• Air date: 13 Aug '95 53 episodes
      When Alex Ferguson's side were discussed on Match of the Day on the opening day of the season Des remarked that "United were scarcely recognizable from the team we've known over the past couple of seasons, what's going on do you feel?" Alan Hansen famously replied: "You can't win anything with kids... he's got to buy players, it's as simple as that."
  • List of Episodes (53)
    • 1. 13th August 1995: FA Charity Shield: Blackburn Rovers v Everton

      13 Aug '95
      In the curtain-raiser to the new soccer season, Premiership champions Blackburn take on FA Cup winners Everton.
    • 2. 19th August 1995

      19 Aug '95
      Highlights of two top matches on the opening day of the FA Premiership season, as Chelsea take on Everton and Liverpool play Sheffield Wednesday.
    • 3. 23rd August 1995

      23 Aug '95
      Highlights of tonight's FA Premiership match between the current FA Cup holders Everton and Arsenal. Plus goals from the other Premiership matches played since last Saturday.
    • 4. 26th August 1995

      26 Aug '95
      Highlights of two of today's matches in the FA Premiership. Bolton Wanderers face reigning champions Blackburn Rovers, and Leeds United take on Aston Villa.
    • 5. 30th August 1995

      30 Aug '95
      Highlights of tonight's FA Premiership match between Middlesbrough and Newcastle United at St James' Park. Plus goals from the other Premiership matches played tonight and since last weekend.
    • 6. 9th September 1995

      09 Sep '95
      Highlights of two of today's top games in the FA Premiership. At Goodison Park, FA Cup holders Everton take on the team they beat in last year's final, Manchester United. Everton made a winning start to the season with their Charity Shield success over Blackburn, but face a tough test against United. Plus, action from Coventry City v Nottingham Forest. Also, a roundup of today's goals and a chance to enter the August Goal of the Month competition.
    • 7. 16th September 1995

      16 Sep '95
      Highlights of two of today's top games in the FA Premiership - Liverpool v Blackburn and Newcastle United v Manchester City - plus a roundup of the day's other goals and talking points.
    • 8. 23rd September 1995

      23 Sep '95
      Highlights of two top games in the FA Premiership, including Wimbledon Leeds. Plus, news and action from the rest of the day's Premiership matches.
    • 9. 30th September 1995

      30 Sep '95
      Highlights of two top games from today's FA Carling Premiership, including Middlesbrough v Blackburn. Also a roundup of the day's other goals and a chance to enter the September "Goal of the Month" competition.
    • 10. 14th October 1995

      14 Oct '95
      Highlights of two of today's top games in the FA Premiership, including Manchester United v Manchester City and Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United.
    • 11. 21st October 1995

      21 Oct '95
      Highlights of two of today's top games in the FA Premiership. Chelsea clash with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge while, across London, West Ham play host at Upton Park to champions Blackburn. Plus, the day's other goals and talking points.
    • 12. 28th October 1995

      28 Oct '95
      Highlights of two of today's key games in the FA Premiership, including Aston Villa's home match with FA Cup holders Everton and QPR who are at home to Nottingham Forest. Plus, coverage of the day's other goals.
    • 13. 4th November 1995

      04 Nov '95
      Newcastle Utd at home to Liverpool and Manchester Utd's visit to Arsenal are today's key matches in the FA Premiership. Plus, the division's other goals and the October Goal of the Month competition.
    • 14. 11th November 1995: FA Cup First Round

      11 Nov '95
      Highlights from two of today's FA Cup first-round ties, with Slough Town and Runcorn, both from the Vauxhall Conference, facing Third Division opposition in the form, respectively, of Plymouth Argyle and Wigan Athletic. Plus, goals and talking points from the rest of the day's first round-action.
    • 15. 18th November 1995

      18 Nov '95
      Highlights of two of the season's biggest FA Premiership derbies - Liverpool v Everton and Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal. Plus, the day's other goals and talking points.
    • 16. 25th November 1995

      25 Nov '95
      Highlights of two top FA Premiership matches - Newcastle v Leeds and Middlesbrough v Liverpool - plus the day's other goals and news.
    • 17. 2nd December 1995: FA Cup Second Round

      02 Dec '95
      Highlights of the FA Premiership fixture between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park, plus a look at today's FA Cup second round ties, and a chance to enter the November Goal of the Month competition.
    • 18. 4th December 1995: FA Cup Draw

      04 Dec '95
      England manager Terry Venables and Denis Law will tonight decide the home and away matches in this year's FA Cup Third Round draw, live from Lancaster Gate. Afterwards, Desmond Lynam will hear the reactions of football personalities, celebrities and fans.
    • 19. 9th December 1995

      09 Dec '95
      Highlights of today's key FA Premiership match between Chelsea and Newcastle United. Plus, the day's other Premiership goals and talking points.
    • 20. 16th December 1995

      16 Dec '95
      Two derby clashes from today's FA Premiership programme. At Highbury, Arsenal face London rivals Chelsea, with Dutch internationals Dennis Bergkamp and Ruud Gullit expected to line up on opposite sides. In the Midlands, manager Ron Atkinson visits his former club, Aston Villa , when he takes Coventry City to Villa Park. Plus, today's other goals and analysis of the main talking points.
    • 21. 23rd December 1995

      23 Dec '95
      Action from today's major FA Premiership fixtures, Newcastle v Nottingham Forest and Liverpool v Arsenal, plus the day's other Premiership goals.
    • 22. 30th December 1995

      30 Dec '95
      Highlights of two of today's top FA Premiership matches, West Ham Utd v Newcastle Utd, and Manchester Utd v Queens Park Rangers.
    • 23. 1st January 1996

      01 Jan '96
      Highlights from today's top FA Premiership matches, including Liverpool v Nottingham Forest, Spurs v Manchester United, and Middlesbrough v Aston Villa. And there's a roundup of today's other goals and main talking points, plus a chance to enter December's Goal of the Month competition.
    • 24. 6th January 1996: FA Cup Third Round

      06 Jan '96
      Action from the FA Cup third round, in which the FA Premiership and Division One clubs join the survivors from earlier rounds.
    • 25. 7th January 1996: FA Cup Third Round: Chelsea v Newcastle United

      07 Jan '96
      Coverage from Stamford Bridge of the only all-Premiership tie in this season's FA Cup third round as Chelsea take on Newcastle United. This is the teams' third meeting this season. The score currently stands at 1-1, with Newcastle winners at St James's Park in September, while Chelsea turned the tables at Stamford Bridge last month. Plus, live coverage of the draw for the fourth round.