1994–95 Football League First Division
| Season | 1994–95 |
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| Champions | Middlesbrough |
| Promoted |
Middlesbrough Bolton Wanderers |
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| Season | 1994–95 |
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| Champions | Middlesbrough (4th second tier title) |
| Direct promotion to Premier League | Middlesbrough |
| Promoted to Premier League through play-offs | Bolton Wanderers |
| Relegated |
Bristol City, Burnley, Notts County, Swindon Town |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,389 (2.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | John Aldridge (Tranmere Rovers), 24 |
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| Season | 1994–95 |
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| Champions | Birmingham City (1st third tier title) |
| Direct promotion | Birmingham City |
| Promoted through play-offs | Huddersfield Town |
| Relegated |
Cambridge United, Cardiff City, Chester, Leyton Orient, Plymouth Argyle |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,441 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gary Bennett (Wrexham), 29 |
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| Season | 1994–95 |
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| Champions | Carlisle United (1st fourth tier title) |
| Direct promotion |
Carlisle United, Walsall |
| Promoted through play-offs | Chesterfield |
| Relegated to Conference | None |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,229 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dougie Freedman (Barnet), 24 |
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The 1994–1995 Football League season was the 96th completed season of The Football League. It was the third season of The Football League since the formation of the Premier League. For sponsorship reasons, the league was known as the Endsleigh League.
The reduction of the Premier League from 22 teams to 20, to take effect from the 1995–96 season, meant that just two teams would be promoted from the First Division in 1995: the champions and the play-off winners. Middlesbrough were the champions, in their first season under Bryan Robson. Reading finished second but had to settle for the play-offs, losing in the final to Bolton Wanderers – who achieved their second promotion in three years under Bruce Rioch, as well as finishing runners-up to Liverpool in the League Cup.
1995 also saw four teams relegated from the First Division, with Burnley, Bristol City and Notts County being joined by Swindon Town, who suffered a second straight relegation. Sunderland narrowly avoided the drop following the arrival of enthusiastic new manager Peter Reid, who over the next few years would bring dramatic improvements to the fortunes of the Wearsiders.
The Second Division would also see only the champions and the play-off winners promoted, while five teams would be relegated. Birmingham City were the champions, returning to the First Division at the first time of asking; they also won the Football League Trophy to complete a "lower-league Double". Huddersfield Town were the play-off winners, defeating second-placed Brentford on penalties before beating Bristol Rovers in the final. The five teams relegated were Cambridge United, Plymouth Argyle, Cardiff City, Chester City and Leyton Orient.
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