1994–95 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
1994–95 season
ChairmanJohn Kerr
ManagerJohn Lyall
(until 5 December 1994)
Paul Goddard (caretaker)
(5–28 December 1994)
George Burley
(from 28 December 1994)
Premier League22nd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Claus Thomsen (5)
All: Claus Thomsen (5)
Highest home attendance22,559
(vs Tottenham Hotspur, 30 Aug 1994, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance7,787
(vs Bolton Wanderers, 21 Sep 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance16,818

During the 1994–95 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Ipswich Town conceded 93 Premier League goals, kept just 3 clean sheets and recorded just 7 wins all season as one of the worst seasons in their history saw them return to the second tier of the league after three seasons in the top flight.

Manager John Lyall reverted to manager after being Director of Football for the previous season and during the summer, Steve Sedgley became the club's first £1 million signing.[1] However, Ipswich experienced their worst start to a season for 31 years, losing 11 of their first 15 games.[2] Following defeat by Manchester City at the beginning of December with Ipswich bottom of the league and relegation already looking more than likely, Lyall quit. Coach Paul Goddard stepped in as caretaker manager but former player George Burley was soon back at the club as manager, with Dale Roberts as his assistant. But the transition did little to alter Ipswich's fortunes. Before then though, in arguably their biggest highlight of the season, the Tractor Boys stunned reigning champions Manchester United by beating them 3–2 at Portman Road in September (having even led by 2–0 at one stage) which would ultimately be one of the defeats that cost United the title by one point. However, in the return fixture, an unthinkable double wasn't to be and a 9–0 humiliation at the hands of United at Old Trafford in early March, a record Premier League defeat, effectively crushed any remaining hopes of survival. The defeat was part of a run of seven defeats with Ipswich failing to score and their relegation was guaranteed on 14 April with six games remaining following results elsewhere.[3] On a brighter note though, another highlight included a surprise 1–0 win at Anfield against eventual-4th-placed Liverpool in mid-January, their first win at Anfield in 34 attempts.[2]

In the cups, Ipswich failed to progress in both, losing to First Division Bolton in the Coca Cola Cup and to Second Division Wrexham in the FA Cup.

With an ageing squad, Burley was given little option but to resort to his young reserves in hope of rebuilding his side ready to push for a Premier League comeback.

Former chairman Patrick Cobbold died in December.[2]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4][5]

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 Canada CAN Craig Forrest
2 MF England ENG Mick Stockwell
3 DF England ENG Neil Thompson
4 MF England ENG Paul Mason
5 DF Scotland SCO John Wark
6 DF England ENG David Linighan
7 MF Wales WAL Geraint Williams
8 MF England ENG Gavin Johnson
9 MF Bulgaria BUL Boncho Genchev
10 FW England ENG Ian Marshall
11 FW England ENG Lee Chapman
12 DF Denmark DEN Claus Thomsen
13 GK England ENG Clive Baker
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF England ENG Steve Sedgley
16 DF England ENG Chris Swailes
17 MF England ENG Simon Milton
18 MF England ENG Steve Palmer
19 DF Canada CAN Frank Yallop
21 MF England ENG Stuart Slater
22 MF England ENG Lee Durrant
24 DF Argentina ARG Mauricio Taricco
25 MF England ENG Adam Tanner
26 MF Uruguay URU Adrián Paz
28 DF England ENG Tony Vaughan
29 GK England ENG Richard Wright
33 FW Scotland SCO Alex Mathie

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
11 FW England ENG Chris Kiwomya (to Arsenal)
15 DF England ENG Phil Whelan (to Middlesbrough)
16 DF England ENG Eddie Youds (to Bradford City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF England ENG David Gregory (on loan to Hereford United)
30 FW Zambia ZAM Neil Gregory (on loan to Scunthorpe United)
32 DF Scotland SCO Andy Millen (loan return to Kilmarnock)

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
23 GK England ENG Phil Morgan
27 DF England ENG Leo Cotterell
31 MF New Zealand NZL Lee Norfolk
34 DF England ENG Kevin Ellis
35 MF Scotland SCO Graham Connell
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF Scotland SCO George Burley [6]
- DF England ENG Matt Weston
- FW England ENG Richard Naylor
- FW England ENG James Scowcroft
- FW Scotland SCO David Pirie

Competitions

FA Premier League

Main article: 1994–95 FA Premier League

League table

Pos Team
 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
21 Leicester City (R) 42 6 11 25 45 80 −35 29
22 Ipswich Town (R) 42 7 6 29 36 93 −57 27
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

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 7 6 29 36 93  −57 27 5 3 13 24 34  −10 2 3 16 12 59  −47

Source: Statto

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAHAHAHHA
ResultLDWLLLWLLLLLWLLDLLDDLLWWDLLLWLLLLLLLLDLWLL
Position18168121620141520212121202020222222222222222121212121222121212121212222222222222222
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first[7]

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 August 1994 Nottingham Forest H 0–1 18,882
23 August 1994 Wimbledon A 1–1 5,853 Milton
27 August 1994 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 12,456 Yates (own goal), Genchev
30 August 1994 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–3 22,559 Kiwomya
10 September 1994 Aston Villa A 0–2 22,241
19 September 1994 Norwich City H 1–2 17,447 Wark (pen)
24 September 1994 Manchester United H 3–2 22,539 Mason (2), Sedgley
1 October 1994 Southampton A 1–3 13,246 Marshall
10 October 1994 Coventry City A 0–2 9,526
16 October 1994 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–2 13,073 Wark
23 October 1994 Chelsea A 0–2 15,068
29 October 1994 Liverpool H 1–3 22,513 Paz
1 November 1994 Leeds United H 2–0 15,956 Sedgley, Williams
5 November 1994 Crystal Palace A 0–3 13,349
19 November 1994 Blackburn Rovers H 1–3 17,329 Thomsen
26 November 1994 Newcastle United A 1–1 34,459 Thomsen
3 December 1994 Manchester City H 1–2 13,504 Mason
10 December 1994 Nottingham Forest A 1–4 21,340 Thomsen
16 December 1994 Wimbledon H 2–2 11,367 Milton, Sedgley
26 December 1994 West Ham United A 1–1 20,562 Thomsen
28 December 1994 Arsenal H 0–2 22,054
31 December 1994 Everton A 1–4 25,659 Sedgley
2 January 1995 Leicester City H 4–1 15,803 Kiwomya (2), Tanner, Yallop
14 January 1995 Liverpool A 1–0 32,733 Tanner
21 January 1995 Chelsea H 2–2 17,296 Slater, Wark (pen)
28 January 1995 Blackburn Rovers A 1–4 21,325 Wark (pen)
4 February 1995 Crystal Palace H 0–2 15,570
22 February 1995 Manchester City A 0–2 21,430
25 February 1995 Southampton H 2–1 16,076 Mathie, Chapman
28 February 1995 Newcastle United H 0–2 18,639
4 March 1995 Manchester United A 0–9 43,804
8 March 1995 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–3 24,930
20 March 1995 Norwich City A 0–3 17,510
1 April 1995 Aston Villa H 0–1 15,710
5 April 1995 Leeds United A 0–4 28,600
11 April 1995 Queens Park Rangers H 0–1 11,767
15 April 1995 Arsenal A 1–4 36,818 Marshall
17 April 1995 West Ham United H 1–1 19,099 Thomsen
29 April 1995 Leicester City A 0–2 15,248
6 May 1995 Coventry City H 2–0 12,893 Marshall, Pressley (own goal)
9 May 1995 Everton H 0–1 14,951
14 May 1995 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–4 30,213 Mathie

FA Cup

Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 1995 Wrexham A 1–2 8,500 Linighan

League Cup

Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 21 September 1994 Bolton Wanderers H 0–3 7,787
R2 2nd Leg 5 October 1994 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 (lost 0–4 on agg) 8,212

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
15 June 1994 DF Denmark Claus Thomsen Denmark AGF Aarhus £250,000 [8]
15 June 1994 MF England Steve Sedgley England Tottenham Hotspur £1,000,000 [9]
1 September 1994 MF Uruguay Adrián Paz Argentina Estudiantes de La Plata Undisclosed [10]
9 September 1994 DF Argentina Mauricio Taricco Argentina Argentinos Juniors £175,000 [11]
19 January 1995 FW England Lee Chapman England West Ham United £70,000 [12]
24 February 1995 FW Scotland Alex Mathie England Newcastle United £500,000 [13]
23 March 1995 DF England Chris Swailes England Doncaster Rovers £225,000 [14]

Loans in

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
1 February 1995 DF Scotland Andy Millen Scotland Kilmarnock 28 February 1995 [15]

Transfers out

Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
1 July 1994 FW England Paul Goddard Retired [16]
1 July 1994 FW England Gary Thompson Free agent Released [17]
1 July 1994 DF England Lee Honeywood Free agent Released [18]
13 January 1995 FW England Chris Kiwomya England Arsenal £1,200,000 [19]
3 March 1995 DF England Phil Whelan England Middlesbrough £300,000 [20]
17 March 1995 DF England Eddie Youds England Bradford City £250,000 [21]

Loans out

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
9 January 1995 MF England David Gregory England Hereford United 31 May 1995 [22]
20 January 1995 DF England Eddie Youds England Bradford City 17 March 1995 [21]
6 March 1995 FW Zambia Neil Gregory England Scunthorpe United 31 May 1995 [23]

Awards

Player awards

Award Player
Player of the Year Canada Craig Forrest
Players' Player of the Year Canada Craig Forrest

References

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