1995–96 West Ham United F.C. season

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).

West Ham United
1995–96 season
ChairmanTerry Brown
ManagerHarry Redknapp
StadiumUpton Park
Premiership10th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Cottee/Dicks (10)
All: Cottee (12)
Highest home attendance24,324 vs Liverpool
(22 Nov 1995, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance15,375 vs Bristol Rovers
(4 Oct 1995, League Cup)
Average home league attendance22,340

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
Main article: 1995–96 FA Premier League
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
Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1996Southend UnitedH2–023,284Moncur, Hughes
R47 February 1996Grimsby TownH1–122,030Dowie
R4R14 February 1996Grimsby TownA0–38,382

League Cup
Main article: 1995–96 Football 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 GK Luděk Mikloško
2 DF Tim Breacker
3 DF Julian Dicks
4 DF Steve Potts
5 DF Alvin Martin
7 MF Ian Bishop
8 DF Marc Rieper
9 FW Tony Cottee
10 MF John Moncur
11 FW Marco Boogers
12 DF Keith Rowland
14 FW Iain Dowie[3]
15 DF Kenny Brown
16 FW Dani (on loan from Sporting CP)
No. Position Player
17 MF Stan Lazaridis
18 MF Ilie Dumitrescu
19 MF Robbie Slater
20 MF Danny Williamson
21 GK Peter Shilton
22 DF Adrian Whitbread
23 MF Dale Gordon
24 MF Michael Hughes (on loan from RC Strasbourg)
26 MF Frank Lampard
28 DF Slaven Bilić
29 FW Mark Watson
30 GK Les Sealey
31 GK Neil Finn
32 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 MF Martin Allen (to Portsmouth)
14 MF Matthew Rush (to Norwich City)
16 MF Don Hutchison (to Sheffield United)
18 MF Simon Webster (retired)
21 GK Ian Feuer (to Luton Town)
No. Position Player
24 MF Paul Mitchell (to Bournemouth)
25 FW Jeroen Boere (to Crystal Palace)
25 MF John Harkes (on loan from Derby County)
27 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
GK Steve Mautone
DF Chris Coyne
MF Scott Canham
No. Position Player
MF Darren Currie
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: £2,430,000
Transfers out: £4,255,000
Total spending: £1,825,000

Statistics

Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions[4]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK Luděk Mikloško 42
2 RB Tim Breacker 21
8 CB Marc Rieper 40
4 CB Steve Potts 40
3 LB Julian Dicks 40
20 RM Danny Williamson 31
7 CM Ian Bishop 41
24 CM Michael Hughes 33
10 LM John Moncur 23
14 CF Iain Dowie 39
9 CF Tony Cottee 36

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1995-1996/faprem/westham.htm
  3. Dowie was born in Hatfield, England.
  4. http://www.11v11.com/teams/west-ham-united/tab/players/season/1996
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