1995 FA Cup Final, Summary
Duncan Ferguson passed a fitness test on the day of the game, however, Ferguson was only given a place on the substitutes bench, with Everton fielding the same starting XI that defeated Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup semi-final. There was no place among the substitutes for homegrown boyhood Blue John Ebbrell, with Daniel Amokachi being preferred on the bench after he scored twice in the semi-final. Stuart Barlow and Vinny Samways were the other players from the original 17-man cup final squad to not make the 14-man matchday squad.


1995 FA Cup Final, Summary
Ebbrell, Barlow and Samways all missed the semi-final against Spurs due to injury, allowing Amokachi to take a place on the substitutes bench; he then scored two goals after mistakenly coming on for Paul Rideout. Rideout had been a doubt for the game with a knee ligament injury and appeared to have suffered a recurrence midway through the second half; after receiving treatment from the Everton physio, Rideout indicated he was ready to return to action, but Amokachi misinterpreted his signal and entered the field, with the substitution confirmed by the fourth official.


1995 FA Cup Final, Summary
It was Everton's first major trophy since they won the league championship eight years earlier, and is their most recent major trophy to date. In contrast, Manchester United were left without a major trophy for the first time since the 1988–89 season and were denied the opportunity to become the first club to win the FA Cup nine times.


1995 FA Cup Final, Summary
This was the last time that an English manager won the FA Cup – as well as the last time a club other than Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool or Manchester United won the FA Cup – until 2008, when Harry Redknapp managed Portsmouth to victory.


1995 FA Cup Final, Summary
The trophy was presented to the Everton captain and man of the match Dave Watson by the Prince of Wales, whose sons Princes William and Harry were attending their first FA Cup Final.


1995 FA Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Everton
Home teams listed first. Round 3: Everton 1–0 Derby County


1995 FA Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Manchester United
Home teams listed first. Round 3: Sheffield United 0–2 Manchester United


1995 FA Cup Final, Road to Wembley, Manchester United
Semi-final Manchester United 2–2 Crystal Palace (at Villa Park, Birmingham)


1995 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup
The 1995 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup was the third season of the FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship.


1995 FIA Touring Car World Cup
The 1995 FIA Touring Car World Cup was the third and final running of the FIA Touring Car World Cup. It was held on 15 October 1995 at the Circuit Paul Ricard in France. Frank Biela won the event overall with a win and a second place in the two races, with Audi and BMW cars dominating both races.


1995 FIBA Americas Championship for Women
The 1995 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, was the third FIBA Americas Championship for Women regional basketball championship held by FIBA Americas, which also served as Americas qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics, granting berths to the champion and runner-up. It was held in Canada between June 22 and June 29, 1995. Five national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Americas, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Hamilton hosted the tournament. Canada won their first title after defeating hosts Cuba in the final.


1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1995 European Championship for Cadets) was the 13th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Setúbal, Seixal and Almada, in Portugal, hosted the tournament. Croatia won the trophy for the first time.


1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Qualification
There were two qualifying rounds for this tournament. Twenty-five national teams entered the qualifying round. Fifteen teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined Russia, Lithuania and Turkey. The remaining eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group joined Greece (title holder), Spain (runner-up) and Portugal (host) in the final tournament.


1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Preliminary round
The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.


1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship qualification
The qualification competition for the 1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship consisted in two different qualification rounds: the Qualifying Round and the Challenge Round. Russia, Turkey and Lithuania, as third, fourth and fifth place in the previous tournament, received a bye to the Challenge Round. Greece, as title holder, Spain, as runner-up, and Portugal, as the host, qualified directly for the tournament.


1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship qualification, Qualifying round
Twenty-five national teams entered in this round. They were allocated in five groups of five teams each. The top three teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined Russia, Turkey and Lithuania.


1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship qualification, Challenge round
The fifteen national teams entering from the Qualifying Round joined Russia, Turkey and Lithuania in this round. The eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group advanced to the final tournament, where they joined Greece, Spain, and Portugal.


1995 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
The 1995 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 11th edition of the European basketball championship for U16 women's teams, today known as FIBA U16 Women's European Championship. 12 teams featured in the competition, held in Wladyslawowo, Poland, from 29 July to 6 August 1995.


1995 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
Russia won their second title in a row in their second appearance after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.


1995 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Qualification
For the first time since the inception of the tournament, a qualification round was played. Nineteen countries entered the qualification round. They were divide in three groups. The top three teams of each group qualified for the main tournament.


1995 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Qualification
Poland (as host), Russia (as incumbent champion) and Spain (as incumbent runner-up) received a bye to the main tournament and did not play in the qualification round.


1995 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Qualification, Group A
The games were played in Espoo, Finland, from August 10 to 14, 1994.


1995 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Qualification, Group B
The games were played in Marsala, Italy, from August 8 to 14, 1994.


1995 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Qualification, Group C
The games were played in Žilina, Slovakia, from August 10 to 14, 1994.


1995 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Preliminary round
In the Preliminary Round, the twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. The third and fourth place of each group qualified for the 5th-8th playoffs. The last two teams of each group qualified for the 9th-12th playoffs.


1995 FIBA European League Final Four
The 1995 FIBA European League Final Four was the 1994–95 season's FIBA European League Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe. The event was hosted at the Pabellón Príncipe Felipe in Zaragoza, Spain. The event was held from April 11 until April 13, 1995. Real Madrid Teka won its eighth title, after defeating Olympiacos in the final game.


1995 FIBA Oceania Championship
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1995 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The tournament was held in Sydney. Australia won its 12th Oceania Championship to qualify for the Olympics.


1995 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Women 1995 (also known as 1995  Oceania Olympic Qualification for Women) was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania basketball for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The tournament was held in Sydney. Australia won its 6th Oceania Championship to qualify for the Olympics.


1995 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
The 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: 1995 Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19) was the fifth edition of the FIBA Under-19 World Cup. It was held in multiple cities in Greece, from July 12 to 22, 1995. Host country Greece, won their first (and only, as of 2021), championship in the tournament, after going undefeated and beating Australia, 77–64 in the Gold Medal Game. Spain notched their first-ever podium finish, after defeating Croatia 91–73, in the Bronze Medal Game. Efthimios Rentzias of Greece, was named the tournament MVP.


1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1995, the sixth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Quito, Ibarra, Cuenca, and Riobamba in Ecuador between 3 and 20 August 1995. Players born after 1 August 1978 could participate in this tournament. Ecuador was originally to have hosted the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship but due to an outbreak of cholera, that tournament was moved to Italy.


1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship, Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads


1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship, Goalscorers
Daniel Allsopp of Australia won the Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals. In total, 84 goals were scored by 57 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, the second edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, was held in Sweden and won by Norway, who became the first European nation to win the Women's World Cup. The tournament featured 12 women's national teams from six continental confederations. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four and each group played a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams and two best third-ranked teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the final at Råsunda Stadium on 18 June 1995.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
Sweden became the first country to host both men's and women's World Cup, having hosted the men's in 1958.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
Australia, Canada, and England made their debuts in the competition. The tournament also hosted as qualification for the 1996 Summer Olympics, with the eight quarter-finalists being invited to the Olympics. In the second edition of the Women's World Cup, matches were lengthened to the standard 90 minutes, and three points were awarded for a win.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, Summary
Bulgaria was originally awarded hosting rights for the tournament, but had to relinquish the rights and FIFA ended up awarding the tournament to Sweden. About 112,000 tickets were sold for the entire tournament.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, Summary
As a FIFA rules experiment, each team was allowed a two-minute time out each half.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, Summary
Norway won the 1995 title, with one in four Norwegians watching the game on television. Norway's team plane was escorted back to Oslo by two F-16s on their way to a victory celebration.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, Teams
As in the previous edition of the FIFA Women's World cup, held in 1991, 12 teams participated in the final tournament. The teams were:


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, Squads
For a list of the squads that disputed the final tournament, see 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup squads.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 18 February 1995 in a public ceremony at the Elite Hotel Marina Plaza in Helsingborg, Sweden. The draw was conducted by Sepp Blatter, then the FIFA General Secretary, and assisted by Swedish internationals Tomas Brolin and Kristin Bengtsson, winners of the 1994 Guldbollen and Diamantbollen, respectively. There was no television coverage of the draw.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage
Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw, and none for a defeat.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group C
Group C started with back-and-forth 3–3 draw between the United States and China with the Chinese coming back from a 3–1 deficit. Denmark's opening 5–0 win over Australia, in which Sonia Gegenhuber was sent off in the 45th minute for the Aussies, ultimately led to their securing one of the best third place runner up spots as they would lose their next two matches.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group C
United States goalkeeper Brianna Scurry was sent off in the 88th minute of the second group game against Denmark. With all three substitutions used, U.S. manager Tony DiCicco called upon striker Mia Hamm to play goalkeeper. Hamm made two saves over eight minutes of stoppage time to secure the 2–0 win. In the other game, Angela Iannotta scored Australia's first-ever World Cup goal, but China defeated the Matildas 4–2.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 99 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 3.81 goals per match. Ann Kristin Aarønes of Norway won the Golden Shoe award for scoring six goals.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, Statistics, Tournament ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams eliminated in the quarter-finals are ranked by their quarter-final goal differential.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final was a football match that took place at Råsunda Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden on 18 June 1995. It pitted Germany and Norway to determine the winner of the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. Norway won 2–0 with goals from Hege Riise and Marianne Pettersen.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Background
The match was contested by 1991 finalists Norway, who had defeated previous winners the United States, and Germany, who had defeated China in the semi-final.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A
Group A of the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 5 to 9 June 1995. The group consisted of Brazil, Germany, Japan and hosts Sweden.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B
Group B of the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 6 to 10 June 1995. The group consisted of Canada, England, Nigeria and Norway.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C
Group C of the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 6 to 10 June 1995. The group consisted of Australia, China PR, Denmark and United States.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C, Matches, United States vs Denmark
After U.S. goalkeeper Briana Scurry was sent off for handling the ball outside the penalty area in the 88th minute, and with no substitutions remaining, outfielder Mia Hamm took her place in goal.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup was the twenty-second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 13 June with the quarter-finals and ended on 18 June 1995 with the final match, held at the Råsunda Stadium in Solna. A total of eight teams (the top two teams from each group, along with the two best third-placed teams) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Format
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Format
The quarter-final match-ups depended on the two third-placed teams which qualified. FIFA set out the following schedule for the semi-finals:


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Format, Combinations of matches in the quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, all matches were played on 13 June 1995. The specific match-ups and schedule depended on which two third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals:


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the three groups, plus the two best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
The qualification process for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 54 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 12 places in the tournament's finals. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts. The places were divided as follows:


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
A total of 52 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 135 qualifying matches were played, and 655 goals were scored (an average of 4.85 per match).


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Qualified teams
The following 12 teams qualified for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup:


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Africa (CAF)
The one African team to qualify to the World Cup was the winner of the 1995 CAF Women's Championship, Nigeria. Nigeria won the tournament by defeating South Africa 11–2 on aggregate in a two-leg final.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Asia (AFC)
The two Asian teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists of the women's football tournament at the 1994 Asian Games. The tournament took place in Hiroshima, Japan from 3–12 October and consisted of 4 teams.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Europe (UEFA)
(30 teams competing for 4 berths, host Sweden qualifies automatically)


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Europe (UEFA)
The third official edition of the UEFA Women's Championship served also as UEFA's qualifying tournament for the World Cup. Out of the 29 teams participating in the tournament, the qualifiers were the four semi-finalists - Sweden (qualified as host of the World Cup), England, Germany and Norway - and the best quarter-final loser - Denmark.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Europe (UEFA)
England, Germany, Norway and Denmark qualified for the World Cup. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, North, Central America & the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
The 1994 CONCACAF's Women's Championship determined the CONCACAF's two qualifiers for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1995 — the winner the United States and the runner-up Canada. The tournament took place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada between 13 & 21 August 1994.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Oceania (OFC)
The OFC was the only one of the six FIFA confederations to hold a specified qualifying competition.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, Oceania (OFC)
Only three teams participated in the tournament which took place in Papua New Guinea between 14 & 20 October 1994: Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The teams played in a round-robin tournament in which each team played 2 matches against each opponent, and in which the qualifier would be the team who finished first.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification processes, South America (CONMEBOL)
The second edition of the Sudamericano Femenino (Women's South American Championship) in 1995 determined the CONMEBOL's qualifier. Brazil won the tournament.


1995 FIFA Women's World Cup squads
Below are the rosters for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup tournament in Sweden. The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 players, including at least two goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.


1995 FIFA World Player of the Year
The 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by George Weah. He is the first African player to win the award and the only one to date.


1995 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the 1995 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Youth Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 10th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held in Qatar from 13 to 28 April 1995. The tournament took place in three venues within the city of Doha. The tournament was originally going to be held in Nigeria. Due to a meningitis outbreak, however, Nigeria withdrew from hosting duties and FIFA relocated the event to Qatar.


1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, Squads
For a list of the squads see 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship squads


1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, Goalscorers
Joseba Etxeberria of Spain won the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 105 goals were scored by 58 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.


1995 FIFA World Youth Championship squads, Group A, Qatar
Head coach:  Jørgen Erik Larsen(N°1)Amiri Ali Mohd GK 8/18/1977 Qatar(N°2)Ahmed Al Rumaihi DF 10/22/1977 Qatar(N°3)Mohamed Salem DF 8/15/1975 Qatar(N°4)Abdulrahman Mubarak Al Kuwari DF 4/27/1977 Al Rayyan Sports Club Qatar(N°5)Adel Hassan Jassim DF 9/8/1977 Qatar(N°6)Hassan Al Ansari DF 11/1/1976 Qatar(N°7)Abdulla Al Ishaq MF 12/7/1976 Qatar(N°8)Mohammed Al Enazi FW 11/22/1976 Al Rayyan Sports Club Qatar(N°9)Hassan Al Harami FW 7/10/1975 Qatar(N°10)Mohammed Nasser MF 5/15/1977 Qatar(N°11)Waleed Al Khanji MF 10/14/1977 Qatar(N°12)Ahmed Jassim DF 12/6/1977 Qatar(N°13)Mohd Abdulrahman DF 12/27/1976 Qatar(N°14)Rashid Al Muhazza DF 9/9/1976 Qatar(N°15)Ali Al Binali DF 8/27/1977 Qatar(N°16)Ahmed Al Mulla FW 11/16/1977 Qatar(N°17)Rashid Al Dosari FW 10/1/1977 Qatar(N°18)Hassan Rahman GK 10/20/196 Qatar


1995 FIFA World Youth Championship squads, Group D, Costa Rica
Head coach:  Luis Roberto Sibaja(N°1)Lester Morgan Suazo GK 5/2/1976 Asociacion Deportiva Guanacasteca Costa Rica(N°2)Edrick Diaz DF 10/3/1975 Asociacion Deportiva Guanacasteca Costa Rica(N°3)Jervis Drummond Johnson DF 9/8/1976 Club Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica(N°4)Alejandro Sanchez Aguilar DF 8/14/1976 Asociacion Deportiva Carmelita Costa Rica(N°5)Jose Antonio Torres Gonzalez DF 10/5/1975 Club Sportivo Herediano Costa Rica(N°6)Alfredo Morales Chaves DF 9/16/1977 Club Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica(N°7)Carlos Rodriguez Fajardo MF 8/8/1976 Asociacion Deportiva Guanacasteca Costa Rica(N°8)Kenneth Baltodano MF 8/2/1976 Club Sportivo Heridiano Costa Rica(N°9)Paulo Cesar Wanchope FW 7/31/1976 Club Sportivo Heridiano Costa Rica(N°10)Jafet Soto Molina FW 4/1/1976 Club Atletico Monarcas Morelia Mexico(N°11)Jewison Bennett Grant FW 11/2/1976 Club Sportivo Cartagines Costa Rica(N°12)Cesar Augusto Martinez Bolaños FW 10/12/1976 Club Sportivo Uruguay Costa Rica(N°13)Norberto Barrantes MF 9/20/1976 Club Sportivo Heridiano Costa Rica(N°14)Try Anthony Bennett Grant DF Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica(N°15)Diego Box Thomas DF 8/25/1977 Municipal Puriscal Costa Rica(N°16)Jose Manuel Herrera Solano GK 11/3/1976 Club de Futbol Paraiso Costa Rica(N°17)Gerold Johnson Drummond FW 9/8/1976 Club Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica(N°18)Harold Amed Wallace MF 9/7/1975 Club Atletico Xacatepec Mexico


1995 FINA Diving World Cup
The 1995 FINA Diving World Cup was held in Atlanta, United States from Sep 5, 1995 to Sep 9, 1995.


1995 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
The 1995 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the ninth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Atlanta, United States. Eight teams participated to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event until 1999.


1995 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup
The 7th FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup was held August 1–5, 1995 in Atlanta, USA. It featured swimmers from 9 nations, swimming in three events: Solo, Duet and Team.


1995 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships
The 4th FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships was held July 20–23, 1995 in Bonn, Germany. The synchronised swimmers are aged between 15 and 18 years old from 28 nations, swimming in three events: Solo, Duet and Team.


1995 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships, Participating nations
28 nations swam at the 1995 World Junior Championships were:


1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
The 2nd FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was an international swimming meet held on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 30 November until 3 December 1995. The meet featured 32 events swum in a short course (25m) pool.


1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
The United States did poorly, as the meet dates fell in the middle (rather than the end) of the USA's annual competition season (particularly the college season), the USA had just hosted the 1995 Pan Pacs, and the USA would host the 1996 Summer Olympics.


1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre freestyle
These are the official results of the Men's 50 metres Freestyle event at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


1995 FIRA Women's European Championship
The 1995 FIRA Women's European Championship was the first official FIRA championship. Four countries entered, and the competition was a straight knockout tournament.


1995 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
The 1995 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix was the 2nd Summer Grand Prix season in ski jumping on plastic. Season began on 19 August 1995 in Kuopio, Finland and ended on 3 September 1995 in Stams, Austria.


1995 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
Other competitive circuits this season included the World Cup and Continental Cup.


1995 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
The 1995 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 18 November to 2 December 1991 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The first three qualified.


1995 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
The twelve competing teams played a single-round robin format, in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo, Sendai, Fukushima, Chiba, Hiroshima, Kumamoto, and Kagoshima.


1995 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
The 1995 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand from July 24 to 30, 1995. 16 teams participated in the tournament. This tournament had to be played at Bangkok, Thailand.


1995 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The 1995 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 3 to 17 November 1995 in Japan. Twelve national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, US.


1995 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 1995 FIVB Women's World Cup, held from November 3 to November 17, 1995 in several cities in Japan.


1995 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 1995 FIVB World Grand Prix was the third women's volleyball tournament of its kind, played by eight countries from 18 August to 17 September 1995. The final round was staged in Shanghai.


1995 FIVB Volleyball World League
The 1995 FIVB Volleyball World League was the sixth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 19 May to 9 July 1995. The Final Round was held in Rio de Janeiro (Main) and Belo Horizonte (Sub), Brazil.


1995 Family Circle Cup
The 1995 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1995 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from March 27 through April 2, 1995. Conchita Martínez won the singles title.


1995 Family Circle Cup, Finals, Doubles
Nicole Arendt /  Manon Bollegraf defeated  Gigi Fernández /  Natasha Zvereva 0–6, 6–3, 6–4


1995 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Lori McNeil and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions but they lost in the second round to Laurence Courtois and Irina Spîrlea.


1995 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf won in the final 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva.


1995 Family Circle Cup – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.


1995 Family Circle Cup – Singles
Conchita Martínez was the defending champion and won in the final 6–1, 6–1 against Magdalena Maleeva.


1995 Family Circle Cup – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


1995 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
The 1995 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards ceremony, presented by Fangoria magazine and Creation Entertainment, honored the best horror films of 1994 and took place on May 6, 1995, at the LAX Sheraton in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by comedians Rick Overton and Scott LaRose.


1995 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, Ceremony
The event was held as part of Fangoria's annual Weekend of Horrors convention, in partnership with Creation Entertainment. Attendees at the convention included Clive Barker, John Carl Buechler, Don Coscarelli, Barbara Crampton, Brad Dourif, Stuart Gordon, Steve Johnson, John Saxon, David J. Schow, George P. Wilbur.


1995 Fannie Bay by-election
A by-election for the seat of Fannie Bay in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 17 June 1995. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Premier Marshall Perron of the Country Liberal Party (CLP). The seat had been held by Perron since 1983.


1995 Fannie Bay by-election
The CLP selected Fay Miller, Deputy Secretary to the Chief Minister. The Labor Party selected Clare Martin, an ABC Television and Radio presenter.


1995 Fed Cup
The 1995 Fed Cup was the 33rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis, and the first to bear the name Fed Cup.


1995 Fed Cup
Major changes to the tournament's structure went into effect for 1995. The format was changed to a multi-tiered league system similar to the Davis Cup, and a Group II was added to the existing Group I at Zonal level. The World Group I was reduced to eight teams and the World Group II was added with another eight teams.


1995 Fed Cup
Ties were played at home sites rather than all in one location as before. Play-offs determined promotion and relegation between World Group and World Group II and Zonal Group I. Two singles rubbers were added to the ties, which became the best of five matches.


1995 Fed Cup
The final took place on 25–26 November, with Spain defeating the United States to give Spain their third title.


1995 Fed Cup, World Group Play-offs
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Austria, Bulgaria, Japan and South Africa), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Argentina, Australia, Canada and Netherlands) entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs.


1995 Fed Cup, World Group II
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1995. Winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and loser played in the World Group II Play-offs.


1995 Fed Cup, World Group II Play-offs
The four losing teams from World Group II (Indonesia, Italy, Slovakia and Sweden) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Belgium and Czech Republic), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (South Korea), and one team from the Americas Zone (Paraguay).


1995 Fed Cup, Americas Zone, Group II
Venue: Trinidad C.C., Maraval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (outdoor hard)


1995 Fed Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I
Venue: Jang Choong Tennis Centre, Jung-gu, South Korea (outdoor clay)


1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1995 Fed Cup.


1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group I
The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The top two teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nation progresses to World Group II play-offs. Nations finishing in the bottom place in each pool were relegated to Americas Zone Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group II
The twelve teams were divided into four pools of three. The top team from each pool then moved on to the play-off stage of the competition. The two teams that won one match from the play-off stage would advance to Group I for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Knockout Stage
The Knockout Stage of the 1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.


1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Knockout Stage
The four teams were then randomly drawn into a two-stage knockout tournament, with the winner advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.


1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1995 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1995 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Those that qualified for this stage placed first in their respective pools.


1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs
The four teams were then paired up the team from a different placing of the other group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to Group I in 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1995 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1995 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool C
Group C of the 1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1995 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool D
Group D of the 1995 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1995 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1995 Fed Cup.


1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I
The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The top two teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nation progresses to World Group II play-offs. Nations finishing in the bottom place in each pool were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group II
The seven teams were divided into two pools of three and four. The top two teams from each pool then moved on to the play-off stage of the competition. The two teams that won one match from the play-off stage would advance to Group I for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Knockout Stage
The Knockout Stage of the 1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.


1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Knockout Stage
The four teams were then randomly drawn into a two-stage knockout tournament, with the winner advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.


1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 1995 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 1995 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.


1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs
The four teams were then paired up the team from a different placing of the other group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to Group I in 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 1995 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 1995 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 1995 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1995 Fed Cup.


1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group I
The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. The top teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nation progresses to World Group II play-offs. Nations finishing in the bottom place in each pool were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group II
The twenty teams were divided into four pools of five. The top two teams from each pool then moved on to the play-off stage of the competition. The four teams that won one match from the play-off stage would advance to Group I for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage
The Knockout Stage of the 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.


1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage
The eight teams were then randomly drawn into two two-stage knockout tournaments, with the winners advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.


1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 1995 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 1995 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool C
Group C of the 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 1995 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool D
Group D of the 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 1995 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.


1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
The four teams were then paired up the team from a different placing of the other group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to Group I in 1996.


1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II of the 1995 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs.


1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II of the 1995 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs.


1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool C
Group C of the 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II of the 1995 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs.


1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool D
Group D of the 1995 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II of the 1995 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs.


1995 Fed Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1995. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Spain was the two-time defending champion, and successfully defended their title defeating last year's finalist United States in what was their fifth consecutive final.


1995 Fed Cup World Group II
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1995. Winning nations advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and the losing nations were demoted to the World Group II Play-offs.


1995 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs
The 1995 World Group II Play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group II and four nations from the three Zonal Group I competitions. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 1996 World Group II, while losing nations joined their respective zonal groups.


1995 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs
The World Group Play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group first round and the winning nations of the World Group II. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 1996 World Group, while losing nations joined the 1996 World Group II.


1995 Fiesta Bowl
The 1995 IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl, played on January 2, 1995, was the 24th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game featured the Colorado Buffaloes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.


1995 Fiesta Bowl, 1st half
Colorado kicker, Neil Voskeritchian, started the scoring with a 33-yard field goal in the first quarter, to give the Buffaloes the early 3–0 lead. Later in the 1st quarter, quarterback Kordell Stewart tossed a 1-yard pass to Christian Fauria for a touchdown, and a 10–0 Colorado lead. Scott Cengia got Notre Dame on the board with a 29-yard field goal to make it 10–3.


1995 Fiesta Bowl, 1st half
In the second quarter Colorado sealed its win, by scoring three consecutive touchdowns. Kordell Stewart started by rushing 9 yards for a touchdown, then Rashaan Salaam scored two 1-yard touchdown runs to increase the lead to 31–3. Ron Powlus threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Derrick Mayes to cut the lead to 31–10 before halftime.


1995 Fiesta Bowl, 2nd half
Powlus threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Mayes to cut the lead to 31–17, early in the third quarter. Then Voskeritchian kicked a 48-yard field goal to extend Colorado's lead to 34–17. Rashaan Salaam put the exclamation mark on the game with a 5-yard touchdown run, increasing Colorado's lead to 41–17. Notre Dame scored one last time on a 7-yard pass from Powlus to Leon Wallace to provide the final margin.


1995 Fife Council election
1995 Elections to Fife Council were held on the 6 April 1995 and were the first for the newly formed Unitary authority for Fife Council, which was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994


1995 Fiji rugby union tour of Wales and Ireland
The 1995 Fiji rugby union tour of Wales and Ireland was a series of matches played in October and November 1995 in Wales and Ireland by the Fiji national rugby union team.


1995 Finnish Cup
The 1995 Finnish Cup (Finnish: Suomen Cup) was the 41st season of the main annual association football cup competition in Finland. It was organised as a single-elimination knock–out tournament and participation in the competition was voluntary. The final was held at the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki on 28 October 1995 with MyPa defeating FC Jazz by 1-0 before an attendance of 6,140 spectators.


1995 Finnish parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 19 March 1995.


1995 Finnish parliamentary election
The previous centre-right, non-socialist cabinet fell as the Social Democratic Party (SDP) made strong gains and achieved the best result of any party since World War II, winning 63 of the 200 seats in the Eduskunta. The main reason for the defeat of the Centre Party-led coalition was its unpopular austerity program and lingering effects of the early 1990s recession.


1995 Finnish parliamentary election
After the election, a five party "Rainbow Coalition" was formed, between the SDP, National Coalition Party, Left Alliance, Swedish People's Party and the Green League, with SDP leader Paavo Lipponen appointed Prime Minister.


1995 Five Nations Championship
The 1995 Five Nations Championship was the 66th Five Nations Championship, the annual Northern Hemisphere rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It was also the last Five Nations held in the sport's amateur era, as rugby union's governing body, the International Rugby Football Board, opened the sport to professionalism on August 26 of that year. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends from 21 January to 18 March.


1995 Five Nations Championship
It was also the fifth occasion, after 1978, 1984, 1990 and 1991, on which two teams each with three victories faced off against each other in the final round of matches, with both capable of completing a Grand Slam with a victory, and the second time that the Triple Crown had also been at stake at the same time, as a result of England and Scotland's earlier victories over the other Home Nations.


1995 Five Nations Championship
The tournament took a surprisingly similar course to five years earlier, where England and Scotland both won their first three matches and met in the final week, with an undefeated record, a Grand Slam, Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup all at stake for the victor: however, this time it was England who prevailed in the deciding match. Even the minor placings were the same as in 1990, as France came third, Ireland fourth and Wales were whitewashed.


1995 Flateyri avalanche
The 1995 Flateyri avalanche was an avalanche that struck the village of Flateyri in Iceland’s Westfjords on 26 October 1995, killing 20 people. It came 8 months after an avalanche in Súðavík killed 14 people. The disasters had a profound effect on the nation and sparked a massive buildup of avalanche dams to protect towns in danger zones.


1995 Flateyri avalanche
The avalanche fell from Skollahvilft [ˈskɔtlaˌkʰvɪl̥t] at around 4:00 AM, and destroyed 17 houses. 45 people were in the houses hit by the avalanche, 21 managed to escape on their own and four were later rescued alive.


1995 Florida Citrus Bowl
The 1995 CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl, part of the 1994 bowl game season, took place on January 2, 1995, at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten). Alabama was victorious in by a final score of 24–17. This was the 49th Citrus Bowl played.


1995 Florida Citrus Bowl, Teams, Alabama
The 1994 Alabama squad finished the regular season undefeated and as champions of the SEC Western Division, only to lose to Florida in the SEC Championship Game by one point to finish with an 11–1 record. Following their loss against Florida, the Crimson Tide accepted an invitation to play in the Florida Citrus Bowl as the SEC runner-up. The appearance marked the first for Alabama in the Florida Citrus Bowl, and their 47th overall bowl game.


1995 Florida Citrus Bowl, Teams, Ohio State
The 1994 Ohio State squad finished the regular season with losses to Washington, Illinois and Penn State to finish with a record of 9–3. Following their victory over Michigan to end a seven-game losing streak against their rival, the Buckeyes clinched a spot in the Florida Citrus Bowl as Big Ten runner-up. Their appearance marked the third for Ohio State in the Florida Citrus Bowl, and their 27th overall bowl game.


1995 Florida Citrus Bowl, Game summary
The first quarter was scoreless, with Ohio State missing a field goal and Alabama having one blocked. Play was briefly interrupted at one point by a dog that had wandered on the field. In the second quarter Alabama reached the endzone on a nine-yard Tarrant Lynch touchdown run to cap a 16 play, 80 yard drive and take a 7–0 lead. Ohio State responded with a pair of Joey Galloway touchdown receptions. With each coming from quarterback Bobby Hoying, the first was good from 69 yards and the second from 11 to give the Buckeyes a 14–7 lead.


1995 Florida Citrus Bowl, Game summary
The Crimson Tide tied the game just before the half when Sherman Williams scored from seven yards out to knot the game at 14–14. After a scoreless third, each team hit a field goal to bring the score to 17–17. Alabama scored the game-winning touchdown with only 0:42 remaining in the game when Jay Barker hit Williams for a 50-yard touchdown reception and a 24–17 Crimson Tide victory. The halftime show that day was a real spectacle, having over 2,000 cheerleaders and baton twirlers from all over the nation performing for the crowd.


1995 Florida Gators baseball team
The 1995 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 1995 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was the first at Florida coached by Andy Lopez.


1995 Florida Gators football team
The 1995 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 1995 season was the Florida Gators' sixth year under head coach Steve Spurrier and was one of the most successful in school history, as the Gators finished the regular season unbeaten and untied for the first time (the 1911 team went 5–0–1).


1995 Florida Gators football team
The Gators used coach Spurrier's pass-heavy "fun 'n gun" offense". Led by Heisman Trophy finalist quarterback Danny Wuerffel, the offense set many school and conference offensive records, including passing touchdowns, passing yards per game, total yards per game, and points per game, among others.


1995 Florida Gators football team
After finishing the regular season 12–0 (8–0 in the SEC), Florida defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks 34–3 in the 1995 SEC Championship Game. As the No. 2 ranked team, the Gators were invited to play in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, which was the Bowl Alliance national championship game. In Tempe, Florida lost 24–62 to the No. 1 ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers but remained No. 2 in the final AP poll.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Before the season
Prior to the season, the old Bermuda grass was replaced with newly grown sod.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Houston
In the opener, Florida was off to a shaky start, but was able to defeat the 45-point underdog Houston Cougars 45–21. The defense was suspect, surrendering 421 total yards to a Cougar team which won a single game the year before.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Houston
"We managed to get away with a victory but Houston was probably better prepared than we were", said coach Spurrier.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Kentucky
In the second week of play, the Gators easily beat the Kentucky Wildcats 42–7. Third-team tailback Terry Jackson picked up the load when Elijah Williams and Fred Taylor were injured, rushing for 138 yards and three touchdowns.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Kentucky
Wuerffel sat out after tossing a 13-yard touchdown to Chris Doering to go up 35–0.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Tennessee
In the first major test of the season, the Gators routed the rival and eighth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers 62–37. On the first play from scrimmage, Volunteer quarterback Peyton Manning connected with receiver Joey Kent for a 72-yard gain. On the next play, Manning threw a touchdown pass to Marcus Nash, giving the Vols a 7–0 lead only 15 seconds into the game. After another Manning touchdown pass and two Gator turnovers, the Vols held a 30–14 advantage late in the second quarter in front of a stunned Florida Field crowd.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Tennessee
Wuerffel led the Gators to an answering score, cutting the lead to 30–21 with a touchdown pass in the last minute of the first half. That would be the beginning of a historic run, as Florida scored 48 straight points despite a torrential second half downpour and won 62–37. Many records were broken in the game: Wuerffel threw an SEC record six touchdown passes; Tennessee set school records for most points scored in a loss and most points given up in the modern era. After the game, Sports Illustrated chose to put Wuerffel on its cover instead of Manning.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Ole Miss
The next week was a lackluster performance versus Ole Miss. Though a 28–10 win for the Gators, the game involved just 59 offensive plays.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Ole Miss
Florida's first touchdown came with a 42-yard run on a reverse, by Jacquez Green on a 4th-and-2. On Florida's next possession, Green went up against two defenders and snatched a pass for a 40-yard gain, setting up a 13-yard touchdown pass from Wuerffel to Ike Hilliard. An 8-yard pass to Chris Doering was his 101st career catch and gave Florida a 21–3 cushion early in the second quarter.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, LSU
In Baton Rouge, Florida beat the LSU Tigers 28–10. The Gators mixed in the option into its normal offense to counter LSU and its eight-man front. Wuerffel called it one of his worst games, and threw three interceptions in the first half.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, LSU
On the Gators' third possession, a crucial first down was had by an option pitch to Elijah Williams. Later on that same drive, the Gators scored on a third-and-goal from inside the 5-yard line using the same play to go up 7–0. Fred Taylor had short runs for two more touchdowns. LSU's offense seemed to come awake shortly before the half, scoring its 10 points quickly. LSU's touchdown came on a touchdown pass to defensive tackle Anthony McFarland. Florida scored its final touchdown on a 21-yard pass from Wuerffel to Reidel Anthony.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Auburn
Florida won against the Auburn Tigers 49 to 38, the first time Spurrier defeated Auburn coach Terry Bowden. The Gators committed two turnovers early against Auburn, which led 10–0 three minutes into the game.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Auburn
The game stayed close throughout the first half. After the early, 10–0 Auburn lead, Reidel Anthony returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown. Auburn added a field goal, and passes to Jacquez Green set up a Fred Taylor touchdown run to give Florida its first lead of the game, 14–13. Auburn then retook the lead, 20–14; and after a short touchdown run by Elijah Williams, it was 21–20 at the half.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Auburn
Wuerffel threw a touchdown pass to Ike Hilliard and two to Chris Doering such that early in the third quarter it was already 42–20. One more touchdown was had by Doering. Auburn scored thrice more since the half, each time failing on a two-point conversion. The Tigers' last score came on a long run by Stephen Davis.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Georgia
Florida beat  the Bulldogs 52–17, becoming the first visitor in Sanford Stadium history to score more than 50 points.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Georgia
Florida was ahead 21–0 less than 12 minutes into the contest. Gators starting quarterback Danny Wuerffel threw for 242 yards and five touchdowns before leaving the game in the third quarter. "Danny Wuerffel was near perfect in the game", Spurrier said. "He only had one bad throw." With the Gators leading 38–17 in the fourth quarter, Gators backup quarterback Eric Kresser threw for two more touchdowns, one with 1:21 remaining, to make the final score 52–17.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Georgia
After the game, Gators coach Steve Spurrier stated that he had wanted to be the first opponent to hang "half a hundred" on the Bulldogs in their own stadium because "we heard no one had ever done that before." The Gators' fifty-two points remains the record for most scored against Georgia "between the hedges."


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Northern Illinois
At homecoming the following week, backup quarterback Eric Kresser played in place of Wuerffel for the Northern Illinois game, a 58–20 defeat of the Huskies. Kresser threw for a school record  458 yards, breaking the record Terry Dean set against Southwestern Louisiana in 1993. Kresser passed for six touchdowns to six different players, including a 96-yard pass to Jacquez Green on a crossing route.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Northern Illinois
Despite the performance, Spurrier felt Kresser threw better in pre-game warmups. The Gators improved to 8-0 for the first time since 1928.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, South Carolina
In Columbia, Florida clinched the SEC East title with a crushing 63–7 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks. Wuerffel threw for 304 yards including five touchdowns in the first half.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, South Carolina
After a blocked punt, Wuerffel hit Hilliard with an 18-yard touchdown to go up 21–0 early into the second quarter. Florida used its substitutes after a 38-yard touchdown run by Elijah Williams midway through the third quarter. Kresser hit Green on a 39-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the fourth quarter.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Vanderbilt
Returning home the next week, Florida triumphed over the  Vanderbilt Commodores 38–7. Chris Doering was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week with a season-high 11 catches for 169 yards. Elijah Williams had 128 yards rushing, including a 70-yard touchdown run.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Vanderbilt
The Gators were plagued by sacks and poor play, but played aggressive defense. In the second half, Vanderbilt wide receiver Fred Baker and Florida nickelback Ben Hanks were both ejected for fighting. Hanks apologized afterwards, and was suspended for a half the next week.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Florida State
The rival Florida State Seminoles were beaten 35–24. Danny Wuerffel threw for 453 yards and four touchdowns as Florida held off a second-half rally by Florida State and erased the memories of the "Choke at Doak" from the previous season.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Florida State
A 42-yard pass to Ike Hilliard, who evaded multiple defenders on the run after the catch, made it 21–6. The Gators intercepted the Noles three times in the last quarter. Florida tied the all-time school record for consecutive winswith 11.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Postseason, Arkansas
The Gators faced the Arkansas Razorbacks in the SEC Championship Game and ran away with it 34–3. The Razorbacks led 3-0 after a long, game-opening drive on which tailback Madre Hill suffered a knee injury.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Postseason, Arkansas
Following a 36-yard field goal from Arkansas, Florida drove 80 yards in seven plays, with Wuerffel completing a 22-yard touchdown pass to Chris Doering. The Gators never looked back, scoring 34 unanswered points and securing a spot against Nebraska in the national title game.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Postseason, Nebraska
The Gators faced #1 ranked Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl for the Bowl Alliance national championship. Florida received the opening kickoff and drove to the Nebraska 5, before settling for a 23-yard Bart Edmiston field goal. Aided by good field position, the Huskers countered on their opening series with a 53-yard scoring drive, capped by a 16-yard cross-field throwback pass from Tommie Frazier to Lawrence Phillips. The Gators blocked the Huskers' extra point, and Nebraska led 6–3. Late in the period, Florida went back ahead on a short 1-yard sneak from Wuerffel and led 10–6. As the Gators scored, CBS' Terry Donahue stated, "Nebraska better not get too far behind." The Huskers then put the game out of reach with a 29-point explosion in the second quarter, making it 35–10 at the half.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Postseason, Nebraska
Florida continued to struggle against Nebraska's aggressive, blitzing defense. In the third period, on second down from the Nebraska 25, Cornhuskers quarterback Frazier ran an option play to the right, and decided to keep the ball rather than pitch. He gained 11 yards before being met by a group of Florida defenders at the 36-yard line, which he then dragged approximately 10 yards before shrugging them off and breaking free, streaking 75 yards down the sideline to give Nebraska a 49–18 lead. Frazier had broken no fewer than seven tackles on the play. The game ended 62 to 24.


1995 Florida Gators football team, Postseason, Nebraska
For much of the summer of 1996, a common joke on ESPN was "Hey Gators, Nebraska just scored again." The Gators would use the Fiesta Bowl rout as a rallying point for the 1996 season, in which they won the first national championship in school history. The 1995 Nebraska squad has been voted as the greatest college football team of all-time in many surveys, including the all-time Sagarin ratings. An ESPN poll has them at #3, only behind the 1971 Huskers and 1972 USC Trojans.


1995 Florida Marlins season
The Florida Marlins' 1995 season was the third season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to improve on their season from 1994. Their manager was Rene Lachemann. They played home games at Joe Robbie Stadium. They finished with a record of 67–76, fourth in the National League East. The Marlins scored 673 runs and allowed 673 runs to finish with a run differential of zero.


1995 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1995 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1995 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1995 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1995 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1995 Florida State Seminoles baseball team
The 1995 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Dick Howser Stadium, and played as part of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his sixteenth season as head coach at Florida State.


1995 Florida State Seminoles baseball team
The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their thirteenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for fifth place after recording a win against Oklahoma and losses to Miami (FL) and Southern California.


1995 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 1995 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.


1995 Florida State Seminoles football team
Running back Warrick Dunn finished ninth place in the Heisman Trophy voting. Florida State scored 563 points, setting a single-season record.


1995 Food City 500
The 1995 Food City 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on April 2, 1995 at Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 mile (0.857 km) speedway, it was the 6th race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.


1995 Football League Cup Final
The 1995 Football League Cup Final was a football match played between Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers on 2 April 1995 at Wembley Stadium, London. It was the final match of the 1994–95 Football League Cup, the 35th staging of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in the Premier League and The Football League. Liverpool were appearing in their seventh final, they had previously won four and lost twice. Bolton were appearing in their first final.


1995 Football League Cup Final
Both teams entered the competition in the second round. The majority of Liverpool's matches were close affairs, with the exception of a 4–1 victory over Burnley in the second round. Otherwise, their biggest margin of victory was by two goals over Blackburn Rovers in the fourth round. Bolton's matches were equally close. Their biggest margin of victory was three goals in the second round against Ipswich Town, while they beat Norwich City by a single goal in the quarter-finals.


1995 Football League Cup Final
Watched by a crowd of 75,595, Bolton controlled the early exchanges in the match, but it was Liverpool who took the lead in the 37th minute when Steve McManaman scored. McManaman scored again in the 68th minute to extend Liverpool's lead to two goals. However, a minute later, Alan Thompson scored for Bolton to reduce the deficit to one goal. Despite repeated attacks, Bolton did not score an equaliser and Liverpool won the match 2–1.


1995 Football League Cup Final
Liverpool's victory was their fifth in the competition. McManaman was named as man of the match and awarded the Alan Hardaker Trophy. His performance was praised by both managers, as was the performance of both teams. Liverpool's win qualified Liverpool to play in European competition the following season, while Bolton would win promotion to the Premier League following a 4–3 victory in the First Division play-off final.


1995 Football League Cup Final, Route to the final, Liverpool
Liverpool entered the competition in the second round, where they drawn against First Division team Burnley. The tie was played over two legs, with the first leg held at Liverpool's home ground Anfield. Goals from defender John Scales and striker Robbie Fowler secured a 2–0 victory for Liverpool. The second leg was held at Burnley's home ground Turf Moor, which Liverpool won 4–1 to progress to the third round courtesy of a 6–1 aggregate victory.


1995 Football League Cup Final, Route to the final, Liverpool
First Division team Stoke City were the opposition in the third round, with the match held at Anfield. Striker Ian Rush put Liverpool ahead in the fourth minute, but Stoke striker Paul Peschisolido equalised in the 40th minute. A further goal from Rush in the second half secured a 2–1 victory for Liverpool. Liverpool's opposition in the fourth round were fellow Premier League team Blackburn Rovers, at whose ground, Ewood Park, the match was held at. Three goals from Rush gave Liverpool a 3–1 victory and progression to the quarter-finals.


1995 Football League Cup Final, Route to the final, Liverpool
Fellow Premier League team Arsenal were the opposition in the quarter-finals. A goal from Rush in the 59th minute secured a 1–0 victory. Liverpool's opponents in the semi-finals, which were held over two legs, was First Division team Crystal Palace. The first leg, held at Anfield, was goalless until the 90th minute when striker Fowler scored. The second leg was held at Palace's home ground, Selhurst Park. A goal from Fowler in the 27th minute secured victory and a 2–0 aggregate win meant Liverpool progressed to the final.


1995 Football League Cup Final, Route to the final, Bolton Wanderers
Bolton entered the competition in the second round, where they faced Premier League team Ipswich Town. The first leg, held at Ipswich's home ground Portman Road, was won 3–0 by Bolton. Bolton won the second leg 1–0 at their home ground, Burnden Park, to progress to the third round courtesy of a 4–0 aggregate victory. Fellow First Division team Sheffield United were the opposition in the third round. The march held at United's home ground, Bramall Lane, was won 2–1 by Bolton.


1995 Football League Cup Final, Route to the final, Bolton Wanderers
Bolton were drawn against Premier League team West Ham United in the fourth round. The match held at West Ham's home ground, The Boleyn Ground, was won 3–1 by Bolton as they progressed to the quarter-finals. Their opposition were Norwich City of the Premier League. Bolton won 1–0 at Burnden Park to progress to the semi-finals.


1995 Football League Cup Final, Route to the final, Bolton Wanderers
Fellow First Division side Swindon Town were the opposition in the semi-finals. Swindon won the first leg at their home ground, the County Ground 2–1. Bolton recovered in the second leg to win 3–1, which meant they progressed to the final courtesy of a 4–3 aggregate victory.


1995 Football League Cup Final, Match, Background
Liverpool were appearing in their seventh final. They had won four (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) and lost two (1978, 1987). Bolton were appearing in their first final, they had previously reached the semi-finals during the 1976–77 Football League Cup. The last meeting between the two sides was on 13 January 1993, in a replay of their third round tie in the 1992–93 FA Cup. Bolton won the match 2–0.


1995 Football League Cup Final, Match, Background
Despite their history in the competition, Liverpool manager Roy Evans, felt this would not count for anything in the final: "Our players haven't really got that much Wembley experience, certainly not in terms of finals. It will be good for us to have Ian Rush and John Barnes out there." Striker Rush had picked up a hamstring injury while playing for the Welsh national team against Bulgaria, but was expected to be fit. Midfielder Mark Kennedy would not feature in the final as he was ineligible.


1995 Football League Cup Final, Match, Background
Bolton defender Alan Stubbs was confident Bolton could cause Liverpool problems: "I think if you look round the team we have got good quality everywhere and that's why we are doing so well, we have also got good players in reserve who can come in and do a job. We have played together for a long time and we are strong both mentally and physically this year. And if the forwards have not been scoring, the midfield and wingers have."


1995 Football League Cup Final, Match, First half
Bolton had the best chances in the first part of the first-half. Midfielder David Lee caused trouble for Liverpool defender Stig Inge Bjørnebye in the opening minutes, while fellow defender Phil Babb was shown a yellow card in the 20th minute for tripping Lee. The Bolton midfielder came close to opening the scoring in the 30th minute. A lofted pass by Jason McAteer sent him clear of the Liverpool defence, he subsequently beat Liverpool goalkeeper David James to the ball, but his shot 30 yards (27 m) from goal went wide of the goal. Bolton had another chance four minutes later. Midfielder Alan Thompson received the ball from a Jimmy Phillips thrown in, but his volleyed shot 25 yards (23 m) from goal was pushed onto the crossbar by James.


1995 Football League Cup Final, Match, First half
Despite their strong first half up to that point, Bolton went a goal behind in the 37th minute. Liverpool midfielder Steve McManaman received the ball from John Barnes, he ran past Bolton defender Alan Stubbs, then past Scott Green. His subsequent shot was not powerful, but Bolton goalkeeper Keith Branagan could not stop the ball from going into the goal, giving Liverpool a 1–0 lead.


1995 Football League Cup Final, Match, Second half
Bolton started the second half on the attack. Bolton were awarded a free-kick, following a foul on Thompson, by Liverpool defender Rob Jones, who was shown a yellow card. From the subsequent free-kick, Bolton striker John McGinlay received the ball, keeping it from the onrushing James, his pass into the Liverpool penalty area found Mixu Paatelainen whose volleyed shot went wide of the Liverpool goal. Bolton had another attack almost immediately. A pass by McAteer found Thompson on the right side of the pitch, but his shot went across the face of the Liverpool goal.


1995 Football League Cup Final, Match, Second half
Liverpool began to assert more pressure following the attack. A pass by striker Ian Rush in the 52nd minute found Bjørnebye, whose subsequent shot hit the post. Another Liverpool attack was stopped by Bolton defender Mark Seagraves as he intercepted a cross from Bjørnebye to Rush, but his interception went towards the Bolton goal and was only stopped by Branagan.


1995 Football League Cup Final, Match, Second half
Liverpool's pressure paid off in the 68th minute as McManaman scored a second goal. From the left side of the pitch, McManaman went past Green, then McAteer, before he got in front of Seagraves and scored with a shot into the Bolton goal. Bolton replied immediately. Liverpool defender Neil Ruddock's clearance was played back into the Liverpool penalty area by Guðni Bergsson who had replaced Green. Paatelainen headed the ball onto Thompson, whose shot went into the Liverpool goal. Bolton continued to pressure Liverpool in search of the equaliser but were unable to score and Liverpool won the match 2–1 to claim their fifth League Cup victory.


1995 Football League Cup Final, Post match
Liverpool captain Rush collected the trophy from the Royal box at Wembley Stadium. Liverpool's victory meant Rush won the competition for the fifth time in his career, which is a record. McManaman was awarded the Alan Hardaker Trophy as man of the match. McManaman praised the performance of the Bolton players: "Give Bolton their due, they battled back in the second half like we knew they would but it was a great team effort by our lads and I was just happy to get two goals like that."


1995 Football League Cup Final, Post match
Liverpool manager Roy Evans praised the performance of McManaman stating: "The two goals were fantastic. Sometimes he does need a kick up the backside, but they were really two great goals." Evans was also delighted to have won his first trophy as Liverpool manager: "We believed that we've always had a decent squad with players of outstanding ability. The way the lads have worked this season is outstanding. This cup is the first step. We are in Europe and we are delighted."


1995 Football League Cup Final, Post match
Despite his team's defeat, Bolton manager Bruce Rioch praised the performance of Liverpool: "I'm delighted for Roy, if you're going to lose in a cup final then the winner couldn't have gone to a better club." Rioch also stated that the final "was great for the town and great for the people." Bolton would return to Wembley in May when they progressed to the First Division play-off final. A 4–3 win secured promotion to the Premier League for the following season. Liverpool's victory earned them qualification into European competition, the 1995–96 UEFA Cup. They would finish the 1994–95 season in fourth place in the Premier League, 15 points behind eventual winners Blackburn Rovers.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final
The 1995 Football League First Division play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 29 May 1995 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Bolton Wanderers and Reading. The match was to determine the second and final team to gain promotion from the Football League First Division, the second tier of English football, to the Premiership. The champions of the 1994–95 Football League First Division gained automatic promotion to the Premiership, while the teams placed from second to fifth place in the table partook in play-off semi-finals;  Reading ended the season in second position while Bolton Wanderers finished third. The winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 1995–96 season in the Premiership.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final
The match was played in front of a Wembley crowd of more than 64,000 spectators and was refereed by  Peter Foakes. Reading's Lee Nogan opened the scoring after four minutes, before Adrian Williams doubled their advantage eight minutes later. Bolton's Jason McAteer then fouled Michael Gilkes and conceded a penalty. Stuart Lovell's spot kick was saved by the Bolton goalkeeper Keith Branagan and the first half ended 2–0. Reading lost Nogan and Andy Bernal through injury midway into the second half, and Bolton's Owen Coyle  scored to halve the deficit with fifteen minutes remaining.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final
A late goal from Fabian de Freitas resulted in regular time ending 2–2 and sent the game into extra time. Mixu Paatelainen then put Bolton ahead for the first time in the match, scoring midway through the additional period, and De Freitas scored his second,  and Bolton's fourth, with two minutes remaining. A last-minute consolation goal from the Reading player and co-manager Jimmy Quinn meant the match ended 4–3 to Bolton who secured promotion to the Premiership.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final
Rioch left Bolton in June to become the new manager at Arsenal and was replaced by Roy McFarland, who was sacked after six months with the club bottom of the Premiership. Bolton were subsequently relegated in their first season in the division, after finishing bottom of the table. Reading ended their following season in eighteenth place in the 1995–96 First Division, three places and four points above the relegation zone.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Following the end of the 1993–94 FA Premiership, it was agreed that the league should be reduced in size from 22 teams to 20, meaning that only two clubs were promoted from the First Division and four would be relegated from the Premiership. As a result, only Middlesbrough, the winners of the league, gained automatic promotion to the Premiership. The teams placed from second to fifth place in the Football League First Division, the second tier of the English football league system, partook in play-off semi-finals.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Reading finished the regular 1994–95 season in second place in the table, one place ahead of Bolton Wanderers. Both therefore missed out on automatic promotion and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the second promoted team. Reading finished three points behind league winners Middlesbrough. Bolton ended the season two points behind Reading.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Reading faced Tranmere Rovers in their semi-final play-off with the first leg being played at Prenton Park on 14 May 1995. Reading took an early lead when Stuart Lovell scored in the ninth minute with a volley from Lee Nogan's cross. Despite being under considerable pressure, Tranmere equalised seven minutes later when Chris Malkin headed a cross from John Morrissey into the Reading goal. Reading regained the advantage in the 75th minute through Nogan before Lovell made it 3–1 after converting a rebound from a Nogan shot. The second leg was held at Elm Park in Reading three days later. Once again, Reading dominated the match and midway through the second half Tranmere's Tony Thomas was sent off after being shown two yellow cards. The match ended goalless and Reading qualified for the play-off final with a 3–1 aggregate victory.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Bolton Wanderers' play-off semi-final opponents were Wolverhampton Wanderers and the first leg was played at Molineux in Wolverhampton on 14 May 1995. Steve Bull scored with a header from a Robbie Dennison cross past Peter Shilton in the Bolton goal to open the scoring just before half time. Jason McAteer scored the equaliser for Bolton early in the second half with a chip, before Don Goodman's header across the face of goal was nodded in by Mark Venus to secure a 2–1 victory for Wolves.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final
The second leg of the semi-final took place at Burnden Park in Bolton three days later. John McGinlay's goal in the 44th minute put Bolton ahead and levelled the tie 2–2 on aggregate and with a goalless second half, the game went into extra time. With eleven minutes remaining, McGinlay scored his and Bolton's second, ensuring their 3–2 aggregate victory and qualification for the final.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background
Bolton had lost the 1991 Play-off Final to Tranmere1991_Football_League_Third_Division_play-off_Final and Reading had never featured in a previous play-off final. Reading had played at Wembley Stadium in the 1988 Full Members' Cup Final where they defeated Luton Town 4–1. Bolton's most recent visit to the national stadium was in April, where they lost the 1995 Football League Cup Final against Liverpool. Reading had spent a single season in the second tier of English football, having been promoted the previous season as champions. In their 124-year history, they had never played in the top tier of English football.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background
Bolton had been in the First Division for two seasons, having been promoted in the 1992–93 season,  and last played in the top division in the 1979–80 season. Top scorers for Reading were Lovell, with 12 goals in all competitions, followed by Nogan with 11. McGinlay had scored the most goals for Bolton, with 20 in all competitions, with Mixu Paatelainen contributing 14. During the regular season, Bolton won 1–0 at home in January 1995, while Reading won the return fixture 2–1 three months later.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background
Bolton had made several signings after gaining promotion the previous season. Simon Coleman moved from Sheffield Wednesday for a reported fee of £350,000, Paatelainen was signed from Aberdeen for a similar sum, while Fabian de Freitas was bought from the Dutch club FC Volendam for around £400,000. In contrast, Reading had spent £130,000 on two players and taken in two players on free transfers, before equalling their club transfer fee record of £250,000 when they bought Nogan from Watford in January 1995.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background
In December 1994, then-manager of Reading Mark McGhee left his position to join Premiership club Leicester City, despite having previously been convinced to remain with Reading by the chairman John Madejski. He was replaced in January by co-managers Jimmy Quinn and Mick Gooding. Prior to the final, there was considerable speculation that the Bolton manager Bruce Rioch would be leaving to join one of a number of Premiership clubs, including Manchester City, Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background
Bolton's team was struck with several injuries: David Lee had broken three bones in his foot in the second leg of the play-off semi-final, while Mark Patterson, Richard Sneekes and Coleman were also ruled out. Alan Stubbs was receiving treatment for a thigh injury, but secured a place in Bolton's starting eleven. Neil McDonald was also back in the squad, having served a suspension. Reading's Adrian Williams was available for selection following his recovery from an ankle injury sustained in the semi-final at Elm Park. Simon Osborn was a doubt with a knee ligament injury, but delayed an operation in order to play.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background
Reading's Shaka Hislop was named the best second tier goalkeeper in the Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year. Madejski had promised to walk 45 miles (72 km) to Wembley for Children in Need should his club qualify for the final. The Reading squad spent the week prior the final in Lanzarote, while Bolton prepared for the match in Portugal. Bolton were considered the favourites to win the final by bookmakers, although the defeated semi-final player John Aldridge suggested Reading could cause an upset, saying "If Reading play as well as they did against us they can do it ...


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background
It's going to be a classic game at Wembley because Bolton are an attractive side as well." Reading sold their entire allocation of 36,500 tickets for the final, while Bolton were provided with 38,500 tickets, but failed to sell a considerable number of them. Bolton's Chief Executive Officer Des McBain suggested fans may have found the financial burden too much on the back of the previous month's trip to Wembley for the League Cup final. The referee for the match was Peter Foakes of Clacton-on-Sea.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, First half
The match kicked off around 1:30 p.m. in front of a Wembley crowd of 64,107. In the first minute, a backpass from Stubbs was picked up by Bolton's goalkeeper Keith Branagan resulting in Foakes awarding an indirect free kick inside the penalty area. Dariusz Wdowczyk's strike was on target but deflected off Lovell before being cleared. Three minutes later, Reading took the lead through Nogan. He received the ball from Andy Bernal, beat Stubbs and Scott Green before shooting past Branagan to make it 1–0.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, First half
Reading's Scott Taylor then shot wide before his teammate Williams scored to make it 2–0 after twelve minutes. Osborn's quickly-taken free kick was met by Williams' well-timed run and he steered it past Branagan to double Reading's lead. Guðni Bergsson's header was tipped over by Hislop in the Reading goal before McAteer conceded a penalty in the 35th minute by fouling  Michael Gilkes in the Bolton area. Lovell's spot kick was firm but saved by Branagan, and the rebound was struck over by Lovell from 8 yards (7.3 m). With three minutes of the half remaining, Lovell missed another chance when his shot from an errant Stubbs header went wide. The half ended with Reading holding a 2–0 lead.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
Bolton made their first substitution during half time, with De Freitas coming on to replace McDonald, and with four strikers then on the pitch, they dominated the early stages of the second half. Two minutes in, Paatelainen struck a De Freitas cross over the bar, before De Freitas himself had a shot saved by Hislop and Paataleinan headed an Owen Coyle cross wide. Reading's Nogan and Bernal were substituted off with injuries mid-way through the second half, being replaced by Quinn and Jeff Hopkins respectively.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
In the 76th minute, McGinlay's cross found Coyle at the far post who out-jumped Keith McPherson to head past Hislop into the Bolton goal, making the score 2–1. Four minutes later, Branagan saved an attempt by Taylor before De Freitas then struck his shot over Reading's crossbar. In the 86th minute, however, De Freitas equalised for Bolton. He received a through ball from Alan Thompson and struck a low shot past Hislop to make it 2–2. Chances from Lovell, Hopkins and Thomson all went close but no further goals were scored and regular time ended 2–2, to send the match into extra time.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Extra time and penalties
Lovell and Taylor went close for Reading in the opening stages of extra time, while a break from McAteer ended with De Freitas shooting wide. In the 105th minute, Paatelainen put Bolton ahead for the first time in the match with a header. Lovell then had two chances to score either side of half time, and Quinn's volley went wide. De Freitas scored his second goal of the match with two minutes of extra time remaining to make it 4–2 to Bolton, converting the rebound after his initial attempt hit the  goalpost. Reading player-manager Jimmy Quinn scored a minute later, his first goal in five months, following a cross from Hopkins but Bolton held out and won the match 4–3.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Post-match
The winning manager Rioch suggested that the penalty save to prevent Reading taking a 3–0 lead was "the turning point ... Branagan asked me before the game if I had any information on their penalty-takers. Unfortunately we hadn't, so it was all down to him choosing the right way." De Freitas said he was "looking forward to playing in the Premiership" claiming it would suit his style of play. He commiserated with his opposition: "I feel sorry for Reading, but over the season I felt we had more right to go up." Quinn, one of the Reading co-managers, hoped "some of the new supporters we had today enjoyed the football" and urged them to return to watch the club the following season.


1995 Football League First Division play-off Final, Post-match
The play-off final proved to be the final game in charge of Bolton Wanderers for manager Rioch, who left the club on 8 June to become the new manager at Arsenal. Roy McFarland was brought in as his successor, but he lasted just six months with the club eight points from safety at the bottom of the Premiership. Bolton were subsequently relegated in their first season in the division, after finishing the 1995–96 Premiership bottom of the table. Reading ended their following season in eighteenth place in the 1995–96 First Division, three places and four points above the relegation zone, but fifteen points outside the play-offs.


1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final
The 1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 28 May 1995 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Huddersfield Town and Bristol Rovers. It was to determine the second team to gain promotion from the Football League Second Division to the First Division. Only Birmingham City, the champions of the 1994–95 Football League Second Division league, gained automatic promotion to the First Division due to the reduction of the Premier League from 22 to 20 teams. The sides placed from second to fifth place in the table took part in play-offs. The winners of the play-off semi-finals competed for the final place for the 1995–96 season in the First Division. The losing semi-finalists were Brentford and Crewe Alexandra who had been defeated by Huddersfield and Bristol Rovers respectively.


1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final
The referee for the match, played in front of a Second Division play-off final record attendance of 59,175, was Clive Wilkes. In injury time in the first half, an overhead kick from Ronnie Jepson was eventually headed in by Andy Booth for his 30th goal of the season to give Huddersfield the lead. Just over a minute later, Marcus Stewart scored the equaliser for Bristol Rovers with a volley after Justin Channing headed on Worrell Sterling's throw-in. It was Stewart's 24th goal of the season.


1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final
In the 80th minute, Iain Dunn came on as a substitute and his first touch of the match a minute later was to deliver a cross which Booth headed back across the goalmouth for Chris Billy to score to make it 2–1. In the final minute of the match, Stewart's shot from around 25 yards (23 m) hit the frame of the Huddersfield goal with the goalkeeper Steve Francis beaten. The match ended 2–1 and Huddersfield were promoted to the First Division.


1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final
Huddersfield's manager, Neil Warnock, left his newly promoted club days after the win at Wembley and soon after took up the managerial position at Plymouth Argyle who had been relegated to the Third Division after finishing in 21st position in the league. Huddersfield Town's next season saw them finish in eighth position in the First Division, two places below the play-offs. Bristol Rovers ended their following season in tenth place in the Second Division league table, four positions outside the play-offs.


1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Bristol Rovers finished the regular 1994–95 season in fourth place in the Second Division, the third tier of the English football league system, one position ahead of Huddersfield Town. The reduction of the Premier League from 22 to 20 teams meant that both missed out on the single automatic place for promotion to the First Division and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the second promoted club. Bristol Rovers finished seven points behind league winners Birmingham City. Huddersfield Town ended the season one point behind Bristol Rovers.


1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Huddersfield Town's opponents for their play-off semi-final were Brentford with the first match of the two-legged tie taking place at the McAlpine Stadium in Huddersfield on 14 May 1995. In the 9th minute, Huddersfield took the lead after Andy Booth's low cross found Chris Billy who controlled the ball before striking it into the Brentford goal. Nicky Forster levelled the game four minutes before half-time with a volley from a Paul Smith pass. The second half was goalless and the match ended 1–1. The return leg of the play-off semi-final was held three days later at Griffin Park in Brentwood.


1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final
In the 19th minute, Brentford's Paul Stephenson was brought down in the penalty area and the referee awarded a penalty, which was scored by Martin Grainger. The Brentford goalkeeeper Kevin Dearden then fumbled the ball under pressure from Darren Bullock which allowed Booth to equalise, and the first half ended level. No goals were scored in the second half so the game went to extra time which also remained goalless with Grainger's last-minute free-kick being blocked. The match then went to a penalty shootout and although Pat Scully missed the second spot-kick for Huddersfield, their goalkeeper Steve Francis saved strikes from both Denny Mundee and Jamie Bates. Bullock then scored to send Huddersfield to the final with a 4–3 aggregate victory.


1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Bristol Rovers faced Crewe Alexandra in the other play-off semi-final and the first leg was held on 14 May 1995 at Twerton Park in Bath, a ground which Rovers shared with non-League club Bath City. Bristol Rovers dominated the match but with two goal-line clearances being made by Crewe, first by Worrell Sterling and then Danny Murphy ensured the game ended goalless. The second leg took place three days later at Gresty Road in Crewe. Regular time ended without a goal being scored so the match went into extra time in which Darran Rowbotham put Crewe ahead mid-way through the first period. Paul Miller equalised for the visitors. The match ended 1–1 and Bristol Rovers progressed to the final on the away goals rule.