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1995–96 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

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clubBlackburn Rovers F.C.
season1995–96
managerRay Harford
ownerJack Walker
chairmanRobert Coar
stadiumEwood Park
leagueFA Premier League
league result7th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultThird round
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultFourth round
cup3FA Charity Shield
cup3 resultRunners-up
cup4UEFA Champions League
cup4 resultGroup stage
league topscorerShearer (31)
season topscorerShearer (37)
average attendance27,714
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nextseason1996–97

During the 1995–96 English football season, Blackburn Rovers F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Blackburn had a disappointing title defence in the FA 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

Main article: 1995–96 FA Premier League

;Results summary

;Results by round

Results

Blackburn Rovers' score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 1995Queens Park RangersH1–022,860Shearer (pen)
23 August 1995Sheffield WednesdayA1–225,544Shearer
26 August 1995Bolton WanderersA1–220,253Holmes
28 August 1995Manchester UnitedH1–229,843Shearer
9 September 1995Aston VillaH1–127,084Shearer
16 September 1995LiverpoolA0–339,502
23 September 1995Coventry CityH5–124,382Shearer (3), Hendry, Pearce
30 September 1995MiddlesbroughA0–229,462
14 October 1995SouthamptonH2–126,780Bohinen, Shearer
21 October 1995West Ham UnitedA1–121,776Shearer
28 October 1995ChelseaH3–027,733Sherwood, Shearer, Newell
5 November 1995EvertonA0–130,097
8 November 1995Newcastle UnitedA0–136,473
18 November 1995Nottingham ForestH7–027,660Shearer (3), Bohinen (2), Newell, Le Saux
26 November 1995ArsenalA0–037,695
2 December 1995West Ham UnitedH4–226,638Shearer (3, 1 pen), Newell
9 December 1995Coventry CityA0–529,469
16 December 1995MiddlesbroughH1–027,996Shearer
23 December 1995WimbledonA1–17,105Kimble (own goal)
26 December 1995Manchester CityH2–028,915Shearer, Batty
30 December 1995Tottenham HotspurH2–130,004Marker, Shearer
1 January 1996Leeds UnitedA0–031,285
13 January 1996Queens Park RangersA1–013,957Shearer
20 January 1996Sheffield WednesdayH3–024,732Shearer, Bohinen, Gallacher
3 February 1996Bolton WanderersH3–130,419Shearer (3)
10 February 1996Manchester UnitedA0–142,681
24 February 1996LiverpoolH2–330,895Wilcox, Sherwood
28 February 1996Aston VillaA0–228,008
2 March 1996Manchester CityA1–129,078Shearer
13 March 1996Leeds UnitedH1–023,358Fenton
16 March 1996Tottenham HotspurA3–232,387Shearer (3, 1 pen)
30 March 1996EvertonH0–329,468
6 April 1996SouthamptonA0–114,793
8 April 1996Newcastle UnitedH2–130,717Fenton (2)
13 April 1996Nottingham ForestA5–125,273Shearer, McKinlay, Wilcox (2), Fenton
17 April 1996WimbledonH3–224,174Shearer (2), Fenton
27 April 1996ArsenalH1–129,834Gallacher
5 May 1996ChelseaA3–228,436Sherwood, McKinlay, Fenton

FA Charity Shield

Main article: 1995 FA Charity Shield

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 1995EvertonN0–140,149

FA Cup

Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1996Ipswich TownA0–021,236
R3R16 January 1996Ipswich TownH0–119,606

League Cup

Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg20 September 1995Swindon TownA3–214,740Sutton, Shearer (2)
R2 2nd Leg4 October 1995Swindon TownH2–016,924Shearer (2)
R324 October 1995WatfordA2–117,035Shearer, Newell
R429 November 1995Leeds UnitedA1–226,006Kelly (own goal)

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersReferee
Group B13 September 1995Spartak MoscowH0–120,940Michel Piraux (Belgium)
Group B27 September 1995RosenborgA1–212,210NewellGünter Benkö (Austria)
Group B18 October 1995Legia WarsawA0–115,000Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Group B1 November 1995Legia WarsawH0–020,897Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Group B22 November 1995Spartak MoscowA0–325,000Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)
Group B6 December 1995RosenborgH4–120,677Shearer (pen), Newell (3)Didier Pauchard (France)

Squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

DatePosNameFromFee
9 August 1995DFAdam ReedDarlington£200,000
15 August 1995MFMatty HolmesWest Ham United£1,200,000
1 October 1995MFLars BohinenNottingham Forest£700,000
10 October 1995MFBilly McKinlayDundee United£1,750,000
14 October 1995DFGraham CoughlanBray Wanderers£100,000
6 November 1995STGraham FentonAston Villa£1,500,000
21 December 1995DFChris ColemanCrystal Palace£2,800,000
1 March 1996MFNiklas GudmundssonHalmstads BK£750,000
28 March 1996MFGarry FlitcroftManchester City£3,500,000
29 March 1996DFGary CroftGrimsby Town£1,600,000

Out

DatePosNameToFee
11 August 1995MFTony CarssDarlingtonFree transfer
14 August 1995MFRobbie SlaterWest Ham United£600,000
10 September 1995MFMark AtkinsWolverhampton Wanderers£1,000,000
13 October 1995MFLee MakelHuddersfield Town£300,000
9 November 1995GKFrank TaliaSwindon Town£150,000
24 February 1996MFDavid BattyNewcastle United£3,750,000

:Transfers in: £5,750,000 :Transfers out: £1,050,000 :Total spending: £4,700,000

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

References

References

  1. "Blackburn Rovers 1995-1996 Home - statto.com".
  2. "FootballSquads - Blackburn Rovers - 1995/96".
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