1995–96 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

The 1995–96 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 129th season. They competed in the twenty-team Premier League, the top tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

Sheffield Wednesday
1995–96 season
ChairmanDave Richards
ManagerDavid Pleat
Premiership15th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Intertoto CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Hirst (13)
All: Hirst (14)
Highest home attendance34,101 vs Manchester United
(23 Sep 1995, Premiership)
Lowest home attendance12,039 vs Crewe Alexandra
(4 Oct 1995, League Cup)
Average home league attendance24,877
(League games only)

Season summary

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David Pleat's first season as Sheffield Wednesday manager was the club's worst in the top flight since winning promotion in 1991. The eagerly-anticipated signing of Belgian forward Marc Degryse turned out to be a major disappointment, though David Hirst provided a fair supply of goals on his return to fitness after a two-year injury struggle.

The Owls struggled all season long, and finished 15th in the final table. This was another dismal showing for a club who were chasing honours just two or three seasons earlier, and Pleat knew that something had to change, and set out to reward the club's board for keeping faith in him for a second season.

Marc Degryse, Chris Waddle, Chris Woods and Klas Ingesson all left in the close season, and all the talk at Hillsborough was the acquisition of young striker Andy Booth from Huddersfield Town for £2.5 million. Many fans saw him as the answer to the problems which had plagued the Owls during the last seasons, and gave them hope of a new challenge for honours.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Leeds United 38 12 7 19 40 57 −17 43
14 Wimbledon 38 10 11 17 55 70 −15 41
15 Sheffield Wednesday 38 10 10 18 48 61 −13 40
16 Coventry City 38 8 14 16 42 60 −18 38
17 Southampton 38 9 11 18 34 52 −18 38
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 10 10 18 48 61  −13 40 7 5 7 30 31  −1 3 5 11 18 30  −12

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAAHHAHAHAAAHAHHA
ResultLWLDWLDLLWLDDLDWDWDLWDLLWLLLLWWLLWLDLD
Position17714127131213151213131414151414141414131313141314141414141414141415151515
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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19 August 1995 (1995-08-19) 1 Liverpool 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 Collymore   61' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,535
Referee: Paul Durkin
23 August 1995 (1995-08-23) 2 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Sheffield, South Yorkshire
19:45 Waddle   18'
Pembridge   83'
Report Shearer   60' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 25,544
Referee: Paul Danson
27 August 1995 (1995-08-27) 3 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Newcastle United Sheffield, South Yorkshire
16:00 Report Ginola   53'
Beardsley   75'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,815
Referee: Paul Alcock
30 August 1995 (1995-08-30) 4 Wimbledon 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Wimbledon, Greater London
19:45 Goodman   17'
Holdsworth   84' (pen.)
Report Degryse   10'
Hirst   46'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,352
Referee: Alan Wilkie
9 September 1995 (1995-09-09) 5 Queens Park Rangers 0–3 Sheffield Wednesday Shepherd's Bush, Greater London
15:00 Report Bright   55', 60'
Donaldson   77'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,459
Referee: Mike Reed
16 September 1995 (1995-09-16) 6 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hirst   8' Report[dead link] Sheringham   32', 65' (pen.)
Walker   60' (o.g.)
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 26,565
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
23 September 1995 (1995-09-23) 7 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Manchester United Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 34,101
Referee: Keith Burge
30 September 1995 (1995-09-30) 8 Leeds United 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 Yeboah   34'
Speed   58'
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,076
Referee: Graham Poll
15 October 1995 (1995-10-15) 9 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Middlesbrough Sheffield, South Yorkshire
16:00 Report Hignett   68' (pen.) Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 21,177
Referee: Gerald Ashby
21 October 1995 (1995-10-21) 10 Coventry City 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Coventry, West Midlands
15:00 Report Whittingham   16' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 13,998
Referee: Jeff Winter
28 October 1995 (1995-10-28) 11 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 West Ham United Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Report Dowie   40' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,917
Referee: Keith Cooper
4 November 1995 (1995-11-04) 12 Chelsea 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Fulham, Greater London
15:00 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,216
Referee: Paul Danson
18 November 1995 (1995-11-18) 13 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Manchester City Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hirst   14' (pen.) Report Lomas   55' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,422
Referee: Graham Poll
21 November 1995 (1995-11-21) 14 Arsenal 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday Highbury, Greater London
19:45 Bergkamp   3'
Winterburn   53'
Dickov   64'
Hartson   86'
Report Hirst   9'
Waddle   20'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 34,556
Referee: Roger Dilkes
25 November 1995 (1995-11-25) 15 Everton 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 Kanchelskis   45'
Amokachi   52'
Report Bright   2', 36' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,898
Referee: Martin Bodenham
4 December 1995 (1995-12-04) 16 Sheffield Wednesday 4–3 Coventry City Sheffield, South Yorkshire
20:00 Whittingham   25'
Hirst   39'
Degryse   61'
Bright   72'
Report Dublin   18', 37', 56' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 16,229
Referee: Mike Reed
9 December 1995 (1995-12-09) 17 Manchester United 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Old Trafford, Greater Manchester
15:00 Cantona   19', 83' Report Bright   59'
Whittingham   78'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 41,849
Referee: Peter Jones
16 December 1995 (1995-12-16) 18 Sheffield Wednesday 6–2 Leeds United Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Degryse   5', 25'
Whittingham   18'
Bright   67'
Hirst   72', 86'
Report Brolin   28'
Wallace   86'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,573
Referee: Robbie Hart
23 December 1995 (1995-12-23) 19 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Southampton Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hirst   14' (pen.), 50' (pen.) Report Heaney   7'
Magilton   80' (pen.)
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 25,115
Referee: Jeff Winter
26 December 1995 (1995-12-26) 20 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
15:00 Lee   5' Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,810
Referee: Gerald Ashby
1 January 1996 (1996-01-01) 21 Sheffield Wednesday 4–2 Bolton Wanderers Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Kovačević   22', 45'
Hirst   54' (pen.), 60'
Report Ćurčić   51'
Taggart   77'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,872
Referee: Paul Durkin
13 January 1996 (1996-01-13) 22 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Liverpool Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Kovacevic   7' Report Rush   87' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 32,747
Referee: David Elleray
20 January 1996 (1996-01-20) 23 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn, Lancashire
15:00 Shearer   27'
Bohinen   31'
Gallacher   85'
Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,732
Referee: Gary Willard
3 February 1996 (1996-02-03) 24 Newcastle United 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
15:00 Ferdinand   54'
Clark   90'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,567
Referee: Paul Danson
10 February 1996 (1996-02-10) 25 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Wimbledon Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Degryse   50'
Watts   85'
Report Gayle   61' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 19,085
Referee: Martin Bodenham
17 February 1996 (1996-02-17) 26 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Queens Park Rangers Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hyde   22' Report Barker   33', 66'
Goodridge   87'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,442
Referee: Paul Durkin
24 February 1996 (1996-02-24) 27 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Tottenham, Greater London
15:00 Armstrong   32' Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,047
Referee: Mike Reed
2 March 1996 (1996-03-02) 28 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Nottingham Forest Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Kovacevic   50' Report Howe   10'
McGregor   46'
Roy   80'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 21,930
Referee: Graham Poll
6 March 1996 (1996-03-06) 29 Aston Villa 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday Witton, West Midlands
19:45 Milošević   61', 62'
Townsend   72'
Report Blinker   8', 63' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,893
Referee: David Elleray
16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) 30 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Aston Villa Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Whittingham   58'
Hirst   87'
Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,964
Referee: Peter Jones
20 March 1996 (1996-03-20) 31 Southampton 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Southampton, Hampshire
19:30 Report Degryse   1' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,216
Referee: Martin Bodenham
23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 32 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Bolton, Greater Manchester
15:00 Sellars   44'
Ćurčić   52'
Report Whittingham   37' Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 18,368
Referee: Jeff Winter
5 April 1996 (1996-04-05) 33 Middlesbrough 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
17:45 Fjørtoft   54', 67'
Freestone   71'
Report Pembridge   55' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,751
Referee: Keith Cooper
8 April 1996 (1996-04-08) 34 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Arsenal Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Degryse   61' Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,349
Referee: Steve Dunn
13 April 1996 (1996-04-13) 35 Manchester City 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Moss Side, Greater Manchester
15:00 Rösler   65' Report Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 30,898
Referee: Robbie Hart
17 April 1996 (1996-04-17) 36 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Chelsea Sheffield, South Yorkshire
19:45 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 25,094
Referee: Gary Willard
27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 37 Sheffield Wednesday 2–5 Everton Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 Hirst   9'
Degryse   64'
Report Amokachi   4'
Ebbrell   10'
Kanchelskis   21', 54', 65'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 32,724
Referee: Mike Reed
5 May 1996 (1996-05-05) 38 West Ham United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Upton Park, Greater London
16:00 Dicks   73' Report Newsome   89' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 23,790
Referee: Roger Dilkes

FA Cup

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6 January 1996 (1996-01-06) 1 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Charlton, Greater London
Grant   6'
Mortimer   36' (pen.)
Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,815
Referee: Alan Wilkie

League Cup

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19 September 1995 (1995-09-19) 1 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Crewe, Cheshire
Edwards  
Edwards  
Degryse  
Degryse  
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,702
4 October 1995 (1995-10-04) 2 Sheffield Wednesday 5–2 Crewe Alexandra Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Hirst  
Bright  
Bright  
Bright  
Degryse  
Lennon  
Edwards  
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 12,039
25 October 1995 (1995-10-25) 3 Millwall 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday South Bermondsey, London
Pembridge   16'
Whittingham   64'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 12,822
Referee: Paul Durkin
29 November 1995 (1995-11-29) 4 Arsenal 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Highbury, Greater London
Wright   36' (pen.)
Hartson   64'
Degryse   16' Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 35,362
Referee: Keith Burge

UEFA Intertoto Cup

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24 June 1995 (1995-06-24) 1 Basel   1–0   Sheffield Wednesday Basel, Basel-Stadt
20:00 Rey   68' Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
8 July 1995 (1995-07-08) 2 Sheffield Wednesday   3–2   Górnik Zabrze Rotherham, South Yorkshire
15:00 Krzętowski   13' (o.g.)
Bright   44'
Waddle   53'
Szemoński   30'
Woods   70' (o.g.)
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 5,592
15 July 1995 (1995-07-15) 3 Karlsruher SC   1–1   Sheffield Wednesday Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
16:00 Bilić   5' Bright   81' Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
22 July 1995 (1995-07-22) 4 Sheffield Wednesday   3–1   Aarhus GF Rotherham, South Yorkshire
15:00 Bright   11', 49'
Petrescu   65'
Jokovic   23' Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 6,990

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of 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
1 GK   ENG Chris Woods
2 DF   ENG Peter Atherton
3 DF   NIR Ian Nolan[notes 1]
4 MF   WAL Mark Pembridge
5 DF   SCO Steve Nicol
6 DF   ENG Brian Linighan
7 MF   AUS Adem Poric[notes 2]
8 MF   ENG Chris Waddle
9 FW   ENG David Hirst
10 FW   ENG Mark Bright
11 MF   IRL John Sheridan[notes 3]
12 DF   YUG Dejan Stefanović
13 GK   ENG Kevin Pressman
14 FW   BEL Marc Degryse
15 MF   NED Regi Blinker[notes 4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   ENG Graham Hyde
17 DF   ENG Des Walker
18 FW   YUG Darko Kovačević
19 FW   ENG Guy Whittingham
20 DF   ENG Jon Newsome
21 MF   WAL Ryan Jones[notes 5]
22 DF   ENG Simon Stewart
23 GK   ENG Lance Key
25 FW   ENG Mike Williams
26 FW   ENG Richard Barker
27 FW   ENG O'Neill Donaldson
29 MF   ENG Lee Briscoe
30 FW   ENG Ritchie Humphreys
31 MF   ENG Mark Platts

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF   ROU Dan Petrescu (to Chelsea)
12 DF   ENG Andy Pearce (to Wimbledon)
15 MF   ENG Andy Sinton (to Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   SWE Klas Ingesson (to Bari)
24 DF   ENG Julian Watts (to Leicester City)
30 MF   ENG Matthew Hardwick (to Alfreton Town)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ENG David Faulkner
DF   ENG Matthew Daly
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   ENG Kirk Jackson

Transfers

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Date Pos Name From Fee
19 July 1995 MF Mark Pembridge Derby County £900,000
19 July 1995 FW Marc Degryse Anderlecht £1,500,000
25 November 1995 DF Steve Nicol Notts County Free transfer
22 December 1995 DF Dejan Stefanović Red Star Belgrade £2,000,000
22 December 1995 FW Darko Kovačević Red Star Belgrade £3,000,000
4 March 1996 MF Regi Blinker Feyenoord £275,000
16 March 1996 DF Jon Newsome Norwich City £1,500,000
Date Pos Name To Fee
1 July 1995 MF Chris Bart-Williams Nottingham Forest £2,500,000
8 November 1995 DF Dan Petrescu Chelsea £2,300,000
15 November 1995 MF Klas Ingesson Bari £900,000
22 November 1995 DF Andy Pearce Wimbledon £600,000
23 January 1996 MF Andy Sinton Tottenham Hotspur £1,500,000
29 March 1996 DF Julian Watts Leicester City £210,000
Transfers in:   £6,175,000
Transfers out:   £8,010,000
Total spending:   £1,835,000

Notes

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  1. ^ Nolan was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
  2. ^ Poric was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and represented them at U-20 level.
  3. ^ Sheridan was born in Stretford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1988.
  4. ^ Blinker was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in March 1993.
  5. ^ Jones was born in Sheffield, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1994.

References

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  1. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1995-1996 Results". statto.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Sheffield Wednesday - 1995/96". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  • Dickinson, Jason (1999). One Hundred Years at Hillsborough. Sheffield: The Hallamshire Press/Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. pp. 240–241, 384. ISBN 978-1-874718-29-1.
  • Dickinson, Jason; Brodie, John (2005). The Wednesday Boys: A Definitive Who's Who of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club 1880–2005. Sheffield: Pickard Communication. pp. 346–347, 350. ISBN 978-0-9547264-9-2.
  • Drake, A. "1995–96 Players". The Owl Football Historian. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.