The 1994-95 campaign was a season of memorable cup heroics and mid-table disappointment for Chelsea. Under manager Glenn Hoddle, The Blues finished 11th in the Premier League, with striker John Spencer leading the league scoring chart with 11 goals. The highlight of the season was a magnificent run to the Semi-Finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the club's first European campaign in 23 years, where they narrowly fell to Real Zaragoza on away goals. The campaign was defined by Spencer's now-legendary coast-to-coast solo goal against Austria Vienna, marking a period of European ambition that foreshadowed the arrival of superstars like Ruud Gullit and Mark Hughes the following summer.