1994–95 Arsenal F.C. season
1994–95 season | ||||
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Chairman | Peter Hill-Wood | |||
Manager | George Graham (until 21 February) Stewart Houston (caretaker from 21 February) | |||
Stadium | Highbury | |||
Premiership | 12th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
League Cup | Quarter–finals | |||
Cup Winners' Cup | Runners-up | |||
European Super Cup | Runners-up | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Wright (18) All: Wright (30) | |||
Average home league attendance | 35,330 | |||
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The 1994–95 season was Arsenal Football Club's 69th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. Arsenal finished twelfth in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). Domestically, Arsenal went out in the third round of the FA Cup to Millwall and in the quarterfinals of the League Cup to Liverpool. Arsenal once again reached the final of the European Cup Winner's Cup but lost 1–2 to Real Zaragoza in extra time. Ian Wright was the club's top scorer.
Season summary
[edit]Arsenal finished 12th in the Premier League, their lowest finish since 1976. Arsenal scored in only one of their first five League matches, fell immediately to mid-table mediocrity and stayed there throughout the whole season.[1] Only six points stood between Arsenal and the relegation zone; they were 38 points behind the champions, Blackburn Rovers. Arsenal only scored 52 goals, with Ian Wright accounting for more than a third of those.
Arsenal hosted Queens Park Rangers on 31 December 1994. Danish midfielder John Jensen scored the goal for Arsenal in a 3–1 loss. It turned out to be his one and only goal for the club.[2]
On 18 January 1995 Arsenal were knocked out in the FA Cup in a third round replay by London rivals Millwall. A week earlier Arsenal were also knocked out of the League Cup in the Quarter-final to eventual winners Liverpool, and (as Cup Winners’ Cup holders) also lost the Super Cup Final to AC Milan. In a press conference Paul Merson had admitted an alcohol, cocaine and gambling addiction, and was sent to rehab. Merson eventually made his comeback on 1 February 1995, against AC Milan in the Super Cup at Highbury, coming on as a substitute to an unbelievable reception from the Arsenal fans.[3][4][5]
George Graham was sacked on 21 February 1995, and subsequently banned for a year from football by The FA after it was discovered he had accepted an illegal £425,000 payment from Norwegian agent Rune Hauge following Arsenal transfers John Jensen and Pål Lydersen in 1992, two of Hauge's clients.[6] For in his final weeks in charge (in the days before transfer windows had been imposed), Graham bought three new signings - designed, he hoped, to reinvigorate his jaded squad. In came John Hartson, Chris Kiwomya and Dutchman Glenn Helder. Yet between them they made fewer than 100 starts for the club (21 goals) before being quietly offloaded by the club over the next two years.
Graham's assistant Stewart Houston took over as manager until the end of the season. His first match in charge was, in the evening 21 February 1995 the same day Graham was sacked, against Nottingham Forest at Highbury, in a 1–0 victory. Despite winning his first two games in charge, he always seemed to be a stop-gap.[7] The changeover coincided with a run of 6 defeats in 7 games, leaving Arsenal in danger of being relegated just four years after winning the title and two years after their domestic cup double. However, the team rallied in the final weeks and took 8 points from their final 5 games, securing their Premier League spot.
Arsenal reached the European Cup Winners' Cup final for the second year in succession.
Bröndby and Omonia Nicosia were defeated in the opening rounds of the Cup Winners Cup, before a devastating left footed strike from Ian Wright eliminated French side Auxerre in the Quarter Final.
A pendulous 3-2 win over Sampdoria at Highbury, in which Steve Bould netted twice, set Houston`s team up for a nervy second leg at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Roberto Mancini put Sampdoria ahead, before Ian Wright headed home an equaliser. Claudio Bellucci appeared to have broken Arsenal hearts with goals in the 84th and 87th minutes, but Stefan Schwarz`s last gasp free kick took the tie to extra time. David Seaman, playing with three broken ribs, was the hero saving three penalties in the shootout, Seaman denied Mihajlović, Jugović and Lombardo's kicks as the Gunners scraped through.[8]
In Paris at Parc des Princes Real Zaragoza won the final, after former Tottenham Hotspur-player Nayim lobbed Seaman from over 40 yards, in the last seconds of extra time.[9][10]
Final league table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 United | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 50 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 51 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 28 | −3 |
Last updated: 14 May 1995.
Source: Premier League
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Squad
[edit][11] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Squad statistics
[edit]- As of 10 May 1995[12]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
David Seaman | 48 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Lee Dixon | 55 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Nigel Winterburn | 55 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Paul Davis | 6 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Andy Linighan | 27 | 2 | 13+7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Tony Adams | 40 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Kevin Campbell | 33 | 5 | 19+4 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
8 | FW | ![]() |
Ian Wright | 45 | 30 | 30+1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Alan Smith | 27 | 4 | 17+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Paul Merson | 34 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Eddie McGoldrick | 18 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Steve Bould | 43 | 2 | 30+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 |
13 | GK | ![]() |
Vince Bartram | 12 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Martin Keown | 43 | 1 | 24+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
15 | MF | ![]() |
Stefan Schwarz | 47 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
John Hartson | 20 | 8 | 14+1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
John Jensen | 33 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
David Hillier | 17 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
Jimmy Carter | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Steve Morrow | 22 | 2 | 11+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() |
Ian Selley | 17 | 1 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
Ray Parlour | 45 | 0 | 22+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
24 | FW | ![]() |
Paul Dickov | 13 | 3 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() |
Mark Flatts | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | MF | ![]() |
Paul Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | MF | ![]() |
Stephen Hughes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Adrian Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | FW | ![]() |
Chris Kiwomya | 17 | 3 | 5+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
32 | MF | ![]() |
Glenn Helder | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF | ![]() |
Gavin McGowan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: [citation needed]
Results
[edit]Premier League
[edit]Matches
[edit]20 August 1994 1 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Manchester City | London |
15:00 BST | Campbell ![]() McMahon ![]() Wright ![]() |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,368 |
23 August 1994 2 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Arsenal | Leeds |
19:45 BST | Whelan ![]() |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,218 |
28 August 1994 3 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
16:00 BST | Fowler ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 30,017 |
31 August 1994 4 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,629 |
10 September 1994 5 | Norwich City | 0–0 | Arsenal | Norwich |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 17,768 |
18 September 1994 6 | Arsenal | 2–3 | Newcastle United | London |
15:00 BST | Adams ![]() Wright ![]() |
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Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 36,819 |
25 September 1994 7 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Arsenal | London |
16:00 BST | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 18,498 |
1 October 1994 8 | Arsenal | 1–2 | Crystal Palace | London |
15:00 BST | Wright ![]() |
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Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 34,136 |
8 October 1994 9 | Wimbledon | 1–3 | Arsenal | London |
15:00 BST | Jones ![]() |
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Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 10,842 |
15 October 1994 10 | Arsenal | 3–1 | Chelsea | London |
15:00 BST | Wright ![]() Campbell ![]() |
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Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,234 |
23 October 1994 11 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Coventry City | London |
15:00 BST | Wright ![]() |
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Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 31,725 |
29 October 1994 12 | Everton | 1–1 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
15:00 BST | Unsworth ![]() |
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Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,003 |
6 November 1994 13 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | London |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 33,705 |
19 November 1994 14 | Southampton | 1–0 | Arsenal | Southampton |
15:00 GMT | Magilton ![]() |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,201 |
23 November 1994 15 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Arsenal | Leicester |
19:45 GMT | Dixon ![]() Lowe ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 20,774 |
26 November 1994 16 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Manchester United | London |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,301 |
3 December 1994 17 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Arsenal | Nottingham |
15:00 GMT | Pearce ![]() Roy ![]() |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,662 |
12 December 1994 18 | Manchester City | 1–2 | Arsenal | Manchester |
20:00 GMT | Simpson ![]() |
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Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 20,500 |
17 December 1994 19 | Arsenal | 1–3 | Leeds United | London |
15:00 GMT | Linighan ![]() |
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Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,098 |
26 December 1994 20 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Aston Villa | London |
12:00 GMT | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 34,452 |
28 December 1994 21 | Ipswich Town | 0–2 | Arsenal | Ipswich |
19:45 GMT | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,054 |
31 December 1994 22 | Arsenal | 1–3 | Queens Park Rangers | London |
15:00 GMT | Jensen ![]() |
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Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 32,393 |
2 January 1995 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Arsenal | London |
19:45 GMT | Popescu ![]() |
Schwarz ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 28,747 |
14 January 1995 24 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Everton | London |
15:00 GMT | Wright ![]() |
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Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 34,743 |
21 January 1995 25 | Coventry City | 0–1 | Arsenal | Coventry |
19:45 GMT | ![]() |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 14,468 |
24 January 1995 26 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Southampton | London |
19:45 GMT | Hartson ![]() |
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Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 27,213 |
4 February 1995 27 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–1 | Arsenal | Sheffield |
15:00 GMT | Petrescu ![]() Ingesson ![]() Bright ![]() |
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Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,468 |
11 February 1995 28 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Leicester City | London |
15:00 GMT | Merson ![]() |
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Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 31,373 |
21 February 1995 29 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | London |
19:45 GMT | Kiwomya ![]() |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,441 |
25 February 1995 30 | Crystal Palace | 0–3 | Arsenal | London |
15:00 GMT | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17,092 |
5 March 1995 31 | Arsenal | 0–1 | West Ham United | London |
15:00 GMT | ![]() |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 36,295 |
8 March 1995 32 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Arsenal | Blackburn |
19:45 GMT | Shearer ![]() Le Saux ![]() |
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Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,452 |
19 March 1995 33 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
15:00 GMT | Beardsley ![]() |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 35,611 |
22 March 1995 34 | Manchester United | 3–0 | Arsenal | Manchester |
20:00 GMT | Hughes ![]() Sharpe ![]() Kanchelskis ![]() |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 43,623 |
1 April 1995 35 | Arsenal | 5–1 | Norwich City | London |
15:00 BST | Hartson ![]() Dixon ![]() Merson ![]() Newman ![]() |
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Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 36,942 |
8 April 1995 36 | Queens Park Rangers | 3–1 | Arsenal | London |
15:00 BST | Impey ![]() Gallen ![]() Ready ![]() |
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Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,341 |
12 April 1995 37 | Arsenal | 0–1 | Liverpool | London |
19:45 BST | ![]() |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,036 |
15 April 1995 38 | Arsenal | 4–1 | Ipswich Town | London |
15:00 BST | Merson ![]() Wright ![]() |
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Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 36,818 |
17 April 1995 39 | Aston Villa | 0–4 | Arsenal | Birmingham |
15:00 BST | Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,005 |
29 April 1995 40 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
15:00 BST | Wright ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 39,377 |
14 May 1995 42 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Arsenal | London |
16:00 BST | Furlong ![]() Stein ![]() |
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Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 32,822 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
[edit]First round
15 September 1994 1st Leg | Omonia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Nicosia |
20:00 EEST | Malekkos ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Makario Stadium Attendance: 13,954 Referee: Antonio Almeida Marcal (Portugal) |
29 September 1994 2nd Leg | Arsenal ![]() | 3–0 (6–1 agg.) | ![]() | London |
20:00 BST | Wright ![]() Schwarz ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 24,165 Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain) |
Second round
20 October 1994 1st Leg | Brøndby ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Brøndby |
20:00 CEST | Strudal ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Attendance: 13,406 Referee: Werner Müller (Switzerland) |
3 November 1994 2nd Leg | Arsenal ![]() | 2–2 (4–3 agg.) | ![]() | London |
20:00 GMT | Wright ![]() Selley ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 32,290 Referee: Sergei Khusainov (Russia) |
Quarter-finals
2 March 1995 1st Leg | Arsenal ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | London |
20:00 GMT | Wright ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,208 Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden) |
16 March 1995 2nd Leg | Auxerre ![]() | 0–1 (1–2 agg.) | ![]() | Auxerre |
21:00 CEST | Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus) |
Semi-finals
6 April 1995 1st Leg | Arsenal ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | London |
20:00 BST | Bould ![]() Wright ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,100 Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands) |
20 April 1995 2nd Leg | Sampdoria ![]() | 3–2 (a.e.t.) (5–5 agg.) (2–3 p) | Arsenal | Genoa |
20:30 CEST | Mancini ![]() Bellucci ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria) |
Penalties | ||||
Mihajlović ![]() Jugović ![]() Maspero ![]() Mannini ![]() Lombardo ![]() |
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Final
10 May 1995 | Arsenal ![]() | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Paris |
20:15 CEST | Hartson ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy) |
European Super Cup
[edit]1 February 1995 1st Leg | Arsenal ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | London |
20:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,044 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) |
8 February 1995 2nd Leg | AC Milan ![]() | 2–0 (2–0 agg.) | ![]() | Milan |
19:30 GMT | Boban ![]() Massaro ![]() |
Reportt | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 23,953 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany) |
FA Cup
[edit]7 January 1995 R3 | Millwall | 0–0 | Arsenal | London |
Report | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 17,718 Referee: Stephen Lodge |
18 January 1995 R3 Replay | Arsenal | 0–2 | Millwall | London |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 32,319 Referee: Stephen Lodge |
League Cup
[edit]21 September 1994 R2 1st Leg | Hartlepool United | 0–5 | Arsenal | Hartlepool |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,421 |
5 October 1994 R2 2nd Leg | Arsenal | 2–0 (7–0 agg.) | Hartlepool United | London |
Campbell ![]() Dickov ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 20,520 |
26 October 1994 R3 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Arsenal | Oldham |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,303 |
9 November 1994 R3 Replay | Arsenal | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | London |
Dickov ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 22,746 |
30 November 1994 R4 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | London |
Morrow ![]() Wright ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 27,390 |
11 January 1995 R5 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
Rush ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 35,026 Referee: Philip Don |
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