# 1994–95 Leicester City F.C. season

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

## Season summary

Leicester City finally made it back to the top flight after a seven-year exile and two successive Wembley playoff final defeats. Even with one of the country's most sought-after young managers in Brian Little, they were still tipped to go straight back down to the First Division. They would ultimately have a very shaky to indifferent start to the season, winning just two of their first 10 games, yet one of them being perhaps their finest performance of the season. On 16 October, they were 4–1 leaders against Southampton by 82 minutes; however, their leaky defense would be evident for the rest of the season (they eventually conceded 80 league goals and only kept four clean sheets all season) and within the final two minutes of that game, they conceded two goals to only narrowly win the game 4–3. By the time manager Brian Little moved to Aston Villa in November, the Foxes looked doomed, and Little's successor Mark McGhee was unable to prove the pundits wrong. Leicester were never out of the bottom two after November and were relegated with just 6 wins and only Ipswich Town below them. The sale of key player Mark Draper at least gave the club a cash windfall to reduce the financial impact of relegation.

## Final 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | D |
| Position | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |

## Results

Leicester City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 21 August 1994 | Newcastle United | H | 1–3 | 20,048 | Joachim |
| 23 August 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–3 | 21,050 | |
| 27 August 1994 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | 21,601 | |
| 31 August 1994 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | 18,695 | Gee |
| 10 September 1994 | Wimbledon | A | 1–2 | 7,683 | Lowe |
| 17 September 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–1 | 21,300 | Joachim (2), Lowe |
| 24 September 1994 | Everton | A | 1–1 | 28,003 | Draper |
| 3 October 1994 | Coventry City | H | 2–2 | 19,372 | Roberts (2) |
| 8 October 1994 | Chelsea | A | 0–4 | 18,397 | |
| 15 October 1994 | Southampton | H | 4–3 | 20,020 | Blake (2), Roberts, Carr |
| 24 October 1994 | Leeds United | A | 1–2 | 28,547 | Blake |
| 29 October 1994 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–1 | 20,022 | |
| 5 November 1994 | West Ham United | A | 0–1 | 18,780 | |
| 20 November 1994 | Manchester City | H | 0–1 | 19,006 | |
| 23 November 1994 | Arsenal | H | 2–1 | 20,774 | Lowe, Seaman (own goal) |
| 26 November 1994 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | 20,657 | Draper |
| 3 December 1994 | Aston Villa | H | 1–1 | 20,896 | Gee |
| 10 December 1994 | Newcastle United | A | 1–3 | 34,400 | Oldfield |
| 17 December 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–0 | 20,559 | |
| 26 December 1994 | Liverpool | H | 1–2 | 21,393 | Roberts |
| 28 December 1994 | Manchester United | A | 1–1 | 43,789 | Whitlow |
| 31 December 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–1 | 20,624 | |
| 2 January 1995 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–4 | 15,803 | Roberts |
| 14 January 1995 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–2 | 12,707 | |
| 25 January 1995 | Manchester City | A | 1–0 | 21,007 | Robins |
| 4 February 1995 | West Ham United | H | 1–2 | 20,375 | Robins |
| 11 February 1995 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | 31,373 | Draper |
| 22 February 1995 | Aston Villa | A | 4–4 | 30,825 | Robins, Roberts, Lowe (2) |
| 25 February 1995 | Coventry City | A | 2–4 | 20,633 | Lowe, Roberts |
| 4 March 1995 | Everton | H | 2–2 | 20,447 | Draper, Roberts |
| 8 March 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–2 | 10,189 | |
| 11 March 1995 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–4 | 20,423 | Lowe, Draper |
| 15 March 1995 | Leeds United | H | 1–3 | 20,068 | Roberts |
| 18 March 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | 30,851 | |
| 1 April 1995 | Wimbledon | H | 3–4 | 15,489 | Robins, Willis, Lawrence |
| 5 April 1995 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | 15,992 | Parker |
| 8 April 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–1 | 22,551 | |
| 15 April 1995 | Manchester United | H | 0–4 | 21,281 | |
| 17 April 1995 | Liverpool | A | 0–2 | 36,012 | |
| 29 April 1995 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–0 | 15,248 | Whitlow, Lowe |
| 6 May 1995 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | 18,140 | Willis |
| 14 May 1995 | Southampton | A | 2–2 | 15,101 | Parker, Robins |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 7 January 1995 | Enfield | H | 2–0 | 17,351 | Oldfield, Roberts |
| R4 | 30 January 1995 | Portsmouth | A | 1–0 | 14,928 | Roberts |
| R5 | 18 February 1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 28,544 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st Leg | 21 September 1994 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–1 | 11,041 | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 5 October 1994 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–2 (lost 0–3 on agg) | 14,258 | |

## 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 |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Gavin Ward |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Simon Grayson |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Mike Whitlow |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Jimmy Willis |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Steve Walsh (captain) |
| 6 | FW | ENG | Mark Robins |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Julian Joachim |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Mark Blake |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Iwan Roberts |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Mark Draper |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Ian Ormondroyd |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Richard Smith |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Nicky Mohan |
| 15 | DF | IRL | Brian Carey |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Garry Parker |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Colin Hill |
| 20 | MF | ENG | David Oldfield |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Lee Philpott |
| 22 | DF | JAM | Jamie Lawrence |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Emile Heskey |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Neil Lewis |
| 25 | FW | ENG | David Lowe |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Phil Gee |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Lee Ellison |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Sam McMahon |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Ian Thompson |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Scott Eustace |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Russell Hoult |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Kevin Poole |

### Left the 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 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Gary Mills (to Notts County) |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Franz Carr (to Aston Villa) |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Steve Agnew (to Sunderland) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Steve Thompson (to Burnley) |
| 34 | DF | SCO | Mike Galloway (on loan from Celtic) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 7 July 1994 | DF | Nicky Mohan | Middlesbrough | £330,000 |
| 22 July 1994 | MF | Mark Draper | Notts County | £1,250,000 |
| 12 August 1994 | FW | Lee Ellison | Darlington | Free transfer |
| 11 October 1994 | MF | Franz Carr | Sheffield United | £100,000 |
| 6 January 1995 | DF | Jamie Lawrence | Doncaster Rovers | £125,000 |
| 16 January 1995 | FW | Mark Robins | Norwich City | £1,000,000 |
| 10 February 1995 | MF | Garry Parker | Aston Villa | £300,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 25 July 1994 | DF | Neal Timson | Hereford United | Free transfer |
| 12 August 1994 | DF | Colin Gibson | Blackpool | Free transfer |
| 26 September 1994 | MF | Gary Mills | Notts County | £50,000 |
| 11 January 1995 | MF | Steve Agnew | Sunderland | £250,000 |
| 10 February 1995 | MF | Franz Carr | Aston Villa | £250,000 |
| 24 February 1995 | MF | Steve Thompson | Burnley | £200,000 |
    Transfers in: £3,105,000
    Transfers out: £750,000
    Total spending: £2,355,000