1995–96 Middlesbrough F.C. season

Middlesbrough
1995–96 season
Chairman Steve Gibson
Manager Bryan Robson
Stadium Riverside Stadium
Premiership 12th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League: Barmby (7)
All: Barmby (9)
Highest home attendance 30,011 vs Newcastle United
(10 Feb 1996, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 13,280 vs Rotherham United
(20 Sep 1995, League Cup)
Average home league attendance 29,283
Home colours
Away colours

During the 1995–96 English football season, Middlesbrough F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Middlesbrough returned to the top flight of English football, and recorded a solid mid-table finish under player-manager Bryan Robson. It was also Boro's first season at new home Riverside Stadium, following the decision to move out from Ayresome Park, once the Taylor report banned standing on British football stadia.

New to the Boro side for the season were record signing Nick Barmby, goalkeeper Gary Walsh (who succeeded Alan Miller as the club's regular goalkeeper) and young defender Phil Whelan. Soon after the beginning of the season, Boro paid nearly £5million for 22-year-old Brazilian forward Juninho.

Boro had peaked at fourth in the Premier League in late October after losing just one of their opening 10 games, but the next four months brought just three wins and included an eight-match losing run which posed the threat of relegation to a side who had previously been challenging for a UEFA Cup place. Boro eventually secured survival by a margin of five points.

Final league table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 25 7 6 73 35 +38 82 1996–97 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Newcastle United 38 24 6 8 66 37 +29 78 1996–97 UEFA Cup First round
3 Liverpool 38 20 11 7 70 34 +36 71 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
4 Aston Villa 38 18 9 11 52 35 +17 63 1996–97 UEFA Cup First round
5 Arsenal 38 17 12 9 49 32 +17 63
6 Everton 38 17 10 11 64 44 +20 61
7 Blackburn Rovers 38 18 7 13 61 47 +14 61
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 13 9 50 38 +12 61
9 Nottingham Forest 38 15 13 10 50 54 4 58
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
13 Leeds United 38 12 7 19 40 57 17 43
14 Wimbledon 38 10 11 17 55 70 15 41
15 Sheffield Wednesday 38 10 10 18 48 61 13 40
16 Coventry City 38 8 14 16 42 60 18 38
17 Southampton 38 9 11 18 34 52 18 38
18 Manchester City (R) 38 9 11 18 33 58 25 38 Relegation to 1996–97 Football League First Division
19 Queens Park Rangers (R) 38 9 6 23 38 57 19 33
20 Bolton Wanderers (R) 38 8 5 25 39 71 32 29

Updated to games played on 5 May 1996.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Liverpool qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up, as winners Manchester United already qualified for the Champions League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results

Middlesbrough's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1995 ArsenalA1-137,308Barmby
26 August 1995 ChelseaH2-028,286Hignett, Fjørtoft
30 August 1995 Newcastle UnitedA0-136,500
9 September 1995 Bolton WanderersA1-118,376Hignett
12 September 1995 SouthamptonH0-029,181
16 September 1995 Coventry CityH2-127,882Vickers, Fjørtoft
23 September 1995 Manchester CityA1-025,865Barmby
30 September 1995 Blackburn RoversH2-029,462Barmby, Hignett
15 October 1995 Sheffield WednesdayA1-021,177Hignett (pen)
21 October 1995 Queens Park RangersH1-029,293Hignett (pen)
28 October 1995 Manchester UnitedA0-236,580
4 November 1995 Leeds UnitedH1-129,467Fjørtoft
18 November 1995 WimbledonA0-013,780
21 November 1995 Tottenham HotspurH0-129,487
25 November 1995 LiverpoolH2-129,390Cox, Barmby
2 December 1995 Queens Park RangersA1-117,546Morris
9 December 1995 Manchester CityH4-129,469Barmby (2), Stamp, Juninho
16 December 1995 Blackburn RoversA0-127,996
23 December 1995 West Ham UnitedH4-228,640Fjørtoft, Cox, Morris, Hendrie
26 December 1995 EvertonA0-440,091
30 December 1995 Nottingham ForestA0-127,027
1 January 1996 Aston VillaH0-228,535
13 January 1996 ArsenalH2-329,359Juninho, Stamp
20 January 1996 SouthamptonA1-215,151Barmby
4 February 1996 ChelseaA0-521,060
10 February 1996 Newcastle UnitedH1-230,011Beresford (own goal)
17 February 1996 Bolton WanderersH1-429,354Pollock
24 February 1996 Coventry CityA0-018,810
2 March 1996 EvertonH0-229,807
9 March 1996 West Ham UnitedA0-223,850
16 March 1996 Nottingham ForestH1-129,392Mustoe
19 March 1996 Aston VillaA0-023,933
30 March 1996 Leeds UnitedA1-031,778Kavanagh (pen)
5 April 1996 Sheffield WednesdayH3-129,751Fjørtoft (2), Freestone
8 April 1996 Tottenham HotspurA1-132,036Whelan
13 April 1996 WimbledonH1-229,192Fleming
27 April 1996 LiverpoolA0-140,782
5 May 1996 Manchester UnitedH0-329,921

FA Cup

Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1996 Notts CountyA2-112,621Pollock, Barmby
R47 February 1996 WimbledonH0-028,915
R4R13 February 1996 WimbledonA0-15,520

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg 20 September 1995 Rotherham UnitedH2-113,280Mustoe, Fjørtoft
R2 2nd Leg 3 October 1995 Rotherham UnitedA1-0 (won 3-1 on agg)6,867Vickers
R325 October 1995 Crystal PalaceA2-211,873Hignett, Barmby
R3R8 November 1995 Crystal PalaceH2-016,150Hignett, Fjørtoft
R429 November 1995 Birmingham CityH0-028,031
R4R20 December 1995 Birmingham CityA0-219,878

Squad

[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Alan Miller
2 England DF Neil Cox
3 Republic of Ireland DF Chris Morris
4 England DF Steve Vickers
5 England DF Nigel Pearson
6 Scotland DF Derek Whyte
7 England MF Nick Barmby
8 England MF Jamie Pollock
9 Norway FW Jan Åge Fjørtoft
10 Scotland FW John Hendrie
11 England MF Robbie Mustoe
12 Republic of Ireland MF Alan Moore
13 England GK Gary Walsh
14 England DF Curtis Fleming
15 England DF Phil Whelan
16 England MF Bryan Robson (player-manager)
17 Wales DF Clayton Blackmore
No. Position Player
18 Republic of Ireland MF Graham Kavanagh
19 Bolivia FW Jaime Moreno
20 England MF Phil Stamp
21 England MF Craig Hignett
22 England DF Craig Liddle
23 England GK Ben Roberts
24 England FW Chris Freestone
25 Brazil MF Juninho
26 Republic of Ireland MF Keith O'Halloran
27 England DF Michael Barron
28 England DF Viv Anderson
29 England FW Paul Wilkinson
30 Brazil DF Branco
31 England DF Alan White
32 England FW Andy Campbell
33 England MF Mark Summerbell

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Republic of Ireland MF Micky Cummins

References

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