1995–96 Manchester City F.C. season

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Manchester City
1995–96 season
ChairmanEngland David Bernstein
ManagerEngland Alan Ball, Jr.
StadiumMaine Road
Premier League18th (relegated)
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Uwe Rösler (9)

All:
Uwe Rösler (13)
Highest home attendance31,436 (vs. Liverpool, 5 May)
Lowest home attendance23,617 (vs. Wimbledon, 22 November)
Average home league attendance27,869

During the 1995–96 English football season, Manchester City competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Team kit[]

The team kit was produced by Umbro and the shirt sponsor was Brother.

The home kit, while on the face of it a classic plain blue shirt with white shorts, in fact had a pattern inlaid that was only visible when caught by the light, which contained an outer circle similar to the club badge at the time, with the word "City" in giant capital letters over the top. The away kit was intended as a tribute to the classic red and black stripes which City had worn as an away kit on a number of occasions previously, but for no apparent reason had two-tone grey shoulder stripes as well as an embossed shield which was more suited to the shape of the club's badge after its redesign in 1997 (by which point the shirt was no longer being worn) than the circular badge of the time.

Season summary[]

When Alan Ball was named as Manchester City manager at the start of the new season, he said that his job was "the envy of millions". But it quickly appeared to be a poisoned chalice, as a City side in the middle of a major transition (with many older players being transferred to make way for the club's promising set of youngsters) failed to win any of their first 11 Premiership games. This was followed by four wins from their next five games, which lifted City out of the relegation zone.

A 2–2 home draw with third-placed Liverpool on the final day of the season looked to have secured City's survival, but positive results and a greater goal difference for the two sides directly above them - Coventry City and Southampton - condemned the club to relegation after seven years in the top flight.

Final league table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Coventry City 38 8 14 16 42 60 −18 38
17 Southampton 38 9 11 18 34 52 −18 38
18 Manchester City (R) 38 9 11 18 33 58 −25 38 Relegation to the Football League First Division
19 Queens Park Rangers (R) 38 9 6 23 38 57 −19 33
20 Bolton Wanderers (R) 38 8 5 25 39 71 −32 29
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated


Results[]

Manchester City's score comes first[1]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 1995 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 30,827 Rösler
23 August 1995 Coventry City A 1–2 15,957 Rösler
26 August 1995 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 14,212
30 August 1995 Everton H 0–2 28,432
10 September 1995 Arsenal H 0–1 23,994
16 September 1995 Newcastle United A 1–3 36,501 Creaney
23 September 1995 Middlesbrough H 0–1 25,865
30 September 1995 Nottingham Forest A 0–3 25,620
14 October 1995 Manchester United A 0–1 35,707
21 October 1995 Leeds United H 0–0 26,390
28 October 1995 Liverpool A 0–6 39,267
4 November 1995 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 28,397 Summerbee
18 November 1995 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 24,422 Lomas
22 November 1995 Wimbledon H 1–0 23,617 Quinn
25 November 1995 Aston Villa H 1–0 28,027 Kinkladze
2 December 1995 Leeds United A 1–0 33,249 Creaney
9 December 1995 Middlesbrough A 1–4 29,469 Kinkladze
18 December 1995 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 25,660 Rösler
23 December 1995 Chelsea H 0–1 28,668
26 December 1995 Blackburn Rovers A 0–2 28,915
1 January 1996 West Ham United H 2–1 26,024 Quinn (2)
13 January 1996 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 31,438
20 January 1996 Coventry City H 1–1 25,710 Rösler
31 January 1996 Southampton A 1–1 15,172 Rösler
3 February 1996 Queens Park Rangers H 2–0 27,509 Clough, Symons
10 February 1996 Everton A 0–2 37,354
24 February 1996 Newcastle United H 3–3 31,115 Quinn (2), Rösler
2 March 1996 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 29,078 Lomas
5 March 1996 Arsenal A 1–3 34,519 Creaney
12 March 1996 Chelsea A 1–1 17,078 Clough
16 March 1996 Southampton H 2–1 29,550 Kinkladze (2)
23 March 1996 West Ham United A 2–4 24,017 Quinn (2)
30 March 1996 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 21,050 Quinn
6 April 1996 Manchester United H 2–3 29,688 Kavelashvili, Rösler
8 April 1996 Wimbledon A 0–3 11,844
13 April 1996 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 30,898 Rösler
27 April 1996 Aston Villa A 1–0 39,336 Lomas
5 May 1996 Liverpool H 2–2 31,436 Rösler (pen), Symons

FA Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 1996 Leicester City A 0–0 20,640
R3R 17 January 1996 Leicester City H 5–0 19,980 Rösler, Kinkladze, Quinn, Lomas, Creaney
R4 7 February 1996 Coventry City A 2–2 18,709 Busst (own goal), Flitcroft
R4R 14 February 1996 Coventry City H 2–1 22,419 Clough, Symons
R5 18 February 1996 Manchester United A 1–2 42,692 Rösler

League Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 19 September 1995 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–0 7,443
R2 Second Leg 4 October 1995 Wycombe Wanderers H 4–0 11,474 Rösler (2), Quinn, Curle (pen)
R3 25 October 1995 Liverpool A 0–4 29,394

Squad[]

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Richard Edghill
3 DF Germany GER Michael Frontzeck
4 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Lomas
5 DF England ENG Keith Curle
6 DF Switzerland  SUI Giuseppe Mazzarelli (on loan from FC Zürich)
7 MF Georgia (country) GEO Georgi Kinkladze
8 FW Scotland SCO Gerry Creaney
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Niall Quinn
11 MF England ENG Peter Beagrie
12 DF England ENG Ian Brightwell
13 GK Wales WAL Martyn Margetson
14 DF Wales WAL Kit Symons
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kernaghan
16 MF England ENG Nicky Summerbee
17 MF England ENG Michael Brown
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW England ENG Nigel Clough
19 MF England ENG Martin Phillips
20 DF England ENG Lee Crooks
21 GK Germany GER Eike Immel
23 MF Scotland SCO David Kerr
24 DF England ENG Scott Hiley (on loan from Birmingham City)
25 GK Wales WAL Andy Dibble
26 MF England ENG Scott Thomas
27 DF England ENG Rae Ingram
28 FW Germany GER Uwe Rösler
29 DF England ENG John Foster
30 DF England ENG Chris Beech
31 MF Wales WAL Aled Rowlands
32 FW Georgia (country) GEO Mikhail Kavelashvili

Sold during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Tony Coton (to Manchester United)
2 DF England ENG Andy Hill (to Port Vale)
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Terry Phelan (to Chelsea)
3 MF Denmark DEN Ronnie Ekelund (on loan from Barcelona)
6 DF Netherlands NED Michel Vonk (to Sheffield United)
8 FW England ENG Paul Walsh (to Portsmouth)
10 MF England ENG Garry Flitcroft (to Blackburn Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Wales WAL Carl Griffiths (to Portsmouth)
18 DF England ENG David Brightwell (to Bradford City)
19 FW Jamaica JAM Fitzroy Simpson (to Portsmouth)
24 FW England ENG Adie Mike (to Stockport County)
31 MF England ENG Paul Lake (retired)
32 DF Albania ALB Eduard Abazaj (on loan from Benfica)

Statistics[]

Starting 11[]

Considering starts in all competitions[2]
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
21 GK Germany Eike Immel 41
2 RB England Richard Edghill 16 Michael Brown has 16 starts
12 CB England Ian Brightwell 29
5 CB England Keith Curle 35
14 LB Wales Kit Symons 41
16 RM England Nicky Summerbee 34
10 CM England Garry Flitcroft 26
4 CM Northern Ireland Steve Lomas 35
7 LM Georgia (country) Georgi Kinkladze 40
9 CF Republic of Ireland Niall Quinn 27
28 CF Germany Uwe Rösler 28

References[]

  1. ^ "Manchester City 1995-1996 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  2. ^ "All Manchester City players: 1995".
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