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1995–96 Portsmouth F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Portsmouth
season	1995–96
manager	Terry Fenwick
stadium	Fratton Park
league	Football League First Division
league result	21st
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Third round
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	First round
league topscorer	Hall/McLoughlin (10)
highest attendance	14,434 vs. Derby County (16 September 1995)
lowest attendance	6,002 vs. Oldham Athletic (2 December 1995)
average attendance	9,406
prevseason	1994–95
nextseason	1996–97

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

Season summary

In Terry Fenwick's first full season in charge of Portsmouth, after replace former manager Jim Smith, relegation to Division Two was avoided on the last day of the 1995–96 season (on goal difference) when Pompey won away at Huddersfield Town while other results went the club's way.

Final league table

Main article: 1995–96 Football League

Results

Portsmouth's score comes first

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
12 August 1995	Southend United	H	4–2	10,630	Creaney (2), Rees, Tilson (own goal)
19 August 1995	Grimsby Town	A	1–2	4,515	McLoughlin (pen)
26 August 1995	Reading	H	0–0	9,917
30 August 1995	Leicester City	A	2–4	15,170	Hall, Creaney (pen)
2 September 1995	Millwall	H	0–1	8,023
9 September 1995	Port Vale	A	2–0	7,374	Burton, Griffiths (pen)
12 September 1995	Sunderland	A	1–1	12,282	McLoughlin (pen)
16 September 1995	Derby County	H	2–2	14,434	Gittens, McLoughlin
23 September 1995	Tranmere Rovers	H	0–2	11,127
30 September 1995	Luton Town	A	1–3	7,795	Walsh
7 October 1995	Oldham Athletic	A	1–1	5,937	Simpson
14 October 1995	Birmingham City	H	0–1	10,006
21 October 1995	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–2	16,257	McLoughlin (pen)
28 October 1995	Watford	H	4–2	7,025	Simpson, Stimson, Allen, Carter
4 November 1995	Sheffield United	A	1–4	11,281	Simpson
11 November 1995	Huddersfield Town	H	1–1	6,876	Simpson
18 November 1995	Stoke City	H	3–3	8,030	McLoughlin (2), Walsh
21 November 1995	Barnsley	A	0–0	6,187
25 November 1995	Ipswich Town	A	2–3	10,286	Allen, Walsh
2 December 1995	Oldham Athletic	H	2–1	6,002	Allen, McLoughlin (pen)
9 December 1995	Tranmere Rovers	A	2–1	6,678	Durnin, Hall
16 December 1995	Luton Town	H	4–0	7,012	Hall (2), Carter, Walsh
23 December 1995	Norwich City	H	1–0	9,960	Durnin
26 December 1995	Charlton Athletic	A	1–2	11,686	Hall
30 December 1995	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2–2	25,294	Burton, Carter
1 January 1996	Crystal Palace	H	2–3	12,926	Simpson, Butters
13 January 1996	Grimsby Town	H	3–1	6,958	Walsh, Wood, Carter
20 January 1996	Southend United	A	1–2	5,560	Hall
27 January 1996	Millwall	A	1–1	7,710	Burton
4 February 1996	Reading	A	1–0	7,924	McLoughlin
10 February 1996	Leicester City	H	2–1	9,003	Burton, Hall
17 February 1996	Sunderland	H	2–2	12,241	Hall, Griffiths
24 February 1996	Derby County	A	2–3	16,120	McLoughlin (pen), Hall
2 March 1996	Charlton Athletic	H	2–1	9,323	Burton (2)
9 March 1996	Norwich City	A	1–1	13,004	Hall
16 March 1996	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–2	11,732
23 March 1996	Crystal Palace	A	0–0	17,039
27 March 1996	Port Vale	H	1–2	6,335	Allen
30 March 1996	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–2	8,126
2 April 1996	Birmingham City	A	0–2	14,886
6 April 1996	Watford	A	2–1	23,789	Awford, McLoughlin
8 April 1996	Sheffield United	H	1–2	8,978	Durnin
13 April 1996	Stoke City	A	1–2	11,471	Butters
20 April 1996	Barnsley	H	0–0	8,744
27 April 1996	Ipswich Town	H	0–1	12,954
5 May 1996	Huddersfield Town	A	1–0	14,091	Burton

FA Cup

Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
	R3	7 January 1996	Southampton	A	0–3	15,236

League Cup

Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
	R1 First Leg	16 August 1995	Cardiff City	H	0–2	4,203
	R1 Second Leg	22 August 1995	Cardiff City	A	0–1	4,347

Squad

References

(3 February 1995). "Fenwick forms Fratton alliance".

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