1994–95 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1994–95 Barry Fry Jack Wiseman St Andrew's Football League Second Division 1st (promoted) FA Cup Third round(eliminated by Liverpool) League Cup Second round(eliminated by Blackburn Rovers) Football League Trophy Winners Steve Claridge (20) Steve Claridge (25) 25,581 vs Brentford, Division Two, 26 April 1995 9,847 vs Shrewsbury Town, League Cup 1st round replay, 23 August 1994 16,941 _whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder _whitebottom _color_3_stripes_white 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff 1993–94 1995–96 The 1994–95 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 92nd in the Football League and their fourth in the third tier of English football, the Football League Second Division, to which they were relegated in 1993–94. They finished in first position in the 24-team division, so were promoted straight back to Division One for 1995–96. They entered the 1994–95 FA Cup in the first round, losing in the third round to Premier League club Liverpool in a penalty shootout in which they failed to convert a single penalty.http://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-birmingham-city-18-january-1995-205573/ Liverpool v Birmingham City, 18 January 1995 11v11.com AFS Enterprises 12 June 2013 They entered the League Cup in the first round and lost to Blackburn Rovers in the second. They won the Football League Trophy for the second time in four attempts, defeating Carlisle United at Wembley in front of a crowd of 76,663 with the first golden goal to determine a major English competition.Matthews (1995), Complete Record, p. 245. The club's top scorer was Steve Claridge with 20 league goals and 25 in all competitions. Goalkeeper Ian Bennett missed only one match of the 63 played in all competitions, the first round of the Football League Trophy, in which his replacement Ryan Price made his only competitive first-team appearance for Birmingham. Football League Second Division 1994–95 Football League Match details DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance13 August 199415thLeyton OrientAL1–2Claridge7,57820 August 199414thChester CityHW1–0Donowa12,18827 August 199410thSwansea CityAW2–0Claridge 25,80730 August 199411thWycombe WanderersHL0–114,3053 September 19948thPlymouth ArgyleHW4–2Regis 2, Wallace, Tait13,20210 September 199411thOxford UnitedAD1–1Claridge8,07213 September 199411thRotherham UnitedAD1–1Bull3,57418 September 19946thPeterborough UnitedHW4–0Bull 2, Tait, Dominguez10,80024 September 19949thHull CityHD2–2Claridge pen, Dominguez12,1921 October 19949thWrexhamAD1–1Claridge6,0128 October 19949thHuddersfield TownHD1–1Bull15,26515 October 19949thBrighton & Hove AlbionAW1–0Donowa11,00422 October 19949thBrentfordAW2–1Shearer, Ward7,77929 October 19946thBristol RoversHW2–0Bull, Claridge15,8861 November 19944thCrewe AlexandraHW5–0Hunt 3, Donowa, Claridge14,2125 November 19943rdShrewsbury TownAW2–0Bull, Hunt5,94919 November 19943rdAFC BournemouthHD0–015,47726 November 19943rdStockport CountyAW1–0Hunt5,57710 December 19942ndChester CityAW4–0Daish, Claridge, McGavin, Lowe3,94617 December 19942ndLeyton OrientHW2–0Donowa 220,02226 December 19942ndCambridge UnitedHD1–1Otto20,74328 December 19942ndCardiff CityAW1–0Otto7,42031 December 19941stBlackpoolHW7–1Claridge 2, Donowa 2, Lowe, Parris, Bradshaw og18,0252 January 19951stBradford CityAD1–1Cooper10,53914 January 19951stYork CityAL0–26,8284 February 19951stStockport CountyHW1–0Dinning og17,16011 February 19953rdCrewe AlexandraAL1–2Donowa6,35918 February 19953rdYork CityHW4–2Francis 2, Otto, Shearer14,84621 February 19953rdAFC BournemouthAL1–2Francis6,02425 February 19952ndWrexhamHW5–2Francis 2, Shearer, Otto, Donowa18,8844 March 19953rdHull CityAD0–09,85411 March 19954thSwansea CityHL0–116,19118 March 19954thWycombe WanderersAW3–0Shearer, Claridge, Poole7,28921 March 19953rdOxford UnitedHW3–0Francis, Claridge, Daish19,78125 March 19953rdPeterborough UnitedAD1–1Shearer8,79629 March 19953rdBristol RoversAD1–1Claridge7,8511 April 19953rdRotherham UnitedHW2–1Francis, Shearer16,0774 April 19953rdBlackpoolAD1–1Claridge4,94411 April 19953rdShrewsbury TownHW2–0Claridge 218,36615 April 19952ndCardiff CityHW2–1Tait, Ward pen17,45517 April 19953rdCambridge UnitedAL0–15,31719 April 19951stPlymouth ArgyleAW3–1Claridge 2, Whyte8,55026 April 19951stBrentfordHW2–0Francis, Daish25,58129 April 19951stBrighton & Hove AlbionHD3–3Dominguez, Shearer, Ward19,0062 May 19951stBradford CityHD0–025,1396 May 19951stHuddersfield TownAW2–1Claridge, Tait18,775 League table (part) + Final Second Division table (part)http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1994-1995/table Birmingham City 1994–1995: English Division Two Table Statto Organisation 11 October 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040051/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1994-1995/table 4 March 2016Pos League positionTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1stBirmingham City46251478437+47892ndBrentford462510118139+42853rdCrewe Alexandra46258138068+12834thBristol Rovers46221687040+30825thHuddersfield Town46221597949+3081 Results summary 15 6 2 53 18 10 8 5 31 19 March 2012 FA Cup 1994–95 FA Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round12 November 1994Slough TownA*W4–0Shearer 2, McGavin 213,394Second round12 December 1994Scunthorpe UnitedHD0–013,832Second round replay14 December 1994Scunthorpe UnitedAW2–1McGavin, Cooper6,280Third round7 January 1995LiverpoolHD0–025,326Third round replay18 January 1995LiverpoolAD1–1aet0–2 pensOtto 69'36,275 Played at St Andrew's, Birmingham League Cup 1994–95 Football League Cup RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round 1st leg16 August 1994Shrewsbury TownAL1–2Daish5,049First round 2nd leg23 August 1994Shrewsbury TownHW2–02–1 agg.Saville, Claridge pen9,847Second round 1st leg20 September 1994Blackburn RoversAL0–214,517Second round 2nd leg4 OctoberBlackburn RoversHD1–11–2 agg.McGavin16,275 Football League Trophy 1994–95 Football League Trophy RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round27 September 1994Peterborough UnitedAW5–3Bull, Dominguez, Hunt 32,044Second round18 October 1994WalsallHW3–0Shearer 2, Donowa10,089Third round29 November 1994GillinghamHW3–0McGavin, Poole, Tait17,028Fourth round10 January 1995Hereford UnitedHW3–1Claridge, Ward pen, Otto22,351Southern area semi-final31 January 1995Swansea CityHW3–2Golden goalClaridge, Francis, Tait20,326Southern area final 1st leg28 February 1995Leyton OrientHW1–0Shearer24,002Southern area final 2nd leg14 March 1995Leyton OrientAW3–24–2 agg.Claridge 2, Williams10,830Final23 April 1995Carlisle UnitedWembleyW1–0Golden goalTait76,663 Appearances and goals Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. Players with name in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham. Players marked left the club during the playing season. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward + Players' appearances and goals by competitionPos. Playing positionNat. NationalityNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupFootball League TrophyTotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsGKENG Ian Bennett460504070620GKENG Ryan Price0000001010DFENG Dave Barnett310501080450DFENG Jon Bass00000 (1)0000 (1)0DFENG Mick Bodley *3000000030DFENG Gary Cooper2613 (1)1104 (1)034 (2)2DFIRE Liam Daish373503170524DFENG Richard Dryden 3000100040DFENG John Frain60102010100DFENG Ian Hendon *4000000040DFENG Scott Hiley90002000110DFENG David Howell2000000020DFENG George Parris1 (1)10000001 (1)1DFENG Gary Poole341500071462DFENG Richard Scott 50003020100DFENG Bryan Small *3000000030DFENG Chris Whyte31130302 (1)039 (1)1MFENG Neil Doherty3 (5)00 (1)0100 (2)04 (8)0MFPOR José Dominguez12 (18)32 (1)01 (2)02 (2)117 (23)4MFENG Louie Donowa21 (10)950305 (1)134 (11)10MFPOR Rui Esteves *0000001010MFENG Paul Harding5 (1)00030008 (1)0MFENG Jonathan Hunt18 (2)510003322 (2)8MFENG Kenny Lowe4 (3)22 (1)00 (1)02 (1)08 (6)2MFENG Ricky Otto18 (6)421005125 (6)6MFENG Steve Robinson5 (1)00000106 (1)0MFENG Peter Shearer20 (3)722204328 (3)12MFENG Paul Tait18 (6)42 (1)0102 (3)323 (10)7MFENG Danny Wallace 4 (2)1001 (1)00 (1)05 (4)1MFENG Mark Ward413403071554MFENG Matthew Webb0 (1)00000000 (1)0FWENG Gary Bull *106000021127FWENG Steve Claridge41 (1)2050317456 (1)25FWENG Miguel de Souza 4 (4)00 (1)020107 (5)0FWSKN Kevin Francis158000031189FWENG Steve McGavin 10 (5)13 (1)31 (1)11 (3)115 (10)6FWENG Paul Moulden 00000 (1)0000 (1)0FWENG Dave Regis 4 (2)20010005 (2)2FWENG Andy Saville3 (7)00011105 (8)0FWENG Paul Williams *8 (3)00000109 (3)0FWENG Roger Willis 1 (2)00000001 (2)0 See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons Sources Matthews Tony Birmingham City: A Complete Record 1995 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-010-9 Matthews Tony Birmingham City: The Complete Record 2010 DB Publishing Derby 978-1-85983-853-2 For match dates, league positions and results: http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1994-1995/results Birmingham City 1994–1995: Results Statto Organisation 12 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160406212906/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1994-1995/results 6 April 2016 live dmy-all For lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 424–25, 481. 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