1995–96 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1995–96 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Bruce Rioch
Stadium	Highbury
FA Premier League	5th
FA Cup	Third round
Coca–Cola Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ian Wright (15); All: ; Ian Wright (23)
Highest home attendance	38,323 (1 May, vs. Liverpool, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	27,194 (3 October, vs. Hartlepool United, League Cup)

During the 1995–96 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

Arsenal began their life under Bruce Rioch's management with a seven-place improvement upon last season's disappointing finish, but were never in the hunt for the title. New signings David Platt and Dennis Bergkamp came to justify their hefty price tags, while the ageing Ian Wright showed no sign of winding down thanks to a regular supply of goals. The legendary "back five" of David Seaman, Lee Dixon, Nigel Winterburn, Steve Bould and Tony Adams also showed little sign of their advancing years.

Arsenal blew their best chance of silverware in February after they went out of the Coca-Cola Cup to eventual winners Aston Villa in the semi-finals. A fifth place in the final table was enough to secure a UEFA Cup place.

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Transfer fee
1	GK	Seaman	31	EU	1990	38	0	£1,300,000[1]
2	DF	Dixon	31	EU	1988	38	2	Undisclosed
3	DF	Winterburn	31	EU	1987	36	2	Undisclosed
5	DF	Bould	32	EU	1988	19	0	£390,000
6	DF	Adams	28	EU	1983	21	1	Youth system
7	MF	Platt	29	EU	1995	29	6	£4,750,000[2]
8	FW	Wright	31	EU	1991	31	15	£2,500,000[3]
9	MF	Merson	27	EU	1985	38	5	Youth system
10	FW	Bergkamp	26	EU	1995	33	11	£7,500,000[4]
11	MF	Helder	26	EU	1995	24	1	£2,300,000[5]
12	DF	Linighan	33	EU	1990	18	0	£1,250,000[6]
13	GK	Bartram	33	EU	1994	1	0	£250,000[7]
14	DF	Keown	29	EU	1984	34	0	Youth system
15	MF	Parlour	22	EU	1992	22	0	Youth system
16	FW	Hartson	20	EU	1995	19	4	£2,500,000[8]
17	MF	Hillier	25	EU	1988	5	0	Trainee
18	MF	Morrow	25	EU	1988	4	0	Trainee
19	MF	Jensen	30	EU	1992	15	0	£1,100,000[9]
20	FW	Kiwomya	25	EU	1995	15	0	£1,250,000[10]
21	MF	McGoldrick	30	EU	1993	1	0	£1,000,000[11]
22	MF	Selley	21	EU	1992	0	0	Youth system
23	FW	Dickov	22	EU	1990	7	1	Youth system
24	MF	Flatts	22	EU	1990	0	0	Youth system
25	DF	Marshall	22	EU	1991	11	1	Youth system
26	GK	Harper	23	EU	1994	0	0	£150.000[7]
27	MF	Shaw	21	EU	1991	0	0	Youth system
28	MF	Hughes	18	EU	1995	1	0	Trainee
29	MF	Clarke	20	EU	1993	6	0	Youth system
30	DF	McGowan	19	EU	1993	1	0	Trainee
31	DF	Rose	19	EU	1994	4	0	Youth system

Last updated: 20 January 2012
Source:Arseweb (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
Ordered by squad number.

Reserve squad

As of 21 January 2012.[12]

Players listed are those that made an appearance for Arsenal's reserve team during the season.

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Vince Bartram
		GK	Lee Harper
		GK	Noel Imber
		DF	Tony Adams
		DF	Chris Coffey
		DF	Jason Crowe
		DF	Timmy Griggs
		DF	Valur Gíslason
		DF	Andy Linighan
		DF	Dafydd Owen
		DF	Scott Marshall
		DF	Gavin McGowan
		DF	Steve Morrow
		DF	Roy O'Brien
		DF	Ross Taylor
		DF	Matthew Rose
		MF	Michael Black
		MF	Adrian Clarke

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Kevin Dennis
		MF	John Jensen
		MF	Mark Flatts
		MF	Glenn Helder
		MF	David Hillier
		MF	Jamie Howell
		MF	Eddie McGoldrick
		MF	Ray Parlour
		MF	David Platt
		MF	Paul Shaw
		MF	Stephen Hughes
		FW	Paul Dickov
		FW	John Hartson
		FW	Chris Kiwomya
		FW	Isaiah Rankin
		FW	Paul Read
		FW	Jeff Woolsey
		FW	Ian Wright

Transfers

In

#	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Team	Source
7	MF	David Platt	Sampdoria	£4,750,000	11 July 1995	First-team	[2]
10	FW	Dennis Bergkamp	Internazionale	£7,500,000	21 June 1995	First-team	[4]

Total spending: £12,250,000

Out

#	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Team	Source
15	MF	Stefan Schwarz	Fiorentina	£2,300,000	12 July 1995	First-team	[13]
7	FW	Kevin Campbell	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed	1995	First-team

Total income: £2,300,000

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Bruce Rioch
Assistant manager	Stewart Houston
First team coach
Goalkeeping coach	Bob Wilson
Fitness coach
Physiotherapist	Gary Lewin
Club doctor
Chief scout	Steve Crowley

Last updated: 21 January 2012
Source:

Competitions

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Liverpool	38	20	11	7	70	34	+36	71	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
4	Aston Villa	38	18	9	11	52	35	+17	63	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	Arsenal	38	17	12	9	49	32	+17	63	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6	Everton	38	17	10	11	64	44	+20	61
7	Blackburn Rovers	38	18	7	13	61	47	+14	61

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Liverpool qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up, as winners Manchester United already qualified for the Champions League. They defaulted their UEFA Cup spot from league position to Arsenal.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	17	12	9	49	32	+17	63	10	7	2	30	16	+14	7	5	7	19	16	+3

Last updated: 20 January 2012.
Source: Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	D	D	W
Position	8	5	7	5	6	5	4	6	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	7	5	5	6	5	6	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Pre-season

Arsenal spent their initial pre-season in Sweden playing Swedish sides Kristianstads,[14] Gallstads[15][16] and GAIS.[17] Returning to England, they then played games against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Inter Milan (at home), and St Albans.

29 July 1995 Friendly	Gallstads	1 - 6	Arsenal	Gallstads
	Unknown		Merson Jenson Wright Dennis Bergkamp	Stadium: Avallagarden Attendance: 1,834

1 August 1995 Friendly	GAIS Gothenburg	0 - 2	Arsenal	Gothenburg, Sweden
		Report	Wright Bergkamp	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi (1916) Attendance: 3,500

4 August 1995 (1995-08-04) Friendly	Southend United	1 – 3	Arsenal	Southend-on-Sea
	Iorfa 77'	Report	Platt 7' Parlour 34' Helder 72'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,923

7 August 1995 (1995-08-07) Friendly	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0 – 2	Arsenal	Wolverhampton
			Platt Wright	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 22,500

10 August 1995 (1995-08-10) Friendly	Arsenal	0 – 0	Internazionale	London
19:45		Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

15 August 1995 (1995-08-15) Friendly	St Albans City	0 – 5	Arsenal	St Albans
			Bergkamp , , Wright Helder	Stadium: Clarence Park

Premier League

Matches

20 August 1995 (1995-08-20) 1	Arsenal	1 – 1	Middlesbrough	London
16:00	Wright 36'		Barmby 31'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,308 Referee: Gerald Ashby

23 August 1995 (1995-08-23) 2	Everton	0 – 2	Arsenal	Liverpool
19:45		Report	Platt 70' Wright 87'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,775 Referee: Keith Burge

26 August 1995 (1995-08-26) 3	Coventry City	0 – 0	Arsenal	Coventry
15:00		Report		Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 20,600 Referee: Steve Dunn

29 August 1995 (1995-08-29) 4	Arsenal	1 – 1	Nottingham Forest	London
19:45	Platt 41'		Campbell 63'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,248 Referee: Roger Dilkes

10 September 1995 (1995-09-10) 5	Manchester City	0 – 1	Arsenal	Manchester
16:00			Wright 90'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 23,994 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

16 September 1995 (1995-09-16) 6	Arsenal	1 – 0	West Ham United	London
15:00	Wright 75' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,065 Referee: Alan Wilkie

23 September 1995 (1995-09-23) 7	Arsenal	4 – 2	Southampton	London
15:00	Bergkamp 17', 68' Adams 23' Wright 73'	Report	Watson 24' Monkou 45'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,136 Referee: Robbie Hart

30 September 1995 (1995-09-30) 8	Chelsea	1 – 0	Arsenal	London
15:00	Hughes 52'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 31,048 Referee: Martin Bodenham

14 October 1995 (1995-10-14) 9	Leeds United	0 – 3	Arsenal	Leeds
15:00		Report	Merson 43' Bergkamp 56' Wright 86'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,552 Referee: Peter Jones

21 October 1995 (1995-10-21) 10	Arsenal	2 – 0	Aston Villa	London
15:00	Merson 47' Wright 78'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,271 Referee: Robbie Hart

30 October 1995 (1995-10-30) 11	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 0	Arsenal	Bolton
20:00	McGinlay 35'	Report		Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 18,862 Referee: Keith Cooper

4 November 1995 (1995-11-04) 12	Arsenal	1 – 0	Manchester United	London
15:00	Bergkamp 14'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,317 Referee: Paul Durkin

18 November 1995 (1995-11-18) 13	Tottenham Hotspur	2 – 1	Arsenal	Tottenham
15:00	Sheringham 30' Armstrong 55'	Report	Bergkamp 14'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 32,894 Referee: Alan Wilkie

21 November 1995 (1995-11-21) 14	Arsenal	4 – 2	Sheffield Wednesday	London
19:45	Bergkamp 3' Winterburn 53' Dickov 64' Hartson 86'	Report	Hirst 9' Waddle 20'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 34,556 Referee: Roger Dilkes

26 November 1995 (1995-11-26) 15	Arsenal	0 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	London
16:00		Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,695 Referee: Graham Poll

2 December 1995 (1995-12-02) 16	Aston Villa	1 – 1	Arsenal	Birmingham
16:00	Yorke 65'	Report	Platt 60'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,770 Referee: Jeff Winter

9 December 1995 (1995-12-09) 17	Southampton	0 – 0	Arsenal	Southampton
15:00		Report	Adams	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,238 Referee: Paul Danson

16 December 1995 (1995-12-16) 18	Arsenal	1 – 1	Chelsea	London
15:00	Bould Dixon 88'	Report	Spencer 25'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,295 Referee: Gerald Ashby

23 December 1995 (1995-12-23) 19	Liverpool	3 – 1	Arsenal	Liverpool
15:00	Fowler 40', 59', 78'	Report	Wright 7' (pen.)	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 39,806 Referee: Keith Cooper

26 December 1995 (1995-12-26) 20	Arsenal	3 – 0	Queens Park Rangers	London
12:00	Wright 45' Merson 61', 84'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,259 Referee: Mike Reed

30 December 1995 (1995-12-30) 21	Arsenal	1 – 3	Wimbledon	London
15:00	Wright 27'	Report	Earle 38', 67' Holdworth 50'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,640 Referee: Steven Lodge

2 January 1996 (1996-01-02) 22	Newcastle United	2 – 0	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45	Ginola 1' Ferdinand 47'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,530 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

13 January 1996 (1996-01-13) 23	Middlesbrough	2 – 3	Arsenal	Middlesbrough
15:00	Juninho 38' Stamp 56'	Report	Merson 7' Platt 59' Helder 62'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,359 Referee: Graham Poll

20 January 1996 (1996-01-20) 24	Arsenal	1 – 2	Everton	London
15:00	Wright 38'	Report	Stuart 50' Kanchelskis 84'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,275 Referee: Martin Bodenham

3 February 1996 (1996-02-03) 25	Arsenal	1 – 1	Coventry City	London
15:00	Bergkamp 24'	Report	Whelan 23'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,623 Referee: Steve Dunn

10 February 1996 (1996-02-10) 26	Nottingham Forest	0 – 1	Arsenal	Nottingham
15:00		Report	Bergkamp 60'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,222 Referee: Robbie Hart

24 February 1996 (1996-02-24) 27	West Ham United	0 – 1	Arsenal	London
15:00		Report	Hartson 2'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 24,217 Referee: David Elleray

2 March 1996 (1996-03-02) 28	Queens Park Rangers	1 – 1	Arsenal	London
15:00	Gallen 20'	Report	Bergkamp 49'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,970 Referee: Paul Alcock

5 March 1996 (1996-03-05) 29	Arsenal	3 – 1	Manchester City	London
19:45	Hartson 29', 55' Dixon 41'	Report	Creaney 54'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 34,519 Referee: Peter Jones

16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) 30	Wimbledon	0 – 3	Arsenal	Wimbledon
15:00		Report	Winterburn 61' Platt 65' Bergkamp 83'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 18,335 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

20 March 1996 (1996-03-20) 31	Manchester United	1 – 0	Arsenal	Manchester
15:00	Cantona 65'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 50,028 Referee: Gary Willard

23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 32	Arsenal	2 – 0	Newcastle United	London
15:00	Marshall 3' Wright 17'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,271 Referee: Paul Durkin

6 April 1996 (1996-04-06) 33	Arsenal	2 – 1	Leeds United	London
15:00	Wright 44', 90'	Report	Deane 53'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,619 Referee: Jeff Winter

8 April 1996 (1996-04-08) 34	Sheffield Wednesday	1 – 0	Arsenal	Sheffield
15:00	Degryse 61'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,349 Referee: Steve Dunn

15 April 1996 (1996-04-15) 35	Arsenal	0 – 0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
20:00		Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,273 Referee: Mike Reed

27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 36	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 1	Arsenal	Blackburn
15:00	Gallacher 13'	Report	Wright 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 29,834 Referee: Keith Cooper

1 May 1996 (1996-05-01) 37	Arsenal	0 – 0	Liverpool	London
19:45		Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,323 Referee: Gerald Ashby

5 May 1996 (1996-05-05) 38	Arsenal	2 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	London
16:00	Platt 82' Bergkamp 84'	Report	Todd 76'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,104 Referee: Gary Willard

FA Cup

6 January 1996 (1996-01-06) R3	Arsenal	1 – 1	Sheffield United	London
15:00	Wright 70'	Report	Whitehouse 78'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 33,453 Referee: Paul Durkin

17 January 1996 (1996-01-17) R3 Replay	Sheffield United	1 – 0	Arsenal	Sheffield
19:45	Veart 68'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 22,225 Referee: Paul Durkin

League Cup

19 September 1995 (1995-09-19) R2, 1st Leg	Hartlepool United	0 – 3	Arsenal	Hartlepool
		Report	Adams 5', 11' Wright 16'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,945 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

3 October 1995 (1995-10-03) R2, 2nd Leg	Arsenal	5 – 0	Hartlepool United	London
19:45	Bergkamp 29', 49' Wright 33', 58', 87'			Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 27,194 Referee: Steve Dunn

24 October 1995 (1995-10-24) R3	Barnsley	0 – 3	Arsenal	Barnsley
19:45		Report	Bould Bergkamp Keown	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 18,429 Referee: Jeff Winter

29 November 1995 (1995-11-29) 4	Arsenal	2 – 1	Sheffield Wednesday	London
19:45	Wright 39' (pen.) Hartson 64'	Report	Degryse 16'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,561 Referee: Keith Burge

10 January 1996 (1996-01-10) Quarter-finals	Arsenal	2 – 0	Newcastle United	London
20:00	Wright 44', 90'			Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,857 Referee: Gerald Ashby

14 February 1996 (1996-02-14) Semi-final, 1st leg	Arsenal	2 – 2	Aston Villa	London
20:00	Bergkamp 26', 37'	Report	Yorke 38', 72'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,562 Referee: Paul Durkin

21 February 1996 (1996-02-21) Semi-final, 2nd leg	Aston Villa	0 – 0	Arsenal	Birmingham
20:00		Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,334 Referee: Keith Burge

Topscorers

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External links

Arsenal 1995–96 on statto.com

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[Platt_in_pounds_4.75_move_to_Arsenal-2] White, Clive (11 July 1995). "Platt in pounds 4.75m move to Arsenal". The Independent. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

[3] "TROUBLED TIMES OF IAN WRIGHT". Daily Record. The Free Library. 26 January 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

[Rioch_signs_Bergkamp_to_signal_new_era-4] Shaw, Phil (21 June 1995). "Rioch signs Bergkamp to signal new era". The Independent. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

[5] Marshall, Alan (24 October 1997). "I'm Wright off England blasts Ian; FANS TO BLAME". Daily Record. The Free Library. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

[6] "Leeds United: My Whites playing days – Linighan INTERVIEW". Yorkshire Evening Post. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

[Premiership_Kick-off:_Search_for_the_happy_medium_starts_here:_Influx_of_foreign_players_and_new_Fifa_guidelines_give_unfamiliar_look_to_new_season._Phil_Shaw_reports-7] Shaw, Phil (20 August 1994). "Premiership Kick-off: Search for the happy medium starts here: Influx of foreign players and new Fifa guidelines give unfamiliar look to new season. Phil Shaw reports". The Independent. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

[8] Hartson, 89

[9] Winter, Henry (23 July 1992). "Rocastle's move to Leeds leaves room for Thomas". The Independent. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

[10] Culley, Jon (10 November 1997). "That was the weekend that was". The Independent. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

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[13] Irwin, Mark (31 July 1996). "SIGN OR GET OUT RIOCH!; Arsenal warn crisis boss". Daily Mirror. The Free Library. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

[15] Mark Andrews (26 July 2016). "Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal Debut 26 July 1995 – Pre-season at Kristianstad". The Arsenal History. Retrieved 28 January 2019.

[16] "Arsenal First Team Line-ups". www.thearsenalhistory.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.

[17] Andy Kelly (28 January 2017). "Every Arsenal Game in "On This Day" Order". The Arsenal History. Retrieved 28 January 2019.

[18] "1995: Bruce Rioch's one pre-season. Bergkamp arrives! | The History of Arsenal". blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2019.