During the 1994–95 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the FA Premier League, their ninth successive season in the top flight, and extended their stay at this level with a ninth-place finish.
Season summary Wimbledon failed to build upon their club-best finish of sixth place which had been achieved the previous season, but a ninth-place finish was still a showing for the only FA Premier League club without their own home, and also with the smallest resources and fan base at this level. Joe Kinnear's men maintained their reputation as one of the hardest Premier League sides to beat, and finished above many big-spending, well-supported clubs including Arsenal, Chelsea, Sheffield Wednesday and Everton.
Wimbledon's need to sell their biggest assets was highlighted in the close season when they sold full-back Warren Barton to Newcastle United for £4 million - the most expensive defender signed by any British club. However, many of their other key assets - Dean Holdsworth, Robbie Earle and Hans Segers included - were retained for the new season to give Dons fans hope of another season giving the big boys a run for their money.
Early in the season, long-serving striker John Fashanu departed to Aston Villa for £1.35 million, only to retire at the end of the campaign. In Fashanu's place, Wimbledon bought Efan Ekoku from Norwich City; he was the club's leading goalscorer with nine league goals.
Kit Wimbledon did not sign a kit manufacturing deal for the season's kit, instead producing them under their own brand. Birmingham-based electronics company Elonex became the kit sponsors.
Final league table
Results summary
Results by round
Results Wimbledon's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 20 August 1994 Coventry CityA1–111,005Castledine 23 August 1994 Ipswich TownH1–16,341Holdsworth 27 August 1994 Sheffield WednesdayH0–17,453 31 August 1994 Manchester UnitedA0–343,440 10 September 1994 Leicester CityH2–17,683Harford, Willis(og) 17 September 1994 Crystal PalaceA0–012,366 24 September 1994 Queens Park RangersA1–011,061Reeves 1 October 1994 Tottenham HotspurH1–216,802Talboys 8 October 1994 ArsenalH1–310,842Jones 17 October 1994 Nottingham ForestA1–320,287Gayle 22 October 1994 LiverpoolA0–331,139 30 October 1994 Norwich CityH1–08,242Ekoku 5 November 1994 Leeds UnitedA1–327,246Ekoku 9 November 1994 Aston VillaH4–36,221Barton (pen), Ardley, Jones, Leonhardsen 19 November 1994 Newcastle UnitedH3–214,203Clarke, Ekoku, Harford 26 November 1994 Manchester CityA0–221,131 3 December 1994 Blackburn RoversH0–312,341 10 December 1994 Coventry CityH2–07,349Leonhardsen, Harford 16 December 1994 Ipswich TownA2–211,282Holdsworth, Goodman 26 December 1994 SouthamptonA3–214,603Holdsworth (2 1(pen)), Harford 28 December 1994 West Ham UnitedH1–011,212Fear 31 December 1994 ChelseaA1–116,009Ekoku 2 January 1995 EvertonH2–19,506 Harford (2) 14 January 1995 Norwich CityA2–118,261Reeves, Ekoku 25 January 1995 Newcastle UnitedA1–234,374Ekoku 4 February 1995 Leeds UnitedH0–010,211 11 February 1995 Aston VillaA1–723,582Barton 22 February 1995 Blackburn RoversA1–220,586Ekoku 25 February 1995 Tottenham HotspurA2–127,258Ekoku (2) 4 March 1995 Queens Park RangersH1–39,176Holdsworth 7 March 1995 Manchester UnitedH0–118,224 11 March 1995 Sheffield WednesdayA1–020,395Reeves 18 March 1995 Crystal PalaceH2–08,835Jones, Gayle 21 March 1995 Manchester CityH2–05,268Thorn, Elkins 1 April 1995 Leicester CityA4–315,489Goodman (2), Leonhardsen (2) 10 April 1995 ChelseaH1–17,022Goodman 13 April 1995 West Ham UnitedA0–321,804 17 April 1995 SouthamptonH0–210,521 29 April 1995 EvertonA0–031,567 2 May 1995 LiverpoolH0–012,041 4 May 1995 ArsenalA0–032,822 13 May 1995 Nottingham ForestH2–215,341Holdsworth (2 1(pen))
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR37 January 1995 Colchester UnitedH1–06,903HarfordR429 January 1995 Tranmere RoversA2–011,637Leonhardsen, EarleR519 February 1995 LiverpoolA1–125,124ClarkeR5R28 February 1995 LiverpoolH0–212,553
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg 20 September 1994 Torquay UnitedH2–02,451Gayle,R2 2nd Leg 5 October 1994 Torquay UnitedA1–0 (won 3–0 on agg)4,244HoldsworthR325 October 1994 Crystal PalaceH0–19,394 Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Transfers
In DatePosNameFromFee18 August 1994FWMick HarfordCoventry City£50,0006 September 1994DFAlan ReevesRochdale£200,00026 September 1994MFBrendan MurphyBradford CityFree transfer5 October 1994DFAndy ThornCrystal PalaceFree transfer14 October 1994FWEfan EkokuNorwich City£900,0008 November 1994MFØyvind LeonhardsenRosenborg£650,0009 November 1994FWJon GoodmanMillwall£650,0009 November 1994DFKenny CunninghamMillwall£650,00010 February 1995GKPeter ShiltonPlymouth ArgyleFree transfer
Out DatePosNameToFee16 August 1994MFPaul MillerBristol RoversSigned2 September 1994DFJohn ScalesLiverpool£3,500,00011 March 1995GKPeter ShiltonBolton WanderersFree transfer
Transfers in: £3,100,000 Transfers out: £3,500,000 Total spending: £400,000
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