1995–96 Norwich City F.C. season

April 2022 Norwich City 1995–96 Martin O'Neill (until 17 December)Paul Franklin (caretaker from 17–20 December)Gary Megson (from 20 December) Robert Chase Carrow Road First Division 16th FA Cup Third round League Cup Quarter finals Ward (13) 14,581 1994–95 1996–97 During the 1995–96 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Season summary Martin O'Neill, who had taken Wycombe Wanderers from the Conference to the Second Division with successive promotions, was appointed as Norwich City manager in the summer of 1995. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scottish_cup/1961921.stm Profile: Martin O'Neill 1 May 2002 27 March 2007 BBC Sport He lasted just six months in the job before resigning after a dispute with chairman Robert Chase over Chase's refusal to permit O'Neill to spend significant sums on strengthening the squad. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/tv_radio_coverage/newsid_1987000/1987736.stm Martin O'Neill BBC Sport 14 May 2002 27 March 2007 Soon after O'Neill's resignation, Chase stepped down after protests from supporters, who complained that he kept selling the club's best players and was to blame for the relegation. http://www.edp24.co.uk/Content/Sport/CanaryCentenary/1990_2000.asp Canary Centenary Eastern Daily Press 23 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070403191310/http://www.edp24.co.uk/Content/Sport/CanaryCentenary/1990_2000.asp 3 April 2007 Indeed, between 1992 and January 1995, Norwich sold a number of key attacking players: Robert Fleck (for £2.1M), Ruel Fox (for £2.25M), Chris Sutton (for £5M), Efan Ekoku (£0.9M) and Mark Robins (£1M).Names listed in date order of transfer from the club. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1855&comp_id=1&teamTabs=transfers Norwich transfers 21 March 2012 Soccerbase Select seasons required from dropdown menu. Nearly 40 years after being instrumental in saving the club from bankruptcy, Geoffrey Watling bought Chase's majority shareholding. Gary Megson was appointed Norwich manager on a temporary basis for the second time in eight months. Megson remained in charge until the end of the season before leaving the club. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/walker-reappointed-as-megson-resigns-at-norwich-1338264.html Walker reappointed as Megson resigns at Norwich 1 April 2008 22 June 1996 The Independent Just four seasons after finishing third in the Premiership and beating Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup, Norwich had finished 16th in Division One. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/norwich-city/1995-1996/table Norwich City 1995–1996 : English Division One Table Statto Organisation 21 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20100105233952/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/norwich-city/1995-1996/table 2010-01-05 live Final league table 1995–96 Football League#First Division First Division y NOR Results Norwich City's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/norwich-city/1995-1996/results Norwich City 1995-1996 Results - statto.com 2014-08-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044357/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/norwich-city/1995-1996/results 2014-08-08 live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 13 August 1995 Luton TownA3–17,848Newsome (2), Adams 19 August 1995 SunderlandH0–016,739 26 August 1995 Birmingham CityA1–319,267Sheron 30 August 1995 Oldham AthleticH2–114,816Bowen, Johnson 2 September 1995 Port ValeH2–113,908Johnson, Fleck 9 September 1995 Sheffield UnitedA1–211,205Ward 13 September 1995 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–027,064Johnson, Ward 16 September 1995 MillwallH0–015,962 23 September 1995 Grimsby TownA2–25,901Akinbiyi, Fleck 30 September 1995 Leicester CityH0–118,435 7 October 1995 Stoke CityA1–112,016Akinbiyi 14 October 1995 BarnsleyH3–114,002Newsome, Johnson, Fleck 21 October 1995 Charlton AthleticA1–113,369Bowen 29 October 1995 Tranmere RoversH1–115,513Johnson 4 November 1995 Huddersfield TownA2–313,747Ward (2) 11 November 1995 Crystal PalaceH1–014,156Johnson 19 November 1995 Ipswich TownH2–117,862Newsome, Fleck 21 November 1995 West Bromwich AlbionA4–113,680Fleck, Scott, Ward, Adams 26 November 1995 WatfordA2–07,798Ward, Scott 2 December 1995 Stoke CityH0–115,707 9 December 1995 Grimsby TownH2–213,283Ward, Eadie 17 December 1995 Leicester CityA2–314,251Fleck, Eadie 23 December 1995 PortsmouthA0–19,934 26 December 1995 Southend UnitedH0–117,029 30 December 1995 ReadingH3–313,556Ward, Johnson, Fleck 1 January 1996 Derby CountyA1–216,714Fleck 14 January 1996 SunderlandA1–014,983Ward 20 January 1996 Luton TownH0–112,474 4 February 1996 Birmingham CityH1–112,612Ward 10 February 1996 Oldham AthleticA0–217,001 17 February 1996 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–314,691Eadie, Crook 24 February 1996 MillwallA1–28,218Milligan 28 February 1996 Sheffield UnitedH0–010,945 2 March 1996 Southend UnitedA1–16,208Bradshaw 9 March 1996 PortsmouthH1–113,004Milligan 16 March 1996 ReadingA3–08,501Sheppard (own goal), Eadie, O'Neill 20 March 1996 Port ValeA0–16,085 23 March 1996 Derby CountyH1–015,349Goss 30 March 1996 Charlton AthleticH0–113,434 2 April 1996 BarnsleyA2–26,375Newman, Fleck 6 April 1996 Tranmere RoversA1–16,618Eadie 8 April 1996 Huddersfield TownH2–013,021Fleck, Akinbiyi 14 April 1996 Ipswich TownA1–220,355Cureton 20 April 1996 West Bromwich AlbionH2–214,667Cureton, Eadie 27 April 1996 WatfordH1–214,188Crook 5 May 1996 Crystal PalaceA1–020,664Hopkin (own goal) FA Cup 1995-96 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR36 January 1996 BrentfordH1–210,082Newsome League Cup 1995-96 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg 20 September 1995 Torquay UnitedH6–17,542Akinbiyi (2), Crook, Sheron (2), Gore (own goal)R2 2nd Leg 4 October 1995 Torquay UnitedA3–2 (won 9–3 on agg)1,790Ullathorne, Mills, EadieR325 October 1995 Bradford CityH0–011,649R3R8 November 1995 Bradford CityA5–3 8,665Ward (3), Johnson, FleckR429 November 1995 Bolton WanderersH0–013,820R4R20 December 1995 Bolton WanderersA0–0 (won 3–2 on pens)8,736QF10 January 1996 Birmingham CityH1–113,028FleckQFR24 January 1996 Birmingham CityA1–221,097Mølby Players First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.11v11.com/teams/norwich-city/tab/players/season/1996 All Norwich City players: 1996 SCO GK Bryan Gunn ENG GK Andy Marshall WAL DF Mark Bowen ENG DF Carl Bradshaw ENG DF Danny Mills ENG DF Rob Newman ENG DF Jon Newsome ENG DF John Polston ENG DF Spencer Prior ENG DF Daryl Sutch ENG DF Robert Ullathorne NIR DF Jon Wright ENG MF Neil Adams IRL MF Shaun CareyCarey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level. ENG MF Ian Crook ENG MF Darren Eadie ENG MF Ali Gibb WAL MF Jeremy GossGoss was born in Oekolia, Cyprus, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1991. ENG MF Andy JohnsonJohnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998. IRL MF Mike MilliganMilligan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21, U-23, and B level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in 1992. DEN MF Jan Mølby on loan from Liverpool IRL MF Keith O'Neill ENG MF Matthew RushRush was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level. ENG MF Jamie Shore ENG MF Karl Simpson ENG FW Ade AkinbiyiAkinbiyi was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Nigeria in November 1999. ENG FW Jamie Cureton SCO FW Robert Fleck ENG FW Keith Scott ENG FW Mike Sheron ENG FW Ashley Ward Notes notes References Category:Norwich City F.C. seasons Norwich City