1995–96 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
1995–96 season
Chairman Bob Murray
Manager Peter Reid
Stadium Roker Park
First Division 1st
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Craig Russell (13)
All: Craig Russell (14)
Highest home attendance 22,027 vs. West Bromwich Albion (27 April 1996)
Lowest home attendance 12,282 vs. Portsmouth (12 September 1995)
Average home league attendance 17,482

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

Season summary

After saving Sunderland from relegation the season before, Peter Reid was appointed manager on a permanent basis. His first full season as Sunderland manager, 1995–96, was successful as the club won the First Division title and gained promotion to the Premier League for the first time since the League restructuring which had taken effect in 1992–93.[1]

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

Sunderland's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 1995Leicester CityH1–218,593Agnew
19 August 1995Norwich CityA0–016,739
26 August 1995Wolverhampton WanderersH2–016,816Melville, P Gray
30 August 1995Port ValeA1–17,693P Gray
2 September 1995Ipswich TownA0–312,390
9 September 1995Southend UnitedH1–013,805Russell
12 September 1995PortsmouthH1–112,282Melville
16 September 1995Luton TownA2–06,955Mullin, P Gray
23 September 1995MillwallA2–18,691Scott (pen), Smith
30 September 1995ReadingH2–217,503Kelly, Melville
7 October 1995Crystal PalaceA1–013,754Kelly
14 October 1995WatfordH1–117,790Scott
21 October 1995Huddersfield TownA1–116,054P Gray
28 October 1995BarnsleyH2–117,024Russell, Howey
5 November 1995Charlton AthleticA1–111,626M Gray
18 November 1995Sheffield UnitedH2–016,640P Gray (2)
22 November 1995Stoke CityA0–111,754
25 November 1995West Bromwich AlbionA1–015,931Howey
3 December 1995Crystal PalaceH1–012,777Scott (pen)
9 December 1995MillwallH6–018,951Russell (4), Scott (pen), P Gray
16 December 1995ReadingA1–19,431Smith
23 December 1995Derby CountyA1–316,882M Gray
14 January 1996Norwich CityH0–114,983
21 January 1996Leicester CityA0–016,130
24 January 1996Grimsby TownH1–014,656Ord
30 January 1996Tranmere RoversH0–017,616
3 February 1996Wolverhampton WanderersA0–326,537
10 February 1996Port ValeH0–015,934
17 February 1996PortsmouthA2–212,241Howey, Agnew
20 February 1996Ipswich TownH1–014,052Russell
24 February 1996Luton TownH1–016,693James (own goal)
27 February 1996Southend UnitedA2–05,786Scott (pen), Bridges
3 March 1996Grimsby TownA4–05,318Ball, P Gray, Bridges, Russell
9 March 1996Derby CountyH3–021,644Russell (2), Agnew
12 March 1996Oldham AthleticA2–17,149Ball, M Gray
17 March 1996Birmingham CityA2–023,251Agnew, Melville
23 March 1996Oldham AthleticH1–020,631Scott
30 March 1996Huddersfield TownH3–220,131Bridges (2), Ball
2 April 1996WatfordA3–311,195Russell, Agnew, Ball
6 April 1996BarnsleyA1–013,189Russell
8 April 1996Charlton AthleticH0–020,914
13 April 1996Sheffield UnitedA0–020,050
16 April 1996Birmingham CityH3–019,831M Gray, Stewart, Russell
21 April 1996Stoke CityH0–021,276
27 April 1996West Bromwich AlbionH0–022,027
5 May 1996Tranmere RoversA0–216,193

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1996Manchester UnitedA2–241,563Russell, Agnew
R3R16 January 1996Manchester UnitedH1–221,378P Gray

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg15 August 1995Preston North EndA1–16,323Angell
R1 Second Leg22 August 1995Preston North EndH3–27,407Howey (2), Ryan Kidd (own goal)
R2 First Leg20 September 1995LiverpoolA0–225,579
R2 Second Leg4 October 1995LiverpoolH0–120,560

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 Alec Chamberlain
England GK David Preece
Republic of Ireland GK Shay Given (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
England DF Gary Bennett
England DF Michael Gray
England DF Paul Heckingbottom
England DF Darren Holloway
England DF Lee Howey
England DF Richard Ord
England DF Martin Scott
Wales DF Gareth Hall[notes 1]
Wales DF Andy Melville
Poland DF Dariusz Kubicki
England MF Steve Agnew
England MF Sam Aiston
England MF Gordon Armstrong
No. Position Player
England MF Brian Atkinson
England MF Kevin Ball
England MF Paul Bracewell
England MF Terry Cooke (on loan from Manchester United)
England MF Martin Gray
England MF John Mullin
England FW Brett Angell
England FW Michael Bridges
England FW Steve Brodie
England FW Craig Russell
England FW Martin Smith
England FW Paul Stewart
Northern Ireland FW Phil Gray
Republic of Ireland FW Stephen Grant
Republic of Ireland FW David Kelly[notes 2]

References

  1. ↑ Dougray, John (17 April 1996). "Promotion in Sunderland sights". The Independent. Retrieved 19 September 2011.

Notes

  1. ↑ Hall was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in March 1988.
  2. ↑ Kelly was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1987.
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