1995–96 Norwich City F.C. season

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

Norwich City
1995–96 season
ChairmanRobert Chase
ManagerMartin O'Neill (until 17 December)
Paul Franklin (caretaker from 17–20 December)
Gary Megson (from 20 December)
StadiumCarrow Road
First Division16th
FA CupThird round
League CupQuarter finals
Top goalscorerWard (13)
Average home league attendance14,581

Season summary

Martin O'Neill, who had taken Wycombe Wanderers from the Conference to the Second Division with successive promotions, was appointed as Norwich City manager in the summer of 1995.[1] He lasted just six months in the job before resigning after a dispute with chairman Robert Chase over Chase's refusal to permit O'Neill to spend significant sums on strengthening the squad.[2] Soon after O'Neill's resignation, Chase stepped down after protests from supporters, who complained that he kept selling the club's best players and was to blame for the relegation.[3] Indeed, between 1992 and January 1995, Norwich sold a number of key attacking players: Robert Fleck (for £2.1M), Ruel Fox (for £2.25M), Chris Sutton (for £5M), Efan Ekoku (£0.9M) and Mark Robins (£1M).[4][5] Nearly 40 years after being instrumental in saving the club from bankruptcy, Geoffrey Watling bought Chase's majority shareholding. Gary Megson was appointed Norwich manager on a temporary basis for the second time in eight months. Megson remained in charge until the end of the season before leaving the club.[6] Just four seasons after finishing third in the Premiership and beating Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup, Norwich had finished 16th in Division One.[7]

Final league table
Main article: 1995–96 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sunderland (C, P) 46 22 17 7 59 33 +26 83 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Derby County (P) 46 21 16 9 71 51 +20 79
3 Crystal Palace 46 20 15 11 67 48 +19 75 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Stoke City 46 20 13 13 60 49 +11 73
5 Leicester City (O, P) 46 19 14 13 66 60 +6 71
6 Charlton Athletic 46 17 20 9 57 45 +12 71
7 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 79 69 +10 69
8 Huddersfield Town 46 17 12 17 61 58 +3 63
9 Sheffield United 46 16 14 16 57 54 +3 62
10 Barnsley 46 14 18 14 60 66 −6 60
11 West Bromwich Albion 46 16 12 18 60 68 −8 60
12 Port Vale 46 15 15 16 59 66 −7 60
13 Tranmere Rovers 46 14 17 15 64 60 +4 59
14 Southend United 46 15 14 17 52 61 −9 59
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
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 13 16 17 56 62 −6 55
21 Portsmouth 46 13 13 20 61 69 −8 52
22 Millwall (R) 46 13 13 20 43 63 −20 52 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Watford (R) 46 10 18 18 62 70 −8 48
24 Luton Town (R) 46 11 12 23 40 64 −24 45
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Norwich City's score comes first[8]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 1995Luton TownA3–17,848Newsome (2), Adams
19 August 1995SunderlandH0–016,739
26 August 1995Birmingham CityA1–319,267Sheron
30 August 1995Oldham AthleticH2–114,816Bowen, Johnson
2 September 1995Port ValeH2–113,908Johnson, Fleck
9 September 1995Sheffield UnitedA1–211,205Ward
13 September 1995Wolverhampton WanderersA2–027,064Johnson, Ward
16 September 1995MillwallH0–015,962
23 September 1995Grimsby TownA2–25,901Akinbiyi, Fleck
30 September 1995Leicester CityH0–118,435
7 October 1995Stoke CityA1–112,016Akinbiyi
14 October 1995BarnsleyH3–114,002Newsome, Johnson, Fleck
21 October 1995Charlton AthleticA1–113,369Bowen
29 October 1995Tranmere RoversH1–115,513Johnson
4 November 1995Huddersfield TownA2–313,747Ward (2)
11 November 1995Crystal PalaceH1–014,156Johnson
19 November 1995Ipswich TownH2–117,862Newsome, Fleck
21 November 1995West Bromwich AlbionA4–113,680Fleck, Scott, Ward, Adams
26 November 1995WatfordA2–07,798Ward, Scott
2 December 1995Stoke CityH0–115,707
9 December 1995Grimsby TownH2–213,283Ward, Eadie
17 December 1995Leicester CityA2–314,251Fleck, Eadie
23 December 1995PortsmouthA0–19,934
26 December 1995Southend UnitedH0–117,029
30 December 1995ReadingH3–313,556Ward, Johnson, Fleck
1 January 1996Derby CountyA1–216,714Fleck
14 January 1996SunderlandA1–014,983Ward
20 January 1996Luton TownH0–112,474
4 February 1996Birmingham CityH1–112,612Ward
10 February 1996Oldham AthleticA0–217,001
17 February 1996Wolverhampton WanderersH2–314,691Eadie, Crook
24 February 1996MillwallA1–28,218Milligan
28 February 1996Sheffield UnitedH0–010,945
2 March 1996Southend UnitedA1–16,208Bradshaw
9 March 1996PortsmouthH1–113,004Milligan
16 March 1996ReadingA3–08,501Sheppard (own goal), Eadie, O'Neill
20 March 1996Port ValeA0–16,085
23 March 1996Derby CountyH1–015,349Goss
30 March 1996Charlton AthleticH0–113,434
2 April 1996BarnsleyA2–26,375Newman, Fleck
6 April 1996Tranmere RoversA1–16,618Eadie
8 April 1996Huddersfield TownH2–013,021Fleck, Akinbiyi
14 April 1996Ipswich TownA1–220,355Cureton
20 April 1996West Bromwich AlbionH2–214,667Cureton, Eadie
27 April 1996WatfordH1–214,188Crook
5 May 1996Crystal PalaceA1–020,664Hopkin (own goal)

FA Cup
Main article: 1995-96 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1996BrentfordH1–210,082Newsome

League Cup
Main article: 1995-96 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg20 September 1995Torquay UnitedH6–17,542Akinbiyi (2), Crook, Sheron (2), Gore (own goal)
R2 2nd Leg4 October 1995Torquay UnitedA3–2 (won 9–3 on agg)1,790Ullathorne, Mills, Eadie
R325 October 1995Bradford CityH0–011,649
R3R8 November 1995Bradford CityA5–3 (a.e.t.)8,665Ward (3), Johnson, Fleck
R429 November 1995Bolton WanderersH0–013,820
R4R20 December 1995Bolton WanderersA0–0 (won 3–2 on pens)8,736
QF10 January 1996Birmingham CityH1–113,028Fleck
QFR24 January 1996Birmingham CityA1–221,097Mølby

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[9]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Scotland SCO Bryan Gunn
— GK England ENG Andy Marshall
— DF Wales WAL Mark Bowen
— DF England ENG Carl Bradshaw
— DF England ENG Danny Mills
— DF England ENG Rob Newman
— DF England ENG Jon Newsome
— DF England ENG John Polston
— DF England ENG Spencer Prior
— DF England ENG Daryl Sutch
— DF England ENG Robert Ullathorne
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Jon Wright
— MF England ENG Neil Adams
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Shaun Carey[notes 1]
— MF England ENG Ian Crook
— MF England ENG Darren Eadie
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Ali Gibb
— MF Wales WAL Jeremy Goss[notes 2]
— MF England ENG Andy Johnson[notes 3]
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mike Milligan[notes 4]
— MF Denmark DEN Jan Mølby (on loan from Liverpool)
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith O'Neill
— MF England ENG Matthew Rush[notes 5]
— MF England ENG Jamie Shore
— MF England ENG Karl Simpson
— FW England ENG Ade Akinbiyi[notes 6]
— FW England ENG Jamie Cureton
— FW Scotland SCO Robert Fleck
— FW England ENG Keith Scott
— FW England ENG Mike Sheron
— FW England ENG Ashley Ward

Notes
  1. Carey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. Goss was born in Oekolia, Cyprus, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1991.
  3. Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.
  4. Milligan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21, U-23, and B level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in 1992.
  5. Rush was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  6. Akinbiyi was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Nigeria in November 1999.

References
  1. "Profile: Martin O'Neill". BBC Sport. 1 May 2002. Retrieved 27 March 2007.
  2. "Martin O'Neill". BBC Sport. 14 May 2002. Retrieved 27 March 2007.
  3. "Canary Centenary". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2007.
  4. Names listed in date order of transfer from the club.
  5. "Norwich transfers". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2012. Select seasons required from dropdown menu.
  6. "Walker reappointed as Megson resigns at Norwich". The Independent. 22 June 1996. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  7. "Norwich City 1995–1996 : English Division One Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  8. "Norwich City 1995-1996 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  9. "All Norwich City players: 1996".
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