1994–95 Sheffield United F.C. season
# 1994–95 Sheffield United F.C. season

The 1994–95 season was the 106th season in existence for Sheffield United, during which they played in Division One under manager Dave Bassett, having been relegated from the Premier League the previous season. With various factions attempting to take over the club, little money was invested in the side and they were unable to make an immediate return to the Premier League, finishing 8th.

## Ground

Bramall Lane operated with only three sides during the season as the old John Street Stand had been demolished.

## Season overview

Following relegation from the Premier League, the season before the club had little funds to try to mount a sustained promotion push. During the summer, Carl Bradshaw had been sold to Norwich City for £500,000 and Tom Cowan to Huddersfield Town for a further £200,000. They were replaced by two cut-priced Australians, Doug Hodgson and Carl Veart, who cost £30,000 and £150,000 respectively.

## Players

### First-team squad

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | DF | ENG | Graham Anthony |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Beesley |
| — | MF | NIR | Kingsley Black (on loan from Nottingham Forest) |
| — | FW | WAL | Nathan Blake |
| — | DF | ENG | Mark Blount |
| — | DF | ENG | Ross Davidson |
| — | MF | ENG | Bobby Davison |
| — | MF | ENG | Ashley Fickling |
| — | FW | NOR | Jostein Flo |
| — | DF | ENG | Mark Foran |
| — | MF | ENG | Kevin Gage |
| — | MF | ENG | John Gannon |
| — | DF | ENG | Brian Gayle (captain) |
| — | MF | ENG | Charlie Hartfield |
| — | MF | WAL | Glyn Hodges |
| — | DF | AUS | Doug Hodgson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Jamie Hoyland |
| — | GK | IRL | Alan Kelly |
| — | MF | ENG | Adrian Littlejohn |
| — | DF | SCO | Scott Marshall (on loan from Arsenal) |
| — | GK | ENG | Billy Mercer |
| — | DF | NOR | Roger Nilsen |
| — | MF | ENG | John Reed |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Rogers |
| — | FW | ENG | Andy Scott |
| — | DF | ENG | Rob Scott |
| — | FW | ENG | Phil Starbuck |
| — | GK | ENG | Simon Tracey |
| — | DF | ENG | David Tuttle |
| — | FW | AUS | Carl Veart |
| — | MF | ENG | Mitch Ward |
| — | MF | ENG | Dane Whitehouse |

### Squad statistics

    As of the end of the season

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division One | Division One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | DF | ENG | Graham Anthony | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Paul Beesley | 28 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | NIR | Kingsley Black | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Nathan Blake | 39 | 18 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Mark Blount | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ross Davidson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Bobby Davison | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ashley Fickling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | NOR | Jostein Flo | 35 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | DF | ENG | Mark Foran | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Kevin Gage | 43 | 5 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Gannon | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Brian Gayle | 38 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Charlie Hartfield | 27 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Glyn Hodges | 26 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AUS | Doug Hodgson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jamie Hoyland | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | IRL | Alan Kelly | 42 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Adrian Littlejohn | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Scott Marshall | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Billy Mercer | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Roger Nilsen | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Reed | 13 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Rogers | 47 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Andy Scott | 40 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Rob Scott | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Phil Starbuck | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Simon Tracey | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | David Tuttle | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | AUS | Carl Veart | 41 | 11 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Mitch Ward | 16 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Dane Whitehouse | 43 | 10 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |

### Transfers

**In**

| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| FW | Carl Veart | Adelaide City | £150,000 | 22 July 1994 |
| DF | Doug Hodgson | Heidelberg Alex | £30,000 | 22 July 1994 |
| DF | Mark Foran | Millwall | £25,000 | 27 August 1994 |
| GK | Billy Mercer | Rotherham United | £75,000 | 12 October 1994 |
| FW | Phil Starbuck | Huddersfield Town | £150,000 | 28 October 1994 |

**Loan in**

| Squad # | Position | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | DF | Scott Marshall | Arsenal | 25 August 1994 | 22 November 1994 | |
| | MF | Kingsley Black | Nottingham Forest | 2 March 1995 | 9 May 1995 | |

**Out**

| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| DF | Jonas Wirmola | Malmo | £50,000 | 31 May 1994 |
| MF | Chris Kamara | Bradford City | Free | 25 July 1994 |
| DF | Carl Bradshaw | Norwich City | £500,000 | 28 July 1994 |
| DF | Tom Cowan | Huddersfield Town | £200,000 | 13 July 1994 |
| FW | Alan Cork | Fulham | Free | 1 August 1994 |
| FW | Franz Carr | Leicester City | £100,000 | 11 October 1994 |
| FW | Bobby Davison | Rotherham United | Free | 14 October 1994 |
| MF | Mark Hawthorne | Walsall | Free | 23 January 1995 |
| MF | Jamie Hoyland | Burnley | £130,000 | 14 October 1994 |
| DF | Ashley Fickling | Grimsby Town | Free | 22 March 1995 |

**Loan out**

| Squad # | Position | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | DF | Mark Foran | Rotherham United | 26 August 1994 | 26 September 1994 | |
| | GK | Sal Bibbo | Chesterfield | 10 February 1995 | 31 May 1995 | |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Barnsley | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 72 |
| 7 | Watford | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 70 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 68 |
| 9 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 66 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 65 |
