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Leicester City 1995–96 football season
During the 1995–96 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary
Mark McGhee left the club unexpectedly in December 1995 whilst Leicester were top of Division One to take charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers .[ 1] McGhee was replaced by Martin O'Neill .[ 2] Under O'Neill, Leicester qualified for the 1995–96 Division One promotion playoffs and beat Crystal Palace 2–1 with a last-gasp Steve Claridge goal securing an immediate return to the Premiership.
Final league table
Key
Promoted to the Premiership
Qualified for the promotion playoff
Relegated to Division Two
NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference
Results
Leicester City's score comes first [ 3]
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
12 August 1995
Sunderland
A
2–1
18,593
Corica , Robins
19 August 1995
Stoke City
H
2–3
17,719
Walsh , Parker (pen)
26 August 1995
Luton Town
A
1–1
7,612
Parker
30 August 1995
Portsmouth
H
4–2
15,170
Roberts (3), Parker
2 September 1995
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
1–0
18,441
Whitlow
10 September 1995
Derby County
A
1–0
11,767
Joachim
12 September 1995
Port Vale
A
2–0
8,814
McMahon , Roberts
16 September 1995
Reading
H
1–1
19,103
Roberts
23 September 1995
Southend United
H
1–3
15,276
Lowe
30 September 1995
Norwich City
A
1–0
18,435
Heskey
7 October 1995
Barnsley
A
2–2
13,669
Robins , Walsh
14 October 1995
Charlton Athletic
H
1–1
16,771
Lowe
21 October 1995
Sheffield United
A
3–1
13,100
Roberts , Taylor , Lowe
28 October 1995
Crystal Palace
H
2–3
18,376
Robins , Taylor
5 November 1995
West Bromwich Albion
A
3–2
16,071
Taylor (2), Roberts
11 November 1995
Watford
H
1–0
16,230
Roberts
19 November 1995
Tranmere Rovers
H
0–1
13,125
21 November 1995
Huddersfield Town
A
1–3
14,300
Robins
26 November 1995
Birmingham City
A
2–2
17,350
Roberts , Grayson
2 December 1995
Barnsley
H
2–2
15,125
Roberts , Grayson
9 December 1995
Southend United
A
1–2
5,835
Roberts
17 December 1995
Norwich City
H
3–2
14,251
Whitlow , Roberts , Heskey
23 December 1995
Grimsby Town
A
2–2
7,713
Roberts , Walsh
1 January 1996
Millwall
A
1–1
9,953
Corica
13 January 1996
Stoke City
A
0–1
13,669
21 January 1996
Sunderland
H
0–0
16,130
3 February 1996
Luton Town
H
1–1
14,821
Roberts
10 February 1996
Portsmouth
A
1–2
9,003
Roberts
17 February 1996
Port Vale
H
1–1
13,758
Taylor
21 February 1996
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
3–2
27,381
Roberts , Heskey (2)
24 February 1996
Reading
A
1–1
9,817
Lewis
28 February 1996
Derby County
H
0–0
20,911
3 March 1996
Ipswich Town
A
2–4
9,817
Roberts (2)
9 March 1996
Grimsby Town
H
2–1
13,784
Heskey (2)
13 March 1996
Ipswich Town
H
0–2
17,783
16 March 1996
Oldham Athletic
A
1–3
5,582
Whitlow
23 March 1996
Millwall
H
2–1
12,543
Carey , Taylor
30 March 1996
Sheffield United
H
0–2
15,230
2 April 1996
Charlton Athletic
A
1–0
11,287
Claridge
6 April 1996
Crystal Palace
A
1–0
17,331
Roberts
9 April 1996
West Bromwich Albion
H
1–2
17,889
Robins
13 April 1996
Tranmere Rovers
A
1–1
8,882
Robins
17 April 1996
Oldham Athletic
H
2–0
12,790
Claridge (2)
20 April 1996
Huddersfield Town
H
2–1
17,619
Walsh , Claridge
27 April 1996
Birmingham City
H
3–0
19,702
Claridge , Heskey , Lennon
5 May 1996
Watford
A
1–0
20,089
Izzet
First Division play-offs
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
6 January 1996
Manchester City
H
0–0
20,640
R3R
17 January 1996
Manchester City
A
0–5
19,980
League Cup
Squad
[ 4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
General Grounds Rivalries Miscellaneous
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , Senior )
Spartan League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions