1994–95 Watford F.C. season

During the 1994–95 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Watford
1994–95 season
ChairmanJack Petchey
ManagerGlenn Roeder
StadiumVicarage Road
First Division7th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ramage/Phillips (9)
All: Ramage (11)
Average home league attendance8,125

Season summary

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Before the start of the 1994–95 season, the Hornets were bookmakers' favourites for relegation but after a shaky start, Roeder's team proved critics wrong by challenging for a play-off place and never were in danger of being dragged into a relegation battle but in the end, inconsistency on their travels cost them a play-off place and had to settle for a 7th place finish.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Tranmere Rovers 46 22 10 14 67 58 +9 76 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
6 Barnsley 46 20 12 14 63 52 +11 72
7 Watford 46 19 13 14 52 46 +6 70
8 Sheffield United 46 17 17 12 74 55 +19 68
9 Derby County 46 18 12 16 66 51 +15 66
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

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Watford's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 1994 Sheffield United A 0–3 16,820
20 August 1994 Grimsby Town H 0–0 6,324
27 August 1994 Swindon Town A 0–1 9,781
30 August 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 10,108 Foster, Johnson
3 September 1994 Middlesbrough H 1–1 9,478 Johnson
10 September 1994 Barnsley A 0–0 4,251
13 September 1994 Oldham Athletic A 2–0 7,243 Holdsworth, Porter (pen)
17 September 1994 Luton Town H 2–4 8,880 Mooney, Moralee
24 September 1994 Reading H 2–2 8,015 Johnson, Moralee
1 October 1994 Charlton Athletic A 0–3 8,169
8 October 1994 Derby County A 1–1 13,413 Nogan
15 October 1994 Notts County H 3–1 7,008 Nogan, Moralee, Ramage
22 October 1994 Tranmere Rovers H 2–0 6,987 Nogan (2)
29 October 1994 Bolton Wanderers A 0–3 10,483
1 November 1994 Burnley A 1–1 11,739 Nogan
5 November 1994 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 8,419 Mooney
12 November 1994 Southend United H 1–0 8,551 Nogan
19 November 1994 Sunderland A 3–1 15,063 Hessenthaler, Mooney (pen), Nogan
26 November 1994 Stoke City H 0–0 9,126
3 December 1994 Tranmere Rovers A 1–2 7,301 Moralee
10 December 1994 Grimsby Town A 0–0 6,288
17 December 1994 Sheffield United H 0–0 8,919
26 December 1994 Portsmouth H 2–0 9,953 Ramage, Shipperley
27 December 1994 Millwall A 1–2 12,289 Ramage
31 December 1994 Port Vale H 3–2 7,794 Ramage, Foster, Musselwhite (own goal)
2 January 1995 Bristol City A 0–0 9,423
14 January 1995 Bolton Wanderers H 0–0 9,113
1 February 1995 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 15,754 Ramage (pen)
4 February 1995 Southend United A 4–0 4,914 Bazeley (3), Ramage (pen)
11 February 1995 Burnley H 2–0 9,297 Ramage, Bazeley
21 February 1995 Sunderland H 0–1 8,189
4 March 1995 Reading A 1–4 9,705 Phillips
7 March 1995 Middlesbrough A 0–2 16,630
11 March 1995 Swindon Town H 2–0 7,123 Hessenthaler, Phillips
18 March 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 24,380 Phillips
21 March 1995 Barnsley H 3–2 6,883 Porter, Millen, Phillips
26 March 1995 Luton Town A 1–1 7,984 Phillips
1 April 1995 Oldham Athletic H 1–2 8,090 Ramage
4 April 1995 Stoke City A 0–1 9,576
8 April 1995 Port Vale A 1–0 7,276 Porter
14 April 1995 Millwall H 1–0 6,907 Pitcher
17 April 1995 Portsmouth A 1–2 8,396 Phillips
22 April 1995 Bristol City H 1–0 7,190 Phillips
29 April 1995 Notts County A 0–1 5,083
2 May 1995 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 6,024 Beadle, Phillips
7 May 1995 Derby County H 2–1 8,492 Phillips, Ramage (pen)

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 1995 Scarborough A 0–0 3,544
R3R 17 January 1995 Scarborough H 2–0 7,047 Hessenthaler 50', Holdsworth 71'
R4 28 January 1995 Swindon Town H 1–0 11,202 Hessenthaler 43'
R5 18 February 1995 Crystal Palace H 0–0 13,814
R5R 1 March 1995 Crystal Palace A 0–1 10,321

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 16 August 1994 Southend United A 0–0 2,859
R1 Second Leg 23 August 1994 Southend United H 1–0 (won 1–0 on agg) 4,582 Ramage
R2 First Leg 21 September 1994 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–6 11,382 Mooney, Mabbutt (own goal), Ramage
R2 Second Leg 4 October 1994 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–2 (lost 6–8 on agg) 6,482 Foster, Nogan (2)

Players

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First-team squad

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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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG Perry Digweed
GK   ENG Kevin Miller
DF   ENG David Barnes
DF   ENG Darren Bazeley
DF   ENG Colin Foster
DF   ENG Nigel Gibbs
DF   ENG David Holdsworth
DF   ENG Dominic Ludden
DF   ENG Keith Millen
DF   ENG Kenny Sansom
DF   ENG Jason Soloman
DF   WAL Rob Page
DF   SCO Gerard Lavin[notes 1]
DF   CAN Mark Watson
MF   ENG Gary Fitzgerald
MF   ENG Andy Hessenthaler
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Derek Payne
MF   ENG Geoff Pitcher
MF   ENG Gary Porter
MF   ENG Craig Ramage
MF   AUS Richard Johnson
FW   ENG Peter Beadle
FW   ENG David Connolly[notes 2]
FW   ENG Alex Inglethorpe
FW   ENG Nigel Jemson
FW   ENG Tommy Mooney
FW   ENG Jamie Moralee
FW   ENG Kevin Phillips
FW   ENG Micky Quinn
FW   ENG Neil Shipperley
FW   WAL Lee Nogan

References

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  1. ^ "Watford results for the 1994-1995 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  2. ^ "All Watford players: 1995.HTM".

Notes

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  1. ^ Lavin was born in Corby, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Connolly was born in Brent, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 1996.