2015–16 Hartlepool United F.C. season

Hartlepool United
2015–16 season
Chairman Gary Coxall
Owner JPNG
Manager Ronnie Moore
(until 10 February)
Craig Hignett
(from 10 February)
Stadium Victoria Park
League Two 16th
FA Cup Third round
(eliminated by Derby County)
League Cup Second round
(eliminated by Bournemouth)
League Trophy First round
(eliminated by
Sheffield United)
Top goalscorer League:
Billy Paynter (14)
All:
Billy Paynter (15)
Highest home attendance 5,046 (vs Portsmouth)
Lowest home attendance 2,221 (vs Sheffield United)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2015–16 season is Hartlepool United's 108th year in existence and their third consecutive season in League Two.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Players

As of 16 April 2016.[2]

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

No. Position Player
1 Northern Ireland GK Trevor Carson
2 England DF Carl Magnay
3 Republic of Ireland DF Jake Carroll
4 England DF Harry Worley
5 England DF Scott Harrison
6 England DF Matthew Bates
7 England MF Nathan Thomas
8 England MF Brad Walker
9 England FW Rakish Bingham
10 England FW Billy Paynter
11 England MF Kudus Oyenuga
12 England MF Ebby Nelson-Addy
13 England GK Adam Bartlett
14 England MF Michael Woods
15 England FW Rhys Oates
16 England MF Nicky Featherstone
No. Position Player
17 England FW Scott Fenwick
18 England MF Lewis Hawkins
19 England MF Jordan Richards
20 England DF Dan Jones
21 England DF Michael Duckworth
22 England DF Josh Nearney
23 England MF Connor Smith
24 England MF Kieran Green
26 England DF Adam Jackson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
27 England MF Jack Blackford
28 England MF Josh Laurent
29 England DF Rob Jones
30 England MF Jake Gray (on loan from Crystal Palace)
31 England GK Peter Denton
33 England FW Luke James (on loan from Peterborough United)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Player From Fee Ref
20 May 2015 FW Rakish Bingham Mansfield Town Free [3]
28 May 2015 FW Rhys Oates Barnsley Free [4]
1 June 2015 DF Carl Magnay Grimsby Town Free [5]
8 June 2015 DF Harry Worley Stevenage Free [6]
12 June 2015 DF Jake Carroll Huddersfield Town Free [7]
15 June 2015 GK Trevor Carson Cheltenham Town Undisclosed [8]
27 June 2015 FW Billy Paynter Carlisle United Free [9]
6 July 2015 MF Kudus Oyenuga Dundee United Free [10]
10 July 2015 GK Adam Bartlett Gateshead Free [11]
13 July 2015 GK Peter Denton Rotherham United Free [12]
12 January 2016 MF Nathan Thomas Mansfield Town Undisclosed [13]
1 February 2016 MF Josh Laurent Brentford Free [14]
3 March 2016 DF Rob Jones Doncaster Rovers Free [15]

Loans in

Date Position Player From End date Ref
20 August 2015 DF Andrew Boyce Scunthorpe United 22 October 2015 [16]
10 September 2015 DF Brad Halliday Middlesbrough 10 October 2015 [17]
14 October 2015 DF Luke Hendrie Burnley 31 October 2015 [18]
16 October 2015 MF Jason Banton Wycombe Wanderers 16 November 2015 [19]
17 October 2015 DF Magnus Okuonghae Luton Town 17 November 2015 [20]
4 November 2015 DF Adam Jackson Middlesbrough 1 June 2016 [21]
6 November 2015 MF Jake Gray Crystal Palace 1 June 2016 [22]
13 November 2015 FW Mikael Mandron Sunderland 31 December 2015 [23]
13 November 2015 MF Kal Naismith Portsmouth 3 January 2016 [24]
17 January 2016 FW Ellis Harrison Bristol Rovers 20 February 2016 [25]
1 February 2016 FW Luke James Peterborough United 1 June 2016 [26]

    Transfers out

    Date Position Name To Fee Ref
    16 June 2015 DF Darren Holden Ross County Free [27]
    17 June 2015 MF Jack Compton Yeovil Town Free [28]
    18 June 2015 MF Jonathan Franks Ross County Free [29]
    23 June 2015 GK Scott Flinders York City Free [30]
    10 July 2015 FW Marlon Harewood Nuneaton Town Free [31]
    24 July 2015 GK Jon Maxted Forest Green Rovers Free [32]
    7 August 2015 DF Neil Austin Shaw Lane Aquaforce Free [33]
    10 September 2015 DF Stuart Parnaby Retired N/A [34]
    17 October 2015 MF Tommy Miller Halifax Town Free [35]

      Loans out

      Date Position Player To End date Ref
      9 October 2015 GK Peter Denton Bedlington Terriers 19 February 2016 [36]
      15 October 2015 MF Kieran Green Frickley Athletic 15 November 2015 [37]
      20 October 2015 MF Lewis Hawkins Spennymoor Town 7 January 2016 [38]
      23 October 2015 DF Josh Nearney Whitby Town 23 November 2015 [39]
      26 November 2015 MF Ebby Nelson-Addy Worcester City 7 January 2016 [40]
      23 March 2016 FW Scott Fenwick Tranmere Rovers 19 April 2016 [41]

        Competitions

        Pre-season friendlies

        On 27 May 2015, Hartlepool United announced their first pre-season friendly against Chesterfield.[42] On 11 June 2015, Hartlepool United announced another three pre-season matches.[43] A day later, Hartlepool United confirmed a further four friendlies.[44]

        League Two

        League table

        Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
        14 Exeter City 46 17 13 16 63 65 2 64
        15 Barnet 46 17 11 18 67 68 1 62
        16 Hartlepool United 46 15 6 25 49 72 23 51
        17 Notts County 46 14 9 23 54 83 29 51
        18 Stevenage 46 11 15 20 52 67 15 48
        Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
        Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

        Results summary

        OverallHomeAway
        PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
        45 15 6 24 49 67  −18 51 9 3 11 27 32  −5 6 3 13 22 35  −13

        Last updated: 30 April 2016.
        Source: BBC Sport

        Results by matchday

        Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
        GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHHHHAHAAHAAHAHAAAHHAH
        Result W W W L L L L D W L L L W D L L W L L L L W L D L L W L L D L W W D D W W W L W L W L L L
        Position 4 5 3 5 6 10 14 14 11 17 17 17 17 17 19 19 19 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 22 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16

        Last updated: 30 April 2016.
        Source: Statto.com
        Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

        Matches

        On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[45]

        FA Cup

        On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made, Hartlepool United were drawn at home against Cheltenham Town.[46]

        League Cup

        On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Hartlepool United were drawn away against Fleetwood Town.[47]

        Football League Trophy

        On 8 August 2015, the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott live on Soccer AM.[48]

        Squad Statistics

        Appearances and goals

        As of 30 April 2016
        No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague Two FA Cup League Cup Other
        Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
        1 GK Northern Ireland Trevor Carson 37 0 33 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
        2 DF England Carl Magnay 36 1 32 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
        3 DF Republic of Ireland Jake Carroll 48 1 41 1 4 0 2 0 1 0
        4 DF England Harry Worley 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
        5 DF England Scott Harrison 27 1 22 1 2 0 2 0 1 0
        6 DF England Matthew Bates 35 0 32 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
        7 MF England Nathan Thomas 21 5 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
        8 MF England Brad Walker 25 1 21 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
        9 FW England Rakish Bingham 38 4 31 4 4 0 2 0 1 0
        10 FW England Billy Paynter 34 15 31 14 1 0 2 1 0 0
        11 MF England Kudus Oyenuga 9 2 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
        12 MF England Ebby Nelson-Addy 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        13 GK England Adam Bartlett 15 0 12 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
        14 MF England Michael Woods 36 3 32 3 2 0 2 0 0 0
        15 FW England Rhys Oates 45 3 38 2 4 1 2 0 1 0
        16 MF England Nicky Featherstone 50 0 43 0 4 0 2 0 1 0
        17 FW England Scott Fenwick 30 6 23 4 4 1 2 0 1 1
        18 MF England Lewis Hawkins 24 2 22 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
        19 DF England Jordan Richards 11 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
        20 DF England Dan Jones 11 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        21 DF England Michael Duckworth 18 0 13 0 2 0 2 0 1 0
        22 DF England Josh Nearney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        23 MF England Connor Smith 7 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
        26 DF England Andrew Boyce 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
        26 DF England Adam Jackson 32 3 28 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
        27 DF England Brad Halliday 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        27 DF England Luke Hendrie 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        27 MF England Jack Blackford 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        28 MF England Jason Banton 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
        28 MF England Josh Laurent 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        29 DF England Magnus Okuonghae 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        29 DF England Rob Jones 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        30 MF England Jake Gray 32 6 28 5 4 1 0 0 0 0
        32 FW France Mikael Mandron 7 1 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
        32 FW Wales Ellis Harrison 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        33 MF Scotland Kal Naismith 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        33 FW England Luke James 19 1 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

          Goalscorers

          As of 19 April 2016
          Rank Name League Two FA Cup League Cup Other Total
          1 Billy Paynter 14 0 1 0 15
          2 Scott Fenwick 4 1 0 1 6
          Jake Gray 5 1 0 0 6
          3 Nathan Thomas 5 0 0 0 5
          4 Rakish Bingham 4 0 0 0 4
          5 Adam Jackson 3 0 0 0 3
          Rhys Oates 2 1 0 0 3
          Michael Woods 3 0 0 0 3
          6 Lewis Hawkins 2 0 0 0 2
          Kudus Oyenuga 1 1 0 0 2
          7 Jake Carroll 1 0 0 0 1
          Scott Harrison 1 0 0 0 1
          Luke James 1 0 0 0 1
          Carl Magnay 1 0 0 0 1
          Mikael Mandron 0 1 0 0 1
          Brad Walker 1 0 0 0 1

            Clean Sheets

            As of 28 March 2016
            Rank Name League Two FA Cup League Cup Other Total
            1 Trevor Carson 7 2 0 0 9
            2 Adam Bartlett 3 0 1 0 4

              Penalties

              Date Name Opposition Scored?
              29 August 2015 Billy Paynter Carlisle United Green tick
              12 September 2015 Rakish Bingham Exeter City Red X
              15 November 2015 Kudus Oyenuga Leyton Orient Green tick
              4 December 2015 Rhys Oates Salford City Green tick
              19 December 2015 Scott Fenwick Plymouth Argyle Green tick
              13 February 2016 Billy Paynter Yeovil Town Green tick
              12 March 2016 Billy Paynter Dagenham and Redbridge Green tick
              2 April 2016 Billy Paynter Mansfield Town Green tick
              2 April 2016 Billy Paynter Mansfield Town Green tick
              9 April 2016 Luke James Morecambe Green tick

              Suspensions

              Date Incurred Name Games Missed Reason
              5 September 2015 Carl Magnay 3 Red card (vs. Wycombe Wanderers)
              26 September 2015 Michael Woods 1
              2 October 2015 Carl Magnay 6 Spitting at a spectator
              24 October 2015 Scott Harrison 3 Red card (vs. Crawley Town)

              Awards

              Club Awards

              On 4 May 2016, Hartlepool United held their annual club awards night at The Grand Hotel, Hartlepool.

              Award Winner
              Players Player Of The Year Trevor Carson
              Fans Player Of The Year Trevor Carson
              Young Player Of The Year Adam Jackson
              Away Player Of The Year Billy Paynter
              Community Player Of The Year Trevor Carson
              Goal Of The Season Lewis Hawkins vs Barnet
              Ken Johnson Trophy Sam Collins

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