FC Gueugnon — season around 1995/96 (coach: Roland Gransart)

FC Gueugnon (Football Club de Gueugnon), nicknamed Les Forgerons (The Blacksmiths), is a professional club from Gueugnon, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy. The club plays at Stade Jean Laville (capacity roughly 10–13k depending on configuration) and was founded in the 20th century as a modest provincial side with a strong local identity.

• Period/Division: Around the 1995/96 season, Gueugnon were competing in the French second tier (then known as Division 2, now Ligue 2).
• Head coach: Roland Gransart was the club’s manager in the mid-1990s; he led the team during that era and was responsible for preparing Gueugnon in the competitive Division 2 environment.
• Club profile: In the mid-1990s Gueugnon was a stable professional side relying on a mix of experienced professionals and local youth talent. The club’s objectives in that period were typically consolidation in Division 2 and occasional push for higher places rather than guaranteed promotion.
• Competitions: The team’s primary focus was the domestic league (Division 2). Cup runs could vary year to year; Gueugnon’s most famous national cup success (their Coupe de la Ligue win) came later, in 2000.

Where to find detailed records (squad, match results, final league position):

• worldfootball.net — season-by-season squads and match lists.
• RSSSF — archived league tables and historical season data for French football.
• footballdatabase.eu and transfermarkt.com — player appearances, transfers and squad lists for specific seasons.
• The club’s pages on French football archives or the LFP (Ligue de Football Professionnel) historical records for Division 2 give official standings and match dates.

This summary gives the context of Gueugnon under Roland Gransart around 1995/96. For precise match results, the full 1995/96 squad list, individual player stats or the exact league position that season, consult the linked archives or I can compile those specific details into a season report from available historical databases.