1995–96 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

During the 1995–96 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Oldham Athletic
1995–96 season
ChairmanIan Stott
Manager Graeme Sharp
StadiumBoundary Park
Football League First Division18th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Anglo-Italian CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerRichardson & McCarthy (11)
Highest home attendance10,271
Lowest home attendance4,225
Average home league attendance6,634

Final league table
Pos Team Pl W D L F A Pts
1. Sunderland 46 22 17 7 59 33 83
2. Derby County 46 21 16 9 71 51 79
3. Crystal Palace 46 20 15 11 67 48 75
4. Stoke City 46 20 13 13 60 49 73
5. Leicester City 46 19 14 13 66 60 71
6. Charlton Athletic 46 17 20 9 57 45 71
7. Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 79 69 69
8. Huddersfield Town 46 17 12 17 61 58 63
9. Sheffield United 46 16 14 16 57 54 62
10. Barnsley 46 14 18 14 60 66 60
11. West Bromwich Albion 46 16 12 18 60 68 60
12. Port Vale 46 15 15 16 59 66 60
13. Tranmere Rovers 46 14 17 15 64 60 59
14. Southend United 46 15 14 17 52 61 59
15. Birmingham City 46 15 13 18 61 64 58
16. Norwich City 46 14 15 17 59 55 57
17. Grimsby Town 46 14 14 18 55 69 56
18. Oldham Athletic 46 14 14 18 54 50 56
19. Reading 46 13 17 16 54 63 56
20. Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 13 16 17 56 62 55
21. Portsmouth 46 13 13 20 61 69 52
22. Millwall 46 13 13 20 43 63 52
23. Watford 46 10 18 18 62 70 48
24. Luton Town 46 11 12 23 40 64 45
Key
Promoted to the Premiership
Qualified for the promotion playoff
Relegated to Division Two

NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

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 Paul Gerrard
— GK  ENG Jon Hallworth
— DF  ENG Craig Fleming
— DF  ENG Richard Graham
— DF  NOR Gunnar Halle
— DF  ENG Andy Holt
— DF  ENG Richard Jobson
— DF  ENG Darren Lonergan
— DF  ENG Chris Makin
— DF  ENG Scott McNiven[notes 1]
— DF  ENG Neil Pointon
— DF  ENG Steve Redmond
— DF  ENG Carl Serrant
— DF  ENG Ian Snodin
— DF  NED Michel Vonk
— MF  ENG David Beresford
— MF  SCO Paul Bernard
— MF  ENG Mark Brennan
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Nick Henry
— MF  ENG Andrew Hughes
— MF  IRL Brian Launders (on loan from Crystal Palace)
— MF  ISL Þorvaldur Örlygsson
— MF  ENG Martin Pemberton
— MF  ENG Lee Richardson
— MF  ENG Paul Rickers
— FW  ENG Mark Allott
— FW  ENG Nicky Banger
— FW  ENG Stuart Barlow
— FW  ENG Darren Beckford
— FW  SCO Gerry Creaney (on loan from Manchester City)
— FW  ENG Ian Olney
— FW  WAL Sean McCarthy
— FW  ENG David McNiven
— FW  ENG Lloyd Richardson
— FW  ENG Paul Wilkinson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
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References
  1. http://www.11v11.com/teams/oldham-athletic/tab/players/season/1996.htm

Notes
  1. McNiven was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented them at U-21 level.
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