1994–95 Coventry City F.C. season
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox football club season
|club=Coventry City
|season=1994–95
|manager=Phil Neal (until 14 February)
Ron Atkinson (from 15 February)
|chairman=Bryan Richardson
|stadium=Highfield Road
|league=Premiership
|league result=16th
|cup1=FA Cup
|cup1 result=Fourth round
|cup2=League Cup
|cup2 result=Third round
|league topscorer=Dublin (13)
|season topscorer=Dublin (16)
|highest attendance=21,885 vs Manchester United
(1 May 1995, Premier League)
|lowest attendance=8,561 vs Wrexham
(5 Oct 1994, League Cup)
|average attendance=15,980
|prevseason=1993–94
|nextseason=1995–96
}}
During the 1994–95 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary
In the 1994–95 season, Coventry struggled for most of the campaign despite the £2million arrival of striker Dion Dublin from Manchester United on 9 September, and Neal was sacked on 14 February 1995{{cite web|url=http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//ITN/1995/02/14/T14029520/?s=* |title=SOCCER: PHIL NEAL SACKED AS COVENTRY MANAGER |publisher=itnsource.com |accessdate=8 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719185651/http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//RTV/2007/02/16/RTV248507/ |archivedate=19 July 2011 |df=dmy }} despite a 2–0 away win over fellow strugglers Crystal Palace three days earlier, which saw them 17th in the Premier League and two places above the relegation zone.{{cite web | url = http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?Day=11&Month=Feb&ssnno=124&teamno=164 | title = F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995 | publisher = coventrycity-mad.co.uk | accessdate = 8 October 2011 | date = 11 February 1995}} Neal's successor Ron Atkinson ensured the Sky Blues' survival.{{cite web | url = http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?Day=14&Month=May&ssnno=124&teamno=164 | title = F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995 | publisher = coventrycity-mad.co.uk | accessdate = 8 October 2011 | date = 14 May 1995}}
Kit
Final league table
{{main|1994–95 FA Premier League}}
{{:1994–95 FA Premier League|showteam=COV}}
;Results summary
{{Fb_rs|hw=7|hd=7|hl=7|hgf=23|hga=25|aw=5|ad=7|al=9|agf=21|aga=37}}
{{Fb_rs_footer|s=[http://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/1994-1995/table Statto]|date=September 2015}}
;Results by round
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b
|header=Round
|label1= Ground
| res1=H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H
|label2= Result
| res2=D/L/L/L/D/W/L/D/W/W/L/W/L/D/W/W/D/L/D/D/L/L/L/D/L/D/D/W/W/W/D/D/D/W/L/L/W/L/L/L/W/D
|label3= Position
| res3=9/19/21/21/20/18/20/21/17/13/15/13/14/15/13/10/10/11/12/12/15/17/17/17/19/19/20/17/13/12/12/11/12/9/10/12/12/15/15/18/15/16
|text_H=Home|text_A=Away
|color_W=green2|text_W=Win
|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss
|color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color_3=3rd|color_19-=red1
|source=[http://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/1994-1995/results Statto.com]
|date=September 2015
}}
Results
=Legend=
class="wikitable"
|style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"|Win |style="background-color: #ffffdd;"|Draw |style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"|Loss |
=FA Premier League=
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"
!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers | |||||
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 20 August 1994 | Wimbledon | H | 1–1 | 10,962 | Busst |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 24 August 1994 | Newcastle United | A | 0–4 | 34,163 | |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 27 August 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–4 | 21,657 | |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 29 August 1994 | Aston Villa | H | 0–1 | 12,218 | |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 10 September 1994 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–2 | 11,398 | Cook, Dublin |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 17 September 1994 | Leeds United | H | 2–1 | 15,389 | Cook (pen), Dublin |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 24 September 1994 | Southampton | H | 1–3 | 11,784 | Dublin |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 3 October 1994 | Leicester City | A | 2–2 | 19,372 | Wegerle, Dublin |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 10 October 1994 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–0 | 9,526 | Cook (pen), Wark (own goal) |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 15 October 1994 | Everton | A | 2–0 | 28,233 | Dublin, Wegerle |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 23 October 1994 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | 31,725 | Wegerle (pen) |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 29 October 1994 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | 15,804 | Dublin |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 2 November 1994 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–4 | 10,732 | Dublin |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 6 November 1994 | Chelsea | A | 2–2 | 17,090 | Ndlovu, Dublin |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 19 November 1994 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | 11,885 | Jones |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 26 November 1994 | West Ham United | A | 1–0 | 17,251 | Busst |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 3 December 1994 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 | 21,029 | Flynn |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 10 December 1994 | Wimbledon | A | 0–2 | 7,349 | |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 17 December 1994 | Newcastle United | H | 0–0 | 17,233 | |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 26 December 1994 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–0 | 19,224 | |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 28 December 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–5 | 26,056 | Ndlovu (pen) |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 31 December 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–4 | 19,965 | |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 3 January 1995 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | 43,130 | |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 14 January 1995 | Manchester City | A | 0–0 | 20,632 | |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 21 January 1995 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | 14,468 | |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 25 January 1995 | Norwich City | A | 2–2 | 14,024 | Jenkinson, Dublin |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 4 February 1995 | Chelsea | H | 2–2 | 13,429 | Flynn, Burley (own goal) |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 11 February 1995 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–0 | 11,871 | Jones, Dublin |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 18 February 1995 | West Ham United | H | 2–0 | 17,556 | Ndlovu, Marsh |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 25 February 1995 | Leicester City | H | 4–2 | 20,633 | Flynn (2), Marsh, Ndlovu |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 4 March 1995 | Southampton | A | 0–0 | 14,505 | |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 6 March 1995 | Aston Villa | A | 0–0 | 26,186 | |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 11 March 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 | 18,547 | Dublin |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 14 March 1995 | Liverpool | A | 3–2 | 27,183 | Ndlovu (3, 1 pen) |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 18 March 1995 | Leeds United | A | 0–3 | 29,179 | |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 1 April 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–1 | 15,740 | |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 15 April 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–0 | 15,710 | Dublin, Ndlovu |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 17 April 1995 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | 26,253 | |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 1 May 1995 | Manchester United | H | 2–3 | 21,885 | Pressley, Ndlovu |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 6 May 1995 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–2 | 12,893 | |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 9 May 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 3–1 | 24,930 | Ndlovu (2, 1 pen), Dublin |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 14 May 1995 | Everton | H | 0–0 | 21,814 |
=FA Cup=
{{main|1994–95 FA Cup}}
class="wikitable"
|+ !Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers | |||||||
style="background-color: #ffffdd;" | R3 | 7 January 1995 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | 16,555 | Wegerle (pen) |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;" | R3R | 18 January 1995 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–1 | 23,230 | Dublin, Ndlovu |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;" | R4 | 28 January 1995 | Norwich City | H | 0–0 | 15,101 | |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;" | R4R | 8 February 1995 | Norwich City | A | 1–3 {{aet}} | 14,673 | Ndlovu |
=League Cup=
{{main|1994–95 Football League Cup}}
class="wikitable"
|+ !Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers | |||||||
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;" | R2 1st Leg | 20 September 1994 | Wrexham | A | 2–1 | 5,286 | Darby, Flynn |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;" | R2 2nd Leg | 5 October 1994 | Wrexham | H | 3–2 (won 5–3 on agg) | 8,561 | Dublin (2), Wegerle |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;" | R3 | 26 October 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | 14,538 |
Squad
:Squad at end of season{{Cite web|url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1994-1995/faprem/coventry.htm|title = FootballSquads - Coventry City - 1994/95}}
{{fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Steve Ogrizovic}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Brian Borrows|other=captain}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Steve Morgan}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Julian Darby}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=David Rennie}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Steven Pressley}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Sean Flynn}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Roy Wegerle}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=ZIM|pos=FW|name=Peter Ndlovu}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Micky Quinn}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Willie Boland}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=John Williams}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Jonathan Gould}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Leigh Jenkinson}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Paul Cook}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Paul Williams}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ally Pickering}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Sandy Robertson}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Dion Dublin}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=David Busst}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Tony Sheridan}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Gary Gillespie}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=Martin Davies}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Cobi Jones}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Marcus Hall}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Gavin O'Toole}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Mike Marsh}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Kevin Richardson}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=David Burrows}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=AUS|pos=GK|name=John Filan}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Gordon Strachan}}
{{Fs end}}
=Left club during season=
=Reserve squad=
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Barry Prenderville}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jason Smith}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Andy Ducros}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=
{{Fs end}}
Transfers
=In=
class="wikitable" |
Date
!Pos !Name !From !Fee |
---|
18 August 1994
|MF |Transfer |
28 August 1994
|DF |Free transfer |
9 September 1994
|FW |£2,000,000 |
19 October 1994
|DF |£600,000 |
30 December 1994
|MF |£450,000 |
16 February 1995
|MF |£300,000 |
2 March 1995
|DF |£1,100,000 |
2 March 1995
|GK |£300,000 |
22 March 1995
|MF |Free transfer |
=Out=
class="wikitable" |
Date
!Pos !Name !To !Fee |
---|
1 June 1994
|DF |£800,000 |
17 August 1994
|FW |£70,000 |
18 August 1994
|FW |£50,000 |
1 September 1994
|DF |£3,600,000 |
13 October 1994
|MF |Free transfer |
:Transfers in: {{loss}} £4,750,000
:Transfers out: {{gain}} £4,520,000
:Total spending: {{loss}} £230,000
Awards
References
{{reflist|32em}}
{{Coventry City F.C. seasons}}
{{1994–95 in English football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1994-95 Coventry City F.C. season}}