1995–96 West Ham United F.C. 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
Home colours

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

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 1995Leeds UnitedH1–222,901Williamson
23 August 1995Manchester UnitedA1–231,966Bruce (own goal)
26 August 1995Nottingham ForestA1–126,645Allen
30 August 1995Tottenham HotspurH1–123,516Hutchison
11 September 1995ChelseaH1–319,228Hutchison
16 September 1995ArsenalA0–138,065
23 September 1995EvertonH2–121,085Dicks (2 pens)
2 October 1995SouthamptonA0–013,568
16 October 1995WimbledonA1–09,411Cottee
21 October 1995Blackburn RoversH1–121,776Dowie
28 October 1995Sheffield WednesdayA1–023,917Dowie
4 November 1995Aston VillaH1–423,637Dicks (pen)
18 November 1995Bolton WanderersA3–019,047Bishop, Cottee, Williamson
22 November 1995LiverpoolH0–024,324
25 November 1995Queens Park RangersH1–021,504Cottee
2 December 1995Blackburn RoversA2–426,638Dicks (pen), Slater
11 December 1995EvertonA0–331,778
16 December 1995SouthamptonH2–118,501Cottee, Dowie
23 December 1995MiddlesbroughA2–428,640Cottee, Dicks
1 January 1996Manchester CityA1–226,024Dowie
13 January 1996Leeds UnitedA0–230,658
22 January 1996Manchester UnitedH0–124,197
31 January 1996Coventry CityH3–218,884Cottee, Rieper, Dowie
3 February 1996Nottingham ForestH1–021,257Slater
12 February 1996Tottenham HotspurA1–029,781Dani
17 February 1996ChelseaA2–125,252Dicks, Williamson
21 February 1996Newcastle UnitedH2–023,843Williamson, Cottee
24 February 1996ArsenalH0–124,217
2 March 1996Coventry CityA2–217,459Cottee, Rieper
9 March 1996MiddlesbroughH2–023,850Dowie, Dicks (pen)
18 March 1996Newcastle UnitedA0–336,331
23 March 1996Manchester CityH4–224,017Dowie (2), Dicks, Dani
6 April 1996WimbledonH1–120,402Dicks
8 April 1996LiverpoolA0–240,326
13 April 1996Bolton WanderersH1–023,086Cottee
17 April 1996Aston VillaA1–126,768Cottee
27 April 1996Queens Park RangersA0–318,828
5 May 1996Sheffield WednesdayH1–123,790Dicks

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1996Southend UnitedH2–023,284Moncur, Hughes
R47 February 1996Grimsby TownH1–122,030Dowie
R4R14 February 1996Grimsby TownA0–38,382

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg20 September 1995Bristol RoversA1–07,103Moncur
R2 2nd Leg4 October 1995Bristol RoversH3–0 (won 4–0 on agg)15,375Dicks (pen), Bishop, Cottee
R325 October 1995SouthamptonA1–211,059Cottee

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.

No. Position Player
1 Czech Republic GK Luděk Mikloško
2 England DF Tim Breacker
3 England DF Julian Dicks
4 United States DF Steve Potts
5 England DF Alvin Martin
7 England MF Ian Bishop
8 Denmark DF Marc Rieper
9 England FW Tony Cottee
10 England MF John Moncur
11 Netherlands FW Marco Boogers
12 Northern Ireland DF Keith Rowland
14 Northern Ireland FW Iain Dowie[3]
15 England DF Kenny Brown
16 Portugal FW Dani (on loan from Sporting CP)
No. Position Player
17 Australia MF Stan Lazaridis
18 Romania MF Ilie Dumitrescu
19 Australia MF Robbie Slater
20 England MF Danny Williamson
21 England GK Peter Shilton
22 England DF Adrian Whitbread
23 England MF Dale Gordon
24 Northern Ireland MF Michael Hughes (on loan from RC Strasbourg)
26 England MF Frank Lampard
28 Croatia DF Slaven Bilić
29 England FW Mark Watson
30 England GK Les Sealey
31 England GK Neil Finn
32 England DF Rio Ferdinand

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. Position Player
6 England MF Martin Allen (to Portsmouth)
14 England MF Matthew Rush (to Norwich City)
16 Scotland MF Don Hutchison (to Sheffield United)
18 England MF Simon Webster (retired)
21 United States GK Ian Feuer (to Luton Town)
No. Position Player
24 England MF Paul Mitchell (to Bournemouth)
25 Netherlands FW Jeroen Boere (to Crystal Palace)
25 United States MF John Harkes (on loan from Derby County)
27 England DF Chris Whyte (on loan from Birmingham City)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
Australia GK Steve Mautone
Australia DF Chris Coyne
England MF Scott Canham
No. Position Player
England MF Darren Currie
England MF Emmanuel Omoyinmi

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
1 July 1995 FW Marco Boogers Sparta Rotterdam £1,000,000
14 August 1995 MF Robbie Slater Blackburn Rovers £600,000
8 September 1995 FW Iain Dowie Crystal Palace £500,000
8 September 1995 MF Stan Lazaridis West Adelaide £300,000
11 January 1996 GK Peter Shilton Coventry City Free transfer
29 March 1996 GK Steve Mautone Canberra Cosmos £30,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
1 July 1995 DF Jamie Victory Bournemouth Free transfer
15 August 1995 MF Matty Holmes Blackburn Rovers £1,200,000
18 August 1995 MF Matthew Rush Norwich City £330,000
7 September 1995 FW Jeroen Boere Crystal Palace £375,000
3 November 1995 FW Chris Moors Torquay United Free transfer
16 December 1995 GK Ian Feuer Luton Town £580,000
10 January 1996 MF Don Hutchison Sheffield United £1,200,000
7 February 1996 MF Darren Currie Shrewsbury Town £70,000
22 February 1996 MF Martin Allen Portsmouth £500,000
28 March 1996 MF Paul Mitchell Bournemouth Free transfer
Transfers in: Decrease £2,430,000
Transfers out: Increase £4,255,000
Total spending: Increase £1,825,000

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[4]
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