1995–96 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1995–96 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. Despite spending over two months in the relegation places, the club achieved a mid-table finish in the league. A bright spot was a run to the fourth round of the FA Cup, falling to First Division high-flyers Charlton Athletic.
Season summary
Brentford began the 1995–96 season the majority of the squad that finished runners-up the previous season still intact, with Shane Westley,[1] Simon Ratcliffe and Paul Stephenson the only players to depart.[2][3] Manager David Webb's only addition to the squad during the off-season was Southend United youngster Ijah Anderson.[4] Top scorer Nicky Forster looked set to depart for First Division Crystal Palace for a £2,000,000 fee, but the Eagles' interest cooled.[5]
A win and a draw from the opening two games of the league season saw Brentford reach their highest league position of the season (6th), but a run of only four wins from the following 21 games left the club second-from-bottom after the first league match of 1996.[6] A memorable 2–1 victory over First Division club Norwich City at Carrow Road on in the FA Cup third round on 6 January provided the spark needed for a revival of the team's league form,[5] with 19 of a possible 30 points being won between mid-January and mid-March to climb to 13th in the table.[6] With Nicky Forster damaging knee ligaments in October 1995 and his subsequent goalscoring form faltering, Robert Taylor was burdened with leading the team's strikeforce,[8] scoring 16 goals to finish top scorer.[9] Four wins from the final seven matches of the season led Brentford to a 15th-place finish in the Second Division.[6]
League table
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
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Division champions, promoted |
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Promoted |
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Participated in play-offs |
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Promoted through play-offs |
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Relegated |
Results
- Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend
Football League Second Division
No. |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
1 |
12 August 1995 | York City | A | 2–2 | 3,239 | Smith, Forster |
2 |
19 August 1995 | Oxford United | H | 1–0 | 5,516 | Taylor |
3 |
26 August 1995 | Burnley | A | 0–1 | 9,586 | |
4 |
29 August 1995 | Hull City | H | 1–0 | 4,535 | Taylor |
5 |
2 September 1995 | Swindon Town | H | 0–2 | 7,878 | |
6 |
9 September 1995 | Rotherham United | A | 0–1 | 3,061 | |
7 |
12 September 1995 | Bristol City | A | 0–0 | 5,054 | |
8 |
16 September 1995 | Walsall | H | 1–0 | 4,717 | Taylor |
9 |
23 September 1995 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–2 | 5,131 | |
10 |
30 September 1995 | Chesterfield | H | 1–2 | 4,734 | McGhee |
11 |
7 October 1995 | Blackpool | H | 1–2 | 5,313 | McGhee |
12 |
14 October 1995 | Stockport County | A | 1–1 | 6,228 | Smith |
13 |
21 October 1995 | Peterborough United | H | 3–0 | 4,865 | Bates (2), Grainger (pen) |
14 |
28 October 1995 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–3 | 3,835 | Forster |
15 |
1 November 1995 | Notts County | A | 0–4 | 4,005 | |
16 |
4 November 1995 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 0–2 | 4,104 | |
17 |
18 November 1995 | Bournemouth | A | 0–1 | 3,894 | |
18 |
25 November 1995 | Bradford City | H | 2–1 | 4,237 | Taylor (2) |
19 |
9 December 1995 | Bristol Rovers | H | 0–0 | 5,679 | |
20 |
16 December 1996 | Chesterfield | A | 2–2 | 4,016 | Smith, Ansah |
21 |
22 December 1996 | Wrexham | A | 2–2 | 3,670 | Taylor, Martin |
22 |
26 December 1995 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–1 | 5,794 | |
23 |
13 January 1996 | Oxford United | A | 1–2 | 5,574 | Ashby |
24 |
20 January 1996 | York City | H | 2–0 | 3,915 | Bates, Taylor |
25 |
30 January 1996 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 4,616 | Taylor |
26 |
3 February 1996 | Burnley | H | 1–0 | 5,195 | Forster |
27 |
10 February 1996 | Carlisle United | A | 1–2 | 5,143 | Bates |
28 |
17 February 1996 | Bristol City | H | 2–2 | 5,213 | McGhee, Taylor |
29 |
21 February 1996 | Swindon Town | A | 2–2 | 8,814 | Abrahams (2) |
30 |
24 February 1996 | Walsall | A | 1–0 | 3,506 | Abrahams |
31 |
27 February 1996 | Rotherham United | H | 1–1 | 3,446 | Grainger |
32 |
2 March 1996 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–0 | 5,914 | |
33 |
5 March 1996 | Hull City | A | 1–0 | 2,284 | Anderson |
34 |
9 March 1996 | Wrexham | H | 1–0 | 4,579 | Anderson |
35 |
12 March 1996 | Swansea City | A | 1–2 | 3,538 | Forster |
36 |
16 March 1996 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 4,912 | Forster |
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19 March 1996 | Carlisle United | H | 1–1 | 3,104 | Grainger |
38 |
23 March 1996 | Swansea City | H | 0–0 | 4,378 | |
39 |
30 March 1996 | Blackpool | A | 0–1 | 5,899 | |
40 |
2 April 1996 | Stockport County | H | 1–0 | 3,274 | Smith |
41 |
6 April 1996 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–1 | 4,408 | Taylor (2) |
42 |
8 April 1996 | Peterborough United | A | 1–0 | 4,343 | McGhee |
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13 April 1996 | Notts County | H | 0–0 | 4,588 | |
44 |
20 April 1996 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–2 | 2,711 | McGhee |
45 |
27 April 1996 | Bradford City | A | 1–2 | 7,730 | Bent |
46 |
4 May 1996 |
Bournemouth |
H |
2–0 |
6,091 |
Asaba (2) |
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Playing squad
- Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1995–96 season.
- Source: Griffin Gazette[10]
Coaching staff
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- Substitute appearances in brackets.
- Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
- Source: Griffin Gazette[10]
Goalscorers
- Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
- Source: News of the World Football Annual[9]
International caps
Management
Name |
Nat |
From |
To |
Record All Comps |
Record League |
P | W | D | L | W % | P | W | D | L | W % |
David Webb |
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12 August 1995 |
4 May 1996 |
7001570000000000000♠57 |
7001200000000000000♠20 |
7001160000000000000♠16 |
7001210000000000000♠21 |
7001350900000000000♠35.09 |
7001460000000000000♠46 |
7001150000000000000♠15 |
7001130000000000000♠13 |
7001180000000000000♠18 |
7001326100000000000♠32.61 |
Summary
Games played | 57 (46 Second Division, 5 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy) |
Games won | 20 (15 Second Division, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) |
Games drawn | 16 (13 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) |
Games lost | 21 (18 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy) |
Goals scored | 62 (43 Second Division, 10 FA Cup, 7 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy) |
Goals conceded | 63 (49 Second Division, 5 FA Cup, 8 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) |
Clean sheets | 21 (18 Second Division, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) |
Biggest league win | 3–0 versus Peterborough United, 21 October 1995 |
Worst league defeat | 4–0 versus Notts County, 1 November 1995 |
Most appearances | 63, Paul Smith (46 Second Division, 5 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy) |
Top scorer (league) | 11, Robert Taylor |
Top scorer (all competitions) | 16, Robert Taylor |
Transfers & loans
Awards
References
- 1 2 "Shane Westley | Football Stats | No Club | Age 50 | 1983-1998 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- 1 2 "Simon Ratcliffe | Football Stats | No Club | Age 49 | 1985-1999 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- 1 2 "Paul Stephenson | Football Stats | No Club | Age 48 | 1986-2003 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- 1 2 "Ijah Anderson | Football Stats | No Club | Age 40 | 1993-2006 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- 1 2 "Brentford duo back to the fore". The Independent. 1996-01-08. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- 1 2 3 Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford Home Page for the 1995-1996 season - Statto.com". Statto.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ Street, Tim. "Scott sends warning over Nicky Forster signing". getwestlondon. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- 1 2 3 Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News Of The World Football Annual 1996-97. Hammersmith, London: Invincible Press. p. 352. ISBN 000218737X.
- 1 2 Griffin Gazette versus AFC Bournemouth 04/05/96. Quay Design of Poole. 1996. pp. 30–31.
- ↑ "Player x-ray :: Gus Hurdle :: Barbados :: thefinalball.com". www.thefinalball.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ↑ "Paul Davis | Football Stats | No Club | Age 54 | 1979-1997 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ "Dean Martin | Football Stats | No Club | Age 43 | 1990-2001 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ↑ "Andy Ansah | Football Stats | No Club | Age 47 | 1988-2000 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ↑ "Andy Sussex". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ↑ "Scott Canham". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ↑ "David Greene". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ↑ "Martin Grainger | Football Stats | No Club | Age 43 | 1992-2005 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ↑ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 9781906796723.
- ↑ "Paul Abrahams | Football Stats | Heybridge Swifts | Age 42 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ↑ "Denny Mundee | Football Stats | No Club | Age 47 | 1985-1997 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ↑ "Darren Annon". 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- ↑ Group, Arsenal Media. "Paul Davis | Arsenal.com". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ↑ Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Peterborough United 03/05/97. 1997. p. 3.
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