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1995–96 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| season | 1995–96 |
| manager | Graham Taylor |
| (until 13 November) | |
| Mark McGhee | |
| (from 13 December) | |
| mgrtitle | Manager |
| chairman | Jonathan Hayward |
| chrtitle | Chairman |
| league | First Division |
| league result | 20th |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | 4th round |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | Quarter-finals |
| league topscorer | Don Goodman (16) |
| season topscorer | Don Goodman (20) |
| highest attendance | 28,088 (vs Birmingham, 17 January 1996) |
| lowest attendance | 20,381 (vs Fulham, |
| 20 September 1995) | |
| average attendance | 22,658 (league only) |
| prevseason | 1994–95 |
| nextseason | 1996–97 |
(until 13 November) Mark McGhee (from 13 December) 20 September 1995) The 1995–96 season was the 97th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.
Although the season began with Graham Taylor as manager, he resigned sixteen games into their league campaign under fan pressure due to the team's poor results. Despite being tipped by many to be one of the promotion favourites - following on from having reached the play-offs in the previous season - the side sat in 18th place at the time of Taylor's exit.
After a period under caretaker manager Bobby Downes, Mark McGhee resigned from Leicester City to become Wolves' new manager in December. Despite a slow upturn in results under McGhee that put the team within three points of a play-off place at the start of April, their form again collapsed and they took just four points from the final 24 available.
The club eventually finished the season in 20th place, only confirming their safety from relegation in their final home game. This represented their lowest finish in the football pyramid since returning to the second level in 1989–90.
Results
Football League First Division
A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1995–96 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference.
The provisional fixture list was released on 20 June 1995, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns. Aldridge Goodman Gray Goodman de Wolf Goodman Ward Jones Porter Daley Atkins Potter Wallace Carruthers McCarthy Beresford Young Dalton Mowbray Marshall Goodman Bull Goodman Burton Goodman Goodman Atkins Eadie Goodman Law Heskey Thompson Livingstone Forrester Goodman Thompson Bull Osborn Sturridge White Ferguson Payton Dyer Quinn Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | –11 | 56 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 56 | 62 | –6 | 55 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 69 | –8 | 52 |
| 22 | Millwall | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 63 | –20 | 52 |
Source: Statto.com
Results summary
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FA Cup
Bull Sheringham
League Cup
Wright Williams Atkins Goodman Atkins Ferguson
Players
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Transfers
In
| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1995 | ENG Dean Richards | Bradford City | £1.85 million |
| 13 September 1995 | WAL Eric Young | Crystal Palace | Free |
| 20 September 1995 | RSA Mark Williams | BEL RWD Molenbeek | £300,000 |
| 21 September 1995 | ENG Mark Atkins | Blackburn Rovers | £1 million |
| 22 September 1995 | ENG Richard Flash | Manchester United | Free |
| 22 December 1995 | ENG Simon Osborn | Queens Park Rangers | £1 million |
| 16 February 1996 | AUS Steve Corica | Leicester City | £1.1 million |
| 16 February 1996 | AUS Željko Kalac | Leicester City | £650,000 |
Out
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 1995 | SCO Tom Bennett | Stockport County | £75,000 |
| 18 July 1995 | ENG Paul Blades | Rotherham United | £110,000 |
| 25 August 1995 | ENG Peter Shirtliff | Barnsley | £125,000 |
| 18 September 1995 | IRL David Kelly | Sunderland | £1 million |
| 29 December 1995 | ENG Gordon Cowans | Sheffield United | Free |
Loans in
| Start date | Player | From | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 December 1995 | ENG Vinny Samways | Everton | 21 January 1996 |
Loans out
| Start date | Player | To | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 October 1995 | NIR Robbie Dennison | WAL Swansea City | End of season |
| 7 March 1996 | ENG Paul Birch | Preston North End | End of season |
| 28 March 1996 | WAL Carl Robinson | Shrewsbury Town | End of season |
Management and coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Graham Taylor (until 13 November), then Mark McGhee (from 13 December onward) |
| Assistant manager | Bobby Downes, then Colin Lee (from 13 December onward) |
| First Team coach | Mike Hickman |
| Youth Development Officer | Chris Evans |
| Youth Team coach | Chris Turner |
| Club doctors | Dr Peter Ackroyd and Dr Peter Bekenn |
| Club Physio | Barry Holmes |
Kit
The season saw a new home shirt introduced featuring an embroidered crest and new collar design. The all-white away kit of the previous season was retained. Both were manufactured by Nutmeg Clothing and featured sponsor name of Goodyear.
References
References
- (14 November 1995). "Wolves seek successor as Taylor resigns". The Independent.
- (12 August 1995). "Midland move to join the moneyed classes". The Independent.
- (14 November 1995). "Taylor falls through credibility gap". The Independent.
- (14 December 1995). "McGhee the new man at Molineux". The Independent.
- "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1995-1996: Results". Statto.
- "Wolverhampton Wanderers: History 1975 to date". Statto.
- Matthews, Tony. (2008). "Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record". Breedon Books.
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