1995/96
All Results and information

Squad photograph from the 1995/96 season, which saw Exeter achieve a mid-table finish of 14th place in the Third Division. However, City could only go as far as the First Round of the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.
League Stats P: 14 P: 46, W: 13, D: 18,L: 15
Goals F-A: 46-53, Points: 57
FA Cup First Round: Peterborough United (H), 0-1.
League Cup
First Round: Torquay United, (A), 0-0. Replay (H) 1-1. Torquay progress on the Away Goals Rule
League Trophy
First Round (Group Stage): Brentford (A), 1-1, Bournemouth (H), 0-2. Exeter finish bottom of the group.
League Results
Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Att | Posn | Goalscorers |
12/08/95 | Darlington | H | 0-1 | 2934 | 20 | |
19/08/95 | Hartlepool United | A | 0-0 | 2311 | 20 | |
26/08/95 | Scarborough | H | 2-0 | 2439 | 14 | Came 2 |
29/08/95 | Cardiff City | A | 1-0 | 3750 | 10 | Pears |
02/09/95 | Scunthorpe United | H | 1-0 | 2893 | 6 | Bailey |
09/09/95 | Northampton Town | A | 0-0 | 5625 | 6 | |
12/09/95 | Cambridge United | A | 1-1 | 2365 | 6 | Turner |
16/09/95 | Fulham | H | 2-1 | 4420 | 4 | Cooper, Phillips |
23/09/95 | Leyton Orient | H | 2-2 | 5507 | 5 | Pears, Cooper |
30/09/95 | Rochdale | A | 2-4 | 2052 | 7 | Phillips, Cecere |
07/10/95 | Barnet | A | 2-3 | 2146 | 1 | Turner 2 |
14/10/95 | Wigan Athletic | H | 0-4 | 3870 | 10 | |
21/10/95 | Hereford United | A | 2-2 | 2249 | 13 | Og (Blatherwick), Buckle |
28/10/95 | Lincoln City | H | 1-1 | 3252 | 13 | Phillips |
31/10/95 | Gillingham | H | 0-0 | 3024 | 13 | |
04/11/95 | Colchester United | A | 1-1 | 3377 | 14 | Pears |
18/11/95 | Preston North End | H | 1-1 | 3350 | 14 | Og (Saville) |
25/11/95 | Bury | A | 0-2 | 3597 | 14 | |
02/12/95 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0-2 | 1429 | 14 | |
09/12/95 | Leyton Orient | A | 3-0 | 3471 | 12 | Ross, Bradbury 2 |
16/12/95 | Rochdale | H | 2-0 | 3152 | 12 | Richardson, Gavin |
26/12/95 | Torquay United | H | 0-0 | 6182 | 12 | |
30/12/95 | Chester City | H | 1-2 | 3324 | 12 | Ross |
01/01/96 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2-2 | 12427 | 12 | Came, Buckle |
06/01/96 | Mansfield Town | A | 1-1 | 1853 | 12 | Bradbury |
20/01/96 | Darlington | A | 0-1 | 1723 | 15 | |
30/01/96 | Hartlepool United | H | 1-0 | 2468 | 15 | Cooper |
03/02/96 | Scarborough | A | 0-0 | 1307 | 14 | |
13/02/96 | Mansfield Town | H | 2-2 | 2507 | 14 | Bradbury, Og (Hackett) |
17/02/96 | Cambridge United | H | 1-0 | 2804 | 12 | Blake |
24/02/96 | Fulham | A | 1-2 | 4048 | 12 | Braithwaite |
27/02/96 | Northampton Town | H | 1-2 | 2663 | 12 | Gavin |
02/03/96 | Torquay United | A | 2-0 | 4038 | 12 | Bradbury, Cooper (pen) |
09/03/96 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1-0 | 3175 | 13 | Braithwaite |
12/03/96 | Cardiff City | H | 2-0 | 2609 | 13 | Pears, Cooper (pen) |
16/03/96 | Chester City | A | 2-2 | 2043 | 12 | Came, Cooper |
23/03/96 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1-1 | 6185 | 12 | Og (Logan) |
26/03/96 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0-4 | 1615 | 12 | |
30/03/96 | Barnet | H | 1-0 | 2726 | 11 | Pears |
02/04/96 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0-1 | 2744 | 11 | |
06/04/96 | Lincoln City | A | 1-0 | 2723 | 12 | Sharpe |
08/04/96 | Hereford United | H | 0-2 | 3191 | 12 | |
13/04/96 | Gillingham | A | 0-1 | 7698 | 12 | |
20/04/96 | Colchester United | H | 2-2 | 2788 | 12 | Braithwaite, Chamberlain |
27/04/96 | Bury | H | 1-1 | 3508 | 14 | Blake |
04/05/96 | Preston North End | A | 0-2 | 18700 | 14 | |
Football League Division 3 1995/96
The League used highest goals scored to rank clubs equal on points rather than goal difference
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff. |
Pts |
Preston North End |
46 |
23 |
17 |
6 |
78 |
38 |
+40 |
86 |
Gillingham |
46 |
22 |
17 |
7 |
49 |
20 |
+29 |
83 |
Bury |
46 |
22 |
13 |
11 |
66 |
48 |
+18 |
79 |
Plymouth Argyle |
46 |
22 |
12 |
12 |
68 |
49 |
+19 |
78 |
Darlington |
46 |
20 |
18 |
8 |
60 |
42 |
+18 |
78 |
Hereford United |
46 |
20 |
14 |
12 |
65 |
47 |
+18 |
74 |
Colchester United |
46 |
18 |
18 |
10 |
61 |
51 |
+10 |
72 |
Chester City |
46 |
18 |
16 |
12 |
72 |
53 |
+19 |
70 |
Barnet |
46 |
18 |
16 |
12 |
65 |
45 |
+20 |
70 |
Wigan Athletic |
46 |
20 |
10 |
16 |
62 |
56 |
+6 |
70 |
Northampton Town |
46 |
18 |
13 |
15 |
51 |
44 |
+7 |
67 |
Scunthorpe United |
46 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
67 |
61 |
+6 |
60 |
Doncaster Rovers |
46 |
16 |
11 |
19 |
49 |
60 |
-11 |
59 |
Exeter City |
46 |
13 |
18 |
15 |
46 |
53 |
-7 |
57 |
Rochdale |
46 |
14 |
13 |
19 |
57 |
61 |
-4 |
55 |
Cambridge United |
46 |
14 |
12 |
20 |
61 |
71 |
-10 |
54 |
Fulham |
46 |
12 |
17 |
17 |
57 |
63 |
-6 |
53 |
Lincoln City |
46 |
13 |
14 |
19 |
57 |
73 |
-16 |
53 |
Mansfield Town |
46 |
11 |
20 |
15 |
54 |
64 |
-10 |
53 |
Hartlepool United |
46 |
12 |
13 |
21 |
47 |
67 |
-20 |
49 |
Leyton Orient |
46 |
12 |
11 |
23 |
44 |
63 |
-19 |
47 |
Cardiff City |
46 |
11 |
12 |
23 |
41 |
64 |
-23 |
45 |
Scarborough |
46 |
8 |
16 |
22 |
39 |
69 |
-30 |
40 |
Torquay United |
46 |
5 |
14 |
27 |
30 |
84 |
-54 |
29 |
Torquay were not relegated as Stevenage Borough were ineligible to join the Football League.
Other Games
FA Cup
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Exeter Score 1st |
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11/11/1995 |
Peterborough United |
Home |
0-1 |
3728 |
: |
R1 |
League Cup
1995/96 |
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Exeter Score 1st |
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15/08/1995 |
Torquay United |
Away |
0-0 |
2473 |
: |
LC 1 Ist Leg |
23/08/1995 |
Torquay United |
Home |
1-1 |
3721 |
Richardson |
LC 1 2nd Leg |
Torquay won on away goals
Football League Trophy
Auto Windscreens Shield
Exeter did not qualify for 2nd Round
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Exeter Score 1st |
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7/11/1995 |
AFC Bournemouth |
Home |
Group |
0-2 |
: |
1898 |
17/10/1995 |
Brentford |
Away |
Group |
1-1 |
Came |
1431 |
Devon Bowl
The dates may be wrong!
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Exeter Score 1st |
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I |
01/08/1995 |
Torquay United |
Away |
2-1 |
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SF |
04/08/1995 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Home |
0-3 |
: |
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F |
Friendlies
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Exeter score 1st |
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22/07/1995 |
Bristol City |
Home |
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Ian Cruickshank Cup |
25/07/1995 |
Stoke City |
Home |
1-2 |
1345 |
Cecere |
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02/08/1995 |
West Ham United |
Home |
1-3 |
3017 |
Cooper (Mark) |
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04/08/1995 |
Luton Town |
Home |
0-2 |
1118 |
: |
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26/09/1995 |
Dorchester Town |
Away |
3-1 |
300 |
McConnell 2, Cecere |
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09/11/1995 |
Brighton |
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Ian Cruickshank Cup |
03/01/1996 |
Tiverton Town |
Away |
0-1 |
250 |
: |
Ryan Draper trialist played in goal, and Phil Everitt scored for Tiverton |
17/01/1996 |
Crediton United |
Away |
4-0 |
215 |
Cooper (Mark) Ghazghazi, Rice, Barker (og) |
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06/03/1996 |
Dawlish |
Away |
4-1 |
250 |
McConnell 2, Anderson, Pears |
Played in Feb/Mar 1996 |
FA Youth Cup
1995/96 |
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Exeter Score 1st |
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06/11/1995 |
Dulwich Hamlet |
Away |
0-0 |
: |
88 |
R1 |
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22/11/1995 |
Dulwich Hamlet |
Home |
3-2 |
Richard Neno, Jamie Littley, Damien Frankland. |
110 |
R1 replay |
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05/12/1995 |
Brentford |
Away |
0-4 |
: |
93 |
R2 |
Youth Teams
Youth Results
Westcountry TV SW Counties League
Results
Westcountry TV SW Counties League | |||||||||
05/08/1995 | Friendly | Crediton United | Away | 6-3 | Littley 4 | Bell (D) | Neno | ||
10/08/1995 | Friendly | Buckfastleigh | Home | 9-0 | Littley 5 | Ghazghazi 3 | Wilkinson | ||
14/08/1995 | Friendly | Seaton Town | Away | 3-1 | Ghazghazi 2 | Thirlby | |||
02/09/1995 | League | Weston Super Mare | Away | 3-1 | Ghazghazi | Littley 2 | |||
09/09/1995 | League | Bashley | Home | 0-1 | : | ||||
16/09/1995 | League | Bristol City | Away | 4-0 | Ghazghazi 2 | Littley | Vittles | ||
23/09/1995 | League | Cardiff City | Home | 1-1 | Neno | ||||
14/10/1995 | League | Hereford United | Home | 1-1 | Bell (D) | ||||
21/10/1995 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 1-4 | Ghazghazi | ||||
28/10/1995 | League | Swansea City | Home | 2-2 | Ghazghazi 2 | ||||
01/11/1995 | Friendly | Perry Street | Away | 12-1 | Ghazghazi 4 | Walker (D) 2 | Littley 3 | Neno 2 | Wilkinson |
04/11/1995 | League | Torquay United | Home | 4-0 | Bell (D) | Ghazghazi 2 | Og | ||
07/11/1995 | FAYC | Dulwich Hamlet | Away | 0-0 | : | ||||
11/11/1995 | League | Weston Super Mare | Home | 8-0 | Ghazghazi 4 | Vittles 2 | Wilkinson 2 | ||
21/11/1995 | FAYC | Dulwich Hamlet | Home | 3-2 | Neno | Littley | Frankland (D) | ||
02/12/1995 | League | Bashley | Away | 6-1 | Bell (D) | Neno 2 | Ghazghazi | Littley | Frankland (D) |
05/12/1995 | FAYC | Brentford | Away | 0-4 | : | ||||
09/12/1995 | League | Bristol City | Home | 2-1 | Ghazghazi | Frankland (D) | |||
16/12/1995 | League | Cardiff City | Away | 1-4 | Thomas (N) | ||||
20/01/1996 | League | Hereford United | Away | 2-2 | Ghazghazi | Thomas (N) | |||
27/01/1996 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 1-3 | Ghazghazi | ||||
03/02/1996 | League | Swansea City | Away | 3-1 | Thomas (N)(pen) | Ghazghazi 2 | |||
17/02/1996 | League | Cheltenham Town | Home | 4-3 | Littley | Thomas (N) | Ghazghazi | Watts | |
19/02/1996 | League | Torquay United | Away | 4-3 | Ghazghazi 3 | Wilkinson | |||
24/02/1996 | League | Cheltenham Town | Away | 4-1 | |||||
16/03/1996 | Cup | Hereford United | Away | 4-4 | Ghazghazi 4 | Won 6-5 on pens | |||
30/03/1996 | Cup | Bristol City | Away | 4-1 | Ghazghazi | Holmes | Wilkinson | Watts | |
10/04/2020 | Cup | Bashley | Home | 1-0 | Grant | ||||
13/04/1996 | Cup | Cheltenham Town | Home | 2-1 | Littley | Ghazghazi | |||
27/04/1996 | Cup Final | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 1-2 | Watts |
Final Table
Westcountry Television SW Counties League Cup 1995-96 | ||||||||
1 | Cardiff City | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 16 | 44 |
2 | Torquay United | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 37 |
3 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 18 | 34 |
4 | Exeter City | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 34 |
5 | Hereford United | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 16 | 33 |
6 | Cheltenham Town | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 25 |
7 | Swansea City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 20 |
8 | Bashley | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 58 | 17 |
9 | Weston Super mare | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 84 | 7 |
10 | Bristol City | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 59 | 4 |
LEAGUE CUP APPEARANCES.
LEAGUE CUP GOALSCORERS.
Devon and Exeter Youth League
Results
Devon and Exeter Youth League | |||||||||
10/09/1995 | League | Torquay United | Home | 1-5 | Wilkinson | ||||
17/09/1995 | League | Okehampton Argyle | Home | 7-0 | Rendle 4 | Ahearn | Dodge | Marks | |
24/09/1995 | League | Pinhoe | Away | 4-0 | Walker (D) 2 | Wilkinson | Walker (S) | ||
01/10/1995 | League | Torquay United | Away | 1-3 | Bell (D) | ||||
15/10/1995 | League | Sidmouth Town | Home | 1-1 | Rendle | ||||
22/10/1995 | Cup | Budleigh Salterton | Away | 10-1 | Wilkinson 3, Frankland, Bell (D), Walker (D), Harris (D), Ahearn, Vinnicombe, Og | ||||
29/10/1995 | League | Topsham Town | Away | 4-0 | Wilkinson 2 | Og | Harris (D) | ||
19/11/1995 | League | Twyford Spartans | Away | 7-4 | Frankland 2 | Rendle 2 | Thomas (N) | Wilkinson | Harris (D) |
26/11/1995 | League | Dawlish Generals | Home | 4-0 | Melhuish | Thomas (N) | Rendle | Holmes (M) | |
03/12/1995 | Cup | Bideford | Home | 10-0 | Bell (D) 4 | Walker (D) 3 | Frankland (D) | Steer | Thomas (N) |
21/01/1996 | League | Alphington | Home | 11-0 | Vinnicombe 2, Harris (D) 2, Thomas (N), Frankland, Ahearn. Bennett, Holmes, Watts, Og | ||||
18/02/1996 | League | Okehampton Argyle | Away | 9-0 | |||||
25/02/1996 | League | Pinhoe | Home | 5-0 | |||||
03/03/1996 | League | Dawlish Generals | Away | 10-0 | Thomas 2, Wilkinson2, Frankland 2, Walker (D) 2, Og | ||||
17/03/1996 | League | Topsham Town | Home | 2-2 | Walker (D) | Thomas (N) | |||
24/03/1996 | League | Alphington | Away | 15-0 | Walker (D) 4, Thomas (N) 3, Frankland 3, Wilkinson, Vittles, Walker (S), Ahearn, Hillier | ||||
31/03/1996 | League | Twyford Spartans | Home | 4-1 | Dodge 2 | Walker (D) | Holmes (M) | ||
07/04/1996 | League | Budleigh Salterton | Home | 3-2 | Walker (D) 2 | Rendle | |||
14/04/1996 | League | Budleigh Salterton | Away | 1-1 | Frankland | ||||
18/04/1996 | League | Sidmouth Town | Away | 1-1 | |||||
21/04/1996 | League | Bideford | Home | 6-0 | |||||
24/04/1996 | Cup | Torquay United | Home | 1-2 | Franklin ;D) | ||||
28/04/1996 | League | Torquay United | Home | 1-4 | ? (Pen) | ||||
01/05/1996 | League | Bideford | Away | 5-0 | ? Won | ||||
Final Table
P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | |
Torquay United | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 16 | 58 |
Exeter City | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 103 | 20 | 46 |
Twyford Spartans | 20 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 89 | 41 | 45 |
Budleigh Salterton | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 67 | 32 | 37 |
Sidmouth Town | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 49 | 33 |
Pinhoe | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 55 | 57 | 26 |
Topsham Town | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 55 | 22 |
Bideford | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 67 | 16 |
Okehampton | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 32 | 109 | 13 |
Alphington | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 97 | 13 |
Dawlish Town | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 78 | 8 |
Other Information
Squad Photo Back Row. Mark Cooper, Mark Gavin, Russell Coughlin, Anthony Thirlby, Jason Minett, Barry McConnell, Neil Parsley, Richard Neno, Middle Row. Eamon Dolan, Robbie Turner, Mark Came, Michel Cecere, Ross Beloti, Jon Richardson, Jon Brown, Colin Anderson, Gary Rice. Front Row, Richard Pears, Danny Bailey, Mike Chapman, George Kent, Peter Fox, Noel Blake, Mike Radford, Martin Phillips, Nicky Medlin.
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