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
History of Liverpool F.C. (1959–85) Cup. They finished seven points behind Nottingham Forest in the League who also beat them 1-0 in the 1978 Football League Cup Final replay. The first game was 0-0. Liverpool declined to take part in the 1977 Intercontinental Cup. Nottingham Forest beat Liverpool 2–0 on aggregate in the 1978-79 European Cup first round. Liverpool exited 1–0 to Sheffield United in the 1978-79 Football League Cup second round. They won their first six league games and were unbeaten before a match 12, 1–0 derby loss to Everton. Good form continued through the 1978-79 Football League campaign winning eight points above Nottingham