During the 1995–96 English football season, Grimsby Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Transfers Transfers in DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 12 June 1995 CM Nicky Southall Hartlepool United £40,000 19 September 1995 CM Johnny Walker Clydebank Free transfer 29 September 1995 FW Ivano Bonetti Torino Free transfer 17 October 1995 FW Jamie Forrester Leeds United Free transfer 20 December 1995 GK John Burridge Darlington Free transfer 9 March 1995 CB Enzo Gambaro Bolton Wanderers Free transfer 11 March 1996 CB Richard Smith Leicester City £50,000 28 March 1996 LB Tony Gallimore Carlisle United £125,000
Loans in DatePosPlayerTransferred fromDate UntilRef 16 August 1995 FW Paul Jewell Bradford City 18 October 1995 30 January 1996 CM Peter Butler Notts County 27 March 1996 2 February 1996 CB Vance Warner Nottingham Forest 2 March 1996 28 March 1996 FW Mark Flatts Arsenal 31 May 1996
Transfers out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 8 August 1995 CM Dave Gilbert West Bromwich Albion £50,000 1 January 1996 GK John Burridge Gateshead Free Transfer 28 March 1996 LB Gary Croft Blackburn Rovers £1,000.000
Season summary In the 1995–96 season, Grimsby had a disappointing campaign and Laws' initially successful managerial reign deteriorated after he clashed with Grimsby player Ivano Bonetti. Laws reportedly threw a plate of chicken wings at the Italian following a 3–2 defeat at Luton Town in February 1996 and caused the popular player to leave the club at the end of the season. Grimsby finished the season in 17th place and were in the battle to avoid relegation right up to the penultimate game of the season.
Final league table
Results Grimsby Town's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 12 August 1995 MillwallA1–28,546Livingstone 19 August 1995 PortsmouthH2–14,515Laws, Croft 26 August 1995 Derby CountyA1–110,564Shakespeare (pen) 29 August 1995 Luton TownH0–04,289 2 September 1995 WatfordH0–03,993 9 September 1995 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–423,656Groves 12 September 1995 ReadingA2–07,283Woods (2) 17 September 1995 Port ValeH1–04,066Livingstone 23 September 1995 Norwich CityH2–25,901Childs, Southall 30 September 1995 Southend UnitedA0–14,979 7 October 1995 Charlton AthleticA1–08,997Jewell 14 October 1995 Oldham AthleticH1–15,830Dobbin 21 October 1995 Birmingham CityA1–316,455Woods 28 October 1995 Stoke CityH1–05,683Groves 4 November 1995 Ipswich TownA2–210,250Dobbin, Woods 11 November 1995 BarnsleyH3–16,166Lever, Livingstone, de Zeeuw (own goal) 18 November 1995 West Bromwich AlbionH1–08,155Bonetti 21 November 1995 Sheffield UnitedA2–19,884Southall, Childs 25 November 1995 Tranmere RoversA1–07,500Bonetti 2 December 1995 Charlton AthleticH1–26,881Groves 9 December 1995 Norwich CityA2–213,283Groves, Livingstone 16 December 1995 Southend UnitedH1–15,269Forrester 23 December 1995 Leicester CityH2–27,713Dobbin, Walsh (own goal) 1 January 1996 Huddersfield TownH1–17,524Livingstone 13 January 1996 PortsmouthA1–36,958Groves 20 January 1996 MillwallH1–25,218Livingstone 24 January 1996 SunderlandA0–114,517 3 February 1996 Derby CountyH1–17,818Bonetti 10 February 1996 Luton TownA2–37,158Forrester (2) 17 February 1996 ReadingH0–07,041 3 March 1996 SunderlandH0–45,767 5 March 1996 Crystal PalaceA0–511,548 9 March 1996 Leicester CityA1–213,784Livingstone 12 March 1996 Wolverhampton WanderersH3–05,565Shakespeare, Livingstone, Forrester 16 March 1996 Crystal PalaceH0–25,059 24 March 1996 Huddersfield TownA3–112,090Livingstone, Childs, Groves 30 March 1996 Birmingham CityH2–15,475Groves, Livingstone 2 April 1996 Oldham AthleticA0–15,037 6 April 1996 Stoke CityA2–112,524Groves, Gallimore 8 April 1996 Ipswich TownH3–15,904Mendonca (3) 13 April 1996 West Bromwich AlbionA1–316,116Forrester 16 April 1996 Port ValeA0–15,796 20 April 1996 Sheffield UnitedH0–27,685 23 April 1996 WatfordA3–68,909Walker, Groves, Livingstone 27 April 1996 Tranmere RoversH1–15,408Mendonca (pen) 4 May 1996 BarnsleyA1–16,108McDermott
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers6 January 1996 Luton TownH7–15,387Forrester (2), Livingstone (2), Bonetti, Southall, Woods7 February 1996 West Ham UnitedA1–122,030Laws14 February 1996 West Ham UnitedH3–08,382Childs, Forrester, Woods21 February 1996 ChelseaH0–09,44828 February 1996 ChelseaA1–428,545Groves
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers20 September 1995 Birmingham CityA1–37,446Woods3 October 1995 Birmingham CityH1–1 (lost 2–4 on agg)3,280Southall
Squad Grimsby Town: 1946/47 - 2009/10
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