1995–96 Birmingham City F.C. season

Birmingham City F.C.
1995–96 season
Chairman Jack Wiseman
Manager Barry Fry
Ground St Andrew's
Football League First Division 15th
FA Cup Third round
(eliminated by Wolverhampton Wanderers)
League Cup Semi-final
(eliminated by Leeds United)
Anglo-Italian Cup Quarter-final
(eliminated by West Bromwich Albion)
Top goalscorer League: Jonathan Hunt (11)
All: Jonathan Hunt (15)
Highest home attendance 24,781 vs Leeds United, League Cup semi-final 1st leg, 11 February 1996[1]
Lowest home attendance 7,446 vs Grimsby Town, League Cup 2nd round 1st leg, 20 September 1995[1]
Average home league attendance 18,098[2]

The 1995–96 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 93rd in the English football league system. They finished in 15th place in the 24-team Football League First Division, to which they were promoted as Division Two champions in 1994–95. They entered the 1995–96 FA Cup at the third round, losing in that round to Wolverhampton Wanderers after a replay, and entered the League Cup in the first round and progressed to the semi-final, in which they lost on aggregate score to Leeds United. They also took part in the last season of the Anglo-Italian Cup, losing in the quarter-final after a penalty shootout.

At the end of the season, club owner David Sullivan dismissed Barry Fry as manager and replaced him with playing legend Trevor Francis.[3]

Football League First Division

DateLeague
position
Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A
Scorers Attendance
12 August 1995 4thIpswich TownH W3–1Tait, Otto, Bowen 18,910
19 August 1995 9thCharlton AthleticA L1–3Bowen 9,710
26 August 1995 4thNorwich CityH W3–1Hunt 3 (1 pen.) 19,267
30 August 1995 9thHuddersfield TownA L2–4Ward 2 12,305
2 September 1995 6thBarnsleyA W5–0Hunt pen., Claridge, Forsyth, Doherty, Charlery 11,121
9 September 1995 5thCrystal PalaceH D0–0 19,403
12 September 1995 6thStoke CityH D1–1Hunt 19,005
17 September 1995 11thWest Bromwich AlbionA L0–1 17,854
23 September 1995 13thWatfordA D1–1Finnan 9,422
30 September 1995 12thOldham AthleticH D0–0 17,289
8 October 1995 6thSouthend UnitedH W2–0Claridge 2 17,491
14 October 1995 5thPortsmouthA W1–0Claridge 10,009
21 October 1995 3rdGrimsby TownH W3–1Claridge 2, Charlery 16,445
29 October 1995 2ndPort ValeA W2–1Claridge, Tait 8,875
4 November 1995 2ndMillwallH D2–2Castle, Charlery 23,016
11 November 1995 3rdReadingA W1–0Charlery 10,203
18 November 1995 3rdLuton TownA D0–0 7,920
21 November 1995 3rdDerby CountyH L1–4Ward pen. 19,417
26 November 1995 5thLeicester CityH D2–2Hunt 2 (1 pen.) 17,350
2 December 1995 5thSouthend UnitedA L1–3Claridge 7,770
9 December 1995 4thWatfordH W1–0Francis 16,790
16 December 1995 8thOldham AthleticA L0–4 6,602
23 December 1995 4thTranmere RoversH W1–0Hunt 18,439
26 December 1995 3rdSheffield UnitedA D1–1Francis 17,668
14 January 1996 7thCharlton AthleticH L3–4Edwards, Hunt pen., Forsyth 18,539
20 January 1996 9thIpswich TownA L0–2 12,388
4 February 1996 11thNorwich CityA D1–1Otto 12,612
17 February 1996 13thStoke CityA L0–1 15,709
20 February 1996 13thBarnsleyH D0–0 14,168
27 February 1996 13thCrystal PalaceA L2–3Bowen 2 13,415
2 March 1996 15thSheffield UnitedH L0–1 16,799
5 March 1996 13thWolverhampton WanderersH W2–0Devlin 2 (1 pen.) 22,051
9 March 1996 12thTranmere RoversA D2–2Hunt, Legg 8,696
12 March 1996 11thHuddersfield TownH W2–0Devlin, P. Barnes 15,296
17 March 1996 11thSunderlandH L0–2 23,251
20 March 1996 11thWest Bromwich AlbionH D1–1Hunt 19,147
23 March 1996 12thWolverhampton WanderersA L2–3Devlin 2 (1 pen.) 26,256
30 March 1996 13thGrimsby TownA L1–2P. Barnes 5,773
2 April 1996 13thPortsmouthH W2–0Devlin pen., P. Barnes 14,886
6 April 1996 9thPort ValeH W3–1Tait, P. Barnes, Peschisolido 17,469
10 April 1996 10thMillwallA L0–2 9,271
13 April 1996 9thLuton TownH W4–0Francis, Devlin, P. Barnes 2 15,426
16 April 1996 9thSunderlandA L0–3 19,831
20 April 1996 9thDerby CountyA D1–1Breen 16,757
27 April 1996 12thLeicester CityA L0–3 19,702
5 May 1996 15thReadingH L1–2P. Barnes 16,223

League table (part)

Final Division One table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
13th Tranmere Rovers461417156460+459
14th Southend United461514175261-959
15th Birmingham City461513186164-358
16th Norwich City461415175955+457
17th Grimsby Town461414185569-1456
Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source [4]

Note that goals scored took precedence over goal difference as a tiebreaker in the Football League.[4]


Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 15 13 18 61 64 −3 58 11 7 5 37 23 +14 4 6 13 24 41 −17

Source: [4]

FA Cup

Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A
Scorers Attendance
Third round 6 January 1996Wolverhampton WanderersH D1–1Poole 21,349
Third round replay 17 January 1996Wolverhampton WanderersA L1–2Hunt 28,088

League Cup

Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A
Scorers Attendance
First round 1st leg 15 August 1995Plymouth ArgyleH W1–0Cooper 7,964
First round 2nd leg 22 August 1995Plymouth ArgyleA W2–1
3–1 agg.
Edwards, Hunt 6,529
Second round 1st leg 20 September 1995Grimsby TownH W2–1Daish, Hunt, Claridge 7,446
Second round 2nd leg 3 October 1995Grimsby TownA D1–1
3–2 agg.
Bowen 3,280
Third round 24 October 1995Tranmere RoversH D1–1McGreal o.g. 13,752
Third round replay 8 November 1995Tranmere RoversA W3–1
a.e.t.
Charlery 2, Rushfeldt 9,151
Fourth round 29 November 1995MiddlesbroughA D0–0 28,031
Fourth round replay 20 December 1995MiddlesbroughH W2–0Francis 2 19,878
Fifth round 10 January 1996Norwich CityA D1–1Francis 13,028
Fifth round replay 24 January 1996Norwich CityH W2–1Daish, Bowen 21,097
Semi-final 1st leg 11 February 1996Leeds UnitedH L1–2Francis 24,781
Semi-final 2nd leg 25 February 1996Leeds UnitedA L0–3
1–5 agg.
35,435

Anglo-Italian Cup

Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A
Scorers Attendance
Group stage 5 September 1995GenoaH L2–3Bowen 2 20,430
Group stage 11 October 1995PerugiaA W1–0Castle 1,200
Group stage 15 November 1995AnconaA W2–1Edwards, Tentoni o.g. 1,500
Group stage 12 December 1995CesenaH W3–1Hunt, Claridge, Donowa* 7,813
Quarter-final 30 January 1996West Bromwich AlbionH D2–2
1–4 pens.
Poole, Bull 9,113


Transfers

In

Date Player Club Fee Ref
July 1995 Ken Charlery Peterborough United £400,000 [5]
July 1995 Richard Forsyth Kidderminster Harriers £50,000 [5]
July 1995 Andy Edwards Southend United £450,000 [5]
July 1995 Jae Martin Southend United Free [5]
July 1995 Jason Bowen Swansea City £275,000 [5]
July 1995 Steve Castle Plymouth Argyle £225,000 [5]
August 1995 Ian Richardson Dagenham & Redbridge £60,000 [5]
September 1995 Michael Johnson Notts County £225,000 [5]
September 1995 Steve Barnes Welling United £30,000 [5]
October 1995 Bart Griemink WK Emmen Free [5]
December 1995 Gary Bull Nottingham Forest Free [5]
January 1996 Fred Barber Luton Town Free [5]
February 1996 Gary Breen Peterborough United £250,000 [5][6]
February 1996 Paul Devlin Notts County £250,000
February 1996 Andy Legg Notts County £250,000
March 1996 Paul Barnes York City £350,000 [7]
March 1996 Martin Grainger Brentford £400,000
May 1996 Steve Bruce Manchester United Free [8]
June 1996 Barry Horne Everton £250,000 [9]
June 1996 Gary Ablett Everton £390,000 [10]

Out

Date Player Fee Joineddagger Ref
July 1995 Andy Saville £100,000 Preston North End [5]
September 1995 Ryan Price £20,000 Macclesfield Town [5]
January 1996 Ben Sedgemore Free Peterborough United [5]
December 1995 Kenny Lowe Free (Gateshead) [5]
February 1996 Ken Charlery * Peterborough United [5][6]
February 1996 Liam Daish £1.5m Coventry City [11]
March 1996 Steve Claridge £1.2m Leicester City [12]
March 1996 Gary Bull Section-sign York City [7]
March 1996 Chris Whyte Free One month [13]
March 1996 Ian Richardson £150,000 Notts County [14]
March 1996 Mark Ward Free Huddersfield Town [14]
March 1996 Scott Hiley £200,000 Manchester City [14]
June 1996 Peter Shearer Released (Peterborough United)
June 1996 Gary Cooper Released
June 1996 Neil Doherty Released (Kidderminster Harriers)
dagger Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Birmingham City contract expired.
* Part of the deal in which Gary Breen joined Birmingham from Peterborough United for £250,000.[5][6]
Section-sign Part of the deal in which Paul Barnes joined Birmingham from York City for £350,000.[7]


Loan in

Date Player Club Return Ref
October 1995 Sigurd Rushfeldt Tromsø IL Three months [15]
November 1995 Dan Sahlin Hammarby IF One month [16]
November 1995 Danny Hill Tottenham Hotspur One month [17]
November 1995 David Preece Derby County One month [18]
January 1996 Paul Sansome Southend United One month [19]
February 1996 Vinny Samways Everton End of season [20]
February 1996 John Sheridan Sheffield Wednesday One month [20]

Loan out

Date Player Club Return Ref
September 1995 Ian Muir Darlington One month [21]
December 1995 Chris Whyte Coventry City One month [22]
January 1996 Ian Richardson Notts County Two months [23]
January 1996 Ken Charlery Southend United One month [24]
February 1996 Scott Hiley Manchester City One month [25]
February 1996 Neil Doherty Northampton Town End of season [26]
February 1996 Steve Castle Gillingham End of season [27]
March 1996 Steve Finnan Notts County End of season [28]

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with name struck through and marked Left club during playing season left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.
Players included in matchday squads
Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Anglo-Italian Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK ENG Fred Barber 1000000010
GK ENG Ian Bennett 240108040370
GK NED Bart Griemink 20010301 (1)025 (1)0
GK ENG Paul Sansome*Left club during playing season 1000100020
DF ENG Jon Bass 5000100060
DF IRE Gary Breen 17 (1)100000017 (1)1
DF ENG Gary Cooper 16 (2)0006 (1)12 (1)024 (4)1
DF IRE Liam DaishLeft club during playing season 16 (1)020721026 (1)2
DF ENG Andy Edwards 36 (1)1201115154 (1)3
DF ENG John Frain 22 (1)020601029 (1)0
DF ENG Martin Grainger 8000000080
DF ENG Scott HileyLeft club during playing season 5000101070
DF JAM Michael Johnson 31 (2)010504041 (2)0
DF ENG Gary Poole 27 (1)0211003142 (1)2
DF ENG Simon Rea 0 (1)000001 (1)01 (2)0
DF ENG Chris WhyteLeft club during playing season 4000401090
MF ENG Steve Barnes 0 (3)0000 (1)00 (1)00 (5)0
MF WAL Jason Bowen 16 (7)40 (2)03 (5)22221 (14)8
MF ENG Steve Castle 12 (3)110703123 (3)2
MF ENG Louie Donowa 5 (8)0103 (5)01110 (14)0
MF IRE Steve Finnan 6 (6)1002 (2)02 (1)010 (9)1
MF ENG Richard Forsyth 12 (14)220723 (1)024 (15)4
MF ENG Danny Hill*Left club during playing season 5000200070
MF ENG Jonathan Hunt 43 (2)111 (1)18 (3)25152 (6)15
MF WAL Andy Legg 9 (3)10000009 (3)1
MF ENG Kenny Lowe 0 (2)00000000 (2)0
MF ENG Ricky Otto 6 (12)2003 (3)03012 (15)2
MF ENG David Preece*Left club during playing season 6000001070
MF ENG Ian RichardsonLeft club during playing season 3 (4)0203 (1)01 (2)09 (7)0
MF SWE Dan Sahlin*Left club during playing season 0 (1)00000000 (1)0
MF ENG Vinny Samways* 120000000120
MF IRE John Sheridan*Left club during playing season 1 (1)00020003 (1)0
MF ENG Paul Tait 23 (4)3004 (1)02 (1)029 (6)3
MF ENG Mark Ward 133003 (1)01017 (1)3
FW ENG Paul Barnes 167000000167
FW ENG Gary BullLeft club during playing season 3 (3)00 (2)00 (1)00 (1)03 (7)0
FW LCA Ken CharleryLeft club during playing season 8 (9)4003 (1)22 (1)013 (11)6
FW ENG Steve ClaridgeLeft club during playing season 2882011 (1)12 (1)143 (2)10
FW ENG Neil Doherty 0 (2)1001 (1)00 (1)01 (4)1
FW SKN Kevin Francis 11 (8)320641020 (8)7
FW ENG Jae Martin 1 (6)000000 (2)01 (8)0
FW ENG Ian Muir 10000 (1)0001 (1)0
FW CAN Paul Peschisolido 7 (2)10000007 (2)1
FW NOR Sigurd Rushfeldt*Left club during playing season 3 (4)00011105 (4)1
Players not included in matchday squads
Pos. Nat. Name
GK ENG Ryan PriceLeft club during playing season
MF ENG Peter Shearer

See also

References

General

Specific

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