1994–95 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1994–95 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerGlenn Hoddle
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premiership11th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
UEFA Cup Winners CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Spencer (11)
All: Spencer/Furlong (13)
Highest home attendance31,161 vs Manchester United
(26 Dec 1994, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance8,974 vs Bournemouth
(21 Sep 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance21,057

During the 1994–95 English football season, Chelsea competed in the Premier League.

Season summary

It was another unsatisfying season for Chelsea, who failed to make much of an impact in the league but once again enjoyed a memorable cup run. They entered the Cup Winners' Cup after a 23-year exile from European competitions, and reached the semi-finals where they went out to a single Real Zaragoza goal, ending their hopes of an all-English final with Arsenal.

The summer of 1995 saw manager Glenn Hoddle bring in two of the most famous names in world football, Ruud Gullit and Mark Hughes. He also terminated the contract of misfit striker Robert Fleck as well as deciding to end his own playing career. The only other significant change to the squad was the sale of out-of-favour midfielder David Hopkin to Crystal Palace.

Final league table

Main article: 1994–95 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Wimbledon 42 15 11 16 48 65 −17 56
10 Southampton 42 12 18 12 61 63 −2 54
11 Chelsea 42 13 15 14 50 55 −5 54
12 Arsenal 42 13 12 17 52 49 +3 51
13 Sheffield Wednesday 42 13 12 17 49 57 −8 51
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 13 15 14 50 55  −5 54 7 7 7 25 22  +3 6 8 7 25 33  −8

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAAAHAAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAH
ResultWWWLLWLWLWDDLWDLWLDLLDDDLDDWDWLLLDDLWDWDDW
Position3656757677788768788910101212121213131310111415151415141412121211
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Chelsea's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 August 1994 Norwich City H 2–0 23,098 Sinclair, Furlong
27 August 1994 Leeds United A 3–2 32,212 Wise (pen), Spencer (2)
31 August 1994 Manchester City H 3–0 21,740 Peacock, Wise, Vonk (own goal)
10 September 1994 Newcastle United A 2–4 34,435 Peacock, Furlong
18 September 1994 Blackburn Rovers H 1–2 17,513 Spencer
24 September 1994 Crystal Palace A 1–0 16,030 Furlong
2 October 1994 West Ham United H 1–2 18,696 Furlong
8 October 1994 Leicester City H 4–0 18,397 Spencer (2), Peacock, Shipperley
15 October 1994 Arsenal A 1–3 38,234 Wise
23 October 1994 Ipswich Town H 2–0 15,068 Wise, Shipperley
29 October 1994 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 25,450 Wise
6 November 1994 Coventry City H 2–2 17,090 Spencer, Kjeldbjerg
9 November 1994 Liverpool A 1–3 32,855 Spencer
19 November 1994 Nottingham Forest A 1–0 22,092 Spencer
23 November 1994 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 27,037
26 November 1994 Everton H 0–1 28,115
3 December 1994 Southampton A 1–0 14,404 Furlong
10 December 1994 Norwich City A 0–3 18,246
18 December 1994 Liverpool H 0–0 27,050
26 December 1994 Manchester United H 2–3 31,161 Spencer (pen), Newton
28 December 1994 Aston Villa A 0–3 32,901
31 December 1994 Wimbledon H 1–1 16,105 Furlong
14 January 1995 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 17,285 Spencer
21 January 1995 Ipswich Town A 2–2 17,296 Stein, Burley
25 January 1995 Nottingham Forest H 0–2 17,890
4 February 1995 Coventry City A 2–2 13,429 Stein, Spencer (pen)
11 February 1995 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 30,812 Wise
25 February 1995 West Ham United A 2–1 21,500 Burley, Stein
5 March 1995 Crystal Palace H 0–0 14,130
8 March 1995 Manchester City A 2–1 21,880 Stein (2)
11 March 1995 Leeds United H 0–3 20,174
18 March 1995 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 25,490 Stein
22 March 1995 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 15,103
1 April 1995 Newcastle United H 1–1 22,987 Peacock
10 April 1995 Wimbledon A 1–1 7,022 Sinclair
12 April 1995 Southampton H 0–2 16,738
15 April 1995 Aston Villa H 1–0 17,015 Stein
17 April 1995 Manchester United A 0–0 43,728
29 April 1995 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 21,704 Sinclair
3 May 1995 Everton A 3–3 33,180 Furlong (2), Hopkin
6 May 1995 Leicester City A 1–1 18,140 Furlong
14 May 1995 Arsenal H 2–1 29,542 Furlong, Stein

FA Cup

Third round

7 January 1995 Chelsea 3–0 Charlton Athletic Stamford Bridge, London
Peacock 9'
Sinclair 41'
Spencer 89'		 Attendance: 24,485
Referee: Terry Holbrook

Fourth round

28 January 1995 Millwall 0–0 Chelsea The Den, London
Attendance: 18,573
Referee: Roger Dilkes
8 February 1995 Chelsea 1–1
(a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Millwall Stamford Bridge, London
Stein 71' Savage 79' Attendance: 25,515
Referee: Martin Bodenham
Penalties
Stein soccer ball with check mark
Wise soccer ball with check mark
Burley soccer ball with check mark
Lee soccer ball with check mark
Spencer soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Savage
soccer ball with check mark van Blerk
soccer ball with check mark Stevens
soccer ball with check mark Roberts
soccer ball with check mark Rae

League Cup

Second round

21 September 1994 Chelsea 1–0 Bournemouth Stamford Bridge, London
Rocastle 26' Attendance: 8,974
Referee: Paul Vanes
4 October 1994 Bournemouth 0–1 Chelsea Dean Court, Dorset
Peacock 63' Attendance: 9,784
Referee: Paul Durkin

Third round

26 October 1994 West Ham United 1–0 Chelsea Boleyn Ground, London
Hutchison 2' Attendance: 18,815
Referee: Keith Cooper

Cup Winners' Cup

First round

15 September 1994 (1994-09-15) Chelsea England 4–2 Czech Republic Viktoria Žižkov Stamford Bridge, London
17:00 Furlong 3'
Sinclair 5'
Rocastle 54'
Wise 69'		 Report Majoroš 36', 42' Attendance: 22,036[2]
Referee: Christer Fällström (Sweden)
29 September 1994 (1994-09-29) Viktoria Žižkov Czech Republic 0–0 England Chelsea [Jablonec]
15:00 Report Attendance: 5,176[3]
Referee: Gianni Beschin (Italy)

Second round

20 October 1994 (1994-10-20) Chelsea England 0–0 Austria Austria Wien Stamford Bridge, London
20:00 Report Attendance: 22,560[4]
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)
3 November 1994 (1994-11-03) Austria Wien Austria 1–1 England Chelsea Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
19:35 Narbekovas 74' Report Spencer 41' Attendance: 18,000[5]
Referee: Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium)

Quarter-finals

28 February 1995 (1995-02-28) Club Brugge Belgium 1–0 England Chelsea Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
20:30 Verheyen 82' Report Attendance: 16,145[6]
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
16 March 1995 (1995-03-16) Chelsea England 2–0 Belgium Club Brugge Stamford Bridge, London
20:05 Stein 16'
Furlong 37'		 Report Attendance: 28,661[7]
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Semi-finals

6 April 1995 (1995-04-06) Real Zaragoza Spain 3–0 England Chelsea La Romareda, Zaragoza
21:15 Pardeza 8'
Esnáider 26', 57'		 Report Attendance: 37,000[8]
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
20 April 1995 (1995-04-20) Chelsea England 3–1 Spain Real Zaragoza Stamford Bridge, London
20:00 Furlong 31'
Sinclair 62'
Stein 86'		 Report Aragón 55' Attendance: 26,500[9]
Referee: Jorge Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)

Squad

[10] 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 Russia RUS Dmitri Kharine
2 DF Scotland SCO Steve Clarke
3 DF England ENG Scott Minto
4 DF Denmark DEN Jakob Kjeldbjerg
5 DF Norway NOR Erland Johnsen
6 DF England ENG Frank Sinclair
7 FW Scotland SCO John Spencer
8 FW England ENG Paul Furlong
9 FW South Africa RSA Mark Stein
10 MF England ENG Gavin Peacock
11 MF England ENG Dennis Wise (captain)
12 MF Scotland SCO Craig Burley
13 GK England ENG Kevin Hitchcock
14 DF Wales WAL Darren Barnard[11]
15 DF England ENG Andy Myers
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Scotland SCO David Hopkin
17 MF England ENG Nigel Spackman
18 MF England ENG Eddie Newton
20 MF England ENG Glenn Hoddle (player–manager)
21 MF England ENG David Rocastle
22 DF England ENG Anthony Barness
23 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Nick Colgan
24 FW Scotland SCO Robert Fleck
25 DF England ENG David Lee
26 DF Scotland SCO Andy Dow
27 DF Wales WAL Gareth Hall[12]
28 DF England ENG Michael Duberry
29 GK England ENG Alan Judge
31 MF England ENG Graham Rix

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
19 FW England ENG Neil Shipperley (to Southampton)

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
— MF England ENG Paul Hughes
— MF Georgia (country) GEO Thiago Naladze
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Turkey TUR Muzzy Izzet
— FW Montserrat MSR Junior Mendes

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
26 May 1994 FW Paul Furlong Watford £2,300,000
28 May 1994 DF Scott Minto Charlton Athletic £775,000
12 August 1994 MF David Rocastle Manchester City £1,250,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
6 January 1995 FW Neil Shipperley Southampton £1,250,000
Transfers in: Decrease £4,325,000
Transfers out: Increase £1,250,000
Total spending: Decrease £3,075,000

References

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  2. ^ "Chelsea FC vs Viktoria Žižkov". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Viktoria Žižkov vs Chelsea FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Chelsea FC vs Austria Wien". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Austria Wien vs Chelsea FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Club Brugge KV vs Chelsea FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Chelsea FC vs Club Brugge KV". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Real Zaragoza vs Chelsea FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
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  10. ^ "FootballSquads - Chelsea - 1994/95".
  11. ^ Barnard was born in Rinteln, West Germany (now Germany).
  12. ^ Hall was born in Croydon, England.