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| 2015–16 season | ||
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| Chairman | Peter Swann | |
| Manager | Mark Robins (until 18 January) Nick Daws (caretaker) (between 18 January–22 March) Graham Alexander (from 22 March) | |
| Stadium | Glanford Park | |
| League One | 7th | |
| FA Cup | Third round (eliminated by Chelsea) | |
| League Cup | First round (eliminated by Barnsley) | |
| JP Trophy | First round (eliminated by Barnsley) | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Paddy Madden (15) All: Paddy Madden (18) | |
| Highest home attendance | 4,147 vs Barnsley (31 Oct 15) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,003 vs Barnsley (12 Aug 15) | |
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The 2015–16 season was Scunthorpe United's 117th season in their existence and their second consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
On 19 May 2015, Scunthorpe United announced two pre-season friendlies against Bolton Wanderers[1] and Gainsborough Trinity.[2] A third pre-season friendly was confirmed on 11 June 2015, against Hartlepool United.[3] On 18 June 2015, the Iron announced Sheffield Wednesday will visit one-week prior to the league opener.[4] On 24 June 2015, a friendly fixture away to Notts County was confirmed.[5] On 18 July 2015, it was announced Iron will face Middlesbrough in Marbella.[6]
| 11 July 2015 Friendly | Gainsborough Trinity | 0–3 | Scunthorpe United | Gainsborough |
| 13:00 BST | Report | Boyce Williams Madden |
Stadium: The Northolme |
| 21 July 2015 Friendly | Hartlepool United | 0–4 | Scunthorpe United | Hartlepool |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Madden Williams |
Stadium: Victoria Park |
| 24 July 2015 Friendly | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 BST | Madden |
Report | Vela |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,732 (170 away) |
| 29 July 2015 Friendly | Scunthorpe United | 4–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 BST | van Veen Madden Wootton |
Report | Nuhiu Matias |
Stadium: Glanford Park |
| 31 July 2015 Friendly | Notts County | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Nottingham |
| 19:45 BST | Jenner |
Report | Henderson Dyche |
Stadium: Meadow Lane |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bradford City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 80 | Qualification for the League One play-offs[a] |
| 6 | Barnsley (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 74 | |
| 7 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 74 | |
| 8 | Coventry City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 69 | |
| 9 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 69 |
| 8 August 2015 1 | Burton Albion | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 BST | Beavon Akins Naylor |
Report | Daniels Clarke Goode |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,064 Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 15 August 2015 2 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Madden |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 19 August 2015 3 | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Grigg Daniels Davies |
Report | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 7,794 Referee: Andy Madley |
| 22 August 2015 4 | Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | Millwall | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,382 Referee: Richard Clark |
| 29 August 2015 5 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Scunthorpe United | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Moncur Elokobi |
Report | van Veen Madden |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,019 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 5 September 2015 6 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Blackpool | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Potts |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,313 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 12 September 2015 7 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Coventry City | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Madden |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,746 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 19 September 2015 8 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Bunney Vincenti |
Report | Wallace |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,958 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 26 September 2015 9 | Southend United | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Timlin Coker |
Report | McSheffrey |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,708 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 29 September 2015 10 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Walsall | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,596 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 3 October 2015 11 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Fleetwood Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Madden |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,095 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 10 October 2015 12 | Oldham Athletic | 2–4 | Scunthorpe United | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Kelly Poleon |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,002 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 17 October 2015 13 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Laird Madden |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,558 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 20 October 2015 14 | Gillingham | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Gillingham |
| 19:45 BST | Dickenson Wright Lennon |
Report | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,823 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 24 October 2015 15 | Chesterfield | 0–3 | Scunthorpe United | Chesterfield |
| 15:00 BST | Jones |
Report | Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,340 Referee: Darren England |
| 31 October 2015 16 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Barnsley | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Hopper McSheffrey |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,147 Referee: Stuart Atwell |
| 14 November 2015 17 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Branco Ajose |
Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,957 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 21 November 2015 18 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Bradford City | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,865 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 24 November 2015 19 | Bury | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Bury |
| 19:45 GMT | Clarke |
Report | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,483 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 28 November 2015 20 | Scunthorpe United | 0–4 | Peterborough United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,790 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 12 December 2015 21 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Leitch–Smith |
Report | King |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,983 Referee: Lee Collins |
| 19 December 2015 22 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Sharp |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5,150 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 26 December 2015 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–1 | Scunthorpe United | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Madden |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,744 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 28 December 2015 24 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Mirfin |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,860 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 2 January 2016 25 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Williams |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 16 January 2016 26 | Blackpool | 5–0 | Scunthorpe United | Blackpool |
| 15:00 GMT | Aldred Potts Norris Philliskirk |
Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,004 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 23 January 2016 27 | Scunthorpe United | 3–0 | Colchester United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Hopper Madden |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,332 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 30 January 2016 28 | Coventry City | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Coventry |
| 15:00 GMT | Vincelot Armstrong |
Report | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,138 Referee: James Linington |
| 13 February 2016 29 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Southend United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Madden |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,550 Referee: David Coote |
| 16 February 2016 30 | Millwall | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | London |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | O'Brien |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 8,036 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 20 February 2016 31 | Fleetwood Town | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Fleetwood |
| 15:00 GMT | Hunter Grant |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,098 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 27 February 2016 32 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Wootton |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,180 Referee: Darren England |
| 1 March 2016 33 | Walsall | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Walsall |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 3,868 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 5 March 2016 34 | Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | Gillingham | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | O'Brien Ness |
Report | Morris Hessenthaler |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,355 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 8 March 2016 35 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 GMT | Hopper Mirfin Clarke |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,887 Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 12 March 2016 36 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–2 | Scunthorpe United | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 GMT | Kaikai Cole Ogogo Vassell Akpa–Akpro |
Report | Clarke Madden Wootton |
Stadium: Greenhous Meadow Attendance: 5,028 Referee: Lee Collins |
| 19 March 2016 37 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Chesterfield | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Madden O'Brien |
Report | O'Neil Campbell–Ryce |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,871 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 25 March 2016 38 | Barnsley | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Barnsley |
| 15:00 GMT | Scowen Roberts |
Report | King |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,122 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 28 March 2016 39 | Scunthorpe United | 6–0 | Swindon Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Townsend Clarke Adelakun Hopper Madden |
Report | Thompson |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,534 Referee: |
| 2 April 2016 40 | Bradford City | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Bradford |
| 15:00 GMT | Davies Cullen |
Report | Clarke Adelakun |
Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 17,873 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 9 April 2016 41 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Burton Albion | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Bishop Madden |
Report | Harness |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,888 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 16 April 2016 42 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–3 | Scunthorpe United | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Turton Ainley Haber |
Report | Williams Adelakun |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,852 Referee: Darren England |
| 19 April 2016 43 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Bury | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 GMT | Williams Madden Wootton Bishop |
Report | Jones Clarke Pope Etuhu Bolger |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 23 April 2016 44 | Peterborough United | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Angol |
Report | Dawson Ricardo Wallace Townsend Hopper |
Stadium: ABAX Stadium Attendance: 5,065 Referee: Paul Gibbs |
| 30 April 2016 45 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Port Vale | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Madden Clarke |
Report | Duffy |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 7,275 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 8 May 2016 46 | Sheffield United | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | Sheffield |
| 12:30 GMT | Coutts |
Report | Hopper Madden |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 21,445 Referee: Michael Bull |
| 7 November 2015 First round | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Southend United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Madden |
Report | Leonard |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 5 December 2015 Second Round | Leyton Orient | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 2,540 Referee: James Linington |
| 15 December 2015 Second round replay | Scunthorpe United | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 GMT | Mvoto King Adelakun |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,082 Referee: David Webb |
| 10 January 2016 Third Round | Chelsea | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Chelsea |
| 14:00 GMT | Diego Costa Loftus-Cheek |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,625 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 11 August 2015 First round | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 (6–7 p) | Barnsley | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 BST | Madden |
Report | Scowen |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,003 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| Penalties | ||||
| Madden Hopper Adelakun Laird Bishop van Veen Mirfin McAllister |
Winnall Hourihane Scowen Mawson Roberts Pearson Nyatanga Bree |
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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.
| 1 September 2015 First round | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Barnsley | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 BST | Goode |
Report | Nyatanga Watkins |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,796 Referee: Ben Toner |
On 3 June 2015, Scunthorpe United announced the details for the 2015 Lincolnshire Senior Cup.[7] On 25 July 2015, the details of the semi-final were confirmed.[8]
| 25 July 2015 Quarter-Final | Lincoln United | 2–5 | Scunthorpe United | Lincoln |
| 13:00 BST | McGovern Ruthven |
Report | McAllister Wootton Burdett van Veen |
Stadium: Ashby Avenue |
| 1 August 2015 Semi-final | Scunthorpe United | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Lincoln City | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Hopper |
Report | Power Rhead |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,015 (158 away) |
| No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date Signed | Free | Contract | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Luke Daniels | GK | Bolton | 36 | 54 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 January 2015 | Undisclosed | 2017 | |||
| 13 | Joe Anyon | GK | Lytham St Annes | 37 | 7 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 January 2015 | Free | 2017 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Scott Wiseman | RB | Hull | 39 | 27 | 0 | Preston North End | 28 May 2015 | Free | 2017 | |||
| 3 | Scott Laird | LB | Taunton | 36 | 31 | 2 | Preston North End | 11 June 2015 | Free | 2018 | |||
| 5 | David Mirfin | CB | Sheffield | 39 | 237 | 9 | Watford | 31 July 2012 | Free | 2017 | |||
| 6 | Niall Canavan | CB | Leeds | 33 | 164 | 6 | Academy | 1 July 2009 | Trainee | 2016 | |||
| 17 | Conor Townsend | LB | Hessle | 31 | 12 | 0 | Hull City | 6 January 2016 | Free | 2018 | |||
| 20 | Charlie Goode | CB | Watford | 29 | 12 | 1 | Hendon | 10 June 2015 | Free | 2017 | |||
| 23 | Murray Wallace | CB | Glasgow | 31 | 19 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 2 January 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 | |||
| 25 | Andrew Boyce | CB | Doncaster | 35 | 37 | 1 | Lincoln City | 6 January 2014 | Undisclosed | 2016 | |||
| 33 | Jordan Clarke | RB | Coventry | 33 | 44 | 1 | Coventry City | 10 January 2015 | Undisclosed | 2017 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Sean McAllister | CM | Bolton | 37 | 88 | 1 | Cowdenbeath | 19 July 2013 | Free | 2015 | |||
| 8 | Dominic Vose | AM | London | 31 | 0 | 0 | Wrexham | 1 February 2016 | Undisclosed | 2018 | |||
| 11 | Jim O'Brien | WG | Alexandria | 37 | 3 | 1 | Coventry City | 15 February 2016 | Loan | 2016 | |||
| 12 | Neal Bishop | CM | Stockton-on-Tees | 43 | 79 | 5 | Blackpool | 19 June 2014 | Free | 2017 | |||
| 14 | Terry Hawkridge | RW | Nottingham | 34 | 66 | 2 | Gainsborough Trinity | 4 June 2013 | Undisclosed | 2016 | |||
| 15 | Stephen Dawson | LM | Dublin | 39 | 14 | 0 | Rochdale | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2017 | |||
| 16 | Hakeeb Adelakun | LW | Hackney | 28 | 87 | 9 | Academy | 1 July 2012 | Trainee | 2018 | |||
| 18 | Jack King | AM | Oxford | 39 | 32 | 2 | Preston North End | 26 May 2015 | Free | 2017 | |||
| 21 | Isaac Assenso | CM | 18 | 0 | 0 | Leeds United | 4 June 2015 | Free | 2016 | ||||
| 26 | Jamie Ness | CM | Irvine | 33 | 19 | 0 | Stoke City | 10 July 2015 | Free | 2017 | |||
| 28 | Gary McSheffrey | LW | Coventry | 42 | 86 | 16 | Chesterfield | 14 January 2014 | Free | 2016 | |||
| 31 | Levi Sutton | MF | 18 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 2 June 2015 | Trainee | 2016 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Luke Williams | CF/AM | Middlesbrough | 31 | 27 | 4 | Middlesbrough | 2 July 2015 | Free | 2018 | |||
| 9 | Paddy Madden | CF | Dublin | 34 | 111 | 40 | Yeovil Town | 10 January 2014 | £300,000 | 2018 | |||
| 10 | Kevin van Veen | CF | Eindhoven | 33 | 45 | 4 | FC Oss | 30 January 2015 | Undisclosed | 2018 | |||
| 14 | Greg Luer | CF | Brighton | 30 | 3 | 0 | Hull City | 9 February 2016 | Loan | 2016 | |||
| 22 | Tom Hopper | CF | Boston | 30 | 34 | 7 | Leicester City | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2017 | |||
| 29 | Kyle Wootton | CF | Epworth | 28 | 24 | 2 | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Free | 2016 | |||
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Luke Daniels | 31 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Scott Wiseman | 27 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Scott Laird | 31 | 2 | 25+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Sean McAllister | 12 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | David Mirfin | 24 | 1 | 21+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Niall Canavan | 12 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Luke Williams | 21 | 2 | 12+5 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Paddy Madden | 36 | 18 | 32+0 | 15 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Kevin van Veen | 23 | 2 | 10+9 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Jim O'Brien (on loan from Coventry City) | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Neal Bishop | 35 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | Joe Anyon | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Greg Luer (on loan from Hull City) | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Stephen Dawson | 14 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Hakeeb Adelakun | 16 | 1 | 1+11 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Conor Townsend | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Jack King | 32 | 2 | 24+3 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Charlie Goode | 12 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | Tom Hopper | 23 | 3 | 19+3 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Murray Wallace | 19 | 2 | 18+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Jamie Ness | 19 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | Gary McSheffrey | 24 | 5 | 15+8 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | Kyle Wootton | 12 | 1 | 1+9 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | Jordan Clarke | 22 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| Players who have left the club during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Dave Syers | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Darius Henderson | 16 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Joe Lolley (on loan from Huddersfield Town) | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Tommy Rowe (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | 14 | 1 | 14+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| Rank | No. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
| 2 | 28 | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 22 | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 18 | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 23 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 5 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 16 | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 20 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 29 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 33 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 42 | |||
| No. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | MF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Isaac Assenso | Leeds United | Free transfer | [9] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Stephen Dawson | Rochdale | Free transfer | [10] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Charlie Goode | Hendon | Free transfer | [11] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Tom Hopper | Leicester City | Free transfer | [12] | |
| 1 July 2015 | AM | Jack King | Preston North End | Free transfer | [13] | |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | Scott Laird | Preston North End | Free transfer | [14] | |
| 1 July 2015 | MF | Levi Sutton | Academy | Trainee | [15] | |
| 1 July 2015 | RB | Scott Wiseman | Preston North End | Free transfer | [16] | |
| 2 July 2015 | CF | Luke Williams | Middlesbrough | Free transfer | [17] | |
| 10 July 2015 | CM | Jamie Ness | Stoke City | Free transfer | [18] | |
| 24 July 2015 | CF | Darius Henderson | Leyton Orient | Free transfer | [19] | |
| 2 January 2016 | CB | Murray Wallace | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed | [20] | |
| 6 January 2016 | LB | Conor Townsend | Hull City | Free transfer | [21] | |
| 1 February 2016 | AM | Dominic Vose | Wrexham | Undisclosed | [22] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Callum Howe | Lincoln City [a] | Free transfer | [24] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Billy Kee | Accrington Stanley | Free transfer | [25] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Miguel Llera | Free agent | Released | [24] | |
| 1 July 2015 | LM | Jennison Myrie-Williams | Free agent | Released | [26] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Eddie Nolan | York City [b] | Free transfer | [24] | |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | James Severn | Free agent | Released | [24] | |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Sam Slocombe | Oxford United [c] | Free transfer | [24] | |
| 1 July 2015 | AM | Matt Sparrow | Lincoln City [d] | Free transfer | [24] | |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | Marcus Williams | Free agent | Released | [24] | |
| 14 July 2015 | CF | Lyle Taylor | AFC Wimbledon | Undisclosed | [30] | |
| 31 July 2015 | CB | Taron Hare | York City | Free transfer | [31] | |
| 18 January 2016 | CM | Dave Syers | Rochdale | Free transfer | [32] | |
| 5 February 2016 | CF | Darius Henderson | Coventry City | Free transfer | [33] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2015 | GK | Rory Watson | Hull City | 7 September 2015 | [34] | |
| 25 August 2015 | CB | Murray Wallace | Huddersfield Town | 31 October 2015 | [35][a] | |
| 25 September 2015 | RW | Joe Lolley | Huddersfield Town | 24 October 2015 | [37] | |
| 2 October 2015 | LW | Tommy Rowe | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 December 2015 | [38][39] | |
| 9 February 2016 | CF | Greg Luer | Hull City | 8 March 2016 | [40] | |
| 15 February 2016 | WG | Jim O'Brien | Coventry City | Undisclosed | [41] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2015 | CB | Andrew Boyce | Hartlepool United | 31 October 2015 | [42][a] | |
| 1 September 2015 | RM | Terry Hawkridge | Lincoln City | 4 January 2016 | [44] | |
| 29 September 2015 | DM | Isaac Assenso | Scarborough Athletic | 25 October 2015 | [45] | |
| 1 February 2016 | CF | Kevin van Veen | SC Cambuur Leeuwarden | End of Season | [46] | |
| 15 February 2016 | CB | Niall Canavan | Rochdale | Undisclosed | [47] |