1995–96 Sheffield United F.C. season

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The 1995–96 season was the 107th season in existence for Sheffield United, during which they played in Division One for the second successive season. In the first half of the season, events in the boardroom overshadowed those on the pitch until Mike McDonald completed a successful take over of the club. Following his arrival, manager Dave Bassett resigned and was replaced by Howard Kendall, who was provided with the funds to overhaul the squad. Many changes were made to the playing squad over the following months, meaning the club used more first-team players in one season than ever before. Although struggling for much of the season, the new arrivals brought about a late rally and the club finished a respectable ninth in the division.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ENG Gary Ablett (on loan from Everton) — FW  ENG Brett Angell (on loan from Sunderland) — DF  ENG Graham Anthony — FW  ENG Tony Battersby — MF  ENG Mark Beard — DF  ENG Paul Beesley — FW  WAL Nathan Blake — DF  ENG Mark Blount — MF  ENG Gordon Cowans — DF  ENG Ross Davidson — DF  ENG Scott Fitzgerald (on loan from Wilmbedon) — FW  NOR Jostein Flo — DF  ENG Mark Foran — MF  ENG Kevin Gage — MF  ENG John Gannon — DF  ENG Brian Gayle (captain) — MF  ENG Steve Hawes — MF  ENG Adrian Heath — MF  WAL Glyn Hodges — DF  AUS Doug Hodgson — MF  ENG Paul Holland

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SCO Don Hutchison[a] — GK  IRL Alan Kelly[b] — GK  ENG Billy Mercer — GK  ENG Carl Muggleton (on loan from Stoke City) — DF  NOR Roger Nilsen — MF  ENG Mark Patterson — MF  ENG John Reed — MF  ENG Paul Rogers — FW  ENG Andy Scott — DF  ENG Rob Scott — DF  ENG Chris Short[c] — FW  ENG Phil Starbuck — FW  WAL Gareth Taylor[d] — GK  ENG Simon Tracey — DF  ENG Dave Tuttle — FW  AUS Carl Veart — DF  NED Michel Vonk — FW  SCO Andy Walker — MF  ENG Mitch Ward — MF  ENG David White — MF  ENG Dane Whitehouse