1995–96_Brentford_F.C._season

1995–96 Brentford F.C. season

1995–96 Brentford F.C. season

1995–96 season of Brentford F.C.


During the 1995–96 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. After spending over two mid-season months in the relegation places, the club achieved a 15th-place finish. A bright spot was a run to the fourth round of the FA Cup, falling to First Division high-flyers Charlton Athletic.

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Season summary

Brentford began the 1995–96 season with the majority of the squad that finished runners-up in the previous season still intact, with Shane Westley,[1] Simon Ratcliffe and Paul Stephenson the only players to depart.[2][3] Manager David Webb's only addition to the squad during the off-season was Southend United's teenage left-sided midfielder and full back Ijah Anderson.[4] Top scorer Nicky Forster looked set to depart for First Division club Crystal Palace for a £2,000,000 fee, but the Eagles' interest cooled.[5]

A win and a draw from the opening two games of the league season put Brentford in its highest league position of the season (6th), but a run of only four wins from the following 21 games left the club second-from-bottom at the mid-point of the season.[6] With Nicky Forster damaging knee ligaments in October 1995 and his subsequent goalscoring form faltering,[7] Robert Taylor was burdened with leading the team's strikeforce.[8] Taylor ended the season as the club's top scorer, with 16 goals.[9]

A memorable 2–1 victory over First Division club Norwich City at Carrow Road on in the FA Cup third round on 6 January 1996 provided the spark needed for a revival of the team's league form,[5][10] with 19 of a possible 30 points being won between mid-January and mid-March to climb to 13th in the table.[6] Four wins from the final seven matches of the season led Brentford to a 15th-place finish in the Second Division.[6] The FA Cup run ended with a 3–2 defeat at the hands of high-flying First Division club Charlton Athletic in the fourth round.[6]

League table

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Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season and friendlies

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Football League Second Division

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FA Cup

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League Cup

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Football League Trophy

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  • Source: Statto, The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties[11]

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1995–96 season.
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  • Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties[12]

Coaching staff

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Statistics

Appearances and goals

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  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties[12]

Goalscorers

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  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties[12]

International caps

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Management

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Summary

Games played57 (46 Second Division, 5 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games won20 (15 Second Division, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn16 (13 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Games lost21 (18 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored62 (43 Second Division, 10 FA Cup, 7 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded63 (49 Second Division, 5 FA Cup, 8 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets21 (18 Second Division, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win3–0 versus Peterborough United, 21 October 1995
Worst league defeat4–0 versus Notts County, 1 November 1995
Most appearances63, Paul Smith (46 Second Division, 5 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league)11, Robert Taylor
Top scorer (all competitions)16, Robert Taylor

Transfers & loans

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Kit

Supplier: Core
Sponsor(s): Ericsson

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Goalkeeper

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Awards


References

  1. Shane Westley at Soccerbase
  2. Simon Ratcliffe at Soccerbase
  3. Paul Stephenson at Soccerbase
  4. Ijah Anderson at Soccerbase
  5. "Brentford duo back to the fore". The Independent. 8 January 1996. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  6. "Brentford results for the 1995–1996 season". Statto.com. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. Street, Tim. "Scott sends warning over Nicky Forster signing". getwestlondon. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  8. Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News Of The World Football Annual 1996–97. Hammersmith, London: Invincible Press. p. 352. ISBN 000218737X.
  9. "Moment in Time: Norwich City". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  10. Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 182-199, 460–463.
  11. "Player x-ray :: Gus Hurdle :: Barbados". www.thefinalball.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  12. Paul Davis at Soccerbase
  13. Dean Martin at Soccerbase
  14. Andy Ansah at Soccerbase
  15. "Andy Sussex". 11v11.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  16. "Scott Canham". 11v11.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  17. "David Greene". 11v11.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  18. Martin Grainger at Soccerbase
  19. Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 9781906796723.
  20. Paul Abrahams at Soccerbase
  21. Denny Mundee at Soccerbase
  22. "Darren Annon". Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  23. Griffin Gazette versus AFC Bournemouth. Quay Design of Poole. 4 May 1996. p. 2.
  24. "Paul Davis". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  25. Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Peterborough United. 3 May 1997. p. 3.

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