Manchester United F.C. season 1994–95

Infobox Football club season
club = Manchester United
season = 1994-95
manager = flagicon|SCO Alex Ferguson
chairman = flagicon|ENG Martin Edwards
league = FA Premier League
league result = 2nd
cup1 = FA Cup
cup1 result = Runners-up
cup2 = Coca-Cola Cup
cup2 result = Round 3
cup3 = Charity Shield
cup3 result = Winners
cup4 = UEFA Champions League
cup4 result = Group stage
league topscorer =
Andrei Kanchelskis (14)
season topscorer =
Andrei Kanchelskis (15)
highest attendance = 43,868 vs Sheffield Wednesday (7 May 1995)
lowest attendance = 31,615 vs Port Vale (5 October 1994)
prevseason = 1993–94
nextseason = 1995–96The 1994-95 season was Manchester United's third season in the Premier League, and their 20th consecutive season in the top division of English football. [cite web |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season1994.html |title=Manchester United Season 1994/95 |accessdate=2008-06-13 |publisher=StretfordEnd.co.uk ] Despite being one of the most dramatic seasons in the club's history,fact|date=August 2008 they finished the season without a trophy.

United acquired David May from Blackburn Rovers early on in the season. They then bought Andy Cole from Newcastle United in January for a British record fee of £7million (£6million cash with £1million-rated Keith Gillespie in part-exchange). That month, Eric Cantona was involved in an incident away to Crystal Palace. As a result of racial abuse received from a fan, Cantona broke free of Norman Davies' grasp as he was escorting him from the pitch after being sent off, and launched a kung-fu style kick at the fan. Cantona was banned from football for eight months and fined £20,000 by his club and a further £10,000 by the Football Association.

United lost the Premier League title on the last day when, despite Blackburn Rovers losing to Liverpool, United could only manage a draw away to West Ham United. The misery continued when Manchester United went on to lose to Everton in the 1995 FA Cup Final.

After the season was over, United controversially sold Paul Ince to Internazionale and Mark Hughes to Chelsea, while Andrei Kanchelskis was placed on the transfer list, eventually agreeing a deal with Everton (which was delayed by contract wrangling). Meanwhile, Eric Cantona was strongly linked with a £4 million move to join Paul Ince at Inter Milan.

Pre-season

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

FA Cup

ee also

*Manchester United F.C. seasons

References