2015–16 Morecambe F.C. season

Morecambe
2015–16 season
Chairman	Peter McGuigan
Manager	Jim Bentley
Stadium	Globe Arena
League Two	21st
FA Cup	First Round
League Cup	First Round
League Trophy	Area Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Shaun Miller (15); All: Shaun Miller (16)
Highest home attendance	3,070 v Carlisle United; 27 February 2016
Lowest home attendance	1,027 v Dagenham & Redbridge; 1 December 2015
Average home league attendance	1,572
Biggest win	Morecambe 4–1 Notts County; 29 August 2015; Wimbledon 2–5 Morecambe; 17 October 2015
Biggest defeat	Cambridge United 7–0 Morecambe ; 19 April 2016
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →
	All statistics correct as of match played 7 May 2016.

The 2015–16 season was Morecambe's ninth consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.^[1]

They began the season on 8 August 2015, with the opening match of their League Two campaign. They also competed in three cup competitions, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the League Trophy.

They were eliminated in the first round of both the FA Cup and the League Cup, but performed better in the League Trophy. Reaching the area semi-finals was their best performance for eight years. They knocked out three League One sides before losing 2–0 away to Fleetwood Town on 8 December 2015.

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

On 19 May 2015, Morecambe announced the dates for their home pre-season friendlies which included Bolton Wanderers and Bury.^[2] On 27 May 2015, Morecambe announced they will visit Nantwich Town.^[3] On 9 June 2015, Morecambe confirmed they will visit Kendal Town.^[4] On 19 June 2015, Morecambe announced two further pre-season friendlies.^[5] On 28 June 2015, Morecambe announced a Liverpool XI side will visit on 1 August 2015.^[6]

14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly	Kendal Town	0–5	Morecambe	Kendal
19:30 BST		Report	Wildig 22' Molyneux 50' (pen.) Kenyon 69' Ellison 79' Barkhuizen 90' (pen.)	Stadium: The Northgate Vehicle Hire Stadium

17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Friendly	Morecambe	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Morecambe
19:30 BST	Wildig 40' Mullin 48'	Report	Dobbie 32'	Stadium: Globe Arena

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly	Nantwich Town	0–6	Morecambe	Nantwich
19:30 BST		Report	Ellison 6' Mullin 10', 21' (pen.), 39', 45' Wildig 83'	Stadium: The Weaver Stadium

24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Friendly	Morecambe	1–1	Bury	Morecambe
19:30 BST	Murphy 40'	Report	Edwards 4' (o.g.)	Stadium: Globe Arena

27 July 2015 (2015-07-27) Friendly	Carnforth Rangers	1–2	Morecambe	Carnforth
19:00 BST	Murphy 30'	Report	Kelleher 45' (pen.), 55'	Stadium: Quarry Park

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Morecambe	2–2	Liverpool XI	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Mullin 49', 50' (pen.)	Report	Gomez 59' Sinclair 73'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,794 (398 away) Referee: Graham Salisbury

5 August 2015 (2015-08-05) Friendly	AFC Liverpool	2–5	Morecambe	Crosby
19:30 BST	Belger 20' Barry 39'	Report	Ryan 41', 69' Doyle 71' Miller 74' Kelleher 85'	Stadium: Arriva Stadium

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
19	Yeovil Town	46	11	15	20	43	59	−16	48
20	Crawley Town	46	13	8	25	45	78	−33	47
21	Morecambe	46	12	10	24	69	91	−22	46
22	Newport County	46	10	13	23	43	64	−21	43
23	Dagenham & Redbridge (R)	46	8	10	28	46	81	−35	34	Relegation to the National League

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
(R) Relegated

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	D
Position	20	12	16	15	10	5	5	7	7	12	14	11	10	7	8	11	15	16	17	13	17	17	13	14	13	14	14	15	14	16	16	17	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	21	21	21

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[7]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Hartlepool United	2–0	Morecambe	Hartlepool
15:00 BST	Paynter 25' Harrison 30' Fenwick 48' Bingham 65' Magnay 84' Duckworth 89'	Report	Mullin 84' Edwards 90+4'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,289 Referee: Darren England

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2	Morecambe	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Wildig 13' Kenyon 86'	Report	Winnard 51'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,865 Referee: Stuart Attwell

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3	Morecambe	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Morecambe
19:45 BST		Report	Thompson 58' Bean 64' Pierre 74' McGinn 83'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,395 Referee: Mark Haywood

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4	Portsmouth	3–3	Morecambe	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Burgess 24' Stevens 31' 73' Roberts 42', 65' Stockley 90+5'	Report	Barkhuizen 11' Goodall 25' Roche 36' Fleming 38' Beeley 45' Dugdale 90+2'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,052 Referee: Roger East

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5	Morecambe	4–1	Notts County	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Goodall 20' Mullin 65' Devitt 75' 90' Fleming 86' Kenyon 88'	Report	Amevor 17' Snijders 41' Campbell 45+1' McLeod 86'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,621 Referee: Ross Joyce

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6	Yeovil Town	2–4	Morecambe	Yeovil
15:00 BST	Cornick 2' Jeffers 27' Sowunmi 30'	Report	Devitt 45+2' McGowan 45+3' Edwards 58' Wildig 64' Fleming 71' Molyneux 84' Ellison 90+2'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Nick Kinseley

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7	Newport County	1–2	Morecambe	Newport
15:00 BST	Barrow 33' 67' Hayden 90+5'	Report	Goodall 34' Dugdale 48' Mullin 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,068 Referee: Robert Lewis

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8	Morecambe	2–4	Northampton Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Barkhuizen 67' Byrom 86' (o.g.)	Report	D'Ath 31' Hoskins 34' Furlong 37' Byrom 48' Calvert-Lewin 69'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,778 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9	Oxford United	0–0	Morecambe	Oxford
15:00 BST	Taylor 90'	Report	Beeley 66' Dugdale 77' McGowan 90+5'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 5,273 Referee: Tim Robinson

29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10	Morecambe	1–3	Luton Town	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Barkhuizen 25'	Report	Wilkinson 13' McGeehan 27' McNulty 68' Smith 88'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,388 Referee: Chris Sarginson

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11	Morecambe	3–4	Bristol Rovers	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Miller 43' Barkhuizen 60' Mullin 87' (pen.) Fleming 90+6'	Report	Mansell 28' Bodin 47' Taylor 58' Harrison 80' (pen.) Nicholls 90+2'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,712 Referee: Andy Madley

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12	Carlisle United	2–3	Morecambe	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Grainger 23' Joyce 45+1' Asamoah 58' 90+2'	Report	Miller 35', 74' Barkhuizen 63'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,303 Referee: Peter Bankes

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13	Wimbledon	2–5	Morecambe	London
14:00 BST	Barcham 3' Taylor 44' Akinfenwa 45+8' 49' Reeves 76'	Report	Miller 8' (pen.), 13' Kenyon 15' Goodall 17' 45+9' Devitt 21' Ellison 55' Barkhuizen 80' Mullin 90'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,679 Referee: Trevor Kettle

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 14	Morecambe	3–1	Crawley Town	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Miller 39' 65' Ellison 41' 89' Beeley 70' Mullin 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Edwards 20' Murphy 84'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,098 Referee: Darren Handley

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 15	Morecambe	0–1	Leyton Orient	Morecambe
15:00 BST		Report	Marquis 24' Payne 28' Chicksen 89'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,105 Referee: David Webb

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 16	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Morecambe	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Carey 3' 42' Tanner 12' 43'	Report	Goodall 27'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,574 Referee: Michael Bull

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 17	Barnet	0–0	Morecambe	London
15:00 GMT	McLean 88'	Report	Mullin 79'	Stadium: Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,632 Referee: Fred Graham

24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 18	Morecambe	2–4	Cambridge United	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Molyneux 21' Wilson 26' Barkhuizen 55' Murphy 60' 67' Miller 62' Edwards 73'	Report	Legge 12' Donaldson 34' Gayle 35' Williamson 48' Berry 65' Ledson 79'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,689 Referee: Ben Toner

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 19	Stevenage	4–3	Morecambe	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Wells 7' Whelpdale 20', 49', 61' Pett 86'	Report	Ellison 13', 90+4' Goodall 45+2' Beeley 46' Murphy 64' Mullin 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,415 Referee: Lee Collins

1 December 2015 (2015-12-01) 20	Morecambe	1–0	Dagenham & Redbridge	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Mullin 31'	Report	Labadie 45'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,027 Referee: Kevin Wright

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 21	York City	2–1	Morecambe	York
15:00 GMT	Winfield 38' Berrett 52' Oliver 88' Flinders 90+4'	Report	Devitt 54' Molyneux 73' Wildig 74'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,769 Referee: Carl Boyeson

28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 22	Notts County	2–2	Morecambe	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	McLeod 45+1', 63'	Report	Miller 8' 73' Ellison 23' Dugdale 68'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,556 Referee: Robert Lewis

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 23	Wycombe Wanderers	0–2	Morecambe	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	O'Nien 32' Ingram 83'	Report	Murphy 6' Miller 54' Devitt 84' (pen.) Mullin 90+5'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,555 Referee: Andy Davies

12 January 2016 (2016-01-12) 24	Morecambe	1–1	Exeter City	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Miller 49' (pen.) 56'	Report	Stockley 54'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,040 Referee: Andy Haines

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 25	Morecambe	2–1	Yeovil Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Fleming 17' Devitt 37' Ellison 74' Miller 80' 87'	Report	Ward 7' 69' Walsh 74'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,340 Referee: Scott Duncan

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 26	Northampton Town	3–1	Morecambe	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Richards 27' Collins 30' O'Toole 40' McDonald 51' Buchanan 90+2'	Report	Fleming 26' Wilson 57' Ellison 58' Mullin 72' Dugdale 90+5'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,652 Referee: Gavin Ward

26 January 2016 (2016-01-26) 27	Morecambe	1–2	Mansfield Town	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Mullin 71' (pen.)	Report	Clements 86' Yussuf 90'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,047 Referee: Nigel Miller

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 28	Morecambe	1–2	Newport County	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Miller 60' Ellison 76' Conlan 86'	Report	Boden 1', 69' 71'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,342 Referee: Mark Brown

2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 29	Morecambe	1–1	Portsmouth	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Fleming 58' Beeley 89' Roche 90+4'	Report	Clarke 31' Evans 40'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,399 Referee: Richard Clark

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 30	Mansfield Town	2–1	Morecambe	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Blair 15' Pearce 24' Tafazolli 34'	Report	Ellison 1' Fleming 90'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,090 Referee: Mark Heywood

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 31	Morecambe	2–4	Oxford United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Molyneux 23' Ellison 45+4' Miller 70' Edwards 90' Barkhuizen 90+1'	Report	Roofe 9' Mullins 37' MacDonald 45+4' Lundstram 71' Hylton 74' Bowery 80'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,749 Referee: Peter Bankes

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 32	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Morecambe	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Brown 58' Gaffney 68' Bodin 78'	Report	Devitt 12' (pen.) Fleming 80'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,400 Referee: Darren England

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 33	Morecambe	1–2	Carlisle United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Ellison 27' Kenyon 85' Edwards 90'	Report	Raynes 49' Wyke 83' (pen.) Asamoah 84'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 3,070 Referee: Darren Drysdale

1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 34	Luton Town	1–0	Morecambe	Luton
19:45 GMT	Marriott 76'	Report		Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,153 Referee: Darren Deadman

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 35	Crawley Town	1–1	Morecambe	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Harrold 54'	Report	Beeley 52' Miller 83'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,697 Referee: Iain Williamson

12 March 2016 36	Morecambe	2–1	AFC Wimbledon	Globe Arena
15:00 GMT	Fleming 76' 77' Devitt 80' (pen.)	BBC Report	Meades 72' Sweeney 79' Reeves 83' Francomb 90'	Attendance: 1,477 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 37	Leyton Orient	1–0	Morecambe	Leyton
15:00 BST	Simpson 13' Edwards 80' (o.g.)	Report	Roche 12'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,442

25 March 2016 (2016-03-25) 38	Morecambe	0–2	Plymouth Argyle	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Kenyon 45' Molyneux 45+3'	Report	Houghton 14' Matt 47' Carey 53'	Stadium: Globe Arena (football stadium) Attendance: 2,081 (627 away) Referee: David Webb

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 39	Morecambe	4–2	Barnet	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Miller 1', 8' (pen.) Kenyon 48' Molyneux 74' Stockton 88'	Report	Yiadom 62' Gash 70', 90+3' Muggleton 72'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,175 Referee: David Coote

5 April 2016 40	Dagenham & Redbridge	2–1	Morecambe	Victoria Road, Dagenham
	Labadie 8' Cureton 30'	Report	Barkhuizen 76'	Attendance: 1,233

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41	Morecambe	2–5	Hartlepool United	Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Kenyon 25' Barkhuizen 87'	Report	Woods 4' Thomas 6', 50' James 76' (pen.) Oates 89'	Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Carl Boyeson

16 April 2016 42	Accrington Stanley	2–2	Morecambe	Crown Ground, Accrington
15:00 GMT	Windass 21', 48'	Report	Miller 12' Barkhuizen 79'	Attendance: 2,609

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43	Cambridge United	7–0	Morecambe	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Berry 6' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.) Dunk 17', 26' Williamson 29' Roberts 45+1' Ismail 59'	Report	Conlan 31' Edwards 90'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,941 (away 46) Referee: James Adcock

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44	Morecambe	1–4	Stevenage	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Stockton 20' Wildig 57' Devitt 90+4'	Report	Goodall 38' (o.g.) Parrett 45+1', 71' Kennedy 86'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,129 Referee: Oliver Langford

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 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	Morecambe	1–1	York City	Morecambe
15:00	Devitt 51'	Report	Summerfield 45'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,620

FA Cup

The first-round draw was made on 26 October 2015. Morecambe were drawn away to fellow League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge.^[8]

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) First Round	Dagenham & Redbridge	0–0	Morecambe	London
15:00 GMT	Connors 90+3'	Report	Parrish 20'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 900 Referee: Tim Robinson

17 November 2015 (2015-11-17) First Round Replay	Morecambe	2–4	Dagenham & Redbridge	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Barkhuizen 6' Wildig 7'	Report	Vassell 13' (pen.), 50' 53' Dunne 37' Labadie 70'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,176 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

League Cup

The first-round draw was made on 16 June 2015. Morecambe were drawn at home against Sheffield United.^[9]

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First Round	Morecambe	0–1	Sheffield United	Morecambe
19:45 BST		Report	Collins 90+3'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,168 Referee: Steve Martin

League Trophy

The first-round draw was made on 8 August 2015, by Women's World Cup bronze medalists Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Morecambe were drawn at home against Walsall.^[10] On 5 September 2015, the second-round draw was made by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Morecambe were drawn away to Bury.^[11] The draw for the area quarter-finals was made on 10 October 2015. Morecambe were drawn away to Rochdale.^[12] The draw for the area semi-finals was made on 14 November 2015, by John Hartson and Paul Heaton. Morecambe were drawn away to Fleetwood Town.^[13] All the draws were shown live on Soccer AM.

1 September 2015 (2015-09-01) First Round	Morecambe	2–0	Walsall	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Devitt 57' Barkhuizen 72' 82'	Report	Mantom 80'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,332 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) Second Round	Bury	0–1	Morecambe	Bury
19:45 BST	Brown 88'	Report	Goodall 77' Miller 81'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 1,508 Referee: Mark Brown

10 November 2015 (2015-11-10) Area Quarter-final	Rochdale	0–1	Morecambe	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	McNulty 24' Cannon 82'	Report	Mullin 17' Miller 79' McGowan 88'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,428 Referee: David Coote

8 December 2015 (2015-12-08) Area Semi-final	Fleetwood Town	2–0	Morecambe	Fleetwood
19:45 GMT	Jónsson 58' Ball 63' Ryan 76'	Report	Ellison 54' Barkhuizen 72'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,715 Referee: Paul Tierney

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	MF	Charlie Bailey	Academy	Trainee	^[14]
1 July 2015	CF	Tom Barkhuizen	Blackpool	Free transfer	^[14]
1 July 2015	CB	Adam Dugdale	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	^[15]
1 July 2015	ST	Jack Kelleher	Academy	Trainee	^[14]
1 July 2015	LM	Lee Molyneux	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	^[16]
1 July 2015	RB	Peter Murphy	Wycombe Wanderers	Free transfer	^[17]
1 July 2015	CM	Aaron Wildig	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer	^[18]
5 August 2015	CF	Shaun Miller	Coventry City	Free transfer	^[19]
6 August 2015	GK	Tony Thompson (footballer)	Rotherham United	Free transfer	^[20]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CF	Pádraig Amond	Grimsby Town ^[a]	Free transfer	^[22]
1 July 2015	GK	Andreas Arestidou	Free Agent	Released	^[23]
1 July 2015	CB	Will Bell	Free Agent	Released	^[22]
1 July 2015	DM	Stewart Drummond	Retired	—	^[24]
1 July 2015	CB	Mark Hughes	Stevenage ^[b]	Free transfer	^[22]
1 July 2015	RW	Marcus Marshall	Grimsby Town ^[c]	Free transfer	^[22]
1 July 2015	CF	Jack Sampson	Macclesfield Town ^[d]	Free transfer	^[22]
1 July 2015	RM	Declan Watson	Free Agent	Released	^[22]
1 July 2015	CM	Ryan Williams	Brentford ^[e]	Free transfer	^[22]
1 July 2015	RB	Andrew Wright	Southport ^[f]	Free transfer	^[22]
10 July 2015	CF	Jack Redshaw	Blackpool	£180,000	^[30]^[31]

^ Following Amond's release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Grimsby Town on 1 July 2015.^[21]
^ Following Hughes' release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Stevenage on 27 May 2015.^[25]
^ Following Marshall's release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Grimsby Town on 29 June 2015.^[26]
^ Following Sampson's release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Macclesfield Town on 23 June 2015.^[27]
^ Following Williams' release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Brentford on 11 June 2015.^[28]
^ Following Wright's release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Southport on 27 May 2015.^[29]

Total income: £180,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
5 August 2015	CF		Jack Ryan	Preston North End	31 October 2015 (Recalled on 22 October 2015)	^[32]
1 September 2015	GK		Kieran O'Hara	Manchester United	29 September 2015	^[33]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
18 August 2015	CB		Chris Doyle	Chorley	14 November 2015	^[34]^[a]

^ On 18 September 2015, Doyle's loan at Chorley was extended until 14 November 2015.^[35]

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[22] Following Amond's release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Grimsby Town on 1 July 2015.^[21]

[27] Following Hughes' release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Stevenage on 27 May 2015.^[25]

[29] Following Marshall's release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Grimsby Town on 29 June 2015.^[26]

[31] Following Sampson's release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Macclesfield Town on 23 June 2015.^[27]

[33] Following Williams' release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Brentford on 11 June 2015.^[28]

[35] Following Wright's release on 7 May 2015, he later signed for Southport on 27 May 2015.^[29]

[42] On 18 September 2015, Doyle's loan at Chorley was extended until 14 November 2015.^[35]

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