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1995–96 Peterborough United F.C. season

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Peterborough United
1995–96 season
ChairmanChris Turner
ManagerJohn Still (until October)
Mick Halsall (from October)
StadiumLondon Road Stadium
Football League Second Division19th
FA CupFourth round
Coca-Cola CupSecond round
Football League TrophySouthern Section Semi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Martindale (15)
All: Martindale (18)

During the 1995–96 English football season, Peterborough United F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

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A poor start to the season that saw Peterborough win 3 out of the first 13 games forced manager John Still to leave the club in October 1995 to be replaced by Mick Halsall. They show signs of improvement between mid-February and mid-March which saw them win 5 out of the last 8 games climbing them to mid-table but as it seemed Peterborough were going to make a late charge for a play-off place, poor form returned, winning just 1 out of final 12 games picking up just 7 points during that run which saw them slump to a disappointing 19th place just 3 points clear of the relegation zone.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
17 Burnley 46 14 13 19 56 68 −12 55
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 14 19 58 70 −12 53
19 Peterborough United 46 13 13 20 59 66 −7 52
20 York City 46 13 13 20 58 73 −15 52
21 Carlisle United (R) 46 12 13 21 57 72 −15 49 Relegation to the Third Division
Source: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

Results

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Peterborough United's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 1995 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–1 5,394 Clark, Farrell, Martindale
19 August 1995 Bournemouth A 0–3 4,175
26 August 1995 Notts County H 0–1 5,618
29 August 1995 Blackpool A 1–2 3,902 Heald
2 September 1995 Bristol City H 1–1 4,621 Farrell
9 September 1995 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–1 5,637 Farrell
12 September 1995 Carlisle United A 1–1 6,027 Martindale
16 September 1995 Wrexham H 1–0 3,817 Martindale
23 September 1995 Bradford City H 3–1 4,509 Heald, Manuel, Martindale
30 September 1995 Rotherham United A 1–5 2,863 Power
7 October 1995 Walsall A 1–1 3,768 Power
14 October 1995 Swansea City H 1–1 3,384 Carter
21 October 1995 Brentford A 0–3 4,865
28 October 1995 York City H 6–1 4,605 Martindale (2), Morrison (2), Power, Shaw
31 October 1995 Burnley H 0–2 4,737
4 November 1995 Bristol Rovers A 1–1 4,241 Shaw
18 November 1995 Oxford United H 1–1 4,720 Shaw
25 November 1995 Hull City A 3–2 3,620 Martindale (3)
9 December 1995 Bradford City A 1–2 4,605 Farrell
16 December 1995 Rotherham United H 1–0 3,847 Spearing
19 December 1995 Stockport County H 0–1 3,267
26 December 1995 Chesterfield A 1–1 6,017 Heald
13 January 1996 Bournemouth H 4–5 4,596 Farrell (2), Martindale (2)
20 January 1996 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–1 5,572 Shaw (2)
3 February 1996 Notts County A 0–1 5,067
10 February 1996 Shrewsbury Town H 2–2 4,985 Martindale, Basham
17 February 1996 Carlisle United H 6–1 4,032 Charlery (2), Ebdon, Farrell (2), Martindale (pen)
20 February 1996 Bristol City A 1–0 5,014 Charlery
24 February 1996 Wrexham A 0–1 4,011
27 February 1996 Wycombe Wanderers H 3–0 3,670 Martindale (2), Foran
2 March 1996 Chesterfield H 0–1 6,105
5 March 1996 Swindon Town H 0–2 4,196
9 March 1996 Stockport County A 1–0 5,915 Power (pen)
16 March 1996 Crewe Alexandra H 3–1 5,004 Charlery (2), Power
19 March 1996 Shrewsbury Town A 1–1 2,291 Ansah
23 March 1996 Swindon Town A 0–2 9,066
26 March 1996 Blackpool H 0–0 4,425
30 March 1996 Walsall H 2–3 4,954 Griffiths, Charlery
2 April 1996 Swansea City A 0–0 3,805
6 April 1996 York City A 1–3 3,261 Ebdon (pen)
8 April 1996 Brentford H 0–1 4,343
13 April 1996 Burnley A 1–2 8,393 Heald
20 April 1996 Bristol Rovers H 0–0 4,884
27 April 1996 Hull City H 3–1 6,649 Power, Farrell, Charlery
30 April 1996 Crewe Alexandra A 1–2 3,206 Grazioli
5 May 1996 Oxford United A 0–4 7,535

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 11 November 1995 Exeter City A 1–0 3,783 Le Bihan
R2 2 December 1995 Bognor Regis Town H 4–0 5,004 Farrell (3), Ebdon
R3 6 January 1996 Wrexham H 1–0 5,983 Le Bihan
R4 6 February 1996 Huddersfield Town A 0–2 11,629

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 15 August 1995 Swansea City A 1–4 1,862 Manuel
R1 Second Leg 22 August 1995 Swansea City H 3–0 1,871 Manuel (2), Le Bihan
R2 First Leg 20 September 1995 Aston Villa A 0–6 19,602
R2 Second Leg 3 October 1995 Aston Villa H 1–1 5,745 Martindale

Football League Trophy

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Southern Section

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 Group 3 26 September 1995 Plymouth Argyle A 3–0 1,682 Clark, Power, McGleish
R1 Group 3 16 October 1995 Northampton Town H 0–0 3,045
R2 28 November 1995 Swansea City H 1–0 1,952 Farrell
QF 9 January 1996 Colchester United H 3–2 2,460 Martindale (2), McGleish
SF 13 February 1996 Bristol Rovers H 0–1 3,761

Squad

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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 Jon Sheffield
DF England ENG Simon Clark
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Breen
DF England ENG Greg Heald
MF Wales WAL Marcus Ebdon
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Power
DF England ENG Kevin Ashley
MF England ENG Lee Williams
DF England ENG Danny Carter
FW England ENG Gary Martindale
MF England ENG Neil Le Bihan
DF England ENG Mike Basham
MF England ENG Billy Manuel
FW Wales WAL Carl Griffiths
GK England ENG Mark Tyler
MF England ENG Mike Gregory
FW England ENG Giuliano Grazioli
MF England ENG Dave Morrison
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF England ENG Dean Hooper (on loan from Swindon Town)
MF Saint Lucia LCA Ken Charlery
FW England ENG Sean Farrell
MF England ENG Robert Codner
MF England ENG Paul Shaw (on loan from Arsenal)
DF England ENG Tony Dobson
FW England ENG Andy Furnell
DF England ENG Tony Spearing
DF Scotland SCO Gregor Rioch
MF England ENG Andy Ansah
DF England ENG Mark Foran
FW Scotland SCO Scott McGleish
DF England ENG Mark Blount
MF England ENG Steve Robinson (on loan from Birmingham City)
FW England ENG Steve Williams
DF England ENG Adam Drury
MF England ENG Ben Sedgemore
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Tom Meredith