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1995–96 Derby County F.C. season

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Derby County
1995–96 season
ChairmanLionel Pickering
ManagerJim Smith
StadiumBaseball Ground
Football League First Division2nd (promoted)
FA CupThird round
Coca-Cola CupThird round
Top goalscorerSturridge (20)
Highest home attendance17,460 vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (10 February 1996)
Lowest home attendance9,242 vs. Southend United (13 September 1995)
Average home league attendance14,327

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

Season summary

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Jim Smith became the new manager of Derby County in the summer, replacing former boss Roy McFarland. Although the new season started slowly, the signing of sweeper Igor Štimac in the early autumn proved pivotal.[1] Throwing his brief of "a top-half finish" out the window, Smith guided the Rams to a second-place finish and promotion to the Premier League.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sunderland (C, P) 46 22 17 7 59 33 +26 83 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Derby County (P) 46 21 16 9 71 51 +20 79
3 Crystal Palace 46 20 15 11 67 48 +19 75 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Stoke City 46 20 13 13 60 49 +11 73
5 Leicester City (O, P) 46 19 14 13 66 60 +6 71
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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Derby County's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Results per matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHA
ResultDLDLWLWDLDWDDWLWWWDWWWWWWWDDDWDWDDWLDLWLWWDDWL
Position1420212320211917212017181814181410810932111111111111122222222222
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 1995 Port Vale H 0–0 10,869
19 August 1995 Reading A 2–3 9,280 Preece, Sturridge
26 August 1995 Grimsby Town H 1–1 10,564 Sturridge
30 August 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–3 15,170
2 September 1995 Luton Town A 2–1 6,427 Sturridge (2)
10 September 1995 Leicester City H 0–1 11,767
13 September 1995 Southend United H 1–0 9,242 Sturridge
16 September 1995 Portsmouth A 2–2 14,434 Flynn, van der Lann
23 September 1995 Barnsley A 0–2 8,929
1 October 1995 Millwall H 2–2 9,590 Willems, van der Lann
7 October 1995 Sheffield United A 2–0 12,721 Gabbiadini, Willems
14 October 1995 Ipswich Town H 1–1 13,034 Gabbiadini
22 October 1995 Stoke City A 1–1 9,435 van der Lann
28 October 1995 Oldham Athletic H 2–1 11,545 van der Lann, Simpson
4 November 1995 Tranmere Rovers A 1–5 8,565 Štimac
11 November 1995 West Bromwich Albion H 3–0 13,765 Gabbiadini (2), Sturridge (pen)
18 November 1995 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 12,963 Willems, Gabbiadini
21 November 1995 Birmingham City A 4–1 19,417 Sturridge, Willems, D Powell, Gabbiadini
25 November 1995 Crystal Palace A 0–0 13,506
2 December 1995 Sheffield United H 4–2 13,841 Willems (2, 1 pen), Sturridge, Gabbiadini
9 December 1995 Barnsley H 4–1 14,415 Gabbiadini, Carsley, Sturridge, Willems (pen)
16 December 1995 Millwall A 1–0 7,694 Sturridge
23 December 1995 Sunderland H 3–1 16,882 Gabbiadini, Willems (pen), Sturridge
26 December 1995 Huddersfield Town A 1–0 17,878 Willems
1 January 1996 Norwich City H 2–1 16,714 Willems, Gabbiadini
13 January 1996 Reading H 3–0 15,123 Sturridge (2), Flynn
20 January 1996 Port Vale A 1–1 11,947 Sturridge
3 February 1996 Grimsby Town A 1–1 7,818 D Powell
10 February 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–0 17,460
17 February 1996 Southend United A 2–1 8,331 Simpson, Willems
21 February 1996 Luton Town H 1–1 14,825 D Powell
24 February 1996 Portsmouth H 3–2 16,120 Sturridge, Yates, Gabbiadini
28 February 1996 Leicester City A 0–0 20,911
2 March 1996 Huddersfield Town H 3–2 17,097 Simpson (2), van der Lann
5 March 1996 Watford A 0–0 8,306
9 March 1996 Sunderland A 0–3 21,644
16 March 1996 Watford H 1–1 15,939 Simpson (pen)
23 March 1996 Norwich City A 0–1 15,349
30 March 1996 Stoke City H 3–1 17,245 Sturridge (2), D Powell
2 April 1996 Ipswich Town A 0–1 16,210
6 April 1996 Oldham Athletic A 1–0 8,119 Simpson (pen)
8 April 1996 Tranmere Rovers H 6–2 16,723 Yates, Simpson (3), D Powell, Sturridge
14 April 1996 Charlton Athletic A 0–0 11,334
20 April 1996 Birmingham City H 1–1 16,757 Simpson
28 April 1996 Crystal Palace H 2–1 17,041 Sturridge, van der Lann
5 May 1996 West Bromwich Albion A 2–3 23,858 Ward, Sturridge

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 1996 Leeds United H 2–4 16,155 Simpson, Gabbiadini

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 19 September 1995 Shrewsbury Town A 3–1 3,170 Simpson, Gabbiadini, Stallard
R2 Second Leg 4 October 1995 Shrewsbury Town H 1–1 8,825 Willems
R3 25 October 1995 Leeds United H 0–1 16,030

Players

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First-team squad

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The following players all appeared for the first team this season.[2]

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 England ENG Russell Hoult
GK England ENG Andy Quy
GK England ENG Steve Sutton
DF England ENG Chris Boden
DF England ENG Matt Carbon
DF England ENG Jason Kavanagh
DF England ENG Shane Nicholson
DF England ENG Chris Powell
DF England ENG Gary Rowett
DF England ENG Wayne Sutton
DF England ENG Darren Wassall
DF England ENG Simon Webster (on loan from West Ham United)
DF England ENG Dean Yates
DF Croatia CRO Igor Štimac
MF England ENG Lee Carsley[notes 1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Kevin Cooper
MF England ENG Glyn Hodges
MF England ENG Sean Flynn
MF England ENG Darryl Powell[notes 2]
MF England ENG David Preece
MF England ENG Paul Simpson
MF England ENG Paul Trollope[notes 3]
MF England ENG Darren Wrack
MF Netherlands NED Robin van der Laan
FW England ENG Marco Gabbiadini
FW England ENG Mark Stallard
FW England ENG Dean Sturridge
FW England ENG Ashley Ward
FW Netherlands NED Ron Willems

Reserve team

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The following players did not appear for the first team this season.

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 England ENG Martin Taylor
DF England ENG Rob Kozluk
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW England ENG Nick Wright

References

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  1. ^ "Derby sign up Croatian". The Independent. 12 October 1995. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  2. ^ "All Derby County players: 1996.HTM".

Notes

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  1. ^ Carsley was born in Birmingham, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and would make his international debut for Ireland in 1997.
  2. ^ Powell was born in Lambeth, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
  3. ^ Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and would make his international debut for Wales in May 1997.