1994–95 Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season May 2013 March 2022 Arsenal F.C. 1994–95 George Graham (until 21 February) Stewart Houston (caretaker from 21 February) Peter Hill-Wood Highbury FA Premier League 12th FA Cup Third round League Cup Quarter–finals UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Runners-up European Super Cup Runners-up Ian Wright (18) Ian Wright (30) 35,330 _arsenal9495h _arsenal9495h _arsenal9495h _5redstripes FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _arsenal9495a _arsenal9495a _arsenal9495a 101C35 101C35 101C35 00006A 00006A _arsenal9495t _arsenal9495t _arsenal9495t F5D618 F5D618 F5D618 00006A 00006A 1993–94 1995–96 The 1994–95 season was Arsenal Football Club's 69th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. Arsenal finished twelfth in the FA Premier League. Domestically, Arsenal went out in the third round of the FA Cup to Millwall and in the quarterfinals of the League Cup to Liverpool. Arsenal once again reached the final of the European Cup Winner's Cup but lost 1–2 to Real Zaragoza in extra time. Ian Wright was the club's top scorer. Season summary Arsenal finished 12th in the Premier League, their lowest finish since 1976. Arsenal scored in only one of their first five League matches, fell immediately to mid-table mediocrity and stayed there throughout the whole season.Soar Phil The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal Hamlyn 2003 162 Only six points stood between Arsenal and the relegation zone; they were 38 points behind the champions, Blackburn Rovers. Arsenal only scored 52 goals, with Ian Wright accounting for more than a third of those. Arsenal hosted Queens Park Rangers on 31 December 1994. Danish midfielder John Jensen scored the goal for Arsenal in a 3–1 loss. It turned out to be his one and only goal for the club.2022-05-01 twitter.arsenal https://mobile.twitter.com/arsenal/status/682468663446888448 On 18 January 1995 Arsenal were knocked out in the FA Cup in a third round replay by London rivals Millwall. A week earlier Arsenal were also knocked out of the League Cup in the Quarter-final to eventual winners Liverpool, and (as Cup Winners’ Cup holders) also lost the Super Cup Final to AC Milan. In a press conference Paul Merson had admitted an alcohol, cocaine and gambling addiction, and was sent to rehab. Merson eventually made his comeback on 1 February 1995, against AC Milan in the Super Cup at Highbury, coming on as a substitute to an unbelievable reception from the Arsenal fans.Arsenal Official Handbook 1995-962022-05-01 thearsenalhistory http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm 3 May 2022 2 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210202213854/http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm dead 1995-01-19 millwall-deepen-arsenal-s-misery- Independent.co.uk https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/millwall-deepen-arsenal-s-misery-1568773.html George Graham was sacked on 21 February 1995, and subsequently banned for a year from football by The FA after it was discovered he had accepted an illegal £425,000 payment from Norwegian agent Rune Hauge following Arsenal transfers John Jensen and Pål Lydersen in 1992, two of Hauge's clients.2006-09-20 Football's original bung scandal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/5363340.stm For in his final weeks in charge (in the days before transfer windows had been imposed), Graham bought three new signings - designed, he hoped, to reinvigorate his jaded squad. In came John Hartson, Chris Kiwomya and Dutchman Glenn Helder. Yet between them they made fewer than 100 starts for the club (21 goals) before being quietly offloaded by the club over the next two years. Graham's assistant Stewart Houston took over as manager until the end of the season. His first match in charge was, in the evening 21 February 1995 the same day Graham was sacked, against Nottingham Forest at Highbury, in a 1–0 victory. Despite winning his first two games in charge, he always seemed to be a stop-gap.Soar Phil The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal Tyler Martin Hamlyn 2003 164 The changeover coincided with a run of 6 defeats in 7 games, leaving Arsenal in danger of being relegated just four years after winning the title and two years after their domestic cup double. However, the team rallied in the final weeks and took 8 points from their final 5 games, securing their Premier League spot. Arsenal reached the European Cup Winners' Cup final for the second year in succession. Bröndby and Omonia Nicosia were defeated in the opening rounds of the Cup Winners Cup, before a devastating left footed strike from Ian Wright eliminated French side Auxerre in the Quarter Final. A pendulous 3-2 win over Sampdoria at Highbury, in which Steve Bould netted twice, set Houston's team up for a nervy second leg at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Roberto Mancini put Sampdoria ahead, before Ian Wright headed home an equaliser. Claudio Bellucci appeared to have broken Arsenal hearts with goals in the 84th and 87th minutes, but Stefan Schwarz's last gasp free kick took the tie to extra time. David Seaman, playing with three broken ribs, was the hero saving three penalties in the shootout, Seaman denied Mihajlović, Jugović and Lombardo's kicks as the Gunners scraped through.Official Arsenal Handbook 1994/95 In Paris at Parc des Princes Real Zaragoza won the final, after former Tottenham Hotspur-player Nayim lobbed Seaman from over 40 yards, in the last seconds of extra time.2022-05-01 nayim-from-the-halfway-line https://www.skysports.com/football/story-telling/11670/11985181/nayim-from-the-halfway-lineThe Official Illustrated History of Arsenal Hamlyn 2003 Final league table 1994–95 FA Premier League ARS Results summary 6 9 6 27 21 7 3 11 25 28 14 May 1995 Premier League May 2010 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A Result W/L/L/D/D/L/W/L/W/W/W/D/D/L/L/D/D/W/L/D/W/L/L/D/W/D/L/D/W/W/L/L/L/L/W/L/L/W/W/D/D/L Position 2/6/14/13/12/15/14/14/12/11/9/10/10/10/11/12/12/11/11/11/9/13/13/13/11/10/11/12/10/8/9/9/13/14/10/12/12/10/10/10/11/12 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 14 May 1995 Competitive Matches May 2010 Squad http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1994-1995/faprem/arsenal.htm FootballSquads – Arsenal – 1994/95 1 ENG GK David Seaman 2 ENG DF Lee Dixon 3 ENG DF Nigel Winterburn 4 ENG MF Paul Davis 5 ENG DF Andy Linighan 6 ENG DF Tony Adams 7 ENG FW Kevin Campbell 8 ENG FW Ian Wright 9 ENG FW Alan Smith 10 ENG MF Paul Merson 11 IRL MF Eddie McGoldrick 12 ENG DF Steve Bould 13 ENG GK Vince Bartram 14 ENG DF Martin Keown 15 SWE MF Stefan Schwarz 16 WAL FW John Hartson 17 DEN MF John Jensen 18 ENG MF David Hillier 19 ENG MF Jimmy Carter 21 NIR DF Steve Morrow 22 ENG MF Ian Selley 23 ENG MF Ray Parlour 24 SCO FW Paul Dickov 25 ENG MF Mark Flatts 26 ENG GK Lee Harper 27 SCO DF Scott Marshall 28 ENG MF Paul Shaw 29 ENG MF Stephen Hughes 30 ENG MF Adrian Clarke 31 ENG FW Chris Kiwomya 32 NED MF Glenn Helder 33 ENG DF Gavin McGowan Left club during season 20 NOR MF Pål Lydersen to IK Start Squad statistics 10 May 1995http://www.11v11.com/teams/arsenal/tab/players/season/1995 All Arsenal players: 1995 Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup 1 David Seaman GK ENG 31 0 2 0 6 0 9 0 2 Lee Dixon DF ENG 39 1 2 0 5 0 9 0 3 Nigel Winterburn DF ENG 39 0 2 0 5 0 9 0 4 Paul Davis MF ENG 3+1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 Andy Linighan DF ENG 13+7 2 2 0 2 0 3 0 6 Tony Adams DF ENG 27 3 0+1 0 4 1 8 0 7 Kevin Campbell FW ENG 19+4 4 1+1 0 5 1 1+2 0 8 Ian Wright FW ENG 30+1 18 2 0 3 3 9 9 9 Alan Smith FW ENG 17+2 2 1 0 3 1 4 1 10 Paul Merson MF ENG 24 4 0 0 2 1 8 2 11 Eddie McGoldrick MF IRL 9+2 0 0 0 3+2 0 1+1 0 12 Steve Bould DF ENG 30+1 0 1 0 5 0 5+1 2 13 Vince Bartram GK ENG 11+0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 14 Martin Keown DF ENG 24+7 1 1+1 0 3+2 0 5 0 15 Stefan Schwarz MF SWE 34 2 1 0 4 0 8 2 16 John Hartson FW WAL 14+1 7 0 0 0 0 4+1 1 17 John Jensen MF DEN 24 1 2 0 1+1 0 5 0 18 David Hillier MF ENG 5+4 0 2 0 2 0 2+2 0 19 Jimmy Carter MF ENG 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Steve Morrow DF NIR 11+4 1 1 0 1+1 1 0+4 0 22 Ian Selley MF ENG 10+3 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 23 Ray Parlour MF ENG 22+8 0 2 0 5 0 7+1 0 24 Paul Dickov FW SCO 4+5 0 0 0 2+2 3 0 0 25 Mark Flatts MF ENG 1+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 28 Paul Shaw MF ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Stephen Hughes MF ENG 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 Adrian Clarke MF ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Chris Kiwomya FW ENG 5+9 3 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 32 Glenn Helder MF NED 12+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Gavin McGowan DF ENG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 February 2015 Results Premier League Matches 1 20 August 1994 15:00 BST Arsenal 3–0 Manchester City Campbell 2McMahon 36 o.g.Wright 76 London Highbury W 38,368 2 23 August 1994 19:45 BST Leeds United 1–0 Arsenal Whelan 89 Leeds Elland Road L 34,218 3 28 August 1994 16:00 BST Liverpool 3–0 Arsenal Fowler 26 29 31 Liverpool Anfield L 30,017 4 31 August 1994 19:45 BST Arsenal 0–0 Blackburn Rovers London Highbury D 37,629 5 10 September 1994 15:00 BST Norwich City 0–0 Arsenal Norwich Carrow Road D 17,768 6 18 September 1994 15:00 BST Arsenal 2–3 Newcastle United Adams 9Wright 88 7 45 Beardsley74 Fox London Highbury L 36,819 7 25 September 1994 16:00 BST West Ham United 0–2 Arsenal 18 Adams54 Wright London Boleyn Ground W 18,498 8 1 October 1994 15:00 BST Arsenal 1–2 Crystal Palace Wright 72 19 41 Salako London Highbury L 34,136 9 8 October 1994 15:00 BST Wimbledon 1–3 Arsenal Jones 82 11 Wright57 Smith65 Campbell London Selhurst Park W 10,842 10 15 October 1994 15:00 BST Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea Wright 39 63Campbell 54 34 Wise London Highbury W 38,234 11 23 October 1994 15:00 BST Arsenal 2–1 Coventry City Wright 13 32 81 Wegerle London Highbury W 31,725 12 29 October 1994 15:00 BST Everton 1–1 Arsenal Unsworth 14 24 Schwarz Liverpool Goodison Park D 32,003 13 6 November 1994 15:00 GMT Arsenal 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday London Highbury D 33,705 14 19 November 1994 15:00 GMT Southampton 1–0 Arsenal Magilton 60 Southampton The Dell L 15,201 15 23 November 1994 19:45 GMT Leicester City 2–1 Report Arsenal Dixon 16 o.g.Lowe 28 19 pen. Wright Leicester Filbert Street L 20,774 16 26 November 1994 15:00 GMT Arsenal 0–0 Manchester United London Highbury D 38,301 17 3 December 1994 15:00 GMT Nottingham Forest 2–2 Arsenal Pearce 36Roy 60 59 Keown76 Davis Nottingham City Ground D 21,662 18 12 December 1994 20:00 GMT Manchester City 1–2 Arsenal Simpson 80 31 Smith34 Schwarz Manchester Maine Road W 20,500 19 17 December 1994 15:00 GMT Arsenal 1–3 Leeds United Linighan 86 24 85 Masinga88 Deane London Highbury L 38,098 20 26 December 1994 12:00 GMT Arsenal 0–0 Aston Villa London Highbury D 34,452 21 28 December 1994 19:45 GMT Ipswich Town 0–2 Arsenal 16 Wright79 Campbell Ipswich Portman Road W 22,054 22 31 December 1994 15:00 GMT Arsenal 1–3 Queens Park Rangers Jensen 64 3 Gallen76 Allen77 Impey London Highbury L 32,393 23 2 January 1995 19:45 GMT Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Arsenal Popescu 22 Schwarz 1 London White Hart Lane L 28,747 24 14 January 1995 15:00 GMT Arsenal 1–1 Everton Wright 4 13 Watson London Highbury D 34,743 25 21 January 1995 19:45 GMT Coventry City 0–1 Arsenal 78 Hartson Coventry Highfield Road W 14,468 26 24 January 1995 19:45 GMT Arsenal 1–1 Southampton Hartson 21 74 Magilton London Highbury D 27,213 27 4 February 1995 15:00 GMT Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Arsenal Petrescu 8Ingesson 25Bright 90 3 Linighan Sheffield Hillsborough L 23,468 28 11 February 1995 15:00 GMT Arsenal 1–1 Leicester City Merson 52 78 Draper London Highbury D 31,373 29 21 February 1995 19:45 GMT Arsenal 1–0 Nottingham Forest Kiwomya 81 London Highbury W 35,441 30 25 February 1995 15:00 GMT Crystal Palace 0–3 Arsenal 24 Merson39 77 Kiwomya London Selhurst Park W 17,092 31 5 March 1995 15:00 GMT Arsenal 0–1 West Ham United 20 Hutchison London Highbury L 36,295 32 8 March 1995 19:45 GMT Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Arsenal Shearer 4 48Le Saux 18 49 Morrow Blackburn Ewood Park L 23,452 33 19 March 1995 15:00 GMT Newcastle United 1–0 Arsenal Beardsley 89 Newcastle upon Tyne St James' Park L 35,611 34 22 March 1995 20:00 GMT Manchester United 3–0 Arsenal Hughes 26Sharpe 31Kanchelskis 80 Manchester Old Trafford L 43,623 35 1 April 1995 15:00 BST Arsenal 5–1 Norwich City Hartson 4 13Dixon 6Merson 75Newman 90 o.g. 32 Cureton London Highbury W 36,942 36 8 April 1995 15:00 BST Queens Park Rangers 3–1 Arsenal Impey 27Gallen 59Ready 82 89 Adams London Loftus Road L 16,341 37 12 April 1995 19:45 BST Arsenal 0–1 Liverpool 90 Fowler London Highbury L 38,036 38 15 April 1995 15:00 BST Arsenal 4–1 Ipswich Town Merson 33Wright 47 50 56 71 Marshall London Highbury W 36,818 39 17 April 1995 15:00 BST Aston Villa 0–4 Report Arsenal 31 87 Hartson33 72 pen. Wright Birmingham Villa Park W 32,005 40 29 April 1995 15:00 BST Arsenal 1–1 Report Tottenham Hotspur Wright 61 pen. 74 Klinsmann London Highbury D 39,377 41 4 May 1995 19:45 BST Arsenal 0–0 Wimbledon London Highbury D 32,822 42 14 May 1995 16:00 BST Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal Furlong 20Stein 52 23 Hartson London Stamford Bridge L 32,822 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round 1st Leg 15 September 1994 20:00 EEST Omonia 1–3 Report Arsenal Malekkos 72 37 80 Merson50 Wright Nicosia Makario Stadium W Antonio Almeida Marcal (Portugal) 13,954 2nd Leg 29 September 1994 20:00 BST Arsenal 3–0 6–1 Report Omonia Wright 9 70Schwarz 31 London Highbury W Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain) 24,165 Second round 1st Leg 20 October 1994 20:00 CEST Brøndby 1–2 Report Arsenal Strudal 53 18 Wright21 Smith Brøndby Brøndby Stadium W Werner Müller (Switzerland) 13,406 2nd Leg 3 November 1994 20:00 GMT Arsenal 2–2 4–3 Report Brøndby Wright 27Selley 46 3 Hansen71 Eggen London Highbury D Sergei Khusainov (Russia) 32,290 Quarter-finals 1st Leg 2 March 1995 20:00 GMT Arsenal 1–1 Report Auxerre Wright 60 63 Verlaat London Highbury D Leif Sundell (Sweden) 35,208 2nd Leg 16 March 1995 21:00 CEST Auxerre 0–1 1–2 Report Arsenal 16 Wright Auxerre Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps W Vadim Zhuk (Belarus) 22,000 Semi-finals 1st Leg 6 April 1995 20:00 BST Arsenal 3–2 Report Sampdoria Bould 34 36Wright 69 51 77 Jugović London Highbury W Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands) 38,100 2nd Leg 20 April 1995 20:30 CEST Sampdoria 3–2 5–5 Arsenal y Report Mancini 14Bellucci 82 85 61 Wright88 Schwarz Mihajlović Jugović Maspero Mannini Lombardo 2–3 Dixon McGoldrick Hartson Adams Merson Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris L Gerd Grabher (Austria) 35,000 Final 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final 10 May 1995 20:15 CEST Arsenal 1–2 y Report Real Zaragoza Hartson 75 67 Esnáider119 Nayim Paris Parc des Princes L Piero Ceccarini (Italy) 43,000 European Super Cup 1994 European Super Cup 1st Leg 1 February 1995 20:00 GMT Arsenal 0–0 Report AC Milan London Highbury D Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) 38,044 2nd Leg 8 February 1995 19:30 GMT AC Milan 2–0 2–0 Report Arsenal Boban 41Massaro 67 Milan San Siro L Hellmut Krug (Germany) 23,953 FA Cup 1994–95 FA Cup R3 7 January 1995 Millwall 0–0 Report Arsenal London The Den D Stephen Lodge 17,718 R3 Replay 18 January 1995 Arsenal 0–2 Report Millwall 10 Beard90 Kennedy London Highbury L Stephen Lodge 32,319 League Cup 1994–95 Football League Cup R2 1st Leg 21 September 1994 Hartlepool United 0–5 Report Arsenal Wright Adams Smith Merson Hartlepool Victoria Park W 4,421 R2 2nd Leg 5 October 1994 Arsenal 2–0 7–0 Report Hartlepool United Campbell 79Dickov 89 London Highbury W 20,520 R3 26 October 1994 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Report Arsenal Oldham Boundary Park D 9,303 R3 Replay 9 November 1994 Arsenal 2–0 Report Oldham Athletic Dickov 15 40 London Highbury W 22,746 R4 30 November 1994 Arsenal 2–0 Report Sheffield Wednesday Morrow Wright London Highbury W 27,390 R5 11 January 1995 Liverpool 1–0 Report Arsenal Rush 59 Liverpool Anfield Philip Don L 35,026 References Category:Arsenal F.C. seasons Arsenal