2015–16 Fleetwood Town F.C. season

Fleetwood Town F.C.
2015–16 season
ChairmanAndrew Pilley
ManagerGraham Alexander
(till 30 September)
Chris Lucketti
(30 September – 6 October)
Steven Pressley
(from 6 October)
StadiumHighbury Stadium
League One19th
FA Cup1st round
(knocked out by Walsall)
League Cup1st round
(knocked out by Hartlepool United)
JP TrophySemifinal
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Grant (9)
All: Bobby Grant (10)
Highest home attendance5,123 vs. Blackpool
Lowest home attendance2,134 vs. Peterborough United

The 2015–16 season was Fleetwood Town's 108th season in their history and second consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016, with competitive matches played between August and May.

Squad

As of 18 March 2016

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

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

Out on loan

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

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

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 LB England Amari'i Bell Birmingham City Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 FW England Eddie Dsane Preston North End Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2015 FW Scotland Declan McManus Aberdeen Free transfer [4]
1 July 2015 MF Republic of Ireland Jimmy Ryan Chesterfield Free transfer [5]
1 July 2015 FW France Vamara Sanogo Metz Free transfer [6]
8 July 2015 MF Iceland Eggert Jónsson Vestsjælland Free transfer [7]
22 July 2015 LW England Lyle Della-Verde Fulham Free transfer [8]
22 July 2015 MF England Bobby Grant Blackpool Free transfer [9]
28 August 2015 DF France Victor Nirennold Free agent Free transfer [10]
3 October 2015 GK United States Aleksandar Gogić Nike Academy Free transfer [11]
11 January 2016 DF England Joe Davis Leicester City Undisclosed [12]
22 January 2016 FW England Devante Cole Bradford City Undisclosed [13]
3 February 2016 DF Sweden Marcus Nilsson Kalmar Free Transfer [14]
12 February 2016 FW Nigeria Shola Ameobi Bolton Wanderers Free Transfer ,[15]
5 March 2016 MF Scotland Thomas Grant Falkirk Free transfer [16]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
23 September 2015 DF England Richard Wood Rotherham United 24 October 2015 [17]
3 October 2015 DF Slovakia Dionatan Teixeira Stoke City 2 January 2016 [11][18]
3 October 2015 DF England Joe Davis Leicester City 11 January 2016 [11][19]
11 November 2015 FW Belgium David Henen Everton 13 December 2016 [20]
11 November 2015 MF England Tarique Fosu Reading 2 January 2016 [21]
21 January 2016 FW England Alex Kiwomya Chelsea 20 February 2016 [22]
16 February 2016 FW Wales Wes Burns Bristol City End of season [23]
18 February 2016 DF Scotland Bob Harris Sheffield United End of season [24]
18 March 2016 MF Scotland Stefan Scougall Sheffield United 15 April 2016 [25]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
21 September 2015 MF England Akil Wright AFC Fylde 20 October 2015 [26]
21 October 2015 DF England Max Cartwright Chorley 21 November 2015 [27]
21 October 2015 GK England Joe Taylor Silsden [27]
31 December 2015 FW Scotland Declan McManus Greenock Morton End of season [28]
22 January 2016 FW England Jamie Proctor Bradford City 1 February 2016 [29][30]
11 March 2016 FW Jamaica Jamille Matt Plymouth Argyle 11 April 2016 [31]
11 March 2016 GK United States Brendan Moore Torquay United 11 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 [a] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 LM Northern Ireland Jeff Hughes Cambridge United [b] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 CF England Matty Hughes AFC Fylde [c] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 DM Scotland Stewart Murdoch Ross County [d] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 LB Tanzania Adam Nditi Free agent Released [33]
1 July 2015 CB England Mark Roberts Cambridge United [e] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 CM England Steven Schumacher Stevenage [f] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 GK England Mason Springthorpe AFC Telford United [g] 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]

9 July 2015 (2015-07-09) Friendly AFC Fylde 1–0 Fleetwood Town Warton
19:30 BST Charles 44' Report Stadium: Kellamergh Park
15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) Friendly Borussia Dortmund B 1–0 Fleetwood Town Hennef, Germany
18:00 CEST 45' (pen.) Report
18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly Alemannia Aachen 2–1 Fleetwood Town Eschweiler, Germany
15:00 CEST Rüter 36'
63'		 Report Sowerby 3'
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly Kilmarnock 3–1 Fleetwood Town Kilmarnock, Scotland
15:00 BST Boyd 3', 70'
Johnston 85'		 Report Bell 25' Stadium: Rugby Park
28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly Fleetwood Town 0–2 Burnley Fleetwood
19:45 BST Report Ward 14'
Sordell 26' (pen.)		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
31 July 2015 (2015-07-31) Friendly Fleetwood Town 2–0 Getafe Fleetwood
19:45 BST Sarcevic 17' (pen.), 89' (pen.) Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2015–16 Football League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Oldham Athletic 46 12 18 16 44 58 −14 54
18 Chesterfield 46 15 8 23 58 70 −12 53
19 Fleetwood Town 46 12 15 19 52 56 −4 51
20 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 11 22 58 79 −21 50
21 Doncaster Rovers (R) 46 11 13 22 48 64 −16 46 Relegation to EFL League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Matches

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

8 August 2015 1 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Southend United Fleetwood
15:00 BST McManus 33'
Jónsson Yellow card 37'
Grant Yellow card 52'		 Report Hunt Yellow card 74'
Worrall 84'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,228
Referee: David Webb
15 August 2015 2 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Fleetwood Town Oldham
15:00 BST Philliskirk 36' Report Jónsson Yellow card 71'
Ryan Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,139
Referee: Chris Sarginson
18 August 2015 3 Bury 3–4 Fleetwood Town Bury
19:45 BST L. Clarke 4'Yellow card 61'
Soares 19'
Etuhu Yellow card 75'
Rose 84'
Cameron Yellow card 90+6'		 Report McLaughlin 17'
Hornby-Forbes 29'
Maxwell Yellow card 47'
Proctor 69'
Sarcevic 82' (pen.)		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,992
Referee: James Adcock
22 August 2015 4 Fleetwood Town 4–0 Colchester United Fleetwood
15:00 BST Ryan 24'
Ball 26'
Hornby-Forbes Yellow card 47'
Proctor 49'
Matt 86'		 Report Bonne Yellow card 39' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,888
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
29 August 2015 5 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Fleetwood Town Doncaster
15:00 BST Coppinger 17'
Main 24'		 Report Jordan Yellow card 20'
Ryan Yellow card 39'
McLaughlin Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 4,876
Referee: Trevor Kettle
5 September 2015 6 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Rochdale Fleetwood
15:00 BST Jónsson Yellow card 82'
Matt 87'
Maxwell Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Vincenti 55'
Rafferty Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,511
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
12 September 2015 7 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Bradford City Fleetwood
15:00 BST Ryan 3'
Andrew Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Hanson 20'
Evans Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,044
Referee: David Coote
19 September 2015 8 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Fleetwood Town Wigan
15:00 BST Flores 39'
Jacobs 47'
Barnett Yellow card 72'
McCann Yellow card 85'		 Report Ryan Yellow card 33'
Hornby-Forbes 61'
Bell Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,603
Referee: Fred Graham
26 September 2015 9 Fleetwood Town 1–2 Port Vale Fleetwood
15:00 BST Matt Yellow card 3'
Grant 14'Yellow card 73'
Sarcevic Yellow card 15'
McManus Yellow card 75'		 Report Daniel 56'
Foley 65' (pen.)Yellow card 70'
Streete Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,560
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
29 September 2015 10 Gillingham 5–1 Fleetwood Town Gillingham
15:00 BST Donnelly 18', 34'Yellow card 78'
Houghton 28'
Egan 31'
Dickenson Yellow card 36'
McDonald 87'		 Report Grant 12'
Jordan Yellow card 45'
Jónsson Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 81'
Sarcevic Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,231
Referee: Tim Robinson
3 October 2015 11 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Fleetwood Town Scunthorpe
15:00 BST McSheffrey Yellow card 66'
Madden 68'		 Report Nirennold Yellow card 61'
McLaughlin Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,095
Referee: Rob Lewis
10 October 2015 12 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Coventry City Fleetwood
15:00 BST Ryan Yellow card 78' Report Wood 90' (o.g.) Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,864
Referee: Mark Heywood
17 October 2015 13 Fleetwood Town 4–0 Burton Albion Fleetwood
15:00 BST McLaughlin Yellow card 19'
Sarcevic Yellow card 32'
Proctor 42'
Jónsson Yellow card 47'
Grant 57', 71'
Hunter 80'		 Report El Khayati Yellow card 60'
O'Connor Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,893
Referee: Darren Bond
20 October 2015 14 Sheffield United 3–0 Fleetwood Town Sheffield
19:45 BST Adams 1', 64'
Done Yellow card 13'
Sharp 72'		 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 17,879
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
24 October 2015 15 Barnsley 0–1 Fleetwood Town Barnsley
15:00 BST Roberts Yellow card 35'
Digby Yellow card 44'
Wabara Yellow card 75'		 Report Proctor 29'
Ryan Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,764
Referee: Carl Boyeson
31 October 2015 16 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Chesterfield Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Report Ebanks-Blake 30' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,107
Referee: Trevor Kettle
14 November 2015 17 Peterborough United 2–1 Fleetwood Town Peterborough
15:00 GMT Coulibaly 57'Yellow card 90'
Anderson 77'
Smith Yellow card 78'		 Report Ball 66' Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 5,462
Referee: Lee Collins
21 November 2015 18 Fleetwood Town 5–1 Swindon Town Fleetwood
15:00 GMT El-Abd 34' (o.g.)
Pond Yellow card 45+2'
Sarcevic 55' (pen.)
Henen 64'
Fosu 69'
Grant 84'		 Report Vigouroux Yellow card 54'
Ajose 78'
El-Abd Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,880
Referee: Darren England
24 November 2015 19 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Millwall Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Jónsson 65'
Grant 89'		 Report Martin Yellow card 74'
Morison Yellow card 86'
Webster 90+4'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,326
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
28 November 2015 20 Blackpool 1–0 Fleetwood Town Blackpool
15:00 GMT Pond 17' (o.g.)
White Yellow card 30'
Herron Yellow card 80'
Potts Yellow card 86'		 Report Pond Yellow card 79'
Proctor Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,755
Referee: Graham Scott
12 December 2015 21 Postponed Fleetwood Town P–P1 Walsall Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
19 December 2015 22 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Fleetwood Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Lowe 5' Report Davis Yellow card 8'
Ball 10'
Ryan Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,749
Referee: Andy Madley
26 December 2015 23 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Fleetwood Town Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Clark 6'
Black Yellow card 72'
Collins Yellow card 77'		 Report Ryan Yellow card 64'
Hunter 86'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,749
Referee: Steve Martin
28 December 2015 24 Fleetwood Town 1–3 Wigan Athletic Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Bell Yellow card 54'
Pond Yellow card 58'
Ryan Yellow card 60'
Sarcevic 69' (pen.)
Davis Yellow card 71'		 Report Power Yellow card 18'
Kellett 39'
Love Yellow card 56'
Morgan Yellow card 57'
Hiwula 83'Yellow card 84'
Grigg Yellow card 89'
Jacobs 90+3'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,232
Referee: Carl Boyeson
2 January 2016 25 Fleetwood Town 2–0 Bury Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Hunter 49'
Grant 76'		 Report Cameron Yellow card 26' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,301
Referee: Nigel Miller
16 January 2016 26 Postponed Rochdale P–P2 Fleetwood Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
19 January 2016 27 Colchester United 1–1 Fleetwood Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Gilbey 38'
Lee Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Jónsson 60' Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,493
Referee: Stuart Attwell
23 January 2016 28 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Pond Yellow card 75'
Grant Yellow card 88'
Davis Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Gooch Yellow card 75'
Evina Yellow card 81'
Chaplow Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,508
Referee: Peter Bankes
26 January 2016 21 Postponed Fleetwood Town P–P3 Walsall Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
30 January 2016 29 Bradford City 2–1 Fleetwood Town Bradford
15:00 GMT Meredith Yellow card 15'
Hanson 67'Yellow card 85'
Davies 90+3'		 Report Matt Yellow card 29' 59'
Jónsson Yellow card 46'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 17,554
Referee: Kevin Wright
7 February 2016 30 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Report Knight-Percival Yellow card 89' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,539
Referee: Andy Madley
13 February 2016 31 Port Vale 0–0 Fleetwood Town Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Purkiss Yellow card 45+1'
Foley Yellow card 72'		 Report Nilsson Yellow card 9'
Cole Yellow card 38'
Jónsson Yellow card 65'
Nirennold Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,194
Referee: Charles Breakspear
20 February 2016 32 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Scunthorpe United Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Hunter 16'
Grant 29'
Sarcevic Yellow card 43'
Nilsson Yellow card 65'
Maxwell Yellow card 76'		 Report Bishop Yellow card 44'
Townsend Yellow card 56'
Madden 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,098
Referee: Ross Joyce
23 February 2016 26 Rochdale 1–0 Fleetwood Town Rochdale
19:45 GMT Bunney 12'
Henderson Yellow card 30'		 Report Maxwell Yellow card 31' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,767
Referee: Darren Handley
27 February 2016 33 Coventry City 1–2 Fleetwood Town Coventry
15:00 GMT Vincelot Yellow card 22'
Tudgay 75'
Fleck Yellow card 78'		 Report Burns 56'
Ball 83'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,160
Referee: Andrew Davies
1 March 2016 34 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Gillingham Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Burns 3'
Ameobi 9'
Hunter Yellow card 70'		 Report Norris 36'
List Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,133
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
5 March 2013 35 Fleetwood Town 2–2 Sheffield United Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Hunter 31'
Nilsson 60'
Haughton Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 88'
Bell Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Done 29'
Hammond Yellow card 60'
Adams 90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,479
Referee: Richard Clark
12 March 2016 36 Burton Albion 2–1 Fleetwood Town Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Duffy 26', 63' Report Burns 47'
Ameobi Yellow card 50'
Nilsson Yellow card 53'
Grant Red card 67'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,415
Referee: Oliver Langford
15 March 2016 21 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Walsall Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Report Bradshaw 49' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,569
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 37 Fleetwood Town 0–2 Barnsley Fleetwood
26:00 GMT Davis Yellow card 31' Report Winnall Yellow card 31'
Fletcher Yellow card 40'
Davis 47' (o.g.)
Scowen 84'Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,470
Referee: Kevin Wright
26 March 2016 (2016-03-26) 38 Chesterfield 0–0 Fleetwood Town Chesterfield
15:00 GMT Novak Yellow card 10'
Anderson Yellow card 32'		 Report Ryan Yellow card 5'
Hunter Yellow card 17'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 6,435
Referee: Nigel Miller
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 39 Swindon Town 1–1 Fleetwood Town Swindon
15:00 BST Ormonde-Ottewill Yellow card 47'
Sendles-White Yellow card 53'
Traoré Yellow card 63'
Ajose 68'		 Report Burns 6'
Jónsson Yellow card 24'
Scougall Yellow card 77'
Ryan Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,311
Referee: Mark Brown
5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 40 Fleetwood Town 2–0 Peterborough United Fleetwood
19:45 BST Burns 38'
Jónsson 68'
Sarcevic Yellow card 90'		 Report Bostwick Yellow card 4'
Gillett Yellow card 32'
Angol Yellow card 59'
Ntlhe Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,134
Referee: Peter Bankes
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41 Southend United 2–2 Fleetwood Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Thompson Yellow card 43'
Barrett 71'
Payne 82'		 Report Grant 53'
McLaughlin 90'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,644
Referee: Lee Swabey
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Oldham Athletic Fleetwood
15:00 BST Scougall 67' Report Kelly 77' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,889
Referee: Graham Salisbury
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43 Millwall 1–0 Fleetwood Town London
19:45 BST Romeo Yellow card 30'
Morison 52'
Philpot Yellow card 58'		 Report Jordan Yellow card 58'
Pond Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7,865
Referee: Ross Joyce
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Blackpool Fleetwood
15:00 BST Pond Yellow card 64' Report White Yellow card 24' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 May 2016 (2016-05-02) 45 Walsall 3–1 Fleetwood Town Walsall
12:15 BST Bradshaw 2'
Downing 18'
Sawyers 58'		 Report Ball Yellow card 79'
Cole 84'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,628
Referee: Tim Robinson
8 May 2016 (2016-05-08) 46 Fleetwood Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Fleetwood
12:30 BST Jónsson Yellow card 9'
Grant 21'
Cole 24'
Hunter Yellow card 84'		 Report Turton Yellow card 2' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,302
Referee: James Adcock

League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

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

11 August 2015 First round Fleetwood Town 0–1 Hartlepool United Fleetwood
19:45 BST Sarcevic Yellow card 33'
Andrew Yellow card 57'		 Report Paynter Yellow card 39' 58'
Magnay Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 1,892
Referee: Gary Sutton

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2015–16 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]

6 October 2015 Second round Fleetwood Town 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Fleetwood
19:45 BST Dionatan Yellow card 49'
Hunter 69'
Haughton Yellow card 89'
Grant 90+1'		 Report Brown 25'
Black Yellow card 54'
Sadler Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 1,267
Referee: Kevin Wright
10 November 2015 Quarterfinal Fleetwood Town 0–0
(4–1 p)		 Sheffield United Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 1,587
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
Penalties
Grant soccer ball with check mark
Ball soccer ball with check mark
Ryan soccer ball with check mark
Haughton soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Baxter
soccer ball with red X Sharp
soccer ball with red X McEveley
8 December 2015 Semifinal Fleetwood Town 2–0 Morecambe Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Jónsson Yellow card 58'
Ball 63'
Ryan 76'		 Report Ellison Yellow card 54'
Barkhuizen Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 1,715
Referee: Paul Tierney
9 January 2016 Area Final 1st leg Barnsley 1–1 Fleetwood Town Barnsley
15:00 GMT Hammill Yellow card 45+3'
Williams Yellow card 57'
Winnall Yellow card 58'
Fletcher 73'		 Report Davis Yellow card 38'
Davies 61' (o.g.)
Sarcevic Yellow card 61'
Grant Yellow card 64'
Ryan Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,403
Referee: Fred Graham
4 February 2016 Area Final 2nd leg Fleetwood Town 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(2–4 p)		 Barnsley Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Hunter 81' Report Brownhill Yellow card 42'
Hourihane 67'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,705
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Penalties
Ball soccer ball with check mark
Grant soccer ball with check mark
McLaughlin soccer ball with red X
Bell soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Kevin Long
soccer ball with check mark Hourihane
soccer ball with red X Scowen
soccer ball with check mark Winnall
soccer ball with check mark Hammill

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup
7 November 2015 First round Walsall 2–0 Fleetwood Town Blowick
15:00 GMT Evans 19'
Forde 90+2'		 Report Davis Yellow card 33'
Matt Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,532
Referee: Ross Joyce

Lancashire Senior Cup

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

30 September 2015 First round Southport 1–2 Fleetwood Town Blowick
19:30 BST Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
28 October 2015 Quarter-finals Fleetwood Town 1–1
(6–7 p)		 Oldham Athletic Fleetwood
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Paul Hodskinson

Squad statistics

As of match played 19 March 2016

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Wales WAL Chris Maxwell 44 0 37 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
2 DF Northern Ireland NIR Conor McLaughlin 34 1 29 1 1 0 1 0 3 0
3 DF England ENG Danny Andrew 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG Stephen Jordan 13 0 11+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 MF Iceland ISL Eggert Jónsson 36 2 28+2 2 1 0 1 0 4 0
6 DF England ENG Nathan Pond 19 0 13+1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
7 DF England ENG Amari'i Bell 42 0 35 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jimmy Ryan 40 3 34 2 1 0 1 0 4 1
9 FW Nigeria NGA Shola Ameobi 9 1 7+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Wales WAL Wes Burns 8 3 5+3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF England ENG Tyler Hornby-Forbes 19 2 10+4 2 1 0 0 0 2+2 0
14 FW England ENG Bobby Grant 37 9 18+13 8 0 0 0+1 0 3+2 1
15 DF France FRA Victor Nirennold 17 0 11+4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 MF England ENG Antoni Sarcevic 38 3 31+2 3 1 0 1 0 3 0
19 FW France FRA Vamara Sanogo 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 FW England ENG Ashley Hunter 21 7 11+6 5 0 0 0 0 1+3 2
23 FW England ENG David Ball 33 5 22+6 4 1 0 0+1 0 0+3 1
27 MF England ENG Nick Haughton 23 0 6+11 0 0+1 0 0 0 3+2 0
28 FW England ENG Jack Sowerby 8 0 3+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Scotland SCO Bob Harris 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Sweden SWE Marcus Nilsson 10 1 9+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Scotland SCO Stefan Scougall 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
42 MF Scotland SCO Thomas Grant 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW England ENG Devante Cole 8 0 2+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 FW Belgium BEL David Henen 11 1 8+1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
47 DF England ENG Joe Davis 25 0 17+2 0 1 0 0 0 4+1 0
Players away from the club on loan:
10 FW Jamaica JAM Jamille Matt 21 3 7+10 3 0+1 0 0 0 3 0
17 FW Scotland SCO 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 ENG Jamie Proctor 26 4 13+8 4 1 0 1 0 2+1 0
11 MF England ENG Lyle Della-Verde 8 0 6+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
39 MF England ENG Tarique Fosu 7 1 4+2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 FW England ENG Alex Kiwomya 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 DF England ENG Richard Wood 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
46 DF Slovakia SVK 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 FW England 14 Bobby Grant 8 0 0 1 9
2 FW England 22 Ashley Hunter 5 0 0 2 7
3 FW England 23 David Ball 4 0 0 1 5
4 FW England 9 Jamie Proctor 4 0 0 0 4
5 MF England 18 Antoni Sarcevic 3 0 0 0 3
FW Jamaica 10 Jamille Matt 3 0 0 0 3
FW Wales 11 Wes Burns 3 0 0 0 3
MF Republic of Ireland 8 Jimmy Ryan 2 0 0 1 3
9 MF England 12 Tyler Hornby-Forbes 2 0 0 0 2
MF Iceland 5 Eggert Jónsson 2 0 0 0 2
Own goal 1 0 0 1 2
12 FW Scotland 17 Declan McManus 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 2 Conor McLaughlin 1 0 0 0 1
FW Belgium 45 David Henen 1 0 0 0 1
MF England 39 Tarique Fosu 1 0 0 0 1
FW Nigeria 9 Shola Ameobi 1 0 0 0 1
DF Sweden 31 Marcus Nilsson 1 0 0 0 1
Total 43 0 0 6 49

Disciplinary record

As of match played 19 March 2016
Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 Wales GK Chris Maxwell 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2 Northern Ireland DF Conor McLaughlin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 England DF Danny Andrew 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
4 England DF Stephen Jordan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 Iceland MF Eggert Jónsson 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1
6 England DF Nathan Pond 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
7 England DF Amari'i Bell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 Republic of Ireland MF Jimmy Ryan 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
9 England FW Jamie Proctor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 Nigeria FW Shola Ameobi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 Jamaica FW Jamille Matt 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
12 England MF Tyler Hornby-Forbes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 England FW Bobby Grant 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
15 France DF Victor Nirennold 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 Scotland FW Declan McManus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 England MF Antoni Sarcevic 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
22 England FW Ashley Hunter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 England MF Nick Haughton 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
31 Sweden DF Marcus Nilsson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
44 England FW Devante Cole 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
46 Slovakia DF Dionatan Teixeira 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
47 England DF Joe Davis 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
Total 59 3 2 0 2 0 7 0 70 3

Notes

  • The match between Fleetwood Town and Walsall on 12 December 2015, was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[56]
  • The match between Colchester United and Fleetwood Town on 16 January 2016, was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[57]
  • The rearranged match between Fleetwood Town and Walsall set for 26 January 2016, was again postponed due to a waterlogged pitch,[58] with the match being rescheduled for 15 March 2016.[59]

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