1994–95 Football League
| Season | 1994–95 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Middlesbrough |
| Promoted |
Middlesbrough Bolton Wanderers |
|
← 1993–94 1995–96 → | |
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. The league was known as the Endsleigh League, since from 1993 to 1996 the league was sponsored by Endsleigh.
Overview
The streamlining of the Premier League meant that just two clubs would be promoted from the First Division in 1995. Middlesbrough won the First Division title in their first season under Bryan Robson, while Reading were the club that were to fail to win promotion despite finishing second in the table. Instead, they competed in the playoffs, losing to Bolton Wanderers in the final, who achieved their second promotion in three years under Bruce Rioch — as well as being League Cup runners-up.
1995 saw four clubs relegated from the First Division — Swindon Town (relegated for the second straight season), Burnley, Bristol City and Notts County. 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 Wearsiders.
A dream start in management saw Bryan Robson guide Middlesbrough to the First Division title and regain the Premiership place that was lost two years ago. Reading finished second — the highest in their history — but the streamlining of the Premiership prevented them from winning promotion and they lost 4–3 to Bolton Wanderers after extra time in the playoff final, having led 2–0 at half time. Losing semi-finalists were Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tranmere Rovers.
Barnsley and Watford were the unlucky sides to narrowly miss out on the play-offs, while an expensively-assembled Derby County side finished a disappointing ninth at the end of what many fans had hoped would be a promotion winning season.
Portsmouth, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland — three famous clubs which had seen better days — narrowly avoided relegation to the Second Division, but managerial changes at each of these clubs gave fans hope that a return to the elite might not be far away.
Swindon Town suffered a second successive relegation, joining Bristol City, Burnley and Notts County in Division Two.
There would only be two promotion places in the Second Division for 1994–95. They were occupied by champions Birmingham City and playoff winners Huddersfield Town, both enjoying success after seasons of disappointment.
Going down were Cambridge United, Plymouth Argyle, Cardiff City, Chester City and Leyton Orient. This was the first time that five clubs had been relegated from any of the league’s four divisions.
Birmingham sealed an immediate return to the First Division by lifting the Second Division championship trophy, along with the winning the Football League Trophy and completing the "lower-league Double". They were joined in the First Division by playoff winners Huddersfield Town. The unlucky sides in the play-offs were Brentford, Crewe Alexandra and Bristol Rovers.
Unfavoured Leyton Orient, Chester City and Cardiff City were (perhaps inevitably) relegated to the Third Division. But the other two relegated teams were surprise candidates for the drop. Plymouth Argyle had almost won promotion to the First Division a year earlier. Cambridge United had narrowly missed out on a place in the then-new Premier League three years earlier and poor form in the run in sealed their fate after Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic avoided the drop in the final two games of the season after spending most of it in the bottom five.
This season saw three clubs go up from the Third Division instead of four clubs. They were champions Carlisle United, runners-up Walsall and playoff winners Chesterfield.
Exeter City, who almost went out of business in mid-season, finished bottom of the Third Division but kept their league status because Conference champions Macclesfield Town were unable to meet the league’s stadium capacity requirements.
Ambitious Carlisle United sealed the Third Division title to end eight years of basement division football, joined by runners-up Walsall and playoff winners Chesterfield.
Debt-ridden Exeter City finished joint bottom of the league with Scarborough, but retained their league status due to Conference champions Macclesfield Town lacking a stadium adequate for Football League capacity standards.
Final league tables and results
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.
First Division
| Season | 1994–95 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Middlesbrough (4th second tier title) |
| Direct promotion to FA Premier League | Middlesbrough |
| Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offs | Bolton Wanderers |
| Relegated |
Bristol City, Burnley, Notts County, Swindon Town |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1389 (2.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | John Aldridge (Tranmere Rovers), 24 [2] |
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← 1993–94 1995–96 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 82 | |||||
| 2 | Reading | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 79 | |||||
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 77 | |||||
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 43 | 77 | 61 | +16 | 76 | |||||
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 76 | |||||
| 6 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 72 | |||||
| 7 | Watford | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 70 | |||||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 68 | |||||
| 9 | Derby County | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 66 | |||||
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 65 | |||||
| 11 | Stoke City | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 49 | 56 | –7 | 63 | |||||
| 12 | Millwall | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 60 | 60 | ±0 | 62 | |||||
| 13 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 48 | 54 | 73 | –19 | 62 | |||||
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 60 | 60 | ±0 | 61 | |||||
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 58 | 66 | –8 | 59 | |||||
| 16 | Luton Town | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 61 | 64 | –3 | 58 | |||||
| 17 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 58 | 64 | –6 | 58 | |||||
| 18 | Portsmouth | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 53 | 63 | –10 | 58 | |||||
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 57 | –6 | 58 | |||||
| 20 | Sunderland | 46 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 41 | 48 | –7 | 54 | |||||
| 21 | Swindon Town | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 46 | 60 | 72 | –12 | 48 | |||||
| 22 | Burnley | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 41 | 49 | 74 | –25 | 46 | |||||
| 23 | Bristol City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 42 | 63 | –21 | 45 | |||||
| 24 | Notts County | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 38 | 45 | 66 | –21 | 40 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League | |
| Promoted to FA Premier League | |
| Participated in play-offs | |
| Promoted to Premier League through play-offs | |
| Relegated |
Play-offs
| Semifinals 1st leg –14 May; 2nd leg –17 May 1995 |
Final at Wembley 29 May 1995 | |||||||||
| 2nd | Reading | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| 5th | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 2nd | Reading | 3 | ||||||||
| 3rd | Bolton Wanderers (a.e.t.) | 4 | ||||||||
| 3rd | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 4th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
Results
| Home ╲ Away | BAR | BOL | BRI | BUR | CHA | DER | GRI | LUT | MID | MIL | NTC | OLD | POR | PTV | REA | SHU | STD | STK | SUN | SWI | TRA | WAT | WBA | WOL |
| Barnsley | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
| Bristol City | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | |
| Burnley | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Derby County | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
| Grimsby Town | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Luton Town | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–6 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
| Middlesbrough | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Millwall | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Notts County | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Portsmouth | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Port Vale | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | |
| Reading | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | |
| Sheffield United | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Southend United | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Stoke City | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Sunderland | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Swindon Town | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Watford | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Aldridge | Tranmere Rovers | 24 |
| 2 |  Gerry Creaney | Portsmouth | 18 |
| = |  Sean McCarthy | Oldham Athletic | 18 |
| = | David Whyte | Charlton Athletic | 18 |
| 3 | Nathan Blake | Sheffield United | 17 |
| 4 | Martin Foyle | Port Vale | 16 |
| = | Chris Malkin | Tranmere Rovers | 16 |
| = | John McGinlay | Bolton Wanderers | 16 |
| 5 | Steve Bull | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 |
| = | John Hendrie | Middlesbrough | 15 |
| = | David Kelly | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 |
Locations
Second Division
| Season | 1994–95 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1441 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gary Bennett (Wrexham), 29 [2] |
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← 1993–94 1995–96 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 84 | 37 | +47 | 89 | |||||
| 2 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 81 | 39 | +42 | 85 | |||||
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 80 | 68 | +12 | 83 | |||||
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 82 | |||||
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 79 | 49 | +30 | 81 | |||||
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 78 | |||||
| 7 | Oxford United | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 75 | |||||
| 8 | Hull City | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 74 | |||||
| 9 | York City | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 72 | |||||
| 10 | Swansea City | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 71 | |||||
| 11 | Stockport County | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 65 | |||||
| 12 | Blackpool | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 64 | 70 | –6 | 64 | |||||
| 13 | Wrexham | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 63 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1995–96 Qualifying round | ||||
| 14 | Bradford City | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 57 | 64 | –7 | 60 | |||||
| 15 | Peterborough United | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 40 | 54 | 69 | –15 | 60 | |||||
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 59 | |||||
| 17 | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 57 | 61 | –4 | 56 | |||||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 35 | 54 | 62 | –8 | 53 | |||||
| 19 | Bournemouth | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 49 | 69 | –20 | 50 | |||||
| 20 | Cambridge United | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 52 | 69 | –17 | 48 | |||||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 47 | 45 | 83 | –38 | 46 | |||||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 46 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 43 | 46 | 74 | –28 | 38 | |||||
| 23 | Chester | 46 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 42 | 37 | 84 | –47 | 29 | |||||
| 24 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 46 | 30 | 75 | –45 | 26 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Participated in play-offs | |
| Promoted through play-offs | |
| Welsh Cup winners, qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup | |
| Relegated |
Play-offs
| Semifinals 1st leg –14 May; 2nd leg –17 May 1995 |
Final at Wembley 28 May 1995 | |||||||||
| 2nd | Brentford | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | ||||||
| 5th | Huddersfield Town (pen.) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | ||||||
| 4th | Bristol Rovers | 1 | ||||||||
| 5th | Huddersfield Town | 2 | ||||||||
| 3rd | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 4th | Bristol Rovers (away goals) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Results
| Home ╲ Away | BIR | BLP | BOU | BRA | BRE | BHA | BRO | CAM | CAR | CHR | CRE | HUD | HUL | LEY | OXF | PET | PLY | ROT | SHR | STP | SWA | WRE | WYC | YOR |
| Birmingham City | 7–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | |
| Blackpool | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | |
| Bournemouth | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | |
| Bradford City | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Brentford | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Cambridge United | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Cardiff City | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Chester | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Hull City | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Leyton Orient | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Oxford United | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Peterborough United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Rotherham United | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Stockport County | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | |
| Swansea City | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Wrexham | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| York City | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bennett | Wrexham | 29 |
| 2 | Andy Booth | Huddersfield Town | 28 |
| 3 | Nicky Forster | Brentford | 25 |
| 4 | Robert Taylor | Brentford | 23 |
| 5 | Steve Claridge | Birmingham City | 20 |
| = | Paul Moody | Oxford United | 20 |
Locations
Third Division
| Season | 1994–95 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1229 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dougie Freedman (Barnet), 24 [2] |
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← 1993–94 1995–96 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlisle United | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 91 | |||||
| 2 | Walsall | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 75 | 40 | +35 | 83 | |||||
| 3 | Chesterfield | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 27 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 81 | |||||
| 4 | Bury | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 80 | |||||
| 5 | Preston North End | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 67 | |||||
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 84 | 59 | +25 | 65 | |||||
| 7 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 68 | 63 | +5 | 62 | |||||
| 8 | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 62 | |||||
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 61 | |||||
| 10 | Colchester United | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 56 | 64 | –8 | 58 | |||||
| 11 | Barnet | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 56 | 63 | –7 | 56 | |||||
| 12 | Lincoln City | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 54 | 55 | –1 | 56 | |||||
| 13 | Torquay United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 54 | 57 | –3 | 55 | |||||
| 14 | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 53 | 60 | –7 | 52 | |||||
| 15 | Rochdale | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 44 | 67 | –23 | 50 | |||||
| 16 | Hereford United | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 45 | 62 | –17 | 49 | |||||
| 17 | Northampton | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 45 | 67 | –22 | 44 | |||||
| 18 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 37 | 43 | 69 | –26 | 43 | |||||
| 19 | Gillingham | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 46 | 64 | –18 | 41 | |||||
| 20 | Darlington | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 33 | 43 | 57 | –14 | 41 | |||||
| 21 | Scarborough | 42 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 49 | 70 | –21 | 34 | |||||
| 22 | Exeter City | 42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 70 | –34 | 34 | [notes 1] |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- ↑ Debt-ridden Exeter City retained their league status due to Conference champions Macclesfield Town lacking a stadium adequate for Football League capacity standards.
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Participated in play-offs | |
| Promoted through play-offs | |
| New club in the league (none) | |
| Relegated to Conference (none) |
Play-offs
| Semifinals 1st leg –14 May; 2nd leg –17 May 1995 |
Final at Wembley Stadium 27 May 1995 | |||||||||
| 3rd | Chesterfield (a.e.t.) | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| 6th | Mansfield Town | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 3rd | Chesterfield | 2 | ||||||||
| 4th | Bury | 0 | ||||||||
| 4th | Bury | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 5th | Preston North End | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Results
| Home ╲ Away | BAR | BRY | CRL | CHF | COL | DAR | DON | EXE | FUL | GIL | HAR | HER | LIN | MAN | NOR | PNE | ROC | SCA | SCU | TOR | WAL | WIG |
| Barnet | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Bury | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | |
| Carlisle United | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Chesterfield | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Colchester United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Darlington | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 5–3 | |
| Exeter City | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | |
| Fulham | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Gillingham | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Hartlepool United | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Hereford United | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Lincoln City | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Mansfield Town | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | |
| Northampton Town | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Preston North End | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Rochdale | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Scarborough | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Torquay United | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Walsall | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dougie Freedman | Barnet | 24 |
| 2 |  Kyle Lightbourne | Walsall | 23 |
| = | Steve Wilkinson | Mansfield Town | 23 |
| 3 | Dave Reeves | Carlisle United | 20 |
| 4 | David Pugh | Bury | 17 |
| 5 | Kevin Wilson | Walsall | 16 |
Locations
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "England 1994–95". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- 1 2 3 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.