During the 1995–96 English football season, Manchester City competed in the FA Premier League.

Team kit The team kit was produced by Umbro and the shirt sponsor was Brother.

The home kit, while on the face of it a classic plain blue shirt with white shorts, in fact had a pattern inlaid that was only visible when caught by the light, which contained an outer circle similar to the club badge at the time, with the word "City" in giant capital letters over the top. The away kit was intended as a tribute to the classic red and black stripes which City had worn as an away kit on a number of occasions previously, but for no apparent reason had two-tone grey shoulder stripes as well as an embossed shield which was more suited to the shape of the club's badge after its redesign in 1997 (by which point the shirt was no longer being worn) than the circular badge of the time.

Season summary When Alan Ball was named as Manchester City manager at the start of the new season, he said that his job was "the envy of millions". But it quickly appeared to be a poisoned chalice, as a City side in the middle of a major transition (with many older players being transferred to make way for the club's promising set of youngsters) failed to win any of their first 11 FA Premier League games. This was followed by four wins from their next five games, which lifted City out of the relegation zone.

A 2–2 home draw with third-placed Liverpool on the final day of the season looked to have secured City's survival, but positive results and a greater goal difference for the two sides directly above them - Coventry City and Southampton - condemned the club to relegation after seven years in the top flight.

Final league table

Results summary

Results Manchester City's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 19 August 1995 Tottenham HotspurH1–130,827Rösler 23 August 1995 Coventry CityA1–215,957Rösler 26 August 1995 Queens Park RangersA0–114,212 30 August 1995 EvertonH0–228,432 10 September 1995 ArsenalH0–123,994 16 September 1995 Newcastle UnitedA1–336,501Creaney 23 September 1995 MiddlesbroughH0–125,865 30 September 1995 Nottingham ForestA0–325,620 14 October 1995 Manchester UnitedA0–135,707 21 October 1995 Leeds UnitedH0–026,390 28 October 1995 LiverpoolA0–639,267 4 November 1995 Bolton WanderersH1–028,397Summerbee 18 November 1995 Sheffield WednesdayA1–124,422Lomas 22 November 1995 WimbledonH1–023,617Quinn 25 November 1995 Aston VillaH1–028,027Kinkladze 2 December 1995 Leeds UnitedA1–033,249Creaney 9 December 1995 MiddlesbroughA1–429,469Kinkladze 18 December 1995 Nottingham ForestH1–125,660Rösler 23 December 1995 ChelseaH0–128,668 26 December 1995 Blackburn RoversA0–228,915 1 January 1996 West Ham UnitedH2–126,024Quinn (2) 13 January 1996 Tottenham HotspurA0–131,438 20 January 1996 Coventry CityH1–125,710Rösler 31 January 1996 SouthamptonA1–115,172Rösler 3 February 1996 Queens Park RangersH2–027,509Clough, Symons 10 February 1996 EvertonA0–237,354 24 February 1996 Newcastle UnitedH3–331,115Quinn (2), Rösler 2 March 1996 Blackburn RoversH1–129,078Lomas 5 March 1996 ArsenalA1–334,519Creaney 12 March 1996 ChelseaA1–117,078Clough 16 March 1996 SouthamptonH2–129,550Kinkladze (2) 23 March 1996 West Ham UnitedA2–424,017Quinn (2) 30 March 1996 Bolton WanderersA1–121,050Quinn 6 April 1996 Manchester UnitedH2–329,688Kavelashvili, Rösler 8 April 1996 WimbledonA0–311,844 13 April 1996 Sheffield WednesdayH1–030,898Rösler 27 April 1996 Aston VillaA1–039,336Lomas 5 May 1996 LiverpoolH2–231,436Rösler (pen), Symons

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR36 January 1996 Leicester CityA0–020,640R3R17 January 1996 Leicester CityH5–019,980Rösler, Kinkladze, Quinn, Lomas, CreaneyR47 February 1996 Coventry CityA2–218,709Busst (own goal), FlitcroftR4R14 February 1996 Coventry CityH2–122,419Clough, SymonsR518 February 1996 Manchester UnitedA1–242,692Rösler

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 First Leg 19 September 1995 Wycombe WanderersA0–07,443R2 Second Leg4 October 1995 Wycombe WanderersH4–011,474Rösler (2), Quinn, Curle (pen)R325 October 1995 LiverpoolA0–429,394

Squad

Sold during season

Statistics

Starting 11 Considering starts in all competitions

References