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1995–96 Swindon Town F.C. season
ChairmanMichael Spearman
ManagerSteve McMahon
GroundCounty Ground, Swindon
Division Two1st (champions)
FA Cup6th Round
League Cup2nd Round
FL Trophy2nd Round (South)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wayne Allison (17)
All:
Wayne Allison (20)
Highest home attendance15,035
(vs. Southampton)
Lowest home attendance6,222
(vs. Colchester United)

The 1995–96 season was Swindon Town's first season in the third tier since 1987. Alongside the Division Two league campaign, Swindon Town also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Auto Windscreen Trophy.

League One

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Final league table

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Main article: 1995–96 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Swindon Town (C, P) 46 25 17 4 71 34 +37 92 Promotion to the First Division
2 Oxford United (P) 46 24 11 11 76 39 +37 83
3 Blackpool 46 23 13 10 67 40 +27 82 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 Notts County 46 21 15 10 63 39 +24 78
5 Crewe Alexandra 46 22 7 17 77 60 +17 73
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Result summary

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Inside the County Ground
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GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAAHAAHAHHAHHAAAAH
ResultWWWDWDWWWLWWWWDDDLWDDDWLWWWDWWWDDLWDWWWDDDWWDD
Position8112111111111111111122111111111122222111111111
Source: soccerbase.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Sponsors

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Supplier: Mizuno
Sponsor(s): Castrol (Home), Castrol GTX (Away).

Pre-season

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Tour of Finland

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  Win   Draw   Loss

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July 1995 Friendly Scotland Dundee United ?–? Swindon Town Finland
July 1995 Friendly Finland Nokian Pyry 2–1 Swindon Town Finland
29 July 1995 Friendly Finland TP-Seinäjoki ?–? Swindon Town Finland

Domestic friendlies

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2 August 1995 Friendly Swindon Town ?–? Norwich City County Ground
3 August 1995 Friendly Hayes ?–? Swindon Town Church Road
5 August 1995 Friendly Hereford United ?–? Swindon Town Edgar Street
7 August 1995 Friendly Witney Town ?–? Swindon Town Downs Road

Division two

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See also: 1995–96 Football League

  Win   Draw   Loss

August

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The F.A. Cup

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See also: 1995–96 FA Cup

F.A. Cup results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

11 November 1995 FA Cup R1 Swindon Town 4–1 Cambridge United County Ground, Swindon
15:00 Horlock 41' 45'
Finney 48'
Allen 85'		 Report Butler 57' Attendance: 7,383
Referee: Paul Alcock (Surrey)
2 December 1995 FA Cup R2 Swindon Town 2–0 Cardiff City County Ground, Swindon
15:00 Allison 58'
Finney 83'		 Report Attendance: 8,274
6 January 1996 FA Cup R3 Swindon Town 2–0 Woking County Ground, Swindon
15:00 Allison 17'
Bodin 81'		 Report Attendance: 10,322
12 February 1996 FA Cup R4 Swindon Town 1–0 Oldham Athletic County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Ling 90' Report Attendance: 9,508
17 February 1996 FA Cup R5 Swindon Town 1–1 Southampton County Ground, Swindon
15:00 Horlock 32' Report Watson 77' Attendance: 15,035
28 February 1996 FA Cup R5 (R) Southampton 2–0 Swindon Town The Dell, Southampton
19:45 Oakley
Shipperley 		Report Attendance: 13,962

The League Cup

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See also: 1995–96 Football League Cup

League Cup results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

15 August 1995 League Cup R1L1 Cambridge United 2–1 Swindon Town Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
19:45 Corazzin 11' 63' (pen) Report Gooden 81' Attendance: 2,530
23 August 1995 League Cup R1L2 Swindon Town 2–0 Cambridge United County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Beauchamp 78'
Horlock 90'		 Report Attendance: 6,724
Referee: K. Leach
20 September 1995 League Cup R2L1 Swindon Town 2–3 Blackburn Rovers County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Allison 25'
Finney 26'		 Report Sutton 28'
Shearer 43' 83'		 Attendance: 14,740
Referee: G. Singh
4 October 1995 League Cup R2L2 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Swindon Town Ewood Park, Blackburn
19:45 Shearer 37' 83' Report Attendance: 16,924
Referee: R. Hart

The Football League Trophy

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See also: 1995–96 Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

17 October 1995 South (group stage) Torquay United 1–1 Swindon Town Plainmoor, Torquay
19:45 Curran 36' Report Ling 4' Attendance: 1,135
Referee: C. Wilkes
8 November 1995 South (group stage) Swindon Town 2–0 Colchester United County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Thorne 36'
Finney 89'		 Report Attendance: 6,222
Referee: P. Taylor
29 November 1995 South (Round 2) Swindon Town 0–1 Hereford United County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Report White 45' Attendance: 6,650

Matchday squads

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League One line-ups

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Date Opposition V Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
12/08/95 Hull City A 1–0 Given Culverhouse Drysdale1 McMahon Seagraves Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney Allison Gooden Bodin1 Nijholt Mildenhall
19/08/95 York City H 3–0 Given Culverhouse Bodin McMahon1 Seagraves Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney Allison Gooden Horlock1 Murray Mildenhall
26/08/95 Carlisle United A 1–0 Given Culverhouse Horlock McMahon Seagraves Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney Allison Beauchamp Hooper Pitman Digby
30/08/95 Oxford United H 1–1 Given Culverhouse Bodin McMahon2 Seagraves Taylor Robinson1 O'Sullivan Finney Allison Horlock Murray1 Beauchamp2 Digby
02/09/95 Brentford A 2–0 Given Culverhouse Bodin McMahon1 Seagraves Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney Allison Horlock Murray1 Beauchamp Digby
09/09/95 Chesterfield H 1–1 Talia Culverhouse Bodin1 McMahon Seagraves Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney Allison Horlock Murray Gooden1 Digby
13/09/95 Bradford City H 4–1 Talia Culverhouse Bodin McMahon2 Seagraves Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney Allison1 Horlock Gooden1 Beauchamp2 Digby
16/09/95 Bristol Rovers A 4–1 Talia Culverhouse Bodin McMahon Seagraves Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney Murray1 Horlock Gooden1 Beauchamp Digby
23/09/95 Rotherham United H 1–0 Talia Culverhouse Bodin1 McMahon Seagraves Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney2 Allison Horlock Gooden1 P. Thorne2 Digby
30/09/95 Wrexham A 3–4 Talia Culverhouse Horlock McMahon Seagraves Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan P. Thorne1 Allison Gooden Finney1 Bodin Digby
07/10/95 Bristol City H 2–0 Digby Culverhouse Bodin McMahon Seagraves Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney Allison Horlock Gooden Hooper Murray
14/10/95 Brighton A 3–1 Digby Culverhouse Bodin McMahon1 Seagraves Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney Allison Horlock Allen1 Murray Gooden
21/10/95 Crewe Alexandra H 2–1 Digby Culverhouse Bodin McMahon Allen Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney Allison Horlock Ling Murray Gooden
28/10/95 Notts County A 3–1 Digby Culverhouse Bodin McMahon Allen Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney Allison Horlock Ling Murray Gooden
31/10/95 Bournemouth A 0–0 Digby Culverhouse Bodin McMahon Allen Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney Allison Horlock Ling Murray Gooden1
04/11/95 Blackpool H 1–1 Digby Culverhouse Bodin2 Gooden Allen Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan1 Finney Allison Horlock Ling1 Murray Drysdale2
18/11/95 Stockport County A 1–1 Digby Culverhouse Bodin McMahon Ling Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney1 Allison Horlock P. Thorne1 Gooden Talia
25/11/95 Shrewsbury Town H 0–1 Digby Culverhouse Drysdale McMahon Ling2 Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan1 Finney Allison Horlock P. Thorne2 Gooden1 Talia
09/12/95 Rotherham United A 2–0 Digby Culverhouse Drysdale McMahon Seagraves1 Taylor Robinson Allen Finney Allison Horlock P. Thorne Gooden1 Talia
16/12/95 Wrexham H 1–1 Digby Culverhouse Drysdale McMahon Allen Taylor Robinson Gooden Finney2 Allison1 Horlock P. Thorne1 O'Sullivan2 Talia
23/12/95 Walsall A 0–0 Digby Culverhouse Drysdale McMahon1 Seagraves Taylor Robinson2 Allen P. Thorne Allison Horlock Gooden1 O'Sullivan2 Talia
26/12/95 Wycombe Wanderers H 0–0 Digby Culverhouse Bodin O'Sullivan1 Seagraves Taylor Robinson Allen P. Thorne Allison Horlock Gooden1 Ling Talia
10/01/96 Swansea City H 3–0 Digby Culverhouse Bodin Ling2 Seagraves1 Allen Robinson O'Sullivan P. Thorne Allison Horlock Gooden1 Finney2 Talia
13/01/96 York City A 0–2 Digby Culverhouse Bodin Ling Murray2 O'Sullivan1 Robinson Allen P. Thorne Allison Horlock3 Gooden2 Smith3 Finney1
20/01/96 Hull City H 3–0 Digby Culverhouse Bodin2 Gooden Allen3 Ling1 Robinson Grant P. Thorne Allison Horlock Smith2 O'Sullivan3 Finney1
03/02/96 Carlisle United H 2–1 Digby Culverhouse Bodin Gooden Ling Taylor Robinson Grant P. Thorne Allison1 Horlock Finney1 Drysdale O'Sullivan
10/02/96 Swansea City A 1–0 Digby Culverhouse Bodin Gooden Ling Taylor Robinson Grant P. Thorne Allison Horlock Finney Smith Collins
21/02/96 Brentford H 2–2 Digby Culverhouse Bodin Gooden Allen Taylor Robinson Ling1 P. Thorne Allison Horlock Finney1 Collins Seagraves
24/02/96 Bristol Rovers H 2–1 Digby Culverhouse Drysdale Gooden2 Allen1 Taylor Robinson Collins P. Thorne Allison Horlock Finney2 Seagraves1 Talia
02/03/96 Wycombe Wanderers A 2–1 Talia Culverhouse Drysdale Gooden Seagraves Taylor Robinson Collins P. Thorne1 Allison Horlock Finney1 Smith O'Sullivan
05/03/96 Peterborough United A 2–0 Talia Culverhouse Drysdale Gooden Seagraves Taylor Robinson Allen Finney Allison Horlock Collins O'Sullivan Digby
09/03/96 Walsall H 1–1 Talia Culverhouse Drysdale Gooden Seagraves Taylor Robinson Allen Finney Allison Horlock1 Collins1 O'Sullivan Digby
16/03/96 Burnley A 0–0 Talia Culverhouse Bodin Gooden Seagraves Taylor Robinson Allen Finney1 Allison Horlock Ling1 Smith Collins
19/03/96 Oxford United A 0–3 Talia Culverhouse Bodin Ling3 Seagraves1 Taylor Robinson Allen P. Thorne Allison Horlock2 Gooden1 Smith2 O'Sullivan3
23/03/96 Peterborough United H 2–0 Talia Culverhouse Bodin Preece Allen Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan1 P. Thorne2 Allison Horlock Seagraves Ling1 Cowe2
30/03/96 Bristol City A 0–0 Talia Culverhouse Bodin Leitch Allen Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan P. Thorne Allison Horlock Seagraves Ling Cowe
03/04/96 Brighton H 3–2 Talia Culverhouse Bodin2 Preece Allen Taylor Robinson1 Leitch3 P. Thorne Allison Horlock Seagraves1 O'Sullivan2 Cowe3
06/04/96 Notts County H 1–0 Talia Culverhouse Bodin Preece Allen Taylor Robinson Leitch2 P. Thorne1 Allison Horlock Seagraves O'Sullivan2 Cowe1
08/04/96 Crewe Alexandra A 2–0 Talia Culverhouse Bodin Preece Allen Taylor Robinson Leitch1 P. Thorne Allison2 Horlock Seagraves Smith1 Cowe2
13/04/96 Bournemouth H 2–2 Talia Culverhouse Bodin1 Preece Allen Taylor Robinson Leitch P. Thorne2 Allison Horlock Seagraves Smith1 Cowe2
17/04/96 Burnley H 0–0 Digby Culverhouse Bodin Preece1 Allen Taylor Robinson Leitch P. Thorne Allison Horlock Seagraves Smith Cowe1
20/04/96 Blackpool A 1–1 Digby Culverhouse Bodin Preece Allen2 Taylor Robinson Leitch1 P. Thorne3 Allison Horlock Seagraves2 O'Sullivan1 Cowe3
23/04/96 Chesterfield A 3–1 Digby Culverhouse Bodin O'Sullivan Seagraves Taylor Robinson Cowe1 P. Thorne Allison Horlock Ling1 Smith Collins
27/04/96 Shrewsbury Town A 2–1 Digby Culverhouse Smith Ling Seagraves Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan3 P. Thorne1 Cowe Horlock2 Allison1 Drysdale2 Collins3
30/04/96 Bradford City A 1–1 Digby Culverhouse Smith2 Ling Seagraves Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan1 Cowe Allison Horlock Bodin Drysdale2 Collins1
04/05/96 Stockport County H 0–0 Digby Culverhouse Bodin1 Ling Seagraves2 Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan3 Cowe Allison Horlock Allen1 Smith2 McMahone3

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

F.A. Cup line-ups

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Date Opposition V Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
11/11/95 Cambridge United H 4–1 Digby Culverhouse Bodin1 McMahon2 Allen Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney Allison3 Horlock Drysdale1 Gooden2 P. Thorne3
02/12/95 Cardiff City H 2–0 Digby Culverhouse Drysdale McMahon Seagraves Taylor Robinson Allen Finney Allison Horlock P. Thorne Gooden Talia
06/01/96 Woking H 2–0 Digby Culverhouse Bodin Ling Seagraves Taylor1 Robinson Allen P. Thorne2 Allison Horlock McMahon1 Finney2 O'Sullivan
12/02/96 Oldham Athletic H 1–0 Digby Culverhouse Bodin Gooden Allen Taylor Robinson McMahon1 P. Thorne Allison2 Horlock Finney2 Smith Ling1
17/02/96 Southampton A 1–1 Digby Culverhouse Bodin1 Gooden Allen Taylor Robinson Ling3 P. Thorne Allison2 Horlock Finney2 Drysdale1 Seagraves3
28/02/96 Southampton A 0–2 Digby Culverhouse Drysdale Gooden Seagraves Taylor Robinson Collins1 P. Thorne Allison Horlock Finney1 O'Sullivan Ling

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

League Cup line-ups

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Date Opposition V Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15/08/95 Cambridge United A 1–2 Mildenhall Culverhouse Bodin McMahon1 Seagraves Taylor Robinson2 O'Sullivan Finney Allison Gooden Horlock2 Nijholt1 Murray
23/08/95 Cambridge United H 2–0 Mildenhall Culverhouse Bodin McMahon Seagraves1 Taylor Murray O'Sullivan P. Thorne2 Finney Horlock Hooper1 Pitman Beauchamp2
20/09/95 Blackburn Rovers H 2–3 Digby Culverhouse Bodin McMahon1 Seagraves Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney Allison Horlock P. Thorne Murray Gooden1
08/10/95 Blackburn Rovers A 0–2 Digby Culverhouse Bodin McMahon Seagraves Taylor Robinson O'Sullivan Finney Allison Horlock Gooden Hooper Murray

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

Football League Trophy line-ups

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Date Opposition V Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
17/10/1995 Torquay United A 1–1 Digby Murray Bodin Allen Seagraves1 Taylor Robinson3 Ling2 Finney Allison Gooden Horlock3 G. Thorne1 O'Sullivan2
08/11/1995 Colchester United H 2–0 Digby Hooper Drysdale3 Gooden G. Thorne Taylor Robinson Ling2 Finney Allison1 Horlock McMahon2 O'Sullivan3 P. Thorne1
29/11/1995 Hereford United H 0–1 Digby Culverhouse1 Drysdale Collins Seagraves Taylor Hooper2 Ling3 P. Thorne Allison Gooden Finney3 Horlock2 Robinson1

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.

Appearances and goals

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As of 13 August 2014
No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 2 FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF England ENG Paul Allen 33 1 25+2 0 5+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Wayne Allison 56 20 43+1 17 6+0 2 3+0 1 3+0 0
MF England ENG Joey Beauchamp 4 1 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 1 0+0 0
DF Wales WAL Paul Bodin 42 3 32+1 2 4+0 1 4+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Lee Collins 7 0 2+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Steve Cowe 11 1 4+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Ian Culverhouse 57 0 46+0 0 6+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
GK England ENG Fraser Digby 36 0 25+0 0 6+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Jason Drysdale 19 0 10+3 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW England ENG Steve Finney 43 16 22+8 12 2+4 2 4+0 1 2+1 1
GK Ireland EIR Shay Given (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Ty Gooden 35 4 14+12 3 3+1 0 1+1 1 3+0 0
MF England ENG Tony Grant (on loan from Everton) 3 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Dean Hooper 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR Kevin Horlock 58 16 44+1 12 6+0 3 3+1 1 1+2 0
MF Scotland SCO Scott Leitch (on loan from Heart of Midlothian) 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Martin Ling 22 2 12+4 0 2+1 1 0+0 0 3+0 1
MF England ENG Steve McMahon 30 0 20+1 0 3+1 0 4+0 0 0+1 0
GK England ENG Steve Mildenhall 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Eddie Murray 7 1 3+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF Netherlands NED Luc Nijholt 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF Ireland EIR Wayne O'Sullivan 41 3 27+7 3 1+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG David Preece (on loan from Derby County) 7 1 7+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Mark Robinson 58 1 46+0 1 6+0 0 3+0 0 2+1 0
DF England ENG Mark Seagraves 38 0 25+3 0 3+1 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Alex Smith 8 0 2+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Australia AUS Frank Talia 16 0 16+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Shaun Taylor 56 7 43+0 7 6+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Gary Thorne 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
FW England ENG Peter Thorne 34 11 22+4 10 4+1 0 1+0 0 1+1 1

Overall summary

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References

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