2015–16 Barrow A.F.C. season

Barrow

2015–16 season
Chairman	Paul Casson
Manager	Darren Edmondson
Stadium	Holker Street
FA Cup	4th Qualifying Round (knocked out by A.F.C. Fylde)
FA Trophy	Second Round (knocked out by F.C. Halifax Town)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Barrow's 115th season of existence and their first season back in the Conference after gaining promotion the previous season.^[1] Along with competing in the National League, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and FA Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	LB		Neil Ashton	Wrexham	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2015	RW		Andy Haworth	Cheltenham Town	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2015	CM		David Mellor	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	[3]
2 July 2015	GK		Joel Dixon	Sunderland	Free transfer	[4]
2 July 2015	DM		Mamadou Fofana	Oxford City	Free transfer	[4]
11 July 2015	CB		Steve Williams	FC Halifax Town	Free transfer	[5]
15 July 2015	AM		Ashley Grimes	Walsall	Free transfer	[6]
6 August 2015	RB		David Symington	Carlisle United	Free transfer	[7]
22 August 2015	CM		Benjamin van den Broek	Universitatea Cluj	Free transfer	[8]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CB		Andrew Burns	Tamworth [lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer	[10]
1 July 2015	LW		Johnny Gorman	AFC Telford United	Free transfer	[11]
1 July 2015	CM		Karl Ledsham	Stockport County	Free transfer	[12]
1 July 2015	GK		Anthony McMillan	Stalybridge Celtic	Free transfer	[13]
1 July 2015	MF		Izak Reid	AFC Telford United	Free transfer	[14]
1 July 2015	CM		Sam Sheridan	Chorley	Free transfer	[15]
1 July 2015	CB		Robbie Williams	Kendal Town	Free transfer	[16]
25 July 2015	LB		Andy McWilliams	Harrogate Town	Free transfer	[17]
1 August 2015	RW		Lewis Guy	Chorley	Free transfer	[18]

1. Following Burns' release he joined Tamworth.^[9]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
18 August 2015	CF		Sam Cosgrove	Wigan Athletic	19 September 2015	[19]
18 August 2015	RB		George Williams	Barnsley	19 November 2015	[20]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 5 June 2015, Barrow announced their pre-season schedule.^[21] On 19 June 2015, the club announced Leeds United U21's will visit on 1 August 2015.^[22] On 27 June 2015, a trip to Workington was announced.^[23]

Furness Select XI v Barrow

4 July 2015 Friendly	Furness Select XI	2–1	Barrow	Barrow-in-Furness
14:00 BST	Connor  8' Newby  13'	Report	Cook  86'	Stadium: Rakesmoor Lane Attendance: 300

Kendal Town v Barrow

11 July 2015 Friendly	Kendal Town	3–5	Barrow	Kendal
14:00 BST	Williams  20'  49'  65'		Newby  24' Harvey  33' Ashton  36' Mellor  51' Guy  69' (pen.)	Stadium: The Northgate Vehicle Hire Stadium Attendance: 310

Lancaster City v Barrow

15 July 2015 Friendly	Lancaster City	1–5	Barrow	Lancaster
19:45 BST				Stadium: Giant Axe

Harrogate Town v Barrow

18 July 2015 Friendly	Harrogate Town	v	Barrow	Harrogate
15:00 BST				Stadium: Wetherby Road

Chorley v Barrow

22 July 2015 Friendly	Chorley	v	Barrow	Chorley
19:45 BST				Stadium: Victory Park

Workington v Barrow

25 July 2015 Friendly	Workington	v	Barrow	Workington
15:00 BST				Stadium: Borough Park

Barrow v Leeds U21's

1 August 2015 Friendly	Barrow	v	Leeds U21's	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST				Stadium: Holker Street

National League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Bromley	42	17	8	17	65	64	+1	59
12	Lincoln City	42	15	12	15	62	59	+3	57
13	Barrow	40	15	11	14	56	65	−9	56
14	Woking	41	14	9	18	62	60	+2	51
15	Aldershot Town	41	14	8	19	44	63	−19	50

Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

On 3 July 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming National League season was announced. Barrow will start at home against Dover Athletic.^[24]

August

Barrow v Dover Athletic

8 August 2015 1	Barrow	2–1	Dover Athletic	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Cook  24', 34'	Report	Deverdics  18'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: TBA Referee: Michael Salisbury

Grimsby Town v Barrow

11 August 2015 2	Grimsby Town	4–1	Barrow	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST	Monkhouse  16', 59' Bogle  22' Nsiala  66'	Report	Newby  90'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,047 Referee: Stephen Ross

Forest Green Rovers v Barrow

15 August 2015 3	Forest Green Rovers	4–0	Barrow	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	O'Connor  19' (pen.), 65' Guthrie  28' Racine  72'	Report	Livesey  18' Williams  90'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,217 Referee: Joseph Johnson

Barrow v Guiseley

18 August 2015 4	Barrow	1–1	Guiseley	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Walker  36'	Report	Boshell  45'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,440 Referee: Ollie Yates

Cheltenham Town v Barrow

22 August 2015 5	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Barrow	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Storer  72' Dickie  88'	Report	Downes  44' (o.g.)	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: TBA Referee: Christopher Powell

Barrow v Southport

29 August 2015 6	Barrow	1–0	Southport	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Cook  39'	Report	Jones  89' Thompson  90'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,343 Referee: Karl Evans

FC Halifax Town v Barrow

31 August 2015 7	FC Halifax Town	3–1	Barrow	Halifax
15:00 BST	Tuton  81' Hamilton  83' Burrow  90'	Report	Cook  53'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,490 Referee: John Brooks

September

Barrow v Eastleigh

5 September 2015 8	Barrow	1–0	Eastleigh	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Walker  3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,448 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

Braintree Town v Barrow

12 September 2015 9	Braintree Town	1–1	Barrow	Braintree
15:00 BST	Akinola  56'	Report	Pilkington  81'	Stadium: Cressing Road Attendance: TBA Referee: Alan Young

Barrow v Lincoln City

15 September 2015 10	Barrow	1–0	Lincoln City	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Cook  56'	Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,233 Referee: Ryan Johnson

Barrow v Aldershot Town

19 September 2015 11	Barrow	1–3	Aldershot Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Walker  40' (pen.)	Report	Walker  32', 60' Alexander  66'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,564 Referee: Robert Jones

Macclesfield Town v Barrow

22 September 2015 12	Macclesfield Town	1–2	Barrow	Macclesfield
19:45 BST	Lewis  58'	Report	Cook  55', 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,215 Referee: Ian Hussin

Barrow v Kidderminster Harriers

26 September 2015 13	Barrow	1–1	Kidderminster Harriers	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Cook  51'	Report	Styche  5'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,323 Referee: Joseph Johnson

October

Altrincham v Barrow

3 October 2015 14	Altrincham	1–0	Barrow	Altrincham
15:00 BST	Reeves  61'	Report		Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 1,384 Referee: Stephen Ross

Barrow v Chester

6 October 2015 15	Barrow	3–2	Chester	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Haworth  35' Cook  47' Cowperthwaite  77'	Report	Chapell  30' Heneghan  54' Shaw  72' Sharps  74'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,345 Referee: Martin Coy

Bromley v Barrow

10 October 2015 16	Bromley	5–0	Barrow	Bromley
15:00 BST	Holland  18' Cook  25' Prestedge  49' Emmanuel  64' Dennis  88'	Report	Grimes  52' Cook  75'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Referee: Adam Bromley

Tranmere Rovers v Barrow

13 October 2015 17	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Barrow	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Harris  56' Norwood  81' Margetts  82'	Report	Haworth  37'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Steven Rushton

Barrow v Welling United

17 October 2015 18	Barrow	1–1	Welling United	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Cook  53' Walker  89' Ashton  90+1'	Report	Osborne  15' Williams  37' (o.g.) Corne  90+2'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,327 Referee: Tom Nield

Wrexham v Barrow

31 October 2015 19	Wrexham	4–1	Barrow	Wrexham
15:00 GMT	Jennings  45+2', 90+4' York  58', 78' Carrington  59'	Report	Haworth  34' Williams  71' Symington  74',  77'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3,892 Referee: Robert Jones

November

Guiseley v Barrow

7 November 2015 20	Guiseley	3–1	Barrow	Guiseley
15:00 GMT	Boshell  5' Atkinson  36' Dudley  73'	Report	Cook  45+1' (pen.) Mellor  45+2', 48' Wilmer-Anderton  78'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park Attendance: 749 Referee: Craig Hicks

Barrow v Grimsby Town

10 November 2015 21	Barrow	1–3	Grimsby Town	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Khan  31' Williams  48'	Report	Amond  36', 85' Gowling  30'	Stadium: Holker Street Referee: Jason Whiteley

Barrow v Torquay United

14 November 2015 22	Barrow	4–0	Torquay United	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Khan  9', 41' Walker  63' Haworth  90+2'	Report	Smith  60' Fisher  67' Heslop  76'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,119 Referee: Martin Coy

Dover Athletic v Barrow

21 November 2015 23	Dover Athletic	3–1	Barrow	River
15:00 GMT	Modeste  11',  81' Orlu  19' Miller  35'	Report	Cowperthwaite  69' Cook  72',  77' Grand  81'	Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground Attendance: 847 Referee: Mark Pottage

Barrow v Woking

28 November 2015 24	Barrow	2–1	Woking	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Cook  4' Williams  73'	Report	Jones  48',  72' Keohane  89'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,115 Referee: Tom Nield

December

Lincoln City v Barrow

19 December 2015 25	Lincoln City	2–2	Barrow	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Rhead  28', 43',  78' Muldoon  45+2' Wood  61' Farman  80' Hawkridge  90+1'	Report	Wilmer-Anderton  35', 87' Walker  44', 62' (pen.) Pilkington  90+1'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,540 Referee: Alan Young

Southport v Barrow

28 December 2015 26	Southport	2–1	Barrow	Southport
15:00 GMT	Jones  23' Allen  50' Challoner  66'	Report	Grand  25' Khan  26'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Referee: Steven Rushton

January

Gateshead v Barrow

2 January 2015 27	Gateshead	1–1	Barrow	Felling
15:00 GMT	Bowman  40' (pen.)	Report	S Williams  72' J Williams  84'	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 892 Referee: Adrian Holmes

Barrow v Tranmere Rovers

9 January 2015 28	Barrow	3–4	Tranmere Rovers	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Walker  67' (pen.) J Williams  77' Grand  82' Cook  87' Ashton  90+3'	Report	Mekki  18' (pen.) Hughes  55',  90+2' Maynard  90' Kirby  90+5'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,766 Referee: Ryan Johnson

Welling United v Barrow

23 January 2015 29	Welling United	1–2	Barrow	Welling
15:00 GMT	Vidal  28' (pen.) Kabba  74' Lee  90+3'	Report	Livesey  45+2' Grimes  55' Cowperthwaite  68' Cook  82'	Stadium: Park View Road Attendance: 542 Referee: Robert Whitton

Woking v Barrow

30 January 2015 30	Woking	2–2	Barrow	Woking
15:00 GMT	Goddard  22' Sole  45+8' Norman  66'	Report	Griffiths  18' (o.g.) Cook  29' Parry  45+10' Grand  47'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 1,713 Referee: Christopher Powells

February

Barrow v Gateshead

2 February 2015 31	Barrow	0–0	Gateshead	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Cook  64'	Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 939 Referee: Joseph Johnson

Barrow v Cheltenham Town

6 February 2015 32	Barrow	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Wilmer-Anderton  26' Parry  58' Grand  77'	Report	Wright  2' Hall  82'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,202 Referee: Ian Hussin

Barrow v Forest Green Rovers

27 February 2015 33	Barrow	2–2	Forest Green Rovers	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Tomlinson  27' Livesey  73' J Williams  83' Walker  90+4'	Report	Moore  36' Marsh-Brown  60' Arnold  62'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,233 Referee: Karl Evans

March

Boreham Wood v Barrow

5 March 2015 34	Boreham Wood	0–2	Barrow	Borehamwood
15:00 GMT	Kamdjo  2' Jeffrey  36'	Report	Tomlinson  13' Cook  45+3' Joel Dixon  64'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 332 Referee: Richard Martin

Barrow v Boreham Wood

8 March 2016 35	Barrow	0–0	Boreham Wood	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Jordan Williams  58'	Report	Clifford  83'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 881 Referee: Tom Nield

Barrow v Altrincham

12 March 2016 36	Barrow	3–2	Altrincham	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Sinnott  19' Leather  38' Lawrie  69' Ginnelly  75' Holness  78' Damian Reeves  82'	Report	Parry  18' Livesey  44' Grand  55' Cook  61' Tomlinson  67',  82'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,019 Referee: Jason Whiteley

Barrow v Bromley

19 March 2016 37	Barrow	1–1	Bromley	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Paddy Lacey  26' Alex-Ray Harvey  28' Walker  82'	Report	Cunnington  57' Dennis  72' Pierre Joseph-Dubois  89'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,123 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Chester v Bromley

26 March 2016 38	Chester	v	Bromley	Chester
15:00 GMT		[ Report]		Stadium: Deva Stadium

FA Cup

Fylde v Barrow

24 October 2015 4th Qualifying	Fylde	1–0	Barrow	Warton
15:00 BST	Dion Charles  59'	Report	Pilkington  48'	Stadium: Kellamergh Park Attendance: 901

FA Trophy

Sutton Coldfield Town v Barrow

12 December 2015 First Round	Sutton Coldfield Town	0–1	Barrow	Sutton Coldfield
15:00 GMT		Report	van den Broek	Stadium: Central Ground Attendance: 326

Halifax Town v Barrow

19 January 2015 Second Round	Halifax Town	1–0	Barrow	Halifax
19:45 GMT	Shaun Tuton  68'	[ Report]		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 673

Lancashire Senior Cup

On the Lancashire FA website the first round details were announced, Barrow will face Blackburn Rovers U21.^[25]

Barrow v Blackburn Rovers U21's

8 September 2015 First round	Barrow	3-3 (4-5 p)	Blackburn Rovers U21's	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Cook Livsey Pilkington	Summary		Stadium: Holker Street

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