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1995–96 Aston Villa F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Aston Villa F.C. |
| season | 1995–96 |
| manager | Brian Little |
| chairman | Doug Ellis |
| stadium | Villa Park |
| league | FA Premier League |
| league result | [4th](1995-96-fa-premier-league) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | [Semi-finals](1995-96-fa-cup) |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | [**Winners**](1995-96-football-league-cup) |
| league topscorer | Dwight Yorke (17) |
| season topscorer | Dwight Yorke (25) |
| highest attendance | 39,336 vs Manchester City |
| (27 April 1996, FAPremier League) | |
| lowest attendance | 17,679 vs Stockport County |
| (25 October 1995, League Cup) | |
| average attendance | 31,688 |
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Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)
(27 April 1996, FAPremier League) (25 October 1995, League Cup)
The 1995–96 English football season was Aston Villa's 4th season in the Premier League. The season was Aston Villa's 121st professional season, their 85th season in the top flight and their 8th consecutive season in the top tier of English football (the fourth in the FA Premier League).
Villa made huge progress in their first full season under Brian Little's management. He had arrived at Villa Park in November 1994, taking charge of a side faced with a real threat of relegation just 18 months after almost winning the Premier League title. The rebuilding process had started almost immediately, with Little quickly discarding the likes of Kevin Richardson, Garry Parker, Earl Barrett and Ray Houghton, and bringing in Ian Taylor, Gary Charles, Alan Wright and Tommy Johnson as mid-season signings. The rebuilding process had continued over the summer of 1995, with Shaun Teale, Dalian Atkinson and even top scorer Dean Saunders heading out of the Villa Park exit door, in favour of new signings including Gareth Southgate and Serbian striker Savo Milosevic - who both broke the club's transfer record in quick succession.
Villa finished fourth in the league and matched Liverpool's record of five League Cup victories (Liverpool have since reclaimed the record with victories in 2001, 2003 and 2012) thanks to a 3–0 Wembley win over Leeds United in March. Villa were also FA Cup semi-finalists, but their hopes of a Wembley double were ended with a defeat to Liverpool.
A new-look Villa side proved itself to be one of the finest in the country thanks to the likes of Gary Charles, Alan Wright, Ian Taylor and Mark Draper. Trinidadian striker Dwight Yorke proved himself as one of the Premier League's most competent goalscorers, though there were some doubts regarding the suitability of Savo Milošević as the man to replace Dean Saunders.
The club's longest-serving player, veteran goalkeeper Nigel Spink (361), left Villa halfway through the season after nearly 20 years to sign for local rivals West Bromwich Albion in Division One.
After the season ended, Little paid a club record £4million for Serbian midfielder Saša Ćurčić. With Gary Charles facing a long stretch on the sidelines with a serious ankle injury picked up during the final weeks of the season, Little signed Portuguese right-back Fernando Nelson.
Kit
| Kit Supplier | Sponsor |
|---|---|
| [](1996-97-aston-villa-f-c-season-kit) | AST Computer |
Transfers
Transferred in
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee | **£11,890,000** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 1995 | CF | FRY Savo Milošević | FRY Partizan | £3,500,000 | |
| 1 July 1995 | CB | Gareth Southgate | Crystal Palace | £2,500,000 | |
| 5 July 1995 | CM | Mark Draper | Leicester City | £3,250,000 | |
| 28 October 1995 | CB | Carl Tiler | Nottingham Forest | £750,000 | |
| 24 February 1996 | CF | Julian Joachim | Leicester City | £1,890,000 |
Loaned in
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Loan End |
|---|
Transferred out
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Fee | **£6,350,000** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 1995 | CF | John Fashanu | Retired | ||
| 1 July 1995 | CF | WAL Dean Saunders | TUR Galatasaray | £2,350,000 | |
| 31 July 1995 | AM | GHA Nii Lamptey | Coventry City | £150,000 | |
| 1 August 1995 | CF | Dalian Atkinson | TUR Fenerbahçe | £1,600,000 | |
| 14 August 1995 | CB | Shaun Teale | Tranmere Rovers | £450,000 | |
| 14 September 1995 | CM | David Farrell | Wycombe Wanderers | £100,000 | |
| 13 October 1995 | CM | Trevor Berry | Wycombe Wanderers | £100,000 | |
| 6 November 1995 | AM | Graham Fenton | Blackburn Rovers | £1,500,000 | |
| 30 January 1996 | GK | Nigel Spink | West Bromwich Albion | Free transfer | |
| 1 March 1996 | LB | Bryan Small | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer | |
| 21 March 1996 | CF | Steve Cowe | Swindon Town | £100,000 |
Loaned out
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Loan End |
|---|
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure
£11,890,000
Income
£6,350,000
Balance
£5,540,000
Squad
First Team
| # | Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Apps | Gls | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Bosnich | GK | AUS | Liverpool | AUS Sydney Croatia | 28 February 1992 | Free transfer | 94 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Nigel Spink | GK | ENG | Chelmsford | Chelmsford City | 4 January 1977 | £4,000 | 450 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | Michael Oakes | GK | ENG | Northwich | Academy | 1 July 1991 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 35 | Adam Rachel | GK | ENG | Birmingham | Academy | 1 July 1995 | - | - | ||||||
| 2 | Gary Charles | RB | ENG | Newham | Derby County | 6 January 1995 | £1,450,000 | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | Steve Staunton | LB | IRE | Dundalk | Liverpool | 7 August 1991 | £1,100,000 | 173 | 12 | |||||
| 4 | Gareth Southgate | CB | ENG | Watford | Crystal Palace | 1 July 1995 | £3,500,000 | - | - | |||||
| 5 | Paul McGrath | CB | IRE | ENG Greenford | Manchester United | 3 August 1989 | £400,000 | 268 | 8 | |||||
| 6 | Carl Tiler | CB | ENG | Sheffield | Nottingham Forest | 28 October 1995 | £750,000 | - | - | |||||
| 12 | Phil King | LB | ENG | Bristol | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 August 1994 | £200,000 | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | Alan Wright | LB | ENG | Ashton-under-Lyne | Blackburn Rovers | 10 March 1995 | £1,000,000 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | Ugo Ehiogu | CB | ENG | Hackney | West Bromwich Albion | 12 July 1991 | £40,000 | 81 | 4 | |||||
| 20 | Riccardo Scimeca | CB | ENG | Leamington Spa | Academy | 1 July 1995 | - | - | ||||||
| 21 | Paul Browne | CB | SCO | Glasgow | Academy | 1 July 1995 | - | - | ||||||
| Bryan Small | LB | ENG | Birmingham | Academy | 1 July 1990 | 43 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | Ian Taylor | CM | ENG | Birmingham | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 December 1994 | £1,000,000 | 24 | 1 | |||||
| 8 | Mark Draper | CM | ENG | Long Eaton | ENG Leicester City | 5 July 1995 | £3,250,000 | - | - | |||||
| 11 | Andy Townsend *(c)* | CM | IRE | ENG Maidstone | Chelsea | 26 July 1993 | £2,100,000 | 87 | 6 | |||||
| 15 | Graham Fenton | AM | ENG | Whitley Bay | Academy | 1 July 1993 | 34 | 3 | ||||||
| 15* | Lee Hendrie | RM | ENG | Solihull | Academy | 1 July 1995 | - | - | ||||||
| 19 | Gareth Farrelly | LM | IRL | Dublin | Academy | 1 July 1995 | - | - | ||||||
| 22 | David Farrell | CM | ENG | Birmingham | Redditch United | 6 January 1992 | £45,000 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | Scott Murray | RM | SCO | Fraserburgh | Academy | 1 July 1995 | - | - | ||||||
| 9 | Savo Milošević | CF | FRY | Bijeljina | FRY Partizan | 26 June 1995 | £3,500,000 | - | - | |||||
| 10 | Tommy Johnson | CF | ENG | Gateshead | Derby County | 6 January 1995 | £1,450,000 | 15 | 4 | |||||
| 17 | Franz Carr | RW | ENG | Preston | ENG Leicester City | 10 February 1995 | £250,000 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | Dwight Yorke | CF | TRI | Canaan | TRI Signal Hill | 19 July 1991 | £120,000 | 146 | 37 | |||||
| 23 | Neil Davis | CF | ENG | Bloxwich | Academy | 1 July 1995 | - | - | ||||||
| 26 | Julian Joachim | CF | ENG | Peterborough | Leicester City | 24 February 1996 | £1,890,000 | - | - |
*squad number was re-used following a players departure.
Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 1995.
Results
FA Premier League
Main article: 1995–96 FA Premier League
Results by round
Matches
Draper
Yorke
White
Taylor
Milošević
Wright
Johnson
Yorke
Milošević
Johnson
Yorke
Fowler
Wright
Harford
Yorke
Cunningham
Southgate
Fowler
Townsend
Yorke
Yates
Gallen
Hirst
Yorke
Charles
Yorke
FA Cup
Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup
Milošević Johnson Yorke Taylor McAteer
League Cup
Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup
Yorke
Heald
Southgate
Yorke
Taylor
Yorke
Statistics
Appearances
| Rank | # | Nat | Player | Pos | Apps | FA Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | XI | Sub | XI | Sub | XI | Sub | XI | Sub | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS | {{sortname | GK | Goalkeeper (association football) | 1}} | 51 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | ENG | {{sortname | LB | Defender (association football) | 10}} | 51 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | ENG | {{sortname | CB | Defender (association football) | 4}} | 50 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ENG | {{sortname | CM | Midfielder (association football) | 14}} | 49 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FRY | {{sortname | CF | Forward (association football) | 19}} | 49 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | TRI | {{sortname | CF | Forward (association football) | 20}} | 48 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ENG | {{sortname | RB | Defender (association football) | 3}} | 47 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | IRL | {{sortname | CM | Midfielder (association football) | 15}} | 44 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ENG | {{sortname | CB | Defender (association football) | 5}} | 43 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | IRL | {{sortname | CB | Defender (association football) | 6}} | 41 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ENG | {{sortname | CM | Midfielder (association football) | 16}} | 35 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ENG | {{sortname | CF | Forward (association football) | 21}} | 31 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | ENG | {{sortname | CB | Defender (association football) | 7}} | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | IRL | {{sortname | LB | Defender (association football) | 11}} | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | ENG | {{sortname | CF | Forward (association football) | 22}} | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | IRL | {{sortname | LM | Midfielder (association football) | 16}} | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | ENG | {{sortname | AM | Midfielder (association football) | 17}} | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | ENG | {{sortname | CF | Forward (association football) | 23}} | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15* | ENG | {{sortname | RM | Midfielder (association football) | 12}} | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | SCO | {{sortname | RM | Midfielder (association football) | 13}} | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | ENG | {{sortname | GK | Goalkeeper (association football) | 2}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | ENG | {{sortname | RW | Forward (association football) | 18}} | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | SCO | {{sortname | CB | Defender (association football) | 8}} | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | ENG | {{sortname | CB | Defender (association football) | 9}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Goals Involvements
| Rank | # | Nat | Player | Pos | Apps | Goal Inv. | FA Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | TRI | {{sortname | CF | Forward (association football) | 20}} | 48 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FRY | {{sortname | CF | Forward (association football) | 19}} | 49 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ENG | {{sortname | CF | Forward (association football) | 21}} | 31 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ENG | {{sortname | CM | Midfielder (association football) | 16}} | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ENG | {{sortname | CM | Midfielder (association football) | 14}} | 49 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | - | {{sortname | Own Goal | Own Goal | 50}} | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | IRL | {{sortname | CM | Midfielder (association football) | 15}} | 44 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | IRL | {{sortname | CB | Defender (association football) | 6}} | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ENG | {{sortname | CB | Defender (association football) | 5}} | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | ENG | {{sortname | CB | Defender (association football) | 4}} | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | ENG | {{sortname | LB | Defender (association football) | 10}} | 51 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | ENG | {{sortname | CF | Forward (association football) | 22}} | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | ENG | {{sortname | RW | Forward (association football) | 18}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ENG | {{sortname | RB | Defender (association football) | 3}} | 47 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | IRL | {{sortname | LB | Defender (association football) | 11}} | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Clean Sheets
| Rank | # | Nat | Player | Apps | Conceded | Clean Sheets | FA Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Con | CS | Con | CS | Con | CS | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS | 51 | 42 | 22 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||||||
| 13 | ENG | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
References
- (25 March 1996). "Milosevic gives Villa a touch of magic". The Independent.
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