1994–95_Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C._season

1994–95 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

1994–95 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

1994–95 season of Wolverhampton Wanderers


The 1994–95 season was the 96th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.

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This was the first full season since the completion of the redevelopment of their Molineux Stadium had been completed, and funding from owner Sir Jack Hayward were now fully focused on improving the team. Manager Graham Taylor spent close to £5 million during the season in an attempt to return the club to the top flight.

Despite suffering extensive injuries to many players, the team finished the season in fourth place – their highest position in the football pyramid since 1983–84 – and so qualified for the play-offs. In the play-off semi-finals they were defeated by the eventual promoted side Bolton Wanderers 2–3 on aggregate.

Results

Pre-season

Wolves' pre season saw them travel to Denmark and Sweden for several weeks of training and friendly matches. They then returned home to play two home games against Premiership opposition.

19 July 1994 Hvidovre 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Copenhagen, Denmark
Bull Stadium: Hvidovre Stadion
20 July 1994 Sölvesborg 1–6 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sölvesborg, Sweden
Dennison
Daley
Mills
Froggatt
Stadium: Sölvesborg
Attendance: 400
23 July 1994 Smedby 0–9 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norrköping, Sweden
Bull
Mills
Thompson
Stadium: Smedby Idottspark
Attendance: 500

Football League First Division

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1994–95 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference. Only one team was automatically promoted due to the reduction in the number of Premiership teams from 22 to 20.

The provisional fixture list was released on 23 June 1994, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.

13 August 1994 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Reading Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Froggatt 11' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,012
21 August 1994 2 Notts County 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham
14:55 BST Simpson 35' Thompson 70' (pen.) Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8,569
30 August 1994 4 Watford 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Watford
19:45 BST Foster 15'
Johnson 87'
Emblen 85' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,108
3 September 1994 5 Sunderland 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Gray 21' Venus 42' Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 15,111
17 September 1994 8 Burnley 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burnley
15:00 BST Bull 59' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 17,766
24 September 1994 9 Portsmouth 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Portsmouth
15:00 BST Creaney 11' (pen.) Walters 34'
Kelly 87'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 13,466
1 October 1994 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Port Vale Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Thompson 51' (pen.), 79' (pen.) Allon 82' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,469
8 October 1994 11 Swindon Town 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swindon
15:00 BST Bodin 15'
Scott 28'
Beauchamp 60'
Kelly 13', 41' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 14,036
15 October 1994 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Grimsby Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Thompson 12' (pen.)
Venus 66'
Groves 43' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,447
22 October 1994 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3 Millwall Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bull 27', 52'
Venus 79'
Goodman 39', 86'
Cadette 84'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,059
30 October 1994 14 Stoke City 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stoke-on-Trent
14:55 GMT Keen 17' Bull 41' Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 15,928
1 November 1994 15 Bristol City 1–5 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol
19:45 GMT Baird 31' Walters 12'
Thompson 36' (pen.)
Kelly 63', 65', 88'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 10,401
5 November 1994 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Luton Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stewart 81'
Johnson 84' (o.g.)
Preece 37'
Marshall 47'
Dixon 54'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,749
27 November 1994 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Derby County Wolverhampton
14:55 GMT Johnson 14'
Stallard 62'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,768
4 December 1994 20 Millwall 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
14:55 GMT Mitchell 67' Stadium: The New Den
Attendance: 8,025
10 December 1994 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Notts County Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bull 46' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,786
18 December 1994 22 Reading 4–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading
14:55 GMT Osborn 23'
Quinn 38'
Gilkes 62', 88'
Bull 9'
Quinn 58' (o.g.)
Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 10,136
26 December 1994 23 Oldham Athletic 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Oldham
15:00 GMT Ritchie 3', 58', 68'
McCarthy 81'
Dennison 59' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 11,962
31 December 1994 25 Barnsley 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Barnsley
15:00 GMT Redfearn 21' (pen.) Dennison 1'
Mills 4'
Emblen 75'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,207
2 January 1995 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Sheffield United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT de Wolf 89' (pen.)
Emblen 90'
Blake 59', 69' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,809
14 January 1995 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Stoke City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Kelly 16'
Dennison 86'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,298
11 February 1995 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Bristol City Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Dennison 25'
Kelly 61'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,451
21 February 1995 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Middlesbrough Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Vickers 55'
Fuchs 81'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,611
25 February 1995 31 Port Vale 2–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burslem
15:00 GMT Naylor 18'
Kent 56'
de Wolf 2', 42' (pen.), 68'
Bull 45'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 13,676
5 March 1995 32 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Portsmouth Wolverhampton
14:55 GMT Bull 73' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,284
8 March 1995 33 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Sunderland Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Thompson 47' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,926
18 March 1995 35 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Watford Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Thomas 23' Phillips 90' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,380
24 March 1995 36 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Burnley Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Bull 9'
Emblen 59'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,703
4 April 1995 38 Luton Town 3–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Luton
19:45 BST Telfer 6', 11'
Taylor 51'
Kelly 48', 59'
Emblen 90'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,651
8 April 1995 39 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Barnsley Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,385
12 April 1995 40 Derby County 3–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Derby
19:45 BST Simpson 35' (pen.), 64'
Gabbiadini 52'
Goodman 11'
Richards 75', 90'
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 16,040
15 April 1995 41 Charlton Athletic 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Whyte 12'
Walsh 55'
Mortimer 61'
Bull 43', 67' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,922
17 April 1995 42 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Oldham Athletic Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Kelly 33', 82' Bernard 37' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,840

Final table

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Source: Statto.com

Results summary

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Results by round

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W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Play-offs

14 May 1995 SF 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Wolverhampton
14:55 BST Bull 44'
Venus 51'
McAteer 46' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,153
Referee: Clive Wilkes
17 May 1995 SF 2 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Bolton
19:30 BST McGinlay 44', 109' Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 20,041
Referee: Steve Dunn

FA Cup

18 February 1995 R5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Leicester City Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT D. Kelly 34' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,544
Referee: Robbie Hart
11 March 1995 QF Crystal Palace 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Dowie 53' Cowans 66' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,604
Referee: Gary Willard
22 March 1995 QF rep. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–4 Crystal Palace Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT D. Kelly 35' Armstrong 33', 68'
Dowie 38'
Pitcher 45'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,548
Referee: Gary Willard

League Cup

20 September 1994 R2.1 Chesterfield 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Chesterfield
19:30 BST Moss 11' Bull 63', 86'
Kelly 77'
Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 5,895
27 September 1994 R2.2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1
(4–2 agg.)
Chesterfield Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Froggatt 3' Jules 52' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 14,815
26 October 1994 R3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Birch 41'
Kelly 60'
Pearce 5'
Roy 21', 87'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,369

Anglo-Italian Cup

Wolves played in Group A of the competition, in which the best English club in the group would advance to the semi-finals. However, they finished fourth in the group overall, and were only the second-best English side and so eliminated.

24 August 1994 Lecce 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Lecce, Italy
19:30 BST Kelly 81' Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 1,795
6 September 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Ascoli Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Marcato 57' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 9,599
5 October 1994 Venezia 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Venice, Italy
20:30 BST Bottazzi 37'
Vieri 59' (pen.)
Venus 28' Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 750
15 November 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Atalanta Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Mills 39' Bonacina 7' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 7,285

Players

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

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Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[1]

Transfers

In

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Out

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Loans in

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Management and coaching staff

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References

  1. Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.

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