1995–96 Peterborough United F.C. season

Peterborough United
1995–96 season
Chairman England Chris Turner
Manager England John Still (until October)
England Mick Halsall (from October)
Stadium London Road Stadium
Football League Second Division 19th
FA Cup Fourth round
Coca-Cola Cup Second round
Football League Trophy Southern Section Semi-final
Top goalscorer League: Martindale (15)
All: Martindale (18)

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

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

FA Cup

Main article: 1995-96 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R111 November 1995 Exeter CityA1–03,783Le Bihan
R22 December 1995 Bognor Regis TownH4–05,004Farrell (3), Ebdon
R36 January 1996 WrexhamH1–05,983Le Bihan
R46 February 1996 Huddersfield TownA0–211,629

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg 15 August 1995 Swansea CityA1–41,862Manuel
R1 Second Leg 22 August 1995 Swansea CityH3–01,871Manuel (2), Le Bihan
R2 First Leg 20 September 1995 Aston VillaA0–619,602
R2 Second Leg 3 October 1995 Aston VillaH1–15,745Martindale

Football League Trophy

Southern Section

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 Group 3 26 September 1995 Plymouth ArgyleA3–01,682Clark, Power, McGleish
R1 Group 3 16 October 1995 Northampton TownH0–03,045
R228 November 1995 Swansea CityH1–01,952Farrell
QF9 January 1996 Colchester UnitedH3–22,460Martindale (2), McGleish
SF13 February 1996 Bristol 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
England GK Jon Sheffield
England DF Simon Clark
Republic of Ireland DF Gary Breen
England DF Greg Heald
Wales MF Marcus Ebdon
Republic of Ireland FW Lee Power
England DF Kevin Ashley
England MF Lee Williams
England DF Danny Carter
England FW Gary Martindale
England MF Neil Le Bihan
England DF Mike Basham
England MF Billy Manuel
Wales FW Carl Griffiths
England GK Mark Tyler
England MF Mike Gregory
England FW Giuliano Grazioli
England MF Dave Morrison
No. Position Player
England DF Dean Hooper (on loan from Swindon Town)
Saint Lucia MF Ken Charlery
England FW Sean Farrell
England MF Robert Codner
England MF Paul Shaw (on loan from Arsenal)
England DF Tony Dobson
England FW Andy Furnell
England DF Tony Spearing
Scotland DF Gregor Rioch
England MF Andy Ansah
England DF Mark Foran
Scotland FW Scott McGleish
England DF Mark Blount
England MF Steve Robinson (on loan from Birmingham City)
England FW Steve Williams
England DF Adam Drury
England MF Ben Sedgemore
Republic of Ireland DF Tom Meredith
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