2014–15 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

Scunthorpe United
2013–14 season
Chairman Peter Swann
Manager Russ Wilcox
(until 8 October)
Andy Dawson (C)
(between 8-13 October)
Mark Robins
(from 13 October)
Stadium Glanford Park
League One 22nd
FA Cup First round
League Cup Second round
(knocked out by Reading)
Football League Trophy First round
Top goalscorer League: Paddy Madden (2)
All: Paddy Madden (2)
Highest home attendance 4,013 vs Preston North End
Lowest home attendance 2,004 vs Chesterfield
Average home league attendance 2,909
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2013–14

Kits

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Rainham Steel

Home
Away
Third

Last updated: 1 July 2014.
Source: Historic Football Kits -2014-15 League One

Squad

No. Name Position(s) Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Club Apps Club Goals Signed from Date Signed Free Contract
Goalkeepers
1Sam SlocombeGKEnglandScunthorpe5 June 19881200Bottesford Town15 August 2008£35,00030 June 2015
13James SevernGKEnglandNottingham10 October 199120Derby County17 May 2012FreeUndisclosed
26Robert OlejnikGKAustriaVienna26 November 198660Peterborough United19 August 2014Loan19 September 2014
Defenders
2Eddie NolanRB/LBRepublic of IrelandWaterford5 August 19881311Free Agent8 February 2013Free30 June 2015
3Andy DawsonLB/LWEnglandNorthallerton20 October 197825311Hull City30 May 2013Free30 June 2015
5David MirfinCBEnglandSheffield18 April 19852138Watford31 July 2012Free30 June 2016
6Niall CanavanCB/RBRepublic of IrelandLeeds11 April 199113312Academy1 July 2009Trainee30 June 2016
15Luke WaterfallCBEnglandSheffield30 July 1990101Gainsborough Trinity4 June 2013Free30 June 2015
18Miles AddisonCBEnglandNewham7 January 198950Bournemouth8 August 2014Loan8 September 2014
20Callum HoweCBEnglandDoncaster9 April 199400Academy1 July 2012Trainee30 June 2015
24Luke O'NeillFB/CBEnglandSlough20 August 199140Burnley18 August 2014LoanNovember 2014
25Andrew BoyceCBEnglandDoncaster5 November 198920Lincoln City6 January 2014Undisclosed30 June 2015
30Marcus WilliamsLB/CBEnglandDoncaster8 April 19862360Sheffield United10 January 2014Free30 June 2015
32Miguel LleraCB/DMSpainCastilleja de la Cuesta7 August 197950Sheffield Wednesday31 July 2014Free30 June 2015
Midfielders
4Sean McAllisterCMEnglandBolton15 August 1987511Cowdenbeath19 July 2013Free30 June 2016
7Matt SparrowAM/RMEnglandWembley3 October 198142745Crawley Town4 July 2013Free30 June 2015
8Dave SyersCMEnglandLeeds30 November 19873610Doncaster Rovers10 January 2014Undisclosed30 June 2016
11Jennison Myrie-WilliamsLWEnglandLambeth17 May 198880Port Vale11 June 2014Free30 June 2016
12Neal BishopCMEnglandStockton-on-Tees7 August 198191Blackpool19 June 2014Free30 June 2016
14Terry HawkridgeRWEnglandNottingham23 February 1990542Gainsborough Trinity4 June 2013Free30 June 2016
22Nicky FeatherstoneCMEnglandGoole22 September 198800Walsall19 August 2014FreeUndisclosed
28Gary McSheffreyLWEnglandCoventry13 August 1982211Chesterfield14 January 2014Free30 June 2015
Forwards
9Paddy MaddenCFRepublic of IrelandDublin4 March 1990307Yeovil Town10 January 2014Undisclosed30 June 2016
10Deon BurtonCFJamaicaReading England25 November 1976356Gillingham22 July 2013Free30 June 2015
16Hakeeb AdelakunRW/CFEnglandLondon11 June 1996372Academy1 January 2014Trainee30 June 2015
17Curtis BatersonCFEnglandScunthorpe(age 18)00Academy13 May 2014Trainee30 June 2015
19Lyle TaylorCFEnglandGreenwich29 March 199060Sheffield United30 June 2014Undisclosed30 June 2016
27Billy KeeCFNorthern IrelandLoughborough1 December 199050Burton Albion18 August 2014Undisclosed30 June 2016

Statistics

As of 5 September 2014
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Sam Slocombe 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland Eddie Nolan 6 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England Andy Dawson 4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF England Sean McAllister 8 1 5+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 1
5 DF England David Mirfin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Republic of Ireland Niall Canavan 9 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF England Matt Sparrow 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England Dave Syers 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland Paddy Madden 9 2 6+0 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
10 FW Jamaica Deon Burton 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF England Jennison Myrie-Williams 8 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
12 MF England Neal Bishop 9 1 6+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 0
13 GK England James Severn 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF England Terry Hawkridge 6 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
15 DF England Luke Waterfall 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW England Hakeeb Adelakun 6 1 2+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
17 FW England Curtis Bateson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF England Miles Addison (on loan from Bournemouth) 5 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
19 FW England Lyle Taylor 6 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
20 DF England Callum Howe 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 GK England Pat Weaver 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF England Luke Hornsey 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF England Luke O'Neill (on loan from Burnley) 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 DF England Andrew Boyce 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 GK Austria Robert Olejnik (on loan from Peterborough United) 6 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
27 FW Northern Ireland Billy Kee 5 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
28 MF England Gary McSheffery 8 2 4+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 1
29 FW England Kyle Wootton 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
30 DF England Marcus Williams 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF Spain Miguel Llera 5 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0

Captains

As of 6 September
No. P Name Country No. Games Notes
12 MF Bishop, NealNeal Bishop England 5
1 GK Slocombe, SamSam Slocombe England 4 Club Captain

Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Goalscorers

As of 6 September
RankNo.Pos.NameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotal
1 9FWPaddy Madden 20002
28MFGary McSheffrey 10012
3 4MFSean McAllister 00011
12MFNeal Bishop 00101
16FWHakeeb Adelakun 10001
Total 40127

Disciplinary record

As of 6 September
No. Pos. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
12MFNeal Bishop 3000000030
24DFLuke O'Neill 2000000020
27FWBilly Kee 2000000020
28MFGary McSheffery 2000100030
30DFMarcus Williams 0100000001
32DFMiguel Llera 1000101030
Total 101002010131

Contracts

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
Status
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
29 FW England Winnall, SamSam Winnall 23 Extended 1 year June 2015 Scunthorpe Telegraph
5 DF England Mirfin, DavidDavid Mirfin 23 Signed 2 years June 2016 The Football League
17 FW England Bateson, CurtisCurtis Bateson 18 Signed 1 year June 2015 Scunthorpe United FC
15 DF England Waterfall, LukeLuke Waterfall 23 Signed 1 year June 2015 Scunthorpe United FC
20 DF England Howe, CallumCallum Howe 20 Signed 1 year June 2015 Scunthorpe United FC
14 MF England Hawkridge, TerryTerry Hawkridge 24 Signed 2 years June 2016 BBC Sport
6 DF Republic of Ireland
England
Canavan, NiallNiall Canavan 23 Signed 2 years June 2016 Scunthorpe United
4 MF England Mcallister, SeanSean McAllister 26 Signed 2 years June 2016 Scunthorpe United
17 FW England Godden, MatthewMatthew Godden 22 Rejected June 2014 Scunthorpe United
2 DF England Nolan, EddieEddie Nolan 25 Signed 1 year June 2015 Scunthorpe United
28 MF England Mcsheffery, GaryGary McSheffery 32 Signed 1 year June 2015 Scunthorpe United
10 FW Jamaica
England
Burton, DeonDeon Burton 37 Signed 1 year June 2015 BBC Sport
3 DF England Dawson, AndyAndy Dawson 35 Signed 1 year June 2015 BBC Sport
13 GK England Severn, JamesJames Severn 23 Agreed Undisclosed Undisclsoed Scunthorpe United

Last updated:

Transfers

In

N
P
Name
EU
Country
Age
Type
Moving from
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
11 MF Myrie-Williams, JennisonJennison Myrie-Williams EU England26 Bosman Port Vale Summer 2016 Free BBC Sport
12 MF Bishop, NealNeal Bishop EU England32 Bosman Blackpool Summer 2016 Free Scunthorpe United F.C
19 FW Taylor, LyleLyle Taylor EU England24 Transfer Sheffield United Summer 2016 Undisclosed BBC Sport
32 DF Llera, MiguelMiguel Llera EU Spain34 Bosman Sheffield Wednesday Summer 2015 Free Scunthorpe United F.C
27 FW Kee, BillyBilly Kee EU Northern Ireland23 Transfer Burton Albion Summer 2016 Undisclosed Scunthorpe United F.C
MF Featherstone, NickyNicky Featherstone EU England25 Bosman Walsall Summer Undisclosed Free BBC Sport
34 FW Fallon, RoryRory Fallon EU New Zealand32 Bosman Crawley Town Summer 2014 Free Scunthorpe United F.C
35 MF Osbourne, IsaiahIsaiah Osbourne EU England26 Bosman Blackpool Summer 2015 Free Scunthorpe United F.C
33 DF Clarke, JordanJordan Clarke EU England23 Transfer Coventry City Winter 2017 Undisclosed Scunthorpe United F.C
26 GK Daniels, LukeLuke Daniels EU England27 Transfer West Bromwich Albion Winter 2017 Undisclosed Scunthorpe United F.C
39 GK Anyon, JoeJoe Anyon EU England28 Bosman Shrewsbury Town Winter 2015 Free BBC Sport
FW van Veen, KevinKevin van Veen EU Netherlands23 Transfer Oss Netherlands Winter 2018 Undisclosed Scunthorpe United F.C

Loans in

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
18 MF Miles Addison England25 Bournemouth 28 July 2014 8 September 2014 Scunthorpe United F.C
24 DF Luke O'Neill England22 Burnley 18 August 2014 18 November 2014 Scunthorpe United F.C
26 GK Robert Olejnik Austria27 Peterborough United 19 August 2014 16 September 2014 Scunthorpe United F.C
33 DF Shaun Brisley England24 Peterborough United 25 September 2014 3 January 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C
Scunthorpe United F.C
18 FW Luke Williams England21 Middlesbrough 23 October 2014 3 January 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C
Scunthorpe United F.C
22 DF Liam O'Neil England21 West Bromwich Albion 13 November 2014 30 June 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C
Scunthorpe United F.C
Scunthorpe United F.C
24 DF Richard Brindley England21 Rotherham United 25 November 2014 3 January 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C
37 DF Alex Davey Scotland20 Chelsea 27 November 2014 3 January 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C
34 FW Tom Hopper England21 Leicester City 8 January 2015 30 June 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C
Scunthorpe United F.C
24 FW Jacob Murphy England19 Norwich City 8 January 2015 11 February 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C The Pink'un
15 MF George Evans England20 Manchester City 30 January 2015 30 June 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C
17 DF Conor Townsend England21 Hull City 28 February 2015 30 June 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C
18 MF John Lundstram England21 Everton 19 March 2015 18 April 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C
FW Theo Robinson England26 Doncaster Rovers 26 March 2015 30 June 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
19 MF Collins, MichaelMichael Collins Republic of Ireland28 Released Oxford United Summer Free 86 4 BBC Sport
BBC Sport
10 MF Esajas, EtienneEtiënne Esajas Netherlands29 Released Free Agent Summer Free 15 2 BBC Sport
17 FW Godden, MatthewMatthew Godden England22 Transfer Ebbsfleet United Summer Free 16 0 Scunthorpe United
DF Grayson, GeorgeGeorge Grayson England19 Released Tamworth Summer Free 0 0 BBC Sport
Tamworth Herald
39 FW Hayes, PaulPaul Hayes England30 Released Wycombe Wanderers Summer Free 282 78 BBC Sport
12 FW Jennings, ConnorConnor Jennings England22 Released Wrexham Wales Summer Free 20 1 BBC Sport
BBC Sport
2 DF Ribeiro, ChristianChristian Ribeiro Wales24 Released Exeter City Summer Free 67 2 BBC Sport
BBC Sport
11 MF Welsh, AndyAndy Welsh England30 Released Free Agent Summer Free 4 1 BBC Sport
23 FW Wootton, JamieJamie Wootton England19 Released Free Agent Summer Free 2 0 BBC Sport
29 FW Winnall, SamSam Winnall England23 Transfer Barnsley Summer Undisclosed 49 23 Scunthorpe United
15 DF Waterfall, LukeLuke Waterfall England24 Free transfer Wrexham Wales Winter Free 9 1 Scunthorpe United
10 FW Burton, DeonDeon Burton England38 Released Eastleigh Winter Free 36 6 Scunthorpe United
BBC Sport

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans out

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
25 DF Andrew Boyce England24 Grimsby Town 4 August 2014 25 September 2014 BBC Sport
Scunthorpe United F.C
15 DF Luke Waterfall England24 Macclesfield Town 5 August 2014 31 October 2014 Scunthorpe United F.C
Macclesfield Town F.C
Macclesfield Town F.C
17 FW Curtis Bateson England19 Gainsborough Trinity 22 August 2014 18 October 2014 Scunthorpe United F.C
20 DF Callum Howe England20 Gateshead 10 October 2014 7 November 2014 Scunthorpe United F.C
13 GK James Severn England23 Alfreton Town 24 October 2014 21 November 2014 Scunthorpe United F.C
10 FW Deon Burton Jamaica38 York City 30 October 2014 29 November 2014 Scunthorpe United F.C
15 DF Luke Waterfall England24 Mansfield Town 7 November 2014 1 January 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C
27 FW Billy Kee Northern Ireland24 Mansfield Town 5 January 2015 30 March 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C
11 MF Jennison Myrie-Williams England26 Tranmere Rovers 20 January 2015 30 June 2015 BBC Sport
5 DF David Mirfin England29 Hartlepool United 2 February 2015 7 March 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C
19 FW Lyle Taylor England24 Partick Thistle 2 February 2015 30 June 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C
7 MF Matt Sparrow England33 Cheltenham Town 26 February 2015 30 June 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C
14 MF Terry Hawkridge England25 Mansfield Town 20 March 2015 30 June 2015 Scunthorpe United F.C

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Match details

Pre-season

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Barnsley 45 16 11 18 57 61 4 59
14 Doncaster Rovers 45 15 13 17 52 60 8 58
15 Scunthorpe United 45 14 14 17 60 70 10 56
16 Oldham Athletic 45 14 14 17 53 66 13 56
17 Port Vale 45 15 9 21 54 62 8 54
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

League Cup

Football League Trophy

Overall summary

Summary

Games played 9 (6 League One, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Games won 3 (1 League One, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Games drawn 1 (1 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Games lost 5 (4 League One, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Goals scored 7 (4 League One, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 League Trophy)
Goals conceded 14 (13 League One, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Goal difference -7
Clean sheets 2 (0 League One, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Yellow cards 13 (10 League One, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Red cards 1 (1 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Worst discipline Marcus Williams (0 , 1 Red card)
Best result W 2–0 vs Chesterfield (2 Sep 14)
Worst result L 0–4 vs Preston North End (16 Aug 14)
Most appearances 3 players (6)
Top scorer Paddy Madden (2)
Points 4

Score overview

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Barnsley
Bradford City
Bristol City 0–2 style="background:#F99;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No
Chesterfield
Colchester United
Coventry City
Crawley Town
Crewe Alexandra
Doncaster Rovers
Fleetwood Town 0–2 style="background:#F99;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No
Gillingham
Milton Keynes Dons
Notts County
Oldham Athletic
Port Vale
Preston North End 0–4 style="background:#F99;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No
Rochdale
Sheffield Unite
Swindon Town 1–3 style="background:#F99;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No
Walsall
Yeovil Town

References