During the 1995–96 English football season, Millwall F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, the second tier of English football.
The season started brightly for Millwall, as the Lions went top of the First Division from almost the start of the season and stayed in the automatic promotion places for the first third of the season. Despite three straight losses, Millwall were still top of an admittedly tight First Division as December arrived. However, manager Mick McCarthy left to manage Ireland after a 6-0 defeat at Sunderland saw Millwall lose top spot; under his successor, Jimmy Nicholl, Millwall went into freefall with only four more wins all season. A draw on the last day of the season condemned the Lions to relegation.
Squad at end of seasonNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Mickey Bennett - Charlton Athletic, July Bobby Bowry - Crystal Palace, July Lucas Neill - Australian Institute of Sport, July Anton Rogan - Oxford United, August Nick Colgan - Chelsea, September, loan Vasili Kulkov - Spartak Moscow, January, loan Tim Carter - Oxford United, January Mickey Weir - Hibernian, January, loan Sergei Yuran - Spartak Moscow, January Roger Joseph - Wimbledon, June John Kerr - Walsall, June, loan Dave Mitchell - Selangor, June Andy Roberts - Crystal Palace, July David Oldfield - Luton Town, July Alistair Edwards - Sydney Olympic, January23 September: Millwall 1–2 Sunderland (Scott pen., Smith); attendance 8,6911 October: Derby County 2–2 Millwall (Willems, van der Lann; ?); attendance 9,59022 October: Crystal Palace 1-2 Millwall (Gordon; ?); attendance 14,33828 October: Millwall 2–1 West Bromwich Albion (?; Hunt); attendance 9,71718 November: Millwall 0-0 Huddersfield Town; attendance 9,4029 December: Sunderland 6–0 Millwall (Russell 4, Scott pen., P Gray); attendance 18,95116 December: Millwall 0–1 Derby County (Sturridge); attendance 7,69426 December: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Millwall (Bull; ?); attendance 25,5914 November: Birmingham City 2-2 Millwall (Castle, Charlery; Dixon, Rae); attendance 23,01627 January: Millwall 1–1 Portsmouth (Burton); attendance 7,7102 March: Millwall 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Bull); attendance 9,1330 March: Millwall 1–4 Crystal Palace (Hopkin, Brown, Ndah 2); attendance 13,2146 April: West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Millwall (Sneekes); attendance 13,79310 April: Millwall 2-0 Birmingham City (?); attendance 9,27113 April: Huddersfield Town 3-0 Millwall (Jepson pen., Edwards, Booth); attendance 11,206