1994–95 Arsenal F.C. season

During the 1994–95 English football season, Arsenal competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Arsenal

1994–95 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	George Graham (until 22 February) Stewart Houston (caretaker from 22 February)
Stadium	Highbury
Premiership	12th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Quarter–finals
Cup Winners' Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Wright (18) All: Wright (30)
Average home league attendance	35,330
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Season summary

The sacking of long-serving and highly successful manager George Graham following a bungs scandal saw Arsenal endure their most frustrating season in 10 years. They finished 12th in the Premier League - below unfancied London rivals Queens Park Rangers and Wimbledon - and also had to endure the loss of Paul Merson for three months while he underwent treatment to combat drug and gambling addictions.

Graham's assistant Stewart Houston took over as manager until the end of the season, and the changeover coincided with a horrible run of 6 defeats in 7 games, leaving Arsenal in serious danger of being relegated just four years after winning the title and two years after their domestic cup double. Fortunately the team rallied in the final weeks and took 8 points from their final 5 games, securing their Premier League spot. The FA Cup only added to the frustration, as they were embarrassingly knocked out at the first hurdle by London rivals Millwall, though they at least had a comparatively decent League Cup run, losing in the fifth round to eventual winners Liverpool.

Despite their domestic troubles, the team reached the European Cup Winners' Cup final for the second year in succession. With 120 minutes showing on the clock in Paris, a penalty shoot-out was looking certain as Arsenal were drawing 1–1 with Real Zaragoza. But a last minute goal by former Tottenham Hotspur player Nayim from 40 yards out saw the Gunners lose defence of the trophy and it went to the Spaniards instead.

Final league table

Main article: 1994–95 FA Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
14	West Ham United	42	13	11	18	44	48	−4	50

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	12	17	52	49	+3	51	6	9	6	27	21	+6	7	3	11	25	28	−3

Last updated: 14 May 1995.
Source: Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	D	L
Position	2	6	14	13	12	15	14	14	12	11	9	10	10	10	11	12	12	11	11	11	9	13	13	13	11	10	11	12	10	8	9	9	13	14	10	12	12	10	10	10	11	12

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 1995. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG David Seaman 2 DF  ENG Lee Dixon 3 DF  ENG Nigel Winterburn 4 MF  ENG Paul Davis 5 DF  ENG Andy Linighan 6 DF  ENG Tony Adams 7 FW  ENG Kevin Campbell 8 FW  ENG Ian Wright 9 FW  ENG Alan Smith 10 MF  ENG Paul Merson 11 MF  IRL Eddie McGoldrick 12 DF  ENG Steve Bould 13 GK  ENG Vince Bartram 14 DF  ENG Martin Keown 15 MF  SWE Stefan Schwarz 16 FW  WAL John Hartson

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  DEN John Jensen 18 MF  ENG David Hillier 19 MF  ENG Jimmy Carter 21 DF  NIR Steve Morrow 22 MF  ENG Ian Selley 23 MF  ENG Ray Parlour 24 FW  SCO Paul Dickov 25 MF  ENG Mark Flatts 26 GK  ENG Lee Harper 27 DF  SCO Scott Marshall 28 MF  ENG Paul Shaw 29 MF  ENG Stephen Hughes 30 MF  ENG Adrian Clarke 31 FW  ENG Chris Kiwomya 32 MF  NED Glenn Helder 33 DF  ENG Gavin McGowan

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  NOR Pal Lydersen (to IK Start)

Squad statistics

As of 10 May 1995[2]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		David Seaman	48	0	31	0	2	0	6	0	9	0
2	DF		Lee Dixon	55	1	39	1	2	0	5	0	9	0
3	DF		Nigel Winterburn	55	0	39	0	2	0	5	0	9	0
4	MF		Paul Davis	6	1	3+1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
5	DF		Andy Linighan	27	2	13+7	2	2	0	2	0	3	0
6	DF		Tony Adams	40	4	27	3	0+1	0	4	1	8	0
7	FW		Kevin Campbell	33	5	19+4	4	1+1	0	5	1	1+2	0
8	FW		Ian Wright	45	30	30+1	18	2	0	3	3	9	9
9	FW		Alan Smith	27	4	17+2	2	1	0	3	1	4	1
10	MF		Paul Merson	34	7	24	4	0	0	2	1	8	2
11	MF		Eddie McGoldrick	18	0	9+2	0	0	0	3+2	0	1+1	0
12	DF		Steve Bould	43	2	30+1	0	1	0	5	0	5+1	2
13	GK		Vince Bartram	12	0	11+0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
14	DF		Martin Keown	43	1	24+7	1	1+1	0	3+2	0	5	0
15	MF		Stefan Schwarz	47	4	34	2	1	0	4	0	8	2
16	FW		John Hartson	20	8	14+1	7	0	0	0	0	4+1	1
17	MF		John Jensen	33	1	24	1	2	0	1+1	0	5	0
18	MF		David Hillier	17	0	5+4	0	2	0	2	0	2+2	0
19	MF		Jimmy Carter	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF		Steve Morrow	22	2	11+4	1	1	0	1+1	1	0+4	0
22	MF		Ian Selley	17	1	10+3	0	0	0	3	0	1	1
23	MF		Ray Parlour	45	0	22+8	0	2	0	5	0	7+1	0
24	FW		Paul Dickov	13	3	4+5	0	0	0	2+2	3	0	0
25	MF		Mark Flatts	4	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Paul Shaw	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF		Stephen Hughes	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF		Adrian Clarke	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW		Chris Kiwomya	17	3	5+9	3	0	0	0	0	1+2	0
32	MF		Glenn Helder	13	0	12+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF		Gavin McGowan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Source:

Results

Premier League

Matches

Arsenal v Manchester City

20 August 1994 1	Arsenal	3 – 0	Manchester City	London
15:00 BST	Campbell  2' McMahon  36' (o.g.) Wright  76'			Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,368

Leeds United v Arsenal

23 August 1994 2	Leeds United	1 – 0	Arsenal	Leeds
19:45 BST	Whelan  89'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,218

Liverpool v Arsenal

28 August 1994 3	Liverpool	3 – 0	Arsenal	Liverpool
16:00 BST	Fowler  26', 29', 31'			Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 30,017

Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers

31 August 1994 4	Arsenal	0 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	London
19:45 BST				Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,629

Norwich City v Arsenal

10 September 1994 5	Norwich City	0 – 0	Arsenal	Norwich
15:00 BST				Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 17,768

Arsenal v Newcastle United

18 September 1994 6	Arsenal	2 – 3	Newcastle United	London
15:00 BST	Adams  9' Wright  88'		7', 45' Beardsley  74' Fox	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 36,819

West Ham United v Arsenal

25 September 1994 7	West Ham United	0 – 2	Arsenal	London
16:00 BST			18' Adams  54' Wright	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 18,498

Arsenal v Crystal Palace

1 October 1994 8	Arsenal	1 – 2	Crystal Palace	London
15:00 BST	Wright  72'		19', 41' Salako	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 34,136

Wimbledon v Arsenal

8 October 1994 9	Wimbledon	1 – 3	Arsenal	London
15:00 BST	Jones  82'		11' Wright  57' Smith  65' Campbell	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 10,842

Arsenal v Chelsea

15 October 1994 10	Arsenal	3 – 1	Chelsea	London
15:00 BST	Wright  39', 63' Campbell  54'		34' Wise	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,234

Arsenal v Coventry City

23 October 1994 11	Arsenal	2 – 1	Coventry City	London
15:00 BST	Wright  13', 32'		81' Wegerle	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 31,725

Everton v Arsenal

29 October 1994 12	Everton	1 – 1	Arsenal	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Unsworth  14'		24' Schwarz	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,003

Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday

6 November 1994 13	Arsenal	0 – 0	Sheffield Wednesday	London
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 33,705

Southampton v Arsenal

19 November 1994 14	Southampton	1 – 0	Arsenal	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Magilton  60'			Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,201

Leicester City v Arsenal

23 November 1994 15	Leicester City	2 – 1	Arsenal	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Dixon  16' (o.g.) Lowe  28'	Report	19' (pen.) Wright	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 20,774

Arsenal v Manchester United

26 November 1994 16	Arsenal	0 – 0	Manchester United	London
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,301

Nottingham Forest v Arsenal

3 December 1994 17	Nottingham Forest	2 – 2	Arsenal	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Pearce  36' Roy  60'		59' Keown  76' Davis	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,662

Manchester City v Arsenal

12 December 1994 18	Manchester City	1 – 2	Arsenal	Manchester
20:00 GMT	Simpson  80'		31' Smith  34' Schwarz	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 20,500

Arsenal v Leeds United

17 December 1994 19	Arsenal	1 – 3	Leeds United	London
15:00 GMT	Linighan  86'		24', 85' Masinga  88' Deane	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,098

Arsenal v Aston Villa

26 December 1994 20	Arsenal	0 – 0	Aston Villa	London
12:00 GMT				Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 34,452

Ipswich Town v Arsenal

28 December 1994 21	Ipswich Town	0 – 2	Arsenal	Ipswich
19:45 GMT			16' Wright  79' Campbell	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,054

Arsenal v Queens Park Rangers

31 December 1994 22	Arsenal	1 – 3	Queens Park Rangers	London
15:00 GMT	Jensen  64'		3' Gallen  76' Allen  77' Impey	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 32,393

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

2 January 1995 23	Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 0	Arsenal	London
19:45 GMT	Popescu  22'		Schwarz	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 28,747

Arsenal v Everton

14 January 1995 24	Arsenal	1 – 1	Everton	London
15:00 GMT	Wright  4'		13' Watson	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 34,743

Coventry City v Arsenal

21 January 1995 25	Coventry City	0 – 1	Arsenal	Coventry
19:45 GMT			78' Hartson	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 14,468

Arsenal v Southampton

24 January 1995 26	Arsenal	1 – 1	Southampton	London
19:45 GMT	Hartson  21'		74' Magilton	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 27,213

Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal

4 February 1995 27	Sheffield Wednesday	3 – 1	Arsenal	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Petrescu  8' Ingesson  25' Bright  90'		3' Linighan	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,468

Arsenal v Leicester City

11 February 1995 28	Arsenal	1 – 1	Leicester City	London
15:00 GMT	Merson  52'		78' Draper	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 31,373

Arsenal v Nottingham Forest

21 February 1995 29	Arsenal	1 – 0	Nottingham Forest	London
19:45 GMT	Kiwomya  81'			Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,441

Crystal Palace v Arsenal

25 February 1995 30	Crystal Palace	0 – 3	Arsenal	London
15:00 GMT			24' Merson  39', 77' Kiwomya	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17,092

Arsenal v West Ham United

5 March 1995 31	Arsenal	0 – 1	West Ham United	London
15:00 GMT			20' Hutchison	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 36,295

Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal

8 March 1995 32	Blackburn Rovers	3 – 1	Arsenal	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Shearer  4', 48' Le Saux  18'		49' Morrow	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,452

Newcastle United v Arsenal

19 March 1995 33	Newcastle United	1 – 0	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Beardsley  89'			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 35,611

Manchester United v Arsenal

22 March 1995 34	Manchester United	3 – 0	Arsenal	Manchester
20:00 GMT	Hughes  26' Sharpe  31' Kanchelskis  80'			Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 43,623

Arsenal v Norwich City

1 April 1995 35	Arsenal	5 – 1	Norwich City	London
15:00 BST	Hartson  4', 13' Dixon  6' Merson  75' Newman  90' (o.g.)		32' Cureton	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 36,942

Queens Park Rangers v Arsenal

8 April 1995 36	Queens Park Rangers	3 – 1	Arsenal	London
15:00 BST	Impey  27' Gallen  59' Ready  82'		89' Adams	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,341

Arsenal v Liverpool

12 April 1995 37	Arsenal	0 – 1	Liverpool	London
19:45 BST			90' Fowler	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,036

Arsenal v Ipswich Town

15 April 1995 38	Arsenal	4 – 1	Ipswich Town	London
15:00 BST	Merson  33' Wright  47', 50', 56'		71' Marshall	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 36,818

Aston Villa v Arsenal

17 April 1995 39	Aston Villa	0 – 4	Arsenal	Birmingham
15:00 BST		Report	31', 87' Hartson  33', 72' (pen.) Wright	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,005

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

29 April 1995 40	Arsenal	1 – 1	Tottenham Hotspur	London
15:00 BST	Wright  61' (pen.)	Report	74' Klinsmann	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 39,377

Arsenal v Wimbledon

4 May 1995 41	Arsenal	0 – 0	Wimbledon	London
19:45 BST				Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 32,822

Chelsea v Arsenal

14 May 1995 42	Chelsea	2 – 1	Arsenal	London
16:00 BST	Furlong  20' Stein  52'		23' Hartson	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 32,822

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First round

Omonia v Arsenal

15 September 1994 1st Leg	Omonia	1 – 3	Arsenal	Nicosia
20:00 EEST	Malekkos  72'	Report	37', 80' Merson  50' Wright	Stadium: Makario Stadium Attendance: 13,954 Referee: Antonio Almeida Marcal (Portugal)

Arsenal v Omonia

29 September 1994 2nd Leg	Arsenal	3 – 0 (6 – 1 agg.)	Omonia	London
20:00 BST	Wright  9', 70' Schwarz  31'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 24,165 Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

Second round

Brøndby v Arsenal

20 October 1994 1st Leg	Brøndby	1 – 2	Arsenal	Brøndby
20:00 CEST	Strudal  53'	Report	18' Wright  21' Smith	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 13,406 Referee: Werner Müller (Switzerland)

Arsenal v Brøndby

3 November 1994 2nd Leg	Arsenal	2 – 2 (4 – 3 agg.)	Brøndby	London
20:00 GMT	Wright  27' Selley  46'	Report	3' Hansen  71' Eggen	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 32,290 Referee: Sergei Khusainov (Russia)

Quarter-finals

Arsenal v Auxerre

2 March 1995 1st Leg	Arsenal	1 – 1	Auxerre	London
20:00 GMT	Wright  60'	Report	63' Verlaat	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,208 Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Auxerre v Arsenal

16 March 1995 2nd Leg	Auxerre	0 – 1 (1 – 2 agg.)	Arsenal	Auxerre
21:00 CEST		Report	16' Wright	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

Semi-finals

Arsenal v Sampdoria

6 April 1995 1st Leg	Arsenal	3 – 2	Sampdoria	London
20:00 BST	Bould  34', 36' Wright  69'	Report	51', 77' Jugović	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,100 Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands)

Sampdoria v Arsenal

20 April 1995 2nd Leg	Sampdoria	3 – 2 (a.e.t.) (5 – 5 agg.) (2 – 3 p)	Arsenal	Genoa
20:30 CEST	Mancini  14' Bellucci  82', 85'	Report	61' Wright  88' Schwarz	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)
	Penalties
	Mihajlović Jugović Maspero Mannini Lombardo		Dixon McGoldrick Hartson Adams Merson

Final

Main article: 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final

Arsenal v Real Zaragoza

10 May 1995	Arsenal	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Real Zaragoza	Paris
20:15 CEST	Hartson  75'	Report	67' Esnáider  119' Nayim	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

UEFA European Super Cup

Main article: 1994 European Super Cup

Arsenal v AC Milan

1 February 1995 1st Leg	Arsenal	0 – 0	AC Milan	London
20:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,044 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

AC Milan v Arsenal

8 February 1995 2nd Leg	AC Milan	2 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.)	Arsenal	Milan
19:30 GMT	Boban  41' Massaro  67'	Reportt		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 23,953 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

FA Cup

Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup

Millwall v Arsenal

7 January 1995 R3	Millwall	0 – 0	Arsenal	London
		Report		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 17,718 Referee: Stephen Lodge

Arsenal v Millwall

18 January 1995 R3 Replay	Arsenal	0 – 2	Millwall	London
		Report	10' Beard  90' Kennedy	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 32,319 Referee: Stephen Lodge

League Cup

Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup

Hartlepool United v Arsenal

21 September 1994 R2 1st Leg	Hartlepool United	0 – 5	Arsenal	Hartlepool
		Report	Wright Adams Smith Merson	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,421

Arsenal v Hartlepool United

5 October 1994 R2 2nd Leg	Arsenal	2 – 0 (7 – 0 agg.)	Hartlepool United	London
	Campbell  79' Dickov  89'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 20,520

Oldham Athletic v Arsenal

26 October 1994 R3	Oldham Athletic	0 – 0	Arsenal	Oldham
		Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,303

Arsenal v Oldham Athletic

9 November 1994 R3 Replay	Arsenal	2 – 0	Oldham Athletic	London
	Dickov  15', 40'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 22,746

Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday

30 November 1994 R4	Arsenal	2 – 0	Sheffield Wednesday	London
	Morrow Wright	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 27,390

Liverpool v Arsenal

11 January 1995 R5	Liverpool	1 – 0	Arsenal	Liverpool
	Rush  59'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 35,026 Referee: Philip Don

References

1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1994-1995/faprem/arsenal.htm
2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/arsenal/tab/players/season/1995