1995–96 Sheffield United F.C. season

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Sheffield United
1995–96 season
ChairmanReg Brealey (until 22 September)
Alan Laver (from 19 October)
Mike McDonald (from 2 December)
ManagerDave Bassett (until 12 December)
Howard Kendall (from 13 December)
StadiumBramall Lane
Division One9th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nathan Blake (16)
All:
Nathan Blake (16)

The 1995–96 season was the 107th season in existence for Sheffield United, during which they played in Division One for the second successive season. In the first half of the season, events in the boardroom overshadowed those on the pitch until Mike McDonald completed a successful take over of the club. Following his arrival, manager Dave Bassett resigned and was replaced by Howard Kendall, who was provided with the funds to overhaul the squad. Many changes were made to the playing squad over the following months, meaning the club used more first-team players in one season than ever before. Although struggling for much of the season, the new arrivals brought about a late rally and the club finished a respectable ninth in the division.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Gary Ablett (on loan from Everton)
— FW England ENG Brett Angell (on loan from Sunderland)
— DF England ENG Graham Anthony
— FW England ENG Tony Battersby
— MF England ENG Mark Beard
— DF England ENG Paul Beesley
— FW Wales WAL Nathan Blake
— DF England ENG Mark Blount
— MF England ENG Gordon Cowans
— DF England ENG Ross Davidson
— DF England ENG Scott Fitzgerald (on loan from Wilmbedon)
— FW Norway NOR Jostein Flo
— DF England ENG Mark Foran
— MF England ENG Kevin Gage
— MF England ENG John Gannon
— DF England ENG Brian Gayle (captain)
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG Adrian Heath
— MF Wales WAL Glyn Hodges
— DF Australia AUS Doug Hodgson
— MF England ENG Paul Holland
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO Don Hutchison[notes 1]
— GK Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kelly[notes 2]
— GK England ENG Billy Mercer
— GK England ENG Carl Muggleton (on loan from Stoke City)
— DF Norway NOR Roger Nilsen
— MF England ENG Mark Patterson
— MF England ENG John Reed
— MF England ENG Paul Rogers
— FW England ENG Andy Scott
— DF England ENG Rob Scott
— DF England ENG Chris Short[notes 3]
— FW England ENG Phil Starbuck
— FW Wales WAL Gareth Taylor[notes 4]
— GK England ENG Simon Tracey
— DF England ENG Dave Tuttle
— FW Australia AUS Carl Veart
— DF Netherlands NED Michel Vonk
— FW Scotland SCO Andy Walker
— MF England ENG Mitch Ward
— MF England ENG David White
— MF England ENG Dane Whitehouse

League table[]

Main article: 1995–96 Football League § First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 79 69 +10 69
8 Huddersfield Town 46 17 12 17 61 58 +3 63
9 Sheffield United 46 16 14 16 57 54 +3 62
10 Barnsley 46 14 18 14 60 66 −6 60
11 West Bromwich Albion 46 16 12 18 60 68 −8 60
Source:[citation needed]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in March 1999, having previously represented them at B level.
  2. ^ Kelly was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1993.
  3. ^ Short was born in Münster, West Germany (now Germany), but was raised in England.
  4. ^ Taylor was born in Weston-super-Mare, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in 1995.
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