Derby County 1995–96 football season
During the 1995–96 English football season, Derby County F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary [ edit ] 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 [ edit ]
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Results [ edit ] Derby County's score comes first
Results per matchday [ edit ] Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A H A A H H A A H A H A H A H H A A H H A H A H H A A H A H H A A H A H A H A A H A H H A Result D L D L W L W D L D W D D W L W W W D W W W W W W W D D D W D W D D W L D L W L W W D D W L Position 14 20 21 23 20 21 19 17 21 20 17 18 18 14 18 14 10 8 10 9 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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
League Cup [ edit ] Players [ edit ] First-team squad [ edit ] 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.
Reserve team [ edit ] 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.
References [ edit ] ^ 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. ^ Powell was born in Lambeth , England , but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 1998. ^ Trollope was born in Swindon , England , but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and would make his international debut for Wales in May 1997.
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9 Isthmian League (Two , Three ) Combined Counties League (level 8 only ) Eastern Counties League (Premier , One ) Essex Senior League (level 8 only ) Hellenic League (Premier , One ) Kent League (level 8 only ) Midland Alliance (level 8 only ) Midland Football Combination (level 9 only ) North West Counties League (One , Two ) Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) Northern League (One , Two ) South Midlands League (Premier , Senior ) Spartan League (Premier , One ) Sussex County League (One , Two ) United Counties League (Premier , One ) Wessex League (level 8 only ) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only ) Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions