1995–96 Norwich City F.C. season

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Norwich City
1995–96 season
ChairmanRobert Chase
ManagerMartin O'Neill (until 17 December)
Paul Franklin (caretaker from 17–20 December)
Gary Megson (from 20 December)
StadiumCarrow Road
First Division16th
FA CupThird round
League CupQuarter finals
Top goalscorerWard (13)
Average home league attendance14,581

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

Season summary[]

Martin O'Neill, who had taken Wycombe Wanderers from the Conference to the Second Division with successive promotions, was appointed as Norwich City manager in the summer of 1995.[1] He lasted just six months in the job before resigning after a dispute with chairman Robert Chase over Chase's refusal to permit O'Neill to spend significant sums on strengthening the squad.[2] Soon after O'Neill's resignation, Chase stepped down after protests from supporters, who complained that he kept selling the club's best players and was to blame for the relegation.[3] Indeed, between 1992 and January 1995, Norwich had disposed of a number of key attacking players: Robert Fleck (for £2.1M), Ruel Fox (for £2.25M), Chris Sutton (for £5M), Efan Ekoku (£0.9M) and Mark Robins (£1M).[4][5] Nearly 40 years after being instrumental in saving the club from bankruptcy, Geoffrey Watling bought Chase's majority shareholding. Gary Megson was appointed Norwich manager on a temporary basis for the second time in eight months. Megson remained in charge until the end of the season before leaving the club.[6] Just four seasons after finishing third in the Premiership and beating Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup, Norwich had finished 16th in Division One.[7]

Final league table[]

Main article: 1995–96 Football League § First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source:[citation needed]

Results[]

Norwich City's score comes first[8]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 1995 Luton Town A 3–1 7,848 Newsome (2), Adams
19 August 1995 Sunderland H 0–0 16,739
26 August 1995 Birmingham City A 1–3 19,267 Sheron
30 August 1995 Oldham Athletic H 2–1 14,816 Bowen, Johnson
2 September 1995 Port Vale H 2–1 13,908 Johnson, Fleck
9 September 1995 Sheffield United A 1–2 11,205 Ward
13 September 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–0 27,064 Johnson, Ward
16 September 1995 Millwall H 0–0 15,962
23 September 1995 Grimsby Town A 2–2 5,901 Akinbiyi, Fleck
30 September 1995 Leicester City H 0–1 18,435
7 October 1995 Stoke City A 1–1 12,016 Akinbiyi
14 October 1995 Barnsley H 3–1 14,002 Newsome, Johnson, Fleck
21 October 1995 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 13,369 Bowen
29 October 1995 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 15,513 Johnson
4 November 1995 Huddersfield Town A 2–3 13,747 Ward (2)
11 November 1995 Crystal Palace H 1–0 14,156 Johnson
19 November 1995 Ipswich Town H 2–1 17,862 Newsome, Fleck
21 November 1995 West Bromwich Albion A 4–1 13,680 Fleck, Scott, Ward, Adams
26 November 1995 Watford A 2–0 7,798 Ward, Scott
2 December 1995 Stoke City H 0–1 15,707
9 December 1995 Grimsby Town H 2–2 13,283 Ward, Eadie
17 December 1995 Leicester City A 2–3 14,251 Fleck, Eadie
23 December 1995 Portsmouth A 0–1 9,934
26 December 1995 Southend United H 0–1 17,029
30 December 1995 Reading H 3–3 13,556 Ward, Johnson, Fleck
1 January 1996 Derby County A 1–2 16,714 Fleck
14 January 1996 Sunderland A 1–0 14,983 Ward
20 January 1996 Luton Town H 0–1 12,474
4 February 1996 Birmingham City H 1–1 12,612 Ward
10 February 1996 Oldham Athletic A 0–2 17,001
17 February 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–3 14,691 Eadie, Crook
24 February 1996 Millwall A 1–2 8,218 Milligan
28 February 1996 Sheffield United H 0–0 10,945
2 March 1996 Southend United A 1–1 6,208 Bradshaw
9 March 1996 Portsmouth H 1–1 13,004 Milligan
16 March 1996 Reading A 3–0 8,501 Sheppard (own goal), Eadie, O'Neill
20 March 1996 Port Vale A 0–1 6,085
23 March 1996 Derby County H 1–0 15,349 Goss
30 March 1996 Charlton Athletic H 0–1 13,434
2 April 1996 Barnsley A 2–2 6,375 Newman, Fleck
6 April 1996 Tranmere Rovers A 1–1 6,618 Eadie
8 April 1996 Huddersfield Town H 2–0 13,021 Fleck, Akinbiyi
14 April 1996 Ipswich Town A 1–2 20,355 Cureton
20 April 1996 West Bromwich Albion H 2–2 14,667 Cureton, Eadie
27 April 1996 Watford H 1–2 14,188 Crook
5 May 1996 Crystal Palace A 1–0 20,664 Hopkin (own goal)

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1995-96 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 1996 Brentford H 1–2 10,082 Newsome

League Cup[]

Main article: 1995-96 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 20 September 1995 Torquay United H 6–1 7,542 Akinbiyi (2), Crook, Sheron (2), Gore (own goal)
R2 2nd Leg 4 October 1995 Torquay United A 3–2 (won 9–3 on agg) 1,790 Ullathorne, Mills, Eadie
R3 25 October 1995 Bradford City H 0–0 11,649
R3R 8 November 1995 Bradford City A 5–3 (a.e.t.) 8,665 Ward (3), Johnson, Fleck
R4 29 November 1995 Bolton Wanderers H 0–0 13,820
R4R 20 December 1995 Bolton Wanderers A 0–0 (won 3–2 on pens) 8,736
QF 10 January 1996 Birmingham City H 1–1 13,028 Fleck
QFR 24 January 1996 Birmingham City A 1–2 21,097 Mølby

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[9]

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 Scotland SCO Bryan Gunn
— GK England ENG Andy Marshall
— DF Wales WAL Mark Bowen
— DF England ENG Carl Bradshaw
— DF England ENG Danny Mills
— DF England ENG Rob Newman
— DF England ENG Jon Newsome
— DF England ENG John Polston
— DF England ENG Spencer Prior
— DF England ENG Daryl Sutch
— DF England ENG Robert Ullathorne
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Jon Wright
— MF England ENG Neil Adams
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Shaun Carey[notes 1]
— MF England ENG Ian Crook
— MF England ENG Darren Eadie
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Ali Gibb
— MF Wales WAL Jeremy Goss[notes 2]
— MF England ENG Andy Johnson[notes 3]
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mike Milligan[notes 4]
— MF Denmark DEN Jan Mølby (on loan from Liverpool)
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith O'Neill
— MF England ENG Matthew Rush[notes 5]
— MF England ENG Jamie Shore
— MF England ENG Karl Simpson
— FW England ENG Ade Akinbiyi[notes 6]
— FW England ENG Jamie Cureton
— FW Scotland SCO Robert Fleck
— FW England ENG Keith Scott
— FW England ENG Mike Sheron
— FW England ENG Ashley Ward

Notes[]

  1. ^ Carey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Goss was born in Oekolia, Cyprus, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1991.
  3. ^ Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.
  4. ^ Milligan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21, U-23, and B level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in 1992.
  5. ^ Rush was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  6. ^ Akinbiyi was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Nigeria in November 1999.

References[]

  1. ^ "Profile: Martin O'Neill". BBC Sport. 1 May 2002. Retrieved 27 March 2007.
  2. ^ "Martin O'Neill". BBC Sport. 14 May 2002. Retrieved 27 March 2007.
  3. ^ "Canary Centenary". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2007.
  4. ^ Names listed in date order of transfer from the club.
  5. ^ "Norwich transfers". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2012. Select seasons required from dropdown menu.
  6. ^ "Walker reappointed as Megson resigns at Norwich". The Independent. 22 June 1996. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  7. ^ "Norwich City 1995–1996 : English Division One Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "All Norwich City players: 1996".
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