1995–96 Derby County F.C. season
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During the 1995–96 English football season, Derby County F.C.
competed in the Football League First Division
.
became new manager of Derby County
in the summer replacing former boss Roy McFarland
. Although the new season started slowly, the signing of sweeper Igor Štimac
in the early autumn proved pivotal. Throwing his brief of 'a top-half finish' out the window, Smith guided the Rams to a second-place finish and promotion to the Premier League.
NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
competed in the Football League First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
.
Season summary
Jim SmithJim Smith (footballer)
James Michael "Jim" Smith is a retired English footballer and manager. As a player, he made 249 appearances in the Fourth Division of The Football League, representing Aldershot, Halifax Town, Lincoln City and Colchester United, and played for three-and-a-half years for Boston United of the...
became new manager of Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
in the summer replacing former boss Roy McFarland
Roy McFarland
Roy Leslie McFarland is an English football manager who was also a player, notably at Derby County where he played 434 league games helping him to earn 28 caps for England.-Playing career:...
. Although the new season started slowly, the signing of sweeper Igor Štimac
Igor Štimac
Igor Štimac is a retired Croatian football player. He is now a football agent and a manager...
in the early autumn proved pivotal. Throwing his brief of 'a top-half finish' out the window, Smith guided the Rams to a second-place finish and promotion to the Premier League.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 59 | 33 | 83 |
| 2. | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 71 | 51 | 79 |
| 3. | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 67 | 48 | 75 |
| 4. | Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 49 | 73 |
| 5. | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 66 | 60 | 71 |
| 6. | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
46 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 57 | 45 | 71 |
| 7. | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 79 | 69 | 69 |
| 8. | Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 58 | 63 |
| 9. | Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 54 | 62 |
| 10. | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 60 | 66 | 60 |
| 11. | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 68 | 60 |
| 12. | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 59 | 66 | 60 |
| 13. | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 64 | 60 | 59 |
| 14. | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 52 | 61 | 59 |
| 15. | Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 61 | 64 | 58 |
| 16. | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 59 | 55 | 57 |
| 17. | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 55 | 69 | 56 |
| 18. | Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league... |
46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 50 | 56 |
| 19. | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 54 | 63 | 56 |
| 20. | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 56 | 62 | 55 |
| 21. | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 69 | 52 |
| 22. | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 63 | 52 |
| 23. | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 62 | 70 | 48 |
| 24. | Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
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
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League First Division
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 1995 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
H | 0–0 | 10,869 | |
| 19 August 1995 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
A | 2–3 | 9,280 | Preece, Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... |
| 26 August 1995 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
H | 1–1 | 10,564 | Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... |
| 30 August 1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
A | 0–3 | 15,170 | |
| 2 September 1995 | Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
A | 2–1 | 6,427 | Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... (2) |
| 10 September 1995 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
H | 0–1 | 11,767 | |
| 13 September 1995 | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
H | 1–0 | 9,242 | Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... |
| 16 September 1995 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
A | 2–2 | 14,434 | Flynn Sean Flynn (footballer) Sean Flynn is a retired English football defender, who played in the FA Premier League with Coventry City and Derby County.-Professional career:... , van der Lann Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... |
| 23 September 1995 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
A | 0–2 | 8,929 | |
| 1 October 1995 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
H | 2–2 | 9,590 | Willems Ron Willems Ron Willems is a former Dutch footballer.During his career he played for PEC Zwolle, FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Grasshopper-Club Zürich, and Derby County F.C., where he made 26 appearances and scored 2 goals in the Premier League.His relative Menno Willems was also a professional footballer.-External... , van der Lann Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... |
| 7 October 1995 | Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
A | 2–0 | 12,721 | Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini is an English former footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He totalled nearly £3 million in transfer fees and played for 12 different clubs, scoring a total of 226 league goals.-York City:... , Willems Ron Willems Ron Willems is a former Dutch footballer.During his career he played for PEC Zwolle, FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Grasshopper-Club Zürich, and Derby County F.C., where he made 26 appearances and scored 2 goals in the Premier League.His relative Menno Willems was also a professional footballer.-External... |
| 14 October 1995 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
H | 1–1 | 13,034 | Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini is an English former footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He totalled nearly £3 million in transfer fees and played for 12 different clubs, scoring a total of 226 league goals.-York City:... |
| 22 October 1995 | Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
A | 1–1 | 9,435 | van der Lann Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... |
| 28 October 1995 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–1 | 11,545 | van der Lann Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... , Simpson Paul Simpson (footballer) Paul David Simpson is an English former footballer and manager. His son Jake is also a professional footballer.-Manchester City:... |
| 4 November 1995 | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
A | 1–5 | 8,565 | Štimac Igor Štimac Igor Štimac is a retired Croatian football player. He is now a football agent and a manager... |
| 11 November 1995 | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
H | 3–0 | 13,765 | Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini is an English former footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He totalled nearly £3 million in transfer fees and played for 12 different clubs, scoring a total of 226 league goals.-York City:... (2), Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... (pen) |
| 18 November 1995 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
H | 2–0 | 12,963 | Willems Ron Willems Ron Willems is a former Dutch footballer.During his career he played for PEC Zwolle, FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Grasshopper-Club Zürich, and Derby County F.C., where he made 26 appearances and scored 2 goals in the Premier League.His relative Menno Willems was also a professional footballer.-External... , Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini is an English former footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He totalled nearly £3 million in transfer fees and played for 12 different clubs, scoring a total of 226 league goals.-York City:... |
| 21 November 1995 | Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
A | 4–1 | 19,417 | Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... , Willems Ron Willems Ron Willems is a former Dutch footballer.During his career he played for PEC Zwolle, FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Grasshopper-Club Zürich, and Derby County F.C., where he made 26 appearances and scored 2 goals in the Premier League.His relative Menno Willems was also a professional footballer.-External... , D Powell Darryl Powell Darryl Anthony Powell is an English-born former professional footballer who made more than 350 appearances in the Football League and Premier League and played international football for the Jamaican national team... , Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini is an English former footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He totalled nearly £3 million in transfer fees and played for 12 different clubs, scoring a total of 226 league goals.-York City:... |
| 25 November 1995 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
A | 0–0 | 13,506 | |
| 2 December 1995 | Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
H | 4–2 | 13,841 | Willems Ron Willems Ron Willems is a former Dutch footballer.During his career he played for PEC Zwolle, FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Grasshopper-Club Zürich, and Derby County F.C., where he made 26 appearances and scored 2 goals in the Premier League.His relative Menno Willems was also a professional footballer.-External... (2, 1 pen), Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... , Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini is an English former footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He totalled nearly £3 million in transfer fees and played for 12 different clubs, scoring a total of 226 league goals.-York City:... |
| 9 December 1995 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
H | 4–1 | 14,415 | Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini is an English former footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He totalled nearly £3 million in transfer fees and played for 12 different clubs, scoring a total of 226 league goals.-York City:... , Carsley Lee Carsley Lee Kevin Carsley is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League and Premier League for Derby County, Blackburn Rovers, Coventry City, Everton and Birmingham City. Although English by birth, he represented the Republic of Ireland internationally... , Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... , Willems Ron Willems Ron Willems is a former Dutch footballer.During his career he played for PEC Zwolle, FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Grasshopper-Club Zürich, and Derby County F.C., where he made 26 appearances and scored 2 goals in the Premier League.His relative Menno Willems was also a professional footballer.-External... (pen) |
| 16 December 1995 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
A | 1–0 | 7,694 | Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... |
| 23 December 1995 | Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
H | 3–1 | 16,882 | Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini is an English former footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He totalled nearly £3 million in transfer fees and played for 12 different clubs, scoring a total of 226 league goals.-York City:... , Willems Ron Willems Ron Willems is a former Dutch footballer.During his career he played for PEC Zwolle, FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Grasshopper-Club Zürich, and Derby County F.C., where he made 26 appearances and scored 2 goals in the Premier League.His relative Menno Willems was also a professional footballer.-External... (pen), Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... |
| 26 December 1995 | Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
A | 1–0 | 17,878 | Willems Ron Willems Ron Willems is a former Dutch footballer.During his career he played for PEC Zwolle, FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Grasshopper-Club Zürich, and Derby County F.C., where he made 26 appearances and scored 2 goals in the Premier League.His relative Menno Willems was also a professional footballer.-External... |
| 1 January 1996 | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
H | 2–1 | 16,714 | Willems Ron Willems Ron Willems is a former Dutch footballer.During his career he played for PEC Zwolle, FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Grasshopper-Club Zürich, and Derby County F.C., where he made 26 appearances and scored 2 goals in the Premier League.His relative Menno Willems was also a professional footballer.-External... , Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini is an English former footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He totalled nearly £3 million in transfer fees and played for 12 different clubs, scoring a total of 226 league goals.-York City:... |
| 13 January 1996 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
H | 3–0 | 15,123 | Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... (2), Flynn Sean Flynn (footballer) Sean Flynn is a retired English football defender, who played in the FA Premier League with Coventry City and Derby County.-Professional career:... |
| 20 January 1996 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
A | 1–1 | 11,947 | Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... |
| 3 February 1996 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
A | 1–1 | 7,818 | D Powell Darryl Powell Darryl Anthony Powell is an English-born former professional footballer who made more than 350 appearances in the Football League and Premier League and played international football for the Jamaican national team... |
| 10 February 1996 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
H | 0–0 | 17,460 | |
| 17 February 1996 | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
A | 2–1 | 8,331 | Simpson Paul Simpson (footballer) Paul David Simpson is an English former footballer and manager. His son Jake is also a professional footballer.-Manchester City:... , Willems Ron Willems Ron Willems is a former Dutch footballer.During his career he played for PEC Zwolle, FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Grasshopper-Club Zürich, and Derby County F.C., where he made 26 appearances and scored 2 goals in the Premier League.His relative Menno Willems was also a professional footballer.-External... |
| 21 February 1996 | Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
H | 1–1 | 14,825 | D Powell Darryl Powell Darryl Anthony Powell is an English-born former professional footballer who made more than 350 appearances in the Football League and Premier League and played international football for the Jamaican national team... |
| 24 February 1996 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
H | 3–2 | 16,120 | Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... , Yates Dean Yates Dean Yates is a retired English football defender. He is currently commentating alongside Colin Slater for BBC Radio Nottingham on their coverage of Notts County matches... , Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini is an English former footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He totalled nearly £3 million in transfer fees and played for 12 different clubs, scoring a total of 226 league goals.-York City:... |
| 28 February 1996 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
A | 0–0 | 20,911 | |
| 2 March 1996 | Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
H | 3–2 | 17,097 | Simpson Paul Simpson (footballer) Paul David Simpson is an English former footballer and manager. His son Jake is also a professional footballer.-Manchester City:... (2), van der Lann Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... |
| 5 March 1996 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
A | 0–0 | 8,306 | |
| 9 March 1996 | Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
A | 0–3 | 21,644 | |
| 16 March 1996 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
H | 1–1 | 15,939 | Simpson Paul Simpson (footballer) Paul David Simpson is an English former footballer and manager. His son Jake is also a professional footballer.-Manchester City:... (pen) |
| 23 March 1996 | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
A | 0–1 | 15,349 | |
| 30 March 1996 | Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
H | 3–1 | 17,245 | Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... (2), D Powell Darryl Powell Darryl Anthony Powell is an English-born former professional footballer who made more than 350 appearances in the Football League and Premier League and played international football for the Jamaican national team... |
| 2 April 1996 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
A | 0–1 | 16,210 | |
| 6 April 1996 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–0 | 8,119 | Simpson Paul Simpson (footballer) Paul David Simpson is an English former footballer and manager. His son Jake is also a professional footballer.-Manchester City:... (pen) |
| 8 April 1996 | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
H | 6–2 | 16,723 | Yates Dean Yates Dean Yates is a retired English football defender. He is currently commentating alongside Colin Slater for BBC Radio Nottingham on their coverage of Notts County matches... , Simpson Paul Simpson (footballer) Paul David Simpson is an English former footballer and manager. His son Jake is also a professional footballer.-Manchester City:... (3), D Powell Darryl Powell Darryl Anthony Powell is an English-born former professional footballer who made more than 350 appearances in the Football League and Premier League and played international football for the Jamaican national team... , Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... |
| 14 April 1996 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
A | 0–0 | 11,334 | |
| 20 April 1996 | Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
H | 1–1 | 16,757 | Simpson Paul Simpson (footballer) Paul David Simpson is an English former footballer and manager. His son Jake is also a professional footballer.-Manchester City:... |
| 28 April 1996 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
H | 2–1 | 17,041 | Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... , van der Lann Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... |
| 5 May 1996 | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
A | 2–3 | 23,858 | Ward Ashley Ward Ashley Ward is an English retired footballer. He was a centre forward.-Biography:Ward was born in Middleton, Lancashire, the son of a coal mining engineer... , Sturridge Dean Sturridge Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Derby County:Sturridge began his career as a trainee at Derby County, and worked his way through the ranks to make his first team debut on 11 January 1992 in a 1-0 defeat at Southend United.He gained more first... |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 7 January 1996 | Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... |
H | 2–4 | 16,155 | Simpson Paul Simpson (footballer) Paul David Simpson is an English former footballer and manager. His son Jake is also a professional footballer.-Manchester City:... , Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini is an English former footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He totalled nearly £3 million in transfer fees and played for 12 different clubs, scoring a total of 226 league goals.-York City:... |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 First Leg | 19 September 1995 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
A | 3–1 | 3,170 | Simpson Paul Simpson (footballer) Paul David Simpson is an English former footballer and manager. His son Jake is also a professional footballer.-Manchester City:... , Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini is an English former footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He totalled nearly £3 million in transfer fees and played for 12 different clubs, scoring a total of 226 league goals.-York City:... , Stallard Mark Stallard Mark Stallard is a retired English professional footballer who last played for Conference North side Corby Town as a striker. He made more than 450 appearances in the Football League between 1991 and 2008, scoring 134 goals.... |
| R2 Second Leg | 4 October 1995 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
H | 1–1 | 8,825 | Willems Ron Willems Ron Willems is a former Dutch footballer.During his career he played for PEC Zwolle, FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Grasshopper-Club Zürich, and Derby County F.C., where he made 26 appearances and scored 2 goals in the Premier League.His relative Menno Willems was also a professional footballer.-External... |
| R3 | 25 October 1995 | Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... |
H | 0–1 | 16,030 |