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1995–96 Wimbledon F.C. season

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clubWimbledon F.C.
season1995–96
chairmanSam Hammam
managerJoe Kinnear
stadiumSelhurst Park
leagueFA Premier League
league result14th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultQuarter-final
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultSecond round
cup3UEFA Intertoto Cup
cup3 resultGroup stage
league topscorerRobbie Earle (11)
season topscorerEfan Ekoku/Dean Holdsworth (16)
highest attendance25,380 vs Manchester United
(3 February 1996, FA Premier League)
lowest attendance3,717 vs Charlton Athletic
(19 September 1995, League Cup)
average attendance13,246
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(3 February 1996, FA Premier League) (19 September 1995, League Cup) During the 1995–96 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. It was their tenth successive season in the top flight of English football and although they finished 14th, lower than on any of the previous nine occasions, they finished high enough to maintain their top flight membership.

Season summary

With the FA Premier League's lowest crowds and transfer budget, Wimbledon had begun most of their top division seasons since promotion in 1986 as pre-season relegation favourites, but the "Crazy Gang" spirit kept Wimbledon going once again, although their 14th-place finish was their lowest since joining the top flight 10 seasons earlier.

Dean Holdsworth and Efan Ekoku were once again a formidable strikerforce, while Vinnie Jones was as combative as ever and Oyvind Leonhardsen's performances attracted attention from several bigger clubs. Manager Joe Kinnear managed to hold on to all his key assets, as well as adding a few more, over the close season as he grew ever more determined to defy the odds once again.

It was the last season at Wimbledon for long-serving goalkeeper Hans Segers, who lost his place early in the season to Paul Heald and was transferred to Wolves soon afterwards. Within a few months however, Kinnear had decided on Neil Sullivan as his regular goalkeeper.

The season saw Wimbledon play in European competition for the first (and the only) time in their history, in the Intertoto Cup. However, as Selhurst Park was unavailable the club were forced to play the matches at Brighton & Hove Albion's Goldstone Ground. The lack of home support affected Wimbledon's performances, and they finished fourth in their group of five after a 4–0 home defeat to Turkish club Bursaspor, a 1–1 draw at Slovakian side Košice, a 0–0 draw with Israelis Beitar Jerusalem at home and a 3–0 away defeat at Belgian team Charleroi.

Kit

Core became Wimbledon's kit manufacturers for the season. Birmingham-based electronics company Elonex remained the kit sponsors.

Final league table

Main article: 1995–96 FA Premier League

;Results summary

;Results by round

Results

Wimbledon's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 1995Bolton WanderersH3–29,317Ekoku, Earle, Holdsworth
23 August 1995Queens Park RangersA3–011,837Leonhardsen, Holdsworth, Goodman
26 August 1995Manchester UnitedA1–332,226Earle
30 August 1995Sheffield WednesdayH2–26,352Goodman, Holdsworth (pen)
9 September 1995LiverpoolH1–019,530Harford
16 September 1995Aston VillaA0–226,928
23 September 1995Leeds UnitedH2–413,307Holdsworth, Reeves
30 September 1995Tottenham HotspurA1–325,321Earle
16 October 1995West Ham UnitedH0–19,411
21 October 1995Newcastle UnitedA1–636,434Gayle
28 October 1995SouthamptonH1–27,982Euell
6 November 1995Nottingham ForestA1–420,810Jones
18 November 1995MiddlesbroughH0–013,780
22 November 1995Manchester CityA0–123,617
25 November 1995Coventry CityA3–312,523Jones (pen), Goodman, Leonhardsen
3 December 1995Newcastle UnitedH3–318,002Holdsworth (2), Ekoku
9 December 1995Leeds UnitedA1–127,984Leonhardsen
16 December 1995Tottenham HotspurH0–116,193
23 December 1995Blackburn RoversH1–17,105Earle
26 December 1995ChelseaA2–121,906Earle, Ekoku
30 December 1995ArsenalA3–137,640Earle (2), Holdsworth
1 January 1996EvertonH2–311,121Holdsworth, Ekoku
13 January 1996Bolton WanderersA0–116,216
20 January 1996Queens Park RangersH2–19,123Leonhardsen, Clarke
3 February 1996Manchester UnitedH2–425,380Gayle, Euell
10 February 1996Sheffield WednesdayA1–219,085Gayle
24 February 1996Aston VillaH3–312,193Goodman (2), Harford
2 March 1996ChelseaH1–117,048S. Clarke (own goal)
13 March 1996LiverpoolA2–234,063Ekoku, Holdsworth
16 March 1996ArsenalH0–318,335
23 March 1996EvertonA4–231,382Gayle, Castledine, Clarke, Goodman
30 March 1996Nottingham ForestH1–09,807Holdsworth
6 April 1996West Ham UnitedA1–120,402Jones
8 April 1996Manchester CityH3–011,844Earle (2), Ekoku
13 April 1996MiddlesbroughA2–129,192Earle, Ekoku
17 April 1996Blackburn RoversA2–324,174Earle, Gayle
27 April 1996Coventry CityH0–215,540
5 May 1996SouthamptonA0–015,172

FA Cup

Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1996WatfordA1–111,187Leonhardsen
R3R17 January 1996WatfordH1–05,142Clarke
R47 February 1996MiddlesbroughA0–028,915
R4R13 February 1996MiddlesbroughH1–05,520Holdsworth
R517 February 1996Huddersfield TownA2–217,307Ekoku (2)
R5R28 February 1996Huddersfield TownH3–17,015Ekoku, Goodman (2)
QF9 March 1996ChelseaA2–230,805Holdsworth, Earle
QFR20 March 1996ChelseaH1–321,380Goodman

League Cup

Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg19 September 1995Charlton AthleticH4–53,717Holdsworth (2), Earle, Clarke
R2 2nd Leg3 October 1995Charlton AthleticA3–3 (lost 7–8 on agg)9,823Earle, Holdsworth (2, 1 pen)

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Group 1024 June 1995BursasporH0–41,879
2 July 1995KošiceA1–14,023Piper
15 July 1995Beitar JerusalemH0–0702
22 July 1995CharleroiA0–32,014

Note: Home games in the Intertoto Cup were played at the Goldstone Ground due to unavailability of White Hart Lane

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

Left club during the season

Others

Iain Laidlaw (born 10 December 1976) is a defender who had represented the club in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup, signed for the club that summer, but was released in 1997 without making a league appearance.

Transfers

In

DatePosNameFromFee
25 July 1995GKPaul HealdLeyton Orient£125,000

Out

DatePosNameFromFee
5 June 1995DFWarren BartonNewcastle United£4,000,000
8 August 1995FWSteve AnthrobusShrewsbury Town£25,000

:Transfers in: £125,000 :Transfers out: £4,025,000 :Total spending: £3,900,000

Notes

References

References

  1. "Wimbledon - Historical Football Kits".
  2. "Wimbledon results for the 1995-1996 season - Statto.com".
  3. "FootballSquads - Wimbledon - 1995/96".
  4. Phil Shaw. (1995-06-26). "No picnic for English clubs by the sea". The Independent.
  5. Jack Rollin. (1997). "Playfair Football Who's Who 1998". Headline Publishing.
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