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Southampton F.C.

1994–95 season
Chairman	Guy Askham
Manager	Alan Ball
Stadium	The Dell
FA Premier League	10th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Matt Le Tissier (19) All: Matt Le Tissier (29)
Highest home attendance	15,210 v Queens Park Rangers (15 April 1995)
Lowest home attendance	12,032 v Huddersfield Town (5 October 1994)
Average home league attendance	14,685
Biggest win	6–0 v Luton Town (8 February 1995)
Biggest defeat	1–5 v Newcastle United (27 August 1994) 2–6 v Tottenham Hotspur (1 March 1995)
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The 1994–95 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 94th season of competitive football, their 25th in the top flight of English football, and their third in the FA Premier League. After two seasons finishing just two positions and one point above the relegation zone, Southampton's first and only full season with Alan Ball as manager saw them achieve 10th place in the league – their highest position since the 1989–90 season. The club also improved their form in both the FA Cup and the League Cup, reaching the fifth round in the former (for the first time since 1991–92) and the third round in the latter.

Having brought in several new players in the wake of his arrival halfway through the previous season, Ball made only two signings ahead of the 1994–95 season, adding defender Peter Whiston and goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar. Several players were released, including Kevin Moore, Ian Andrews, Steve Wood and Colin Cramb. During the campaign, the club bolstered its attacking force by spending just over £2.5 million on strikers Neil Shipperley and Gordon Watson, while players such as Nicky Banger, Iain Dowie and Jeff Kenna were also sold. The result was a marked improvement on the previous season, as the Saints enjoyed spells of good form both early and later on in the campaign, remaining clear of the relegation zone for the majority of the time.

In the FA Cup, Southampton faced First Division opposition in the third and fourth rounds, beating Southend United 2–0 before facing Luton Town. After a 1–1 draw away, the Saints hosted the replay and thrashed Luton 6–0, their biggest win of the season. In their first fifth round tie in three years, the club hosted FA Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur. After holding them to a 2–2 draw for 90 minutes, they conceded four goals from Spurs in extra time to lose 2–6, marking their heaviest defeat in the tournament since 1910. In the League Cup, Southampton beat Huddersfield Town of the Second Division 5–0 in the second round on aggregate, before facing elimination at the hands of fellow top-flight side Sheffield Wednesday, to whom they lost 0–1.

Southampton used 27 players during the 1994–95 season and had 14 different goalscorers. Matt Le Tissier finished as the season's top scorer for the third year in a row with 29 goals, including 19 in the FA Premier League and five in each cup. Jim Magilton made the most appearances for the club during the campaign, playing in every game across all three competitions. At the end of the year, Le Tissier became the first (and to date only) player to win the Southampton F.C. Player of the Season award a third time, as well as the third to win it in consecutive seasons. The average league attendance at The Dell in 1994–95 was 14,685. The highest attendance was 15,210 against Queens Park Rangers in April; the lowest was 12,032 against Huddersfield in October.

Background and transfers

Having signed a number of players the previous season after taking over as manager in January 1994, Alan Ball made only two first-team signings in the summer ahead of the 1994–95 season: centre-back Peter Whiston arrived from Ball's previous club Exeter City for £30,000, while Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar arrived on a free transfer. Leaving on free transfers in the summer were centre-backs Kevin Moore, who reunited with former Saints manager Ian Branfoot at recently relegated Third Division side Fulham, and Steve Wood, who moved to Oxford United, who had recently been relegated to the Second Division. During the early stages of the campaign, Colin Cramb – who had made just one substitute appearance since being signed ahead of the previous season – was sold to Falkirk, while out-of-favour goalkeeper Ian Andrews moved to Bournemouth for £20,000. September also saw the arrival of Danish winger Ronnie Ekelund, who joined from Spanish champions Barcelona on loan, with the option for a permanent move for a fee of £500,000.

Ball continued to sell out-of-favour players throughout the course of the season. In October, centre-back Matthew Bound moved to Second Division side Stockport County for £100,000, while striker Nicky Banger was loaned – and subsequently sold, for £250,000 – to FA Premier League strugglers Oldham Athletic. December saw central midfielder Neal Bartlett offloaded to local Southern League club Fareham Town and winger Paul Allen sent out on loan to Luton Town in the First Division. In the new year, Ball spent a club record £1.4 million on 20-year-old Chelsea striker Neil Shipperley, which preceded the sale of Iain Dowie to Crystal Palace for £500,000. Also in January, Allen was loaned out for the rest of the season to Stoke City. The final transfers took place in March, when Jeff Kenna was signed by eventual champions Blackburn Rovers for £1.5 million, striker Gordon Watson was signed from Sheffield Wednesday for £1.2 million, and young winger Christer Warren joined from Southern League side Cheltenham Town for £40,000.

Players transferred in

Name	Nationality	Pos.	Club	Date	Fee	Ref.
Steve Basham	England	FW	none (free agent)	July 1994	Free
Duncan Spedding	England	MF	none (free agent)	July 1994	Free
Peter Whiston	England	DF	Exeter City	10 August 1994	£30,000
Bruce Grobbelaar	Zimbabwe	GK	Liverpool	11 August 1994	Free
Neil Shipperley	England	FW	Chelsea	6 January 1995	£1,400,000
Gordon Watson	England	FW	Sheffield Wednesday	17 March 1995	£1,200,000
Christer Warren	England	MF	Cheltenham Town	31 March 1995	£40,000

Players transferred out

Name	Nationality	Pos.	Club	Date	Fee	Ref.
Kevin Moore	England	DF	Fulham	July 1994	Free
Steve Wood	England	DF	Oxford United	July 1994	Free
Colin Cramb	Scotland	FW	Falkirk	30 August 1994	Unknown
Ian Andrews	England	GK	Bournemouth	5 September 1994	£20,000
Matthew Bound	England	DF	Stockport County	27 October 1994	£100,000
Nicky Banger	England	FW	Oldham Athletic	4 November 1994	£250,000
Rory Hamill	Northern Ireland	FW	Fulham	18 November 1994	Free
Neal Bartlett	England	MF	Fareham Town	2 December 1994	Free
Iain Dowie	Northern Ireland	FW	Crystal Palace	13 January 1995	£500,000
Jeff Kenna	Republic of Ireland	DF	Blackburn Rovers	15 March 1995	£1,500,000

Players loaned in

Name	Nationality	Pos.	Club	Date from	Date to	Ref.
Ronnie Ekelund	Denmark	MF	Barcelona	15 September 1994	End of season

Players loaned out

Name	Nationality	Pos.	Club	Date from	Date to	Ref.
Nicky Banger	England	FW	Oldham Athletic	October 1994	November 1994
Paul Allen	England	MF	Luton Town	9 December 1994	19 January 1995
Paul Allen	England	MF	Stoke City	20 January 1995	End of season

Notes

1. Steve Basham initially joined as a trainee in July 1994, before turning professional in May 1996.
2. Duncan Spedding initially joined as a trainee in July 1994, before turning professional in May 1996.

Pre-season friendlies

Ahead of the 1994–95 campaign, Southampton played ten pre-season friendlies. They started their pre-season preparations with a short tour of Northern Ireland, during which they beat Ards 3–1 and Cliftonville 2–1, before losing 1–2 at reigning Irish League champions Linfield. Back in England in early August, the Saints beat Second Division side Leyton Orient and First Division side Luton Town 2–1. The FA Premier League side concluded the pre-season period with a tour of the Netherlands and Belgium featuring five friendlies against local opponents – after victories over ARC (4–1) and Nuenen (6–1, including four goals for Craig Maskell), the Saints lost 2–3 at Belgian side Royal Antwerp, followed by marginal defeats at Cambuur (1–2) and Telstar (0–1) back in Holland.

25 July 1994 Friendly	Ards	1–3	Southampton	Newtownards, Northern Ireland
			Heaney Maddison Monkou	Stadium: Castlereagh Park

27 July 1994 Friendly	Cliftonville	1–2	Southampton	Belfast, Northern Ireland
			Dowie	Stadium: Solitude

30 July 1994 Friendly	Linfield	2–1	Southampton	Belfast, Northern Ireland
			Capocchiano	Stadium: Windsor Park

2 August 1994 Friendly	Leyton Orient	1–2	Southampton	London
			own goal Maskell	Stadium: Brisbane Road

5 August 1994 Friendly	Luton Town	1–2	Southampton	Luton
			Dowie Le Tissier	Stadium: Kenilworth Road

8 August 1994 Friendly	ARC	1–4	Southampton	Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
			Banger Dodd Heaney Le Tissier	Stadium: Zegersloot

9 August 1994 Friendly	Nuenen	1–6	Southampton	Nuenen, Netherlands
			Banger Ekelund Maskell	Stadium: Oude Landen

10 August 1994 Friendly	Royal Antwerp	3–2	Southampton	Antwerp, Belgium
			Le Tissier Magilton	Stadium: Bosuilstadion

13 August 1994 Friendly	Cambuur	2–1	Southampton	Leeuwarden, Netherlands
			Heaney

14 August 1994 Friendly	Telstar	1–0	Southampton	Velsen, Netherlands
				Stadium: Sportpark Schoonenberg

FA Premier League

Southampton started the 1994–95 season with four fixtures against top opposition: opening week 1–1 draws with the previous season's league runners-up Blackburn Rovers and League Cup winners Aston Villa were followed by a 1–5 loss at third-place finishers Newcastle United (their heaviest league defeat of the whole campaign) and a 0–2 home defeat to Liverpool. The Saints picked up their first victory a couple of weeks later with a late 2–1 win over Tottenham Hotspur, which was followed after another 1–1 draw (with Nottingham Forest) by three consecutive wins over teams slated for potential relegation: 3–1 against Coventry City, 3–1 over Ipswich Town, and 2–0 against Everton. Danish centre-back Ronnie Ekelund, who arrived on loan from Barcelona before the Nottingham game, made his full debut against Coventry and scored in each of the three wins.

After three straight wins which put them 7th in the league table, the Saints suffered three consecutive defeats as they lost 3–4 at Leicester City (who had been recently promoted from the First Division), 0–2 at West Ham United, and 1–3 at home to title challengers Leeds United (in which two goals were scored by former Saint Rod Wallace). The team rescued a point in their next game against Norwich City when a penultimate-minute penalty by Matt Le Tissier secured a 1–1 draw, with a visit to Manchester City the next week ending in a 3–3 draw in which Ekelund scored his last two goals during his loan spell. Southampton faced Arsenal at home in their next game, which was their first match since allegations emerged that goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar had been involved in match fixing; Grobbelaar played the match and kept a clean sheet, as the Saints won 1–0.

It would take another month for Southampton to win again after Arsenal, when a last-minute Le Tissier free kick gave the South Coast side all three points against Aston Villa the week before Christmas. After a 2–3 loss at home to Wimbledon on Boxing Day, the Saints dropped slowly down the table with a run of seven straight draws, ending up 15th by the middle of February. Results in this spell included a 2–2 draw with reigning league champions Manchester United, a goalless draw with Leeds United featuring the debut of new striker Neil Shipperley, and a 2–2 draw at Norwich City which set the new club record for consecutive draws. After a loss at Ipswich Town and two more draws (against Coventry City and West Ham United), the Saints dropped into the relegation zone for the first time all season with a 0–3 loss at title challengers Nottingham Forest.

After three months without a win, the Saints finally picked up their seventh victory of the season when they beat Newcastle United 3–1 at The Dell, scoring all three goals in the last seven minutes of the game (two of which were in injury time) to reverse an early deficit. The team followed this with their first back-to-back win since the previous October, when they edged out 7th-placed Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 to climb out of the drop zone again. After a 1–3 defeat at Liverpool, the Saints won another three games in a row, beating mid-table side Chelsea 2–0 at Stamford Bridge, Queens Park Rangers 2–1 at The Dell, and Wimbledon 2–0 at Selhurst Park. The club extended their unbeaten run to five games with a goalless draw against Sheffield Wednesday, a 3–1 win over Crystal Palace and a goalless draw at Everton, which resulted in them climbing to 10th place in the FA Premier League table. This position was confirmed after a 1–2 defeat at Old Trafford by Manchester United, who were chasing a third consecutive league title, and a 2–2 final day draw with Leicester City, who had already been relegated back to the First Division.

List of match results

20 August 1994 1	Southampton	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Southampton
	Banger 15'		Shearer 60'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,209 Referee: Keith Cooper

24 August 1994 2	Aston Villa	1–1	Southampton	Birmingham
	Saunders 32'		Le Tissier 89'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 24,179 Referee: Philip Don

27 August 1994 3	Newcastle United	5–1	Southampton	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Watson 30', 37' Cole 40', 73' Lee 85'		Banger 53'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,183 Referee: David Elleray

31 August 1994 4	Southampton	0–2	Liverpool	Southampton
			Fowler 21' Barnes 77'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,190 Referee: Martin Bodenham

12 September 1994 5	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Southampton	London
	Klinsmann 6'		Le Tissier 75' (pen.), 89'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 22,387 Referee: Alan Wilkie

17 September 1994 6	Southampton	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Southampton
	Le Tissier 54' (pen.)		Collymore 43'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,185 Referee: Mike Reed

24 September 1994 7	Coventry City	1–3	Southampton	Coventry
	Dublin 2'		Dowie 34', 55' Ekelund 81'	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 11,798 Referee: Kelvin Morton

1 October 1994 8	Southampton	3–1	Ipswich Town	Southampton
	Maddison 53' Ekelund 65' Dowie 90'		Marshall 77'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 13,266 Referee: Gerald Ashby

8 October 1994 9	Southampton	2–0	Everton	Southampton
	Ekelund 19' Le Tissier 72'			Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,163 Referee: Brian Hill

15 October 1994 10	Leicester City	4–3	Southampton	Leicester
	Blake 3', 53' Roberts 21' Carr 82'		Dowie 78', 90' Le Tissier 89'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 20,020 Referee: Robbie Hart

22 October 1994 11	West Ham United	2–0	Southampton	London
	Allen 49' Rush 62'			Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 18,853 Referee: Joe Worrall

29 October 1994 12	Southampton	1–3	Leeds United	Southampton
	Maddison 44'		Maddison 54' (o.g.) Wallace 83', 89'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,202 Referee: Rodger Gifford

2 November 1994 13	Southampton	1–1	Norwich City	Southampton
	Le Tissier 89' (pen.)		Robins 49'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 12,876 Referee: Paul Durkin

5 November 1994 14	Manchester City	3–3	Southampton	Manchester
	Walsh 50', 61' Beagrie 79'		Hall 26' Ekelund 62', 66'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 21,589 Referee: Mike Reed

19 November 1994 15	Southampton	1–0	Arsenal	Southampton
	Magilton 60'			Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,201 Referee: Roger Dilkes

3 December 1994 17	Southampton	0–1	Chelsea	Southampton
			Furlong 89'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,404 Referee: Rodger Gifford

10 December 1994 18	Blackburn Rovers	3–2	Southampton	Blackburn
	Atkins 6' Shearer 13', 74'		Le Tissier 65', 78'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,372 Referee: Alan Wilkie

19 December 1994 19	Southampton	2–1	Aston Villa	Southampton
	Hall 8' Le Tissier 90'		Houghton 79'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 13,874 Referee: Stephen Lodge

26 December 1994 20	Southampton	2–3	Wimbledon	Southampton
	Dodd 11' Le Tissier 43'		Holdsworth 20', 72' (pen.) Harford 38'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,603 Referee: Graham Poll

28 December 1994 21	Queens Park Rangers	2–2	Southampton	London
	Barker 7' Gallen 49'		Dodd 14' Hughes 71'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,078 Referee: Keith Cooper

31 December 1994 22	Southampton	2–2	Manchester United	Southampton
	Magilton 44' Hughes 74'		Butt 51' Pallister 78'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,204 Referee: Martin Bodenham

2 January 1995 23	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Southampton	Sheffield
	Hyde 19'		Le Tissier 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 28,424 Referee: Roger Dilkes

24 January 1995 25	Arsenal	1–1	Southampton	London
	Hartson 21'		Magilton 74'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 27,213 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

4 February 1995 26	Southampton	2–2	Manchester City	Southampton
	Coton 24' (o.g.) Le Tissier 60'		Kernaghan 29' Flitcroft 88'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,902 Referee: Paul Durkin

11 February 1995 27	Norwich City	2–2	Southampton	Norwich
	Newsome 37' Ward 90'		Hall 33' Magilton 36'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 18,361 Referee: Robbie Hart

25 February 1995 28	Ipswich Town	2–1	Southampton	Ipswich
	Mathie 70' Chapman 77'		Maddison 38'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,788 Referee: Peter Jones

15 March 1995 30	Southampton	1–1	West Ham United	Southampton
	Shipperley 48'		Hutchison 38'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,178 Referee: Keith Burge

18 March 1995 31	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Southampton	Nottingham
	Roy 38', 81' Collymore 64'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,146 Referee: Keith Cooper

22 March 1995 32	Southampton	3–1	Newcastle United	Southampton
	Heaney 86' Watson 90' Shipperley 90'		Kitson 18'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,666 Referee: Joe Worrall

2 April 1995 33	Southampton	4–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Southampton
	Heaney 13' Le Tissier 44', 58' Magilton 62'		Sheringham 17', 59' Klinsmann 59'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,105 Referee: Gary Willard

5 April 1995 34	Liverpool	3–1	Southampton	Liverpool
	Rush 28', 50' Fowler 71' (pen.)		Hall 13'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 29,881 Referee: Stephen Lodge

12 April 1995 35	Chelsea	0–2	Southampton	London
			Shipperley 10' Le Tissier 32'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 16,739 Referee: Alan Wilkie

15 April 1995 36	Southampton	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	Southampton
	Shipperley 50' Watson 67'		Ferdinand 63'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,210 Referee: Peter Jones

17 April 1995 37	Wimbledon	0–2	Southampton	London
			Le Tissier 9' Magilton 30'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 10,521 Referee: Gerald Ashby

3 May 1995 39	Southampton	3–1	Crystal Palace	Southampton
	Wilmot 1' (o.g.) Watson 9' Le Tissier 86'		Southgate 26'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,151 Referee: Graham Poll

10 May 1995 41	Manchester United	2–1	Southampton	Manchester
	Cole 21' Irwin 80' (pen.)		Charlton 5'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 43,479 Referee: Paul Danson

14 May 1995 42	Southampton	2–2	Leicester City	Southampton
	Monkou 21' Le Tissier 56'		Parker 58' Robins 89'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,101 Referee: Keith Burge

Final league table

Results by matchday

FA Cup

Southampton started their 1994–95 FA Cup run in the third round against First Division mid-table side Southend United. The Saints went ahead in the first minute of the game, when Neil Heaney headed in his first goal for the club. Matt Le Tissier put the FA Premier League side two up just before half time, with Southend unable to respond in the second half and the top-flight side progressing. In the fourth round, the Saints faced another First Division club, Luton Town, who had reached the semi-finals of the tournament the season before. Despite dominating the first half, the second-flight hosts conceded first on 53 minutes when Neil Shipperley scored his first goal for the club he had joined just a few weeks earlier, converting a cross from Heaney. Southampton came close to doubling their lead and saw an equaliser prevented by goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar, who saved a "dubious" penalty with around 20 minutes left to play. Luton did eventually equalise, nine minutes before the end, through Wayne Biggins. Despite a tough initial tie, Southampton eased past Luton in the replay at The Dell – they went into half-time 4–0 up against the First Division visitors, as Le Tissier opened the scoring in the sixth minute and scored a penalty in the 36th, while Jim Magilton and Heaney also got goals before the break. Second-half strikes from Ken Monkou and David Hughes secured Southampton's biggest win of the season.

In the fifth round, Southampton travelled to face Tottenham Hotspur, who were sixth in the FA Premier League table. The lower-ranked Saints "took control right from the start" and almost went ahead when Le Tissier hit the crossbar in the 10th minute, but it was Spurs who opened the scoring ten minutes later through German striker Jürgen Klinsmann. Within a minute, however, the visitors were level when Le Tissier scored a penalty awarded for a foul of Jeff Kenna. The club's leading scorer came close to picking up a winner later in the first period, before the Saints defended in the second half and settled for a draw. In the home replay, Southampton went 2–0 up in the first half through a 5th-minute Shipperley strike and another Le Tissier penalty – his third of the season against Spurs goalkeeper Ian Walker. Despite the hosts' domination of the first half, Ronny Rosenthal scored two goals in quick succession soon after the break to bring Tottenham even. The tie subsequently went to extra time, when the visitors asserted their dominance and quickly racked up four extra goals within the space of just 18 minutes – after Rosenthal completed his hat-trick, Teddy Sheringham, Nick Barmby and Darren Anderton all took advantage of Southampton's attempts to counter-attack, becoming the first team to score six past the Saints in the FA Cup since Manchester City beat them 5–0 in 1910.

7 January 1995 Round 3	Southampton	2–0	Southend United	Southampton
	Heaney 1' Le Tissier 42'			Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 13,003

28 January 1995 Round 4	Luton Town	1–1	Southampton	Luton
	Biggins 81'		Shipperley 53'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,938

8 February 1995 Round 4 Replay	Southampton	6–0	Luton Town	Southampton
	Le Tissier 6', 36' (pen.) Magilton 32' Heaney 41' Monkou 51' Hughes 67'			Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,075

18 February 1995 Round 5	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Southampton	London
	Klinsmann 20'		Le Tissier 21' (pen.)	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 28,091

1 March 1995 Round 5 Replay	Southampton	2–6 (a.e.t.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Southampton
	Shipperley 5' Le Tissier 40' (pen.)		Rosenthal 57', 59', 102' Sheringham 113' Barmby 115' Anderton 120'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,172

League Cup

Southampton entered the 1994–95 League Cup in the second round, drawn against Second Division side Huddersfield Town. After a first leg won by a single Matt Le Tissier header in the last minute of the game, the Saints won the home leg 4–0 to advance to the third round, with Le Tissier scoring all four goals (one a penalty, four from open play) to take his tally to five in just two games. They played FA Premier League rivals Sheffield Wednesday in the third round, losing to a single goal from Chris Bart-Williams early into a second half described by club historians as "one sided".

20 September 1994 Round 2 Leg 1	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Southampton	Huddersfield
			Le Tissier 90'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 13,814

5 October 1994 Round 2 Leg 2	Southampton	4–0 (5–0 agg.)	Huddersfield Town	Southampton
	Le Tissier 41' (pen.), 66', 69', 84'			Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 12,032

26 October 1994 Round 3	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Southampton	Sheffield
	Bart-Williams 50'			Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 16,715

Other matches

Outside the league, FA Cup and League Cup, the Southampton first team played four additional matches during the latter stages of the 1994–95 season. In April, the club played a friendly against local side New Milton Town which they won 8–0, with Matt Le Tissier scoring five and Jim Magilton adding two. This was followed by a game on the Isle of Wight which the Saints won 3–0. In May, two days after the final day of the league season, Southampton beat Guernsey 3–2, and three days later they concluded their season with a 5–3 win over Yeovil Town in a testimonial for players Mickey Spencer and Paul Wilson.

19 April 1995 Friendly	New Milton Town	0–8	Southampton	New Milton
			Dodd Le Tissier Magilton	Stadium: Fawcetts Field

24 April 1995 Friendly	Isle of Wight	0–3	Southampton	Isle of Wight
			Jansen Le Tissier

16 May 1995 Friendly	Guernsey	2–3	Southampton	Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
			Le Tissier Watson	Stadium: Footes Lane

19 May 1995 Spencer & Wilson Testimonial	Yeovil Town	3–5	Southampton	Yeovil
			Le Tissier Maddison Watson	Stadium: Huish Park

Player details

Southampton used 27 players during the 1994–95 season, 14 of whom scored during the campaign. Eight players made their debut appearances for the club, including five of their six first team signings (loanee Ronnie Ekelund, Bruce Grobbelaar, Neil Shipperley, Gordon Watson, and Peter Whiston) and three players making the step up from youth to the first team (Matt Oakley, Matthew Robinson, and Paul Tisdale). Two of these – Ekelund and Whiston – also made their last appearances for the Saints during the campaign, as did mid-season departees Nicky Banger, Iain Dowie, and Jeff Kenna, plus one player sold the next season (Paul Allen). Midfielder Jim Magilton, in his first full season at the club, made the most appearances for Southampton during the season, as their only player to feature in all 50 games in all competitions. He was followed on 49 appearances by Matt Le Tissier, who finished as the club's top goalscorer with 29 goals in all competitions. Le Tissier also won the Southampton F.C. Player of the Season award for 1994–95, in the process becoming the third player (and first outfield player) to win the award in consecutive seasons, as well as the first (and to date only) player to win the award on a third occasion.

Squad statistics

No.	Name	Pos.	Nat.	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
				Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	Bruce Grobbelaar	GK		30	0	5	0	3	0	38	0	1	0
2	Matthew Robinson	DF		0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
3	Francis Benali	DF		32(3)	0	4	0	3	0	39(3)	0	11	0
4	Jim Magilton	MF		42	6	5	1	3	0	50	7	3	0
5	Richard Hall	DF		36(1)	3	4	0	2	0	42(1)	3	6	0
6	Ken Monkou	DF		31	1	4	1	2	0	37	2	12	0
7	Matt Le Tissier	MF		41	19	5	5	3	5	49	29	6	0
8	Craig Maskell	FW		2(4)	0	1	0	0	0	3(4)	0	0	0
9	Neil Shipperley	FW		19	4	4	2	0	0	23	6	3	0
10	Neil Maddison	MF		35	3	4	0	2	0	41	3	2	0
11	Paul Allen	MF		11	0	0	0	2	0	13	0	2	0
12	Neil Heaney	MF		21(13)	2	5	2	2(1)	0	28(14)	4	3	0
13	Dave Beasant	GK		12(1)	0	2	0	0	0	12(1)	0	0	0
14	Simon Charlton	DF		25	1	1	0	2(1)	0	28(1)	1	1	0
15	Jason Dodd	DF		24(2)	2	3	0	1	0	28(2)	2	5	0
16	Gordon Watson	FW		12	3	0	0	0	0	12	3	1	0
17	Derek Allan	DF		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	David Hughes	MF		2(10)	2	0(4)	1	0	0	2(14)	3	1	0
19	Paul McDonald	DF		0(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0(2)	0	0	0
21	Tommy Widdrington	MF		23(5)	0	5	0	1	0	29(5)	0	4	0
23	Neil Hopper	GK		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Frankie Bennett	FW		0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0(1)	0	0	0
27	Peter Whiston	DF		0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
28	Paul Tisdale	MF		0(7)	0	0(1)	0	0(1)	0	0(9)	0	0	0
33	Matt Oakley	MF		0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
Squad members who left before the end of the season
2	Jeff Kenna	DF		28	0	5	0	2	0	35	0	1	0
9	Iain Dowie	FW		17	5	0	0	3	0	20	5	2	0
16	Nicky Banger	FW		4	2	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0
24	Ronnie Ekelund	MF		15(2)	5	0	0	2(1)	0	17(3)	5	1	0

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

References

1. ^ "Peter Whiston". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
2. ^ "Bruce Grobbelaar". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
3. ^ "Kevin Moore". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
4. ^ "Steve Wood". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
5. ^ "Colin Cramb". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
6. ^ "Ian Andrews". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
7. ^ "Ronnie Ekelund". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
8. ^ "Matthew Bound". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
9. ^ "Nicky Banger". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
10. ^ "Neal Bartlett". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
11. ^ "Paul Allen". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
12. ^ "Neil Shipperley". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
13. ^ "Iain Dowie". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
14. ^ "Neal Bartlett". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
15. ^ "Gordon Watson". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
16. ^ "Christer Warren". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
17. ^ "Steve Basham". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
18. ^ "Duncan Spedding". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
19. ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 231
20. ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 236
21. ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 237
22. "Premier League table after close of play on 08 October 1994". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
23. ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 238
24. "Premier League table after close of play on 11 February 1995". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
25. ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 239
26. ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 240
27. "Premier League table after close of play on 06 May 1995". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
28. ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 399
29. ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 400
30. ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 401
31. ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 402
32. ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 294
33. ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, pp. 241, 294, 399–402
34. "Matt Oakley". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
35. "Matthew Robinson". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
36. "Paul Tisdale". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

Bibliography

• Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003), Bull, David (ed.), In That Number: A Post-War Chronicle of Southampton FC, Bristol, England: Hagiology Publishing, ISBN 0-9534474-3-X

External links

• Southampton F.C. official website

• Southampton F.C. seasons
• English football clubs 1994–95 season