# 2015–16 Hartlepool United F.C. season

The 2015–16 season is Hartlepool United's 107th year in existence and their third consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

## Players

    As of the end of the season.
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 | NIR | Trevor Carson |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Carl Magnay |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Jake Carroll |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Harry Worley |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Scott Harrison |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Matthew Bates |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Nathan Thomas |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Brad Walker |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Rakish Bingham |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Billy Paynter |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Kudus Oyenuga |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Ebby Nelson-Addy |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Adam Bartlett |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Michael Woods |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Rhys Oates |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Nicky Featherstone |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Scott Fenwick |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Lewis Hawkins |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Jordan Richards |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Dan Jones |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Michael Duckworth |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Josh Nearney |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Connor Smith |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Kieran Green |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Adam Jackson (on loan from Middlesbrough) |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Jack Blackford |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Josh Laurent |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Rob Jones |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Jake Gray (on loan from Crystal Palace) |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Peter Denton |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Luke James (on loan from Peterborough United) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee |
| 20 May 2015 | FW | Rakish Bingham | Mansfield Town | Free |
| 28 May 2015 | FW | Rhys Oates | Barnsley | Free |
| 1 June 2015 | DF | Carl Magnay | Grimsby Town | Free |
| 8 June 2015 | DF | Harry Worley | Stevenage | Free |
| 12 June 2015 | DF | Jake Carroll | Huddersfield Town | Free |
| 15 June 2015 | GK | Trevor Carson | Cheltenham Town | Undisclosed |
| 27 June 2015 | FW | Billy Paynter | Carlisle United | Free |
| 6 July 2015 | MF | Kudus Oyenuga | Dundee United | Free |
| 10 July 2015 | GK | Adam Bartlett | Gateshead | Free |
| 13 July 2015 | GK | Peter Denton | Rotherham United | Free |
| 12 January 2016 | MF | Nathan Thomas | Mansfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2016 | MF | Josh Laurent | Brentford | Free |
| 3 March 2016 | DF | Rob Jones | Doncaster Rovers | Free |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Player | From | End date |
| 20 August 2015 | DF | Andrew Boyce | Scunthorpe United | 22 October 2015 |
| 10 September 2015 | DF | Brad Halliday | Middlesbrough | 10 October 2015 |
| 14 October 2015 | DF | Luke Hendrie | Burnley | 31 October 2015 |
| 16 October 2015 | MF | Jason Banton | Wycombe Wanderers | 16 November 2015 |
| 17 October 2015 | DF | Magnus Okuonghae | Luton Town | 17 November 2015 |
| 4 November 2015 | DF | Adam Jackson | Middlesbrough | 1 June 2016 |
| 6 November 2015 | MF | Jake Gray | Crystal Palace | 1 June 2016 |
| 13 November 2015 | FW | Mikael Mandron | Sunderland | 31 December 2015 |
| 13 November 2015 | MF | Kal Naismith | Portsmouth | 3 January 2016 |
| 17 January 2016 | FW | Ellis Harrison | Bristol Rovers | 20 February 2016 |
| 1 February 2016 | FW | Luke James | Peterborough United | 1 June 2016 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 16 June 2015 | DF | Darren Holden | Ross County | Free |
| 17 June 2015 | MF | Jack Compton | Yeovil Town | Free |
| 18 June 2015 | MF | Jonathan Franks | Ross County | Free |
| 23 June 2015 | GK | Scott Flinders | York City | Free |
| 10 July 2015 | FW | Marlon Harewood | Nuneaton Town | Free |
| 24 July 2015 | GK | Jon Maxted | Forest Green Rovers | Free |
| 7 August 2015 | DF | Neil Austin | Shaw Lane Aquaforce | Free |
| 10 September 2015 | DF | Stuart Parnaby | Retired | — |
| 17 October 2015 | MF | Tommy Miller | Halifax Town | Free |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Player | To | End date |
| 9 October 2015 | GK | Peter Denton | Bedlington Terriers | 19 February 2016 |
| 15 October 2015 | MF | Kieran Green | Frickley Athletic | 15 November 2015 |
| 20 October 2015 | MF | Lewis Hawkins | Spennymoor Town | 7 January 2016 |
| 23 October 2015 | DF | Josh Nearney | Whitby Town | 23 November 2015 |
| 26 November 2015 | MF | Ebby Nelson-Addy | Worcester City | 7 January 2016 |
| 23 March 2016 | FW | Scott Fenwick | Tranmere Rovers | 19 April 2016 |

## Competitions
### Pre-season friendlies

On 27 May 2015, Hartlepool United announced their first pre-season friendly against Chesterfield. On 11 June 2015, Hartlepool United announced another three pre-season matches. A day later, Hartlepool United confirmed a further four friendlies.

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 64 |
| 15 | Barnet | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 68 | −1 | 62 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 51 |
| 17 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 83 | −29 | 51 |
| 18 | Stevenage | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 48 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

### Results by matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

#### Matches

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

### FA Cup

On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made, Hartlepool United were drawn at home against Cheltenham Town.

### League Cup

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

### Football League Trophy

On 8 August 2015, the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott live on Soccer AM.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NIR | Trevor Carson | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Carl Magnay | 37 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Jake Carroll | 48 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Harry Worley | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Scott Harrison | 27 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Matthew Bates | 35 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Nathan Thomas | 22 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Brad Walker | 26 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Rakish Bingham | 38 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Billy Paynter | 35 | 15 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Kudus Oyenuga | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Ebby Nelson-Addy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Adam Bartlett | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Michael Woods | 37 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Rhys Oates | 45 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Nicky Featherstone | 51 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Scott Fenwick | 30 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Lewis Hawkins | 25 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Jordan Richards | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Dan Jones | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Michael Duckworth | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Josh Nearney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Connor Smith | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Andrew Boyce | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Adam Jackson | 33 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Brad Halliday | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Luke Hendrie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Jack Blackford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Jason Banton | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Josh Laurent | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Magnus Okuonghae | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Rob Jones | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Jake Gray | 33 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | FRA | Mikael Mandron | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | WAL | Ellis Harrison | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SCO | Kal Naismith | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Luke James | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
| 1 | Billy Paynter | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Scott Fenwick | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Jake Gray | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Nathan Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Rakish Bingham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Adam Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Rhys Oates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Michael Woods | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Lewis Hawkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Kudus Oyenuga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Jake Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Scott Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Luke James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Carl Magnay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Mikael Mandron | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Brad Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Clean Sheets

| Rank | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
| 1 | Trevor Carson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Adam Bartlett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |

### Penalties

| Date | Name | Opposition | Scored? |
| 29 August 2015 | Billy Paynter | Carlisle United | Y |
| 12 September 2015 | Rakish Bingham | Exeter City | N |
| 15 November 2015 | Kudus Oyenuga | Leyton Orient | Y |
| 4 December 2015 | Rhys Oates | Salford City | Y |
| 19 December 2015 | Scott Fenwick | Plymouth Argyle | Y |
| 13 February 2016 | Billy Paynter | Yeovil Town | Y |
| 12 March 2016 | Billy Paynter | Dagenham and Redbridge | Y |
| 2 April 2016 | Billy Paynter | Mansfield Town | Y |
| 2 April 2016 | Billy Paynter | Mansfield Town | Y |
| 9 April 2016 | Luke James | Morecambe | Y |

### Suspensions

| Date Incurred | Name | Games Missed | Reason |
| 5 September 2015 | Carl Magnay | 3 | (vs. Wycombe Wanderers) |
| 26 September 2015 | Michael Woods | 1 | |
| 2 October 2015 | Carl Magnay | 6 | Spitting at a spectator |
| 24 October 2015 | Scott Harrison | 3 | (vs. Crawley Town) |

## Awards
### Club Awards

On 4 May 2016, Hartlepool United held their annual club awards night at The Grand Hotel, Hartlepool.
| Award | Winner |
| Players Player Of The Year | Trevor Carson |
| Fans Player Of The Year | Trevor Carson |
| Young Player Of The Year | Adam Jackson |
| Away Player Of The Year | Billy Paynter |
| Community Player Of The Year | Trevor Carson |
| Goal Of The Season | Lewis Hawkins vs Barnet |
| Ken Johnson Trophy | Sam Collins |