1995–96 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

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Tranmere Rovers
1995–96 season
ChairmanFrank Corfe
ManagerJohn King (until 12 April)
John Aldridge (player-manager from 12 April)
StadiumPrenton Park
First Division13th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Aldridge (27)

All:
John Aldridge (29)
Average home league attendance7,862

During the 1995–96 English football season, Tranmere Rovers F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1995–96 season, Tranmere made a great start, winning eight of their first 16 league games and by 22 November sat in 3rd place and four points of the top and automatic promotion seemed to be on course but afterwards Tranmere went on a horrendous run of form and on 12 April 1996 which saw Tranmere near the relegation zone after only four wins from 24 league games since 22 November, chairman Frank Corfe appointed John Aldridge as player-manager, and King was "moved upstairs" to become Director of football. They finished a disappointing campaign in 13th place.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 West Bromwich Albion 46 16 12 18 60 68 −8 60
12 Port Vale 46 15 15 16 59 66 −7 60
13 Tranmere Rovers 46 14 17 15 64 60 +4 59
14 Southend United 46 15 14 17 52 61 −9 59
15 Birmingham City 46 15 13 18 61 64 −3 58
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

Tranmere Rovers' score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–2 11,880 O'Brien, Aldridge
19 August 1995 Sheffield United A 2–0 11,247 Aldridge (2)
26 August 1995 Huddersfield Town H 3–1 9,072 O'Brien, Aldridge, Thomas-Moore
29 August 1995 Barnsley A 1–2 9,710 Aldridge
9 September 1995 Charlton Athletic H 0–0 7,402
12 September 1995 West Bromwich Albion H 2–2 7,196 Bennett, Aldridge
16 September 1995 Stoke City A 0–0 8,609
23 September 1995 Portsmouth A 2–0 11,127 Nevin, Bennett
30 September 1995 Watford H 2–3 7,041 Aldridge, Bennett
7 October 1995 Luton Town H 1–0 6,680 Aldridge
14 October 1995 Millwall A 2–2 9,293 Bennett, Thomas-Moore
21 October 1995 Southend United H 3–0 6,584 Thomas-Moore (2), Bennett
29 October 1995 Norwich City A 1–1 15,513 Thomas-Moore
4 November 1995 Derby County H 5–1 8,565 Thomas-Moore, Nevin, Aldridge (2), Bennett
19 November 1995 Leicester City A 1–0 13,125 Thomas-Moore
22 November 1995 Port Vale H 2–1 6,681 Aldridge (2)
25 November 1995 Grimsby Town H 0–1 7,500
2 December 1995 Luton Town A 2–3 6,025 G Jones, Bennett
9 December 1995 Portsmouth H 1–2 6,678 Thomas-Moore
16 December 1995 Watford A 0–3 7,257
23 December 1995 Birmingham City A 0–1 18,439
26 December 1995 Oldham Athletic H 2–0 9,783 Aldridge (2)
1 January 1996 Reading A 0–1 8,421
13 January 1996 Sheffield United H 1–1 7,321 Thomas-Moore
20 January 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 24,173 Aldridge
30 January 1996 Sunderland A 0–0 17,376
3 February 1996 Huddersfield Town A 0–1 12,041
10 February 1996 Barnsley H 1–3 6,376 Aldridge
17 February 1996 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 15,014 Branch
20 February 1996 Crystal Palace H 2–3 5,253 Aldridge, Bennett
24 February 1996 Stoke City H 0–0 8,312
3 March 1996 Oldham Athletic A 2–1 4,225 Nevin, Aldridge
9 March 1996 Birmingham City H 2–2 8,696 Aldridge, Rogers
12 March 1996 Crystal Palace A 1–2 13,183 Branch
16 March 1996 Ipswich Town A 2–1 11,759 Aldridge, Bennett
23 March 1996 Reading H 2–1 6,249 Aldridge, Hopkins (own goal)
30 March 1996 Southend United A 0–2 4,741
2 April 1996 Millwall H 2–2 5,850 Rogers, Aldridge (pen)
6 April 1996 Norwich City H 1–1 6,618 Aldridge
8 April 1996 Derby County A 2–6 16,723 Aldridge (pen), Cook
13 April 1996 Leicester City H 1–1 8,882 Lennon (own goal)
17 April 1996 Ipswich Town H 5–2 6,008 Irons (2), O'Brien, Aldridge, Morgan
20 April 1996 Port Vale A 1–1 7,419 O'Brien
27 April 1996 Grimsby Town A 1–1 5,408 Aldridge
30 April 1996 Charlton Athletic A 0–0 11,053
5 May 1996 Sunderland H 2–0 16,188 Irons, Aldridge (pen)

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 1996 Queens Park Rangers H 0–2 10,230

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 19 September 1995 Oldham Athletic H 1–0 8,264 Aldridge
R2 2nd Leg 4 October 1995 Oldham Athletic A 3–1 (won 4–1 on agg) 5,335 G Jones (2), Brannan
R3 24 October 1995 Birmingham City A 1–1 13,752 Thomas-Moore
R3R 8 November 1995 Birmingham City H 1–3 (a.e.t.) 9,151 Aldridge

Squad

[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Wales WAL Danny Coyne
GK England ENG Eric Nixon
DF England ENG Graham Branch
DF England ENG Ged Brannan
DF England ENG Dave Challinor
DF England ENG Shaun Garnett
DF England ENG Dave Higgins
DF England ENG Paul Jones
DF England ENG John McGreal
DF Scotland SCO Steve Mungall
DF England ENG Alan Rogers
DF England ENG Gary Scott
DF England ENG Gary Stevens
DF England ENG Shaun Teale
DF England ENG Tony Thomas
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Paul Cook
MF England ENG Kenny Irons
MF Wales WAL Jon Kenworthy
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Mahon
MF Wales WAL Alan Morgan
MF England ENG John Morrissey
MF Scotland SCO Pat Nevin
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam O'Brien
FW Republic of Ireland IRL John Aldridge (player-manager from 12 April)
FW England ENG Gary Bennett
FW England ENG Gregg Blundell
FW England ENG Jamie Hughes
FW England ENG Gary Jones
FW England ENG Ian Thomas-Moore

References

  1. ^ "Tranmere Rovers results for the 1995-1996 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. ^ "All Tranmere Rovers players: 1996".