1995–96 Grimsby Town F.C. season

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

Grimsby Town
1995–96 season
ChairmanBill Carr
ManagerBrian Laws (player-manager)
StadiumBlundell Park
First Division17th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLivingstone (9)
Average home league attendance5,865

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:

Results

Grimsby Town's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 1995MillwallA1–28,546Livingstone
19 August 1995PortsmouthH2–14,515Laws, Croft
26 August 1995Derby CountyA1–110,564Shakespeare (pen)
29 August 1995Luton TownH0–04,289
2 September 1995WatfordH0–03,993
9 September 1995Wolverhampton WanderersA1–423,656Groves
12 September 1995ReadingA2–07,283Woods (2)
17 September 1995Port ValeH1–04,066Livingstone
23 September 1995Norwich CityH2–25,901Childs, Southall
30 September 1995Southend UnitedA0–14,979
7 October 1995Charlton AthleticA1–08,997Jewell
14 October 1995Oldham AthleticH1–15,830
21 October 1995Birmingham CityA1–316,455Woods
28 October 1995Stoke CityH1–05,683Groves
4 November 1995Ipswich TownA2–210,250Dobbin, Woods
11 November 1995BarnsleyH3–16,166Lever, Livingstone, de Zeeuw (own goal)
18 November 1995West Bromwich AlbionH1–08,155Bonetti
21 November 1995Sheffield UnitedA2–19,884Southall, Childs
25 November 1995Tranmere RoversA1–07,500Bonetti
2 December 1995Charlton AthleticH1–26,881Groves
9 December 1995Norwich CityA2–213,283Groves, Livingstone
16 December 1995Southend UnitedH1–15,269Forrester
23 December 1995Leicester CityH2–27,713Dobbin, Walsh (own goal)
1 January 1996Huddersfield TownH1–17,524Livingstone
13 January 1996PortsmouthA1–36,958Groves
20 January 1996MillwallH1–25,218Livingstone
24 January 1996SunderlandA0–114,517
3 February 1996Derby CountyH1–17,818Bonetti
10 February 1996Luton TownA2–37,158Forrester (2)
17 February 1996ReadingH0–07,041
3 March 1996SunderlandH0–45,767
5 March 1996Crystal PalaceA0–511,548
9 March 1996Leicester CityA1–213,784Livingstone
12 March 1996Wolverhampton WanderersH3–05,565Shakespeare, Livingstone, Forrester
16 March 1996Crystal PalaceH0–25,059
24 March 1996Huddersfield TownA3–112,090
30 March 1996Birmingham CityH2–15,475Dobbin
2 April 1996Oldham AthleticA0–15,037
6 April 1996Stoke CityA2–112,524Groves, Gallimore
8 April 1996Ipswich TownH3–15,904Mendonca (3)
13 April 1996West Bromwich AlbionA1–316,116Forrester
16 April 1996Port ValeA0–15,796
20 April 1996Sheffield UnitedH0–27,685
23 April 1996WatfordA3–68,909Walker, Groves, Livingstone
27 April 1996Tranmere RoversH1–15,408Mendonca (pen)
4 May 1996BarnsleyA1–16,108McDermott

FA Cup
Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Third round6 January 1996Luton TownH7–15,387Forrester (2), Livingstone (2), Bonetti, Southall, Woods
Fourth round7 February 1996West Ham UnitedA1–122,030Laws
Fourth round replay14 February 1996West Ham UnitedH3–08,382Childs, Forrester, Woods
Fifth round21 February 1996ChelseaH0–09,448
Fifth round replay28 February 1996ChelseaA1–428,545Groves

League Cup
Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Second round first leg20 September 1995Birmingham CityA1–37,446Woods
Second round second leg3 October 1995Birmingham CityH1–1 (lost 2–4 on agg)3,280Southall

Squad

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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  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. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/grimsby/grimsby.html
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