1995–96 Birmingham City F.C. season
Date League position Opponents Venue Result Score F-A Scorers Attendance
12 August 1995 4th Ipswich Town H W 3-1 Tait , Otto , Bowen 18,910
19 August 1995 9th Charlton Athletic A L 1-3 Bowen 9,710
26 August 1995 4th Norwich City H W 3-1 Hunt 3 ( 1 pen . ) 19,267
30 August 1995 9th Huddersfield Town A L 2-4 Ward 2 12,305
2 September 1995 6th Barnsley A W 5-0 Hunt pen . , Claridge , Forsyth , Doherty , Charlery 11,121
9 September 1995 5th Crystal Palace H D 0-0 19,403
12 September 1995 6th Stoke City H D 1-1 Hunt 19,005
17 September 1995 11th West Bromwich Albion A L 0-1 17,854
23 September 1995 13th Watford A D 1-1 Finnan 9,422
30 September 1995 12th Oldham Athletic H D 0-0 17,289
8 October 1995 6th Southend United H W 2-0 Claridge 2 17,491
14 October 1995 5th Portsmouth A W 1-0 Claridge 10,009
21 October 1995 3rd Grimsby Town H W 3-1 Claridge 2 , Charlery 16,445
29 October 1995 2nd Port Vale A W 2-1 Claridge , Tait 8,875
4 November 1995 2nd Millwall H D 2-2 Castle , Charlery 23,016
11 November 1995 3rd Reading A W 1-0 Charlery 10,203
18 November 1995 3rd Luton Town A D 0-0 7,920
21 November 1995 3rd Derby County H L 1-4 Ward pen 19,417
26 November 1995 5th Leicester City H D 2-2 Hunt 2 ( 1 pen . ) 17,350
2 December 1995 5th Southend United A L 1-3 Claridge 7,770
Football League First Division
Main article : 1995–96 Football League
The 1995-96 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 93rd in the English football league system. They finished in 15th place in the 24-team Football League First Division, to which they were promoted as Division Two champions in 1994-95. They entered the 1995-96 FA Cup at the third round, losing in that round to Wolverhampton Wanderers after a replay, and entered the League Cup in the first round and progressed to the semi-final, in which they lost on aggregate score to Leeds United. They also took part in the last season of the Anglo-Italian Cup, losing in the quarter-final after a penalty shootout. At the end of the season, club owner David Sullivan dismissed Barry Fry as manager and replaced him with playing legend Trevor Francis.