1995–96 Crystal Palace F.C. season

English football club season October 2015 February 2015 September 2021 Crystal Palace 1995–96 Steve Coppell (until February) Dave Bassett (from February) Ron Noades Selhurst Park First Division 3rd FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round Dougie Freedman (20) 19,354 (vs. Norwich City, 5 May 1996) 11,548 vs. Grimsby Town, 5 March 1996) 15,248 _3redstripes2 _blueline ff0000 0000ff ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 1994–95 1996–97 During the 1995–96 English football season, Crystal Palace F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Season summary Alan Smith was sacked within days of relegation from the Premiership, and Steve Coppell returned to the manager's seat. Relegation also resulted in an exodus of players. The likes of Chris Coleman, Eric Young, Richard Shaw, Gareth Southgate, Iain Dowie, John Salako and Chris Armstrong were all sold to other clubs and Palace's line-up in the first game of the 1995–96 Division One campaign was barely recognisable. The campaign went poorly, and Coppell's second spell was brought to an end after only seven months, with relegation looking increasingly possible. Dave Bassett then joined the club for a second spell,Bassett poised to take over at Palace https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/bassett-poised-to-take-over-at-palace-1317974.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/bassett-poised-to-take-over-at-palace-1317974.html 1 May 2022 subscription live The Independent London 8 February 1996 18 September 2011 which proved to be far more productive than his first as the club embarked on a stunning run of form which took them to the play-offs. The Eagles beat Charlton Athletic in the semi-finals to take them to the final against Leicester City at Wembley Stadium, in which they narrowly lost to the Foxes by a long range Steve Claridge goal in the final minute of extra time. Final league table 1995–96 Football League First Division y CRY 1996 Football League play-offs#First_Division Play-off results Results Crystal Palace's score comes first Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 12 August 1995 BarnsleyH4–312,067Houghton, Dowie (2), Gordon (pen) 19 August 1995 Ipswich TownA0–112,681 26 August 1995 Charlton AthleticH1–114,124Dyer 29 August 1995 Sheffield UnitedA3–215,170Dyer (2), Gordon 9 September 1995 Birmingham CityA0–019,403 12 September 1995 WatfordA0–08,780 16 September 1995 Huddersfield TownH0–015,645 23 September 1995 Oldham AthleticA1–314,434Hopkin 30 September 1995 Stoke CityH1–114,613Freedman 7 October 1995 SunderlandH0–113,754 15 October 1995 Port ValeA2–16,935Freedman, Gordon 22 October 1995 MillwallH1–214,338Gordon 28 October 1995 Leicester CityA3–218,376Dyer (2), Hopkin 4 November 1995 ReadingH0–216,058 11 November 1995 Norwich CityA0–114,156 19 November 1995 Southend UnitedA1–15,089Lapper (own goal) 22 November 1995 Wolverhampton WanderersH3–212,571Freedman (3) 25 November 1995 Derby CountyH0–013,506 3 December 1995 SunderlandA0–112,777 9 December 1995 Oldham AthleticH2–212,709Davies, Freedman 16 December 1995 Stoke CityA2–112,090Freedman, Taylor 23 December 1995 West Bromwich AlbionA3–27,694Gordon (3, 2 pens) 1 January 1996 PortsmouthA3–212,296Hopkin (2), Freedman 13 January 1996 Ipswich TownH1–114,097Davies 20 January 1996 BarnsleyA1–16,620Gordon 4 February 1996 Charlton AthleticA0–013,560 10 February 1996 Sheffield UnitedH0–015,883 17 February 1996 WatfordH4–013,325Freedman (2), Dyer (2) 20 February 1996 Tranmere RoversA3–25,253Freedman, Boere, Houghton 24 February 1996 Huddersfield TownA0–313,041 27 February 1996 Birmingham CityH3–212,965Dyer (3) 2 March 1996 Luton TownA0–09,478 5 March 1996 Grimsby TownH5–011,548Freedman (3), Hopkin, Houghton 9 March 1996 West Bromwich AlbionH1–018,336Freedman 12 March 1996 Tranmere RoversH2–113,183Ndah, Hopkin 16 March 1996 Grimsby TownA2–05,059Ndah, Gordon 19 March 1996 Luton TownH2–013,609Dyer (2) 23 March 1996 PortsmouthH0–017,039 30 March 1996 MillwallA4–113,214Hopkin, Brown, Ndah (2) 2 April 1996 Port ValeH2–214,180Freedman (2) 6 April 1996 Leicester CityH0–117,331 8 April 1996 ReadingA2–012,579Freedman, Houghton 14 April 1996 Southend UnitedH2–015,672Freedman (2) 20 April 1996 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–024,350Hopkin, Dyer 28 April 1996 Derby CountyA1–217,041Brown 5 May 1996 Norwich CityH0–119,354 First Division play-offs +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSF 1st Leg12 May 1996 Charlton AthleticA2–114,618Brown, VeartSF 2nd Leg15 May 1996 Charlton AthleticH1–022,880HoughtonF27 May 1996 Leicester CityN1–273,573Roberts FA Cup 1995–96 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR36 January 1996 Port ValeH0–010,456R3R16 January 1996 Port ValeA3–46,754Taylor, Cox, Dyer League Cup 1995–96 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 First Leg 19 September 1995 Southend UnitedA2–24,031Hopkin (2)R2 Second Leg 3 October 1995 Southend UnitedH2–06,588Vincent, McKenzieR325 October 1995 MiddlesbroughH2–211,873Hopkin (2)R3R8 November 1995 MiddlesbroughA0–216,150 Players First-team squad ENG GK Nigel Martyn WAL GK Rhys Wilmot ENG DF Danny BoxallBoxall was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would later represent them at U-21 level. ENG DF Kenny Brown on loan from West Ham United ENG DF Sagi BurtonBurton was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in June 2004. ENG DF Ian CoxCox was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and would make his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2000. ENG DF Jason Cundy on loan from Tottenham Hotspur ENG DF Andy Cyrus ENG DF Marc Edworthy ENG DF Tony Gale ENG DF Dean Gordon ENG DF Paul Sparrow ENG DF Dave Tuttle ENG DF Jamie Vincent WAL DF Gareth DaviesDavies was born in Hereford, England, but was raised in Wales and has represented them at U-21 level. ENG MF Tony FolanFolan was born in Croydon, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level. ENG MF Damian Matthew ENG MF Darren Pitcher ENG MF Rob QuinnQuinn was born in Bexley, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would represent them at U-21 and B level. ENG MF Andy Roberts ENG MF Simon Rodger SCO MF David Hopkin SCO MF Steven Thomson IRL MF Rory Ginty IRL MF Ray HoughtonHoughton was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1986. IRL MF Brian Launders IRL MF Tony Scully AUS MF Carl Veart ENG FW Bruce DyerDyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but played a friendly game for Montserrat against Ashford Town in September 2007. ENG FW Jason Harris ENG FW Leon McKenzie ENG FW George NdahNdah was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and was called up by Nigeria in 1999, but was prevented from playing due to injury. WAL FW Gareth TaylorTaylor was born in Weston-super-Mare, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in 1995. SCO FW Dougie Freedman NIR FW Iain DowieDowie was born in Hatfield, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1990. NED FW Jeroen Boere References Notes notes Category:Crystal Palace F.C. seasons Crystal Palace