In his ninth season as manager Brian Clough transferred in Dutch midfielder Frans Thijssen from Ipswich Town[1] only to be a flop and he left the club within months.

On the contrary of the last three seasons, this campaign the offensive line had a good performance with Davenport, Birtles aimed by a superb midfield with Hodge and Walsh despite club legend John Robertson left the club during summer and signed with Peter Taylor's Derby County.

According to Constant Vanden then Anderlecht club President, the club paid a bribe to Spanish referee Emilio Guruceta Muro before the match.In 1997 the UEFA banned the Belgian club for 1 season for competing in its continental tournaments.

[3][4] Meanwhile, in League the squad finished on a decent third spot only 6 points below of Champions Liverpool and clinching a UEFA Cup spot for the second consecutive campaign.

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