1995–96 West Ham United F.C. season

English football team season March 2015 March 2015 West Ham United F.C. 1995–96 Terry Brown Harry Redknapp Upton Park FA Premier League 10th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round Tony Cottee/Julian Dicks (10) Tony Cottee (12) 24,324 vs Liverpool (22 November 1995, FA Premier League) 15,375 vs Bristol Rovers (4 October 1995, League Cup) 22,340 _blanksides2 _hoops_sky ADD8E6 810541 ADD8E6 810541 810541 1994–95 1996–97 During the 1995–96 English football season, West Ham United competed in the FA Premier League. Season summary West Ham progressed further following the previous season's 14th-place finish (and last-minute scramble away from relegation danger) and climbed to 10th place in the final table – their best finish since they came third in 1986. They were never in any danger of going down, but they never looked like challenging for a UEFA Cup spot. Nor did they make much of an impact in the cup competitions, though striker Tony Cottee showed little sign of his advancing years, coming joint top scorer with penalty taking left-back Julian Dicks. Manager Harry Redknapp spent heavily over the summer, mostly on foreign players, in hope of building a West Ham side capable of chasing European qualification and major trophies. The season also brought the debut of two teenage players - defender Rio Ferdinand and midfielder Frank Lampard. Final league table 1995–96 FA Premier League WHU Results West Ham United's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-ham-united/1995-1996/results West Ham United results for the 1995-1996 season - Statto.com 26 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923095619/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-ham-united/1995-1996/results 23 September 2015 live dmy-all Legend WinDrawLoss FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 19 August 1995 Leeds UnitedH1–222,901Williamson 23 August 1995 Manchester UnitedA1–231,966Bruce (own goal) 26 August 1995 Nottingham ForestA1–126,645Allen 30 August 1995 Tottenham HotspurH1–123,516Hutchison 11 September 1995 ChelseaH1–319,228Hutchison 16 September 1995 ArsenalA0–138,065 23 September 1995 EvertonH2–121,085Dicks (2 pens) 2 October 1995 SouthamptonA0–013,568 16 October 1995 WimbledonA1–09,411Cottee 21 October 1995 Blackburn RoversH1–121,776Dowie 28 October 1995 Sheffield WednesdayA1–023,917Dowie 4 November 1995 Aston VillaH1–423,637Dicks (pen) 18 November 1995 Bolton WanderersA3–019,047Bishop, Cottee, Williamson 22 November 1995 LiverpoolH0–024,324 25 November 1995 Queens Park RangersH1–021,504Cottee 2 December 1995 Blackburn RoversA2–426,638Dicks (pen), Slater 11 December 1995 EvertonA0–331,778 16 December 1995 SouthamptonH2–118,501Cottee, Dowie 23 December 1995 MiddlesbroughA2–428,640Cottee, Dicks 1 January 1996 Manchester CityA1–226,024Dowie 13 January 1996 Leeds UnitedA0–230,658 22 January 1996 Manchester UnitedH0–124,197 31 January 1996 Coventry CityH3–218,884Cottee, Rieper, Dowie 3 February 1996 Nottingham ForestH1–021,257Slater 12 February 1996 Tottenham HotspurA1–029,781Dani 17 February 1996 ChelseaA2–125,252Dicks, Williamson 21 February 1996 Newcastle UnitedH2–023,843Williamson, Cottee 24 February 1996 ArsenalH0–124,217 2 March 1996 Coventry CityA2–217,459Cottee, Rieper 9 March 1996 MiddlesbroughH2–023,850Dowie, Dicks (pen) 18 March 1996 Newcastle UnitedA0–336,331 23 March 1996 Manchester CityH4–224,017Dowie (2), Dicks, Dani 6 April 1996 WimbledonH1–120,402Dicks 8 April 1996 LiverpoolA0–240,326 13 April 1996 Bolton WanderersH1–023,086Cottee 17 April 1996 Aston VillaA1–126,768Cottee 27 April 1996 Queens Park RangersA0–318,828 5 May 1996 Sheffield WednesdayH1–123,790Dicks FA Cup 1995–96 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR36 January 1996 Southend UnitedH2–023,284Moncur, HughesR47 February 1996 Grimsby TownH1–122,030DowieR4R14 February 1996 Grimsby TownA0–38,382 League Cup 1995–96 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg 20 September 1995 Bristol RoversA1–07,103MoncurR2 2nd Leg 4 October 1995 Bristol RoversH3–0 (won 4–0 on agg)15,375Dicks (pen), Bishop, CotteeR325 October 1995 SouthamptonA1–211,059Cottee First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1995-1996/faprem/westham.htm FootballSquads - West Ham United - 1995/96 1 CZE GK Luděk Mikloško 2 ENG DF Tim Breacker 3 ENG DF Julian Dicks 4 ENG DF Steve Potts 5 ENG DF Alvin Martin 7 ENG MF Ian Bishop 8 DEN DF Marc Rieper 9 ENG FW Tony Cottee 10 ENG MF John Moncur 11 NED FW Marco Boogers 12 NIR DF Keith Rowland 14 NIR FW Iain DowieDowie was born in Hatfield, England. 15 ENG DF Kenny Brown 16 POR FW Dani on loan from Sporting CP 17 AUS MF Stan Lazaridis 18 ROM MF Ilie Dumitrescu 19 AUS MF Robbie Slater 20 ENG MF Danny Williamson 21 ENG GK Peter Shilton 22 ENG DF Adrian Whitbread 23 ENG MF Dale Gordon 24 NIR MF Michael Hughes on loan from RC Strasbourg 26 ENG MF Frank Lampard 28 CRO DF Slaven Bilić 29 ENG FW Mark Watson 30 ENG GK Les Sealey 31 ENG GK Neil Finn 32 ENG DF Rio Ferdinand Left club during season 6 ENG MF Martin Allen to Portsmouth 14 ENG MF Matthew Rush to Norwich City 16 SCO MF Don Hutchison to Sheffield United 18 ENG MF Simon Webster retired 21 USA GK Ian Feuer to Luton Town 24 ENG MF Paul Mitchell to Bournemouth 25 NED FW Jeroen Boere to Crystal Palace 25 USA MF John Harkes on loan from Derby County 27 ENG DF Chris Whyte on loan from Birmingham City Reserve squad AUS GK Steve Mautone AUS DF Chris Coyne ENG MF Scott Canham ENG MF Darren Currie ENG MF Emmanuel Omoyinmi Transfers In DatePosNameFromFee1 July 1995FWMarco BoogersSparta Rotterdam£1,000,00014 August 1995MFRobbie SlaterBlackburn Rovers£600,0008 September 1995FWIain DowieCrystal Palace£500,0008 September 1995MFStan LazaridisWest Adelaide£300,00011 January 1996GKPeter ShiltonCoventry CityFree transfer29 March 1996GKSteve MautoneCanberra Cosmos£30,000 Out DatePosNameToFee1 July 1995DFJamie VictoryBournemouthFree transfer15 August 1995MFMatty HolmesBlackburn Rovers£1,200,00018 August 1995MFMatthew RushNorwich City£330,0007 September 1995FWJeroen BoereCrystal Palace£375,0003 November 1995FWChris MoorsTorquay UnitedFree transfer16 December 1995GKIan FeuerLuton Town£580,00010 January 1996MFDon HutchisonSheffield United£1,200,0007 February 1996MFDarren CurrieShrewsbury Town£70,00022 February 1996MFMartin AllenPortsmouth£500,00028 March 1996MFPaul MitchellBournemouthFree transfer Transfers in: £2,430,000 Transfers out: £4,255,000 Total spending: £1,825,000 Statistics Appearances and goals FA Premier League FA Cup League Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers 1 Luděk Mikloško GK CZE 36 0 3 0 3 0 30 Les Sealey GK ENG 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 31 Neil Finn GK ENG 1 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders 2 Tim Breacker DF ENG 19+3 0 0 0 2 0 3 Julian Dicks DF ENG 34 10 3 0 3 1 4 Steve Potts DF ENG 34 0 3 0 3 0 5 Alvin Martin DF ENG 10+4 0 1 0 2 0 8 Marc Rieper DF DEN 35+1 2 3 0 2+1 0 12 Keith Rowland DF NIR 19+4 0 1+1 0 0 0 15 Kenny Brown DF ENG 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 Adrian Whitbread DF ENG 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 28 Slaven Bilić DF CRO 13 0 0 0 0 0 32 Rio Ferdinand DF ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders 7 Ian Bishop MF ENG 35 1 3 0 3 1 10 John Moncur MF ENG 19+1 0 1 1 3 1 17 Stan Lazaridis MF AUS 2+2 0 0+1 0 1 0 18 Ilie Dumitrescu MF ROU 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 19 Robbie Slater MF AUS 16+6 2 1 0 3 0 20 Danny Williamson MF ENG 28+1 4 3 0 0+1 0 23 Dale Gordon MF ENG 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 24 Michael Hughes MF NIR 28 0 3 1 2 0 26 Frank Lampard MF ENG 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards 9 Tony Cottee FW ENG 30+3 10 3 0 3 2 11 Marco Boogers FW NED 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 14 Iain Dowie FW NIR 33 8 3 1 3 0 16 Dani FW POR 3+6 2 0 0 0 0 29 Mark Watson FW ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season 6 Martin Allen MF ENG 3 1 0 0 0 0 16 Don Hutchison MF SCO 8+4 2 0 0 0 0 25 Jeroen Boere FW NED 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 25 John Harkes MF USA 6+6 0 1 0 0 0 |- |} References Category:West Ham United F.C. seasons West Ham United West Ham United West Ham United