1995–96 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

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Sheffield Wednesday
1995–96 season
ChairmanDave Richards
ManagerDavid Pleat
Premiership15th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Intertoto CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Hirst (13)
All: Hirst (14)
Highest home attendance34,101 vs Manchester United
(23 Sep 1995, Premiership)
Lowest home attendance12,039 vs Crewe Alexandra
(4 Oct 1995, League Cup)
Average home league attendance24,877
(League games only)
Away colours

The 1995–96 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 129th season. They competed in the twenty-team Premier League, the top tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

Season summary[]

David Pleat's first season as Sheffield Wednesday manager was the club's worst in the top flight since winning promotion in 1991. The eagerly-anticipated signing of Belgian forward Marc Degryse turned out to be a major disappointment, though David Hirst provided a fair supply of goals on his return to fitness after a two-year injury struggle.

The Owls struggled all season long, and finished 15th in the final table. This was another dismal showing for a club who were chasing honours just two or three seasons earlier, and Pleat knew that something had to change, and set out to reward the club's board for keeping faith in him for a second season.

Marc Degryse, Chris Waddle, Chris Woods and Klas Ingesson all left in the close season, and all the talk at Hillsborough was the acquisition of young striker Andy Booth from Huddersfield Town for £2.5 million. Many fans saw him as the answer to the problems which had plagued the Owls during the last seasons, and gave them hope of a new challenge for honours.

Final league table[]

Main article: 1995–96 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Leeds United 38 12 7 19 40 57 −17 43
14 Wimbledon 38 10 11 17 55 70 −15 41
15 Sheffield Wednesday 38 10 10 18 48 61 −13 40
16 Coventry City 38 8 14 16 42 60 −18 38
17 Southampton 38 9 11 18 34 52 −18 38
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 10 10 18 48 61  −13 40 7 5 7 30 31  −1 3 5 11 18 30  −12

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAAHHAHAHAAAHAHHA
ResultLWLDWLDLLWLDDLDWDWDLWDLLWLLLLWWLLWLDLD
Position17714127131213151213131414151414141414131313141314141414141414141415151515
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[1]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League[]

Main article: 1995–96 FA Premier League
19 August 1995 (1995-08-19) 1 Liverpool 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 Collymore Goal 61' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,535
Referee: Paul Durkin
23 August 1995 (1995-08-23) 2 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Sheffield, South Yorkshire
19:45 Waddle Goal 18'
Pembridge Goal 83'		 Report Shearer Goal 60' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 25,544
Referee: Paul Danson
27 August 1995 (1995-08-27) 3 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Newcastle United Sheffield, South Yorkshire
16:00 Report Ginola Goal 53'
Beardsley Goal 75'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,815
Referee: Paul Alcock
30 August 1995 (1995-08-30) 4 Wimbledon 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Wimbledon, Greater London
19:45 Goodman Goal 17'
Holdsworth Goal 84' (pen.)		 Report Degryse Goal 10'
Hirst Goal 46'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,352
Referee: Alan Wilkie
9 September 1995 (1995-09-09) 5 Queens Park Rangers 0–3 Sheffield Wednesday Shepherd's Bush, Greater London
15:00 Report Bright Goal 55', 60'
Donaldson Goal 77'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,459
Referee:
16 September 1995 (1995-09-16) 6 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hirst Goal 8' Report[dead link] Sheringham Goal 32', 65' (pen.)
Walker Goal 60' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 26,565
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
23 September 1995 (1995-09-23) 7 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Manchester United Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 34,101
Referee: Keith Burge
30 September 1995 (1995-09-30) 8 Leeds United 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 Yeboah Goal 34'
Speed Goal 58'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,076
Referee: Graham Poll
15 October 1995 (1995-10-15) 9 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Middlesbrough Sheffield, South Yorkshire
16:00 Report Hignett Goal 68' (pen.) Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 21,177
Referee: Gerald Ashby
21 October 1995 (1995-10-21) 10 Coventry City 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Coventry, West Midlands
15:00 Report Whittingham Goal 16' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 13,998
Referee: Jeff Winter
28 October 1995 (1995-10-28) 11 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 West Ham United Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Report Dowie Goal 40' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,917
Referee: Keith Cooper
4 November 1995 (1995-11-04) 12 Chelsea 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Fulham, Greater London
15:00 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,216
Referee: Paul Danson
18 November 1995 (1995-11-18) 13 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Manchester City Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hirst Goal 14' (pen.) Report Lomas Goal 55' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,422
Referee: Graham Poll
21 November 1995 (1995-11-21) 14 Arsenal 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday Highbury, Greater London
19:45 Bergkamp Goal 3'
Winterburn Goal 53'
Dickov Goal 64'
Hartson Goal 86'		 Report Hirst Goal 9'
Waddle Goal 20'		 Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 34,556
Referee: Roger Dilkes
25 November 1995 (1995-11-25) 15 Everton 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 Kanchelskis Goal 45'
Amokachi Goal 52'		 Report Bright Goal 2', 36' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,898
Referee: Martin Bodenham
4 December 1995 (1995-12-04) 16 Sheffield Wednesday 4–3 Coventry City Sheffield, South Yorkshire
20:00 Whittingham Goal 25'
Hirst Goal 39'
Degryse Goal 61'
Bright Goal 72'		 Report Dublin Goal 18', 37', 56' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 16,229
Referee: Mike Reed
9 December 1995 (1995-12-09) 17 Manchester United 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Old Trafford, Greater Manchester
15:00 Cantona Goal 19', 83' Report Bright Goal 59'
Whittingham Goal 78'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 41,849
Referee: Peter Jones
16 December 1995 (1995-12-16) 18 Sheffield Wednesday 6–2 Leeds United Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Degryse Goal 5', 25'
Whittingham Goal 18'
Bright Goal 67'
Hirst Goal 72', 86'		 Report Brolin Goal 28'
Wallace Goal 86'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,573
Referee: Robbie Hart
23 December 1995 (1995-12-23) 19 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Southampton Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hirst Goal 14' (pen.), 50' (pen.) Report Heaney Goal 7'
Magilton Goal 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 25,115
Referee: Jeff Winter
26 December 1995 (1995-12-26) 20 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
15:00 Lee Goal 5' Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,810
Referee: Gerald Ashby
1 January 1996 (1996-01-01) 21 Sheffield Wednesday 4–2 Bolton Wanderers Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Kovačević Goal 22', 45'
Hirst Goal 54' (pen.), 60'		 Report Ćurčić Goal 51'
Taggart Goal 77'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,872
Referee: Paul Durkin
13 January 1996 (1996-01-13) 22 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Liverpool Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Kovacevic Goal 7' Report Rush Goal 87' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 32,747
Referee: David Elleray
20 January 1996 (1996-01-20) 23 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn, Lancashire
15:00 Shearer Goal 27'
Bohinen Goal 31'
Gallacher Goal 85'		 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,732
Referee: Gary Willard
3 February 1996 (1996-02-03) 24 Newcastle United 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
15:00 Ferdinand Goal 54'
Clark Goal 90'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,567
Referee: Paul Danson
10 February 1996 (1996-02-10) 25 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Wimbledon Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Degryse Goal 50'
Watts Goal 85'		 Report Gayle Goal 61' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 19,085
Referee: Martin Bodenham
17 February 1996 (1996-02-17) 26 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Queens Park Rangers Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hyde Goal 22' Report Barker Goal 33', 66'
Goodridge Goal 87'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,442
Referee: Paul Durkin
24 February 1996 (1996-02-24) 27 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Tottenham, Greater London
15:00 Armstrong Goal 32' Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,047
Referee: Mike Reed
2 March 1996 (1996-03-02) 28 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Nottingham Forest Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Kovacevic Goal 50' Report Howe Goal 10'
McGregor Goal 46'
Roy Goal 80'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 21,930
Referee: Graham Poll
6 March 1996 (1996-03-06) 29 Aston Villa 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday Witton, West Midlands
19:45 Milošević Goal 61', 62'
Townsend Goal 72'		 Report Blinker Goal 8', 63' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,893
Referee: David Elleray
16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) 30 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Aston Villa Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Whittingham Goal 58'
Hirst Goal 87'		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,964
Referee: Peter Jones
20 March 1996 (1996-03-20) 31 Southampton 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Southampton, Hampshire
19:30 Report Degryse Goal 1' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,216
Referee: Martin Bodenham
23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 32 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Bolton, Greater Manchester
15:00 Sellars Goal 44'
Goal 52'		 Report Whittingham Goal 37' Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 18,368
Referee: Jeff Winter
5 April 1996 (1996-04-05) 33 Middlesbrough 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
17:45 Fjørtoft Goal 54', 67'
Freestone Goal 71'		 Report Pembridge Goal 55' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,751
Referee: Keith Cooper
8 April 1996 (1996-04-08) 34 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Arsenal Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Degryse Goal 61' Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,349
Referee: Steve Dunn
13 April 1996 (1996-04-13) 35 Manchester City 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Moss Side, Greater Manchester
15:00 Rösler Goal 65' Report Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 30,898
Referee: Robbie Hart
17 April 1996 (1996-04-17) 36 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Chelsea Sheffield, South Yorkshire
19:45 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 25,094
Referee: Gary Willard
27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 37 Sheffield Wednesday 2–5 Everton Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hirst Goal 9'
Degryse Goal 64'		 Report Amokachi Goal 4'
Ebbrell Goal 10'
Kanchelskis Goal 21', 54', 65'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 32,724
Referee: Mike Reed
5 May 1996 (1996-05-05) 38 West Ham United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Upton Park, Greater London
16:00 Dicks Goal 73' Report Newsome Goal 89' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 23,790
Referee: Roger Dilkes

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup
6 January 1996 (1996-01-06) 1 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Charlton, Greater London
Grant Goal 6'
Mortimer Goal 36' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,815
Referee: Alan Wilkie

League Cup[]

Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup
19 September 1995 (1995-09-19) 1 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Crewe, Cheshire
Edwards Goal
Edwards Goal		 Degryse Goal
Degryse Goal		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,702
4 October 1995 (1995-10-04) 2 Sheffield Wednesday 5–2 Crewe Alexandra Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Hirst Goal
Bright Goal
Bright Goal
Bright Goal
Degryse Goal		 Lennon Goal
Edwards Goal		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 12,039
25 October 1995 (1995-10-25) 3 Millwall 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday South Bermondsey, London
Pembridge Goal 16'
Whittingham Goal 64'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 12,822
Referee: Paul Durkin
29 November 1995 (1995-11-29) 4 Arsenal 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Highbury, Greater London
Wright Goal 36' (pen.)
Hartson Goal 64'		 Degryse Goal 16' Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 35,362
Referee: Keith Burge

UEFA Intertoto Cup[]

Main article: 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup
24 June 1995 (1995-06-24) 1 Basel Switzerland 1–0 England Sheffield Wednesday Basel, Basel-Stadt
20:00 Rey Goal 68' Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
8 July 1995 (1995-07-08) 2 Sheffield Wednesday England 3–2 Poland Górnik Zabrze Rotherham, South Yorkshire
15:00 Goal 13' (o.g.)
Bright Goal 44'
Waddle Goal 53'		 Szemoński Goal 30'
Woods Goal 70' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 5,592
15 July 1995 (1995-07-15) 3 Karlsruher SC Germany 1–1 England Sheffield Wednesday Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
16:00 Bilić Goal 5' Bright Goal 81' Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
22 July 1995 (1995-07-22) 4 Sheffield Wednesday England 3–1 Denmark Aarhus GF Rotherham, South Yorkshire
15:00 Bright Goal 11', 49'
Petrescu Goal 65'		 Jokovic Goal 23' Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 6,990

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Chris Woods
2 DF England ENG Peter Atherton
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR Ian Nolan[notes 1]
4 MF Wales WAL Mark Pembridge
5 DF Scotland SCO Steve Nicol
6 DF England ENG Brian Linighan
7 MF Australia AUS Adem Poric[notes 2]
8 MF England ENG Chris Waddle
9 FW England ENG David Hirst
10 FW England ENG Mark Bright
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John Sheridan[notes 3]
12 DF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Dejan Stefanović
13 GK England ENG Kevin Pressman
14 FW Belgium BEL Marc Degryse
15 MF Netherlands NED Regi Blinker[notes 4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF England ENG Graham Hyde
17 DF England ENG Des Walker
18 FW Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Darko Kovačević
19 FW England ENG Guy Whittingham
20 DF England ENG Jon Newsome
21 MF Wales WAL Ryan Jones[notes 5]
22 DF England ENG Simon Stewart
23 GK England ENG Lance Key
25 FW England ENG Mike Williams
26 FW England ENG Richard Barker
27 FW England ENG O'Neill Donaldson
29 MF England ENG Lee Briscoe
30 FW England ENG Ritchie Humphreys
31 MF England ENG Mark Platts

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. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Romania ROU Dan Petrescu (to Chelsea)
12 DF England ENG Andy Pearce (to Wimbledon)
15 MF England ENG Andy Sinton (to Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Sweden SWE Klas Ingesson (to Bari)
24 DF England ENG Julian Watts (to Leicester City)
30 MF England ENG Matthew Hardwick (to Alfreton Town)

Reserve squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG David Faulkner
— DF England ENG
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Kirk Jackson

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Pos Name From Fee
19 July 1995 MF Mark Pembridge Derby County £900,000
19 July 1995 FW Marc Degryse Anderlecht £1,500,000
25 November 1995 DF Steve Nicol Notts County Free transfer
22 December 1995 DF Dejan Stefanović Red Star Belgrade £2,000,000
22 December 1995 FW Darko Kovačević Red Star Belgrade £3,000,000
4 March 1996 MF Regi Blinker Feyenoord £275,000
16 March 1996 DF Jon Newsome Norwich City £1,500,000

Out[]

Date Pos Name To Fee
1 July 1995 MF Chris Bart-Williams Nottingham Forest £2,500,000
8 November 1995 DF Dan Petrescu Chelsea £2,300,000
15 November 1995 MF Klas Ingesson Bari £900,000
22 November 1995 DF Andy Pearce Wimbledon £600,000
23 January 1996 MF Andy Sinton Tottenham Hotspur £1,500,000
29 March 1996 DF Julian Watts Leicester City £210,000
Transfers in: Decrease £6,175,000
Transfers out: Increase £8,010,000
Total spending: Increase £1,835,000

Notes[]

  1. ^ Nolan was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
  2. ^ Poric was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and represented them at U-20 level.
  3. ^ Sheridan was born in Stretford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1988.
  4. ^ Blinker was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the NNetherlands in March 1993.
  5. ^ Jones was born in Sheffield, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1994.

References[]

  1. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1995-1996 Results". statto.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Sheffield Wednesday - 1995/96". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  • Dickinson, Jason (1999). One Hundred Years at Hillsborough. Sheffield: The Hallamshire Press/Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. pp. 240–241, 384. ISBN 978-1-874718-29-1.
  • Dickinson, Jason; Brodie, John (2005). The Wednesday Boys: A Definitive Who's Who of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club 1880–2005. Sheffield: Pickard Communication. pp. 346–347, 350. ISBN 978-0-9547264-9-2.
  • Drake, A. "1995–96 Players". The Owl Football Historian. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
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