1995–96 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

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

Charlton Athletic
1995–96 season
ChairmanRichard Murray
ManagerAlan Curbishley
StadiumThe Valley
First Division6th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Leaburn (9)
All: Bowyer (14)
Average home league attendance11,185

Season summary

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In the summer of 1995, new chairman Richard Murray appointed Alan Curbishley as sole manager of Charlton.[1] Under his sole leadership Charlton made an appearance in the playoffs in 1996 but were eliminated by Crystal Palace in the semi-finals.

Defender, Richard Rufus and midfielder, Lee Bowyer were both named in the PFA Team of the Year.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Stoke City 46 20 13 13 60 49 +11 73 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
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
8 Huddersfield Town 46 17 12 17 61 58 +3 63
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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Charlton Athletic'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 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 14,586
19 August 1995 Birmingham City H 3–1 9,692 Nelson, Bowyer, Grant
26 August 1995 Crystal Palace A 1–1 14,124 Bowyer
29 August 1995 Watford H 2–1 8,442 Bowyer, Leaburn
2 September 1995 Huddersfield Town H 2–1 9,570 Newton, Stuart
9 September 1995 Tranmere Rovers A 0–0 7,402
12 September 1995 Sheffield United A 0–2 9,448
16 September 1995 Oldham Athletic H 1–1 8,926 Leaburn
23 September 1995 Ipswich Town A 5–1 13,000 Chapple, Leaburn (3, 1 pen), Linger
30 September 1995 Barnsley H 1–1 11,219 Grant
7 October 1995 Grimsby Town H 0–1 8,997
14 October 1995 Leicester City A 1–1 16,771 Leaburn
21 October 1995 Norwich City H 1–1 13,369 Bowyer
29 October 1995 Luton Town A 1–0 6,270 Nelson
5 November 1995 Sunderland H 1–1 11,366 Newton
12 November 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 20,450
18 November 1995 Derby County A 0–2 12,963
21 November 1995 Reading H 2–1 7,840 Chapple, Robinson
25 November 1995 Port Vale H 2–2 10,174 Mortimer (pen), Bowyer
2 December 1995 Grimsby Town A 2–1 6,881 Grant, D Whyte (pen)
5 December 1995 Millwall A 2–0 11,350 Grant (2)
9 December 1995 Ipswich Town H 0–2 10,279
16 December 1995 Barnsley A 2–1 6,140 Robinson, Newton
26 December 1995 Portsmouth H 2–1 11,686 Newton, Nelson
14 January 1996 Birmingham City A 4–3 18,539 Edwards (own goal), Leaburn, Grant, Robinson
20 January 1996 West Bromwich Albion H 4–1 11,864 Robinson (2), Stuart, Mortimer (pen)
4 February 1996 Crystal Palace H 0–0 13,535
10 February 1996 Watford A 2–1 8,394 Robinson, Bowyer
17 February 1996 Sheffield United H 1–1 11,239 Mortimer
20 February 1996 Huddersfield Town A 2–2 10,951 Robson (pen), Bowyer
24 February 1996 Oldham Athletic A 1–1 6,570 Grant
2 March 1996 Portsmouth A 1–2 9,323 Butters (own goal)
5 March 1996 Southend United H 0–3 11,849
9 March 1996 Millwall H 2–0 12,172 Bowyer, Leaburn
16 March 1996 Southend United A 1–1 7,382 Mortimer (pen)
23 March 1996 Stoke City H 2–1 12,770 Mortimer (pen), D Whyte
30 March 1996 Norwich City A 1–0 13,434 Allen
2 April 1996 Leicester City H 0–1 11,284
5 April 1996 Luton Town H 1–1 14,643 Allen (pen)
8 April 1996 Sunderland A 0–0 20,914
14 April 1996 Derby County H 0–0 11,366
17 April 1996 Stoke City A 0–1 12,965
20 April 1996 Reading A 0–0 9,778
27 April 1996 Port Vale A 3–1 8,428 Balmer, Allen, Newton
30 April 1996 Tranmere Rovers H 0–0 11,053
5 May 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 14,023 Leaburn

First Division play-offs

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg 12 May 1996 Crystal Palace H 1–2 14,618 Newton
SF 2nd Leg 15 May 1996 Crystal Palace A 0–1 (lost 1–3 on agg) 22,880

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 1996 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–0 13,815 Grant, Mortimer (pen)
R4 7 February 1996 Brentford H 3–2 15,000 Robinson, Bowyer, D Whyte
R5 28 February 1996 Liverpool A 1–2 36,818 Grant

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 15 August 1995 Barnet A 0–0 1,893
R1 2nd Leg 22 August 1995 Barnet H 2–0 (won 2–0 on agg) 4,418 Bowyer (2)
R2 1st Leg 19 September 1995 Wimbledon A 5–4 3,717 Garland, Grant, Bowyer (3)
R2 2nd Leg 3 October 1995 Wimbledon H 3–3 (won 8–7 on agg) 9,823 Leaburn, Newton, Robinson
R3 25 October 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 22,481
R3R 8 November 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–2 10,909 Robinson

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[3]

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   USA Mike Ammann
GK   AUS Andy Petterson
GK   ENG Mike Salmon
DF   SCO Stuart Balmer
DF   ENG Steve Brown
DF   ENG Dean Chandler
DF   ENG Phil Chapple
DF   ENG John Humphrey
DF   ENG Matt Jackson (on loan from Everton)
DF   ENG Richard Rufus
DF   ENG Jamie Stuart
DF   ENG Paul Sturgess
DF   ENG Chris Whyte
MF   ENG Lee Bowyer
MF   ENG Peter Garland
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Keith Jones
MF   ENG Paul Linger
MF   ENG Paul Mortimer
MF   ENG Shaun Newton
MF   ENG Kevin Nicholls
MF   WAL John Robinson[notes 1]
MF   ENG Mark Robson
MF   SCO Colin Walsh
FW   ENG Bradley Allen
FW   GHA Kim Grant
FW   ENG Carl Leaburn
FW   ENG Garry Nelson
FW   ENG David Whyte
FW   ENG Paul Williams

References

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  1. ^ "Alan Curbishley – Background". Charlton Athletic FC. Archived from the original on 22 November 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Charlton Athletic 1995-1996 Results - statto.com". statto.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. ^ "All Charlton Athletic players: 1996". 11v11.com. Retrieved 5 August 2014.

Notes

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  1. ^ Robinson was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1995.