2015–16 Southport F.C. season

Southport
2015–16 season
Chairman Charlie Clapham
Manager Andy Bishop
Stadium Merseyrail Community Stadium

The 2015–16 season is Southport's 135th season of existence and their sixth 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 ST England Jamie Allen Stalybridge Celtic Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 LB England Adam Blakeman Ayr United Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 GK England Andy Coughlin Wrexham Free transfer [3]
1 July 2015 RB England Andrew Wright Morecambe Free transfer [2]
7 July 2015 RB England Andrai Jones Gateshead Free transfer [4]
23 July 2015 MF England Michael Brewster St Mirren Free transfer [5]
31 July 2015 CB England Josh Thompson Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [6]
31 July 2015 GK Canada Jon Viscosi Chester Free transfer [6]
5 August 2015 CM England Gary Jones Notts County Free transfer [7]
11 August 2015 LM England Courtney Cameron Torquay United Free transfer [8]
11 August 2015 CM Northern Ireland Liam Nolan Crewe Alexandra Free transfer [8]
27 August 2015 ST England Andy Bishop FC Halifax Town Undisclosed [9]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
11 August 2015 ST England Mike Phenix Barnsley 3 January 2016 [8]
11 September 2015 LB England Ben Davies Preston North End 9 October 2015 [10]
19 September 2015 CF England Cole Stockton Tranmere Rovers 20 December 2015 [11]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
19 September 2015 MF England Michael Brewster Colwyn Bay 17 October 2015 [11]
19 September 2015 CF England Connor McCarthy AFC Telford United 20 December 2015 [12]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CB England Dom Collins AFC Fylde Free transfer [13]
1 July 2015 CF England Micah Evans Stockport County Free transfer [14]
1 July 2015 CB England Luke George Chester[lower-alpha 1] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 RM Northern Ireland Andrew Mitchell Crusaders Free transfer [17]
7 August 2015 CF England John Marsden Macclesfield Town Free transfer [18]
3 September 2015 LB England David Fitzpatrick Macclesfield Town Free transfer [19]
  1. Following George's release on 27 May 2015, he later signed for Chester on 29 June 2015.[15]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 13 June 2015, Southport announced their confirmed pre-season schedule.[20]

National League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Bromley 46 17 9 20 67 72 5 60
15 Aldershot Town 46 16 8 22 54 72 18 56
16 Southport 46 14 13 19 51 65 14 55
17 Chester 46 14 12 20 67 71 4 54
18 Torquay United 46 13 12 21 54 76 22 51
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

On 3 July 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming National League season was announced. Southport started at home against Eastleigh.[21]

August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April

Lancashire Senior Cup

On the Lancashire FA website the first round details were announced, Southport will face Fleetwood Town.[22]

References

  1. "History". Statto.
  2. 1 2 3 "Carden Brings In New Faces And Retains Five More Players - Peter Cavanagh New Player Coach". Southport FC. 27 May 2015.
  3. "Andy Coughlin Signs This Morning As Number One Goalkeeper For Port". Southport FC. 18 June 2015.
  4. "Carden Signs Andrai Jones On Two Year Deal". Southport FC. 7 July 2015.
  5. "Paul Carden Signs Teenage Midfielder Michael Brewster". Southport FC. 23 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Paul Carden Adds Three Players To His Port Pack". Southport FC. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  7. "Paul Carden Reveals Great Eve Of Season News With Gary Jones Signing For Southport". Southport FC. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 "Carden Signs Three". Southport FC. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  9. "Paul Carden Signs Andy Bishop Thursday Morning". Southport FC. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  10. "Carden Signs Preston North End Defender Ben Davies On Loan". Southport FC. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Stockton Joins On Loan". Southport FC. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  12. "McCarthy Signs For Telford On Loan". Southport FC. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  13. "Dominic Collins Fylde's First New Signing". AFC Fylde. 12 May 2015.
  14. "Micah Evans joins". Stockport County FC. 1 July 2015.
  15. "Luke George: Chester sign ex-Southport captain". BBC Sport. 29 June 2015.
  16. "Southport unable to persuade Luke George to stay but sign local lad Andy Wright". On The Spot News. 27 May 2015.
  17. "Midfidler Andrew Mitchell joins Crusaders". BBC Sport. 25 May 2015.
  18. "John Marsden Signs For Macclesfield". Macclesfield Town FC. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  19. "David Fitzpatrick: Ex-Southport defender joins Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  20. "Pre Season Friendly Schedule". Southport FC. 13 June 2015.
  21. "Vanarama National League Fixtures Now Out". Southport FC. 3 July 2015.
  22. "LFA fixtures – first round". Lancashire FA. August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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