1995–96 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Blackburn Rovers F.C. 1995–96 Ray Harford Jack Walker Robert Coar Ewood Park FA Premier League 7th FA Cup Third round League Cup Fourth round FA Charity Shield Runners-up UEFA Champions League Group stage Shearer (31) Shearer (37) 27,714 _brfc9496h _brfc9496h _brfc9496h _brfc9496h _brfc9496h _brfc9596a _brfc9596a 000000 d60824 000000 000000 d60824 _brfc9495a _brfc9495a _brfc9495a 000000 000000 000000 000000 d60824 1994–95 1996–97 During the 1995–96 English football season, Blackburn Rovers F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. Season summary Blackburn had a disappointing title defence in the FA Premier League, dropping to 7th in the standings in the wake of Kenny Dalglish's resignation as manager. Their first half of the season was little short of disastrous, their 5–0 defeat at struggling Coventry City in mid December being their eighth in the league, with relegation a distinct possibility. However, Blackburn improved in the second half of the season, losing just five more games and only narrowly missing out on a UEFA Cup place. They also got knocked out of the Champions League already in the group stage against comparatively unknown Rosenborg and Legia Warsaw. Compounding the misery was the sale of fan favourite and top scorer Alan Shearer, who went to Newcastle for a British transfer record at the end of July. Final league table 1995–96 FA Premier League BLB Results summary 14 2 3 44 19 4 5 10 17 28 Statto September 2015 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A Result W/L/L/L/D/L/W/L/W/D/W/L/L/W/D/W/L/W/D/W/W/D/W/W/W/L/L/L/D/W/W/L/L/W/W/W/D/W Position 6/7/13/13/14/17/13/15/11/11/11/11/11/10/13/10/11/11/10/9/9/10/8/5/6/6/9/9/10/8/6/8/9/9/8/6/7/7 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Statto.com September 2015 Results Blackburn Rovers' score comes firstBlackburn Rovers 1995-1996 Home - statto.com http://www.statto.com/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/1995-1996/results https://web.archive.org/web/20111126112815/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/1995-1996 26 November 2011 live 29 February 2012 dmy-all Legend WinDrawLoss FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 19 August 1995 Queens Park RangersH1–022,860Shearer (pen) 23 August 1995 Sheffield WednesdayA1–225,544Shearer 26 August 1995 Bolton WanderersA1–220,253Holmes 28 August 1995 Manchester UnitedH1–229,843Shearer 9 September 1995 Aston VillaH1–127,084Shearer 16 September 1995 LiverpoolA0–339,502 23 September 1995 Coventry CityH5–124,382Shearer (3), Hendry, Pearce 30 September 1995 MiddlesbroughA0–229,462 14 October 1995 SouthamptonH2–126,780Bohinen, Shearer 21 October 1995 West Ham UnitedA1–121,776Shearer 28 October 1995 ChelseaH3–027,733Sherwood, Shearer, Newell 5 November 1995 EvertonA0–130,097 8 November 1995 Newcastle UnitedA0–136,473 18 November 1995 Nottingham ForestH7–027,660Shearer (3), Bohinen (2), Newell, Le Saux 26 November 1995 ArsenalA0–037,695 2 December 1995 West Ham UnitedH4–226,638Shearer (3, 1 pen), Newell 9 December 1995 Coventry CityA0–529,469 16 December 1995 MiddlesbroughH1–027,996Shearer 23 December 1995 WimbledonA1–17,105Kimble (own goal) 26 December 1995 Manchester CityH2–028,915Shearer, Batty 30 December 1995 Tottenham HotspurH2–130,004Marker, Shearer 1 January 1996 Leeds UnitedA0–031,285 13 January 1996 Queens Park RangersA1–013,957Shearer 20 January 1996 Sheffield WednesdayH3–024,732Shearer, Bohinen, Gallacher 3 February 1996 Bolton WanderersH3–130,419Shearer (3) 10 February 1996 Manchester UnitedA0–142,681 24 February 1996 LiverpoolH2–330,895Wilcox, Sherwood 28 February 1996 Aston VillaA0–228,008 2 March 1996 Manchester CityA1–129,078Shearer 13 March 1996 Leeds UnitedH1–023,358Fenton 16 March 1996 Tottenham HotspurA3–232,387Shearer (3, 1 pen) 30 March 1996 EvertonH0–329,468 6 April 1996 SouthamptonA0–114,793 8 April 1996 Newcastle UnitedH2–130,717Fenton (2) 13 April 1996 Nottingham ForestA5–125,273Shearer, McKinlay, Wilcox (2), Fenton 17 April 1996 WimbledonH3–224,174Shearer (2), Fenton 27 April 1996 ArsenalH1–129,834Gallacher 5 May 1996 ChelseaA3–228,436Sherwood, McKinlay, Fenton FA Charity Shield 1995 FA Charity Shield +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 13 August 1995 EvertonN0–140,149 FA Cup 1995–96 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR36 January 1996 Ipswich TownA0–021,236R3R16 January 1996 Ipswich TownH0–119,606 League Cup 1995–96 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg 20 September 1995 Swindon TownA3–214,740Sutton, Shearer (2)R2 2nd Leg 4 October 1995 Swindon TownH2–016,924Shearer (2)R324 October 1995 WatfordA2–117,035Shearer, NewellR429 November 1995 Leeds UnitedA1–226,006Kelly (own goal) UEFA Champions League 1995–96 UEFA Champions League +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersRefereeGroup B13 September 1995 Spartak MoscowH0–120,940 Michel Piraux (Belgium)Group B27 September 1995 RosenborgA1–212,210Newell Günter Benkö (Austria)Group B18 October 1995 Legia WarsawA0–115,000 Anders Frisk (Sweden)Group B1 November 1995 Legia WarsawH0–020,897 Urs Meier (Switzerland)Group B22 November 1995 Spartak MoscowA0–325,000 Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)Group B6 December 1995 RosenborgH4–120,677Shearer (pen), Newell (3) Didier Pauchard (France) Squad http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1995-1996/faprem/blackbrn.htm FootballSquads - Blackburn Rovers - 1995/96 www.footballsquads.co.uk 1 ENG GK Tim Flowers 2 WAL DF Chris Coleman 3 IRL DF Jeff Kenna 4 ENG MF Tim Sherwood 5 SCO DF Colin Hendry 6 ENG DF Graeme Le Saux 7 ENG MF Stuart Ripley 8 SCO FW Kevin Gallacher 9 ENG FW Alan Shearer 10 ENG FW Mike Newell 11 ENG MF Jason Wilcox 12 ENG DF Nicky Marker 13 ENG GK Bobby Mimms 14 ENG FW Graham Fenton 15 ENG MF Matty Holmes 16 ENG FW Chris Sutton 17 SCO MF Billy McKinlay 18 SWE MF Niklas Gudmundsson 19 ENG DF Adam Reed 20 NOR DF Henning Berg 21 ENG MF Paul Harford 22 NOR MF Lars Bohinen 23 ENG MF Garry Flitcroft 24 ENG DF Paul Warhurst 25 ENG DF Ian Pearce 26 IRL DF Gary Tallon 27 ENG DF Tony Whealing 28 ENG MF Wayne Gill 29 ENG DF Steve Hitchen 30 ENG DF Marlon Broomes 31 IRL GK Shay Given 34 ENG DF Gary Croft Left club during season 22 ENG MF Mark Atkins to Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 ENG MF Lee Makel to Huddersfield Town 23 ENG MF David Batty to Newcastle United Reserve squad AUS GK Frank Talia IRL DF Graham Coughlan ENG DF Richard Hope IRL DF David Worrell IRL MF Damien Duff ENG FW James Beattie ENG FW Michael Holt Transfers In DatePosNameFromFee9 August 1995DFAdam ReedDarlington£200,00015 August 1995MFMatty HolmesWest Ham United£1,200,0001 October 1995MFLars BohinenNottingham Forest£700,00010 October 1995MFBilly McKinlayDundee United£1,750,00014 October 1995DFGraham CoughlanBray Wanderers£100,0006 November 1995STGraham FentonAston Villa£1,500,00021 December 1995DFChris ColemanCrystal Palace£2,800,0001 March 1996MFNiklas GudmundssonHalmstads BK£750,00028 March 1996MFGarry FlitcroftManchester City£3,500,00029 March 1996DFGary CroftGrimsby Town£1,600,000 Out DatePosNameToFee11 August 1995MFTony CarssDarlingtonFree transfer14 August 1995MFRobbie SlaterWest Ham United£600,00010 September 1995MFMark AtkinsWolverhampton Wanderers£1,000,00013 October 1995MFLee MakelHuddersfield Town£300,0009 November 1995GKFrank TaliaSwindon Town£150,00024 February 1996MFDavid BattyNewcastle United£3,750,000 Transfers in: £5,750,000 Transfers out: £1,050,000 Total spending: £4,700,000 Statistics Appearances and goals FA Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Champions League |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Tim Flowers GK ENG 37 0 2 0 3 0 6 0 13 Bobby Mimms GK ENG 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Chris Coleman DF WAL 19+1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jeff Kenna DF IRL 32 0 2 0 4 0 5 0 5 Colin Hendry DF SCO 33 1 2 0 4 0 5 0 6 Graeme Le Saux DF ENG 13+1 1 0 0 2 0 2+1 0 12 Nicky Marker DF ENG 8+1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 Henning Berg DF NOR 38 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 24 Paul Warhurst DF ENG 1+9 0 0 0 1+2 0 4+1 0 25 Ian Pearce DF ENG 12 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 4 Tim Sherwood MF ENG 34 3 1+1 0 4 0 6 0 7 Stuart Ripley MF ENG 28 0 2 0 3 0 4+1 0 11 Jason Wilcox MF ENG 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Matty Holmes MF ENG 8+1 1 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 17 Billy McKinlay MF SCO 13+6 2 1+1 0 1 0 0 0 22 Lars Bohinen MF NOR 17+2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 Garry Flitcroft MF ENG 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 8 Kevin Gallacher FW SCO 14+2 2 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 9 Alan Shearer FW ENG 35 31 2 0 4 5 6 1 10 Mike Newell FW ENG 26+4 3 2 0 4 1 5+1 4 14 Graham Fenton FW ENG 4+10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Chris Sutton FW ENG 9+4 0 0 0 2+1 1 3+3 0 18 Niklas Gudmundsson FW SWE 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 14 Lee Makel MF ENG 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 22 Mark Atkins MF ENG 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 David Batty MF ENG 23 1 1 0 4 0 5 0 30 May 1996 Competitions October 2016 References Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. seasons Blackburn Rovers