| Club: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Season: | 1995–96 |
| Manager: | Gerry Francis |
| Chairman: | Alan Sugar |
| Stadium: | White Hart Lane |
| League: | Premiership |
| League Result: | 8th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fifth round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| Cup3: | Intertoto Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Group stage |
| League Topscorer: | Teddy Sheringham (16) |
| Season Topscorer: | Teddy Sheringham (24) |
| Highest Attendance: | 32,918 vs Chelsea (27 Apr 1996, Premier League) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 17,645 vs Chester City (20 Sep 1995, League Cup) |
| Average Attendance: | 30,510 |
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| Prevseason: | 1994–95 |
| Nextseason: | 1996–97 |
During the 1995–96 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the FA Premier League.
The sale of key players Jürgen Klinsmann, Gheorghe Popescu and Nick Barmby weakened Tottenham's resources for 1995–96, and manager Gerry Francis was faced with taunts of "what a waste of money" from shocked supporters when he paid a club record £4.5million for Crystal Palace striker Chris Armstrong.
But Armstrong quickly formed an effective strikeforce with Teddy Sheringham, and an eighth-place finish in the final table was only one place lower than last season's final position - though it was once again not quite enough for a UEFA Cup place.
Perhaps the best moment of the season came on New Year's Day when Spurs triumphed 4–1 at home to Manchester United, dealing a serious blow to the visiting side's title hopes and boosting their own hopes of qualifying for the UEFA Cup as they muscled in on the top five. While Spurs failed to live up to the promise that the game delivered, the losing side lost only one more league game all season and won the league title which had looked an impossible job a few short months earlier.
Early in the season, Tottenham (and London rivals Wimbledon) were informed that they would be banned from European competition by UEFA for the 1996–97 season, for fielding weakened teams in the pre-season UEFA Intertoto Cup. The ban was lifted on appeal.
See main article: 1995–96 FA Premier League.
Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first[1]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 1995 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | 30,827 | Sheringham | |
| 23 August 1995 | Aston Villa | H | 0–1 | 26,726 | ||
| 26 August 1995 | Liverpool | H | 1–3 | 31,254 | Calderwood | |
| 30 August 1995 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 23,516 | Rosenthal | |
| 9 September 1995 | Leeds United | H | 2–1 | 30,034 | Howells, Sheringham | |
| 16 September 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 3–1 | 26,565 | Sheringham (2, 1 pen), D Walker (own goal) | |
| 25 September 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 3–2 | 15,659 | Sheringham (2, 1 pen), Dozzell | |
| 30 September 1995 | Wimbledon | H | 3–1 | 25,321 | Sheringham (2), Elkins (own goal) | |
| 14 October 1995 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–1 | 32,876 | ||
| 22 October 1995 | Everton | A | 1–1 | 33,629 | Armstrong | |
| 29 October 1995 | Newcastle United | H | 1–1 | 32,279 | Armstrong | |
| 4 November 1995 | Coventry City | A | 3–2 | 17,545 | Fox, Sheringham, Howells | |
| 18 November 1995 | Arsenal | H | 2–1 | 32,894 | Sheringham, Armstrong | |
| 21 November 1995 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–0 | 29,487 | Armstrong | |
| 25 November 1995 | Chelsea | A | 0–0 | 31,059 | ||
| 2 December 1995 | Everton | H | 0–0 | 32,894 | ||
| 9 December 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–0 | 28,851 | Sheringham | |
| 16 December 1995 | Wimbledon | A | 1–0 | 16,193 | Fox | |
| 23 December 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | 30,702 | Sheringham, Armstrong | |
| 26 December 1995 | Southampton | A | 0–0 | 15,238 | ||
| 30 December 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–2 | 30,004 | Sheringham | |
| 1 January 1996 | Manchester United | H | 4–1 | 32,852 | Sheringham, Campbell, Armstrong (2) | |
| 13 January 1996 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | 31,438 | Armstrong | |
| 21 January 1996 | Aston Villa | A | 1–2 | 35,666 | Fox | |
| 3 February 1996 | Liverpool | A | 0–0 | 40,628 | ||
| 12 February 1996 | West Ham United | H | 0–1 | 29,781 | ||
| 24 February 1996 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | 32,047 | Armstrong | |
| 2 March 1996 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | 26,320 | Dozzell | |
| 16 March 1996 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–3 | 32,387 | Sheringham, Armstrong | |
| 20 March 1996 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 3–2 | 17,829 | Howells, Fox, Armstrong | |
| 24 March 1996 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 50,157 | ||
| 30 March 1996 | Coventry City | H | 3–1 | 26,808 | Sheringham, Fox (2) | |
| 6 April 1996 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–2 | 27,053 | Armstrong | |
| 8 April 1996 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | 32,036 | Armstrong | |
| 15 April 1996 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | 38,273 | ||
| 27 April 1996 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | 32,918 | Armstrong | |
| 2 May 1996 | Leeds United | A | 3–1 | 30,061 | Armstrong, Anderton (2) | |
| 5 May 1996 | Newcastle United | A | 1–1 | 36,589 | Dozzell |
See main article: 1995–96 FA Cup.
| R3 | 6 January 1996 | Hereford United | A | 1–1 | 8,806 | Rosenthal | |
| R3R | 17 January 1996 | Hereford United | H | 5–1 | 31,534 | Sheringham (3), Armstrong (2) | |
| R4 | 27 January 1996 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 32,812 | Wilson | |
| R4R | 7 February 1996 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–0 | 27,846 | Rosenthal, Sheringham | |
| R5 | 28 February 1996 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–2 | 18,600 | Armstrong (2) | |
| R5R | 9 March 1996 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 (lost 1–3 on pens) | 31,055 | Sheringham |
See main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup.
| R2 1st Leg | 20 September 1995 | Chester City | H | 4–0 | 17,645 | Armstrong (2), Rosenthal, Sheringham | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 4 October 1995 | Chester City | A | 3–1 (won 7–1 on agg) | 5,372 | Sheringham (2), Howells | |
| R3 | 25 October 1995 | Coventry City | A | 2–3 | 18,227 | Busst (own goal), Armstrong |
See main article: 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
| Group 2 | 25 June 1995 | Luzern | H | 0–2 | 2,497 | |
| 1 July 1995 | Rudar Velenje | A | 2–1 | 2,000 | Sampson, Hendry | |
| 15 July 1995 | Öster | H | 1–2 | 2,143 | McMahon | |
| 22 July 1995 | Köln | A | 0–8 | 6,100 |
Tottenham used a squad of loan players and reserve team players while competing in the Intertoto Cup.[4]
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 1995 | DF | Clive Wilson | QPR | Free transfer | |
| 30 June 1995 | FW | Chris Armstrong | Crystal Palace | £4,500,000 | |
| 6 October 1995 | MF |  Ruel Fox | Newcastle United | £4,200,000 | |
| 23 January 1996 | MF | Andy Sinton | Sheffield Wednesday | £1,500,000 |
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1995 | MF | Gheorghe Popescu |  Barcelona | £2,800,000 | |
| 1 July 1995 | F | Jürgen Klinsmann | FC Bayern Munich | €1,400,000 | |
| 11 July 1995 | FW | John Hendry | Motherwell | £200,000 | |
| 8 August 1995 | MF | Nick Barmby | Middlesbrough | £5,250,000 | |
| 28 February 1996 | MF | Darren Caskey | Reading | £700,000 | |
| 9 March 1996 | FW | Ilie Dumitrescu | West Ham United | £1,500,000 | |
| 27 March 1996 | DF | Owen Coll | Bournemouth | Signed |
Transfers in: £10,200,000
Transfers out: £11,647,000[5]
Total spending: £1,447,420
|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| width=10 | width=10 | width=10 | width=180 | Player | width=50 | Premier League | width=50 | FA Cup | width=50 | EFL Cup | width=50 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 10 | Teddy Sheringham | 16 | 5 | 3 | 24 | ||||||||
| 2 | FW | 11 | Chris Armstrong | 15 | 4 | 3 | 22 | ||||||||
| 3 | FW | 7 | Ruel Fox | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 4 | MF | 4 | align=left | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| FW | 16 | align=left | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 6 | MF | 12 | Jason Dozzell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | MF | 9 | Darren Anderton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 8 | DF | 15 | Clive Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| DF | 23 | Sol Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| TOTALS | 47 | 12 | 8 | 67 | |||||||||||
| width=10 | width=10 | width=200 | Player | width=50 | Premier League | width=50 | FA Cup | width=50 | EFL Cup | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ian Walker | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||||||
| TOTALS | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||