1995–96 Southend United F.C. season

Southend United

1995–96 season
Chairman	Vic Jobson
Manager	Ronnie Whelan (player-manager)
Stadium	Roots Hall
First Division	14th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Dave Regis (8) All: Dave Regis (9)
Average home league attendance	5,599

During the 1995–96 English football season, Southend United F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In summer of 1995, former Liverpool player Ronnie Whelan agreed to become player-manager, and Southend finished 14th in Division One in his first season as a manager.

Final league table

Main article: 1995–96 Football League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sunderland (C, P)	46	22	17	7	59	33	+26	83	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Derby County (P)	46	21	16	9	71	51	+20	79
3	Crystal Palace	46	20	15	11	67	48	+19	75	Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4	Stoke City	46	20	13	13	60	49	+11	73
5	Leicester City (O, P)	46	19	14	13	66	60	+6	71
6	Charlton Athletic	46	17	20	9	57	45	+12	71
7	Ipswich Town	46	19	12	15	79	69	+10	69
8	Huddersfield Town	46	17	12	17	61	58	+3	63
9	Sheffield United	46	16	14	16	57	54	+3	62
10	Barnsley	46	14	18	14	60	66	−6	60
11	West Bromwich Albion	46	16	12	18	60	68	−8	60
12	Port Vale	46	15	15	16	59	66	−7	60
13	Tranmere Rovers	46	14	17	15	64	60	+4	59
14	Southend United	46	15	14	17	52	61	−9	59
15	Birmingham City	46	15	13	18	61	64	−3	58
16	Norwich City	46	14	15	17	59	55	+4	57
17	Grimsby Town	46	14	14	18	55	69	−14	56
18	Oldham Athletic	46	14	14	18	54	50	+4	56
19	Reading	46	13	17	16	54	63	−9	56
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	13	16	17	56	62	−6	55
21	Portsmouth	46	13	13	20	61	69	−8	52
22	Millwall (R)	46	13	13	20	43	63	−20	52	Relegation to the Second Division
23	Watford (R)	46	10	18	18	62	70	−8	48
24	Luton Town (R)	46	11	12	23	40	64	−24	45

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Southend United's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
12 August 1995	Portsmouth	A	2–4	10,630	Thomson (2)
19 August 1995	Luton Town	H	0–1	4,630
26 August 1995	Millwall	A	0–0	10,536
29 August 1995	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–1	4,621	Thomson, Regis
1 September 1995	Reading	H	0–0	4,692
9 September 1995	Sunderland	A	0–1	13,805
13 September 1995	Derby County	A	0–1	9,242
16 September 1995	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–1	6,322	Gridelet, Jones
23 September 1995	Leicester City	A	3–1	15,276	Hails (3)
30 September 1995	Grimsby Town	H	1–0	4,977	Regis
7 October 1995	Birmingham City	A	0–2	17,341
14 October 1995	Sheffield United	H	2–1	5,292	Regis, Tilson
21 October 1995	Tranmere Rovers	A	0–3	6,584
28 October 1995	Huddersfield Town	H	0–0	5,128
4 November 1995	Watford	A	2–2	7,091	Regis, Read
11 November 1995	Stoke City	H	2–4	5,967	Belsvik, Hails
18 November 1995	Crystal Palace	H	1–1	5,089	Regis
22 November 1995	Ipswich Town	A	1–1	9,757	Regis
25 November 1995	Oldham Athletic	A	1–0	6,474	Snodin (own goal)
2 December 1995	Birmingham City	H	3–1	7,770	Bodley, Regis, Byrne
9 December 1995	Leicester City	H	2–1	5,837	Dublin, Gridelet
16 December 1995	Grimsby Town	A	1–1	5,269	Byrne
20 December 1995	Port Vale	H	2–1	4,506	Marsh (2)
26 December 1995	Norwich City	A	1–0	17,029	Jones
1 January 1996	Barnsley	H	0–0	6,537
13 January 1996	Luton Town	A	1–3	6,566	Byrne
20 January 1996	Portsmouth	H	2–1	5,560	McNally, Tilson
3 February 1996	Millwall	H	2–0	7,323	McNally, Regis
10 February 1996	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–3	12,096	Marsh
17 February 1996	Derby County	H	1–2	8,331	Thomson
24 February 1996	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–2	24,677
27 February 1996	Sunderland	H	0–2	5,810
2 March 1996	Norwich City	H	1–1	6,208	Byrne
5 March 1996	Charlton Athletic	A	3–0	11,927	Dublin, Tilson, Thomson
9 March 1996	Port Vale	A	1–2	6,222	Boere
16 March 1996	Charlton Athletic	H	1–1	7,428	Thomson
19 March 1996	Reading	A	3–3	5,321	Willis (2), Rammell
23 March 1996	Barnsley	A	1–1	6,754	Rammell
30 March 1996	Tranmere Rovers	H	2–0	4,738	Byrne, Boere
2 April 1996	Sheffield United	A	0–3	11,319
6 April 1996	Huddersfield Town	A	1–3	11,558	Willis
8 April 1996	Watford	H	1–1	5,348	Roget
13 April 1996	Crystal Palace	A	0–2	15,672
20 April 1996	Ipswich Town	H	2–1	8,363	Dublin, Marsh
27 April 1996	Oldham Athletic	H	1–1	5,389	Marsh
5 May 1996	Stoke City	A	0–1	18,897

FA Cup

Main article: 1995-96 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	6 January 1996	West Ham United	A	0–2	23,284

League Cup

Main article: 1995-96 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 First Leg	19 September 1995	Crystal Palace	H	2–2	4,031	Byrne, Jones
R2 Second Leg	3 October 1995	Crystal Palace	A	0–2	6,588

Anglo-Italian Cup

Main article: 1995–96 Anglo-Italian Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
Group B	5 September 1995	Brescia	H	0–0	2,849
Group B	11 October 1995	A.C. Reggiana	A	1–1	800	Tilson
Group B	8 November 1995	Salerno	A	1–2	1,200	Regis
Group B	13 December 1995	Foggia	H	1–2	2,570	Marsh

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Simon Royce
—	GK	ENG	Paul Sansome
—	DF	ENG	Anthony Barness (on loan from Chelsea)
—	DF	ENG	Mick Bodley
—	DF	ENG	Kenny Brown (on loan from West Ham United)
—	DF	ENG	Keith Dublin
—	DF	ENG	Phil Gridelet
—	DF	ENG	Mark Hone
—	DF	ENG	Chris Powell
—	DF	ENG	Leo Roget
—	DF	ENG	Mark Stimson
—	DF	SCO	Mark McNally
—	DF	USA	Mike Lapper
—	MF	ENG	Andy Ansah
—	MF	ENG	Julian Hails
—	MF	ENG	Mike Marsh

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Andy Sussex
—	MF	ENG	Steve Tilson
—	MF	ENG	Roger Willis
—	MF	IRL	Paul Byrne
—	MF	IRL	Andy Turner (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
—	MF	IRL	Ronnie Whelan (player-manager)
—	FW	ENG	Ken Charlery (on loan from Birmingham City)
—	FW	ENG	Gary Jones
—	FW	ENG	Andy Rammell
—	FW	ENG	Paul Read (on loan from Arsenal)
—	FW	ENG	Dave Regis
—	FW	SCO	Andy Thomson
—	FW	NED	Jeroen Boere
—	FW	NOR	Petter Belsvik (on loan from IK Start)
—	FW	NGA	Dominic Iorfa