1995–96 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town
1995–96 season
Chairman Bill Carr
Manager Brian Laws (player-manager)
Stadium Blundell Park
First Division 17th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer Groves/Livingstone (10)
Average home league attendance 5,865

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

Season summary

In the 1995–96 season, Grimsby had a disappointing campaign and Laws' initially successful managerial reign deteriorated after he clashed with Grimsby player Ivano Bonetti. Laws reportedly threw a plate of chicken wings at the Italian following a 3–2 defeat at Luton Town in February 1996 and caused the popular player to leave the club at the end of the season.[1] Grimsby finished the season in 17th place and were in the battle to avoid relegation right up to the penultimate game of the season.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1Sunderland461382321099527235933+2683
2Derby County461481482278823297151+2079
3Crystal Palace469953422116633266748+1975
4Stoke City461364321577928346049+1173
5Leicester City469773229107634316660+671
6Charlton Athletic468114282399529225745+1271
7Ipswich Town4613554530671034397969+1069
8Huddersfield Town4614454223381219356158+363
9Sheffield United46977292577928295754+362
10Barnsley4691043428581026386066–660
11West Bromwich Albion4611573429571126396068–860
12Port Vale4610583029510829375966–760
13Tranmere Rovers469954229581022316460+459
14Southend United4611843022461322395261–959
15Birmingham City4611753723461324416164–358
16Norwich City467972624761033315955+457
17Grimsby Town4681052725641328445569–1456
18Oldham Athletic4610763320471221305450+456
19Reading468782830510826335463–756
20Wolverhampton Wanderers468963428571122345662–655
21Portsmouth468693432571127376169–852
22Millwall4676102328671020354363–2052
23Watford4678840333101022376270–848
24Luton Town4676103034461310304064–2445
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
Promoted to FA Premier League
Participated in play-offs
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Grimsby Town's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 1995MillwallA1–28,546Livingstone
19 August 1995PortsmouthH2–14,515Laws, Croft
26 August 1995Derby CountyA1–110,564Shakespeare (pen)
29 August 1995Luton TownH0–04,289
2 September 1995WatfordH0–03,993
9 September 1995Wolverhampton WanderersA1–423,656Groves
12 September 1995ReadingA2–07,283Woods (2)
17 September 1995Port ValeH1–04,066Livingstone
23 September 1995Norwich CityH2–25,901Childs, Southall
30 September 1995Southend UnitedA0–14,979
7 October 1995Charlton AthleticA1–08,997Jewell
14 October 1995Oldham AthleticH1–15,830
21 October 1995Birmingham CityA1–316,455Woods
28 October 1995Stoke CityH1–05,683Groves
4 November 1995Ipswich TownA2–210,250Dobbin, Woods
11 November 1995BarnsleyH3–16,166Lever, Livingstone, de Zeeuw (own goal)
18 November 1995West Bromwich AlbionH1–08,155Bonetti
21 November 1995Sheffield UnitedA2–19,884Southall, Childs
25 November 1995Tranmere RoversA1–07,500Bonetti
2 December 1995Charlton AthleticH1–26,881Groves
9 December 1995Norwich CityA2–213,283Groves, Livingstone
16 December 1995Southend UnitedH1–15,269Forrester
23 December 1995Leicester CityH2–27,713Dobbin, Walsh (own goal)
1 January 1996Huddersfield TownH1–17,524Livingstone
13 January 1996PortsmouthA1–36,958Groves
20 January 1996MillwallH1–25,218Livingstone
24 January 1996SunderlandA0–114,517
3 February 1996Derby CountyH1–17,818Bonetti
10 February 1996Luton TownA2–37,158Forrester (2)
17 February 1996ReadingH0–07,041
3 March 1996SunderlandH0–45,767
5 March 1996Crystal PalaceA0–511,548
9 March 1996Leicester CityA1–213,784Livingstone
12 March 1996Wolverhampton WanderersH3–05,565Shakespeare, Livingstone, Forrester
16 March 1996Crystal PalaceH0–25,059
24 March 1996Huddersfield TownA3–112,090
30 March 1996Birmingham CityH2–15,475Dobbin
2 April 1996Oldham AthleticA0–15,037
6 April 1996Stoke CityA2–112,524Groves, Gallimore
8 April 1996Ipswich TownH3–15,904Mendonca (3)
13 April 1996West Bromwich AlbionA1–316,116Forrester
16 April 1996Port ValeA0–15,796
20 April 1996Sheffield UnitedH0–27,685
23 April 1996WatfordA3–68,909Walker, Groves, Livingstone
27 April 1996Tranmere RoversH1–15,408Mendonca (pen)
4 May 1996BarnsleyA1–16,108McDermott

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1996Luton TownH7–15,387Forrester (2), Livingstone (2), Bonetti, Southall, Woods
R47 February 1996West Ham UnitedA1–122,030Laws
R4R14 February 1996West Ham UnitedH3–08,382Childs, Forrester, Woods
R521 February 1996ChelseaH0–09,448
R5R28 February 1996ChelseaA1–428,545Groves

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg20 September 1995Birmingham CityA1–37,446Woods
R2 2nd Leg3 October 1995Birmingham CityH1–1 (lost 2-4 on agg)3,280Southall

Squad

[3] 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 Paul Crichton
England GK Andy Love
England GK Jason Pearcey
England DF Gary Croft
England DF Ashley Fickling
England DF Tony Gallimore
Italy DF Enzo Gambaro
Scotland DF Peter Handyside
England DF Kevin Jobling
England DF Brian Laws (player-manager)
England DF Mark Lever
England DF John McDermott
England DF Jimmy Neil
England DF Graham Rodger
England DF Richard Smith
England DF Vance Warner (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
England MF Peter Butler (on loan from Notts County)
No. Position Player
England MF Gary Childs
Scotland MF Jim Dobbin
England MF Mark Flatts (on loan from Arsenal)
England MF Paul Groves
Wales MF John Oster
England MF Craig Shakespeare
England MF Nicky Southall
Scotland MF Johnny Walker
England MF Tommy Watson
Republic of Ireland FW Daryl Clare
England FW Jamie Forrester
England FW Paul Jewell (on loan from Bradford City)
England FW Jack Lester
England FW Steve Livingstone
England FW Clive Mendonca
England FW Neil Woods

References

  1. ↑ "Bonetti walks out on Grimsby". The Independent. 13 February 1996. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  2. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/grimsby-town/1995-1996/results
  3. ↑ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/grimsby/grimsby.html
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