2015–16 Kidderminster Harriers F.C. season

Kidderminster Harriers

2015–16 season

Chairman

Rod Brown

Manager

Gary Whild
(until 21 September 2015)^[1]

Stadium

Aggborough

Worcestershire Senior Cup

Semi-final
(knocked out against
Redditch United)

← 2014–15

2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Kidderminster Harriers' 130th season of existence and their eleventh consecutive season in the Conference.^[2] Along with competing in the National League, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and FA Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CM	Joe Clarke	Wrexham	Free transfer	^[3]
1 July 2015	CM	Calvin Dinsley	Redditch United	Free transfer	^[4]
1 July 2015	LB	Lathaniel Rowe-Turner	Alfreton Town	Free transfer	^[5]
13 July 2015	RW	Dan Sweeney	Academy	Trainee	^[6]
30 July 2015	GK	Dean Snedker	Brackley Town	Free transfer	^[7]
31 July 2015	RW	Adam Dawson	Leicester City	Free transfer	^[8]
7 August 2015	LM	Rob Taylor	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	^[9]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CF	Akwasi Asante	Solihull Moors	Free transfer	^[10]
1 July 2015	CM	Jack Byrne	Solihull Moors ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Free transfer	^[12]
1 July 2015	LM	Callum Gittings	Solihull Moors ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Free transfer	^[14]
1 July 2015	CB	Josh Gowling	Grimsby Town	Free transfer	^[15]
1 July 2015	CB	Jamie Grimes	Dover Athletic	Free transfer	^[16]
1 July 2015	GK	Daniel Lewis	Solihull Moors ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Free transfer	^[14]
1 July 2015	GK	Joslain Mayebi	Free Agent	Released	^[14]
1 July 2015	LB	Kevin Nicholson	Free Agent	Released	^[14]
1 July 2015	CF	Ahmed Obeng	Hednesford Town	Free transfer	^[17]
1 July 2015	CM	Josh O'Keefe	Altrincham	Free transfer	^[18]
1 July 2015	GK	Jas Singh	Gloucester City ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Free transfer	^[16]
1 July 2015	GK	Haydn Whitcombe	Free Agent	Released	^[14]
1 July 2015	CF	Danny Wright	Cheltenham Town	Free transfer	^[20]
1 September 2015	CF	Craig Reid	Free Agent	Mutual consent	^[21]

↑ Following Byrne's release on 28 May 2015, he later signed for Solihull Moors on 29 May 2015.^[11]
↑ Following Gittings' release from Kidderminster Harriers on 6 May 2015, he later signed for Solihull Moors on 11 May 2015.^[13]
↑ Following Lewis' release from Kidderminster Harriers on 6 May 2015, he later signed for Solihull Moors on 11 May 2015.^[13]
↑ Following Singh's release on 6 May 2015, he later signed for Gloucester City on 23 May 2015.^[19]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2015	CB	Kelvin Langmead	Ebbsfleet United	End of season	^[22]
1 July 2015	GK	Alex Palmer	West Bromwich Albion	2 January 2016	^[23]
5 August 2015	CF	Andre Wright	West Bromwich Albion	2 January 2016	^[24]
7 August 2015	LW	Tahvon Campbell	West Bromwich Albion	22 October 2015	^[25]
18 August 2015	LM	Andrew Fox	Peterborough United	17 September 2015	^[26]
18 September 2015	CB	Kevin Toner	Aston Villa	16 October 2015	^[27]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
7 August 2015	CM	Kennedy Digie	Hednesford Town	4 January 2016	^[28]
11 August 2015	CF	Jamie Spencer	Worcester City	8 September 2015	^[29]
11 September 2015	RW	Adam Dawson	Tranmere Rovers	12 December 2015	^[30]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 22 May 2015, Kidderminster Harriers announced their pre-season schedule.^[31] On 4 July 2015, they added Shrewsbury Town to the list of pre-season matches.^[32]

4 July 2015 (2015-07-04) Friendly	Romulus	0–2	Kidderminster Harriers XI	Sutton Coldfield
15:00 BST		Report	Green 26' Alassane 75'	Stadium: The Central Ground

7 July 2015 (2015-07-07) Friendly	Bedworth United	0–2	Kidderminster Harriers XI	Bedworth
19:45 BST		Report	Sweeney 62' Cator 64'	Stadium: The Oval Ground

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly	West Bromwich Albion XI	0–2	Kidderminster Harriers	Walsall
12:00 BST		Report	Styche 7', 14'	Stadium: West Bromwich Albion Training Ground

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly	Stourport Swifts	1–0	Kidderminster Harriers XI	Stourport-on-Severn
15:00 BST	Hurrell 37'	Report		Stadium: Walshes Meadow

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly	Kidderminster Harriers	1–1	Birmingham City	Kidderminster
15:00 BST	Dawson 68'	Report	Lowry 82'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 2,801

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly	Gloucester City	1–1	Kidderminster Harriers	Evesham
19:45 BST	Jones ?' (pen.)	Report	Styche ?'	Stadium: Spiers and Hartwell Jubilee Stadium

28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly	Kidderminster Harriers	0–2	Shrewsbury Town	Kidderminster
19:45 BST		Report	Akpa Akpro Collins ?'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 794

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Stratford Town	0–3	Kidderminster Harriers	Stratford-upon-Avon
15:00 BST		Report	Maxwell 6' Tunnicliffe 48' Reffell 61'	Stadium: The DCS Stadium Attendance: 242

Worcestershire Senior Cup

20 July 2015 (2015-07-20) Semi-final	Redditch United	1–1 (3–0 p)	Kidderminster Harriers	Redditch
15:00 BST	Shearer 45'	Report	Sweeney 89'	Stadium: The Valley

National League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Halifax Town	31	7	9	15	43	64	−21	30
21	Boreham Wood	31	6	11	14	25	33	−8	29	Relegation to National League North or National League South
22	Welling United	31	6	9	16	25	42	−17	27
23	Kidderminster Harriers	31	5	8	18	32	49	−17	23
24	Torquay United	29	4	8	17	32	59	−27	20

Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

On 3 July 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming National League season was announced. Kidderminster Harriers will start at home against Grimsby Town.^[33]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Kidderminster Harriers	2–2	Grimsby Town	Kidderminster
15:00 BST	Styche 60' Verma 90'	Report	Amond 43' Monkhouse 67'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: TBA Referee: Brett Huxtable

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) 2	Dover Athletic	3–2	Kidderminster Harriers	River
19:45 BST	Grimes 40' Miller 45' Payne 83'	Report	Dawson 61' Singh 72'	Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground Attendance: 906 Referee: Dean Treleaven

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 3	Guiseley	1–0	Kidderminster Harriers	Guiseley
15:00 BST	Boyes 85'	Report		Stadium: Nethermoor Park Attendance: TBA Referee: Martin Coy

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 4	Kidderminster Harriers	1–3	Wrexham	Kidderminster
19:45 BST	Wright 80' Styche 51'	Report	M. Smith 21' Newton 55' A. Smith 90'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 2,620 Referee: Adrian Holmes

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 5	Gateshead	1–1	Kidderminster Harriers	Gateshead
15:00 BST	Bowman 83'	Report	Singh 26'	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 801 Referee: Karl Evans

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 6	Kidderminster Harriers	0–2	Forest Green Rovers	Kidderminster
15:00 BST		Report	Marsh-Brown 64' Parkin 72'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1,905 Referee: Robert Jones

31 August 2015 (2015-08-31) 7	Tranmere Rovers	2–2	Kidderminster Harriers	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Hogan 20' Mangan 26'	Report	Singh 84', 90'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,622 Referee: Stephen Ross

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 8	Kidderminster Harriers	0–1	Braintree Town	Kidderminster
15:00 BST	Maxwell 81'	Report	Davis 43' (pen.) Woodyard 82'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1,670 Referee: Adam Hopkins

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 9	FC Halifax Town	1–1	Kidderminster Harriers	Halifax
15:00 BST	Hamilton 67'	Report	Singh 11'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: TBA Referee: Michael Salisbury

15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 10	Kidderminster Harriers	2–2	Torquay United	Kidderminster
19:45 BST	Verma 57' Styche 90' (pen.)	Report	Hurst 16', 68' Heslop 49'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1,493 Referee: Richard Martin

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 11	Kidderminster Harriers	0–2	Lincoln City	Kidderminster
15:00 BST		Report	Power 22' Muldoon 27'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1,581 Referee: Ian Hussin

22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) 12	Bromley	3–2	Kidderminster Harriers	Bromley
19:45 BST	Dennis 37' Emmanuel 48' Cook 59' (pen.)	Report	Jones 20', 65'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 736 Referee: John Busby

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 13	Barrow	1–1	Kidderminster Harriers	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Cook 51'	Report	Styche 5'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,323 Referee: Joseph Johnson

3 October 2015 14	Kidderminster Harriers	0 - 1	Welling United	Kidderminster
15:00 BST	Kevin Toner 10' Jordan Tunnicliffe 52'	Report	Porter 45+1' 49'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1,438 Referee: Karl Evans

6 October 2015 15	Kidderminster Harriers	1 - 1	Boreham Wood	Kidderminster
19:45 BST	Francis-Angol 10' Joe Clarke 76'	Report	Devera 35' Clifford 77'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1,294 Referee: Brett Huxtable

10 October 2015 16	Macclesfield Town	2 - 1	Kidderminster Harriers	Macclesfield
12:30	Diagne 31' Rowe 38' Halls 51' Whitaker 90+2'	Report	Luke Maxwell 69' Murphy 77'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Steve Rushton

13 October 2015 17	Altrincham	2 - 2	Kidderminster Harriers	Altrincham
19:45	Lawrie 21' Rankine 90+5'	Report	Callam Hassan 38' 83' Ben Whitfield 76' Hodgkiss 90+3'	Stadium: J. Davidson Stadium Attendance: 869 Referee: Tom Nield

17 October 2015 18	Kidderminster Harriers	0 - 1	Southport	Kidderminster
15:00	Luke Maxwell 88'	Report	Foster 66' Charlie Joyce 72' Bishop 83'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1,593 Referee: Derek Eaton

31 October 2015 19	Kidderminster Harriers	1 - 0	Woking	Kidderminster
15:00	Kyle Howkins 69' Murphy 87'	Report	Murtagh 40' Arthur 72'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1,449 Referee: Alan Young

10 November 2015 20	Chester	3 - 1	Kidderminster Harriers	Chester
19:45	Hannah 42' 82' Rooney 46'	Report	Langmead 40' Dino Fazlic 50'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium Attendance: 1,956 Referee: Joseph Johnson

14 November 2015 21	Kidderminster Harriers	2 - 0	Aldershot Town	Kidderminster
15:00	McQuilkin 53' Ben Whitfield 60' Snedker 85'	Report	McGinty 47' Omar Beckles 55'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1,790 Referee: Tom Nield

21 November 2015 22	Briantree Town	-	Kidderminster Harriers	Braintree, Essex
15:00				Stadium: Amlin Stadium

28 November 2015 23	Grimsby Town	1-0	Kidderminster Harriers	Cleethorpes
15:00	Amond 66'	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,894 Referee: Simon Bennett

5 December 2015 24	Kidderminster Harriers	v	Gateshead	Kidderminster
15:00				Stadium: Aggborough

FA Cup

24 October 2015 4Q	Stoubridge	3 - 0	Kidderminster Harriers	Stourbridge
15:00	Matt Dodd 6' Richards 16' Chris Lait 51'	Summary		Stadium: War Memorial Athletic Ground Attendance: 2,032 Referee: Robert Jones

FA Trophy

12 December 2015 1st Round	Stoubridge	v	Kidderminster Harriers	Stourbridge
15:00				Stadium: War Memorial Athletic Ground

References

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↑ "History". Statto.
↑ "Harriers sign former Wrexham favourite, midfielder Joe Clarke...". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 23 June 2015.
↑ "Harriers add new midfielder, Obeng and Spencer to stay...". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 14 May 2015.
↑ "Harriers secure the signing of experienced defender Lathaniel...". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 22 June 2015.
↑ "Dan Sweeney signs pro deal". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 13 July 2015.
↑ "Snedker signs...". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 30 July 2015.
↑ "Harriers confirm Dawson signing". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
↑ "Rob Taylor joins Harriers". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
↑ "Moors Strengthen Forward Line". Football Conference. 18 May 2015.
↑ "Kidderminster Harriers lose midfielder Jack Byrne to Solihull Moors". Worcester News. 29 May 2015.
↑ ""A sad day, a fresh challenge," for departing Jack Byrne". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 28 May 2015.
1 2 "Solihull Moors are bolstered by former Harriers heroes". Solihull News. 11 May 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 "Lewis among three leaving Harriers". BBC Sport. 28 April 2015.
↑ "Gowling and Mackreth sign new deals". BBC Sport. 28 May 2015.
1 2 "Duo Depart: Grimes and Singh leave Harriers". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 6 May 2015.
↑ "Striker Reece Hales secures a deal as Ahmed Obeng leaves Harriers". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 1 July 2015.
↑ "Josh O'Keefe makes Altrincham switch". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 12 May 2015.
↑ "Tigers sign Jasbir Singh on a permanent deal". Gloucester City AFC. 23 May 2015.
↑ "Danny Wright: Cheltenham Town sign former Kidderminster striker". BBC Sport. 30 June 2015.
↑ "Striker departs...". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
↑ "Harriers sign experienced former Northampton man Kelvin Langmead". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 26 June 2015.
↑ "Harriers secure long-term loan signing of WBA goalkeeper Alex Palmer". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 24 June 2015.
↑ "Harriers add Baggies powerhouse". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
↑ "Striking starlet signs". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
↑ "Reds catch a Fox". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
↑ "Villa U21s skipper joins Harriers". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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↑ "Harriers to meet League 1 Shrewsbury Town in Aggborough friendly". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 4 July 2015.
↑ "Harriers face Grimsby Town at Aggborough to start 2015/16 season...". Kidderminster Harriers FC. 3 July 2015.

2015–16 in English football

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2016–17 »

National teams

Senior (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round, finals)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round)

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League

Levels 2–4	Football League (Championship, League One, League Two)

Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)

Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South) Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South) Southern League (Premier, Central, South & West)

Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier, First) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, First) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, East, West) Kent Invicta League (level 10 only) Midland League (Premier, First) Northern Counties East League (Premier, First) Northern League (First, Second) North West Counties League (Premier, First) Southern Combination League (First, Second) Southern Counties East League (level 9 only) South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, First) United Counties League (Premier, First) Wessex League (Premier, First) Western League (Premier, First) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)

Football League cups	Football League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

Under 21	Professional U21 Development Leagues U21 Premier League Cup

Under 18	Professional U18 Development Leagues FA Youth Cup

Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bournemouth Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United

Championship	Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Middlesbrough Milton Keynes Dons Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One	Barnsley Blackpool Bradford City Burton Albion Bury Chesterfield Colchester United Coventry City Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town Gillingham Millwall Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Walsall Wigan Athletic

League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barnet Bristol Rovers Cambridge United Carlisle United Crawley Town Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter City Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Northampton Town Notts County Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Stevenage Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town York City

National League	Aldershot Town Altrincham Barrow Boreham Wood Braintree Town Bromley Cheltenham Town Chester Dover Athletic Eastleigh FC Halifax Town Forest Green Rovers Gateshead Grimsby Town Guiseley Kidderminster Harriers Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Southport Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Welling United Woking Wrexham

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