1995–96 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

The 1995–96 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 129th season. They competed in the twenty-team Premier League, the top tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

Sheffield Wednesday
1995–96 season
ChairmanDave Richards
ManagerDavid Pleat
Premiership15th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Intertoto CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Hirst (13)
All: Hirst (14)
Highest home attendance34,101 vs Manchester United
(23 Sep 1995, Premiership)
Lowest home attendance12,039 vs Crewe Alexandra
(4 Oct 1995, League Cup)
Average home league attendance24,877
(League games only)

Season summary

David Pleat's first season as Sheffield Wednesday manager was the club's worst in the top flight since winning promotion in 1991. The eagerly-anticipated signing of Belgian forward Marc Degryse turned out to be a major disappointment, though David Hirst provided a fair supply of goals on his return to fitness after a two-year injury struggle.

The Owls struggled all season long, and finished 15th in the final table. This was another dismal showing for a club who were chasing honours just two or three seasons earlier, and Pleat knew that something had to change, and set out to reward the club's board for keeping faith in him for a second season.

Marc Degryse, Chris Waddle, Chris Woods and Klas Ingesson all left in the close season, and all the talk at Hillsborough was the acquisition of young striker Andy Booth from Huddersfield Town for £2.5 million. Many fans saw him as the answer to the problems which had plagued the Owls during the last seasons, and gave them hope of a new challenge for honours.

Final league table
Main article: 1995–96 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Leeds United 38 12 7 19 40 57 −17 43
14 Wimbledon 38 10 11 17 55 70 −15 41
15 Sheffield Wednesday 38 10 10 18 48 61 −13 40
16 Coventry City 38 8 14 16 42 60 −18 38
17 Southampton 38 9 11 18 34 52 −18 38
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 10 10 18 48 61  −13 40 7 5 7 30 31  −1 3 5 11 18 30  −12

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAAHHAHAHAAAHAHHA
ResultLWLDWLDLLWLDDLDWDWDLWDLLWLLLLWWLLWLDLD
Position17714127131213151213131414151414141414131313141314141414141414141415151515
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
Main article: 1995–96 FA Premier League
19 August 1995 (1995-08-19) 1 Liverpool 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 Collymore  61' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,535
Referee: Paul Durkin
23 August 1995 (1995-08-23) 2 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Sheffield, South Yorkshire
19:45 Waddle  18'
Pembridge  83'		 Report Shearer  60' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 25,544
Referee: Paul Danson
27 August 1995 (1995-08-27) 3 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Newcastle United Sheffield, South Yorkshire
16:00 Report Ginola  53'
Beardsley  75'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,815
Referee: Paul Alcock
30 August 1995 (1995-08-30) 4 Wimbledon 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Wimbledon, Greater London
19:45 Goodman  17'
Holdsworth  84' (pen.)		 Report Degryse  10'
Hirst  46'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,352
Referee: Alan Wilkie
9 September 1995 (1995-09-09) 5 Queens Park Rangers 0–3 Sheffield Wednesday Shepherd's Bush, Greater London
15:00 Report Bright  55', 60'
Donaldson  77'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,459
Referee: Mike Reed
16 September 1995 (1995-09-16) 6 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hirst  8' Report Sheringham  32', 65' (pen.)
Walker  60' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 26,565
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
23 September 1995 (1995-09-23) 7 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Manchester United Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 34,101
Referee: Keith Burge
30 September 1995 (1995-09-30) 8 Leeds United 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 Yeboah  34'
Speed  58'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,076
Referee: Graham Poll
15 October 1995 (1995-10-15) 9 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Middlesbrough Sheffield, South Yorkshire
16:00 Report Hignett  68' (pen.) Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 21,177
Referee: Gerald Ashby
21 October 1995 (1995-10-21) 10 Coventry City 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Coventry, West Midlands
15:00 Report Whittingham  16' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 13,998
Referee: Jeff Winter
28 October 1995 (1995-10-28) 11 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 West Ham United Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Report Dowie  40' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,917
Referee: Keith Cooper
4 November 1995 (1995-11-04) 12 Chelsea 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Fulham, Greater London
15:00 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,216
Referee: Paul Danson
18 November 1995 (1995-11-18) 13 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Manchester City Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hirst  14' (pen.) Report Lomas  55' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,422
Referee: Graham Poll
21 November 1995 (1995-11-21) 14 Arsenal 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday Highbury, Greater London
19:45 Bergkamp  3'
Winterburn  53'
Dickov  64'
Hartson  86'		 Report Hirst  9'
Waddle  20'		 Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 34,556
Referee: Roger Dilkes
25 November 1995 (1995-11-25) 15 Everton 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 Kanchelskis  45'
Amokachi  52'		 Report Bright  2', 36' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,898
Referee: Martin Bodenham
4 December 1995 (1995-12-04) 16 Sheffield Wednesday 4–3 Coventry City Sheffield, South Yorkshire
20:00 Whittingham  25'
Hirst  39'
Degryse  61'
Bright  72'		 Report Dublin  18', 37', 56' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 16,229
Referee: Mike Reed
9 December 1995 (1995-12-09) 17 Manchester United 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Old Trafford, Greater Manchester
15:00 Cantona  19', 83' Report Bright  59'
Whittingham  78'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 41,849
Referee: Peter Jones
16 December 1995 (1995-12-16) 18 Sheffield Wednesday 6–2 Leeds United Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Degryse  5', 25'
Whittingham  18'
Bright  67'
Hirst  72', 86'		 Report Brolin  28'
Wallace  86'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,573
Referee: Robbie Hart
23 December 1995 (1995-12-23) 19 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Southampton Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hirst  14' (pen.), 50' (pen.) Report Heaney  7'
Magilton  80' (pen.)		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 25,115
Referee: Jeff Winter
26 December 1995 (1995-12-26) 20 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
15:00 Lee  5' Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,810
Referee: Gerald Ashby
1 January 1996 (1996-01-01) 21 Sheffield Wednesday 4–2 Bolton Wanderers Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Kovačević  22', 45'
Hirst  54' (pen.), 60'		 Report Ćurčić  51'
Taggart  77'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,872
Referee: Paul Durkin
13 January 1996 (1996-01-13) 22 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Liverpool Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Kovacevic  7' Report Rush  87' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 32,747
Referee: David Elleray
20 January 1996 (1996-01-20) 23 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn, Lancashire
15:00 Shearer  27'
Bohinen  31'
Gallacher  85'		 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,732
Referee: Gary Willard
3 February 1996 (1996-02-03) 24 Newcastle United 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
15:00 Ferdinand  54'
Clark  90'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,567
Referee: Paul Danson
10 February 1996 (1996-02-10) 25 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Wimbledon Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Degryse  50'
Watts  85'		 Report Gayle  61' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 19,085
Referee: Martin Bodenham
17 February 1996 (1996-02-17) 26 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Queens Park Rangers Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hyde  22' Report Barker  33', 66'
Goodridge  87'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,442
Referee: Paul Durkin
24 February 1996 (1996-02-24) 27 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Tottenham, Greater London
15:00 Armstrong  32' Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,047
Referee: Mike Reed
2 March 1996 (1996-03-02) 28 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Nottingham Forest Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Kovacevic  50' Report Howe  10'
McGregor  46'
Roy  80'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 21,930
Referee: Graham Poll
6 March 1996 (1996-03-06) 29 Aston Villa 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday Witton, West Midlands
19:45 Milošević  61', 62'
Townsend  72'		 Report Blinker  8', 63' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,893
Referee: David Elleray
16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) 30 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Aston Villa Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Whittingham  58'
Hirst  87'		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,964
Referee: Peter Jones
20 March 1996 (1996-03-20) 31 Southampton 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Southampton, Hampshire
19:30 Report Degryse  1' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,216
Referee: Martin Bodenham
23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 32 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Bolton, Greater Manchester
15:00 Sellars  44'
Ćurčić  52'		 Report Whittingham  37' Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 18,368
Referee: Jeff Winter
5 April 1996 (1996-04-05) 33 Middlesbrough 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
17:45 Fjørtoft  54', 67'
Freestone  71'		 Report Pembridge  55' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,751
Referee: Keith Cooper
8 April 1996 (1996-04-08) 34 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Arsenal Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Degryse  61' Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,349
Referee: Steve Dunn
13 April 1996 (1996-04-13) 35 Manchester City 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Moss Side, Greater Manchester
15:00 Rösler  65' Report Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 30,898
Referee: Robbie Hart
17 April 1996 (1996-04-17) 36 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Chelsea Sheffield, South Yorkshire
19:45 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 25,094
Referee: Gary Willard
27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 37 Sheffield Wednesday 2–5 Everton Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hirst  9'
Degryse  64'		 Report Amokachi  4'
Ebbrell  10'
Kanchelskis  21', 54', 65'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 32,724
Referee: Mike Reed
5 May 1996 (1996-05-05) 38 West Ham United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Upton Park, Greater London
16:00 Dicks  73' Report Newsome  89' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 23,790
Referee: Roger Dilkes

FA Cup
Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup
6 January 1996 (1996-01-06) 1 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Charlton, Greater London
Grant  6'
Mortimer  36' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,815
Referee: Alan Wilkie

League Cup
Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup
19 September 1995 (1995-09-19) 1 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Crewe, Cheshire
Edwards
Edwards 		Degryse
Degryse 		Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,702
4 October 1995 (1995-10-04) 2 Sheffield Wednesday 5–2 Crewe Alexandra Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Hirst
Bright
Bright
Bright
Degryse 		Lennon
Edwards 		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 12,039
25 October 1995 (1995-10-25) 3 Millwall 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday South Bermondsey, London
Pembridge  16'
Whittingham  64'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 12,822
Referee: Paul Durkin
29 November 1995 (1995-11-29) 4 Arsenal 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Highbury, Greater London
Wright  36' (pen.)
Hartson  64'		 Degryse  16' Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 35,362
Referee: Keith Burge

UEFA Intertoto Cup
Main article: 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup
24 June 1995 (1995-06-24) 1 Basel 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Basel, Basel-Stadt
20:00 Rey  68' Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
8 July 1995 (1995-07-08) 2 Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 Górnik Zabrze Rotherham, South Yorkshire
15:00 Krzętowski  13' (o.g.)
Bright  44'
Waddle  53'		 Szemoński  30'
Woods  70' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 5,592
15 July 1995 (1995-07-15) 3 Karlsruher SC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
16:00 Bilić  5' Bright  81' Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
22 July 1995 (1995-07-22) 4 Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Aarhus GF Rotherham, South Yorkshire
15:00 Bright  11', 49'
Petrescu  65'		 Jokovic  23' Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 6,990

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Chris Woods
2 DF  ENG Peter Atherton
3 DF  NIR Ian Nolan[notes 1]
4 MF  WAL Mark Pembridge
5 DF  SCO Steve Nicol
6 DF  ENG Brian Linighan
7 MF  AUS Adem Poric[notes 2]
8 MF  ENG Chris Waddle
9 FW  ENG David Hirst
10 FW  ENG Mark Bright
11 MF  IRL John Sheridan[notes 3]
12 DF  YUG Dejan Stefanović
13 GK  ENG Kevin Pressman
14 FW  BEL Marc Degryse
15 MF  NED Regi Blinker[notes 4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  ENG Graham Hyde
17 DF  ENG Des Walker
18 FW  YUG Darko Kovačević
19 FW  ENG Guy Whittingham
20 DF  ENG Jon Newsome
21 MF  WAL Ryan Jones[notes 5]
22 DF  ENG Simon Stewart
23 GK  ENG Lance Key
25 FW  ENG Mike Williams
26 FW  ENG Richard Barker
27 FW  ENG O'Neill Donaldson
29 MF  ENG Lee Briscoe
30 FW  ENG Ritchie Humphreys
31 MF  ENG Mark Platts

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF  ROU Dan Petrescu (to Chelsea)
12 DF  ENG Andy Pearce (to Wimbledon)
15 MF  ENG Andy Sinton (to Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  SWE Klas Ingesson (to Bari)
24 DF  ENG Julian Watts (to Leicester City)
30 MF  ENG Matthew Hardwick (to Alfreton Town)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG David Faulkner
— DF  ENG Matthew Daly
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ENG Kirk Jackson

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
19 July 1995 MF Mark Pembridge Derby County £900,000
19 July 1995 FW Marc Degryse Anderlecht £1,500,000
25 November 1995 DF Steve Nicol Notts County Free transfer
22 December 1995 DF Dejan Stefanović Red Star Belgrade £2,000,000
22 December 1995 FW Darko Kovačević Red Star Belgrade £3,000,000
4 March 1996 MF Regi Blinker Feyenoord £275,000
16 March 1996 DF Jon Newsome Norwich City £1,500,000

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
1 July 1995 MF Chris Bart-Williams Nottingham Forest £2,500,000
8 November 1995 DF Dan Petrescu Chelsea £2,300,000
15 November 1995 MF Klas Ingesson Bari £900,000
22 November 1995 DF Andy Pearce Wimbledon £600,000
23 January 1996 MF Andy Sinton Tottenham Hotspur £1,500,000
29 March 1996 DF Julian Watts Leicester City £210,000
Transfers in: £6,175,000
Transfers out: £8,010,000
Total spending: £1,835,000

Notes
  1. Nolan was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
  2. Poric was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and represented them at U-20 level.
  3. Sheridan was born in Stretford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1988.
  4. Blinker was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the NNetherlands in March 1993.
  5. Jones was born in Sheffield, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1994.

References
  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-wednesday/1995-1996/results Archived 31 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1995-1996/faprem/sheffwed.htm
  • Dickinson, Jason (1999). One Hundred Years at Hillsborough. Sheffield: The Hallamshire Press/Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. pp. 240–241, 384. ISBN 978-1-874718-29-1.
  • Dickinson, Jason; Brodie, John (2005). The Wednesday Boys: A Definitive Who's Who of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club 1880–2005. Sheffield: Pickard Communication. pp. 346–347, 350. ISBN 978-0-9547264-9-2.
  • Drake, A. "1995–96 Players". The Owl Football Historian. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
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