During the 1995–96 English football season, Blackburn Rovers F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). Season summary Blackburn had a disappointing title defence in the Premier League, dropping to 7th in the standings in the wake of Kenny Dalglish's resignation as manager. Their first half of the season was little short of disastrous, their 5–0 defeat at struggling Coventry City in mid December being their eighth in the league, with relegation a distinct possibility. However, Blackburn improved in the second half of the season, losing just five more games and only narrowly missing out on a UEFA Cup place. They also got knocked out of the Champions League already in the group stage against comparatively unknown Rosenborg and Legia Warsaw. Compounding the misery was the sale of fan favourite and top scorer Alan Shearer, who went to Newcastle for a British transfer record at the end of July. Final league table Results summary Results by round Results Blackburn Rovers' score comes first Legend FA Premier League FA Charity Shield FA Cup League Cup UEFA Champions League Squad Left club during season Reserve squad Transfers In Out Transfers in: £5,750,000 Transfers out: £1,050,000 Total spending: £4,700,000 Statistics Appearances and goals |- ! 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 Starting 11 Only considering Premier League starts GK: #1, Tim Flowers, 37 RB: #20, Henning Berg, 38 CB: #5, Colin Hendry, 33 CB: #2, Chris Coleman, 19 LB: #3, Jeff Kenna, 32 RM: #7, Stuart Ripley, 28 CM: #23, David Batty, 23 CM: #4, Tim Sherwood, 33 LM: #22, Lars Bohinen, 17 CF: #9, Alan Shearer, 35 CF: #10, Mike Newell, 25 References Blackburn Rovers F.C. seasons Blackburn Rovers