1995–96 season of West Ham United
West Ham United 1995–96 football season
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results [ edit ] West Ham United's score comes first [1]
FA Premier League [ edit ] 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
League Cup [ edit ] First-team squad [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ edit ] Transfers in: £2,430,000 Transfers out: £4,255,000 Total spending: £1,825,000 Statistics [ edit ] Appearances and goals [ edit ] Starting 11 [ edit ] Considering starts in all competitions [4] References [ edit ]
National teams
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 ) Spartan League (Premier , One ) 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