1995–96 West Ham United F.C. season


During the 1995–96 English football season, West Ham United competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

West Ham progressed further following the previous season's 14th-place finish and climbed to 10th place in the final table – their best finish since they came third in 1986. They were never in any danger of going down, but they never looked like challenging for a UEFA Cup spot. Nor did they make much of an impact in the cup competitions, though striker Tony Cottee showed little sign of his advancing years, coming joint top scorer with penalty taking left-back Julian Dicks.
Manager Harry Redknapp spent heavily over the summer, mostly on foreign players, in hope of building a West Ham side capable of chasing European qualification and major trophies.
The season also brought the debut of two teenage players - defender Rio Ferdinand and midfielder Frank Lampard.

Final league table

Results

West Ham United's score comes first

Legend

FA Premier League

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1996Southend UnitedH2–023,284Moncur, Hughes
R47 February 1996Grimsby TownH1–122,030Dowie
R4R14 February 1996Grimsby TownA0–38,382

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg20 September 1995Bristol RoversA1–07,103Moncur
R2 2nd Leg4 October 1995Bristol RoversH3–0 15,375Dicks, Bishop, Cottee
R325 October 1995SouthamptonA1–211,059Cottee

First-team squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

Out

Statistics

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