2015–16 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

Scunthorpe United
2015–16 season
Chairman Peter Swann
Manager Mark Robins
Stadium Glanford Park
League One 14th
League Cup First round
(knocked out by Barnsley)
JP Trophy First round
(knocked out by Barnsley)
Top goalscorer League: Paddy Madden (15)
All: Paddy Madden (18)
Highest home attendance 4,147
vs Barnsley (31 Oct 15)
Lowest home attendance 3,003
vs Barnsley (12 Aug 15)

The 2015–16 season is Scunthorpe United's 117th season in their existence and their second consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Squad

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date Signed Free Contract
Goalkeepers
1Luke DanielsGKEnglandBolton28540West Bromwich Albion22 January 2015Undisclosed2017
13Joe AnyonGKEnglandLytham St Annes2970Crewe Alexandra26 January 2015Free2017
Defenders
2Scott WisemanRBGibraltarHull30270Preston North End28 May 2015Free2017
3Scott LairdLBEnglandTaunton27312Preston North End11 June 2015Free2018
5David MirfinCBEnglandSheffield312379Watford31 July 2012Free2017
6Niall CanavanCBRepublic of IrelandLeeds251646Academy1 July 2009Trainee2016
17Conor TownsendLBEnglandHessle23120Hull City6 January 2016Free2018
20Charlie GoodeCBEnglandWatford20121Hendon10 June 2015Free2017
23Murray WallaceCBScotlandGlasgow23192Huddersfield Town2 January 2016Undisclosed2019
25Andrew BoyceCBEnglandDoncaster26371Lincoln City6 January 2014Undisclosed2016
33Jordan ClarkeRBEnglandCoventry24441Coventry City10 January 2015Undisclosed2017
Midfielders
4Sean McAllisterCMEnglandBolton28881Cowdenbeath19 July 2013Free2015
8Dominic VoseAMEnglandLondon2200Wrexham1 February 2016Undisclosed2018
11Jim O'BrienWGScotlandAlexandria2831Coventry City15 February 2016Loan2016
12Neal BishopCMEnglandStockton-on-Tees34795Blackpool19 June 2014Free2017
14Terry HawkridgeRWEnglandNottingham26662Gainsborough Trinity4 June 2013Undisclosed2016
15Stephen DawsonLMRepublic of IrelandDublin30140Rochdale1 July 2015Free2017
16Hakeeb AdelakunLWEnglandHackney19879Academy1 July 2012Trainee2018
18Jack KingAMEnglandOxford30322Preston North End26 May 2015Free2017
21Isaac AssensoCMEngland 1800Leeds United4 June 2015Free2016
26Jamie NessCMScotlandIrvine25190Stoke City10 July 2015Free2017
28Gary McSheffreyLWEnglandCoventry338616Chesterfield14 January 2014Free2016
31Levi SuttonMFEngland 1800Academy2 June 2015Trainee2016
Forwards
7Luke WilliamsCF/AMEnglandMiddlesbrough22274Middlesbrough2 July 2015Free2018
9Paddy MaddenCFRepublic of IrelandDublin2611140Yeovil Town10 January 2014£300,0002018
10Kevin van VeenCFNetherlandsEindhoven24454FC Oss30 January 2015Undisclosed2018
14Greg LuerCFEnglandBrighton2130Hull City9 February 2016Loan2016
22Tom HopperCFEnglandBoston22347Leicester City1 July 2015Free2017
29Kyle WoottonCFEnglandEpworth19242Academy1 July 2014Free2016

Statistics

As of 27 February 2014
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Luke Daniels 31 0 27+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Gibraltar Scott Wiseman 27 0 21+2 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England Scott Laird 31 2 25+1 2 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF England Sean McAllister 12 0 6+3 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England David Mirfin 24 1 21+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Republic of Ireland Niall Canavan 12 0 10+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW England Luke Williams 21 2 12+5 2 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland Paddy Madden 36 18 32+0 15 3+0 2 1+0 1 0+0 0
10 FW Netherlands Kevin van Veen 23 2 10+9 2 2+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
11 MF Scotland Jim O'Brien (on loan from Coventry City) 3 1 1+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF England Neal Bishop 35 0 31+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK England Joe Anyon 7 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW England Greg Luer (on loan from Hull City) 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF England Stephen Dawson 14 0 12+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF England Hakeeb Adelakun 16 1 1+11 0 1+2 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
17 DF Republic of Ireland Conor Townsend 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF England Jack King 32 2 24+3 1 3+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF England Charlie Goode 12 1 6+3 1 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW England Tom Hopper 23 3 19+3 3 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
23 DF Scotland Murray Wallace 19 2 18+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF Scotland Jamie Ness 19 0 13+3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF England Gary McSheffrey 24 5 15+8 5 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW England Kyle Wootton 12 1 1+9 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF England Jordan Clarke 22 1 14+5 1 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
Players who have left the club during the season:
8 MF England Dave Syers 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW England Darius Henderson 16 0 4+9 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF England Joe Lolley (on loan from Huddersfield Town) 5 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF England Tommy Rowe (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) 14 1 14+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record

As of 27 February 2017
Rank No. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 9FWRepublic of Ireland Paddy Madden 1521018
2 28MFEngland Gary McSheffrey 50005
3 22FWEngland Tom Hopper 30003
4 3DFNorthern Ireland Scott Laird 20002
10FWNetherlands Kevin van Veen 20002
18MFEngland Jack King 11002
23DFScotland Murray Wallace 20002
7 5DFEngland David Mirfin 10001
7FWEngland Luke Williams 10001
11MFScotland Jim O'Brien 10001
16MFEngland Hakeeb Adelakun 01001
19MFEngland Tommy Rowe 10001
20DFEngland Charlie Goode 10001
29FWEngland Kyle Wootton 10001
33DFEngland Jordan Clarke 10001
Total 3751042

Disciplinary record

As of 27 February 2016
No. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
1 GKEngland Luke Daniels 0100000001
2 DFGibraltar Scott Wiseman 3000000030
3 DFEngland Scott Laird 5010100070
4 MFEngland Sean McAllister 2000000020
5 DFEngland David Mirfin 1000000010
7 FWEngland Luke Williams 2010000030
9 FWRepublic of Ireland Paddy Madden 4000000040
10FWNetherlands Kevin van Veen 4000000040
11FWEngland Darius Henderson 1000000010
12MFEngland Neal Bishop 8000000080
15MFEngland Stephen Dawson 2010000030
16MFEngland Hakeeb Adelakun 1000000010
17DFRepublic of Ireland Conor Townsend 1000000010
18MFEngland Jack King 4000100050
19MFEngland Tommy Rowe 2000000020
20DFEngland Charlie Goode 2020000040
22FWEngland Tom Hopper 1000000010
23DFScotland Murray Wallace 2000000020
26MFScotland Jamie Ness 1000000010
28MFEngland Gary McSheffrey 4000000040
33DFEngland Jordan Clarke 5000000050
Total 521502000591

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CB England Isaac Assenso Leeds United Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 CM Republic of Ireland Stephen Dawson Rochdale Free transfer [3]
1 July 2015 CB England Charlie Goode Hendon Free transfer [4]
1 July 2015 CF England Tom Hopper Leicester City Free transfer [5]
1 July 2015 AM England Jack King Preston North End Free transfer [6]
1 July 2015 LB England Scott Laird Preston North End Free transfer [7]
1 July 2015 MF England Levi Sutton Academy Trainee [8]
1 July 2015 RB Gibraltar Scott Wiseman Preston North End Free transfer [9]
2 July 2015 CF England Luke Williams Middlesbrough Free transfer [10]
10 July 2015 CM Scotland Jamie Ness Stoke City Free transfer [11]
24 July 2015 CF England Darius Henderson Leyton Orient Free transfer [12]
2 January 2016 CB Scotland Murray Wallace Huddersfield Town Undisclosed [13]
6 January 2016 LB Republic of Ireland Conor Townsend Hull City Free transfer [14]
1 February 2016 AM England Dominic Vose Wrexham Undisclosed [15]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CB England Callum Howe Lincoln City [lower-alpha 1] Free transfer [17]
1 July 2015 CF Northern Ireland Billy Kee Accrington Stanley Free transfer [18]
1 July 2015 CB Spain Miguel Llera Free Agent Released [17]
1 July 2015 LM England Jennison Myrie-Williams Free Agent Released [19]
1 July 2015 CB Republic of Ireland Eddie Nolan York City [lower-alpha 2] Free transfer [17]
1 July 2015 GK England James Severn Free Agent Released [17]
1 July 2015 GK England Sam Slocombe Oxford United [lower-alpha 3] Free transfer [17]
1 July 2015 AM England Matt Sparrow Lincoln City [lower-alpha 4] Free transfer [17]
1 July 2015 LB England Marcus Williams Free Agent Released [17]
14 July 2015 CF Montserrat Lyle Taylor AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed [23]
31 July 2015 CB England Taron Hare York City Free transfer [24]
18 January 2016 CM England Dave Syers Rochdale Free Transfer [25]
5 February 2016 CF England Darius Henderson Coventry City Free transfer [26]
  1. Following Howe's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for Lincoln City on 15 July 2015.[16]
  2. Following Nolan's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for York City on 6 July 2015.[20]
  3. Following Slocombe's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for Oxford United on 12 June 2015.[21]
  4. Following Sparrow's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for Lincoln City on 24 June 2015.[22]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
10 August 2015 GK England Rory Watson Hull City 7 September 2015 [27]
25 August 2015 CB Scotland Murray Wallace Huddersfield Town 31 October 2015 [28][lower-alpha 1]
25 September 2015 RW England Joe Lolley Huddersfield Town 24 October 2015 [30]
2 October 2015 LW England Tommy Rowe Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 December 2015 [31][32]
9 February 2016 CF England Greg Luer Hull City 8 March 2016 [33]
15 February 2016 WG Scotland Jim O'Brien Coventry City Undisclosed [34]
  1. On 28 September 2015, Wallace's loan was extended until 31 October 2015.[29]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
20 August 2015CBEnglandAndrew BoyceHartlepool United31 October 2015[35][lower-alpha 1]
1 September 2015RMEnglandTerry HawkridgeLincoln City4 January 2016[37]
29 September 2015DMEnglandIsaac AssensoScarborough Athletic25 October 2015[38]
1 February 2016 CF Netherlands Kevin van Veen SC Cambuur Leeuwarden End of Season [39]
15 February 2016 CB Republic of Ireland Niall Canavan Rochdale Undisclosed [40]
  1. On 23 September 2015, Boyce's loan at Hartlepool was extended until 31 October 2015.[36]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 19 May 2015, Scunthorpe United announced two pre-season friendlies against Bolton Wanderers[41] and Gainsborough Trinity.[42] A third pre-season friendly was confirmed on 11 June 2015, against Hartlepool United.[43] On 18 June 2015, the Iron announced Sheffield Wednesday will visit one-week prior to the league opener.[44] On 24 June 2015, a friendly fixture away to Notts County was confirmed.[45] On 18 July 2015, it was announced Iron will face Middlesbrough in Marbella.[46]

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Bradford City (Q) 45 22 11 12 53 40 +13 77 Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
6 Barnsley 45 21 8 16 66 53 +13 71
7 Scunthorpe United 45 20 11 14 58 47 +11 71
8 Gillingham 45 19 12 14 70 54 +16 69
9 Coventry City 45 18 12 15 65 49 +16 66
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.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Matches

FA Cup

League Cup

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.

Lincolnshire Senior Cup

On 3 June 2015, Scunthorpe United announced the details for the 2015 Lincolnshire Senior Cup.[47] On 25 July 2015, the details of the semi-final were confirmed.[48]

References

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  44. "Iron Announce Sheffield Wednesday Friendly". Scunthorpe United FC. 18 June 2015.
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