2015–16 Hartlepool United F.C. season

Hartlepool United
2015–16 season
Chairman Gary Coxall
Owner JPNG
Manager Ronnie Moore
(until 10 February)
Craig Hignett
(from 10 February)
Stadium Victoria Park
League Two 21st
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 (8)
All:
Billy Paynter (9)
Highest home attendance 4,935 (vs Carlisle United)
Lowest home attendance 2,221 (vs Sheffield United)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2015–16 season is Hartlepool United's 108th 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.

Players

As of 31 January 2016.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Northern Ireland GK Trevor Carson
2 England DF Carl Magnay
3 Republic of Ireland DF Jake Carroll
4 England DF Harry Worley
5 England DF Scott Harrison
6 England DF Matthew Bates
7 England MF Nathan Thomas
8 England MF Brad Walker
9 England FW Rakish Bingham
10 England FW Billy Paynter
11 England MF Kudus Oyenuga
12 England MF Ebby Nelson-Addy
13 England GK Adam Bartlett
14 England MF Michael Woods
15 England FW Rhys Oates
16 England MF Nicky Featherstone
No. Position Player
17 England FW Scott Fenwick
18 England MF Lewis Hawkins
19 England MF Jordan Richards
20 England DF Dan Jones
21 England DF Michael Duckworth
22 England DF Josh Nearney
23 England MF Connor Smith
24 England MF Kieran Green
26 England DF Adam Jackson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
28 England MF Josh Laurent
30 England MF Jake Gray (on loan from Crystal Palace)
31 England GK Peter Denton
32 Wales FW Ellis Harrison (on loan from Bristol Rovers)
33 England FW 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]

Loans in

Date Position Player From End date Ref
20 August 2015 DF Andrew Boyce Scunthorpe United 22 October 2015 [15]
10 September 2015 DF Brad Halliday Middlesbrough 10 October 2015 [16]
14 October 2015 DF Luke Hendrie Burnley 31 October 2015 [17]
16 October 2015 MF Jason Banton Wycombe Wanderers 16 November 2015 [18]
17 October 2015 DF Magnus Okuonghae Luton Town 17 November 2015 [19]
4 November 2015 DF Adam Jackson Middlesbrough 1 June 2016 [20]
6 November 2015 MF Jake Gray Crystal Palace 1 June 2016 [21]
13 November 2015 FW Mikael Mandron Sunderland 31 December 2015 [22]
13 November 2015 MF Kal Naismith Portsmouth 3 January 2016 [23]
17 January 2016 FW Ellis Harrison Bristol Rovers 20 February 2016 [24]
1 February 2016 FW Luke James Peterborough United 1 June 2016 [25]

    Transfers out

    Date Position Name To Fee Ref
    16 June 2015 DF Darren Holden Ross County Free [26]
    17 June 2015 MF Jack Compton Yeovil Town Free [27]
    18 June 2015 MF Jonathan Franks Ross County Free [28]
    23 June 2015 GK Scott Flinders York City Free [29]
    10 July 2015 FW Marlon Harewood Nuneaton Town Free [30]
    24 July 2015 GK Jon Maxted Forest Green Rovers Free [31]
    7 August 2015 DF Neil Austin Shaw Lane Aquaforce Free [32]
    10 September 2015 DF Stuart Parnaby Retired N/A [33]
    17 October 2015 MF Tommy Miller Halifax Town Free [34]

      Loans out

      Date Position Player To End date Ref
      9 October 2015 GK Peter Denton Bedlington Terriers 9 April 2016 [35]
      15 October 2015 MF Kieran Green Frickley Athletic 15 November 2015 [36]
      20 October 2015 MF Lewis Hawkins Spennymoor Town 7 January 2016 [37]
      23 October 2015 DF Josh Nearney Whitby Town 23 November 2015 [38]
      26 November 2015 MF Ebby Nelson-Addy Worcester City 7 January 2016 [39]

        Squad Statistics

        Appearances and goals

        As of 13 February 2016
        No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague Two FA Cup League Cup Other
        Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
        1 GK Northern Ireland Trevor Carson 19 0 15 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
        2 MF England Carl Magnay 19 1 15 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
        3 DF Republic of Ireland Jake Carroll 33 0 26 0 4 0 2 0 1 0
        4 DF England Harry Worley 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
        5 DF England Scott Harrison 26 1 21 1 2 0 2 0 1 0
        6 DF England Matthew Bates 20 0 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
        7 MF England Nathan Thomas 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        8 MF England Brad Walker 14 1 10 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
        9 FW England Rakish Bingham 31 3 24 3 4 0 2 0 1 0
        10 FW England Billy Paynter 21 9 18 8 1 0 2 1 0 0
        11 MF England Kudus Oyenuga 9 2 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
        12 MF England Ebby Nelson-Addy 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        13 GK England Adam Bartlett 15 0 12 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
        14 MF England Michael Woods 25 1 21 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
        15 FW England Rhys Oates 32 2 25 1 4 1 2 0 1 0
        16 MF England Nicky Featherstone 32 0 25 0 4 0 2 0 1 0
        17 FW England Scott Fenwick 28 6 21 4 4 1 2 0 1 1
        18 MF England Lewis Hawkins 7 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
        19 DF England Jordan Richards 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
        20 DF England Dan Jones 9 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        21 DF England Michael Duckworth 15 0 10 0 2 0 2 0 1 0
        22 DF England Josh Nearney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        23 MF England Connor Smith 7 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
        26 DF England Andrew Boyce 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
        26 DF England Adam Jackson 15 1 11 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
        27 DF England Brad Halliday 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        27 DF England Luke Hendrie 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        28 MF England Jason Banton 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
        28 MF England Josh Laurent 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        29 DF England Magnus Okuonghae 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        30 MF England Jake Gray 15 4 11 3 4 1 0 0 0 0
        32 FW France Mikael Mandron 7 1 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
        32 FW Wales Ellis Harrison 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        33 MF Scotland Kal Naismith 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        33 FW England Luke James 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

          Goalscorers

          As of 13 February 2016
          Rank Name League Two FA Cup League Cup Other Total
          1 Billy Paynter 8 0 1 0 9
          2 Scott Fenwick 4 1 0 1 6
          3 Jake Gray 3 1 0 0 4
          4 Rakish Bingham 3 0 0 0 3
          5 Rhys Oates 1 1 0 0 2
          Kudus Oyenuga 1 1 0 0 2
          6 Scott Harrison 1 0 0 0 1
          Adam Jackson 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
          Michael Woods 1 0 0 0 1

            Clean Sheets

            As of 16 January 2016
            Rank Name League Two FA Cup League Cup Other Total
            1 Adam Bartlett 3 0 1 0 4
            Trevor Carson 2 2 0 0 4

              Competitions

              Pre-season friendlies

              On 27 May 2015, Hartlepool United announced their first pre-season friendly against Chesterfield.[40] On 11 June 2015, Hartlepool United announced another three pre-season matches.[41] A day later, Hartlepool United confirmed a further four friendlies.[42]

              League Two

              League table

              Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
              19 Stevenage 32 8 10 14 42 54 12 34
              20 Newport County 29 7 9 13 33 43 10 30
              21 Hartlepool United 27 8 3 16 26 44 18 27
              22 Yeovil Town 30 5 9 16 31 46 15 24
              23 York City 29 5 8 16 31 53 22 23 Relegation to National League
              Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2016. Source: BBC Sport
              Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

              Results summary

              OverallHomeAway
              PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
              27 8 3 16 26 44 −18 27 5 2 8 16 22 −6 3 1 8 10 22 −12

              Last updated: 13 February 2016.
              Source: BBC Sport

              Results by matchday

              Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
              GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHHH
              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
              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

              Last updated: 9 February 2016.
              Source: Statto.com
              Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

              Matches

              On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[43]

              FA Cup

              On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made, Hartlepool United were drawn at home against Cheltenham Town.[44]

              League Cup

              On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Hartlepool United were drawn away against Fleetwood Town.[45]

              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. [46]

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              39. "Nelson-Addy Goes Out On Loan". Hartlepool United FC. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
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