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The 1995–96 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the competition, since its formation in 1992. Due to the decision to reduce the number of clubs in the FA Premier League from 22 to 20, only two clubs, Middlesbrough and Bolton Wanderers, were promoted instead of the usual three.
19 August 1995: The FA Premier League season begins with Manchester United defeated 3–1 at Aston Villa, which sparks immediate criticism throughout the media due to the number of young players in the team as well as the fact that United have sold three key players this summer and not made any major signings, Alan Hansen is known for coining ...
The 1994–95 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the competition, since its formation in 1992 as the top division of professional football in England.
The 1995–96 season was Manchester United's fourth season in the Premier League, and their 21st consecutive season in the top division of English football. [1] United finished the season by becoming the first English team to win the Double (league title and FA Cup) twice.
Blackburn had a disappointing title defence in the 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.
7 January 1995 – Division Three Walsall hold Premier League Leeds United to a 1–1 draw the Bescot Stadium in the FA Cup third round to force a replay. Enfield 's hopes of achieving an upset against Leicester City are ended when they lose 2–0 to the home side at Filbert Street .
FA Cup: Semi-finals: League Cup: Semi-finals: Top goalscorer: League: Armstrong (8) All: Armstrong (19) Highest home attendance: 18,224 vs Manchester United (25 Jan 1995, Premier League) vs Liverpool (8 Mar 1995, League Cup) Lowest home attendance: 6,541 vs Lincoln City (8 Jan 1995, FA Cup) Average home league attendance: 14,992
During the 1995–96 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). It was their tenth successive season in the top flight of English football and although they finished 14th, lower than on any of the previous nine occasions, they finished high enough to maintain their top flight membership.