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.^[1] 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.

Hartlepool United

2015–16 season
Owner	JPNG
Chairman	Gary Coxall
Manager	Ronnie Moore (until 10 February) Craig Hignett (from 10 February)
Stadium	Victoria Park
League Two	16th
FA Cup	Third round (eliminated by Derby County)
League Cup	Second round (eliminated by Bournemouth)
League Trophy	First round (eliminated by Sheffield United)
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Paynter (14) All: Billy Paynter (15)
Highest home attendance	5,046 (vs Portsmouth)
Lowest home attendance	2,221 (vs Sheffield United)
Home colours Away colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Players

As of the end of the season.^[2]

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	Ref
20 May 2015	FW	Rakish Bingham	Mansfield Town	Free	[3]
28 May 2015	FW	Rhys Oates	Barnsley	Free	[4]
1 June 2015	DF	Carl Magnay	Grimsby Town	Free	[5]
8 June 2015	DF	Harry Worley	Stevenage	Free	[6]
12 June 2015	DF	Jake Carroll	Huddersfield Town	Free	[7]
15 June 2015	GK	Trevor Carson	Cheltenham Town	Undisclosed	[8]
27 June 2015	FW	Billy Paynter	Carlisle United	Free	[9]
6 July 2015	MF	Kudus Oyenuga	Dundee United	Free	[10]
10 July 2015	GK	Adam Bartlett	Gateshead	Free	[11]
13 July 2015	GK	Peter Denton	Rotherham United	Free	[12]
12 January 2016	MF	Nathan Thomas	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed	[13]
1 February 2016	MF	Josh Laurent	Brentford	Free	[14]
3 March 2016	DF	Rob Jones	Doncaster Rovers	Free	[15]

Loans in

Date	Position	Player	From	End date	Ref
20 August 2015	DF	Andrew Boyce	Scunthorpe United	22 October 2015	[16]
10 September 2015	DF	Brad Halliday	Middlesbrough	10 October 2015	[17]
14 October 2015	DF	Luke Hendrie	Burnley	31 October 2015	[18]
16 October 2015	MF	Jason Banton	Wycombe Wanderers	16 November 2015	[19]
17 October 2015	DF	Magnus Okuonghae	Luton Town	17 November 2015	[20]
4 November 2015	DF	Adam Jackson	Middlesbrough	1 June 2016	[21]
6 November 2015	MF	Jake Gray	Crystal Palace	1 June 2016	[22]
13 November 2015	FW	Mikael Mandron	Sunderland	31 December 2015	[23]
13 November 2015	MF	Kal Naismith	Portsmouth	3 January 2016	[24]
17 January 2016	FW	Ellis Harrison	Bristol Rovers	20 February 2016	[25]
1 February 2016	FW	Luke James	Peterborough United	1 June 2016	[26]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref
16 June 2015	DF	Darren Holden	Ross County	Free	[27]
17 June 2015	MF	Jack Compton	Yeovil Town	Free	[28]
18 June 2015	MF	Jonathan Franks	Ross County	Free	[29]
23 June 2015	GK	Scott Flinders	York City	Free	[30]
10 July 2015	FW	Marlon Harewood	Nuneaton Town	Free	[31]
24 July 2015	GK	Jon Maxted	Forest Green Rovers	Free	[32]
7 August 2015	DF	Neil Austin	Shaw Lane Aquaforce	Free	[33]
10 September 2015	DF	Stuart Parnaby	Retired	—	[34]
17 October 2015	MF	Tommy Miller	Halifax Town	Free	[35]

Loans out

Date	Position	Player	To	End date	Ref
9 October 2015	GK	Peter Denton	Bedlington Terriers	19 February 2016	[36]
15 October 2015	MF	Kieran Green	Frickley Athletic	15 November 2015	[37]
20 October 2015	MF	Lewis Hawkins	Spennymoor Town	7 January 2016	[38]
23 October 2015	DF	Josh Nearney	Whitby Town	23 November 2015	[39]
26 November 2015	MF	Ebby Nelson-Addy	Worcester City	7 January 2016	[40]
23 March 2016	FW	Scott Fenwick	Tranmere Rovers	19 April 2016	[41]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 27 May 2015, Hartlepool United announced their first pre-season friendly against Chesterfield.^[42] On 11 June 2015, Hartlepool United announced another three pre-season matches.^[43] A day later, Hartlepool United confirmed a further four friendlies.^[44]

Billingham Town v Hartlepool United

13 July 2015 (2015-07-13) Friendly	Billingham Town	0–7	Hartlepool United	Bedford Terrace, Billingham
19:00		Report	Worley 19' Paynter 34' (pen.) Bingham 64', 86' Carroll 69' Walker 81', 85'

Harrogate Railway Athletic v Hartlepool United

14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly	Harrogate Railway Athletic	0–2	Hartlepool United	Station View, Harrogate
19:00		Report	Hawkins 7' Fenwick 73'

Whitby Town v Hartlepool United

17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Friendly	Whitby Town	1–1	Hartlepool United	Turnbull Ground, Whitby
19:00	Roberts 10'	Report	Oates 70'

Spennymoor Town v Hartlepool United

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly	Spennymoor Town	0–4	Hartlepool United	The Brewery Field, Spennymoor
15:00		Report	Fenwick 10' Bell 65' Smith 75' Carroll 88'	Attendance: 665

Hartlepool United v Scunthorpe United

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly	Hartlepool United	0–4	Scunthorpe United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:00		Report	Madden 10', 16', 55' Williams 53'	Attendance: 1,548 (43 Scunthorpe United)

Gateshead v Hartlepool United

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly	Gateshead	5–3	Hartlepool United	Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead
15:00	Shaw 9' Phillips 41' Johnson 65' Kneeshaw 75' Gillies 87'	Report	Bingham 20', 27', 55'

Dunston UTS v Hartlepool United

29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly	Dunston UTS	0–3	Hartlepool United	UTS Stadium, Dunston
19:45		Report	Bingham 31' Featherstone 38' Carroll 54'

Hartlepool United v Chesterfield

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Hartlepool United	0–1	Chesterfield	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Morsy 74'	Attendance: 1,269 (54 Chesterfield)

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	15	6	25	49	72	−23	51	9	3	11	27	32	−5	6	3	14	22	40	−18

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

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[45]

Hartlepool United v Morecambe

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Hartlepool United	2–0	Morecambe	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Paynter 25' Bingham 65'	Report		Attendance: 4,289 Referee: Darren England

York City v Hartlepool United

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2	York City	1–2	Hartlepool United	Bootham Crescent, York
15:00	Thompson 57'	Report	Paynter 71' Woods 81'	Attendance: 4,890 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Hartlepool United v Newport County

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3	Hartlepool United	1–0	Newport County	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Fenwick 51'	Report		Attendance: 3,739 Referee: Ben Toner

Stevenage v Hartlepool United

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4	Stevenage	2–0	Hartlepool United	Broadhall Way, Stevenage
15:00	Franks 45' Williams 88'	Report		Attendance: 2,639 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Hartlepool United v Carlisle United

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5	Hartlepool United	2–3	Carlisle United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Harrison 6' Paynter 70' (pen.)	Report	Ibehre 57', 84' Miller 76'	Attendance: 4,935 Referee: Andy Haines

Wycombe Wanderers v Hartlepool United

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Hartlepool United	Adams Park, High Wycombe
15:00	Harriman 26', 56'	Report	Magnay 43',  86'	Attendance: 3,468 Referee: Darren Deadman

Exeter City v Hartlepool United

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7	Exeter City	1–0	Hartlepool United	St James Park, Exeter
15:00	Ribeiro 90'	Report		Attendance: 3,135 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Hartlepool United v Cambridge United

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8	Hartlepool United	0–0	Cambridge United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report		Attendance: 3,665 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Yeovil Town v Hartlepool United

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9	Yeovil Town	1–2	Hartlepool United	Huish Park, Yeovil
15:00	Bird 37'	Report	Fenwick 32' Walker 83'	Attendance: 3,078 Referee: Fred Graham

Hartlepool United v Bristol Rovers

29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10	Hartlepool United	0–3	Bristol Rovers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45		Report	Taylor 32' Bodin 64' Easter 78'	Attendance: 3,788 Referee: Darren Handley

Hartlepool United v Luton Town

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11	Hartlepool United	1–4	Luton Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Paynter 44'	Report	Smith 17' Marriott 53', 57' Lee 90'	Attendance: 3,876 Referee: Richard Clark

Northampton Town v Hartlepool United

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12	Northampton Town	2–1	Hartlepool United	Sixfields, Northampton
15:00	Richards 4' Adams 21'	Report	Bingham 31'	Attendance: 4,477 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Dagenham and Redbridge v Hartlepool United

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13	Dagenham and Redbridge	0–1	Hartlepool United	Victoria Road, Dagenham
15:00		Report	Paynter 34'	Attendance: 1,771 Referee: Lee Swabey

Hartlepool United v Barnet

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 14	Hartlepool United	1–1	Barnet	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Oates 7'	Report	Akinde 64'	Attendance: 3,124 Referee: Kevin Wright

Hartlepool United v Crawley Town

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 15	Hartlepool United	1–2	Crawley Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Paynter 80'	Report	Walton 66' (pen.) Murphy 76'	Attendance: 3,262 Referee: Mark Heywood

Wimbledon v Hartlepool United

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 16	Wimbledon	2–0	Hartlepool United	Kingsmeadow, Norbiton
14:00	Kennedy 18' Taylor 28'	Report		Attendance: 3,638 Referee: Lee Collins

Hartlepool United v Leyton Orient

15 November 2015 (2015-11-15) 17	Hartlepool United	3–1	Leyton Orient	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
12:15	Oyenuga 20' (pen.) Gray 70', 85'	Report	Pritchard 13'	Attendance: 4,081 Referee: Paul Tierney

Mansfield Town v Hartlepool United

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18	Mansfield Town	3–1	Hartlepool United	Field Mill, Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Green 24', 81' Yussuf 57'	Report	Pearce 37' (o.g.)	Attendance: 3,031 Referee: David Coote

Hartlepool United v Oxford United

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 19	Hartlepool United	0–1	Oxford United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 GMT		Report	Hylton 70'	Attendance: 3,662 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Portsmouth v Hartlepool United

12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 20	Portsmouth	4–0	Hartlepool United	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Lavery 32' Jackson 37' (o.g.) Evans 61' McNulty 90'	Report		Attendance: 15,610 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Hartlepool United v Plymouth Argyle

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 21	Hartlepool United	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Fenwick 84' (pen.)	Report	McHugh 76' Mellor 90'	Attendance: 3,534 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Hartlepool United v Wycombe Wanderers

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 22	Hartlepool United	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Fenwick 33'	Report		Attendance: 3,721 Referee: Mark Brown

Accrington Stanley v Hartlepool United

19 January 2016 (2016-01-19) 23	Accrington Stanley	3–1	Hartlepool United	Crown Ground, Accrington
19:45 GMT	Buxton 23' McCartan 45', 58'	Report	Bingham 77'	Attendance: 1,211 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Cambridge United v Hartlepool United

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 24	Cambridge United	1–1	Hartlepool United	Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Williamson 90'	Report	Gray 71'	Attendance: 5,054 Referee: Keith Hill

Hartlepool United v Exeter City

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 25	Hartlepool United	0–2	Exeter City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 GMT		Report	Nichols 36' Grant 85'	Attendance: 3,678 Referee: Darren Handley

Hartlepool United v Stevenage

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09) 26	Hartlepool United	1–2	Stevenage	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 GMT	Paynter 68'	Report	Conlon 45', 52'	Attendance: 3,308 Referee: Ben Toner

Hartlepool United v Yeovil Town

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 27	Hartlepool United	2–1	Yeovil Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Paynter 58' (pen.) Jackson 71'	Report	Zoko 93'	Attendance: 3,923 Referee: Kevin Wright

Hartlepool United v Notts County

16 February 2016 (2016-02-16) 28	Hartlepool United	2–3	Notts County	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 GMT	Gray 62' Paynter 66'	Report	Stead 4', 80' Noble 14'	Attendance: 3,433 Referee: David Webb

Luton Town v Hartlepool United

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 29	Luton Town	2–1	Hartlepool United	Kenilworth Road, Luton
15:00 GMT	McGeehan 60' (pen.) Mackail-Smith 86'	Report	Jackson 65'	Attendance: 7,880 Referee: Andy Davies

Hartlepool United v Northampton Town

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 30	Hartlepool United	0–0	Northampton Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Mark Haywood

Bristol Rovers v Hartlepool United

1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 31	Bristol Rovers	4–1	Hartlepool United	Memorial Stadium, Bristol
19:45 GMT	Taylor 10' (38), 56' Gaffney 31'	Report	Paynter 52'	Attendance: 6,634 Referee: Lee Swabey

Barnet v Hartlepool United

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 32	Barnet	1–3	Hartlepool United	The Hive Stadium, Barnet
15:00 GMT	Shomotun 11'	Report	Hawkins 34', 40' Thomas 62'	Attendance: 1,734 Referee: Darren Handley

Hartlepool United v Dagenham & Redbridge

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 33	Hartlepool United	3–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Paynter 4' (pen.) Carroll 14' Gray 53'	Report	Cash 33'	Attendance: 3,947 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Newport County v Hartlepool United

15 March 2016 (2016-03-15) 34	Newport County	0–0	Hartlepool United	Rodney Parade, Newport
19:45 GMT		Report		Attendance: 2,394 Referee: Brendan Malone

Crawley Town v Hartlepool United

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 35	Crawley Town	0–0	Hartlepool United	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
15:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 1,883 Referee: David Coote

Hartlepool United v Wimbledon

25 March 2016 (2016-03-25) 36	Hartlepool United	1–0	Wimbledon	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Jackson 22'	Report		Attendance: 4,365 Referee: Darren Deadman

Leyton Orient v Hartlepool United

28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) 37	Leyton Orient	0–2	Hartlepool United	Brisbane Road, Leyton
15:00 GMT		Report	Paynter 49' Thomas 69'	Attendance: 5,543 Referee: Fred Graham

Hartlepool United v Mansfield Town

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 38	Hartlepool United	2–1	Mansfield Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Paynter 24' (pen.), 85' (pen.)	Report	Daniel 76'	Attendance: 3,893 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Carlisle United v Hartlepool United

5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 39	Carlisle United	1–0	Hartlepool United	Brunton Park, Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Hope 55'	Report		Attendance: 4,767 Referee: Darren Bond

Morecambe v Hartlepool United

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 40	Morecambe	2–5	Hartlepool United	Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Kenyon 25' Barkhuizen 87'	Report	Woods 4' Thomas 6', 50' James 76' (pen.) Oates 89'	Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Notts County v Hartlepool United

11 April 2016 (2016-04-11) 41	Notts County	1–0	Hartlepool United	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Stead 55'	Report		Attendance: 3,597 Referee: Darren England

Hartlepool United v York City

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42	Hartlepool United	2–1	York City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Thomas 24' Woods 72'	Report	Cameron 45'	Attendance: 4,781 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Hartlepool United v Accrington Stanley

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43	Hartlepool United	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 GMT	Bingham 25'	Report	Conneely 3' Fosu 45'	Attendance: 3,445 Referee: Steve Martin

Oxford United v Hartlepool United

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44	Oxford United	2–0	Hartlepool United	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00 GMT	Roofe 7' Sercombe 90+3'	Report		Attendance: 7,955 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Hartlepool United v Portsmouth

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45	Hartlepool United	0–2	Portsmouth	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00		Report	Naismith 57' Chaplin 84'	Attendance: 5,046 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Plymouth Argyle v Hartlepool United

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46	Plymouth Argyle	5–0	Hartlepool United	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00	Harvey 6', 25' Rooney 58', 83' Nelson 61'	Report		Attendance: 10,019 Referee: Darren Deadman

FA Cup

On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made, Hartlepool United were drawn at home against Cheltenham Town.^[46]

Hartlepool United v Cheltenham Town

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) First round	Hartlepool United	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Oyenuga 45'			Attendance: 2,287 Referee: James Adcock

Salford City v Hartlepool United

4 December 2015 (2015-12-04) Second round	Salford City	1–1	Hartlepool United	Moor Lane, Salford
19:55	O'Halloran 23'	Report	Oates 8' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Gavin Ward

Hartlepool United v Salford City

15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) Second round replay	Hartlepool United	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Salford City	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45	Fenwick 97' Mandron 120'	Report		Attendance: 4,374 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Hartlepool United v Derby County

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round	Hartlepool United	1–2	Derby County	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00	Gray 61'	Report	Butterfield 67' Bent 85'	Attendance: 4,860 Referee: Darren Bond

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Hartlepool United were drawn away against Fleetwood Town.^[47]

Fleetwood Town v Hartlepool United

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round	Fleetwood Town	0–1	Hartlepool United	Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
19:45 BST		Report	Paynter 58'	Attendance: 1,892 Referee: Gary Sutton

Hartlepool United v Bournemouth

25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round	Hartlepool United	0–4	Bournemouth	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:45 BST		Report	Kermorgant 30' Gosling 34' Stanislas 44', 64'	Attendance: 4,890 Referee: Carl Boyeson

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.^[48]

Hartlepool United v Sheffield United

1 September 2015 First round	Hartlepool United	1–1 (3–4 p)	Sheffield United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:00 BST	Fenwick 51'	Report	Flynn 7'	Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Scott Duncan
	Penalties
	Bingham Oates Harrison Fenwick Featherstone		Higdon Sharp McNulty Woolford McEveley

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		Other
				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
	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
	Rhys Oates	2	1	0	0	3
	Michael Woods	3	0	0	0	3
6	Lewis Hawkins	2	0	0	0	2
	Kudus Oyenuga	1	1	0	0	2
7	Jake Carroll	1	0	0	0	1
	Scott Harrison	1	0	0	0	1
	Luke James	1	0	0	0	1
	Carl Magnay	1	0	0	0	1
	Mikael Mandron	0	1	0	0	1
	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