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Manchester United 1995-1996

Double Winners
Double Winners
Won the Premier League title and FA Cup · 1st in the Premier League, 82 pts

Manchester United won the Double in 1995-1996, finishing 1st in the Premier League with 82 points from 38 games and scoring 92 goals in all competitions. They won 32, drew 10 and lost 7 of their 49 games in all competitions under Alex Ferguson.

Stats
32
Won
10
Drawn
7
Lost
Form
W
W
W
W
L

Season at a Glance

92
Goals Scored
46
Conceded
49
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
2.16
Points per game
9th-best of 123 full seasons
1.88
Goals per game
43rd-best of 123 full seasons
0.94
Conceded per game
34th-best of 123 full seasons
65%
Win rate
11th-best of 123 full seasons

In the Premier League, United ranked 1st of 20 for goals scored (+0.62 per game vs the league average) and 3rd for fewest conceded. That was 1 place higher than 1994-1995 (-6 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

1
Éric Cantona
38 apps
19
14 ast
2
Paul Scholes
31 apps
14
1 ast
3
Andrew Cole
43 apps
13
— ast
4
Ryan Giggs
44 apps
12
13 ast
5
David Beckham
40 apps
8
3 ast
6
Roy Keane
39 apps
6
0 ast
7
Lee Sharpe
41 apps
6
3 ast
8
Brian McClair
23 apps
3
— ast
9
Nicky Butt
41 apps
3
5 ast
10
Terry Cooke
7 apps
1
1 ast

All Results

49 matches
August 1995 3W · 0D · 1L
L
Aston Villa A
PL Beckham
1–3
19 Aug 34,655 0-0-1 L1
W
West Ham United H
PL Scholes, Keane
2–1
23 Aug 31,966 1-0-1 W1
W
Wimbledon H
PL Keane 2, Cole
3–1
26 Aug 32,226 2-0-1 W2
W
Blackburn Rovers A
PL Sharpe, Beckham
2–1
28 Aug 29,843 3-0-1 W3
September 1995 2W · 3D · 1L
W
Everton A
PL Sharpe 2, Giggs
3–2
9 Sep 39,496 4-0-1 W4
D
Rotor Volgograd A
EL agg 0-0
0–0
12 Sep 33,000 4-1-1 D1
W
Bolton Wanderers H
PL Scholes 2, Giggs
3–0
16 Sep 32,812 5-1-1 W1
L
York City H
LC agg 0-3
0–3
20 Sep 29,049 5-1-2 L1
D
Sheffield Wednesday A
PL
0–0
23 Sep 34,101 5-2-2 D1
D
Rotor Volgograd H
EL agg 2-2 Scholes, Schmeichel
2–2
26 Sep 29,724 5-3-2 D2
October 1995 4W · 1D · 0L
D
Liverpool H
PL Butt, Cantona (pen)
2–2
1 Oct 34,934 5-4-2 D3
W
York City A
LC agg 3-4 Scholes 2, Cooke
3–1
3 Oct 9,386 6-4-2 W1
W
Manchester City H
PL Scholes
1–0
14 Oct 35,707 7-4-2 W2
W
Chelsea A
PL Scholes 2, Giggs, McClair
4–1
21 Oct 31,019 8-4-2 W3
W
Middlesbrough H
PL Pallister, Cole
2–0
28 Oct 36,580 9-4-2 W4
November 1995 2W · 1D · 1L
L
Arsenal A
PL
0–1
4 Nov 38,317 9-4-3 L1
W
Southampton H
PL Giggs 2, Scholes, Cole
4–1
18 Nov 39,301 10-4-3 W1
W
Coventry City A
PL Irwin, McClair 2, Beckham
4–0
22 Nov 23,400 11-4-3 W2
D
Nottingham Forest A
PL Cantona (pen)
1–1
27 Nov 29,263 11-5-3 D1
December 1995 2W · 2D · 2L
D
Chelsea H
PL Beckham
1–1
2 Dec 42,019 11-6-3 D2
D
Sheffield Wednesday H
PL Cantona 2
2–2
9 Dec 41,849 11-7-3 D3
L
Liverpool A
PL
0–2
17 Dec 40,546 11-7-4 L1
L
Leeds United A
PL Cole
1–3
24 Dec 39,801 11-7-5 L2
W
Newcastle United H
PL Cole, Keane
2–0
27 Dec 42,024 12-7-5 W1
W
Queens Park Rangers H
PL Cole, Giggs
2–1
30 Dec 41,890 13-7-5 W2
January 1996 3W · 2D · 1L
L
Tottenham Hotspur A
PL Cole
1–4
1 Jan 32,852 13-7-6 L1
D
Sunderland H
FAC Butt, Cantona
2–2
6 Jan 41,563 13-8-6 D1
D
Aston Villa H
PL
0–0
13 Jan 42,667 13-9-6 D2
W
Sunderland A
FAC Replay Scholes, Cole
2–1
16 Jan 21,378 14-9-6 W1
W
West Ham United A
PL Cantona
1–0
22 Jan 24,197 15-9-6 W2
W
Reading A
FAC Giggs, Parker, Cantona
3–0
27 Jan 14,780 16-9-6 W3
February 1996 5W · 0D · 0L
W
Wimbledon A
PL Cole, Perry (og), Cantona 2 (pen)
4–2
3 Feb 25,380 17-9-6 W4
W
Blackburn Rovers H
PL Sharpe
1–0
10 Feb 42,681 18-9-6 W5
W
Manchester City H
FAC Cantona (pen), Sharpe
2–1
18 Feb 42,692 19-9-6 W6
W
Everton H
PL Keane, Giggs
2–0
21 Feb 42,459 20-9-6 W7
W
Bolton Wanderers A
PL Beckham, Bruce, Cole, Scholes 2, Butt
6–0
25 Feb 21,381 21-9-6 W8
March 1996 5W · 1D · 0L
W
Newcastle United A
PL Cantona
1–0
4 Mar 36,584 22-9-6 W9
W
Southampton H
FAC Cantona, Sharpe
2–0
11 Mar 45,446 23-9-6 W10
D
Queens Park Rangers A
PL Cantona
1–1
16 Mar 18,817 23-10-6 D1
W
Arsenal H
PL Cantona
1–0
20 Mar 50,028 24-10-6 W1
W
Tottenham Hotspur H
PL Cantona
1–0
24 Mar 50,157 25-10-6 W2
W
Chelsea N
FAC Cole, Beckham
2–1
31 Mar 38,421 26-10-6 W3
April 1996 4W · 0D · 1L
W
Manchester City A
PL Cantona (pen), Cole, Giggs
3–2
6 Apr 29,688 27-10-6 W4
W
Coventry City H
PL Cantona
1–0
8 Apr 50,332 28-10-6 W5
L
Southampton A
PL Giggs
1–3
13 Apr 15,262 28-10-7 L1
W
Leeds United H
PL Keane
1–0
17 Apr 48,382 29-10-7 W1
W
Nottingham Forest H
PL Scholes, Beckham 2, Giggs, Cantona
5–0
28 Apr 53,926 30-10-7 W2
May 1996 2W · 0D · 0L
W
Middlesbrough A
PL May, Cole, Giggs
3–0
5 May 29,921 31-10-7 W3
W
Liverpool N
FAC Cantona
1–0
11 May 79,007 32-10-7 W4

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 241761 4417+27 71%13 40,851
Away 231346 4528+17 57%8 28,394
Neutral 2200 31+2 100%1 58,714

Home crowds averaged 40,851, away 28,394. Their biggest crowd was 79,007 v Liverpool, the smallest 9,386 v York City.

Season Records

6–0
Biggest win
v Bolton Wanderers · 25 Feb 1996
1–4
Heaviest defeat
v Tottenham Hotspur · 1 Jan 1996
10
Longest win streak
18
Longest unbeaten run
5
Longest winless run
22
Clean sheets
6
Failed to score
1–0
Most common score
9 times

United completed the league double over Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Coventry City, Everton, Manchester City, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, West Ham United and Wimbledon.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
18
5
1-15
6
8
16-30
11
10
31-45
18
9
46-60
13
9
61-75
26
5
76+

United's average goal came in the 52', the average one conceded in the 46'. They scored 17 from the 81st minute on and conceded 2. Penalties: 5 scored, 3 conceded. Own goals: 1 for, 2 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
84' David Beckham @ Aston Villa PL 0–3 19 Aug 1995
50' Paul Scholes vs West Ham United PL 0–0 23 Aug 1995
68' Roy Keane vs West Ham United PL 1–1 23 Aug 1995
20' Roy Keane vs Wimbledon PL 0–0 26 Aug 1995
60' Andrew Cole vs Wimbledon PL 1–0 26 Aug 1995
80' Roy Keane vs Wimbledon PL 2–1 26 Aug 1995
46' Lee Sharpe @ Blackburn Rovers PL 0–0 28 Aug 1995
67' David Beckham @ Blackburn Rovers PL 1–1 28 Aug 1995
3' Lee Sharpe @ Everton PL 0–0 9 Sep 1995
49' Lee Sharpe @ Everton PL 1–1 9 Sep 1995
74' Ryan Giggs @ Everton PL 2–2 9 Sep 1995
18' Paul Scholes vs Bolton Wanderers PL 0–0 16 Sep 1995
34' Ryan Giggs vs Bolton Wanderers PL 1–0 16 Sep 1995
86' Paul Scholes vs Bolton Wanderers PL 2–0 16 Sep 1995
60' Paul Scholes vs Rotor Volgograd EL 0–2 26 Sep 1995
89' Peter Schmeichel vs Rotor Volgograd EL 1–2 26 Sep 1995
2' Nicky Butt vs Liverpool PL 0–0 1 Oct 1995
71' Éric Cantona pen vs Liverpool PL 1–2 1 Oct 1995
7' Paul Scholes @ York City LC 0–0 3 Oct 1995
14' Terry Cooke @ York City LC 1–0 3 Oct 1995
80' Paul Scholes @ York City LC 2–1 3 Oct 1995
5' Paul Scholes vs Manchester City PL 0–0 14 Oct 1995
4' Paul Scholes @ Chelsea PL 0–0 21 Oct 1995
10' Paul Scholes @ Chelsea PL 1–0 21 Oct 1995
78' Ryan Giggs @ Chelsea PL 2–1 21 Oct 1995
85' Brian McClair @ Chelsea PL 3–1 21 Oct 1995
44' Gary Pallister vs Middlesbrough PL 0–0 28 Oct 1995
88' Andrew Cole vs Middlesbrough PL 1–0 28 Oct 1995
1' Ryan Giggs vs Southampton PL 0–0 18 Nov 1995
4' Ryan Giggs vs Southampton PL 1–0 18 Nov 1995
9' Paul Scholes vs Southampton PL 2–0 18 Nov 1995
69' Andrew Cole vs Southampton PL 3–0 18 Nov 1995
28' Denis Irwin @ Coventry City PL 0–0 22 Nov 1995
48' Brian McClair @ Coventry City PL 1–0 22 Nov 1995
58' David Beckham @ Coventry City PL 2–0 22 Nov 1995
76' Brian McClair @ Coventry City PL 3–0 22 Nov 1995
67' Éric Cantona pen @ Nottingham Forest PL 0–1 27 Nov 1995
61' David Beckham vs Chelsea PL 0–1 2 Dec 1995
18' Éric Cantona vs Sheffield Wednesday PL 0–0 9 Dec 1995
84' Éric Cantona vs Sheffield Wednesday PL 1–2 9 Dec 1995
30' Andrew Cole @ Leeds United PL 0–1 24 Dec 1995
6' Andrew Cole vs Newcastle United PL 0–0 27 Dec 1995
53' Roy Keane vs Newcastle United PL 1–0 27 Dec 1995
45' Andrew Cole vs Queens Park Rangers PL 0–0 30 Dec 1995
52' Ryan Giggs vs Queens Park Rangers PL 1–0 30 Dec 1995
36' Andrew Cole @ Tottenham Hotspur PL 0–1 1 Jan 1996
13' Nicky Butt vs Sunderland FAC 0–0 6 Jan 1996
80' Éric Cantona vs Sunderland FAC 1–2 6 Jan 1996
70' Paul Scholes @ Sunderland FAC 0–1 16 Jan 1996
90' Andrew Cole @ Sunderland FAC 1–1 16 Jan 1996
9' Éric Cantona @ West Ham United PL 0–0 22 Jan 1996
37' Ryan Giggs @ Reading FAC 0–0 27 Jan 1996
57' Paul Parker @ Reading FAC 1–0 27 Jan 1996
90' Éric Cantona @ Reading FAC 2–0 27 Jan 1996
41' Andrew Cole @ Wimbledon PL 0–0 3 Feb 1996
45' Chris Perry OG @ Wimbledon PL 1–0 3 Feb 1996
71' Éric Cantona @ Wimbledon PL 2–1 3 Feb 1996
81' Éric Cantona pen @ Wimbledon PL 3–2 3 Feb 1996
15' Lee Sharpe vs Blackburn Rovers PL 0–0 10 Feb 1996
39' Éric Cantona pen vs Manchester City FAC 0–1 18 Feb 1996
78' Lee Sharpe vs Manchester City FAC 1–1 18 Feb 1996
30' Roy Keane vs Everton PL 0–0 21 Feb 1996
82' Ryan Giggs vs Everton PL 1–0 21 Feb 1996
5' David Beckham @ Bolton Wanderers PL 0–0 25 Feb 1996
15' Steve Bruce @ Bolton Wanderers PL 1–0 25 Feb 1996
70' Andrew Cole @ Bolton Wanderers PL 2–0 25 Feb 1996
76' Paul Scholes @ Bolton Wanderers PL 3–0 25 Feb 1996
79' Paul Scholes @ Bolton Wanderers PL 4–0 25 Feb 1996
90' Nicky Butt @ Bolton Wanderers PL 5–0 25 Feb 1996
52' Éric Cantona @ Newcastle United PL 0–0 4 Mar 1996
49' Éric Cantona vs Southampton FAC 0–0 11 Mar 1996
90' Lee Sharpe vs Southampton FAC 1–0 11 Mar 1996
90' Éric Cantona @ Queens Park Rangers PL 0–1 16 Mar 1996
65' Éric Cantona vs Arsenal PL 0–0 20 Mar 1996
51' Éric Cantona vs Tottenham Hotspur PL 0–0 24 Mar 1996
55' Andrew Cole v Chelsea FAC 0–1 31 Mar 1996
59' David Beckham v Chelsea FAC 1–1 31 Mar 1996
7' Éric Cantona pen @ Manchester City PL 0–0 6 Apr 1996
42' Andrew Cole @ Manchester City PL 1–1 6 Apr 1996
78' Ryan Giggs @ Manchester City PL 2–2 6 Apr 1996
47' Éric Cantona vs Coventry City PL 0–0 8 Apr 1996
89' Ryan Giggs @ Southampton PL 0–3 13 Apr 1996
72' Roy Keane vs Leeds United PL 0–0 17 Apr 1996
42' Paul Scholes vs Nottingham Forest PL 0–0 28 Apr 1996
45' David Beckham vs Nottingham Forest PL 1–0 28 Apr 1996
55' David Beckham vs Nottingham Forest PL 2–0 28 Apr 1996
70' Ryan Giggs vs Nottingham Forest PL 3–0 28 Apr 1996
90' Éric Cantona vs Nottingham Forest PL 4–0 28 Apr 1996
14' David May @ Middlesbrough PL 0–0 5 May 1996
54' Andrew Cole @ Middlesbrough PL 1–0 5 May 1996
81' Ryan Giggs @ Middlesbrough PL 2–0 5 May 1996
86' Éric Cantona v Liverpool FAC 0–0 11 May 1996

Squad

24 players
Player LeagueFA CupLeague CupEurope Total Mins Red
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Ast
Peter Schmeichel 36 – 6 – 1 – 2 1 45 1 – 4,966100% –
Ryan Giggs 33 (3) 11 7 1 2 – 2 – 44 (3) 12 13 4,534100% –
Andrew Cole 34 (2) 11 7 2 1 – 1 – 43 (2) 13 – – –
Lee Sharpe 31 (10) 4 6 (2) 2 2 – 2 – 41 (12) 6 3 3,33576% –
Nicky Butt 32 (1) 2 7 1 – – 2 – 41 (1) 3 5 4,31898% 1
David Beckham 33 (7) 7 3 1 2 – 2 – 40 (7) 8 3 3,82887% –
Roy Keane 29 6 7 – 1 (1) – 2 – 39 (1) 6 – 4,17095% 2
Steve Bruce 30 1 5 – 2 (1) – 2 – 39 (1) 1 – 3,35176% –
Denis Irwin 31 1 6 – 1 – 1 – 39 1 5 4,30298% –
Gary Neville 31 (1) – 6 (1) – 1 – 1 – 39 (2) – 4 4,07892% –
Éric Cantona 30 14 7 5 1 – – – 38 19 14 4,31998% –
Phillip Neville 24 (3) – 7 (1) – 2 (1) – 1 – 34 (5) – – – –
Paul Scholes 26 (10) 10 2 (2) 1 1 2 2 (1) 1 31 (13) 14 1 2,25351% –
Gary Pallister 21 1 3 – 2 – 2 – 28 1 1 2,74662% –
Brian McClair 22 (10) 3 – – 1 – – – 23 (10) 3 – – –
David May 16 (5) 1 2 – – – – – 18 (5) 1 – – –
Paul Parker 6 (1) – 2 (1) 1 1 – 1 (1) – 10 (3) 1 – 87520% –
Simon Davies 6 (5) – – – 1 – 1 (1) – 8 (6) – – 3017% –
Terry Cooke 4 (3) – – – 2 (1) 1 1 (1) – 7 (5) 1 1 2195% –
Kevin Pilkington 3 (1) – 1 – 1 – – – 5 (1) – – 56113% –
John O'Kane 1 (1) – – – – – 1 – 2 (1) – – – –
William Prunier 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – 2115% –
Pat McGibbon – – – – 1 – – – 1 – – – 1
Ben Thornley 1 (1) – – – – – – – 1 (1) – – – –

Premier League Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester United 38 25 7 6 73 35 +38 82
2 Newcastle United 38 24 6 8 66 37 +29 78
3 Liverpool 38 20 11 7 70 34 +36 71
4 Aston Villa 38 18 9 11 52 35 +17 63
5 Arsenal 38 17 12 9 49 32 +17 63
6 Everton 38 17 10 11 64 44 +20 61
7 Blackburn Rovers 38 18 7 13 61 47 +14 61
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 13 9 50 38 +12 61
9 Nottingham Forest 38 15 13 10 50 54 -4 58
10 West Ham United 38 14 9 15 43 52 -9 51
11 Chelsea 38 12 14 12 46 44 +2 50
12 Middlesbrough 38 11 10 17 35 50 -15 43
13 Leeds United 38 12 7 19 40 57 -17 43
14 Wimbledon 38 10 11 17 55 70 -15 41
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 38 9 11 18 33 58 -25 38
19 Queens Park Rangers 38 9 6 23 38 57 -19 33
20 Bolton Wanderers 38 8 5 25 39 71 -32 29

Points Progression

Premier League

Transfers

16 moves
In
  • Tony Coton Goalkeeper
    from Man City€575k
Out
  • Paul Ince Central Midfield
    to Inter€10.50m
  • Andrey Kanchelskis Right Midfield
    to Everton€7.50m
  • Mark Hughes Second Striker
    to Chelsea€1.90m
  • Gary Walsh Goalkeeper
    to Middlesbrough€700k
  • Richard Irving Centre-Forward
    to Nott'm Forest€93k
  • Ashley Westwood Centre-Back
    to Crewe Alexandra€40k
  • David Johnson Centre-Forward
    to BuryFree
Loans

Debuts & Farewells

Debuts this season
Final appearances

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