| Club: | Grimsby Town |
| Season: | 1995–96 |
| Manager: | Brian Laws (player-manager) |
| Chairman: | Bill Carr |
| Stadium: | Blundell Park |
| League: | First Division |
| League Result: | 17th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fifth round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | Livingstone (11) |
| Average Attendance: | 5,865 |
| Pattern La1: | _black_stripes_thin1 |
| Pattern B1: | _blackstripes3 |
| Pattern Ra1: | _black_stripes_thin1 |
| Pattern So1: | _blacktop |
| Shorts1: | 000000 |
| Prevseason: | 1994–95 |
| Nextseason: | 1996–97 |
During the 1995–96 English football season, Grimsby Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 1995 | £40,000 | ||||
| 19 September 1995 | Free transfer | ||||
| 29 September 1995 | Free transfer | ||||
| 17 October 1995 | Free transfer | ||||
| 20 December 1995 | Free transfer | ||||
| 9 March 1995 | Free transfer | ||||
| 11 March 1996 | £50,000 | ||||
| 28 March 1996 | £125,000 | ||||
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Date Until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 1995 | 18 October 1995 | ||||
| 30 January 1996 | 27 March 1996 | ||||
| 2 February 1996 | 2 March 1996 | ||||
| 28 March 1996 | 31 May 1996 | ||||
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 1995 | £50,000 | ||||
| 1 January 1996 | Free Transfer | ||||
| 28 March 1996 | £1,000.000 | ||||
In the 1995–96 season, Grimsby had a disappointing campaign and Laws' initially successful managerial reign deteriorated after he clashed with Grimsby player Ivano Bonetti. Laws reportedly threw a plate of chicken wings at the Italian following a 3–2 defeat at Luton Town in February 1996 and caused the popular player to leave the club at the end of the season.[1] Grimsby finished the season in 17th place and were in the battle to avoid relegation right up to the penultimate game of the season.
Grimsby Town's score comes first[2]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 1995 | Millwall | A | 1–2 | 8,546 | Livingstone | |
| 19 August 1995 | Portsmouth | H | 2–1 | 4,515 | Laws, Croft | |
| 26 August 1995 | Derby County | A | 1–1 | 10,564 | Shakespeare (pen) | |
| 29 August 1995 | Luton Town | H | 0–0 | 4,289 | ||
| 2 September 1995 | Watford | H | 0–0 | 3,993 | ||
| 9 September 1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–4 | 23,656 | Groves | |
| 12 September 1995 | Reading | A | 2–0 | 7,283 | Woods (2) | |
| 17 September 1995 | Port Vale | H | 1–0 | 4,066 | Livingstone | |
| 23 September 1995 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | 5,901 | Childs, Southall | |
| 30 September 1995 | Southend United | A | 0–1 | 4,979 | ||
| 7 October 1995 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–0 | 8,997 | Jewell | |
| 14 October 1995 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–1 | 5,830 | Dobbin | |
| 21 October 1995 | Birmingham City | A | 1–3 | 16,455 | Woods | |
| 28 October 1995 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | 5,683 | Groves | |
| 4 November 1995 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–2 | 10,250 | Dobbin, Woods | |
| 11 November 1995 | Barnsley | H | 3–1 | 6,166 | Lever, Livingstone, de Zeeuw (own goal) | |
| 18 November 1995 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–0 | 8,155 | Bonetti | |
| 21 November 1995 | Sheffield United | A | 2–1 | 9,884 | Southall, Childs | |
| 25 November 1995 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–0 | 7,500 | Bonetti | |
| 2 December 1995 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–2 | 6,881 | Groves | |
| 9 December 1995 | Norwich City | A | 2–2 | 13,283 | Groves, Livingstone | |
| 16 December 1995 | Southend United | H | 1–1 | 5,269 | Forrester | |
| 23 December 1995 | Leicester City | H | 2–2 | 7,713 | Dobbin, Walsh (own goal) | |
| 1 January 1996 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–1 | 7,524 | Livingstone | |
| 13 January 1996 | Portsmouth | A | 1–3 | 6,958 | Groves | |
| 20 January 1996 | Millwall | H | 1–2 | 5,218 | Livingstone | |
| 24 January 1996 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 14,517 | ||
| 3 February 1996 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | 7,818 | Bonetti | |
| 10 February 1996 | Luton Town | A | 2–3 | 7,158 | Forrester (2) | |
| 17 February 1996 | Reading | H | 0–0 | 7,041 | ||
| 3 March 1996 | Sunderland | H | 0–4 | 5,767 | ||
| 5 March 1996 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–5 | 11,548 | ||
| 9 March 1996 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | 13,784 | Livingstone | |
| 12 March 1996 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–0 | 5,565 | Shakespeare, Livingstone, Forrester | |
| 16 March 1996 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–2 | 5,059 | ||
| 24 March 1996 | Huddersfield Town | A | 3–1 | 12,090 | Livingstone, Childs, Groves | |
| 30 March 1996 | Birmingham City | H | 2–1 | 5,475 | Groves, Livingstone | |
| 2 April 1996 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–1 | 5,037 | ||
| 6 April 1996 | Stoke City | A | 2–1 | 12,524 | Groves, Gallimore | |
| 8 April 1996 | Ipswich Town | H | 3–1 | 5,904 | Mendonca (3) | |
| 13 April 1996 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–3 | 16,116 | Forrester | |
| 16 April 1996 | Port Vale | A | 0–1 | 5,796 | ||
| 20 April 1996 | Sheffield United | H | 0–2 | 7,685 | ||
| 23 April 1996 | Watford | A | 3–6 | 8,909 | Walker, Groves, Livingstone | |
| 27 April 1996 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–1 | 5,408 | Mendonca (pen) | |
| 4 May 1996 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | 6,108 | McDermott |
See main article: 1995–96 FA Cup.
| 6 January 1996 | Luton Town | H | 7–1 | 5,387 | Forrester (2), Livingstone (2), Bonetti, Southall, Woods | ||
| 7 February 1996 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 22,030 | Laws | ||
| 14 February 1996 | West Ham United | H | 3–0 | 8,382 | Childs, Forrester, Woods | ||
| 21 February 1996 | Chelsea | H | 0–0 | 9,448 | |||
| 28 February 1996 | Chelsea | A | 1–4 | 28,545 | Groves |
See main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup.
| 20 September 1995 | Birmingham City | A | 1–3 | 7,446 | Woods | ||
| 3 October 1995 | Birmingham City | H | 1–1 (lost 2–4 on agg) | 3,280 | Southall |