1995–96 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

English football club season November 2015 March 2015 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 1995–96 Dave Richards David Pleat FA Premier League 15th FA Cup Third round League Cup Fourth round UEFA Intertoto Cup Group stage David Hirst (13) David Hirst (14) 34,101 vs Manchester United (23 Sep 1995, FA Premier League) 12,039 vs Crewe Alexandra (4 Oct 1995, League Cup) 24,877(League games only) _yellowborder _whitestripes _yellowborder _band_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF _white_sleeve_seams _white_bands 307D7E 307D7E 307D7E 307D7E 1994–95 1996–97 The 1995–96 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 129th season. They competed in the twenty-team FA Premier League, the top tier of English football, finishing fifteenth. Season summary 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 1995–96 FA Premier League SHW Results summary 7 5 7 30 31 3 5 11 18 30 Statto September 2015 Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/A Result L/W/L/D/W/L/D/L/L/W/L/D/D/L/D/W/D/W/D/L/W/D/L/L/W/L/L/L/L/W/W/L/L/W/L/D/L/D Position 17/7/14/12/7/13/12/13/15/12/13/13/14/14/15/14/14/14/14/14/13/13/13/14/13/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/15/15/15/15 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Statto.com September 2015 Results Sheffield Wednesday's score comes firstSheffield Wednesday 1995-1996 Results http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-wednesday/1995-1996/results live https://web.archive.org/web/20131031163359/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-wednesday/1995-1996/results 2013-10-31 statto.com Legend WinDrawLoss FA Premier League 1995–96 FA Premier League 1 1995 8 19 y 15:00 Liverpool 1–0 Report Sheffield Wednesday Collymore 61 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 40,535 Paul Durkin L 2 1995 8 23 y 19:45 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Report Blackburn Rovers Waddle 18Pembridge 83 Shearer 60 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 25,544 Paul Danson W 3 1995 8 27 y 16:00 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Report Newcastle United Ginola 53Beardsley 75 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 24,815 Paul Alcock L 4 1995 8 30 y 19:45 Wimbledon 2–2 Report Sheffield Wednesday Goodman 17Holdsworth 84 pen. Degryse 10Hirst 46 Wimbledon, Greater London Selhurst Park 6,352 Alan Wilkie D 5 1995 9 9 y 15:00 Queens Park Rangers 0–3 Report Sheffield Wednesday Bright 55 60Donaldson 77 Shepherd's Bush, Greater London Loftus Road 12,459 Mike Reed W 6 1995 9 16 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Report Tottenham Hotspur Hirst 8 Sheringham 32 65 pen.Walker 60 o.g. Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 26,565 Dermot Gallagher L 7 1995 9 23 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Report Manchester United Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 34,101 Keith Burge D 8 1995 9 30 y 15:00 Leeds United 2–0 Report Sheffield Wednesday Yeboah 34Speed 58 Leeds, West Yorkshire Elland Road 34,076 Graham Poll L 9 1995 10 15 y 16:00 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Report Middlesbrough Hignett 68 pen. Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 21,177 Gerald Ashby L 10 1995 10 21 y 15:00 Coventry City 0–1 Report Sheffield Wednesday Whittingham 16 Coventry, West Midlands Highfield Road 13,998 Jeff Winter W 11 1995 10 28 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Report West Ham United Dowie 40 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 23,917 Keith Cooper L 12 1995 11 4 y 15:00 Chelsea 0–0 Report Sheffield Wednesday Fulham, Greater London Stamford Bridge 23,216 Paul Danson D 13 1995 11 18 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Report Manchester City Hirst 14 pen. Lomas 55 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 24,422 Graham Poll D 14 1995 11 21 y 19:45 Arsenal 4–2 Report Sheffield Wednesday Bergkamp 3Winterburn 53Dickov 64Hartson 86 Hirst 9Waddle 20 Highbury, Greater London Arsenal Stadium 34,556 Roger Dilkes L 15 1995 11 25 y 15:00 Everton 2–2 Report Sheffield Wednesday Kanchelskis 45Amokachi 52 Bright 2 36 Liverpool, Merseyside Goodison Park 35,898 Martin Bodenham D 16 1995 12 4 y 20:00 Sheffield Wednesday 4–3 Report Coventry City Whittingham 25Hirst 39Degryse 61Bright 72 Dublin 18 37 56 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 16,229 Mike Reed W 17 1995 12 9 y 15:00 Manchester United 2–2 Report Sheffield Wednesday Cantona 19 83 Bright 59Whittingham 78 Old Trafford, Greater Manchester Old Trafford 41,849 Peter Jones D 18 1995 12 16 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 6–2 Report Leeds United Degryse 5 25Whittingham 18Bright 67Hirst 72 86 Brolin 28Wallace 86 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 24,573 Robbie Hart W 19 1995 12 23 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Report Southampton Hirst 14 pen. 50 pen. Heaney 7Magilton 80 pen. Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 25,115 Jeff Winter D 20 1995 12 26 y 15:00 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Report Sheffield Wednesday Lee 5 West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire City Ground 27,810 Gerald Ashby L 21 1996 1 1 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 4–2 Report Bolton Wanderers Kovačević 22 45Hirst 54 pen. 60 Ćurčić 51Taggart 77 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 24,872 Paul Durkin W 22 1996 1 13 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Report Liverpool Kovacevic 7 Rush 87 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 32,747 David Elleray D 23 1996 1 20 y 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Report Sheffield Wednesday Shearer 27Bohinen 31Gallacher 85 Blackburn, Lancashire Ewood Park 24,732 Gary Willard L 24 1996 2 3 y 15:00 Newcastle United 2–0 Report Sheffield Wednesday Ferdinand 54Clark 90 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear St James' Park 36,567 Paul Danson L 25 1996 2 10 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Report Wimbledon Degryse 50Watts 85 Gayle 61 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 19,085 Martin Bodenham W 26 1996 2 17 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Report Queens Park Rangers Hyde 22 Barker 33 66Goodridge 87 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 22,442 Paul Durkin L 27 1996 2 24 y 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Report Sheffield Wednesday Armstrong 32 Tottenham, Greater London White Hart Lane 32,047 Mike Reed L 28 1996 3 2 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Report Nottingham Forest Kovacevic 50 Howe 10McGregor 46Roy 80 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 21,930 Graham Poll L 29 1996 3 6 y 19:45 Aston Villa 3–2 Report Sheffield Wednesday Milošević 61 62Townsend 72 Blinker 8 63 Witton, West Midlands Villa Park 27,893 David Elleray L 30 1996 3 16 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Report Aston Villa Whittingham 58Hirst 87 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 22,964 Peter Jones W 31 1996 3 20 y 19:30 Southampton 0–1 Report Sheffield Wednesday Degryse 1 Southampton, Hampshire The Dell 13,216 Martin Bodenham W 32 1996 3 23 y 15:00 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Report Sheffield Wednesday Sellars 44Ćurčić 52 Whittingham 37 Bolton, Greater Manchester Burnden Park 18,368 Jeff Winter L 33 1996 4 5 y 17:45 Middlesbrough 3–1 Report Sheffield Wednesday Fjørtoft 54 67Freestone 71 Pembridge 55 Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire Riverside Stadium 29,751 Keith Cooper L 34 1996 4 8 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Report Arsenal Degryse 61 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 24,349 Steve Dunn W 35 1996 4 13 y 15:00 Manchester City 1–0 Report Sheffield Wednesday Rösler 65 Moss Side, Greater Manchester Maine Road 30,898 Robbie Hart L 36 1996 4 17 y 19:45 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Report Chelsea Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 25,094 Gary Willard D 37 1996 4 27 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 2–5 Report Everton Hirst 9Degryse 64 Amokachi 4Ebbrell 10Kanchelskis 21 54 65 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 32,724 Mike Reed L 38 1996 5 5 y 16:00 West Ham United 1–1 Report Sheffield Wednesday Dicks 73 Newsome 89 Upton Park, Greater London Boleyn Ground 23,790 Roger Dilkes D FA Cup 1995–96 FA Cup 1 1996 1 6 y Charlton Athletic 2–0 Report Sheffield Wednesday Grant 6Mortimer 36 pen. Charlton, Greater London The Valley 13,815 Alan Wilkie L League Cup 1995–96 Football League Cup 1 1995 9 19 y Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Edwards Edwards Degryse Degryse Crewe, Cheshire Gresty Road 5,702 D 2 1995 10 4 y Sheffield Wednesday 5–2 Crewe Alexandra Hirst Bright Bright Bright Degryse Lennon Edwards Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough Stadium 12,039 W 3 1995 10 25 y Millwall 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Pembridge 16Whittingham 64 South Bermondsey, London The Den 12,822 Paul Durkin W 4 1995 11 29 y Arsenal 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Wright 36 pen.Hartson 64 Degryse 16 Highbury, Greater London Arsenal Stadium 35,362 Keith Burge L UEFA Intertoto Cup 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1 1995 6 24 y 20:00 Basel SUI 1–0 ENG Sheffield Wednesday Rey 68 Basel, Basel-Stadt St. Jakob Stadium 5,200 Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria) L 2 1995 7 8 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday ENG 3–2 POL Górnik Zabrze Krzętowski 13 o.g.Bright 44Waddle 53 Szemoński 30Woods 70 o.g. Rotherham, South Yorkshire Millmoor 5,592 W 3 1995 7 15 y 16:00 Karlsruher SC GER 1–1 ENG Sheffield Wednesday Bilić 5 Bright 81 Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg Wildparkstadion 12,000 Pierluigi Collina (Italy) D 4 1995 7 22 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday ENG 3–1 DEN Aarhus GF Bright 11 49Petrescu 65 Jokovic 23 Rotherham, South Yorkshire Millmoor 6,990 W Players First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1995-1996/faprem/sheffwed.htm FootballSquads - Sheffield Wednesday - 1995/96 www.footballsquads.co.uk 1 ENG GK Chris Woods 2 ENG DF Peter Atherton 3 NIR DF Ian NolanNolan was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996. 4 WAL MF Mark Pembridge 5 SCO DF Steve Nicol 6 ENG DF Brian Linighan 7 AUS MF Adem PoricPoric was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and represented them at U-20 level. 8 ENG MF Chris Waddle 9 ENG FW David Hirst 10 ENG FW Mark Bright 11 IRL MF John SheridanSheridan 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. 12 FR Yugoslavia DF Dejan Stefanović 13 ENG GK Kevin Pressman 14 BEL FW Marc Degryse 15 NED MF Regi BlinkerBlinker was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in March 1993. 16 ENG MF Graham Hyde 17 ENG DF Des Walker 18 FR Yugoslavia FW Darko Kovačević 19 ENG FW Guy Whittingham 20 ENG DF Jon Newsome 21 WAL MF Ryan JonesJones was born in Sheffield, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1994. 22 ENG DF Simon Stewart 23 ENG GK Lance Key 25 ENG FW Mike Williams 26 ENG FW Richard Barker 27 ENG FW O'Neill Donaldson 29 ENG MF Lee Briscoe 30 ENG FW Ritchie Humphreys 31 ENG MF Mark Platts Left club during season 5 ROU DF Dan Petrescu to Chelsea 12 ENG DF Andy Pearce to Wimbledon 15 ENG MF Andy Sinton to Tottenham Hotspur 18 SWE MF Klas Ingesson to Bari 24 ENG DF Julian Watts to Leicester City 30 ENG MF Matthew Hardwick to Alfreton Town Reserve squad ENG DF David Faulkner ENG DF Matthew Daly ENG FW Kirk Jackson Transfers In DatePosNameFromFee19 July 1995MFMark PembridgeDerby County£900,00019 July 1995FWMarc DegryseAnderlecht£1,500,00025 November 1995DFSteve NicolNotts CountyFree transfer22 December 1995DFDejan StefanovićRed Star Belgrade£2,000,00022 December 1995FWDarko KovačevićRed Star Belgrade£3,000,0004 March 1996MFRegi BlinkerFeyenoord£275,00016 March 1996DFJon NewsomeNorwich City£1,500,000 Out DatePosNameToFee1 July 1995MFChris Bart-WilliamsNottingham Forest£2,500,0008 November 1995DFDan PetrescuChelsea£2,300,00015 November 1995MFKlas IngessonBari£900,00022 November 1995DFAndy PearceWimbledon£600,00023 January 1996MFAndy SintonTottenham Hotspur£1,500,00029 March 1996DFJulian WattsLeicester City£210,000 Transfers in: £6,175,000 Transfers out: £8,010,000 Total spending: £1,835,000 Notes notes References Jason Dickinson One Hundred Years at Hillsborough The Hallamshire Press/Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Sheffield 1999 240–241, 384 978-1-874718-29-1 Dickinson Jason Brodie, John The Wednesday Boys: A Definitive Who's Who of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club 1880–2005 Pickard Communication Sheffield 346–347, 350 2005 978-0-9547264-9-2 http://www.btinternet.com/~a.drake/owls/recent/p95.htm 1995–96 Players Drake A The Owl Football Historian 6 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081015220026/http://www.btinternet.com/~a.drake/owls/recent/p95.htm 15 October 2008 dead dmy-all Category:Sheffield Wednesday F.C. seasons Sheffield Wednesday