During the1994–95 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in theFA Premier League, their ninth successive season in the top flight, and extended their stay at this level with a ninth-place finish.
Wimbledon failed to build upon their club-best finish of sixth place which had been achievedthe previous season, but a ninth-place finish was still an excellent showing for the onlyFA Premier League club without their own home, and also with the smallest resources and fan base at this level.Joe Kinnear's men maintained their reputation as one of the hardest Premier League sides to beat, and finished above many big-spending, well-supported clubs includingArsenal,Chelsea,Sheffield Wednesday andEverton.
Wimbledon's need to sell their biggest assets was highlighted in the close season when they sold full-backWarren Barton toNewcastle United for £4 million - the most expensive defender signed by any British club. However, many of their other key assets -Dean Holdsworth,Robbie Earle andHans Segers included - were retained for thenew season to give Dons fans hope of another season giving the big boys a run for their money.
Early in the season, long-serving strikerJohn Fashanu departed toAston Villa for £1.35 million, only to retire at the end of the campaign. In Fashanu's place, Wimbledon boughtEfan Ekoku fromNorwich City; he was the club's leading goalscorer with nine league goals.
Wimbledon did not sign a kit manufacturing deal for the season's kit, instead producing them under their own brand.Birmingham-based electronics companyElonex became the kit sponsors.[1]
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^Jones was born inWatford,England, but also qualified to representWales through his maternal grandfather and made his international debut forWales in December 1994.
^Earle was born inNewcastle-under-Lyme,England, and was called up for England without playing, but also qualified to representJamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
^Ekoku was born inCheetham,England, but also qualified to representNigeria internationally and made his international debut forNigeria in 1994.
^Gayle was born inHammersmith,London, and represented them atU-18 level, but also qualified to representJamaica internationally through his father and would make his international debut forJamaica in 1998.
^Sullivan was born inSutton,England, but also qualified to representScotland internationally and would make his international debut forScotland in 1997.
^Euell was born inLambeth,England, and represented them atU-21 level, but also qualified to representJamaica internationally through his father and would make his international debut forJamaica in November 2004.
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