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1995–96 Leeds United A.F.C. season

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Leeds United
1995–96 season
ChairmanLeslie Silver
(until 10 April)
Bill Fotherby
ManagerHoward Wilkinson
StadiumElland Road
Premier League13th
FA CupFifth round
League CupRunners–up
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tony Yeboah (12)

All:
Tony Yeboah (19)
Highest home attendance39,801 vs Manchester United
(24 December 1995, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance12,384 vs Notts County
(19 September 1995, League Cup)
Average home league attendance32,578

The 1995–96 season saw Leeds United competing in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) and the UEFA Cup.

Season summary

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Leeds began the season in good form, with a Tony Yeboah hat-trick giving them an away win over AS Monaco in their UEFA Cup opener. But their European campaign was short-lived, and with the league title soon looking like an unrealistic target, their best hope of success was in the Coca-Cola Cup. They reached the final to claim their first cup final appearance since the 1975 European Cup Final, only to be defeated, losing 3–0 to Aston Villa.

The Wembley defeat triggered a six-match losing run in the Premier League, and drew 0–0 with Coventry on the final day of the season, avoiding matching their own club record run of league defeats and gifting survival to their opponents.

Howard Wilkinson then spent a substantial sum on new players in the summer, bringing in Nigel Martyn, Ian Rush and Lee Sharpe in hope of making Leeds contenders for the league title for the first time in five years.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Chelsea 38 12 14 12 46 44 +2 50
12 Middlesbrough 38 11 10 17 35 50 −15 43
13 Leeds United 38 12 7 19 40 57 −17 43
14 Wimbledon 38 10 11 17 55 70 −15 41
15 Sheffield Wednesday 38 10 10 18 48 61 −13 40
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


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 12 7 19 40 57  −17 43 8 3 8 21 21  0 4 4 11 19 36  −17

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAAHAAHHHAHAAHHA
ResultWWWDLLWWLDWDWLLDLWWLDWLLLLWLDLWLLLLLLD
Position51124764788858999981011911111112121212121212131313131313
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Leeds United's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 1995 West Ham United A 2–1 22,901 Yeboah (2)
21 August 1995 Liverpool H 1–0 35,852 Yeboah
26 August 1995 Aston Villa H 2–0 35,086 Speed, White
30 August 1995 Southampton A 1–1 15,212 Dorigo
9 September 1995 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 30,034 Yeboah
16 September 1995 Queens Park Rangers H 1–3 31,504 Wetherall
23 September 1995 Wimbledon A 4–2 13,307 Palmer, Yeboah (3)
30 September 1995 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–0 29,462 Speed, Yeboah
14 October 1995 Arsenal H 0–3 38,552
21 October 1995 Manchester City A 0–0 26,390
28 October 1995 Coventry City H 3–1 30,161 McAllister (3)
4 November 1995 Middlesbrough A 1–1 29,467 Deane
18 November 1995 Chelsea H 1–0 36,209 Yeboah
25 November 1995 Newcastle United A 1–2 36,572 Deane
2 December 1995 Manchester City H 0–1 33,249
9 December 1995 Wimbledon H 1–1 27,984 Jobson
16 December 1995 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–6 24,573 Brolin, Wallace
24 December 1995 Manchester United H 3–1 39,801 Deane, Yeboah, McAllister (pen)
27 December 1995 Bolton Wanderers A 2–0 18,414 Brolin, Wetherall
30 December 1995 Everton A 0–2 40,009
1 January 1996 Blackburn Rovers H 0–0 31,285
13 January 1996 West Ham United H 2–0 30,658 Brolin (2)
20 January 1996 Liverpool A 0–5 40,254
31 January 1996 Nottingham Forest A 1–2 24,465 Palmer
3 February 1996 Aston Villa A 0–3 35,982
2 March 1996 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 30,106
6 March 1996 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 13,991 Yeboah (2)
13 March 1996 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 23,358
17 March 1996 Everton H 2–2 29,421 Deane (2)
30 March 1996 Middlesbrough H 0–1 31,778
3 April 1996 Southampton H 1–0 26,077 Deane
6 April 1996 Arsenal A 1–2 37,619 Deane
8 April 1996 Nottingham Forest H 1–3 29,220 Wetherall
13 April 1996 Chelsea A 1–4 22,131 McAllister
17 April 1996 Manchester United A 0–1 48,382
29 April 1996 Newcastle United H 0–1 38,862
2 May 1996 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–3 30,061 Wetherall
5 May 1996 Coventry City A 0–0 22,769

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 1996 Derby County A 4–2 16,155 Deane, Speed, Yeboah, McAllister
R4 14 February 1996 Bolton Wanderers A 1–0 16,694 Wallace
R5 21 February 1996 Port Vale H 0–0 18,607
R5R 27 February 1996 Port Vale A 2–1 14,023 McAllister (2)
QF 10 March 1996 Liverpool H 0–0 34,632
QFR 20 March 1996 Liverpool A 0–3 30,812

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 19 September 1995 Notts County H 0–0 12,384
R2 2nd Leg 3 October 1995 Notts County A 3–2 (won 3–2 on agg) 6,867 Speed, Couzens, McAllister
R3 25 October 1995 Derby County A 1–0 11,873 Speed
R4 29 November 1995 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 26,006 Deane, Yeboah
R5 10 January 1996 Reading H 2–1 21,023 Speed, Masinga
SF 1st Leg 11 February 1996 Birmingham City A 2–1 24,781 Whyte (own goal), Yeboah
SF 2nd Leg 25 February 1996 Birmingham City H 3–0 (won 5–1 on agg) 35,435 Deane, Yeboah, Masinga
F 24 March 1996 Aston Villa N 0–3 77,065

UEFA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 12 September 1995 AS Monaco A 3–0 14,000 Yeboah (3)
R1 2nd Leg 26 September 1995 AS Monaco H 0–1 (won 3–1 on agg) 24,501
R2 1st Leg 25 October 1995 PSV Eindhoven H 3–5 24,846 Speed, Palmer, McAllister
R2 2nd Leg 29 November 1995 PSV Eindhoven A 0–3 25,750

First-team squad

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[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
1 GK England ENG John Lukic
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Kelly
3 DF England ENG Tony Dorigo
4 MF England ENG Carlton Palmer
5 DF South Africa RSA Lucas Radebe
6 DF England ENG David Wetherall
7 FW South Africa RSA Phil Masinga
8 FW England ENG Rod Wallace
9 FW England ENG Brian Deane
10 MF Scotland SCO Gary McAllister (captain)
11 MF Wales WAL Gary Speed
12 DF England ENG John Pemberton
13 GK England ENG Mark Beeney
15 DF Northern Ireland NIR Nigel Worthington
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF England ENG Richard Jobson
17 MF England ENG Mark Tinkler
18 FW Sweden SWE Tomas Brolin
21 FW Ghana GHA Tony Yeboah
22 MF England ENG Mark Ford
23 MF England ENG Andy Couzens
25 DF England ENG Rob Bowman
26 DF England ENG Paul Beesley
27 FW England ENG Andy Gray[a]
29 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ian Harte
31 DF England ENG Mark Jackson
32 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Maybury
33 FW Australia AUS Harry Kewell
34 MF England ENG Jason Blunt

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
14 MF England ENG David White (to Sheffield United)
16 DF Republic of Ireland IRL David O'Leary[b] (retired)
19 FW England ENG Noel Whelan (to Coventry City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF England ENG Kevin Sharp[c] (to Wigan Athletic)
24 FW England ENG Lee Chapman (on loan from Ipswich Town)
30 GK England ENG Paul Pettinger (to Gillingham)

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 South Africa RSA Paul Evans
FW England ENG Nathan Lowndes
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW England ENG Lee Matthews

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG John Lukic 44 0 28 0 5 0 7 0 4 0
13 GK England ENG Mark Beeney 12 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Kelly 51 0 34 0 5 0 8 0 4 0
3 DF England ENG Tony Dorigo 26 1 17 1 3 0 4 0 2 0
5 DF South Africa RSA Lucas Radebe 20 0 10+3 0 3+1 0 1+2 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG David Wetherall 51 4 34 4 5 0 8 0 4 0
12 DF England ENG John Pemberton 27 0 16+2 0 1+1 0 3 0 4 0
15 DF Northern Ireland NIR Nigel Worthington 22 0 12+4 0 3 0 2+1 0 0 0
16 DF England ENG Richard Jobson 13 1 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF England ENG Paul Beesley 23 0 8+2 0 4 0 4+1 0 2+2 0
29 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ian Harte 5 0 2+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
31 DF England ENG Mark Jackson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Maybury 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF England ENG Carlton Palmer 51 3 33 2 6 0 8 0 4 1
10 MF Scotland SCO Gary McAllister 54 10 36 5 6 3 8 1 4 1
11 MF Wales WAL Gary Speed 44 7 29 2 4 1 7 3 4 1
17 MF England ENG Mark Tinkler 11 0 5+4 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
22 MF England ENG Mark Ford 22 0 12 0 5 0 4 0 0+1 0
23 MF England ENG Andy Couzens 18 1 8+6 0 0 0 1+1 1 0+2 0
33 MF Australia AUS Harry Kewell 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF England ENG Jason Blunt 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW South Africa RSA Phil Masinga 12 2 5+4 0 1 0 2 2 0 0
8 FW England ENG Rod Wallace 33 2 12+12 1 3+1 1 3+1 0 0+1 0
9 FW England ENG Brian Deane 50 10 30+4 7 3+3 1 5+2 2 3 0
18 FW Sweden SWE Tomas Brolin 25 4 17+2 4 1+1 0 2+2 0 0 0
21 FW Ghana GHA Tony Yeboah 39 19 22 12 6 1 7 3 4 3
25 FW England ENG Rob Bowman 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
27 FW England ENG Andy Gray 19 0 12+3 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
14 FW England ENG David White 7 1 1+3 1 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
19 FW England ENG Noel Whelan 13 0 3+5 0 0 0 0+2 0 3 0
20 DF England ENG Kevin Sharp 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 FW England ENG Lee Chapman 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

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Total spending: Decrease £2,650,000

Notes

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  1. ^ Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and would make his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.
  2. ^ O'Leary was born in Hackney, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and made his international debut for Ireland in 1976.
  3. ^ Sharp was born in Sarnia, Canada, but represented England at U-18 level.

References

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  1. ^ "Leeds United results for the 1995-1996 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Leeds United - 1995/96". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Tomas Brolin Read all about this ex-Leeds United player. BBC".