1995–96 Swindon Town F.C. season explained

Manager:Steve McMahon
Mgrtitle:Manager
Chairman:Michael Spearman
Chrtitle:Chairman
Stdtitle:Ground
Stadium:County Ground, Swindon
League:Division Two
League Result:1st (champions)
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:6th Round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:2nd Round
Cup3:FL Trophy
Cup3 Result:2nd Round (South)
League Topscorer:
Wayne Allison (17)
Season Topscorer:
Wayne Allison (20)
Highest Attendance:15,035
(vs. Southampton)
Lowest Attendance:6,222
(vs. Colchester United)
Prevseason:1994–95
Nextseason:1996–97

The 1995–96 season was Swindon Town's first season in the third tier since 1987. Alongside the Division Two league campaign, Swindon Town also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Auto Windscreen Trophy.

League One

Result summary

Pre-season

Domestic friendlies

Division two

See also: 1995–96 Football League.

August

The F.A. Cup

See also: 1995–96 FA Cup.

F.A. Cup results

The League Cup

See also: 1995–96 Football League Cup.

League Cup results

The Football League Trophy

See also: 1995–96 Football League Trophy.

Football League Trophy results

Matchday squads

League One line-ups

DateOppositionVScore12345678910111213 14
12/08/95 Hull City A 1–0 GivenCulverhouseDrysdale1McMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonGoodenBodin1NijholtMildenhall
19/08/95York City H 3–0 GivenCulverhouseBodinMcMahon1SeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonGoodenHorlock1MurrayMildenhall
26/08/95Carlisle United A 1–0 GivenCulverhouseHorlockMcMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonBeauchampHooperPitmanDigby
30/08/95Oxford United H 1–1 GivenCulverhouseBodinMcMahon2SeagravesTaylorRobinson1O'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockMurray1Beauchamp2Digby
02/09/95Brentford A 2–0 GivenCulverhouseBodinMcMahon1SeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockMurray1BeauchampDigby
09/09/95Chesterfield H 1–1 TaliaCulverhouseBodin1McMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockMurrayGooden1Digby
13/09/95Bradford City H 4–1 TaliaCulverhouseBodinMcMahon2SeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllison1HorlockGooden1Beauchamp2Digby
16/09/95Bristol Rovers A 4–1 TaliaCulverhouseBodinMcMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyMurray1HorlockGooden1BeauchampDigby
23/09/95Rotherham United H 1–0 TaliaCulverhouseBodin1McMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinney2AllisonHorlockGooden1P. Thorne2Digby
30/09/95Wrexham A 3–4 TaliaCulverhouseHorlockMcMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanP. Thorne1AllisonGoodenFinney1BodinDigby
07/10/95Bristol City H 2–0 DigbyCulverhouseBodinMcMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockGoodenHooperMurray
14/10/95Brighton A 3–1 DigbyCulverhouseBodinMcMahon1SeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockAllen1MurrayGooden
21/10/95Crewe Alexandra H 2–1 DigbyCulverhouseBodinMcMahonAllenTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockLingMurrayGooden
28/10/95Notts County A 3–1 DigbyCulverhouseBodinMcMahonAllenTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockLingMurrayGooden
31/10/95Bournemouth A 0–0 DigbyCulverhouseBodinMcMahonAllenTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockLingMurrayGooden1
04/11/95Blackpool H 1–1 DigbyCulverhouseBodin2GoodenAllenTaylorRobinsonO'Sullivan1FinneyAllisonHorlockLing1MurrayDrysdale2
18/11/95Stockport County A 1–1 DigbyCulverhouseBodinMcMahonLingTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinney1AllisonHorlockP. Thorne1GoodenTalia
25/11/95Shrewsbury Town H 0–1 DigbyCulverhouseDrysdaleMcMahonLing2TaylorRobinsonO'Sullivan1FinneyAllisonHorlockP. Thorne2Gooden1Talia
09/12/95Rotherham United A 2–0 DigbyCulverhouseDrysdaleMcMahonSeagraves1TaylorRobinsonAllenFinneyAllisonHorlockP. ThorneGooden1Talia
16/12/95Wrexham H 1–1 DigbyCulverhouseDrysdaleMcMahonAllenTaylorRobinsonGoodenFinney2Allison1HorlockP. Thorne1O'Sullivan2Talia
23/12/95Walsall A 0–0 DigbyCulverhouseDrysdaleMcMahon1SeagravesTaylorRobinson2AllenP. ThorneAllisonHorlockGooden1O'Sullivan2Talia
26/12/95Wycombe Wanderers H 0–0 DigbyCulverhouseBodinO'Sullivan1SeagravesTaylorRobinsonAllenP. ThorneAllisonHorlockGooden1LingTalia
10/01/96Swansea City H 3–0 DigbyCulverhouseBodinLing2Seagraves1AllenRobinsonO'SullivanP. ThorneAllisonHorlock Gooden1Finney2Talia
13/01/96York City A 0–2 DigbyCulverhouseBodinLingMurray2O'Sullivan1RobinsonAllenP. ThorneAllisonHorlock3Gooden2Smith3Finney1
20/01/96Hull City H 3–0 DigbyCulverhouseBodin2GoodenAllen3Ling1RobinsonGrantP. ThorneAllisonHorlockSmith2O'Sullivan3Finney1
03/02/96Carlisle United H 2–1 DigbyCulverhouseBodinGoodenLingTaylorRobinsonGrantP. ThorneAllison1HorlockFinney1DrysdaleO'Sullivan
10/02/96Swansea City A 1–0 DigbyCulverhouseBodinGoodenLingTaylorRobinsonGrantP. ThorneAllisonHorlockFinneySmithCollins
21/02/96Brentford H 2–2 DigbyCulverhouseBodinGoodenAllenTaylorRobinsonLing1P. ThorneAllisonHorlockFinney1CollinsSeagraves
24/02/96Bristol Rovers H 2–1 DigbyCulverhouseDrysdaleGooden2Allen1TaylorRobinsonCollinsP. ThorneAllisonHorlockFinney2Seagraves1Talia
02/03/96Wycombe Wanderers A 2–1 TaliaCulverhouseDrysdaleGoodenSeagravesTaylorRobinsonCollinsP. Thorne1AllisonHorlockFinney1SmithO'Sullivan
05/03/96Peterborough United A 2–0 TaliaCulverhouseDrysdaleGoodenSeagravesTaylorRobinsonAllenFinneyAllisonHorlockCollinsO'SullivanDigby
09/03/96Walsall H 1–1 TaliaCulverhouseDrysdaleGoodenSeagravesTaylorRobinsonAllenFinneyAllisonHorlock1Collins1O'SullivanDigby
16/03/96Burnley A 0–0 TaliaCulverhouseBodinGoodenSeagravesTaylorRobinsonAllenFinney1AllisonHorlockLing1SmithCollins
19/03/96Oxford United A 0–3 TaliaCulverhouseBodinLing3Seagraves1TaylorRobinsonAllenP. ThorneAllisonHorlock2Gooden1Smith2O'Sullivan3
23/03/96Peterborough United H 2–0 TaliaCulverhouseBodinPreeceAllenTaylorRobinsonO'Sullivan1P. Thorne2AllisonHorlockSeagravesLing1Cowe2
30/03/96Bristol City A 0–0 TaliaCulverhouseBodinLeitchAllenTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanP. ThorneAllisonHorlockSeagravesLingCowe
03/04/96Brighton H 3–2 TaliaCulverhouseBodin2PreeceAllenTaylorRobinson1Leitch3P. ThorneAllisonHorlockSeagraves1O'Sullivan2Cowe3
06/04/96Notts County H 1–0 TaliaCulverhouseBodinPreeceAllenTaylorRobinsonLeitch2P. Thorne1AllisonHorlockSeagravesO'Sullivan2Cowe1
08/04/96Crewe Alexandra A 2–0 TaliaCulverhouseBodinPreeceAllenTaylorRobinsonLeitch1P. ThorneAllison2HorlockSeagravesSmith1Cowe2
13/04/96Bournemouth H 2–2 TaliaCulverhouseBodin1PreeceAllenTaylorRobinsonLeitchP. Thorne2AllisonHorlockSeagravesSmith1Cowe2
17/04/96Burnley H 0–0 DigbyCulverhouseBodinPreece1AllenTaylorRobinsonLeitchP. ThorneAllisonHorlockSeagravesSmithCowe1
20/04/96Blackpool A 1–1 DigbyCulverhouseBodinPreeceAllen2TaylorRobinsonLeitch1P. Thorne3AllisonHorlock Seagraves2O'Sullivan1Cowe3
23/04/96Chesterfield A 3–1 DigbyCulverhouseBodinO'SullivanSeagravesTaylorRobinsonCowe1P. ThorneAllisonHorlockLing1 SmithCollins
27/04/96Shrewsbury Town A 2–1 DigbyCulverhouseSmithLingSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'Sullivan3P. Thorne1CoweHorlock2Allison1Drysdale2Collins3
30/04/96Bradford City A 1–1 DigbyCulverhouseSmith2LingSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'Sullivan1CoweAllisonHorlockBodinDrysdale2Collins1
04/05/96Stockport County H 0–0 DigbyCulverhouseBodin1LingSeagraves2TaylorRobinsonO'Sullivan3CoweAllisonHorlockAllen1 Smith2 McMahone3

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

F.A. Cup line-ups

DateOppositionVScore1234567891011121314
11/11/95 Cambridge United H 4–1 DigbyCulverhouseBodin1 McMahon2 AllenTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllison3HorlockDrysdale1 Gooden2 P. Thorne3
02/12/95 Cardiff City H 2–0 DigbyCulverhouseDrysdaleMcMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonAllenFinneyAllisonHorlockP. Thorne Gooden Talia
06/01/96 Woking H 2–0 DigbyCulverhouseBodinLingSeagravesTaylor1RobinsonAllenP. Thorne2AllisonHorlockMcMahon1 Finney2 O'Sullivan
12/02/96 Oldham Athletic H 1–0 DigbyCulverhouseBodinGoodenAllenTaylorRobinsonMcMahon1P. ThorneAllison2HorlockFinney2 Smith Ling1
17/02/96 Southampton A 1–1 DigbyCulverhouseBodin1GoodenAllenTaylorRobinsonLing3 P. ThorneAllison2HorlockFinney2 Drysdale1 Seagraves3
28/02/96 Southampton A 0–2 DigbyCulverhouseDrysdaleGoodenSeagravesTaylorRobinsonCollins1P. ThorneAllisonHorlockFinney1 O'Sullivan Ling

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

League Cup line-ups

DateOppositionVScore1234567891011121314
15/08/95 Cambridge United A 1–2 MildenhallCulverhouseBodinMcMahon1SeagravesTaylorRobinson2O'SullivanFinneyAllisonGoodenHorlock2 Nijholt1 Murray
23/08/95 Cambridge United H 2–0 MildenhallCulverhouseBodinMcMahonSeagraves1TaylorMurrayO'SullivanP. Thorne2FinneyHorlockHooper1 Pitman Beauchamp2
20/09/95 Blackburn Rovers H 2–3 DigbyCulverhouseBodinMcMahon1SeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockP. Thorne Murray Gooden1
08/10/95 Blackburn Rovers A 0–2 DigbyCulverhouseBodinMcMahonSeagravesTaylorRobinsonO'SullivanFinneyAllisonHorlockGooden Hooper Murray

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

Football League Trophy line-ups

DateOppositionVScore1234567891011121314
17/10/1995 Torquay United A 1–1 DigbyMurrayBodinAllenSeagraves1TaylorRobinson3Ling2FinneyAllisonGoodenHorlock3G. Thorne1 O'Sullivan2
08/11/1995 Colchester United H 2–0 DigbyHooperDrysdale3GoodenG. ThorneTaylorRobinsonLing2FinneyAllison1HorlockMcMahon2 O'Sullivan3 P. Thorne1
29/11/1995 Hereford United H 0–1 DigbyCulverhouse1DrysdaleCollinsSeagravesTaylorHooper2Ling3P. ThorneAllisonGoodenFinney3 Horlock2 Robinson1

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

Appearances and goals

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Overall summary

Summary

Games played 59 (46 Division 2, 6 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 3 League Trophy)
Games won 31 (25 Division 2, 4 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Games drawn 19 (17 Division 2, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Games lost 9 (4 Division 2, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Goals scored 89 (71 Division 2, 10 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 3 League Trophy)
Goals conceded 47 (34 Division 2, 4 FA Cup, 7 League Cup, 2 League Trophy)
Goal difference +42
Clean sheets 0 (0 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Yellow cards 0 (0 League One, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Red cards 0 (0 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Worst discipline
Best result 4–1 (vs. Bradford City)
4–1 (vs. Bristol Rovers)
4–1 (vs. Cambridge United)
Worst result 0–3 (vs. Oxford United
Most appearances Mark Robinson and Kevin Horlock (58)
Top scorer Wayne Allison (20)
Points 92

Score overview

OppositionHome scoreAway scoreDouble
Blackpool1–11–1
Bournemouth2–20–0
Bradford City4–11–1
Brentford2–22–0
Brighton & Hove Albion3–23–1
Bristol City2–00–0
Bristol Rovers2–14–1
Burnley0–00–0
Carlisle United2–11–0
Chesterfield1–13–1
Crewe Alexandra2–12–0
Hull City3–01–0
Notts County1–03–1
Oxford United1–10–3
Peterborough United2–02–0
Rotherham United1–02–0
Shrewsbury Town0–12–1
Stockport County0–01–1
Swansea City3–01–0
Walsall1–10–0
Wrexham1–13–4
Wycombe Wanderers0–02–1
York City3–00–2

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