1995–96 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
1995–96 season
Chairman	Leslie Silver; (until 10 April) ; Bill Fotherby
Manager	Howard Wilkinson
Stadium	Elland Road
Premier League	13th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Runners–up
UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Tony Yeboah (12); All: ; Tony Yeboah (19)
Highest home attendance	39,801 vs Manchester United ; (24 December 1995, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	12,384 vs Notts County ; (19 September 1995, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	32,578
	← 1994–95 1996–97 →

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

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

Pos	Team v t e	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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D
Position	5	1	1	2	4	7	6	4	7	8	8	8	5	8	9	9	9	9	8	10	11	9	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Leeds United's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

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


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


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


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

^[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	John Lukic
2	DF	IRL	Gary Kelly
3	DF	ENG	Tony Dorigo
4	MF	ENG	Carlton Palmer
5	DF	RSA	Lucas Radebe
6	DF	ENG	David Wetherall
7	FW	RSA	Phil Masinga
8	FW	ENG	Rod Wallace
9	FW	ENG	Brian Deane
10	MF	SCO	Gary McAllister (captain)
11	MF	WAL	Gary Speed
12	DF	ENG	John Pemberton
13	GK	ENG	Mark Beeney
15	DF	NIR	Nigel Worthington


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	ENG	Richard Jobson
17	MF	ENG	Mark Tinkler
18	FW	SWE	Tomas Brolin
21	FW	GHA	Tony Yeboah
22	MF	ENG	Mark Ford
23	MF	ENG	Andy Couzens
25	DF	ENG	Rob Bowman
26	DF	ENG	Paul Beesley
27	FW	ENG	Andy Gray^[a]
29	DF	IRL	Ian Harte
31	DF	ENG	Mark Jackson
32	DF	IRL	Alan Maybury
33	FW	AUS	Harry Kewell
34	MF	ENG	Jason Blunt

Left club during season

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	ENG	David White (to Sheffield United)
16	DF	IRL	David O'Leary^[b] (retired)
19	FW	ENG	Noel Whelan (to Coventry City)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	ENG	Kevin Sharp^[c] (to Wigan Athletic)
24	FW	ENG	Lee Chapman (on loan from Ipswich Town)
30	GK	ENG	Paul Pettinger (to Gillingham)

Reserve squad

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	RSA	Paul Evans
—	FW	ENG	Nathan Lowndes


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ENG	Lee Matthews

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	N	P	Player	From club	Transfer fee
1 Jun 1995		MF	Wesley Boyle	Youth	—
1 Jul 1995	27	FW	Andy Gray	Youth	—
1 Jul 1995	31	DF	Mark Jackson	Youth	—
2 Aug 1995	26	DF	Paul Beesley	Sheffield United	£250,000
15 Sep 1995		DF	Paul Shepherd	Youth	—
26 Oct 1995		MF	Andrew Wright	Youth	—
26 Oct 1995	16	DF	Richard Jobson	Oldham Athletic	£1,000,000
7 Nov 1995	18	FW	Tomas Brolin	Parma	£4,500,000^†^[3]
15 Dec 1995	29	DF	Ian Harte	Youth	—
23 Dec 1995	33	FW	Harry Kewell	Youth	—

^†Club record transfer fee at the time.

Transfers out

Date	N	P	Player	To club	Transfer fee
4 Jul 1995	5	DF	Chris Fairclough	Bolton Wanderers	£500,000
16 Sep 1995	16	DF	David O'Leary	Retired	—
2 Nov 1995	14	MF	David White	Sheffield United	£500,000
30 Nov 1995	20	DF	Kevin Sharp	Wigan Athletic	£100,000
16 Dec 1995	19	FW	Noel Whelan	Coventry City	£2,000,000
28 Mar 1996	30	GK	Paul Pettinger	Coventry City	Free

Total spending: £2,650,000

Loaned in

Start date	End date	N	P	Player	From club
10 Jan 1996	1 Mar 1996	24	FW	Lee Chapman	Ipswich

Loaned out

Start date	End date	N	P	Player	To club
11 Aug 1995	1 Mar 1996	30	GK	Paul Pettinger	Rotherham

Notes

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

References

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

[3] Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and would make his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.

[4] O'Leary was born in Hackney, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and made his international debut for Ireland in 1976.

[5] Sharp was born in Sarnia, Canada, but represented England at U-18 level.

[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.

[6] "Tomas Brolin Read all about this ex-Leeds United player. BBC".

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