1995–96 Swindon Town F.C. season

1995–96 Swindon Town F.C. season
ChairmanMichael Spearman
ManagerSteve McMahon
GroundCounty Ground, Swindon
Division Two1st (champions)
FA CupSixth Round
League CupSecond Round
FL TrophySecond Round (South)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wayne Allison (17)
All:
Wayne Allison (20)
Highest home attendance15,035
(vs. Southampton)
Lowest home attendance6,222
(vs. Colchester United)

The 1995–96 season was Swindon Town's first season in the third tier since 1987. Alongside the Division Two league campaign, Swindon Town also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Auto Windscreen Trophy.

League One

Final league table

Main article: 1995–96 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Swindon Town (C, P) 46 25 17 4 71 34 +37 92 Promotion to the First Division
2 Oxford United (P) 46 24 11 11 76 39 +37 83
3 Blackpool 46 23 13 10 67 40 +27 82 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 Notts County 46 21 15 10 63 39 +24 78
5 Crewe Alexandra 46 22 7 17 77 60 +17 73
Source:
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Result summary

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAAHAAHAHHAHHAAAAH
ResultWWWDWDWWWLWWWWDDDLWDDDWLWWWDWWWDDLWDWWWDDDWWDD
Position8112111111111111111122111111111122222111111111
Source: soccerbase.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Pre-season

Tour of Finland

  Win   Draw   Loss

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July 1995 Friendly Dundee United ?–? Swindon Town Finland
July 1995 Friendly Nokian Pyry 2–1 Swindon Town Finland
29 July 1995 Friendly TP-Seinäjoki ?–? Swindon Town Finland

Domestic friendlies

2 August 1995 Friendly Swindon Town ?–? Norwich City County Ground
3 August 1995 Friendly Hayes ?–? Swindon Town Church Road
5 August 1995 Friendly Hereford United ?–? Swindon Town Edgar Street
7 August 1995 Friendly Witney Town ?–? Swindon Town Downs Road

Football League Second Division

See also: 1995–96 Football League

  Win   Draw   Loss

League One match details
Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A
12 August 1995 Hull City A 1–0
19 August 1995 York City H 3–0
26 August 1995 Carlisle United A 1–0
30 August 1995 Oxford United H 1–1
2 September 1995 Brentford A 2–0
9 September 1995 Chesterfield H 1–1
13 September 1995 Bradford City H 4–1
16 September 1995 Bristol Rovers A 4–1
23 September 1995 Rotherham United H 1–0
30 September 1995 Wrexham A 3–4
7 October 1995 Bristol City H 2–0
14 October 1995 Brighton A 3–1
21 October 1995 Crewe Alexandra H 2–1
28 October 1995 Notts County A 3–1
31 October 1995 Bournemouth A 0–0
4 November 1995 Blackpool H 1–1
18 November 1995 Stockport County A 1–1
25 November 1995 Shrewsbury Town H 0–1
9 December 1995 Rotherham United A 2–0
16 December 1995 Wrexham H 1–1
23 December 1995 Walsall A 0–0
26 December 1995 Wycombe Wanderers H 0–0
10 January 1996 Swansea City H 3–0
13 January 1996 York City A 0–2
20 January 1996 Hull City H 3–0
3 February 1996 Carlisle United H 2–1
10 February 1996 Swansea City A 1–0
21 February 1996 Brentford H 2–2
24 February 1996 Bristol Rovers H 2–1
2 March 1996 Wycombe Wanderers A 2–1
5 March 1996 Peterborough United A 2–0
9 March 1996 Walsall H 1–1
16 March 1996 Burnley A 0–0
19 March 1996 Oxford United A 0–3
23 March 1996 Peterborough United H 2–0
30 March 1996 Bristol City A 0–0
3 April 1996 Brighton H 3–2
6 April 1996 Notts County H 1–0
8 April 1996 Crewe Alexandra A 2–0
13 April 1996 Bournemouth H 2–2
17 April 1996 Burnley H 0–0
20 April 1996 Blackpool A 1–1
23 April 1996 Chesterfield A 3–1
27 April 1996 Shrewsbury Town A 2–1
30 April 1996 Bradford City A 1–1
4 May 1996 Stockport County H 0–0

FA Cup

See also: 1995–96 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 November 1995 FA Cup R1 Swindon Town 4–1 Cambridge United County Ground, Swindon
15:00 Horlock 41' 45'
Finney 48'
Allen 85'		 Report Butler 57' Attendance: 7,383
Referee: Paul Alcock (Surrey)
2 December 1995 FA Cup R2 Swindon Town 2–0 Cardiff City County Ground, Swindon
15:00 Allison 58'
Finney 83'		 Report Attendance: 8,274
6 January 1996 FA Cup R3 Swindon Town 2–0 Woking County Ground, Swindon
15:00 Allison 17'
Bodin 81'		 Report Attendance: 10,322
12 February 1996 FA Cup R4 Swindon Town 1–0 Oldham Athletic County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Ling 90' Report Attendance: 9,508
17 February 1996 FA Cup R5 Swindon Town 1–1 Southampton County Ground, Swindon
15:00 Horlock 32' Report Watson 77' Attendance: 15,035
28 February 1996 FA Cup R5 (R) Southampton 2–0 Swindon Town The Dell, Southampton
19:45 Oakley
Shipperley 		Report Attendance: 13,962

The League Cup

See also: 1995–96 Football League Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 August 1995 League Cup R1L1 Cambridge United 2–1 Swindon Town Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
19:45 Corazzin 11' 63' (pen.) Report Gooden 81' Attendance: 2,530
23 August 1995 League Cup R1L2 Swindon Town 2–0 Cambridge United County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Beauchamp 78'
Horlock 90'		 Report Attendance: 6,724
Referee: K. Leach
20 September 1995 League Cup R2L1 Swindon Town 2–3 Blackburn Rovers County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Allison 25'
Finney 26'		 Report Sutton 28'
Shearer 43' 83'		 Attendance: 14,740
Referee: G. Singh
4 October 1995 League Cup R2L2 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Swindon Town Ewood Park, Blackburn
19:45 Shearer 37' 83' Report Attendance: 16,924
Referee: R. Hart

The Football League Trophy

See also: 1995–96 Football League Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

17 October 1995 South (group stage) Torquay United 1–1 Swindon Town Plainmoor, Torquay
19:45 Curran 36' Report Ling 4' Attendance: 1,135
Referee: C. Wilkes
8 November 1995 South (group stage) Swindon Town 2–0 Colchester United County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Thorne 36'
Finney 89'		 Report Attendance: 6,222
Referee: P. Taylor
29 November 1995 South (Round 2) Swindon Town 0–1 Hereford United County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Report White 45' Attendance: 6,650

Appearances and goals

As of 13 August 2014
No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 2 FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF  ENG Paul Allen 33 1 25+2 0 5+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW  ENG Wayne Allison 56 20 43+1 17 6+0 2 3+0 1 3+0 0
MF  ENG Joey Beauchamp 4 1 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 1 0+0 0
DF  WAL Paul Bodin 42 3 32+1 2 4+0 1 4+0 0 1+0 0
MF  SCO Lee Collins 7 0 2+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW  ENG Steve Cowe 11 1 4+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Ian Culverhouse 57 0 46+0 0 6+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
GK  ENG Fraser Digby 36 0 25+0 0 6+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
DF  ENG Jason Drysdale 19 0 10+3 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW  ENG Steve Finney 43 16 22+8 12 2+4 2 4+0 1 2+1 1
GK  EIR Shay Given (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Ty Gooden 35 4 14+12 3 3+1 0 1+1 1 3+0 0
MF  ENG Tony Grant (on loan from Everton) 3 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Dean Hooper 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
MF  NIR Kevin Horlock 58 16 44+1 12 6+0 3 3+1 1 1+2 0
MF  SCO Scott Leitch (on loan from Heart of Midlothian) 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Martin Ling 22 2 12+4 0 2+1 1 0+0 0 3+0 1
MF  ENG Steve McMahon 30 0 20+1 0 3+1 0 4+0 0 0+1 0
GK  ENG Steve Mildenhall 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Eddie Murray 7 1 3+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF  NED Luc Nijholt 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF  EIR Wayne O'Sullivan 41 3 27+7 3 1+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
MF  ENG David Preece (on loan from Derby County) 7 1 7+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Mark Robinson 58 1 46+0 1 6+0 0 3+0 0 2+1 0
DF  ENG Mark Seagraves 38 0 25+3 0 3+1 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
MF  ENG Alex Smith 8 0 2+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK  AUS Frank Talia 16 0 16+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Shaun Taylor 56 7 43+0 7 6+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 0
DF  ENG Gary Thorne 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
FW  ENG Peter Thorne 34 11 22+4 10 4+1 0 1+0 0 1+1 1

Overall summary

References

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