# 1994–95 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1994–1995 season was the 116th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and their second successive season in the Football League First Division. It covers the period from 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995.

## Results
### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 13 August 1994 | Grimsby Town | A | 3–3 | Paatelainen (2), McGinlay (pen) | 8,393 |
| 20 August 1994 | Bristol City | H | 0–2 | | 12,127 |
| 27 August 1994 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–1 | | 19,570 |
| 30 August 1994 | Millwall | H | 1–0 | Patterson | 9,519 |
| 3 September 1994 | Stoke City | H | 4–0 | McGinlay, McAteer (2), Paatelainen | 11,515 |
| 10 September 1994 | Sheffield United | A | 1–3 | McGinlay | 14,116 |
| 13 September 1994 | Luton Town | A | 3–0 | McGinlay (2), Sneekes | 5,764 |
| 17 September 1994 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | McGinlay | 11,284 |
| 24 September 1994 | Southend United | A | 1–2 | Sneekes | 4,507 |
| 1 October 1994 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | McGinlay | 12,015 |
| 8 October 1994 | Burnley | A | 2–2 | McGinlay, Coleman | 16,687 |
| 16 October 1994 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–2 | Paatelainen, Lee | 11,106 |
| 22 October 1994 | Port Vale | A | 1–1 | Green | 10,003 |
| 29 October 1994 | Watford | H | 3–0 | Paatelainen, McGinlay (2) (1pen) | 10,483 |
| 1 November 1994 | Swindon Town | H | 3–0 | Coleman, Thompson, de Freitas | 10,046 |
| 5 November 1994 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–1 | Sneekes (2) | 9,793 |
| 19 November 1994 | Notts County | H | 2–0 | de Freitas, Paatelainen | 11,698 |
| 23 November 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–3 | Paatelainen | 25,903 |
| 26 November 1994 | Barnsley | A | 0–3 | | 8,507 |
| 6 December 1994 | Port Vale | H | 1–0 | Patterson | 10,324 |
| 10 December 1994 | Bristol City | A | 1–0 | Patterson | 6,144 |
| 17 December 1994 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–3 | Coyle (2), Lee | 10,522 |
| 26 December 1994 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 | Paatelainen | 19,758 |
| 27 December 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–0 | Thompson | 16,782 |
| 31 December 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | | 18,184 |
| 2 January 1995 | Reading | H | 1–0 | Coleman | 14,705 |
| 14 January 1995 | Watford | A | 0–0 | | 9,113 |
| 21 January 1995 | Charlton Athletic | H | 5–1 | McGinlay (2), McAteer, Coyle, Paatenlainen | 10,516 |
| 4 February 1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 5–1 | Sneekes, Coleman, Phillips, Coyle, Thompson | 16,964 |
| 7 February 1995 | Notts County | A | 1–1 | Coyle | 7,553 |
| 18 February 1995 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | Thompson, Sneekes | 12,463 |
| 26 February 1995 | Derby County | A | 1–2 | McAteer | 11,003 |
| 4 March 1995 | Southend United | H | 3–0 | Thompson, Lee, McAteer | 10,766 |
| 11 March 1995 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–0 | Paatelainen | 18,370 |
| 19 March 1995 | Millwall | A | 1–0 | McGinlay | 6,103 |
| 22 March 1995 | Sheffield United | H | 1–1 | Stubbs | 16,756 |
| 25 March 1995 | Portsmouth | A | 1–1 | Paatelainen | 7,756 |
| 5 April 1995 | Swindon Town | A | 1–0 | Thompson | 8,100 |
| 8 April 1995 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–0 | Thompson (pen) | 16,207 |
| 11 April 1995 | Luton Town | H | 0–0 | | 13,619 |
| 14 April 1995 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–1 | | 15,595 |
| 17 April 1995 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | McGinlay | 15,030 |
| 21 April 1995 | Reading | A | 1–2 | Lee | 13,223 |
| 29 April 1995 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–3 | McGinlay | 11,901 |
| 3 May 1995 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | McGinlay | 15,507 |
| 7 May 1995 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | Paatelainen | 16,853 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Middlesbrough (C, P) | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 82 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Reading | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 79 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 77 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 77 | 61 | +16 | 76 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 76 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |

### Football League First Division play-offs

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 14 May 1995 | Semi Final First Leg | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | McAteer | 26,153 |
| 17 May 1995 | Semi Final Second Leg | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–0 (a.e.t.) 3–2 (agg) | McGinlay (2) | 20,041 |
| 29 May 1995 | Final | Reading | Wembley Stadium | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Coyle, de Freitas (2), Paatelainen | 64,107 |

### F.A. Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 7 January 1995 | Round 3 | Portsmouth | A | 1–3 | Sneekes | 9,721 |

### Coca-Cola Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 21 September 1994 | Round 2 First Leg | Ipswich Town | A | 3–0 | McAteer, McGinlay, Thompson | 7,787 |
| 5 October 1994 | Round 2 Second Leg | Ipswich Town | H | 1–0 4–0 (agg) | Sneekes | 8,212 |
| 25 October 1994 | Round 3 | Sheffield United | A | 2–1 | Paatelainen, Scott (og) | 6,939 |
| 30 November 1994 | Round 4 | West Ham United | A | 3–1 | McGinlay (2) (1pen), Lee | 18,190 |
| 11 January 1995 | Round 5 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | Lee | 17,029 |
| 12 February 1995 | Semi Final First Leg | Swindon Town | A | 1–2 | Stubbs 10' | 15,341 |
| 8 March 1995 | Semi Final Second Leg | Swindon Town | H | 3–1 4–3 (agg) | McAteer 64', Paatelainen 71', McGinlay 88' | 19,851 |
| 2 April 1995 | Final | Liverpool | Wembley Stadium | 1–2 | Thompson 69' | 75,595 |

## Top scorers

| P | Player | Position | FL | FAC | LC | Total |
| 1 | John McGinlay | Striker | 16 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | Mixu Paatelainen | Striker | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | Alan Thompson | Midfielder | 07 | 0 | 2 | 09 |
| 4= | Jason McAteer | Midfielder | 05 | 0 | 2 | 07 |
| 4= | Richard Sneekes | Striker | 06 | 1 | 1 | 08 |