Southend United
1995–96 season
ChairmanVic Jobson
ManagerRonnie Whelan (player-manager)
StadiumRoots Hall
First Division14th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dave Regis (8)
All: Dave Regis (9)
Average home league attendance5,599

During the 1995–96 English football season, Southend United F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In summer of 1995, former Liverpool player Ronnie Whelan agreed to become player-manager, and Southend finished 14th in Division One in his first season as a manager.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sunderland (C, P) 46 22 17 7 59 33 +26 83 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Derby County (P) 46 21 16 9 71 51 +20 79
3 Crystal Palace 46 20 15 11 67 48 +19 75 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Stoke City 46 20 13 13 60 49 +11 73
5 Leicester City (O, P) 46 19 14 13 66 60 +6 71
6 Charlton Athletic 46 17 20 9 57 45 +12 71
7 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 79 69 +10 69
8 Huddersfield Town 46 17 12 17 61 58 +3 63
9 Sheffield United 46 16 14 16 57 54 +3 62
10 Barnsley 46 14 18 14 60 66 −6 60
11 West Bromwich Albion 46 16 12 18 60 68 −8 60
12 Port Vale 46 15 15 16 59 66 −7 60
13 Tranmere Rovers 46 14 17 15 64 60 +4 59
14 Southend United 46 15 14 17 52 61 −9 59
15 Birmingham City 46 15 13 18 61 64 −3 58
16 Norwich City 46 14 15 17 59 55 +4 57
17 Grimsby Town 46 14 14 18 55 69 −14 56
18 Oldham Athletic 46 14 14 18 54 50 +4 56
19 Reading 46 13 17 16 54 63 −9 56
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 13 16 17 56 62 −6 55
21 Portsmouth 46 13 13 20 61 69 −8 52
22 Millwall (R) 46 13 13 20 43 63 −20 52 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Watford (R) 46 10 18 18 62 70 −8 48
24 Luton Town (R) 46 11 12 23 40 64 −24 45
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Southend United's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 1995PortsmouthA2–410,630Thomson (2)
19 August 1995Luton TownH0–14,630
26 August 1995MillwallA0–010,536
29 August 1995West Bromwich AlbionH2–14,621Thomson, Regis
1 September 1995ReadingH0–04,692
9 September 1995SunderlandA0–113,805
13 September 1995Derby CountyA0–19,242
16 September 1995Wolverhampton WanderersH2–16,322Gridelet, Jones
23 September 1995Leicester CityA3–115,276Hails (3)
30 September 1995Grimsby TownH1–04,977Regis
7 October 1995Birmingham CityA0–217,341
14 October 1995Sheffield UnitedH2–15,292Regis, Tilson
21 October 1995Tranmere RoversA0–36,584
28 October 1995Huddersfield TownH0–05,128
4 November 1995WatfordA2–27,091Regis, Read
11 November 1995Stoke CityH2–45,967Belsvik, Hails
18 November 1995Crystal PalaceH1–15,089Regis
22 November 1995Ipswich TownA1–19,757Regis
25 November 1995Oldham AthleticA1–06,474Snodin (own goal)
2 December 1995Birmingham CityH3–17,770Bodley, Regis, Byrne
9 December 1995Leicester CityH2–15,837Dublin, Gridelet
16 December 1995Grimsby TownA1–15,269Byrne
20 December 1995Port ValeH2–14,506Marsh (2)
26 December 1995Norwich CityA1–017,029Jones
1 January 1996BarnsleyH0–06,537
13 January 1996Luton TownA1–36,566Byrne
20 January 1996PortsmouthH2–15,560McNally, Tilson
3 February 1996MillwallH2–07,323McNally, Regis
10 February 1996West Bromwich AlbionA1–312,096Marsh
17 February 1996Derby CountyH1–28,331Thomson
24 February 1996Wolverhampton WanderersA0–224,677
27 February 1996SunderlandH0–25,810
2 March 1996Norwich CityH1–16,208Byrne
5 March 1996Charlton AthleticA3–011,927Dublin, Tilson, Thomson
9 March 1996Port ValeA1–26,222Boere
16 March 1996Charlton AthleticH1–17,428Thomson
19 March 1996ReadingA3–35,321Willis (2), Rammell
23 March 1996BarnsleyA1–16,754Rammell
30 March 1996Tranmere RoversH2–04,738Byrne, Boere
2 April 1996Sheffield UnitedA0–311,319
6 April 1996Huddersfield TownA1–311,558Willis
8 April 1996WatfordH1–15,348Roget
13 April 1996Crystal PalaceA0–215,672
20 April 1996Ipswich TownH2–18,363Dublin, Marsh
27 April 1996Oldham AthleticH1–15,389Marsh
5 May 1996Stoke CityA0–118,897

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1996West Ham UnitedA0–223,284

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg19 September 1995Crystal PalaceH2–24,031Byrne, Jones
R2 Second Leg3 October 1995Crystal PalaceA0–26,588

Anglo-Italian Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Group B5 September 1995BresciaH0–02,849
Group B11 October 1995A.C. ReggianaA1–1800Tilson
Group B8 November 1995SalernoA1–21,200Regis
Group B13 December 1995FoggiaH1–22,570Marsh

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Simon Royce
— GK England ENG Paul Sansome
— DF England ENG Anthony Barness (on loan from Chelsea)
— DF England ENG Mick Bodley
— DF England ENG Kenny Brown (on loan from West Ham United)
— DF England ENG Keith Dublin
— DF England ENG Phil Gridelet
— DF England ENG Mark Hone
— DF England ENG Chris Powell
— DF England ENG Leo Roget
— DF England ENG Mark Stimson
— DF Scotland SCO Mark McNally
— DF United States USA Mike Lapper
— MF England ENG Andy Ansah
— MF England ENG Julian Hails
— MF England ENG Mike Marsh
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Andy Sussex
— MF England ENG Steve Tilson
— MF England ENG Roger Willis
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Byrne
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Turner (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ronnie Whelan (player-manager)
— FW England ENG Ken Charlery (on loan from Birmingham City)
— FW England ENG Gary Jones
— FW England ENG Andy Rammell
— FW England ENG Paul Read (on loan from Arsenal)
— FW England ENG Dave Regis
— FW Scotland SCO Andy Thomson
— FW Netherlands NED Jeroen Boere
— FW Norway NOR Petter Belsvik (on loan from IK Start)
— FW Nigeria NGA Dominic Iorfa
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