# 1995–96 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 1995–96 season saw Leeds United competing in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) and the UEFA Cup.

## Competitions

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Statto

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | D |
| Position | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 19 August 1995 | West Ham United | A | 2–1 | 22,901 | Yeboah (2) |
| 21 August 1995 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 | 35,852 | Yeboah |
| 26 August 1995 | Aston Villa | H | 2–0 | 35,086 | Speed, White |
| 30 August 1995 | Southampton | A | 1–1 | 15,212 | Dorigo |
| 9 September 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | 30,034 | Yeboah |
| 16 September 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–3 | 31,504 | Wetherall |
| 23 September 1995 | Wimbledon | A | 4–2 | 13,307 | Palmer, Yeboah (3) |
| 30 September 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–0 | 29,462 | Speed, Yeboah |
| 14 October 1995 | Arsenal | H | 0–3 | 38,552 | |
| 21 October 1995 | Manchester City | A | 0–0 | 26,390 | |
| 28 October 1995 | Coventry City | H | 3–1 | 30,161 | McAllister (3) |
| 4 November 1995 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–1 | 29,467 | Deane |
| 18 November 1995 | Chelsea | H | 1–0 | 36,209 | Yeboah |
| 25 November 1995 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | 36,572 | Deane |
| 2 December 1995 | Manchester City | H | 0–1 | 33,249 | |
| 9 December 1995 | Wimbledon | H | 1–1 | 27,984 | Jobson |
| 16 December 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–6 | 24,573 | Brolin, Wallace |
| 24 December 1995 | Manchester United | H | 3–1 | 39,801 | Deane, Yeboah, McAllister (pen) |
| 27 December 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–0 | 18,414 | Brolin, Wetherall |
| 30 December 1995 | Everton | A | 0–2 | 40,009 | |
| 1 January 1996 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–0 | 31,285 | |
| 13 January 1996 | West Ham United | H | 2–0 | 30,658 | Brolin (2) |
| 20 January 1996 | Liverpool | A | 0–5 | 40,254 | |
| 31 January 1996 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–2 | 24,465 | Palmer |
| 3 February 1996 | Aston Villa | A | 0–3 | 35,982 | |
| 2 March 1996 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–1 | 30,106 | |
| 6 March 1996 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–1 | 13,991 | Yeboah (2) |
| 13 March 1996 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–1 | 23,358 | |
| 17 March 1996 | Everton | H | 2–2 | 29,421 | Deane (2) |
| 30 March 1996 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–1 | 31,778 | |
| 3 April 1996 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | 26,077 | Deane |
| 6 April 1996 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | 37,619 | Deane |
| 8 April 1996 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–3 | 29,220 | Wetherall |
| 13 April 1996 | Chelsea | A | 1–4 | 22,131 | McAllister |
| 17 April 1996 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 48,382 | |
| 29 April 1996 | Newcastle United | H | 0–1 | 38,862 | |
| 2 May 1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–3 | 30,061 | Wetherall |
| 5 May 1996 | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | 22,769 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 7 January 1996 | Derby County | A | 4–2 | 16,155 | Deane, Speed, Yeboah, McAllister |
| R4 | 14 February 1996 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 16,694 | Wallace |
| R5 | 21 February 1996 | Port Vale | H | 0–0 | 18,607 | |
| R5R | 27 February 1996 | Port Vale | A | 2–1 | 14,023 | McAllister (2) |
| QF | 10 March 1996 | Liverpool | H | 0–0 | 34,632 | |
| QFR | 20 March 1996 | Liverpool | A | 0–3 | 30,812 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st Leg | 19 September 1995 | Notts County | H | 0–0 | 12,384 | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 3 October 1995 | Notts County | A | 3–2 (won 3–2 on agg) | 6,867 | Speed, Couzens, McAllister |
| R3 | 25 October 1995 | Derby County | A | 1–0 | 11,873 | Speed |
| R4 | 29 November 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–1 | 26,006 | Deane, Yeboah |
| R5 | 10 January 1996 | Reading | H | 2–1 | 21,023 | Speed, Masinga |
| SF 1st Leg | 11 February 1996 | Birmingham City | A | 2–1 | 24,781 | Whyte (own goal), Yeboah |
| SF 2nd Leg | 25 February 1996 | Birmingham City | H | 3–0 (won 5–1 on agg) | 35,435 | Deane, Yeboah, Masinga |
| F | 24 March 1996 | Aston Villa | N | 0–3 | 77,065 | |

### UEFA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 12 September 1995 | AS Monaco | A | 3–0 | 14,000 | Yeboah (3) |
| R1 2nd Leg | 26 September 1995 | AS Monaco | H | 0–1 (won 3–1 on agg) | 24,501 | |
| R2 1st Leg | 25 October 1995 | PSV Eindhoven | H | 3–5 | 24,846 | Speed, Palmer, McAllister |
| R2 2nd Leg | 29 November 1995 | PSV Eindhoven | A | 0–3 | 25,750 | |

## Statistics

    (Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | John Lukic | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Gary Kelly | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Tony Dorigo | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Carlton Palmer | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Lucas Radebe | 10+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | David Wetherall | 34 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Phil Masinga | 5+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Rod Wallace | 12+12 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 18+15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Brian Deane | 30+4 | 7 | 3+3 | 1 | 5+2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 41+9 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Gary McAllister | 36 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Gary Speed | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | John Pemberton | 16+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24+3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | Mark Beeney | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | David White | 1+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Nigel Worthington | 12+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Richard Jobson | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Mark Tinkler | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Tomas Brolin | 17+2 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20+5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Noel Whelan | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Kevin Sharp | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Tony Yeboah | 22 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Mark Ford | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Andy Couzens | 8+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 9+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Lee Chapman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | FW | Rob Bowman | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Paul Beesley | 8+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 18+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Andy Gray | 12+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Ian Harte | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Mark Jackson | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Alan Maybury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Harry Kewell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Jason Blunt | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers

In
Date
Pos.
Name
From
Fee
2 August 1995DF Paul Beesley Sheffield United£250,000
26 October 1995DF Richard Jobson Oldham Athletic£1,000,000
7 November 1995FW Tomas Brolin Parma£4,500,000
Out
Date
Pos.
Name
To
Fee
4 July 1995DF Chris Fairclough Bolton Wanderers£500,000
16 September 1995DF David O'LearyRetired
2 November 1995MF David White Sheffield United£500,000
30 November 1995DF Kevin Sharp Wigan Athletic£100,000
16 December 1995FW Noel Whelan Coventry City£2,000,000
28 March 1996GK Paul Pettinger Coventry CityFree
Loan in
Date from
Date to
Pos.
Name
From
10 January 19961 March 1996FW Lee Chapman Ipswich Town
Loan out
Date from
Date to
Pos.
Name
To
11 August 19951 March 1996GK Paul Pettinger Rotherham United :