Manchester United F.C. season 1995-96
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| Manchester United | |
| Season 1995-96 | |
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| Manager |  Sir Alex Ferguson |
| Chairman |  Martin Edwards |
| League | Premier League |
| Final league position | 1st |
| FA Cup | Winners |
| Coca-Cola Cup | Second Round |
| UEFA Cup | Second Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Eric Cantona (14) All: Eric Cantona (19) |
| Highest home attendance | 53,926 vs Nottingham Forest (28 April 1996) |
| Lowest home attendance | 31,966 vs West Ham United (23 August 1995) |
The 1995-96 season was Manchester United's 104th season in the Football League, and their 21st consecutive season in the top division of English football.[1]
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[edit] FA Premier League
Manchester United won the Premier League championship by 4 points over Newcastle United.
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Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
[edit] FA Cup
United won the FA Cup in 1996 by beating Liverpool 1-0 in the final at Wembley, with the only goal coming from Eric Cantona. On the way to the final, Manchester managed to defeat Sunderland, Reading, Manchester City, Southampton and Chelsea.
| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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| 1996-01-06 | Round 3 | Sunderland | H | 2 – 2 | Butt, Cantona | 41,563 |
| 1996-01-16 | Round 3 Replay | Sunderland | A | 2 – 1 | Cole, Scholes | 21,378 |
| 1996-01-27 | Round 4 | Reading | A | 3 – 0 | Cantona, Giggs, Parker | 14,780 |
| 1996-02-18 | Round 5 | Manchester City | H | 2 – 1 | Cantona, Sharpe | 42,692 |
| 1996-03-11 | Quarter-Final | Southampton | H | 2 – 0 | Cantona, Sharpe | 45,446 |
| 1996-03-31 | Semi-Final | Chelsea | Villa Park | 2 – 1 | Beckham, Cole | 38,421 |
| 1996-05-11 | Final | Liverpool | Wembley | 1 – 0 | Cantona 85' | 79,007 |
[edit] Coca-Cola Cup
As in the previous seasons, United rested many of their first-team players in the League Cup, instead using the competition to provide first team experience to the club's younger players and reserves. This proved to be a bad move, as the Red Devils fell down at the first hurdle, losing in the 2nd round to York City, 4-3 on aggregate.
| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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| 1995-09-20 | Round 2 First leg |
York City | H | 0 – 3 | 29,049 | |
| 1995-10-03 | Round 2 Second leg |
York City | A | 3 – 1 | Scholes (2), Cooke | 9,386 |
[edit] UEFA Cup
United were not in the UEFA Champions League in 1995-96, instead they competed in the UEFA Cup, and were knocked out in the 2nd Round against Rotor Volgograd on away goals.
| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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| 1995-09-12 | Round 2 First leg |
Rotor Volgograd | A | 0 – 0 | 33,000 | |
| 1995-09-26 | Round 2 Second leg |
Rotor Volgograd | H | 2 – 2 | Scholes, Schmeichel | 29,724 |
[edit] Squad statistics
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Coca-Cola Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK |  Peter Schmeichel |
36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Paul Parker |
5(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 7(3) | 1 |
| 3 | DF |  Denis Irwin |
31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Steve Bruce |
30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38(1) | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Lee Sharpe |
21(10) | 4 | 4(2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6 |
| 6 | DF | Gary Pallister |
21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 7 | FW |  Eric Cantona (c) |
30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19 |
| 9 | MF | Brian McClair |
12(10) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13(10) | 3 |
| 11 | MF |  Ryan Giggs |
30(3) | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41(3) | 12 |
| 12 | DF | David May |
11(5) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13(5) | 1 |
| 13 | GK | Tony Coton |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Graeme Tomlinson |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Roy Keane |
29 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38(1) | 6 |
| 17 | FW | Andy Cole |
32(2) | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42(2) | 13 |
| 18 | MF | Simon Davies |
1(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(6) | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Nicky Butt |
31(1) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40(1) | 3 |
| 20 | DF | Gary Neville |
30(1) | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37(2) | 0 |
| 21 | DF |  Pat McGibbon |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Paul Scholes |
16(10) | 10 | 0(2) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1(1) | 1 | 18(13) | 14 |
| 23 | DF | Phil Neville |
21(3) | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29(5) | 0 |
| 24 | MF | David Beckham |
26(7) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33(7) | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Kevin Pilkington |
2(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Chris Casper |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Terry Cooke |
1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(5) | 1 |
| 29 | MF | Ben Thornley |
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 30 | DF | John O'Kane |
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 31 | DF | William Prunier |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
[edit] Transfers
[edit] In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-09-25 | GK | Nick Culkin |
York City | £250k |
| 1996-01-31 | GK | Tony Coton |
Manchester City | £500k |
| 1996-06-25 | GK |  Raimond van der Gouw |
Vitesse | Free |
[edit] Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-07-01 | MF | Matthew Barrass |
San Diego Nomads | Free |
| 1995-07-02 | MF | David Gardner |
Unattached | Free |
| 1995-07-02 | DF | Paul Heckingbottom |
Sunderland | Free |
| 1995-07-02 | MF | Patrick Lee |
Middlesbrough | Free |
| 1997-07-02 | MF | Paul Lyons |
Rochdale | Free |
| 1995-07-19 | FW | Richard Irving |
Nottingham Forest | £75k |
| 1995-07-26 | DF | Ashley Westwood |
Crewe Alexandra | £40k |
| 1995-08-11 | GK | Gary Walsh |
Middlesbrough | £250k |
| 1995-08-25 | MF |  Andrei Kanchelskis |
Everton | £5m |
| 1995-09-27 | DF | Elliott Dickman |
Sunderland | Free |
| 1995-09-30 | FW | Stephen Hall |
Unattached | Free |
| 1995-11-05 | MF | John Hudson |
Unattached | Free |
| 1996-01-23 | DF | Matthew Wicks |
Arsenal | Free |
| 1996-05-22 | DF | Steve Bruce |
Birmingham City | Free |
| 1996-06-30 | FW | Dessie Baker |
Unattached | Free |
| 1996-06-30 | DF | Daniel Hall |
Unattached | Free |
| 1996-06-30 | DF | Paul Parker |
Derby County | Free |
| 1996-06-30 | DF | Phillip Whittam |
Unattached | Free |
[edit] Loan in
| Date From | Date To | Pos. | Name | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-12-29 | 1996-03-01 | DF | William Prunier |
Bordeaux |
[edit] Loan out
| Date From | Date To | Pos. | Name | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-07-01 | 1995-08-01 | MF | Michael Appleton |
Wimbledon |
| 1995-09-15 | 1995-10-15 | MF | Michael Appleton |
Lincoln City |
| 1995-11-06 | 1996-02-15 | MF | Ben Thornley |
Stockport County |
| 1996-01-11 | 1996-04-11 | DF | Chris Casper |
Bournemouth |
| 1996-01-29 | 1996-02-29 | MF | Terry Cooke |
Sunderland |
| 1996-02-02 | 1996-03-20 | GK | Kevin Pilkington |
Rochdale |
| 1996-02-22 | 1997-05-18 | MF | Ben Thornley |
Huddersfield Town |
| 1996-03-22 | 1996-05-22 | FW | Graeme Tomlinson |
Luton Town |
[edit] References
- ^ Manchester United Season 1995/96. StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
[edit] See also
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