1995–96 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

The 1995-96 season was a highly inconsistent one for the club. In October 1995, they were second and hopeful of automatic promotion, but then came a drastic loss of form which, in a fourteen match run, saw them lose 13 games, draw one and win none to secure only one point out of a possible 42. They looked set to be relegated to Division Two, but a marked improvement in form during the final four months of the season saw them climb to mid table. Later during the season, the club signed Richard Sneekes from Bolton Wanderers. He would prove an instant hit, scoring ten league goals in less than half a season, and a cult figure with the fans.^[1]

Final league table

Main article: 1995-96 Football League

Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1.	Sunderland	46	22	17	7	59	33	83
2.	Derby County	46	21	16	9	71	51	79
3.	Crystal Palace	46	20	15	11	67	48	75
4.	Stoke City	46	20	13	13	60	49	73
5.	Leicester City	46	19	14	13	66	60	71
6.	Charlton Athletic	46	17	20	9	57	45	71
7.	Ipswich Town	46	19	12	15	79	69	69
8.	Huddersfield Town	46	17	12	17	61	58	63
9.	Sheffield United	46	16	14	16	57	54	62
10.	Barnsley	46	14	18	14	60	66	60
11.	West Bromwich Albion	46	16	12	18	60	68	60
12.	Port Vale	46	15	15	16	59	66	60
13.	Tranmere Rovers	46	14	17	15	64	60	59
14.	Southend United	46	15	14	17	52	61	59
15.	Birmingham City	46	15	13	18	61	64	58
16.	Norwich City	46	14	15	17	59	55	57
17.	Grimsby Town	46	14	14	18	55	69	56
18.	Oldham Athletic	46	14	14	18	54	50	56
19.	Reading	46	13	17	16	54	63	56
20.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	13	16	17	56	62	55
21.	Portsmouth	46	13	13	20	61	69	52
22.	Millwall	46	13	13	20	43	63	52
23.	Watford	46	10	18	18	62	70	48
24.	Luton Town	46	11	12	23	40	64	45

Key
Promoted to the Premiership
Qualified for the promotion playoff
Relegated to Division Two

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
12 August 1995	Charlton Athletic	H	1–0	18,593	Gilbert
20 August 1995	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–1	26,329	Taylor
26 August 1995	Ipswich Town	H	0–0	14,470
30 August 1995	Southend United	A	1–2	4,621	Raven
2 September 1995	Sheffield United	H	3–1	14,377	Burgess, Hamilton, Hunt
9 September 1995	Oldham Athletic	A	2–1	8,397	Taylor, Gilbert
12 September 1995	Tranmere Rovers	A	2–2	7,196	Ashcroft (pen), Hunt
17 September 1995	Birmingham City	H	1–0	18,854	Hunt
24 September 1995	Stoke City	A	2–1	9,612	Hunt
30 September 1995	Huddersfield Town	H	1–2	15,945	Taylor
7 October 1995	Reading	H	2–0	12,907	Gilbert, Taylor
14 October 1995	Luton Town	A	2–1	8,042	Ashcroft, Hunt
21 October 1995	Portsmouth	H	2–1	16,257	Ashcroft, Hunt
28 October 1995	Millwall	A	1–2	9,717	Hunt
5 November 1995	Leicester City	H	2–3	16,071	Raven, Hamilton
11 November 1995	Derby County	A	0–3	13,765
18 November 1995	Grimsby Town	A	0–1	8,155
21 November 1995	Norwich City	H	1–4	13,680	Hunt
25 November 1995	Sunderland	H	0–1	17,980
2 December 1995	Reading	A	1–3	7,910	Ashcroft
9 December 1995	Stoke City	H	0–1	16,872
16 December 1995	Huddersfield Town	A	1–4	12,664	Hamilton
23 December 1995	Crystal Palace	H	2–3	13,103	Darby, Hunt
26 December 1995	Port Vale	A	1–3	10,807	Gilbert
13 January 1996	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–0	21,658
20 January 1996	Charlton Athletic	A	1–4	11,864	Hunt
3 February 1996	Ipswich Town	A	1–2	10,798	Taylor
10 February 1996	Southend United	H	3–1	12,906	Hunt, Taylor (2)
17 February 1996	Tranmere Rovers	H	1–1	15,014	Hunt
20 February 1996	Sheffield United	A	2–1	10,944	Burgess, Hunt
27 February 1996	Oldham Athletic	H	1–0	11,956	Taylor
2 March 1996	Port Vale	H	1–1	13,707	Taylor
9 March 1996	Crystal Palace	A	0–1	18,336
12 March 1996	Watford	H	4–4	11,836	Taylor (3), Sneekes
16 March 1996	Barnsley	H	2–1	12,701	Raven, Sneekes
20 March 1996	Birmingham City	A	1–1	19,147	Sneekes
23 March 1996	Watford	A	1–1	10,334	Taylor
30 March 1996	Portsmouth	A	2–0	8,126	Sneekes (2)
2 April 1996	Luton Town	H	0–2	15,131
6 April 1996	Millwall	H	1–0	13,793	Sneekes
9 April 1996	Leicester City	A	2–1	17,889	Sneekes, Raven
13 April 1996	Grimsby Town	H	3–1	16,116	Taylor (2), Sneekes
20 April 1996	Norwich City	A	2–2	14,667	Sneekes, Taylor
27 April 1996	Sunderland	A	0–0	22,027
30 April 1996	Barnsley	A	1–1	6,981	Gilbert
5 May 1996	Derby County	H	3–2	23,858	Sneekes, Hunt, Taylor

FA Cup

Main article: 1995-96 FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	6 January 1996	Crewe Alexandra	A	3–4	5,750	Coldicott, Hunt, Raven

League Cup

Main article: 1995-96 Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 First Leg	15 August 1995	Northampton Town	H	1–1	6,489	Taylor
R1 Second Leg	22 August 1995	Northampton Town	A	4–2	7,083	Taylor (2), Hunt, Donovan
R2 First Leg	20 September 1995	Reading	A	1–1	6,948	Burgess
R2 Second Leg	3 October 1995	Reading	H	2–4	8,163	Donovan, Burgess

Squad

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Stuart Naylor
		GK	Paul Reece
		GK	Nigel Spink
		DF	Daryl Burgess
		DF	Andy Comyn
		DF	Paul Edwards
		DF	Paul Mardon
		DF	Shane Nicholson
		DF	Paul Raven
		DF	Paul Agnew
		DF	Tony Brien
		MF	Shaun Cunnington
		MF	Julian Darby

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Kevin Donovan
		MF	Stacy Coldicott
		MF	Dave Gilbert
		MF	Ian Hamilton
		MF	Paul Holmes
		MF	Mike Phelan
		MF	David Smith
		MF	Richard Sneekes
		FW	Lee Ashcroft
		FW	Chris Hargreaves
		FW	Andy Hunt
		FW	Tony Rees
		FW	Bob Taylor

Left club during season

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Alan Fettis (on loan from Hull City)
		DF	Phil King (on loan from Aston Villa)

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Peter Butler (on loan from Notts County)
		FW	Brett Angell (on loan from Sunderland)

References

↑ "Then & Now; Richard Sneekes Albion 1996-2001". Birmingham Mail. 26 September 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2011.

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