2015–16 Millwall F.C. season

Millwall
2015–16 season
Chairman John Berylson
Manager Neil Harris
Stadium The Den
League One 4th
FA Cup 2nd round
(knocked out by Wycombe Wanderers)
League Cup 1st round
(knocked out by Barnet)
FL Trophy Southern area final
(knocked out by Oxford United
Top goalscorer League: Lee Gregory (17)
All: Lee Gregory (24)
Highest home attendance 12,032
vs Gillingham F.C (19 Dec 2015)
Lowest home attendance 2,050
vs Peterborough (1 Sep 15)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season is Millwall's 130th year in existence and their first back in League One since the 2009–10 season, after being relegated from The Championship the previous season.[1] Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season marks the first full season in charge for club record goalscorer Neil Harris, who became manager in April. This season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. It is Millwall's 89th consecutive season in The Football League and 42nd in the third tier.

Squad

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1David FordeGKRepublic of IrelandGalway363330Cardiff City5 June 2008Free2017
13Jordan ArcherGKScotlandWalthamstow23210Tottenham Hotspur1 July 2015Free2017
41Tom KingGKEnglandCroydon 2100Crystal Palace31 August 2014FreeUndisclosed
Defenders
2Shaun CummingsRBJamaicaHammersmith27250Reading12 January 2015Undisclosed2017
3Joe MartinLBEnglandDagenham27130Gillingham1 July 2015Free2016
5Tony CraigCBEnglandGreenwich312538Brentford1 July 2015Free2017
15Sid NelsonCBEnglandLewisham20230Academy1 July 2014Trainee2018
16Mark BeeversCBEnglandBarnsley261217Sheffield Wednesday1 January 2013UndisclosedUndisclosed
17Byron WebsterCBEnglandSherburn-in-Elmet29342Yeovil Town24 June 2014Free2016
27Mahlon RomeoRBAntigua and BarbudaWestminster2000Gillingham1 July 2015Free2016
36Keaton WoodDFEngland 2000Academy1 July 2015Trainee2016
Midfielders
4Carlos EdwardsRWTrinidad and Tobago Diego Martin 37261Free Agent24 August 2015Free2016
6Shaun WilliamsDM/CBRepublic of IrelandDublin29776Milton Keynes Dons27 January 2014Undisclosed2016
7Paris Cowan-HallWGEnglandHillingdon25100Wycombe Wanderers1 January 2015Free2017
8Ed UpsonCMEnglandBury St Edmunds26522Yeovil Town31 January 2014Undisclosed2016
10Fred OnyedinmaAMEnglandLondon19353Academy27 November 2014Trainee2017
11Lee MartinWG/AMEnglandTaunton29692Ipswich Town4 July 2013Free2016
18Shane FergusonLWNorthern IrelandDerry24182Newcastle United7 August 2015Loan2016
21George SavilleCMEnglandCamberley22150Wolverhampton Wanderers6 October 2015Loan2015
23Jack PowellCMEnglandNewham22100Academy1 July 2013TraineeUndisclosed
24Ben ThompsonCMEnglandSidcup20151Academy1 July 2015TraineeUndisclosed
26Nadjim AbdouDMComorosMartigues312938Plymouth Argyle3 July 2008Free2017
Forwards
9Lee GregoryCFEnglandSheffield276618Halifax Town17 June 2014£250,0002017
14John MarquisCFEnglandLondon23596Academy1 August 2009Trainee2016
20Steve MorisonCFWalesEnfield3218974Leeds United4 August 2015Undisclosed2016
22Aiden O'BrienCFRepublic of IrelandIslington224412Academy1 July 2010Trainee2016
28Jamie PhilpotCFEnglandRoyal Tunbridge Wells1911Academy1 July 2015TraineeUndisclosed
29Alfie PaveyCFEnglandSouthwark2060Maidstone United22 May 2013FreeUndisclosed

Statistics

As of 5 December 2015
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Republic of Ireland David Forde 10 0 7+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Jamaica Shaun Cummings 20 1 15+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
3 DF England Joe Martin 25 2 16+2 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 4+1 0
4 DF Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Edwards 17 0 13+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF England Tony Craig 19 1 16+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
6 MF Republic of Ireland Shaun Williams 34 4 27+0 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 2
8 MF England Ed Upson 28 0 15+6 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+2 0
9 FW England Lee Gregory 39 20 24+6 13 2+0 1 0+1 0 5+1 6
10 MF Nigeria Fred Onyedinma 37 4 16+13 4 1+1 0 1+0 0 2+3 0
13 GK Scotland Jordan Archer 32 0 25+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
14 FW Northern Ireland John Marquis 12 0 0+10 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
15 DF England Sid Nelson 14 0 9+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+2 0
16 DF England Mark Beevers 38 4 30+0 4 1+0 0 0+1 0 6+0 0
17 DF England Bryon Webster 35 3 22+5 3 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+1 0
18 MF Northern Ireland Shane Ferguson 34 2 20+10 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
20 FW Wales Steve Morison 42 13 32+2 10 2+0 1 1+0 1 5+0 1
22 FW Republic of Ireland Aiden O'Brien 38 11 23+7 8 1+1 1 0+0 0 5+1 2
23 MF England Jack Powell 3 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 MF England Ben Thompson 19 1 6+9 0 1+0 1 0+0 0 1+2 0
25 MF England Jed Wallace (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) 11 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
26 MF Comoros Nadjim Abdou 22 1 19+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
27 DF Antigua and Barbuda Mahlon Romeo 5 1 5+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players currently out on loan:
7 FW England Paris Cowan-Hall (at Wycombe Wanderers) 6 0 0+3 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
11 MF England Lee Martin (at Northampton Town) 11 0 2+6 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
29 FW England Alfie Pavey (at Aldershot Town) 6 0 0+4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF England Noah Chesmain (at Welling United) 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who have left the club:
21 MF England George Saville (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) 15 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0

Goals record

As of 5 December 2015
Rank No. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
2 9 FWEngland Lee Gregory 1310620
2 20FWWales Steve Morison 1011113
3 22FWRepublic of Ireland Aiden O'Brien 810211
4 6 MFRepublic of Ireland Shaun Williams20024
10MFNigeria Fred Odyeinma 40004
16DFEngland Mark Beevers 40004
7 17DFEngland Byron Webster 30003
8 3 DFEngland Joe Martin 20002
18MFNorthern Ireland Shane Ferguson 20002
10 2 DFJamaica Shaun Cummings 10001
5 DFEngland Tony Craig 10001
24MFEngland Ben Thompson 01001
26MFComoros Nadjim Abdou 10001
27DFAntigua and Barbuda Mahlon Romeo 10001
Total 51411167

Disciplinary Record

As of 5 December 2015
Rank No. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
1 16DFEngland Mark Beevers 4100000142
2 6 MFRepublic of Ireland Shaun Williams 100000000100
3 3 DFEngland Joe Martin 6010001080
13GKScotland Jordan Archer 3100000031
5 17DFEngland Byron Webster 5010001070
24MFEngland Ben Thompson 6010000070
7 4 DFTrinidad and Tobago Carlos Edwards 0100000001
20FWWales Steve Morison 5000000050
22FWRepublic of Ireland Aiden O'Brien 5000000050
10 11MFEngland Lee Martin 1010101040
11 5 DFEngland Tony Craig 3000000030
9 FWEngland Lee Gregory 2000001030
15DFEngland Sid Nelson 3000000030
21MFEngland George Saville 3000000030
15 18MFNorthern Ireland Shane Ferguson 2000000020
26MFComoros Nadjim Abdou 2000000020
27DFAntigua and Barbuda Mahlon Romeo 2000000020
18 1 GKRepublic of Ireland David Forde 1000000010
2 DFJamaica Shaun Cummings 0000001010
8 MFEngland Ed Upson 1000000010
10MFNigeria Fred Odyemina 1000000010
25MFEngland Jed Wallace 1000000010
Total 6134010101764

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 GK Scotland Jordan Archer Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 LB England Joe Martin Gillingham Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 RB Antigua and Barbuda Mahlon Romeo Gillingham Free transfer [3]
4 July 2015 CB England Tony Craig Brentford Free transfer [4]
4 August 2015 CF England Steve Morison Leeds United Undisclosed [5]
6 August 2015 DF England Christian Mbulu Brentwood Town Free transfer [6]
24 August 2015 RB Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Edwards Millwall Free transfer [7]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CM England Nicky Bailey Barnet Released [8]
1 July 2015 LB Guyana Matthew Briggs Colchester United [lower-alpha 1] Free transfer [8]
1 July 2015 CB England Dylan Casey Kingstonian Released [8]
1 July 2015 CM England Richard Chaplow Doncaster Rovers [lower-alpha 2] Free transfer [8]
1 July 2015 RB Republic of Ireland Alan Dunne Leyton Orient Released [8]
1 July 2015 RB Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Edwards Millwall [lower-alpha 3] N/A [8]
1 July 2015 AM France Sofiane El-Bekri Free Agent Released [8]
1 July 2015 CF Jamaica Ricardo Fuller Oldham Athletic Released [8]
1 July 2015 GK England Denzel Gerrar Histon [lower-alpha 4] Free transfer [8]
1 July 2015 CB England Jake Goodman Free Agent Margatw [8]
1 July 2015 LW Senegal Magaye Gueye Adanaspor Released [8]
1 July 2015 RB Trinidad and Tobago Justin Hoyte Dagenham & Redbridge Released [8]
1 July 2015 CF Austria Stefan Maierhofer Free Agent Released [8]
1 July 2015 CM Spain Ángel Martínez Chesterfield [lower-alpha 5] Released [8]
1 July 2015 CB Nigeria Danny Shittu Free Agent Released [8]
1 July 2015 RB England Josh Siafa Free Agent Released [8]
1 July 2015 CB England Callum Webb Kingstonian Released [8]
1 July 2015 LW England Martyn Woolford Sheffield United [lower-alpha 6] Free transfer [8]
  1. Following Briggs' release he joined Colchester United.[9]
  2. Following Chaplow's release he joined Doncaster Rovers.[10]
  3. Following Edwards overcoming a serious knee injury he re-signed for Millwall.[7]
  4. Following Gerrar's release he joined Histon.[11]
  5. Following Martínez's release he joined Chesterfield.[12]
  6. Following Woolford's release he joined Sheffield United.[13]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
7 August 2015 LM Northern Ireland Shane Ferguson Newcastle United 9 January 2016[lower-alpha 1] [15]
  1. On 1 September 2015, Ferguson's loan was extended until 9 January 2016.[14]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
24 July 2015 GK England Tom King Welling United 21 August 2015 [16]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 5 May 2015, Millwall announced a pre-season friendly with AFC Wimbledon to take place on 18 July 2015.[17] On 29 May 2015, Millwall added Stevenage to their pre-season schedule.[18] On 1 June 2015, the club annonced a friendly against Bromley.[19] On 10 June 2015, Millwall announced they will host Portuguese side Tondela on 1 August 2015.[20]

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Burton Albion (X) 45 25 9 11 57 37 +20 84 Promotion to Football League Championship
3 Walsall (X) 45 23 12 10 66 49 +17 81 Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Millwall (Q) 45 23 9 13 71 48 +23 78
5 Bradford City (Q) 45 22 11 12 53 40 +13 77
6 Barnsley 45 21 8 16 66 53 +13 71
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
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least a play-off place and may still qualify for automatic promotion.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Result by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
Result W L L D L W W L W D L W D W W D W L W L L L W L W W W D W W L W D D W D W L W D W L W W
Position 6 13 15 15 19 18 12 13 11 12 15 13 14 10 8 7 8 11 7 7 11 11 9 10 7 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 3

Last updated: 19 April 2016.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Millwall were drawn at home against Barnet.[21]

Football League Trophy

On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Lions will host Peterborough United.[22] On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Millwall are to host Northampton Town.[23]

References

  1. "History". Statto.
  2. 1 2 "Millwall set to sign former Spurs duo Jordan Archer and Joe Martin". Millwall FC. 23 June 2015.
  3. "Lions sign Mahlon Romeo". Millwall FC. 5 May 2015.
  4. "Tony Craig signs two-year with Millwall". Millwall FC. 4 July 2015.
  5. "Steve Morison: Leeds striker re-signs for Millwall". BBC Sport. 4 August 2015.
  6. "Millwall sign teenage defender Mbulu". Millwall FC. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Edwards re-joins Millwall on short-term deal". Millwall FC. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Dunne among 18 released by Millwall". BBC Sport. 7 May 2015.
  9. "Matthew Briggs: Colchester United sign former Millwall defender". BBC Sport. 22 June 2015.
  10. "Doncaster Rovers sign midfielder Richard Chaplow". The Star. 6 July 2015.
  11. "Gerrar signs". Histon FC. 5 May 2015.
  12. "Angel Martinez: Chesterfield sign free agent Spanish midfielder". BBC Sport. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  13. "Blades sign winger Woolford". ITV Sport. 14 July 2015.
  14. "Ferguson extends loan stay at Millwall". Millwall FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  15. "Millwall sign Shane Ferguson on loan from Newcastle United". Millwall FC. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  16. "Millwall youngster King joins Welling on loan". Millwall FC. 24 July 2015.
  17. "AFC Wimbledon date confirmed". Millwall FC. 5 May 2015.
  18. "Millwall to play Teddy Sherringham's Stevenage in a pre-season friendly". Millwall FC. 29 May 2015.
  19. "Millwall to face local side Bromley in a pre-season friendly". Millwall FC. 1 June 2015.
  20. "Millwall to host Portuguese Primeira Liga side CD Tondela". Millwall FC. 10 June 2015.
  21. "Capital One Cup 2015/16 Round 1 Draw". Capital One Cup. 16 June 2015.
  22. "Lions drawn at home to Posh in JPT 1". Millwall FC. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  23. "Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Round 2 draw". Football League. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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