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Aston Villa 1995–96 football season
During the 1995–96 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the Premier League.
Season summary
Aston Villa made huge progress in their first full season under Brian Little 's management. They 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.[ 2] 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 .
Final league table
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Results Summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
18
9
11
52
35
+17
63
11
5
3
32
15
+17
7
4
8
20
20
0
Results by round
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Results
Aston Villa's score comes first [ 3]
Legend
FA Premier League
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
19 August 1995
Manchester United
H
3-1
34,655
Taylor 14', Draper 27', Yorke 36' (pen)
23 August 1995
Tottenham Hotspur
A
1-0
26,726
Ehiogu 69'
26 August 1995
Leeds United
A
0-2
35,086
30 August 1995
Bolton Wanderers
H
1-0
31,770
Yorke 75'
9 September 1995
Blackburn Rovers
A
1-1
27,084
Milošević 33'
16 September 1995
Wimbledon
H
2-0
26,928
Draper 7', Taylor 47'
23 September 1995
Nottingham Forest
H
1-1
33,972
Townsend 67'
30 September 1995
Coventry City
A
3-0
20,987
Yorke 1', Milošević 84', 87'
14 October 1995
Chelsea
H
0-1
34,922
21 October 1995
Arsenal
A
0-2
38,271
28 October 1995
Everton
H
1-0
32,792
Yorke 76'
4 November 1995
West Ham United
A
4-1
23,637
Milošević 33', 89', Johnson 49', Yorke 54'
18 November 1995
Newcastle United
H
1-1
39,167
Johnson 22'
20 November 1995
Southampton
A
1-0
13,582
Johnson 30'
25 November 1995
Manchester City
A
0-1
28,027
2 December 1995
Arsenal
H
1-1
37,770
Yorke 65'
10 December 1995
Nottingham Forest
A
1-1
25,790
Yorke 47'
16 December 1995
Coventry City
H
4-1
28,486
Johnson 12', Milošević 48', 63', 90'
23 December 1995
Queens Park Rangers
A
0-1
14,778
1 January 1996
Middlesbrough
A
2-0
28,535
Wright 21', Johnson 40'
13 January 1996
Manchester United
A
0-0
42,667
21 January 1996
Tottenham Hotspur
H
2-1
35,666
McGrath 23', Yorke 79'
31 January 1996
Liverpool
H
0-2
39,332
3 February 1996
Leeds United
H
3-0
35,982
Yorke 11', 23', Wright 62'
10 February 1996
Bolton Wanderers
A
2-0
18,099
Yorke 40', 53'
24 February 1996
Wimbledon
A
3-3
12,193
Reeves 33' (own goal), Yorke 49' (pen), Cunningham 58' (own goal)
28 February 1996
Blackburn Rovers
H
2-0
28,008
Joachim 55', Southgate 71'
3 March 1996
Liverpool
A
0-3
39,508
6 March 1996
Sheffield Wednesday
H
3-2
27,893
Milošević 61', 62', Townsend 75'
9 March 1996
Queens Park Rangers
H
4-2
28,221
Milošević 18', Yorke 65', 80', Yates 82' (own goal)
16 March 1996
Sheffield Wednesday
A
0-2
22,964
19 March 1996
Middlesbrough
H
0-0
23,933
6 April 1996
Chelsea
A
2-1
23,530
Milošević 39', Yorke 59'
8 April 1996
Southampton
H
3-0
34,059
Taylor 64', Charles 78', Yorke 82'
14 April 1996
Newcastle United
A
0-1
36,510
17 April 1996
West Ham United
H
1-1
26,768
McGrath 27'
27 April 1996
Manchester City
H
0-1
39,336
5 May 1996
Everton
A
0-1
40,127
FA Cup
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg
20 September 1995
Peterborough United
H
6-0
19,602
Draper 12', Yorke pens 15', 42', Johnson 69', Heald 81' (own goal), Southgate 89'
R2 2nd Leg
3 October 1995
Peterborough United
A
1-1 (won 7-1 on agg)
5,745
Staunton 87'
R3
25 October 1995
Stockport County
H
2-0
17,679
Ehiogu 57', Yorke 65'
R4
29 November 1995
Queens Park Rangers
H
1-0
24,951
Townsend 60'
R5
10 January 1996
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
1-0
39,277
Johnson 66'
SF 1st Leg
14 February 1996
Arsenal
A
2-2
37,562
Yorke 39', 72'
SF 2nd Leg
21 February 1996
Arsenal
H
0-0 (won on away goals)
39,334
F
24 March 1996
Leeds United
N
3-0
77,065
Milošević 21', Taylor 55', Yorke 90'
Squad
[ 4]
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Transfers
In
Out
Transfers in: £9,250,000
Transfers out: £3,020,000
Total spending: £6,230,000
Statistics
Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions [ 8]
References
Overview History Grounds Affiliated sides Rivalries
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , Senior )
Spartan League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions