1994–95 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
Introduction The 1994–95 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 's 128th season. They competed in the twenty-two team Premiership, the top tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.
Season summary Sheffield Wednesday were among the pre-season favourites for a UEFA Cup places, having finished seventh in the first two Premiership seasons, third in the last First Division season in 1992 and winning the League Cup in 1991, with many fine players still on the club's payroll. But they were still without striker David Hirst for much of the season due to injury, and this played at least some part in the Owls enduring their worst league form since relegation in 1990.Right up till early May, the Owls were in real danger of relegation and this was enough for the club's board, who wielded the axe on manager Trevor Francis after four years in charge. His successor was the former Luton Town and Tottenham Hotspur manager David Pleat, who looked to the continent in hope of returning the Owls to their winning ways and brought in Belgian forward Marc Degryse.
Final league table ;Results summary;Results by round
Results ''Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first''===Legend===WinDrawLoss===FA Premier League===DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 20 August 1994 Tottenham HotspurH3–434,051Hirst, Calderwood (own goal), Petrescu 24 August 1994 Queens Park RangersA2–312,788Sheridan, Hyde 27 August 1994 WimbledonA1–07,453Watson 31 August 1994 Norwich CityH0–025,072 10 September 1994 Nottingham ForestA1–422,022Hyde 17 September 1994 Manchester CityH1–126,776Watson 26 September 1994 Leeds UnitedH1–123,227Bright 1 October 1994 LiverpoolA1–431,493Nolan 8 October 1994 Manchester UnitedH1–033,441Hirst 16 October 1994 Ipswich TownA2–113,073Bright, Hirst 22 October 1994 Newcastle UnitedA1–234,408Taylor 29 October 1994 ChelseaH1–125,450Bright 2 November 1994 Blackburn RoversH0–124,207 6 November 1994 ArsenalA0–033,705 19 November 1994 West Ham UnitedH1–025,300Petrescu 27 November 1994 Aston VillaA1–125,082Atherton 3 December 1994 Crystal PalaceH1–021,930Bart-Williams 10 December 1994 Tottenham HotspurA1–325,912Nolan 17 December 1994 Queens Park RangersH0–222,766 26 December 1994 EvertonA4–137,080Bright, Whittingham (2), Ingesson 28 December 1994 Coventry CityH5–126,056Bright (2), Waddle, Whittingham (2) 31 December 1994 Leicester CityA1–020,624Hyde 2 January 1995 SouthamptonH1–128,424Hyde 14 January 1995 ChelseaA1–117,285Nolan 21 January 1995 Newcastle UnitedH0–031,215 23 January 1995 West Ham UnitedA2–014,554Waddle, Bright 4 February 1995 ArsenalH3–123,468Petrescu, Ingesson, Bright 12 February 1995 Blackburn RoversA1–322,223Waddle 18 February 1995 Aston VillaH1–224,063Bright 25 February 1995 LiverpoolH1–231,964Bart-Williams 4 March 1995 Leeds UnitedA1–033,750Waddle 8 March 1995 Norwich CityA0–013,530 11 March 1995 WimbledonH0–120,395 14 March 1995 Crystal PalaceA1–210,422Whittingham 18 March 1995 Manchester CityA2–323,355Hyde, Whittingham 1 April 1995 Nottingham ForestH1–730,060Bright (pen) 8 April 1995 Leicester CityH1–022,551Whittingham 15 April 1995 Coventry CityA0–215,710 17 April 1995 EvertonH0–027,880 29 April 1995 SouthamptonA0–015,189 7 May 1995 Manchester UnitedA0–143,868 14 May 1995 Ipswich TownH4–130,213Whittingham (2), Bart-Williams, Bright===FA Cup===+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR37 January 1995 GillinghamA2–110,425Waddle, BrightR430 January 1995 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–021,757R4R8 February 1995 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–1 (lost 3–4 on pens)28,544Bright===League Cup===+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg 21 September 1994 Bradford CityH2–115,705Taylor, HydeR2 2nd Leg 4 October 1994 Bradford CityA1–1 (won 3–2 on agg)13,092Bart-WilliamsR326 October 1994 SouthamptonH1–016,715Bart-WilliamsR430 November 1994 ArsenalA0–227,390
Players ===First-team squad===:''Squad at end of season''===Left club during season======Reserve squad===
Transfers ===In===DatePosNameFromFee1 June 1994DFPeter AthertonCoventry City£800,00012 July 1994MFIan TaylorPort Vale£1,000,0006 August 1994DFDan PetrescuGenoa£1,300,00017 August 1994DFIan NolanTranmere Rovers£1,500,0001 September 1994MFKlas IngessonPSV Eindhoven£800,00021 December 1994FWGuy WhittinghamAston Villa£700,0009 January 1995FWO'Neill DonaldsonMansfield Town£50,000===Out===DatePosNameToFee30 June 1994MFCarlton PalmerLeeds United£2,600,0004 July 1994DFNigel WorthingtonLeeds United£325,00019 July 1994DFNigel PearsonMiddlesbrough£500,0001 August 1994DFPhil KingAston Villa£200,00012 August 1994FWLeroy ChambersChester CityFree transfer8 September 1994FWNigel JemsonNotts County£300,0005 October 1994DFSimon ColemanBolton Wanderers£350,00021 December 1994MFIan TaylorAston Villa£1,000,00017 March 1995FWGordon WatsonSouthampton£1,200,000:Transfers in:  £6,150,000:Transfers out:  £6,475,000:Total spending:  £325,000
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