1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season July 2024 October 2013 Manchester United 1994–95 Alex Ferguson Martin Edwards FA Premier League 2nd FA Cup Runners-up League Cup Third round UEFA Champions League Group stage Charity Shield Winners Andrei Kanchelskis (14) Andrei Kanchelskis (15) 43,868 vs Sheffield Wednesday (7 May 1995) 31,615 vs Port Vale (5 October 1994) 43,682 _manutdh9496 _manutdh9496 _manutdh9496 E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF 000000 _manutda9395 _manutda9395 _manutda9395 _manutda9395 _manutda9395 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 _manutd39496 _manutd39496 _manutd39496 _manutd39496 _manutd39496 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 1993–94 1995–96 The 1994–95 season was Manchester United's third season in the Premier League, and their 20th consecutive season in the top division of English football.http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season1994.html Manchester United Season 1994/95 13 June 2008 StretfordEnd.co.uk United acquired David May from Blackburn Rovers early on in the season. They then bought Andy Cole from Newcastle United in January for a British record fee of £7 million (£6 million cash with £1 million-rated Keith Gillespie in part-exchange). That month, Eric Cantona was involved in an incident away to Crystal Palace. As a result of abuse received from a fan, Cantona broke free of kitman Norman Davies' grasp as he was escorting him from the pitch after being sent off, and launched a kung-fu style kick at the fan. Cantona was banned from football for eight months and fined £20,000 by his club and a further £10,000 by the Football Association. United lost the Premier League title on the last day when, despite Blackburn Rovers losing to Liverpool, United could only manage a draw away to West Ham United. The misery continued when Manchester United went on to lose to Everton in the 1995 FA Cup final. After the season was over, United sold Paul Ince to Internazionale and Mark Hughes to Chelsea, while Andrei Kanchelskis was placed on the transfer list, eventually agreeing a deal with Everton. Events of the season Pre-season United's only major signing of the close season was David May, the 24-year-old Blackburn Rovers defender signed for a fee of £1.4 millionhttp://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=41905 Sporting Heroes with a view to becoming an eventual successor to the ageing Steve Bruce in the centre of defence, as well as being capable of playing at right-back.http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/2379/29/ May's Days 12 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101225031834/http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/2379/29/ 25 December 2010 dead Alex Ferguson also added to the reserve ranks with a £100,000 move to 18-year-old Bradford City striker Graeme Tomlinson.http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/tomlinson_greame.html Graeme Murdoch Tomlinson 12 May 2011 16 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201116071146/http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/tomlinson_greame.html dead "Captain Marvel" Bryan Robson had left at the end of the 1993–94 season after 13 years at United to become player-manager of Middlesbrough.http://www.manutd.com/en/Players-And-Staff/Legends/Bryan-Robson.aspx?pageNo=3 Manchester United Legends Clayton Blackmore, another of United's longest-serving players, also called time on more than a decade at Old Trafford, having missed the whole 1993–94 season through injuries, to join Robson on Teesside.http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=38424 Sporting Heroes Goalkeeper Les Sealey was given a free transfer, having kept goal for United in two 18-month spells since December 1989,http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=43468 Sporting Heroes as was fellow veteran Mike Phelan, who had given five years of service in midfield.http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=42846 Sporting Heroes Just after the start of the season, defender Neil Whitworthhttp://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/whitworth_neil.html Neil Anthony Whitworth 12 May 2011 24 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230324155706/https://mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/whitworth_neil.html dead and striker Colin McKee also headed out of the Old Trafford exit door, signing for Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier Division.http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/mckee_colin.html Colin McKee 12 May 2011 1 April 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230401160534/https://mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/mckee_colin.html dead August United's season began on 14 August 1994 at Wembley Stadium, where they took on Blackburn Rovers in the FA Charity Shield. They won 2–0 with a penalty from Eric Cantona and another goal from Paul Ince.http://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/CommunityShield/1994-95CharityShield.htm 1994/95 Charity Shield Their league campaign began six days later at Old Trafford, where they took on Queen's Park Rangers and triumphed 2–0. A 1–1 draw at newly promoted Nottingham Forest followed, before a 1–0 win at Tottenham Hotspur and finally a 3–0 home win over Wimbledon, which saw United end the month in second place after four games with only Newcastle United ahead of them.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=31&month=Aug&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 31st August 1994 September September saw United's league challenge continue, and they also began their challenges in the League Cup and the Champions League. On 11 September, they fell to their first defeat of the season, losing 2–1 to Leeds United. They also lost their next away game, a shock 3–2 loss at a struggling Ipswich Town side. On the scoresheet for United in that game was 19-year-old striker Paul Scholes, who had found the net twice three days earlier on his competitive debut in the League Cup second round first leg at Vale Park, where they beat Port Vale 2–1.Yaya Toure not fit to lace Paul Scholes' boots http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_united/s/1387693_may_yaya_toure_not_fit_to_lace_paul_scholes_boots Manchester Evening News 12 May 2011 12 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112182239/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_united/s/1387693_may_yaya_toure_not_fit_to_lace_paul_scholes_boots dead Their Champions League quest started on a high note as they beat IFK Gothenburg of Sweden 4–2 at Old Trafford in their first group game, though they were held to a goalless draw in Istanbul by Galatasaray (who had knocked them out in the second knockout round the previous season) in the next European clash. October October was another mixed month for United, who began with a 2–0 home win over a crumbling Everton side, before being beaten 1–0 at Sheffield Wednesday in their next game. They then achieved a 1–0 home win over West Ham United, followed four days later by a 2–2 home draw with Spanish giants FC Barcelona in the third Champions League group match at Old Trafford. They then travelled to Ewood Park for a league clash with fellow title chasers Blackburn Rovers, winning the game 4–2 with two goals from influential winger Andrei Kanchelskis, to move ahead of Kenny Dalglish's side in the title race, but still leaving themselves seven points behind leaders Newcastle United and five points adrift of second placed Nottingham Forest.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=23&month=Oct&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 23rd October 1994 They were then eliminated from the League Cup by a 2–0 third round defeat at Newcastle United, but gained their revenge on the Tynesiders in the league three days later with a 2–0 win at Old Trafford, meaning that they had cut Newcastle's lead further by the end of the month.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=29&month=Oct&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 29th October 1994 November November brought more erratic performances for United. The month began with a 4–0 demolition at Barcelona in the Champions League. They did bounce back in the league four days later with a 2–1 win at Aston Villa just days before the dismissal of former United manager Ron Atkinson as the Villa manager. Then came a superb 5–0 home win over Manchester City in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford, in which Andrei Kanchelskis scored a hat-trick, to cut Newcastle's lead of the Premier League to a mere two points.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=10&month=Nov&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 10th November 1994 They also achieved a 3–0 home win over struggling Crystal Palace in the next game, which was overshadowed by a back injury to goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, ruling him out of action for the next 10 league games, during which his place between the sticks was taken by Gary Walsh with the young Kevin Pilkington on standby.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MsdOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VRMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3729,4027921&dq=peter-schmeichel&hl=en Schmeichel out for six weeks New Straits Times United suffered perhaps their most humiliating defeat of the whole season on 23 November, when they travelled to Gothenburg for the fifth of their sixth Champions League games and came away on the receiving end of a 3–1 defeat, in which Paul Ince was sent off. The result left them needing a miracle to reach the quarter-finals; progression only being possible if Gothenburg managed to beat Barcelona in their final group game as well as United beating Galatasaray at Old Trafford in theirs.http://statbunker.com/football/btb/index.php?PL=match&MatchID=36937 Statbunker.com UEFA Champions League 94/95 / IFK Gothenburg vs Man Utd 12 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110827223829/http://statbunker.com/football/btb/index.php?PL=match&MatchID=36937 27 August 2011 dead The month ended in a goalless draw with Arsenal at Highbury, in which Mark Hughes was sent off and Paul Ince was stretchered off after injuring his ankle blocking a shot from Arsenal's John Jensen. December A 4–0 home win over Galatasary, with first goals from young midfielders David Beckham and Simon Davies, was not enough to prevent them from bowing out of the Champions League at the group stage, but at least it freed them up to concentrate on their domestic season. December brought some more strong performances from United on the league scene, as they defeated Norwich City, Queen's Park Rangers and Chelsea. However, they suffered their first home defeat in nine months on 17 December when they lost 2–1 at home to Nottingham Forest – when a victory would have sent them to the top of the table.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=17&month=Dec&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 17th December 1994 They blew another chance to go top on 28 December when they were held to a 1–1 draw at home by second-from-bottom Leicester City.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=28&month=Dec&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 28th December 1994 They finished the year with a 2–2 draw at Southampton, in which 19-year-old midfielder Nicky Butt scored his first senior goal. January 1995 began with a 2–0 home win over Coventry City, followed six days later by the beginning of their FA Cup quest, which began at Bramall Lane where they beat Sheffield United 2–0 in the third round. After a failed bid to sign Nottingham Forest's Stan Collymore,Stan Collymore factfile https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/mar/07/newsstory.sport1 The Guardian London 7 March 2001 United broke the national transfer record on 10 January 1995 in a £7 million deal to sign 23-year-old striker Andy Cole from Newcastle United. Cole, who was the Premier League's top scorer in 1993–94 with 34 goals and had already managed nine in 1994–95, cost United £6 million in cash, with £1 million-rated winger Keith Gillespie moving in the opposite direction.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z85OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ahMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6137,682292&dq=andy-cole&hl=en Hot shot Cole Now a Red Devil New Straits Times Five days later, the two sides met at St James' Park in the league, but neither player turned out for their new side in the game which ended in a 1–1 draw. United had gone ahead with an early goal from Mark Hughes, who suffered a knee injury in the process and was ruled out until the following month, before Newcastle equalised with a goal from Paul Kitson – the man taking Cole's place in the Newcastle attack. On 22 January, United hosted Blackburn Rovers – still top of the table – at Old Trafford in the league. An Eric Cantona goal won them the game 1–0 to cut Blackburn's lead to two points.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=22&month=Jan&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 22nd January 1995 25 January 1995 saw one of the most controversial events in the history of Manchester United football club. In the 48th minute of a 1–1 league draw with struggling Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, Eric Cantona was sent off for kicking out at Palace defender Richard Shaw, and then faced verbal abuse from the Palace fans. He reacted to the taunts of one Palace fan, 21-year-old Matthew Simmons, by launching a kung-fu kick at him and trading blows with his hands. Within 48 hours, the club had fined Cantona £20,000 and suspended him from the first team for the rest of the season.1995: Cantona banned over attack on fan https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/27/newsid_2506000/2506237.stm BBC News 27 January 1995 The Football Association soon extended the ban to eight months (up to and including 30 September 1995) and fined him a further £10,000. Cantona later admitted common assault at Croydon Magistrates' Court and received a 14-day prison sentence, though he was bailed pending an appeal against it. On appeal, this was reduced to a 120-hour community service order.http://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/Articles/Cantona.htm ERIC CANTONA ATTACKS PALACE SUPPORTER 12 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101008143002/http://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/Articles/Cantona.htm 8 October 2010 dead Three days after the Cantona incident, United kept their FA Cup quest going with a 5–2 home win over Wrexham in the fourth round. February Andy Cole's first United goal came on 4 February 1995, the only goal in a 1–0 home win over Aston Villa in the league.http://www.red11.org/mufc/andy.htm Andy Cole Fact File 1995 At this stage, United were two points behind Blackburn, and the title race was now looking like a two-horse race with United nine points ahead of third placed Newcastle United.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=04&month=Feb&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 4th February 1995 The second Manchester derby of the season, at Maine Road, was United's next game, which they won comfortably by a 3–0 scoreline to take a brief lead at the top of the table.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=11&month=Feb&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 11th February 1995 Then they defeated Leeds United 3–1 in the FA Cup fifth round, before winning 2–0 at Carrow Road against a Norwich City side who had chased them for the title two seasons earlier but were now sinking down the league table after early promise for the second season in a row.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=22&month=Feb&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 22nd February 1995 However, the month ended on a sour note with a 1–0 defeat at Everton – United's first since their 2–1 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest before Christmas. A landslide victory in that game would have put United top on goal difference.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=25&month=Feb&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 25th February 1995 March 4 March 1995 saw United set two notable new records in the Premier League. Their 9–0 home win over Ipswich Town was the biggest victory margin and saw them score the highest number of goals in any game in the league's three-season history. Andy Cole's five goals were the most scored by any player in a Premier League game. The result meant that United were still three points behind leaders Blackburn, but had a greater goal difference.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=04&month=Mar&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 4th March 1995 They did briefly regain the lead of the league three days later with a Steve Bruce goal giving them a 1–0 win at Wimbledon,http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=07&month=Mar&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 7th March 1995 There was more success in their next game as they beat Queen's Park Rangers (player-managed by former United midfielder Ray Wilkins) 2–0 in the FA Cup quarter final at Old Trafford. Then came a goalless draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the league – the first time United had failed to score at Old Trafford in the league all season. Their title hopes were hit by an even bigger blow four days later when they were beaten 2–0 by Liverpool at Anfield – their first defeat to Liverpool for three years. They were now six points behind leaders Blackburn.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=19&month=Mar&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 19th March 1995 The next game saw United keep their title hopes alive with a comfortable 3–0 home win over Arsenal. April April began with more disappointment for the Reds, who were held to a goalless draw at home by Leeds United. With six games left to play, they were now five points behind leaders Blackburn, who had a game in hand.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=02&month=Apr&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 2nd April 1995 United's opponents in the FA Cup semi final were Crystal Palace, who held them to a 2–2 draw in extra time at Villa Park. With bad blood between fans of the two clubs still boiling over the Cantona incident more than two months earlier, a more serious cloud hung over the replay (also at Villa Park) as a Palace fan had been killed in fighting between fans of the two clubs outside a Walsall public house just before the game. During the first half, Roy Keane suffered ankle injury due to a rash tackle by Palace's Darren Pitcher, and resisted Ferguson's offer to substitute him at half time, when he needed stitches. Just into the second half, Keane's injury was aggravated by another Palace tackle, this time from Gareth Southgate. He reacted by stamping on Southgate and earned himself a red card.http://www.soccer-ireland.com/saipan/roy-keane/gareth-southgate-red-card.htm Roy Keane and the Gareth Southgate Stamping Incident 22 December 2022 Keane was then attacked by Palace's Darren Patterson, who was also sent off. It seemed likely that Keane would miss the rest of the season and the FA Cup final (which United reached by winning the semi-final replay 2–0) but ultimately he was back in action for the final, having already served his three-match ban for bringing the game into disrepute.Keane hit with fine after ban https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/keane-hit-with-fine-after-ban-1621314.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/keane-hit-with-fine-after-ban-1621314.html 1 May 2022 subscription live The Independent London 27 May 1995 After the drama of the FA Cup semi final, United resumed league action and travelled to Filbert Street where they took on an already relegated Leicester side who had held them to a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford less than four months earlier. They won this game 4–0 to remain in contention for the title, though they were still six points behind Blackburn with five games remaining.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=15&month=Apr&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 15th April 1995 However, they were held to a 0–0 draw at Old Trafford by Chelsea two days later, though due to Blackburn losing their game they were now just five points behind the leaders. But time was running out, with both sides just having four games to go.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=17&month=Apr&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 17th April 1995 May After a two-week break, United returned to action on 1 May, when they faced Coventry City at Highfield Road. The midlanders were now managed by former United manager Ron Atkinson. They won 3–2 to ensure that the home side's survival remained far from certain, but more importantly they ensured that their challenge for the title remained very much alive. Blackburn had slipped up in their last two games, meaning that United had cut their lead to five points – and had a game in hand.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=01&month=May&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 1st May 1995 In the next game six days later, David May scored the only goal of a 1–0 home win over Sheffield Wednesday to cut United's deficit behind his old club to two points with two games to go.http://www.manchesterunited-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=07&month=May&ssnno=124&teamno=356 F.A. Carling Premiership 1994/1995. Historical league standings at 7th May 1995 This meant that a victory over Southampton at Old Trafford on 10 May would keep United in the title race right up to the very last game. United went down 1–0 in the fifth minute as the Saints scored through Simon Charlton, only for Andy Cole to equalise in the 21st minute. However, United were still being held to a 1–1 score well into the second half, and the championship celebrations were just minutes away from beginning in Blackburn. Then came an 80th-minute goal by Denis Irwin which won the game 2–1 for United and kept their title bid alive.http://www.aboutmanutd.com/man-u-matches/10-05-1995-southampton.html Manchester United vs Southampton – 10 May 1995 16 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605084242/http://www.aboutmanutd.com/man-u-matches/10-05-1995-southampton.html 5 June 2011 dead The last game of the season, on 14 May, saw United travel to Upton Park for a clash with a West Ham United side who had just secured their safety. Blackburn, in contrast, had to travel to Anfield for a clash with Kenny Dalglish's old club Liverpool; their game undoubtedly appeared much harder on paper as Liverpool had finished fourth in the league and won the League Cup. However, the Hammers shocked United by going ahead in the 31st minute through Michael Hughes. Brian McClair did equalise in the 52nd minute, and as the game wore on United fought against the clock to score a winner, but West Ham remained resilient and after two late blunders by Andy Cole, the game ended 1–1 and United lost the title, which went to Blackburn in spite of their 2–1 defeat at Liverpool.http://www.aboutmanutd.com/man-u-matches/14-05-1995-west-ham-united.html Manchester United vs West Ham United – 14 May 1995 16 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110622083939/http://www.aboutmanutd.com/man-u-matches/14-05-1995-west-ham-united.html 22 June 2011 dead The FA Cup final on 20 May 1995 saw United beaten 1–0 by Everton at Wembley, with Paul Rideout scoring the only goal of the game, to leave them without a major trophy for the first time in six years.Chris Bevan When Everton won the FA Cup https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7939980.stm BBC News 17 April 2009 Close season The end of the 1994–95 season saw the demolition of the 30-year-old North Stand at Old Trafford, to make way for a new 26,800-seat stand costing nearly £30 million, which would be fully operational within a year and increase Old Trafford's capacity to more than 57,000. A month after the season ended, two of the club's key players were sold. The first was Paul Ince, who agreed to sign for Italian side Internazionale for a fee of £7.5 million. Within 24 hours of Ince's transfer, striker Mark Hughes was sold to Chelsea for £1.5 million, much to the dismay of many of the club's fans. Ince had been linked with the Italian giants for some time, but Hughes's departure came as something of a surprise, despite the arrival of Andy Cole in January and the knowledge that Eric Cantona had signed a new three-year contract with the club three months into his eight-month suspension. Soon after, the club announced that a transfer request from top scorer Andrei Kanchelskis had been accepted. After interest from Liverpool and Bryan Robson's Middlesbrough, Kanchelskis agreed to sign for Everton in a £5 million deal, although complications over the contract meant that the transfer was not completed until a few days into the 1995–96 season. On 6 August, Eric Cantona headed back to France and informed Manchester United of his intention to quit English football, frustrated at the terms of his ban, and fearing that he would be faced with fresh disciplinary action after United had been censured by the FA for fielding Cantona in what they chose to define as a friendly match. However, he quickly went back on his decision and was soon back at Old Trafford, training with his colleagues and looking forward to his return to action. As the first game of the 1995–96 season loomed, United had still yet to make a major signing. Pre-season and friendlies DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance30 July 1994DundalkA4–2Hughes (2), Giggs, Ince4,5001 August 1994ShelbourneA3–0Cantona, Ince, McClair12,5003 August 1994Wolverhampton WanderersA2–1Ince, Blades (o.g.)28,5005 August 1994Newcastle UnitedN1–1(5–6p)Cantona27,2826 August 1994RangersA0–130,1869 August 1994Cambridge UnitedA1–1Sharpe9,19416 August 1994MiddlesbroughA3–0Hughes (2), Sharpe19,658 FA Charity Shield 1994 FA Charity Shield DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance14 August 1994Blackburn RoversN2–0Cantona 22' (pen.), Ince 81'60,402 FA Premier League 1994–95 FA Premier League DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition20 August 1994Queens Park RangersH2–0Hughes 48', McClair 69'43,2143rd22 August 1994Nottingham ForestA1–1Kanchelskis 23'22,0721st27 August 1994Tottenham HotspurA1–0Bruce 49'24,5023rd31 August 1994 WimbledonH3–0Cantona 40', McClair 81', Giggs 84'43,4402nd11 September 1994 Leeds UnitedA1–2Cantona 72' (pen.)39,3965th17 September 1994 LiverpoolH2–0Kanchelskis 73', McClair 74'43,7403rd24 September 1994Ipswich TownA2–3Cantona 71', Scholes 74'22,5594th1 October 1994EvertonH2–0Kanchelskis 41', Sharpe 88'43,8034th8 October 1994Sheffield WednesdayA0–133,4415th15 October 1994West Ham UnitedH1–0Cantona 44'43,7954th23 October 1994Blackburn RoversA4–2Cantona 45' (pen.), Kanchelskis (2) 52', 82', Hughes 67'30,2603rd29 October 1994Newcastle UnitedH2–0Pallister 11', Gillespie 77'43,7953rd6 November 1994Aston VillaA2–1Ince 41', Kanchelskis 51'32,1363rd10 November 1994Manchester CityH5–0Cantona 24', Kanchelskis (3) 43', 47', 89', Hughes 70'43,7382nd 19 November 1994Crystal PalaceH3–0Irwin 8', Cantona 34', Kanchelskis 51'43,7881st26 November 1994ArsenalA0–038,3012nd3 December 1994Norwich CityH1–0Cantona 36'43,7892nd10 December 1994Queens Park RangersA3–2Scholes (2) 34', 48', Keane 45'18,9482nd17 December 1994Nottingham ForestH1–2Cantona 68'43,7442nd26 December 1994ChelseaA3–2Hughes 22', Cantona 46' (pen.), McClair 79'31,1612nd28 December 1994Leicester CityH1–1Kanchelskis 61'43,7892nd31 December 1994SouthamptonA2–2Butt 51', Pallister 79'16,7082nd3 January 1995Coventry CityH2–0Scholes 30', Cantona 50' (pen.)43,1302nd15 January 1995Newcastle UnitedA1–1Hughes 13'34,4712nd22 January 1995Blackburn RoversH1–0Cantona 80'43,7422nd25 January 1995Crystal PalaceA1–1May 57'18,2242nd4 February 1995Aston VillaH1–0Cole 18'43,7952nd11 February 1995Manchester CityA3–0Ince 58', Kanchelskis 74', Cole 78'26,3681st22 February 1995Norwich CityA2–0Ince 3', Kanchelskis 17'21,8242nd25 February 1995EvertonA0–140,0112nd4 March 1995Ipswich TownH9–0Keane 16', Cole (5) 24', 37', 53', 65', 89', Hughes (2) 54', 59', Ince 73' 43,8042nd7 March 1995WimbledonA1–0Bruce 84'18,2241st15 March 1995Tottenham HotspurH0–043,8022nd19 March 1995LiverpoolA0–238,9062nd22 March 1995ArsenalH3–0Hughes 27', Sharpe 32', Kanchelskis 80', 43,6232nd2 April 1995Leeds UnitedH0–043,7122nd15 April 1995Leicester CityA4–0Sharpe 34', Cole (2) 45', 53', Ince 90'21,2812nd17 April 1995ChelseaH0–043,7282nd1 May 1995Coventry CityA3–2Scholes 33', Cole (2) 56', 79'21,8852nd7 May 1995Sheffield WednesdayH1–0May 6'43,8682nd10 May 1995SouthamptonH2–1Cole 22', Irwin 81' (pen.)43,4792nd14 May 1995West Ham UnitedA1–1McClair 53'24,7832nd MUN FA Cup 1994–95 FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance9 January 1995Round 3Sheffield UnitedA2–0Hughes 80', Cantona 82'22,32228 January 1995Round 4Wrexham H5–2Irwin (2) 17', 74' (pen.), Giggs 27', McClair 67', Humes 81' (o.g.)43,22219 February 1995Round 5Leeds UnitedH3–1Bruce 2', McClair 5', Hughes 72'42,74412 March 1995Round 6Queens Park RangersH2–0Sharpe 23', Irwin 53'42,8309 April 1995Semi-finalCrystal PalaceN2–2 Irwin 70', Pallister 97'38,25612 April 1995Semi-finalReplayCrystal PalaceN2–0Bruce 30', Pallister 41'17,98720 May 1995FinalEvertonN0–179,592 League Cup 1994–95 Football League Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance21 September 1994Round 2First legPort ValeA2–1Scholes (2) 36', 53'18,6055 October 1994Round 2Second legPort ValeH2–0McClair 35', May 61'31,61526 October 1994Round 3Newcastle UnitedA0–234,178 UEFA Champions League Group stage 1994–95 UEFA Champions League group stage DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance14 September 1994IFK GöteborgH4–2Giggs (2) 33', 66', Kanchelskis 48', Sharpe 71'33,62528 September 1994GalatasarayA0–028,60519 October 1994BarcelonaH2–2Hughes 20', Sharpe 80'40,0642 November 1994BarcelonaA0–4114,27323 November 1994IFK GöteborgA1–3Hughes 64'36,3507 December 1994GalatasarayH4–0Davies 3', Beckham 38', Keane 49', Bülent (o.g.) 88'39,220 Group A n MU Squad statistics No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKDEN Peter Schmeichel320700030104302DFENG Paul Parker1(1)000002(1)0003(2)03DFIRL Denis Irwin402742050005464DFENG Steve Bruce35252105(1)01047(1)45MFENG Lee Sharpe26(2)36(1)10(2)0321036(5)66DFENG Gary Pallister422722060105847FWFRA 1974 Eric Cantona21121100201125148MFENG Paul Ince365600050114869FWSCO Brian McClair35(5)56(1)231201047(6)810FWWAL Mark Hughes33(1)86200521045(1)1211MFWAL Ryan Giggs2916(1)100321039(1)412DFENG David May15(4)21021401023(4)313GKENG Gary Walsh1000030300016014MFRUS Andrei Kanchelskis25(5)142(1)000511033(6)1515FWENG Graeme Tomlinson00000(2)000000(2)016MFIRL Roy Keane23(2)26(1)010410034(3)317FWENG Andy Cole17(1)120000000017(1)1218MFWAL Simon Davies3(2)0003021008(2)119MFENG Nicky Butt11(11)13(1)0305(1)00022(13)120MFENG Terry Cooke00000000000021DFNIR Pat McGibbon00000000000023DFENG Phil Neville1(1)0100000002(1)024MFENG Paul Scholes6(11)51(2)0320(2)00010(15)725GKENG Kevin Pilkington0(1)0000000000(1)026DFENG Chris Casper00001000001027DFENG Gary Neville16(2)0402(1)01(1)00023(4)028MFENG David Beckham2(2)01(1)03011007(3)129MFENG Ben Thornley00000000000030DFENG John O'Kane00101(1)000002(1)031MFNIR Keith Gillespie3(6)1003000006(6)1 Transfers In Date Pos. Name From Fee 1 July 1994 DF ENG David May ENG Blackburn Rovers £1.4m 12 July 1994 FW ENG Graeme Tomlinson ENG Bradford City £100k 10 January 1995 FW ENG Andy Cole ENG Newcastle United £6m + Keith Gillespie Out Date Pos. Name To Fee 1 July 1994 DF WAL Clayton Blackmore Free MF WAL Craig Lawton ENG Port Vale Free 11 July 1994 MF ENG Mike Phelan ENG West Bromwich Albion Free 18 July 1994 GK ENG Les Sealey ENG Blackpool Free 22 July 1994 MF WAL Robbie Savage ENG Crewe Alexandra Free 5 September 1994 FW SCO Colin McKee SCO Kilmarnock £350k DF ENG Neil Whitworth 9 September 1994 FW ENG Dion Dublin ENG Coventry City £2m 1 January 1995 DF ITA Giuliano Maiorana SWE Ljungskile SK Free 10 January 1995 MF NIR Keith Gillespie ENG Newcastle United £1m + Andy Cole 15 June 1995 MF ENG Paul Ince ITA Inter Milan £7.5m 23 June 1995 FW WAL Mark Hughes ENG Chelsea £1m Loan out Date from Date to Position Name To 28 February 1995 26 March 1995 MF ENG David Beckham ENG Preston North End References 1994–95 Manchester United F.C. kits Category:Manchester United F.C. seasons Manchester United