1995–96 West Ham United F.C. season

1995–96 season of West Ham United

West Ham United 1995–96 football season

West Ham United1995–96 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

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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[edit]

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[edit]

Main article: 1995–96 FA Premier League

Pos | Team

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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[edit]

West Ham United's score comes first[1]

### Legend[edit]

Win | Draw | Loss

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### FA Premier League[edit]

Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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19 August 1995 | Leeds United | H | 1–2 | 22,901 | Williamson
23 August 1995 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 | 31,966 | Bruce (own goal)
26 August 1995 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 26,645 | Allen
30 August 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 23,516 | Hutchison
11 September 1995 | Chelsea | H | 1–3 | 19,228 | Hutchison
16 September 1995 | Arsenal | A | 0–1 | 38,065 |
23 September 1995 | Everton | H | 2–1 | 21,085 | Dicks (2 pens)
2 October 1995 | Southampton | A | 0–0 | 13,568 |
16 October 1995 | Wimbledon | A | 1–0 | 9,411 | Cottee
21 October 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 | 21,776 | Dowie
28 October 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–0 | 23,917 | Dowie
4 November 1995 | Aston Villa | H | 1–4 | 23,637 | Dicks (pen)
18 November 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 3–0 | 19,047 | Bishop, Cottee, Williamson
22 November 1995 | Liverpool | H | 0–0 | 24,324 |
25 November 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–0 | 21,504 | Cottee
2 December 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–4 | 26,638 | Dicks (pen), Slater
11 December 1995 | Everton | A | 0–3 | 31,778 |
16 December 1995 | Southampton | H | 2–1 | 18,501 | Cottee, Dowie
23 December 1995 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–4 | 28,640 | Cottee, Dicks
1 January 1996 | Manchester City | A | 1–2 | 26,024 | Dowie
13 January 1996 | Leeds United | A | 0–2 | 30,658 |
22 January 1996 | Manchester United | H | 0–1 | 24,197 |
31 January 1996 | Coventry City | H | 3–2 | 18,884 | Cottee, Rieper, Dowie
3 February 1996 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–0 | 21,257 | Slater
12 February 1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–0 | 29,781 | Dani
17 February 1996 | Chelsea | A | 2–1 | 25,252 | Dicks, Williamson
21 February 1996 | Newcastle United | H | 2–0 | 23,843 | Williamson, Cottee
24 February 1996 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | 24,217 |
2 March 1996 | Coventry City | A | 2–2 | 17,459 | Cottee, Rieper
9 March 1996 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 | 23,850 | Dowie, Dicks (pen)
18 March 1996 | Newcastle United | A | 0–3 | 36,331 |
23 March 1996 | Manchester City | H | 4–2 | 24,017 | Dowie (2), Dicks, Dani
6 April 1996 | Wimbledon | H | 1–1 | 20,402 | Dicks
8 April 1996 | Liverpool | A | 0–2 | 40,326 |
13 April 1996 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 23,086 | Cottee
17 April 1996 | Aston Villa | A | 1–1 | 26,768 | Cottee
27 April 1996 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–3 | 18,828 |
5 May 1996 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 23,790 | Dicks

### FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup

Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers

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R3 | 6 January 1996 | Southend United | H | 2–0 | 23,284 | Moncur, Hughes
R4 | 7 February 1996 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–1 | 22,030 | Dowie
R4R | 14 February 1996 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–3 | 8,382 |

### League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup

Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers

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R2 1st Leg | 20 September 1995 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–0 | 7,103 | Moncur
R2 2nd Leg | 4 October 1995 | Bristol Rovers | H | 3–0 (won 4–0 on agg) | 15,375 | Dicks (pen), Bishop, Cottee
R3 | 25 October 1995 | Southampton | A | 1–2 | 11,059 | Cottee

## First-team squad[edit]

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. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  CZE | Luděk Mikloško
2  | DF |  ENG | Tim Breacker
3  | DF |  ENG | Julian Dicks
4  | DF |  ENG | Steve Potts
5  | DF |  ENG | Alvin Martin
7  | MF |  ENG | Ian Bishop
8  | DF |  DEN | Marc Rieper
9  | FW |  ENG | Tony Cottee
10  | MF |  ENG | John Moncur
11  | FW |  NED | Marco Boogers
12  | DF |  NIR | Keith Rowland
14  | FW |  NIR | Iain Dowie[3]
15  | DF |  ENG | Kenny Brown
16  | FW |  POR | Dani (on loan from Sporting CP)
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17  | MF |  AUS | Stan Lazaridis
18  | MF |  ROU | Ilie Dumitrescu
19  | MF |  AUS | Robbie Slater
20  | MF |  ENG | Danny Williamson
21  | GK |  ENG | Peter Shilton
22  | DF |  ENG | Adrian Whitbread
23  | MF |  ENG | Dale Gordon
24  | MF |  NIR | Michael Hughes (on loan from RC Strasbourg)
26  | MF |  ENG | Frank Lampard
28  | DF |  CRO | Slaven Bilić
29  | FW |  ENG | Mark Watson
30  | GK |  ENG | Les Sealey
31  | GK |  ENG | Neil Finn
32  | DF |  ENG | Rio Ferdinand

### Left club during season[edit]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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6  | MF |  ENG | Martin Allen (to Portsmouth)
14  | MF |  ENG | Matthew Rush (to Norwich City)
16  | MF |  SCO | Don Hutchison (to Sheffield United)
18  | MF |  ENG | Simon Webster (retired)
21  | GK |  USA | Ian Feuer (to Luton Town)
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24  | MF |  ENG | Paul Mitchell (to Bournemouth)
25  | FW |  NED | Jeroen Boere (to Crystal Palace)
25  | MF |  USA | John Harkes (on loan from Derby County)
27  | DF |  ENG | Chris Whyte (on loan from Birmingham City)

### Reserve squad[edit]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | GK |  AUS | Steve Mautone
-- | DF |  AUS | Chris Coyne
-- | MF |  ENG | Scott Canham
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-- | MF |  ENG | Darren Currie
-- | MF |  ENG | Emmanuel Omoyinmi

## Transfers[edit]

### In[edit]

Date  | Pos  | Name  | From  | Fee

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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[edit]

Date  | Pos  | Name  | To  | Fee

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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[edit]

### Appearances and goals[edit]

No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Goalkeepers
1  | GK |  CZE | Luděk Mikloško | 42 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0
30  | GK |  ENG | Les Sealey | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
31  | GK |  ENG | Neil Finn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Defenders
2  | DF |  ENG | Tim Breacker | 24 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
3  | DF |  ENG | Julian Dicks | 40 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1
4  | DF |  ENG | Steve Potts | 40 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0
5  | DF |  ENG | Alvin Martin | 17 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0
8  | DF |  DEN | Marc Rieper | 42 | 2 | 35+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0
12  | DF |  NIR | Keith Rowland | 25 | 0 | 19+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0
15  | DF |  ENG | Kenny Brown | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
22  | DF |  ENG | Adrian Whitbread | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
28  | DF |  CRO | Slaven Bilić | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
32  | DF |  ENG | Rio Ferdinand | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Midfielders
7  | MF |  ENG | Ian Bishop | 41 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1
10  | MF |  ENG | John Moncur | 24 | 2 | 19+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1
17  | MF |  AUS | Stan Lazaridis | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0
18  | MF |  ROU | Ilie Dumitrescu | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
19  | MF |  AUS | Robbie Slater | 26 | 2 | 16+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0
20  | MF |  ENG | Danny Williamson | 33 | 4 | 28+1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0
23  | MF |  ENG | Dale Gordon | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
24  | MF |  NIR | Michael Hughes | 33 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0
26  | MF |  ENG | Frank Lampard | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Forwards
9  | FW |  ENG | Tony Cottee | 39 | 12 | 30+3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2
11  | FW |  NED | Marco Boogers | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
14  | FW |  NIR | Iain Dowie | 39 | 9 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0
16  | FW |  POR | Dani | 9 | 2 | 3+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
29  | FW |  ENG | Mark Watson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season
6  | MF |  ENG | Martin Allen | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
16  | MF |  SCO | Don Hutchison | 12 | 2 | 8+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
25  | FW |  NED | Jeroen Boere | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
25  | MF |  USA | John Harkes | 13 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0

### Starting 11[edit]

Considering starts in all competitions[4]
No.
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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[edit]

1. ^ "West Ham United results for the 1995-1996 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
2. ^ "FootballSquads - West Ham United - 1995/96".
3. ^ Dowie was born in Hatfield, England.
4. ^ "All West Ham United players: 1996".

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National teams|

* UEFA Euro 1996 (Group A)
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League competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

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Levels 2–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, play-offs)

Level 5|

* Football Conference

Levels 6–7|

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