Season summary
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Amidst rumours of lack of support from the board, Alan Ball was lured to Manchester City in the summer of 1995 and Southampton turned to long-serving coach David Merrington to take charge of the team in 1995–96. Southampton finished 17th with 38 league points, avoiding relegation on goal difference. Two important wins during the final weeks of the season did much to ensure that Saints achieved Premiership survival and relegating Manchester City. First came a 3–1 home win over eventual double winners Manchester United , then came a 1–0 away win over relegated Bolton Wanderers . Despite achieving survival, Merrington was then sacked as manager after just one season and replaced by Graeme Souness , who had won silverware earlier in his managerial career with Rangers and Liverpool .
Final league table
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Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Southampton's score comes first [1]
FA Premier League
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Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
19 August 1995
Nottingham Forest H
3–4
15,164
Le Tissier (3, 2 pens)
26 August 1995
Everton A
0–2
33,668
30 August 1995
Leeds United H
1–1
15,212
Widdrington
9 September 1995
Newcastle United H
1–0
15,237
Magilton
12 September 1995
Middlesbrough A
0–0
29,181
16 September 1995
Chelsea A
0–3
26,237
23 September 1995
Arsenal A
2–4
38,136
Watson , Monkou
2 October 1995
West Ham United H
0–0
13,568
14 October 1995
Blackburn Rovers A
1–2
26,780
Maddison
22 October 1995
Liverpool H
1–3
15,245
Watson
28 October 1995
Wimbledon A
2–1
7,982
Shipperley (2)
4 November 1995
Queens Park Rangers H
2–0
15,137
Dodd , Le Tissier
18 November 1995
Manchester United A
1–4
39,301
Shipperley
20 November 1995
Aston Villa H
0–1
13,582
25 November 1995
Bolton Wanderers H
1–0
14,404
Hughes
2 December 1995
Liverpool A
1–1
38,007
Shipperley
9 December 1995
Arsenal H
0–0
15,238
16 December 1995
West Ham United A
1–2
18,501
Bishop (own goal)
23 December 1995
Sheffield Wednesday A
2–2
25,115
Heaney , Magilton (pen)
26 December 1995
Tottenham Hotspur H
0–0
15,238
1 January 1996
Coventry City A
1–1
16,818
Heaney
13 January 1996
Nottingham Forest A
0–1
23,321
20 January 1996
Middlesbrough H
2–1
15,151
Shipperley , Hall
31 January 1996
Manchester City H
1–1
15,172
Shipperley
3 February 1996
Everton H
2–2
15,136
Watson , Magilton
24 February 1996
Chelsea H
2–3
15,226
Widdrington , Clarke (own goal)
2 March 1996
Tottenham Hotspur A
0–1
26,320
16 March 1996
Manchester City A
1–2
29,550
Tisdale
20 March 1996
Sheffield Wednesday H
0–1
13,216
25 March 1996
Coventry City H
1–0
14,461
Dodd
30 March 1996
Queens Park Rangers A
0–3
17,615
3 April 1996
Leeds United A
0–1
26,077
6 April 1996
Blackburn Rovers H
1–0
14,793
Le Tissier (pen)
8 April 1996
Aston Villa A
0–3
34,059
13 April 1996
Manchester United H
3–1
15,262
Monkou , Shipperley , Le Tissier
17 April 1996
Newcastle United A
0–1
36,554
27 April 1996
Bolton Wanderers A
1–0
18,795
Le Tissier
5 May 1996
Wimbledon H
0–0
15,172
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
7 January 1996
Portsmouth H
3–0
15,236
Magilton (2), Shipperley
R4
7 February 1996
Crewe Alexandra H
1–1
13,736
Le Tissier
R4R
13 February 1996
Crewe Alexandra A
3–2
5,579
Shipperley , Hall , Dodd
R5
17 February 1996
Swindon Town A
1–1
15,035
Watson
R5R
28 February 1996
Swindon Town H
2–0
13,962
Oakley , Shipperley
QF
11 March 1996
Manchester United A
0–2
45,446
League Cup
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[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during the season
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
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Transfers in:
Transfers out:
Total spending: References
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£1,000,000
£115,000
