Manager Howard Wilkinson Premiership 13th League Cup Runners–up | Stadium Elland Road FA Cup Fifth round | |
Chairman Leslie Silver
(until 10 April 1996)
Bill Fotherby | ||
During the 1995–96 season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.
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Season summary
Leeds began the season in good form, with a Tony Yeboah hat-trick giving them an away win over AS Monaco in their UEFA Cup opener. But their European campaign was short-lived, and with the league title soon looking like an unrealistic target, their best hope of success was in the Coca-Cola Cup. They reached the final to claim their first cup final appearance since the 1975 European Cup Final, only to fail miserably and lose 3-0 to Aston Villa.
The Wembley defeat triggered a six-match losing run in the Premier League, and drew 0-0 with Coventry on the final day of the season, avoiding matching their own club record run of league defeats and gifting survival to their opponents.
Howard Wilkinson then spent a substantial sum on new players in the summer, bringing in Nigel Martyn, Ian Rush and Lee Sharpe in hope of making Leeds contenders for the league title for the first time in five years.
Final league table
Updated to games played on 5 May 1996.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Liverpool qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up, as winners Manchester United already qualified for the Champions League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Source: Statto
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Results
Leeds United's score comes first
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitionsTransfers and loans
Total spending: £2,650,000