1995–96 Football League
| Season | 1995–96 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland |
| Promoted | Sunderland Derby County |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → | |
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]
First Division
| Season | 1995–96 |
|---|---|
| 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 | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Sunderland | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 83 | |||||
| 2 | Derby County | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 79 | |||||
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 75 | |||||
| 4 | Stoke City | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 73 | |||||
| 5 | Leicester City | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 71 | |||||
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 71 | |||||
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 39 | 79 | 69 | +10 | 69 | |||||
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 63 | |||||
| 9 | Sheffield United | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 62 | |||||
| 10 | Barnsley | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 60 | 66 | –6 | 60 | |||||
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 60 | 68 | –8 | 60 | |||||
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 59 | 66 | –7 | 60 | |||||
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 59 | |||||
| 14 | Southend United | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 39 | 52 | 61 | –9 | 59 | |||||
| 15 | Birmingham City | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 61 | 64 | –3 | 58 | |||||
| 16 | Norwich City | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 57 | |||||
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 44 | 55 | 69 | –14 | 56 | |||||
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 56 | |||||
| 19 | Reading | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 54 | 63 | –7 | 56 | |||||
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 62 | –8 | 55 | |||||
| 21 | Portsmouth | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 61 | 69 | –8 | 52 | |||||
| 22 | Millwall | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 43 | 63 | –20 | 52 | |||||
| 23 | Watford | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 62 | 70 | –8 | 48 | |||||
| 24 | Luton Town | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 64 | –24 | 45 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League | |
| Promoted to FA Premier League | |
| Participated in play-offs | |
| Promoted to Premier League through play-offs | |
| Relegated |
Play-offs
| Semifinals 1st leg – May 12th; 2nd leg – May 15th, 1996 | Final at Wembley May 27th, 1996 | ||||||||
| 3rd | Crystal Palace | 2 | |||||||
| 6th | Charlton Athletic | 1 | |||||||
| 3rd | Crystal Palace | 1 | |||||||
| 5th | Leicester City (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||
| 4th | Stoke City | 0 | |||||||
| 5th | Leicester City | 0 | |||||||
Results
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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
Locations of the First Division London teams
Second Division
| Season | 1995–96 |
|---|---|
| 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 | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 71 | 34 | +37 | 92 | |||||
| 2 | Oxford United | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 76 | 39 | +27 | 83 | |||||
| 3 | Blackpool | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 82 | |||||
| 4 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 78 | |||||
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 77 | 60 | +17 | 73 | |||||
| 6 | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 44 | 71 | 69 | +2 | 73 | |||||
| 7 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 72 | |||||
| 8 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 76 | 55 | +21 | 70 | |||||
| 9 | Stockport County | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 70 | |||||
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 57 | 60 | –3 | 70 | |||||
| 11 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 69 | |||||
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 60 | |||||
| 13 | Bristol City | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 38 | 55 | 60 | –5 | 60 | |||||
| 14 | Bournemouth | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 51 | 70 | –19 | 58 | |||||
| 15 | Brentford | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 43 | 49 | –6 | 58 | |||||
| 16 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 54 | 62 | –8 | 56 | |||||
| 17 | Burnley | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 56 | 68 | –12 | 55 | |||||
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 58 | 70 | –12 | 53 | |||||
| 19 | Peterborough United | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 59 | 66 | –7 | 52 | |||||
| 20 | York City | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 58 | 73 | –15 | 52 | |||||
| 21 | Carlisle United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 52 | 57 | 72 | –15 | 49 | |||||
| 22 | Swansea City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 50 | 43 | 79 | –36 | 47 | |||||
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 38 | 46 | 69 | –23 | 40 | |||||
| 24 | Hull City | 46 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 78 | –42 | 31 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Participated in play-offs | |
| Promoted through play-offs | |
| Relegated |
Play-offs
| Semifinals 1st leg –May 12th; 2nd leg –May 15th, 1996 | Final at Wembley Stadium May 26th, 1996 | ||||||||
| 3rd | Blackpool | 2 | |||||||
| 6th | Bradford City | 0 | |||||||
| 4th | Notts County | 0 | |||||||
| 6th | Bradford City | 2 | |||||||
| 4th | Notts County | 2 | |||||||
| 5th | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | |||||||
Results
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Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Stewart |
Bristol Rovers | 21 |
| = | Gary Martindale |
Peterborough United Notts County |
21 |
Locations
Third Division
| Season | 1995–96 |
|---|---|
| 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 | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston North End | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 78 | 38 | +40 | 86 | |||||
| 2 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 49 | 20 | +29 | 83 | |||||
| 3 | Bury | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 79 | |||||
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 78 | |||||
| 5 | Darlington | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 78 | |||||
| 6 | Hereford United | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 74 | |||||
| 7 | Colchester United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 72 | |||||
| 8 | Barnet | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 70 | |||||
| 9 | Chester | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 70 | |||||
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 70 | |||||
| 11 | Northampton Town | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 67 | |||||
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 67 | 61 | +6 | 60 | |||||
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 49 | 60 | –11 | 59 | |||||
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 46 | 53 | –7 | 57 | |||||
| 15 | Rochdale | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 57 | 61 | –4 | 55 | |||||
| 16 | Cambridge United | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 61 | 71 | –10 | 54 | |||||
| 17 | Fulham | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 57 | 63 | –6 | 53 | |||||
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 54 | 64 | –10 | 53 | |||||
| 19 | Lincoln City | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 47 | 57 | 73 | –16 | 53 | |||||
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 43 | 47 | 67 | –20 | 49 | |||||
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 44 | 63 | –19 | 47 | |||||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 41 | 64 | –23 | 45 | |||||
| 23 | Scarborough | 46 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 39 | 69 | –30 | 40 | |||||
| 24 | Torquay United | 46 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 48 | 30 | 84 | –54 | 29 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Participated in play-offs | |
| Promoted through play-offs | |
| New club in the league (none) | |
| Relegated to Conference (none) |
Play-offs
| Semifinals 1st leg – May 12th; 2nd leg – May 15th, 1996 | Final at Wembley Stadium May 25th, 1996 | ||||||||
| 4th | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | |||||||
| 7th | Colchester United | 1 | |||||||
| 4th | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | |||||||
| 5th | Darlington | 0 | |||||||
| 5th | Darlington | 2 | |||||||
| 6th | Hereford United | 1 | |||||||
Results
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Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve White |
Hereford United | 29 |
| = | Andy Saville |
Preston North End | 29 |
Locations
Locations of the Third Division London teams
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.