2015–16 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

Scunthorpe United
2015–16 season
Chairman	Peter Swann
Manager	Mark Robins; (until 18 January); Nick Daws (C); (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)
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

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.	Place of Birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date Signed	Free	Contract
Goalkeepers
1	Luke Daniels	GK	Bolton	34	54	0	West Bromwich Albion	22 January 2015	Undisclosed	2017
13	Joe Anyon	GK	Lytham St Annes	35	7	0	Crewe Alexandra	26 January 2015	Free	2017
Defenders
2	Scott Wiseman	RB	Hull	36	27	0	Preston North End	28 May 2015	Free	2017
3	Scott Laird	LB	Taunton	33	31	2	Preston North End	11 June 2015	Free	2018
5	David Mirfin	CB	Sheffield	36	237	9	Watford	31 July 2012	Free	2017
6	Niall Canavan	CB	Leeds	30	164	6	Academy	1 July 2009	Trainee	2016
17	Conor Townsend	LB	Hessle	28	12	0	Hull City	6 January 2016	Free	2018
20	Charlie Goode	CB	Watford	26	12	1	Hendon	10 June 2015	Free	2017
23	Murray Wallace	CB	Glasgow	29	19	2	Huddersfield Town	2 January 2016	Undisclosed	2019
25	Andrew Boyce	CB	Doncaster	32	37	1	Lincoln City	6 January 2014	Undisclosed	2016
33	Jordan Clarke	RB	Coventry	30	44	1	Coventry City	10 January 2015	Undisclosed	2017
Midfielders
4	Sean McAllister	CM	Bolton	34	88	1	Cowdenbeath	19 July 2013	Free	2015
8	Dominic Vose	AM	London	28	0	0	Wrexham	1 February 2016	Undisclosed	2018
11	Jim O'Brien	WG	Alexandria	34	3	1	Coventry City	15 February 2016	Loan	2016
12	Neal Bishop	CM	Stockton-on-Tees	40	79	5	Blackpool	19 June 2014	Free	2017
14	Terry Hawkridge	RW	Nottingham	31	66	2	Gainsborough Trinity	4 June 2013	Undisclosed	2016
15	Stephen Dawson	LM	Dublin	36	14	0	Rochdale	1 July 2015	Free	2017
16	Hakeeb Adelakun	LW	Hackney	25	87	9	Academy	1 July 2012	Trainee	2018
18	Jack King	AM	Oxford	36	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	30	19	0	Stoke City	10 July 2015	Free	2017
28	Gary McSheffrey	LW	Coventry	39	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	28	27	4	Middlesbrough	2 July 2015	Free	2018
9	Paddy Madden	CF	Dublin	31	111	40	Yeovil Town	10 January 2014	£300,000	2018
10	Kevin van Veen	CF	Eindhoven	30	45	4	FC Oss	30 January 2015	Undisclosed	2018
14	Greg Luer	CF	Brighton	27	3	0	Hull City	9 February 2016	Loan	2016
22	Tom Hopper	CF	Boston	28	34	7	Leicester City	1 July 2015	Free	2017
29	Kyle Wootton	CF	Epworth	25	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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Luke Daniels	31	0	27+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	GIB	Scott Wiseman	27	0	21+2	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Scott Laird	31	2	25+1	2	4+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Sean McAllister	12	0	6+3	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	David Mirfin	24	1	21+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	IRL	Niall Canavan	12	0	10+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	ENG	Luke Williams	21	2	12+5	2	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	IRL	Paddy Madden	36	18	32+0	15	3+0	2	1+0	1	0+0	0
10	FW	NED	Kevin van Veen	23	2	10+9	2	2+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
11	MF	SCO	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	Neal Bishop	35	0	31+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK	ENG	Joe Anyon	7	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Greg Luer (on loan from Hull City)	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	ENG	Stephen Dawson	14	0	12+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	ENG	Hakeeb Adelakun	16	1	1+11	0	1+2	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
17	DF	IRL	Conor Townsend	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Jack King	32	2	24+3	1	3+1	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF	ENG	Charlie Goode	12	1	6+3	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW	ENG	Tom Hopper	23	3	19+3	3	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
23	DF	SCO	Murray Wallace	19	2	18+0	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	SCO	Jamie Ness	19	0	13+3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	ENG	Gary McSheffrey	24	5	15+8	5	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Kyle Wootton	12	1	1+9	1	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	DF	ENG	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	Dave Syers	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	ENG	Darius Henderson	16	0	4+9	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Joe Lolley (on loan from Huddersfield Town)	5	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF	ENG	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
	19	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
No.	Po.	Name
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
11	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
19	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	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	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	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
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]

^ On 28 September 2015, Wallace's loan was extended until 31 October 2015.^[28]

Loans out[]

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
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]

^ On 23 September 2015, Boyce's loan at Hartlepool was extended until 31 October 2015.^[35]

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 (2015-07-11) 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 (2015-07-21) Friendly	Hartlepool United	0–4	Scunthorpe United	Hartlepool
19:00 BST		Report	Madden ?', ?', ?' Williams ?'	Stadium: Victoria Park

24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) 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 (2015-07-29) 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 (2015-07-31) 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 v t	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	Qualification for the League One play-offs^[a]
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 winner; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Matches[]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 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 (2015-08-15) 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 (2015-08-19) 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 (2015-08-22) 4	Scunthorpe United	0–0	Millwall	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,382 Referee: Richard Clark

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 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 (2015-09-05) 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 (2015-09-12) 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 (2015-09-19) 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 (2015-09-26) 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 (2015-09-29) 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 (2015-10-03) 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 (2015-10-10) 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 (2015-10-17) 13	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Laird 58' Madden 74' (pen)	Report	15'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,558 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 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 (2015-10-24) 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 (2015-10-31) 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 (2015-11-14) 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 (2015-11-21) 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 (2015-11-24) 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 (2015-11-28) 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 (2015-12-12) 21	Port Vale	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Burslem
15:00 GMT	45+2'	Report	King 36'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,983 Referee:

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 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 (2015-12-26) 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 (2015-12-28) 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 (2016-01-02) 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 (2016-01-16) 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 (2016-01-23) 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 (2016-01-30) 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 (2016-02-13) 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 (2016-02-16) 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 (2016-02-20) 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 (2016-02-27) 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' 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' 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 (2015-11-07) 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 (2015-12-05) 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 (2015-12-15) 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 December 2015 (2015-12-10) 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 (2015-08-11) 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

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 (2015-09-01) 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 (2015-07-25) 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 (2015-08-01) 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)

References[]

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^ "Iron Sign Stephen Dawson". Scunthorpe United FC. 20 May 2015.
^ "Iron Sign Highly-Rated Defender Goode". Scunthorpe United FC. 10 June 2015.
^ "United Complete Signing Of Hopper". Scunthorpe United FC. 26 June 2015.
^ "Iron Sign King From Preston". Scunthorpe United FC. 26 May 2015.
^ "Laird Is Next To Join Iron Ranks". Scunthorpe United FC. 11 June 2015.
^ "Sutton Signs One-Year Contract". Scunthorpe United FC. 2 June 2015.
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^ "Iron Sign Luke Williams". Scunthorpe United FC. 2 July 2015.
^ "Iron Sign Jamie Ness". Scunthorpe United FC. 10 July 2015.
^ "Iron Sign Darius Henderson". Scunthorpe United FC. 24 July 2015.
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^ "Kee man signs up". Accrington Stanley FC. 27 June 2015.
^ "Iron Cancel Myrie-Williams' Contract". Scunthorpe United FC. 15 June 2015.
^ "Eddie Nolan: Former Scunthorpe United defender joins York City". BBC Sport. 6 July 2015.
^ "Goalkeeper Slocombe joins Oxford". BBC Sport. 12 June 2015.
^ "Lincoln City Transfers: Imps snap up Matt Sparrow". Lincolnshire Echo. 24 June 2015.
^ "Taylor Joins AFC Wimbledon". Scunthorpe United FC. 14 July 2015.
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^ "Dave Syers: Rochdale sign former Scunthorpe midfielder". BBC Sport. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
^ "Darius Henderson: Coventry City sign veteran striker". BBC Sport. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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^ "Iron Make Lolley Loan Move". Scunthorpe United FC. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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^ "Tommy Rowe: Scunthorpe extend loan deal for Wolves midfielder". BBC Sport. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^ "Greg Luer: Forward joins Scunthorpe on month-long loan". BBC Sport. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
^ "Jim O'Brien: Scunthorpe United sign Coventry midfielder". BBC Sport. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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^ "Iron Announce Sheffield Wednesday Friendly". Scunthorpe United FC. 18 June 2015.
^ "Iron Set For Notts County Friendly". Scunthorpe United FC. 24 June 2015.
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[16] Following Howe's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for Lincoln City on 15 July 2015.^[15]

[21] Following Nolan's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for York City on 6 July 2015.^[19]

[23] Following Slocombe's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for Oxford United on 12 June 2015.^[20]

[25] Following Sparrow's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for Lincoln City on 24 June 2015.^[21]

[33] On 28 September 2015, Wallace's loan was extended until 31 October 2015.^[28]

[41] On 23 September 2015, Boyce's loan at Hartlepool was extended until 31 October 2015.^[35]

[table_note_res_PLPO0.59302819687548-52] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

[1] "Isaac Assenso Signs For The Iron". Scunthorpe United FC. 4 June 2015.

[2] "Iron Sign Stephen Dawson". Scunthorpe United FC. 20 May 2015.

[3] "Iron Sign Highly-Rated Defender Goode". Scunthorpe United FC. 10 June 2015.

[4] "United Complete Signing Of Hopper". Scunthorpe United FC. 26 June 2015.

[5] "Iron Sign King From Preston". Scunthorpe United FC. 26 May 2015.

[6] "Laird Is Next To Join Iron Ranks". Scunthorpe United FC. 11 June 2015.

[7] "Sutton Signs One-Year Contract". Scunthorpe United FC. 2 June 2015.

[8] "Iron Sign Scott Wiseman". Scunthorpe United FC. 28 May 2015.

[9] "Iron Sign Luke Williams". Scunthorpe United FC. 2 July 2015.

[10] "Iron Sign Jamie Ness". Scunthorpe United FC. 10 July 2015.

[11] "Iron Sign Darius Henderson". Scunthorpe United FC. 24 July 2015.

[12] "Wallace signs from Huddersfield". Scunthorpe United F.C. Official Site. 2 January 2016.

[13] "Conor Townsend: Scunthorpe sign Hull City full-back". BBC Sport. 6 January 2016.

[14] "Scunthorpe: Dominic Vose joins, Kevin Van Veen exits on loan". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016.

[15] "Callum Howe: Lincoln City signs one-year deal with Imps". BBC Sport. 15 July 2015.

[Seven_Released-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Iron Announce Retained List". Scunthorpe United F.C. 5 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015.

[18] "Kee man signs up". Accrington Stanley FC. 27 June 2015.

[19] "Iron Cancel Myrie-Williams' Contract". Scunthorpe United FC. 15 June 2015.

[20] "Eddie Nolan: Former Scunthorpe United defender joins York City". BBC Sport. 6 July 2015.

[22] "Goalkeeper Slocombe joins Oxford". BBC Sport. 12 June 2015.

[24] "Lincoln City Transfers: Imps snap up Matt Sparrow". Lincolnshire Echo. 24 June 2015.

[26] "Taylor Joins AFC Wimbledon". Scunthorpe United FC. 14 July 2015.

[27] "Taron Hare: York City sign former Scunthorpe youngster". BBC Sport. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[28] "Dave Syers: Rochdale sign former Scunthorpe midfielder". BBC Sport. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

[29] "Darius Henderson: Coventry City sign veteran striker". BBC Sport. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.

[30] "Iron Move For Goalkeeper Watson". Scunthorpe United FC. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[31] "Iron Make Wallace Loan Swoop". Scunthorpe United FC. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

[32] "Wallace Loan Extended By A Further Month". Scunthorpe United FC. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[34] "Iron Make Lolley Loan Move". Scunthorpe United FC. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

[35] "Tommy Rowe: Wolves midfielder joins Scunthorpe United on loan". BBC Sport. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[36] "Tommy Rowe: Scunthorpe extend loan deal for Wolves midfielder". BBC Sport. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.

[37] "Greg Luer: Forward joins Scunthorpe on month-long loan". BBC Sport. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

[38] "Jim O'Brien: Scunthorpe United sign Coventry midfielder". BBC Sport. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

[39] "Andrew Boyce: Hartlepool United loan Scunthorpe United defender". BBC Sport. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

[40] "Boyce Extends Hartlepool Loan". Scunthorpe United FC. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

[42] "Hawkridge Joins Lincoln On Loan". Scunthorpe United FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

[43] "Assenso Makes Loan Move". Scunthorpe United FC. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[44] "Scunthorpe: Dominic Vose joins, Kevin Van Veen exits on loan". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[45] "Niall Canavan: Rochdale sign Scunthorpe defender on loan". BBC Sport. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

[46] "Iron To Face Bolton In Pre-Season". Scunthorpe United FC. 19 May 2015.

[47] "Iron Set For Gainsborough Trip". Scunthorpe United FC. 19 May 2015.

[48] "Iron To Play Hartlepool In Pre-Season". Scunthorpe United FC. 11 June 2015.

[49] "Iron Announce Sheffield Wednesday Friendly". Scunthorpe United FC. 18 June 2015.

[50] "Iron Set For Notts County Friendly". Scunthorpe United FC. 24 June 2015.

[51] "Iron To Face Middlesbrough In Marbella". Scunthorpe United FC. 18 July 2015.

[53] "Lincoln United Date Announced". Scunthorpe United FC. 3 June 2015.

[54] "Iron To Face Lincoln City In Semi-Final". Scunthorpe United FC. 25 July 2015.

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