Charlton Athletic 1995–96 football season
During the 1995–96 English football season, Charlton Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary [ ]
In the summer of 1995, new chairman Richard Murray appointed Alan Curbishley as sole manager of Charlton.[1] Under his sole leadership Charlton made an appearance in the playoffs in 1996 but were eliminated by Crystal Palace in the semi-finals.
Final league table [ ]
4
Stoke City
46
20
13
13
60
49
+11
73
Participated in play-offs
5
Leicester City
46
19
14
13
66
60
+6
71
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
6
Charlton Athletic
46
17
20
9
57
45
+12
71
Participated in play-offs
7
Ipswich Town
46
19
12
15
79
69
+10
69
8
Huddersfield Town
46
17
12
17
61
58
+3
63
Source:[citation needed ]
Results [ ]
Charlton Athletic's score comes first [2]
Legend [ ]
[ ]
12 August 1995
West Bromwich Albion
A
0–1
14,586
19 August 1995
Birmingham City
H
3–1
9,692
Nelson , Bowyer , Grant
26 August 1995
Crystal Palace
A
1–1
14,124
Bowyer
29 August 1995
Watford
H
2–1
8,442
Bowyer , Leaburn
2 September 1995
Huddersfield Town
H
2–1
9,570
Newton , Stuart
9 September 1995
Tranmere Rovers
A
0–0
7,402
12 September 1995
Sheffield United
A
0–2
9,448
16 September 1995
Oldham Athletic
H
1–1
8,926
Leaburn
23 September 1995
Ipswich Town
A
5–1
13,000
Chapple , Leaburn (3, 1 pen), Linger
30 September 1995
Barnsley
H
1–1
11,219
Grant
7 October 1995
Grimsby Town
H
0–1
8,997
14 October 1995
Leicester City
A
1–1
16,771
Leaburn
21 October 1995
Norwich City
H
1–1
13,369
Bowyer
29 October 1995
Luton Town
A
1–0
6,270
Nelson
5 November 1995
Sunderland
H
1–1
11,366
Newton
12 November 1995
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
0–0
20,450
18 November 1995
Derby County
A
0–2
12,963
21 November 1995
Reading
H
2–1
7,840
Chapple , Robinson
25 November 1995
Port Vale
H
2–2
10,174
Mortimer (pen), Bowyer
2 December 1995
Grimsby Town
A
2–1
6,881
Grant , D Whyte (pen)
5 December 1995
Millwall
A
2–0
11,350
Grant (2)
9 December 1995
Ipswich Town
H
0–2
10,279
16 December 1995
Barnsley
A
2–1
6,140
Robinson , Newton
26 December 1995
Portsmouth
H
2–1
11,686
Newton , Nelson
14 January 1996
Birmingham City
A
4–3
18,539
Edwards (own goal), Leaburn , Grant , Robinson
20 January 1996
West Bromwich Albion
H
4–1
11,864
Robinson (2), Stuart , Mortimer (pen)
4 February 1996
Crystal Palace
H
0–0
13,535
10 February 1996
Watford
A
2–1
8,394
Robinson , Bowyer
17 February 1996
Sheffield United
H
1–1
11,239
Mortimer
20 February 1996
Huddersfield Town
A
2–2
10,951
Robson (pen), Bowyer
24 February 1996
Oldham Athletic
A
1–1
6,570
Grant
2 March 1996
Portsmouth
A
1–2
9,323
Butters (own goal)
5 March 1996
Southend United
H
0–3
11,849
9 March 1996
Millwall
H
2–0
12,172
Bowyer , Leaburn
16 March 1996
Southend United
A
1–1
7,382
Mortimer (pen)
23 March 1996
Stoke City
H
2–1
12,770
Mortimer (pen), D Whyte
30 March 1996
Norwich City
A
1–0
13,434
Allen
2 April 1996
Leicester City
H
0–1
11,284
5 April 1996
Luton Town
H
1–1
14,643
Allen (pen)
8 April 1996
Sunderland
A
0–0
20,914
14 April 1996
Derby County
H
0–0
11,366
17 April 1996
Stoke City
A
0–1
12,965
20 April 1996
Reading
A
0–0
9,778
27 April 1996
Port Vale
A
3–1
8,428
Balmer , Allen , Newton
30 April 1996
Tranmere Rovers
H
0–0
11,053
5 May 1996
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
1–1
14,023
Leaburn
First Division play-offs [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg
12 May 1996
Crystal Palace
H
1–2
14,618
Newton
SF 2nd Leg
15 May 1996
Crystal Palace
A
0–1 (lost 1–3 on agg)
22,880
FA Cup [ ]
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg
15 August 1995
Barnet
A
0–0
1,893
R1 2nd Leg
22 August 1995
Barnet
H
2–0 (won 2–0 on agg)
4,418
Bowyer (2)
R2 1st Leg
19 September 1995
Wimbledon
A
5–4
3,717
Garland , Grant , Bowyer (3)
R2 2nd Leg
3 October 1995
Wimbledon
H
3–3 (won 8–7 on agg)
9,823
Leaburn , Newton , Robinson
R3
25 October 1995
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
0–0
22,481
R3R
8 November 1995
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
1–2
10,909
Robinson
Players [ ]
First-team squad [ ]
Squad at end of season [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Robinson was born in Bulawayo , Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe ), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1995.
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