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
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, 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
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He played as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, Monaco, Chelsea and Swi ...
'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 fro
Results
Premier League
League Cup
FA Cup
References
Chelsea 1995/1996 results and fixtures at Soccerbase.com
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