1995–96 FA Premier League FA Cup which was won by Manchester United. Before the season began, the English transfer record was broken for the third time in 12 months when Liverpool paid £8.4 million for the Nottingham Forest striker Stan Collymore. The record fee for a defender was broken when Newcastle United paid £4 million for Wimbledon's Warren Barton. Arsenal paid a club record £7.5 million for Internazionale's 26-year-old Dutch striker Dennis Bergkamp. Newcastle spent £6 million for 28-year-old Queens Park Rangers striker Les Ferdinand. Blackburn Rovers, the 1994–95 Premier League champions, finished bottom of their group in the UEFA Champions League. Manchester United
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