# 1994–95 Portsmouth F.C. season

During the 1994–95 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

The 1994–95 season was a disappointing one for Pompey and after a decline in form which left them struggling at the wrong end of Division One, Smith was sacked in February 1995 and was replaced by Terry Fenwick, who guided them to safety with 4 wins in their final 6 league games.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Luton Town | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 58 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 58 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 58 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 58 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 54 |

## Results

Portsmouth's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 13 August 1994 | Notts County | H | 2–1 | 10,487 | Powell, Symons |
| 20 August 1994 | Reading | A | 0–0 | 9,106 | |
| 27 August 1994 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–1 | 10,566 | Symons |
| 30 August 1994 | Southend United | A | 2–1 | 4,333 | Creaney, Powell |
| 10 September 1994 | Port Vale | H | 0–2 | 8,989 | |
| 14 September 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–1 | 6,383 | Hall |
| 17 September 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 11,284 | Creaney |
| 24 September 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | 13,466 | Creaney |
| 28 September 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–0 | 13,545 | Pethick, Hall |
| 1 October 1994 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–2 | 4,172 | |
| 8 October 1994 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–3 | 7,683 | Creaney, Hall |
| 15 October 1994 | Swindon Town | H | 4–3 | 10,610 | McLoughlin (2), Powell, Creaney (pen) |
| 23 October 1994 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–0 | 7,281 | |
| 29 October 1994 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | 7,238 | Powell |
| 2 November 1994 | Millwall | A | 2–2 | 7,108 | Rees, McLoughlin (pen) |
| 6 November 1994 | Derby County | H | 0–1 | 5,507 | |
| 19 November 1994 | Luton Town | A | 0–2 | 8,214 | |
| 26 November 1994 | Sunderland | H | 1–4 | 7,527 | Powell |
| 30 November 1994 | Stoke City | H | 0–1 | 5,772 | |
| 3 December 1994 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–4 | 17,185 | |
| 10 December 1994 | Reading | H | 1–1 | 8,578 | Creaney |
| 17 December 1994 | Notts County | A | 1–0 | 6,382 | Wood |
| 26 December 1994 | Watford | A | 0–2 | 9,953 | |
| 27 December 1994 | Barnsley | H | 3–0 | 6,751 | Newhouse, Creaney (2) |
| 31 December 1994 | Sheffield United | A | 1–3 | 13,467 | Creaney |
| 2 January 1995 | Burnley | H | 2–0 | 9,097 | Preki, Creaney |
| 14 January 1995 | Bristol City | H | 0–0 | 8,803 | |
| 22 January 1995 | Derby County | A | 0–3 | 9,704 | |
| 4 February 1995 | Stoke City | A | 2–0 | 12,372 | Preki, Creaney |
| 18 February 1995 | Sunderland | A | 2–2 | 12,372 | McLoughlin, Doling |
| 21 February 1995 | Luton Town | H | 3–2 | 7,363 | McLoughlin, Preki, Creaney (pen) |
| 25 February 1995 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–1 | 8,274 | Creaney, Symons |
| 5 March 1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 23,284 | |
| 8 March 1995 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–2 | 7,160 | Creaney |
| 11 March 1995 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–1 | 9,443 | |
| 15 March 1995 | Millwall | H | 3–2 | 6,032 | Creaney (2), Hall |
| 18 March 1995 | Southend United | H | 1–1 | 6,667 | McLoughlin |
| 21 March 1995 | Port Vale | A | 0–1 | 7,388 | |
| 25 March 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 7,765 | Creaney |
| 1 April 1995 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–4 | 8,722 | Preki, Irons (own goal) |
| 8 April 1995 | Sheffield United | H | 1–0 | 8,216 | Creaney |
| 15 April 1995 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 | 6,825 | |
| 17 April 1995 | Watford | H | 2–1 | 8,396 | Durnin (pen), Burton |
| 22 April 1995 | Burnley | A | 2–1 | 10,666 | Durnin (pen), Symons |
| 29 April 1995 | Swindon Town | A | 2–0 | 9,220 | Preki, Burton |
| 7 May 1995 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–1 | 11,002 | Hall |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 7 January 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3–1 | 9,721 | Preki (2), Creaney |
| R4 | 28 January 1995 | Leicester City | H | 0–1 | 14,928 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 First Leg | 17 August 1994 | Cambridge United | H | 2–0 | 3,854 | Stimson, Powell |
| R1 Second Leg | 23 August 1994 | Cambridge United | A | 3–2 (won 5–2 on agg) | 2,571 | Powell (2), Creaney |
| R2 First Leg | 20 September 1994 | Everton | A | 3–2 | 14,043 | Creaney (2), Kristensen |
| R2 Second Leg | 5 October 1994 | Everton | H | 1–1 (won 4–3 on agg) | 13,605 | Hall |
| R3 | 26 October 1994 | Derby County | H | 0–1 | 8,568 | |

## 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 |
| — | GK | ENG | Aaron Flahavan |
| — | GK | ENG | Jimmy Glass |
| — | GK | ENG | Alan Knight |
| — | GK | EST | Mart Poom |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Awford |
| — | DF | ENG | Mark Stimson |
| — | DF | DEN | Bjørn Kristensen |
| — | DF | ENG | Guy Butters |
| — | DF | ENG | Jon Gittens |
| — | DF | ENG | David Lee (on loan from Chelsea) |
| — | DF | WAL | Kit Symons |
| — | DF | ENG | Ray Daniel |
| — | DF | ENG | Tony Dobson |
| — | DF | ENG | Robbie Pethick |
| — | DF | ENG | Warren Neill |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Lee Russell |
| — | MF | ENG | Sammy Igoe |
| — | MF | ENG | Lloyd McGrath |
| — | MF | IRL | Alan McLoughlin |
| — | MF | JAM | Darryl Powell |
| — | MF | USA | Preki |
| — | MF | WAL | Jason Rees |
| — | MF | ENG | Alex Totten |
| — | MF | ENG | Stuart Doling |
| — | FW | JAM | Paul Hall |
| — | FW | ENG | John Durnin |
| — | FW | SCO | Gerry Creaney |
| — | FW | JAM | Deon Burton |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Wood |
| — | FW | ENG | Aidan Newhouse (on loan from Wimbledon) |