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The 1995–96 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the competition, since its formation in 1992. Due to the decision to reduce the number of clubs in the FA Premier League from 22 to 20, only two clubs, Middlesbrough and Bolton Wanderers, were promoted instead of the usual three.
19 August 1995: The FA Premier League season begins with Manchester United defeated 3–1 at Aston Villa, which sparks immediate criticism throughout the media due to the number of young players in the team as well as the fact that United have sold three key players this summer and not made any major signings, Alan Hansen is known for coining ...
Outside the league and cup competitions, Southampton played one additional match during the 1995–96 season. In April 1996, ahead of the final two games of the FA Premier League campaign, the Saints travelled to face a team put together by the Bahrain national side. They won the tie 1–0 thanks to a 20-yard free kick from Matt Le Tissier. [17]
Premier League; Season: 1994–95: Dates: 20 August 1994 – 14 May 1995: Champions: Blackburn Rovers 1st Premier League title 3rd English title: Relegated: Crystal Palace Norwich City Leicester City Ipswich Town: Champions League: Blackburn Rovers: Cup Winners' Cup: Everton: UEFA Cup: Manchester United Nottingham Forest Liverpool Leeds United ...
However, they were faced with having to fight for Premier League survival in 1995–96 without their manager Bruce Rioch, who left to manage Arsenal over the summer and was succeeded by joint managers Roy McFarland and Colin Todd. A number of Division One sides enjoyed memorable runs in the FA Cup and League Cup.
York City, who beat the drop at Carlisle's expense, made the headlines in the autumn with a shock 3-0 win over a Manchester United side, who finished the season as Premier League champions and FA Cup winners, in the first leg of the League Cup second round. This would prove to be the only time that the double winners lost a competitive game at ...
Chelsea had a mid-table Premiership campaign in 1995–96, finishing 11th for the third time in four seasons, but once again they enjoyed a good cup run. This time they reached the FA Cup semi-finals, taking on Manchester United , who had beaten them in the final two years earlier.
In the Premier League, Newcastle win 1–0 at Crystal Palace to make it 10 matches unbeaten and maintain their lead of the league. Blackburn keep up the pressure with a 3–2 home win over Liverpool. Manchester United bounce back from their disappointment last weekend to beat West Ham 1–0 at Old Trafford with a goal from Eric Cantona ...