ECFC 1995/96
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 | |
Final Table
1995/96 Third Division HOME AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A GS PD PTS 1 Preston North End 46 11 8 4 44 22 12 9 2 34 16 78 0 86 P 2 Gillingham 46 16 6 1 33 6 6 11 6 16 14 49 0 83 P 3 Bury 46 11 6 6 33 21 11 7 5 33 27 66 0 79 P 4 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 5 4 41 20 8 7 8 27 29 68 0 78 P 5 Darlington 46 10 6 7 30 21 10 12 1 30 21 60 0 78 6 Hereford United 46 13 5 5 40 22 7 9 7 25 25 65 0 74 7 Colchester United 46 13 7 3 37 22 5 11 7 24 29 61 0 72 8 Chester City 46 11 9 3 45 22 7 7 9 27 31 72 0 70 9 Barnet 46 13 6 4 40 19 5 10 8 25 26 65 0 70 10 Wigan Athletic 46 15 3 5 36 21 5 7 11 26 35 62 0 70 11 Northampton Town 46 9 10 4 32 22 9 3 11 19 22 51 0 67 12 Scunthorpe United 46 8 8 7 36 30 7 7 9 31 31 67 0 60 13 Doncaster Rovers 46 11 6 6 25 19 5 5 13 24 41 49 0 59 14 Exeter City 46 9 9 5 25 22 4 9 10 21 31 46 0 57 15 Rochdale 46 7 8 8 32 33 7 5 11 25 28 57 0 55 16 Cambridge United 46 8 8 7 34 30 6 4 13 27 41 61 0 54 17 Fulham 46 10 9 4 39 26 2 8 13 18 37 57 0 53 18 Lincoln City 46 8 7 8 32 26 5 7 11 25 47 57 0 53 19 Mansfield Town 46 6 10 7 25 29 5 10 8 29 35 54 0 53 20 Hartlepool United 46 8 9 6 30 24 4 4 15 17 43 47 0 49 21 Leyton Orient 46 11 4 8 29 22 1 7 15 15 41 44 0 47 22 Cardiff City 46 8 6 9 24 22 3 6 14 17 42 41 0 45 23 Scarborough 46 5 11 7 22 28 3 5 15 17 41 39 0 40 24 Torquay United 46 4 9 10 17 36 1 5 17 13 48 30 0 29 Torquay were not relegated as Stevenage Borough were ineligible to join the Football League.
1995-96 From the Express and Echo
The ship steadied
NEW boss Peter Fox set about attempting to reverse five years of turmoil. The popular goalkeeper - Player of-the-Year in each of his two seasons with the club, achieved relative success on a shoestring budget and against a backdrop of limited expectation. City were among the play-off places by the beginning of October before the inevitable slide into mid-table.
But, after the trouble of the previous season, the future looked much brighter - City putting their finances back on an even keel and agreeing a deal with Exeter City Council that safeguarded the future of St James's Park.
THE CLIMAX
EXETER were never in relegation trouble and achieved a fine 14th spot after a 2-0 last-day defeat at Preston. Many City fans, who had travelled to celebrate an improved term, were locked out as an amazing 18,700 crowd packed into Deepdale.
Other Games
FA Cup
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| 11/11/1995 | Peterborough United | Home | 0-1 | 3728 | : | R1 | |
League Cup
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August 15, 1995 |
Torquay United |
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LC 1 Ist Leg |
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August 23, 1995 |
Torquay United |
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3721 |
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LC 1 2nd Leg |
Torquay won on away goals |
Football League Trophy
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| 7/11/1995 | AFC Bournemouth | Home | Group | 0-2 | : | 1898 | Auto Windscreens Shield | Did not qualify for R2 |
| 17/10/1995 | Brentford | Away | Group | 1-1 | Came | 1431 | Auto Windscreens Shield | |
Devon Bowl
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| 01/08/1995 | Torquay United | Away | 2-1 | SF | |||
| 04/08/1995 | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 0-3 | : | F | ||
Friendlies
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| 22/07/1995 | Bristol City | Home | Ian Cruickshank Cup | |||
| 25/07/1995 | Stoke City | Home | 1-2 | 1345 | Cecere | |
| 02/08/1995 | West Ham United | Home | 1-3 | 3017 | Cooper (Mark) | |
| 04/08/1995 | Luton Town | Home | 0-2 | 1118 | : | |
| 26/09/1995 | Dorchester Town | Away | 3-1 | 300 | McConnell 2, Cecere | |
| 09/11/1995 | Brighton | 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) | |
| 06/03/1996 | Dawlish | Away | 4-1 | 250 | McConnell 2, Anderson, Pears | Played in Feb/Mar 1996 |
FA Youth Cup
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| 06/11/1995 | Dulwich Hamlet | Away | 0-0 | : | 88 | R1 | |
| 22/11/1995 | Dulwich Hamlet | Home | 3-2 | Richard Neno, Jamie Littley, Damien Frankland. | 110 | R1 replay | |
| 05/12/1995 | Brentford | Away | 0-4 | : | 93 | R2 | |
Youth Teams
Youth Results
Westcountry TV SW Counties League
Results
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| 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 | UNKNOWN | 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 |
WESTCOUNTRY TELEVISION SOUTH WEST COUNTIES YOUTH LEAGUE 1995-96.
LEAGUE APPEARANCES.
Jamie Ahearn 18; Sufyan Ghazghazi 18; Richard Neno 18; Nigel Thomas 18; Chris Grant 16; Jamie Littley 16; Steve White 15(1); James Vittles 15; Danny Bell 13(1); Richard Steer 10(4); John Wilkinson 8(10); Paul Hughes 8(1); Troy Bennett 7(3); Damien Frankland 3(5); Ross Bellotti 3; David Walker 2(9); Luke Vinnicombe Troy Bennett 7(3); Damien Frankland 3(5); 2(7); Brendan Green 2(1); William Dodge 2(1); Mark Thompson 2; Stuart Melhuish 1(6); Andrew Watts 1; Scott Walker 0(3).
LEAGUE CUP APPEARANCES.
Sufyan Ghazghazi 5; Chris Grant 5;
Jamie Littley 5; Richard Neno 5; Richard Steer 5; Steve White 5; Jamie Ahearn 4; Nigel Thomas 4; James Vittles 4; Andrew Watts 3; David Walker 2(3); Scott Walker 2(2); John Wilkinson 1(2); Damien Frankland 0(3); Luke Vinnicombe 0(3); Ross Bellotti 0(1); Paul Hughes 0(1).
LEAGUE GOALSCORERS.
Ghazghazi 24; Littley 5; Thomas 4; Vittles 4; Bell 3; Neno 3; Wilkinson 3; Frankland 2; Grant 1; Watts 1.
LEAGUE CUP GOALSCORERS.
Ghazghazi 6; Watts 2; Grant 1; Littley 1; Thomas 1; Wilkinson 1.
Devon and Exeter Youth League
Results
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| 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 | UNKNOWN | |||||
| 24/04/1996 | Cup | Torquay United | Home | ||||||
| 28/04/1996 | League | Torquay United | Home | ||||||
| 01/05/1996 | League | Bideford | Away | ||||||
| 12/05/1996 | Cup Final | Neutral | |||||||
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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