1995–96 in English football a club-record £4.5 million for striker Chris Armstrong from relegated Crystal Palace. 1 July 1995: Nottingham Forest paid a club-record £2.5 million for Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Chris Bart-Williams, the day they sold striker Stan Collymore to Liverpool for a national-record £8.5 million. Collymore was replaced by Kevin Campbell, a £2.8-million signing from Arsenal. 3 July 1995: Alan Ball was appointed the new manager of Manchester City. 5 July 1995: Aston Villa acquired Leicester City midfielder Mark Draper for £3.25 million. 6 July 1995: Newcastle United signed French winger David Ginola from Paris St Germain for £2.5 million and striker Les
1995–96 in English football a 7-0 home win against Nottingham Forest. 24 November 1995: In the FA Premier League, 26-year-old Swedish striker Tomas Brolin went to Leeds United from Parma for a club-record £4.5 million. Everton striker Duncan Ferguson was released from prison after serving 44 days of his three-month sentence for assault. 25 November 1995: Steve Nicol returned to the Premier League less than a year after leaving Liverpool for a Notts County side now in Division Two, signing with Sheffield Wednesday. 27 November 1995: The Football League signed a five-year television-coverage deal worth £125 million with BSkyB. 30 November 1995: Newcastle United