1995–96 FA Premier League

Nevertheless, a 4–1 defeat at Tottenham on New Year's Day and a 0–0 draw with Aston Villa allowed Newcastle to establish a 12-point lead in January.

A second half goal by Eric Cantona gave Manchester United a 1–0 away win and cut the gap to a single point.

In case of the two clubs being tied for first place, the Premier League made preliminary preparations for a championship play-off match at Wembley.

Their best chance of success coming in the League Cup, where they reached the semi-finals, was lost on away goals to Aston Villa.

Aston Villa won the Coca-Cola sponsored League Cup competition this season, beating Leeds United 3–0 at Wembley.

Bolton had spent most of their first Premier League season bottom of the table, and an improvement in form was not enough to save the Burnden Park side from an immediate return to Division One.

They went down on the season’s penultimate weekend, on the same day that QPR’s 3-0 win over London rivals West Ham came too late to save the top flight place they had held since 1983.

Blackburn's Alan Shearer was the top scorer for the second time, with 31 goals.
Savo Milošević is the only player to score a hat-trick while representing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia national football team .
Liverpool's Robbie Fowler became the first player to win the Player of the Month award in consecutive months.