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1995–96 Leicester City F.C. season

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Leicester City
1995–96 season
ChairmanMartin George
ManagerMark McGhee (until 13 December)
Martin O'Neill (from 21 December)
StadiumFilbert Street
First Division5th (promoted via playoffs)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Roberts (19)
All: Roberts (20)
Highest home attendance20,911 vs. Derby County (28 February 1996)
Lowest home attendance12,543 vs. Millwall (23 March 1996)
Average home league attendance16,198

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

Season summary

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Mark McGhee left the club unexpectedly in December 1995 whilst Leicester were top of Division One to take charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1] McGhee was replaced by Martin O'Neill.[2] Under O'Neill, Leicester qualified for the 1995–96 Division One promotion playoffs and beat Crystal Palace 2–1 with a last-gasp Steve Claridge goal securing an immediate return to the Premiership.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Crystal Palace 46 20 15 11 67 48 +19 75 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Stoke City 46 20 13 13 60 49 +11 73
5 Leicester City (O, P) 46 19 14 13 66 60 +6 71
6 Charlton Athletic 46 17 20 9 57 45 +12 71
7 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 79 69 +10 69
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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Leicester City's score comes first[3]

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 Sunderland A 2–1 18,593 Corica, Robins
19 August 1995 Stoke City H 2–3 17,719 Walsh, Parker (pen)
26 August 1995 Luton Town A 1–1 7,612 Parker
30 August 1995 Portsmouth H 4–2 15,170 Roberts (3), Parker
2 September 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 18,441 Whitlow
10 September 1995 Derby County A 1–0 17,767 Joachim
12 September 1995 Port Vale A 2–0 8,814 McMahon, Roberts
16 September 1995 Reading H 1–1 19,103 Roberts
23 September 1995 Southend United H 1–3 15,276 Lowe
30 September 1995 Norwich City A 1–0 18,435 Heskey
7 October 1995 Barnsley A 2–2 13,669 Robins, Walsh
14 October 1995 Charlton Athletic H 1–1 16,771 Lowe
21 October 1995 Sheffield United A 3–1 13,100 Roberts, Taylor, Lowe
28 October 1995 Crystal Palace H 2–3 18,376 Robins, Taylor
5 November 1995 West Bromwich Albion A 3–2 16,071 Taylor (2), Roberts
11 November 1995 Watford H 1–0 16,230 Roberts
19 November 1995 Tranmere Rovers H 0–1 13,125
21 November 1995 Huddersfield Town A 1–3 14,300 Robins
26 November 1995 Birmingham City A 2–2 17,350 Roberts, Grayson
2 December 1995 Barnsley H 2–2 15,125 Roberts, Grayson
9 December 1995 Southend United A 1–2 5,835 Roberts
17 December 1995 Norwich City H 3–2 14,251 Whitlow, Roberts, Heskey
23 December 1995 Grimsby Town A 2–2 7,713 Roberts, Walsh
1 January 1996 Millwall A 1–1 9,953 Corica
13 January 1996 Stoke City A 0–1 13,669
21 January 1996 Sunderland H 0–0 16,130
3 February 1996 Luton Town H 1–1 14,821 Roberts
10 February 1996 Portsmouth A 1–2 9,003 Roberts
17 February 1996 Port Vale H 1–1 13,758 Taylor
21 February 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–2 27,381 Roberts, Heskey (2)
24 February 1996 Reading A 1–1 9,817 Lewis
28 February 1996 Derby County H 0–0 20,911
3 March 1996 Ipswich Town A 2–4 9,817 Roberts (2)
9 March 1996 Grimsby Town H 2–1 13,784 Heskey (2)
13 March 1996 Ipswich Town H 0–2 17,783
16 March 1996 Oldham Athletic A 1–3 5,582 Whitlow
23 March 1996 Millwall H 2–1 12,543 Carey, Taylor
30 March 1996 Sheffield United H 0–2 15,230
2 April 1996 Charlton Athletic A 1–0 11,287 Claridge
6 April 1996 Crystal Palace A 1–0 17,331 Roberts
9 April 1996 West Bromwich Albion H 1–2 17,889 Robins
13 April 1996 Tranmere Rovers A 1–1 8,882 Robins
17 April 1996 Oldham Athletic H 2–0 12,790 Claridge (2)
20 April 1996 Huddersfield Town H 2–1 17,619 Walsh, Claridge
27 April 1996 Birmingham City H 3–0 19,702 Claridge, Heskey, Lennon
5 May 1996 Watford A 1–0 20,089 Izzet

First Division play-offs

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
SF 1st Leg 12 May 1996 Stoke City H 0–0 20,323
SF 2nd Leg 15 May 1996 Stoke City A 1–0 (won 1–0 on agg) 21,037 Parker
F 27 May 1996 Crystal Palace N 2–1 (a.e.t.) 73,573 Parker (pen), Claridge

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 1996 Manchester City H 0–0 20,640
R3R 17 January 1996 Manchester City A 0–5 19,980

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 20 September 1995 Burnley H 2–0 11,142 Robins, Joachim
R2 2nd Leg 3 October 1995 Burnley A 2–0 4,553 Robins (2)
R3 24 October 1995 Bolton Wanderers A 0–0 9,166
R3R 8 November 1995 Bolton Wanderers H 2–3 14,884 Robins, Roberts

Squad

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[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Kevin Poole
GK Australia AUS Željko Kalac
DF England ENG Simon Grayson
DF England ENG Colin Hill
DF England ENG Neil Lewis
DF England ENG Richard Smith
DF England ENG Steve Walsh
DF England ENG Julian Watts
DF England ENG Mike Whitlow
DF England ENG Jimmy Willis
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Carey
DF France FRA Franck Rolling
DF Sweden SWE Pontus Kåmark
DF Jamaica JAM Jamie Lawrence
MF England ENG Mark Blake
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG David Lowe
MF England ENG Sam McMahon
MF England ENG Garry Parker
MF England ENG Lee Philpott
MF England ENG Scott Taylor
MF Northern Ireland NIR Neil Lennon
MF Turkey TUR Muzzy Izzet
MF Australia AUS Steve Corica
FW England ENG Steve Claridge
FW England ENG Phil Gee
FW England ENG Emile Heskey
FW England ENG Julian Joachim
FW England ENG Mark Robins
FW Wales WAL Iwan Roberts

References

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  1. ^ "McGhee the new man at Molineux". The Independent. London. 14 December 1995. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  2. ^ "O'Neill set for Leicester". The Independent. London. 21 December 1995. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Leicester City 1995-1996 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. ^ "All Leicester City players: 1996.HTM".