1994–95 Leicester City F.C. season explained

Club:Leicester City
Season:1994–95
Manager:Brian Little (until 22 November)
Kevin MacDonald (caretaker 22 November - 14 December)
Mark McGhee (from 14 December)
Chairman:Martin George
League:Premiership
League Result:21st (relegated)
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Fifth round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round
League Topscorer:Roberts (9)
Season Topscorer:Roberts (11)
Highest Attendance:21,393 vs Liverpool
(26 Dec 1994, Premier League)
Lowest Attendance:14,258 vs Brighton & HA
(5 Oct 1994, League Cup)
Average Attendance:19,532
Prevseason:1993–94
Nextseason:1995–96

During the 1994–95 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Leicester City finally made it back to the top flight after a seven-year exile and two successive Wembley playoff final defeats. Even with one of the country's most sought-after young managers in Brian Little, they were still tipped to go straight back down to the First Division. They would ultimately have a very shaky to indifferent start to the season, winning just two of their first 10 games, yet one of them being perhaps their finest performance of the season. On 16 October, they were 4–1 leaders against Southampton by 82 minutes; however, their leaky defense would be evident for the rest of the season (they eventually conceded 80 league goals and only kept four clean sheets all season) and within the final two minutes of that game, they conceded two goals to only narrowly win the game 4–3. By the time manager Brian Little moved to Aston Villa in November, the Foxes looked doomed, and Little's successor Mark McGhee was unable to prove the pundits wrong. Leicester were never out of the bottom two after November and were relegated with just 6 wins and only Ipswich Town below them. The sale of key player Mark Draper at least gave the club a cash windfall to reduce the financial impact of relegation.

Final league table

See main article: 1994–95 FA Premier League.

Results summary
Results by round

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
21 August 1994 Newcastle UnitedH1–320,048Joachim
23 August 1994 Blackburn RoversA0–321,050
27 August 1994 Nottingham ForestA0–121,601
31 August 1994 Queens Park RangersH1–118,695Gee
10 September 1994 WimbledonA1–27,683Lowe
17 September 1994 Tottenham HotspurH3–121,300Joachim (2), Lowe
24 September 1994 EvertonA1–128,003Draper
3 October 1994 Coventry CityH2–219,372Roberts (2)
8 October 1994 ChelseaA0–418,397
15 October 1994 SouthamptonH4–320,020Blake (2), Roberts, Carr
24 October 1994 Leeds UnitedA1–228,547Blake
29 October 1994 Crystal PalaceH0–120,022
5 November 1994 West Ham UnitedA0–118,780
20 November 1994 Manchester CityH0–119,006
23 November 1994 ArsenalH2–120,774Lowe, Seaman (own goal)
26 November 1994 Norwich CityA1–220,657Draper
3 December 1994 Aston VillaH1–120,896Gee
10 December 1994 Newcastle UnitedA1–334,400Oldfield
17 December 1994 Blackburn RoversH0–020,559
26 December 1994 LiverpoolH1–221,393Roberts
28 December 1994 Manchester UnitedA1–143,789Whitlow
31 December 1994 Sheffield WednesdayH0–120,624
2 January 1995 Ipswich TownA1–415,803Roberts
14 January 1995 Crystal PalaceA0–212,707
25 January 1995 Manchester CityA1–021,007Robins
4 February 1995 West Ham UnitedH1–220,375Robins
11 February 1995 ArsenalA1–131,373Draper
22 February 1995 Aston VillaA4–430,825Robins, Roberts, Lowe (2)
25 February 1995 Coventry CityA2–420,633Lowe, Roberts
4 March 1995 EvertonH2–220,447Draper, Roberts
8 March 1995 Queens Park RangersA0–210,189
11 March 1995 Nottingham ForestH2–420,423Lowe, Draper
15 March 1995 Leeds UnitedH1–320,068Roberts
18 March 1995 Tottenham HotspurA0–130,851
1 April 1995 WimbledonH3–415,489Robins, Willis, Lawrence
5 April 1995 Norwich CityH1–015,992Parker
8 April 1995 Sheffield WednesdayA0–122,551
15 April 1995 Manchester UnitedH0–421,281
17 April 1995 LiverpoolA0–236,012
29 April 1995 Ipswich TownH2–015,248Whitlow, Lowe
6 May 1995 ChelseaH1–118,140Willis
14 May 1995 SouthamptonA2–215,101Parker, Robins

FA Cup

See main article: 1994–95 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R37 January 1995 EnfieldH2–017,351Oldfield, Roberts
R430 January 1995 PortsmouthA1–014,928Roberts
R518 February 1995 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–128,544

League Cup

See main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 21 September 1994 Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–111,041
R2 2nd Leg 5 October 1994 Brighton & Hove AlbionH0–2 (lost 0–3 on agg)14,258

Squad

[2]

Left the club during season

Transfers

In

DatePosNameFromFee
7 July 1994DFNicky MohanMiddlesbrough£330,000
22 July 1994MFMark DraperNotts County£1,250,000
12 August 1994FWLee EllisonDarlingtonFree transfer
11 October 1994MFFranz CarrSheffield United£100,000
6 January 1995DFJamie LawrenceDoncaster Rovers£125,000
16 January 1995FWMark RobinsNorwich City£1,000,000
10 February 1995MFGarry ParkerAston Villa£300,000

Out

DatePosNameToFee
25 July 1994DFNeal TimsonHereford UnitedFree transfer
12 August 1994DFColin GibsonBlackpoolFree transfer
26 September 1994MFGary MillsNotts County£50,000
11 January 1995MFSteve AgnewSunderland£250,000
10 February 1995MFFranz CarrAston Villa£250,000
24 February 1995MFSteve ThompsonBurnley£200,000

Transfers in: £3,105,000

Transfers out: £750,000

Total spending: £2,355,000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leicester City 1994-1995 Results - statto.com . 26 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130325074012/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1994-1995/results . 25 March 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: FootballSquads - Leicester City - 1994/95.