In the 1995–96 season, Grimsby had a disappointing campaign and Laws' initially successful managerial reign deteriorated after he clashed with Grimsby player Ivano Bonetti . Laws reportedly threw a plate of chicken wings at the Italian following a 3–2 defeat at Luton Town in February 1996 and caused the popular player to leave the club at the end of the season.[ 1]
Source:
[citation needed Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
Grimsby Town's score comes first [ 2]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
12 August 1995
Millwall A
1–2
8,546
Livingstone
19 August 1995
Portsmouth H
2–1
4,515
Laws , Croft
26 August 1995
Derby County A
1–1
10,564
Shakespeare (pen)
29 August 1995
Luton Town H
0–0
4,289
2 September 1995
Watford H
0–0
3,993
9 September 1995
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
1–4
23,656
Groves
12 September 1995
Reading A
2–0
7,283
Woods (2)
17 September 1995
Port Vale H
1–0
4,066
Livingstone
23 September 1995
Norwich City H
2–2
5,901
Childs , Southall
30 September 1995
Southend United A
0–1
4,979
7 October 1995
Charlton Athletic A
1–0
8,997
Jewell
14 October 1995
Oldham Athletic H
1–1
5,830
Dobbin
21 October 1995
Birmingham City A
1–3
16,455
Woods
28 October 1995
Stoke City H
1–0
5,683
Groves
4 November 1995
Ipswich Town A
2–2
10,250
Dobbin , Woods
11 November 1995
Barnsley H
3–1
6,166
Lever , Livingstone , de Zeeuw (own goal)
18 November 1995
West Bromwich Albion H
1–0
8,155
Bonetti
21 November 1995
Sheffield United A
2–1
9,884
Southall , Childs
25 November 1995
Tranmere Rovers A
1–0
7,500
Bonetti
2 December 1995
Charlton Athletic H
1–2
6,881
Groves
9 December 1995
Norwich City A
2–2
13,283
Groves , Livingstone
16 December 1995
Southend United H
1–1
5,269
Forrester
23 December 1995
Leicester City H
2–2
7,713
Dobbin , Walsh (own goal)
1 January 1996
Huddersfield Town H
1–1
7,524
Livingstone
13 January 1996
Portsmouth A
1–3
6,958
Groves
20 January 1996
Millwall H
1–2
5,218
Livingstone
24 January 1996
Sunderland A
0–1
14,517
3 February 1996
Derby County H
1–1
7,818
Bonetti
10 February 1996
Luton Town A
2–3
7,158
Forrester (2)
17 February 1996
Reading H
0–0
7,041
3 March 1996
Sunderland H
0–4
5,767
5 March 1996
Crystal Palace A
0–5
11,548
9 March 1996
Leicester City A
1–2
13,784
Livingstone
12 March 1996
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
3–0
5,565
Shakespeare , Livingstone , Forrester
16 March 1996
Crystal Palace H
0–2
5,059
24 March 1996
Huddersfield Town A
3–1
12,090
Livingstone , Childs , Groves
30 March 1996
Birmingham City H
2–1
5,475
Groves , Livingstone
2 April 1996
Oldham Athletic A
0–1
5,037
6 April 1996
Stoke City A
2–1
12,524
Groves , Gallimore
8 April 1996
Ipswich Town H
3–1
5,904
Mendonca (3)
13 April 1996
West Bromwich Albion A
1–3
16,116
Forrester
16 April 1996
Port Vale A
0–1
5,796
20 April 1996
Sheffield United H
0–2
7,685
23 April 1996
Watford A
3–6
8,909
Walker , Groves , Livingstone
27 April 1996
Tranmere Rovers H
1–1
5,408
Mendonca (pen)
4 May 1996
Barnsley A
1–1
6,108
McDermott
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
Third round 6 January 1996
Luton Town H
7–1
5,387
Forrester (2), Livingstone (2), Bonetti , Southall , Woods
Fourth round 7 February 1996
West Ham United A
1–1
22,030
Laws
Fourth round replay 14 February 1996
West Ham United H
3–0
8,382
Childs , Forrester , Woods
Fifth round 21 February 1996
Chelsea H
0–0
9,448
Fifth round replay 28 February 1996
Chelsea A
1–4
28,545
Groves
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
Second round first leg 20 September 1995
Birmingham City A
1–3
7,446
Woods
Second round second leg 3 October 1995
Birmingham City H
1–1 (lost 2–4 on agg)
3,280
Southall
[ 3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
