2015–16 Fleetwood Town F.C. season

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.

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

Squad

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As of 18 March 2016

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

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

Out on loan

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

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

Transfers

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Transfers in

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

Loans in

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

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
21 September 2015 MF   Akil Wright AFC Fylde 20 October 2015 [26]
21 October 2015 DF   Max Cartwright Chorley 21 November 2015 [27]
21 October 2015 GK   Joe Taylor Silsden [27]
31 December 2015 FW   Declan McManus Greenock Morton End of season [28]
22 January 2016 FW   Jamie Proctor Bradford City 1 February 2016 [29][30]
11 March 2016 FW   Jamille Matt Plymouth Argyle 11 April 2016 [31]
11 March 2016 GK   Brendan Moore Torquay United 11 April 2016 [32]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 LB   Joe Burgess Free agent Released [33]
1 July 2015 LB   Stephen Crainey Free agent Released [33]
1 July 2015 GK   Scott Davies Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [34]
1 July 2015 CB   Tom Davies Accrington Stanley Free transfer [35]
1 July 2015 LM   Josh Green Free agent Released [33]
1 July 2015 CB   Liam Hogan Tranmere Rovers [a] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 LM   Jeff Hughes Cambridge United [b] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 CF   Matty Hughes AFC Fylde [c] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 DM   Stewart Murdoch Ross County [d] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 LB   Adam Nditi Free agent Released [33]
1 July 2015 CB   Mark Roberts Cambridge United [e] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 CM   Steven Schumacher Stevenage [f] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 GK   Mason Springthorpe AFC Telford United [g] Free transfer [33]
1 July 2015 CM   Andre Street Free agent Released [33]
1 July 2015 DM   Richard Wright Free agent Released [33]
28 July 2015 RW   Gareth Evans Portsmouth Free transfer [43]
1 February 2016 MF   Lyle Della-Verde Free agent Released [44]
1 February 2016 FW   Jamie Proctor Free agent Released [30]
1 February 2016 FW   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

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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

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League One

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League table

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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

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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   37'
Grant   52'
Report Hunt   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   71'
Ryan   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'  61'
Soares   19'
Etuhu   75'
Rose   84'
Cameron   90+6'
Report McLaughlin   17'
Hornby-Forbes   29'
Maxwell   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   47'
Proctor   49'
Matt   86'
Report Bonne   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   20'
Ryan   39'
McLaughlin   90'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 4,876
Referee: Trevor Kettle
5 September 2015 6 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Rochdale Fleetwood
15:00 BST Jónsson   82'
Matt   87'
Maxwell   90+4'
Report Vincenti   55'
Rafferty   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   90+5'
Report Hanson   20'
Evans   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   72'
McCann   85'
Report Ryan   33'
Hornby-Forbes   61'
Bell   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   3'
Grant   14'  73'
Sarcevic   15'
McManus   75'
Report Daniel   56'
Foley   65' (pen.)  70'
Streete   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'  78'
Houghton   28'
Egan   31'
Dickenson   36'
McDonald   87'
Report Grant   12'
Jordan   45'
Jónsson   67'   81'
Sarcevic   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   66'
Madden   68'
Report Nirennold   61'
McLaughlin   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   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   19'
Sarcevic   32'
Proctor   42'
Jónsson   47'
Grant   57', 71'
Hunter   80'
Report El Khayati   60'
O'Connor   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   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   35'
Digby   44'
Wabara   75'
Report Proctor   29'
Ryan   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'  90'
Anderson   77'
Smith   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   45+2'
Sarcevic   55' (pen.)
Henen   64'
Fosu   69'
Grant   84'
Report Vigouroux   54'
Ajose   78'
El-Abd   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   74'
Morison   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   30'
Herron   80'
Potts   86'
Report Pond   79'
Proctor   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   8'
Ball   10'
Ryan   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   72'
Collins   77'
Report Ryan   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   54'
Pond   58'
Ryan   60'
Sarcevic   69' (pen.)
Davis   71'
Report Power   18'
Kellett   39'
Love   56'
Morgan   57'
Hiwula   83'  84'
Grigg   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   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   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   75'
Grant   88'
Davis   90+1'
Report Gooch   75'
Evina   81'
Chaplow   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   15'
Hanson   67'  85'
Davies   90+3'
Report Matt   29'  59'
Jónsson   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   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   45+1'
Foley   72'
Report Nilsson   9'
Cole   38'
Jónsson   65'
Nirennold   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   43'
Nilsson   65'
Maxwell   76'
Report Bishop   44'
Townsend   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   30'
Report Maxwell   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   22'
Tudgay   75'
Fleck   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   70'
Report Norris   36'
List   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   74'   88'
Bell   90+1'
Report Done   29'
Hammond   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   50'
Nilsson   53'
Grant   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   31' Report Winnall   31'
Fletcher   40'
Davis   47' (o.g.)
Scowen   84'  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   10'
Anderson   32'
Report Ryan   5'
Hunter   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   47'
Sendles-White   53'
Traoré   63'
Ajose   68'
Report Burns   6'
Jónsson   24'
Scougall   77'
Ryan   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   90'
Report Bostwick   4'
Gillett   32'
Angol   59'
Ntlhe   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   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   30'
Morison   52'
Philpot   58'
Report Jordan   58'
Pond   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   64' Report White   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   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   9'
Grant   21'
Cole   24'
Hunter   84'
Report Turton   2' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,302
Referee: James Adcock

League Cup

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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   33'
Andrew   57'
Report Paynter   39'  58'
Magnay   42'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 1,892
Referee: Gary Sutton

Football League Trophy

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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   49'
Hunter   69'
Haughton   89'
Grant   90+1'
Report Brown   25'
Black   54'
Sadler   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  
Ball  
Ryan  
Haughton  
  Baxter
  Sharp
  McEveley
8 December 2015 Semifinal Fleetwood Town 2–0 Morecambe Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Jónsson   58'
Ball   63'
Ryan   76'
Report Ellison   54'
Barkhuizen   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   45+3'
Williams   57'
Winnall   58'
Fletcher   73'
Report Davis   38'
Davies   61' (o.g.)
Sarcevic   61'
Grant   64'
Ryan   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   42'
Hourihane   67'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,705
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Penalties
Ball  
Grant  
McLaughlin  
Bell  
  Kevin Long
  Hourihane
  Scowen
  Winnall
  Hammill

FA Cup

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

Lancashire Senior Cup

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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

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As of match played 19 March 2016

Appearances and goals

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

Goal scorers

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As of match played 15 March 2016[55]
Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 FW   14 Bobby Grant 8 0 0 1 9
2 FW   22 Ashley Hunter 5 0 0 2 7
3 FW   23 David Ball 4 0 0 1 5
4 FW   9 Jamie Proctor 4 0 0 0 4
5 MF   18 Antoni Sarcevic 3 0 0 0 3
FW   10 Jamille Matt 3 0 0 0 3
FW   11 Wes Burns 3 0 0 0 3
MF   8 Jimmy Ryan 2 0 0 1 3
9 MF   12 Tyler Hornby-Forbes 2 0 0 0 2
MF   5 Eggert Jónsson 2 0 0 0 2
Own goal 1 0 0 1 2
12 FW   17 Declan McManus 1 0 0 0 1
DF   2 Conor McLaughlin 1 0 0 0 1
FW   45 David Henen 1 0 0 0 1
MF   39 Tarique Fosu 1 0 0 0 1
FW   9 Shola Ameobi 1 0 0 0 1
DF   31 Marcus Nilsson 1 0 0 0 1
Total 43 0 0 6 49

Disciplinary record

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

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  • 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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