2015–16 Exeter City F.C. season
| 2015–16 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Exeter City Supporters' Trust |
| Chairman | Julian Tagg |
| Manager | Paul Tisdale |
| Stadium | St James Park |
| League Two | 14th |
| FA Cup | Third round (Eliminated by Liverpool) |
| League Cup | Second round (Eliminated by Sunderland) |
| League Trophy | Second round (Eliminated by Plymouth) |
| Top goalscorer | League: Jayden Stockley (10) All: Jayden Stockley (10) |
| Highest home attendance | 7,177 (2–1 vs Plymouth Argyle, 2 Apr 16) |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,323 (2–0 vs Portsmouth, 1 Sep 15) |
| Average home league attendance | 4,008 |
The 2015–16 season was Exeter City's 114th year in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League Two.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | CM |  |
Alex Byrne | Academy | Trainee | [2] |
| 1 July 2015 | RW | |
Joe Charles | Academy | Trainee | [2] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | |
Cameron Gill | Academy | Trainee | [2] |
| 1 July 2015 | LW | |
Lee Holmes | Preston North End | Free transfer | [3] |
| 1 July 2015 | GK |  |
Bobby Olejnik | Peterborough United | Free transfer | [4] |
| 1 July 2015 | RM | |
Emmanuel Oyeleke | Brentford | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | |
Josh Read | Academy | Trainee | [2] |
| 3 July 2015 | CB |  |
Troy Brown | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer | [6] |
| 30 July 2015 | CF | |
Will Hoskins | Oxford United | Free transfer | [7] |
| 8 August 2015 | CF |  |
Clinton Morrison | Free agent | Free transfer | [8] |
| 21 August 2015 | RW |  |
Joel Grant | Yeovil Town | Free transfer | [9] |
| 25 January 2016 | CM | |
Jake Taylor | Reading | Free transfer | [10] |
Transfers out
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | CB | |
Pat Baldwin | Weymouth [a] | Free transfer | [12] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | |
Scot Bennett | Notts County [b] | Free transfer | [12] |
| 1 July 2015 | RM | |
Graham Cummins | St Johnstone [c] | Free transfer | [12] |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | |
Liam Sercombe | Oxford United [d] | Free transfer | [16] |
| 1 September 2015 | CM | |
Jimmy Keohane | Woking | Free transfer | [17] |
| 1 February 2016 | FW | |
Tom Nichols | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | [18] |
Loans in
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 January 2016 | CF | |
Jayden Stockley | Bournemouth | 30 June 2016 | [19] |
Loans out
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2015 | CM | |
Alex Byrne | Weston-super-Mare | End of season | [20][21] |
| 17 July 2015 | CM | |
Jason Pope | Weston-super-Mare | 31 January 2016 | [20][21] |
| 21 July 2015 | LB | |
Connor Riley-Lowe | Truro City | End of season | [22][23] |
| 29 September 2015 | CF |  |
Jamie Reid | Truro City | 23 November 2015 | [24][25] |
| 22 November 2015 | CF | |
Matt Jay | Hayes & Yeading United | End of season | [26][27] |
| 22 January 2016 | CF | |
Cameron Gill | Weston-super-Mare | End of season | [27] |
| 25 February 2016 | GK |  |
James Hamon | Hayes & Yeading United | 25 March 2016 | [28] |
Competitions
[edit]Pre-season friendlies
[edit]On 18 May 2015, Exeter City announced that Brazilian side Fluminense will bring an under-19 squad to face in a pre-season friendly on 20 July 2015.[29] A day later Exeter City announced a second friendly against Weston-super-Mare.[30] On 20 May 2015, Torquay United was added to the schedule.[31] A pre-season trip to Scotland was confirmed on 21 May 2015.[32] On 8 June 2015, a visit from AFC Bournemouth was confirmed.[33] A friendly against Sheffield United was announced a day later.[34] On 16 June it was announced that an Exeter City XI would play Bodmin Town.[35]
| 7 July 2015 Friendly | East Fife  | 1–1 | Exeter City | Levenmouth, Scotland |
| 19:30 BST | Austin  89' |
Report | Ribeiro 82' |
Stadium: Bayview Stadium Referee: Steven Reid |
| 9 July 2015 Friendly | Arbroath | 1–0 | Exeter City | Arbroath, Scotland |
| 19:45 BST | Hester 67' |
Report | Stadium: Gayfield Park Referee: Scott Leslie |
| 15 July 2015 Friendly | Weston-super-Mare | 1–2 | Exeter City | Weston-super-Mare |
| 19:45 BST | Grubb 63' |
Report | Fisher 31' Nichols 48' |
Stadium: Woodspring Stadium Referee: Adam Penwell |
| 18 July 2015 Friendly | Exeter City | 1–2 | AFC Bournemouth | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Wheeler 32' |
Report | Gosling 51' Stanislas 76' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,125 (360 away) Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 20 July 2015 Friendly | Exeter City | 0–2 |  Fluminense U-19 | Exeter |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Felipe 53' Andrey 80' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,046 Referee: Adam Bromley |
| 23 July 2015 Friendly | Exeter City | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Exeter |
| 19:30 BST | Nichols 56' |
Report | Collins 14' Adams 80' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,122 (192 away) |
| 28 July 2015 Friendly | Bodmin Town | 1–3 | Exeter City XI | Bodmin |
| 19:30 BST | Thornton 75' |
Report | Jay 48', 52' McCready 62' |
Stadium: Priory Park |
| 31 July 2015 Friendly | Torquay United | 2–1 | Exeter City | Torquay |
| 19:30 BST | Murombedzi 21' Lavelle-Moore 64' |
Report | Nichols 2' |
Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1,497 (383 away) Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 4 August 2015 Friendly | AFC St Austell | 0–5 | Exeter City XI | St Austell |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Oyeleke 67' Reid 69', 82' (pen.)Watkins 74', 84' |
Stadium: Poltair Park Attendance: 312 |
League Two
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 64 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 64 |
| 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 |
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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results summary
[edit]Exeter City gained 29 points at home and picked up 35 points away, adding up to 64 in total.
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 64 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 |
Last updated: 7 May 2016.
Source: BBC Sport
Results by round
[edit]Exeter were a mid-table club for the entire season, spending two matchdays in the play-offs zone and falling to as low as 17th after a four-game losing streak in December and early January. For the first half of the season, the club's form was very inconsistent. From December onwards, Exeter suffered a four-game losing streak which was closely followed by a three-game winning streak. Then followed four matches without a win and a ten-match unbeaten run.
Despite this unbeaten streak, Exeter remained in fourteenth place from 20 February to 25 March. After a 2–0 win away at Crawley, Exeter rose to 11th in the table, 5 points off the play-offs zone. On 2 April 2016 and 9 April 2016, Exeter achieved a double against local rivals Plymouth Argyle and Yeovil Town, resulting in their continued rise up the table. After the latter match, Exeter were 9th, 2 places and on equal points with AFC Wimbledon and Wycombe Wanderers, although with an inferior goal difference.
This unbeaten streak, along with Exeter's realistic play-off hopes was broken by a 3–2 home loss to Mansfield Town. Exeter were mathematically confirmed to be remaining in League Two after another loss to Bristol Rovers. Exeter finished the season back in 14th position after suffering a 4–1 routing away to Luton.
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: soccerbase.com[36]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the 2015–16 season were announced.[37]
| 8 August 2015 1 | Exeter City | 3–2 | Yeovil Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Nichols 31' (pen.) Wheeler 41'Hoskins 84' |
Report | Cornick 46' Dolan 63' (pen.) |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,659 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 15 August 2015 2 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Exeter City | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | Taylor 25' Cresswell 38'Richards 89' |
Report | Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,313 (316 away) Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 18 August 2015 3 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1–2 | Exeter City | Dagenham |
| 19:45 BST | Jones 86' |
Report | Harley 36' Brown 62' |
Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,567 (320 away) Referee: Roger East |
| 22 August 2015 4 | Exeter City | 0–0 | York City | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,139 Referee: James Linington |
| 29 August 2015 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–1 | Exeter City | Norbiton |
| 15:00 BST | Francomb 28' Azeez 82' |
Report | Harley 33' |
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,803 (467 away) Referee: Darren England |
| 5 September 2015 6 | Exeter City | 4–0 | Leyton Orient | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Nichols 5', 56' Nicholls 37'Wheeler 77' |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,648 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 12 September 2015 7 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Hartlepool United | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Ribeiro 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,135 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 19 September 2015 8 | Accrington Stanley | 4–2 | Exeter City | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Windass 33', 34' Mingoia 61'Kee 63' |
Report | Holmes 75' Grant 90' |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,403 (201 away) Referee: Richard Clark |
| 26 September 2015 9 | Exeter City | 0–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Jacobson 50' Thompson 57' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,639 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 29 September 2015 10 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Exeter City | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 BST | Roberts 90+3' |
Report | Wheeler 20' Davies 56' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 15,822 (313 away) Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 3 October 2015 11 | Newport County | 1–1 | Exeter City | Newport, Wales |
| 15:00 BST | John-Lewis 73' |
Report | Grant 61' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,870 (583 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 11 October 2015 12 | Exeter City | 3–3 | Stevenage | Exeter |
| 12:15 BST | Wheeler 4', 80' Morrison 15' |
Report | Parrett 39' Kennedy 45'Whelpdale 90' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,235 Referee: Roger East |
| 17 October 2015 13 | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Exeter City | Carlisle |
| 15:00 BST | Gilliead 77' |
Report | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,021 (130 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 21 October 2015 14 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Cambridge United | Exeter |
| 19:45 BST | Nichols 9' |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,833 Referee: James Linington |
| 24 October 2015 15 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Notts County | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Nichols 20' |
Report | Noble 31' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,429 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 31 October 2015 16 | Barnet | 2–0 | Exeter City | Canons Park, London |
| 15:00 GMT | Brown 34' (o.g.) Clarke 54' |
Report | Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 2,105 (610 away) Referee: Ben Toner |
| 14 November 2015 17 | Exeter City | 2–2 | Crawley Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Nicholls 8' Nichols 45' |
Report | Bradley 28' Rooney 90+2' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,664 Referee: James Adcock |
| 21 November 2015 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | Exeter City | Plymouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Threlkeld 61' |
Report | Harley 30' (pen), 39' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 14,008 (968 away) Referee: Graham Scott |
| 24 November 2015 19 | Mansfield Town | 0–2 | Exeter City | Mansfield |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Grant 6' Holmes 41' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,435 (140 away) Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 28 November 2015 20 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Reid 90+4' |
Report | Sinclair 83' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,548 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
| 19 December 2015 21 | Exeter City | 2–3 | Luton Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Nichols 71' Nicholls 82' |
Report | McGeehan 30' (pen) Green 34'Benson 90+10' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,777 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 26 December 2015 22 | Oxford United | 3–0 | Exeter City | Oxford |
| 15:00 GMT | Lundstram 48' Baldock 67'Sercombe 90' |
Report | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,683 (547 away) Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 29 December 2015 23 | Exeter City | 0–2 | AFC Wimbledon | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Elliott 17' Taylor 31' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,072 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 2 January 2016 24 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Nichols 43' |
Report | Labadie 11' Chambers 74' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,451 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 12 January 2016 25 | Morecambe | 1–1 | Exeter City | Morecambe |
| 19:45 GMT | Miller 49' |
Report | Stockley 54' |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,040 (62 away) Referee: Andy Haines |
| 16 January 2016 26 | Leyton Orient | 1–3 | Exeter City | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Palmer 1' |
Report | Stockley 14', 32' Nichols 23' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,758 (529 away) Referee: Keith Hill |
| 23 January 2016 27 | Exeter City | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Nichols 5' Ribeiro 79' |
Report | McCartan 3' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,669 Referee: Lee Collins |
| 30 January 2016 28 | Hartlepool United | 0–2 | Exeter City | Hartlepool |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Nicholls 36' Grant 85' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,678 (107 away) Referee: Darren Handley |
| 13 February 2016 29 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–0 | Exeter City | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 GMT | McGinn 53' |
Report | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,358 (390 away) Referee: David Webb |
| 16 February 2016 30 | York City | 2–0 | Exeter City | York |
| 19:45 GMT | Fewster 35', 64' |
Report | Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,920 (146 away) Referee: Mark Brown |
| 20 February 2016 31 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Newport County | Exeter |
| 13:00 GMT | Tillson 51' |
Report | Boden 84' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,924 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 23 February 2016 32 | Exeter City | 1–4 | Oxford United | Exeter |
| 19:45 GMT | Nicholls 77' |
Report | Dunkley 7' Bowery 41', 59'MacDonald 62' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,089 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 27 February 2016 33 | Stevenage | 0–2 | Exeter City | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stockley 84', 90+7' |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,812 (253 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 1 March 2016 34 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Exeter |
| 19:45 GMT | Watkins 90' |
Report | Chaplin 31' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,855 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 5 March 2016 35 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Exeter City | Cambridge |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Watkins 76' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,573 (273 away) Referee: Fred Graham |
| 12 March 2016 36 | Exeter City | 2–2 | Carlisle United | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Stockley 7' Wheeler 79' |
Report | Wyke 27' Hope 85' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,375 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 19 March 2016 37 | Notts County | 1–4 | Exeter City | Nottingham |
| 15:00 | McLeod 36' |
Report | Stockley 8' Taylor 68'Ribeiro 71'Watkins 78' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,813 (346 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 25 March 2016 38 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Barnet | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Stockley 20' |
Report | Weston 27' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,389 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 28 March 2016 39 | Crawley Town | 0–2 | Exeter City | Crawley |
| 15:00 | Report | Taylor 28' Watkins 74' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,416 (462 away) Referee: Andy Haines |
| 2 April 2016 40 | Exeter City | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Watkins 80', 90+2' |
Report | Matt 57' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,177 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 9 April 2016 41 | Yeovil Town | 0–2 | Exeter City | Yeovil |
| 15:00 | Report | Watkins 16' Taylor 69' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 5,394 (1,513 away) Referee: Steve Martin |
| 16 April 2016 42 | Exeter City | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,077 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 19 April 2016 43 | Exeter City | 2–3 | Mansfield Town | Exeter |
| 19:45 | Watkins 64' Ribeiro 79' |
Report | Tafazolli 11', 82' Benning 56' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,407 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 23 April 2016 44 | Bristol Rovers | 3–1 | Exeter City | Bristol |
| 15:00 | Bodin 13' Brown 45+4'M. Taylor 69' |
Report | J. Taylor 48' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 10,254 (893 away) Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 30 April 2016 45 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Morecambe | Exeter |
| 15:00 | Ellison 85' |
Report | Stockley 89' (pen.) |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,936 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 7 May 2016 46 | Luton Town | 4–1 | Exeter City | Luton |
| 15:00 | McGeehan 27' Marriott 33', 63'Pigott 34' |
Report | Stockley 47' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,427 (310 away) Referee: Carl Boyeson |
Score overview
[edit]Win Draw Loss
| Opposition | Home | Away | Dou. | Agg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | 2–4 | 
|
4–5 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 0–2 | 1–2 |
|
1–4 |
| Barnet | 1–1 | 0–2 |
|
1–3 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | 1–3 |
|
2–4 |
| Cambridge United | 1–0 | 1–0 | 
|
2–0 |
| Carlisle United | 2–2 | 0–1 |
|
2–3 |
| Crawley Town | 2–2 | 2–0 |
|
4–2 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 1–2 | 2–1 |
|
3–3 |
| Hartlepool United | 1–0 | 2–0 |
|
3–0 |
| Leyton Orient | 4–0 | 3–1 |
|
7–1 |
| Luton Town | 2–3 | 1–4 |
|
3–7 |
| Mansfield Town | 2–3 | 2–0 |
|
4–3 |
| Morecambe | 1–1 | 1–1 |
|
2–2 |
| Newport County | 1–1 | 1–1 |
|
2–2 |
| Northampton Town | 0–0 | 0–3 |
|
0–3 |
| Notts County | 1–1 | 4–1 |
|
5–2 |
| Oxford United | 1–4 | 0–3 |
|
1–7 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | 2–1 |
|
4–2 |
| Portsmouth | 1–1 | 2–1 |
|
3–2 |
| Stevenage | 3–3 | 2–0 |
|
5–3 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0–2 | 0–1 |
|
0–3 |
| Yeovil Town | 3–2 | 2–0 |
|
5–2 |
| York City | 0–0 | 0–2 |
|
0–2 |
Note: Exeter City goals are listed first.
FA Cup
[edit]During the First Round Proper draw on 26 October 2015, Exeter were drawn against 8th-tier side Didcot Town.[38] For the second round, Exeter faced League One team Port Vale, winning the fixture 2–0. During the draw for the third round, Exeter were drawn against Premier League side Liverpool. The match ended with a draw as Liverpool fielded a largely inexperienced side and was televised on BBC One.[39] A rematch was played at Anfield on 20 January.[40] It was reported that the two matches against Liverpool could eventually result in a £1,000,000 windfall for Exeter City. This amount was eventually revealed to be £700,000[41] Exeter were thoroughly overpowered in the replay, losing 3–0. Liverpool had 26 shots, compared to Exeter's 4.[42]
| 8 November 2015 First round | Didcot Town | 0–3 | Exeter City | Didcot |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Morrison 48' Nichols 73'Nicholls 78' |
Stadium: Loop Meadow Attendance: 2,707 (600 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 6 December 2015 Second round | Exeter City | 2–0 | Port Vale | Exeter |
| 14:00 GMT | Tillson 19' Watkins 89' |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,565 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 8 January 2016 Third round | Exeter City | 2–2 | Liverpool | Exeter |
| 19:55 GMT | Nichols 9' Holmes 45' |
Report | Sinclair 12' Smith 73' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 8,298 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 20 January 2016 Replay | Liverpool | 3–0 | Exeter City | Liverpool |
| 20:00 GMT | Allen 10' Ojo 74'Teixeira 82' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,292 (6,000 away) Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
League Cup
[edit]On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Exeter City were drawn away against Swindon Town.[43] On 11 August 2015, Exeter won against Swindon Town 2–1 with goals from David Wheeler and Alex Nicholls at the County Ground.[44] On 13 August 2015, the second round draw was made and Exeter City were drawn away against Premier League team Sunderland.[45] Sunderland scored two early goals before Exeter equalised through Emmanuel Oyeleke and David Wheeler. The score was 3–3 at half-time, which became 6–3 to Sunderland at full-time as Exeter's defence failed, including an incident where goalkeeper Bobby Olejnik was caught off his line.[46] This is the most goals Exeter have conceded all season so far, and was the second of five games in the season in which Exeter lost by three goals.
| 11 August 2015 First round | Swindon Town | 1–2 | Exeter City | Swindon |
| 19:45 BST | Obika 65' |
Report | Nicholls 37' Wheeler 42' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,693 (506 away) |
| 25 August 2015 Second round | Sunderland | 6–3 | Exeter City | Sunderland |
| 19:45 BST | Rodwell 12', 64' Defoe 16', 39', 87'Watmore 78' |
Report | Oyeleke 19' Wheeler 31'McCready 43' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 14,360 (495 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
Football League Trophy
[edit]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. Grecians hosted Portsmouth[47] and won the match 2–0, advancing to the next round. The draw for the second round was held on 5 September 2015, again live on Soccer AM.[48] Exeter were drawn against rivals Plymouth Argyle.
| 1 September 2015 First round | Exeter City | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Exeter |
| 19:45 BST | Harley 54' (pen.) Nicholls 72' |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 6 October 2015 Second round | Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | Exeter City | Plymouth |
| 19:45 BST | Boateng 32' Tanner 49' |
Report | Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,441 (877 away) Referee: Brendan Malone |
Squad statistics
[edit]- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
- Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Wycombe.
- Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
- Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | 
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total | Discipline | ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | AUT
|
Bobby Olejnik | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG
|
Danny Butterfield | 8 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG
|
Craig Woodman | 22 (3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 (4) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG
|
David Noble | 24 (6) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 (6) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO
|
Jamie McAllister | 25 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 (3) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | WAL
|
Christian Ribeiro | 31 (4) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 34 (5) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
|
Ryan Harley | 26 (2) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 (2) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
Matt Oakley | 24 (5) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 (8) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG
|
Lee Holmes | 30 (7) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 (7) | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | WAL
|
Arron Davies | 10 (18) | 1 | 3 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 (19) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | IRL
|
Clinton Morrison | 4 (16) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 6 (19) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG
|
Alex Nicholls | 26 (9) | 5 | 3 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 (10) | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG
|
Jordan Moore-Taylor | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG
|
Will Hoskins | 2 (7) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (10) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | NIR
|
Jamie Reid | 8 (5) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 10 (6) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG
|
Emmanuel Oyeleke | 4 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | ENG
|
Tom Nichols | 19 (4) | 10 | 2 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 22 (7) | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | GUE
|
James Hamon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG
|
David Wheeler | 26 (5) | 6 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 (6) | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG
|
Tom McCready | 8 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG
|
Jordan Tillson | 22 (4) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 (4) | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG
|
Matt Jay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG
|
Ollie Watkins | 15 (5) | 8 | 0 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (7) | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG
|
Christy Pym | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | JAM
|
Joel Grant | 19 (7) | 4 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (10) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | ENG
|
Josh Read | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | FW | ENG
|
Jayden Stockley * | 21 (1) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 (1) | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG
|
Kyle Egan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | WAL
|
Jake Taylor | 7 (9) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (9) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | WAL
|
Troy Brown | 39 (1) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 (1) | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | MF | ENG
|
Jason Pope |
| 32 | GK | ENG
|
Kavanagh Keadell |
| 34 | MF | ENG
|
Joe Charles |
| 35 | FW | ENG
|
Cameron Gill |
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