1995–96 Millwall F.C. season explained

Manager:	Mick McCarthy (until 3 February) Jimmy Nicholl (from 28 February)
Stadium:	The Den
League:	First Division
League Result:	22nd (relegated)
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Third round
Season Topscorer:	Alex Rae (16)
Prevseason:	1994–95
Nextseason:	1996–97

During the 1995–96 English football season, Millwall F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, the second tier of English football.

Season summary

The season started brightly for Millwall, as the Lions went top of the First Division from almost the start of the season and stayed in the automatic promotion places for the first third of the season. Despite three straight losses, Millwall were still top of an admittedly tight First Division as December arrived.^[1] However, manager Mick McCarthy left to manage Ireland after a 6–0 defeat at Sunderland saw Millwall lose top spot; under his successor, Jimmy Nicholl, Millwall went into freefall with only four more wins all season. A draw on the last day of the season condemned the Lions to relegation.^[2]

Squad

Squad at end of season^{[3] [4]}

Left club during season

Transfers

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In

• Mickey Bennett – Charlton Athletic, July
• Bobby Bowry – Crystal Palace, July
• Lucas Neill – Australian Institute of Sport, July
• Anton Rogan – Oxford United, August
• Nick Colgan – Chelsea, September, loan
• Vasili Kulkov – Spartak Moscow, January, loan
• Tim Carter – Oxford United, January
• Mickey Weir – Hibernian, January, loan
• Sergei Yuran – Spartak Moscow, January

Out

• Roger Joseph – Wimbledon, June
• John Kerr – Walsall, June, loan
• Dave Mitchell – Selangor, June
• Andy Roberts – Crystal Palace, July
• David Oldfield – Luton Town, July
• Alistair Edwards – Sydney Olympic, January

Results

First Division

• 23 September: Millwall 1–2 Sunderland (Scott pen., Smith); attendance 8,691
• 1 October: Derby County 2–2 Millwall (Willems, van der Lann; ?); attendance 9,590
• 22 October: Crystal Palace 1–2 Millwall (Gordon; ?); attendance 14,338
• 28 October: Millwall 2–1 West Bromwich Albion (?; Hunt); attendance 9,717
• 18 November: Millwall 0–0 Huddersfield Town; attendance 9,402
• 9 December: Sunderland 6–0 Millwall (Russell 4, Scott pen., P Gray); attendance 18,951
• 16 December: Millwall 0–1 Derby County (Sturridge); attendance 7,694
• 26 December: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Millwall (Bull; ?); attendance 25,591
• 4 November: Birmingham City 2–2 Millwall (Castle, Charlery; Dixon, Rae); attendance 23,016
• 27 January: Millwall 1–1 Portsmouth (Burton); attendance 7,710

• 2 March: Millwall 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Bull); attendance 9,13
• 30 March: Millwall 1–4 Crystal Palace (Hopkin, Brown, Ndah 2); attendance 13,214
• 6 April: West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Millwall (Sneekes); attendance 13,793
• 10 April: Millwall 2–0 Birmingham City (?); attendance 9,271
• 13 April: Huddersfield Town 3–0 Millwall (Jepson pen., Edwards, Booth); attendance 11,206

Notes and References

1. Web site: English Division One 1995-1996 Table - statto.com . 9 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714170327/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/division-one/1995-1996/table/1995-12-02 . 14 July 2014 . dead.
2. Web site: Millwall 1995-1996 Home - statto.com . 9 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811173334/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/millwall/1995-1996 . 11 August 2011 . dead.
3. Web site: Millwall Squad Shots 1995 - 1997.
4. Web site: All Millwall players: 1996.
5. Web site: Millwall FC - Transfers 1995/1996.