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.

Sheffield United
1994–95 season
ChairmanReg Brealey
ManagerDave Bassett
StadiumBramall Lane
Division One8th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Blake (17)
All: Blake (18)
Highest home attendance22,322
(vs. Manchester United)
Lowest home attendance5,065
(vs. Stockport County)

Ground

Bramall Lane operated with only three sides during the season as the old John Street Stand had been demolished.[1]

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.[1] They were replaced by two cut-priced Australians, Doug Hodgson and Carl Veart, who cost £30,000 and £150,000 respectively.[1]

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

Squad statistics

As of the end of the season[2]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision OneFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
DF England ENG Graham Anthony 10100000
DF England ENG Paul Beesley 2822720010
MF Northern Ireland NIR Kingsley Black 1121120000
FW Wales WAL Nathan Blake 391835171031
DF England ENG Mark Blount 50500000
DF England ENG Ross Davidson 20100010
MF England ENG Bobby Davison 41310010
MF England ENG Ashley Fickling 20000020
FW Norway NOR Jostein Flo 3583261022
DF England ENG Mark Foran 51410010
MF England ENG Kevin Gage 4354051020
MF England ENG John Gannon 1401200020
DF England ENG Brian Gayle 3813511020
MF England ENG Charlie Hartfield 2712511010
MF Wales WAL Glyn Hodges 2642541000
DF Australia AUS Doug Hodgson 20100010
MF England ENG Jamie Hoyland 40200020
GK Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kelly 4203801030
MF England ENG Adrian Littlejohn 1811610020
DF Scotland SCO Scott Marshall 1701700000
GK England ENG Billy Mercer 30300000
DF Norway NOR Roger Nilsen 3503301010
MF England ENG John Reed 1321220010
MF England ENG Paul Rogers 4744441020
FW England ENG Andy Scott 4053741021
DF England ENG Rob Scott 20100010
FW England ENG Phil Starbuck 2412311000
GK England ENG Simon Tracey 50500000
DF England ENG David Tuttle 60600000
FW Australia AUS Carl Veart 411139111010
MF England ENG Mitch Ward 1621420020
MF England ENG Dane Whitehouse 43103971033

In

Squad # Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Australia Carl Veart Australia Adelaide City £150,000 22 July 1994 [1]
DF Australia Doug Hodgson Australia Heidelberg Alex £30,000 22 July 1994 [3]
DF England Mark Foran England Millwall £25,000 27 August 1994 [4]
GK England Billy Mercer England Rotherham United £75,000 12 October 1994 [5]
FW England Phil Starbuck England Huddersfield Town £150,000 28 October 1994 [6]

Loan in

Squad # Position Player Loaned from Start End Source
DF Scotland Scott Marshall England Arsenal 25 August 1994 22 November 1994 [7]
MF Northern Ireland Kingsley Black England Nottingham Forest 2 March 1995 9 May 1995 [8]

Out

Squad # Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Sweden Jonas Wirmola Sweden Malmo £50,000 31 May 1994 [9]
MF England Chris Kamara England Bradford City Free 25 July 1994 [10]
DF England Carl Bradshaw England Norwich City £500,000 28 July 1994 [11]
DF Scotland Tom Cowan England Huddersfield Town £200,000 13 July 1994 [12]
FW England Alan Cork England Fulham Free 1 August 1994 [12]
FW England Franz Carr England Leicester City £100,000 11 October 1994 [13]
FW England Bobby Davison England Rotherham United Free 14 October 1994 [14]
MF Scotland Mark Hawthorne England Walsall Free 23 January 1995 [15]
MF England Jamie Hoyland England Burnley £130,000 14 October 1994 [16]
DF England Ashley Fickling England Grimsby Town Free 22 March 1995 [17]

Loan out

Squad # Position Player Loaned to Start End Source
DF England Mark Foran England Rotherham United 26 August 1994 26 September 1994 [4]
GK England Sal Bibbo England Chesterfield 10 February 1995 31 May 1995 [18]

League table

Pos Team 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
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

References

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