1994–95 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

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Bolton Wanderers
1994–95 season
ChairmanGordon Hargreaves
ManagerBruce Rioch (until 8 June 1995)
Roy McFarland (from 20 June 1995)
StadiumBurnden Park
First Division3rd
FA Cup4th Round
Coca-Cola CupRunners Up
Top goalscorerLeague: John McGinlay (16)
All: John McGinlay (22)
Highest home attendance20,041 v Wolverhampton Wanderers
17 May 1995
Lowest home attendance8,212 v
Ipswich Town
5 October 1994

The 1994–1995 season was the 116th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and their second successive season in the Football League First Division. It covers the period from 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995.[1]

Results

Football League First Division

Date Opponents H / A Result

F–A

Scorers Attendance
13 August 1994 Grimsby Town A 3–3 Paatelainen (2), McGinlay (pen) 8,393
20 August 1994 Bristol City H 0–2 12,127
27 August 1994 Middlesbrough A 0–1 19,570
30 August 1994 Millwall H 1–0 Patterson 9,519
3 September 1994 Stoke City H 4–0 McGinlay, McAteer (2), Paatelainen 11,515
10 September 1994 Sheffield United A 1–3 McGinlay 14,116
13 September 1994 Luton Town A 3–0 McGinlay (2), Sneekes 5,764
17 September 1994 Portsmouth H 1–1 McGinlay 11,284
24 September 1994 Southend United A 1–2 Sneekes 4,507
1 October 1994 Derby County H 1–0 McGinlay 12,015
8 October 1994 Burnley A 2–2 McGinlay, Coleman 16,687
16 October 1994 Oldham Athletic H 2–2 Paatelainen, Lee 11,106
22 October 1994 Port Vale A 1–1 Green 10,003
29 October 1994 Watford H 3–0 Paatelainen, McGinlay (2) (1pen) 10,483
1 November 1994 Swindon Town H 3–0 Coleman, Thompson, de Freitas 10,046
5 November 1994 Charlton Athletic A 2–1 Sneekes (2) 9,793
19 November 1994 Notts County H 2–0 de Freitas, Paatelainen 11,698
23 November 1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–3 Paatelainen 25,903
26 November 1994 Barnsley A 0–3 8,507
6 December 1994 Port Vale H 1–0 Patterson 10,324
10 December 1994 Bristol City A 1–0 Patterson 6,144
17 December 1994 Grimsby Town H 3–3 Coyle (2), Lee 10,522
26 December 1994 Sunderland A 1–1 Paatelainen 19,758
27 December 1994 Tranmere Rovers H 1–0 Thompson 16,782
31 December 1994 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 18,184
2 January 1995 Reading H 1–0 Coleman 14,705
14 January 1995 Watford A 0–0 9,113
21 January 1995 Charlton Athletic H 5–1 McGinlay (2), McAteer, Coyle, Paatenlainen 10,516
4 February 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 5–1 Sneekes, Coleman, Phillips, Coyle, Thompson 16,964
7 February 1995 Notts County A 1–1 Coyle 7,553
18 February 1995 Barnsley H 2–1 Thompson, Sneekes 12,463
26 February 1995 Derby County A 1–2 McAteer 11,003
4 March 1995 Southend United H 3–0 Thompson, Lee, McAteer 10,766
11 March 1995 Middlesbrough H 1–0 Paatelainen 18,370
19 March 1995 Millwall A 1–0 McGinlay 6,103
22 March 1995 Sheffield United H 1–1 Stubbs 16,756
25 March 1995 Portsmouth A 1–1 Paatelainen 7,756
5 April 1995 Swindon Town A 1–0 Thompson 8,100
8 April 1995 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 Thompson (pen) 16,207
11 April 1995 Luton Town H 0–0 13,619
14 April 1995 Tranmere Rovers A 0–1 15,595
17 April 1995 Sunderland H 1–0 McGinlay 15,030
21 April 1995 Reading A 1–2 Lee 13,223
29 April 1995 Oldham Athletic A 1–3 McGinlay 11,901
3 May 1995 Stoke City A 1–1 McGinlay 15,507
7 May 1995 Burnley H 1–1 Paatelainen 16,853

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Middlesbrough (C, P) 46 23 13 10 67 40 +27 82 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Reading 46 23 10 13 58 44 +14 79 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
3 Bolton Wanderers (O, P) 46 21 14 11 67 45 +22 77
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 21 13 12 77 61 +16 76
5 Tranmere Rovers 46 22 10 14 67 58 +9 76
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Football League First Division play-offs

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F–A

Scorers Attendance
14 May 1995 Semi Final First Leg Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 McAteer 26,153
17 May 1995 Semi Final Second Leg Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 (a.e.t.)
3–2 (agg)
McGinlay (2) 20,041
29 May 1995 Final Reading Wembley Stadium 4–3 (a.e.t.) Coyle, de Freitas (2), Paatelainen 64,107

F.A. Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F–A

Scorers Attendance
7 January 1995 Round 3 Portsmouth A 1–3 Sneekes 9,721

Coca-Cola Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F–A

Scorers Attendance
21 September 1994 Round 2 First Leg Ipswich Town A 3–0 McAteer, McGinlay, Thompson 7,787
5 October 1994 Round 2 Second Leg Ipswich Town H 1–0
4–0 (agg)
Sneekes 8,212
25 October 1994 Round 3 Sheffield United A 2–1 Paatelainen, Scott (og) 6,939
30 November 1994 Round 4 West Ham United A 3–1 McGinlay (2) (1pen), Lee 18,190
11 January 1995 Round 5 Norwich City H 1–0 Lee 17,029
12 February 1995 Semi Final First Leg Swindon Town A 1–2 Stubbs 10' 15,341
8 March 1995 Semi Final Second Leg Swindon Town H 3–1
4–3 (agg)
McAteer 64', Paatelainen 71', McGinlay 88' 19,851
2 April 1995 Final Liverpool Wembley Stadium 1–2 Thompson 69' 75,595

Top scorers

P Player Position FL FAC LC Total
1 Scotland John McGinlay Striker 16 0 4 20
2 Finland Mixu Paatelainen Striker 12 0 2 14
3 England Alan Thompson Midfielder 07 0 2 09
4= Republic of Ireland Jason McAteer Midfielder 05 0 2 07
4= Netherlands Richard Sneekes Striker 06 1 1 08

References

  1. ^ "Bolton Wanderers 1994–95". bwfcstats.com. Retrieved 20 December 2009.