Every 1995-96 Premier League race charted day by day: title and relegation race. Final standings, from a season that ran August 19, 1995 to May 4, 1996.
Loading season data…
English Premier League standings, 1995-96
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Manchester United (MUN)
25
7
6
+38
82
8-1-1
W3
Newcastle United (NEW)
24
6
8
+29
78
5-2-3
D2
Liverpool (LIV)
20
11
7
+36
71
4-4-2
D2
Aston Villa (AVL)
18
9
11
+17
63
4-2-4
L2
Arsenal (ARS)
17
12
9
+17
63
5-3-2
W1
Everton (EVE)
17
10
11
+20
61
5-3-2
W2
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
18
7
13
+14
61
6-2-2
W1
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
16
13
9
+12
61
3-4-3
D1
Nottingham Forest (NFO)
15
13
10
-4
58
4-3-3
W1
West Ham United (WHU)
14
9
15
-9
51
3-4-3
D1
Chelsea (CHE)
12
14
12
+2
50
1-5-4
L1
Middlesbrough (MID)
11
10
17
-15
43
2-3-5
L3
Leeds United (LEE)
12
7
19
-17
43
1-2-7
D1
Wimbledon (WIM)
10
11
17
-15
41
4-3-3
D1
Sheffield Wednesday (SHW)
10
10
18
-13
40
3-2-5
D1
Coventry City (COV)
8
14
16
-18
38
3-3-4
D1
Southampton (SOU)
9
11
18
-18
38
4-1-5
D1
Manchester City (MCI)
9
11
18
-25
38
3-3-4
D1
Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
9
6
23
-19
33
3-2-5
L1
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
8
5
25
-32
29
4-1-5
L3
The dashed line on the chart is the relegation line: the pace of the best team in the drop zone.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 9 times.
Manchester United trailed by as many as 12 points on January 20, 1996.
Manchester United took first place for good on March 23, 1996.
Manchester United won 6 games in a row from January 23, 1996 to March 4, 1996, the longest run of the race.
Newcastle United led by 12 points as late as January 22, 1996.
Manchester United went 6-1-0 from February 24, 1996 to April 8, 1996, turning a deficit of 7 points into a lead of 6 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 50 of the 106 days played.
Three teams held first place.
Manchester United spent 46 of the season's 260 charted days in first place.