1995–96 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

During the 1995–96 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the FA Premier League.

Tottenham Hotspur
1995–96 season
ChairmanAlan Sugar
ManagerGerry Francis
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
Premiership8th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Intertoto CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Teddy Sheringham (16)
All:
Teddy Sheringham (24)
Highest home attendance32,918 vs Chelsea
(27 Apr 1996, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance17,645 vs Chester City
(20 Sep 1995, League Cup)
Average home league attendance30,510

Season summary

The sale of key players Jürgen Klinsmann, Gheorghe Popescu and Nick Barmby weakened Tottenham's resources for 1995-96, and manager Gerry Francis was faced with taunts of "what a waste of money" from shocked supporters when he paid a club record £4.5million for Crystal Palace striker Chris Armstrong.

But Armstrong quickly formed an effective strikerforce with Teddy Sheringham, and an eighth-place finish in the final table was only one place lower than last season's final position - though it was once again not quite enough for a UEFA Cup place.

Perhaps the best moment of the season came on New Year's Day when Spurs triumphed 4-1 at home to Manchester United, dealing a serious blow to the visiting side's title hopes and boosting their own hopes of qualifying for the UEFA Cup as they muscled in on the top five. While Spurs failed to live up to the promise that the game delivered, the losing side lost only one more league game all season and won the league title which had looked an impossible job a few short months earlier.

Early in the season, Tottenham (and London rivals Wimbledon) were informed that they would be banned from European competition by UEFA for the 1996–97 season, for fielding weakened teams in the pre-season UEFA Intertoto Cup. The ban was lifted on appeal.

Final league table
Main article: 1995–96 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Everton 38 17 10 11 64 44 +20 61
7 Blackburn Rovers 38 18 7 13 61 47 +14 61
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 1995Manchester CityA1-130,827Sheringham
23 August 1995Aston VillaH0-126,726
26 August 1995LiverpoolH1-331,254Calderwood
30 August 1995West Ham UnitedA1-123,516Rosenthal
9 September 1995Leeds UnitedH2-130,034Howells, Sheringham
16 September 1995Sheffield WednesdayA3-126,565Sheringham (2, 1 pen), D Walker (own goal)
25 September 1995Queens Park RangersA3-215,659Sheringham (2, 1 pen), Dozzell
30 September 1995WimbledonH3-125,321Sheringham (2), Elkins (own goal)
14 October 1995Nottingham ForestH0-132,876
22 October 1995EvertonA1-133,629Armstrong
29 October 1995Newcastle UnitedH1-132,279Armstrong
4 November 1995Coventry CityA3-217,545Fox, Sheringham, Howells
18 November 1995ArsenalH2-132,894Sheringham, Armstrong
21 November 1995MiddlesbroughA1-029,487Armstrong
25 November 1995ChelseaA0-031,059
2 December 1995EvertonH0-032,894
9 December 1995Queens Park RangersH1-028,851Sheringham
16 December 1995WimbledonA1-016,193Fox
23 December 1995Bolton WanderersH2-230,702Sheringham, Armstrong
26 December 1995SouthamptonA0-015,238
30 December 1995Blackburn RoversA1-230,004Sheringham
1 January 1996Manchester UnitedH4-132,852Sheringham, Campbell, Armstrong (2)
13 January 1996Manchester CityH1-031,438Armstrong
21 January 1996Aston VillaA1-235,666Fox
3 February 1996LiverpoolA0-040,628
12 February 1996West Ham UnitedH0-129,781
24 February 1996Sheffield WednesdayH1-032,047Armstrong
2 March 1996SouthamptonH1-026,320Dozzell
16 March 1996Blackburn RoversH2-332,387Sheringham, Armstrong
20 March 1996Bolton WanderersA3-217,829Howells, Fox, Armstrong
24 March 1996Manchester UnitedA0-150,157
30 March 1996Coventry CityH3-126,808Sheringham, Fox (2)
6 April 1996Nottingham ForestA1-227,053Armstrong
8 April 1996MiddlesbroughH1-132,036Armstrong
15 April 1996ArsenalA0-038,273
27 April 1996ChelseaH1-132,918Armstrong
2 May 1996Leeds UnitedA3-130,061Armstrong, Anderton (2)
5 May 1996Newcastle UnitedA1-136,589Dozzell

FA Cup
Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1996Hereford UnitedA1-18,806Rosenthal
R3R17 January 1996Hereford UnitedH5-131,534Sheringham (3), Armstrong (2)
R427 January 1996Wolverhampton WanderersH1-132,812Wilson
R4R7 February 1996Wolverhampton WanderersA2-027,846Rosenthal, Sheringham
R528 February 1996Nottingham ForestA2-218,600Armstrong (2)
R5R9 March 1996Nottingham ForestH1-1 (lost 1-3 on pens)31,055Sheringham

League Cup
Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg20 September 1995Chester CityH4-017,645Armstrong (2), Rosenthal, Sheringham
R2 2nd Leg4 October 1995Chester CityA3-1 (won 7-1 on agg)5,372Sheringham (2), Howells
R325 October 1995Coventry CityA2-318,227Busst (own goal), Armstrong

Squad
Squad at end of season[2][3]

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  ENG Ian Walker
2 DF  ENG Dean Austin
3 DF  ENG Justin Edinburgh
4 MF  ENG David Howells
5 DF  SCO Colin Calderwood
6 DF  ENG Gary Mabbutt (captain)
7 MF  MSR Ruel Fox
9 MF  ENG Darren Anderton
10 FW  ENG Teddy Sheringham
11 FW  ENG Chris Armstrong
12 MF  ENG Jason Dozzell
13 GK  NOR Erik Thorstvedt
14 MF  ENG Stuart Nethercott
15 DF  ENG Clive Wilson
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  ISR Ronny Rosenthal
17 MF  ENG Andy Turner
18 MF  NIR Gerry McMahon
19 DF  ENG Kevin Scott
21 MF  ENG Danny Hill
22 DF  ENG David Kerslake
23 DF  ENG Sol Campbell
24 DF  ENG Jason Cundy
25 DF  IRL Stephen Carr
26 FW  ENG Paul Mahorn
27 MF  ENG Andy Sinton
28 MF  ENG Kevin Watson
29 FW  ENG Steve Slade
30 GK  ENG Chris Day

Left club 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
8 FW  ROU Ilie Dumitrescu (to West Ham United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  ENG Darren Caskey (to Reading)

Intertoto Cup squad
Tottenham used a squad of loan players and reserve team players while competing in the Intertoto Cup.[4][5][6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Simon Brown
— GK  ENG Chris Day
— DF  ENG David Byrne (on loan from St Mirren)
— DF  ENG Jamie Clapham
— DF  IRL Stephen Carr
— DF  IRL Owen Coll
— DF  ENG Mark Newson (on loan from Barnet)
— DF  ENG Leon Townley
— MF  ENG Alan Pardew (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
— MF  ENG Ian Sampson (on loan from Northampton Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Robbie Simpson
— MF  ENG Simon Spencer
— MF  ENG Andy Turner
— MF  ENG Simon Wormull
— MF  ENG Kevin Watson
— MF  NIR Gerry McMahon
— FW  ENG Paul Mahorn
— FW  ENG Steve Slade
— FW  SCO John Hendry

Reserve 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
— MF  ENG Stephen Clemence
— MF  ENG Kevin Maher
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO Garry Brady
— FW  ENG Neale Fenn

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
12 June 1995 DF Clive Wilson QPR Free transfer
30 June 1995 FW Chris Armstrong Crystal Palace £4,500,000
6 October 1995 MF Ruel Fox Newcastle United £4,200,000
23 January 1996 MF Andy Sinton Sheffield Wednesday £1,500,000

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
22 May 1995 MF Gheorghe Popescu Barcelona £2,800,000
1 July 1995 F Jürgen Klinsmann FC Bayern Munich €1,400,000
11 July 1995 FW John Hendry Motherwell £200,000
8 August 1995 MF Nick Barmby Middlesbrough £5,250,000
28 February 1996 MF Darren Caskey Reading £700,000
9 March 1996 FW Ilie Dumitrescu West Ham United £1,500,000
27 March 1996 DF Owen Coll Bournemouth Signed
Transfers in: £10,200,000
Transfers out: £11,647,000[7]
Total spending: £1,447,420

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1995-1996/faprem/tottenha.htm
  3. http://www.11v11.com/teams/tottenham-hotspur/tab/players/season/1996
  4. http://www.tottenhamhotspurs.tv/forum/players-lounge/2409-1995-intertoto-spurs-v-cologne.html
  5. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/no-picnic-for-english-clubs-by-the-sea-1588438.html
  6. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=AWNB&p_text_direct-0=document_id=%28%200F2ADE0DA5CAF5EF%20%29&p_docid=0F2ADE0DA5CAF5EF&p_theme=aggdocs&p_queryname=0F2ADE0DA5CAF5EF&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=G5AR47KBMTMzNzgzNjc3MS42NTMzNTU6MTo5OjEyOC4zLjAuMA&&p_multi=OBSC
  7. Based on 0.8553 EUR/GBP for July 1995 https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/historical-spot-exchange-rates/eur/EUR-to-GBP-1995
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