1995–96 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1995–96 season
OwnerSamesh Kumar
ManagerKenny Hibbitt/Phil Neal
Football League Third Division22nd
FA Cup2nd round
League Cup2nd round
Auto Windscreens Shield2nd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Carl Dale (21)
All: Carl Dale (30)
Highest home attendance7,772 (v Northampton, 19 August 1995)
Lowest home attendance1,611 (v Wigan Athletic, 5 March 1996)
Average home league attendance3,420

The 1995–96 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 69th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing twenty-second.

Players

First team squad. [1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK England ENG David Williams
-- GK Wales WAL Steve Williams
-- DF Wales WAL Lee Baddeley
-- DF Italy ITA Mirko Bolesan
-- DF Ireland EIR Derek Brazil
-- DF Wales WAL Terry Evans
-- DF England ENG Hayden Fleming
-- DF England ENG Alan Harper
-- DF Wales WAL Lee Jarman
-- DF Wales WAL Ian Jones
-- DF England ENG Russell Osman
-- DF Wales WAL Jason Perry
-- DF England ENG Ian Rodgerson
-- DF England ENG Andy Scott
-- DF Wales WAL Damon Searle
-- DF Wales WAL Scott Young
-- MF England ENG Mickey Bennett
-- MF England ENG Stacy Coldicott
-- MF England ENG Gerald Dobbs
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF England ENG Keith Downing
-- MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Gardner
-- MF England ENG Paul Harding
-- MF Wales WAL Chris Ingram
-- MF England ENG Brian McGorry
-- MF England ENG Charlie Oatway
-- MF Ireland EIR Tony Scully
-- MF England ENG Paul Shaw
-- MF Wales WAL Leigh Vick
-- MF Wales WAL Nathan Wigg
-- FW England ENG Darren Adams
-- FW Wales WAL Tony Bird
-- FW Wales WAL Carl Dale
-- FW Wales WAL Andy Evans
-- FW England ENG Steve Flack
-- FW Wales WAL Simon Haworth
-- FW Australia AUS Glenn Johnson
-- FW England ENG Tony Philliskirk

League standings

Main article: 1995–96 Football League § Third Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
20 Hartlepool United 46 12 13 21 47 67 −20 49
21 Leyton Orient 46 12 11 23 44 63 −19 47
22 Cardiff City 46 11 12 23 41 64 −23 45
23 Scarborough 46 8 16 22 39 69 −30 40
24 Torquay United 46 5 14 27 30 84 −54 29 Reprived from relegation
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHHA
ResultDLDLWDWLLWLDWLLDLWWDLDLDLWWLLLWDLWLLLLDLLDDLWL
Position~~1522151514172015191915191921221815141417171720191617212120202116181819212222222222222222
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Third Division

12 August 1995 (1995-08-12) 1 Rochdale 3–3 Cardiff City Rochdale
Steve Whitehall
Steve Whitehall (pen.)
Dave Thompson 		Tony Bird
Tony Bird
Carl Dale		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,321
19 August 1995 (1995-08-19) 2 Cardiff City 0–1 Northampton Town Cardiff
19:30 Dean Peer Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,772
26 August 1995 (1995-08-26) 3 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Cardiff City Doncaster
Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 2,186
29 August 1995 (1995-08-29) 4 Cardiff City 0–1 Exeter City Cardiff
19:30 Richard Pears Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,444
2 September 1995 (1995-09-02) 5 Darlington 0–1 Cardiff City Darlington
(pen.) Carl Dale Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1,895
9 September 1995 (1995-09-09) 6 Cardiff City 0–0 Torquay United Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,318
12 September 1995 (1995-09-12) 7 Cardiff City 2–1 Scarborough Cardiff
19:30 Mark Todd (o.g.)
Carl Dale 		Steve Charles Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,390
16 September 1995 (1995-09-16) 8 Gillingham 1–0 Cardiff City Gillingham
Leo Fortune-West Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,314
23 September 1995 (1995-09-23) 9 Hartlepool United 2–1 Cardiff City Hartlepool
Kenny Lowe 45'
Kenny Lowe 90'		 10' (pen.) Carl Dale Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,172
30 September 1995 (1995-09-30) 10 Cardiff City 3–0 Mansfield Town Cardiff
15:00 Chris Ingram
Carl Dale
Carl Dale (pen.)		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,468
7 October 1995 (1995-10-07) 11 Cambridge United 4–2 Cardiff City Cambridge
Carlo Corazzin
Carlo Corazzin
Jody Craddock
David Adekola 		Darren Adams
Tony Bird		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2,648
14 October 1995 (1995-10-14) 12 Cardiff City 1–1 Barnet Cardiff
15:00 Carl Dale Mark Cooper Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,342
21 October 1995 (1995-10-21) 13 Lincoln City 0–1 Cardiff City Lincoln
Jimmy Gardner Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,453
28 October 1995 (1995-10-28) 14 Cardiff City 1–2 Colchester United Cardiff
15:00 Darren Adams 30' 13' Tony Adcock
14' Tony Adcock		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,207
Referee: Jim Rushton (Stoke)
31 October 1995 (1995-10-31) 15 Cardiff City 0–1 Scunthorpe United Cardiff
19:30 Andy McFarlane Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,159
4 November 1995 (1995-11-04) 16 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Cardiff City Plymouth
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 7,434
18 November 1995 (1995-11-18) 17 Cardiff City 0–1 Bury Cardiff
15:00 David Johnson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,846
26 November 1995 (1995-11-26) 18 Hereford United 1–3 Cardiff City Hereford
Steve White Carl Dale
Carl Dale
Darren Adams		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,521
9 December 1995 (1995-12-09) 19 Cardiff City 2–0 Hartlepool United Cardiff
15:00 Carl Dale 43'
Carl Dale 57'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,934
Referee: Gurnam Singh (Wolverhampton)
16 December 1995 (1995-12-16) 20 Mansfield Town 1–1 Cardiff City Mansfield
Steve Parkin Damon Searle Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,212
19 December 1995 (1995-12-19) 21 Fulham 4–2 Cardiff City Fulham
Danny Bolt (pen.)
Paul Harding (o.g.)
Michael Mison
Simon Morgan 		Carl Dale
Ian Rodgerson		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 2,284
26 December 1995 (1995-12-26) 22 Cardiff City 0–0 Chester City Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,521
1 January 1996 (1996-01-01) 23 Preston North End 5–0 Cardiff City Preston
Simon Davey
Mickey Brown
Andy Saville
Andy Saville
Graeme Atkinson 		Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 8,346
6 January 1996 (1996-01-06) 24 Cardiff City 0–0 Leyton Orient Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,873
13 January 1996 (1996-01-13) 25 Northampton Town 1–0 Cardiff City Northampton
Gordon Armstrong Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,454
20 January 1996 (1996-01-20) 26 Cardiff City 1–0 Rochdale Cardiff
15:00 Jimmy Gardner Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,248
3 February 1996 (1996-02-03) 27 Cardiff City 3–2 Doncaster Rovers Cardiff
13:00 Carl Dale
Carl Dale
Carl Dale 		Graeme Jones
Scott Colcombe		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,566
10 February 1996 (1996-02-10) 28 Leyton Orient 4–1 Cardiff City Leyton Orient
Colin West
Colin West
Colin West (pen.)
Alex Inglethorpe 		Tony Philliskirk Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,564
17 February 1996 (1996-02-17) 29 Scarborough 1–0 Cardiff City Scarborough
Andy Toman Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,414
20 February 1996 (1996-02-20) 30 Cardiff City 0–2 Darlington Cardiff
19:30 Mark Barnard
Robbie Blake		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,225
24 February 1996 (1996-02-24) 31 Cardiff City 2–0 Gillingham Cardiff
15:00 Carl Dale
Mark Harris (o.g.)		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,028
Referee: Jim Rushton
27 February 1996 (1996-02-27) 32 Torquay United 0–0 Cardiff City Torquay
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,004
2 March 1996 (1996-03-02) 33 Chester City 4–0 Cardiff City Chester
Ross Davidson
Chris Priest
Dave Rogers (pen.)
Stuart Rimmer 		Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 2,308
5 March 1996 (1996-03-05) 34 Cardiff City 3–0 Wigan Athletic Cardiff
19:30 Jimmy Gardner
Jimmy Gardner
Tony Philliskirk 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,611
9 March 1996 (1996-03-09) 35 Cardiff City 1–4 Fulham Cardiff
15:00 Carl Dale Rodney McAree
Rob Scott
Mike Conroy
Mike Conroy		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,489
12 March 1996 (1996-03-12) 36 Exeter City 2–0 Cardiff City Exeter
Richard Pears
Mark Cooper (pen.)		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,609
16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) 37 Wigan Athletic 3–1 Cardiff City Wigan
Kevin Sharp
Kevin Sharp
Mark Leonard 		Steve Flack Stadium: Springfield Park (Wigan)
Attendance: 2,789
23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 38 Cardiff City 0–1 Preston North End Cardiff
15:00 Andy Saville Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,642
30 March 1996 (1996-03-30) 39 Cardiff City 1–1 Cambridge United Cardiff
15:00 Carl Dale (pen.) Tony Richards Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,440
2 April 1996 (1996-04-02) 40 Barnet 1–0 Cardiff City Chipping Barnet
Sean Devine Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,107
6 April 1996 (1996-04-06) 41 Colchester United 1–0 Cardiff City Colchester
15:00 Mark Kinsella 56' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,349
Referee: Gurnam Singh (Wolverhampton)
8 April 1996 (1996-04-08) 42 Cardiff City 1–1 Lincoln City Cardiff
15:00 Carl Dale Colin Alcide Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,788
13 April 1996 (1996-04-13) 43 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Cardiff City Scunthorpe
Alan Knill Carl Dale Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 2,044
20 April 1996 (1996-04-20) 44 Cardiff City 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Cardiff
15:00 Mickey Evans Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,489
27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 45 Cardiff City 3–2 Hereford United Cardiff
15:00 Carl Dale
Tony Philliskirk
Tony Philliskirk 		Steve White
Murray Fishlock		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,870
4 May 1996 (1996-05-04) 46 Bury 3–0 Cardiff City Bury
David Pugh
David Johnson
Tony Rigby 		Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 5,658

Source [2] [3]

League Cup

16 August 1995 (1995-08-16) Round 1 (First leg) Portsmouth 0–2 Cardiff City Portsmouth
Carl Dale
Tony Bird		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 4,203
22 August 1995 (1995-08-22) Round 1 (Second leg) Cardiff City 1–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Portsmouth Cardiff
19:30 Carl Dale Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,347
19 September 1995 (1995-09-19) Round 2 (First leg) Cardiff City 0–3 Southampton Cardiff
19:30 Matt Le Tissier
Matt Le Tissier
Neil Shipperley		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,041
4 October 1995 (1995-10-04) Round 2 (Second leg) Southampton 2–1
(5–1 agg.)		 Cardiff City Southampton
Gordon Watson
Richard Hall 		Ian Rodgerson Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 12,709

FA Cup

11 November 1995 (1995-11-11) Round 1 Rushden & Diamonds 1–3 Cardiff City Irthlingborough
Al-James Hannigan 46' 24' Carl Dale
71' Carl Dale
28' Lee Jarman		 Stadium: Nene Park
Attendance: 4,212
2 December 1995 (1995-12-02) Round 2 Swindon Town 2–0 Cardiff City Swindon
15:00 Wayne Allison 58'
Steve Finney 83'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,274

Auto Windscreens Shield

26 September 1995 (1995-09-26) Round 1 (Block) Hereford United 3–3 Cardiff City Hereford
Richard Wilkins
Richard Wilkins
Dean Smith 		Carl Dale
Carl Dale
Darren Adams		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1,411
17 October 1995 (1995-10-17) Round 1 (Block) Cardiff City 3–2 Gillingham Cardiff
19:30 Carl Dale
Carl Dale
Darren Adams 		Darren Freeman
Adrian Foster		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,034
28 November 1995 (1995-11-28) Round 2 Cardiff City 1–2 Northampton Town Cardiff
Carl Dale (pen.) Roy Hunter
Neil Grayson		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,450

See also

References

  1. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1996". 11v11. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Cardiff City 1995-96 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1996". 11v11. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

Bibliography

  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.