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1995–96 FA Premier League

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The 1995–96 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the competition, since its formation in 1992. Due to the decision to reduce the number of clubs in the FA Premier League from 22 to 20, only two clubs were promoted instead of the usual three, Middlesbrough and Bolton Wanderers.[3]

FA Premier League
Season1995–96
Dates19 August 1995 – 5 May 1996
ChampionsManchester United
3rd Premier League title
10th English title
RelegatedManchester City
Queens Park Rangers
Bolton Wanderers
Champions LeagueManchester United
Cup Winners' CupLiverpool
UEFA CupNewcastle United
Aston Villa
Arsenal
Matches played380
Goals scored988 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorerAlan Shearer
(31 goals)
Best goalkeeperPeter Schmeichel (18 clean sheets)
Biggest home winBlackburn Rovers 7–0 Nottingham Forest
(18 November 1995)
Biggest away winBolton Wanderers 0–6 Manchester United
(25 February 1996)
Highest scoringSheffield Wednesday 6–2 Leeds United
(16 December 1995)
Longest winning run6 games[1]
Manchester United
Longest unbeaten run15 games[1]
Liverpool
Longest winless run14 games[1]
Coventry City
Wimbledon
Longest losing run8 games[1]
Manchester City
Middlesbrough
Highest attendance53,926[2]
Manchester United 5–0 Nottingham Forest
(28 April 1996)
Lowest attendance6,352[2]
Wimbledon 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday
(30 August 1995)
Total attendance10,472,882[2]
Average attendance27,560[2]

Manchester United won the Premier League and qualified for the UEFA Champions League, while Arsenal, Aston Villa, and Newcastle United qualified for the UEFA Cup. Liverpool also qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as runners-up of the FA Cup which was won by Manchester United.

Summary

Liverpool and Aston Villa emerged as possible title contenders early in the season, while Middlesbrough's early promise saw them occupy fourth place in late October. However, an injury crisis saw their league form slump, leading them up to a 12th-place finish. Most of the campaign was a two-horse race between Manchester United and Newcastle United. The two sides played on 27 December, with Newcastle 10 points ahead in the league. A 2–0 home win for Manchester United cut the gap to seven points, and two days later they beat Queens Park Rangers 2–1 to reduce the gap to just four points. Nevertheless, a 4–1 defeat at Tottenham on New Year's Day and a 0–0 draw with Aston Villa allowed Newcastle to establish a 12-point lead in January.

Manchester United and Newcastle met again in early March. A goal by Eric Cantona gave Manchester United a 1–0 away win and cut the gap to a single point. With one game left of the season, Manchester United led the Premier League by two points, having taken lead of the league halfway through March and stayed on top ever since. In case of the two clubs being tied for first place, the Premier League made preliminary preparations for a championship play-off match at Wembley.[4] For Newcastle to win their first title since 1927, they had to win against Tottenham and hope that Middlesbrough beat their Mancunian rivals. But the Premier League title went to Old Trafford as Manchester United won 3–0 and Newcastle could only manage a 1–1 draw with Tottenham.

Despite the arrival of Dennis Bergkamp, Arsenal never looked like serious title challengers. Their best chance of success coming in the League Cup, where they reached the semi-finals, was lost on away goals to Aston Villa. However, the North London side still qualified for the UEFA Cup by finishing fifth.

Aston Villa won the Coca-Cola sponsored League Cup competition this season, beating Leeds United 3–0 at Wembley.

Title holders, Blackburn, recorded the lowest ever finish by a Premier League title-holder by finishing 7th. This record was matched by Manchester United in 2013–14 and broken by Chelsea in 2015–16 and again by Leicester City in 2016–17.

Six days after clinching their third league title in four seasons, Manchester United became the first team to complete a second league championship and FA Cup double when a Cantona goal gave them a 1–0 win over Liverpool in the FA Cup final.[5]

The Premier League relegation places went to Bolton Wanderers, Queens Park Rangers, and Manchester City. Bolton had spent a large proportion of their first Premier League season bottom of the table. Manchester City failed to beat Liverpool on the final day of the season, consigning them to the final relegation place on goal difference behind Southampton and Coventry City.

English performance in European competition

Blackburn Rovers, the 1994–95 Premier League champions, finished bottom of their group in the UEFA Champions League.[6] Manchester United were knocked out of the UEFA Cup in the first round, with Liverpool and Leeds United both being knocked out at the second round.[7] Everton were beaten in the second round of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.[8] The only English team still in European competition after Christmas were Nottingham Forest, who reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup.[7]

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top eighteen teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Middlesbrough and Bolton Wanderers, returning to the top flight after two and fifteen years respectively. This was also Bolton Wanderers' first season in the Premier League. They replaced Crystal Palace, Norwich City, Leicester City and Ipswich Town, who were relegated to the First Division after their top flight spells of one, nine, one and three years respectively. This was the first season in which the league was contested by twenty teams as opposed to previous seasons which were contested by twenty-two teams.

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 1995–96 Premier League teams
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Greater London Premier League football clubs
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Greater Manchester Premier League football clubs
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
ArsenalLondon (Highbury)Arsenal Stadium38,419
Aston VillaBirminghamVilla Park39,399
Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park31,367
Bolton WanderersBoltonBurnden Park25,000
ChelseaLondon (Fulham)Stamford Bridge36,000
Coventry CityCoventryHighfield Road23,489
EvertonLiverpool (Walton)Goodison Park40,157
Leeds UnitedLeedsElland Road40,204
LiverpoolLiverpool (Anfield)Anfield42,730
Manchester CityManchester (Moss Side)Maine Road35,150
Manchester UnitedManchester (Old Trafford)Old Trafford55,314
MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium30,000
Newcastle UnitedNewcastle upon TyneSt James' Park36,649
Nottingham ForestWest BridgfordCity Ground30,539
Queens Park RangersLondon (Shepherd's Bush)Loftus Road18,439
Sheffield WednesdaySheffieldHillsborough Stadium39,859
SouthamptonSouthamptonThe Dell15,200
Tottenham HotspurLondon (Tottenham)White Hart Lane36,230
West Ham UnitedLondon (Upton Park)Boleyn Ground28,000
WimbledonLondon (Selhurst)Selhurst Park[a]26,309

Personnel and kits

(as of 5 May 1996)

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Arsenal Bruce Rioch Tony AdamsNikeJVC
Aston Villa Brian Little Andy TownsendReebokAST Research
Blackburn Rovers Ray Harford Tim SherwoodAsicsCIS
Bolton Wanderers Colin Todd Alan StubbsReebokReebok
Chelsea Glenn Hoddle Dennis WiseUmbroCoors
Coventry City Ron Atkinson Brian BorrowsPonyPeugeot
Everton Joe Royle Dave WatsonUmbroDanka
Leeds United Howard Wilkinson Gary McAllisterAsicsThistle Hotels
Liverpool Roy Evans Ian RushAdidasCarlsberg
Manchester City Alan Ball Keith CurleUmbroBrother
Manchester United Alex Ferguson Steve BruceUmbroSharp
Middlesbrough Bryan Robson Nigel PearsonErreàCellnet
Newcastle United Kevin Keegan Peter BeardsleyAdidasNewcastle Brown Ale
Nottingham Forest Frank Clark Stuart PearceUmbroLabatt's
Queens Park Rangers Ray Wilkins David BardsleyView FromCompaq
Sheffield Wednesday David Pleat Peter AthertonPumaSanderson
Southampton Dave Merrington Matt Le TissierPonySanderson
Tottenham Hotspur Gerry Francis Gary MabbuttPonyHewlett-Packard
West Ham United Harry Redknapp Steve PottsPonyDagenham Motors
Wimbledon Joe Kinnear Vinnie JonesCoreElonex

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Manchester City Brian HortonSacked16 May 1995Pre-season Alan Ball2 July 1995
Sheffield Wednesday Trevor Francis20 May 1995 David Pleat14 June 1995[9]
Arsenal Stewart HoustonEnd of caretaker spell8 June 1995 Bruce Rioch8 June 1995
Bolton Wanderers Bruce RiochSigned by Arsenal Roy McFarland
Colin Todd[a]		20 June 1995
Blackburn Rovers Kenny DalglishRetired25 June 1995 Ray Harford25 June 1995
Southampton Alan BallSigned by Manchester City2 July 1995 David Merrington14 July 1995
Bolton Wanderers Roy McFarlandSacked2 January 199620th Colin Todd[b]2 January 1996

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Manchester United (C)3825767335+3882Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Newcastle United3824686637+2978Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3Liverpool38201177034+3671Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
4Aston Villa38189115235+1763Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5Arsenal38171294932+1763
6Everton381710116444+2061Excluded from the UEFA Cup[b]
7Blackburn Rovers38187136147+1461
8Tottenham Hotspur38161395038+1261
9Nottingham Forest381513105054−458
10West Ham United38149154352−951
11Chelsea381214124644+250
12Middlesbrough381110173550−1543
13Leeds United38127194057−1743
14Wimbledon381011175570−1541
15Sheffield Wednesday381010184861−1340
16Coventry City38814164260−1838
17Southampton38911183452−1838
18Manchester City (R)38911183358−2538Relegation to Football League First Division
19Queens Park Rangers (R)3896233857−1933
20Bolton Wanderers (R)3885253971−3229
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:


Results

Home \ AwayARSAVLBLBBOLCHECOVEVELEELIVMCIMUNMIDNEWNFOQPRSHWSOUTOTWHUWIM
Arsenal—2–00–02–11–11–11–22–10–03–11–01–12–01–13–04–24–20–01–01–3
Aston Villa1–1—2–01–00–14–11–03–00–20–13–10–01–11–14–23–23–02–11–12–0
Blackburn Rovers1–11–1—3–13–05–10–31–02–32–01–21–02–17–01–03–02–12–14–23–2
Bolton Wanderers1–00–22–1—2–11–21–10–20–11–10–61–11–31–10–12–10–12–30–31–0
Chelsea1–01–22–33–2—2–20–04–12–21–11–45–01–01–01–10–03–00–01–21–2
Coventry City0–00–35–00–21–0—2–10–01–02–10–40–00–11–11–00–11–12–32–23–3
Everton0–21–01–03–01–12–2—2–01–12–02–34–01–33–02–02–22–01–13–02–4
Leeds United0–32–00–00–11–03–12–2—1–00–13–10–10–11–31–32–01–01–32–01–1
Liverpool3–13–03–05–22–00–01–25–0—6–02–01–04–34–21–01–01–10–02–02–2
Manchester City0–11–01–11–00–11–10–20–02–2—2–30–13–31–12–01–02–11–12–11–0
Manchester United1–00–01–03–01–11–02–01–02–21–0—2–02–05–02–12–24–11–02–13–1
Middlesbrough2–30–22–01–42–02–10–21–12–14–10–3—1–21–11–03–10–00–14–21–2
Newcastle United2–01–01–02–12–03–01–02–12–13–10–11–0—3–12–12–01–01–13–06–1
Nottingham Forest0–11–11–53–20–00–03–22–11–03–01–11–01–1—3–01–01–02–11–14–1
Queens Park Rangers1–11–00–12–11–21–13–11–21–21–01–11–12–31–1—0–33–02–33–00–3
Sheffield Wednesday1–02–02–14–20–04–32–56–21–11–10–00–10–21–31–3—2–21–30–12–1
Southampton0–00–11–01–02–31–02–21–11–31–13–12–11–03–42–00–1—0–00–00–0
Tottenham Hotspur2–10–12–32–21–13–10–02–11–31–04–11–11–10–11–01–01–0—0–13–1
West Ham United0–11–41–11–01–33–22–11–20–04–20–12–02–01–01–01–12–11–1—1–1
Wimbledon0–33–31–13–21–10–22–32–41–03–02–40–03–31–02–12–21–20–10–1—
Source: 11v11
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Blackburn's Alan Shearer was the top scorer for the second time, with 31 goals.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Alan ShearerBlackburn Rovers31
2 Robbie FowlerLiverpool28
3 Les FerdinandNewcastle United25
4 Dwight YorkeAston Villa17
5 Teddy SheringhamTottenham Hotspur16
6 Chris ArmstrongTottenham Hotspur15
Andrei KanchelskisEverton15
Ian WrightArsenal15
9 Eric CantonaManchester United14
Stan CollymoreLiverpool14
Dion DublinCoventry City14

Hat-tricks

Serbian Savo Milošević is the only player to score a hat-trick while representing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia national football team.
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Matt Le TissierSouthamptonNottingham Forest3–4 (A)15 August 1995[11]
Robbie Fowler4LiverpoolBolton Wanderers5–2 (H)23 August 1995[12]
Alan ShearerBlackburn RoversCoventry City5–1 (H)23 August 1995[13]
Tony YeboahLeeds UnitedWimbledon4–2 (H)23 August 1995[14]
Les FerdinandNewcastle UnitedWimbledon6–1 (H)21 October 1995[15]
Gary McAllisterLeeds UnitedCoventry City3–1 (H)28 October 1995[16]
Alan ShearerBlackburn RoversNottingham Forest7–0 (H)18 November 1995[17]
Alan ShearerBlackburn RoversWest Ham United4–2 (H)2 December 1995[18]
Dion DublinCoventry CitySheffield Wednesday4–3 (A)4 December 1995[19]
Savo MiloševićAston VillaCoventry City4–1 (H)16 December 1995[20]
Robbie FowlerLiverpoolArsenal3–1 (H)23 December 1995[21]
Alan ShearerBlackburn RoversBolton Wanderers3–1 (H)3 February 1996[22]
Gavin PeacockChelseaMiddlesbrough5–0 (H)4 February 1996[23]
Alan ShearerBlackburn RoversTottenham Hotspur3–2 (A)16 March 1996[24]
Mark HughesChelseaLeeds United4–1 (H)13 April 1996[25]
Andrei KanchelskisEvertonSheffield Wednesday5–2 (A)27 April 1996[26]
Note: 4 Player scored 4 goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away

Awards

Monthly awards

Liverpool's Robbie Fowler became the first player to win the Player of the Month award in consecutive months.
MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
August Kevin Keegan[27]Newcastle United David Ginola[27]Newcastle United
September Tony Yeboah[27]Leeds United
October Frank Clark[27]Nottingham Forest Trevor Sinclair[27]Queens Park Rangers
November Alan Ball[27]Manchester City Rob Lee[27]Newcastle United
December Roy Evans[27]Liverpool Robbie Fowler[27]Liverpool
January Stan Collymore[27]Liverpool
Robbie Fowler[27]
February Alex Ferguson[27]Manchester United Dwight Yorke[27]Aston Villa
March Eric Cantona[27]Manchester United
April Dave Merrington[27]Southampton Andrei Kanchelskis[27]Everton

Annual awards

AwardWinnerClub
Premier League Manager of the Season Alex FergusonManchester United
PFA Players' Player of the Year Les Ferdinand[28]Newcastle United
PFA Young Player of the Year Robbie Fowler[29]Liverpool
FWA Footballer of the Year Eric Cantona[30]Manchester United
PFA Team of the Year
Goalkeeper David James (Liverpool)
Defence Gary Neville (Manchester United) Tony Adams (Arsenal) Ugo Ehiogu (Aston Villa) Alan Wright (Aston Villa)
Midfield Steve Stone (Nottingham Forest) Rob Lee (Newcastle United) Ruud Gullit (Chelsea) David Ginola (Newcastle United)
Attack Les Ferdinand (Newcastle United) Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers)

See also

References and notes

External links

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