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
Chairman	Andrew Pilley
Manager	Graham Alexander (till 30 September) Chris Lucketti (30 September – 6 October) Steven Pressley (from 6 October)
Stadium	Highbury Stadium
League One	19th
FA Cup	1st round (knocked out by Walsall)
League Cup	1st round (knocked out by Hartlepool United)
JP Trophy	Semifinal
Top goalscorer	League: Bobby Grant (9) All: Bobby Grant (10)
Highest home attendance	5,123 vs. Blackpool
Lowest home attendance	2,134 vs. Peterborough United
Home colours Away colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

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	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

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

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

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

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]

AFC Fylde v Fleetwood Town

9 July 2015 (2015-07-09) Friendly	AFC Fylde	1–0	Fleetwood Town	Warton
19:30 BST	Charles 44'	Report		Stadium: Kellamergh Park

Borussia Dortmund B v Fleetwood Town

15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) Friendly	Borussia Dortmund B	1–0	Fleetwood Town	Hennef, Germany
18:00 CEST	45' (pen.)	Report

Alemannia Aachen v Fleetwood Town

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly	Alemannia Aachen	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Eschweiler, Germany
15:00 CEST	Rüter 36' 63'	Report	Sowerby 3'

Kilmarnock v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Burnley

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

Fleetwood Town v Getafe

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 v t e	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]

Fleetwood Town v Southend United

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

Oldham Athletic v Fleetwood Town

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

Bury v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Colchester United

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

Doncaster Rovers v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Rochdale

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

Fleetwood Town v Bradford City

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

Wigan Athletic v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Port Vale

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

Gillingham v Fleetwood Town

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

Scunthorpe United v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Coventry City

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

Fleetwood Town v Burton Albion

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

Sheffield United v Fleetwood Town

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

Barnsley v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Chesterfield

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

Peterborough United v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Swindon Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Millwall

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

Blackpool v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Walsall

12 December 2015 21 Postponed	Fleetwood Town	P–P1	Walsall	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Highbury Stadium

Crewe Alexandra v Fleetwood Town

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

Shrewsbury Town v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Wigan Athletic

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

Fleetwood Town v Bury

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

Rochdale v Fleetwood Town

16 January 2016 26 Postponed	Rochdale	P–P2	Fleetwood Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Colchester United v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Doncaster Rovers

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

Fleetwood Town v Walsall

26 January 2016 21 Postponed	Fleetwood Town	P–P3	Walsall	Fleetwood
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Highbury Stadium

Bradford City v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Shrewsbury Town

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

Port Vale v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Scunthorpe United

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

Rochdale v Fleetwood Town

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

Coventry City v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Gillingham

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

Fleetwood Town v Sheffield United

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

Burton Albion v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Walsall

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

Fleetwood Town v Barnsley

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

Chesterfield v Fleetwood Town

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

Swindon Town v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Peterborough United

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

Southend United v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Oldham Athletic

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

Millwall v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Blackpool

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

Walsall v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Crewe Alexandra

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

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]

Fleetwood Town v Hartlepool United

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

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]

Fleetwood Town v Shrewsbury Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Sheffield United

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

Fleetwood Town v Morecambe

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

Barnsley v Fleetwood Town

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

Fleetwood Town v Barnsley

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

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

Walsall v Fleetwood Town

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

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

Southport v Fleetwood Town

30 September 2015 First round	Southport	1–2	Fleetwood Town	Blowick
19:30 BST				Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium

Fleetwood Town v Oldham Athletic

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	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^[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

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

• 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]