1995–96 Sheffield United F.C. season

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.

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)

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

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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