1995–96 Southend United F.C. season

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

Southend United
1995–96 season
ChairmanVic Jobson
ManagerRonnie Whelan (player-manager)
StadiumRoots Hall
First Division14th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dave Regis (8)
All: Dave Regis (9)
Average home league attendance5,599

Season summary

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In summer of 1995, former Liverpool player Ronnie Whelan agreed to become player-manager, and Southend finished 14th in Division One in his first season as a manager.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Port Vale 46 15 15 16 59 66 −7 60
13 Tranmere Rovers 46 14 17 15 64 60 +4 59
14 Southend United 46 15 14 17 52 61 −9 59
15 Birmingham City 46 15 13 18 61 64 −3 58
16 Norwich City 46 14 15 17 59 55 +4 57
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

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Southend United's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 1995 Portsmouth A 2–4 10,630 Thomson (2)
19 August 1995 Luton Town H 0–1 4,630
26 August 1995 Millwall A 0–0 10,536
29 August 1995 West Bromwich Albion H 2–1 4,621 Thomson, Regis
1 September 1995 Reading H 0–0 4,692
9 September 1995 Sunderland A 0–1 13,805
13 September 1995 Derby County A 0–1 9,242
16 September 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 6,322 Gridelet, Jones
23 September 1995 Leicester City A 3–1 15,276 Hails (3)
30 September 1995 Grimsby Town H 1–0 4,977 Regis
7 October 1995 Birmingham City A 0–2 17,341
14 October 1995 Sheffield United H 2–1 5,292 Regis, Tilson
21 October 1995 Tranmere Rovers A 0–3 6,584
28 October 1995 Huddersfield Town H 0–0 5,128
4 November 1995 Watford A 2–2 7,091 Regis, Read
11 November 1995 Stoke City H 2–4 5,967 Belsvik, Hails
18 November 1995 Crystal Palace H 1–1 5,089 Regis
22 November 1995 Ipswich Town A 1–1 9,757 Regis
25 November 1995 Oldham Athletic A 1–0 6,474 Snodin (own goal)
2 December 1995 Birmingham City H 3–1 7,770 Bodley, Regis, Byrne
9 December 1995 Leicester City H 2–1 5,837 Dublin, Gridelet
16 December 1995 Grimsby Town A 1–1 5,269 Byrne
20 December 1995 Port Vale H 2–1 4,506 Marsh (2)
26 December 1995 Norwich City A 1–0 17,029 Jones
1 January 1996 Barnsley H 0–0 6,537
13 January 1996 Luton Town A 1–3 6,566 Byrne
20 January 1996 Portsmouth H 2–1 5,560 McNally, Tilson
3 February 1996 Millwall H 2–0 7,323 McNally, Regis
10 February 1996 West Bromwich Albion A 1–3 12,096 Marsh
17 February 1996 Derby County H 1–2 8,331 Thomson
24 February 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–2 24,677
27 February 1996 Sunderland H 0–2 5,810
2 March 1996 Norwich City H 1–1 6,208 Byrne
5 March 1996 Charlton Athletic A 3–0 11,927 Dublin, Tilson, Thomson
9 March 1996 Port Vale A 1–2 6,222 Boere
16 March 1996 Charlton Athletic H 1–1 7,428 Thomson
19 March 1996 Reading A 3–3 5,321 Willis (2), Rammell
23 March 1996 Barnsley A 1–1 6,754 Rammell
30 March 1996 Tranmere Rovers H 2–0 4,738 Byrne, Boere
2 April 1996 Sheffield United A 0–3 11,319
6 April 1996 Huddersfield Town A 1–3 11,558 Willis
8 April 1996 Watford H 1–1 5,348 Roget
13 April 1996 Crystal Palace A 0–2 15,672
20 April 1996 Ipswich Town H 2–1 8,363 Dublin, Marsh
27 April 1996 Oldham Athletic H 1–1 5,389 Marsh
5 May 1996 Stoke City A 0–1 18,897

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 1996 West Ham United A 0–2 23,284

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 19 September 1995 Crystal Palace H 2–2 4,031 Byrne, Jones
R2 Second Leg 3 October 1995 Crystal Palace A 0–2 6,588

Anglo-Italian Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Group B 5 September 1995 Brescia H 0–0 2,849
Group B 11 October 1995 A.C. Reggiana A 1–1 800 Tilson
Group B 8 November 1995 Salerno A 1–2 1,200 Regis
Group B 13 December 1995 Foggia H 1–2 2,570 Marsh

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG Simon Royce
GK   ENG Paul Sansome
DF   ENG Anthony Barness (on loan from Chelsea)
DF   ENG Mick Bodley
DF   ENG Kenny Brown (on loan from West Ham United)
DF   ENG Keith Dublin
DF   ENG Phil Gridelet
DF   ENG Mark Hone
DF   ENG Chris Powell
DF   ENG Leo Roget
DF   ENG Mark Stimson
DF   SCO Mark McNally
DF   USA Mike Lapper
MF   ENG Andy Ansah
MF   ENG Julian Hails
MF   ENG Mike Marsh
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Andy Sussex
MF   ENG Steve Tilson
MF   ENG Roger Willis
MF   IRL Paul Byrne
MF   IRL Andy Turner (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
MF   IRL Ronnie Whelan (player-manager)
FW   ENG Ken Charlery (on loan from Birmingham City)
FW   ENG Gary Jones
FW   ENG Andy Rammell
FW   ENG Paul Read (on loan from Arsenal)
FW   ENG Dave Regis
FW   SCO Andy Thomson
FW   NED Jeroen Boere
FW   NOR Petter Belsvik (on loan from IK Start)
FW   NGA Dominic Iorfa