1994–95 Derby County F.C. season

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

Derby County
1994–95 season
ChairmanLionel Pickering
ManagerRoy McFarland (until 29 April)
Billy McEwan (from 29 April)
StadiumBaseball Ground
First Division9th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Anglo-Italian CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Gabbiadini (11)
All: Gabbiadini (13)
Average home league attendance13,589

Season summary

During the 1994–95 season, several players left Derby, including Kitson joining Newcastle United for £2.25m, Charles and Johnson moving to Aston Villa for a combined £2.9m and Pembridge moving to Sheffield Wednesday. The side was also weakened when goalkeeper Martin Taylor, an ever-present the previous season and touted for a place in the England squad, broke his leg in a 1–0 defeat at Southend United and was out of action for the next 29 months. With chairman Lionel Pickering's increased frustration at no return on his investment, the purse strings were tightened and McFarland was unable to buy suitable replacements, instead blooding youth products such as Dean Sturridge, Russell Hoult and Lee Carsley to fill the gaps created by the departures. In the event Derby could only record a 9th-place finish and McFarland, in the knowledge his contract was not going to be renewed, said his goodbye's in the penultimate match of the season, a 2–1 home defeat at Southend United, ending a 28-year association with the club, broken only by a two-year spell as player-manager at Bradford City.

Final league table
Main article: 1994–95 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Watford 46 19 13 14 52 46 +6 70
8 Sheffield United 46 17 17 12 74 55 +19 68
9 Derby County 46 18 12 16 66 51 +15 66
10 Grimsby Town 46 17 14 15 62 56 +6 65
11 Stoke City 46 16 15 15 50 53 −3 63
Source:

Results

Derby County's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 1994BarnsleyA1–28,737Pembridge
20 August 1994Luton TownH0–013,060
27 August 1994MillwallA1–48,809Sturridge
31 August 1994MiddlesbroughH0–114,659
3 September 1994Grimsby TownH2–112,027Charles, Pembridge
11 September 1994Swindon TownA1–19,054Kitson
13 September 1994Bristol CityA2–08,029Kitson, Carsley
17 September 1994Oldham AthleticH2–113,746Carsley, Short
25 September 1994Stoke CityH3–011,782Hodge, Gabbiadini, Charles
1 October 1994Bolton WanderersA0–112,015
8 October 1994WatfordH1–113,413Hodge
16 October 1994Southend UnitedA0–112,317
23 October 1994Notts CountyA0–06,390
29 October 1994Charlton AthleticH2–212,588Short, Johnson
2 November 1994ReadingH1–210,585Gabbiadini
6 November 1994PortsmouthA1–05,117Gabbiadini
12 November 1994Sheffield UnitedA1–215,001Simpson (pen)
19 November 1994Port ValeH2–013,357Johnson (2)
27 November 1994Wolverhampton WanderersA2–022,768Johnson, Stallard
3 December 1994Notts CountyH0–014,278
11 December 1994Luton TownA0–06,400
17 December 1994BarnsleyH1–013,205Johnson
26 December 1994Tranmere RoversA1–311,581Johnson
31 December 1994SunderlandA1–113,979Johnson
2 January 1995West Bromwich AlbionH1–116,035Trollope
14 January 1995Charlton AthleticA4–39,389Short, Stallard, Gabbiadini (2)
22 January 1995PortsmouthH3–011,143Simpson (3)
4 February 1995Sheffield UnitedH2–315,882Kavanagh, Williams
11 February 1995ReadingA0–18,834
21 February 1995Port ValeA0–19,387
26 February 1995Bolton WanderersH2–111,003Yates, Mills
4 March 1995Stoke CityA0–013,462
7 March 1995Grimsby TownA1–05,310Pembridge
11 March 1995MillwallH3–212,490Trollope, Pembridge, Gabbiaidini
15 March 1995BurnleyH4–013,922Mills, Trollope, Gabbiadini, Simpson (pen)
18 March 1995MiddlesbroughA4–218,168Mills (2), Gabbiadini, Pembridge
22 March 1995Swindon TownH3–116,839Simpson (pen), Pembridge, Mills
25 March 1995Oldham AthleticA0–17,696
1 April 1995Bristol CityH3–114,555Gabbiadini, Williams, Wrack
8 April 1995SunderlandH0–115,442
12 April 1995Wolverhampton WanderersH3–316,040Simpson (2), Gabbiadini
15 April 1995BurnleyA1–311,534Trollope
17 April 1995Tranmere RoversH5–011,711Pembridge (2), Mills, Gabbiadini, Williams
22 April 1995West Bromwich AlbionA0–015,265
29 April 1995Southend UnitedH1–212,528Mills
7 May 1995WatfordA1–28,492Pembridge

FA Cup
Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1995EvertonA0–129,406

League Cup
Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg20 September 1994ReadingA1–36,056Gabbiadini
R2 Second Leg28 September 1994ReadingH2–0 (won on away goals)9,476Gabbiadini, Williams
R326 October 1994PortsmouthA1–08,568Simpson
R430 November 1994Swindon TownA1–28,920Stallard

Anglo-Italian Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Group B24 August 1994AnconaA1–2748Pembridge
Group B6 September 1994A.C. CesenaH6–12,010Hodge (2), Kitson (4)
Group B5 October 1994PiacenzaA1–11,710Williams
Group B15 November 1994UdineseH3–11,562Johnson, Stallard

Players

First-team squad
The following players all appeared for the first team this season.[2]

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 Steve Sutton
— GK  ENG Russell Hoult
— GK  ENG Martin Taylor
— GK  ENG Andy Quy
— DF  ENG Gary Charles
— DF  ENG Craig Short
— DF  ENG Paul Williams
— DF  ENG Darren Wassall
— DF  ENG Jason Kavanagh
— DF  ENG Dean Yates
— DF  ENG Michael Forsyth
— DF  ENG Shane Nicholson
— DF  ENG Chris Boden
— DF  ENG Wayne Sutton
— DF  ENG Will Davies
— MF  ENG Paul Simpson
— MF  USA John Harkes
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  WAL Mark Pembridge
— MF  ENG Lee Carsley[notes 1]
— MF  ENG Paul Trollope[notes 2]
— MF  ENG Gordon Cowans
— MF  ENG Steve Hodge (on loan from Leeds United)
— MF  ENG Martin Kuhl
— MF  ENG Steve Hayward
— MF  ENG Darren Wrack
— MF  ENG Ian Ashbee
— MF  ENG Kevin Cooper
— FW  ENG Marco Gabbiadini
— FW  ENG Tommy Johnson
— FW  ENG Lee Mills
— FW  ENG Mark Stallard
— FW  ENG Paul Kitson
— FW  ENG Dean Sturridge

Reserve team
The following players did not appear for the first team this 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
— DF  ENG Andrew Tretton
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ENG Nick Wright

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/derby-county/tab/players/season/1995.htm

Notes
  1. Carsley was born in Birmingham, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Ireland in October 1997.
  2. Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and would make his international debut for Wales in May 1997.
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