SEASON: 1995-96
- DIVISION:
- F.A. Carling Premiership (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Frank Clark
- FA Cup:
- Quarter Final (Aston Villa (H) 0-1)
- League Cup:
- 2nd Round (Bradford City (H) 2-2)
- Player Of The Year:
- Stuart Pearce
- Top Goalscorer:
- Ian Woan (12 goals)
- Ever Present:
- Mark Crossley (56 games)
- Competitive Games:
- 56
- Competitive Goals:
- 70
- Goals per game:
- 1.3
- League Games:
- 38
- League Points:
- 58 out of (3 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 50.9%
- Highest League Attendance:
- 29,263 (Manchester United)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 20,810 (Wimbledon)
- Average League Attendance:
- 25,915
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 28,844 (Bayern Munich)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 15,050 (Oxford United)
- Clean Sheets:
- 17
- Yellow Cards:
- 51
- Red Cards:
- 2   (Steve Chettle, Jason Lee)
- Own goals (for):
- 1   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 1   (scored by us for opponents)   (Colin Cooper)
- Penalties scored:
- 5
- Penalties conceded:
- 3
- Penalties missed:
- 1
- Penalties saved:
- 0
- GAME COUNTS
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
TABLE
PREMIER LEAGUE (Tier 1) - 1995-96
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Manchester United | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 73 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 38 | 82 | Champions League | 1-1 | 0-5 | |
2 | Newcastle United | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 66 | 37 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 78 | UEFA Cup First Round | 1-1 | 1-3 | |
3 | Liverpool | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 70 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 36 | 71 | Cup Winners Cup First Round | 1-0 | 2-4 | |
4 | Aston Villa | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 63 | UEFA Cup First Round | 1-1 | 1-1 | |
5 | Arsenal | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 63 | UEFA Cup First Round | 0-1 | 1-1 | |
6 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 64 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 61 | 3-2 | 0-3 | ||
7 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 61 | 1-5 | 0-7 | ||
8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 50 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 61 | 2-1 | 1-0 | ||
9 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 50 | 54 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 37 | -4 | 58 | ||||
10 | West Ham United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 31 | -9 | 51 | 1-1 | 0-1 | ||
11 | Chelsea | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 50 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
12 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 43 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
13 | Leeds United | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 57 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 43 | 2-1 | 3-1 | ||
14 | Wimbledon | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 70 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 37 | -15 | 41 | 4-1 | 0-1 | ||
15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 61 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 30 | -13 | 40 | 1-0 | 3-1 | ||
16 | Coventry City | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 60 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 37 | -18 | 38 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
17 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 34 | -18 | 38 | 1-0 | 4-3 | ||
18 | Manchester City | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 39 | -25 | 38 | Relegated | 3-0 | 1-1 | |
19 | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 38 | 57 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 31 | -19 | 33 | Relegated | 3-0 | 1-1 | |
20 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 39 | 71 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 40 | -32 | 29 | Relegated | 3-2 | 1-1 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 27 times | 7 times | 7 times | 2 times | Conceded | 24 times | 6 times | 4 times | 1 time | 4 times | Won By | 13 times | 3 times | 4 times | Lost By | 8 times | 2 times | 1 time | 2 times | 2 times |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
  
Manager for all games: Frank Clark
League
FA Cup
League Cup
UEFA Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Testimonial
Manager for all games: Frank Clark
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 06, 1996 | Stoke City | 3 | A | 1-1 | 17,947 | Pearce (82') | |
Wed Jan 17, 1996 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | H | 2-0 | 17,372 | Campbell (16'), Pearce (55' pen) |
Wed Feb 07, 1996 | Oxford United | 4 | H | 1-1 | 15,050 | Campbell (54') | |
Tue Feb 13, 1996 | Oxford United | 4 | 1 | A | 3-0 | 8,022 | Campbell (40'), Woan (82' pen), Silenzi (85') |
Mon Feb 19, 1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | H | 0-0 | - | ||
Wed Feb 28, 1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | H | 2-2 | 18,600 | Woan (4', 72') | |
Sat Mar 09, 1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | A | 1-1 | 31,055 | Roy (9') |
Wed Mar 13, 1996 | Aston Villa | Quarter | H | 0-1 | 21,067 |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Tue Sep 19, 1995 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | A | 2-3 | 9,288 | Bohinen (18', 90') | |
Wed Oct 04, 1995 | Bradford City | 2 | 2 | H | 2-2 | 15,231 | Pearce (19'), Silenzi (63') |
UEFA Cup
Date | Opponent | Country | Round | Leg | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Tue Sep 12, 1995 | Malmo FF | Sweden | 1 | 1 | A | 1-2 | 12,486 | Woan (36') |
Tue Sep 26, 1995 | Malmo FF | Sweden | 1 | 2 | H | 1-0 | 23,817 | Roy (69') |
Tue Oct 17, 1995 | Auxerre | France | 2 | 1 | A | 1-0 | 20,000 | Stone (23') |
Tue Oct 31, 1995 | Auxerre | France | 2 | 2 | H | 0-0 | 28,063 | |
Tue Nov 21, 1995 | Olympique Lyonnais | France | 3 | 1 | H | 1-0 | 22,141 | McGregor (83') |
Tue Dec 05, 1995 | Olympique Lyonnais | France | 3 | 2 | A | 0-0 | 35,000 | |
Tue Mar 05, 1996 | Bayern Munich | Germany | Quarter | 1 | A | 1-2 | 38,000 | Chettle (17') |
Tue Mar 19, 1996 | Bayern Munich | Germany | Quarter | 2 | H | 1-5 | 28,844 | Stone (85') |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Tue Jul 25, 1995 | Vang FK | Norway | A | 7-1 | - | Stone (?), Bohinen (?, ?), Bart-Williams (?), McGregor (?, ?), Roy (?) |
Thu Jul 27, 1995 | Tistedalen Turn | Norway | A | 3-1 | - | Roy (?, ?), Bohinen (?) |
Sat Jul 29, 1995 | Foerde IL | Norway | A | 3-1 | - | Pearce (? pen), McGregor (?), Roy (?) |
Mon Jul 31, 1995 | Skjetten | Norway | A | 4-2 | - | Pearce (? pen), Tiler (?), Gemmill (?), Woan (?) |
Tue Aug 01, 1995 | Stabekk IF | Norway | A | 3-1 | - | Stone (?), Phillips (?), Silenzi (?) |
Sat Aug 05, 1995 | Lincoln City | England | A | 3-1 | - | Campbell (?), Woan (?), Bart-Williams (?) |
Sat Aug 12, 1995 | Riccioni | Italy | A | 3-1 | - | Campbell (?), Woan (?), Roy (?) |
Sun Aug 13, 1995 | Rimini | Italy | A | 0-0 | - | |
Mon Aug 14, 1995 | Torino | Italy | A | 2-1 | - | Roy (?, ?) |
Tue Aug 15, 1995 | Genoa | Italy | A | 0-1 | - |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Wed May 08, 1996 | Newcastle United | England | H | 6-5 | 23,818 | Roy (2'), Woan (16'), Cooper (56'), Jemson (61'), Crossley (79'), Pearce (80') |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (9) - £7,835,000 | Out (6) - £775,000 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Jun 1995 | Andrea Silenzi | Bought | £1,800,000 | Kingsley Black | Sold | £25,000 | Jun 1995 | Chris Bart-Williams | Bought | £2,630,000 | Neil Webb | Sold | Richard Clark | Bought | Nigel Jemson | Sold | Simon Tracey | Loan In | 1995 | Malcolm Rigby | Sold | Jul 25, 1995 | Kevin Campbell | Bought | £2,940,000 | Sep 30, 1995 | Lars Bohinen | Sold | Nov 27, 1995 | Richard Irving | Bought | £65,000 | Oct 1995 | Carl Tiler | Sold | £750,000 | Jan 13, 1996 | Alan Fettis | Bought | Feb 22, 1996 | Chris Allen | Loan In | Jun 01, 1996 | Chris Allen | Bought | £400,000 |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | 1 | Mark Crossley | Wales | 26 | 56 | 21 | 19 | 15 | ||||||||
GK | 13 | Alan Fettis | N. Ireland | 24 | 1 | Bought on 13 Jan 1996 from Hull City | ||||||||||
GK | 13 | Malcolm Rigby | England | 19 | Released | |||||||||||
GK | 23 | Tommy Wright | N. Ireland | 31 | ||||||||||||
GK | 24 | Simon Tracey | England | 27 | 3 | |||||||||||
GK | 30 | Richard Clark | England | 18 | Defenders | |||||||||||
D | 2 | Des Lyttle | England | 23 | 50 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
D | 3 | Stuart Pearce | England | 33 | 44 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Player Of The Year (3rd time) | ||||
D | 4 | Colin Cooper | England | 28 | 52 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |||||
D | 5 | Steve Chettle | England | 26 | 55 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
D | 6 | Carl Tiler | England | 25 | 1 | Left to join Aston Villa | ||||||||||
D | 26 | Craig Armstrong | England | 20 | 1 | Midfielders | ||||||||||
M | 7 | David Phillips | Wales | 32 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | ||||
M | 8 | Scot Gemmill | Scotland | 24 | 48 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | |||
M | 9 | Lars Bohinen | Norway | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Left to join Blackburn Rovers | ||||
M | 11 | Steve Stone | England | 23 | 51 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | |||||
M | 16 | Neil Webb | England | 32 | ||||||||||||
M | 18 | Alfe-Inge Haaland | Norway | 22 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | ||||
M | 25 | Steve Blatherwick | England | 21 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | 27 | Chris Allen | England | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Went on loan to Oxford United | Forwards | |||
F | 10 | Kevin Campbell | England | 25 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 | ||||
F | 12 | Jason Lee | England | 24 | 40 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | ||
F | 14 | Ian Woan | England | 27 | 51 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | |||||
F | 15 | Andrea Silenzi | Italy | 29 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |||
F | 17 | Kingsley Black | N. Ireland | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
F | 19 | Bobby Howe | England | 21 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||
F | 20 | Paul McGregor | England | 20 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | ||||
F | 21 | Chris Bart-Williams | England | 21 | 51 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
F | 22 | Bryan Roy | Netherlands | 25 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 3 | ||||
F | 24 | Richard Irving | England | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Went on loan to Sheffield United | |||||||
F | 28 | Steve Guinan | England | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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12 (1) | Ian Woan | 51 |
10 (1) | Bryan Roy | 41 |
9 | Steve Stone | 51 |
8 | Jason Lee | 40 |
6 | Kevin Campbell | 32 |
6 (3) | Stuart Pearce | 44 |
5 | Colin Cooper | 52 |
3 | Paul McGregor | 19 |
2 | Andrea Silenzi | 19 |
2 | Bobby Howe | 11 |
2 | Lars Bohinen | 9 |
1 | Chris Allen | 3 |
1 | Des Lyttle | 50 |
1 | Own Goals | 56 |
1 | Scot Gemmill | 48 |
1 | Steve Chettle | 55 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Leeds United | Wed Jan 31, 1996 | Home | 2-1 | Mon Apr 08, 1996 | Away | 3-1 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | Tue Dec 26, 1995 | Home | 1-0 | Sat Mar 02, 1996 | Away | 3-1 | |
Southampton | Sat Aug 19, 1995 | Away | 4-3 | Sat Jan 13, 1996 | Home | 1-0 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | Sat Oct 14, 1995 | Away | 1-0 | Sat Apr 06, 1996 | Home | 2-1 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Blackburn Rovers | Sat Nov 18, 1995 | Away | 0-7 | Sat Apr 13, 1996 | Home | 1-5 |