LIVERPOOL’S BEST NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO SHOOT DOWN GUNNERS

It was Arsenal all the way in 1994-95, the first season under the jurisdiction of the Football Association following their takeover of the Women’s FA League during the summer of 1994 and the subsequent re-naming of the National League to the Premier League. 

And what a 94-95 campaign it was, the Gunners winning every single National Division game until their final outing against Liverpool, who held the champions to a goalless draw.

That completed a good season for Liverpool, playing under the city’s name for the first time following a name-change from Knowsley United.

As Knowsley, the team had performed well in the first three seasons of the National League. They claimed fourth place in 1991-92 then had two successive third places finishes. 

They stepped into the 94-95 campaign with ambitions not only in the League but also in the FA Cup, having reached the final for the first time in the previous season only to lose 1-0 to Doncaster Belles.

Sadly for the Merseysiders it was to be an FA Cup déjà vu as this time they lost to Arsenal, who claimed a National League and FA Cup double with a 3-2 win in the final at Tranmere Rovers’ Prenton Park.  

It was scant consolation when Liverpool, led by Player-Manager Angela Gallimore, subsequently denied Arsenal a 100 per cent league record as the season drew to its close.

But they ended the campaign as runners-up, the club’s best finish in the top flight before the 2011 formation of the Women’s Super League.  

FINAL TABLE

*Although they finished in a relegation spot, due to Maidstone Tigresses declining promotion, Wolves retained their National Division status for the 1995-96 season.

FA WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE NATIONAL DIVISION RESULTS 1994-95 

04/09/1994
Arsenal 5-1 Leasowe Pacific 
Croydon 5-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers           

11/09/1994 
Ilkeston Town 0-2 Arsenal               
Leasowe Pacific 0-4 Croydon              
Red Star Southampton 1-10 Liverpool           
Wembley 0-2 Doncaster Belles   
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 Millwall Lionesses           
 
25/9/1994
Arsenal 7-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Croydon 1-3 Wembley              
Doncaster Belles 2-1 Leasowe Pacific     
Liverpool 7-1 Ilkeston Town        
Millwall Lionesses 3-3 Red Star Southampton       

2/10/1994
Croydon 2-3 Arsenal              
Leasowe Pacific 2-2 Millwall Lionesses             
Red Star Southampton 0-2 Wembley              
Ilkeston Town 5-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers        

16/10/1994
Arsenal 1-0 Wembley         
Doncaster Belles 6-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Liverpool 3-0 Croydon              
Millwall Lionesses 3-0 Ilkeston Town        
Red Star Southampton 2-5 Leasowe Pacific      

23/10/1994
Arsenal 3-0 Doncaster Belles  
Croydon 2-2 Red Star Southampton      
Wembley 2-1 Millwall Lionesses
Leasowe Pacific 5-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

6/11/1994
Arsenal 6-0 Southampton Red Star
Ilkeston Town 1-7 Leasowe Pacific     
Liverpool 4-1 Millwall Lionesses
Wembley 6-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers   

13/11/1994
Croydon 4-0 Millwall Lionesses
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-5 Liverpool        

20/11/1994
Red Star Southampton 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wembley 2-0 Leasowe Pacific  

27/11/1994
Ilkeston Town 1-3 Red Star Southampton   
Leasowe Pacific 1-4 Arsenal              
Liverpool 2-1 Wembley              
Millwall Lionesses 1-4 Doncaster Belles     
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Croydon              

18/12/1994
Leasowe Pacific 1-4 Doncaster Belles     
Red Star Southampton 2-4 Millwall Lionesses
Wembley 0-1 Croydon              
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-6 Arsenal              

29/1/1995
Ilkeston Town 1-2 Millwall Lionesses

5/2/1995
Liverpool 4-1 Leasowe Pacific      
Millwall Lionesses 0-0 Wembley           

12/2/1995 
Ilkeston Town 1-0 Wembley              
Millwall Lionesses 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

19/2/1995 
Doncaster Belles 4-1 Red Star Southampton                  
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Wembley               

26/2/1995 
Wembley 8-1 Red Star Southampton    

5/3/1995
Red Star Southampton 0-5 Croydon              
Wembley 4-0 Ilkeston Town        

12/3/1995
Arsenal 3-1 Millwall Lionesses
Doncaster Belles 5-1 Liverpool           
Ilkeston Town 1-0 Croydon              
Leasowe Pacific 2-1 Wembley          
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Red Star Southampton       

19/3/1995
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Ilkeston Town        

26/3/1995
Croydon 1-3 Doncaster Belles   
Leasowe Pacific 3-4 Red Star Southampton        
Liverpool 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 
Wembley 1-3 Arsenal         

2/4/1995
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool       
Croydon 3-0 Ilkeston Town     
Millwall Lionesses 1-3 Leasowe Pacific      
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-5 Doncaster Belles      

6/4/1995
Millwall Lionesses 2-7 Croydon               

9/4/1995
Arsenal 2-0 Croydon              
Doncaster Belles 1-1 Wembley              
Leasowe Pacific 2-2 Ilkeston Town        
Liverpool 4-0 Red Star Southampton        

16/4/1995 
Croydon 0-0 Leasowe Pacific       
Doncaster Belles 1-2 Arsenal               

23/4/1995 
Arsenal 4-0 Ilkeston Town          
Red Star Southampton 2-1 Doncaster Belles     

30/4/1995 
Ilkeston Town 1-6 Doncaster Belles       

2/5/1995  
Red Star Southampton 1-3 Arsenal              

7/5/1995
Doncaster Belles 3-2   Croydon                
Millwall Lionesses 0-7 Liverpool            

8/5/1995
Ilkeston Town 0-0 Liverpool           

14/5/1995 
Doncaster Belles 1-2 Ilkeston Town       
Leasowe Pacific 0-1 Liverpool             

21/5/1995 
Liverpool 4-1 Doncaster Belles     
Millwall Lionesses 0-5 Arsenal               
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-2 Leasowe Pacific    

28/5/1995
Croydon 3-1 Liverpool           

4/6/1995
Liverpool 0-0 Arsenal