1994–95 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland

1994–95 season
Chairman	Bob Murray
Manager	Mick Buxton (until 27 March) Peter Reid (from 31 March)
Stadium	Roker Park
First Division	20th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: P Gray (12) All: P Gray (15)
Average home league attendance	15,344
← 1993–94 1995–96 →

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

Season summary

In the 1994–95 season although a reasonable defensive record was maintained, Sunderland were lacking goals and as a result got entangled in a relegation battle which cost Buxton his job in March 1995. The board then appointed Peter Reid as temporary manager, in the hopes of keeping the Black Cats clear of relegation. That objective was achieved within weeks, and Reid was rewarded with a permanent contract.

Final league table

Main article: 1994–95 Football League

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GD		Pts
1	Middlesbrough	46		15	4	4	41	19		8	9	6	26	21		67	40	+27		82
2	Reading	46		12	7	4	34	21		11	3	9	24	23		58	44	+14		79
3	Bolton Wanderers	46		16	6	1	43	13		5	8	10	24	32		67	45	+22		77
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46		15	5	3	39	18		6	8	9	38	43		77	61	+16		76
5	Tranmere Rovers	46		17	4	2	51	23		5	6	12	16	35		67	58	+9		76
6	Barnsley	46		15	6	2	42	19		5	6	12	21	33		63	52	+11		72
7	Watford	46		14	6	3	33	17		5	7	11	19	29		52	46	+6		70
8	Sheffield United	46		12	9	2	41	21		5	8	10	33	34		74	55	+19		68
9	Derby County	46		12	6	5	44	23		6	6	11	22	28		66	51	+15		66
10	Grimsby Town	46		12	7	4	36	19		5	7	11	26	37		62	56	+6		65
11	Stoke City	46		10	7	6	31	21		6	8	9	19	32		50	53	–3		63
12	Millwall	46		11	8	4	36	22		5	6	12	24	38		60	60	±0		62
13	Southend United	46		13	2	8	33	25		5	6	12	21	48		54	73	–19		62
14	Oldham Athletic	46		12	7	4	34	21		4	6	13	26	39		60	60	±0		61
15	Charlton Athletic	46		11	6	6	33	25		5	5	13	25	41		58	66	–8		59
16	Luton Town	46		8	6	9	35	30		7	7	9	26	34		61	64	–3		58
17	Port Vale	46		11	5	7	30	24		4	8	11	28	40		58	64	–6		58
18	Portsmouth	46		9	8	6	31	28		6	5	12	22	35		53	63	–10		58
19	West Bromwich Albion	46		13	3	7	33	24		3	7	13	18	33		51	57	–6		58
20	Sunderland	46		5	12	6	22	22		7	6	10	19	23		41	45	–4		54
21	Swindon Town	46		9	6	8	28	27		3	6	14	26	46		54	73	–19		48
22	Burnley	46		8	7	8	36	33		3	6	14	13	41		49	74	–25		46
23	Bristol City	46		8	8	7	26	28		3	4	16	16	35		42	63	–21		45
24	Notts County	46		7	8	8	26	28		2	5	16	19	38		45	66	–21		40

• Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
	Promoted to FA Premier League
	Participated in play-offs
	Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
	Relegated

Results

Sunderland's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
13 August 1994	Bristol City	A	0-0	11,127
20 August 1994	Millwall	H	1-1	17,296	Goodman
27 August 1994	Stoke City	A	1-0	15,159	P Gray
30 August 1994	Grimsby Town	H	2-2	15,788	Goodman (pen), P Gray
3 September 1994	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1-1	15,111	P Gray
11 September 1994	Middlesbrough	A	2-2	19,578	Russell (2)
13 September 1994	Sheffield United	A	0-0	15,239
17 September 1994	Barnsley	H	2-0	16,145	P Gray, Goodman
24 September 1994	Tranmere Rovers	A	0-1	7,500
1 October 1994	Southend United	H	0-1	15,520
8 October 1994	West Bromwich Albion	A	3-1	13,717	Smith, P Gray (2)
15 October 1994	Burnley	H	0-0	17,700
22 October 1994	Reading	A	2-0	10,757	Melville, P Gray
29 October 1994	Oldham Athletic	H	0-0	17,252
1 November 1994	Charlton Athletic	H	1-1	14,085	Smith
5 November 1994	Notts County	A	2-3	8,890	P Gray, Owers
19 November 1994	Watford	H	1-3	15,063	Smith
26 November 1994	Portsmouth	A	4-1	7,527	Russell, Melville, P Gray (pen), Smith
29 November 1994	Port Vale	A	0-0	8,121
3 December 1994	Reading	H	0-1	14,021
10 December 1994	Millwall	A	0-2	7,698
17 December 1994	Bristol City	H	2-0	11,661	Howey (2)
26 December 1994	Bolton Wanderers	H	1-1	19,758	Smith
27 December 1994	Luton Town	A	0-3	8,953
31 December 1994	Derby County	H	1-1	13,979	P Gray
14 January 1995	Oldham Athletic	A	0-0	9,742
21 January 1995	Notts County	H	1-2	14,334	Armstrong
4 February 1995	Port Vale	H	1-1	13,377	Ball
11 February 1995	Charlton Athletic	A	0-1	12,380
18 February 1995	Portsmouth	H	2-2	12,372	Smith (2)
21 February 1995	Watford	A	1-0	8,189	Russell
25 February 1995	Southend United	A	1-0	4,686	Agnew
5 March 1995	Tranmere Rovers	H	0-1	12,043
8 March 1995	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0-1	25,826
11 March 1995	Stoke City	H	1-0	12,282	Melville
15 March 1995	Swindon Town	A	0-1	8,233
19 March 1995	Grimsby Town	A	1-3	5,697	Agnew
21 March 1995	Middlesbrough	H	0-1	16,501
24 March 1995	Barnsley	A	0-2	7,803
1 April 1995	Sheffield United	H	1-0	17,259	Russell
8 April 1995	Derby County	A	1-0	15,442	Ball
15 April 1995	Luton Town	H	1-1	17,292	P Gray
17 April 1995	Bolton Wanderers	A	0-1	15,030
22 April 1995	Swindon Town	H	1-0	16,874	Smith
29 April 1995	Burnley	A	1-1	15,121	Smith
7 May 1995	West Bromwich Albion	H	2-2	18,232	Smith, P Gray

FA Cup

Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	7 January 1995	Carlisle United	H	1-1	15,523	Russell
R3R	17 January 1995	Carlisle United	A	3-1	12,201	Armstrong (2), P Gray
R4	29 January 1995	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-4	21,135	P Gray

League Cup

Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 First Leg	21 September 1994	Millwall	A	1-2	5,095	Russell
R2 Second Leg	4 October 1994	Millwall	H	1-1 (lost 2-3 on agg)	9,698	P Gray

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Tony Norman GK Alec Chamberlain GK David Preece DF Dariusz Kubicki DF Andy Melville DF Richard Ord DF Martin Scott DF Gary Bennett DF Michael Gray DF Lee Howey DF Dominic Matteo (on loan from Liverpool) DF Anth Smith MF Kevin Ball MF Derek Ferguson MF Martin Gray MF Gary Owers

No. Position Player MF Brian Atkinson MF Steve Agnew MF Gordon Armstrong MF Shaun Cunnington MF Ian Snodin (on loan from Everton) MF Ian Rodgerson MF Mark Angel MF Phil Brumwell FW Phil Gray FW Craig Russell FW Martin Smith FW Don Goodman FW Brett Angell FW Steve Brodie FW Paul Williams (on loan from Crystal Palace)