1995–96 Swindon Town F.C. season

{{main|1995–96 Football League#Second Division}}

{{:1995–96 Football League|transcludesection=Second Division|only_totals=y|showteam=SWI}}

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|label1= Ground

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|text_H=Home|text_A=Away

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win

|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw

|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color_3=3rd

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|source=[http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2519&teamTabs=results soccerbase.com]

|date=August 2014

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|date = July 1995

|round = Friendly

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|team1 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Dundee United

|score = ?–?

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|date = July 1995

|round = Friendly

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|team1 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Nokian Pyry

|score = 2–1

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|date = 29 July 1995

|round = Friendly

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|team1 = {{flagicon|FIN}} TP-Seinäjoki

|score = ?–?

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|goals1 =

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|date = 2 August 1995

|round = Friendly

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|team1 = Swindon Town

|score = ?–?

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|date = 3 August 1995

|round = Friendly

|time =

|team1 = Hayes

|score = ?–?

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|goals1 =

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|stadium = Church Road

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|date = 5 August 1995

|round = Friendly

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|team1 = Hereford United

|score = ?–?

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|stadium = Edgar Street

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|date = 7 August 1995

|round = Friendly

|time =

|team1 = Witney Town

|score = ?–?

|report =

|team2 = Swindon Town

|goals1 =

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|stadium = Downs Road

|attendance =

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{{See also|1995–96 Football League}}

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class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+League One match details !Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result F–A
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 12 August 1995	Hull City	A	1–0
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 19 August 1995	York City	H	3–0
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 26 August 1995	Carlisle United	A	1–0
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 30 August 1995	Oxford United	H	1–1
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 2 September 1995	Brentford	A	2–0
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 9 September 1995	Chesterfield	H	1–1
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 13 September 1995	Bradford City	H	4–1
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 16 September 1995	Bristol Rovers	A	4–1
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 23 September 1995	Rotherham United	H	1–0
bgcolor="#ffd0e3" | 30 September 1995	Wrexham	A	3–4
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 7 October 1995	Bristol City	H	2–0
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 14 October 1995	Brighton	A	3–1
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 21 October 1995	Crewe Alexandra	H	2–1
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 28 October 1995	Notts County	A	3–1
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 31 October 1995	Bournemouth	A	0–0
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 4 November 1995	Blackpool	H	1–1
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 18 November 1995	Stockport County	A	1–1
bgcolor="#ffd0e3" | 25 November 1995	Shrewsbury Town	H	0–1
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 9 December 1995	Rotherham United	A	2–0
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 16 December 1995	Wrexham	H	1–1
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 23 December 1995	Walsall	A	0–0
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 26 December 1995	Wycombe Wanderers	H	0–0
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 10 January 1996	Swansea City	H	3–0
bgcolor="#ffd0e3" | 13 January 1996	York City	A	0–2
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 20 January 1996	Hull City	H	3–0
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 3 February 1996	Carlisle United	H	2–1
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 10 February 1996	Swansea City	A	1–0
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 21 February 1996	Brentford	H	2–2
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 24 February 1996	Bristol Rovers	H	2–1
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 2 March 1996	Wycombe Wanderers	A	2–1
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 5 March 1996	Peterborough United	A	2–0
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 9 March 1996	Walsall	H	1–1
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 16 March 1996	Burnley	A	0–0
bgcolor="#ffd0e3" | 19 March 1996	Oxford United	A	0–3
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 23 March 1996	Peterborough United	H	2–0
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 30 March 1996	Bristol City	A	0–0
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 3 April 1996	Brighton	H	3–2
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 6 April 1996	Notts County	H	1–0
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 8 April 1996	Crewe Alexandra	A	2–0
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 13 April 1996	Bournemouth	H	2–2
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 17 April 1996	Burnley	H	0–0
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 20 April 1996	Blackpool	A	1–1
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 23 April 1996	Chesterfield	A	3–1
bgcolor="#d0ffe3" | 27 April 1996	Shrewsbury Town	A	2–1
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 30 April 1996	Bradford City	A	1–1
bgcolor="#ffffdd" | 4 May 1996	Stockport County	H	0–0

{{See also|1995–96 FA Cup}}

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{{football box collapsible

|date = 11 November 1995

|round = FA Cup R1

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Swindon Town

|score = 4–1

|report = [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19960601 Report]

|team2 = Cambridge United

|goals1 = Horlock {{goal|41}} {{goal|45}}
Finney {{goal|48}}
Allen {{goal|85}}

|goals2 = Butler {{goal|57}}

|stadium = County Ground, Swindon

|attendance = 7,383

|referee = Paul Alcock (Surrey)

|result = W

}}

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|date = 2 December 1995

|round = FA Cup R2

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Swindon Town

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19960602 Report]

|team2 = Cardiff City

|goals1 = Allison {{goal|58}}
Finney {{goal|83}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = County Ground, Swindon

|attendance = 8,274

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|date = 6 January 1996

|round = FA Cup R3

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Swindon Town

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19960603 Report]

|team2 = Woking

|goals1 = Allison {{goal|17}}
Bodin {{goal|81}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = County Ground, Swindon

|attendance = 10,322

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|date = 12 February 1996

|round = FA Cup R4

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Swindon Town

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19960604 Report]

|team2 = Oldham Athletic

|goals1 = Ling {{goal|90}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = County Ground, Swindon

|attendance = 9,508

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|date = 17 February 1996

|round = FA Cup R5

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Swindon Town

|score = 1–1

|report = [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19960605 Report]

|team2 = Southampton

|goals1 = Horlock {{goal|32}}

|goals2 = Watson {{goal|77}}

|stadium = County Ground, Swindon

|attendance = 15,035

|referee =

|result = D

}}

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|date = 28 February 1996

|round = FA Cup R5 (R)

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Southampton

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19960606 Report]

|team2 = Swindon Town

|goals1 = Oakley {{goal|}}
Shipperley {{goal|}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = The Dell, Southampton

|attendance = 13,962

|referee =

|result = L

}}

{{See also|1995–96 Football League Cup}}

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|date = 15 August 1995

|round = League Cup R1L1

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Cambridge United

|score = 2–1

|report = [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19960701 Report]

|team2 = Swindon Town

|goals1 = Corazzin {{goal|11}} {{goal|63|pen}}

|goals2 = Gooden {{goal|81}}

|stadium = Abbey Stadium, Cambridge

|attendance = 2,530

|referee =

|result = L

}}

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|date = 23 August 1995

|round = League Cup R1L2

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Swindon Town

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19960702 Report]

|team2 = Cambridge United

|goals1 = Beauchamp {{goal|78}}
Horlock {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = {{goal|}}

|stadium = County Ground, Swindon

|attendance = 6,724

|referee = K. Leach

|result = W

}}

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|date = 20 September 1995

|round = League Cup R2L1

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Swindon Town

|score = 2–3

|report = [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19960703 Report]

|team2 = Blackburn Rovers

|goals1 = Allison {{goal|25}}
Finney {{goal|26}}

|goals2 = Sutton {{goal|28}}
Shearer {{goal|43}} {{goal|83}}

|stadium = County Ground, Swindon

|attendance = 14,740

|referee = G. Singh

|result = L

}}

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|date = 4 October 1995

|round = League Cup R2L2

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Blackburn Rovers

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19960704 Report]

|team2 = Swindon Town

|goals1 = Shearer {{goal|37}} {{goal|83}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ewood Park, Blackburn

|attendance = 16,924

|referee = R. Hart

|result = L

}}

{{See also|1995–96 Football League Trophy}}

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|date = 17 October 1995

|round = South (group stage)

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Torquay United

|score = 1–1

|report = [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19961201 Report]

|team2 = Swindon Town

|goals1 = Curran {{goal|36}}

|goals2 = Ling {{goal|4}}

|stadium = Plainmoor, Torquay

|attendance = 1,135

|referee = C. Wilkes

|result = D

}}

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|date = 8 November 1995

|round = South (group stage)

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Swindon Town

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19961202 Report]

|team2 = Colchester United

|goals1 = Thorne {{goal|36}}
Finney {{goal|89}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = County Ground, Swindon

|attendance = 6,222

|referee = P. Taylor

|result = W

}}

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|date = 29 November 1995

|round = South (Round 2)

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Swindon Town

|score = 0–1

|report = [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19961203 Report]

|team2 = Hereford United

|goals1 =

|goals2 = White {{goal|45}}

|stadium = County Ground, Swindon

|attendance = 6,650

|referee =

|result = L

}}

{{Updated|13 August 2014}}

{{Extended football squad start|Division 2|FA Cup|League Cup|FL Trophy}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Paul Allen|pos=MF|nat=ENG |25+2|0|5+0|1|0+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Wayne Allison|pos=FW|nat=ENG |43+1|17|6+0|2|3+0|1|3+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Joey Beauchamp|pos=MF|nat=ENG |1+2|0|0+0|0|0+1|1|0+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Paul Bodin|pos=DF|nat=WAL |32+1|2|4+0|1|4+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Lee Collins|pos=MF|nat=SCO |2+3|0|1+0|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Steve Cowe|pos=FW|nat=ENG |4+7|1|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Ian Culverhouse|pos=DF|nat=ENG |46+0|0|6+0|0|4+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Fraser Digby|pos=GK|nat=ENG |25+0|0|6+0|0|4+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Jason Drysdale|pos=DF|nat=ENG |10+3|0|2+2|0|0+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Steve Finney|pos=FW|nat=ENG |22+8|12|2+4|2|4+0|1|2+1|1}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Shay Given (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)|pos=GK|nat=IRE |5+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Ty Gooden|pos=MF|nat=ENG |14+12|3|3+1|0|1+1|1|3+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Tony Grant (on loan from Everton)|pos=MF|nat=ENG |3+0|1|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Dean Hooper|pos=MF|nat=ENG |0+0|0|0+0|0|0+1|0|2+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Kevin Horlock|pos=MF|nat=NIR |44+1|12|6+0|3|3+1|1|1+2|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Scott Leitch (on loan from Heart of Midlothian)|pos=MF|nat=SCO |7+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Martin Ling|pos=MF|nat=ENG |12+4|0|2+1|1|0+0|0|3+0|1}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Steve McMahon|pos=MF|nat=ENG |20+1|0|3+1|0|4+0|0|0+1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Steve Mildenhall |pos=GK|nat=ENG |0+0|0|0+0|0|2+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Eddie Murray|pos=DF|nat=ENG |3+2|1|0+0|0|1+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Luc Nijholt|pos=DF|nat=NED |0+0|0|0+0|0|0+1|0|0+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Wayne O'Sullivan|pos=MF|nat=IRE |27+7|3|1+0|0|4+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=David Preece (on loan from Derby County)|pos=MF|nat=ENG |7+0|1|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Mark Robinson|pos=DF|nat=ENG |46+0|1|6+0|0|3+0|0|2+1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Mark Seagraves|pos=DF|nat=ENG |25+3|0|3+1|0|4+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Alex Smith|pos=MF|nat=ENG |2+6|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Frank Talia|pos=GK|nat=AUS |16+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Shaun Taylor|pos=DF|nat=ENG |43+0|7|6+0|0|4+0|0|3+0|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Gary Thorne|pos=DF|nat=ENG |0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|1+1|0}}

{{Extended football squad player|no=|name=Peter Thorne|pos=FW|nat=ENG |22+4|10|4+1|0|1+0|0|1+1|1}}

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class="wikitable"
Games played	59 (46 Division 2, 6 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 3 League Trophy)
Games won	31 (25 Division 2, 4 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Games drawn	19 (17 Division 2, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Games lost	9 (4 Division 2, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Goals scored	89 (71 Division 2, 10 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 3 League Trophy)
Goals conceded	47 (34 Division 2, 4 FA Cup, 7 League Cup, 2 League Trophy)
Goal difference	+42
Clean sheets	0 (0 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Yellow cards	0 (0 League One, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Red cards	0 (0 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Worst discipline
Best result	4–1 (vs. Bradford City) 4–1 (vs. Bristol Rovers) 4–1 (vs. Cambridge United)
Worst result	0–3 (vs. Oxford United
Most appearances	Mark Robinson and Kevin Horlock (58)
Top scorer	Wayne Allison (20)
Points	92

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Opposition !Home score !Away score !Double
Blackpool |style="background:#ffd;"|1–1 |style="background:#ffd;"|1–1 |{{no}}
Bournemouth |style="background:#ffd;"|2–2 |style="background:#ffd;"|0–0 |{{no}}
Bradford City |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 4–1 |style="background:#ffd;"|1–1 |{{no}}
Brentford |style="background:#ffd;"|2–2 |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 2–0 |{{no}}
Brighton & Hove Albion |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 3–2 |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 3–1 |{{yes}}
Bristol City |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 2–0 |style="background:#ffd;"|0–0 |{{no}}
Bristol Rovers |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 2–1 |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 4–1 |{{yes}}
Burnley |style="background:#ffd;"|0–0 |style="background:#ffd;"|0–0 |{{no}}
Carlisle United |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 2–1 |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 1–0 |{{yes}}
Chesterfield |style="background:#ffd;"|1–1 |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 3–1 |{{no}}
Crewe Alexandra |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 2–1 |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 2–0 |{{yes}}
Hull City |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 3–0 |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 1–0 |{{yes}}
Notts County |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 1–0 |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 3–1 |{{yes}}
Oxford United |style="background:#ffd;"|1–1 |style="background:#fdd;"|0–3 |{{no}}
Peterborough United |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 2–0 |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 2–0 |{{yes}}
Rotherham United |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 1–0 |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 2–0 |{{yes}}
Shrewsbury Town |style="background:#fdd;"|0–1 |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 2–1 |{{no}}
Stockport County |style="background:#ffd;"|0–0 |style="background:#ffd;"|1–1 |{{no}}
Swansea City |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 3–0 |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 1–0 |{{yes}}
Walsall |style="background:#ffd;"|1–1 |style="background:#ffd;"|0–0 |{{no}}
Wrexham |style="background:#ffd;"|1–1 |style="background:#fdd;"|3–4 |{{no}}
Wycombe Wanderers |style="background:#ffd;"|0–0 |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 2–1 |{{no}}
York City |style="background:#dfd; text-align:center;"| 3–0 |style="background:#fdd;"|0–2 |{{no}}

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• [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/ Extensive Swindon Town statistics site]

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