During the 1995–96 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary
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.
Final league table
Results
Watford's score comes first
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
12 August 1995
Sheffield United
H
2–1
8,667
Payne, Johnson
19 August 1995
Huddersfield Town
A
0–1
10,556
26 August 1995
Barnsley
H
2–3
8,049
Phillips (2)
29 August 1995
Charlton Athletic
A
1–2
8,442
Mooney
2 September 1995
Grimsby Town
A
0–0
3,993
9 September 1995
Stoke City
H
3–0
7,130
Ramage (2), Mooney
12 September 1995
Crystal Palace
H
0–0
8,780
16 September 1995
Ipswich Town
A
2–4
11,441
Pitcher , Phillips
23 September 1995
Birmingham City
H
1–1
9,422
Moralee
30 September 1995
Tranmere Rovers
A
3–2
7,041
Foster , Mooney , Moralee
7 October 1995
Millwall
H
0–1
8,918
14 October 1995
Sunderland
A
1–1
17,790
Moralee
21 October 1995
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
1–1
11,319
Holdsworth
28 October 1995
Portsmouth
A
2–4
7,025
Ramage , Phillips
4 November 1995
Southend United
H
2–2
7,091
Caskey , Phillips
11 November 1995
Leicester City
A
0–1
16,230
18 November 1995
Port Vale
A
1–1
6,265
Ramage
21 November 1995
Luton Town
H
1–1
10,042
Phillips
26 November 1995
Norwich City
H
0–2
7,798
2 December 1995
Millwall
A
2–1
8,389
Phillips (2)
9 December 1995
Birmingham City
A
0–1
16,970
16 December 1995
Tranmere Rovers
H
3–0
7,257
Phillips (2, 1 pen), Foster
23 December 1995
Oldham Athletic
A
0–0
5,878
13 January 1996
Huddersfield Town
H
0–1
7,568
20 January 1996
Sheffield United
A
1–1
12,782
Bazeley
3 February 1996
Barnsley
A
1–2
6,139
Penrice
10 February 1996
Charlton Athletic
H
1–2
8,394
Phillips
17 February 1996
Crystal Palace
A
0–4
13,235
24 February 1996
Ipswich Town
H
2–3
11,872
Palmer , White
28 February 1996
Stoke City
A
0–2
10,114
2 March 1996
Reading
A
0–0
8,933
5 March 1996
Derby County
H
0–0
8,306
9 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
Foster
23 March 1996
West Bromwich Albion
H
1–1
10,334
Ramage
30 March 1996
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
0–3
25,885
2 April 1996
Sunderland
H
3–3
11,195
Mooney (2), Ramage
6 April 1996
Portsmouth
H
1–2
8,226
Mooney
8 April 1996
Southend United
A
1–1
5,348
Ramage
13 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 , Ramage
20 April 1996
Luton Town
A
0–0
9,454
23 April 1996
Grimsby Town
H
6–3
8,909
Ramage (3), Connolly (3)
27 April 1996
Norwich City
A
2–1
14,188
Connolly , Porter
5 May 1996
Leicester City
H
0–1
20,089
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
6 January 1996
Wimbledon
H
1–1
11,187
Mooney
R3R
17 January 1996
Wimbledon
A
0–1
5,142
League Cup
Players
First-team squad
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Left club during season
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Reserves and academy
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References
Notes
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , Senior )
Spartan League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions