1995–96 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

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Charlton Athletic
1995–96 season
Chairman Richard Murray
Manager Alan Curbishley
Stadium The Valley
First Division 6th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Leaburn (9)
All: Bowyer (14)
Average home league attendance 11,185

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

Season summary

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.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Sunderland 46 13 8 2 32 10 9 9 5 27 23 59 33 +26 83
2 Derby County 46 14 8 1 48 22 7 8 8 23 29 71 51 +20 79
3 Crystal Palace 46 9 9 5 34 22 11 6 6 33 26 67 48 +19 75
4 Stoke City 46 13 6 4 32 15 7 7 9 28 34 60 49 +11 73
5 Leicester City 46 9 7 7 32 29 10 7 6 34 31 66 60 +6 71
6 Charlton Athletic 46 8 11 4 28 23 9 9 5 29 22 57 45 +12 71
7 Ipswich Town 46 13 5 5 45 30 6 7 10 34 39 79 69 +10 69
8 Huddersfield Town 46 14 4 5 42 23 3 8 12 19 35 61 58 +3 63
9 Sheffield United 46 9 7 7 29 25 7 7 9 28 29 57 54 +3 62
10 Barnsley 46 9 10 4 34 28 5 8 10 26 38 60 66 –6 60
11 West Bromwich Albion 46 11 5 7 34 29 5 7 11 26 39 60 68 –8 60
12 Port Vale 46 10 5 8 30 29 5 10 8 29 37 59 66 –7 60
13 Tranmere Rovers 46 9 9 5 42 29 5 8 10 22 31 64 60 +4 59
14 Southend United 46 11 8 4 30 22 4 6 13 22 39 52 61 –9 59
15 Birmingham City 46 11 7 5 37 23 4 6 13 24 41 61 64 –3 58
16 Norwich City 46 7 9 7 26 24 7 6 10 33 31 59 55 +4 57
17 Grimsby Town 46 8 10 5 27 25 6 4 13 28 44 55 69 –14 56
18 Oldham Athletic 46 10 7 6 33 20 4 7 12 21 30 54 50 +4 56
19 Reading 46 8 7 8 28 30 5 10 8 26 33 54 63 –7 56
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 8 9 6 34 28 5 7 11 22 34 56 62 –6 55
21 Portsmouth 46 8 6 9 34 32 5 7 11 27 37 61 69 –8 52
22 Millwall 46 7 6 10 23 28 6 7 10 20 35 43 63 –20 52
23 Watford 46 7 8 8 40 33 3 10 10 22 37 62 70 –8 48
24 Luton Town 46 7 6 10 30 34 4 6 13 10 30 40 64 –24 45
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
Promoted to FA Premier League
Participated in play-offs
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Charlton Athletic's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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

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

Squad

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

No. Position Player
United States GK Mike Ammann
Australia GK Andy Petterson
England GK Mike Salmon
Scotland DF Stuart Balmer
England DF Steve Brown
England DF Dean Chandler
England DF Phil Chapple
England DF John Humphrey
England DF Matt Jackson (on loan from Everton)
England DF Richard Rufus
England DF Jamie Stuart
England DF Paul Sturgess
England DF Chris Whyte
England MF Lee Bowyer
England MF Peter Garland
No. Position Player
England MF Keith Jones
England MF Paul Linger
England MF Paul Mortimer
England MF Shaun Newton
England MF Kevin Nicholls
Wales MF John Robinson
England MF Mark Robson
Scotland MF Colin Walsh
England FW Bradley Allen
Ghana FW Kim Grant
England FW Carl Leaburn
England FW Garry Nelson
England FW David Whyte
England FW Paul Williams

References

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