1995–96 Sheffield United F.C. season

The 1995–96 season was the 107th season in existence for Sheffield United, during which they played in Division One for the second successive season. In the first half of the season, events in the boardroom overshadowed those on the pitch until Mike McDonald completed a successful take over of the club. Following his arrival, manager Dave Bassett resigned and was replaced by Howard Kendall, who was provided with the funds to overhaul the squad. Many changes were made to the playing squad over the following months, meaning the club used more first-team players in one season than ever before. Although struggling for much of the season, the new arrivals brought about a late rally and the club finished a respectable ninth in the division.

Sheffield United
1995–96 season
ChairmanReg Brealey (until 22 September)
Alan Laver (from 19 October)
Mike McDonald (from 2 December)
ManagerDave Bassett (until 12 December)
Howard Kendall (from 13 December)
StadiumBramall Lane
Division One9th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nathan Blake (16)

All:
Nathan Blake (16)

Players edit

First-team squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ENG Gary Ablett (on loan from Everton)
FW   ENG Brett Angell (on loan from Sunderland)
DF   ENG Graham Anthony
FW   ENG Tony Battersby
MF   ENG Mark Beard
DF   ENG Paul Beesley
FW   WAL Nathan Blake
DF   ENG Mark Blount
MF   ENG Gordon Cowans
DF   ENG Ross Davidson
DF   ENG Scott Fitzgerald (on loan from Wilmbedon)
FW   NOR Jostein Flo
DF   ENG Mark Foran
MF   ENG Kevin Gage
MF   ENG John Gannon
DF   ENG Brian Gayle (captain)
MF   ENG Steve Hawes
MF   ENG Adrian Heath
MF   WAL Glyn Hodges
DF   AUS Doug Hodgson
MF   ENG Paul Holland
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SCO Don Hutchison[a]
GK   IRL Alan Kelly[b]
GK   ENG Billy Mercer
GK   ENG Carl Muggleton (on loan from Stoke City)
DF   NOR Roger Nilsen
MF   ENG Mark Patterson
MF   ENG John Reed
MF   ENG Paul Rogers
FW   ENG Andy Scott
DF   ENG Rob Scott
DF   ENG Chris Short[c]
FW   ENG Phil Starbuck
FW   WAL Gareth Taylor[d]
GK   ENG Simon Tracey
DF   ENG Dave Tuttle
FW   AUS Carl Veart
DF   NED Michel Vonk
FW   SCO Andy Walker
MF   ENG Mitch Ward
MF   ENG David White
MF   ENG Dane Whitehouse

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 79 69 +10 69
8 Huddersfield Town 46 17 12 17 61 58 +3 63
9 Sheffield United 46 16 14 16 57 54 +3 62
10 Barnsley 46 14 18 14 60 66 −6 60
11 West Bromwich Albion 46 16 12 18 60 68 −8 60
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Notes edit

  1. ^ Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in March 1999, having previously represented them at B level.
  2. ^ Kelly was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1993.
  3. ^ Short was born in Münster, West Germany (now Germany), but was raised in England.
  4. ^ Taylor was born in Weston-super-Mare, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in 1995.

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