1994–95 FA Premier League
| Season | 1994–95 |
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| Champions |
Blackburn Rovers 1st Premier League title 3rd English title |
| Relegated |
Crystal Palace Leicester City Norwich City Ipswich Town |
| Champions League | Blackburn Rovers |
| UEFA Cup |
Manchester United Nottingham Forest Liverpool Leeds United |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Everton |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1195 (2.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Alan Shearer (34 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Manchester United 9–0 Ipswich Town (4 March 1995) |
| Biggest away win |
Sheffield Wednesday 1–7 Nottingham Forest (1 April 1995) |
| Highest scoring |
Manchester United 9–0 Ipswich Town (4 March 1995) |
| Longest winning run | 7 games Blackburn Rovers |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 games Nottingham Forest |
| Longest winless run | 12 games Everton Southampton |
| Longest losing run | 8 games Ipswich Town |
| Highest attendance | 43,868 Manchester United v Sheffield Wednesday |
| Lowest attendance | 5,268 Wimbledon v Manchester City |
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The 1994–95 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the Premier League, the top division of professional football in England.
In January 1995, Manchester United's 28-year-old French striker Eric Cantona (then holder of the PFA Players' Player of the Year award) assaulted a Crystal Palace fan in his team's 1–1 draw at Selhurst Park. Cantona was banned from football for eight months, fined £20,000 and sentenced to 14 days in prison. The prison sentence was later reduced to 120 hours community service on appeal.
Chelsea midfielder Dennis Wise was convicted of criminal damage and assault, relating to a fight with a taxi driver in London. He was given a three-month prison sentence but the conviction and prison sentence were quickly overturned on appeal.
Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson admitted in November 1994 that he was an alcoholic and was also addicted to cocaine and gambling. He underwent a three-month drug rehabilitation programme before being allowed to resume his playing career.
Crystal Palace striker Chris Armstrong failed a drugs test in February 1995 but admitted that he had done wrong and returned to action after just four weeks undergoing rehabilitation. Armstrong was Palace's leading goalscorer in 1994–95, helping them reach the semi finals of both domestic cup competitions, but was unable to prevent them from being relegated back to the First Division just one season after winning promotion.
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