1995–96 Grimsby Town F.C. season

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

Grimsby Town
1995–96 season
ChairmanBill Carr
ManagerBrian Laws (player-manager)
StadiumBlundell Park
First Division17th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerGroves/Livingstone (10)
Average home league attendance5,865

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 GF GA GD Pts
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
19 Reading 46 13 17 16 54 63 −9 56
Source:

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
Main article: 1995–96 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
Main article: 1995–96 Football 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
GK Paul Crichton
GK Andy Love
GK Jason Pearcey
DF Gary Croft
DF Ashley Fickling
DF Tony Gallimore
DF Enzo Gambaro
DF Peter Handyside
DF Kevin Jobling
DF Brian Laws (player-manager)
DF Mark Lever
DF John McDermott
DF Jimmy Neil
DF Graham Rodger
DF Richard Smith
DF Vance Warner (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
MF Peter Butler (on loan from Notts County)
No. Position Player
MF Gary Childs
MF Jim Dobbin
MF Mark Flatts (on loan from Arsenal)
MF Paul Groves
MF John Oster
MF Craig Shakespeare
MF Nicky Southall
MF Johnny Walker
MF Tommy Watson
FW Daryl Clare
FW Jamie Forrester
FW Paul Jewell (on loan from Bradford City)
FW Jack Lester
FW Steve Livingstone
FW Clive Mendonca
FW Neil Woods

References
  1. "Bonetti walks out on Grimsby". The Independent. 13 February 1996. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/grimsby/grimsby.html
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