1994–95 Derby County F.C. season


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

Season summary

During the 1994–95 season, several players left Derby, including Kitson joining Newcastle United for £2.25m, Charles and Johnson moving to Aston Villa for a combined £2.9m and Pembridge moving to Sheffield Wednesday. The side was also weakened when goalkeeper Martin Taylor, an ever-present the previous season and touted for a place in the England squad, broke his leg in a 1–0 defeat at Southend United and was out of action for the next 29 months. With chairman Lionel Pickering's increased frustration at no return on his investment, the purse strings were tightened and McFarland was unable to buy suitable replacements, instead blooding youth products such as Dean Sturridge, Russell Hoult and Lee Carsley to fill the gaps created by the departures. In the event Derby could only record a 9th-place finish and McFarland, in the knowledge his contract was not going to be renewed, said his goodbye's in the penultimate match of the season, a 2–1 home defeat at Southend United, ending a 28-year association with the club, broken only by a two-year spell as player-manager at Bradford City.

Final league table

Results

Derby County's score comes first

Legend

Football League First Division

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1995EvertonA0–129,406

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg20 September 1994ReadingA1–36,056Gabbiadini
R2 Second Leg28 September 1994ReadingH2–0 9,476Gabbiadini, Williams
R326 October 1994PortsmouthA1–08,568Simpson
R430 November 1994Swindon TownA1–28,920Stallard

Anglo-Italian Cup

Players

First-team squad

Reserve team