |

## Awards
### Player awards

| Award | Player |
| Player of the Year | Craig Forrest |
| Players' Player of the Year | Craig Forrest |