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{{Infobox football club season
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|cup2 result=[[1995–96 Football League Cup#Second round|Second round]]
|cup2 result=[[1995–96 Football League Cup#Second round|Second round]]
|league topscorer=[[Paul Groves (footballer)|Groves]]/[[Steve Livingstone|Livingstone]] (10)
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During the 1995–96 English football season, [[Grimsby Town F.C.]] competed in the [[Football League First Division]].
During the 1995–96 English football season, [[Grimsby Town F.C.]] competed in the [[Football League First Division]].


==Season summary==
==Transfers==
===Transfers in===
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 F.C.|Luton Town]] in February 1996 and caused the popular player to leave the club at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/bonetti-walks-out-on-grimsby-1318849.html|newspaper=The Independent|title=Bonetti walks out on Grimsby | date=13 February 1996|accessdate=20 December 2010}}</ref> Grimsby finished the season in 17th place and were in the battle to avoid relegation right up to the penultimate game of the season.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

==Final league table==
{{main|1995-96 Football League}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=20|Pos
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|F
!width=20|A
!width=20|
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|F
!width=20|A
!width=20|
!width=20|F
!width=20|A
!width=30|GD
!width=20|
!width=20|Pts
|- style="background:#45C3B8;"
|1||align=left| [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] ||46||||13||8||2||32||10||||9||9||5||27||23||||59||33||align=right|+26||||83
|- style="background:#FFFF99;"
|2||align=left| [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] ||46||||14||8||1||48||22||||7||8||8||23||29||||71||51||align=right|+20||||79
|- bgcolor="#FFE4B5"
|3||align=left| [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] ||46||||9||9||5||34||22||||11||6||6||33||26||||67||48||align=right|+19||||75
|- bgcolor="#FFE4B5"
|4||align=left| [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] ||46||||13||6||4||32||15||||7||7||9||28||34||||60||49||align=right|+11||||73
|- bgcolor="#FBCEB1"
|5||align=left| [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] ||46||||9||7||7||32||29||||10||7||6||34||31||||66||60||align=right|+6||||71
|- bgcolor="#FFE4B5"
|6||align=left| [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] ||46||||8||11||4||28||23||||9||9||5||29||22||||57||45||align=right|+12||||71
|-
|-
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Date
|7||align=left| [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] ||46||||13||5||5||45||30||||6||7||10||34||39||||79||69||align=right|+10||||69
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFff; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Pos
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFff; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Player
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFff; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Transferred from
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFff; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Fee
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFff; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Ref
|-
|-
| 12 June 1995 || [[Association football positions#Centre-midfielder|CM]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nicky Southall]] || {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]] || £40,000 ||
|8||align=left| [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] ||46||||14||4||5||42||23||||3||8||12||19||35||||61||58||align=right|+3||||63
|-
|-
| 19 September 1995 || [[Association football positions#Centre-midfielder|CM]] || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Johnny Walker (footballer, born 1973)|Johnny Walker]] || {{fbaicon|SCO}} [[Clydebank F.C.|Clydebank]] || Free transfer ||
|9||align=left| [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] ||46||||9||7||7||29||25||||7||7||9||28||29||||57||54||align=right|+3||||62
|-
|-
| 29 September 1995 || [[Association football positions#Forward|FW]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ivano Bonetti]] || {{fbaicon|ITA}} [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] || Free transfer ||
|10||align=left| [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] ||46||||9||10||4||34||28||||5||8||10||26||38||||60||66||align=right|–6||||60
|-
|-
| 17 October 1995 || [[Association football positions#Forward|FW]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamie Forrester]] || {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] || Free transfer ||
|11||align=left| [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] ||46||||11||5||7||34||29||||5||7||11||26||39||||60||68||align=right|–8||||60
|-
|-
| 20 December 1995 || [[Association football positions#Goalkeeper|GK]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Burridge]] || {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] || Free transfer ||
|12||align=left| [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] ||46||||10||5||8||30||29||||5||10||8||29||37||||59||66||align=right|–7||||60
|-
|-
| 9 March 1995 || [[Association football positions#Centre-back|CB]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Enzo Gambaro]] || {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] || Free transfer ||
|13||align=left| [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] ||46||||9||9||5||42||29||||5||8||10||22||31||||64||60||align=right|+4||||59
|-
|-
| 11 March 1996 || [[Association football positions#Centre-back|CB]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Smith (footballer, born 1970)|Richard Smith]] || {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] || £50,000 ||
|14||align=left| [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] ||46||||11||8||4||30||22||||4||6||13||22||39||||52||61||align=right|–9||||59
|-
|-
| 28 March 1996 || [[Association football positions#Left-back|LB]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Gallimore]] || {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] || £125,000 ||
|15||align=left| [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] ||46||||11||7||5||37||23||||4||6||13||24||41||||61||64||align=right|–3||||58
|-
|-
|}
|16||align=left| [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] ||46||||7||9||7||26||24||||7||6||10||33||31||||59||55||align=right|+4||||57
{{notelist}}

===Loans in===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
|-
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Date
|'''17'''||align=left| '''[[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]''' ||'''46'''||||'''8'''||'''10'''||'''5'''||'''27'''||'''25'''||||'''6'''||'''4'''||'''13'''||'''28'''||'''44'''||||'''55'''||'''69'''||align=right|'''–14'''||||'''56'''
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFff; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Pos
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFff; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Player
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFff; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Transferred from
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFff; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Date Until
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFff; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Ref
|-
|-
| 16 August 1995 || [[Association football positions#Forward|FW]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Jewell]] || {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] || 18 October 1995 ||
|18||align=left| [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] ||46||||10||7||6||33||20||||4||7||12||21||30||||54||50||align=right|+4||||56
|-
|-
| 30 January 1996 || [[Association football positions#Centre-midfielder|CM]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Butler (footballer, born 1966)|Peter Butler]] || {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] || 27 March 1996 ||
|19||align=left| [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] ||46||||8||7||8||28||30||||5||10||8||26||33||||54||63||align=right|–7||||56
|-
|-
| 2 February 1996 || [[Association football positions#Centre-back|CB]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Vance Warner]] || {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] || 2 March 1996 ||
|20||align=left| [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] ||46||||8||9||6||34||28||||5||7||11||22||34||||56||62||align=right|–6||||55
|-
| 28 March 1996 || [[Association football positions#Forward|FW]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Flatts]] || {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] || 31 May 1996 ||
|-
|-
|21||align=left| [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] ||46||||8||6||9||34||32||||5||7||11||27||37||||61||69||align=right|–8||||52
|-bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
|22||align=left| [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] ||46||||7||6||10||23||28||||6||7||10||20||35||||43||63||align=right|–20||||52
|-bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
|23||align=left| [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] ||46||||7||8||8||40||33||||3||10||10||22||37||||62||70||align=right|–8||||48
|-bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
|24||align=left| [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] ||46||||7||6||10||30||34||||4||6||13||10||30||||40||64||align=right|–24||||45
|}
|}


===Transfers out===
* <small>Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points</small>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
* <small>NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).</small>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
!width=50|Key!!width=350|
|-
|-
| style="background:#45C3B8;" width="20" |
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Date
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFff; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Pos
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align=left | [[Football League]] Champions, promoted to [[FA Premier League]]
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFff; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Player
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFff; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Transferred to
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFff; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Fee
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFff; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|1px}}" |Ref
|-
|-
| 8 August 1995 || [[Association football positions#Centre-midfielder|CM]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Gilbert (footballer)|Dave Gilbert]] || {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] || £50,000 ||
| style="background:#FFFF99;" width="20" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Promoted to [[FA Premier League]]
|-
|-
| 1 January 1996 || [[Association football positions#Goalkeeper|GK]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Burridge]] || {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Gateshead F.C.|Gateshead]] || Free Transfer ||
| style="background: #FFE4B5" width="20" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Participated in [[Play-offs#Association football|play-offs]]
|-
|-
| 28 March 1996 || [[Association football positions#Left-back|LB]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Croft]] || {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] || £1,000.000 ||
| style="background:#FBCEB1;" width="20" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Promoted to [[FA Premier League|Premier League]] through play-offs
|-
|-
| style="background: #FFCCCC" width="20" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Relegated
|}
|}

==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 F.C.|Luton Town]] in February 1996 and caused the popular player to leave the club at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/bonetti-walks-out-on-grimsby-1318849.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/bonetti-walks-out-on-grimsby-1318849.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=The Independent|title=Bonetti walks out on Grimsby | date=13 February 1996|accessdate=20 December 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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|1995–96 Football League First Division}}
{{:1995–96 Football League|transcludesection=First Division|only_totals=y|showteam=GRI}}


==Results==
==Results==
''Grimsby Town's score comes first''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/grimsby-town/1995-1996/results |title=Archived copy |access-date=7 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906040815/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/grimsby-town/1995-1996/results |archive-date=6 September 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
''Grimsby Town's score comes first''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/grimsby-town/1995-1996/results |title=Grimsby Town results for the 1995-1996 season - Statto.com |access-date=7 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906040815/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/grimsby-town/1995-1996/results |archive-date=6 September 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


===Legend===
===Legend===
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===Football League First Division===
===Football League First Division===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers
!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
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| 7 October 1995 ||[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]||A||1–0||8,997||[[Paul Jewell|Jewell]]
| 7 October 1995 ||[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]||A||1–0||8,997||[[Paul Jewell|Jewell]]
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 14 October 1995 ||[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]||H||1–1||5,830||
| 14 October 1995 ||[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]||H||1–1||5,830||[[Jim Dobbin (footballer)|Dobbin]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 21 October 1995 ||[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]||A||1–3||16,455||[[Neil Woods|Woods]]
| 21 October 1995 ||[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]||A||1–3||16,455||[[Neil Woods|Woods]]
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| 23 December 1995 ||[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]||H||2–2||7,713||[[Jim Dobbin (footballer)|Dobbin]], [[Steve Walsh (footballer)|Walsh]] (own goal)
| 23 December 1995 ||[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]||H||2–2||7,713||[[Jim Dobbin (footballer)|Dobbin]], [[Steve Walsh (footballer)|Walsh]] (own goal)
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 1 January 1996 ||[[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]||H||1–1||7,524||[[Steve Livingstone|Livingstone]]
| 1 January 1996 ||[[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]||H||1–1||7,524||[[Steve Livingstone|Livingstone]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 13 January 1996 ||[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]||A||1–3||6,958||[[Paul Groves (footballer)|Groves]]
| 13 January 1996 ||[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]||A||1–3||6,958||[[Paul Groves (footballer)|Groves]]
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| 16 March 1996 ||[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]||H||0–2||5,059||
| 16 March 1996 ||[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]||H||0–2||5,059||
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 24 March 1996 ||[[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]||A||3–1||12,090||
| 24 March 1996 ||[[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]||A||3–1||12,090||[[Steve Livingstone|Livingstone]], [[Gary Childs|Childs]], [[Paul Groves (footballer)|Groves]]
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 30 March 1996 ||[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]||H||2–1||5,475||[[Jim Dobbin (footballer)|Dobbin]]
| 30 March 1996 ||[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]||H||2–1||5,475||[[Paul Groves (footballer)|Groves]], [[Steve Livingstone|Livingstone]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 2 April 1996 ||[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]||A||0–1||5,037||
| 2 April 1996 ||[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]||A||0–1||5,037||
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===FA Cup===
===FA Cup===
{{Main|1995-96 FA Cup}}
{{Main|1995–96 FA Cup}}


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+
|+
!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
||R3||6 January 1996 ||[[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]||H||7–1||5,387||[[Jamie Forrester|Forrester]] (2), [[Steve Livingstone|Livingstone]] (2), [[Ivano Bonetti|Bonetti]], [[Nicky Southall|Southall]], [[Neil Woods|Woods]]
||{{sort|1|Third round}}||6 January 1996 ||[[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]||H||7–1||5,387||[[Jamie Forrester|Forrester]] (2), [[Steve Livingstone|Livingstone]] (2), [[Ivano Bonetti|Bonetti]], [[Nicky Southall|Southall]], [[Neil Woods|Woods]]
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
||R4||7 February 1996 ||[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]||A||1–1||22,030||[[Brian Laws|Laws]]
||{{sort|2|Fourth round}}||7 February 1996 ||[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]||A||1–1||22,030||[[Brian Laws|Laws]]
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
||R4R||14 February 1996 ||[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]||H||3–0||8,382||[[Gary Childs|Childs]], [[Jamie Forrester|Forrester]], [[Neil Woods|Woods]]
||{{sort|3|Fourth round replay}}||14 February 1996 ||[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]||H||3–0||8,382||[[Gary Childs|Childs]], [[Jamie Forrester|Forrester]], [[Neil Woods|Woods]]
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
||R5||21 February 1996 ||[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]||H||0–0||9,448||
||{{sort|4|Fifth round}}||21 February 1996 ||[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]||H||0–0||9,448||
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
||R5R||28 February 1996 ||[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]||A||1–4||28,545||[[Paul Groves (footballer)|Groves]]
||{{sort|5|Fifth round replay}}||28 February 1996 ||[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]||A||1–4||28,545||[[Paul Groves (footballer)|Groves]]
|}
|}


===League Cup===
===League Cup===
{{Main|1995-96 Football League Cup}}
{{Main|1995–96 Football League Cup}}


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+
|+
!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
||R2 1st Leg ||20 September 1995 ||[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]||A||1–3||7,446||[[Neil Woods|Woods]]
||{{sort|1|Second round first leg}}||20 September 1995 ||[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]||A||1–3||7,446||[[Neil Woods|Woods]]
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
||R2 2nd Leg ||3 October 1995 ||[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]||H||1–1 (lost 2-4 on agg)||3,280||[[Nicky Southall|Southall]]
||{{sort|2|Second round second leg}}||3 October 1995 ||[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]||H||1–1 (lost 2–4 on agg)||3,280||[[Nicky Southall|Southall]]
|}
|}


==Squad==
==Squad==
<ref>http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/grimsby/grimsby.html</ref>
<ref>[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/grimsby/grimsby.html Grimsby Town: 1946/47 - 2009/10]</ref>
{{fs start}}
{{fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Paul Crichton]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Paul Crichton]]}}
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Jimmy Neil]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Jimmy Neil]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Graham Rodger]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Graham Rodger]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Richard Smith (footballer)|Richard Smith]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Richard Smith (footballer, born 1970)|Richard Smith]]}}
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{{1995–96 in English football}}
{{1995–96 in English football}}

Latest revision as of 22:09, 8 July 2023

Grimsby Town
1995–96 season
ChairmanBill Carr
ManagerBrian Laws (player-manager)
StadiumBlundell Park
First Division17th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLivingstone (11)
Average home league attendance5,865

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

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
12 June 1995 CM England Nicky Southall England Hartlepool United £40,000
19 September 1995 CM Scotland Johnny Walker Scotland Clydebank Free transfer
29 September 1995 FW Italy Ivano Bonetti Italy Torino Free transfer
17 October 1995 FW England Jamie Forrester England Leeds United Free transfer
20 December 1995 GK England John Burridge England Darlington Free transfer
9 March 1995 CB Italy Enzo Gambaro England Bolton Wanderers Free transfer
11 March 1996 CB England Richard Smith England Leicester City £50,000
28 March 1996 LB England Tony Gallimore England Carlisle United £125,000

Loans in

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Date Pos Player Transferred from Date Until Ref
16 August 1995 FW England Paul Jewell England Bradford City 18 October 1995
30 January 1996 CM England Peter Butler England Notts County 27 March 1996
2 February 1996 CB England Vance Warner England Nottingham Forest 2 March 1996
28 March 1996 FW England Mark Flatts England Arsenal 31 May 1996

Transfers out

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Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
8 August 1995 CM England Dave Gilbert England West Bromwich Albion £50,000
1 January 1996 GK England John Burridge England Gateshead Free Transfer
28 March 1996 LB England Gary Croft England Blackburn Rovers £1,000.000

Season summary

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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

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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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

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Grimsby Town's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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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

FA Cup

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Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup
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

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Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup
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

Squad

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[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Paul Crichton
— GK England ENG Andy Love
— GK England ENG Jason Pearcey
— DF England ENG Gary Croft
— DF England ENG Ashley Fickling
— DF England ENG Tony Gallimore
— DF Italy ITA Enzo Gambaro
— DF Scotland SCO Peter Handyside
— DF England ENG Kevin Jobling
— DF England ENG Brian Laws (player-manager)
— DF England ENG Mark Lever
— DF England ENG John McDermott
— DF England ENG Jimmy Neil
— DF England ENG Graham Rodger
— DF England ENG Richard Smith
— DF England ENG Vance Warner (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
— MF England ENG Peter Butler (on loan from Notts County)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Gary Childs
— MF Scotland SCO Jim Dobbin
— MF England ENG Mark Flatts (on loan from Arsenal)
— MF England ENG Paul Groves
— MF Wales WAL John Oster
— MF England ENG Craig Shakespeare
— MF England ENG Nicky Southall
— MF Scotland SCO Johnny Walker
— MF England ENG Tommy Watson
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Clare
— FW Italy ITA Ivano Bonetti
— FW England ENG Jamie Forrester
— FW England ENG Paul Jewell (on loan from Bradford City)
— FW England ENG Jack Lester
— FW England ENG Steve Livingstone
— FW England ENG Clive Mendonca
— FW England ENG Neil Woods

References

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  1. ^ "Bonetti walks out on Grimsby". The Independent. 13 February 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Grimsby Town results for the 1995-1996 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  3. ^ Grimsby Town: 1946/47 - 2009/10
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