Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 2 Southampton, 1995/96 – Football Research Archive

Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 2 Southampton

Source OpenFootballUpdated 22 Oct 2026, 14:39 BSTSource changed 27 May 2026Kickoff 23 Dec 1995 (time not recorded)

Sheffield Wednesday

2 – 2Half time 1 – 1

Southampton

Corrected from the source

OpenFootball lists the score as 2 – 2; corrected to 2 – 2 (half time 1 – 1) per Premier League, Official match catalogue: Sheffield Wednesday v Southampton, 1995-12-23 (read 22 Oct 2026).

Kickoff

23 Dec 1995 (time not recorded)

UK time

Ground

Hillsborough Stadium

Sheffield Wednesday's home ground on that date, from its ground history. The source does not give the venue.

Attendance

25,115

According to Wikipedia

Referee

Jeff Winter or Jeff Winter

According to Wikipedia; the clubs' articles differ

Goals

According to “1995–96 Southampton F.C. season”

6′GoalNeil HeaneySouthampton0 – 1
13′Goal, penaltyDavid HirstSheffield Wednesday1 – 1
50′Goal, penaltyDavid HirstSheffield Wednesday2 – 1
79′Goal, penaltyJim MagiltonSouthampton2 – 2

According to “1995–96 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season”

7′GoalNeil HeaneySouthampton0 – 1
14′Goal, penaltyDavid HirstSheffield Wednesday1 – 1
50′Goal, penaltyDavid HirstSheffield Wednesday2 – 1
80′Goal, penalty

According to Wikipedia: the scorers and minutes in the clubs' season articles, shown because each article's score equals this archive's and the scorers add up to it. The two clubs' articles list them differently, so both are shown. Own goals are listed under the side they counted for.

Includes data from Wikipedia (“1995–96 Southampton F.C. season”, revision 1365907464, read 16 Oct 2026; “1995–96 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season”, revision 1376704592, read 16 Oct 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia is edited by volunteers; the archive treats it as a secondary source and checks it against its own records where it can.

Coverage

What this archive holds for this match

Held: the result, goalscorers and minutes (according to Wikipedia), attendance (according to Wikipedia), referee (according to Wikipedia). Not held: team match statistics (shots, corners, fouls), full event data, team sheets, bookings, assistant referees, venue. Absence here is not zero.

Sources

Result: OpenFootball
Scorers, attendance, referee: English Wikipedia, the clubs' season articles (secondary source, CC BY-SA 4.0), each checked against the stored result before use
Data last updated: 22 Oct 2026, 14:39 BST (the archive's last successful import)
Source file last changed: 27 May 2026
This record last changed: 22 Oct 2026, 14:25 BST
Last correction: None

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