1995–96 Stoke City F.C. season
| 1995–96 season | ||
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| Chairman | Peter Coates | |
| Manager | Lou Macari | |
| Stadium | Victoria Ground | |
| Football League First Division | 4th (73 Points) | |
| Play-offs | Semi-final | |
| FA Cup | Third Round | |
| League Cup | Fourth Round | |
| Anglo-Italian Cup | Group Stage | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Mike Sheron (16) All: Mike Sheron (16) | |
| Highest home attendance | 18,897 vs Southend United (5 May 1996) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 8,618 vs Tranmere Rovers (16 September 1995) | |
| Average home league attendance | 12,279 | |
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The 1995–96 season was Stoke City's 89th season in the Football League and 33rd in the second tier.
Prior to the start of the 1995–96 season, the possibility of building a new stadium to bring Stoke up to the requirements of the Taylor Report was discussed. On the pitch Stoke enjoyed their most successful season for quite a long time as they mounted a push for promotion to the Premier League and made the end-of-season play-offs against Leicester City. However, Leicester scored the only goal in the two-legged tie and they were the team that went on to be promoted.