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
Chairman	Reg Brealey
Manager	Dave Bassett
Stadium	Bramall Lane
Division One	8th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Blake (17) All: Blake (18)
Highest home attendance	22,322 (vs. Manchester United)
Lowest home attendance	5,065 (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  ENG Graham Anthony — DF  ENG Paul Beesley — MF  NIR Kingsley Black (on loan from Nottingham Forest) — FW  WAL Nathan Blake — DF  ENG Mark Blount — DF  ENG Ross Davidson — MF  ENG Bobby Davison — MF  ENG Ashley Fickling — FW  NOR Jostein Flo — DF  ENG Mark Foran — MF  ENG Kevin Gage — MF  ENG John Gannon — DF  ENG Brian Gayle (captain) — MF  ENG Charlie Hartfield — MF  WAL Glyn Hodges — DF  AUS Doug Hodgson

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Jamie Hoyland — GK  IRL Alan Kelly — MF  ENG Adrian Littlejohn — DF  SCO Scott Marshall (on loan from Arsenal) — GK  ENG Billy Mercer — DF  NOR Roger Nilsen — MF  ENG John Reed — MF  ENG Paul Rogers — FW  ENG Andy Scott — DF  ENG Rob Scott — FW  ENG Phil Starbuck — GK  ENG Simon Tracey — DF  ENG David Tuttle — FW  AUS Carl Veart — MF  ENG Mitch Ward — MF  ENG Dane Whitehouse

Squad statistics

As of the end of the season[2]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division One		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	DF		Graham Anthony	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Paul Beesley	28	2	27	2	0	0	1	0
	MF		Kingsley Black	11	2	11	2	0	0	0	0
	FW		Nathan Blake	39	18	35	17	1	0	3	1
	DF		Mark Blount	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Ross Davidson	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		Bobby Davison	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0
	MF		Ashley Fickling	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW		Jostein Flo	35	8	32	6	1	0	2	2
	DF		Mark Foran	5	1	4	1	0	0	1	0
	MF		Kevin Gage	43	5	40	5	1	0	2	0
	MF		John Gannon	14	0	12	0	0	0	2	0
	DF		Brian Gayle	38	1	35	1	1	0	2	0
	MF		Charlie Hartfield	27	1	25	1	1	0	1	0
	MF		Glyn Hodges	26	4	25	4	1	0	0	0
	DF		Doug Hodgson	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		Jamie Hoyland	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	GK		Alan Kelly	42	0	38	0	1	0	3	0
	MF		Adrian Littlejohn	18	1	16	1	0	0	2	0
	DF		Scott Marshall	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Billy Mercer	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Roger Nilsen	35	0	33	0	1	0	1	0
	MF		John Reed	13	2	12	2	0	0	1	0
	MF		Paul Rogers	47	4	44	4	1	0	2	0
	FW		Andy Scott	40	5	37	4	1	0	2	1
	DF		Rob Scott	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW		Phil Starbuck	24	1	23	1	1	0	0	0
	GK		Simon Tracey	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		David Tuttle	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Carl Veart	41	11	39	11	1	0	1	0
	MF		Mitch Ward	16	2	14	2	0	0	2	0
	MF		Dane Whitehouse	43	10	39	7	1	0	3	3

In

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

Loan in

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

Out

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

Loan out

Squad #	Position	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
	DF	Mark Foran	Rotherham United	26 August 1994	26 September 1994	[4]
	GK	Sal Bibbo	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:

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