1995–96 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1995–96 season
Owner	Samesh Kumar
Manager	Kenny Hibbitt/Phil Neal
Football League Third Division	22nd
FA Cup	2nd round
League Cup	2nd round
Auto Windscreens Shield	2nd round
Top goalscorer	League: Carl Dale (21); All: Carl Dale (30)
Highest home attendance	7,772 (v Northampton, 19 August 1995)
Lowest home attendance	1,611 (v Wigan Athletic, 5 March 1996)
Average home league attendance	3,420
	← 1994–95 1996–97 →

The 1995–96 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 69th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing twenty-second.

Players

First team squad. ^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	GK	ENG	David Williams
--	GK	WAL	Steve Williams
--	DF	WAL	Lee Baddeley
--	DF	ITA	Mirko Bolesan
--	DF	EIR	Derek Brazil
--	DF	WAL	Terry Evans
--	DF	ENG	Hayden Fleming
--	DF	ENG	Alan Harper
--	DF	WAL	Lee Jarman
--	DF	WAL	Ian Jones
--	DF	ENG	Russell Osman
--	DF	WAL	Jason Perry
--	DF	ENG	Ian Rodgerson
--	DF	ENG	Andy Scott
--	DF	WAL	Damon Searle
--	DF	WAL	Scott Young
--	MF	ENG	Mickey Bennett
--	MF	ENG	Stacy Coldicott
--	MF	ENG	Gerald Dobbs


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	ENG	Keith Downing
--	MF	SCO	Jimmy Gardner
--	MF	ENG	Paul Harding
--	MF	WAL	Chris Ingram
--	MF	ENG	Brian McGorry
--	MF	ENG	Charlie Oatway
--	MF	EIR	Tony Scully
--	MF	ENG	Paul Shaw
--	MF	WAL	Leigh Vick
--	MF	WAL	Nathan Wigg
--	FW	ENG	Darren Adams
--	FW	WAL	Tony Bird
--	FW	WAL	Carl Dale
--	FW	WAL	Andy Evans
--	FW	ENG	Steve Flack
--	FW	WAL	Simon Haworth
--	FW	AUS	Glenn Johnson
--	FW	ENG	Tony Philliskirk

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
20	Hartlepool United	46	12	13	21	47	67	−20	49
21	Leyton Orient	46	12	11	23	44	63	−19	47
22	Cardiff City	46	11	12	23	41	64	−23	45
23	Scarborough	46	8	16	22	39	69	−30	40
24	Torquay United	46	5	14	27	30	84	−54	29	Reprived from relegation

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	L
Position	~	~	15	22	15	15	14	17	20	15	19	19	15	19	19	21	22	18	15	14	14	17	17	17	20	19	16	17	21	21	20	20	21	16	18	18	19	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

Source: ^[2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Third Division

12 August 1995 (1995-08-12) 1	Rochdale	3–3	Cardiff City	Rochdale
	Steve Whitehall Steve Whitehall (pen.) Dave Thompson		Tony Bird Tony Bird Carl Dale	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,321

19 August 1995 (1995-08-19) 2	Cardiff City	0–1	Northampton Town	Cardiff
19:30			Dean Peer	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,772

26 August 1995 (1995-08-26) 3	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Cardiff City	Doncaster
				Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 2,186

29 August 1995 (1995-08-29) 4	Cardiff City	0–1	Exeter City	Cardiff
19:30			Richard Pears	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,444

2 September 1995 (1995-09-02) 5	Darlington	0–1	Cardiff City	Darlington
			(pen.) Carl Dale	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 1,895

9 September 1995 (1995-09-09) 6	Cardiff City	0–0	Torquay United	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,318

12 September 1995 (1995-09-12) 7	Cardiff City	2–1	Scarborough	Cardiff
19:30	Mark Todd (o.g.) Carl Dale		Steve Charles	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,390

16 September 1995 (1995-09-16) 8	Gillingham	1–0	Cardiff City	Gillingham
	Leo Fortune-West			Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,314

23 September 1995 (1995-09-23) 9	Hartlepool United	2–1	Cardiff City	Hartlepool
	Kenny Lowe 45' Kenny Lowe 90'		10' (pen.) Carl Dale	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,172

30 September 1995 (1995-09-30) 10	Cardiff City	3–0	Mansfield Town	Cardiff
15:00	Chris Ingram Carl Dale Carl Dale (pen.)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,468

7 October 1995 (1995-10-07) 11	Cambridge United	4–2	Cardiff City	Cambridge
	Carlo Corazzin Carlo Corazzin Jody Craddock David Adekola		Darren Adams Tony Bird	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,648

14 October 1995 (1995-10-14) 12	Cardiff City	1–1	Barnet	Cardiff
15:00	Carl Dale		Mark Cooper	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,342

21 October 1995 (1995-10-21) 13	Lincoln City	0–1	Cardiff City	Lincoln
			Jimmy Gardner	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,453

28 October 1995 (1995-10-28) 14	Cardiff City	1–2	Colchester United	Cardiff
15:00	Darren Adams 30'		13' Tony Adcock 14' Tony Adcock	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,207 Referee: Jim Rushton (Stoke)

31 October 1995 (1995-10-31) 15	Cardiff City	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Cardiff
19:30			Andy McFarlane	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,159

4 November 1995 (1995-11-04) 16	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Cardiff City	Plymouth
				Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,434

18 November 1995 (1995-11-18) 17	Cardiff City	0–1	Bury	Cardiff
15:00			David Johnson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,846

26 November 1995 (1995-11-26) 18	Hereford United	1–3	Cardiff City	Hereford
	Steve White		Carl Dale Carl Dale Darren Adams	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,521

9 December 1995 (1995-12-09) 19	Cardiff City	2–0	Hartlepool United	Cardiff
15:00	Carl Dale 43' Carl Dale 57'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,934 Referee: Gurnam Singh (Wolverhampton)

16 December 1995 (1995-12-16) 20	Mansfield Town	1–1	Cardiff City	Mansfield
	Steve Parkin		Damon Searle	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,212

19 December 1995 (1995-12-19) 21	Fulham	4–2	Cardiff City	Fulham
	Danny Bolt (pen.) Paul Harding (o.g.) Michael Mison Simon Morgan		Carl Dale Ian Rodgerson	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 2,284

26 December 1995 (1995-12-26) 22	Cardiff City	0–0	Chester City	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,521

1 January 1996 (1996-01-01) 23	Preston North End	5–0	Cardiff City	Preston
	Simon Davey Mickey Brown Andy Saville Andy Saville Graeme Atkinson			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,346

6 January 1996 (1996-01-06) 24	Cardiff City	0–0	Leyton Orient	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,873

13 January 1996 (1996-01-13) 25	Northampton Town	1–0	Cardiff City	Northampton
	Gordon Armstrong			Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,454

20 January 1996 (1996-01-20) 26	Cardiff City	1–0	Rochdale	Cardiff
15:00	Jimmy Gardner			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,248

3 February 1996 (1996-02-03) 27	Cardiff City	3–2	Doncaster Rovers	Cardiff
13:00	Carl Dale Carl Dale Carl Dale		Graeme Jones Scott Colcombe	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,566

10 February 1996 (1996-02-10) 28	Leyton Orient	4–1	Cardiff City	Leyton Orient
	Colin West Colin West Colin West (pen.) Alex Inglethorpe		Tony Philliskirk	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,564

17 February 1996 (1996-02-17) 29	Scarborough	1–0	Cardiff City	Scarborough
	Andy Toman			Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,414

20 February 1996 (1996-02-20) 30	Cardiff City	0–2	Darlington	Cardiff
19:30			Mark Barnard Robbie Blake	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,225

24 February 1996 (1996-02-24) 31	Cardiff City	2–0	Gillingham	Cardiff
15:00	Carl Dale Mark Harris (o.g.)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,028 Referee: Jim Rushton

27 February 1996 (1996-02-27) 32	Torquay United	0–0	Cardiff City	Torquay
				Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,004

2 March 1996 (1996-03-02) 33	Chester City	4–0	Cardiff City	Chester
	Ross Davidson Chris Priest Dave Rogers (pen.) Stuart Rimmer			Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,308

5 March 1996 (1996-03-05) 34	Cardiff City	3–0	Wigan Athletic	Cardiff
19:30	Jimmy Gardner Jimmy Gardner Tony Philliskirk			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,611

9 March 1996 (1996-03-09) 35	Cardiff City	1–4	Fulham	Cardiff
15:00	Carl Dale		Rodney McAree Rob Scott Mike Conroy Mike Conroy	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,489

12 March 1996 (1996-03-12) 36	Exeter City	2–0	Cardiff City	Exeter
	Richard Pears Mark Cooper (pen.)			Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,609

16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) 37	Wigan Athletic	3–1	Cardiff City	Wigan
	Kevin Sharp Kevin Sharp Mark Leonard		Steve Flack	Stadium: Springfield Park (Wigan) Attendance: 2,789

23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 38	Cardiff City	0–1	Preston North End	Cardiff
15:00			Andy Saville	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,642

30 March 1996 (1996-03-30) 39	Cardiff City	1–1	Cambridge United	Cardiff
15:00	Carl Dale (pen.)		Tony Richards	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,440

2 April 1996 (1996-04-02) 40	Barnet	1–0	Cardiff City	Chipping Barnet
	Sean Devine			Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 2,107

6 April 1996 (1996-04-06) 41	Colchester United	1–0	Cardiff City	Colchester
15:00	Mark Kinsella 56'			Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,349 Referee: Gurnam Singh (Wolverhampton)

8 April 1996 (1996-04-08) 42	Cardiff City	1–1	Lincoln City	Cardiff
15:00	Carl Dale		Colin Alcide	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,788

13 April 1996 (1996-04-13) 43	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Cardiff City	Scunthorpe
	Alan Knill		Carl Dale	Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 2,044

20 April 1996 (1996-04-20) 44	Cardiff City	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
15:00			Mickey Evans	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,489

27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 45	Cardiff City	3–2	Hereford United	Cardiff
15:00	Carl Dale Tony Philliskirk Tony Philliskirk		Steve White Murray Fishlock	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,870

4 May 1996 (1996-05-04) 46	Bury	3–0	Cardiff City	Bury
	David Pugh David Johnson Tony Rigby			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,658

Source ^[2] ^[3]

League Cup

16 August 1995 (1995-08-16) Round 1 (First leg)	Portsmouth	0–2	Cardiff City	Portsmouth
			Carl Dale Tony Bird	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 4,203

22 August 1995 (1995-08-22) Round 1 (Second leg)	Cardiff City	1–0 (3–0 agg.)	Portsmouth	Cardiff
19:30	Carl Dale			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,347

19 September 1995 (1995-09-19) Round 2 (First leg)	Cardiff City	0–3	Southampton	Cardiff
19:30			Matt Le Tissier Matt Le Tissier Neil Shipperley	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,041

4 October 1995 (1995-10-04) Round 2 (Second leg)	Southampton	2–1 (5–1 agg.)	Cardiff City	Southampton
	Gordon Watson Richard Hall		Ian Rodgerson	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 12,709

FA Cup

11 November 1995 (1995-11-11) Round 1	Rushden & Diamonds	1–3	Cardiff City	Irthlingborough
	Al-James Hannigan 46'		24' Carl Dale 71' Carl Dale 28' Lee Jarman	Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 4,212

2 December 1995 (1995-12-02) Round 2	Swindon Town	2–0	Cardiff City	Swindon
15:00	Wayne Allison 58' Steve Finney 83'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,274

Auto Windscreens Shield

26 September 1995 (1995-09-26) Round 1 (Block)	Hereford United	3–3	Cardiff City	Hereford
	Richard Wilkins Richard Wilkins Dean Smith		Carl Dale Carl Dale Darren Adams	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,411

17 October 1995 (1995-10-17) Round 1 (Block)	Cardiff City	3–2	Gillingham	Cardiff
19:30	Carl Dale Carl Dale Darren Adams		Darren Freeman Adrian Foster	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,034

28 November 1995 (1995-11-28) Round 2	Cardiff City	1–2	Northampton Town	Cardiff
	Carl Dale (pen.)		Roy Hunter Neil Grayson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,450

References

^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1996". 11v11. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Cardiff City 1995-96 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1996". 11v11. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

Bibliography

Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.

Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN 0-9513321-8-X.
Rollin, Jack, ed. (1996). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1996-97. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-7781-8.
"Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".
Welsh Football Data Archive

[1] "All Cardiff City football club players: 1996". 11v11. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[results-2] "Cardiff City 1995-96 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[11v11results-3] "Cardiff City football club match record: 1996". 11v11. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

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