Amidst rumours of lack of support from the board, Alan Ball was lured to Manchester City in the summer of 1995 and Southampton turned to long-serving coach David Merrington to take charge of the team in 1995–96. Southampton finished 17th with 38 league points, avoiding relegation on goal difference. Two important wins during the final weeks of the season did much to ensure that Saints achieved Premiership survival and relegating Manchester City. First came a 3–1 home win over eventual double winners Manchester United, then came a 1–0 away win over relegated Bolton Wanderers. Despite achieving survival, Merrington was then sacked as manager after just one season and replaced by Graeme Souness, who had won silverware earlier in his managerial career with Rangers and Liverpool.
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During the 1995 96 English football season Southampton Football Club competed in the FA Premier League Southampton F C 1995 96 seasonChairmanGuy AskhamManagerDavid MerringtonStadiumThe DellPremiership17thFA CupQuarter finalsLeague CupFourth roundTop goalscorerLeague Le Tissier Shipperley 7 All Shipperley 12 Highest home attendance15 262 vs Manchester United 13 Apr 1996 Premier League Lowest home attendance11 059 vs West Ham United 25 Oct 1995 League Cup Average home league attendance14 820Home coloursAway colours 1994 951996 97 Contents 1 Season summary 2 Final league table 3 Results 3 1 Legend 3 2 FA Premier League 3 3 FA Cup 3 4 League Cup 4 Squad 4 1 Left club during the season 4 2 Reserve squad 5 Transfers 5 1 In 5 2 Out 6 ReferencesSeason summary editAmidst rumours of lack of support from the board Alan Ball was lured to Manchester City in the summer of 1995 and Southampton turned to long serving coach David Merrington to take charge of the team in 1995 96 Southampton finished 17th with 38 league points avoiding relegation on goal difference Two important wins during the final weeks of the season did much to ensure that Saints achieved Premiership survival and relegating Manchester City First came a 3 1 home win over eventual double winners Manchester United then came a 1 0 away win over relegated Bolton Wanderers Despite achieving survival Merrington was then sacked as manager after just one season and replaced by Graeme Souness who had won silverware earlier in his managerial career with Rangers and Liverpool Final league table editMain article 1995 96 FA Premier League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 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 Football League First Division 19 Queens Park Rangers R 38 9 6 23 38 57 19 33Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored R RelegatedResults editSouthampton s score comes first 1 Legend edit Win Draw Loss FA Premier League edit Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 19 August 1995 Nottingham Forest H 3 4 15 164 Le Tissier 3 2 pens 26 August 1995 Everton A 0 2 33 668 30 August 1995 Leeds United H 1 1 15 212 Widdrington 9 September 1995 Newcastle United H 1 0 15 237 Magilton 12 September 1995 Middlesbrough A 0 0 29 181 16 September 1995 Chelsea A 0 3 26 237 23 September 1995 Arsenal A 2 4 38 136 Watson Monkou 2 October 1995 West Ham United H 0 0 13 568 14 October 1995 Blackburn Rovers A 1 2 26 780 Maddison 22 October 1995 Liverpool H 1 3 15 245 Watson 28 October 1995 Wimbledon A 2 1 7 982 Shipperley 2 4 November 1995 Queens Park Rangers H 2 0 15 137 Dodd Le Tissier 18 November 1995 Manchester United A 1 4 39 301 Shipperley 20 November 1995 Aston Villa H 0 1 13 582 25 November 1995 Bolton Wanderers H 1 0 14 404 Hughes 2 December 1995 Liverpool A 1 1 38 007 Shipperley 9 December 1995 Arsenal H 0 0 15 238 16 December 1995 West Ham United A 1 2 18 501 Bishop own goal 23 December 1995 Sheffield Wednesday A 2 2 25 115 Heaney Magilton pen 26 December 1995 Tottenham Hotspur H 0 0 15 238 1 January 1996 Coventry City A 1 1 16 818 Heaney 13 January 1996 Nottingham Forest A 0 1 23 321 20 January 1996 Middlesbrough H 2 1 15 151 Shipperley Hall 31 January 1996 Manchester City H 1 1 15 172 Shipperley 3 February 1996 Everton H 2 2 15 136 Watson Magilton 24 February 1996 Chelsea H 2 3 15 226 Widdrington Clarke own goal 2 March 1996 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 1 26 320 16 March 1996 Manchester City A 1 2 29 550 Tisdale 20 March 1996 Sheffield Wednesday H 0 1 13 216 25 March 1996 Coventry City H 1 0 14 461 Dodd 30 March 1996 Queens Park Rangers A 0 3 17 615 3 April 1996 Leeds United A 0 1 26 077 6 April 1996 Blackburn Rovers H 1 0 14 793 Le Tissier pen 8 April 1996 Aston Villa A 0 3 34 059 13 April 1996 Manchester United H 3 1 15 262 Monkou Shipperley Le Tissier 17 April 1996 Newcastle United A 0 1 36 554 27 April 1996 Bolton Wanderers A 1 0 18 795 Le Tissier 5 May 1996 Wimbledon H 0 0 15 172 FA Cup edit Main article 1995 96 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R3 7 January 1996 Portsmouth H 3 0 15 236 Magilton 2 Shipperley R4 7 February 1996 Crewe Alexandra H 1 1 13 736 Le Tissier R4R 13 February 1996 Crewe Alexandra A 3 2 5 579 Shipperley Hall Dodd R5 17 February 1996 Swindon Town A 1 1 15 035 Watson R5R 28 February 1996 Swindon Town H 2 0 13 962 Oakley Shipperley QF 11 March 1996 Manchester United A 0 2 45 446 League Cup edit Main article 1995 96 Football League Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R2 1st Leg 19 September 1995 Cardiff City A 3 0 9 041 Le Tissier 2 Shipperley R2 2nd Leg 4 October 1995 Cardiff City H 2 1 won 5 1 on agg 12 709 Watson Hall R3 25 October 1995 West Ham United H 2 1 11 059 Watson Shipperley R4 28 November 1995 Reading A 1 2 13 742 MonkouSquad edit 2 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 1 GK nbsp ZIM Bruce Grobbelaar 2 DF nbsp ENG Jason Dodd 3 DF nbsp ENG Francis Benali 4 MF nbsp NIR Jim Magilton 5 DF nbsp ENG Richard Hall 6 DF nbsp SUR Ken Monkou 7 MF nbsp ENG Matt Le Tissier captain 8 FW nbsp ENG Gordon Watson 8 FW nbsp ENG Neil Shipperley 10 MF nbsp ENG Neil Maddison 11 MF nbsp ENG Neil Heaney 12 MF nbsp ENG Tommy Widdrington 13 GK nbsp ENG Dave Beasant No Pos Nation Player 14 DF nbsp ENG Simon Charlton 15 DF nbsp WAL Alan Neilson 16 MF nbsp WAL David Hughes 17 MF nbsp ENG Paul Tisdale 19 MF nbsp ENG Mark Walters 21 FW nbsp ENG Frankie Bennett 22 DF nbsp ENG Barry Venison 23 GK nbsp ENG Darryl Flahavan 24 MF nbsp ENG Christer Warren 25 MF nbsp SCO Paul Sheerin 26 DF nbsp ENG Matthew Robinson 27 MF nbsp ENG Matt Oakley Left club during the season 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 19 MF nbsp ENG Paul Allen to Swindon Town 22 DF nbsp ENG Peter Whiston to Shrewsbury Town No Pos Nation Player 20 DF nbsp SCO Paul McDonald to Brighton amp Hove Albion 18 FW nbsp ENG Craig Maskell to Brighton amp Hove Albion Reserve 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 GK nbsp ENG Neil MossTransfers editIn edit Date Pos Name From Fee 1 June 1995 DF Alan Neilson Newcastle United 750 000 20 December 1995 GK Neil Moss Bournemouth 250 000 18 January 1996 MF Mark Walters Liverpool Free transfer Out edit Date Pos Name To Fee 11 October 1995 MF Paul Allen Swindon Town Free transfer 24 October 1995 DF Peter Whiston Shrewsbury Town 50 000 16 February 1996 DF Paul McDonald Brighton amp Hove Albion 25 000 1 March 1996 FW Craig Maskell Brighton amp Hove Albion 40 000 Transfers in nbsp 1 000 000 Transfers out nbsp 115 000 Total spending nbsp 885 000References edit Ltd Statto Organisation Southampton results for the 1995 1996 season Statto com Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 Retrieved 26 September 2015 FootballSquads Southampton 1995 96 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1995 96 Southampton F C season amp oldid 1202939732, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
