1995–96 season of West Ham United
West Ham United 1995–96 football season
West Ham United 1995–96 season Chairman Terry Brown Manager Harry Redknapp Stadium Upton Park Premiership 10th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round Top goalscorer League: Cottee /Dicks (10) All: Cottee (12) Highest home attendance 24,324 vs Liverpool (22 Nov 1995, Premier League ) Lowest home attendance 15,375 vs Bristol Rovers (4 Oct 1995, League Cup ) Average home league attendance 22,340
During the 1995–96 English football season, West Ham United competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary [ ]
West Ham progressed further following the previous season's 14th-place finish (and last-minute scramble away from relegation danger) and climbed to 10th place in the final table – their best finish since they came third in 1986. They were never in any danger of going down, but they never looked like challenging for a UEFA Cup spot. Nor did they make much of an impact in the cup competitions, though striker Tony Cottee showed little sign of his advancing years, coming joint top scorer with penalty taking left-back Julian Dicks .
Manager Harry Redknapp spent heavily over the summer, mostly on foreign players, in hope of building a West Ham side capable of chasing European qualification and major trophies.
The season also brought the debut of two teenage players - defender Rio Ferdinand and midfielder Frank Lampard .
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
8
Tottenham Hotspur
38
16
13
9
50
38
+12
61
9
Nottingham Forest
38
15
13
10
50
54
−4
58
10
West Ham United
38
14
9
15
43
52
−9
51
11
Chelsea
38
12
14
12
46
44
+2
50
12
Middlesbrough
38
11
10
17
35
50
−15
43
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results [ ]
West Ham United's score comes first [1]
Legend [ ]
FA Premier League [ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
19 August 1995
Leeds United
H
1–2
22,901
Williamson
23 August 1995
Manchester United
A
1–2
31,966
Bruce (own goal)
26 August 1995
Nottingham Forest
A
1–1
26,645
Allen
30 August 1995
Tottenham Hotspur
H
1–1
23,516
Hutchison
11 September 1995
Chelsea
H
1–3
19,228
Hutchison
16 September 1995
Arsenal
A
0–1
38,065
23 September 1995
Everton
H
2–1
21,085
Dicks (2 pens)
2 October 1995
Southampton
A
0–0
13,568
16 October 1995
Wimbledon
A
1–0
9,411
Cottee
21 October 1995
Blackburn Rovers
H
1–1
21,776
Dowie
28 October 1995
Sheffield Wednesday
A
1–0
23,917
Dowie
4 November 1995
Aston Villa
H
1–4
23,637
Dicks (pen)
18 November 1995
Bolton Wanderers
A
3–0
19,047
Bishop , Cottee , Williamson
22 November 1995
Liverpool
H
0–0
24,324
25 November 1995
Queens Park Rangers
H
1–0
21,504
Cottee
2 December 1995
Blackburn Rovers
A
2–4
26,638
Dicks (pen), Slater
11 December 1995
Everton
A
0–3
31,778
16 December 1995
Southampton
H
2–1
18,501
Cottee , Dowie
23 December 1995
Middlesbrough
A
2–4
28,640
Cottee , Dicks
1 January 1996
Manchester City
A
1–2
26,024
Dowie
13 January 1996
Leeds United
A
0–2
30,658
22 January 1996
Manchester United
H
0–1
24,197
31 January 1996
Coventry City
H
3–2
18,884
Cottee , Rieper , Dowie
3 February 1996
Nottingham Forest
H
1–0
21,257
Slater
12 February 1996
Tottenham Hotspur
A
1–0
29,781
Dani
17 February 1996
Chelsea
A
2–1
25,252
Dicks , Williamson
21 February 1996
Newcastle United
H
2–0
23,843
Williamson , Cottee
24 February 1996
Arsenal
H
0–1
24,217
2 March 1996
Coventry City
A
2–2
17,459
Cottee , Rieper
9 March 1996
Middlesbrough
H
2–0
23,850
Dowie , Dicks (pen)
18 March 1996
Newcastle United
A
0–3
36,331
23 March 1996
Manchester City
H
4–2
24,017
Dowie (2), Dicks , Dani
6 April 1996
Wimbledon
H
1–1
20,402
Dicks
8 April 1996
Liverpool
A
0–2
40,326
13 April 1996
Bolton Wanderers
H
1–0
23,086
Cottee
17 April 1996
Aston Villa
A
1–1
26,768
Cottee
27 April 1996
Queens Park Rangers
A
0–3
18,828
5 May 1996
Sheffield Wednesday
H
1–1
23,790
Dicks
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
6 January 1996
Southend United
H
2–0
23,284
Moncur , Hughes
R4
7 February 1996
Grimsby Town
H
1–1
22,030
Dowie
R4R
14 February 1996
Grimsby Town
A
0–3
8,382
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg
20 September 1995
Bristol Rovers
A
1–0
7,103
Moncur
R2 2nd Leg
4 October 1995
Bristol Rovers
H
3–0 (won 4–0 on agg)
15,375
Dicks (pen), Bishop , Cottee
R3
25 October 1995
Southampton
A
1–2
11,059
Cottee
First-team squad [ ]
Squad at end of season [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Out [ ]
Transfers in: £2,430,000
Transfers out: £4,255,000
Total spending: £1,825,000
Statistics [ ]
Starting 11 [ ]
Considering starts in all competitions [4]
References [ ]
National teams
UEFA Euro 1996 (Group A )
Terry Venables
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , Senior )
(, )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions