1995–96 Crystal Palace F.C. season

Crystal Palace
1995–96 season
Chairman Ron Noades
Manager Steve Coppell (until February)
Dave Bassett (from February)
Stadium Selhurst Park
First Division 3rd
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer Dougie Freedman (20)
Highest home attendance 19,354 (vs. Norwich City, 5 May 1996)
Lowest home attendance 11,548 vs. Grimsby Town, 5 March 1996)
Average home league attendance 15,248

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

Season summary

Alan Smith was sacked within days of relegation from the Premiership, and Steve Coppell returned to the manager's seat. Relegation also resulted in an exodus of players. The likes of Chris Coleman, Eric Young, Richard Shaw, Gareth Southgate, Iain Dowie, John Salako and Chris Armstrong were all sold to other clubs and Palace's line-up in the first game of the 1995-96 Division One campaign was barely recognisable. The campaign went poorly, and Coppell's second spell was brought to an end after only seven months, with relegation looking increasingly possible. Dave Bassett then joined the club for a second spell,[1] which proved to be far more productive than his first as the club embarked on a stunning run of form which took them to the play-offs. The Eagles beat Charlton Athletic in the semi-finals to take them to the final against Leicester City at Wembley Stadium, in which they narrowly lost to the Foxes by a long range Steve Claridge goal in the final minute of extra time.

Final league table

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

NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference

Results

Crystal Palace's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 1995BarnsleyH4–312,067Houghton, Dowie (2), Gordon (pen)
19 August 1995Ipswich TownA0–112,681
26 August 1995Charlton AthleticH1–114,124Dyer
29 August 1995Sheffield UnitedA3–215,170Dyer (2), Gordon
9 September 1995Birmingham CityA0–019,403
12 September 1995WatfordA0–08,780
16 September 1995Huddersfield TownH0–015,645
23 September 1995Oldham AthleticA1–314,434Hopkin
30 September 1995Stoke CityH1–114,613Freedman
7 October 1995SunderlandH0–113,754
15 October 1995Port ValeA2–16,935Freedman, Gordon
22 October 1995MillwallH1–214,338Gordon
28 October 1995Leicester CityA3–218,376Dyer (2), Hopkin
4 November 1995ReadingH0–216,058
11 November 1995Norwich CityA0–114,156
19 November 1995Southend UnitedA1–15,089Lapper (own goal)
22 November 1995Wolverhampton WanderersH3–212,571Freedman (3)
25 November 1995Derby CountyH0–013,506
3 December 1995SunderlandA0–112,777
9 December 1995Oldham AthleticH2–212,709Davies, Freedman
16 December 1995Stoke CityA2–112,090Freedman, Taylor
23 December 1995West Bromwich AlbionA3–27,694Gordon (3, 2 pens)
1 January 1996PortsmouthA3–212,296Hopkin (2), Freedman
13 January 1996Ipswich TownH1–114,097Davies
20 January 1996BarnsleyA1–16,620Gordon
4 February 1996Charlton AthleticA0–013,560
10 February 1996Sheffield UnitedH0–015,883
17 February 1996WatfordH4–013,325Freedman (2), Dyer (2)
20 February 1996Tranmere RoversA3–25,253Freedman, Boere, Houghton
24 February 1996Huddersfield TownA0–313,041
27 February 1996Birmingham CityH3–212,965Dyer (3)
2 March 1996Luton TownA0–09,478
5 March 1996Grimsby TownH5–011,548Freedman (3), Hopkin, Houghton
9 March 1996West Bromwich AlbionH1–018,336Freedman
12 March 1996Tranmere RoversH2–113,183Ndah, Hopkin
16 March 1996Grimsby TownA2–05,059Ndah, Gordon
19 March 1996Luton TownH2–013,609Dyer (2)
23 March 1996PortsmouthH0–017,039
30 March 1996MillwallA4–113,214Hopkin, Brown, Ndah (2)
2 April 1996Port ValeH2–214,180Freedman (2)
6 April 1996Leicester CityH0–117,331
8 April 1996ReadingA2–012,579Freedman, Houghton
14 April 1996Southend UnitedH2–015,672Freedman (2)
20 April 1996Wolverhampton WanderersA2–024,350Hopkin, Dyer
28 April 1996Derby CountyA1–217,041Brown
5 May 1996Norwich CityH0–119,354

First Division play-offs

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st Leg12 May 1996Charlton AthleticA2–114,618Brown, Veart
SF 2nd Leg15 May 1996Charlton AthleticH1–022,880Houghton
F27 May 1996Leicester CityN1–273,573Roberts

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1996Port ValeH0–010,456
R3R16 January 1996Port ValeA3–46,754Taylor, Cox, Dyer

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg19 September 1995Southend UnitedA2–24,031Hopkin (2)
R2 Second Leg3 October 1995Southend UnitedH2–06,588Vincent, McKenzie
R325 October 1995MiddlesbroughH2–211,873Hopkin (2)
R3R8 November 1995MiddlesbroughA0–216,150

Players

First-team squad

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

No. Position Player
England GK Nigel Martyn
Wales GK Rhys Wilmot
England DF Danny Boxall[notes 1]
England DF Kenny Brown (on loan from West Ham United)
England DF Sagi Burton[notes 2]
England DF Ian Cox[notes 3]
England DF Jason Cundy (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
England DF Andy Cyrus
England DF Marc Edworthy
England DF Tony Gale
England DF Dean Gordon
England DF Paul Sparrow
England DF Dave Tuttle
England DF Jamie Vincent
Wales DF Gareth Davies[notes 4]
England MF Tony Folan[notes 5]
England MF Damian Matthew
England MF Darren Pitcher
No. Position Player
England MF Rob Quinn[notes 6]
England MF Andy Roberts
England MF Simon Rodger
Scotland MF David Hopkin
Scotland MF Steven Thomson
Republic of Ireland MF Rory Ginty
Republic of Ireland MF Ray Houghton[notes 7]
Republic of Ireland MF Brian Launders
Republic of Ireland MF Tony Scully
Australia MF Carl Veart
England FW Bruce Dyer[notes 8]
England FW Jason Harris
England FW Leon McKenzie
England FW George Ndah[notes 9]
Wales FW Gareth Taylor[notes 10]
Scotland FW Dougie Freedman
Northern Ireland FW Iain Dowie[notes 11]
Netherlands FW Jeroen Boere

References

  1. ↑ "Bassett poised to take over at Palace". The Independent. 8 February 1996. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

Notes

  1. ↑ Boxall was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would later represent them at U-21 level.
  2. ↑ Burton was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in June 2004.
  3. ↑ Cox was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and would make his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2000.
  4. ↑ Davies was born in Hereford, England, but was raised in Wales and has represented them at U-21 level.
  5. ↑ Folan was born in Croydon, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.
  6. ↑ Quinn was born in Bexley, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would represent them at U-21 and B level.
  7. ↑ Houghton was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1986.
  8. ↑ Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in September 2007.
  9. ↑ Ndah was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and was called up by Nigeria in 1999, but was prevented from playing due to injury.
  10. ↑ Taylor was born in Weston-super-Mare, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in 1995.
  11. ↑ Dowie was born in Hatfield, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1990.

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