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1995–96 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

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Blackburn Rovers
1995–96 season
OwnerJack Walker
ChairmanRobert Coar
ManagerRay Harford
StadiumEwood Park
Premiership7th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Charity ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Shearer (31)
All: Shearer (37)
Average home league attendance27,714

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

Season summary

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Blackburn had a disappointing title defence in the Premier League, dropping to 7th in the standings in the wake of Kenny Dalglish's resignation as manager. Their first half of the season was little short of disastrous, their 5–0 defeat at struggling Coventry City in mid December being their eighth in the league, with relegation a distinct possibility. However, Blackburn improved in the second half of the season, losing just five more games and only narrowly missing out on a UEFA Cup place.

They also got knocked out of the Champions League already in the group stage against comparatively unknown Rosenborg and Legia Warsaw. Compounding the misery was the sale of fan favourite and top scorer Alan Shearer, who went to Newcastle for a British transfer record at the end of July.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 Excluded from the UEFA Cup[a]
7 Blackburn Rovers 38 18 7 13 61 47 +14 61
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 13 9 50 38 +12 61
9 Nottingham Forest 38 15 13 10 50 54 −4 58
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ The Football Association was initially awarded a UEFA Fair Play berth to the Premier League's highest-placed team not qualified for Europe, but was revoked by UEFA for its clubs fielding under-strength sides in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup.[1]


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 18 7 13 61 47  +14 61 14 2 3 44 19  +25 4 5 10 17 28  −11

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWLLLDLWLWDWLLWDWLWDWWDWWWLLLDWWLLWWWDW
Position671313141713151111111111101310111110991085669910868998677
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Blackburn Rovers' score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 1995 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 22,860 Shearer (pen)
23 August 1995 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–2 25,544 Shearer
26 August 1995 Bolton Wanderers A 1–2 20,253 Holmes
28 August 1995 Manchester United H 1–2 29,843 Shearer
9 September 1995 Aston Villa H 1–1 27,084 Shearer
16 September 1995 Liverpool A 0–3 39,502
23 September 1995 Coventry City H 5–1 24,382 Shearer (3), Hendry, Pearce
30 September 1995 Middlesbrough A 0–2 29,462
14 October 1995 Southampton H 2–1 26,780 Bohinen, Shearer
21 October 1995 West Ham United A 1–1 21,776 Shearer
28 October 1995 Chelsea H 3–0 27,733 Sherwood, Shearer, Newell
5 November 1995 Everton A 0–1 30,097
8 November 1995 Newcastle United A 0–1 36,473
18 November 1995 Nottingham Forest H 7–0 27,660 Shearer (3), Bohinen (2), Newell, Le Saux
26 November 1995 Arsenal A 0–0 37,695
2 December 1995 West Ham United H 4–2 26,638 Shearer (3, 1 pen), Newell
9 December 1995 Coventry City A 0–5 29,469
16 December 1995 Middlesbrough H 1–0 27,996 Shearer
23 December 1995 Wimbledon A 1–1 7,105 Kimble (own goal)
26 December 1995 Manchester City H 2–0 28,915 Shearer, Batty
30 December 1995 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 30,004 Marker, Shearer
1 January 1996 Leeds United A 0–0 31,285
13 January 1996 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 13,957 Shearer
20 January 1996 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–0 24,732 Shearer, Bohinen, Gallacher
3 February 1996 Bolton Wanderers H 3–1 30,419 Shearer (3)
10 February 1996 Manchester United A 0–1 42,681
24 February 1996 Liverpool H 2–3 30,895 Wilcox, Sherwood
28 February 1996 Aston Villa A 0–2 28,008
2 March 1996 Manchester City A 1–1 29,078 Shearer
13 March 1996 Leeds United H 1–0 23,358 Fenton
16 March 1996 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–2 32,387 Shearer (3, 1 pen)
30 March 1996 Everton H 0–3 29,468
6 April 1996 Southampton A 0–1 14,793
8 April 1996 Newcastle United H 2–1 30,717 Fenton (2)
13 April 1996 Nottingham Forest A 5–1 25,273 Shearer, McKinlay, Wilcox (2), Fenton
17 April 1996 Wimbledon H 3–2 24,174 Shearer (2), Fenton
27 April 1996 Arsenal H 1–1 29,834 Gallacher
5 May 1996 Chelsea A 3–2 28,436 Sherwood, McKinlay, Fenton

FA Charity Shield

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 1995 Everton N 0–1 40,149

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 1996 Ipswich Town A 0–0 21,236
R3R 16 January 1996 Ipswich Town H 0–1 19,606

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 20 September 1995 Swindon Town A 3–2 14,740 Sutton, Shearer (2)
R2 2nd Leg 4 October 1995 Swindon Town H 2–0 16,924 Shearer (2)
R3 24 October 1995 Watford A 2–1 17,035 Shearer, Newell
R4 29 November 1995 Leeds United A 1–2 26,006 Kelly (own goal)

UEFA Champions League

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Referee
Group B 13 September 1995 Spartak Moscow H 0–1 20,940 Michel Piraux (Belgium)
Group B 27 September 1995 Rosenborg A 1–2 12,210 Newell Günter Benkö (Austria)
Group B 18 October 1995 Legia Warsaw A 0–1 15,000 Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Group B 1 November 1995 Legia Warsaw H 0–0 20,897 Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Group B 22 November 1995 Spartak Moscow A 0–3 25,000 Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)
Group B 6 December 1995 Rosenborg H 4–1 20,677 Shearer (pen), Newell (3) Didier Pauchard (France)

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Tim Flowers
2 DF Wales WAL Chris Coleman
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jeff Kenna
4 MF England ENG Tim Sherwood
5 DF Scotland SCO Colin Hendry
6 DF England ENG Graeme Le Saux
7 MF England ENG Stuart Ripley
8 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Gallacher
9 FW England ENG Alan Shearer
10 FW England ENG Mike Newell
11 MF England ENG Jason Wilcox
12 DF England ENG Nicky Marker
13 GK England ENG Bobby Mimms
14 FW England ENG Graham Fenton
15 MF England ENG Matty Holmes
16 FW England ENG Chris Sutton
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Scotland SCO Billy McKinlay
18 MF Sweden SWE Niklas Gudmundsson
19 DF England ENG Adam Reed
20 DF Norway NOR Henning Berg
21 MF England ENG Paul Harford
22 MF Norway NOR Lars Bohinen
23 MF England ENG Garry Flitcroft
24 DF England ENG Paul Warhurst
25 DF England ENG Ian Pearce
26 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Tallon
27 DF England ENG Tony Whealing
28 MF England ENG Wayne Gill
29 DF England ENG Steve Hitchen
30 DF England ENG Marlon Broomes
31 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Shay Given
34 DF England ENG Gary Croft

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF England ENG Mark Atkins (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
14 MF England ENG Lee Makel (to Huddersfield Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF England ENG David Batty (to Newcastle United)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Australia AUS Frank Talia
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Coughlan
DF England ENG Richard Hope
DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Worrell
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Duff
FW England ENG James Beattie
FW England ENG Michael Holt

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos Name From Fee
9 August 1995 DF Adam Reed Darlington £200,000
15 August 1995 MF Matty Holmes West Ham United £1,200,000
1 October 1995 MF Lars Bohinen Nottingham Forest £700,000
10 October 1995 MF Billy McKinlay Dundee United £1,750,000
14 October 1995 DF Graham Coughlan Bray Wanderers £100,000
6 November 1995 ST Graham Fenton Aston Villa £1,500,000
21 December 1995 DF Chris Coleman Crystal Palace £2,800,000
1 March 1996 MF Niklas Gudmundsson Halmstads BK £750,000
28 March 1996 MF Garry Flitcroft Manchester City £3,500,000
29 March 1996 DF Gary Croft Grimsby Town £1,600,000

Out

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Date Pos Name To Fee
11 August 1995 MF Tony Carss Darlington Free transfer
14 August 1995 MF Robbie Slater West Ham United £600,000
10 September 1995 MF Mark Atkins Wolverhampton Wanderers £1,000,000
13 October 1995 MF Lee Makel Huddersfield Town £300,000
9 November 1995 GK Frank Talia Swindon Town £150,000
24 February 1996 MF David Batty Newcastle United £3,750,000
Transfers in: Decrease £5,750,000
Transfers out: Increase £1,050,000
Total spending: Decrease £4,700,000

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Tim Flowers 48 0 37 0 2 0 3 0 6 0
13 GK England ENG Bobby Mimms 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Wales WAL Chris Coleman 22 0 19+1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jeff Kenna 43 0 32 0 2 0 4 0 5 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Colin Hendry 44 1 33 1 2 0 4 0 5 0
6 DF England ENG Graeme Le Saux 19 1 13+1 1 0 0 2 0 2+1 0
12 DF England ENG Nicky Marker 10 1 8+1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF Norway NOR Henning Berg 50 0 38 0 2 0 4 0 6 0
24 DF England ENG Paul Warhurst 18 0 1+9 0 0 0 1+2 0 4+1 0
25 DF England ENG Ian Pearce 19 1 12 1 0 0 3 0 4 0
Midfielders
4 MF England ENG Tim Sherwood 46 3 34 3 1+1 0 4 0 6 0
7 MF England ENG Stuart Ripley 38 0 28 0 2 0 3 0 4+1 0
11 MF England ENG Jason Wilcox 10 3 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF England ENG Matty Holmes 12 1 8+1 1 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Billy McKinlay 22 2 13+6 2 1+1 0 1 0 0 0
22 MF Norway NOR Lars Bohinen 20 4 17+2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF England ENG Garry Flitcroft 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Gallacher 19 2 14+2 2 2 0 0 0 0+1 0
9 FW England ENG Alan Shearer 47 37 35 31 2 0 4 5 6 1
10 FW England ENG Mike Newell 42 8 26+4 3 2 0 4 1 5+1 4
14 FW England ENG Graham Fenton 14 6 4+10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW England ENG Chris Sutton 22 1 9+4 0 0 0 2+1 1 3+3 0
18 FW Sweden SWE Niklas Gudmundsson 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
14 MF England ENG Lee Makel 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
22 MF England ENG Mark Atkins 5 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF England ENG David Batty 33 1 23 1 1 0 4 0 5 0

Last updated: 30 May 1996
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

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Only considering Premier League starts

References

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  1. ^ "English clubs pay for Intertoto fiasco". The Independent. 16 December 1995. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Blackburn Rovers 1995-1996 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Blackburn Rovers - 1995/96". www.footballsquads.co.uk.