1994/95 Premier League Table: Blackburn Win On Final Day

Champions: Blackburn Rovers

Runners-up: Manchester United

Champions League places: Blackburn Rovers

UEFA Cup places: Manchester United, Nottingham Forest, Liverpool (League Cup), Leeds United

Cup Winners Cup places: Everton

Promoted (from 1993/94): Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Leicester City

Relegated: Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Norwich City, Crystal Palace

Leading Scorer: Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers) 34 goals

Premier League Table 1994 – 1995

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Blackburn Rovers	42	27	8	7	80	39	+41	89
2	Manchester United	42	26	10	6	77	28	+49	88
3	Nottingham Forest	42	22	11	9	72	43	+29	77
4	Liverpool	42	21	11	10	65	37	+28	74
5	Leeds United	42	20	13	9	59	38	+21	73
6	Newcastle United	42	20	12	10	67	47	+20	72
7	Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	14	12	66	58	+8	62
8	Queens Park Rangers	42	17	9	16	61	59	+2	60
9	Wimbeldon	42	15	11	16	48	65	-17	56
10	Southampton	42	12	18	12	61	63	-2	54
11	Chelsea	42	13	15	14	50	55	-5	54
12	Arsenal	42	13	12	17	52	49	+3	51
13	Sheffield Wednesday	42	13	12	17	49	57	-8	51
14	West Ham	42	13	11	18	44	48	-4	50
15	Everton	42	11	17	14	44	51	-7	50
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
19	Crystal Palace	42	11	12	19	34	49	-15	45
20	Norwich City	42	10	13	19	37	54	-17	43
21	Leicester City	42	6	11	25	45	80	-35	29
22	Ipswich Town	42	7	6	29	36	93	-57	27

1994/95 Season Review

Blackburn Rovers broke the British transfer record in July when they signed Norwich City striker Chris Sutton for £5 million in their quest for FA Carling Premiership glory and to finish on top of the 1994/95 Premier League Table.

Manchester United broke that record again in January when they purchased England’s Andy Cole from Newcastle United for £ 6 million pounds plus Keith Gillespie worth £1 million.

Jurgen Klinsmann was also signed by Tottenham Hotspur before the season began in a £ 2 million deal from Monaco.

During the campaign’s opening day, the German played in a thrilling match. In a 4-3 win over Sheffield Wednesday, he dived across the pitch to celebrate, an apparent reference to his reputation for too quickly going down.

An eight-minute hat-trick by Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler helped the club beat Arsenal 3-0 in August. In February, Manchester United destroyed Ipswich 9-0 at Old Trafford, also an English Premier League record. Again, Andy Cole netted five goals for man-of-the-match honors.

On the final day, Blackburn Rovers pipped Manchester United to the title in a thrilling season. A win would have sufficed for the Red Devils, but they were held to a 1-1 draw by West Ham following Blackburn’s 2-1 loss to Liverpool.

In addition to United, Nottingham Forest, Liverpool, and Leeds United were also entered into the UEFA Cup.

Eric Cantona Kicks Fan

In January, Manchester United striker Eric Cantona became the biggest headline maker of the season after assaulting a Crystal Palace fan. After verbally abusing him from the stands, the French striker launched a sensational kung-fu kick at Simmons.

A nine-month ban and a £20,000 fine were imposed on Cantona. In a press conference later in the season, the player made one of the most bizarre comments.

Instead of commenting on Selhurst Park, Cantona said: “When the seagulls follow the trawler, they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.” He then got up and left, leaving the assembled crowd confused.

George Graham, the Arsenal manager, was also in the news for the wrong reasons. During the signing of Danish duo Pal Lydersen and John Jensen, he was found to have received an illegal payment of £425,000 from Norwegian agent Rune Hauge. A one-year ban was later imposed on Graham by the Football Association.

After finishing 12th in the Premier League, Arsenal seemed to be pushed into a relegation dogfight that eventually saw Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Norwich City, and Crystal Palace relegated.

The four clubs that finished at the bottom of the 1994/95 Premier League Table dropped out of the FA Carling Premiership, and only two teams from the Championship came up.

1994/95 Cup Results

1994/95 FA Cup Winners: Everton [Final – Everton 1 v 0 Manchester United]

1994/95 League Cup Winners: Liverpool [Final – Liverpool 2 v 1 Bolton]

Champions League Winners: Ajax [Final – Ajax 1 v 0 Milan]

UEFA Cup Winners: Parma [Final – First-leg – Parma 1 v 0 Juventus], [Second-leg – Juventus 1 v 1 Parma]

Cup Winners Cup Winners: Real Zaragoza [Final – Real Zaragoza 2 v 1 Arsenal (aet)]

1994/95 Managerial Changes

Arsenal: George Graham out, Stewart Houston in

Aston Villa: Ron Atkinson out, Brian Little in

Coventry City: Phil Neal out, Ron Atkinson in

Crystal Palace: Alan Smith out, Steve Coppell in

Everton: Mike Walker out, Joe Royle in

Ipswich: John Lyall out, George Burley in

Leicester City: Brian Little out, Mark McGhee in

Norwich City: John Deehan out, Gary Megson in

Queens Park Rangers: Gerry Francis out, Ray Wilkins in

Sheffield Wednesday: Trevor Francis out, David Pleat in

Tottenham Hotspur: Osvaldo Ardiles out, Gerry Francis in

West Ham United: Billy Bonds out, Harry Redknapp in