1995–96 Swindon Town F.C. season

The 1995–96 season was Swindon Town's first season in the third tier since 1987. Alongside the Division Two league campaign, Swindon Town will also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Auto Windscreen Trophy.

1995–96 Swindon Town F.C. season
ChairmanMichael Spearman
ManagerSteve McMahon
GroundCounty Ground, Swindon
Division Two1st (Champions)
FA Cup6th Round
League Cup2nd Round
FL Trophy2nd Round (South)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wayne Allison (17)

All:
Wayne Allison (20)
Highest home attendance15,035
(vs. Southampton)
Lowest home attendance6,222
(vs. Colchester United)

League One

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Swindon Town 46 25 17 4 71 34 +37 92 Division Champions, promoted
2 Oxford United 46 24 11 11 76 39 +37 83 Promoted
3 Blackpool 46 23 13 10 67 40 +27 82 Participated in play-offs
4 Notts County 46 21 15 10 63 39 +24 78
5 Crewe Alexandra 46 22 7 17 77 60 +17 73
Source:

Result summary

Inside the County Ground
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAAHAAHAHHAHHAAAAH
ResultWWWDWDWWWLWWWWDDDLWDDDWLWWWDWWWDDLWDWWWDDDWWDD
Position8112111111111111111122111111111122222111111111
Source: soccerbase.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Sponsors

Supplier: Mizuno
Sponsor(s): Castrol (Home), Castrol GTX (Away).

Pre-season

Tour of Finland

  Win   Draw   Loss

v
July 1995 Friendly Dundee United ?–? Swindon Town Finland
July 1995 Friendly Nokian Pyry 2–1 Swindon Town Finland
29 July 1995 Friendly TP-Seinäjoki ?–? Swindon Town Finland

Domestic friendlies

2 August 1995 Friendly Swindon Town ?–? Norwich City County Ground
3 August 1995 Friendly Hayes ?–? Swindon Town Church Road
5 August 1995 Friendly Hereford United ?–? Swindon Town Edgar Street
7 August 1995 Friendly Witney Town ?–? Swindon Town Downs Road

Division two

  Win   Draw   Loss

The F.A. Cup

F.A. Cup results

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 November 1995 FA Cup R1 Swindon Town 4–1 Cambridge United County Ground, Swindon
15:00 Horlock  41'  45'
Finney  48'
Allen  85'
Report Butler  57' Attendance: 7,383
Referee: Paul Alcock (Surrey)
2 December 1995 FA Cup R2 Swindon Town 2–0 Cardiff City County Ground, Swindon
15:00 Allison  58'
Finney  83'
Report Attendance: 8,274
6 January 1996 FA Cup R3 Swindon Town 2–0 Cardiff City County Ground, Swindon
15:00 Allison  17'
Bodin  81'
Report Attendance: 10,322
12 February 1996 FA Cup R4 Swindon Town 1–0 Oldham Athletic County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Ling  90' Report Attendance: 9,508
17 February 1996 FA Cup R5 Swindon Town 1–1 Southampton County Ground, Swindon
15:00 Horlock  32' Report Watson  77' Attendance: 15,035
28 February 1996 FA Cup R5 (R) Southampton 2–0 Swindon Town The Dell, Southampton
19:45 Oakley
Shipperley
Report Attendance: 13,962

The League Cup

League Cup results

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 August 1995 League Cup R1L1 Cambridge United 2–1 Swindon Town Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
19:45 Corazzin  11'  63' (pen) Report Gooden  81' Attendance: 2,530
23 August 1995 League Cup R1L2 Swindon Town 2–0 Cambridge United County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Beauchamp  78'
Horlock  90'
Report Attendance: 6,724
Referee: K. Leach
20 September 1995 League Cup R2L1 Swindon Town 2–3 Blackburn Rovers County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Allison  25'
Finney  26'
Report Sutton  28'
Shearer  43'  83'
Attendance: 14,740
Referee: G. Singh
4 October 1995 League Cup R2L2 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Swindon Town Ewood Park, Blackburn
19:45 Shearer  37'  83' Report Attendance: 16,924
Referee: R. Hart

The Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy results

  Win   Draw   Loss

17 October 1995 South (Group Stage) Torquay United 1–1 Swindon Town Plainmoor, Torquay
19:45 Curran  36' Report Ling  4' Attendance: 1,135
Referee: C. Wilkes
8 November 1995 South (Group Stage) Swindon Town 2–0 Colchester United County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Thorne  36'
Finney  89'
Report Attendance: 6,222
Referee: P. Taylor
29 November 1995 South (Round 2) Swindon Town 0–1 Hereford United County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Report White  45' Attendance: 6,650

Matchday squads

League One line-ups

Date Opposition V Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
12/08/95Hull CityA1–0GivenCulverhouseDrysdale1McMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonGoodenBodin1NijholtMildenhall
19/08/95York CityH3–0GivenCulverhouseBodinMcMahon1SeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonGoodenHorlock1MurrayMildenhall
26/08/95Carlisle UnitedA1–0GivenCulverhouseHorlockMcMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonBeauchampHooperPitmanDigby
30/08/95Oxford UnitedH1–1GivenCulverhouseBodinMcMahon2SeagravesTaylorRobinson1O'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockMurray1Beauchamp2Digby
02/09/95BrentfordA2–0GivenCulverhouseBodinMcMahon1SeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockMurray1BeauchampDigby
09/09/95ChesterfieldH1–1TaliaCulverhouseBodin1McMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockMurrayGooden1Digby
13/09/95Bradford CityH4–1TaliaCulverhouseBodinMcMahon2SeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllison1HorlockGooden1Beauchamp2Digby
16/09/95Bristol RoversA4–1TaliaCulverhouseBodinMcMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyMurray1HorlockGooden1BeauchampDigby
23/09/95Rotherham UnitedH1–0TaliaCulverhouseBodin1McMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinney2AllisonHorlockGooden1P. Thorne2Digby
30/09/95WrexhamA3–4TaliaCulverhouseHorlockMcMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanP. Thorne1AllisonGoodenFinney1BodinDigby
07/10/95Bristol CityH2–0DigbyCulverhouseBodinMcMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockGoodenHooperMurray
14/10/95BrightonA3–1DigbyCulverhouseBodinMcMahon1SeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockAllen1MurrayGooden
21/10/95Crewe AlexandraH2–1DigbyCulverhouseBodinMcMahonAllenTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockLingMurrayGooden
28/10/95Notts CountyA3–1DigbyCulverhouseBodinMcMahonAllenTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockLingMurrayGooden
31/10/95BournemouthA0–0DigbyCulverhouseBodinMcMahonAllenTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockLingMurrayGooden1
04/11/95BlackpoolH1–1DigbyCulverhouseBodin2GoodenAllenTaylorRobinsonO'Sullivan1FinneyAllisonHorlockLing1MurrayDrysdale2
18/11/95Stockport CountyA1–1DigbyCulverhouseBodinMcMahonLingTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinney1AllisonHorlockP. Thorne1GoodenTalia
25/11/95Shrewsbury TownH0–1DigbyCulverhouseDrysdaleMcMahonLing2TaylorRobinsonO'Sullivan1FinneyAllisonHorlockP. Thorne2Gooden1Talia
09/12/95Rotherham UnitedA2–0DigbyCulverhouseDrysdaleMcMahonSeagraves1TaylorRobinsonAllenFinneyAllisonHorlockP. ThorneGooden1Talia
16/12/95WrexhamH1–1DigbyCulverhouseDrysdaleMcMahonAllenTaylorRobinsonGoodenFinney2Allison1HorlockP. Thorne1O'Sullivan2Talia
23/12/95WalsallA0–0DigbyCulverhouseDrysdaleMcMahon1SeagravesTaylorRobinson2AllenP. ThorneAllisonHorlockGooden1O'Sullivan2Talia
26/12/95Wycombe WanderersH0–0DigbyCulverhouseBodinO'Sullivan1SeagravesTaylorRobinsonAllenP. ThorneAllisonHorlockGooden1LingTalia
10/01/96Swansea CityH3–0DigbyCulverhouseBodinLing2Seagraves1AllenRobinsonO'SullivanP. ThorneAllisonHorlockGooden1Finney2Talia
13/01/96York CityA0–2DigbyCulverhouseBodinLingMurray2O'Sullivan1RobinsonAllenP. ThorneAllisonHorlock3Gooden2Smith3Finney1
20/01/96Hull CityH3–0DigbyCulverhouseBodin2GoodenAllen3Ling1RobinsonGrantP. ThorneAllisonHorlockSmith2O'Sullivan3Finney1
03/02/96Carlisle UnitedH2–1DigbyCulverhouseBodinGoodenLingTaylorRobinsonGrantP. ThorneAllison1HorlockFinney1DrysdaleO'Sullivan
10/02/96Swansea CityA1–0DigbyCulverhouseBodinGoodenLingTaylorRobinsonGrantP. ThorneAllisonHorlockFinneySmithCollins
21/02/96BrentfordH2–2DigbyCulverhouseBodinGoodenAllenTaylorRobinsonLing1P. ThorneAllisonHorlockFinney1CollinsSeagraves
24/02/96Bristol RoversH2–1DigbyCulverhouseDrysdaleGooden2Allen1TaylorRobinsonCollinsP. ThorneAllisonHorlockFinney2Seagraves1Talia
02/03/96Wycombe WanderersA2–1TaliaCulverhouseDrysdaleGoodenSeagravesTaylorRobinsonCollinsP. Thorne1AllisonHorlockFinney1SmithO'Sullivan
05/03/96Peterborough UnitedA2–0TaliaCulverhouseDrysdaleGoodenSeagravesTaylorRobinsonAllenFinneyAllisonHorlockCollinsO'SullivanDigby
09/03/96WalsallH1–1TaliaCulverhouseDrysdaleGoodenSeagravesTaylorRobinsonAllenFinneyAllisonHorlock1Collins1O'SullivanDigby
16/03/96BurnleyA0–0TaliaCulverhouseBodinGoodenSeagravesTaylorRobinsonAllenFinney1AllisonHorlockLing1SmithCollins
19/03/96Oxford UnitedA0–3TaliaCulverhouseBodinLing3Seagraves1TaylorRobinsonAllenP. ThorneAllisonHorlock2Gooden1Smith2O'Sullivan3
23/03/96Peterborough UnitedH2–0TaliaCulverhouseBodinPreeceAllenTaylorRobinsonO'Sullivan1P. Thorne2AllisonHorlockSeagravesLing1Cowe2
30/03/96Bristol CityA0–0TaliaCulverhouseBodinLeitchAllenTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanP. ThorneAllisonHorlockSeagravesLingCowe
03/04/96BrightonH3–2TaliaCulverhouseBodin2PreeceAllenTaylorRobinson1Leitch3P. ThorneAllisonHorlockSeagraves1O'Sullivan2Cowe3
06/04/96Notts CountyH1–0TaliaCulverhouseBodinPreeceAllenTaylorRobinsonLeitch2P. Thorne1AllisonHorlockSeagravesO'Sullivan2Cowe1
08/04/96Crewe AlexandraA2–0TaliaCulverhouseBodinPreeceAllenTaylorRobinsonLeitch1P. ThorneAllison2HorlockSeagravesSmith1Cowe2
13/04/96BournemouthH2–2TaliaCulverhouseBodin1PreeceAllenTaylorRobinsonLeitchP. Thorne2AllisonHorlockSeagravesSmith1Cowe2
17/04/96BurnleyH0–0DigbyCulverhouseBodinPreece1AllenTaylorRobinsonLeitchP. ThorneAllisonHorlockSeagravesSmithCowe1
20/04/96BlackpoolA1–1DigbyCulverhouseBodinPreeceAllen2TaylorRobinsonLeitch1P. Thorne3AllisonHorlockSeagraves2O'Sullivan1Cowe3
23/04/96ChesterfieldA3–1DigbyCulverhouseBodinO'SullivanSeagravesTaylorRobinsonCowe1P. ThorneAllisonHorlockLing1SmithCollins
27/04/96Shrewsbury TownA2–1DigbyCulverhouseSmithLingSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'Sullivan3P. Thorne1CoweHorlock2Allison1Drysdale2Collins3
30/04/96Bradford CityA1–1DigbyCulverhouseSmith2LingSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'Sullivan1CoweAllisonHorlockBodinDrysdale2Collins1
04/05/96Stockport CountyH0–0DigbyCulverhouseBodin1LingSeagraves2TaylorRobinsonO'Sullivan3CoweAllisonHorlockAllen1Smith2McMahone3

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

F.A. Cup line-ups

Date Opposition V Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
11/11/95Cambridge UnitedH4–1DigbyCulverhouseBodin1McMahon2AllenTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllison3HorlockDrysdale1Gooden2P. Thorne3
02/12/95Cardiff CityH2–0DigbyCulverhouseDrysdaleMcMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonAllenFinneyAllisonHorlockP. ThorneGoodenTalia
06/01/96WokingH2–0DigbyCulverhouseBodinLingSeagravesTaylor1RobinsonAllenP. Thorne2AllisonHorlockMcMahon1Finney2O'Sullivan
12/02/96Oldham AthleticH1–0DigbyCulverhouseBodinGoodenAllenTaylorRobinsonMcMahon1P. ThorneAllison2HorlockFinney2SmithLing1
17/02/96SouthamptonA1–1DigbyCulverhouseBodin1GoodenAllenTaylorRobinsonLing3P. ThorneAllison2HorlockFinney2Drysdale1Seagraves3
28/02/96SouthamptonA0–2DigbyCulverhouseDrysdaleGoodenSeagravesTaylorRobinsonCollins1P. ThorneAllisonHorlockFinney1O'SullivanLing

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

League Cup line-ups

Date Opposition V Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15/08/95Cambridge UnitedA1–2MildenhallCulverhouseBodinMcMahon1SeagravesTaylorRobinson2O'SullivanFinneyAllisonGoodenHorlock2Nijholt1Murray
23/08/95Cambridge UnitedH2–0MildenhallCulverhouseBodinMcMahonSeagraves1TaylorMurrayO'SullivanP. Thorne2FinneyHorlockHooper1PitmanBeauchamp2
20/09/95Blackburn RoversH2–3DigbyCulverhouseBodinMcMahon1SeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockP. ThorneMurrayGooden1
08/10/95Blackburn RoversA0–2DigbyCulverhouseBodinMcMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockGoodenHooperMurray

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

Football League Trophy line-ups

Date Opposition V Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
17/10/1995Torquay UnitedA1–1DigbyMurrayBodinAllenSeagraves1TaylorRobinson3Ling2FinneyAllisonGoodenHorlock3G. Thorne1O'Sullivan2
08/11/1995Colchester UnitedH2–0DigbyHooperDrysdale3GoodenG. ThorneTaylorRobinsonLing2FinneyAllison1HorlockMcMahon2O'Sullivan3P. Thorne1
29/11/1995Hereford UnitedH0–1DigbyCulverhouse1DrysdaleCollinsSeagravesTaylorHooper2Ling3P. ThorneAllisonGoodenFinney3Horlock2Robinson1

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

Appearances and goals

As of 13 August 2014
No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision 2FA CupLeague CupFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MF Paul Allen 33125+205+010+001+00
FW Wayne Allison 562043+1176+023+013+00
MF Joey Beauchamp 411+200+000+110+00
DF Paul Bodin 42332+124+014+001+00
MF Lee Collins 702+301+000+001+00
FW Steve Cowe 1114+710+000+000+00
DF Ian Culverhouse 57046+006+004+001+00
GK Fraser Digby 36025+006+004+001+00
DF Jason Drysdale 19010+302+200+002+00
FW Steve Finney 431622+8122+424+012+11
GK Shay Given (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) 505+000+000+000+00
MF Ty Gooden 35414+1233+101+113+00
MF Tony Grant (on loan from Everton) 313+010+000+000+00
MF Dean Hooper 300+000+000+102+00
MF Kevin Horlock 581644+1126+033+111+20
MF Scott Leitch (on loan from Heart of Midlothian) 707+000+000+000+00
MF Martin Ling 22212+402+110+003+01
MF Steve McMahon 30020+103+104+000+10
GK Steve Mildenhall 200+000+002+000+00
DF Eddie Murray 713+210+001+001+00
DF Luc Nijholt 100+000+000+100+00
MF Wayne O'Sullivan 41327+731+004+002+00
MF David Preece (on loan from Derby County) 717+010+000+000+00
DF Mark Robinson 58146+016+003+002+10
DF Mark Seagraves 38025+303+104+002+00
MF Alex Smith 802+600+000+000+00
GK Frank Talia 16016+000+000+000+00
DF Shaun Taylor 56743+076+004+003+00
DF Gary Thorne 200+000+000+001+10
FW Peter Thorne 341122+4104+101+001+11

Overall summary

References

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