Grimsby Town 1995–96 football season
During the 1995–96 English football season, Grimsby Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Transfers [ edit ] Transfers in [ edit ]
Loans in [ edit ] Transfers out [ edit ] Season summary [ edit ] 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 [ edit ]
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
Results [ edit ] Grimsby Town's score comes first [2]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 12 August 1995 Millwall A 1–2 8,546 Livingstone 19 August 1995 Portsmouth H 2–1 4,515 Laws , Croft 26 August 1995 Derby County A 1–1 10,564 Shakespeare (pen) 29 August 1995 Luton Town H 0–0 4,289 2 September 1995 Watford H 0–0 3,993 9 September 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–4 23,656 Groves 12 September 1995 Reading A 2–0 7,283 Woods (2) 17 September 1995 Port Vale H 1–0 4,066 Livingstone 23 September 1995 Norwich City H 2–2 5,901 Childs , Southall 30 September 1995 Southend United A 0–1 4,979 7 October 1995 Charlton Athletic A 1–0 8,997 Jewell 14 October 1995 Oldham Athletic H 1–1 5,830 Dobbin 21 October 1995 Birmingham City A 1–3 16,455 Woods 28 October 1995 Stoke City H 1–0 5,683 Groves 4 November 1995 Ipswich Town A 2–2 10,250 Dobbin , Woods 11 November 1995 Barnsley H 3–1 6,166 Lever , Livingstone , de Zeeuw (own goal) 18 November 1995 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 8,155 Bonetti 21 November 1995 Sheffield United A 2–1 9,884 Southall , Childs 25 November 1995 Tranmere Rovers A 1–0 7,500 Bonetti 2 December 1995 Charlton Athletic H 1–2 6,881 Groves 9 December 1995 Norwich City A 2–2 13,283 Groves , Livingstone 16 December 1995 Southend United H 1–1 5,269 Forrester 23 December 1995 Leicester City H 2–2 7,713 Dobbin , Walsh (own goal) 1 January 1996 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 7,524 Livingstone 13 January 1996 Portsmouth A 1–3 6,958 Groves 20 January 1996 Millwall H 1–2 5,218 Livingstone 24 January 1996 Sunderland A 0–1 14,517 3 February 1996 Derby County H 1–1 7,818 Bonetti 10 February 1996 Luton Town A 2–3 7,158 Forrester (2) 17 February 1996 Reading H 0–0 7,041 3 March 1996 Sunderland H 0–4 5,767 5 March 1996 Crystal Palace A 0–5 11,548 9 March 1996 Leicester City A 1–2 13,784 Livingstone 12 March 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–0 5,565 Shakespeare , Livingstone , Forrester 16 March 1996 Crystal Palace H 0–2 5,059 24 March 1996 Huddersfield Town A 3–1 12,090 Livingstone , Childs , Groves 30 March 1996 Birmingham City H 2–1 5,475 Groves , Livingstone 2 April 1996 Oldham Athletic A 0–1 5,037 6 April 1996 Stoke City A 2–1 12,524 Groves , Gallimore 8 April 1996 Ipswich Town H 3–1 5,904 Mendonca (3) 13 April 1996 West Bromwich Albion A 1–3 16,116 Forrester 16 April 1996 Port Vale A 0–1 5,796 20 April 1996 Sheffield United H 0–2 7,685 23 April 1996 Watford A 3–6 8,909 Walker , Groves , Livingstone 27 April 1996 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 5,408 Mendonca (pen) 4 May 1996 Barnsley A 1–1 6,108 McDermott
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Third round 6 January 1996 Luton Town H 7–1 5,387 Forrester (2), Livingstone (2), Bonetti , Southall , Woods Fourth round 7 February 1996 West Ham United A 1–1 22,030 Laws Fourth round replay 14 February 1996 West Ham United H 3–0 8,382 Childs , Forrester , Woods Fifth round 21 February 1996 Chelsea H 0–0 9,448 Fifth round replay 28 February 1996 Chelsea A 1–4 28,545 Groves
League Cup [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Second round first leg 20 September 1995 Birmingham City A 1–3 7,446 Woods Second round second leg 3 October 1995 Birmingham City H 1–1 (lost 2–4 on agg) 3,280 Southall
[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
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Cup competitions
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