1995–96 Middlesbrough F.C. season

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

Middlesbrough
1995–96 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerBryan Robson
StadiumRiverside Stadium
Premiership12th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Barmby (7)
All: Barmby (9)
Highest home attendance30,011 vs Newcastle United
(10 Feb 1996, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance13,280 vs Rotherham United
(20 Sep 1995, League Cup)
Average home league attendance29,283

Season summary

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Middlesbrough returned to the top flight of English football, and recorded a solid mid-table finish under player-manager Bryan Robson. It was also Boro's first season at new home Riverside Stadium, following the decision to move out from Ayresome Park, once the Taylor report banned standing on British football stadia.

New to the Boro side for the season were record signing Nick Barmby, goalkeeper Gary Walsh (who succeeded Alan Miller as the club's regular goalkeeper) and young defender Phil Whelan. Soon after the beginning of the season, Boro paid nearly £5million for 22-year-old Brazilian forward Juninho.

Boro had peaked at fourth in the Premier League in late October after losing just one of their opening 10 games, but the next four months brought just three wins and included an eight-match losing run which posed the threat of relegation to a side who had previously been challenging for a UEFA Cup place. Boro eventually secured survival by a margin of five points.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
14 Wimbledon 38 10 11 17 55 70 −15 41
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Results

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Middlesbrough'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
20 August 1995 Arsenal A 1–1 37,308 Barmby
26 August 1995 Chelsea H 2–0 28,286 Hignett, Fjørtoft
30 August 1995 Newcastle United A 0–1 36,500
9 September 1995 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 18,376 Hignett
12 September 1995 Southampton H 0–0 29,181
16 September 1995 Coventry City H 2–1 27,882 Vickers, Fjørtoft
23 September 1995 Manchester City A 1–0 25,865 Barmby
30 September 1995 Blackburn Rovers H 2–0 29,462 Barmby, Hignett
15 October 1995 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–0 21,177 Hignett (pen)
21 October 1995 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 29,293 Hignett (pen)
28 October 1995 Manchester United A 0–2 36,580
4 November 1995 Leeds United H 1–1 29,467 Fjørtoft
18 November 1995 Wimbledon A 0–0 13,780
21 November 1995 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–1 29,487
25 November 1995 Liverpool H 2–1 29,390 Cox, Barmby
2 December 1995 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 17,546 Morris
9 December 1995 Manchester City H 4–1 29,469 Barmby (2), Stamp, Juninho
16 December 1995 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 27,996
23 December 1995 West Ham United H 4–2 28,640 Fjørtoft, Cox, Morris, Hendrie
26 December 1995 Everton A 0–4 40,091
30 December 1995 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 27,027
1 January 1996 Aston Villa H 0–2 28,535
13 January 1996 Arsenal H 2–3 29,359 Juninho, Stamp
20 January 1996 Southampton A 1–2 15,151 Barmby
4 February 1996 Chelsea A 0–5 21,060
10 February 1996 Newcastle United H 1–2 30,011 Beresford (own goal)
17 February 1996 Bolton Wanderers H 1–4 29,354 Pollock
24 February 1996 Coventry City A 0–0 18,810
2 March 1996 Everton H 0–2 29,807
9 March 1996 West Ham United A 0–2 23,850
16 March 1996 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 29,392 Mustoe
19 March 1996 Aston Villa A 0–0 23,933
30 March 1996 Leeds United A 1–0 31,778 Kavanagh (pen)
5 April 1996 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–1 29,751 Fjørtoft (2), Freestone
8 April 1996 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 32,036 Whelan
13 April 1996 Wimbledon H 1–2 29,192 Fleming
27 April 1996 Liverpool A 0–1 40,782
5 May 1996 Manchester United H 0–3 29,921

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 1996 Notts County A 2–1 12,621 Pollock, Barmby
R4 7 February 1996 Wimbledon H 0–0 28,915
R4R 13 February 1996 Wimbledon A 0–1 5,520

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 20 September 1995 Rotherham United H 2–1 13,280 Mustoe, Fjørtoft
R2 2nd Leg 3 October 1995 Rotherham United A 1–0 (won 3–1 on agg) 6,867 Vickers
R3 25 October 1995 Crystal Palace A 2–2 11,873 Hignett, Barmby
R3R 8 November 1995 Crystal Palace H 2–0 16,150 Hignett, Fjørtoft
R4 29 November 1995 Birmingham City H 0–0 28,031
R4R 20 December 1995 Birmingham City A 0–2 19,878

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   ENG Alan Miller
2 DF   ENG Neil Cox
3 DF   IRL Chris Morris
4 DF   ENG Steve Vickers
5 DF   ENG Nigel Pearson
6 DF   SCO Derek Whyte
7 MF   ENG Nick Barmby
8 MF   ENG Jamie Pollock
9 FW   NOR Jan Åge Fjørtoft
10 FW   SCO John Hendrie
11 MF   ENG Robbie Mustoe
12 MF   IRL Alan Moore
13 GK   ENG Gary Walsh
14 DF   IRL Curtis Fleming
15 DF   ENG Phil Whelan
16 MF   ENG Bryan Robson (player-manager)
17 DF   WAL Clayton Blackmore
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   IRL Graham Kavanagh
19 FW   BOL Jaime Moreno
20 MF   ENG Phil Stamp
21 MF   ENG Craig Hignett
22 DF   ENG Craig Liddle
23 GK   ENG Ben Roberts
24 FW   ENG Chris Freestone
25 MF   BRA Juninho
26 MF   IRL Keith O'Halloran
27 DF   ENG Michael Barron
28 DF   ENG Viv Anderson
29 FW   ENG Paul Wilkinson
30 DF   BRA Branco
31 DF   ENG Alan White
32 FW   ENG Andy Campbell
33 MF   ENG Mark Summerbell

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
MF   IRL Micky Cummins

References

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  1. ^ "Middlesbrough results for the 1995-1996 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads – Middlesbrough – 1995/96". www.footballsquads.co.uk.