1995–96 AFC Bournemouth season

During the 1995–96 English football season, AFC Bournemouth competed in the Football League Second Division.

Bournemouth

1995–96 season
Manager	Mel Machin
Stadium	Dean Court
Second Division	14th
FA Cup	Second Round
League Cup	Second Round
Football League Trophy	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Jones (18) All: Jones (21)
Home colours
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Final league table

Main article: 1995–96 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Wycombe Wanderers	46	15	15	16	63	59	+4	60
13	Bristol City	46	15	15	16	55	60	−5	60
14	Bournemouth	46	16	10	20	51	70	−19	58
15	Brentford	46	15	13	18	43	49	−6	58
16	Rotherham United	46	14	14	18	54	62	−8	56

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

Bournemouth's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
12 August 1995	Bradford City	A	0–1	5,107
19 August 1995	Peterborough United	H	3–0	4,175	Jones (3)
26 August 1995	Wycombe Wanderers	A	2–1	4,749	Murray, Jones
29 August 1995	Wrexham	H	1–1	4,825	Jones
2 September 1995	Rotherham United	H	2–1	4,906	Brissett, Holland
9 September 1995	Notts County	A	0–2	4,875
12 September 1995	Blackpool	A	1–2	3,884	Jones
16 September 1995	Crewe Alexandra	H	0–4	4,488
24 September 1995	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	3–1	4,560	Jones, Robinson (2)
30 September 1995	Stockport County	A	1–3	5,655	Bailey
7 October 1995	Bristol Rovers	A	2–0	5,165	Bailey, Brissett
14 October 1995	Burnley	H	0–2	4,954
21 October 1995	Swansea City	A	1–1	1,988	Jones
28 October 1995	Carlisle United	H	2–0	4,250	Brissett, Fletcher
31 October 1995	Swindon Town	H	0–0	6,352
4 November 1995	Walsall	A	0–0	3,626
18 November 1995	Brentford	H	1–0	3,894	Victory
25 November 1995	Chesterfield	A	0–3	4,034
9 December 1995	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	0–2	5,414
16 December 1995	Stockport County	H	3–2	3,638	Jones, Ndah, Holland
23 December 1995	Hull City	H	2–0	3,491	Jones, Holland
26 December 1995	Oxford United	A	0–2	6,347
2 January 1996	Shrewsbury Town	H	0–2	3,245
6 January 1996	Bristol City	H	1–1	3,667	Morris
13 January 1996	Peterborough United	A	5–4	4,596	Mean, Jones (2), Ndah, Casper
20 January 1996	Bradford City	H	3–1	3,628	Jones, Holland, Robinson
3 February 1996	Wycombe Wanderers	H	2–3	4,447	Bailey, Holland
10 February 1996	Bristol City	A	0–3	6,217
17 February 1996	Blackpool	H	1–0	4,157	Holland
20 February 1996	Rotherham United	A	0–1	2,092
24 February 1996	Crewe Alexandra	A	0–2	3,535
27 February 1996	Notts County	H	0–2	3,191
2 March 1996	Oxford United	H	0–1	3,996
9 March 1996	Hull City	A	1–1	2,853	Scott
12 March 1996	Wrexham	A	0–5	2,003
16 March 1996	York City	H	2–2	3,505	Robinson (2)
23 March 1996	Shrewsbury Town	A	2–1	2,534	Holland (2)
26 March 1996	York City	A	1–3	2,055	Holland
26 March 1996	Bristol Rovers	H	2–1	4,607	Jones, Robinson
2 April 1996	Burnley	A	0–0	7,895
6 April 1996	Carlisle United	A	0–4	5,401
9 April 1996	Swansea City	H	3–1	4,049	Bailey, Jones, Holland
13 April 1996	Swindon Town	A	2–2	10,862	Jones (2)
20 April 1996	Walsall	A	0–0	4,380
27 April 1996	Chesterfield	H	2–0	4,483	Jones, Robinson
4 May 1996	Brentford	A	0–2	6,091

FA Cup

Main article: 1995-96 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Goalscorers
R1	11 November 1995	Bristol City	H	0–0
R1R	21 November 1995	Bristol City	A	1–0	Robinson
R2	2 December 1995	Brentford	H	0–1

League Cup

Main article: 1995-96 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Goalscorers	Notes
R1 1st Leg	15 August 1995	Luton Town	A	1–1	Jones
R1 2nd Leg	21 August 1995	Luton Town	H	2–1	Morris, Jones	Bournemouth won 3–2 on aggregate
R2 1st Leg	19 September 1995	Watford	A	1–1	Jones
R2 2nd Leg	3 October 1995	Watford	H	1–1	Oldbury	2–2 on aggregate, Watford won 6–5 on penalties

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1995-96 Football League Trophy

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
R1	27 September 1995	Brentford	H	0–1	1,092
R1	7 November 1995	Exeter City	A	2–0	1,898
R2	28 November 1995	Bristol Rovers	A	1–2	1,979

Squad

^[2] 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  ENG Jimmy Glass — GK  ENG Ian Andrews — DF  IRL Owen Coll — DF  ENG Chris Casper (on loan from Manchester United) — DF  TRI Ian Cox — DF  ENG Michael Duberry (on loan from Chelsea) — DF  ENG Alex Watson — DF  ENG Jamie Victory — DF  ENG Mark Morris — DF  ENG Adrian Pennock — DF  ENG Jamie Vincent — DF  ENG Rob Murray — DF  ENG Neil Young — MF  ENG John Bailey — MF  ENG Russell Beardsmore — MF  ENG Michael Dean

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  IRL Matt Holland — MF  IRL Michael McElhatton — MF  ENG Scott Mean — MF  ENG Marcus Oldbury — MF  ENG Paul Mitchell — MF  ENG Mark Rawlinson — MF  NIR Steve Robinson — FW  Jersey Yazalde Santos — FW  ENG Steve Strong — FW  ENG Jamie Cureton (on loan from Norwich City) — FW  ENG Keith Scott (on loan from Norwich City) — FW  ENG George Ndah (on loan from Crystal Palace) — FW  ENG Steve Jones — FW  ENG Jason Brissett — FW  ENG Steve Fletcher — FW  SCO John O'Neill — FW  ENG David Town — FW  ENG Mark Watson

References

1. "AFC Bournemouth match record: 1997". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
2. "All AFC Bournemouth players: 1997".