Notts County 2015–16 football season
Notts County 2015–16 season Chairman Ray Trew Manager Ricardo Moniz (until 29 December) Jamie Fullarton (from 10 January until 19 March) Mark Cooper (from 20 March) Stadium Meadow Lane League Two 17th FA Cup First Round(knocked out by Salford City ) League Cup Second round(knocked out by Aston Villa ) Highest home attendance 10,074 (league) Lowest home attendance 3,098 (league) Average home league attendance 4,860
The 2015–16 season was Notts County 's 153rd season in their history and their first season back in League Two since being relegated from League One the previous season . Along with League Two, the club will also compete in the FA Cup , League Cup and League Trophy . The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2015
CB
Scot Bennett
Exeter City
Free transfer
[1]
1 July 2015
CM
Robert Milsom
Rotherham United
Free transfer
[2]
1 July 2015
LB
Rhys Sharpe
Derby County
Free transfer
[3]
1 July 2015
RB
Gill Swerts
NAC Breda
Free transfer
[4]
2 July 2015
CF
Jon Stead
Huddersfield Town
Free transfer
[5]
3 July 2015
RB
Mawouna Amevor
Go Ahead Eagles
Free transfer
[6]
6 July 2015
CF
Adam Campbell
Newcastle United
Free transfer
[7]
6 July 2015
CF
Kyle de Silva
Crystal Palace
Free transfer
[8]
6 July 2015
LW
Genaro Snijders
Oss
Free transfer
[9]
7 July 2015
RW
Julian Jenner
Diósgyőri
Free transfer
[10]
8 July 2015
SS
Graham Burke
Aston Villa
Free transfer
[11]
8 July 2015
SS
Filip Valenčič
Monza
Free transfer
[12]
15 July 2015
GK
Scott Loach
Rotherham United
Free transfer
[13]
17 July 2015
CM
Stanley Aborah
Ferencvárosi
Free transfer
[14]
20 July 2015
RB
Wes Atkinson
West Bromwich Albion
Free transfer
[15]
3 August 2015
CB
Thierry Audel
Crewe Alexandra
Free transfer
[16]
4 August 2015
RB
Elliott Hewitt
Ipswich Town
Free transfer
[17]
6 August 2015
CB
Civard Sprockel
Othellos Athienou
Free transfer
[18]
22 August 2015
CF
Izale McLeod
Crawley Town
Undisclosed
[19]
13 February 2016
LW
Jason Banton
Wycombe Wanderers
Free
[20]
Transfers out [ ]
^ Following Spiess' release he joined Torquay United.[23]
^ Following Tempest's release he joined Lincoln City.[24]
^ Following Traoré's release he joined Swindon Town.[26]
^ Following Whitehouse's release he joined FC Halifax Town.[27]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
24 September 2015
AM
Jack Barmby
Leicester City
13 November 2015
[31]
25 September 2015
LB
Alan Sheehan
Bradford City
26 December 2015
[32]
1 February 2016
CB
Gary MacKenzie
Doncaster Rovers
1 March 2016
[33]
10 March 2016
CB
Andrew Boyce
Notts County
End of season
[34]
Loans out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Date until
Ref.
11 September 2015
DF
Jordan Richards
Boston United
13 December 2015
[35]
11 September 2015
MF
Lartey Sarpong
Boston United
13 December 2015
[35]
Competitions [ ]
Pre-season friendlies [ ]
On 20 May 2015, Notts County announced their pre-season schedule which included five friendly matches.[36] On 4 June 2015 a friendly against Arnold Town was announced.[37] On 24 June 2015, Notts County announced a home friendly against Scunthorpe United .[38]
Rolls Royce Leisure v Notts County
11 July 2015 (2015-07-11 ) Friendly Rolls Royce Leisure 0–9 Notts County show Hucknall 14:00 BST
Report
Valenčič 19' Spencer 21' , 35' Stead 38' , 45' Adams 41' Snijders 76' Sarpong 82' Trialist 90' (pen. )
Carlton Town v Notts County
15 July 2015 (2015-07-15 ) Friendly Carlton Town 1–4 Notts County show Carlton 19:30 BST
?'
Report
Stead ?' Campbell ?' De Silva ?' Burke ?'
Stadium: Bill Stokeld Stadium
Alfreton Town v Notts County
18 July 2015 (2015-07-18 ) Friendly Alfreton Town 2–3 Notts County show Alfreton 15:00 BST
Report
Spencer Trialist Hollis ?'
Stadium: North Street
Port Vale v Notts County
21 July 2015 (2015-07-21 ) Friendly Port Vale 2–1 Notts County show Burslem 19:30 BST
?' ?'
Report
Stead ?'
Stadium: Vale Park
Notts County v Scunthorpe United
31 July 2015 (2015-07-31 ) Friendly Notts County 1–2 Scunthorpe United show Nottingham 15:00 BST
Jenner 45'
Report
Henderson Dyche
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,634 (86 travelling supporters) Referee: Darren Deadman
Result by round [ ]
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 A H A H A H H A A H H A A H H H A H A A H H A H A A A H A A H H A H A H A H H A A H A H Result W L L D L W L W W D L L W D D W L W L W D L D L W L W L W L L L D L L L L D D W W L L L W L Position 6 9 14 16 20 18 19 16 13 13 16 16 15 15 16 15 16 14 15 14 13 16 15 17 16 17 14 18 14 15 16 16 17 17 19 19 19 19 20 18 17 17 17 17 17 17
Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
League Two [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
15
Barnet
46
17
11
18
67
68
−1
62
16
Hartlepool United
46
15
6
25
49
72
−23
51
17
Notts County
46
14
9
23
54
83
−29
51
18
Stevenage
46
11
15
20
52
67
−15
48
19
Yeovil Town
46
11
15
20
43
59
−16
48
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
Matches [ ]
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[39]
Notts County v Mansfield Town
14 August 2015 (2015-08-14 ) 2 Notts County 0–2 Mansfield Town show Nottingham 19:45 BST
Report
Clements 36' Tafazolli 80'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,074 Referee: Tim Robinson
Oxford United v Notts County
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18 ) 3 Oxford United 3–1 Notts County show Oxford 19:45 BST
O'Dowda 36' Roofe 49' Hylton 79'
Report
Audel 21'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 5,774 Referee: Robert Lewis
Morecambe v Notts County
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29 ) 5 Morecambe 4–1 Notts County show Morecambe 15:00 BST
Goodall 20' Mullin 65' Kenyon 88' Devitt 90'
Report
Snijders 41'
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,621 Referee: Ross Joyce
Notts County v Luton Town
AFC Wimbledon v Notts County
Notts County v Crawley Town
22 September 2015 (2015-09-22 ) 8 Notts County 4–1 Crawley Town show Nottingham 19:45 BST
Edwards 31' , 77' Noble 32' , 49' (pen. )
Report
Murphy 24'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,267 Referee: Gary Sutton
Notts County v York City
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26 ) 9 Notts County 1–0 York City show Nottingham 15:00 BST
McLeod 12'
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,159 Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Leyton Orient v Notts County
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03 ) 11 Leyton Orient 3–1 Notts County show Leyton 15:00 BST
Moore 16' , 84' Simpson 79'
Report
Stead 46' Smith 72'
Stadium: Mathchroom Stadium Attendance: 5,193 Referee: Darren England
Notts County v Plymouth Argyle
11 October 2015 (2015-10-11 ) 12 Notts County 0–2 Plymouth Argyle show Nottingham 14:30 BST
Hewitt 56' McLeod 65'
Report
Reid 18' , 86' , 79'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,266 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Notts County v Yeovil Town
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17 ) 13 Notts County 2–0 Yeovil Town show Nottingham 15:00 BST
Edwards 21' Aborah 55' McLeod 61'
Report
Arthurworrey 50'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,030 Referee: Brendan Malone
Bristol Rovers v Notts County
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20 ) 14 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Notts County show Bristol 19:45 BST
Report
Aborah 49' Amevor 85'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,743 Referee: Steve Martin
Exeter City v Notts County
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24 ) 15 Exeter City 1–1 Notts County show Exeter 15:00 BST
Nichols 20' Tillson 72' McAllister 90+2' Olejnik 90+4'
Report
Noble 31'
Stadium: St James Park (Exeter) Attendance: 3,429 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Notts County v Portsmouth
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31 ) 16 Notts County 2–1 Portsmouth show Nottingham 15:00 GMT
Burke 22' Sheehan 77'
Report
Lavery 19' Burgess 21'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,917 Referee: Andy Haines
Notts County v Northampton Town
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21 ) 17 Notts County 1–2 Northampton Town show Nottingham 15:00 GMT
Stead 52' Burke 34'
Report
McDonald 31' Moloney 76' Adams 82'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,513 Referee: Andy Davies
Notts County v Barnet
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24 ) 18 Notts County 4–2 Barnet show Nottingham 19:45 GMT
Edwards 6' , 78' Stead 9' Sheehan 73'
Report
McLean 77' Gambin 90' Togwell 28' Yiadom 32' Batt 53' Stacey 57'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,098 Referee: Ross Joyce
Cambridge United v Notts County
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28 ) 19 Cambridge United 3–1 Notts County show Cambridge 15:00 GMT
Corr 50 (pen)' Williamson 77' Berry 87' Legge 43'
Report
Campbell 24' 83' Hewitt 38' Smith 49' Sheehan 77'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,596 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Wycombe Wanderers v Notts County
15 December 2015 (2015-12-15 ) 21 Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Notts County show High Wycombe 19:45 GMT
Harriman 44' Amadi-Holloway 62'
Report
Stead 9 (pen)' Campbell 47' Noble 38' Smith 74'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 2,886 Referee: Nick Kinseley
Carlisle United v Notts County
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19 ) 22 Carlisle United 3–0* Notts County show Preston 15:00 GMT
Grainger 6 (pen)' Ibehre 49' , 59' Wyke 54'
Report
McLeod 34' Sheehan 43' Campbell 47'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 3.336 Referee: Darren Bond
Notts County v Morecambe
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28 ) 23 Notts County 2–2 Morecambe show Nottingham 15:00 GMT
McLeod 45' , 63'
Report
Miller 8' 72' Ellison 23' Dugdale 67'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,556 Referee: Rob Lewis
Notts County v Oxford United
Crawley Town v Notts County
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16 ) 25 Crawley Town 0–1 Notts County show Crawley 15:00 GMT
Harrold 79'
Report
Valencic 63' Milsom 43' Campbell 88'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,074 Referee: Keith Stroud
Notts County v AFC Wimbledon
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23 ) 26 Notts County 0–2 AFC Wimbledon show Nottingham 15:00 GMT
Milsom 45'
Report
Elliott 9' Barcham 83' Rigg 58'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,301 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Luton Town v Notts County
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30 ) 27 Luton Town 0–2 Notts County show Luton 15:00 GMT
Lawless 3' McGeehan 32'
Report
Sheehan 58 (o.g.)' Stead 70' McLeod 60'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8.147 Referee: Keith Hill
Hartlepool United v Notts County
16 February 2016 (2016-02-16 ) 29 Hartlepool United 2–3 Notts County show Hartlepool 19:45 GMT
Gray 62' Paynter 66'
Report
Stead 4' , 80' Noble 14'
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,433 Referee: David Webb
Notts County v Leyton Orient
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20 ) 30 Notts County 0–1 Leyton Orient show Nottingham 15:00 GMT
Report
Brisley 76' Nolan 64'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,878 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Plymouth Argyle v Notts County
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27 ) 32 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Notts County show Plymouth 15:00 GMT
Carey 47' Sawyer 47'
Report
Carroll 90+8'
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,642 Referee: Iain Williamson
Notts County v Bristol Rovers
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05 ) 34 Notts County 0–2 Bristol Rovers show Nottingham 15:00 GMT
Audel 40'
Report
Montaño 43' Brown 50'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,052 Referee: Tim Robinson
Yeovil Town v Notts County
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12 ) 35 Yeovil Town 1–0 Notts County show Yeovil 15:00 GMT
Zoko 50' Laird 33' Dickson 37'
Report
Noble 71' Thompson 77' Campbell 90+4'
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Gavin Ward
Notts County v Exeter City
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19 ) 36 Notts County 1–4 Exeter City show Nottingham 15:00 BST
Stead 20' McLeod 35' Thompson 37'
Report
Stockley 8' Taylor 68' Ribeiro 71' Watkins 78'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,813 Referee: Tony Harrington
Portsmouth v Notts County
25 March 2016 (2016-03-25 ) 37 Portsmouth 4–0 Notts County show Portsmouth 15:00 GMT
Bennett 44' , 49' Hollands 45+1' Burgess 81' McNulty 90+1'
Report
Aborah 5' Milsom 40' Thompson 45+3' Smith 74' McLeod 90'
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,670 Referee: Michael Bull
Notts County v Wycombe Wanderers
28 March 2016 (2016-03-28 ) 38 Notts County 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Nottingham 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,452 Referee: Carl Boyeson
Northampton Town v Notts County
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02 ) 39 Northampton Town 2–2 Notts County show Northampton 15:00 BST
Holmes 32' , 76' (pen. ) O'Toole 72'
Report
Audel 36' Stead 72' (pen. ) Edwards 79' Noble 83'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,428 Referee: Ben Toner
Notts County v Hartlepool United
12 April 2016 (2016-04-12 ) 41 Notts County 1–0 Hartlepool United show Nottingham 19:45 BST
Aborah 6' Stead 55'
Report
Magnay 44' Hawkins 70'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,597 Referee: Darren England
Mansfield Town v Notts County
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16 ) 42 Mansfield Town 5–0 Notts County show Mansfield 15:00 BST
Green 6' , 60' Chapman 57' Lambe 67' Rose 83'
Report
Aborah 25' Stead 48'
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 6,357 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Barnet v Notts County
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19 ) 43 Barnet 3–1 Notts County show London 19:45 BST
Akinde 47' (pen. ) Randall 55' , 57' Yiadom 63'
Report
Stead 6' (pen. ) Audel 57' Hewitt 86'
Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,322 Referee: Oliver Langford
Notts County v Cambridge United
Notts County v Carlisle United
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07 ) 46 Notts County 0–5 Carlisle United show Nottingham 15:00 BST
Audel 84' Hollis 87'
Report
Gilliead 4' Grainger 28' Ibehre 40' , 54' Wyke 80'
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,405 Referee: Fred Graham
The Carlisle game was relocated due to Storm Desmond
The Hartlepool game on 16 February was rearranged from Boxing day
League Cup [ ]
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Notts County were drawn away against Huddersfield Town .[40] In the second round, Notts County were drawn away to Aston Villa .[41]
Huddersfield Town v Notts County
11 August 2015 (2015-08-11 ) First round Huddersfield Town 1–2 Notts County show Huddersfield 19:45 BST
Wallace 35'
Report
Noble 42' , 56' Swerts 70'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: TBA Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Aston Villa v Notts County
25 August 2015 (2015-08-25 ) Second round Aston Villa 5–3 (a.e.t. ) Notts County show Birmingham 19:45 BST
Traoré 24' Sinclair 50' , 78' (pen. ) , 99' Bennett 111'
Report [42]
Snijders 16' Stead 45' (pen. ) Burke 56'
Stadium: Villa Park
FA Cup [ ]
Salford City v Notts County
6 November 2015 (2015-11-06 ) First round Salford City 2-0 Notts County show Salford 19:55 BST
Webber (46), Allen (75)
Stadium: Moor Lane
[ ]
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 .[43] In the draw for the second round, held on 5 September 2015, Notts County were drawn away at Sheffield United .[44]
Notts County v Mansfield Town
1 September 2015 (2015-09-01 ) First round Notts County 3–1 Mansfield Town show Nottingham 19:45 BST
McLeod 52' Edwards 79' Stead 90'
Report
Westcarr 90' (pen. )
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 2,696 Referee: Richard Clark
Sheffield United v Notts County
06/10/15 Second round Sheffield United 5 - 1 Notts County show Sheffield 19:45
Baxter 20' (pen. ) Done 23' Baxter 36' (pen. ) Scougall 67' Adams 72' (pen. )
Stead 61'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 5,497 Referee: CARL BOYESON
References [ ]
show Notts County F.C. seasons
show National teams
Senior (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round , finals )
U21 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round )
U19 (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round , finals )
U17 (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round , finals )
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent Invicta League (level 10 only )
Midland League (Premier , One )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Southern Combination League (One , Two )
Southern Counties East League (level 9 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
Youth competitions