In Glenn Roeder's third season as manager, Watford struggled and Roeder was sacked in February with the club bottom of the table.[1]Graham Taylor returned to Watford as Director of Football in February 1996, with former player Kenny Jackett as head coach, but was unable to stop the club from sliding into Division Two.
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During the 1995 96 English football season Watford F C competed in the Football League First Division Watford1995 96 seasonChairmanJack PetcheyManagerGlenn Roeder until February Graham Taylor from February StadiumVicarage RoadFootball League First Division23rd relegated FA CupThird roundLeague CupThird roundTop goalscorerRamage 15 Highest home attendance20 089 vs Leicester City 5 May Lowest home attendance7 091 vs Southend United 4 November Average home league attendance9 457 1994 951996 97 Contents 1 Season summary 2 Final league table 3 Results 3 1 Legend 3 2 Football League First Division 3 3 FA Cup 3 4 League Cup 4 Players 4 1 First team squad 4 2 Left club during season 4 3 Reserves and academy 5 References 6 NotesSeason summary EditIn Glenn Roeder s third season as manager Watford struggled and Roeder was sacked in February with the club bottom of the table 1 Graham Taylor returned to Watford as Director of Football in February 1996 with former player Kenny Jackett as head coach but was unable to stop the club from sliding into Division Two Final league table EditMain article 1995 96 Football League First Division Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 13 16 17 56 62 6 5521 Portsmouth 46 13 13 20 61 69 8 5222 Millwall R 46 13 13 20 43 63 20 52 Relegation to the Second Division23 Watford R 46 10 18 18 62 70 8 4824 Luton Town R 46 11 12 23 40 64 24 45Source citation needed Rules for classification 1 Points 2 Goals scored 3 Goal difference R Relegated See also Play off resultsResults EditWatford s score comes first Legend Edit Win Draw LossFootball League First Division Edit Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers12 August 1995 Sheffield United H 2 1 8 667 Payne Johnson19 August 1995 Huddersfield Town A 0 1 10 55626 August 1995 Barnsley H 2 3 8 049 Phillips 2 29 August 1995 Charlton Athletic A 1 2 8 442 Mooney2 September 1995 Grimsby Town A 0 0 3 9939 September 1995 Stoke City H 3 0 7 130 Ramage 2 Mooney12 September 1995 Crystal Palace H 0 0 8 78016 September 1995 Ipswich Town A 2 4 11 441 Pitcher Phillips23 September 1995 Birmingham City H 1 1 9 422 Moralee30 September 1995 Tranmere Rovers A 3 2 7 041 Foster Mooney Moralee7 October 1995 Millwall H 0 1 8 91814 October 1995 Sunderland A 1 1 17 790 Moralee21 October 1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1 1 11 319 Holdsworth28 October 1995 Portsmouth A 2 4 7 025 Ramage Phillips4 November 1995 Southend United H 2 2 7 091 Caskey Phillips11 November 1995 Leicester City A 0 1 16 23018 November 1995 Port Vale A 1 1 6 265 Ramage21 November 1995 Luton Town H 1 1 10 042 Phillips26 November 1995 Norwich City H 0 2 7 7982 December 1995 Millwall A 2 1 8 389 Phillips 2 9 December 1995 Birmingham City A 0 1 16 97016 December 1995 Tranmere Rovers H 3 0 7 257 Phillips 2 1 pen Foster23 December 1995 Oldham Athletic A 0 0 5 87813 January 1996 Huddersfield Town H 0 1 7 56820 January 1996 Sheffield United A 1 1 12 782 Bazeley3 February 1996 Barnsley A 1 2 6 139 Penrice10 February 1996 Charlton Athletic H 1 2 8 394 Phillips17 February 1996 Crystal Palace A 0 4 13 23524 February 1996 Ipswich Town H 2 3 11 872 Palmer White28 February 1996 Stoke City A 0 2 10 1142 March 1996 Reading A 0 0 8 9335 March 1996 Derby County H 0 0 8 3069 March 1996 Oldham Athletic H 2 1 10 961 Ramage 2 12 March 1996 West Bromwich Albion A 4 4 11 836 Foster 2 Ramage 2 16 March 1996 Derby County A 1 1 15 939 Foster23 March 1996 West Bromwich Albion H 1 1 10 334 Ramage30 March 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0 3 25 8852 April 1996 Sunderland H 3 3 11 195 Mooney 2 Ramage6 April 1996 Portsmouth H 1 2 8 226 Mooney8 April 1996 Southend United A 1 1 5 348 Ramage13 April 1996 Port Vale H 5 2 9 066 Connolly 3 White 2 16 April 1996 Reading H 4 2 8 113 White 2 Connolly Ramage20 April 1996 Luton Town A 0 0 9 45423 April 1996 Grimsby Town H 6 3 8 909 Ramage 3 Connolly 3 27 April 1996 Norwich City A 2 1 14 188 Connolly Porter5 May 1996 Leicester City H 0 1 20 089FA Cup Edit Main article 1995 96 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR3 6 January 1996 Wimbledon H 1 1 11 187 MooneyR3R 17 January 1996 Wimbledon A 0 1 5 142League Cup Edit Main article 1995 96 Football League Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR2 First Leg 19 September 1995 Bournemouth H 1 1 5 037 JohnsonR2 Second Leg 3 October 1995 Bournemouth A 1 1 won 6 5 on pens 4 365 BazeleyR3 24 October 1995 Blackburn Rovers H 1 2 17 035 PhillipsPlayers EditFirst team squad Edit 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 nbsp ENG Steve Cherry GK nbsp ENG Kevin Miller DF nbsp ENG David Barnes DF nbsp ENG Darren Bazeley DF nbsp ENG Colin Foster DF nbsp ENG Nigel Gibbs DF nbsp ENG David Holdsworth DF nbsp ENG Dominic Ludden DF nbsp ENG Keith Millen DF nbsp ENG Warren Neill DF nbsp ENG Steve Palmer DF nbsp ENG Darren Ward DF nbsp WAL Rob Page DF nbsp SCO Gerard Lavin notes 1 MF nbsp ENG Darren Caskey on loan from Tottenham Hotspur MF nbsp ENG Andy Hessenthaler MF nbsp ENG Danny Hill on loan from Tottenham Hotspur No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp ENG Steve Hodge MF nbsp ENG Derek Payne MF nbsp ENG Geoff Pitcher MF nbsp ENG Gary Porter MF nbsp ENG Craig Ramage MF nbsp ENG Colin Simpson MF nbsp AUS Richard Johnson FW nbsp ENG Peter Beadle FW nbsp ENG Kerry Dixon FW nbsp ENG Tommy Mooney FW nbsp ENG Jamie Moralee FW nbsp ENG Gary Penrice FW nbsp ENG Kevin Phillips FW nbsp ENG Devon White FW nbsp ENG Paul Wilkinson on loan from Middlesbrough FW nbsp IRL David Connolly notes 2 Left club during season Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player FW nbsp ENG Peter Beadle to Bristol Rovers Reserves and academy Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player FW nbsp ENG Wayne AndrewsReferences Edit Glenn Roeder factfile The Guardian Retrieved 23 September 2011 Notes Edit Lavin was born in Corby England but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U 21 level Connolly was born in Brent England but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 1996 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1995 96 Watford F C season amp oldid 1141216000, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,