1995–96 Watford F.C. season

Watford
1995–96 season
ChairmanJack Petchey
ManagerGlenn Roeder (until February)
Graham Taylor (from February)
StadiumVicarage Road
Football League First Division23rd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerRamage (15)
Highest home attendance20,089 (vs. Leicester City, 5 May)
Lowest home attendance7,091 (vs. Southend United, 4 November)
Average home league attendance9,457

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

Season summary

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In Glenn Roeder's third season as manager, Watford struggled and Roeder was sacked in February with the club bottom of the table.[1] Graham Taylor returned to Watford as Director of Football in February 1996, with former player Kenny Jackett as head coach, but was unable to stop the club from sliding into Division Two.

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 Qualification or relegation
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 13 16 17 56 62 −6 55
21 Portsmouth 46 13 13 20 61 69 −8 52
22 Millwall (R) 46 13 13 20 43 63 −20 52 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Watford (R) 46 10 18 18 62 70 −8 48
24 Luton Town (R) 46 11 12 23 40 64 −24 45
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated
See also: Play-off results

Results

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Watford's score comes first

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 Sheffield United H 2–1 8,667 Payne, Johnson
19 August 1995 Huddersfield Town A 0–1 10,556
26 August 1995 Barnsley H 2–3 8,049 Phillips (2)
29 August 1995 Charlton Athletic A 1–2 8,442 Mooney
2 September 1995 Grimsby Town A 0–0 3,993
9 September 1995 Stoke City H 3–0 7,130 Ramage (2), Mooney
12 September 1995 Crystal Palace H 0–0 8,780
16 September 1995 Ipswich Town A 2–4 11,441 Pitcher, Phillips
23 September 1995 Birmingham City H 1–1 9,422 Moralee
30 September 1995 Tranmere Rovers A 3–2 7,041 Foster, Mooney, Moralee
7 October 1995 Millwall H 0–1 8,918
14 October 1995 Sunderland A 1–1 17,790 Moralee
21 October 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 11,319 Holdsworth
28 October 1995 Portsmouth A 2–4 7,025 Ramage, Phillips
4 November 1995 Southend United H 2–2 7,091 Caskey, Phillips
11 November 1995 Leicester City A 0–1 16,230
18 November 1995 Port Vale A 1–1 6,265 Ramage
21 November 1995 Luton Town H 1–1 10,042 Phillips
26 November 1995 Norwich City H 0–2 7,798
2 December 1995 Millwall A 2–1 8,389 Phillips (2)
9 December 1995 Birmingham City A 0–1 16,970
16 December 1995 Tranmere Rovers H 3–0 7,257 Phillips (2, 1 pen), Foster
23 December 1995 Oldham Athletic A 0–0 5,878
13 January 1996 Huddersfield Town H 0–1 7,568
20 January 1996 Sheffield United A 1–1 12,782 Bazeley
3 February 1996 Barnsley A 1–2 6,139 Penrice
10 February 1996 Charlton Athletic H 1–2 8,394 Phillips
17 February 1996 Crystal Palace A 0–4 13,235
24 February 1996 Ipswich Town H 2–3 11,872 Palmer, White
28 February 1996 Stoke City A 0–2 10,114
2 March 1996 Reading A 0–0 8,933
5 March 1996 Derby County H 0–0 8,306
9 March 1996 Oldham Athletic H 2–1 10,961 Ramage (2)
12 March 1996 West Bromwich Albion A 4–4 11,836 Foster (2), Ramage (2)
16 March 1996 Derby County A 1–1 15,939 Foster
23 March 1996 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 10,334 Ramage
30 March 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–3 25,885
2 April 1996 Sunderland H 3–3 11,195 Mooney (2), Ramage
6 April 1996 Portsmouth H 1–2 8,226 Mooney
8 April 1996 Southend United A 1–1 5,348 Ramage
13 April 1996 Port Vale H 5–2 9,066 Connolly (3), White (2)
16 April 1996 Reading H 4–2 8,113 White (2), Connolly, Ramage
20 April 1996 Luton Town A 0–0 9,454
23 April 1996 Grimsby Town H 6–3 8,909 Ramage (3), Connolly (3)
27 April 1996 Norwich City A 2–1 14,188 Connolly, Porter
5 May 1996 Leicester City H 0–1 20,089

FA Cup

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Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 1996 Wimbledon H 1–1 11,187 Mooney
R3R 17 January 1996 Wimbledon A 0–1 5,142

League Cup

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Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 19 September 1995 Bournemouth H 1–1 5,037 Johnson
R2 Second Leg 3 October 1995 Bournemouth A 1–1 (won 6–5 on pens) 4,365 Bazeley
R3 24 October 1995 Blackburn Rovers H 1–2 17,035 Phillips

Players

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First-team squad

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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 Steve Cherry
— GK England ENG Kevin Miller
— DF England ENG David Barnes
— DF England ENG Darren Bazeley
— DF England ENG Colin Foster
— DF England ENG Nigel Gibbs
— DF England ENG David Holdsworth
— DF England ENG Dominic Ludden
— DF England ENG Keith Millen
— DF England ENG Warren Neill
— DF England ENG Steve Palmer
— DF England ENG Darren Ward
— DF Wales WAL Rob Page
— DF Scotland SCO Gerard Lavin[notes 1]
— MF England ENG Darren Caskey (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
— MF England ENG Andy Hessenthaler
— MF England ENG Danny Hill (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Steve Hodge
— MF England ENG Derek Payne
— MF England ENG Geoff Pitcher
— MF England ENG Gary Porter
— MF England ENG Craig Ramage
— MF England ENG Colin Simpson
— MF Australia AUS Richard Johnson
— FW England ENG Peter Beadle
— FW England ENG Kerry Dixon
— FW England ENG Tommy Mooney
— FW England ENG Jamie Moralee
— FW England ENG Gary Penrice
— FW England ENG Kevin Phillips
— FW England ENG Devon White
— FW England ENG Paul Wilkinson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL David Connolly[notes 2]

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Peter Beadle (to Bristol Rovers)

Reserves and academy

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Wayne Andrews

References

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  1. ^ "Glenn Roeder factfile". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

Notes

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  1. ^ Lavin was born in Corby, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Connolly was born in Brent, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 1996.
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