1994–95 season of Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace 1994–95 football season
During the 1994–95 English football season, Crystal Palace competed in the FA Premier League .
Season summary [ edit ] 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. 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 [ edit ] Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
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 11 12 19 34 49 −15 45 6 6 9 16 23 −7 5 6 10 18 26 −8
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 H A A H H A A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H H A H A H H H A A H A H A A 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 A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss Results [ edit ] Crystal Palace's score comes first [1]
FA Premier League [ edit ] Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 20 August 1994 Liverpool H 1–6 18,084 Armstrong 24 August 1994 Norwich City A 0–0 19,015 27 August 1994 Aston Villa A 1–1 23,305 Southgate 30 August 1994 Leeds United H 1–2 13,654 Gordon 10 September 1994 Manchester City A 1–1 19,971 Dyer 17 September 1994 Wimbledon H 0–0 12,100 24 September 1994 Chelsea H 0–1 16,030 1 October 1994 Arsenal A 2–1 34,136 Salako (2) 8 October 1994 West Ham United A 0–1 16,959 15 October 1994 Newcastle United H 0–1 17,760 22 October 1994 Everton H 1–0 14,505 Preece 29 October 1994 Leicester City A 1–0 20,022 Preece 2 November 1994 Coventry City A 4–1 10,732 Preece (2), Salako , Newman 5 November 1994 Ipswich Town H 3–0 13,349 Newman , Armstrong , Salako 19 November 1994 Manchester United A 0–3 43,788 26 November 1994 Southampton H 0–0 14,007 3 December 1994 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 21,930 11 December 1994 Liverpool A 0–0 30,972 17 December 1994 Norwich City H 0–1 12,252 26 December 1994 Queens Park Rangers H 0–0 16,372 27 December 1994 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 27,730 31 December 1994 Blackburn Rovers H 0–1 14,232 2 January 1995 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 21,326 14 January 1995 Leicester City H 2–0 12,707 Newman , Ndah 21 January 1995 Everton A 1–3 23,733 Coleman 25 January 1995 Manchester United H 1–1 18,224 Southgate 4 February 1995 Ipswich Town A 2–0 15,570 Dowie , Gordon (pen) 11 February 1995 Coventry City H 0–2 11,871 25 February 1995 Arsenal H 0–3 17,092 5 March 1995 Chelsea A 0–0 14,130 14 March 1995 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 10,422 Armstrong , Dowie 18 March 1995 Wimbledon A 0–2 8,835 1 April 1995 Manchester City H 2–1 13,312 Armstrong , Patterson 4 April 1995 Aston Villa H 0–0 12,606 14 April 1995 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 18,149 Armstrong 17 April 1995 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 14,227 Dowie 20 April 1995 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 28,005 Houghton 29 April 1995 Nottingham Forest H 1–2 15,886 Dowie 3 May 1995 Southampton A 1–3 15,151 Southgate 6 May 1995 West Ham United H 1–0 14,227 Armstrong 9 May 1995 Leeds United A 1–3 30,942 Armstrong 14 May 1995 Newcastle United A 2–3 35,626 Armstrong , Houghton
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R3 8 January 1995 Lincoln City H 5–1 6,541 Coleman , Armstrong , Gordon (pen), Salako (2) R4 28 January 1995 Nottingham Forest A 2–1 16,790 Armstrong , Dowie R5 18 February 1995 Watford A 0–0 13,814 R5R 1 March 1995 Watford H 1–0 10,321 Ndah QF 11 March 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 14,604 Dowie QFR 22 March 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 4–1 27,548 Armstrong (2), Pitcher , Dowie SF 9 April 1995 Manchester United N 2–2 38,256 Dowie , Armstrong SFR 12 April 1995 Manchester United N 0–2 17,987
League Cup [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R2 1st Leg 20 September 1994 Lincoln City A 0–1 4,310 R2 2nd Leg 4 October 1994 Lincoln City H 3–0 (won 3–1 on agg) 6,870 Gordon , Armstrong , Dyer R3 25 October 1994 Wimbledon A 1–0 9,394 Armstrong R4 30 November 1994 Aston Villa H 4–1 12,653 Armstrong (2), Southgate (2) R5 11 January 1995 Manchester City H 4–0 16,668 Pitcher , Salako , Preece , Armstrong SF 1st Leg 15 February 1995 Liverpool A 0–1 25,480 SF 2nd Leg 8 March 1995 Liverpool H 0–1 (lost 0–2 on agg) 18,224
Players [ edit ] First-team squad [ edit ] Squad at end of season [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ edit ] Transfers in: £1,830,000 Transfers out: £740,000 Total spending: £1,090,000 ^ Young was born in Singapore , but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as a British passport holder and made his international debut for Wales in May 1990. ^ Dowie was born in Hatfield , England , but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1990. ^ Dyer was born in Redbridge , England , and represented them at U-21 level, but played a friendly game for Montserrat against Ashford Town in September 2007. ^ Salako was born in Ibadan , Nigeria , but also qualified to represent England internationally and made his international debut for England in 1991. ^ Bowry was born in Croydon , England , but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2000. ^ Houghton was born in Glasgow , Scotland , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1986. ^ Cox was born in Croydon , England , but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and would make his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2000. ^ Ndah was born in Southwark , England , but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and was called up by Nigeria in 1999, but was prevented from playing due to injury. ^ Boxall was born in Croydon , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would later represent them at U-21 level. ^ Quinn was born in Bexley , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would represent them at U-21 and B level. References [ edit ]
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