1994–95 Chelsea F.C. season

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

Chelsea
1994–95 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerGlenn Hoddle
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premiership11th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
UEFA Cup Winners CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Spencer (11)
All: Spencer/Furlong (13)
Highest home attendance31,161 vs Manchester United
(26 Dec 1994, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance8,974 vs Bournemouth
(21 Sep 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance21,057

Season summary

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It was another unsatisfying season for Chelsea, who failed to make much of an impact in the league but once again enjoyed a memorable cup run. They entered the Cup Winners' Cup after a 23-year exile from European competitions, and reached the semi-finals where they went out to a single Real Zaragoza goal, ending their hopes of an all-English final with Arsenal.

The summer of 1995 saw manager Glenn Hoddle bring in two of the most famous names in world football, Ruud Gullit and Mark Hughes. He also terminated the contract of misfit striker Robert Fleck as well as deciding to end his own playing career. The only other significant change to the squad was the sale of out-of-favour midfielder David Hopkin to Crystal Palace.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Wimbledon 42 15 11 16 48 65 −17 56
10 Southampton 42 12 18 12 61 63 −2 54
11 Chelsea 42 13 15 14 50 55 −5 54
12 Arsenal 42 13 12 17 52 49 3 51
13 Sheffield Wednesday 42 13 12 17 49 57 −8 51
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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 13 15 14 50 55  −5 54 7 7 7 25 22   3 6 8 7 25 33  −8

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAAAHAAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAH
ResultWWWLLWLWLWDDLWDLWLDLLDDDLDDWDWLLLDDLWDWDDW
Position3656757677788768788910101212121213131310111415151415141412121211
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Chelsea's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 August 1994 Norwich City H 2–0 23,098 Sinclair, Furlong
27 August 1994 Leeds United A 3–2 32,212 Wise (pen), Spencer (2)
31 August 1994 Manchester City H 3–0 21,740 Peacock, Wise, Vonk (own goal)
10 September 1994 Newcastle United A 2–4 34,435 Peacock, Furlong
18 September 1994 Blackburn Rovers H 1–2 17,513 Spencer
24 September 1994 Crystal Palace A 1–0 16,030 Furlong
2 October 1994 West Ham United H 1–2 18,696 Furlong
8 October 1994 Leicester City H 4–0 18,397 Spencer (2), Peacock, Shipperley
15 October 1994 Arsenal A 1–3 38,234 Wise
23 October 1994 Ipswich Town H 2–0 15,068 Wise, Shipperley
29 October 1994 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 25,450 Wise
6 November 1994 Coventry City H 2–2 17,090 Spencer, Kjeldbjerg
9 November 1994 Liverpool A 1–3 32,855 Spencer
19 November 1994 Nottingham Forest A 1–0 22,092 Spencer
23 November 1994 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 27,037
26 November 1994 Everton H 0–1 28,115
3 December 1994 Southampton A 1–0 14,404 Furlong
10 December 1994 Norwich City A 0–3 18,246
18 December 1994 Liverpool H 0–0 27,050
26 December 1994 Manchester United H 2–3 31,161 Spencer (pen), Newton
28 December 1994 Aston Villa A 0–3 32,901
31 December 1994 Wimbledon H 1–1 16,105 Furlong
14 January 1995 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 17,285 Spencer
21 January 1995 Ipswich Town A 2–2 17,296 Stein, Burley
25 January 1995 Nottingham Forest H 0–2 17,890
4 February 1995 Coventry City A 2–2 13,429 Stein, Spencer (pen)
11 February 1995 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 30,812 Wise
25 February 1995 West Ham United A 2–1 21,500 Burley, Stein
5 March 1995 Crystal Palace H 0–0 14,130
8 March 1995 Manchester City A 2–1 21,880 Stein (2)
11 March 1995 Leeds United H 0–3 20,174
18 March 1995 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 25,490 Stein
22 March 1995 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 15,103
1 April 1995 Newcastle United H 1–1 22,987 Peacock
10 April 1995 Wimbledon A 1–1 7,022 Sinclair
12 April 1995 Southampton H 0–2 16,738
15 April 1995 Aston Villa H 1–0 17,015 Stein
17 April 1995 Manchester United A 0–0 43,728
29 April 1995 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 21,704 Sinclair
3 May 1995 Everton A 3–3 33,180 Furlong (2), Hopkin
6 May 1995 Leicester City A 1–1 18,140 Furlong
14 May 1995 Arsenal H 2–1 29,542 Furlong, Stein

FA Cup

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Third round

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7 January 1995 Chelsea 3–0 Charlton Athletic Stamford Bridge, London
Peacock   9'
Sinclair   41'
Spencer   89'
Attendance: 24,485
Referee: Terry Holbrook

Fourth round

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28 January 1995 Millwall 0–0 Chelsea The Den, London
Attendance: 18,573
Referee: Roger Dilkes
8 February 1995 Chelsea 1–1
(a.e.t.)

(4–5 p)
Millwall Stamford Bridge, London
Stein   71' Savage   79' Attendance: 25,515
Referee: Martin Bodenham
Penalties
Stein  
Wise  
Burley  
Lee  
Spencer  
  Savage
  van Blerk
  Stevens
  Roberts
  Rae

League Cup

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Second round

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21 September 1994 Chelsea 1–0 Bournemouth Stamford Bridge, London
Rocastle   26' Attendance: 8,974
Referee: Paul Vanes
4 October 1994 Bournemouth 0–1 Chelsea Dean Court, Dorset
Peacock   63' Attendance: 9,784
Referee: Paul Durkin

Third round

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26 October 1994 West Ham United 1–0 Chelsea Boleyn Ground, London
Hutchison   2' Attendance: 18,815
Referee: Keith Cooper

Cup Winners' Cup

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First round

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15 September 1994 (1994-09-15) Chelsea   4–2   Viktoria Žižkov Stamford Bridge, London
17:00 Furlong   3'
Sinclair   5'
Rocastle   54'
Wise   69'
Report Majoroš   36', 42' Attendance: 22,036[2]
Referee: Christer Fällström (Sweden)
29 September 1994 (1994-09-29) Viktoria Žižkov   0–0   Chelsea [Jablonec]
15:00 Report Attendance: 5,176[3]
Referee: Gianni Beschin (Italy)

Second round

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20 October 1994 (1994-10-20) Chelsea   0–0   Austria Wien Stamford Bridge, London
20:00 Report Attendance: 22,560[4]
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)
3 November 1994 (1994-11-03) Austria Wien   1–1   Chelsea Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
19:35 Narbekovas   74' Report Spencer   41' Attendance: 18,000[5]
Referee: Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium)

Quarter-finals

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28 February 1995 (1995-02-28) Club Brugge   1–0   Chelsea Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
20:30 Verheyen   82' Report Attendance: 16,145[6]
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
16 March 1995 (1995-03-16) Chelsea   2–0   Club Brugge Stamford Bridge, London
20:05 Stein   16'
Furlong   37'
Report Attendance: 28,661[7]
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Semi-finals

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6 April 1995 (1995-04-06) Real Zaragoza   3–0   Chelsea La Romareda, Zaragoza
21:15 Pardeza   8'
Esnáider   26', 57'
Report Attendance: 37,000[8]
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
20 April 1995 (1995-04-20) Chelsea   3–1   Real Zaragoza Stamford Bridge, London
20:00 Furlong   31'
Sinclair   62'
Stein   86'
Report Aragón   55' Attendance: 26,500[9]
Referee: Jorge Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)

Squad

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[10] 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   RUS Dmitri Kharine
2 DF   SCO Steve Clarke
3 DF   ENG Scott Minto
4 DF   DEN Jakob Kjeldbjerg
5 DF   NOR Erland Johnsen
6 DF   ENG Frank Sinclair
7 FW   SCO John Spencer
8 FW   ENG Paul Furlong
9 FW   RSA Mark Stein
10 MF   ENG Gavin Peacock
11 MF   ENG Dennis Wise (captain)
12 MF   SCO Craig Burley
13 GK   ENG Kevin Hitchcock
14 DF   WAL Darren Barnard[11]
15 DF   ENG Andy Myers
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   SCO David Hopkin
17 MF   ENG Nigel Spackman
18 MF   ENG Eddie Newton
20 MF   ENG Glenn Hoddle (player–manager)
21 MF   ENG David Rocastle
22 DF   ENG Anthony Barness
23 GK   IRL Nick Colgan
24 FW   SCO Robert Fleck
25 DF   ENG David Lee
26 DF   SCO Andy Dow
27 DF   WAL Gareth Hall[12]
28 DF   ENG Michael Duberry
29 GK   ENG Alan Judge
31 MF   ENG Graham Rix

Left club during season

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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
19 FW   ENG Neil Shipperley (to Southampton)

Reserve squad

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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
MF   ENG Paul Hughes
MF   GEO Thiago Naladze
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   TUR Muzzy Izzet
FW   MSR Junior Mendes

Transfers

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Date Pos Name From Fee
26 May 1994 FW Paul Furlong Watford £2,300,000
28 May 1994 DF Scott Minto Charlton Athletic £775,000
12 August 1994 MF David Rocastle Manchester City £1,250,000
Date Pos Name To Fee
6 January 1995 FW Neil Shipperley Southampton £1,250,000
Transfers in:   £4,325,000
Transfers out:   £1,250,000
Total spending:   £3,075,000

References

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  1. ^ "Chelsea 1994-1995 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Chelsea FC vs Viktoria Žižkov". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Viktoria Žižkov vs Chelsea FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Chelsea FC vs Austria Wien". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Austria Wien vs Chelsea FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Club Brugge KV vs Chelsea FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Chelsea FC vs Club Brugge KV". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Real Zaragoza vs Chelsea FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Chelsea FC vs Real Zaragoza". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  10. ^ "FootballSquads - Chelsea - 1994/95".
  11. ^ Barnard was born in Rinteln, West Germany (now Germany).
  12. ^ Hall was born in Croydon, England.