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

During the 1994–95 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

## Season summary

In the 1994–95 season, Coventry struggled for most of the campaign despite the £2million arrival of striker Dion Dublin from Manchester United on 9 September, and Neal was sacked on 14 February 1995 despite a 2–0 away win over fellow strugglers Crystal Palace three days earlier, which saw them 17th in the Premier League and two places above the relegation zone. Neal's successor Ron Atkinson ensured the Sky Blues' survival.

## Kit

Coventry City's kit was manufactured by Pony and sponsored by Peugeot.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 50 | |
| 15 | Everton | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 50 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 16 | Coventry City | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 50 | |
| 17 | Manchester City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 49 | |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 48 | |

* ↑ Everton qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup winners.

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | D |
| Position | 9 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 |

## Results

Coventry City's score comes first

### Legend

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

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 August 1994 | Wimbledon | H | 1–1 | 10,962 | Busst |
| 24 August 1994 | Newcastle United | A | 0–4 | 34,163 | |
| 27 August 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–4 | 21,657 | |
| 29 August 1994 | Aston Villa | H | 0–1 | 12,218 | |
| 10 September 1994 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–2 | 11,398 | Cook, Dublin |
| 17 September 1994 | Leeds United | H | 2–1 | 15,389 | Cook (pen), Dublin |
| 24 September 1994 | Southampton | H | 1–3 | 11,784 | Dublin |
| 3 October 1994 | Leicester City | A | 2–2 | 19,372 | Wegerle, Dublin |
| 10 October 1994 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–0 | 9,526 | Cook (pen), Wark (own goal) |
| 15 October 1994 | Everton | A | 2–0 | 28,233 | Dublin, Wegerle |
| 23 October 1994 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | 31,725 | Wegerle (pen) |
| 29 October 1994 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | 15,804 | Dublin |
| 2 November 1994 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–4 | 10,732 | Dublin |
| 6 November 1994 | Chelsea | A | 2–2 | 17,090 | Ndlovu, Dublin |
| 19 November 1994 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | 11,885 | Jones |
| 26 November 1994 | West Ham United | A | 1–0 | 17,251 | Busst |
| 3 December 1994 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 | 21,029 | Flynn |
| 10 December 1994 | Wimbledon | A | 0–2 | 7,349 | |
| 17 December 1994 | Newcastle United | H | 0–0 | 17,233 | |
| 26 December 1994 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–0 | 19,224 | |
| 28 December 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–5 | 26,056 | Ndlovu (pen) |
| 31 December 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–4 | 25,659 | |
| 3 January 1995 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | 43,130 | |
| 14 January 1995 | Manchester City | A | 0–0 | 20,632 | |
| 21 January 1995 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | 14,468 | |
| 25 January 1995 | Norwich City | A | 2–2 | 14,024 | Jenkinson, Dublin |
| 4 February 1995 | Chelsea | H | 2–2 | 13,429 | Flynn, Burley (own goal) |
| 11 February 1995 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–0 | 11,871 | Jones, Dublin |
| 18 February 1995 | West Ham United | H | 2–0 | 17,556 | Ndlovu, Marsh |
| 25 February 1995 | Leicester City | H | 4–2 | 20,633 | Flynn (2), Marsh, Ndlovu |
| 4 March 1995 | Southampton | A | 0–0 | 14,505 | |
| 6 March 1995 | Aston Villa | A | 0–0 | 26,186 | |
| 11 March 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 | 18,547 | Dublin |
| 14 March 1995 | Liverpool | A | 3–2 | 27,183 | Ndlovu (3, 1 pen) |
| 18 March 1995 | Leeds United | A | 0–3 | 29,179 | |
| 1 April 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–1 | 15,740 | |
| 15 April 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–0 | 15,710 | Dublin, Ndlovu |
| 17 April 1995 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | 26,253 | |
| 1 May 1995 | Manchester United | H | 2–3 | 21,885 | Pressley, Ndlovu |
| 6 May 1995 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–2 | 12,893 | |
| 9 May 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 3–1 | 24,930 | Ndlovu (2, 1 pen), Dublin |
| 14 May 1995 | Everton | H | 0–0 | 21,814 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 7 January 1995 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | 16,555 | Wegerle (pen) |
| R3R | 18 January 1995 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–1 | 23,230 | Dublin, Ndlovu |
| R4 | 28 January 1995 | Norwich City | H | 0–0 | 15,101 | |
| R4R | 8 February 1995 | Norwich City | A | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | 14,673 | Ndlovu |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R2 1st Leg | 20 September 1994 | Wrexham | A | 2–1 | 5,286 | Darby, Flynn |
| R2 2nd Leg | 5 October 1994 | Wrexham | H | 3–2 (won 5–3 on agg) | 8,561 | Dublin (2), Wegerle |
| R3 | 26 October 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | 14,538 | |

## 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 | ENG | Steve Ogrizovic |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Brian Borrows (captain) |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Steve Morgan |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Julian Darby |
| 5 | DF | SCO | David Rennie |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Steven Pressley |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Sean Flynn |
| 8 | FW | USA | Roy Wegerle |
| 9 | FW | ZIM | Peter Ndlovu |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Micky Quinn |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Willie Boland |
| 12 | FW | ENG | John Williams |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Jonathan Gould |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Leigh Jenkinson |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Paul Cook |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Paul Williams |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Ally Pickering |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Sandy Robertson |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Dion Dublin |
| 20 | DF | ENG | David Busst |
| 21 | MF | IRL | Tony Sheridan |
| 22 | DF | SCO | Gary Gillespie |
| 23 | GK | WAL | Martin Davies |
| 24 | MF | USA | Cobi Jones |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Marcus Hall |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Gavin O'Toole |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Mike Marsh |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Kevin Richardson |
| 29 | DF | ENG | David Burrows |
| 30 | GK | AUS | John Filan |
| 31 | MF | SCO | Gordon Strachan |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Phil Babb (to Liverpool) |

### Reserve 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 | IRL | Barry Prenderville |
| — | DF | ENG | Jason Smith |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ENG | Andy Ducros |
| — | DF | SCO | Jason Kilgallon |

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 August 1994 | MF | Paul Cook | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Transfer |
| 28 August 1994 | DF | Gary Gillespie | Celtic | Free transfer |
| 9 September 1994 | FW | Dion Dublin | Manchester United | £2,000,000 |
| 19 October 1994 | DF | Steven Pressley | Rangers | £600,000 |
| 30 December 1994 | MF | Mike Marsh | West Ham United | £450,000 |
| 16 February 1995 | MF | Kevin Richardson | Aston Villa | £300,000 |
| 2 March 1995 | DF | David Burrows | Everton | £1,100,000 |
| 2 March 1995 | GK | John Filan | Cambridge United | £300,000 |
| 22 March 1995 | MF | Gordon Strachan | Leeds United | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 June 1994 | DF | Peter Atherton | Sheffield Wednesday | £800,000 |
| 17 August 1994 | FW | John Gayle | Burnley | £70,000 |
| 18 August 1994 | FW | Mick Harford | Wimbledon | £50,000 |
| 1 September 1994 | DF | Phil Babb | Liverpool | £3,600,000 |
| 13 October 1994 | MF | Lloyd McGrath | Portsmouth | Free transfer |

    Transfers in: £4,750,000
    Transfers out: £4,520,000
    Total spending: £230,000

## Awards

* PFA Merit Award: Gordon Strachan
