During the 1995–96 English football season, Chelsea competed in the Premier League.

Season summary The big news at Chelsea at the start of the 1995–96 season was the arrival of Manchester United striker Mark Hughes, one of the most accomplished strikers of the last decade in the English leagues, and the arrival of Dutch superstar Ruud Gullit.

Chelsea had a mid-table Premiership campaign in 1995–96, finishing 11th for the third time in four seasons, but once again they enjoyed a good cup run. This time they reached the FA Cup semi-finals, taking on Manchester United, who had beaten them in the final two years earlier. Chelsea took an early lead, but lost 2–1 and with it went their hopes of a foray into Europe. A few weeks later, Chelsea manager Glenn Hoddle's decision to quit for the England manager's job was understandable as it was a job he could not turn down. They responded by appointing Ruud Gullit as player-manager. Gullit wasted no time in preparing Chelsea for the following season, breaking the club record in a £4.9 million move for Italian midfielder Roberto Di Matteo from Lazio.

Statistics

Squad details and shirt numbers from .

Results

Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 19 August 1995 EvertonH0–030,189 23 August 1995 Nottingham ForestA0–027,007 26 August 1995 MiddlesbroughA0–228,286 30 August 1995 Coventry CityH2–224,398Wise(pen.), M. Hughes 11 September 1995 West Ham UnitedA3–119,228Spencer (2), Wise 16 September 1995 SouthamptonH3–026,237Sinclair, Gullit, M. Hughes 24 September 1995 Newcastle UnitedA0–236,225 30 September 1995 ArsenalH1–031,048M. Hughes 14 October 1995 Aston VillaA1–034,922Wise 21 October 1995 Manchester UnitedH1–431,019M. Hughes 28 October 1995 Blackburn RoversA0–327,733 4 November 1995 Sheffield WednesdayH0–023,216 18 November 1995 Leeds UnitedA0–136,209 22 November 1995 Bolton WanderersH3–217,495David Lee, Hall, Newton 25 November 1995 Tottenham HotspurH0–031,059 2 December 1995 Manchester UnitedA1–142,019Wise 9 December 1995 Newcastle UnitedH1–031,098Petrescu 16 December 1995 ArsenalA1–138,295Spencer 23 December 1995 Manchester CityA1–028,668Peacock 26 December 1995 WimbledonH1–221,906Petrescu 30 December 1995 LiverpoolH2–231,137Spencer (2) 2 January 1996 Queens Park RangersA2–114,904Brazier (O.G), Furlong 13 January 1996 EvertonA1–134,968Spencer 20 January 1996 Nottingham ForestH1–024,482Spencer 4 February 1996 MiddlesbroughH5–021,060Peacock (3), Furlong, Spencer 10 February 1996 Coventry CityA0–120,639 17 February 1996 West Ham UnitedH1–225,252Peacock 24 February 1996 SouthamptonA3–215,226Wise (2), Gullit 2 March 1996 WimbledonA1–117,048Furlong 12 March 1996 Manchester CityH1–117,078Gullit 16 March 1996 LiverpoolA0–240,820 23 March 1996 Queens Park RangersH1–125,590Spencer 6 April 1996 Aston VillaH1–223,530Spencer 8 April 1996 Bolton WanderersA1–218,021Spencer 13 April 1996 Leeds UnitedH4–122,131M. Hughes (3), Spencer 17 April 1996 Sheffield WednesdayA0–025,094 27 April 1996 Tottenham HotspurA1–132,918M. Hughes 5 May 1996 Blackburn RoversH2–328,436Wise, Spencer

League Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 20 September 1995 R2Stoke CityA0–015,574 4 October 1995 R2Stoke CityH0–116,272

FA Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 January 1996 R3Newcastle UnitedH1–125,151M. Hughes 17 January 1996 R3Newcastle UnitedA2–236,535Gullit, WiseChelsea won 4–2 on penalties 29 January 1996 R4Queens Park RangersA2–118,542Furlong, Peacock 21 February 1996 R5Grimsby TownA0–09,648 28 February 1996 R5Grimsby TownH4–128,545Duberry, M. Hughes, Peacock, Spencer 9 March 1996 R6WimbledonH2–230,805Gullit, M. Hughes 20 March 1996 R6WimbledonA3–121,380Duberry, M. Hughes, Petrescu 31 March 1996 SFManchester UnitedN1–238,421Gullit

References

Chelsea 1995/1996 results and fixtures at Soccerbase.com