The 1995-1996 Football League season was the 97th completed season of The Football League. It was contested through three divisions, the First Division, Second Division and Third Division.[1]
Season | 1995–96 |
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Champions | Sunderland |
Promoted | Sunderland Derby County |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
First Division
Season | 1995–96 |
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Champions | Sunderland (2nd second tier title) |
Direct promotion to FA Premier League | Sunderland, Derby County |
Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offs | Leicester City |
Relegated | Luton Town, Millwall, Watford |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,417 (2.57 per match) |
Top goalscorer | John Aldridge (Tranmere Rovers), 27 [2] |
Biggest home win | Sunderland 6–0 Millwall |
Biggest away win | Barnsley 0–5 Birmingham City |
Highest scoring | Watford 6–3 Reading |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Sunderland | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +26 | 83 | Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League |
2 | Derby County | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 29 | +20 | 79 | Promoted to FA Premier League |
3 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 26 | +19 | 75 | Participated in play-offs |
4 | Stoke City | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 34 | +11 | 73 | |
5 | Leicester City | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +6 | 71 | Promoted to Premier League through play-offs |
6 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +12 | 71 | Participated in play-offs |
7 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 39 | +10 | 69 | |
8 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 35 | +3 | 63 | |
9 | Sheffield United | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 29 | +3 | 62 | |
10 | Barnsley | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 38 | −6 | 60 | |
11 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 39 | −8 | 60 | |
12 | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 37 | −7 | 60 | |
13 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 31 | +4 | 59 | |
14 | Southend United | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 39 | −9 | 59 | |
15 | Birmingham City | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 41 | −3 | 58 | |
16 | Norwich City | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 31 | +4 | 57 | |
17 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 44 | −14 | 56 | |
18 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 30 | +4 | 56 | |
19 | Reading | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 33 | −9 | 56 | |
20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 34 | −6 | 55 | |
21 | Portsmouth | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 37 | −8 | 52 | |
22 | Millwall | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 35 | −20 | 52 | Relegated |
23 | Watford | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 37 | −8 | 48 | |
24 | Luton Town | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 30 | −24 | 45 |
Source: [citation needed]
Play-offs
Semifinals 1st leg – May 12th; 2nd leg – May 15th, 1996 | Final at Wembley May 27th, 1996 | ||||||||||
3rd | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
6th | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
3rd | Crystal Palace | 1 | |||||||||
5th | Leicester City (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
4th | Stoke City | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
5th | Leicester City | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[1]
Results
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | John Aldridge | Tranmere Rovers | 26 |
2 | Dougie Freedman | Crystal Palace | 20 |
= | Dean Sturridge | Derby County | 20 |
4 | Ian Marshall | Ipswich Town | 19 |
= | Iwan Roberts | Leicester City | 19 |
6 | Alex Mathie | Ipswich Town | 18 |
7 | Andy Payton | Barnsley | 17 |
= | Bob Taylor | West Bromwich Albion | 17 |
Locations
Barnsley
Birmingham
Derby County
Grimsby Town
Huddersfield
Ipswich Town
Leicester City
Luton Town
Norwich City
Oldham
Portsmouth
Port Vale
Reading
Sheffield United
Southend
Stoke
Sunderland
Tranmere
West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Charlton Athletic
Crystal Palace
Millwall
Watford
Second Division
Season | 1995–96 |
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Champions | Swindon Town (1st third tier title) |
Direct promotion | Swindon Town, Oxford United |
Promoted through play-offs | Bradford City |
Relegated | Brighton & Hove Albion, Carlisle United, Hull City, Swansea City |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,414 (2.56 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Marcus Stewart (Bristol Rovers), 21; Gary Martindale (Peterborough United/ Notts County), 21 [2] |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 18 | +37 | 92 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Oxford United | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 25 | +37 | 83 | Promoted |
3 | Blackpool | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +27 | 82 | Participated in play-offs |
4 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 18 | +24 | 78 | |
5 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +17 | 73 | |
6 | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 44 | +2 | 73 | Promoted through play-offs |
7 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 30 | +5 | 72 | |
8 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 28 | +21 | 70 | |
9 | Stockport County | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +14 | 70 | |
10 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 32 | −3 | 70 | |
11 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 25 | +15 | 69 | |
12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 33 | +4 | 60 | |
13 | Bristol City | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 38 | −5 | 60 | |
14 | Bournemouth | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 45 | −19 | 58 | |
15 | Brentford | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 34 | −6 | 58 | |
16 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 42 | −8 | 56 | |
17 | Burnley | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 40 | −12 | 55 | |
18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 41 | −12 | 53 | |
19 | Peterborough United | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 39 | −7 | 52 | |
20 | York City | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 44 | −15 | 52 | |
21 | Carlisle United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 52 | −15 | 49 | Relegated |
22 | Swansea City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 50 | −36 | 47 | |
23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 38 | −23 | 40 | |
24 | Hull City | 46 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 41 | −42 | 31 |
Source: [citation needed]
Play-offs
Semifinals 1st leg –May 12th; 2nd leg –May 15th, 1996 | Final at Wembley Stadium May 26th, 1996 | ||||||||||
3rd | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
6th | Bradford City | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
4th | Notts County | 0 | |||||||||
6th | Bradford City | 2 | |||||||||
4th | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
5th | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 2 |
[1]
Results
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Goals |
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1 | Marcus Stewart | Bristol Rovers | 21 |
= | Gary Martindale | Peterborough United Notts County | 21 |
Locations
Blackpool
Bournemouth
Bradford C.
Brentford
Brighton & Hove
Bristol City
Bristol Rovers
Burnley
Carlisle United
Chesterfield
Crewe Alexandra
Hull
Notts County
Oxford
Peterborough
Rotherham
Shrewsbury
Stockport
Swansea City
Swindon
Walsall
Wrexham
Wycombe
York City
Third Division
Season | 1995–96 |
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Champions | Preston North End (1st fourth tier title) |
Direct promotion | Preston North End, Bury, Gillingham |
Promoted through play-offs | Plymouth Argyle |
Relegated to Conference | None |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,346 (2.44 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Steve White (Hereford United), 29 Andy Saville (Preston North End), 29 [2] |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Preston North End | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 16 | +40 | 86 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 14 | +29 | 83 | Promoted |
3 | Bury | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 27 | +18 | 79 | |
4 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 29 | +19 | 78 | Promoted through play-offs |
5 | Darlington | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 21 | +18 | 78 | Participated in play-offs |
6 | Hereford United | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 25 | +18 | 74 | |
7 | Colchester United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 29 | +10 | 72 | |
8 | Barnet | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 26 | +20 | 70 | |
9 | Chester City | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 31 | +19 | 70 | |
10 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 35 | +6 | 70 | |
11 | Northampton Town | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 22 | +7 | 67 | |
12 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 31 | +6 | 60 | |
13 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | −11 | 59 | |
14 | Exeter City | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 31 | −7 | 57 | |
15 | Rochdale | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 28 | −4 | 55 | |
16 | Cambridge United | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 41 | −10 | 54 | |
17 | Fulham | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 37 | −6 | 53 | |
18 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 35 | −10 | 53 | |
19 | Lincoln City | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 47 | −16 | 53 | |
20 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 43 | −20 | 49 | |
21 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 41 | −19 | 47 | |
22 | Cardiff City | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 42 | −23 | 45 | |
23 | Scarborough | 46 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 41 | −30 | 40 | |
24 | Torquay United | 46 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 48 | −54 | 29 |
Source: [citation needed]
Play-offs
Semifinals 1st leg – May 12th; 2nd leg – May 15th, 1996 | Final at Wembley Stadium May 25th, 1996 | ||||||||||
4th | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
7th | Colchester United | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
4th | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | |||||||||
5th | Darlington | 0 | |||||||||
5th | Darlington | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
6th | Hereford United | 1 | 1 | 2 |
[1]
Results
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Steve White | Hereford United | 29 |
= | Andy Saville | Preston North End | 29 |
Locations
Bury
Cambridge Utd
Cardiff City
Chester
Colchester
Darlington
Doncaster
Exeter City
Gillingham
Hartlepool
Hereford United
Lincoln City
Mansfield Town
Northampton Town
Plymouth Argyle
Preston North End
Rochdale
Scarborough
Scunthorpe United
Torquay
Wigan Athletic
Barnet
Fulham
Leyton Orient
References
- ^ a b c d "England 1995–96". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ a b c "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.