2015–16 Dover Athletic F.C. season

Dover Athletic
2015–16 season
Chairman Jim Parmenter
Manager Chris Kinnear
Stadium Crabble Athletic Ground
FA Cup First round
(eliminated by Stourbridge)
FA Trophy Fourth round
(eliminated by Nantwich Town)
Kent Senior Cup First round
(eliminated by Bromley)

The 2015–16 season is Dover Athletic's 33rd season of existence and their second consecutive season in the Conference.[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 CB England Jamie Grimes Kidderminster Harriers Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 CF England Ricky Miller Luton Town Free transfer [3]
11 July 2015 CF England Duane Ofori-Acheampong Torquay United Free transfer [4]
19 July 2015 CB England Sam Magri Crystal Palace Free transfer [5]
27 July 2015 AM Guinea Naby Diallo Bath City Free transfer [6]
19 August 2015 RB England Jaydon Gibbs Aldershot Town Free transfer [7]
28 August 2015 LB England Aswad Thomas Woking Free transfer [8]
8 September 2015 CM England Toby Ajala Torquay United Free transfer [9]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 RM Republic of Ireland Barry Cogan Free Agent Released [10]
1 July 2015 CF England Nathan Elder Tonbridge Angels Free transfer [11]
1 July 2015 CB England Sean Francis Bromley Free transfer [12]
1 July 2015 GK England Lee Hook Retired N/A [10]
1 July 2015 AM Wales Adam Mekki Tranmere Rovers Released [10][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2015 RW Italy Christian Nanetti Free Agent Released [10]
1 July 2015 CB Republic of Ireland Joe O'Cearuill Staines Town Free transfer [10][lower-alpha 2]
1 July 2015 CF England Jake Reid Maidenhead United Free transfer [10][lower-alpha 3]
1 July 2015 RB England Craig Stone Free Agent Released [10]
1 July 2015 CM Nigeria Solomon Taiwo Margate Free transfer [10][lower-alpha 4]
27 July 2015 CB England Connor Essam Leyton Orient £20,000 [17][18]
1 September 2015 RB England Matt Young Free Agent Mutual consent [19]
24 September 2015 LB England Tom Wynter Free Agent Released [20]
  1. Following Mekki's release he joined Tranmere Rovers.[13]
  2. Following O'Cearuill's release he joined Staines Town.[14]
  3. Following Reid's release he joined Maidenhead United.[15]
  4. Following Taiwo's release he joined Margate.[16]

Total income: Increase £20,000

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 17 June 2015, Dover Athletic announced their pre-season schedule.[21]

National League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Braintree Town (Q) 46 23 12 11 56 38 +18 81 Qualification for National League play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Grimsby Town (Q) 46 22 14 10 82 45 +37 80
5 Dover Athletic (Q) 46 23 11 12 75 53 +22 80
6 Tranmere Rovers 46 22 12 12 61 44 +17 78
7 Eastleigh 46 21 12 13 64 53 +11 75
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Two.

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHHHAHHHAHAHAAAHAH
Result L W D D W D W D L D D W W W W W L W W L L W D L W L W L W L W L W W D W W W L W W W D D D
Position 15 9 13 13 10 12 7 7 11 10 14 10 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 6 4 3 6 3 5 4 5 4 5 5 9 7 6 7 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 4

Last updated: 24 April 2016.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

On 3 July 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming National League season was announced. Dover Athletic started away against Barrow.[22]

August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April

FA Cup

FA Trophy

Kent Senior Cup

On the Kent FA website the first round details were announced, Dover Athletic faced Bromley.[23]

References

  1. "History". Statto.
  2. "Sign O' The Grimes". Dover Athletic FC. 5 May 2015.
  3. "Ricky Returns - Plus A New Deal For Devs". Dover Athletic FC. 30 June 2015.
  4. "Duane's World". Dover Athletic FC. 11 July 2015.
  5. "Dover Chance for Magri". Football Conference. 19 July 2015.
  6. "Dover Athletic sign former Bristol City midfielder Naby Diallo". Dover Express. 27 July 2015.
  7. "Arsenal defender's twin brother Jaydon Gibbs joins Dover Athletic". Dover Express. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  8. "Whites Sign Thomas". Dover Athletic FC. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  9. "Ex-Gull Ajala Signs". Dover Athletic FC. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Squad Update". Dover Athletic FC. 1 June 2015.
  11. "Elder joins Tonbridge Angels on permanent deal". Dover Express. 5 May 2015.
  12. "Squad Update: Defender Sean Francis joins Club". Bromley FC. 29 May 2015.
  13. "Tranmere Rovers: Adam Mekki earns contract following trial". BBC Sport. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  14. "Swans sign former Arsenal international ...". Staines Town FC. 3 July 2015.
  15. "Maidenhead United sign former Dover Athletic striker Jake Reid". Maidenhead Advertiser. 9 June 2015.
  16. "Margate snap up Solomon Taiwo from Dover Athletic". Thanet Gazette. 4 June 2015.
  17. "Connor Essam joins Leyton Orient from Dover Athletic". Dover Express. 27 July 2015.
  18. "Leyton Orient agree fee with Dover Athletic for Connor Essam". Guardian Series. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  19. "Dover Athletic release former Southampton, Sheffield Wednesday and Carlisle United defender Matt Young". Kent Online. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  20. "Wynter Departs Club". Dover Athletic FC. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  21. "PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED". Dover Athletic FC. 17 June 2015.
  22. "2015/16 Fixtures Released". Dover Athletic FC. 3 July 2015.
  23. "KFA fixtures – first round". Kent FA. August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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