1995–96 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

During the 1995–96 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the FA Premier League.

Tottenham Hotspur
1995–96 season
ChairmanAlan Sugar
ManagerGerry Francis
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
Premiership8th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Intertoto CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Teddy Sheringham (16)

All:
Teddy Sheringham (24)
Highest home attendance32,918 vs Chelsea
(27 Apr 1996, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance17,645 vs Chester City
(20 Sep 1995, League Cup)
Average home league attendance30,510

Season summary

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The sale of key players Jürgen Klinsmann, Gheorghe Popescu and Nick Barmby weakened Tottenham's resources for 1995–96, and manager Gerry Francis was faced with taunts of "what a waste of money" from shocked supporters when he paid a club record £4.5million for Crystal Palace striker Chris Armstrong.

But Armstrong quickly formed an effective strikeforce with Teddy Sheringham, and an eighth-place finish in the final table was only one place lower than last season's final position - though it was once again not quite enough for a UEFA Cup place.

Perhaps the best moment of the season came on New Year's Day when Spurs triumphed 4–1 at home to Manchester United, dealing a serious blow to the visiting side's title hopes and boosting their own hopes of qualifying for the UEFA Cup as they muscled in on the top five. While Spurs failed to live up to the promise that the game delivered, the losing side lost only one more league game all season and won the league title which had looked an impossible job a few short months earlier.

Early in the season, Tottenham (and London rivals Wimbledon) were informed that they would be banned from European competition by UEFA for the 1996–97 season, for fielding weakened teams in the pre-season UEFA Intertoto Cup. The ban was lifted on appeal.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Everton 38 17 10 11 64 44 +20 61 Excluded from the UEFA Cup[a]
7 Blackburn Rovers 38 18 7 13 61 47 +14 61
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 13 9 50 38 +12 61
9 Nottingham Forest 38 15 13 10 50 54 −4 58
10 West Ham United 38 14 9 15 43 52 −9 51
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.[1]


Results

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Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 1995 Manchester City A 1–1 30,827 Sheringham
23 August 1995 Aston Villa H 0–1 26,726
26 August 1995 Liverpool H 1–3 31,254 Calderwood
30 August 1995 West Ham United A 1–1 23,516 Rosenthal
9 September 1995 Leeds United H 2–1 30,034 Howells, Sheringham
16 September 1995 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–1 26,565 Sheringham (2, 1 pen), D Walker (own goal)
25 September 1995 Queens Park Rangers A 3–2 15,659 Sheringham (2, 1 pen), Dozzell
30 September 1995 Wimbledon H 3–1 25,321 Sheringham (2), Elkins (own goal)
14 October 1995 Nottingham Forest H 0–1 32,876
22 October 1995 Everton A 1–1 33,629 Armstrong
29 October 1995 Newcastle United H 1–1 32,279 Armstrong
4 November 1995 Coventry City A 3–2 17,545 Fox, Sheringham, Howells
18 November 1995 Arsenal H 2–1 32,894 Sheringham, Armstrong
21 November 1995 Middlesbrough A 1–0 29,487 Armstrong
25 November 1995 Chelsea A 0–0 31,059
2 December 1995 Everton H 0–0 32,894
9 December 1995 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 28,851 Sheringham
16 December 1995 Wimbledon A 1–0 16,193 Fox
23 December 1995 Bolton Wanderers H 2–2 30,702 Sheringham, Armstrong
26 December 1995 Southampton A 0–0 15,238
30 December 1995 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 30,004 Sheringham
1 January 1996 Manchester United H 4–1 32,852 Sheringham, Campbell, Armstrong (2)
13 January 1996 Manchester City H 1–0 31,438 Armstrong
21 January 1996 Aston Villa A 1–2 35,666 Fox
3 February 1996 Liverpool A 0–0 40,628
12 February 1996 West Ham United H 0–1 29,781
24 February 1996 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 32,047 Armstrong
2 March 1996 Southampton H 1–0 26,320 Dozzell
16 March 1996 Blackburn Rovers H 2–3 32,387 Sheringham, Armstrong
20 March 1996 Bolton Wanderers A 3–2 17,829 Howells, Fox, Armstrong
24 March 1996 Manchester United A 0–1 50,157
30 March 1996 Coventry City H 3–1 26,808 Sheringham, Fox (2)
6 April 1996 Nottingham Forest A 1–2 27,053 Armstrong
8 April 1996 Middlesbrough H 1–1 32,036 Armstrong
15 April 1996 Arsenal A 0–0 38,273
27 April 1996 Chelsea H 1–1 32,918 Armstrong
2 May 1996 Leeds United A 3–1 30,061 Armstrong, Anderton (2)
5 May 1996 Newcastle United A 1–1 36,589 Dozzell

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 1996 Hereford United A 1–1 8,806 Rosenthal
R3R 17 January 1996 Hereford United H 5–1 31,534 Sheringham (3), Armstrong (2)
R4 27 January 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 32,812 Wilson
R4R 7 February 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–0 27,846 Rosenthal, Sheringham
R5 28 February 1996 Nottingham Forest A 2–2 18,600 Armstrong (2)
R5R 9 March 1996 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 (lost 1–3 on pens) 31,055 Sheringham

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 20 September 1995 Chester City H 4–0 17,645 Armstrong (2), Rosenthal, Sheringham
R2 2nd Leg 4 October 1995 Chester City A 3–1 (won 7–1 on agg) 5,372 Sheringham (2), Howells
R3 25 October 1995 Coventry City A 2–3 18,227 Busst (own goal), Armstrong

UEFA Intertoto Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Group 2 25 June 1995 Luzern H 0–2 2,497
1 July 1995 Rudar Velenje A 2–1 2,000 Sampson, Hendry
15 July 1995 Öster H 1–2 2,143 McMahon
22 July 1995 Köln A 0–8 6,100

Note: Home games in the Intertoto Cup were played at the Goldstone Ground due to unavailability of White Hart Lane

Squad

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Squad at end of season[3][4]

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 Ian Walker
2 DF   ENG Dean Austin
3 DF   ENG Justin Edinburgh
4 MF   ENG David Howells
5 DF   SCO Colin Calderwood
6 DF   ENG Gary Mabbutt (captain)
7 MF   MSR Ruel Fox
9 MF   ENG Darren Anderton
10 FW   ENG Teddy Sheringham
11 FW   ENG Chris Armstrong
12 MF   ENG Jason Dozzell
13 GK   NOR Erik Thorstvedt
14 DF   ENG Stuart Nethercott
15 DF   ENG Clive Wilson
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW   ISR Ronny Rosenthal
17 MF   ENG Andy Turner
18 MF   NIR Gerry McMahon
19 DF   ENG Kevin Scott
21 MF   ENG Danny Hill
22 DF   ENG David Kerslake
23 DF   ENG Sol Campbell
24 DF   ENG Jason Cundy
25 DF   IRL Stephen Carr
26 FW   ENG Paul Mahorn
27 MF   ENG Andy Sinton
28 MF   ENG Kevin Watson
29 FW   ENG Steve Slade
30 GK   ENG Chris Day

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
8 FW   ROU Ilie Dumitrescu (to West Ham United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   ENG Darren Caskey (to Reading)

Intertoto Cup squad

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Tottenham used a squad of loan players and reserve team players while competing in the Intertoto Cup.[5]

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   ENG Simon Brown
GK   ENG Chris Day
DF   ENG David Byrne (on loan from St Mirren)
DF   ENG Jamie Clapham
DF   IRL Stephen Carr
DF   IRL Owen Coll
DF   ENG Mark Newson (on loan from Barnet)
DF   ENG Leon Townley
MF   ENG Alan Pardew (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
MF   ENG Ian Sampson (on loan from Northampton Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Robbie Simpson
MF   ENG Simon Spencer
MF   ENG Andy Turner
MF   ENG Simon Wormull
MF   ENG Kevin Watson
MF   NIR Gerry McMahon
FW   ENG Paul Mahorn
FW   ENG Steve Slade
FW   SCO John Hendry

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   ENG Stephen Clemence
MF   ENG Kevin Maher
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SCO Garry Brady
FW   ENG Neale Fenn

Transfers

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Date Pos Name From Fee
12 June 1995 DF   Clive Wilson   QPR Free transfer
30 June 1995 FW   Chris Armstrong   Crystal Palace £4,500,000
6 October 1995 MF   Ruel Fox   Newcastle United £4,200,000
23 January 1996 MF   Andy Sinton   Sheffield Wednesday £1,500,000
Date Pos Name To Fee
22 May 1995 MF   Gheorghe Popescu   Barcelona £2,800,000
1 July 1995 F   Jürgen Klinsmann   FC Bayern Munich €1,400,000
11 July 1995 FW   John Hendry   Motherwell £200,000
8 August 1995 MF   Nick Barmby   Middlesbrough £5,250,000
28 February 1996 MF   Darren Caskey   Reading £700,000
9 March 1996 FW   Ilie Dumitrescu   West Ham United £1,500,000
27 March 1996 DF   Owen Coll   Bournemouth Signed
Transfers in:   £10,200,000
Transfers out:   £11,647,000[6]
Total spending:   £1,447,420

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Ian Walker 47 0 38 0 6 0 3 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Dean Austin 35 0 28 0 4 0 3 0
3 DF   ENG Justin Edinburgh 28 0 15+7 0 4 0 1+1 0
5 DF   SCO Colin Calderwood 36 0 26+3 0 4 0 3 0
6 DF   ENG Gary Mabbutt 41 0 32 0 6 0 3 0
14 DF   ENG Stuart Nethercott 16 0 9+4 0 2+1 0 0 0
15 DF   ENG Clive Wilson 36 1 28 0 4+1 1 3 0
19 DF   ENG Kevin Scott 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
22 DF   ENG David Kerslake 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF   ENG Sol Campbell 39 1 31 1 6 0 2 0
24 DF   ENG Jason Cundy 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF   ENG David Howells 33 4 29 3 2 0 2 1
7 MF   MSR Ruel Fox 32 6 26 6 6 0 0 0
9 MF   ENG Darren Anderton 9 2 6+2 2 0 0 1 0
12 MF   ENG Jason Dozzell 34 3 24+4 3 2+1 0 1+2 0
18 MF   NIR Gerry McMahon 18 0 7+7 0 0+1 0 3 0
27 MF   ENG Andy Sinton 9 0 8+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
10 FW   ENG Teddy Sheringham 47 24 38 16 6 5 3 3
11 FW   ENG Chris Armstrong 45 22 36 15 6 4 3 3
16 FW   ISR Ronny Rosenthal 40 4 26+7 1 5 2 2 1
29 FW   ENG Steve Slade 8 0 1+4 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
8 MF   ROU Ilie Dumitrescu 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   ENG Darren Caskey 6 0 3 0 3 0 0 0

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: [[[7]]]

Goal scorers

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Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: premierleague.com

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 FW 10   Teddy Sheringham 16 5 3 24
2 FW 11   Chris Armstrong 15 4 3 22
3 FW 7   Ruel Fox 6 0 0 6
4 MF 4   David Howells 3 0 1 4
FW 16   Ronny Rosenthal 1 2 1 4
6 MF 12   Jason Dozzell 3 0 0 3
7 MF 9   Darren Anderton 2 0 0 2
8 DF 15   Clive Wilson 0 1 0 1
DF 23   Sol Campbell 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 47 12 8 67

Clean sheets

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Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: premierleague.com

Rnk No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 1   Ian Walker 11 1 1 13
TOTALS 11 1 1 13

References

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  1. ^ "English clubs pay for Intertoto fiasco". The Independent. 16 December 1995. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur results for the 1995-1996 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Tottenham Hotspur - 1995/96".
  4. ^ "All Tottenham Hotspur players: 1996".
  5. ^ "No picnic for English clubs by the sea". Independent.co.uk. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  6. ^ Based on 0.8553 EUR/GBP for July 1995 https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/historical-spot-exchange-rates/eur/EUR-to-GBP-1995
  7. ^ "Tottenham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".