# 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. 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 | 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

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 | 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
### Transfers in

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

### Loans in

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

### Loans out

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

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | Joe Burgess | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | Stephen Crainey | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Scott Davies | Tranmere Rovers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Tom Davies | Accrington Stanley | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | LM | Josh Green | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Liam Hogan | Tranmere Rovers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | LM | Jeff Hughes | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Matty Hughes | AFC Fylde | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | DM | Stewart Murdoch | Ross County | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | Adam Nditi | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Mark Roberts | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Steven Schumacher | Stevenage | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Mason Springthorpe | AFC Telford United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Andre Street | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | DM | Richard Wright | Free agent | Released |
| 28 July 2015 | RW | Gareth Evans | Portsmouth | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2016 | MF | Lyle Della-Verde | Free agent | Released |
| 1 February 2016 | FW | Jamie Proctor | Free agent | Released |
| 1 February 2016 | FW | Eddie Dsane | Free agent | Released |
* ↑ Following Hogan's release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Tranmere Rovers on 28 May 2015.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000051-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following J. Hughes' release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Cambridge United on 15 July 2015.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000053-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following M. Hughes' release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for AFC Fylde on 2 June 2015.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000055-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Murdoch's release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Ross County on 17 June 2015.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000057-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Roberts' release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Cambridge United on 25 May 2015.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000059-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Schumacher's release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Stevenage on 24 June 2015.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000005B-QINU`"'
* ↑ Following Springthorpe's release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for AFC Telford United on 21 May 2015.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000005D-QINU`"'

## 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. A second friendly was confirmed on 6 June 2015, against Kilmarnock and a third against AFC Fylde. On 10 June 2015, it was announced Spanish side Getafe will visit on 31 July 2015. A day later they confirmed their second fixture during their time in Germany. On 12 June 2015, Fleetwood Town announced they will host Burnley on 28 July 2015.

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

#### Matches

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

### League Cup

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

### 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.

### Lancashire Senior Cup

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

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 19 March 2016

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | 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 | 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

    As of match played 15 March 2016
| 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 |
| 5 | FW | | 10 | Jamille Matt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | | 11 | Wes Burns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | | 8 | Jimmy Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | | 12 | Tyler Hornby-Forbes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 5 | Eggert Jónsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | | 17 | Declan McManus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | 2 | Conor McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | | 45 | David Henen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | 39 | Tarique Fosu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | | 9 | Shola Ameobi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | 31 | Marcus Nilsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 49 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 19 March 2016
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 59 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 3 |