1995–96 Leeds United A.F.C. season


During the 1995–96 season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

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 be defeated, losing 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

;Results summary
;Results by round

Results

Leeds United's score comes first

Legend

FA Premier League

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1996Derby CountyA4–216,155Deane, Speed, Yeboah, McAllister
R414 February 1996Bolton WanderersA1–016,694Wallace
R521 February 1996Port ValeH0–018,607
R5R27 February 1996Port ValeA2–114,023McAllister
QF10 March 1996LiverpoolH0–034,632
QFR20 March 1996LiverpoolA0–330,812

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg19 September 1995Notts CountyH0–012,384
R2 2nd Leg3 October 1995Notts CountyA3–2 6,867Speed, Couzens, McAllister
R325 October 1995Derby CountyA1–011,873Speed
R429 November 1995Blackburn RoversH2–126,006Deane, Yeboah
R510 January 1996ReadingH2–121,023Speed, Masinga
SF 1st Leg11 February 1996Birmingham CityA2–124,781Whyte, Yeboah
SF 2nd Leg25 February 1996Birmingham CityH3–0 35,435Deane, Yeboah, Masinga
F24 March 1996Aston VillaN0–377,065

UEFA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg12 September 1995AS MonacoA3–014,000Yeboah
R1 2nd Leg26 September 1995AS MonacoH0–1 24,501
R2 1st Leg25 October 1995PSV EindhovenH3–524,846Speed, Palmer, McAllister
R2 2nd Leg29 November 1995PSV EindhovenA0–325,750

Squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Statistics

Appearances and goals

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Starting 11

Transfers in

†Club record transfer fee at the time.

Transfers out

Total spending: £2,650,000

Loaned in

Loaned out