2015–16 Fleetwood Town F.C. season

Fleetwood Town
2015–16 season
Chairman Andrew Pilley
Manager Graham Alexander
(till 30 September)
Chris Lucketti
(30 September - 6 October)
Steven Pressley
(from 6 October)
Stadium Highbury Stadium
League One 19th
FA Cup 1st round
(knocked out by Walsall)
League Cup 1st round
(knocked out by Hartlepool United)
JP Trophy Semifinal
Top goalscorer League: Bobby Grant (5)
All: Bobby Grant (6)

The 2015–16 season will be Fleetwood Town's 108th season in their history and second consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with League One, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Squad

As of 18 March 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Wales GK Chris Maxwell
2 Northern Ireland DF Conor McLaughlin
3 England DF Danny Andrew
4 England DF Stephen Jordan
5 Iceland MF Eggert Jónsson
6 England DF Nathan Pond (captain)
7 England DF Amari'i Bell
8 Republic of Ireland MF Jimmy Ryan
9 Nigeria FW Shola Ameobi
11 Wales FW Wes Burns (loan from Bristol City)
12 England MF Tyler Hornby-Forbes
14 England FW Bobby Grant
15 France DF Victor Nirennold
16 England MF Akil Wright
18 England MF Antoni Sarcevic (vice-captain)
19 France FW Vamara Sanogo
20 England MF Keano Deacon
22 England FW Ashley Hunter
No. Position Player
23 England FW David Ball
24 England MF Conor Smith
27 England MF Nick Haughton
28 England FW Jack Sowerby
30 Scotland DF Bob Harris (on loan from Sheffield United)
31 Sweden DF Marcus Nilsson
32 England DF Matty Williams
33 England DF Keir Dickson
34 England MF Kieran Dunbar
35 England DF Bradley Roscoe
37 Scotland MF Stefan Scougall (on loan from Sheffield United)
40 United States GK Aleksandar Gogić
41 England GK Andreas Arestidou
42 Scotland DF Thomas Grant
44 England FW Devante Cole
45 Belgium FW David Henen (on loan from Everton)
47 England DF Joe Davis

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
10 Jamaica FW Jamille Matt (at Plymouth Argyle)
17 Scotland FW Declan McManus (at Greenock Morton)
21 United States GK Brendan Moore (at Torquay United)
No. Position Player
25 England DF Max Cartwright (at Chorley)
26 England MF Harvey Hodd (at Lowestoft Town)
31 England GK Joe Taylor (at Silsden)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015LBEnglandAmari'i BellBirmingham CityFree transfer[2]
1 July 2015FWEnglandEddie DsanePreston North EndUndisclosed[3]
1 July 2015FWScotlandDeclan McManusAberdeenFree transfer[4]
1 July 2015MFRepublic of IrelandJimmy RyanChesterfieldFree transfer[5]
1 July 2015FWFranceVamara SanogoMetzFree transfer[6]
8 July 2015MFIcelandEggert JónssonVestsjællandFree transfer[7]
22 July 2015LWEnglandLyle Della-Verde FulhamFree transfer[8]
22 July 2015MFEnglandBobby GrantBlackpoolFree transfer[9]
28 August 2015DFFranceVictor NirennoldFree agentFree transfer[10]
3 October 2015GKUnited StatesAleksandar GogićNike AcademyFree transfer[11]
11 January 2016DFEnglandJoe DavisLeicester CityUndisclosed[12]
22 January 2016FWEnglandDevante ColeBradford CityUndisclosed[13]
3 February 2016DFSwedenMarcus NilssonKalmarFree Transfer[14]
12 February 2016FWNigeriaShola AmeobiBolton WanderersFree Transfer,[15]
5 March 2016MFScotlandThomas GrantFalkirkFree transfer[16]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
23 September 2015DFEnglandRichard WoodRotherham United24 October 2015[17]
3 October 2015DFSlovakiaDionatan TeixeiraStoke City2 January 2016[11][18]
3 October 2015DFEnglandJoe DavisLeicester City11 January 2016[11][19]
11 November 2015 FWBelgiumDavid HenenEverton13 December 2016[20]
11 November 2015 MFEnglandTarique FosuReading2 January 2016[21]
21 January 2016 FWEnglandAlex KiwomyaChelsea20 February 2016[22]
16 February 2016 FWWalesWes BurnsBristol CityEnd of season [23]
18 February 2016 DFScotlandBob HarrisSheffield UnitedEnd of season[24]
18 March 2016 MFScotlandStefan ScougallSheffield United15 April 2016[25]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
21 September 2015MFEnglandAkil WrightAFC Fylde20 October 2015[26]
21 October 2015DFEnglandMax CartwrightChorley21 November 2015[27]
21 October 2015GKEnglandJoe TaylorSilsden [27]
31 December 2015FWScotlandDeclan McManusGreenock MortonEnd of season[28]
22 January 2016FWEnglandJamie ProctorBradford City1 February 2016[29][30]
11 March 2016FWJamaicaJamille MattPlymouth Argyle11 April 2016[31]
11 March 2016GKUnited StatesBrendan MooreTorquay United11 April 2016[32]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 LB England Joe Burgess Free Agent Released [33]
1 July 2015 LB Scotland Stephen Crainey Free Agent Released [33]
1 July 2015 GK England Scott Davies Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [34]
1 July 2015 CB England Tom Davies Accrington Stanley Free transfer [35]
1 July 2015 LM England Josh Green Free Agent Released [33]
1 July 2015 CB England Liam Hogan Tranmere Rovers [lower-alpha 1] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 LM Northern Ireland Jeff Hughes Cambridge United [lower-alpha 2] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 CF England Matty Hughes AFC Fylde [lower-alpha 3] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 DM Scotland Stewart Murdoch Ross County [lower-alpha 4] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 LB Tanzania Adam Nditi Free Agent Released [33]
1 July 2015 CB England Mark Roberts Cambridge United [lower-alpha 5] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 CM England Steven Schumacher Stevenage [lower-alpha 6] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 GK England Mason Springthorpe AFC Telford United [lower-alpha 7] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 CM England Andre Street Free Agent Released [33]
1 July 2015 DM England Richard Wright Free Agent Released [33]
28 July 2015 RW England Gareth Evans Portsmouth Free transfer [43]
1 February 2016 MF England Lyle Della-Verde Free Agent Released [44]
1 February 2016 FW England Jamie Proctor Free Agent Released [30]
1 February 2016 FW England Eddie Dsane Free Agent Released [45]
  1. Following Hogan's release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Tranmere Rovers on 28 May 2015.[36]
  2. Following J. Hughes' release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Cambridge United on 15 July 2015.[37]
  3. Following M. Hughes' release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for AFC Fylde on 2 June 2015.[38]
  4. Following Murdoch's release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Ross County on 17 June 2015.[39]
  5. Following Roberts' release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Cambridge United on 25 May 2015.[40]
  6. Following Schumacher's release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Stevenage on 24 June 2015.[41]
  7. Following Springthorpe's release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for AFC Telford United on 21 May 2015.[42]

Pre-season friendlies

On 15 May 2015, Fleetwood Town announced they would travel to Germany as part of their pre-season schedule. They will play two matches during the week in Cologne, which one is against Borussia Dortmund B.[46] A second friendly was confirmed on 6 June 2015, against Kilmarnock and a third against AFC Fylde.[47] On 10 June 2015, it was announced Spanish side Getafe will visit on 31 July 2015.[48] A day later they confirmed their second fixture during their time in Germany.[49] On 12 June 2015, Fleetwood Town announced they will host Burnley on 28 July 2015.[50]

Competitions

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Chesterfield 45 15 8 22 58 68 10 53
19 Shrewsbury Town 45 13 11 21 58 76 18 50
20 Fleetwood Town 45 11 15 19 50 56 6 48
21 Blackpool 45 12 10 23 39 58 19 46 Relegation to Football League Two
22 Doncaster Rovers 45 11 12 22 48 64 16 45
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[51]

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Fleetwood Town were drawn at home against Hartlepool United.[52]

Football League Trophy

On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Fleetwood are to host Shrewsbury Town.[53]

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

Lancashire Senior Cup

On the Lancashire FA website the first round details were announced, Southport will face Fleetwood Town.[54]

Squad statistics

As of match played 19 March 2016

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionship FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Wales Chris Maxwell 44 0 37 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
2 DF Northern Ireland Conor McLaughlin 34 1 29 1 1 0 1 0 3 0
3 DF England Danny Andrew 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF England Stephen Jordan 13 0 11+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 MF Iceland Eggert Jónsson 36 2 28+2 2 1 0 1 0 4 0
6 DF England Nathan Pond 19 0 13+1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
7 DF England Amari'i Bell 42 0 35 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland Jimmy Ryan 40 3 34 2 1 0 1 0 4 1
9 FW Nigeria Shola Ameobi 9 1 7+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Wales Wes Burns 8 3 5+3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF England Tyler Hornby-Forbes 19 2 10+4 2 1 0 0 0 2+2 0
14 FW England Bobby Grant 37 9 18+13 8 0 0 0+1 0 3+2 1
15 DF France Victor Nirennold 17 0 11+4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 MF England Antoni Sarcevic 38 3 31+2 3 1 0 1 0 3 0
19 FW France Vamara Sanogo 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 FW England Ashley Hunter 21 7 11+6 5 0 0 0 0 1+3 2
23 FW England David Ball 33 5 22+6 4 1 0 0+1 0 0+3 1
27 MF England Nick Haughton 23 0 6+11 0 0+1 0 0 0 3+2 0
28 FW England Jack Sowerby 8 0 3+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Scotland Bob Harris 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Sweden Marcus Nilsson 10 1 9+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Scotland Stefan Scougall 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
42 MF Scotland Thomas Grant 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW England Devante Cole 8 0 2+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 FW Belgium David Henen 11 1 8+1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
47 DF England Joe Davis 25 0 17+2 0 1 0 0 0 4+1 0
Players away from the club on loan:
10 FW Jamaica Jamille Matt 21 3 7+10 3 0+1 0 0 0 3 0
17 FW Scotland Declan McManus 10 1 3+4 1 0+1 0 1 0 1 0
Players who appeared for Fleetwood Town but left during the season:
9 FW England Jamie Proctor 26 4 13+8 4 1 0 1 0 2+1 0
11 MF England Lyle Della-Verde 8 0 6+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
39 MF England Tarique Fosu 7 1 4+2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 FW England Alex Kiwomya 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 DF England Richard Wood 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
46 DF Slovakia Dionatan Teixeira 10 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Goal scorers

As of match played 15 March 2016[55]
Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 FWEngland14Bobby Grant80019
2 FWEngland22Ashley Hunter50027
3 FWEngland23David Ball40015
4 FWEngland9 Jamie Proctor40004
5 MFEngland18Antoni Sarcevic30003
FWJamaica10Jamille Matt30003
FWWales11Wes Burns30003
MFRepublic of Ireland8 Jimmy Ryan20013
9 MFEngland12Tyler Hornby-Forbes20002
MFIceland5 Eggert Jónsson20002
Own goal10012
12FWScotland17Declan McManus10001
DFEngland2 Conor McLaughlin10001
FWBelgium45David Henen10001
MFEngland39Tarique Fosu10001
FWNigeria9 Shola Ameobi10001
DFSweden31Marcus Nilsson10001
Total 4300649

Disciplinary record

As of match played 19 March 2016
Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
1 WalesGKChris Maxwell4000000040
2 Northern IrelandDFConor McLaughlin3000000030
3 EnglandDFDanny Andrew1000100020
4 EnglandDFStephen Jordan2000000020
5 IcelandMFEggert Jónsson8100001091
6 EnglandDFNathan Pond4000000040
7 EnglandDFAmari'i Bell3000000030
8 Republic of IrelandMFJimmy Ryan8000001090
9 EnglandFWJamie Proctor1000000010
9 NigeriaFWShola Ameobi1000000010
10JamaicaFWJamille Matt2010000030
12EnglandMFTyler Hornby-Forbes1000000010
14EnglandFWBobby Grant3100001041
15FranceDFVictor Nirennold2000000020
17ScotlandFWDeclan McManus1000000010
18EnglandMFAntoni Sarcevic4000101060
22EnglandFWAshley Hunter1000000010
27EnglandMFNick Haughton2100001031
31SwedenDFMarcus Nilsson3000000030
44EnglandFWDevante Cole1000000010
46SlovakiaDFDionatan Teixeira0000001010
47EnglandDFJoe Davis4010001060
Total 593202070703

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