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Huddersfield Town 1995-96 football season

Huddersfield Town1995-96 season

Chairman|  Geoffrey Headey
Manager|  Brian Horton
Division One| 8th
FA Cup| Fifth round
(knocked out by Wimbledon)
League Cup| Second round
(knocked out by Barnsley)
Top goalscorer| League: Andy Booth (16)
All: Andy Booth (21)
Highest home attendance| 17,878 vs Derby County (26 December 1995)
Lowest home attendance| 5,094 vs Port Vale (15 August 1995)
Average home league attendance| 13,151
Biggest win| 3–0 vs Barnsley (12 September 1995)
4–1 vs West Bromwich Albion (16 December 1995)
3–0 vs Crystal Palace (24 February 1996)
Biggest defeat| 0–4 vs Barnsley (3 October 1995)

<- 1994–95

1996–97 ->

Huddersfield Town's 1995–96 campaign was Town's first season in the second tier since the 1987-88 season. They finished in 8th place, just 8 points and 2 places below the play-offs.

The closed season saw the departure of the hugely successful strike partnership of Andy Booth and Ronnie Jepson, whose goals had been vital to Huddersfield's success in the previous two seasons. Booth left for Premier League club Sheffield Wednesday in a club record £2.7 million deal while Jepson left to 2nd Division Bury on a free transfer. Horton invested the money in the prolific Bristol Rovers striker Marcus Stewart (for a club record £1.2 million), Barnsley's Andy Payton (£350,000) and Blackpool defender Andy Morrison (£500,000).

## Squad at the start of the season[edit]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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\--  | GK |  ENG | Steve Francis
\--  | GK |  WAL | Tony Norman
\--  | DF |  SCO | Tom Cowan
\--  | DF |  ENG | Jon Dyson
\--  | DF |  ENG | Kevin Gray
\--  | DF |  WAL | Steve Jenkins
\--  | DF |  IRL | Robbie Ryan
\--  | DF |  IRL | Pat Scully
\--  | DF |  ENG | Lee Sinnott
\--  | DF |  ENG | Simon Trevitt
\--  | MF |  ENG | Simon Baldry
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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\--  | MF |  ENG | Darren Bullock
\--  | MF |  ENG | Simon Collins
\--  | MF |  ENG | Gary Crosby
\--  | MF |  ENG | Paul Dalton
\--  | MF |  ENG | Lee Duxbury
\--  | MF |  ENG | Richard Logan
\--  | MF |  ENG | Paul Reid
\--  | FW |  ENG | Andy Booth
\--  | FW |  ENG | Iain Dunn
\--  | FW |  ENG | Ronnie Jepson

## Review[edit]

Following Town's promotion the previous season, many were surprised that manager Neil Warnock resigned to become manager of Plymouth Argyle. A few days later, the ex-Manchester City and Oxford United manager Brian Horton was hired as his replacement. They had a bad start to the season, losing 3–0 to local rivals Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park, but they managed to recover with convincing wins against Watford, Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic and Ipswich Town soon set Town players and fans alight.

Town did have a good middle part of the season, going on a run of only 2 losses in 19 league games losing only to Port Vale and eventual champions Derby County. They also put on a good run in the FA Cup, which saw them reach the last 16 for the first time since the 1971-72 season. They eventually lost in a replay to Premier League side Wimbledon, having been seconds away from knocking them out in the original tie, only for Efan Ekoku to score a 93rd minute equaliser for the Dons.

Town seemed to be on course for a play-off spot, but the end of the season saw Town lose 8 of their last 13 games, winning only 3 of them. They finished in 8th place, but a better end to the season might have seen Town get nearer to the play-offs for the Premier League.

## Squad at the end of the season[edit]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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\--  | GK |  ENG | Steve Francis
\--  | GK |  WAL | Tony Norman
\--  | DF |  SCO | Tom Cowan
\--  | DF |  ENG | Jon Dyson
\--  | DF |  ENG | Kevin Gray
\--  | DF |  WAL | Steve Jenkins
\--  | DF |  IRL | Robbie Ryan
\--  | DF |  IRL | Pat Scully
\--  | DF |  ENG | Lee Sinnott
\--  | MF |  ENG | Simon Baldry
\--  | MF |  ENG | Darren Bullock
\--  | MF |  ENG | Simon Collins
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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\--  | MF |  ENG | Gary Crosby
\--  | MF |  ENG | Paul Dalton
\--  | MF |  ENG | Rob Edwards
\--  | MF |  ENG | Lee Makel
\--  | MF |  ENG | Paul Reid
\--  | MF |  ENG | Ben Thornley (on loan from Manchester United)
\--  | MF |  ENG | Mark Ward
\--  | FW |  ENG | Andy Booth
\--  | FW |  ENG | Iain Dunn
\--  | FW |  ENG | Ronnie Jepson
\--  | FW |  ENG | Rodney Rowe

## Results[edit]

### Division One[edit]

Date | Opponents | Home/
Away | Result
F - A | Scorers | Attendance | Position

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12 August 1995  | Oldham Athletic | A  | 0 - 3  |  | 10,259  | 24th
19 August 1995  | Watford | H  | 1 - 0  | Jepson  | 10,556  | 18th
26 August 1995  | Tranmere Rovers | A  | 1 - 3  | Cowan  | 9,072  | 19th
30 August 1995  | Birmingham City | H  | 4 - 2  | Dalton (2), Jepson, Bullock  | 12,305  | 11th
2 September 1995  | Charlton Athletic | A  | 1 - 2  | Booth  | 9,570  | 12th
9 September 1995  | Ipswich Town | H  | 2 - 1  | Collins, Sedgley (og)  | 12,057  | 10th
12 September 1995  | Barnsley | H  | 3 - 0  | Jepson, Collins, Booth  | 14,635  | 3rd
16 September 1995  | Crystal Palace | A  | 0 - 0  |  | 15,645  | 5th
24 September 1995  | Sheffield United | H  | 1 - 2  | Jepson  | 12,840  | 10th
30 September 1995  | West Bromwich Albion | A  | 2 - 1  | Cowan, Booth  | 15,945  | 5th
7 October 1995  | Port Vale | H  | 0 - 2  |  | 11,559  | 9th
14 October 1995  | Reading | A  | 1 - 3  | Booth  | 8,534  | 14th
21 October 1995  | Sunderland | H  | 1 - 1  | Booth  | 16,054  | 11th
28 October 1995  | Southend United | A  | 0 - 0  |  | 5,128  | 13th
4 November 1995  | Norwich City | H  | 3 - 2  | Jepson, Jenkins, Dalton  | 13,747  | 9th
11 November 1995  | Portsmouth | A  | 1 - 1  | Scully  | 6,876  | 11th
18 November 1995  | Millwall | A  | 0 - 0  |  | 9,402  | 12th
21 November 1995  | Leicester City | H  | 3 - 1  | Bullock (2), Dalton  | 14,300  | 10th
25 November 1995  | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H  | 2 - 1  | Booth, Dalton  | 16,423  | 8th
2 December 1995  | Port Vale | A  | 0 - 1  |  | 7,701  | 11th
9 December 1995  | Sheffield United | A  | 2 - 0  | Booth, Bullock  | 12,126  | 10th
16 December 1995  | West Bromwich Albion | H  | 4 - 1  | Turner, Jepson (2), Booth  | 12,664  | 4th
23 December 1995  | Luton Town | A  | 2 - 2  | Booth, Makel  | 7,076  | 5th
26 December 1995  | Derby County | H  | 0 - 1  |  | 17,878  | 7th
30 December 1995  | Stoke City | H  | 1 - 1  | Prudhoe (og)  | 15,071  | 6th
1 January 1996  | Grimsby Town | A  | 1 - 1  | Jepson (pen)  | 7,524  | 4th
13 January 1996  | Watford | A  | 1 - 0  | Bullock  | 7,568  | 2nd
20 January 1996  | Oldham Athletic | H  | 0 - 0  |  | 13,013  | 3rd
3 February 1996  | Tranmere Rovers | H  | 1 - 0  | Collins  | 12,041  | 3rd
20 February 1996  | Charlton Athletic | H  | 2 - 2  | Booth, Rowe  | 10,951  | 4th
24 February 1996  | Crystal Palace | H  | 3 - 0  | Booth, Jepson (pen), Makel  | 13,041  | 4th
2 March 1996  | Derby County | A  | 2 - 3  | Booth, Thornley  | 17,097  | 5th
9 March 1996  | Luton Town | H  | 1 - 0  | Edwards  | 11,950  | 6th
12 March 1996  | Birmingham City | A  | 0 - 2  |  | 15,296  | 6th
16 March 1996  | Stoke City | A  | 1 - 1  | Edwards  | 13,157  | 6th
19 March 1996  | Barnsley | A  | 0 - 3  |  | 10,660  | 7th
24 March 1996  | Grimsby Town | H  | 1 - 3  | Jepson  | 12,090  | 7th
30 March 1996  | Sunderland | A  | 2 - 3  | Edwards, Booth  | 20,130  | 8th
2 April 1996  | Reading | H  | 3 - 1  | Edwards (2), Booth  | 11,828  | 6th
6 April 1996  | Southend United | H  | 3 - 1  | Jepson, Edwards, Booth  | 11,558  | 6th
8 April 1996  | Norwich City | A  | 0 - 2  |  | 13,021  | 6th
13 April 1996  | Millwall | H  | 3 - 0  | Jepson (pen), Edwards, Booth  | 11,206  | 6th
20 April 1996  | Leicester City | A  | 1 - 2  | Bullock  | 17,619  | 8th
27 April 1996  | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A  | 0 - 0  |  | 25,290  | 8th
1 May 1996  | Ipswich Town | A  | 1 - 2  | Thornley  | 17,473  | 8th
5 May 1996  | Portsmouth | H  | 0 - 1  |  | 14,091  | 8th

### FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup

Date | Round | Opponents | Home/
Away | Result
F - A | Scorers | Attendance

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6 January 1996  | Round 3  | Blackpool | H  | 2–1  | Jepson (2, 1 pen)  | 12,424
6 February 1996  | Round 4  | Peterborough United | H  | 2–0  | Bullock, Booth  | 11,629
17 February 1996  | Round 5  | Wimbledon | H  | 2 - 2  | Rowe, Cowan  | 17,167
28 February 1996  | Round 5 Replay  | Wimbledon | A  | 1–3  | Booth  | 7,015

### League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup

Date | Round | Opponents | Home/
Away | Result
F - A | Scorers | Attendance

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15 August 1995  | Round 1 1st Leg  | Port Vale | H  | 1–2  | Dalton  | 5,363
22 August 1995  | Round 1 2nd Leg  | Port Vale | A  | 3–1  | Bullock, Booth (2)  | 4,380

* Huddersfield won 4–3 on aggregate

19 September 1995  | Round 2 1st Leg  | Barnsley | H  | 2–0  | Collins, Booth  | 8,264
3 October 1995  | Round 2 2nd Leg  | Barnsley | A  | 0–4  |  | 8,192

* Huddersfield lost 4–2 on aggregate

## Appearances and goals[edit]

Name | Nation | Position | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | League Cup Apps | League Cup Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals

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Simon Baldry |  England | MF | 3 (11) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (12) | 0
Andy Booth |  England | FW | 43 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 21
Kenny Brown |  England | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
Darren Bullock |  England | MF | 42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 8
Simon Collins |  England | DF | 18 (12) | 3 | 1 (2) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 (14) | 4
Tom Cowan |  Scotland | DF | 43 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 3
Gary Crosby |  England | MF | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0
Paul Dalton |  England | MF | 29 | 5 | 3 (1) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 (1) | 6
Iain Dunn |  England | FW | 3 (11) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 5 (14) | 0
Lee Duxbury |  England | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0
Jon Dyson |  England | DF | 15 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 (2) | 0
Rob Edwards |  England | MF | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7
Steve Francis |  England | GK | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0
Kevin Gray |  England | DF | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0
Steve Jenkins |  Wales | DF | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1
Ronnie Jepson |  England | FW | 40 (3) | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 45 (3) | 14
Richard Logan |  England | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
Lee Makel |  England | MF | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2
Tony Norman |  Wales | GK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0
Paul Reid |  England | MF | 8 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 (5) | 0
Rodney Rowe |  England | FW | 6 (8) | 1 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 9 (10) | 2
Pat Scully |  Republic of Ireland | DF | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1
Lee Sinnott |  England | DF | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0
Ben Thornley |  England | MF | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2
Simon Trevitt |  England | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0
Andy Turner |  England | MF | 2 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 1
Mark Ward |  England | FW | 7 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (1) | 0
Jon Whitney |  England | DF | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (2) | 0

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National teams|

* UEFA Euro 1996 (Group A)
* Terry Venables

League competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

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Levels 2–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, play-offs)

Level 5|

* Football Conference

Levels 6–7|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, One)
* Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)

Levels 8–9|

* Isthmian League (Two, Three)
* Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
* Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
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* Wessex League (level 8 only)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)
* Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions|

* Champions League
* UEFA Cup
* Cup Winners' Cup
* Intertoto Cup

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Premier League|

* Arsenal
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* Newcastle United
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First Division|

* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
* Charlton Athletic
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Grimsby Town
* Huddersfield Town
* Ipswich Town
* Leicester City
* Luton Town
* Millwall
* Norwich City
* Oldham Athletic
* Portsmouth
* Port Vale
* Reading
* Sheffield United
* Southend United
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tranmere Rovers
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

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* Blackpool
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Carlisle United
* Chesterfield
* Crewe Alexandra
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* Oxford United
* Peterborough United
* Shrewsbury Town
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* Wycombe Wanderers
* York City

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* Barnet
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* Cambridge United
* Cardiff City
* Chester City
* Colchester United
* Darlington
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