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{{Short description|Football season in England}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2014}}
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{{Infobox football league season
| competition = [[Premier League|FA Premier League]]
| season = [[1995–96 in English football|1995–96]]
| dates = 19 August 1995 – 5 May 1996
| winners = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]<br />3rd Premier League title<br />10th [[List of English football champions|English title]]
| continentalcup1 = [[1996–97 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Manchester United
| continentalcup2 = [[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| continentalcup3 = [[1996–97 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
| continentalcup3 qualifiers = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]<br />[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]<br />[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| relegated = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]<br />[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]<br />[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| matches = 380
| total goals = 988
| league topscorer = [[Alan Shearer]]<br>(31 goals)
| best goalkeeper = [[Peter Schmeichel]] (18 clean sheets)
| biggest home win = {{nowrap|[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] 7–0 [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]}}<br />(18 November 1995)
| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Bolton Wanderers 0–6 Manchester United}}<br />(25 February 1996)
| highest scoring = {{nowrap|[[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] 6–2 [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]}}<br />(16 December 1995)
| longest wins = 6 games<ref name="stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1995-1996/longest-sequences/full |title=English Premier League 1995–96 |publisher=statto.com |access-date=19 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219042314/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1995-1996/longest-sequences/full |archive-date=19 February 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />Manchester United
| longest unbeaten = 15 games<ref name="stats"/><br />Liverpool
| longest winless = 14 games<ref name="stats"/><br />[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]<br />[[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]
| longest losses = 8 games<ref name="stats"/><br />Manchester City<br />[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
| highest attendance = 53,926<ref name="attendance">{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co91/se3286/attendance/ |title=Premier League 1995/96 Attendances |work=worldfootball.net |access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref><br />{{nowrap|Manchester United 5–0 Nottingham Forest}}<br />(28 April 1996)
| lowest attendance = 6,352<ref name="attendance"/><br />{{nowrap|Wimbledon 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday}}<br />(30 August 1995)
| attendance = 10,472,882<ref name="attendance"/>
| average attendance = 27,560<ref name="attendance"/>
| prevseason = [[1994–95 FA Premier League|1994–95]]
| nextseason = [[1996–97 FA Premier League|1996–97]]
}}

The '''1995–96 FA Premier League''' (known as the '''FA [[Carling Brewery|Carling]] Premiership''' for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the competition, since its formation in 1992. Due to the decision to reduce the number of clubs in the [[Premier League|FA Premier League]] from 22 to 20, only two clubs, [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] and [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], were promoted instead of the usual three.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1994-95.html England 1994/95]</ref>

[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] won the Premier League and qualified for the [[1996–97 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]], while [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], and [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] qualified for the [[1996–97 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]. [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] also qualified for the [[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] as [[1996 FA Cup Final|runners-up]] of the [[1995–96 FA Cup|FA Cup]] which was won by Manchester United.

==Summary==
[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] emerged as possible title contenders early in the season, while [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough's]] early promise saw them occupy fourth place in late October. However, an injury crisis saw their league form slump, leading them up to 12th-place. Most of the campaign was a two-horse race between Manchester United and Newcastle United. The two sides played on 27 December, with Newcastle 10 points ahead in the league. A 2–0 home win for Manchester United cut the gap to seven points, and two days later they beat [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] 2–1 to reduce the gap to just four points. Nevertheless, a 4–1 defeat at [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]] on New Year's Day and a 0–0 draw with Aston Villa allowed Newcastle to establish a 12-point lead in January.

Manchester United and Newcastle met again in early March, by which time the gap had been cut to four points. A second half goal by [[Eric Cantona]] gave Manchester United a 1–0 away win and cut the gap to a single point. With one game left of the season, Manchester United led the Premier League by two points, having taken lead of the league halfway through March and stayed on top ever since. In case of the two clubs being tied for first place, the Premier League made preliminary preparations for a championship play-off match at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2012-13/may/arsenal-and-chelsea-may-meet-in-play-off.html |title=Arsenal and Chelsea may face play-off |work=premierleague.com |publisher=Premier League |date=15 May 2013 |access-date=14 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617015715/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2012-13/may/arsenal-and-chelsea-may-meet-in-play-off.html |archive-date=17 June 2015 }}</ref> For Newcastle to win their first title since 1927, they had to win against Tottenham and hope that their north-eastern rivals Middlesbrough defeated [[Alex Ferguson|Alex Ferguson’s]] men. But the Premier League title went to [[Old Trafford]] as Manchester United won 3–0 and Newcastle could only manage a 1–1 draw with Tottenham.

Despite the arrival of Dennis Bergkamp, [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] never looked like serious title challengers. Their best chance of success coming in the [[1995–96 Football League Cup|League Cup]], where they reached the semi-finals, was lost on away goals to Aston Villa. However, the [[North London]] side still qualified for the UEFA Cup by finishing fifth.

Aston Villa won the Coca-Cola sponsored League Cup competition this season, beating Leeds United 3–0 at Wembley.

Title holders, Blackburn, recorded the lowest ever finish by a Premier League title-holder by finishing 7th. This record was matched by Manchester United in [[2013–14 Premier League|2013–14]] and broken by [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in [[2015–16 Premier League|2015–16]] and again by [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in [[2016–17 Premier League|2016–17]]. However, Rovers striker [[Alan Shearer]] was still the league’s top scorer with 31 goals.

Six days after clinching their third league title in four seasons, Manchester United became the first team to complete a second league championship and [[FA Cup]] double when a Cantona goal gave them a 1–0 win over Liverpool in the [[1996 FA Cup Final|FA Cup final]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engcup1996.html England – FA Challenge Cup 1995–1996<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Fourth place Aston Villa lifted the League Cup for a joint record fifth time, securing a UEFA Cup place for the third time in four seasons.

The Premier League relegation places went to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], Queens Park Rangers, and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]. Bolton had spent most of their first Premier League season bottom of the table, and an improvement in form was not enough to save the [[Burnden Park]] side from an immediate return to Division One. They went down on the season’s penultimate weekend, on the same day that QPR’s 3-0 win over [[London]] rivals West Ham came too late to save the top flight place they had held since 1983. Manchester City failed to beat Liverpool on the final day of the season, consigning them to the final relegation place on goal difference behind [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] and [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]].

===English performance in European competition===
[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], the 1994–95 Premier League champions, finished bottom of their group in the [[UEFA Champions League]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec199596.html European Competitions 1995–96<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115153950/http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec199596.html#cc |date=15 January 2013}}</ref> [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] were knocked out of the [[UEFA Cup]] in the first round, with [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] both being knocked out at the second round.<ref name="UEFA Cup results 1995-96">[https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec199596.html European Competitions 1995–96<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] were beaten in the second round of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec199596.html European Competitions 1995–96<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The only English team still in European competition after Christmas were [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], who reached the quarter-finals of the [[UEFA Cup]].<ref name="UEFA Cup results 1995-96" />

==Teams==
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top eighteen teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the [[1994–95 Football League First Division|First Division]]. The promoted teams were [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] and [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], returning to the top flight after two and fifteen years respectively. This was also Bolton Wanderers' first season in the Premier League. They replaced [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]], [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]], [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] and [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], who were relegated to the [[1995–96 Football League First Division|First Division]] after their top flight spells of one, nine, one and three years respectively. This was the first season in which the league was contested by twenty teams as opposed to previous seasons which were contested by twenty-two teams.

===Stadiums and locations===
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[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]<br />
[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|{{nowrap|Queens Park Rangers}}]]<br/>
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[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|{{nowrap|Bolton Wanderers}}]]<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
! Team
! Location
! Stadium
! Capacity
|-
| [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| [[London]] {{small|([[Highbury]])}}
| [[Arsenal Stadium]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|38,419}}
|-
| [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| [[Birmingham]]
| [[Villa Park]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|39,399}}
|-
| [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
| [[Blackburn]]
| [[Ewood Park]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|31,367}}
|-
| [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| [[Bolton]]
| [[Burnden Park]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|25,000}}
|-
| [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| London {{small|([[Fulham]])}}
| [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|36,000}}
|-
| [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
| [[Coventry]]
| [[Highfield Road]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|23,489}}
|-
| [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| [[Liverpool]] {{small|([[Walton, Liverpool|Walton]])}}
| [[Goodison Park]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|40,157}}
|-
| [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
| [[Leeds]]
| [[Elland Road]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|40,204}}
|-
| [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| Liverpool {{small|([[Anfield (suburb)|Anfield]])}}
| [[Anfield]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|42,730}}
|-
| [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| [[Manchester]] {{small|([[Moss Side]])}}
| [[Maine Road]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|35,150}}
|-
| [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| Manchester {{small|([[Old Trafford (area)|Old Trafford]])}}
| [[Old Trafford]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|55,314}}
|-
| [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
| [[Middlesbrough]]
| [[Riverside Stadium]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|30,000}}
|-
| [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]
| [[St James' Park]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|36,649}}
|-
| [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
| [[West Bridgford]]
| [[City Ground]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|30,539}}
|-
| [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
| London {{small|([[Shepherd's Bush]])}}
| [[Loftus Road]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|18,439}}
|-
| [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]
| [[Sheffield]]
| [[Hillsborough Stadium]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|39,859}}
|-
| [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
| [[Southampton]]
| [[The Dell (Southampton)|The Dell]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|15,200}}
|-
| [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| London {{small|([[Tottenham]])}}
| [[White Hart Lane]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|36,230}}
|-
| [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
| London {{small|([[Upton Park, London|Upton Park]])}}
| [[Boleyn Ground]]
| align="center" | {{Nts|28,000}}
|-
| [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]
| London {{small|([[Selhurst]])}}
| [[Selhurst Park]]{{efn|Due to Wimbledon lacking a home stadium, they played their home games at Selhurst Park, which is the home stadium of Crystal Palace.}}
| align="center" | {{Nts|26,309}}
|}
{{notelist}}

===Personnel and kits===
(as of 5 May 1996)
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
! Team
! Manager
! Captain
! Kit manufacturer
! Shirt sponsor
|-
|Arsenal
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bruce Rioch]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Adams (footballer)|Tony Adams]]
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|[[JVC]]
|-
|Aston Villa
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Little (footballer)|Brian Little]]
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Andy Townsend]]
|[[Reebok]]
|[[AST Research]]
|-
|Blackburn Rovers
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Harford]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tim Sherwood]]
|[[ASICS|Asics]]
|[[McEwan's Lager]]
|-
|Bolton Wanderers
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Todd]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Stubbs]]
|Reebok
|Reebok
|-
|Chelsea
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Glenn Hoddle]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dennis Wise]]
|[[Umbro]]
|[[Coors Brewing Company|Coors]]
|-
|Coventry City
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ron Atkinson]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Borrows]]
|[[Pony International|Pony]]
|[[Peugeot]]
|-
|Everton
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Royle]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Watson]]
|Umbro
|Danka
|-
|Leeds United
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Howard Wilkinson]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary McAllister]]
|Asics
|[[Thistle Hotels]]
|-
|Liverpool
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roy Evans]]
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Rush]]
|[[Adidas]]
|[[Carlsberg Group|Carlsberg]]
|-
|Manchester City
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Ball, Jr.|Alan Ball]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Curle]]
|Umbro
|[[Brother Industries|Brother]]
|-
|Manchester United
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Ferguson]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Bruce]]
|Umbro
|[[Sharp Electronics|Sharp]]
|-
|Middlesbrough
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bryan Robson]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nigel Pearson]]
|[[Erreà]]
|[[Cellnet]]
|-
|Newcastle United
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Keegan]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Beardsley]]
|[[Adidas]]
|[[Newcastle Brown Ale]]
|-
|Nottingham Forest
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Clark (footballer)|Frank Clark]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Pearce]]
|Umbro
|[[Labatt's]]
|-
|Queens Park Rangers
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Wilkins]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Bardsley]]
|View From
|[[Compaq]]
|-
|Sheffield Wednesday
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Pleat]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Atherton (footballer)|Peter Atherton]]
|[[Puma AG|Puma]]
|Sanderson
|-
|Southampton
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Merrington]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matt Le Tissier]]
|Pony
|Sanderson
|-
|Tottenham Hotspur
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gerry Francis]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Mabbutt]]
|Pony
|[[Hewlett-Packard]]
|-
|West Ham United
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Redknapp]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Potts (footballer)|Steve Potts]]
|Pony
|Dagenham Motors
|-
|Wimbledon
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Joe Kinnear]]
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Vinnie Jones]]
|Core
|[[Elonex]]
|}

===Managerial changes===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Outgoing manager
! Manner of departure
! Date of vacancy
! Position in table
! Incoming manager
! Date of appointment
|-
| [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Horton]]
|rowspan=2| Sacked
| 16 May 1995
|rowspan=6| ''Pre-season''
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Ball Jr.|Alan Ball]]
| 2 July 1995
|-
| [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trevor Francis]]
| 20 May 1995
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Pleat]]
| 14 June 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premierleague.com/page/1994/95Season |title=Season 1994/95 &#124; Official Site of the Premier League - Barclays Premier League News, Fixtures and Results &#124; Premier League &#124; History &#124; 1994/95 Season |access-date=2008-07-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916120414/http://www.premierleague.com/page/1994/95Season |archive-date=16 September 2008 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stewart Houston]]
| End of caretaker spell
|rowspan=2| 8 June 1995
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bruce Rioch]]
| 8 June 1995
|-
| [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bruce Rioch]]
| Signed by Arsenal
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roy McFarland]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Todd]]{{efn|McFarland and Todd were co-managers.}}
| 20 June 1995
|-
| [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Kenny Dalglish]]
| Promoted to Director of Football
| 25 June 1995
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Harford]]
| 25 June 1995
|-
| [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Ball Jr.|Alan Ball]]
| Signed by Manchester City
| 2 July 1995
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Merrington]]
| 14 July 1995
|-
| [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roy McFarland]]
| Sacked
| 2 January 1996
| 20th
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Todd]]{{efn|Assumed full managerial duties.}}
| 2 January 1996
|-
|}
{{notelist}}

==League table==
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|team2=NEW|name_NEW=[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|team3=LIV|name_LIV=[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|team4=AST|name_AST=[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|team5=ARS|name_ARS=[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|team6=EVE|name_EVE=[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|team7=BLB|name_BLB=[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
|team8=TOT|name_TOT=[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|team9=NOT|name_NOT=[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
|team10=WHU|name_WHU=[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|team11=CHE|name_CHE=[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|team12=MID|name_MID=[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|team13=LEE|name_LEE=[[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
|team14=WDN|name_WDN=[[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]
|team15=SHW|name_SHW=[[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]
|team16=COV|name_COV=[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|team17=SOU|name_SOU=[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
|team18=MCI|name_MCI=[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|team19=QPR|name_QPR=[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
|team20=BOL|name_BOL=[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
|win_MUN=25|draw_MUN=7|loss_MUN=6|gf_MUN=73|ga_MUN=35|status_MUN=C
|win_NEW=24|draw_NEW=6|loss_NEW=8|gf_NEW=66|ga_NEW=37
|win_LIV=20|draw_LIV=11|loss_LIV=7|gf_LIV=70|ga_LIV=34
|win_AST=18|draw_AST=9|loss_AST=11|gf_AST=52|ga_AST=35
|win_ARS=17|draw_ARS=12|loss_ARS=9|gf_ARS=49|ga_ARS=32
|win_EVE=17|draw_EVE=10|loss_EVE=11|gf_EVE=64|ga_EVE=44
|win_BLB=18|draw_BLB=7|loss_BLB=13|gf_BLB=61|ga_BLB=47
|win_TOT=16|draw_TOT=13|loss_TOT=9|gf_TOT=50|ga_TOT=38
|win_NOT=15|draw_NOT=13|loss_NOT=10|gf_NOT=50|ga_NOT=54
|win_WHU=14|draw_WHU=9|loss_WHU=15|gf_WHU=43|ga_WHU=52
|win_CHE=12|draw_CHE=14|loss_CHE=12|gf_CHE=46|ga_CHE=44
|win_MID=11|draw_MID=10|loss_MID=17|gf_MID=35|ga_MID=50
|win_LEE=12|draw_LEE=7|loss_LEE=19|gf_LEE=40|ga_LEE=57
|win_WDN=10|draw_WDN=11|loss_WDN=17|gf_WDN=55|ga_WDN=70
|win_SHW=10|draw_SHW=10|loss_SHW=18|gf_SHW=48|ga_SHW=61
|win_COV=8|draw_COV=14|loss_COV=16|gf_COV=42|ga_COV=60
|win_SOU=9|draw_SOU=11|loss_SOU=18|gf_SOU=34|ga_SOU=52
|win_MCI=9|draw_MCI=11|loss_MCI=18|gf_MCI=33|ga_MCI=58|status_MCI=R
|win_QPR=9|draw_QPR=6|loss_QPR=23|gf_QPR=38|ga_QPR=57|status_QPR=R
|win_BOL=8|draw_BOL=5|loss_BOL=25|gf_BOL=39|ga_BOL=71|status_BOL=R
|col_CLGS=green1|text_CLGS=Qualification for the [[1996–97 UEFA Champions League#Group stage|Champions League group stage]]
|result1=CLGS
|col_UC1=blue1|text_UC1=Qualification for the [[1996–97 UEFA Cup#First round|UEFA Cup first round]]
|result2=UC1|result4=UC1|result5=UC1
|col_UCWC1=yellow1|text_UCWC1=Qualification for the [[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup#First round|Cup Winners' Cup first round]] 
|note_res_UCWC1=Liverpool qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as [[1995–96 FA Cup|FA Cup]] [[1996 FA Cup Final|runners-up]], as winners Manchester United already qualified for the Champions League. They defaulted their UEFA Cup spot from league position to Arsenal.
|result3=UCWC1
|col_EXUC1=white|text_EXUC1= Excluded from the [[1996–97 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
|note_res_EXUC1=[[The Football Association]] was initially awarded a [[UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking|UEFA Fair Play]] berth to the Premier League's highest-placed team not qualified for Europe, but was revoked by UEFA for its clubs fielding under-strength sides in the [[1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/english-clubs-pay-for-intertoto-fiasco-1526049.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/english-clubs-pay-for-intertoto-fiasco-1526049.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=English clubs pay for Intertoto fiasco|work=The Independent|date=16 December 1995|access-date=31 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|result6=EXUC1
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to [[1996–97 Football League#First Division|Football League First Division]]
|result18=R|result19=R|result20=R
|update=complete
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|source=[https://www.premierleague.com/tables?co=1&se=4&ha=-1 Premier League]
}}
</onlyinclude>

==Results==

{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|a_note=yes
|team1=ARS|team2=AVL|team3=BLB|team4=BOL|team5=CHE
|team6=COV|team7=EVE|team8=LEE|team9=LIV|team10=MCI
|team11=MUN|team12=MID|team13=NEW|team14=NFO|team15=QPR
|team16=SHW|team17=SOU|team18=TOT|team19=WHU|team20=WIM

|name_ARS=[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|match_ARS_AVL=2–0
|match_ARS_BLB=0–0
|match_ARS_BOL=2–1
|match_ARS_CHE=[[Arsenal F.C.–Chelsea F.C. rivalry|1–1]]
|match_ARS_COV=1–1
|match_ARS_EVE=1–2
|match_ARS_LEE=2–1
|match_ARS_LIV=0–0
|match_ARS_MCI=[[Arsenal F.C.–Manchester City F.C. rivalry|3–1]]
|match_ARS_MUN=[[Arsenal F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry|1–0]]
|match_ARS_MID=1–1
|match_ARS_NEW=2–0
|match_ARS_NFO=1–1
|match_ARS_QPR=3–0
|match_ARS_SHW=4–2
|match_ARS_SOU=4–2
|match_ARS_TOT=[[North London derby|0–0]]
|match_ARS_WHU=1–0
|match_ARS_WIM=1–3

|name_AVL=[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|match_AVL_ARS=1–1
|match_AVL_BLB=2–0
|match_AVL_BOL=1–0
|match_AVL_CHE=0–1
|match_AVL_COV=4–1
|match_AVL_EVE=1–0
|match_AVL_LEE=3–0
|match_AVL_LIV=0–2
|match_AVL_MCI=0–1
|match_AVL_MUN=3–1
|match_AVL_MID=0–0
|match_AVL_NEW=1–1
|match_AVL_NFO=1–1
|match_AVL_QPR=4–2
|match_AVL_SHW=3–2
|match_AVL_SOU=3–0
|match_AVL_TOT=2–1
|match_AVL_WHU=1–1
|match_AVL_WIM=2–0

|name_BLB=[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
|match_BLB_ARS=1–1
|match_BLB_AVL=1–1
|match_BLB_BOL=3–1
|match_BLB_CHE=3–0
|match_BLB_COV=5–1
|match_BLB_EVE=0–3
|match_BLB_LEE=1–0
|match_BLB_LIV=2–3
|match_BLB_MCI=2–0
|match_BLB_MUN=1–2
|match_BLB_MID=1–0
|match_BLB_NEW=2–1
|match_BLB_NFO=7–0
|match_BLB_QPR=1–0
|match_BLB_SHW=3–0
|match_BLB_SOU=2–1
|match_BLB_TOT=2–1
|match_BLB_WHU=4–2
|match_BLB_WIM=3–2

|name_BOL=[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
|match_BOL_ARS=1–0
|match_BOL_AVL=0–2
|match_BOL_BLB=2–1
|match_BOL_CHE=2–1
|match_BOL_COV=1–2
|match_BOL_EVE=1–1
|match_BOL_LEE=0–2
|match_BOL_LIV=0–1
|match_BOL_MCI=1–1
|match_BOL_MUN=0–6
|match_BOL_MID=1–1
|match_BOL_NEW=1–3
|match_BOL_NFO=1–1
|match_BOL_QPR=0–1
|match_BOL_SHW=2–1
|match_BOL_SOU=0–1
|match_BOL_TOT=2–3
|match_BOL_WHU=0–3
|match_BOL_WIM=1–0

|name_CHE=[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|match_CHE_ARS=[[Arsenal F.C.–Chelsea F.C. rivalry|1–0]]
|match_CHE_AVL=1–2
|match_CHE_BLB=2–3
|match_CHE_BOL=3–2
|match_CHE_COV=2–2
|match_CHE_EVE=0–0
|match_CHE_LEE=[[Chelsea F.C.–Leeds United F.C. rivalry|4–1]]
|match_CHE_LIV=[[Chelsea F.C.–Liverpool F.C. rivalry|2–2]]
|match_CHE_MCI=1–1
|match_CHE_MUN=1–4
|match_CHE_MID=5–0
|match_CHE_NEW=1–0
|match_CHE_NFO=1–0
|match_CHE_QPR=[[West London derby|1–1]]
|match_CHE_SHW=0–0
|match_CHE_SOU=3–0
|match_CHE_TOT=[[Chelsea F.C.–Tottenham Hotspur F.C. rivalry|0–0]]
|match_CHE_WHU=1–2
|match_CHE_WIM=1–2

|name_COV=[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|match_COV_ARS=0–0
|match_COV_AVL=0–3
|match_COV_BLB=5–0
|match_COV_BOL=0–2
|match_COV_CHE=1–0
|match_COV_EVE=2–1
|match_COV_LEE=0–0
|match_COV_LIV=1–0
|match_COV_MCI=2–1
|match_COV_MUN=0–4
|match_COV_MID=0–0
|match_COV_NEW=0–1
|match_COV_NFO=1–1
|match_COV_QPR=1–0
|match_COV_SHW=0–1
|match_COV_SOU=1–1
|match_COV_TOT=2–3
|match_COV_WHU=2–2
|match_COV_WIM=3–3

|name_EVE=[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|match_EVE_ARS=0–2
|match_EVE_AVL=1–0
|match_EVE_BLB=1–0
|match_EVE_BOL=3–0
|match_EVE_CHE=1–1
|match_EVE_COV=2–2
|match_EVE_LEE=2–0
|match_EVE_LIV=[[Merseyside derby|1–1]]
|match_EVE_MCI=2–0
|match_EVE_MUN=2–3
|match_EVE_MID=4–0
|match_EVE_NEW=1–3
|match_EVE_NFO=3–0
|match_EVE_QPR=2–0
|match_EVE_SHW=2–2
|match_EVE_SOU=2–0
|match_EVE_TOT=1–1
|match_EVE_WHU=3–0
|match_EVE_WIM=2–4

|name_LEE=[[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
|match_LEE_ARS=0–3
|match_LEE_AVL=2–0
|match_LEE_BLB=0–0
|match_LEE_BOL=0–1
|match_LEE_CHE=[[Chelsea F.C.–Leeds United F.C. rivalry|1–0]]
|match_LEE_COV=3–1
|match_LEE_EVE=2–2
|match_LEE_LIV=1–0
|match_LEE_MCI=0–1
|match_LEE_MUN=[[Leeds United F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry|3–1]]
|match_LEE_MID=0–1
|match_LEE_NEW=0–1
|match_LEE_NFO=1–3
|match_LEE_QPR=1–3
|match_LEE_SHW=2–0
|match_LEE_SOU=1–0
|match_LEE_TOT=1–3
|match_LEE_WHU=2–0
|match_LEE_WIM=1–1

|name_LIV=[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|match_LIV_ARS=3–1
|match_LIV_AVL=3–0
|match_LIV_BLB=3–0
|match_LIV_BOL=5–2
|match_LIV_CHE=[[Chelsea F.C.–Liverpool F.C. rivalry|2–0]]
|match_LIV_COV=0–0
|match_LIV_EVE=1–2
|match_LIV_LEE=5–0
|match_LIV_MCI=[[Liverpool F.C.–Manchester City F.C. rivalry|6–0]]
|match_LIV_MUN=[[Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry|2–0]]
|match_LIV_MID=1–0
|match_LIV_NEW=[[Liverpool F.C. 4–3 Newcastle United F.C. (1996)|4–3]]
|match_LIV_NFO=4–2
|match_LIV_QPR=1–0
|match_LIV_SHW=1–0
|match_LIV_SOU=1–1
|match_LIV_TOT=0–0
|match_LIV_WHU=2–0
|match_LIV_WIM=2–2

|name_MCI=[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|match_MCI_ARS=[[Arsenal F.C.–Manchester City F.C. rivalry|0–1]]
|match_MCI_AVL=1–0
|match_MCI_BLB=1–1
|match_MCI_BOL=1–0
|match_MCI_CHE=0–1
|match_MCI_COV=1–1
|match_MCI_EVE=0–2
|match_MCI_LEE=0–0
|match_MCI_LIV=[[Liverpool F.C.–Manchester City F.C. rivalry|2–2]]
|match_MCI_MUN=[[Manchester derby|2–3]]
|match_MCI_MID=0–1
|match_MCI_NEW=3–3
|match_MCI_NFO=1–1
|match_MCI_QPR=2–0
|match_MCI_SHW=1–0
|match_MCI_SOU=2–1
|match_MCI_TOT=1–1
|match_MCI_WHU=2–1
|match_MCI_WIM=1–0

|name_MUN=[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|match_MUN_ARS=[[Arsenal F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry|1–0]]
|match_MUN_AVL=0–0
|match_MUN_BLB=1–0
|match_MUN_BOL=3–0
|match_MUN_CHE=1–1
|match_MUN_COV=1–0
|match_MUN_EVE=2–0
|match_MUN_LEE=[[Leeds United F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry|1–0]]
|match_MUN_LIV=[[Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry|2–2]]
|match_MUN_MCI=[[Manchester derby|1–0]]
|match_MUN_MID=2–0
|match_MUN_NEW=2–0
|match_MUN_NFO=5–0
|match_MUN_QPR=2–1
|match_MUN_SHW=2–2
|match_MUN_SOU=4–1
|match_MUN_TOT=1–0
|match_MUN_WHU=2–1
|match_MUN_WIM=3–1

|name_MID=[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|match_MID_ARS=2–3
|match_MID_AVL=0–2
|match_MID_BLB=2–0
|match_MID_BOL=1–4
|match_MID_CHE=2–0
|match_MID_COV=2–1
|match_MID_EVE=0–2
|match_MID_LEE=1–1
|match_MID_LIV=2–1
|match_MID_MCI=4–1
|match_MID_MUN=0–3
|match_MID_NEW=[[Tyne–Tees derby|1–2]]
|match_MID_NFO=1–1
|match_MID_QPR=1–0
|match_MID_SHW=3–1
|match_MID_SOU=0–0
|match_MID_TOT=0–1
|match_MID_WHU=4–2
|match_MID_WIM=1–2

|name_NEW=[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|match_NEW_ARS=2–0
|match_NEW_AVL=1–0
|match_NEW_BLB=1–0
|match_NEW_BOL=2–1
|match_NEW_CHE=2–0
|match_NEW_COV=3–0
|match_NEW_EVE=1–0
|match_NEW_LEE=2–1
|match_NEW_LIV=2–1
|match_NEW_MCI=3–1
|match_NEW_MUN=0–1
|match_NEW_MID=[[Tyne–Tees derby|1–0]]
|match_NEW_NFO=3–1
|match_NEW_QPR=2–1
|match_NEW_SHW=2–0
|match_NEW_SOU=1–0
|match_NEW_TOT=1–1
|match_NEW_WHU=3–0
|match_NEW_WIM=6–1

|name_NFO=[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
|match_NFO_ARS=0–1
|match_NFO_AVL=1–1
|match_NFO_BLB=1–5
|match_NFO_BOL=3–2
|match_NFO_CHE=0–0
|match_NFO_COV=0–0
|match_NFO_EVE=3–2
|match_NFO_LEE=2–1
|match_NFO_LIV=1–0
|match_NFO_MCI=3–0
|match_NFO_MUN=1–1
|match_NFO_MID=1–0
|match_NFO_NEW=1–1
|match_NFO_QPR=3–0
|match_NFO_SHW=1–0
|match_NFO_SOU=1–0
|match_NFO_TOT=2–1
|match_NFO_WHU=1–1
|match_NFO_WIM=4–1

|name_QPR=[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
|match_QPR_ARS=1–1
|match_QPR_AVL=1–0
|match_QPR_BLB=0–1
|match_QPR_BOL=2–1
|match_QPR_CHE=[[West London derby|1–2]]
|match_QPR_COV=1–1
|match_QPR_EVE=3–1
|match_QPR_LEE=1–2
|match_QPR_LIV=1–2
|match_QPR_MCI=1–0
|match_QPR_MUN=1–1
|match_QPR_MID=1–1
|match_QPR_NEW=2–3
|match_QPR_NFO=1–1
|match_QPR_SHW=0–3
|match_QPR_SOU=3–0
|match_QPR_TOT=2–3
|match_QPR_WHU=3–0
|match_QPR_WIM=0–3

|name_SHW=[[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]
|match_SHW_ARS=1–0
|match_SHW_AVL=2–0
|match_SHW_BLB=2–1
|match_SHW_BOL=4–2
|match_SHW_CHE=0–0
|match_SHW_COV=4–3
|match_SHW_EVE=2–5
|match_SHW_LEE=6–2
|match_SHW_LIV=1–1
|match_SHW_MCI=1–1
|match_SHW_MUN=0–0
|match_SHW_MID=0–1
|match_SHW_NEW=0–2
|match_SHW_NFO=1–3
|match_SHW_QPR=1–3
|match_SHW_SOU=2–2
|match_SHW_TOT=1–3
|match_SHW_WHU=0–1
|match_SHW_WIM=2–1

|name_SOU=[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
|match_SOU_ARS=0–0
|match_SOU_AVL=0–1
|match_SOU_BLB=1–0
|match_SOU_BOL=1–0
|match_SOU_CHE=2–3
|match_SOU_COV=1–0
|match_SOU_EVE=2–2
|match_SOU_LEE=1–1
|match_SOU_LIV=1–3
|match_SOU_MCI=1–1
|match_SOU_MUN=3–1
|match_SOU_MID=2–1
|match_SOU_NEW=1–0
|match_SOU_NFO=3–4
|match_SOU_QPR=2–0
|match_SOU_SHW=0–1
|match_SOU_TOT=0–0
|match_SOU_WHU=0–0
|match_SOU_WIM=0–0

|name_TOT=[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|match_TOT_ARS=[[North London derby|2–1]]
|match_TOT_AVL=0–1
|match_TOT_BLB=2–3
|match_TOT_BOL=2–2
|match_TOT_CHE=[[Chelsea F.C.–Tottenham Hotspur F.C. rivalry|1–1]]
|match_TOT_COV=3–1
|match_TOT_EVE=0–0
|match_TOT_LEE=2–1
|match_TOT_LIV=1–3
|match_TOT_MCI=1–0
|match_TOT_MUN=4–1
|match_TOT_MID=1–1
|match_TOT_NEW=1–1
|match_TOT_NFO=0–1
|match_TOT_QPR=1–0
|match_TOT_SHW=1–0
|match_TOT_SOU=1–0
|match_TOT_WHU=0–1
|match_TOT_WIM=3–1

|name_WHU=[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|match_WHU_ARS=0–1
|match_WHU_AVL=1–4
|match_WHU_BLB=1–1
|match_WHU_BOL=1–0
|match_WHU_CHE=1–3
|match_WHU_COV=3–2
|match_WHU_EVE=2–1
|match_WHU_LEE=1–2
|match_WHU_LIV=0–0
|match_WHU_MCI=4–2
|match_WHU_MUN=0–1
|match_WHU_MID=2–0
|match_WHU_NEW=2–0
|match_WHU_NFO=1–0
|match_WHU_QPR=1–0
|match_WHU_SHW=1–1
|match_WHU_SOU=2–1
|match_WHU_TOT=1–1
|match_WHU_WIM=1–1

|name_WIM=[[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]
|match_WIM_ARS=0–3
|match_WIM_AVL=3–3
|match_WIM_BLB=1–1
|match_WIM_BOL=3–2
|match_WIM_CHE=1–1
|match_WIM_COV=0–2
|match_WIM_EVE=2–3
|match_WIM_LEE=2–4
|match_WIM_LIV=1–0
|match_WIM_MCI=3–0
|match_WIM_MUN=2–4
|match_WIM_MID=0–0
|match_WIM_NEW=3–3
|match_WIM_NFO=1–0
|match_WIM_QPR=2–1
|match_WIM_SHW=2–2
|match_WIM_SOU=1–2
|match_WIM_TOT=0–1
|match_WIM_WHU=0–1

|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20230101135922/https://www.11v11.com/competitions/premier-league/1996/matches/ 11v11]
}}

==Season statistics==

===Scoring===

====Top scorers====
[[File:Alan Shearer 2008.jpg|thumb|upright|Blackburn's [[Alan Shearer]] was the top scorer for the second time, with 31 goals.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals
|-
|align=center|1
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Shearer]]
|Blackburn Rovers
|align=center|31
|-
|align=center|2
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robbie Fowler]]
|Liverpool
|align=center|28
|-
|align=center|3
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Les Ferdinand]]
|Newcastle United
|align=center|25
|-
|align=center|4
|{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Dwight Yorke]]
|Aston Villa
|align=center|17
|-
|align=center|5
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Teddy Sheringham]]
|Tottenham Hotspur
|align=center|16
|-
|rowspan=3 align=center|6
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Armstrong (footballer, born 1971)|Chris Armstrong]]
|Tottenham Hotspur
|align=center|15
|-
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Kanchelskis]]
|Everton
|align=center|15
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Wright]]
|Arsenal
|align=center|15
|-
|rowspan=3 align=center|9
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Eric Cantona]]
|Manchester United
|align=center|14
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stan Collymore]]
|Liverpool
|align=center|14
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dion Dublin]]
|Coventry City
|align=center|14
|-
|}

==== Hat-tricks ====
{{main|List of Premier League hat-tricks}}
[[File:Savo-milosevic-2009-ds.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Savo Milošević]] is the only player to score a hat-trick while representing the [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia national football team]].]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! For !! Against !! style="text-align:center"| Result !! Date !! Ref
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Matt|Le Tissier}} || Southampton || Nottingham Forest || 3–4 (A) || {{dts|format=dmy|1995|8|15}} ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/roy-runs-free-for-forest-1597159.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/roy-runs-free-for-forest-1597159.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Independent |access-date=14 July 2009 |date=20 August 1995|first=Stan |last=Hey |title=Roy runs free for Forest |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Robbie|Fowler}}<sup>4</sup> || Liverpool || Bolton Wanderers || 5–2 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|1995|8|23}} ||<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=259969 |publisher=Soccerbase |access-date=14 July 2009 |title=Liverpool 5–2 Bolton Wanderers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050521220421/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=259969 |archive-date=21 May 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Alan|Shearer}} || Blackburn Rovers || Coventry City || 5–1 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|1995|8|23}} ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/shearer-lifts-the-gloom-1602724.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/shearer-lifts-the-gloom-1602724.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Independent|title=Shearer lifts the gloom |access-date=14 July 2009 |date=24 September 1995 |first=Jon|last=Culley |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|GHA}} {{sortname|Tony|Yeboah}} || Leeds United || Wimbledon || 4–2 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|1995|8|23}} ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Yeboah up to his old tricks |access-date=15 July 2009|date=24 September 1995 |work=The Independent |first=Stephen |last=Brenkley |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-up-to-his-old-tricks-1602726.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/yeboah-up-to-his-old-tricks-1602726.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Les|Ferdinand}} || Newcastle United || Wimbledon || 6–1 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|1995|10|21}} ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/ferdinand-dons-triple-crown-1578899.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/ferdinand-dons-triple-crown-1578899.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Independent |access-date=14 July 2009 |date=22 October 1995 |first=Scott |last=Barnes |title=Ferdinand dons triple crown |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Gary|McAllister}} || Leeds United || Coventry City || 3–1 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|1995|10|28}}||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/leeds-stirred-by-mcallister-1580053.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/leeds-stirred-by-mcallister-1580053.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Leeds stirred by McAllister |access-date=15 July 2009 |date=29 October 1995|first=Scott |last=Barnes|work=The Independent |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Alan|Shearer}} || Blackburn Rovers || Nottingham Forest || 7–0 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|1995|11|18}} ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/bohinen-busts-forests-dam-1582744.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/bohinen-busts-forests-dam-1582744.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |first=Dave|last=Hadfield |work=The Independent |access-date=14 July 2009 |date=19 November 1995|title=Bohinen busts Forest's dam |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Alan|Shearer}} || Blackburn Rovers || West Ham United || 4–2 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|1995|12|2}} ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/shearer-bliss-1523915.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/shearer-bliss-1523915.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Shearer bliss |work=The Independent |access-date=14 July 2009 |date=3 December 1995 |first=Jon |last=Cullely |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Dion|Dublin}} || Coventry City || Sheffield Wednesday || 4–3 (A) || {{dts|format=dmy|1995|12|4}} ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Football: Bright's finish makes Dublin's hat-trick irrelevant |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-brights-finish-makes-dublins-hattrick-irrelevant-1524237.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-brights-finish-makes-dublins-hattrick-irrelevant-1524237.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|first=Guy|last=Hodgson |date=5 December 1995|access-date=14 July 2009|work=The Independent |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|FRY}} {{sortname|Savo|Milošević}} || Aston Villa || Coventry City || 4–1 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|1995|12|16}} ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-milosevic-finally-comes-good-1526282.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-milosevic-finally-comes-good-1526282.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Football: Milosevic finally comes good |access-date=15 July 2009 |date=17 December 1995 |first=Phil|last=Shaw |work=The Independent |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Robbie|Fowler}} || Liverpool || Arsenal || 3–1 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|1995|12|23}} || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/fowler-does-trick-for-liverpool-1527298.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/fowler-does-trick-for-liverpool-1527298.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Fowler does trick for Liverpool |access-date=15 July 2009 |date=24 December 1995 |first=Norman|last=Fox|work=The Independent |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Alan|Shearer}} || Blackburn Rovers || Bolton Wanderers || 3–1 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|1996|2|3}} || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/dogged-shearer-puts-bite-on-bolton-1317353.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/dogged-shearer-puts-bite-on-bolton-1317353.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |date=4 February 1996|access-date=15 July 2009 |title=Dogged Shearer puts bite on Bolton |first=Dave|last=Hadfield|work=The Independent |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Gavin|Peacock}} || Chelsea || Middlesbrough || 5–0 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|1996|2|4}} ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/chelsea-burst-into-bloom-1317347.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/chelsea-burst-into-bloom-1317347.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Chelsea burst into bloom|access-date=15 July 2009 |date=5 February 1996|first=Glenn |last=Moore|work=The Independent |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Alan|Shearer}} || Blackburn Rovers || Tottenham Hotspur || 3–2 (A) || {{dts|format=dmy|1996|3|16}} ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/shearer-steals-show-1342643.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/shearer-steals-show-1342643.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Shearer steals show|access-date=15 July 2009 |date=14 April 1996|first=Trevor|last=Haylett|work=The Independent |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Mark|Hughes}} || Chelsea || Leeds United || 4–1 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|1996|4|13}} || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/hughes-bang-up-to-date-1304857.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/hughes-bang-up-to-date-1304857.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Hughes bang up to date|access-date=15 July 2009 |date=14 April 1996|first=Geoff|last=Brown|work=The Independent |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} {{sortname|Andrei|Kanchelskis}} || Everton || Sheffield Wednesday || 5–2 (A) || {{dts|format=dmy|1996|4|27}} || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/kanchelskis-rules-1307221.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/kanchelskis-rules-1307221.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Kanchelskis rules |access-date=15 July 2009 |date=28 April 1996|first=Scott |last=Barnes|work=The Independent |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|}
:'''Note:''' <sup>4</sup> Player scored 4 goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away

==Awards==

===Monthly awards===
[[File:Robbie Fowler.jpg|thumb|upright|Liverpool's [[Robbie Fowler]] became the first player to win the Player of the Month award in consecutive months.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Month
!colspan="2"|[[Premier League Manager of the Month|Manager of the Month]]
!colspan="2"|[[Premier League Player of the Month|Player of the Month]]
|-
!Manager
!Club
!Player
!Club
|-
|August
|rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Keegan]]<ref name=P95>{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=466964&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb |title=Carling Premiership Player of the Month 1995/96 |publisher=Premier League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210000144/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enNewsLatest&id=466964&type=com.fapl.website.news.NewsItem&categoryCode=NewsSpecialFeatures&breadcrumb=sfsub_breadcrumb |archive-date=10 December 2006}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"| Newcastle United
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[David Ginola]]<ref name=P95/>
|Newcastle United
|-
|September
|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Tony Yeboah]]<ref name=P95/>
|Leeds United
|-
|October
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Clark (footballer)|Frank Clark]]<ref name=P95/>
|Nottingham Forest
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trevor Sinclair]]<ref name=P95/>
|Queens Park Rangers
|-
|November
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Ball Jr.|Alan Ball]]<ref name=P95/>
|Manchester City
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob Lee]]<ref name=P95/>
|Newcastle United
|-
|December
|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roy Evans]]<ref name=P95/>
|rowspan=3| Liverpool
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robbie Fowler]]<ref name=P95/>
|Liverpool
|-
|rowspan=2|January
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stan Collymore]]<ref name=P95/>
|rowspan=2|Liverpool
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robbie Fowler]]<ref name=P95/>
|-
|February
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Ferguson]]<ref name=P95/>
|rowspan=2| Manchester United
|{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Dwight Yorke]]<ref name=P95/>
|Aston Villa
|-
|March
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Eric Cantona]]<ref name=P95/>
|Manchester United
|-
|April
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Merrington]]<ref name=P95/>
|Southampton
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Kanchelskis]]<ref name=P95/>
|Everton
|}

===Annual awards===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award
! Winner
! Club
|-
| [[Premier League Manager of the Season]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Ferguson]]
| Manchester United
|- 
| [[PFA Players' Player of the Year]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Les Ferdinand]]<ref>[http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsPFAPlyr.html England Player Honours – Professional Footballers' Association Players' Players of the Year<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| Newcastle United
|- 
| [[PFA Young Player of the Year]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robbie Fowler]]<ref>[http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsPFAYngPlyr.html England Player Honours – Professional Footballers' Association Young Players of the Year<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| Liverpool
|- 
| [[FWA Footballer of the Year]]
| {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Eric Cantona]]<ref>[http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsFWAFbYr.html England Player Honours – Football Writers' Association Footballers of the Year<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| Manchester United
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="13" | PFA Team of the Year
|-
| '''Goalkeeper'''
| colspan="12" align="center" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David James (footballer, born 1970)|David James]] (Liverpool)
|-
| '''Defence'''
| colspan="3" align="center" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Neville]] (Manchester United)
| colspan="3" align="center" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Adams]] (Arsenal)
| colspan="3" align="center" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ugo Ehiogu]] (Aston Villa)
| colspan="3" align="center" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Wright]] (Aston Villa)
|-
| '''Midfield'''
| colspan="3" align="center" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Stone (footballer)|Steve Stone]] (Nottingham Forest)
| colspan="3" align="center" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob Lee]] (Newcastle United)
| colspan="3" align="center" | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Gullit]] (Chelsea)
| colspan="3" align="center" | {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[David Ginola]] (Newcastle United)
|-
| '''Attack'''
| colspan="6" align="center" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Les Ferdinand]] (Newcastle United)
| colspan="6" align="center" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Shearer]] (Blackburn Rovers)
|}

==Attendances==

Source:<ref>https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co91/england-premier-league/se3286/1995-1996/attendance/</ref>
{{row counter|{| class{{=}}"wikitable sortable"
!#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendance
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Manchester United]] || 19 || 41,681
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Liverpool FC]] || 19 || 39,553
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Arsenal FC]] || 19 || 37,568
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Newcastle United]] || 19 || 36,505
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Everton FC]] || 19 || 35,424
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Aston Villa]] || 19 || 32,772
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Leeds United]] || 19 || 32,629
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Tottenham Hotspur]] || 19 || 30,548
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Middlesbrough FC]] || 19 || 29,252
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Manchester City]] || 19 || 27,941
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Blackburn Rovers]] || 19 || 27,552
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Nottingham Forest]] || 19 || 25,916
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Chelsea FC]] || 19 || 25,598
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Sheffield Wednesday]] || 19 || 24,874
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[West Ham United]] || 19 || 22,317
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Bolton Wanderers]] || 19 || 18,823
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Coventry City]] || 19 || 18,528
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Queens Park Rangers]] || 19 || 15,672
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Southampton FC]] || 19 || 14,822
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Wimbledon FC]] || 19 || 13,230
|-
|} }}

==See also==
*[[1995–96 in English football]]

==References and notes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/Seasons/1995-96/Premier1995-96.htm League and cup results for all the 1995/96 Premier Division clubs] at footballsite
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng96.html 1995–96 Premier League Season at RSSSF]

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