2015–16 Scunthorpe United F.C. season
| 2015–16 season | ||
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| Chairman | Peter Swann | |
| Manager | Mark Robins (until 18 January) Nick Daws (caretaker) (between 18 January–22 March) Graham Alexander (from 22 March) | |
| Stadium | Glanford Park | |
| League One | 7th | |
| League Cup | First round (knocked out by Barnsley) | |
| JP Trophy | First round (knocked out by Barnsley) | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Paddy Madden (15) All: Paddy Madden (18) | |
| Highest home attendance | 4,147 vs Barnsley (31 Oct 15) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,003 vs Barnsley (12 Aug 15) | |
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The 2015–16 season is Scunthorpe United's 117th season in their existence and their second consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Squad
| No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date Signed | Free | Contract | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Luke Daniels | GK |  |
Bolton | 36 | 54 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 January 2015 | Undisclosed | 2017 | ||
| 13 | Joe Anyon | GK | |
Lytham St Annes | 37 | 7 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 January 2015 | Free | 2017 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Scott Wiseman | RB |  |
Hull | 39 | 27 | 0 | Preston North End | 28 May 2015 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 3 | Scott Laird | LB | |
Taunton | 36 | 31 | 2 | Preston North End | 11 June 2015 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 5 | David Mirfin | CB | |
Sheffield | 39 | 237 | 9 | Watford | 31 July 2012 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 6 | Niall Canavan | CB |  |
Leeds | 33 | 164 | 6 | Academy | 1 July 2009 | Trainee | 2016 | ||
| 17 | Conor Townsend | LB | |
Hessle | 31 | 12 | 0 | Hull City | 6 January 2016 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 20 | Charlie Goode | CB | |
Watford | 29 | 12 | 1 | Hendon | 10 June 2015 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 23 | Murray Wallace | CB |  |
Glasgow | 31 | 19 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 2 January 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 | ||
| 25 | Andrew Boyce | CB | |
Doncaster | 35 | 37 | 1 | Lincoln City | 6 January 2014 | Undisclosed | 2016 | ||
| 33 | Jordan Clarke | RB | |
Coventry | 33 | 44 | 1 | Coventry City | 10 January 2015 | Undisclosed | 2017 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Sean McAllister | CM | |
Bolton | 37 | 88 | 1 | Cowdenbeath | 19 July 2013 | Free | 2015 | ||
| 8 | Dominic Vose | AM | |
London | 31 | 0 | 0 | Wrexham | 1 February 2016 | Undisclosed | 2018 | ||
| 11 | Jim O'Brien | WG | |
Alexandria | 37 | 3 | 1 | Coventry City | 15 February 2016 | Loan | 2016 | ||
| 12 | Neal Bishop | CM | |
Stockton-on-Tees | 43 | 79 | 5 | Blackpool | 19 June 2014 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 14 | Terry Hawkridge | RW | |
Nottingham | 34 | 66 | 2 | Gainsborough Trinity | 4 June 2013 | Undisclosed | 2016 | ||
| 15 | Stephen Dawson | LM | |
Dublin | 39 | 14 | 0 | Rochdale | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 16 | Hakeeb Adelakun | LW | |
Hackney | 28 | 87 | 9 | Academy | 1 July 2012 | Trainee | 2018 | ||
| 18 | Jack King | AM | |
Oxford | 39 | 32 | 2 | Preston North End | 26 May 2015 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 21 | Isaac Assenso | CM | |
18 | 0 | 0 | Leeds United | 4 June 2015 | Free | 2016 | |||
| 26 | Jamie Ness | CM | |
Irvine | 33 | 19 | 0 | Stoke City | 10 July 2015 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 28 | Gary McSheffrey | LW | |
Coventry | 42 | 86 | 16 | Chesterfield | 14 January 2014 | Free | 2016 | ||
| 31 | Levi Sutton | MF | |
18 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 2 June 2015 | Trainee | 2016 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Luke Williams | CF/AM | |
Middlesbrough | 31 | 27 | 4 | Middlesbrough | 2 July 2015 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 9 | Paddy Madden | CF | |
Dublin | 34 | 111 | 40 | Yeovil Town | 10 January 2014 | £300,000 | 2018 | ||
| 10 | Kevin van Veen | CF |  |
Eindhoven | 33 | 45 | 4 | FC Oss | 30 January 2015 | Undisclosed | 2018 | ||
| 14 | Greg Luer | CF | |
Brighton | 30 | 3 | 0 | Hull City | 9 February 2016 | Loan | 2016 | ||
| 22 | Tom Hopper | CF | |
Boston | 31 | 34 | 7 | Leicester City | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 29 | Kyle Wootton | CF | |
Epworth | 28 | 24 | 2 | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Free | 2016 | ||
Statistics
- As of 27 February 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ENG
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Luke Daniels | 31 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | GIB
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Scott Wiseman | 27 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG
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Scott Laird | 31 | 2 | 25+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG
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Sean McAllister | 12 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
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David Mirfin | 24 | 1 | 21+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRL
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Niall Canavan | 12 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG
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Luke Williams | 21 | 2 | 12+5 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL
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Paddy Madden | 36 | 18 | 32+0 | 15 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NED
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Kevin van Veen | 23 | 2 | 10+9 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO
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Jim O'Brien (on loan from Coventry City) | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG
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Neal Bishop | 35 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG
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Joe Anyon | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG
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Greg Luer (on loan from Hull City) | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG
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Stephen Dawson | 14 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG
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Hakeeb Adelakun | 16 | 1 | 1+11 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | IRL
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Conor Townsend | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG
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Jack King | 32 | 2 | 24+3 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG
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Charlie Goode | 12 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG
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Tom Hopper | 23 | 3 | 19+3 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SCO
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Murray Wallace | 19 | 2 | 18+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO
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Jamie Ness | 19 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG
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Gary McSheffrey | 24 | 5 | 15+8 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG
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Kyle Wootton | 12 | 1 | 1+9 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG
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Jordan Clarke | 22 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who have left the club during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ENG
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Dave Syers | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG
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Darius Henderson | 16 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG
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Joe Lolley (on loan from Huddersfield Town) | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG
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Tommy Rowe (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | 14 | 1 | 14+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Goals record
- As of 27 February 2017
| Rank | No. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW | Paddy Madden |
15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | 28 | MF | Gary McSheffrey |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 22 | FW | Tom Hopper |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | DF |  Scott Laird |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | Kevin van Veen |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 18 | MF | Jack King |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 23 | DF | Murray Wallace |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 5 | DF | David Mirfin |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Luke Williams |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | MF | Jim O'Brien |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | MF | Hakeeb Adelakun |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | Tommy Rowe |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 20 | DF | Charlie Goode |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | FW | Kyle Wootton |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | DF | Jordan Clarke |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 42 | |||
Disciplinary record
- As of 27 February 2016
| No. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | |||||
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| 1 | GK | Luke Daniels |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Scott Wiseman |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Scott Laird |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Sean McAllister |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | David Mirfin |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Luke Williams |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Paddy Madden |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Kevin van Veen |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | Darius Henderson |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Neal Bishop |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Stephen Dawson |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Hakeeb Adelakun |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Conor Townsend |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Jack King |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Tommy Rowe |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Charlie Goode |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Tom Hopper |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Murray Wallace |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Jamie Ness |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Gary McSheffrey |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Jordan Clarke |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | CB | |
Isaac Assenso | Leeds United | Free transfer | [1] |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | |
Stephen Dawson | Rochdale | Free transfer | [2] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | |
Charlie Goode | Hendon | Free transfer | [3] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | |
Tom Hopper | Leicester City | Free transfer | [4] |
| 1 July 2015 | AM | |
Jack King | Preston North End | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | |
Scott Laird | Preston North End | Free transfer | [6] |
| 1 July 2015 | MF | |
Levi Sutton | Academy | Trainee | [7] |
| 1 July 2015 | RB | |
Scott Wiseman | Preston North End | Free transfer | [8] |
| 2 July 2015 | CF | |
Luke Williams | Middlesbrough | Free transfer | [9] |
| 10 July 2015 | CM | |
Jamie Ness | Stoke City | Free transfer | [10] |
| 24 July 2015 | CF | |
Darius Henderson | Leyton Orient | Free transfer | [11] |
| 2 January 2016 | CB | |
Murray Wallace | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 6 January 2016 | LB | |
Conor Townsend | Hull City | Free transfer | [13] |
| 1 February 2016 | AM | |
Dominic Vose | Wrexham | Undisclosed | [14] |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | CB | |
Callum Howe | Lincoln City [a] | Free transfer | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | |
Billy Kee | Accrington Stanley | Free transfer | [17] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB |  |
Miguel Llera | Free agent | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | LM | |
Jennison Myrie-Williams | Free agent | Released | [18] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | |
Eddie Nolan | York City [b] | Free transfer | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | |
James Severn | Free agent | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | |
Sam Slocombe | Oxford United [c] | Free transfer | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | AM | |
Matt Sparrow | Lincoln City [d] | Free transfer | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | |
Marcus Williams | Free agent | Released | [16] |
| 14 July 2015 | CF |  |
Lyle Taylor | AFC Wimbledon | Undisclosed | [22] |
| 31 July 2015 | CB | |
Taron Hare | York City | Free transfer | [23] |
| 18 January 2016 | CM | |
Dave Syers | Rochdale | Free transfer | [24] |
| 5 February 2016 | CF | |
Darius Henderson | Coventry City | Free transfer | [25] |
- ^ Following Howe's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for Lincoln City on 15 July 2015.[15]
- ^ Following Nolan's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for York City on 6 July 2015.[19]
- ^ Following Slocombe's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for Oxford United on 12 June 2015.[20]
- ^ Following Sparrow's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for Lincoln City on 24 June 2015.[21]
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
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| 10 August 2015 | GK | |
Rory Watson | Hull City | 7 September 2015 | [26] |
| 25 August 2015 | CB | |
Murray Wallace | Huddersfield Town | 31 October 2015 | [27][a] |
| 25 September 2015 | RW | |
Joe Lolley | Huddersfield Town | 24 October 2015 | [29] |
| 2 October 2015 | LW | |
Tommy Rowe | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 December 2015 | [30][31] |
| 9 February 2016 | CF | |
Greg Luer | Hull City | 8 March 2016 | [32] |
| 15 February 2016 | WG | |
Jim O'Brien | Coventry City | Undisclosed | [33] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
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| 20 August 2015 | CB | |
Andrew Boyce | Hartlepool United | 31 October 2015 | [34][a] |
| 1 September 2015 | RM | |
Terry Hawkridge | Lincoln City | 4 January 2016 | [36] |
| 29 September 2015 | DM | |
Isaac Assenso | Scarborough Athletic | 25 October 2015 | [37] |
| 1 February 2016 | CF | |
Kevin van Veen | SC Cambuur Leeuwarden | End of Season | [38] |
| 15 February 2016 | CB | |
Niall Canavan | Rochdale | Undisclosed | [39] |
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
On 19 May 2015, Scunthorpe United announced two pre-season friendlies against Bolton Wanderers[40] and Gainsborough Trinity.[41] A third pre-season friendly was confirmed on 11 June 2015, against Hartlepool United.[42] On 18 June 2015, the Iron announced Sheffield Wednesday will visit one-week prior to the league opener.[43] On 24 June 2015, a friendly fixture away to Notts County was confirmed.[44] On 18 July 2015, it was announced Iron will face Middlesbrough in Marbella.[45]
| 11 July 2015 Friendly | Gainsborough Trinity | 0–3 | Scunthorpe United | Gainsborough |
| 13:00 BST | Report | Boyce  61'Williams 80'Madden 88' (pen.) |
Stadium: The Northolme |
| 21 July 2015 Friendly | Hartlepool United | 0–4 | Scunthorpe United | Hartlepool |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Madden ?', ?', ?' Williams ?' |
Stadium: Victoria Park |
| 24 July 2015 Friendly | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 BST | Madden pen.' |
Report | Vela 2' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,732 (170 away) |
| 29 July 2015 Friendly | Scunthorpe United | 4–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 BST | van Veen 13', 66' Madden 26'Wootton 90' |
Report | Nuhiu 12' Matias 21' |
Stadium: Glanford Park |
| 31 July 2015 Friendly | Notts County | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Nottingham |
| 19:45 BST | Jenner 45' |
Report | Henderson Dyche 81' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane |
League One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bradford City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 80 | Qualification for the League One play-offs[a] |
| 6 | Barnsley (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 74 | |
| 7 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 74 | |
| 8 | Coventry City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 69 | |
| 9 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 69 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.
Matches
| 8 August 2015 1 | Burton Albion | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 BST | Beavon 55' Akins 72' (pen.)Naylor 89' |
Report | Daniels 71' Clarke 77'Goode 90+3' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,064 Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 15 August 2015 2 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Madden 10', 65' |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 19 August 2015 3 | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Grigg 3' (pen.) Daniels 27'Davies 70' |
Report | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 7,794 Referee: Andy Madley |
| 22 August 2015 4 | Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | Millwall | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,382 Referee: Richard Clark |
| 29 August 2015 5 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Scunthorpe United | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Moncur 33' Elokobi 81' |
Report | van Veen 7' Madden 18' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,019 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 5 September 2015 6 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Blackpool | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Potts 35' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,313 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 12 September 2015 7 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Coventry City | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Madden 79' |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,746 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 19 September 2015 8 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Bunney 67' Vincenti 85' |
Report | Wallace 76' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,958 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 26 September 2015 9 | Southend United | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Timlin 36' Coker 75' |
Report | McSheffrey 8' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,708 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 29 September 2015 10 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Walsall | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 BST | Report | 27' Henry |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,596 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 3 October 2015 11 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Fleetwood Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Madden 68' |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,095 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 10 October 2015 12 | Oldham Athletic | 2–4 | Scunthorpe United | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Kelly 25' Poleon 27' |
Report | 10' McSheffrey 35' Rowe 69' Madden 84' van Veen |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,002 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 17 October 2015 13 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Laird 58' Madden 74' (pen) |
Report | 15' Kaikai |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,558 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 20 October 2015 14 | Gillingham | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Gillingham |
| 19:45 BST | Dickenson 59' Wright 81'Lennon 90+2' |
Report | 53' Laird |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,823 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 24 October 2015 15 | Chesterfield | 0–3 | Scunthorpe United | Chesterfield |
| 15:00 BST | Jones 55' |
Report | 56' (pen), 78' Madden 63' McSheffrey |
Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,340 Referee: Darren England |
| 31 October 2015 16 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Barnsley | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Hopper 6' McSheffrey 41' |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,147 Referee: Stuart Atwell |
| 14 November 2015 17 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Branco 55' Ajose 59' |
Report | 73' Clarke |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,957 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 21 November 2015 18 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Bradford City | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | 28' (pen) McMahon 52' Leigh |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,865 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 24 November 2015 19 | Bury | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Bury |
| 19:45 GMT | Clarke 50' |
Report | 12' (pen) Madden 86' Williams |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,483 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 28 November 2015 20 | Scunthorpe United | 0–4 | Peterborough United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | 4', 82', 90' Washington 49' Bostwick |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,790 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 12 December 2015 21 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Leitch–Smith 45+2' |
Report | King 36' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,983 Referee: Lee Collins |
| 19 December 2015 22 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Sharp 50' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5,150 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 26 December 2015 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–1 | Scunthorpe United | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Madden 20' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,744 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 28 December 2015 24 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Mirfin 33' |
Report | 22' Henderson |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,860 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 2 January 2016 25 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Williams 20' |
Report | 34' Jacobs |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 16 January 2016 26 | Blackpool | 5–0 | Scunthorpe United | Blackpool |
| 15:00 GMT | Aldred 2' Potts 12', 28' Norris 55' Philliskirk 82' |
Report | 19' Williams 58' van Veen |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,004 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 23 January 2016 27 | Scunthorpe United | 3–0 | Colchester United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Hopper 60' Madden 62', 68' |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,332 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 30 January 2016 28 | Coventry City | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Coventry |
| 15:00 GMT | Vincelot 76' 88' Armstrong 86' (pen.) |
Report | 9' Hopper 62' Wallace 90+4' McSheffrey |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,138 Referee: James Linington |
| 13 February 2016 29 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Southend United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Madden 11' |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,550 Referee: David Coote |
| 16 February 2016 30 | Millwall | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | London |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | 17' McSheffrey 17' O'Brien 90+1' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 8,036 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 20 February 2016 31 | Fleetwood Town | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Fleetwood |
| 15:00 GMT | Hunter 16' Grant 29' |
Report | 70' (pen) Madden |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,098 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 27 February 2016 32 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Wootton 88' |
Report | 78' Lafferty |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,180 Referee: Darren England |
| 1 March 2016 33 | Walsall | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Walsall |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 3,868 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 5 March 2016 34 | Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | Gillingham | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | O'Brien 59' Ness 90+2' |
Report | Morris 40' Hessenthaler 87' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,355 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 8 March 2016 35 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 GMT | Hopper 7' Mirfin 58'Clarke 82' |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,887 Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 12 March 2016 36 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–2 | Scunthorpe United | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 GMT | Kaikai 21' Cole 49'Ogogo 58'Vassell 90+4'Akpa–Akpro 90+5' |
Report | Clarke 47' Madden 54' 78'Wootton 69' |
Stadium: Greenhous Meadow Attendance: 5,028 Referee: Lee Collins |
| 19 March 2016 37 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Chesterfield | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Madden 18' O'Brien 83' |
Report | O'Neil 55' Campbell–Ryce 60' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,871 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 25 March 2016 38 | Barnsley | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Barnsley |
| 15:00 GMT | Scowen 37' Roberts 60' |
Report | King 90+3' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,122 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 28 March 2016 39 | Scunthorpe United | 6–0 | Swindon Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Townsend 27' Clarke 44'Adelakun 48'Hopper 52' 76'Madden 62' |
Report | Thompson 71' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,534 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 2 April 2016 40 | Bradford City | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Bradford |
| 15:00 GMT | Davies 68' 80' Cullen 87' |
Report | Clarke 65' Adelakun 90+1' |
Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 17,873 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 9 April 2016 41 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Burton Albion | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Bishop 60' Madden 90+1' |
Report | Harness 90' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,888 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 16 April 2016 42 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–3 | Scunthorpe United | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Turton 15' Ainley 71'Haber 79' |
Report | Williams 43' 75' Adelakun 64' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,852 Referee: Darren England |
| 19 April 2016 43 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Bury | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 GMT | Williams 19' Madden 31'Wootton 53'Bishop 89' |
Report | Jones 22' Clarke 45'Pope 61'Etuhu 89'  Bolger 90+4' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 23 April 2016 44 | Peterborough United | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Angol 38' |
Report | Dawson 43' Ricardo 51' (o.g.)Wallace 57'Townsend 75'Hopper 76' |
Stadium: ABAX Stadium Attendance: 5,065 Referee: Paul Gibbs |
| 30 April 2016 45 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Port Vale | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Madden 61' Clarke 65' |
Report | Duffy 54' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 7,275 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 8 May 2016 46 | Sheffield United | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | Sheffield |
| 12:30 GMT | Coutts 44' |
Report | Hopper 39' Madden 64' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 21,445 Referee: Michael Bull |
FA Cup
| 7 November 2015 First round | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Southend United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Madden 16', 78' |
Report | Leonard 30' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 5 December 2015 Second Round | Leyton Orient | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 2,540 Referee: James Linington |
| 15 December 2015 Second round replay | Scunthorpe United | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 GMT | Mvoto 55' (o.g.) King 60'Adelakun 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,082 Referee: David Webb |
| 10 January 2016 Third Round | Chelsea | 2–0 | Scunthorpe | Chelsea |
| 14:00 GMT | Diego Costa 13' Loftus-Cheek 68' |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,625 Referee: Craig Pawson |
League Cup
| 11 August 2015 First round | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 (6–7 p) | Barnsley | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 BST | Madden 52' (pen.) |
Report | Scowen 47' (pen.) |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,003 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| Penalties | ||||
Madden  Hopper Adelakun Laird Bishop van Veen  Mirfin McAllister |
Winnall Hourihane Scowen Mawson Roberts Pearson Nyatanga Bree |
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Football League Trophy
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.
| 1 September 2015 First round | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Barnsley | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 BST | Goode 90' |
Report | Nyatanga 62' Watkins 76' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,796 Referee: Ben Toner |
Lincolnshire Senior Cup
On 3 June 2015, Scunthorpe United announced the details for the 2015 Lincolnshire Senior Cup.[46] On 25 July 2015, the details of the semi-final were confirmed.[47]
| 25 July 2015 Quarter-Final | Lincoln United | 2–5 | Scunthorpe United | Lincoln |
| 13:00 BST | McGovern 60' Ruthven 68' |
Report | McAllister 13' Wootton 38', 89'Burdett 62'van Veen 76' |
Stadium: Ashby Avenue |
| 1 August 2015 Semi-final | Scunthorpe United | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Lincoln City | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Hopper ?', ?' |
Report | Power 35' (pen.) Rhead 68' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,015 (158 away) |
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