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
Liverpool dockers' strike (1995–98) Liverpool dockers' strike (1995–98) The Liverpool Dockers' Strike lasted for twenty-eight months between 1995 and 1998 in Liverpool, England. Although referred to as a strike, it was strictly a dispute as the employers, Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHC), sacked the dockers. By the time the Dockers accepted a settlement, the conflict had become one of the longest disputes in labour history. On 25th September 1995, sub-contractor Torside Limited were in dispute with its workers regarding overtime pay, which resulted in the company dismissing all its workforce who in turn set up a picket line. Dockers directly employed by MDHC