1995–96 Peterborough United F.C. season

During the 1995–96 English football season, Peterborough United F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Peterborough United
1995–96 season
Chairman Chris Turner
Manager John Still (until October)
Mick Halsall (from October)
StadiumLondon Road Stadium
Football League Second Division19th
FA CupFourth round
Coca-Cola CupSecond round
Football League TrophySouthern Section Semi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Martindale (15)
All: Martindale (18)

Season summary

A poor start to the season that saw Peterborough win 3 out of the first 13 games forced manager John Still to leave the club in October 1995 to be replaced by Mick Halsall. They show signs of improvement between mid-February and mid-March which saw them win 5 out of the last 8 games climbing them to mid-table but as it seemed Peterborough were going to make a late charge for a play-off place, poor form returned, winning just 1 out of final 12 games picking up just 7 points during that run which saw them slump to a disappointing 19th place just 3 points clear of the relegation zone.

Final league table
Pos Team Pl W D L F A Pts
1. Swindon Town 46 25 17 4 71 34 92
2. Oxford United 46 24 11 11 76 39 83
3. Blackpool 46 23 13 10 67 40 82
4. Notts County 46 21 15 10 63 39 78
5. Crewe Alexandra 46 22 7 17 77 60 73
6. Bradford City 46 22 7 17 71 69 73
7. Chesterfield 46 20 12 14 56 51 72
8. Wrexham 46 18 16 12 76 55 70
9. Stockport County 46 19 13 14 61 47 70
10. Bristol Rovers 46 20 10 16 57 60 70
11. Walsall 46 19 12 15 60 45 69
12. Wycombe Wanderers 46 15 15 16 63 59 60
13. Bristol City 46 15 15 16 55 60 60
14. Bournemouth 46 16 10 20 51 70 58
15. Brentford 46 15 13 18 43 49 58
16. Rotherham United 46 14 14 18 54 62 56
17. Burnley 46 14 13 19 56 68 55
18. Shrewsbury Town 46 13 14 19 58 70 53
19. Peterborough United 46 13 13 20 59 66 52
20. York City 46 13 13 20 58 73 52
21. Carlisle United 46 12 13 21 57 72 49
22. Swansea City 46 11 14 21 43 79 47
23. Brighton & Hove Albion 46 10 10 26 46 69 40
24. Hull City 46 5 16 25 36 78 31
Key
Promoted to Division One
Qualified for the promotion playoff
Relegated to Division Three

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

Results

Peterborough United's score comes first

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 1995Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–15,394Clark, Farrell, Martindale
19 August 1995BournemouthA0–34,175
26 August 1995Notts CountyH0–15,618
29 August 1995BlackpoolA1–23,902Heald
2 September 1995Bristol CityH1–14,621Farrell
9 September 1995Wycombe WanderersA1–15,637Farrell
12 September 1995Carlisle UnitedA1–16,027Martindale
16 September 1995WrexhamH1–03,817Martindale
23 September 1995Bradford CityH3–14,509Heald, Manuel, Martindale
30 September 1995Rotherham UnitedA1–52,863Power
7 October 1995WalsallA1–13,768Power
14 October 1995Swansea CityH1–13,384Carter
21 October 1995BrentfordA0–34,865
28 October 1995York CityH6–14,605Martindale (2), Morrison (2), Power, Shaw
31 October 1995BurnleyH0–24,737
4 November 1995Bristol RoversA1–14,241Shaw
18 November 1995Oxford UnitedH1–14,720Shaw
25 November 1995Hull CityA3–23,620Martindale (3)
9 December 1995Bradford CityA1–24,605Farrell
16 December 1995Rotherham UnitedH1–03,847Spearing
19 December 1995Stockport CountyH0–13,267
26 December 1995ChesterfieldA1–16,017Heald
13 January 1996BournemouthH4–54,596Farrell (2), Martindale (2)
20 January 1996Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–15,572Shaw (2)
3 February 1996Notts CountyA0–15,067
10 February 1996Shrewsbury TownH2–24,985Martindale, Basham
17 February 1996Carlisle UnitedH6–14,032Charlery (2), Ebdon, Farrell (2), Martindale (pen)
20 February 1996Bristol CityA1–05,014Charlery
24 February 1996WrexhamA0–14,011
27 February 1996Wycombe WanderersH3–03,670Martindale (2), Foran
2 March 1996ChesterfieldH0–16,105
5 March 1996Swindon TownH0–24,196
9 March 1996Stockport CountyA1–05,915Power (pen)
16 March 1996Crewe AlexandraH3–15,004Charlery (2), Power
19 March 1996Shrewsbury TownA1–12,291Ansah
23 March 1996Swindon TownA0–29,066
26 March 1996BlackpoolH0–04,425
30 March 1996WalsallH2–34,954Griffiths, Charlery
2 April 1996Swansea CityA0–03,805
6 April 1996York CityA1–33,261Ebdon (pen)
8 April 1996BrentfordH0–14,343
13 April 1996BurnleyA1–28,393Heald
20 April 1996Bristol RoversH0–04,884
27 April 1996Hull CityH3–16,649Power, Farrell, Charlery
30 April 1996Crewe AlexandraA1–23,206Grazioli
5 May 1996Oxford UnitedA0–47,535

FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R111 November 1995Exeter CityA1–03,783Le Bihan
R22 December 1995Bognor Regis TownH4–05,004Farrell (3), Ebdon
R36 January 1996WrexhamH1–05,983Le Bihan
R46 February 1996Huddersfield TownA0–211,629

League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg15 August 1995Swansea CityA1–41,862Manuel
R1 Second Leg22 August 1995Swansea CityH3–01,871Manuel (2), Le Bihan
R2 First Leg20 September 1995Aston VillaA0–619,602
R2 Second Leg3 October 1995Aston VillaH1–15,745Martindale

Football League Trophy

Southern Section
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 Group 326 September 1995Plymouth ArgyleA3–01,682Clark, Power, McGleish
R1 Group 316 October 1995Northampton TownH0–03,045
R228 November 1995Swansea CityH1–01,952Farrell
QF9 January 1996Colchester UnitedH3–22,460Martindale (2), McGleish
SF13 February 1996Bristol RoversH0–13,761

Squad

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

No. Position Player
GK Jon Sheffield
DF Simon Clark
DF Gary Breen
DF Greg Heald
MF Marcus Ebdon
FW Lee Power
DF Kevin Ashley
MF Lee Williams
DF Danny Carter
FW Gary Martindale
MF Neil Le Bihan
DF Mike Basham
MF Billy Manuel
FW Carl Griffiths
GK Mark Tyler
MF Mike Gregory
FW Giuliano Grazioli
MF Dave Morrison
No. Position Player
DF Dean Hooper (on loan from Swindon Town)
MF Ken Charlery
FW Sean Farrell
MF Robert Codner
MF Paul Shaw (on loan from Arsenal)
DF Tony Dobson
FW Andy Furnell
DF Tony Spearing
DF Gregor Rioch
MF Andy Ansah
DF Mark Foran
FW Scott McGleish
DF Mark Blount
MF Steve Robinson (on loan from Birmingham City)
FW Steve Williams
DF Adam Drury
MF Ben Sedgemore
DF Tom Meredith

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