1994–95 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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

Sunderland
1994–95 season
ChairmanBob Murray
ManagerMick Buxton (until 27 March)
Peter Reid (from 31 March)
StadiumRoker Park
First Division20th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Phil Gray (12)
All: Phil Gray (15)
Average home league attendance15,344

Season summary

In the 1994–95 season, although a reasonable defensive record was maintained, Sunderland were lacking goals and as a result got entangled in a relegation battle which cost Buxton his job in March 1995. The board then appointed Peter Reid as temporary manager, in the hopes of keeping the Black Cats clear of relegation. That objective was achieved within weeks, and Reid was rewarded with a permanent contract.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Portsmouth 46 15 13 18 53 63 10 58
19 West Bromwich Albion 46 16 10 20 51 57 6 58
20 Sunderland 46 12 18 16 41 45 4 54
21 Swindon Town 46 12 12 22 54 73 19 48 Relegated
22 Burnley 46 11 13 22 49 74 25 46
Source:

Results

Sunderland's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 1994Bristol CityA0-011,127
20 August 1994MillwallH1-117,296Goodman
27 August 1994Stoke CityA1-015,159P Gray
30 August 1994Grimsby TownH2-215,788Goodman (pen), P Gray
3 September 1994Wolverhampton WanderersH1-115,111P Gray
11 September 1994MiddlesbroughA2-219,578Russell (2)
13 September 1994Sheffield UnitedA0-015,239
17 September 1994BarnsleyH2-016,145P Gray, Goodman
24 September 1994Tranmere RoversA0-17,500
1 October 1994Southend UnitedH0-115,520
8 October 1994West Bromwich AlbionA3-113,717Smith, P Gray (2)
15 October 1994BurnleyH0-017,700
22 October 1994ReadingA2-010,757Melville, P Gray
29 October 1994Oldham AthleticH0-017,252
1 November 1994Charlton AthleticH1-114,085Smith
5 November 1994Notts CountyA2-38,890P Gray, Owers
19 November 1994WatfordH1-315,063Smith
26 November 1994PortsmouthA4-17,527Russell, Melville, P Gray (pen), Smith
29 November 1994Port ValeA0-08,121
3 December 1994ReadingH0-114,021
10 December 1994MillwallA0-27,698
17 December 1994Bristol CityH2-011,661Howey (2)
26 December 1994Bolton WanderersH1-119,758Smith
27 December 1994Luton TownA0-38,953
31 December 1994Derby CountyH1-113,979P Gray
14 January 1995Oldham AthleticA0-09,742
21 January 1995Notts CountyH1-214,334Armstrong
4 February 1995Port ValeH1-113,377Ball
11 February 1995Charlton AthleticA0-112,380
18 February 1995PortsmouthH2-212,372Smith (2)
21 February 1995WatfordA1-08,189Russell
25 February 1995Southend UnitedA1-04,686Agnew
5 March 1995Tranmere RoversH0-112,043
8 March 1995Wolverhampton WanderersA0-125,826
11 March 1995Stoke CityH1-012,282Melville
15 March 1995Swindon TownA0-18,233
19 March 1995Grimsby TownA1-35,697Agnew
21 March 1995MiddlesbroughH0-116,501
24 March 1995BarnsleyA0-27,803
1 April 1995Sheffield UnitedH1-017,259Russell
8 April 1995Derby CountyA1-015,442Ball
15 April 1995Luton TownH1-117,292P Gray
17 April 1995Bolton WanderersA0-115,030
22 April 1995Swindon TownH1-016,874Smith
29 April 1995BurnleyA1-115,121Smith
7 May 1995West Bromwich AlbionH2-218,232Smith, P Gray

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1995Carlisle UnitedH1-115,523Russell
R3R17 January 1995Carlisle UnitedA3-112,201Armstrong (2), P Gray
R429 January 1995Tottenham HotspurH1-421,135P Gray

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg21 September 1994MillwallA1-25,095Russell
R2 Second Leg4 October 1994MillwallH1-1 (lost 2-3 on agg)9,698P Gray

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of 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 Alec Chamberlain
GK  ENG David Preece
GK  WAL Tony Norman
DF  ENG Gary Bennett
DF  ENG Michael Gray
DF  ENG Lee Howey
DF  ENG Richard Ord
DF  ENG Dominic Matteo[notes 1] (on loan from Liverpool)
DF  ENG Martin Scott
DF  ENG Anth Smith
DF  WAL Andy Melville
DF  POL Dariusz Kubicki
MF  ENG Steve Agnew
MF  ENG Mark Angel
MF  ENG Gordon Armstrong
MF  ENG Brian Atkinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG Kevin Ball
MF  ENG Phil Brumwell
MF  ENG Shaun Cunnington
MF  ENG Martin Gray
MF  ENG Gary Owers
MF  ENG Ian Rodgerson
MF  ENG Ian Snodin (on loan from Everton)
MF  SCO Derek Ferguson
FW  ENG Brett Angell
FW  ENG Steve Brodie
FW  ENG Don Goodman
FW  ENG Craig Russell
FW  ENG Martin Smith
FW  ENG Paul Williams (on loan from Crystal Palace)
FW  NIR Phil Gray

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/sunderland/tab/players/season/1995.htm

Notes

  1. Matteo was born in Dumfries, Scotland, but was raised in England from the age of four and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Scotland in November 2000.
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