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12 July 1995: George Graham is banned from football worldwide for a year for accepting illegal payments, which had resulted in his sacking as Arsenal manager five months ago. 14 July 1995: Arsenal sign England captain David Platt from Sampdoria for £4.75million. Platt is now the world's costliest players, with his career transfer fees now ...
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.
England at UEFA Euro 1996 (7 P) F. 1995–96 FA Cup (3 P) L. 1995–96 in English football leagues (5 C, 23 P) U. ... Pages in category "1995–96 in English football"
The first match, England vs Switzerland takes place at Wembley Stadium, London. It ends in a 1–1 draw. 18 June – England reach the quarter-finals of Euro 96 with a spectacular 4–1 win over the Netherlands. 22 June – England beat Spain on penalties after drawing 0–0 in the Euro 96 quarter-final.
1995–96 Football League Third Division (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "1995–96 in English football leagues" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
England then appointed Terry Venables as manager on 28 January 1994. [1] This, combined with the fact that England qualified automatically for UEFA Euro 1996 as hosts, meant that by mid-1995 the team had not played competitive football for more than 18 months. In preparation for Euro 1996 a rehearsal tournament was organised and sponsored by Umbro.
The 1996–97 season was the 117th season of competitive football in England. Promotion to and relegation from the Football League returned after a three-season absence, with one relegation spot in Division Three.
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.