1995–96 FA Premier League
| Season | 1995–96 |
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| Champions |
Manchester United 3rd Premier League title 10th English title |
| Relegated |
Bolton Wanderers QPR Manchester City |
| Champions League | Manchester United |
| UEFA Cup |
Newcastle United Aston Villa Arsenal |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Liverpool |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 988 (2.6 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alan Shearer (31 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Blackburn Rovers 7–0 Nottingham Forest (18 November 1995) |
| Biggest away win |
Bolton Wanderers 0–6 Manchester United (25 February 1996) |
| Highest scoring |
Sheffield Wednesday 6–2 Leeds United (8 goals) (16 December 1995) |
| Longest winning run | 6 games Manchester United |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 games Liverpool |
| Longest winless run | 14 games Coventry City Wimbledon |
| Longest losing run | 8 games Manchester City Middlesbrough |
| Highest attendance | 53,926 Manchester United v Nottingham Forest |
| Lowest attendance | 6,352 Wimbledon v Sheffield Wednesday |
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The 1995–96 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership due to the competition's sponsorship by the Carling brewery) was the fourth season of the competition, since its formation in 1992. Due to the decision to reduce the number of clubs in the Premier League from 22 to 20, only two clubs were promoted instead of the usual three, Middlesbrough and Bolton Wanderers.
Manchester United won the Premier League and qualified for the UEFA Champions League, while Arsenal, Aston Villa, and Newcastle United qualified for the UEFA Cup. Liverpool also qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as runners-up of the FA Cup which was won by Manchester United.
Before the season began, the English transfer record was broken for the third time in 12 months when Liverpool paid £8.4 million for the Nottingham Forest striker Stan Collymore. The record fee for a defender was broken when Newcastle United paid £4 million for Wimbledon's Warren Barton. Arsenal paid a club record £7.5 million for Internazionale's 26-year-old Dutch striker Dennis Bergkamp. Newcastle spent £6 million for 28-year-old Queens Park Rangers striker Les Ferdinand.
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