# 1995–96 Everton F.C. season

During the 1995–96 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

## Season summary

A great season of tremendous goalscoring from the lightning quick feet of Andrei Kanchelskis, Everton's dramatic signing from vanquished foes Manchester United following on from, the great FA Cup Final victory last season, gave Everton fans a lot of fine moments as they finished a very creditable 6th in the Premier League under manager Joe Royle, finishing just one place and two points short of a UEFA Cup place and winning the 1995 Charity Shield, 1–0 against Blackburn Rovers. However, Everton failed to make an impact either of the domestic cups or in their first European campaign in a decade. At the end of the season, Royle agreed a £3.5million fee with Leeds United, for midfielder Gary Speed.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 63 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 63 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 61 | Excluded from the UEFA Cup |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 61 | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 61 | |
* ↑ The Football Association was initially awarded a UEFA Fair Play berth to the Premier League's highest-placed team not qualified for Europe, but was revoked by UEFA for its clubs fielding under-strength sides in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

### 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | W |
| Position | 10 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |

## Results

Everton's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 19 August 1995 | Chelsea | A | 0–0 | 29,858 | |
| 23 August 1995 | Arsenal | H | 0–2 | 35,775 | |
| 26 August 1995 | Southampton | H | 2–0 | 33,668 | Limpar, Amokachi |
| 30 August 1995 | Manchester City | A | 2–0 | 28,432 | Parkinson, Amokachi |
| 9 September 1995 | Manchester United | H | 2–3 | 39,496 | Limpar, Rideout |
| 17 September 1995 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–3 | 24,786 | Rideout (2) |
| 23 September 1995 | West Ham United | A | 1–2 | 21,085 | Samways |
| 1 October 1995 | Newcastle United | H | 1–3 | 33,080 | Limpar |
| 14 October 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 20,427 | Rideout |
| 22 October 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 33,629 | Stuart |
| 28 October 1995 | Aston Villa | A | 0–1 | 32,792 | |
| 5 November 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–0 | 30,097 | Stuart |
| 18 November 1995 | Liverpool | A | 2–1 | 40,818 | Kanchelskis (2) |
| 22 November 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–0 | 30,009 | Stuart, Rideout |
| 25 November 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–2 | 35,898 | Kanchelskis, Amokachi |
| 2 December 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–0 | 32,894 | |
| 11 December 1995 | West Ham United | H | 3–0 | 31,778 | Stuart, Unsworth (pen), Ebbrell |
| 16 December 1995 | Newcastle United | A | 0–1 | 36,557 | |
| 23 December 1995 | Coventry City | A | 1–2 | 16,639 | Rideout |
| 26 December 1995 | Middlesbrough | H | 4–0 | 40,019 | Short, Stuart (2), Kanchelskis |
| 30 December 1995 | Leeds United | H | 2–0 | 40,009 | Wetherall (own goal), Kanchelskis |
| 1 January 1996 | Wimbledon | A | 3–2 | 11,121 | Ebbrell, Ferguson (2) |
| 13 January 1996 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | 34,968 | Unsworth (pen) |
| 20 January 1996 | Arsenal | A | 2–1 | 38,275 | Stuart, Kanchelskis |
| 3 February 1996 | Southampton | A | 2–2 | 15,136 | Stuart, Horne |
| 10 February 1996 | Manchester City | H | 2–0 | 37,354 | Parkinson, Hinchcliffe (pen) |
| 21 February 1996 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | 42,459 | |
| 24 February 1996 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–0 | 33,163 | Kanchelskis, Watson, Ferguson |
| 2 March 1996 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–0 | 29,807 | Grant, Hinchcliffe (pen) |
| 9 March 1996 | Coventry City | H | 2–2 | 34,517 | Ferguson (2) |
| 17 March 1996 | Leeds United | A | 2–2 | 29,425 | Stuart, Kanchelskis |
| 23 March 1996 | Wimbledon | H | 2–4 | 31,382 | Short, Kanchelskis |
| 30 March 1996 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 3–0 | 29,468 | Amokachi, Kanchelskis (2) |
| 6 April 1996 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3–0 | 37,974 | Hottiger, Kanchelskis, Amokachi |
| 8 April 1996 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–3 | 18,349 | Ebbrell |
| 16 April 1996 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 | 40,120 | Kanchelskis |
| 27 April 1996 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 5–2 | 32,724 | Amokachi, Ebbrell, Kanchelskis (3) |
| 5 May 1996 | Aston Villa | H | 1–0 | 40,127 | Parkinson |

### FA Charity Shield

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 13 August 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | N | 1–0 | 40,149 | Samways |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 7 January 1996 | Stockport County | H | 2–2 | 28,921 | Stuart, Ablett |
| R3R | 17 January 1996 | Stockport County | A | 3–2 | 11,283 | Ferguson, Stuart, Ebbrell |
| R4 | 27 January 1996 | Port Vale | H | 2–2 | 33,168 | Amokachi, Ferguson |
| R4R | 14 February 1996 | Port Vale | A | 1–2 | 19,197 | Stuart |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st Leg | 20 September 1995 | Millwall | A | 0–0 | 12,053 | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 4 October 1995 | Millwall | H | 2–4 | 14,891 | Hinchcliffe (pen), Stuart |

### UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 20 September 1995 | KR Reykjavik | A | 3–2 | 5,956 | Ebbrell, Unsworth (pen), Amokachi |
| R1 2nd Leg | 28 September 1995 | KR Reykjavik | H | 3–1 (won 6–3 on agg) | 18,422 | Grant, Rideout, Stuart |
| R2 1st Leg | 19 October 1995 | Feyenoord | H | 0–0 | 27,526 | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 2 November 1995 | Feyenoord | A | 0–1 (lost 0–1 on agg) | 40,289 | |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | WAL | Neville Southall |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Earl Barrett |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Andy Hinchcliffe |
| 4 | DF | ENG | David Unsworth |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Dave Watson (captain) |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Gary Ablett |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Graham Stuart |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Paul Rideout |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Duncan Ferguson |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Barry Horne |
| 11 | MF | SWE | Anders Limpar |
| 12 | FW | NGA | Daniel Amokachi |
| 13 | GK | AUS | Jason Kearton |
| 14 | MF | ENG | John Ebbrell |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Matt Jackson |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Vinny Samways |
| 17 | MF | RUS | Andrei Kanchelskis |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Joe Parkinson |
| 19 | DF | SUI | Marc Hottiger |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Tony Grant |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Craig Short |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Peter Holcroft |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Michael Branch |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Jon O'Connor |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Neil Moore |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Graham Allen |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Mark Grugel |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Chris Price |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Andrew Weathers |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Gerard Hennigan |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Chris Bull |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Jamie Speare |
| 35 | DF | ENG | John Hills |

### Left club during the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Stuart Barlow (to Oldham Athletic) |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Alex Smith (to Swindon Town) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Paul Holmes (to West Bromwich Albion) |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | IRL | Richard Dunne |
| — | MF | ENG | Gavin McCann |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ENG | Mark Quayle |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 August 1995 | DF | Craig Short | Derby County | £2,400,000 |
| 25 August 1995 | MF | Andrei Kanchelskis | Manchester United | £5,000,000 |
| 3 November 1995 | DF | John Hills | Blackpool | £90,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 20 July 1995 | DF | Gary Rowett | Derby County | £300,000 |
| 20 November 1995 | FW | Stuart Barlow | Oldham Athletic | £350,000 |
    Transfers in: £7,490,000
    Transfers out: £650,000
    Total spending: £6,840,000