1994–95 Portsmouth F.C. season explained

Club:	Portsmouth
Season:	1994–95
Manager:	Jim Smith (until 1 February) Terry Fenwick (from 1 February)
Chairman:	Jim Gregory
Stadium:	Fratton Park
League:	First Division
League Result:	18th
Cup2:	FA Cup
Cup2 Result:	Fourth round
Cup3:	League Cup
Cup3 Result:	Third round
League Topscorer:	Creaney (18)
Season Topscorer:	Creaney (22)
Average Attendance:	8,269
Prevseason:	1993–94
Nextseason:	1995–96

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

Season summary

The 1994–95 season was a disappointing one for Pompey and after a decline in form which left them struggling at the wrong end of Division One, Smith was sacked in February 1995 and was replaced by Terry Fenwick,^[1] who guided them to safety with 4 wins in their final 6 league games.

Final league table

See main article: 1994–95 Football League.

Results

Portsmouth's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
13 August 1994	Notts County	H	2–1	10,487	Powell, Symons
20 August 1994	Reading	A	0–0	9,106
27 August 1994	Charlton Athletic	H	1–1	10,566	Symons
30 August 1994	Southend United	A	2–1	4,333	Creaney, Powell
10 September 1994	Port Vale	H	0–2	8,989
14 September 1994	Tranmere Rovers	H	1–1	6,383	Hall
17 September 1994	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–1	11,284	Creaney
24 September 1994	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–2	13,466	Creaney
28 September 1994	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–0	13,545	Pethick, Hall
1 October 1994	Grimsby Town	A	0–2	4,172
8 October 1994	Oldham Athletic	A	2–3	7,683	Creaney, Hall
15 October 1994	Swindon Town	H	4–3	10,610	McLoughlin (2), Powell, Creaney (pen)
23 October 1994	Middlesbrough	H	0–0	7,281
29 October 1994	Bristol City	A	1–1	7,238	Powell
2 November 1994	Millwall	A	2–2	7,108	Rees, McLoughlin (pen)
6 November 1994	Derby County	H	0–1	5,507
19 November 1994	Luton Town	A	0–2	8,214
26 November 1994	Sunderland	H	1–4	7,527	Powell
30 November 1994	Stoke City	H	0–1	5,772
3 December 1994	Middlesbrough	A	0–4	17,185
10 December 1994	Reading	H	1–1	8,578	Creaney
17 December 1994	Notts County	A	1–0	6,382	Wood
26 December 1994	Watford	A	0–2	9,953
27 December 1994	Barnsley	H	3–0	6,751	Newhouse, Creaney (2)
31 December 1994	Sheffield United	A	1–3	13,467	Creaney
2 January 1995	Burnley	H	2–0	9,097	Preki, Creaney
14 January 1995	Bristol City	H	0–0	8,803
22 January 1995	Derby County	A	0–3	9,704
4 February 1995	Stoke City	A	2–0	12,372	Preki, Creaney
18 February 1995	Sunderland	A	2–2	12,372	McLoughlin, Doling
21 February 1995	Luton Town	H	3–2	7,363	McLoughlin, Preki, Creaney (pen)
25 February 1995	Grimsby Town	H	2–1	8,274	Creaney, Symons
5 March 1995	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–1	23,284
8 March 1995	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–2	7,160	Creaney
11 March 1995	Charlton Athletic	A	0–1	9,443
15 March 1995	Millwall	H	3–2	6,032	Creaney (2), Hall
18 March 1995	Southend United	H	1–1	6,667	McLoughlin
21 March 1995	Port Vale	A	0–1	7,388
25 March 1995	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–1	7,765	Creaney
1 April 1995	Tranmere Rovers	A	2–4	8,722	Preki, Irons (own goal)
8 April 1995	Sheffield United	H	1–0	8,216	Creaney
15 April 1995	Barnsley	A	0–1	6,825
17 April 1995	Watford	H	2–1	8,396	Durnin (pen), Burton
22 April 1995	Burnley	A	2–1	10,666	Durnin (pen), Symons
29 April 1995	Swindon Town	A	2–0	9,220	Preki, Burton
7 May 1995	Oldham Athletic	H	1–1	11,002	Hall

FA Cup

See main article: 1994–95 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

R3	7 January 1995	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–1	9,721	Preki (2), Creaney
R4	28 January 1995	Leicester City	H	0–1	14,928

League Cup

See main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

R1 First Leg	17 August 1994	Cambridge United	H	2–0	3,854	Stimson, Powell
R1 Second Leg	23 August 1994	Cambridge United	A	3–2 (won 5–2 on agg)	2,571	Powell (2), Creaney
R2 First Leg	20 September 1994	Everton	A	3–2	14,043	Creaney (2), Kristensen
R2 Second Leg	5 October 1994	Everton	H	1–1 (won 4–3 on agg)	13,605	Hall
R3	26 October 1994	Derby County	H	0–1	8,568

Squad

http://www.11v11.com/teams/portsmouth/tab/players/season/1995.htm

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1990s: Flattering to deceive . . 13 May 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728052040/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/index.php?cms_ref=history_pfc&qs_slideshow_b3b4_index=&fm_type=&fm_string=&fm_article_page_num=&qs_media=html&qs_articleid=35 . 28 July 2011 . dmy .
2. Web site: Portsmouth results for the 1994-1995 season - Statto.com . 12 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003518/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/portsmouth/1994-1995/results . 4 March 2016 . dead . dmy-all .