1994–95 Norwich City F.C. season

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

Norwich City
1994–95 season
ChairmanRobert Chase
ManagerJohn Deehan (until 9 April)
Gary Megson (from 9 April)
StadiumCarrow Road
Premiership20th (relegated)
FA CupFifth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerWard (8)
Highest home attendance21,843 vs Liverpool
(29 Apr 1995, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance8,053 vs Swansea City
(21 Sep 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance18,625

Season summary

Despite losing striker Chris Sutton to Blackburn Rovers before the start of the season in England's first £5 million transfer, Norwich made a strong start to the season and seemed capable of reproducing their impressive form of the two previous seasons. By Christmas, they stood seventh in the table and looked good bets for a UEFA Cup place.

But then it all went wrong, after an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Bryan Gunn. Their final good result of the season was a 2-1 victory over title challengers Newcastle United on New Year's Eve and after that, the Canaries went into a sudden freefall, won only one of their final 20 league games (a 3-0 home win over Ipswich Town in the East Anglian derby which still kept them in 11th) and plunged into 20th place and relegation after a seven-match losing streak followed by a draw - ending their nine-year tenure in the top flight just two years after they had narrowly missed out on the league title.

Just weeks before the end of the season, manager John Deehan handed in his resignation and vacated the manager's seat to make way for 36-year-old player-coach Gary Megson. Megson in turn quit after failing save Norwich from the drop. The man selected by chairman Robert Chase to revert Norwich's declining fortunes was Martin O'Neill, who had just taken Wycombe Wanderers to the brink of the Division Two play-offs in only their second season in the Football League.

Final league table
Main article: 1994–95 FA Premier League
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 the 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
42 10 13 19 37 54  −17 43 8 8 5 27 21  +6 2 5 14 10 33  −23

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAAHAAAHAHAH
ResultLDWDDWLWWDWLDDLWLWWLLWLLDLDLDDDDLWLLLLLLLD
Position1917101111101198668778999777789101010121413151415111414141620202020
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Norwich City's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1994ChelseaA0-223,098
24 August 1994Crystal PalaceH0-019,015
27 August 1994West Ham UnitedH1-019,110Robins
31 August 1994Sheffield WednesdayA0-025,072
10 September 1994ArsenalH0-017,768
19 September 1994Ipswich TownA2-117,447Newman, Bradshaw
24 September 1994Manchester CityA0-221,031
1 October 1994Blackburn RoversH2-118,145Bowen, Newsome
8 October 1994Leeds UnitedH2-117,390Robins, Adams
15 October 1994Aston VillaA1-122,468Milligan
22 October 1994Queens Park RangersH4-219,431Robins, Bowen, Sheron, White (own goal)
30 October 1994WimbledonA0-18,242
2 November 1994SouthamptonA1-112,976Robins
5 November 1994EvertonH0-018,377
19 November 1994Coventry CityA0-111,885
26 November 1994Leicester CityH2-120,657Newsome, Sutch
3 December 1994Manchester UnitedA0-143,789
10 December 1994ChelseaH3-018,246Ward (2), Cureton
17 December 1994Crystal PalaceA1-012,252Ward
26 December 1994Tottenham HotspurH0-221,814
27 December 1994Nottingham ForestA0-121,010
31 December 1994Newcastle UnitedH2-121,172Adams, Ward
2 January 1995LiverpoolA0-434,709
14 January 1995WimbledonH1-218,261Goss
25 January 1995Coventry CityH2-214,024Adams, Ward
4 February 1995EvertonA1-223,293Milligan
11 February 1995SouthamptonH2-218,361Newsome, Ward
22 February 1995Manchester UnitedH0-221,824
25 February 1995Blackburn RoversA0-025,579
4 March 1995Manchester CityH1-116,266Cureton
8 March 1995Sheffield WednesdayH0-013,530
11 March 1995West Ham UnitedA2-221,464Eadie, Ullathorne
15 March 1995Queens Park RangersA0-210,519
20 March 1995Ipswich TownH3-017,510Cureton, Ward, Eadie
1 April 1995ArsenalA1-536,942Cureton
5 April 1995Leicester CityA0-115,992
8 April 1995Newcastle UnitedA0-335,518
12 April 1995Nottingham ForestH0-119,005
17 April 1995Tottenham HotspurA0-132,304
29 April 1995LiverpoolH1-221,843Ullathorne
6 May 1995Leeds UnitedA1-231,982Ward
14 May 1995Aston VillaH1-119,374Goss

FA Cup
Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1995Grimsby TownA1-011,198Crook
R428 January 1995Coventry CityA0-015,101
R4R8 February 1995Coventry CityH3-1 (a.e.t.)14,673Sheron (2), Eadie
R518 February 1995EvertonA0-531,616

League Cup
Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg21 September 1994Swansea CityH3-08,053Sheron, Bradshaw (pen), Adams
R2 2nd Leg4 October 1994Swansea CityA0-1 (won 3-1 on agg)3,568
R326 October 1994Tranmere RoversA1-110,232Polston
R3R9 November 1994Tranmere RoversH4-213,331Polston, Prior, Newman, McGreal (own goal)
R430 November 1994Notts CountyH1-014,030Eadie
R511 January 1995Bolton WanderersA0-117,029

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[2][3]

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  SCO Bryan Gunn
2 DF  WAL Mark Bowen (vice-captain)
3 DF  ENG Rob Newman
4 MF  ENG Ian Crook
5 DF  ENG Jon Newsome (captain)
6 MF  ENG Neil Adams
7 FW  ENG Ashley Ward
8 MF  IRL Mike Milligan[notes 1]
9 MF  ENG Gary Megson
10 DF  ENG John Polston
11 MF  WAL Jeremy Goss[notes 2]
12 DF  ENG Andy Brownrigg
13 GK  ENG Darren Crowfoot
14 DF  ENG Spencer Prior
15 DF  ENG Daryl Sutch
16 DF  ENG Carl Bradshaw
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  ENG Robert Ullathorne
19 MF  ENG Andy Johnson[notes 3]
20 MF  ENG Darren Eadie
21 MF  IRL Keith O'Neill
22 FW  ENG Mike Sheron
23 MF  IRL Shaun Carey[notes 4]
24 GK  ENG Andy Marshall
25 FW  ENG Jamie Cureton
26 FW  ENG Ade Akinbiyi[notes 5]
27 MF  ENG Ali Gibb
28 FW  ENG Justin Harrington
29 DF  ENG Stacey Kreft
30 MF  ENG Jimmy Simpson
31 MF  ENG Marcus Oldburyn
32 DF  NIR Johnny Wright
33 DF  ENG Danny Mills

Left 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
7 FW  NGA Efan Ekoku[notes 6] (to Wimbledon)
12 FW  ENG Mark Robins (to Leicester City)
12 DF  ENG Ian Culverhouse (to Swindon Town)
13 GK  SCO Scott Howie (to Motherwell)
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK  ENG Simon Tracey (on loan from Sheffield United)
34 GK  ENG Jon Hallworth (on loan from Oldham Athletic)
34 GK  ENG Andy Rhodes (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
30 June 1994 DF Jon Newsome Leeds United £1,000,000
28 July 1994 DF Carl Bradshaw Sheffield United £500,000
26 August 1994 FW Mike Sheron Manchester City £1,000,000
8 December 1994 FW Ashley Ward Crewe Alexandra Transfer

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
5 July 1994 MF David Smith Oxford United £100,000
13 July 1994 FW Chris Sutton Blackburn Rovers £5,000,000
19 July 1994 DF Colin Woodthorpe Aberdeen £400,000
13 October 1994 GK Scott Howie Motherwell £300,000
14 October 1994 FW Efan Ekoku Wimbledon £900,000
9 December 1994 DF Ian Culverhouse Swindon Town £250,000
16 January 1995 FW Mark Robins Leicester City £1,000,000
Transfers in: £2,500,000
Transfers out: £7,950,000
Total spending: £5,450,000

Notes
  1. Milligan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21, U-23, and B level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in 1992.
  2. Goss was born in Oekolia, Cyprus, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1991.
  3. Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.
  4. Carey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  5. Akinbiyi was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Nigeria in November 1999.
  6. Ekoku was born in Cheetham, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and made his international debut for Nigeria in 1994.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2013-02-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1994-1995/faprem/norwich.htm
  3. http://www.11v11.com/teams/norwich-city/tab/players/season/1995
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