Sheffield Wednesday F.C. — around the 1995/96 season
Club: Sheffield Wednesday Football Club
Country: England
Stadium: Hillsborough
Manager: David Pleat (took charge of the club in 1995). Pleat is an experienced English manager who previously managed Luton Town and Tottenham Hotspur and later worked frequently as a football analyst. His appointment came during the mid-1990s and he managed the club through the 1995/96 period.
Competitions (season context): During the 1995/96 period Sheffield Wednesday were competing in England’s top tier (the FA Premier League) and participated in the domestic cup competitions (FA Cup and League Cup). Under Pleat the club’s focus was on stabilising results and maintaining top-flight status in a competitive Premier League era.
Club identity: Traditional colours are blue and white; the home ground is Hillsborough; the club retained a strong local following and history in that era.
Further details available: Detailed league position, full match results, starting XI, appearance and goals statistics, and the complete transfer list for the 1995/96 season can be provided on request for an exact, match-by-match database-style report.
| # | Name | Nat. | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KEVIN PRESSMAN
|
|
G | £700k |
| 2 |
PETER ATHERTON
|
|
RB | £950k |
| 3 |
IAN NOLAN
|
|
LB | £750k |
| 4 |
JOHN NEWSOME
|
|
D | £1.1M |
| 5 |
STEVE NICOL
|
|
D | £700k |
| 6 |
DES WALKER
|
|
D | £1.8M |
| 7 |
REGI BLINKER
|
|
LW | £1.6M |
| 8 |
CHRIS WADDLE
|
|
RW | £1.5M |
| 9 |
DAVID HIRST
|
|
A | £1.8M |
| 10 |
MARC DEGRYSE
|
|
A | £1.9M |
| 11 |
JOHN SHERIDAN
|
|
M | £1M |
| 12 |
CHRIS WOODS
|
|
G | £750k |
| 13 |
DEJAN SERAFIMOVIC
|
|
LB | £700k |
| 14 |
GUY WHITTINGHAM
|
|
A | £1M |
| 15 |
GRAHAM HYDE
|
|
M | £650k |
| 16 |
DARKO KOVACEVIC
|
|
A | £1.3M |