1995–96 Football League

The Football League
Season 1995–96
Champions Sunderland
Promoted Sunderland,
Derby County

The 19951996 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

Football League, 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 1417 (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

First Division Table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Sunderland 461382321099527235933+2683
2 Derby County 461481482278823297151+2079
3 Crystal Palace 469953422116633266748+1975
4 Stoke City 461364321577928346049+1173
5 Leicester City 469773229107634316660+671
6 Charlton Athletic 468114282399529225745+1271
7 Ipswich Town 4613554530671034397969+1069
8 Huddersfield Town 4614454223381219356158+363
9 Sheffield United 46977292577928295754+362
10 Barnsley 4691043428581026386066–660
11 West Bromwich Albion 4611573429571126396068–860
12 Port Vale 4610583029510829375966–760
13 Tranmere Rovers 469954229581022316460+459
14 Southend United 4611843022461322395261–959
15 Birmingham City 4611753723461324416164–358
16 Norwich City 467972624761033315955+457
17 Grimsby Town 4681052725641328445569–1456
18 Oldham Athletic 4610763320471221305450+456
19 Reading 468782830510826335463–756
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 468963428571122345662–855
21 Portsmouth 468693432571127376169–852
22 Millwall 4676102328671020354363–2052
23 Watford 4678840333101022376270–848
24 Luton Town 4676103034461310304064–2445
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

First Division playoffs

  Semifinals
1st leg – May 12th; 2nd leg – May 15th, 1996
Final at Wembley
May 27th, 1996
                     
3rd  Crystal Palace 2 1 3  
6th  Charlton Athletic 1 0 1  
    3rd  Crystal Palace 1
  5th  Leicester City (a.e.t.) 2
4th  Stoke City 0 0 0
5th  Leicester City 0 1 1  

[1]

First Division results

Home ╲ Away BAR BIR CHACRYDERGRIHUDIPSLEILUTMILNOROLDPTVPORREASHUSTDSTKSUNTRAWATWBAWOL
Barnsley 05 12 11 20 11 30 33 22 10 31 22 21 11 00 01 22 11 31 01 21 21 11 10
Birmingham City 00 34 00 14 31 20 31 22 40 22 31 00 31 20 12 01 20 11 02 10 10 11 20
Charlton Athletic 11 31 00 00 01 21 02 01 11 20 11 11 22 21 21 11 03 21 11 00 21 41 11
Crystal Palace 43 32 11 00 50 00 11 01 20 12 01 22 22 00 02 00 20 11 01 21 40 10 32
Derby County 41 11 20 21 11 32 11 01 11 22 21 21 00 32 30 42 10 31 31 62 11 30 00
Grimsby Town 31 21 12 02 11 11 31 22 00 12 22 11 10 21 00 02 11 10 04 11 00 10 30
Huddersfield Town 30 42 22 30 01 13 21 31 10 30 32 00 02 01 31 12 31 11 11 10 10 41 21
Ipswich Town 22 20 15 10 10 22 21 42 01 00 21 21 51 32 12 11 11 41 30 12 42 21 12
Leicester City 22 30 11 23 00 21 21 02 11 21 32 20 11 42 11 02 13 23 00 01 10 12 10
Luton Town 13 00 01 00 12 32 22 12 11 10 13 11 32 31 12 10 31 12 02 32 00 12 23
Millwall 01 20 02 14 01 21 00 21 11 10 21 01 12 11 11 10 00 23 12 22 12 21 01
Norwich City 31 11 01 10 10 22 20 21 01 01 00 21 21 11 33 00 01 01 00 11 12 22 23
Oldham Athletic 01 40 11 31 01 10 30 11 31 10 22 20 22 11 21 21 01 20 12 12 00 12 00
Port Vale 30 12 13 12 11 10 10 21 02 10 01 10 13 02 32 23 21 10 11 11 11 31 22
Portsmouth 00 01 21 23 22 31 11 01 21 40 01 10 21 12 00 12 42 33 22 02 42 02 02
Reading 00 01 00 02 32 02 31 14 11 31 12 03 20 22 01 03 33 10 11 10 00 31 30
Sheffield United 10 11 20 23 02 12 02 22 13 10 20 21 21 11 41 00 30 00 00 02 11 12 21
Southend United 00 31 11 11 12 10 00 21 21 01 20 11 11 21 21 00 21 24 02 20 11 21 21
Stoke City 20 10 10 12 11 12 11 31 10 50 10 11 01 01 21 11 22 10 10 00 20 21 20
Sunderland 21 30 00 10 30 10 32 10 12 10 60 01 10 00 11 22 20 10 00 00 11 00 20
Tranmere Rovers 13 22 00 23 51 01 31 52 11 10 22 11 20 21 12 21 11 30 00 20 23 22 22
Watford 23 11 12 00 00 63 01 23 01 11 01 02 21 52 12 42 21 22 30 33 30 11 11
West Bromwich Albion 21 10 10 23 32 31 12 00 23 02 10 14 10 11 21 20 31 31 01 01 11 44 00
Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 32 00 02 30 41 00 22 23 00 11 02 13 01 22 11 10 20 14 30 21 30 11

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1995–1996

Second Division

Football League, 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 1414 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer Marcus Stewart (Bristol Rovers), 21;
Gary Martindale (Peterborough United/ Notts County), 21 [2]

Second Division Table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Swindon Town 46121013716137334187134+3792
2 Oxford United 461742521477924257639+2783
3 Blackpool 461454412098626206740+2782
4 Notts County 461463422179721186339+2478
5 Crewe Alexandra 4613374024941037367760+1773
6 Bradford City 4615444125731330447169+273
7 Chesterfield 4614633921661117305651+572
8 Wrexham 4612655127610725287655+2170
9 Stockport County 468963020114831276147+1470
10 Bristol Rovers 461247292886928325760–370
11 Walsall 4612743820751122256045+1569
12 Wycombe Wanderers 469863626671027336359+460
13 Bristol City 461067282259927385560–560
14 Bournemouth 4612563325451418455170–1958
15 Brentford 4612652415371319344349–658
16 Rotherham United 4611753120371323425462–856
17 Burnley 469863528551321405668–1255
18 Shrewsbury Town 467883229661126415870–1253
19 Peterborough United 469684027471219395966–752
20 York City 468692829571130445873–1552
21 Carlisle United 4611663520171522525772–1549
22 Swansea City 468872729361416504379–3647
23 Brighton & HA 4667102531431621384669–2340
24 Hull City 4648112637181410413678–4231
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Second Division Play-offs

  Semifinals
1st leg –May 12th; 2nd leg –May 15th, 1996
Final at Wembley Stadium
May 26th, 1993
                     
3rd  Blackpool 2 0 2  
6th  Bradford City 0 3 3  
    4th  Notts County 0
  6th  Bradford City 2
4th  Notts County 2 1 3
5th  Crewe Alexandra 2 0 2  

[1]

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away BLP BOU BRABREBHABRIBROBURCRLCHFCREHULNTCOXFPETROTSHRSTPSWASWIWALWREWYCYOR
Blackpool 21 41 10 21 30 30 31 31 00 21 11 10 11 21 12 21 01 40 11 12 20 11 13
AFC Bournemouth 10 31 10 31 11 21 02 20 20 04 20 02 01 30 21 02 32 31 00 00 11 23 22
Bradford City 21 10 21 13 30 23 22 31 21 21 11 10 10 21 20 31 01 51 11 10 20 04 22
Brentford 12 20 21 01 22 00 10 11 12 21 10 00 10 30 11 02 10 00 02 10 10 10 20
Brighton & Hove Albion 12 20 00 00 02 20 10 10 02 22 40 10 12 12 11 22 11 02 13 03 22 12 13
Bristol City 11 30 21 00 01 02 01 11 21 32 40 02 02 01 43 20 10 10 00 02 31 00 11
Bristol Rovers 11 02 10 20 10 24 10 11 10 12 21 03 20 11 10 21 13 22 14 20 12 21 10
Burnley 01 00 23 10 30 00 01 20 22 01 21 34 02 21 21 21 43 30 00 11 22 11 33
Carlisle United 12 40 22 21 10 21 12 20 11 10 20 00 12 11 20 11 01 30 01 11 12 42 20
Chesterfield 10 30 21 22 10 11 21 42 30 12 00 10 10 11 30 10 12 32 13 11 11 31 21
Crewe Alexandra 12 20 12 31 31 42 12 31 21 30 10 22 12 21 02 30 01 41 02 10 00 20 11
Hull City 21 11 23 01 00 23 13 30 25 00 12 00 00 23 14 23 11 00 01 10 11 42 03
Notts County 11 20 02 40 21 22 42 11 31 41 01 10 11 10 21 11 10 40 13 21 10 20 22
Oxford United 10 20 20 21 11 20 12 50 40 10 10 20 11 40 11 60 21 51 30 32 00 14 20
Peterborough United 00 45 31 01 31 11 00 02 61 01 31 31 01 11 10 22 01 11 02 23 10 30 61
Rotherham United 21 10 20 10 10 23 10 10 22 01 22 11 20 10 51 22 20 11 02 01 01 00 22
Shrewsbury Town 02 12 11 21 21 41 11 30 11 00 23 11 01 20 11 31 12 12 12 02 22 11 21
Stockport County 11 31 12 11 31 00 20 00 20 01 11 00 20 42 01 11 02 20 11 01 23 11 30
Swansea City 02 11 20 21 21 21 22 24 11 32 21 00 00 11 00 00 31 03 01 21 13 12 01
Swindon Town 11 22 41 22 32 20 21 00 21 11 21 30 10 11 20 10 01 00 30 11 11 00 30
Walsall 11 00 21 01 21 21 11 31 21 30 32 30 00 22 11 31 30 02 41 00 12 01 20
Wrexham 11 50 12 22 11 00 32 02 32 30 23 50 11 21 10 70 11 23 10 43 30 10 23
Wycombe Wanderers 01 12 52 21 02 11 11 41 40 10 11 22 11 03 11 11 20 41 01 12 10 11 21
York City 02 31 03 22 31 01 01 11 11 01 23 01 13 10 31 22 12 22 00 20 10 10 21

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1995–1996

Third Division

Football League, 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 1346 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorer Steve White (Hereford United), 29
Andy Saville (Preston North End), 29 [2]

Third Division Table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Preston North End 4611844422129234167838+4086
2 Gillingham 461661336611616144920+2983
3 Bury 4611663321117533276648+1879
4 Plymouth Argyle 461454412087827296849+1978
5 Darlington 46106730211012130216042+1878
6 Hereford United 461355402279725256547+1874
7 Colchester United 4613733722511724296151+1072
8 Barnet 4613644019510825266545+2070
9 Chester 461193452277927317253+1970
10 Wigan Athletic 4615353621571126356256+670
11 Northampton Town 4691043222931119225144+767
12 Scunthorpe United 46887363077931316761+660
13 Doncaster Rovers 4611662519551324414960–1159
14 Exeter City 469952522491021314653–757
15 Rochdale 467883233751125285761–455
16 Cambridge United 468873430641327416171–1054
17 Fulham 4610943926281318375763–653
18 Mansfield Town 4661072529510829355464–1053
19 Lincoln City 468783226571125475773–1653
20 Hartlepool United 468963024441517434767–2049
21 Leyton Orient 4611482922171515414463–1947
22 Cardiff City 468692422361417424164–2345
23 Scarborough 4651172228351517413969–3040
24 Torquay United 4649101736151713483084–5429
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
New club in the league (none)
Relegated to Conference (none)

Third Division Play-offs

  Semifinals
1st leg – May 12th; 2nd leg – May 15th, 1996
Final at Wembley Stadium
May 25th, 1996
                     
4th  Plymouth Argyle 0 3 3  
7th  Colchester United 1 1 2  
    4th  Plymouth Argyle 1
  5th  Darlington 0
5th  Darlington 2 2 4
6th  Hereford United 1 1 2  

[1]

Third Division results

Home ╲ Away BAR BRY CAMCARCHRCOLDARDONEXEFULGILHARHERLEYLINMANNORPLYPNEROCSCASCUTORWIG
Barnet 00 20 10 11 11 11 11 32 30 02 51 13 30 31 00 20 12 10 04 10 10 40 50
Bury 00 12 30 11 00 00 41 20 30 10 03 20 21 71 02 01 05 00 11 02 30 10 21
Cambridge United 11 24 42 11 31 01 22 11 00 00 01 22 20 21 02 01 23 21 21 41 12 11 21
Cardiff City 11 01 11 00 12 02 32 01 14 20 20 32 00 11 30 01 01 01 10 21 01 00 30
Chester 02 11 11 40 11 41 03 22 11 11 20 21 11 51 21 10 31 11 12 50 30 41 00
Colchester United 32 10 21 10 12 11 10 11 22 11 41 20 00 30 13 10 21 22 10 11 21 31 12
Darlington 11 40 00 01 31 22 12 10 11 10 10 10 20 32 11 12 20 12 01 12 00 12 21
Doncaster Rovers 10 01 21 00 12 32 12 20 02 01 10 00 41 11 00 10 00 22 03 10 20 10 21
Exeter City 10 11 10 20 12 22 01 10 21 00 10 02 22 11 22 12 11 11 20 20 10 00 04
Fulham 11 00 02 42 20 11 22 31 21 00 22 00 21 12 42 13 40 22 11 10 13 40 10
Gillingham 10 30 30 10 31 01 00 40 10 10 20 11 11 20 20 00 10 11 10 10 00 20 21
Hartlepool United 00 12 12 21 21 21 11 01 00 10 11 01 41 30 11 21 22 02 11 11 20 22 12
Hereford United 41 34 52 13 10 11 01 10 22 10 00 41 32 10 01 10 30 01 20 00 30 21 22
Leyton Orient 33 02 31 41 02 01 11 31 03 10 01 41 01 20 10 20 01 02 20 10 00 10 11
Lincoln City 12 22 13 01 00 00 02 40 01 40 03 11 21 10 21 10 00 00 12 31 22 50 24
Mansfield Town 21 15 21 11 34 12 22 00 11 10 01 03 12 00 12 00 11 00 22 20 11 20 10
Northampton Town 02 41 30 10 10 21 11 33 00 20 11 00 11 12 11 33 10 12 21 20 12 11 00
Plymouth Argyle 11 10 10 00 42 11 01 31 22 30 10 30 01 11 30 10 10 02 20 51 13 43 31
Preston North End 01 00 33 50 20 20 11 10 20 11 00 30 22 40 12 60 03 32 12 32 22 10 11
Rochdale 04 11 31 33 13 11 12 10 42 11 20 40 00 10 33 11 12 01 03 02 11 30 02
Scarborough 11 02 20 10 00 00 12 02 00 22 02 12 22 21 00 11 21 22 12 11 14 21 00
Scunthorpe United 20 12 12 11 02 10 33 22 40 31 11 21 01 20 23 11 00 11 12 13 33 10 31
Torquay United 11 02 03 00 11 23 01 12 02 21 00 00 11 21 02 11 30 02 04 10 00 18 11
Wigan Athletic 10 12 31 31 21 20 11 20 10 11 21 10 21 10 11 26 12 01 01 20 20 21 30

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1995–1996

Top scorers

First Division

Rank Player Club Goals
1Republic of Ireland John Aldridge Tranmere Rovers 26
2Scotland Dougie Freedman Crystal Palace 20
=England Dean Sturridge Derby County 20
4England Ian Marshall Ipswich Town 19
=Wales Iwan Roberts Leicester City 19
6Scotland Alex Mathie Ipswich Town 18
7England Andy Payton Barnsley 17
=England Bob Taylor West Bromwich Albion 17

Second Division

Rank Player Club(s) Goals
1England Marcus Stewart Bristol Rovers 21
=England Gary Martindale Peterborough United
Notts County
21

Third Division

Rank Player Club Goals
1England Steve White Hereford United 29
=England Andy Saville Preston North End 29

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "England 1995–96". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 3 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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