Plymouth 1995/96

Plymouth finished 4th of 24 in the 1995/96 Third Division with 78 points (won 22, drawn 12, lost 12; scored 68, conceded 49) and were promoted. Highest position 3rd, after match 35; lowest 24th, after match 2. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 10 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Plymouth
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 12 Aug 1995	Colchester (away)	1–2 L	Lost	0	15th
2	Sat 19 Aug 1995	Preston (home)	0–2 L	Lost	0	24th
3	Sat 26 Aug 1995	Chester City (away)	1–3 L	Lost	0	23rd
4	Tue 29 Aug 1995	Hereford United (home)	0–1 L	Lost	0	24th
5	Sat 2 Sep 1995	Bury (away)	5–0 W	Won	3	24th
6	Sat 9 Sep 1995	Leyton Orient (home)	1–1 D	Drew	4	23rd
7	Tue 12 Sep 1995	Doncaster (home)	3–1 W	Won	7	17th
8	Sat 16 Sep 1995	Barnet (away)	2–1 W	Won	10	13th
9	Sat 23 Sep 1995	Wigan (away)	1–0 W	Won	13	10th
10	Sat 30 Sep 1995	Lincoln (home)	3–0 W	Won	16	5th
11	Sat 7 Oct 1995	Fulham (home)	3–0 W	Won	19	4th
12	Sat 14 Oct 1995	Mansfield (away)	1–1 D	Drew	20	4th
13	Sat 21 Oct 1995	Torquay (home)	4–3 W	Won	23	4th
14	Sat 28 Oct 1995	Darlington (away)	0–2 L	Lost	23	6th
15	Tue 31 Oct 1995	Scarborough (away)	2–2 D	Drew	24	6th
16	Sat 4 Nov 1995	Cardiff (home)	0–0 D	Drew	25	6th
17	Sat 18 Nov 1995	Hartlepool (away)	2–2 D	Drew	26	6th
18	Sat 25 Nov 1995	Rochdale (home)	2–0 W	Won	29	5th
19	Sat 9 Dec 1995	Wigan (home)	3–1 W	Won	32	4th
20	Sat 16 Dec 1995	Lincoln (away)	0–0 D	Drew	33	4th
21	Sat 23 Dec 1995	Cambridge (home)	1–0 W	Won	36	4th
22	Tue 26 Dec 1995	Gillingham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	36	4th
23	Mon 1 Jan 1996	Exeter (home)	2–2 D	Drew	37	4th
24	Sat 13 Jan 1996	Preston (away)	2–3 L	Lost	37	5th
25	Sat 20 Jan 1996	Colchester (home)	1–1 D	Drew	38	7th
26	Tue 23 Jan 1996	Scunthorpe (home)	1–3 L	Lost	38	7th
27	Tue 30 Jan 1996	Northampton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	38	7th
28	Sat 3 Feb 1996	Chester City (home)	4–2 W	Won	41	5th
29	Sat 10 Feb 1996	Scunthorpe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	42	5th
30	Sat 17 Feb 1996	Doncaster (away)	0–0 D	Drew	43	5th
31	Tue 20 Feb 1996	Bury (home)	1–0 W	Won	46	5th
32	Sat 24 Feb 1996	Barnet (home)	1–1 D	Drew	47	5th
33	Tue 27 Feb 1996	Leyton Orient (away)	1–0 W	Won	50	4th
34	Sat 2 Mar 1996	Gillingham (home)	1–0 W	Won	53	4th
35	Sat 9 Mar 1996	Cambridge (away)	3–2 W	Won	56	3rd
36	Sat 16 Mar 1996	Northampton (home)	1–0 W	Won	59	3rd
37	Sat 23 Mar 1996	Exeter (away)	1–1 D	Drew	60	3rd
38	Sat 30 Mar 1996	Fulham (away)	0–4 L	Lost	60	5th
39	Tue 2 Apr 1996	Mansfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	63	4th
40	Sat 6 Apr 1996	Darlington (home)	0–1 L	Lost	63	7th
41	Mon 8 Apr 1996	Torquay (away)	2–0 W	Won	66	5th
42	Sat 13 Apr 1996	Scarborough (home)	5–1 W	Won	69	5th
43	Tue 16 Apr 1996	Hereford United (away)	0–3 L	Lost	69	5th
44	Sat 20 Apr 1996	Cardiff (away)	1–0 W	Won	72	4th
45	Sat 27 Apr 1996	Rochdale (away)	1–0 W	Won	75	5th
46	Sat 4 May 1996	Hartlepool (home)	3–0 W	Won	78	4th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.