1994–95 Norwich City F.C. season
# 1994–95 Norwich City F.C. season

During the 1994–95 English football season, Norwich City competed in the Premier League.

## Season summary

Despite losing striker Chris Sutton to Blackburn Rovers before the start of the season in England's first £5 million transfer, Norwich made a strong start to the season and seemed capable of reproducing their impressive form of the two previous seasons. By Christmas, they stood seventh in the table and looked good bets for a UEFA Cup place.

But then it all went wrong, after an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Bryan Gunn. Their final good result of the season was a 2-1 victory over title challengers Newcastle United on New Year's Eve and after that, the Canaries went into a sudden freefall, won only one of their final 20 league games (a 3-0 home win over Ipswich Town in the East Anglian derby which still kept them in 11th) and plunged into 20th place and relegation after a seven-match losing streak followed by a draw - ending their nine-year tenure in the top flight just two years after they had narrowly missed out on the league title.

Just weeks before the end of the season, manager John Deehan handed in his resignation and vacated the manager's seat to make way for 36-year-old player-coach Gary Megson. Megson in turn quit after failing save Norwich from the drop. The man selected by chairman Robert Chase to revert Norwich's declining fortunes was Martin O'Neill, who had just taken Wycombe Wanderers to the brink of the Division Two play-offs in only their second season in the Football League.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 48 | |
| 19 | Crystal Palace (R) | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 45 | Relegation to the Football League First Division |
| 20 | Norwich City (R) | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 43 | Relegation to the Football League First Division |
| 21 | Leicester City (R) | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 80 | −35 | 29 | Relegation to the Football League First Division |
| 22 | Ipswich Town (R) | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 36 | 93 | −57 | 27 | Relegation to the Football League First Division |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Source: Statto

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D |
| Position | 19 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |

## Results

Norwich City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 August 1994 | Chelsea | A | 0-2 | 23,098 | |
| 24 August 1994 | Crystal Palace | H | 0-0 | 19,015 | |
| 27 August 1994 | West Ham United | H | 1-0 | 19,110 | Robins |
| 31 August 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0-0 | 25,072 | |
| 10 September 1994 | Arsenal | H | 0-0 | 17,768 | |
| 19 September 1994 | Ipswich Town | A | 2-1 | 17,447 | Newman, Bradshaw |
| 24 September 1994 | Manchester City | A | 0-2 | 21,031 | |
| 1 October 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2-1 | 18,145 | Bowen, Newsome |
| 8 October 1994 | Leeds United | H | 2-1 | 17,390 | Robins, Adams |
| 15 October 1994 | Aston Villa | A | 1-1 | 22,468 | Milligan |
| 22 October 1994 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 4-2 | 19,431 | Robins, Bowen, Sheron, White (own goal) |
| 30 October 1994 | Wimbledon | A | 0-1 | 8,242 | |
| 2 November 1994 | Southampton | A | 1-1 | 12,976 | Robins |
| 5 November 1994 | Everton | H | 0-0 | 18,377 | |
| 19 November 1994 | Coventry City | A | 0-1 | 11,885 | |
| 26 November 1994 | Leicester City | H | 2-1 | 20,657 | Newsome, Sutch |
| 3 December 1994 | Manchester United | A | 0-1 | 43,789 | |
| 10 December 1994 | Chelsea | H | 3-0 | 18,246 | Ward (2), Cureton |
| 17 December 1994 | Crystal Palace | A | 1-0 | 12,252 | Ward |
| 26 December 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0-2 | 21,814 | |
| 27 December 1994 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0-1 | 21,010 | |
| 31 December 1994 | Newcastle United | H | 2-1 | 21,172 | Adams, Ward |
| 2 January 1995 | Liverpool | A | 0-4 | 34,709 | |
| 14 January 1995 | Wimbledon | H | 1-2 | 18,261 | Goss |
| 25 January 1995 | Coventry City | H | 2-2 | 14,024 | Adams, Ward |
| 4 February 1995 | Everton | A | 1-2 | 23,293 | Milligan |
| 11 February 1995 | Southampton | H | 2-2 | 18,361 | Newsome, Ward |
| 22 February 1995 | Manchester United | H | 0-2 | 21,824 | |
| 25 February 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0-0 | 25,579 | |
| 4 March 1995 | Manchester City | H | 1-1 | 16,266 | Cureton |
| 8 March 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0-0 | 13,530 | |
| 11 March 1995 | West Ham United | A | 2-2 | 21,464 | Eadie, Ullathorne |
| 15 March 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0-2 | 10,519 | |
| 20 March 1995 | Ipswich Town | H | 3-0 | 17,510 | Cureton, Ward, Eadie |
| 1 April 1995 | Arsenal | A | 1-5 | 36,942 | Cureton |
| 5 April 1995 | Leicester City | A | 0-1 | 15,992 | |
| 8 April 1995 | Newcastle United | A | 0-3 | 35,518 | |
| 12 April 1995 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0-1 | 19,005 | |
| 17 April 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0-1 | 32,304 | |
| 29 April 1995 | Liverpool | H | 1-2 | 21,843 | Ullathorne |
| 6 May 1995 | Leeds United | A | 1-2 | 31,982 | Ward |
| 14 May 1995 | Aston Villa | H | 1-1 | 19,374 | Goss |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 7 January 1995 | Grimsby Town | A | 1-0 | 11,198 | Crook |
| R4 | 28 January 1995 | Coventry City | A | 0-0 | 15,101 | |
| R4R | 8 February 1995 | Coventry City | H | 3-1 (a.e.t.) | 14,673 | Sheron (2), Eadie |
| R5 | 18 February 1995 | Everton | A | 0-5 | 31,616 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R2 1st Leg | 21 September 1994 | Swansea City | H | 3-0 | 8,053 | Sheron, Bradshaw (pen), Adams |
| R2 2nd Leg | 4 October 1994 | Swansea City | A | 0-1 (won 3-1 on agg) | 3,568 | |
| R3 | 26 October 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1-1 | 10,232 | Polston |
| R3R | 9 November 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 4-2 | 13,331 | Polston, Prior, Newman, McGreal (own goal) |
| R4 | 30 November 1994 | Notts County | H | 1-0 | 14,030 | Eadie |
| R5 | 11 January 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0-1 | 17,029 | |

## Players

### First-team squad

    Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Bryan Gunn |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Mark Bowen (vice-captain) |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Rob Newman |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ian Crook |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jon Newsome (captain) |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Neil Adams |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Ashley Ward |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Mike Milligan |
| 9 | MF | ENG | Gary Megson |
| 10 | DF | ENG | John Polston |
| 11 | MF | WAL | Jeremy Goss |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Andy Brownrigg |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Darren Crowfoot |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Spencer Prior |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Daryl Sutch |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Carl Bradshaw |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Robert Ullathorne |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Andy Johnson |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Darren Eadie |
| 21 | MF | IRL | Keith O'Neill |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Mike Sheron |
| 23 | MF | IRL | Shaun Carey |
| 24 | GK | ENG | Andy Marshall |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Jamie Cureton |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Ade Akinbiyi |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Ali Gibb |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Justin Harrington |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Stacey Kreft |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Jimmy Simpson |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Marcus Oldburyn |
| 32 | DF | NIR | Johnny Wright |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Danny Mills |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 | FW | NGA | Efan Ekoku (to Wimbledon) |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Mark Robins (to Leicester City) |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Ian Culverhouse (to Swindon Town) |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Scott Howie (to Motherwell) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Simon Tracey (on loan from Sheffield United) |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Jon Hallworth (on loan from Oldham Athletic) |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Andy Rhodes (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) |

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 June 1994 | DF | Jon Newsome | Leeds United | £1,000,000 |
| 28 July 1994 | DF | Carl Bradshaw | Sheffield United | £500,000 |
| 26 August 1994 | FW | Mike Sheron | Manchester City | £1,000,000 |
| 8 December 1994 | FW | Ashley Ward | Crewe Alexandra | £500,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 July 1994 | MF | David Smith | Oxford United | £100,000 |
| 13 July 1994 | FW | Chris Sutton | Blackburn Rovers | £5,000,000 |
| 19 July 1994 | DF | Colin Woodthorpe | Aberdeen | £400,000 |
| 13 October 1994 | GK | Scott Howie | Motherwell | £300,000 |
| 14 October 1994 | FW | Efan Ekoku | Wimbledon | £900,000 |
| 9 December 1994 | DF | Ian Culverhouse | Swindon Town | £250,000 |
| 16 January 1995 | FW | Mark Robins | Leicester City | £1,000,000 |

    Transfers in: £3,000,000
    Transfers out: £7,950,000
    Total spending: £4,950,000
