1995–96 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

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.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
1995–96 season
ChairmanJonathan Hayward
ManagerGraham Taylor
(until 13 November)
Mark McGhee
(from 13 December)
First Division20th
FA Cup4th round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Don Goodman (16)
All: Don Goodman (20)
Highest home attendance28,088 (vs Birmingham, 17 January 1996)
Lowest home attendance20,381 (vs Fulham,
20 September 1995)
Average home league attendance22,658 (league only)

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.[1] Despite being tipped by many to be one of the promotion favourites[2] - 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.[3]

After a period under caretaker manager Bobby Downes, Mark McGhee resigned from Leicester City to become Wolves' new manager in December.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

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.

12 August 1995 1 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birkenhead
15:00 BST O'Brien  51'
Aldridge  81'
Bull  40'
Goodman  53'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 11,880
26 August 1995 3 Sunderland 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Melville  8'
Gray  28'
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 16,816
30 August 1995 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Derby County Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Daley  12'
Goodman  16'
de Wolf  32'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,053
2 September 1995 5 Leicester City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
15:00 BST Whitlow  27' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 18,441
9 September 1995 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Grimsby Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bull  42', 69'
Goodman  51', 76'
Groves  39' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,656
13 September 1995 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Norwich City Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Johnson  60'
Ward  70'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,064
16 September 1995 8 Southend United 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Gridelet  45'
Jones  73'
Goodman  29' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,322
23 September 1995 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Luton Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,659
30 September 1995 10 Port Vale 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burslem
15:00 BST Richards  37' (o.g.)
Porter  61' (pen.)
Goodman  16'
Daley  31'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 11,550
7 October 1995 11 Ipswich Town 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 BST Sedgley  28' (pen.) Goodman  38'
Atkins  42'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,335
14 October 1995 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–4 Stoke City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Thompson  71' (pen.) Gleghorn  39'
Potter  41'
Wallace  85'
Carruthers  89'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,483
21 October 1995 13 Watford 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Watford
15:00 BST Holdsworth  57' Daley  45' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 11,319
28 October 1995 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Sheffield United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bull  37' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,881
4 November 1995 15 Barnsley 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Barnsley
15:00 GMT Redfearn  77' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,668
18 November 1995 17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Oldham Athletic Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Emblen  27' Makin  62'
McCarthy  64'
Beresford  78'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,128
22 November 1995 18 Crystal Palace 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 GMT Freedman  10', 29', 49' Thompson  64' (pen.)
Young  83'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,571
25 November 1995 19 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Booth  20'
Dalton  38'
Bull  79' Stadium: McAlpine Stadium
Attendance: 16,423
3 December 1995 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Ipswich Town Wolverhampton
14:55 GMT Goodman  60', 70' Marshall  30'
Mowbray  90'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,867
10 December 1995 21 Luton Town 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Luton
14:55 GMT Oakes  31'
Marshall  50'
Richards  7'
Goodman  18'
Bull  41'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,997
16 December 1995 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Port Vale Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Porter  6' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,329
26 December 1995 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Millwall Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bull  10' Malkin  77' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,591
30 December 1995 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Portsmouth Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bull  5'
Goodman  35'
Carter  58'
Burton  65'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,294
20 January 1996 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bull  35'
Goodman  67'
Aldridge  55' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,173
3 February 1996 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Sunderland Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Thompson  15' (pen.)
Goodman  18'
Atkins  61'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,537
10 February 1996 28 Derby County 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Derby
15:00 GMT Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 17,460
17 February 1996 29 Norwich City 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norwich
15:00 GMT Crook  24'
Eadie  25'
Bull  12', 37'
Goodman  74'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,691
21 February 1996 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Leicester City Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Bull  26'
Law  42'
Roberts  38'
Heskey  60', 80'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,381
24 February 1996 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Southend United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Young  28'
Thompson  50'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,677
2 March 1996 32 Millwall 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Bull  69' Stadium: The New Den
Attendance: 9,131
5 March 1996 33 Birmingham City 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
19:45 GMT Devlin  28' (pen.), 39' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 22,051
9 March 1996 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Reading Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Atkins  42' Gooding  17' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,954
16 March 1996 36 Portsmouth 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Emblen  39'
Goodman  41'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,732
23 March 1996 37 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Birmingham City Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Goodman  37'
Thompson  88' (pen.)
Bull  89'
Devlin  6', 84' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,256
30 March 1996 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Watford Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Froggatt  33'
Osborn  41', 54'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,885
6 April 1996 40 Sheffield United 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield
19:45 BST Taylor  21'
White  31'
Thompson  45' (pen.) Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 16,658
8 April 1996 41 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Barnsley Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bull  16'
Ferguson  51' (pen.)
Moses  13'
Payton  85'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,789
20 April 1996 43 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Crystal Palace Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Hopkin  31'
Dyer  55'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,350
30 April 1996 45 Reading 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading
19:45 BST Williams  22'
Quinn  40', 86'
Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 12,828
5 May 1996 46 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Leaburn  38' Crowe  52' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,909

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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 13 16 17 56 62  −6 55 8 9 6 34 28  +6 5 7 11 22 34  −12

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultDDLWLWLLDDWLDWLDLLLDWLDDDWWDWLWWLDLWWWLLDDLDLD
Position9192112151216181819151816161818181920212022222020201818171816141515151412111213151518181820
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

6 January 1996 R3 Birmingham City 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
15:00 GMT Poole  72' Bull  25' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 21,349
Referee: Robbie Hart
17 January 1996 R3 rep. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Birmingham City Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Ferguson  17'
Bull  62'
Hunt  51' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,088
Referee: Robbie Hart
27 January 1996 R4 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Wilson  13' Goodman  28' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,812
Referee: David Allison

League Cup

20 September 1995 R2.1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Fulham Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Goodman  4'
Wright  50'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,381
3 October 1995 R2.2 Fulham 1–5
(1–7 agg.)
Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Cusack  82' Daley  28'
Williams  69'
Atkins  77'
Goodman  86', 88'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 6,625
8 November 1995 R3 rep. Charlton Athletic 1–2 (a.e.t.) Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 GMT Robinson  54' Emblen  23'
Atkins  98'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,909
29 November 1995 R4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Coventry City Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Venus  33'
Ferguson  34'
Williams  67' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,628
10 January 1996 QF Aston Villa 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
19:45 GMT Johnson  66' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,277

Players

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

PosNamePGPGPGPG Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
GK Andy De Bont 0000000000
GK Paul Jones 80002010000
GK Mike Stowell 380404046000
DF John de Wolf 14(1)1001015(1)100
DF Brian Law 5(2)1101(1)07(3)101
DF Neil Masters 3000003000
DF Dennis Pearce 3(2)010105(2)000
DF Dean Richards 36(1)1205043(1)100
DF Peter Shirtliff 2000002000
DF Jamie Smith 10(3)0001011(3)000
DF Andy Thompson 456406055600
DF Mark Venus 19(3)0203124(3)100
DF Eric Young 302405039200
MF Mark Atkins 26(6)3405235(6)500
MF Paul Birch ¤ 5(2)0002(1)07(3)000
MF Steve Corica 170000017000
MF Gordon Cowans 10(6)0002012(6)000
MF Tony Daley 16(2)30(1)04120(3)400
MF Robbie Dennison ¤ 00000(1)00(1)000
MF Neil Emblen 30(3)2301(1)134(4)300
MF Darren Ferguson 26(7)13(1)14133(8)300
MF Richard Flash 0000000000
MF Steve Froggatt 13(5)1000013(5)100
MF Simon Osborn 212400025200
MF Mark Rankine 27(5)03(1)06036(6)001
MF Carl Robinson ¤ 0000000000
MF Vinny Samways 3000003000
MF Geoff Thomas 0(2)000000(2)001
MF Jermaine Wright 4(3)0001(1)15(4)100
FW Steve Bull 42(2)15424(1)050(3)1701
FW Glen Crowe 1(1)100001(1)100
FW Dominic Foley 1(4)00(1)00(1)01(6)000
FW Don Goodman 43(1)16416353(1)2000
FW David Kelly 3(2)000003(2)000
FW Mark Williams 5(7)0102(1)18(8)100

Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[7]

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
30 May 1995 Dean RichardsBradford City£1.85 million
13 September 1995 Eric YoungCrystal PalaceFree
20 September 1995 Mark WilliamsRWD Molenbeek£300,000
21 September 1995 Mark AtkinsBlackburn Rovers£1 million
22 September 1995 Richard FlashManchester UnitedFree
22 December 1995 Simon OsbornQueens Park Rangers£1 million
16 February 1996 Steve CoricaLeicester City£1.1 million
16 February 1996 Željko KalacLeicester City£650,000

Out

Date Player To Fee
23 June 1995 Tom BennettStockport County£75,000
18 July 1995 Paul BladesRotherham United£110,000
25 August 1995 Peter ShirtliffBarnsley£125,000
18 September 1995 David KellySunderland£1 million
29 December 1995 Gordon CowansSheffield UnitedFree

Loans in

Start date Player From End date
21 December 1995 Vinny SamwaysEverton21 January 1996

Loans out

Start date Player To End date
5 October 1995 Robbie DennisonSwansea CityEnd of season
7 March 1996 Paul BirchPreston North EndEnd of season
28 March 1996 Carl RobinsonShrewsbury TownEnd 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

  1. "Wolves seek successor as Taylor resigns". The Independent. 14 November 1995.
  2. "Midland move to join the moneyed classes". The Independent. 12 August 1995.
  3. "Taylor falls through credibility gap". The Independent. 14 November 1995.
  4. "McGhee the new man at Molineux". The Independent. 14 December 1995.
  5. "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1995-1996: Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  6. "Wolverhampton Wanderers: History 1975 to date". Statto. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  7. Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.

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