1994–95 Leeds United A.F.C. season
# 1994–95 Leeds United A.F.C. season

During the 1994–95 season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

## Season summary

Leeds United were a solid but unremarkable side for much of the 1994–95 season, but the January signing of Ghanaian striker Tony Yeboah breathed new life into a dull-but-dependable side. Leeds ended up qualifying for the UEFA Cup via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.

Manager Howard Wilkinson knew that there were other parts of the Leeds set-up which needed reinforcements as well as the attack, and he used the 1995 close season to bring in experienced defenders Richard Jobson and Paul Beesley. Wilkinson was also given hope by the promise of numerous up-and-coming young players including Andy Gray, Harry Kewell and Noel Whelan. The close season also saw plans unveiled for upgrading an already-impressive Elland Road into a 65,000-seat "Wembley of the North", though it seemed very doubtful whether the ambitious plans would ever be realised.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 77 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 74 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 73 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 72 | |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 62 | |

* ↑ Leeds United were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.

### 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | D | D | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 13 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |

## Results

### Legend

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

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 August 1994 | West Ham United | Away | 0–0 | 18,810 | |
| 23 August 1994 | Arsenal | Home | 1–0 | 34,218 | Whelan |
| 27 August 1994 | Chelsea | Home | 2–3 | 32,212 | Masinga, Whelan |
| 30 August 1994 | Crystal Palace | Away | 2–1 | 15,212 | White, Whelan |
| 10 September 1994 | Manchester United | Home | 2–1 | 39,396 | Deane, Wetherall |
| 17 September 1994 | Coventry City | Away | 1–2 | 15,389 | Speed |
| 26 September 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | 1–1 | 23,227 | McAllister |
| 1 October 1994 | Manchester City | Home | 2–0 | 30,938 | Whelan (2) |
| 8 October 1994 | Norwich City | Away | 1–2 | 17,390 | Wallace |
| 15 October 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 1–1 | 39,224 | Deane |
| 24 October 1994 | Leicester City | Home | 2–1 | 28,547 | McAllister, Whelan |
| 29 October 1994 | Southampton | Away | 3–1 | 15,202 | Wallace (2), O.G |
| 1 November 1994 | Ipswich Town | Away | 0–2 | 15,956 | |
| 5 November 1994 | Wimbledon | Home | 3–1 | 27,284 | Wetherall, White, Speed |
| 19 November 1994 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | 2–3 | 17,416 | Deane, O.G |
| 26 November 1994 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 1–0 | 38,191 | Whelan |
| 5 December 1994 | Everton | Away | 0–3 | 25,897 | |
| 10 December 1994 | West Ham United | Home | 2–2 | 28,987 | Deane, Worthington |
| 17 December 1994 | Arsenal | Away | 3–1 | 38,098 | Masinga (2), Deane |
| 26 December 1994 | Newcastle United | Home | 0–0 | 39,337 | |
| 31 December 1994 | Liverpool | Home | 0–2 | 38,563 | |
| 2 January 1995 | Aston Villa | Away | 0–0 | 35,028 | |
| 14 January 1995 | Southampton | Home | 0–0 | 28,953 | |
| 24 January 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | Home | 4–0 | 28,780 | Masinga (2), White, Deane |
| 1 February 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | Away | 1–1 | 28,561 | McAllister |
| 4 February 1995 | Wimbledon | Away | 0–0 | 10,211 | |
| 22 February 1995 | Everton | Home | 1–0 | 30,793 | Yeboah |
| 25 February 1995 | Manchester City | Away | 0–0 | 22,892 | |
| 4 March 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | Home | 0–1 | 33,750 | |
| 11 March 1995 | Chelsea | Away | 3–0 | 20,174 | Yeboah (2), McAllister |
| 15 March 1995 | Leicester City | Away | 3–1 | 20,068 | Yeboah (2), Palmer |
| 18 March 1995 | Coventry City | Home | 3–1 | 29,179 | Yeboah, Wallace, O.G |
| 22 March 1995 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 0–3 | 26,299 | |
| 2 April 1995 | Manchester United | Away | 0–0 | 43,712 | |
| 5 April 1995 | Ipswich Town | Home | 4–0 | 28,600 | Yeboah (3), Speed |
| 9 April 1995 | Liverpool | Away | 1–0 | 37,454 | Deane |
| 15 April 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | Home | 1–1 | 39,426 | Deane |
| 17 April 1995 | Newcastle United | Away | 2–1 | 35,262 | McAllister, Yeboah |
| 29 April 1995 | Aston Villa | Home | 1–0 | 32,955 | Palmer |
| 6 May 1995 | Norwich City | Home | 2–1 | 31,981 | Palmer, McAllister |
| 9 May 1995 | Crystal Palace | Home | 3–1 | 30,963 | Yeboah (2), Wetherall |
| 14 May 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | 1–1 | 33,040 | Deane |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Third round | 7 January 1995 | Walsall | Away | 1–1 | 8,619 | Wetherall |
| Third round replay | 17 January 1995 | Walsall | Home | 5–2 (a.e.t.) | 17,694 | Deane, Wetherall, Masinga (3) |
| Fourth round | 28 January 1995 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 3–2 | 25,010 | White, Palmer, Masinga |
| Fifth round | 19 February 1995 | Manchester United | Away | 1–3 | 42,744 | Yeboah |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Second round first leg | 21 September 1994 | Mansfield Town | Home | 0–1 | 7,844 | |
| Second round second leg | 4 October 1994 | Mansfield Town | Away | 0–0 (lost 0–1 on agg) | 7,227 | |

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - |
| 30 June 1994 | Carlton Palmer | Sheffield Wednesday | £2,600,000 |
| 4 July 1994 | Nigel Worthington | Sheffield Wednesday | £325,000 |
| 3 August 1994 | Phil Masinga | Mamelodi Sundowns | £275,000 |
| 5 September 1994 | Lucas Radebe | Kaizer Chiefs | £250,000 |
| 5 January 1995 | Tony Yeboah | Eintracht Frankfurt | £3,400,000 |

### Out

| Date | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 June 1994 | Frank Strandli | SK Brann | £100,000 |
| 30 June 1994 | Jon Newsome | Norwich City | £1,000,000 |
| 11 August 1994 | Ray Wallace | Stoke City | Free |
| 8 October 1994 | Mark Humphries | Bristol City | Free |
| 28 October 1994 | Steve Hodge | Queens Park Rangers | £300,000 |
| 5 January 1995 | Ryan Nicholls | Cardiff City | Free |
| 22 March 1995 | Gordon Strachan | Coventry City | Free |

### Loaned out

| Date | Name | To |
| - | - | - |
| 1 August 1994 | Steve Hodge | Derby County |
| 1 September 1994 | Jamie Forrester | Southend United |
| 23 December 1994 | Paul Pettinger | Torquay United |
| 10 March 1995 | Jamie Forrester | Grimsby Town |
