1994–95 Watford F.C. season
# 1994–95 Watford F.C. season

During the 1994–95 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

Before the start of the 1994–95 season, the Hornets were bookmakers' favourites for relegation but after a shaky start, Roeder's team proved critics wrong by challenging for a play-off place and never were in danger of being dragged into a relegation battle but in the end, inconsistency on their travels cost them a play-off place and had to settle for a 7th place finish.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 76 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 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 | |

## Results

Watford's score comes first

### Legend

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

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 August 1994 | Sheffield United | A | 0–3 | 16,820 | |
| 20 August 1994 | Grimsby Town | H | 0–0 | 6,324 | |
| 27 August 1994 | Swindon Town | A | 0–1 | 9,781 | |
| 30 August 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 10,108 | Foster, Johnson |
| 3 September 1994 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | 9,478 | Johnson |
| 10 September 1994 | Barnsley | A | 0–0 | 4,251 | |
| 13 September 1994 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–0 | 7,243 | Holdsworth, Porter (pen) |
| 17 September 1994 | Luton Town | H | 2–4 | 8,880 | Mooney, Moralee |
| 24 September 1994 | Reading | H | 2–2 | 8,015 | Johnson, Moralee |
| 1 October 1994 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–3 | 8,169 | |
| 8 October 1994 | Derby County | A | 1–1 | 13,413 | Nogan |
| 15 October 1994 | Notts County | H | 3–1 | 7,008 | Nogan, Moralee, Ramage |
| 22 October 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–0 | 6,987 | Nogan (2) |
| 29 October 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–3 | 10,483 | |
| 1 November 1994 | Burnley | A | 1–1 | 11,739 | Nogan |
| 5 November 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–0 | 8,419 | Mooney |
| 12 November 1994 | Southend United | H | 1–0 | 8,551 | Nogan |
| 19 November 1994 | Sunderland | A | 3–1 | 15,063 | Hessenthaler, Mooney (pen), Nogan |
| 26 November 1994 | Stoke City | H | 0–0 | 9,126 | |
| 3 December 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–2 | 7,301 | Moralee |
| 10 December 1994 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–0 | 6,288 | |
| 17 December 1994 | Sheffield United | H | 0–0 | 8,919 | |
| 26 December 1994 | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 | 9,953 | Ramage, Shipperley |
| 27 December 1994 | Millwall | A | 1–2 | 12,289 | Ramage |
| 31 December 1994 | Port Vale | H | 3–2 | 7,794 | Ramage, Foster, Musselwhite (own goal) |
| 2 January 1995 | Bristol City | A | 0–0 | 9,423 | |
| 14 January 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 9,113 | |
| 1 February 1995 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–0 | 15,754 | Ramage (pen) |
| 4 February 1995 | Southend United | A | 4–0 | 4,914 | Bazeley (3), Ramage (pen) |
| 11 February 1995 | Burnley | H | 2–0 | 9,297 | Ramage, Bazeley |
| 21 February 1995 | Sunderland | H | 0–1 | 8,189 | |
| 4 March 1995 | Reading | A | 1–4 | 9,705 | Phillips |
| 7 March 1995 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–2 | 16,630 | |
| 11 March 1995 | Swindon Town | H | 2–0 | 7,123 | Hessenthaler, Phillips |
| 18 March 1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 24,380 | Phillips |
| 21 March 1995 | Barnsley | H | 3–2 | 6,883 | Porter, Millen, Phillips |
| 26 March 1995 | Luton Town | A | 1–1 | 7,984 | Phillips |
| 1 April 1995 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–2 | 8,090 | Ramage |
| 4 April 1995 | Stoke City | A | 0–1 | 9,576 | |
| 8 April 1995 | Port Vale | A | 1–0 | 7,276 | Porter |
| 14 April 1995 | Millwall | H | 1–0 | 6,907 | Pitcher |
| 17 April 1995 | Portsmouth | A | 1–2 | 8,396 | Phillips |
| 22 April 1995 | Bristol City | H | 1–0 | 7,190 | Phillips |
| 29 April 1995 | Notts County | A | 0–1 | 5,083 | |
| 2 May 1995 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–0 | 6,024 | Beadle, Phillips |
| 7 May 1995 | Derby County | H | 2–1 | 8,492 | Phillips, Ramage (pen) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 7 January 1995 | Scarborough | A | 0–0 | 3,544 | |
| R3R | 17 January 1995 | Scarborough | H | 2–0 | 7,047 | Hessenthaler 50', Holdsworth 71' |
| R4 | 28 January 1995 | Swindon Town | H | 1–0 | 11,202 | Hessenthaler 43' |
| R5 | 18 February 1995 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | 13,814 | |
| R5R | 1 March 1995 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | 10,321 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 First Leg | 16 August 1994 | Southend United | A | 0–0 | 2,859 | |
| R1 Second Leg | 23 August 1994 | Southend United | H | 1–0 (won 1–0 on agg) | 4,582 | Ramage |
| R2 First Leg | 21 September 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–6 | 11,382 | Mooney, Mabbutt (own goal), Ramage |
| R2 Second Leg | 4 October 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 3–2 (lost 6–8 on agg) | 6,482 | Foster, Nogan (2) |

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | GK | ENG | Perry Digweed |
| — | GK | ENG | Kevin Miller |
| — | DF | ENG | David Barnes |
| — | DF | ENG | Darren Bazeley |
| — | DF | ENG | Colin Foster |
| — | DF | ENG | Nigel Gibbs |
| — | DF | ENG | David Holdsworth |
| — | DF | ENG | Dominic Ludden |
| — | DF | ENG | Keith Millen |
| — | DF | ENG | Kenny Sansom |
| — | DF | ENG | Jason Soloman |
| — | DF | WAL | Rob Page |
| — | DF | SCO | Gerard Lavin |
| — | DF | CAN | Mark Watson |
| — | MF | ENG | Gary Fitzgerald |
| — | MF | ENG | Andy Hessenthaler |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Derek Payne |
| — | MF | ENG | Geoff Pitcher |
| — | MF | ENG | Gary Porter |
| — | MF | ENG | Craig Ramage |
| — | MF | AUS | Richard Johnson |
| — | FW | ENG | Peter Beadle |
| — | FW | ENG | David Connolly |
| — | FW | ENG | Alex Inglethorpe |
| — | FW | ENG | Nigel Jemson |
| — | FW | ENG | Tommy Mooney |
| — | FW | ENG | Jamie Moralee |
| — | FW | ENG | Kevin Phillips |
| — | FW | ENG | Micky Quinn |
| — | FW | ENG | Neil Shipperley |
| — | FW | WAL | Lee Nogan |
