1995–96 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town
1995–96 season
ChairmanBill Carr
ManagerBrian Laws (player-manager)
StadiumBlundell Park
First Division17th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLivingstone (11)
Average home league attendance5,865

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

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
12 June 1995 CM Nicky Southall Hartlepool United £40,000
19 September 1995 CM Johnny Walker Clydebank Free transfer
29 September 1995 FW Ivano Bonetti Torino Free transfer
17 October 1995 FW Jamie Forrester Leeds United Free transfer
20 December 1995 GK John Burridge Darlington Free transfer
9 March 1995 CB Enzo Gambaro Bolton Wanderers Free transfer
11 March 1996 CB Richard Smith Leicester City £50,000
28 March 1996 LB Tony Gallimore Carlisle United £125,000

Loans in

Date Pos Player Transferred from Date Until Ref
16 August 1995 FW Paul Jewell Bradford City 18 October 1995
30 January 1996 CM Peter Butler Notts County 27 March 1996
2 February 1996 CB Vance Warner Nottingham Forest 2 March 1996
28 March 1996 FW Mark Flatts Arsenal 31 May 1996

Transfers out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
8 August 1995 CM Dave Gilbert West Bromwich Albion £50,000
1 January 1996 GK John Burridge Gateshead Free Transfer
28 March 1996 LB Gary Croft Blackburn Rovers £1,000.000

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

Main article: 1995–96 Football League First Division

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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

Grimsby Town's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 1995 Millwall A 1–2 8,546 Livingstone
19 August 1995 Portsmouth H 2–1 4,515 Laws, Croft
26 August 1995 Derby County A 1–1 10,564 Shakespeare (pen)
29 August 1995 Luton Town H 0–0 4,289
2 September 1995 Watford H 0–0 3,993
9 September 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–4 23,656 Groves
12 September 1995 Reading A 2–0 7,283 Woods (2)
17 September 1995 Port Vale H 1–0 4,066 Livingstone
23 September 1995 Norwich City H 2–2 5,901 Childs, Southall
30 September 1995 Southend United A 0–1 4,979
7 October 1995 Charlton Athletic A 1–0 8,997 Jewell
14 October 1995 Oldham Athletic H 1–1 5,830 Dobbin
21 October 1995 Birmingham City A 1–3 16,455 Woods
28 October 1995 Stoke City H 1–0 5,683 Groves
4 November 1995 Ipswich Town A 2–2 10,250 Dobbin, Woods
11 November 1995 Barnsley H 3–1 6,166 Lever, Livingstone, de Zeeuw (own goal)
18 November 1995 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 8,155 Bonetti
21 November 1995 Sheffield United A 2–1 9,884 Southall, Childs
25 November 1995 Tranmere Rovers A 1–0 7,500 Bonetti
2 December 1995 Charlton Athletic H 1–2 6,881 Groves
9 December 1995 Norwich City A 2–2 13,283 Groves, Livingstone
16 December 1995 Southend United H 1–1 5,269 Forrester
23 December 1995 Leicester City H 2–2 7,713 Dobbin, Walsh (own goal)
1 January 1996 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 7,524 Livingstone
13 January 1996 Portsmouth A 1–3 6,958 Groves
20 January 1996 Millwall H 1–2 5,218 Livingstone
24 January 1996 Sunderland A 0–1 14,517
3 February 1996 Derby County H 1–1 7,818 Bonetti
10 February 1996 Luton Town A 2–3 7,158 Forrester (2)
17 February 1996 Reading H 0–0 7,041
3 March 1996 Sunderland H 0–4 5,767
5 March 1996 Crystal Palace A 0–5 11,548
9 March 1996 Leicester City A 1–2 13,784 Livingstone
12 March 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–0 5,565 Shakespeare, Livingstone, Forrester
16 March 1996 Crystal Palace H 0–2 5,059
24 March 1996 Huddersfield Town A 3–1 12,090 Livingstone, Childs, Groves
30 March 1996 Birmingham City H 2–1 5,475 Groves, Livingstone
2 April 1996 Oldham Athletic A 0–1 5,037
6 April 1996 Stoke City A 2–1 12,524 Groves, Gallimore
8 April 1996 Ipswich Town H 3–1 5,904 Mendonca (3)
13 April 1996 West Bromwich Albion A 1–3 16,116 Forrester
16 April 1996 Port Vale A 0–1 5,796
20 April 1996 Sheffield United H 0–2 7,685
23 April 1996 Watford A 3–6 8,909 Walker, Groves, Livingstone
27 April 1996 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 5,408 Mendonca (pen)
4 May 1996 Barnsley A 1–1 6,108 McDermott

FA Cup

Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Third round 6 January 1996 Luton Town H 7–1 5,387 Forrester (2), Livingstone (2), Bonetti, Southall, Woods
Fourth round 7 February 1996 West Ham United A 1–1 22,030 Laws
Fourth round replay 14 February 1996 West Ham United H 3–0 8,382 Childs, Forrester, Woods
Fifth round 21 February 1996 Chelsea H 0–0 9,448
Fifth round replay 28 February 1996 Chelsea A 1–4 28,545 Groves

League Cup

Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Second round first leg 20 September 1995 Birmingham City A 1–3 7,446 Woods
Second round second leg 3 October 1995 Birmingham City H 1–1 (lost 2–4 on agg) 3,280 Southall

Squad

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

References

  1. ^ "Bonetti walks out on Grimsby". The Independent. 13 February 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Grimsby Town results for the 1995-1996 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  3. ^ Grimsby Town: 1946/47 - 2009/10
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