1995–96 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1995–96 season
Chairman Ken Bates
Manager Glenn Hoddle
FA Premier League 11th
FA Cup Semi-finals
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League:
John Spencer (13)
All:
John Spencer (14)
Highest home attendance 31,137 (vs. Liverpool, 30 December)
Lowest home attendance 16,272 (vs. Stoke City, 4 October)
Average home league attendance 25,466
Home colours
Away colours

During the 1995–96 English football season, Chelsea competed in the Premier League.

Season summary

The big news at Chelsea at the start of the 1995-96 season was the arrival of Manchester United striker Mark Hughes, one of the most accomplished strikers of the last decade in the English leagues, and the arrival of Dutch superstar Ruud Gullit.

Chelsea had a mid-table Premiership campaign in 1995–96, finishing 11th for the third time in four seasons, but once again they enjoyed a good cup run. This time they reached the FA Cup semi-finals, taking on Manchester United, who had beaten them in the final two years earlier. Chelsea took an early lead, but lost 2-1 and with it went their hopes of a foray into Europe. A few weeks later, Chelsea were left shocked by manager Glenn Hoddle's decision to quit for the England manager's job. They responded by appointing Ruud Gullit as player-manager. Gullit wasted no time in preparing Chelsea for the following season, breaking the club record in a £4.9 million move for Italian midfielder Roberto Di Matteo from Lazio.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League FA Cup Football League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Russia Dmitri Kharine 36 0 26 0 8 0 2 0
2 DF Scotland Steve Clarke 32 0 21+1 0 6+2 0 2 0
3 DF England Scott Minto 17 0 10 0 5 0 2 0
4 MF Netherlands Ruud Gullit 41 6 31 3 8 3 2 0
5 DF Norway Erland Johnsen 26 0 18+4 0 1+1 0 2 0
6 DF England Frank Sinclair[1] 21 1 12+1 1 6 0 2 0
7 FW Scotland John Spencer 38 14 23+5 13 8 1 2 0
8 FW Wales Mark Hughes 41 12 31 8 8 4 2 0
9 FW South Africa Mark Stein 9 0 7+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
10 FW England Gavin Peacock 37 7 17+11 5 3+4 2 2 0
11 MF England Dennis Wise 45 8 34+1 7 8 1 2 0
12 MF Scotland Craig Burley 32 0 16+6 0 8 0 2 0
13 GK England Kevin Hitchcock 16 0 12 0 2 0 2 0
14 FW England Paul Furlong 38 4 14+14 3 4+4 1 1+1 0
15 DF England Andy Myers 27 0 20 0 6 0 1 0
16 MF England David Rocastle 10 0 1 0 7 0 2 0
17 MF England Nigel Spackman 21 0 13+3 0 0+3 0 2 0
18 MF England Eddie Newton 31 1 21+3 1 5 0 2 0
20 DF England David Lee 37 1 29+2 1 5 0 0+1 0
23 MF England Jody Morris 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF Romania Dan Petrescu 34 3 22+2 2 8 1 2 0
25 DF Republic of Ireland Terry Phelan[2] 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF England Michael Duberry 32 2 22 0 8 2 2 0
27 DF England Gareth Hall 12 1 5 1 5 0 2 0
28 DF Scotland Andy Dow 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Statistics taken from . Squad details and shirt numbers from .

Results

Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 1995 EvertonH0–030,189
23 August 1995 Nottingham ForestA0–027,007
26 August 1995 MiddlesbroughA0–228,286
30 August 1995 Coventry CityH2–224,398Wise(pen.), M. Hughes
11 September 1995 West Ham UnitedA3–119,228Spencer (2), Wise
16 September 1995 SouthamptonH3–026,237Sinclair, Gullit, M. Hughes
24 September 1995 Newcastle UnitedA0–236,225
30 September 1995 ArsenalH1–031,048M. Hughes
14 October 1995 Aston VillaA1–034,922Wise
21 October 1995 Manchester UnitedH1–431,019M. Hughes
28 October 1995 Blackburn RoversA0–327,733
4 November 1995 Sheffield WednesdayH0–023,216
18 November 1995 Leeds UnitedA0–136,209
22 November 1995 Bolton WanderersH3–217,495David Lee, Hall, Newton
25 November 1995 Tottenham HotspurH0–031,059
2 December 1995 Manchester UnitedA1–142,019Wise
9 December 1995 Newcastle UnitedH1–031,098Petrescu
16 December 1995 ArsenalA1–138,295Spencer
23 December 1995 Manchester CityA1–028,668Peacock
26 December 1995 WimbledonH1–221,906Petrescu
30 December 1995 LiverpoolH2–231,137Spencer (2)
2 January 1996 Queens Park RangersA2–114,904Brazier (O.G), Furlong
13 January 1996 EvertonA1–134,968Spencer
20 January 1996 Nottingham ForestH1–024,482Spencer
4 February 1996 MiddlesbroughH5–021,060Peacock (3), Furlong, Spencer
10 February 1996 Coventry CityA0–120,639
17 February 1996 West Ham UnitedH1–225,252Peacock
24 February 1996 SouthamptonA3–215,226Wise (2), Gullit
2 March 1996 WimbledonA1–117,048Furlong
12 March 1996 Manchester CityH1–117,078Gullit
16 March 1996 LiverpoolA0–240,820
23 March 1996 Queens Park RangersH1–125,590Spencer
6 April 1996 Aston VillaH1–223,530Spencer
8 April 1996 Bolton WanderersA1–218,021Spencer
13 April 1996 Leeds UnitedH4–122,131M. Hughes (3), Spencer
17 April 1996 Sheffield WednesdayA0–025,094
27 April 1996 Tottenham HotspurA1–132,918M. Hughes
5 May 1996 Blackburn RoversH2–328,436Wise, Spencer
Pos Club Pld W D L F A 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

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 September 1995 R2Stoke CityA0–015,574
4 October 1995 R2Stoke CityH0–116,272

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 January 1996 R3Newcastle UnitedH1–125,151M. Hughes
17 January 1996 R3Newcastle UnitedA2–236,535Gullit, Wise
Chelsea won 42 on penalties
29 January 1996 R4Queens Park RangersA2–118,542Furlong, Peacock
21 February 1996 R5Grimsby TownA0–09,648
28 February 1996 R5Grimsby TownH4–128,545Duberry, M. Hughes, Peacock, Spencer
9 March 1996 R6WimbledonH2–230,805Gullit, M. Hughes
20 March 1996 R6WimbledonA3–121,380Duberry, M. Hughes, Petrescu
31 March 1996 SFManchester UnitedA1–238,421Gullit

References

  1. Sinclair was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally.
  2. Phelan was born in Manchester, England.
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