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 of relegation. Millwall led for promotion to the Premier League, three points ahead of Leicester City at the top of Division One. 4 November 1995: Manchester United lost 1-0 at Arsenal, and Newcastle extended their lead with a 2-1 home win over Liverpool. 8 November 1995: Chelsea signed Dan Petrescu from Sheffield Wednesday for a club-record £2.3million. 10 November 1995: The FA withdrew its £118.5-million television deal with Football League clubs after they failed to meet a deadline. 11 November 1995: In the FA Cup's first round, Shrewsbury Town defeated Northern Premier League side Marine by a club-record 11-2 and