# 1995–96 Ipswich Town F.C. season

During the 1995–96 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

Having served on the board of directors since 1986, David Sheepshanks was appointed as club chairman in August 1995. In George Burley's first season in charge, Ipswich failed to get back in Premier League at the first attempt, falling one place short of the First Division play-off zone, after failing to beat Millwall in the last game of the season. They were the leading goalscorers in the top four divisions with 79 goals.
Ipswich's biggest defeat of the season was a 5-1 home defeat to Charlton Athletic. Ipswich were 1-0 ahead at half-time but goalkeeper Craig Forrest got injured in the second half when Charlton equalised and was replaced by striker Neil Gregory in goal who went on to concede four. Later in the season, future England international Richard Wright replaced Forrest as goalkeeper for the game against Crystal Palace in January and remained as number one for the rest of the season.
Ipswich knocked Premier League Champions Blackburn Rovers out of the FA Cup Third Round in a replay. Ipswich also reached the semi-final of the Anglo-Italian Cup, losing to Port Vale.

## First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Richard Wright |
| — | GK | CAN | Craig Forrest |
| — | DF | ENG | Tony Mowbray |
| — | DF | ENG | Chris Swailes |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil Thompson |
| — | DF | NED | Gus Uhlenbeek |
| — | DF | DEN | Claus Thomsen |
| — | DF | ARG | Mauricio Taricco |
| — | MF | ENG | Adam Tanner |
| — | MF | ENG | Richard Appleby |
| — | MF | ENG | Lee Durrant |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Mason |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Simon Milton |
| — | MF | ENG | Steve Sedgley |
| — | MF | ENG | Stuart Slater |
| — | MF | ENG | Mick Stockwell |
| — | MF | ENG | Tony Vaughan |
| — | MF | WAL | Geraint Williams |
| — | MF | SCO | John Wark |
| — | MF | NZL | Lee Norfolk |
| — | FW | ENG | Ian Marshall |
| — | FW | ENG | James Scowcroft |
| — | FW | SCO | Alex Mathie |
| — | FW | ZAM | Neil Gregory |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Fred Barber (loan return to Luton Town) |
| — | GK | AUS | Andy Petterson (loan return to Charlton Athletic) |
| — | DF | CAN | Frank Yallop (to Tampa Bay Mutiny) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | David Linighan (to Blackpool) |
| — | DF | ENG | Steve Palmer (to Watford) |
| — | FW | ENG | Lee Chapman (to Swansea City) |

## Competitions
### Football League First Division
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Leicester City (O, P) | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 71 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 71 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 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 | |

#### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
Ipswich Town's score comes first

#### Matches

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 12 August 1995 | Birmingham City | A | 1–3 | 18,910 | Marshall |
| 19 August 1995 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–0 | 12,681 | Mathie |
| 26 August 1995 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–0 | 14,470 | |
| 30 August 1995 | Stoke City | H | 4–1 | 10,848 | Mathie (2), Slater (2) |
| 2 September 1995 | Sunderland | H | 3–0 | 12,390 | Mathie (3) |
| 9 September 1995 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–2 | 12,057 | Sedgley |
| 12 September 1995 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–1 | 5,622 | Marshall |
| 16 September 1995 | Watford | H | 4–2 | 11,441 | Uhlenbeek, Thomsen, Gregory (2) |
| 23 September 1995 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–5 | 12,815 | Thomsen |
| 30 September 1995 | Sheffield United | A | 2–2 | 12,557 | Marshall (2) |
| 7 October 1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | 15,335 | Sedgley |
| 14 October 1995 | Derby County | A | 1–1 | 13,034 | Sedgley |
| 22 October 1995 | Luton Town | H | 0–1 | 9,123 | |
| 28 October 1995 | Reading | A | 4–1 | 10,281 | Williams, Uhlenbeek, Mathie, Mason |
| 4 November 1995 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–2 | 10,250 | Mason (2) |
| 11 November 1995 | Millwall | A | 1–2 | 11,360 | Mason |
| 19 November 1995 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | 17,862 | Wark |
| 22 November 1995 | Southend United | H | 1–1 | 9,757 | Uhlenbeek |
| 25 November 1995 | Portsmouth | H | 3–2 | 10,286 | Thompson, Marshall, Milton |
| 3 December 1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | 20,867 | Mowbray, Marshall |
| 9 December 1995 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–0 | 10,316 | Marshall, Stockwell |
| 16 December 1995 | Sheffield United | H | 1–1 | 9,630 | Tuttle (own goal) |
| 22 December 1995 | Barnsley | H | 2–2 | 11,791 | Mathie, Marshall |
| 1 January 1996 | Port Vale | H | 5–1 | 9,926 | Sedgley, Mathie (2), Marshall, Milton |
| 13 January 1996 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | 14,097 | Mathie |
| 20 January 1996 | Birmingham City | H | 2–0 | 12,540 | Milton (2) |
| 3 February 1996 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–1 | 10,798 | Mowbray, Marshall |
| 10 February 1996 | Stoke City | A | 1–3 | 12,239 | Scowcroft |
| 20 February 1996 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 14,052 | |
| 24 February 1996 | Watford | A | 3–2 | 11,872 | Uhlenbeek, Mathie (2) |
| 3 March 1996 | Leicester City | H | 4–2 | 9,817 | Wark, Marshall (2), Milton |
| 9 March 1996 | Barnsley | A | 3–3 | 7,705 | Marshall (2), Milton |
| 13 March 1996 | Leicester City | A | 2–0 | 17,783 | Mathie, Marshall |
| 16 March 1996 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–2 | 11,759 | Marshall |
| 19 March 1996 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–1 | 9,674 | Mason (2) |
| 23 March 1996 | Port Vale | A | 1–2 | 7,277 | Marshall |
| 30 March 1996 | Luton Town | A | 2–1 | 9,151 | Milton (2) |
| 2 April 1996 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | 16,210 | Vaughan |
| 6 April 1996 | Reading | H | 1–2 | 17,328 | Mathie |
| 8 April 1996 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–3 | 5,904 | Scowcroft |
| 14 April 1996 | Norwich City | H | 2–1 | 20,335 | Marshall, Ullathorne (own goal) |
| 17 April 1996 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–5 | 6,008 | Mason, Marshall |
| 20 April 1996 | Southend United | A | 1–2 | 8,363 | Milton |
| 27 April 1996 | Portsmouth | A | 1–0 | 12,954 | Mathie |
| 1 May 1996 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–1 | 17,473 | Mathie (2) |
| 5 May 1996 | Millwall | H | 0–0 | 17,290 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 6 January 1996 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–0 | 21,236 | |
| R3R | 16 January 1996 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–0 | 19,606 | Mason |
| R4 | 13 February 1996 | Walsall | H | 1–0 | 18,489 | Mason |
| R5 | 17 February 1996 | Aston Villa | H | 1–3 | 20,748 | Mason |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 First Leg | 19 September 1995 | Stockport County | A | 1–1 | 4,865 | Sedgley |
| R2 Second Leg | 3 October 1995 | Stockport County | H | 1–2 (lost 2–3 on agg) | 8,250 | Thomsen |

### Anglo-Italian Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| Group B | 5 September 1995 | Reggio Audace | H | 2–1 | 9,525 | Tanner, Mathie |
| Group B | 11 October 1995 | Brescia | A | 2–2 | 1,300 | Mason, Sedgley |
| Group B | 8 November 1995 | Foggia | A | 1–0 | 2,000 | Mason |
| Group B | 13 December 1995 | Salerno | H | 2–0 | 6,429 | Mowbray, Gregory |
| SF | 23 January 1996 | Port Vale | H | 2–4 | 5,831 | Gregory, Mason |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 11 August 1995 | DF | Gus Uhlenbeek | TOP Oss | £100,000 |
| 6 October 1995 | DF | Tony Mowbray | Celtic | £300,000 |
| 12 December 1995 | MF | Richard Appleby | Newcastle United | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
| 10 November 1995 | GK | Fred Barber | Luton Town | 14 December 1995 | |
| 26 December 1995 | GK | Andy Petterson | Charlton Athletic | 18 January 1996 | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 1995 | MF | Adrián Paz | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 1995 | GK | Clive Baker | Retired | Retired |
| 1 July 1995 | MF | Matt Weston | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 1995 | MF | Graham Connell | Clydebank | Free transfer |
| 1 July 1995 | FW | David Pirie | Free agent | Released |
| 4 July 1995 | MF | Gavin Johnson | Luton Town | Free transfer |
| 4 July 1995 | MF | David Gregory | Peterborough United | Free transfer |
| 6 July 1995 | GK | Phil Morgan | Stoke City | Free transfer |
| 23 August 1995 | MF | Boncho Genchev | Luton Town | Free transfer |
| 28 September 1995 | DF | Steve Palmer | Watford | £135,000 |
| 26 January 1996 | DF | David Linighan | Blackpool | £90,000 |
| 7 February 1996 | DF | Frank Yallop | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Undisclosed |
| 28 March 1996 | FW | Lee Chapman | Swansea City | Free transfer |

### Loans out

| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until |
| 17 November 1995 | DF | David Linighan | Blackpool | 26 January 1996 |
| 3 November 1995 | DF | Frank Yallop | Blackpool | 3 December 1995 |
| 11 January 1996 | FW | Lee Chapman | Leeds United | 27 March 1996 |

## Awards
### Player awards

| Award | Player |
| Player of the Year | Simon Milton |