1994–95 Ipswich Town F.C. season
| 1994–95 season | |||
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| Chairman | John Kerr | ||
| Manager |
John Lyall (until 5 December) Paul Goddard (caretaker from 5-28 December) George Burley (from 28 December) |
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| Premiership | 22nd (relegated) | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Thomsen (5) | ||
| Highest home attendance |
22,559 vs Tottenham Hotspur (30 Aug 1994, Premier League) |
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| Lowest home attendance |
7,787 vs Bolton Wanderers (21 Sep 1994, League Cup) |
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| Average home league attendance | 16,818 | ||
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During the 1994–95 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the FA Premier League.
Ipswich Town conceded 93 Premiership goals and recorded just 7 wins all season as one of the worst seasons in their history saw them return to the second tier of the league after three seasons in the top flight.
Manager John Lyall reverted to manager after being Director of Football for the previous season but left in December with relegation already looking more than likely, and former player George Burley was soon back at the club as manager. But the transition did little to alter Ipswich's fortunes. Before then though, in arguably their biggest highlight of the season, the Tractor Boys stunned reigning champions Manchester United by beating them 3-2 at Portman Road in September (having even led by 2-0 at one stage) which would ultimately be one of the defeats that cost United the title by one point; it also meant that Ipswich had maintained an unbeaten home record against the giants during their first three years in the Premier League. However, in the return fixture, an unthinkable double wasn't to be and a 9–0 humiliation at the hands of United at Old Trafford in early March effectively crushed any remaining hopes of survival. On a brighter note though, another highlight included a surprise 1-0 win at Anfield against eventual-4th-placed Liverpool in mid-January.
With an ageing squad, Burley was given little option but to resort to his young reserves in hope of rebuilding his side ready to push for a Premiership comeback.
Updated to games played on 14 May 1995.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Everton qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup winners.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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