During the 1994–95 English football season, Chelsea competed in the Premier League.
Season summary
It was another unsatisfying season for Chelsea, who failed to make much of an impact in the league but once again enjoyed a memorable cup run. They entered the
Cup Winners' Cup after a 23-year exile from European competitions, and reached the semi-finals where they went out to a single
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La ...
goal, ending their hopes of an all-English final with
Arsenal
An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...
.
The summer of 1995 saw manager
Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle (born 27 October 1957) is an English former football player and manager. He currently works as a television pundit and commentator for ITV Sport and BT Sport.
He played as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, Monaco, Chelsea and Swi ...
bring in two of the most famous names in world football,
Ruud Gullit
Ruud Gullit (; born Rudi Dil; 1 September 1962) is a Dutch footballer and subsequent manager who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s as a defender, midfielder or forward. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all t ...
and
Mark Hughes. He also terminated the contract of misfit striker
Robert Fleck as well as deciding to end his own playing career. The only other significant change to the squad was the sale of out-of-favour midfielder
David Hopkin to
Crystal Palace.
Final league table
;Results summary
;Results by round
Results
''Chelsea's score comes first''
Legend
FA Premier League
FA Cup
Third round
Fourth round
League Cup
Second round
Third round
Cup Winners' Cup
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Squad
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Transfers
In
Out
:Transfers in: £4,325,000
:Transfers out: £1,250,000
:Total spending: £3,075,000
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1994-95 Chelsea F.C. season
Chelsea F.C. seasons
Chelsea