1995–96 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1995–96 season
Chairman	Doug Ellis
Manager	Brian Little
Stadium	Villa Park
Premiership	4th
FA Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Yorke (17); All: Yorke (25)
Highest home attendance	39,336 vs Manchester City ; (27 Apr 1996, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	17,679 vs Stockport County ; (25 Oct 1995, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	31,688
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1994–95 1996–97 →

The 1995–1996 English football season was Aston Villa's 121st professional season, their 85th season in the top flight and their 8th consecutive season in the top tier of English football (the fourth in the Premier League).

Villa made huge progress in their first full season under Brian Little's management. He had arrived at Villa Park in November 1994, taking charge of a side faced with a real threat of relegation just 18 months after almost winning the Premier League title. The rebuilding process had started almost immediately, with Little quickly discarding the likes of Kevin Richardson, Garry Parker, Earl Barrett and Ray Houghton, and bringing in Ian Taylor, Gary Charles, Alan Wright and Tommy Johnson as mid-season signings. The rebuilding process had continued over the summer of 1995, with Shaun Teale, Dalian Atkinson and even top scorer Dean Saunders heading out of the Villa Park exit door, in favour of new signings including Gareth Southgate and Serbian striker Savo Milosevic - who both broke the club's transfer record in quick succession.

Villa finished fourth in the league and matched Liverpool's record of five League Cup victories (Liverpool have since reclaimed the record with victories in 2001, 2003 and 2012) thanks to a 3–0 Wembley win over Leeds United in March.^[1] Villa were also FA Cup semi-finalists, but their hopes of a Wembley double were ended with a defeat to Liverpool.

A new-look Villa side proved itself to be one of the finest in the country thanks to the likes of Gary Charles, Alan Wright, Ian Taylor and Mark Draper. Trinidadian striker Dwight Yorke proved himself as one of the Premier League's most competent goalscorers, though there were some doubts regarding the suitability of Savo Milošević as the man to replace Dean Saunders.

The club's longest-serving player, veteran goalkeeper Nigel Spink (361), left Villa halfway through the season after nearly 20 years to sign for local rivals West Bromwich Albion in Division One.

After the season ended, Little paid a club record £4million for Serbian midfielder Sasa Curcic. With Gary Charles facing a long stretch on the sidelines with a serious ankle injury picked up during the final weeks of the season, Little signed Portuguese right-back Fernando Nelson.

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Transfers edit

Transferred in edit

Date	Pos	Player	From	Fee

26 June 1995	CF	Savo Milošević	Partizan	£3,500,000
1 July 1995	CB	Gareth Southgate	Crystal Palace	£2,500,000
5 July 1995	CM	Mark Draper	Leicester City	£3,250,000
28 October 1995	CB	Carl Tiler	Nottingham Forest	£750,000
24 February 1996	CF	Julian Joachim	Leicester City	£1,890,000
				£11,890,000

Record

Loaned in edit

Date	Pos	Player	From	Loan End

Transferred out edit

Date	Pos	Player	To	Fee

1 July 1995	CF	John Fashanu	Retired	—
1 July 1995	CF	Dean Saunders	Galatasaray	£2,350,000
31 July 1995	AM	Nii Lamptey	Coventry City	£150,000
1 August 1995	CF	Dalian Atkinson	Fenerbahçe	£1,600,000
14 August 1995	CB	Shaun Teale	Tranmere Rovers	£450,000
14 September 1995	CM	David Farrell	Wycombe Wanderers	£100,000
13 October 1995	CM	Trevor Berry	Wycombe Wanderers	£100,000
6 November 1995	AM	Graham Fenton	Blackburn Rovers	£1,500,000
30 January 1996	GK	Nigel Spink	West Bromwich Albion	Free transfer
1 March 1996	LB	Bryan Small	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer
21 March 1996	CF	Steve Cowe	Swindon Town	£100,000
				£6,350,000

Loaned out edit

Date	Pos	Player	To	Loan End

Overall transfer activity edit

Expenditure edit

£11,890,000

Income edit

£6,350,000

Balance edit

£5,540,000

Squad edit

First Team edit

#	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Apps	Gls
Goalkeepers
1	Mark Bosnich	GK	Liverpool	(1972-01-13)13 January 1972 (aged 23)	Sydney Croatia	28 February 1992	Free transfer	94	0
13	Nigel Spink	GK	Chelmsford	(1958-08-08)8 August 1958 (aged 36)	Chelmsford City	4 January 1977	£4,000	450	0
30	Michael Oakes	GK	Northwich	(1973-10-30)30 October 1973 (aged 21)	Academy	1 July 1991	—	1	0
35	Adam Rachel	GK	Birmingham	(1976-12-30)30 December 1976 (aged 18)	Academy	1 July 1995	—	-	-
Defenders
2	Gary Charles	RB	Newham	(1970-04-13)13 April 1970 (aged 25)	Derby County	6 January 1995	£1,450,000	16	0
3	Steve Staunton	LB	Dundalk	(1969-01-19)19 January 1969 (aged 26)	Liverpool	7 August 1991	£1,100,000	173	12
4	Gareth Southgate	CB	Watford	(1970-09-03)3 September 1970 (aged 24)	Crystal Palace	1 July 1995	£3,500,000	-	-
5	Paul McGrath	CB	Greenford	(1959-12-04)4 December 1959 (aged 35)	Manchester United	3 August 1989	£400,000	268	8
6	Carl Tiler	CB	Sheffield	(1970-02-11)11 February 1970 (aged 25)	Nottingham Forest	28 October 1995	£750,000	-	-
12	Phil King	LB	Bristol	(1967-12-28)28 December 1967 (aged 27)	Sheffield Wednesday	1 August 1994	£200,000	23	0
14	Alan Wright	LB	Ashton-under-Lyne	(1971-09-28)28 September 1971 (aged 23)	Blackburn Rovers	10 March 1995	£1,000,000	8	0
16	Ugo Ehiogu	CB	Hackney	(1972-11-03)3 November 1972 (aged 22)	West Bromwich Albion	12 July 1991	£40,000	81	4
20	Riccardo Scimeca	CB	Leamington Spa	(1975-06-13)13 June 1975 (aged 20)	Academy	1 July 1995	—	-	-
21	Paul Browne	CB	Glasgow	(1976-02-17)17 February 1976 (aged 19)	Academy	1 July 1995	—	-	-
—	Bryan Small	LB	Birmingham	(1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 23)	Academy	1 July 1990	—	43	0
Midfielders
7	Ian Taylor	CM	Birmingham	(1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 27)	Sheffield Wednesday	21 December 1994	£1,000,000	24	1
8	Mark Draper	CM	Long Eaton	(1970-11-11)11 November 1970 (aged 24)	Leicester City	5 July 1995	£3,250,000	-	-
11	Andy Townsend (c)	CM	Maidstone	(1963-07-26)26 July 1963 (aged 31)	Chelsea	26 July 1993	£2,100,000	87	6
15	Graham Fenton	AM	Whitley Bay	(1974-05-22)22 May 1974 (aged 21)	Academy	1 July 1993	—	34	3
15*	Lee Hendrie	RM	Solihull	(1977-05-18)18 May 1977 (aged 18)	Academy	1 July 1995	—	-	-
19	Gareth Farrelly	LM	Dublin	(1975-08-28)28 August 1975 (aged 19)	Academy	1 July 1995	—	-	-
22	David Farrell	CM	Birmingham	(1971-11-11)11 November 1971 (aged 23)	Redditch United	6 January 1992	£45,000	8	0
24	Scott Murray	RM	Fraserburgh	(1974-05-26)26 May 1974 (aged 21)	Academy	1 July 1995	—	-	-
Forwards
9	Savo Milošević	CF	Bijeljina	(1973-09-02)2 September 1973 (aged 21)	Partizan	26 June 1995	£3,500,000	-	-
10	Tommy Johnson	CF	Gateshead	(1971-01-15)15 January 1971 (aged 24)	Derby County	6 January 1995	£1,450,000	15	4
17	Franz Carr	RW	Preston	(1966-09-24)24 September 1966 (aged 28)	Leicester City	10 February 1995	£250,000	2	0
18	Dwight Yorke	CF	Canaan	(1971-11-03)3 November 1971 (aged 23)	Signal Hill	19 July 1991	£120,000	146	37
23	Neil Davis	CF	Bloxwich	(1973-08-15)15 August 1973 (aged 21)	Academy	1 July 1995	—	-	-
26	Julian Joachim	CF	Peterborough	(1974-09-20)20 September 1974 (aged 20)	Leicester City	24 February 1996	£1,890,000	-	-

*squad number was re-used following a players departure.
Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 1995.

Results edit

Premier League edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Newcastle United	38	24	6	8	66	37	+29	78	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Liverpool	38	20	11	7	70	34	+36	71	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]
4	Aston Villa	38	18	9	11	52	35	+17	63	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	Arsenal	38	17	12	9	49	32	+17	63	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6	Everton	38	17	10	11	64	44	+20	61	Excluded from the UEFA Cup^[b]

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Liverpool qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up, as winners Manchester United already qualified for the Champions League. They defaulted their UEFA Cup spot from league position to Arsenal.
^ The Football Association was initially awarded a UEFA Fair Play berth to the Premier League's highest-placed team not qualified for Europe, but was revoked by UEFA for its clubs fielding under-strength sides in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup.^[2]

Results by round edit

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	D	L	L
Position	2	3	6	5	5	3	5	2	6	7	7	5	4	3	4	4	6	4	6	5	7	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

19 August 1995 (1995-08-19) 1	Aston Villa	3-1	Manchester United	Birmingham
15:00	Taylor 14' Draper 27' Yorke 37' (pen)	Report	Beckham 84'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,655 Referee: Robbie Hart

23 August 1995 (1995-08-23) 2	Tottenham Hotspur	0-1	Aston Villa	London
19:45		Report	Ehiogu 69'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 26,726 Referee: Stephen Dunn

26 August 1995 (1995-08-26) 3	Leeds United	2-0	Aston Villa	Leeds
15:00	Speed 3' White 88'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,086 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

30 August 1995 (1995-08-30) 4	Aston Villa	1-0	Bolton Wanderers	Birmingham
19:45	Yorke 75'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,770 Referee: Peter Jones

9 September 1995 (1995-09-09) 5	Blackburn Rovers	1-1	Aston Villa	Birmingham
15:00	Shearer 52'	Report	Milošević 32'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 27,084 Referee: Roger Dilkes

16 September 1995 (1995-09-16) 6	Aston Villa	2-0	Wimbledon	Birmingham
15:00	Draper 7' Taylor 47'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,928 Referee: David Elleray

23 September 1995 (1995-09-23) 7	Aston Villa	1-1	Nottingham Forest	Birmingham
15:00	Townsend 68'	Report	Lyttle 87'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,972 Referee: Paul Danson

30 September 1995 (1995-09-30) 8	Coventry City	0-3	Aston Villa	Coventry
15:00		Report	Yorke 1' Milošević 84' 87'	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 20,987 Referee: Alan Wilkie

14 October 1995 (1995-10-14) 9	Aston Villa	0-1	Chelsea	Birmingham
15:00		Report	Wise 72'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,922 Referee: Stephen Dunn

21 October 1995 (1995-10-21) 10	Arsenal	2-0	Aston Villa	London
15:00	Merson 47' Wright 78'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,271 Referee: Robbie Hart

28 October 1995 (1995-10-28) 11	Aston Villa	1-0	Everton	Birmingham
15:00	Yorke 76'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,792 Referee: Keith Burge

4 November 1995 (1995-11-04) 12	West Ham United	1-4	Aston Villa	London
15:00	Dicks 85' (pen)	Report	Milošević 34' 89' Johnson 49' Yorke 55'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 23,637 Referee: Peter Jones

18 November 1995 (1995-11-18) 13	Aston Villa	1-1	Newcastle United	Birmingham
15:00	Johnson 22'	Report	Ferdinand 58'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,167 Referee: Stephen Lodge

20 November 1995 (1995-11-20) 14	Southampton	0-1	Aston Villa	Southampton
20:00		Report	Johnson 30'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 13,582 Referee: David Elleray

25 November 1995 (1995-11-25) 15	Manchester City	1-0	Aston Villa	Manchester
15:00	Kinkladze 85'	Report		Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 28,027 Referee: Gerald Ashby

2 December 1995 (1995-12-02) 16	Aston Villa	1-1	Arsenal	Birmingham
15:00	Yorke 65'	Report	Platt 60'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,770 Referee: Jeff Winter

10 December 1995 (1995-12-10) 17	Nottingham Forest	1-1	Aston Villa	West Bridgford
16:00	Stone 82'	Report	Yorke 47'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,790 Referee: Paul Durkin

16 December 1995 (1995-12-16) 18	Aston Villa	4-1	Coventry City	Birmingham
15:00	Johnson 12' Milošević 48' 63' 80'	Report	Dublin 54'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 28,486 Referee: Paul Alcock

23 December 1995 (1995-12-23) 19	Queens Park Rangers	1-0	Aston Villa	London
15:00	Goallen 54'	Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,778 Referee: Alan Wilkie

1 January 1996 (1996-01-01) 20	Middlesbrough	0-2	Aston Villa	Middlesbrough
18:00		Report	Wright 22' Johnson 40'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,535 Referee: Martin Bodenham

13 January 1996 (1996-01-13) 21	Manchester United	0-0	Aston Villa	Greater Manchester
15:00		Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 42,667 Referee: Gary Wiillard

21 January 1996 (1996-01-21) 22	Aston Villa	2-1	Tottenham Hotspur	Birmingham
16:00	McGrath 23' Yorke 79'	Report	Fox 26'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,666 Referee: Graham Poll

31 January 1996 (1996-01-31) 23	Aston Villa	0-2	Liverpool	Birmingham
19:45		Report	Collymore 61' Fowler 65'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,332 Referee: Roger Dilkes

3 February 1996 (1996-02-03) 24	Aston Villa	3-0	Leeds United	Birmingham
15:00	Yorke 11' 23' Wright 62'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,982 Referee: Robbie Hart

10 February 1996 (1996-02-10) 25	Bolton Wanderers	0-2	Aston Villa	Bolton
15:00		Report	Yorke 40' 53'	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 18,099 Referee: Gerald Ashby

24 February 1996 (1996-02-24) 26	Wimbledon	3-3	Aston Villa	London
15:00	Goodman 10' 47' Harford 90'	Report	Reeves 30' (o.g.) Yorke 48' (pen) Cunningham 57' (o.g.)	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 12,193 Referee: Jeff Winter

28 February 1996 (1996-02-28) 27	Aston Villa	2-0	Blackburn Rovers	Birmingham
19:45	Joachim 55' Southgate 71'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 28,008 Referee: Stephen Lodge

3 March 1996 (1996-03-03) 28	Liverpool	3-0	Aston Villa	Liverpool
16:00	McManaman 2' Fowler 5' 8'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 39,508 Referee: Keith Cooper

6 March 1996 (1996-03-06) 29	Aston Villa	3-2	Sheffield Wednesday	Birmingham
19:45	Milošević 61' 62' Townsend 75'	Report	Blinker 8' 63'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 27,893 Referee: David Elleray

9 March 1996 (1996-03-09) 30	Aston Villa	4-2	Queens Park Rangers	Birmingham
15:00	Milošević 18' Yorke 65' 80' Yates 82'	Report	Dichio 50' Gallen 59'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 28,221 Referee: Alan Wilkie

16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) 31	Sheffield Wednesday	2-0	Aston Villa	Sheffield
15:00	Whittingham 58' Hirst 87'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,964 Referee: Peter Jones

19 March 1996 (1996-03-19) 32	Aston Villa	0-0	Middlesbrough	Birmingham
19:45		Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 23,933 Referee: Paul Alcock

6 April 1996 (1996-04-06) 33	Chelsea	1-2	Aston Villa	London
15:00	Spencer 6'	Report	Milošević 39' Yorke 59'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 23,530 Referee: Graham Poll

8 April 1996 (1996-04-08) 34	Aston Villa	3-0	Southampton	Birmingham
15:00	Taylor 64' Charles 78' Yorke 82'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,059 Referee: Paul Danson

14 April 1996 (1996-04-14) 35	Newcastle United	1-0	Aston Villa	Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00	Ferdinand 64'	Report		Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 36,510 Referee: Martin Bodenham

17 April 1996 (1996-04-17) 36	Aston Villa	1-1	West Ham United	Birmingham
19:45	McGrath 27'	Report	Cottee 85'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 26,768 Referee: Stephen Dunn

27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 37	Aston Villa	0-1	Manchester City	Birmingham
15:00		Report	Lomas 70'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,336 Referee: David Elleray

5 May 1996 (1996-05-05) 38	Everton	1-0	Aston Villa	Liverpool
16:00	Parkinson 78'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,127 Referee: Robbie Hart

FA Cup edit

6 January 1996 (1996-01-06) R3	Aston Villa	3-0	Gravesend & Northfleet	Birmingham
15:00	Draper 2' Milošević 47' Johnson 72'			Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 26,021

28 January 1996 (1996-01-28) R4	Sheffield United	0-1	Aston Villa	Sheffield
15:00			Yorke 63' (pen)	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 18,749 Referee: Alan Wilkie

17 February 1996 (1996-02-17) R5	Ipswich Town	1-3	Aston Villa	Ipswich
15:00	Mason 83'		Draper 10' Yorke 19' Taylor 53'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,748 Referee: Stephen Lodge

13 March 1996 (1996-03-13) QF	Nottingham Forest	0-1	Aston Villa	West Bridgford
19:45			Carr 26'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,067 Referee: Martin Bodenham

31 March 1996 (1996-03-31) SF	Aston Villa	0-3	Liverpool	Greater Manchester
16:00			Fowler 16' 86' McAteer 90'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 39,021 Referee: Paul Durkin

League Cup edit

20 September 1995 (1995-09-20) R2 L1	Aston Villa	6-0	Peterborough United	Birmingham
19:45	Draper 12' Yorke 15' (pen) 42' (pen) Heald 81' (o.g.) Southgate 89'			Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 19,602 Referee: Terry Hellbron

3 October 1995 (1995-10-03) R2 L2	Peterborough United	1-1 (1-7 agg.)	Aston Villa	Peterborough
19:45	Martindale 39'		Staunton 87'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 5,745 Referee: Gerald Ashby

25 October 1995 (1995-10-25) R3	Aston Villa	2-0	Stockport County	Birmingham
19:45	Ehiogu 57' Yorke 65'			Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 17,679

29 November 1995 (1995-11-29) R4	Aston Villa	1-0	Queens Park Rangers	Birmingham
19:45	Townsend 60'			Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 24,951 Referee: Robbie Hart

10 January 1996 (1996-01-10) QF	Aston Villa	1-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Birmingham
19:45	Johnson 68'			Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,277 Referee: Martin Bodenham

14 February 1996 (1996-02-14) SF L1	Arsenal	2-2	Aston Villa	London
19:45	Bergkamp 26' 37'		Yorke 39' 72'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,562 Referee: Paul Durkin

21 February 1996 (1996-02-21) SF L2	Aston Villa	0-0 (*2-2 agg.)	Arsenal	Birmingham
19:45				Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,334 Referee: Keith Burge

24 March 1996 (1996-03-24) FINAL	Aston Villa	3-0	Leeds United	London
17:00	Milošević 20' Taylor 55' Yorke 88'	1996 Football League Cup final		Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 77,056 Referee: Robbie Hart

Statistics edit

Appearances edit

Rank	#	Nat	Player	Pos	Apps	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Rank	#	Nat	Player	Pos	Apps	XI	Sub	XI	Sub	XI	Sub	XI	Sub

1	1		Mark Bosnich	GK	51	38	0	5	0	8	0	51	0
2	14		Alan Wright	LB	51	38	0	5	0	8	0	51	0
3	16		Ugo Ehiogu	CB	50	37	0	5	0	8	0	50	0
4	8		Mark Draper	CM	49	36	0	5	0	8	0	49	0
5	9		Savo Milošević	CF	49	36	1	5	0	7	0	48	1
6	18		Dwight Yorke	CF	48	36	0	4	0	8	0	48	0
7	2		Gary Charles	RB	47	34	0	5	0	8	0	47	0
8	11		Andy Townsend	CM	44	29	2	5	0	8	0	42	2
9	4		Gareth Southgate	CB	43	32	0	4	0	7	0	43	0
10	5		Paul McGrath	CB	41	29	1	4	1	5	1	38	3
11	7		Ian Taylor	CM	35	23	2	4	0	5	1	32	3
12	10		Tommy Johnson	CF	31	18	7	2	0	4	0	24	7
13	20		Riccardo Scimeca	CB	22	8	6	1	2	1	4	10	12
14	3		Steve Staunton	LB	17	9	3	1	0	2	2	12	5
15	26		Julian Joachim	CF	11	3	4	2	0	1	1	6	5
16	19		Gareth Farrelly	LM	6	1	2	1	0	2	0	4	2
17	15		Graham Fenton	AM	5	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
18	23		Neil Davis	CF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19	15*		Lee Hendrie	RM	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
20	24		Scott Murray	RM	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
21	13		Nigel Spink	GK	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22	17		Franz Carr	RW	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
23	21		Paul Browne	CB	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
24	6		Carl Tiler	CB	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

Goals Involvements edit

Rank	#	Nat	Player	Pos	Apps	Goal Inv.	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Rank	#	Nat	Player	Pos	Apps	Goal Inv.	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists

1	18		Dwight Yorke	CF	48	36	17	10	2	1	6	0	25	11
2	9		Savo Milošević	CF	49	23	12	6	1	1	1	2	14	9
3	10		Tommy Johnson	CF	31	10	6	2	1	0	1	0	8	2
4	7		Ian Taylor	CM	35	7	3	2	1	0	1	0	5	2
5	8		Mark Draper	CM	49	13	2	6	2	1	1	1	5	8
6	-	-	Own Goal	-	-	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
7	11		Andy Townsend	CM	44	12	2	6	0	1	1	2	3	9
8	5		Paul McGrath	CB	41	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
9	4		Gareth Southgate	CB	43	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
10	16		Ugo Ehiogu	CB	50	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
11	14		Alan Wright	LB	51	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
12	26		Julian Joachim	CF	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13	17		Franz Carr	RW	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
14	2		Gary Charles	RB	47	8	1	6	0	0	0	1	1	7
15	3		Steve Staunton	LB	17	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1

Clean Sheets edit

Rank	#	Nat	Player	Apps	Conceded	Clean Sheets	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
Rank	#	Nat	Player	Apps	Conceded	Clean Sheets	Con	CS	Con	CS	Con	CS

1	1		Mark Bosnich	51	42	22	32	14	4	3	6	5
2	13		Nigel Spink	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0

References edit

^ "Milosevic gives Villa a touch of magic". The Independent. 25 March 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
^ "English clubs pay for Intertoto fiasco". The Independent. 16 December 1995. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

External links edit

Aston Villa official website
avfchistory.co.uk 1995–96 season Archived 7 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine

[table_note_res_UCWC10.21410924858139-2] Liverpool qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up, as winners Manchester United already qualified for the Champions League. They defaulted their UEFA Cup spot from league position to Arsenal.

[table_note_res_EXUC10.21410924858139-4] The Football Association was initially awarded a UEFA Fair Play berth to the Premier League's highest-placed team not qualified for Europe, but was revoked by UEFA for its clubs fielding under-strength sides in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup.^[2]

[1] "Milosevic gives Villa a touch of magic". The Independent. 25 March 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2012.

[3] "English clubs pay for Intertoto fiasco". The Independent. 16 December 1995. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

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