1994–95 Crystal Palace F.C. season

Crystal Palace
1994–95 season
Chairman Ron Noades
Manager Alan Smith
Stadium Selhurst Park
Premiership 19th (relegated)
FA Cup Semi-finals
League Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League: Armstrong (8)
All: Armstrong (19)
Highest home attendance 18,224 vs Manchester United
(25 Jan 1995, Premier League)
vs Liverpool
(8 Mar 1995, League Cup)
Lowest home attendance 6,541 vs Lincoln City
(8 Jan 1995, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance 14,992

During the 1994–95 English football season, Crystal Palace competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Crystal Palace returned to the Premiership a year after leaving it, and, over the next few months, they would experience one of the most unusual seasons in their history. They were the division's lowest scoring team with just 34 goals, but reached the semi-finals of both cup competitions. They also finished fourth from bottom in the Premiership, which – due to the streamlining of the division to 20 clubs – cost them their top flight status, thus giving them the distinction of finishing in the last four of all competitions they'd entered that year. Manager Alan Smith was sacked just days afterwards, with Steve Coppell returning to the manager's seat two years after handing the reins over to his former assistant Smith.

The aftermath of Palace's relegation saw the sale of numerous players including Richard Shaw, John Salako, Chris Armstrong and Gareth Southgate. A barely recognisable Palace squad would kick off the Endsleigh League Division One campaign with one of the youngest-ever squads to be faced with a challenge for promotion to the Premiership.

Final league table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Blackburn Rovers (C) 42 27 8 7 80 39 +41 89 1995–96 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Manchester United 42 26 10 6 77 28 +49 88 1995–96 UEFA Cup First round
3 Nottingham Forest 42 22 11 9 72 43 +29 77
4 Liverpool 42 21 11 10 65 37 +28 74
5 Leeds United 42 20 13 9 59 38 +21 73
6 Newcastle United 42 20 12 10 67 47 +20 72
7 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 14 12 66 58 +8 62
8 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 9 16 61 59 +2 60
9 Wimbledon 42 15 11 16 48 65 17 56
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
15 Everton 42 11 17 14 44 51 7 50 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round 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 1995–96 Football League First Division
20 Norwich City (R) 42 10 13 19 37 54 17 43
21 Leicester City (R) 42 6 11 25 45 80 35 29
22 Ipswich Town (R) 42 7 6 29 36 93 57 27

Updated to games played on 14 May 1995.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Everton qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup winners.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
42 11 12 19 34 49  −15 45 6 6 9 16 23  −7 5 6 10 18 26  −8

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHHAAHAHAA
Result L D D L D D L W L L W W W W L D L D L D D L L W L D W L L D W L W D D W L L L W L L
Position 22 20 18 18 17 21 21 16 19 21 17 16 12 10 12 13 15 13 16 17 16 18 18 16 17 16 16 18 19 20 18 19 18 19 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 19

Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Crystal Palace's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1994 LiverpoolH1-618,084Armstrong
24 August 1994 Norwich CityA0-019,015
27 August 1994 Aston VillaA1-123,305Southgate
30 August 1994 Leeds UnitedH1-213,654Gordon
10 September 1994 Manchester CityA1-119,971Dyer
17 September 1994 WimbledonH0-012,100
24 September 1994 ChelseaH0-116,030
1 October 1994 ArsenalA2-134,136Salako (2)
8 October 1994 West Ham UnitedA0-116,959
15 October 1994 Newcastle UnitedH0-117,760
22 October 1994 EvertonH1-014,505Preece
29 October 1994 Leicester CityA1-020,022Preece
2 November 1994 Coventry CityA4-110,732Preece (2), Newman, Salako
5 November 1994 Ipswich TownH3-013,349Newman, Armstrong, Salako
19 November 1994 Manchester UnitedA0-343,788
26 November 1994 SouthamptonH0-014,007
3 December 1994 Sheffield WednesdayA0-121,930
11 December 1994 LiverpoolA0-030,972
17 December 1994 Norwich CityH0-112,252
26 December 1994 Queens Park RangersH0-016,372
27 December 1994 Tottenham HotspurA0-027,730
31 December 1994 Blackburn RoversH0-114,232
2 January 1995 Nottingham ForestA0-121,326
14 January 1995 Leicester CityH2-012,707Newman, Ndah
21 January 1995 EvertonA1-323,733Coleman
25 January 1995 Manchester UnitedH1-118,224Southgate
4 February 1995 Ipswich TownA2-015,570Dowie, Gordon (pen)
11 February 1995 Coventry CityH0-211,871
25 February 1995 ArsenalH0-317,092
5 March 1995 ChelseaA0-014,130
14 March 1995 Sheffield WednesdayH2-110,422Armstrong, Dowie
18 March 1995 WimbledonA0-28,835
1 April 1995 Manchester CityH2-113,312Armstrong, Patterson
4 April 1995 Aston VillaH0-012,606
14 April 1995 Tottenham HotspurH1-118,149Armstrong
17 April 1995 Queens Park RangersH1-014,227Dowie
20 April 1995 Blackburn RoversA1-228,005Houghton
29 April 1995 Nottingham ForestH1-215,886Dowie
3 May 1995 SouthamptonA1-315,151Southgate
6 May 1995 West Ham UnitedH1-014,227Armstrong
9 May 1995 Leeds UnitedA1-330,942Armstrong
14 May 1995 Newcastle UnitedA2-335,626Houghton, Armstrong

FA Cup

Main article: 1994-95 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 1995 Lincoln CityH5-16,541Coleman, Armstrong, Gordon (pen), Salako (2)
R428 January 1995 Nottingham ForestA2-116,790Armstrong, Dowie
R518 February 1995 WatfordA0-013,814
R5R1 March 1995 WatfordH1-010,321Ndah
QF11 March 1995 Wolverhampton WanderersH1-114,604Dowie
QFR22 March 1995 Wolverhampton WanderersA4-127,548Armstrong (2), Pitcher, Dowie
SF9 April 1995 Manchester UnitedN2-238,256Dowie, Armstrong
SFR12 April 1995 Manchester UnitedN0-217,987

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg 20 September 1994 Lincoln CityA0-14,310
R2 2nd Leg 4 October 1994 Lincoln CityH3-0 (won 3-1 on agg)6,870Gordon, Armstrong, Dyer
R325 October 1994 WimbledonA1-09,394Armstrong
R430 November 1994 Aston VillaH4-112,653Armstrong (2), Southgate (2)
R511 January 1995 Manchester CityH4-016,668Pitcher, Salako, Preece, Armstrong
SF 1st Leg 15 February 1995 LiverpoolA0-125,480
SF 2nd Leg 8 March 1995 LiverpoolH0-1 (lost 0-2 on agg)18,224

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Nigel Martyn
2 England DF John Humphrey
3 England DF Dean Gordon
4 England MF Gareth Southgate (captain)
5 Wales DF Eric Young[3]
6 Wales DF Chris Coleman
7 England MF Simon Rodger
8 Northern Ireland FW Iain Dowie[4]
9 England FW Chris Armstrong
10 England FW Bruce Dyer
11 England MF John Salako
12 England MF Damian Matthew
14 England DF Richard Shaw
No. Position Player
15 England MF Bobby Bowry
16 England MF Darren Pitcher
17 England FW Paul Williams
18 England FW Andy Preece
19 Wales GK Rhys Wilmot
20 Republic of Ireland MF Ray Houghton[5]
21 England DF Ian Cox
22 Northern Ireland DF Darren Patterson
23 England MF Ricky Newman
24 England FW George Ndah
25 England GK Jimmy Glass
26 Republic of Ireland MF Brian Launders

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. Position Player
8 England MF Ray Wilkins (to Queens Park Rangers)
20 England DF Andy Thorn (to Wimbledon)
No. Position Player
England MF Glen Little (on loan to Derry City)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
England DF Paul Sparrow
England DF Jamie Vincent
Republic of Ireland DF Danny Boxall
Sweden MF Björn Enqvist
No. Position Player
England MF Glen Little
Republic of Ireland MF Rob Quinn
Republic of Ireland MF Tony Scully

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
26 May 1994 MF Ray Wilkins QPR Free transfer
23 June 1994 FW Andy Preece Stockport County £350,000
5 July 1994 MF Darren Pitcher Charlton Athletic £700,000
9 August 1994 GK Rhys Wilmot Grimsby Town £80,000
13 January 1995 FW Iain Dowie Southampton £400,000
10 February 1995 MF Björn Enqvist Malmö FF Signed
23 March 1995 MF Ray Houghton Aston Villa £300,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
4 July 1994 GK Andy Woodman Exeter City Free transfer
5 July 1994 MF Stuart Massey Oxford United Free transfer
5 July 1994 FW David Whyte Charlton Athletic £450,000
5 July 1994 MF Paul Mortimer Charlton Athletic £200,000
16 August 1994 MF Mark Hawthorne Sheffield United Free transfer
17 August 1994 MF Simon Osborn Reading £90,000
5 October 1994 DF Andy Thorn Wimbledon Free transfer
17 November 1994 MF Ray Wilkins QPR Free transfer
Transfers in: Decrease £1,830,000
Transfers out: Increase £740,000
Total spending: Decrease £1,090,000

References

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