# 2015–16 Peterborough United F.C. season

The 2015–16 season will be Peterborough United's 56th year in the Football League and their third consecutive season in the third tier, League One. Along with League One, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

## Squad

| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Ends |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ben Alnwick | GK | Prudhoe | 38 | 86 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 25 July 2014 | Free | 2017 |
| 14 | Mark Tyler | GK | Norwich | 47 | 413 | 0 | Luton Town | 8 March 2016 | Loan | 2016 |
| 26 | Dion-Curtis Henry | GK | Ipswich | 27 | 1 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Trainee | 2016 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Michael Smith | RB | Ballyclare | 36 | 80 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | 25 July 2014 | Undisclosed | 2017 |
| 3 | Kgosi Ntlhe | LB | Pretoria | 31 | 97 | 4 | Academy | 6 October 2011 | Trainee | 2016 |
| 5 | Gabriel Zakuani | CB | Kinshasa | 38 | 245 | 9 | Kalloni | 8 June 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 6 | Jack Baldwin | CB | Barking | 31 | 35 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 31 January 2014 | £500,000 | 2018 |
| 12 | Ricardo Almeida Santos | CB | Almada | 29 | 66 | 0 | Thurrock | 5 February 2014 | Free | 2017 |
| 18 | Andrew Fox | LB | Huntingdon | 32 | 15 | 0 | Midland/Odessa Sockers | 20 July 2015 | Free | 2017 |
| 29 | Bradley Maslen-Jones | CB | Wolverhampton | 27 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 10 March 2015 | Trainee | 2016 |
| 50 | Harry Toffolo | LB | Welwyn Garden City | 29 | 5 | 0 | Norwich City | 21 January 2016 | Loan | 2016 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 7 | Jon Taylor | RW | Liverpool | 32 | 64 | 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 June 2014 | Undisclosed | 2017 |
| 8 | Michael Bostwick | DM | Eltham | 36 | 174 | 9 | Stevenage | 9 July 2012 | Undisclosed | 2018 |
| 10 | Erhun Oztumer | AM | London | 33 | 51 | 7 | Dulwich Hamlet | 9 June 2014 | Undisclosed | 2016 |
| 11 | Marcus Maddison | LW | Durham | 31 | 65 | 17 | Gateshead | 27 August 2014 | £250,000 | 2018 |
| 15 | Jermaine Anderson | CM | Camden Town | 28 | 66 | 7 | Academy | 1 August 2012 | Trainee | 2016 |
| 16 | Harry Beautyman | CM | Newham | 32 | 33 | 2 | Welling United | 25 November 2014 | Undisclosed | 2016 |
| 20 | Harry Anderson | RW | Slough | 28 | 17 | 0 | Academy | 1 January 2015 | Trainee | 2016 |
| 22 | Leonardo Da Silva Lopes | AM | Lisbon | 26 | 4 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Trainee | 2016 |
| 33 | Christopher Forrester | DM | Dublin | 32 | 33 | 2 | St Patrick's Athletic | 29 August 2015 | Undisclosed | 2018 |
| 36 | Martin Samuelsen | AM | Haugesund | 27 | 16 | 2 | West Ham United | 24 November 2015 | Loan | 2016 |
| 42 | Adil Nabi | WG | Birmingham | 31 | 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 January 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| — | Callum Chettle | CM | Nottingham | 28 | 0 | 0 | Nuneaton Town | 23 January 2016 | Undisclosed | 2018 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 19 | Joe Gormley | CF | Belfast | 35 | 6 | 0 | Cliftonville | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2018 |
| 21 | Tom Nichols | CF | Wellington | 31 | 3 | 1 | Exeter City | 1 February 2016 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 24 | Lee Angol | CF | Sutton | 30 | 28 | 7 | Luton Town | 20 July 2015 | Undisclosed | 2018 |
| 28 | Souleymane Coulibaly | ST | Abidjan | 30 | 32 | 6 | Bari | 20 July 2015 | Free | 2016 |
| 34 | Deon Moore | ST | England | 26–27 | 0 | 0 | Free agent | 20 July 2015 | Free | 2015 |
| 39 | Shaq Coulthirst | CF | Hackney | 30 | 9 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 January 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 41 | Aaron Williams | CF | Sandwell | 31 | 1 | 0 | Nuneaton Town | 23 January 2016 | Undisclosed | 2018 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||||
| 4 | Shaun Brisley | CB | Macclesfield | 34 | 93 | 2 | Macclesfield Town | 31 January 2012 | Undisclosed | 2016 |
| 9 | Kyle Vassell | CF | Milton Keynes | 32 | 36 | 6 | Bishop's Stortford | 11 November 2013 | Undisclosed | 2016 |
| 23 | Jack Payne | CM | Gravesend | 33 | 150 | 6 | Gillingham | 30 June 2013 | Free | 2016 |
| 25 | Jack Friend | ST | King's Lynn | 28 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 10 March 2015 | Trainee | 2016 |
| 27 | Kieran Sadlier | LW | Haywards Heath | 30 | 1 | 0 | St Mirren | 20 July 2015 | Free | 2016 |
| 29 | Jonathan Edwards | CF | Luton | 28 | 3 | 0 | Academy | 10 March 2015 | Trainee | 2016 |
| 33 | Luke James | CF | Amble | 30 | 34 | 2 | Hartlepool United | 1 September 2014 | Undisclosed | 2018 |

### Statistics

    As of 10 January 2016
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Ben Alnwick | 41 | 0 | 32+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NIR | Michael Smith | 34 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | RSA | Kgosi Ntlhe | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | COD | Gabriel Zakuani | 20 | 3 | 16+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jack Baldwin | 11 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Jon Taylor | 39 | 7 | 23+8 | 5 | 3+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Michael Bostwick | 34 | 3 | 25+1 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Erhun Oztumer | 29 | 6 | 22+1 | 6 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Marcus Maddison | 34 | 9 | 18+8 | 6 | 0+4 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | POR | Ricardo Almeida Santos | 35 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Stuart Moore (on loan from Reading) | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Jermaine Anderson | 19 | 5 | 13+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Harry Beautyman | 18 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Andrew Fox | 15 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | NIR | Joe Gormley | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Harry Anderson | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Tom Nichols | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | POR | Leonardo Da Silva Lopes | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Lee Angol | 29 | 7 | 18+5 | 7 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | ENG | Dion-Curtis Henry | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | CIV | Souleymane Coulibaly | 32 | 5 | 14+13 | 5 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | IRL | Chris Forrester | 33 | 2 | 24+2 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Miles Addison | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | NOR | Martin Samuelsen (on loan from West Ham United) | 16 | 2 | 7+6 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Jordan Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Shaq Coulthirst | 9 | 1 | 5+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | ENG | Aaron Williams | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Adil Nabi | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | ENG | Harry Toffolo (on loan from Norwich City) | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players currently out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ENG | Shaun Brisley | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Kyle Vassell | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Jack Payne | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | EIR | Kieran Sadlier | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | ENG | Conor Washington | 32 | 16 | 21+4 | 10 | 3+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Alex Davey (on loan from Chelsea) | 10 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Tobi Adebayo-Rowling | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | WAL | Jack Collison | 12 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | AUS | Callum Elder (on loan from Leicester City) | 24 | 1 | 20+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Lawrie Wilson (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

#### Goals record

    As of 20 January 2016
| Rank | No. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 14 | FW | Conor Washington | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | 11 | MF | Marcus Maddison | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 7 | MF | Jon Taylor | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 24 | FW | Lee Angol | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | MF | Erhun Oztumer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 15 | MF | Jermaine Anderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 28 | FW | Souleymane Coulibaly | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | 8 | MF | Michael Bostwick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | DF | Gabriel Zakuani | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 33 | MF | Chris Forrester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 36 | MF | Martin Samuelsen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 21 | FW | Tom Nichols | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 32 | DF | Callum Elder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 35 | DF | Miles Addison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 39 | FW | Shaq Coulthirst | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 66 |

#### Disciplinary record

    As of 20 January 2016
| No. | Po. | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Ben Alnwick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Michael Smith | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Kgosi Ntlhe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Shaun Brisley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Gabriel Zakuani | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Jack Baldwin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jon Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Michael Bostwick | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Kyle Vassell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Erhun Oztumer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Marcus Maddison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Ricardo Almeida Santos | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Conor Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Jermaine Anderson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Harry Beautyman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Alex Davey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Andrew Fox | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0. |
| 19 | FW | Joe Gormley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Harry Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Leonardo Da Silva Lopes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Lee Angol | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Kieran Sadlier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Souleymane Coulibaly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Jack Collison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Callum Elder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Chris Forrester | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Miles Addison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Martin Samuelsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Shaq Coulthirst | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | Harry Toffolo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 71 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 5 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | ST | Deon Moore | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Jack Collison | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | ST | Joe Gormley | Cliftonville | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2015 | ST | Lee Angol | Luton Town | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2015 | RW | Souleymane Coulibaly | Bari | Free transfer |
| 20 July 2015 | LB | Andrew Fox | Odessa Sockers | Free transfer |
| 20 July 2015 | LW | Kieran Sadlier | St Mirren | Free transfer |
| 29 August 2015 | RW | Christopher Forrester | St Patrick's Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 24 November 2015 | CB | Miles Addison | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 24 December 2015 | AM | Jordan Nicholson | Histon | Undisclosed |
| 21 January 2016 | ST | Adil Nabi | West Bromwich Albion | Undisclosed |
| 22 January 2016 | ST | Shaq Coulthirst | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2016 | CF | Tom Nichols | Exeter City | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Christian Burgess | Portsmouth | £75,000 |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | Liam Marshall | Ilkeston | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | RW | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | Rochdale | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | David Norris | Yeovil Town | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Bobby Olejnik | Exeter City | Free transfer |
| 29 July 2015 | CM | Kane Ferdinand | Dagenham & Redbridge | Free transfer |
| 5 August 2015 | LW | Joe Newell | Rotherham United | Undisclosed |
| 19 January 2016 | CF | Conor Washington | Queens Park Rangers | |
| 13 February 2016 | DM | Jack Collison | Retired | — |
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* ↑ Following Olejnik's release he joined Exeter City.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000003A-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Ferdinand's mutual departure he joined Dagenham & Redbridge.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000003C-QINU`"'
Total incoming: £2,875,000

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Until |
| 8 August 2015 | CB | Alex Davey | Chelsea | 2 January 2016 |
| 29 August 2015 | LB | Callum Elder | Leicester City | 4 January 2016 |
| 24 November 2015 | AM | Martin Samuelsen | West Ham United | End of season |
| 4 January 2016 | RB | Lawrie Wilson | Bolton Wanderers | 1 February 2015 |
| 21 January 2016 | LB | Harry Toffolo | Norwich City | End of season |
| 27 February 2016 | GK | Stuart Moore | Reading | March 2016 |
| 5 March 2016 | MF | Simon Gillett | Yeovil Town | |
| 8 March 2016 | GK | Mark Tyler | Luton Town | End of season |
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* ↑ On 22 September 2015, Elder's loan was extended until 4 January 2016.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000004E-QINU`"'
* ↑ On 4 January 2016, Samuelsen's loan was extended to the end of the season.
* ↑ On 21 January 2016,Toffolo signs on loan.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Until |
| 10 July 2015 | CF | Luke James | Bradford City | 1 February 2016 |
| 23 July 2015 | ST | Jack Friend | Boston United | End of season |
| 25 July 2015 | ST | Jonathan Edwards | Illeston | End of season |
| 4 August 2015 | GK | Henrich Ravas | Boston United | End of season |
| 18 August 2015 | LM | Andrew Fox | Kidderminster Harriers | 17 September 2015 |
| 1 September 2015 | CM | Jack Payne | Leyton Orient | End of season |
| 11 September 2015 | CB | Shaun Brisley | Northampton Town | 9 October 2015 |
| 8 January 2016 | CF | Kyle Vassell | Shrewsbury Town | End of Season |
| 27 January 2016 | CB | Shaun Brisley | Leyton Orient | End of Season |
| 1 February 2016 | CF | Luke James | Hartlepool United | End of Season |

## Competitions
### Pre-season friendlies

On 29 May 2015, Peterborough United announced they will face Ipswich Town and Dulwich Hamlet during pre-season. Also a friendly against Barnet was confirmed. On 8 June 2015, it was confirmed West Ham United will visit on 11 July 2015. On 15 June 2015, the Posh added three more confirmed fixtures to the pre-season schedule. A date for the Chris Turner memorial match was announced on 16 June 2015. On 25 June 2015, Peterborough United announced a Tottenham Hotspur XI side will visit during pre-season.

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 66 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 65 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 82 | 73 | +9 | 63 |
| 14 | Southend United | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 59 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 59 |

#### Matches
### 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. The Posh will travel to Millwall.