1995–96 Chelsea F.C. season

During the 1995–96 English football season, Chelsea competed in the Premier League.

Chelsea
1995–96 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerGlenn Hoddle
FA Premier League11th
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Spencer (13)
All:
John Spencer (14)
Highest home attendance31,137 (vs. Liverpool, 30 December)
Lowest home attendance16,272 (vs. Stoke City, 4 October)
Average home league attendance25,466

Season summary

The big news at Chelsea at the start of the 1995–96 season was the arrival of Manchester United striker Mark Hughes, one of the most accomplished strikers of the last decade in the English leagues, and the arrival of Dutch superstar Ruud Gullit.

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. Chelsea took an early lead, but lost 2–1 and with it went their hopes of a foray into Europe. A few weeks later, Chelsea manager Glenn Hoddle's decision to quit for the England manager's job was understandable as it was a job he could not turn down. They responded by appointing Ruud Gullit as player-manager. Gullit wasted no time in preparing Chelsea for the following season, breaking the club record in a £4.9 million move for Italian midfielder Roberto Di Matteo from Lazio.

Statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupFootball League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Russia RUS Dmitri Kharine 2902601020
2 DF Scotland SCO Steve Clarke 31021+106+2010
3 DF England ENG Scott Minto 1601005010
4 MF Netherlands NED Ruud Gullit 4063137320
5 DF Norway NOR Erland Johnsen 26018+401+1020
6 DF England ENG Frank Sinclair[1] 15112+110020
7 FW Scotland SCO John Spencer 371423+5138110
8 FW Wales WAL Mark Hughes 39123186420
9 FW South Africa RSA Mark Stein 907+10000+10
10 FW England ENG Gavin Peacock 36717+1153+4210
11 MF England ENG Dennis Wise 44834+177120
12 MF Scotland SCO Craig Burley 26016+602020
13 GK England ENG Kevin Hitchcock 1901207000
14 FW England ENG Paul Furlong 38414+1434+411+10
15 DF England ENG Andy Myers 2302003000
16 MF England ENG David Rocastle 10100000
17 MF England ENG Nigel Spackman 20013+300+3010
18 MF England ENG Eddie Newton 28121+313010
20 DF England ENG David Lee 39129+21700+10
23 MF England ENG Jody Morris 100+100000
24 DF Romania ROU Dan Petrescu 31322+227100
25 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Terry Phelan[2] 2001208000
26 DF England ENG Michael Duberry 3022208200
27 DF England ENG Gareth Hall 51510000
28 DF Scotland SCO Andy Dow 10100000

Statistics taken from Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Squad details and shirt numbers from .

Results

Premier League
Main article: 1995–96 FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 1995EvertonH0–030,189
23 August 1995Nottingham ForestA0–027,007
26 August 1995MiddlesbroughA0–228,286
30 August 1995Coventry CityH2–224,398Wise(pen.), M. Hughes
11 September 1995West Ham UnitedA3–119,228Spencer (2), Wise
16 September 1995SouthamptonH3–026,237Sinclair, Gullit, M. Hughes
24 September 1995Newcastle UnitedA0–236,225
30 September 1995ArsenalH1–031,048M. Hughes
14 October 1995Aston VillaA1–034,922Wise
21 October 1995Manchester UnitedH1–431,019M. Hughes
28 October 1995Blackburn RoversA0–327,733
4 November 1995Sheffield WednesdayH0–023,216
18 November 1995Leeds UnitedA0–136,209
22 November 1995Bolton WanderersH3–217,495David Lee, Hall, Newton
25 November 1995Tottenham HotspurH0–031,059
2 December 1995Manchester UnitedA1–142,019Wise
9 December 1995Newcastle UnitedH1–031,098Petrescu
16 December 1995ArsenalA1–138,295Spencer
23 December 1995Manchester CityA1–028,668Peacock
26 December 1995WimbledonH1–221,906Petrescu
30 December 1995LiverpoolH2–231,137Spencer (2)
2 January 1996Queens Park RangersA2–114,904Brazier (O.G), Furlong
13 January 1996EvertonA1–134,968Spencer
20 January 1996Nottingham ForestH1–024,482Spencer
4 February 1996MiddlesbroughH5–021,060Peacock (3), Furlong, Spencer
10 February 1996Coventry CityA0–120,639
17 February 1996West Ham UnitedH1–225,252Peacock
24 February 1996SouthamptonA3–215,226Wise (2), Gullit
2 March 1996WimbledonA1–117,048Furlong
12 March 1996Manchester CityH1–117,078Gullit
16 March 1996LiverpoolA0–240,820
23 March 1996Queens Park RangersH1–125,590Spencer
6 April 1996Aston VillaH1–223,530Spencer
8 April 1996Bolton WanderersA1–218,021Spencer
13 April 1996Leeds UnitedH4–122,131M. Hughes (3), Spencer
17 April 1996Sheffield WednesdayA0–025,094
27 April 1996Tottenham HotspurA1–132,918M. Hughes
5 May 1996Blackburn RoversH2–328,436Wise, Spencer
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Nottingham Forest 38 15 13 10 50 54 −4 58
10 West Ham United 38 14 9 15 43 52 −9 51
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

League Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 September 1995R2Stoke CityA0–015,574
4 October 1995R2Stoke CityH0–116,272

FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 January 1996R3Newcastle UnitedH1–125,151M. Hughes
17 January 1996R3Newcastle UnitedA2–236,535Gullit, Wise
Chelsea won 4–2 on penalties
29 January 1996R4Queens Park RangersA2–118,542Furlong, Peacock
21 February 1996R5Grimsby TownA0–09,648
28 February 1996R5Grimsby TownH4–128,545Duberry, M. Hughes, Peacock, Spencer
9 March 1996R6WimbledonH2–230,805Gullit, M. Hughes
20 March 1996R6WimbledonA3–121,380Duberry, M. Hughes, Petrescu
31 March 1996SFManchester UnitedN1–238,421Gullit

References
  1. Sinclair was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally.
  2. Phelan was born in Manchester, England.
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