1995–96 Arsenal F.C. season
1995–96 season | ||||
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Chairman | Peter Hill-Wood | |||
Manager | Bruce Rioch | |||
Stadium | Highbury | |||
FA Premier League | 5th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
League Cup | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Ian Wright (15) All: Ian Wright (23) | |||
Highest home attendance | 38,323 (1 May, vs. Liverpool, Premier League) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 27,194 (3 October, vs. Hartlepool United, League Cup) | |||
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The 1995–96 season was Arsenal Football Club's 70th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. Arsenal finished fifth in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). Bruce Rioch served as Arsenal manager, succeeding George Graham. Arsenal lost to Sheffield United in the third round of the FA Cup and were knocked out of the semifinals of the League Cup by Aston Villa.
Season summary
[edit]Bruce Rioch was appointed Arsenal boss on 8 June 1995, and took over an Arsenal side that had finished 12th in the Premier League the previous season. Rioch was hired from Bolton Wanderers, after an impressive run culminating in promotion to the Premier League. This also included an FA Cup win against Arsenal in 1994, when they were the holders.
Pre-season signings David Platt and Dennis Bergkamp signaled Rioch's intent to play a more attacking, possession based style. Bergkamp was a club-record signing for Arsenal, costing £7.5 million from Inter Milan.[1] Kevin Campbell and Stefan Schwarz were sold, Paul Davis was freed to join Brentford while Alan Smith confirmed he could no longer play because of his knee injury.
Arsenal made a strong start to the campaign, not losing until matchday 8 at Stamford Bridge. A loss in the North London Derby at White Hart Lane in November was the start of a tough spell however as Arsenal won just three of the next twelve in the Premier League and went out of the FA Cup in the third round to Sheffield United. Arsenal blew their best chance of silverware in February after they went out of the League Cup to eventual winners Aston Villa in the semi-finals.
Rioch did manage to right the ship and lead Arsenal to 5th, on the last day of the season, and a place in the UEFA Cup after losing just two of their final thirteen league matches.
In Rioch's only season, Arsenal saw an improvement from 12th to 5th, improved their goal difference by 14 goals and conceded only 32 goals, a league best. Despite this progress, Rioch had a fallout with Ian Wright, in which Wright ended up turning in a transfer request. Rioch did not get the best out of Bergkamp, nor indeed Wright, but 5th was a creditable finish after the turmoil of George Graham's exit. Still, attendance figures at Highbury were up and the future looked promising for Arsenal.
In the summer of 1996 Rioch clashed with vice-chairman David Dein about transfers. Following Graham's fiasco with an agent that ultimately led to his firing, Arsenal decided that transfers would be dealt with by the board rather than the manager going forward. Rioch and Dein however, failed to see eye to eye about how Arsenal should act in the transfer market. Just days before the start of the next season, by mid-August Bruce Rioch had been sacked.
Rioch's 431 days in charge is the shortest spell of any Arsenal manager since William Elcoat's spell between 1898 and 1899 (when the club was still known as Woolwich Arsenal).[2][3][4][5]
Players
[edit]Squad information
[edit]N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
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1 | GK | Seaman | 31 | EU | 1990 | 38 | 0 | £1,300,000[6] | |||
2 | DF | Dixon | 31 | EU | 1988 | 38 | 2 | Undisclosed | |||
3 | DF | Winterburn | 31 | EU | 1987 | 36 | 2 | Undisclosed | |||
5 | DF | Bould | 32 | EU | 1988 | 19 | 0 | £390,000 | |||
6 | DF | Adams | 28 | EU | 1983 | 21 | 1 | Youth system | |||
7 | MF | Platt | 29 | EU | 1995 | 29 | 6 | £4,750,000[7] | |||
8 | FW | Wright | 31 | EU | 1991 | 31 | 15 | £2,500,000[8] | |||
9 | MF | Merson | 27 | EU | 1985 | 38 | 5 | Youth system | |||
10 | FW | Bergkamp | 26 | EU | 1995 | 33 | 11 | £7,500,000[9] | |||
11 | MF | Helder | 26 | EU | 1995 | 24 | 1 | £2,300,000[10] | |||
12 | DF | Linighan | 33 | EU | 1990 | 18 | 0 | £1,250,000[11] | |||
13 | GK | Bartram | 33 | EU | 1994 | 1 | 0 | £250,000[12] | |||
14 | DF | Keown | 29 | EU | 1984 | 34 | 0 | Youth system | |||
15 | MF | Parlour | 22 | EU | 1992 | 22 | 0 | Youth system | |||
16 | FW | Hartson | 20 | EU | 1995 | 19 | 4 | £2,500,000[13] | |||
17 | MF | Hillier | 25 | EU | 1988 | 5 | 0 | Trainee | |||
18 | MF | Morrow | 25 | EU | 1988 | 4 | 0 | Trainee | |||
19 | MF | Jensen | 30 | EU | 1992 | 15 | 0 | £1,100,000[14] | |||
20 | FW | Kiwomya | 25 | EU | 1995 | 15 | 0 | £1,250,000[15] | |||
21 | MF | McGoldrick | 30 | EU | 1993 | 1 | 0 | £1,000,000[16] | |||
22 | MF | Selley | 21 | EU | 1992 | 0 | 0 | Youth system | |||
23 | FW | Dickov | 22 | EU | 1990 | 7 | 1 | Youth system | |||
24 | MF | Flatts | 22 | EU | 1990 | 0 | 0 | Youth system | |||
25 | DF | Marshall | 22 | EU | 1991 | 11 | 1 | Youth system | |||
26 | GK | Harper | 23 | EU | 1994 | 0 | 0 | £150.000[12] | |||
27 | MF | Shaw | 21 | EU | 1991 | 0 | 0 | Youth system | |||
28 | MF | Hughes | 18 | EU | 1995 | 1 | 0 | Trainee | |||
29 | MF | Clarke | 20 | EU | 1993 | 6 | 0 | Youth system | |||
30 | DF | McGowan | 19 | EU | 1993 | 1 | 0 | Trainee | |||
31 | DF | Rose | 19 | EU | 1994 | 4 | 0 | Youth system |
- Last updated: 20 January 2012
- Source: Arseweb (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
- Ordered by squad number.
Reserve squad
[edit]- As of 21 January 2012.[17]
- Players listed are those that made an appearance for Arsenal's reserve team during the season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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In
[edit]# | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Team | Source |
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7 | MF | David Platt | Sampdoria | £4,750,000 | 11 July 1995 | First-team | |
10 | FW | Dennis Bergkamp | Internazionale | £7,500,000 | 21 June 1995 | First-team |
Total spending: £12,250,000
Out
[edit]# | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Team | Source |
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15 | MF | Stefan Schwarz | Fiorentina | £2,300,000 | 12 July 1995 | First-team | |
7 | FW | Kevin Campbell | Nottingham Forest | Undisclosed | 1995 | First-team |
Total income: £2,300,000
Club
[edit]Coaching staff
[edit]Position | Staff |
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Manager | Bruce Rioch |
Assistant manager | Stewart Houston |
First team coach | |
Goalkeeping coach | Bob Wilson |
Fitness coach | |
Physiotherapist | Gary Lewin |
Club doctor | |
Chief scout | Steve Crowley |
Last updated: 21 January 2012
Source: [citation needed]
Competitions
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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3 | Liverpool | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 70 | 34 | +36 | 71 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
4 | Aston Villa | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 63 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Arsenal | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 63 | |
6 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 61 | Excluded from the UEFA Cup[b] |
7 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 61 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Liverpool qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up, as winners Manchester United already qualified for the Champions League. They defaulted their UEFA Cup spot from league position to Arsenal.
- ^ 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.[19]
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 63 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 16 | +3 |
Last updated: 20 January 2012.
Source: Premier League
Results by round
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]Arsenal spent their initial pre-season in Sweden playing Swedish sides Kristianstads,[20] Gallstads[21][22] and GAIS.[23] Returning to England, they then played games against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Inter Milan (at home), and St Albans.
29 July 1995 Friendly | Gallstads | 1–6 | Arsenal | Gallstads |
Unknown | Merson Jensen Wright Dennis Bergkamp |
Stadium: Avallagarden Attendance: 1,834 |
1 August 1995 Friendly | GAIS Gothenburg | 0–2 | Arsenal | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Report | Wright Bergkamp |
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi (1916) Attendance: 3,500 |
4 August 1995 Friendly | Southend United | 1–3 | Arsenal | Southend-on-Sea |
Iorfa 77' | Report | Platt 7' Parlour 34' Helder 72' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,923 |
7 August 1995 Friendly | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Arsenal | Wolverhampton |
Platt Wright |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 22,500 |
10 August 1995 Friendly | Arsenal | 0–0 | Internazionale | London |
19:45 | Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
15 August 1995 Friendly | St Albans City | 0–5 | Arsenal | St Albans |
Bergkamp , , Wright Helder |
Stadium: Clarence Park |
Matches
[edit]20 August 1995 1 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | London |
16:00 | Wright 36' | Barmby 31' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,308 Referee: Gerald Ashby |
23 August 1995 2 | Everton | 0–2 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
19:45 | Report | Platt 70' Wright 87' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,775 Referee: Keith Burge |
26 August 1995 3 | Coventry City | 0–0 | Arsenal | Coventry |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 20,600 Referee: Steve Dunn |
29 August 1995 4 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | London |
19:45 | Platt 41' | Campbell 63' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,248 Referee: Roger Dilkes |
10 September 1995 5 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Arsenal | Manchester |
16:00 | Wright 90' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 23,994 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
16 September 1995 6 | Arsenal | 1–0 | West Ham United | London |
15:00 | Wright 75' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,065 Referee: Alan Wilkie |
23 September 1995 7 | Arsenal | 4–2 | Southampton | London |
15:00 | Bergkamp 17', 68' Adams 23' Wright 73' |
Report | Watson 24' Monkou 45' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,136 Referee: Robbie Hart |
30 September 1995 8 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Arsenal | London |
15:00 | Hughes 52' | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 31,048 Referee: Martin Bodenham |
14 October 1995 9 | Leeds United | 0–3 | Arsenal | Leeds |
15:00 | Report | Merson 43' Bergkamp 56' Wright 86' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,552 Referee: Peter Jones |
21 October 1995 10 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Aston Villa | London |
15:00 | Merson 47' Wright 78' |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,271 Referee: Robbie Hart |
30 October 1995 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Arsenal | Bolton |
20:00 | McGinlay 35' | Report | Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 18,862 Referee: Keith Cooper |
4 November 1995 12 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Manchester United | London |
15:00 | Bergkamp 14' | Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,317 Referee: Paul Durkin |
18 November 1995 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Arsenal | Tottenham |
15:00 | Sheringham 30' Armstrong 55' |
Report | Bergkamp 14' | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 32,894 Referee: Alan Wilkie |
21 November 1995 14 | Arsenal | 4–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | London |
19:45 | Bergkamp 3' Winterburn 53' Dickov 64' Hartson 86' |
Report | Hirst 9' Waddle 20' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 34,556 Referee: Roger Dilkes |
26 November 1995 15 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,695 Referee: Graham Poll |
2 December 1995 16 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Arsenal | Birmingham |
16:00 | Yorke 65' | Report | Platt 60' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,770 Referee: Jeff Winter |
9 December 1995 17 | Southampton | 0–0 | Arsenal | Southampton |
15:00 | Report | Adams | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,238 Referee: Paul Danson |
16 December 1995 18 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Chelsea | London |
15:00 | Bould Dixon 88' |
Report | Spencer 25' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,295 Referee: Gerald Ashby |
23 December 1995 19 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
15:00 | Fowler 40', 59', 78' | Report | Wright 7' (pen.) | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 39,806 Referee: Keith Cooper |
26 December 1995 20 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Queens Park Rangers | London |
12:00 | Wright 45' Merson 61', 84' |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,259 Referee: Mike Reed |
30 December 1995 21 | Arsenal | 1–3 | Wimbledon | London |
15:00 | Wright 27' | Report | Earle 38', 67' Holdworth 50' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,640 Referee: Steven Lodge |
2 January 1996 22 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
19:45 | Ginola 1' Ferdinand 47' |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,530 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
13 January 1996 23 | Middlesbrough | 2–3 | Arsenal | Middlesbrough |
15:00 | Juninho 38' Stamp 56' |
Report | Merson 7' Platt 59' Helder 62' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,359 Referee: Graham Poll |
20 January 1996 24 | Arsenal | 1–2 | Everton | London |
15:00 | Wright 38' | Report | Stuart 50' Kanchelskis 84' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,275 Referee: Martin Bodenham |
3 February 1996 25 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Coventry City | London |
15:00 | Bergkamp 24' | Report | Whelan 23' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,623 Referee: Steve Dunn |
10 February 1996 26 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Arsenal | Nottingham |
15:00 | Report | Bergkamp 60' | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,222 Referee: Robbie Hart |
24 February 1996 27 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Arsenal | London |
15:00 | Report | Hartson 2' | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 24,217 Referee: David Elleray |
2 March 1996 28 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Arsenal | London |
15:00 | Gallen 20' | Report | Bergkamp 49' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,970 Referee: Paul Alcock |
5 March 1996 29 | Arsenal | 3–1 | Manchester City | London |
19:45 | Hartson 29', 55' Dixon 41' |
Report | Creaney 54' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 34,519 Referee: Peter Jones |
16 March 1996 30 | Wimbledon | 0–3 | Arsenal | Wimbledon |
15:00 | Report | Winterburn 61' Platt 65' Bergkamp 83' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 18,335 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
20 March 1996 31 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Arsenal | Manchester |
15:00 | Cantona 65' | Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 50,028 Referee: Gary Willard |
23 March 1996 32 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Newcastle United | London |
15:00 | Marshall 3' Wright 17' |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,271 Referee: Paul Durkin |
6 April 1996 33 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Leeds United | London |
15:00 | Wright 44', 90' | Report | Deane 53' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,619 Referee: Jeff Winter |
8 April 1996 34 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Arsenal | Sheffield |
15:00 | Degryse 61' | Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,349 Referee: Steve Dunn |
15 April 1996 35 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,273 Referee: Mike Reed |
27 April 1996 36 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Arsenal | Blackburn |
15:00 | Gallacher 13' | Report | Wright 75' (pen.) | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 29,834 Referee: Keith Cooper |
1 May 1996 37 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Liverpool | London |
19:45 | Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,323 Referee: Gerald Ashby |
5 May 1996 38 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | London |
16:00 | Platt 82' Bergkamp 84' |
Report | Todd 76' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,104 Referee: Gary Willard |
FA Cup
[edit]6 January 1996 R3 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Sheffield United | London |
15:00 | Wright 70' | Report | Whitehouse 78' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 33,453 Referee: Paul Durkin |
17 January 1996 R3 Replay | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Arsenal | Sheffield |
19:45 | Veart 68' | Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 22,225 Referee: Paul Durkin |
League Cup
[edit]19 September 1995 R2, 1st Leg | Hartlepool United | 0–3 | Arsenal | Hartlepool |
Report | Adams 5', 11' Wright 16' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,945 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme |
3 October 1995 R2, 2nd Leg | Arsenal | 5–0 | Hartlepool United | London |
19:45 | Bergkamp 29', 49' Wright 33', 58', 87' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 27,194 Referee: Steve Dunn |
24 October 1995 R3 | Barnsley | 0–3 | Arsenal | Barnsley |
19:45 | Report | Bould Bergkamp Keown |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 18,429 Referee: Jeff Winter |
29 November 1995 4 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | London |
19:45 | Wright 39' (pen.) Hartson 64' |
Report | Degryse 16' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,561 Referee: Keith Burge |
10 January 1996 Quarter-finals | Arsenal | 2–0 | Newcastle United | London |
20:00 | Wright 44', 90' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,857 Referee: Gerald Ashby |
14 February 1996 Semi-final, 1st leg | Arsenal | 2–2 | Aston Villa | London |
20:00 | Bergkamp 26', 37' | Report | Yorke 38', 72' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,562 Referee: Paul Durkin |
21 February 1996 Semi-final, 2nd leg | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Arsenal | Birmingham |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,334 Referee: Keith Burge |
Topscorers
[edit]- Ian Wright 15
- Dennis Bergkamp 11
- David Platt 6
- Paul Merson 5
- John Hartson 4
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ Marshall, Alan (24 October 1997). "I'm Wright off England blasts Ian; FANS TO BLAME". Daily Record. The Free Library. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
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External links
[edit]- Arsenal 1995–96 on statto.com