1994–95 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1994–95 season was Manchester City's sixth consecutive season in the top tier of English football, and their third in the Premier League.

Manchester City
1994–95 season
ChairmanFrancis Lee
ManagerBrian Horton
StadiumMaine Road
Premier League17th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Rösler (15)
All: Rösler (22)
Highest home attendance28,915 vs Blackburn Rovers
(26 Dec 1994, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance11,545 vs Barnet
(5 Oct 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance22,725

Season summary

Manchester City endured another torrid season which saw them continue to fall well short of the standards of their city rivals. Their goalscoring rate improving dramatically from 36 to 53, but they slipped one place into 17th - though still enough to achieve survival. But it was too late to save manager Brian Horton's job and he was sacked to make way for Alan Ball of Southampton.

Key striker Niall Quinn recovered from a serious knee injury but failed to make an impact on City's dismal showing, though new German striker Uwe Rösler was among the Premiership's top target men with 15 league goals. His strike partner Paul Walsh was also a frequent goalscorer, with 12 Premiership strikes.

One of the few things that gave City fans something to look forward to was the emergence of exciting young players like Garry Flitcroft, Richard Edghill and Steve Lomas. The close season arrival of Georgian midfielder Georgi Kinkladze was another exciting prospect which suggested that the dark clouds that had recently hung over Maine Road might not have cast too lengthy a shadow.

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Umbro and the shirt sponsor was Brother.

True products of the nineties, the home and away kits used in the 1994–95 season were over-designed, with the away kit in particular leaving a legacy as being one of the worst kits of Premier League history. The home kit, while on the face of it a classic plain blue shirt with white shorts, in fact had a pattern inlaid in such a way as was only visible when caught by the light, which contained oversized angular Umbro diamonds over the top of each other across the front of the shirt. The away kit was intended as a tribute to the classic red and black stripes which City had worn as an away kit on a number of occasions previously, but for no apparent reason had two-tone grey shoulder stripes as well as an embossed shield which was more suited to the shape of the club's badge after its redesign in 1997 (by which point the shirt was no longer being worn) than the circular badge of the time. The third kit was a more simple white kit with dark blue pinstripes and matching shorts.

Final league table
Main article: 1994–95 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Everton 42 11 17 14 44 51 −7 50 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
16 Coventry City 42 12 14 16 44 62 −18 50
17 Manchester City 42 12 13 17 53 64 −11 49
18 Aston Villa 42 11 15 16 51 56 −5 48
19 Crystal Palace (R) 42 11 12 19 34 49 −15 45 Relegation to the Football League First Division
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Everton qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup winners.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
42 12 13 17 53 64  −11 49 8 7 6 37 28  +9 4 6 11 16 36  −20

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHHHAHAHAAAHAHAAH
ResultLWWLDDWLDWWLDLWWWLLLLDDDLDLWDDLDWLLLWWDDLL
Position21105991071111879911876681011111111141314131514161612131616111213131317
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Manchester City's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1994ArsenalA0–338,368
24 August 1994West Ham UnitedH3–019,150Walsh, Beagrie, Rösler
27 August 1994EvertonH4–019,867Rösler (2), Walsh (2)
31 August 1994ChelseaA0–321,740
10 September 1994Crystal PalaceH1–119,971Walsh
17 September 1994Sheffield WednesdayA1–126,585Walsh
24 September 1994Norwich CityH2–021,031Quinn, Rösler
1 October 1994Leeds UnitedA0–230,938
8 October 1994Nottingham ForestH3–323,150Quinn (2), Lomas
15 October 1994Queens Park RangersA0–013,631
22 October 1994Tottenham HotspurH5–225,473Walsh (2), Quinn, Lomas, Flitcroft
29 October 1994Coventry CityA0–115,802
5 November 1994SouthamptonH3–321,589Walsh (2), Beagrie
10 November 1994Manchester UnitedA0–543,738
20 November 1994Leicester CityA1–019,006Quinn
26 November 1994WimbledonH2–021,131Flitcroft, Rösler
3 December 1994Ipswich TownA2–113,574Flitcroft, Rösler
12 December 1994ArsenalH1–220,580Simpson
17 December 1994West Ham UnitedA0–317,286
26 December 1994Blackburn RoversH0–228,915
28 December 1994LiverpoolA0–238,122
31 December 1994Aston VillaH2–222,513Rösler (2)
2 January 1995Newcastle UnitedA0–034,437
14 January 1995Coventry CityH0–020,232
25 January 1995Leicester CityH0–121,007
4 February 1995SouthamptonA2–214,902Kernaghan, Flitcroft
11 February 1995Manchester UnitedH0–326,368
22 February 1995Ipswich TownH2–021,430Quinn, Rösler
25 February 1995Leeds UnitedH0–022,892
4 March 1995Norwich CityA1–116,266Simpson
8 March 1995ChelseaH1–221,880Gaudino
15 March 1995EvertonA1–128,485Gaudino
18 March 1995Sheffield WednesdayH3–223,355Rösler (2), Walsh
21 March 1995WimbledonA0–25,268
1 April 1995Crystal PalaceA1–213,451Rösler
11 April 1995Tottenham HotspurA1–227,410Rösler
14 April 1995LiverpoolH2–127,055Summerbee, Gaudino
17 April 1995Blackburn RoversA3–227,851Curle (pen), Rösler, Walsh
29 April 1995Newcastle UnitedH0–027,389
3 May 1995Aston VillaA1–130,133Rösler
6 May 1995Nottingham ForestA0–128,882
14 May 1995Queens Park RangersH2–327,850Quinn, Curle (pen)

FA Cup
Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1995Notts CountyA2–212,376Beagrie, D. Brightwell
R3R18 January 1995Notts CountyH5–214,261Rösler (4), Gaudino
R428 January 1995Aston VillaH1–021,177Walsh
R519 February 1995Newcastle UnitedA1–333,219Rösler

League Cup
Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg20 September 1994BarnetA0–13,120
R2 2nd Leg5 October 1994BarnetH4–111,545Quinn (2), Walsh, Summerbee
R325 October 1994Queens Park RangersA4–311,701Summerbee, Curle (pen), Beagrie, Lomas
R430 November 1994Newcastle UnitedH1–125,162Rösler
R4R21 December 1994Newcastle UnitedA2–030,156Rösler, Walsh
R511 January 1995Crystal PalaceA0–416,668

Squad

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 Tony Coton
2 DF  ENG Andy Hill
3 DF  IRL Terry Phelan
4 MF  GER Maurizio Gaudino (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt)
5 DF  ENG Keith Curle (captain)
6 DF  NED Michel Vonk
8 FW  ENG Paul Walsh
9 FW  IRL Niall Quinn
10 MF  ENG Garry Flitcroft
11 MF  ENG Peter Beagrie
12 DF  ENG Ian Brightwell
13 GK  WAL Martyn Margetson
14 FW  WAL Carl Griffiths
15 DF  IRL Alan Kernaghan
16 MF  ENG Nicky Summerbee
17 MF  ENG Mike Quigley
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  ENG David Brightwell
19 MF  JAM Fitzroy Simpson
21 MF  NIR Steve Lomas
22 DF  ENG Richard Edghill
23 MF  SCO David Kerr
24 FW  ENG Adie Mike
25 GK  WAL Andy Dibble
27 DF  ENG Rae Ingram
28 FW  GER Uwe Rösler
29 DF  ENG John Foster
30 FW  ENG Steve Finney
31 MF  ENG Paul Lake
32 GK  ENG Simon Tracey (on loan from Sheffield United)
33 GK  ENG John Burridge
34 MF  ENG Scott Thomas

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
4 MF  ENG Steve McMahon (to Swindon Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW  ENG Mike Sheron (to Norwich City)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Chris Beech
— DF  ENG Lee Crooks
— MF  ENG Michael Brown
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NIR Jim Whitley
— FW  IRL Ray Kelly

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
24 June 1994 MF Nicky Summerbee Swindon Town £1,500,000
1 August 1994 FW Ray Kelly Athlone Town £30,000
15 December 1994 GK John Burridge Falkirk Free transfer

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
12 August 1994 MF David Rocastle Chelsea £1,250,000
26 August 1994 FW Mike Sheron Norwich City £1,000,000
1 December 1994 MF Steve McMahon Swindon Town Free transfer
Transfers in: £1,530,000
Transfers out: £2,250,000
Total spending: £720,000

Statistics

Starting 11
Considering only Premiership starts[2]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK Tony Coton 21
12 RB Ian Brightwell 29
5 CB Keith Curle 31
6 CB Michel Vonk 19
3 LB Terry Phelan 26
16 RM Nicky Summerbee 39
10 CM Garry Flitcroft 37
21 CM Steve Lomas 19 Niall Quinn has 24 starts
11 LM Peter Beagrie 33
8 CF Paul Walsh 39
28 CF Uwe Rösler 28
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References
  1. "Manchester City 1994-1995 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/manchester-city/tab/players/season/1995
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