# 1994–95 Swindon Town F.C. season

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

## Season summary

After a bright start to the 1994–95 season, a poor run of five defeats in six games resulted in Gorman's sacking in November 1994 with Swindon struggling near the foot of Division One. 33-year-old Manchester City midfielder Steve McMahon took over but, despite a run to the League Cup semi-finals, Swindon suffered a second successive relegation and slipped into Division Two.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 58 | |
| 20 | Sunderland | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 54 | |
| 21 | Swindon Town (R) | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 48 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Burnley (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 46 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 23 | Bristol City (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 45 | Relegation to the Second Division |

## Results

Swindon Town's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 14 August 1994 | Port Vale | H | 2–0 | 10,431 | Fjørtoft, Scott |
| 20 August 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–3 | 8,482 | Fjørtoft (2) |
| 27 August 1994 | Watford | H | 1–0 | 9,781 | Ling |
| 31 August 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–0 | 11,188 | |
| 3 September 1994 | Notts County | A | 1–0 | 6,537 | Fjørtoft |
| 11 September 1994 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | 9,054 | Fjørtoft |
| 14 September 1994 | Reading | H | 1–0 | 11,551 | Scott |
| 17 September 1994 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–1 | 9,794 | |
| 24 September 1994 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–2 | 8,219 | Bodin (2, 1 pen), Fjørtoft |
| 1 October 1994 | Barnsley | A | 1–2 | 3,911 | Taylor |
| 8 October 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–2 | 14,036 | Bodin, Scott, Beauchamp |
| 15 October 1994 | Portsmouth | A | 3–4 | 10,610 | Bodin (pen), Fjørtoft (2) |
| 22 October 1994 | Southend United | H | 2–2 | 9,909 | Fjørtoft (2) |
| 29 October 1994 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–3 | 17,328 | Fjørtoft |
| 1 November 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–3 | 10,046 | |
| 5 November 1994 | Millwall | H | 1–2 | 9,311 | Bodin (pen) |
| 20 November 1994 | Bristol City | A | 2–3 | 9,086 | Scott (2) |
| 23 November 1994 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | 7,654 | Scott |
| 26 November 1994 | Luton Town | H | 1–2 | 9,455 | Scott |
| 3 December 1994 | Southend United | A | 0–2 | 5,803 | |
| 10 December 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–2 | 8,608 | Bodin, Fjørtoft |
| 17 December 1994 | Port Vale | A | 2–2 | 7,747 | Taylor, Fjørtoft |
| 26 December 1994 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | 17,662 | |
| 27 December 1994 | Sheffield United | H | 1–3 | 11,007 | Fjørtoft |
| 31 December 1994 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–1 | 8,917 | Ling |
| 15 January 1995 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–1 | 8,888 | Fjørtoft, Horlock |
| 4 February 1995 | Burnley | A | 2–1 | 10,960 | Thorne (2) |
| 15 February 1995 | Bristol City | H | 0–3 | 9,881 | |
| 18 February 1995 | Luton Town | A | 0–3 | 6,595 | |
| 25 February 1995 | Barnsley | H | 0–0 | 8,158 | |
| 1 March 1995 | Millwall | A | 1–3 | 5,950 | Beauchamp |
| 4 March 1995 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | 4,934 | Taylor |
| 11 March 1995 | Watford | A | 0–2 | 7,123 | |
| 15 March 1995 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | 8,233 | Thorne |
| 19 March 1995 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 5–2 | 12,960 | Thorne (3), Fjørtoft, Gooden |
| 22 March 1995 | Derby County | A | 1–3 | 16,839 | Viveash |
| 25 March 1995 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–1 | 9,106 | |
| 1 April 1995 | Reading | A | 0–3 | 12,565 | |
| 5 April 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–1 | 8,100 | |
| 8 April 1995 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–1 | 8,722 | Viveash, Beauchamp, Taylor |
| 15 April 1995 | Sheffield United | A | 2–2 | 12,217 | Gooden, Ling |
| 17 April 1995 | Stoke City | H | 0–1 | 10,549 | |
| 22 April 1995 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 16,874 | |
| 29 April 1995 | Portsmouth | H | 0–2 | 9,220 | |
| 3 May 1995 | Notts County | H | 3–0 | 6,553 | Hamon, Thorne (2) |
| 7 May 1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 26,245 | Thorne |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 7 January 1995 | Marlow | H | 2–0 | 7,007 | Fjørtoft, Nijholt |
| R4 | 28 January 1995 | Watford | A | 0–1 | 11,202 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 First Leg | 21 September 1994 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–3 | 4,842 | Scott |
| R2 Second Leg | 27 September 1994 | Charlton Athletic | A | 4–1 (won 5–4 on agg) | 4,932 | Fjørtoft (3), Petterson (own goal) |
| R3 | 26 October 1994 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–1 | 11,382 | Thomson |
| R3R | 9 November 1994 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 4–1 | 6,482 | Scott (2), Fjørtoft (2) |
| R4 | 30 November 1994 | Derby County | H | 2–1 | 8,920 | Fjørtoft (2) |
| R5 | 11 January 1995 | Millwall | H | 3–1 | 11,772 | Mutch (2), Fjørtoft |
| SF First Leg | 12 February 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 15,341 | Thorne (2) 38', 76' |
| SF Second Leg | 8 March 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–3 (lost 3–4 on agg) | 19,851 | Fjørtoft 57' |

## 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 | Fraser Digby |
| — | GK | ENG | Nick Hammond |
| — | DF | ENG | Dean Hooper |
| — | DF | ENG | Brian Kilcline |
| — | DF | ENG | Shaun Taylor |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Thomson |
| — | DF | ENG | Carl Tiler (on loan from Nottingham Forest) |
| — | DF | ENG | Adi Viveash |
| — | DF | ENG | Ian Culverhouse |
| — | DF | ENG | Jason Drysdale |
| — | DF | ENG | Terry Fenwick |
| — | DF | NED | Luc Nijholt |
| — | DF | IRL | Wayne O'Sullivan |
| — | DF | ENG | Jamie Pitman |
| — | DF | ENG | Mark Robinson |
| — | DF | WAL | Paul Bodin |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Todd (on loan from Middlesbrough) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Eddie Murray |
| — | DF | ENG | Adrian Whitbread |
| — | MF | SCO | Ross MacLaren |
| — | MF | ENG | Joey Beauchamp |
| — | MF | ENG | Austin Berkley |
| — | MF | ENG | Ty Gooden |
| — | MF | NIR | Kevin Horlock |
| — | MF | ENG | Martin Ling |
| — | MF | ENG | Steve McMahon (player-manager) |
| — | MF | ENG | Neil Webb (on loan from Nottingham Forest) |
| — | MF | ENG | Ben Worrall |
| — | FW | NOR | Jan Åge Fjørtoft |
| — | FW | ENG | Chris Hamon |
| — | FW | ENG | Andy Mutch |
| — | FW | ENG | Keith Scott |
| — | FW | ENG | Peter Throne |
| — | FW | ENG | Steve White |