1995–96 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

Oldham Athletic
1995–96 season
ChairmanIan Stott
ManagerScotland Graeme Sharp
StadiumBoundary Park
Football League First Division18th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Anglo-Italian CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerRichardson & McCarthy (11)
Highest home attendance10,271
Lowest home attendance4,225
Average home league attendance6,634

During the 1995–96 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 13 16 17 56 62 −6 55
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

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 Paul Gerrard
GK England ENG Jon Hallworth
DF England ENG Craig Fleming
DF England ENG Richard Graham
DF Norway NOR Gunnar Halle
DF England ENG Andy Holt
DF England ENG Richard Jobson
DF England ENG Darren Lonergan
DF England ENG Chris Makin
DF England ENG Scott McNiven[notes 1]
DF England ENG Neil Pointon
DF England ENG Steve Redmond
DF England ENG Carl Serrant
DF England ENG Ian Snodin
DF Netherlands NED Michel Vonk
MF England ENG David Beresford
MF Scotland SCO Paul Bernard
MF England ENG Mark Brennan
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Nick Henry
MF England ENG Andrew Hughes
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Launders (on loan from Crystal Palace)
MF Iceland ISL Þorvaldur Örlygsson
MF England ENG Martin Pemberton
MF England ENG Lee Richardson
MF England ENG Paul Rickers
FW England ENG Mark Allott
FW England ENG Nicky Banger
FW England ENG Stuart Barlow
FW England ENG Darren Beckford
FW Scotland SCO Gerry Creaney (on loan from Manchester City)
FW England ENG Ian Olney
FW Wales WAL Sean McCarthy
FW England ENG David McNiven
FW England ENG Lloyd Richardson
FW England ENG Paul Wilkinson (on loan from Middlesbrough)

References

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  1. ^ "All Oldham Athletic players: 1996.htm". www.11v11.com.

Notes

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  1. ^ McNiven was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented them at U-21 level.