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, Middlesbrough and Bolton Wanderers, were promoted instead of the usual three.<ref>England 1994/95</ref>
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 12th-place. 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, by which time the gap had been cut to four points. A second half 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> For Newcastle to win their first title since 1927, they had to win against Tottenham and hope that their north-eastern rivals Middlesbrough defeated Alex Ferguson’s men. 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. However, Rovers striker Alan Shearer was still the league’s top scorer with 31 goals.
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.<ref>England – FA Challenge Cup 1995–1996</ref>
Fourth place Aston Villa lifted the League Cup for a joint record fifth time, securing a UEFA Cup place for the third time in four seasons.
The Premier League relegation places went to Bolton Wanderers, Queens Park Rangers, and Manchester City. Bolton had spent most of their first Premier League season bottom of the table, and an improvement in form was not enough to save the Burnden Park side from an immediate return to Division One. They went down on the season’s penultimate weekend, on the same day that QPR’s 3-0 win over London rivals West Ham came too late to save the top flight place they had held since 1983. 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.<ref>European Competitions 1995–96 Template:Webarchive</ref> 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.<ref name="UEFA Cup results 1995-96">European Competitions 1995–96</ref> Everton were beaten in the second round of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.<ref>European Competitions 1995–96</ref> The only English team still in European competition after Christmas were Nottingham Forest, who reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup.<ref name="UEFA Cup results 1995-96" />
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
Personnel and kits
(as of 5 May 1996)
Managerial changes
League table
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Results
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|name_CHE=Chelsea |match_CHE_ARS=1–0 |match_CHE_AVL=1–2 |match_CHE_BLB=2–3 |match_CHE_BOL=3–2 |match_CHE_COV=2–2 |match_CHE_EVE=0–0 |match_CHE_LEE=4–1 |match_CHE_LIV=2–2 |match_CHE_MCI=1–1 |match_CHE_MUN=1–4 |match_CHE_MID=5–0 |match_CHE_NEW=1–0 |match_CHE_NFO=1–0 |match_CHE_QPR=1–1 |match_CHE_SHW=0–0 |match_CHE_SOU=3–0 |match_CHE_TOT=0–0 |match_CHE_WHU=1–2 |match_CHE_WIM=1–2
|name_COV=Coventry City |match_COV_ARS=0–0 |match_COV_AVL=0–3 |match_COV_BLB=5–0 |match_COV_BOL=0–2 |match_COV_CHE=1–0 |match_COV_EVE=2–1 |match_COV_LEE=0–0 |match_COV_LIV=1–0 |match_COV_MCI=2–1 |match_COV_MUN=0–4 |match_COV_MID=0–0 |match_COV_NEW=0–1 |match_COV_NFO=1–1 |match_COV_QPR=1–0 |match_COV_SHW=0–1 |match_COV_SOU=1–1 |match_COV_TOT=2–3 |match_COV_WHU=2–2 |match_COV_WIM=3–3
|name_EVE=Everton |match_EVE_ARS=0–2 |match_EVE_AVL=1–0 |match_EVE_BLB=1–0 |match_EVE_BOL=3–0 |match_EVE_CHE=1–1 |match_EVE_COV=2–2 |match_EVE_LEE=2–0 |match_EVE_LIV=1–1 |match_EVE_MCI=2–0 |match_EVE_MUN=2–3 |match_EVE_MID=4–0 |match_EVE_NEW=1–3 |match_EVE_NFO=3–0 |match_EVE_QPR=2–0 |match_EVE_SHW=2–2 |match_EVE_SOU=2–0 |match_EVE_TOT=1–1 |match_EVE_WHU=3–0 |match_EVE_WIM=2–4
|name_LEE=Leeds United |match_LEE_ARS=0–3 |match_LEE_AVL=2–0 |match_LEE_BLB=0–0 |match_LEE_BOL=0–1 |match_LEE_CHE=1–0 |match_LEE_COV=3–1 |match_LEE_EVE=2–2 |match_LEE_LIV=1–0 |match_LEE_MCI=0–1 |match_LEE_MUN=3–1 |match_LEE_MID=0–1 |match_LEE_NEW=0–1 |match_LEE_NFO=1–3 |match_LEE_QPR=1–3 |match_LEE_SHW=2–0 |match_LEE_SOU=1–0 |match_LEE_TOT=1–3 |match_LEE_WHU=2–0 |match_LEE_WIM=1–1
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|name_MCI=Manchester City |match_MCI_ARS=0–1 |match_MCI_AVL=1–0 |match_MCI_BLB=1–1 |match_MCI_BOL=1–0 |match_MCI_CHE=0–1 |match_MCI_COV=1–1 |match_MCI_EVE=0–2 |match_MCI_LEE=0–0 |match_MCI_LIV=2–2 |match_MCI_MUN=2–3 |match_MCI_MID=0–1 |match_MCI_NEW=3–3 |match_MCI_NFO=1–1 |match_MCI_QPR=2–0 |match_MCI_SHW=1–0 |match_MCI_SOU=2–1 |match_MCI_TOT=1–1 |match_MCI_WHU=2–1 |match_MCI_WIM=1–0
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|name_NEW=Newcastle United |match_NEW_ARS=2–0 |match_NEW_AVL=1–0 |match_NEW_BLB=1–0 |match_NEW_BOL=2–1 |match_NEW_CHE=2–0 |match_NEW_COV=3–0 |match_NEW_EVE=1–0 |match_NEW_LEE=2–1 |match_NEW_LIV=2–1 |match_NEW_MCI=3–1 |match_NEW_MUN=0–1 |match_NEW_MID=1–0 |match_NEW_NFO=3–1 |match_NEW_QPR=2–1 |match_NEW_SHW=2–0 |match_NEW_SOU=1–0 |match_NEW_TOT=1–1 |match_NEW_WHU=3–0 |match_NEW_WIM=6–1
|name_NFO=Nottingham Forest |match_NFO_ARS=0–1 |match_NFO_AVL=1–1 |match_NFO_BLB=1–5 |match_NFO_BOL=3–2 |match_NFO_CHE=0–0 |match_NFO_COV=0–0 |match_NFO_EVE=3–2 |match_NFO_LEE=2–1 |match_NFO_LIV=1–0 |match_NFO_MCI=3–0 |match_NFO_MUN=1–1 |match_NFO_MID=1–0 |match_NFO_NEW=1–1 |match_NFO_QPR=3–0 |match_NFO_SHW=1–0 |match_NFO_SOU=1–0 |match_NFO_TOT=2–1 |match_NFO_WHU=1–1 |match_NFO_WIM=4–1
|name_QPR=Queens Park Rangers |match_QPR_ARS=1–1 |match_QPR_AVL=1–0 |match_QPR_BLB=0–1 |match_QPR_BOL=2–1 |match_QPR_CHE=1–2 |match_QPR_COV=1–1 |match_QPR_EVE=3–1 |match_QPR_LEE=1–2 |match_QPR_LIV=1–2 |match_QPR_MCI=1–0 |match_QPR_MUN=1–1 |match_QPR_MID=1–1 |match_QPR_NEW=2–3 |match_QPR_NFO=1–1 |match_QPR_SHW=0–3 |match_QPR_SOU=3–0 |match_QPR_TOT=2–3 |match_QPR_WHU=3–0 |match_QPR_WIM=0–3
|name_SHW=Sheffield Wednesday |match_SHW_ARS=1–0 |match_SHW_AVL=2–0 |match_SHW_BLB=2–1 |match_SHW_BOL=4–2 |match_SHW_CHE=0–0 |match_SHW_COV=4–3 |match_SHW_EVE=2–5 |match_SHW_LEE=6–2 |match_SHW_LIV=1–1 |match_SHW_MCI=1–1 |match_SHW_MUN=0–0 |match_SHW_MID=0–1 |match_SHW_NEW=0–2 |match_SHW_NFO=1–3 |match_SHW_QPR=1–3 |match_SHW_SOU=2–2 |match_SHW_TOT=1–3 |match_SHW_WHU=0–1 |match_SHW_WIM=2–1
|name_SOU=Southampton |match_SOU_ARS=0–0 |match_SOU_AVL=0–1 |match_SOU_BLB=1–0 |match_SOU_BOL=1–0 |match_SOU_CHE=2–3 |match_SOU_COV=1–0 |match_SOU_EVE=2–2 |match_SOU_LEE=1–1 |match_SOU_LIV=1–3 |match_SOU_MCI=1–1 |match_SOU_MUN=3–1 |match_SOU_MID=2–1 |match_SOU_NEW=1–0 |match_SOU_NFO=3–4 |match_SOU_QPR=2–0 |match_SOU_SHW=0–1 |match_SOU_TOT=0–0 |match_SOU_WHU=0–0 |match_SOU_WIM=0–0
|name_TOT=Tottenham Hotspur |match_TOT_ARS=2–1 |match_TOT_AVL=0–1 |match_TOT_BLB=2–3 |match_TOT_BOL=2–2 |match_TOT_CHE=1–1 |match_TOT_COV=3–1 |match_TOT_EVE=0–0 |match_TOT_LEE=2–1 |match_TOT_LIV=1–3 |match_TOT_MCI=1–0 |match_TOT_MUN=4–1 |match_TOT_MID=1–1 |match_TOT_NEW=1–1 |match_TOT_NFO=0–1 |match_TOT_QPR=1–0 |match_TOT_SHW=1–0 |match_TOT_SOU=1–0 |match_TOT_WHU=0–1 |match_TOT_WIM=3–1
|name_WHU=West Ham United |match_WHU_ARS=0–1 |match_WHU_AVL=1–4 |match_WHU_BLB=1–1 |match_WHU_BOL=1–0 |match_WHU_CHE=1–3 |match_WHU_COV=3–2 |match_WHU_EVE=2–1 |match_WHU_LEE=1–2 |match_WHU_LIV=0–0 |match_WHU_MCI=4–2 |match_WHU_MUN=0–1 |match_WHU_MID=2–0 |match_WHU_NEW=2–0 |match_WHU_NFO=1–0 |match_WHU_QPR=1–0 |match_WHU_SHW=1–1 |match_WHU_SOU=2–1 |match_WHU_TOT=1–1 |match_WHU_WIM=1–1
|name_WIM=Wimbledon |match_WIM_ARS=0–3 |match_WIM_AVL=3–3 |match_WIM_BLB=1–1 |match_WIM_BOL=3–2 |match_WIM_CHE=1–1 |match_WIM_COV=0–2 |match_WIM_EVE=2–3 |match_WIM_LEE=2–4 |match_WIM_LIV=1–0 |match_WIM_MCI=3–0 |match_WIM_MUN=2–4 |match_WIM_MID=0–0 |match_WIM_NEW=3–3 |match_WIM_NFO=1–0 |match_WIM_QPR=2–1 |match_WIM_SHW=2–2 |match_WIM_SOU=1–2 |match_WIM_TOT=0–1 |match_WIM_WHU=0–1
|update=complete |source=11v11 }}
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Alan Shearer | Blackburn Rovers | 31 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Robbie Fowler | Liverpool | 28 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Les Ferdinand | Newcastle United | 25 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Dwight Yorke | Aston Villa | 17 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Teddy Sheringham | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Chris Armstrong | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 |
| Template:Flagicon Andrei Kanchelskis | Everton | 15 | |
| Template:Flagicon Ian Wright | Arsenal | 15 | |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Eric Cantona | Manchester United | 14 |
| Template:Flagicon Stan Collymore | Liverpool | 14 | |
| Template:Flagicon Dion Dublin | Coventry City | 14 |
Hat-tricks
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- Note: 4 Player scored 4 goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Template:Flagicon Kevin Keegan<ref name=P95>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Newcastle United | Template:Flagicon David Ginola<ref name=P95/> | Newcastle United |
| September | Template:Flagicon Tony Yeboah<ref name=P95/> | Leeds United | |||
| October | Template:Flagicon Frank Clark<ref name=P95/> | Nottingham Forest | Template:Flagicon Trevor Sinclair<ref name=P95/> | Queens Park Rangers | |
| November | Template:Flagicon Alan Ball<ref name=P95/> | Manchester City | Template:Flagicon Rob Lee<ref name=P95/> | Newcastle United | |
| December | Template:Flagicon Roy Evans<ref name=P95/> | Liverpool | Template:Flagicon Robbie Fowler<ref name=P95/> | Liverpool | |
| January | Template:Flagicon Stan Collymore<ref name=P95/> | Liverpool | |||
| Template:Flagicon Robbie Fowler<ref name=P95/> | |||||
| February | Template:Flagicon Alex Ferguson<ref name=P95/> | Manchester United | Template:Flagicon Dwight Yorke<ref name=P95/> | Aston Villa | |
| March | Template:Flagicon Eric Cantona<ref name=P95/> | Manchester United | |||
| April | Template:Flagicon Dave Merrington<ref name=P95/> | Southampton | Template:Flagicon Andrei Kanchelskis<ref name=P95/> | Everton | |
Annual awards
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League Manager of the Season | Template:Flagicon Alex Ferguson | Manchester United |
| PFA Players' Player of the Year | Template:Flagicon Les Ferdinand<ref>England Player Honours – Professional Footballers' Association Players' Players of the Year</ref> | Newcastle United |
| PFA Young Player of the Year | Template:Flagicon Robbie Fowler<ref>England Player Honours – Professional Footballers' Association Young Players of the Year</ref> | Liverpool |
| FWA Footballer of the Year | Template:Flagicon Eric Cantona<ref>England Player Honours – Football Writers' Association Footballers of the Year</ref> | Manchester United |
| PFA Team of the Year | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Template:Flagicon David James (Liverpool) | |||||||||||
| Defence | Template:Flagicon Gary Neville (Manchester United) | Template:Flagicon Tony Adams (Arsenal) | Template:Flagicon Ugo Ehiogu (Aston Villa) | Template:Flagicon Alan Wright (Aston Villa) | ||||||||
| Midfield | Template:Flagicon Steve Stone (Nottingham Forest) | Template:Flagicon Rob Lee (Newcastle United) | Template:Flagicon Ruud Gullit (Chelsea) | Template:Flagicon David Ginola (Newcastle United) | ||||||||
| Attack | Template:Flagicon Les Ferdinand (Newcastle United) | Template:Flagicon Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers) | ||||||||||
See also
References and notes
External links
- League and cup results for all the 1995/96 Premier Division clubs at footballsite
- 1995–96 Premier League Season at RSSSF
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