1995–96 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
1995–96 season
Chairman England David Sheepshanks
Manager Scotland George Burley
Stadium Portman Road
First Division 11th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Second round
Anglo-Italian Cup Regional semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Ian Marshall (19)
All:
Ian Marshall and Alex Mathie (19)
Average home league attendance 12,604

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

Season summary

Having served on the board of directors since 1986, David Sheepshanks was appointed as club chairman in 1995.[1] George Burley was appointed manager at his former club, with Dale Roberts as his assistant, having had talks with Ipswich Town without Colchester United knowing and so compensation was duly paid. In his first season in charge, Ipswich failed to get back in Premier League at the first attempt, falling one place short of the First Division play-off zone.

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

Ipswich Town's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 1995 Birmingham CityA1–318,910Marshall
19 August 1995 Crystal PalaceH1–012,681Mathie
26 August 1995 West Bromwich AlbionA0–014,470
30 August 1995 Stoke CityH4–110,848Mathie (2), Slater (2)
2 September 1995 SunderlandH3–012,390Mathie (3)
9 September 1995 Huddersfield TownA1–212,057Sedgley
12 September 1995 Oldham AthleticA1–15,622Marshall
16 September 1995 WatfordH4–211,441Uhlenbeek, Thomsen, Gregory (2)
23 September 1995 Charlton AthleticH1–512,815Thomsen
30 September 1995 Sheffield UnitedA2–212,557Marshall (2)
7 October 1995 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–215,335Sedgley
14 October 1995 Derby CountyA1–113,034Sedgley
22 October 1995 Luton TownH0–19,123
28 October 1995 ReadingA4–110,281Williams, Uhlenbeek, Mathie, Mason
4 November 1995 Grimsby TownH2–210,250Mason (2)
11 November 1995 MillwallA1–211,360Mason
19 November 1995 Norwich CityA1–217,862Wark
22 November 1995 Southend UnitedH1–19,757Uhlenbeek
25 November 1995 PortsmouthH3–210,286Thompson, Marshall, Milton
3 December 1995 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–220,867Mowbray, Marshall
9 December 1995 Charlton AthleticA2–010,316Marshall, Stockwell
16 December 1995 Sheffield UnitedH1–19,630Tuttle (own goal)
22 December 1995 BarnsleyH2–211,791Mathie, Marshall
1 January 1996 Port ValeH5–19,926Sedgley, Mathie (2), Marshall, Milton
13 January 1996 Crystal PalaceA1–114,097Mathie
20 January 1996 Birmingham CityH2–012,540Milton (2)
3 February 1996 West Bromwich AlbionH2–110,798Mowbray, Marshall
10 February 1996 Stoke CityA1–312,239Scowcroft
20 February 1996 SunderlandA0–114,052
24 February 1996 WatfordA3–211,872Uhlenbeek, Mathie (2)
3 March 1996 Leicester CityH4–29,817Wark, Marshall (2), Milton
9 March 1996 BarnsleyA3–37,705Marshall (2), Milton
13 March 1996 Leicester CityA2–017,783Mathie, Marshall
16 March 1996 Tranmere RoversH1–211,759Marshall
19 March 1996 Oldham AthleticH2–19,674Mason (2)
23 March 1996 Port ValeA1–27,277Marshall
30 March 1996 Luton TownA2–19,151Milton (2)
2 April 1996 Derby CountyH1–016,210Vaughan
6 April 1996 ReadingH1–217,328Mathie
8 April 1996 Grimsby TownA1–35,904Scowcroft
14 April 1996 Norwich CityH2–120,335Marshall, Ullathorne (own goal)
17 April 1996 Tranmere RoversA2–56,008Mason, Marshall
20 April 1996 Southend UnitedA1–28,363Milton
27 April 1996 PortsmouthA1–012,954Mathie
1 May 1996 Huddersfield TownH2–117,473Mathie (2)
5 May 1996 MillwallH0–017,290

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1996 Blackburn RoversH0–021,236
R3R16 January 1996 Blackburn RoversA1–019,606Mason
R413 February 1996 WalsallH1–018,489Mason
R517 February 1996 Aston VillaH1–320,748Mason

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg 19 September 1995 Stockport CountyA1–14,865Sedgley
R2 Second Leg 3 October 1995 Stockport CountyH1–28,250Thomsen

Anglo-Italian Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Group B 5 September 1995 A.C. ReggianaH2–19,525Tanner, Mathie
Group B 11 October 1995 BresciaA2–21,300Mason, Sedgley
Group B 8 November 1995 FoggiaA1–02,000Mason
Group B 13 December 1995 SalernoH2–06,429Mowbray, Gregory
SF23 January 1996 Port ValeH2–45,831Gregory, Mason

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 Fred Barber (on loan from Luton Town)
England GK Richard Wright
Canada GK Craig Forrest
Australia GK Andy Petterson (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
England DF David Linighan
England DF Tony Mowbray
England DF Steve Palmer
England DF Chris Swailes
England DF Adam Tanner
England DF Neil Thompson
Netherlands DF Gus Uhlenbeek
Denmark DF Claus Thomsen
Argentina DF Mauricio Taricco
Canada DF Frank Yallop[2]
England MF Richard Appleby
No. Position Player
England MF Lee Durrant
England MF Paul Mason
England MF Simon Milton
England MF Steve Sedgley
England MF Stuart Slater
England MF Mick Stockwell
England MF Tony Vaughan
Wales MF Geraint Williams
Scotland MF John Wark
New Zealand MF Lee Norfolk
England FW Lee Chapman
England FW Ian Marshall
England FW James Scowcroft
Scotland FW Alex Mathie
Zambia FW Neil Gregory

References

  1. ↑ "Football: Interview David Sheepshanks – Dynamo driving the Tractor". The Independent. 15 April 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  2. ↑ Yallop was born in Watford, England, but was raised in Vancouver, Canada.