Premier League 1995/96

Manchester United won the 1995/96 Premier League with 82 points, 4 points ahead of Newcastle. Manchester City, QPR and Bolton were relegated. 2.60 goals per game over 380 matches; home sides won 49% and 26% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Manchester United · Champions	38	25	7	6	73	35	+38	82	Champions
2	Newcastle	38	24	6	8	66	37	+29	78
3	Liverpool	38	20	11	7	70	34	+36	71
4	Aston Villa	38	18	9	11	52	35	+17	63
5	Arsenal	38	17	12	9	49	32	+17	63
6	Everton	38	17	10	11	64	44	+20	61
7	Blackburn	38	18	7	13	61	47	+14	61
8	Tottenham	38	16	13	9	50	38	+12	61
9	Nottingham Forest	38	15	13	10	50	54	-4	58
10	West Ham	38	14	9	15	43	52	-9	51
11	Chelsea	38	12	14	12	46	44	+2	50
12	Middlesbrough	38	11	10	17	35	50	-15	43
13	Leeds	38	12	7	19	40	57	-17	43
14	Wimbledon	38	10	11	17	55	70	-15	41
15	Sheffield Wednesday	38	10	10	18	48	61	-13	40
16	Coventry	38	8	14	16	42	60	-18	38
17	Southampton	38	9	11	18	34	52	-18	38
18	Manchester City · Relegated	38	9	11	18	33	58	-25	38	Relegated
19	QPR · Relegated	38	9	6	23	38	57	-19	33	Relegated
20	Bolton · Relegated	38	8	5	25	39	71	-32	29	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.60 goals per game: 10th lowest of 34 complete Premier League seasons on file.
Champions’ 82 points: 7th lowest of 31 seasons with 20 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	1995/96	League average
Goals per game	2.60	2.70
Home wins	49%	46%
Draws	26%	26%
Away wins	25%	29%
Goalless draws	7%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.71 pts/game	0.50 pts/game
Champions’ points	82	88
Most points relegated	38	35
Fewest points safe	38	38

League average: every complete Premier League season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 20 clubs.