2015–16 Barnsley F.C. season explained

The 2015–16 season was Barnsley's second consecutive season in League One following their relegation from the Championship in the 2013–14 season. Along with League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Barnsley were promoted to the Football League Championship, after beating Millwall 3–1 in the play-off final. Barnsley also won the Football League Trophy, after beating Oxford United 3–2 in the final.^[1]

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Nat.	Place of Birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Adam Davies	GK		Rinteln		75	0	Sheffield Wednesday	13 June 2014	Free	2018
13		Nick Townsend	GK		Solihull		10	0	Birmingham City	1 September 2015	Undisclosed	2018
23	Jack Walton	GK				0	0	Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	2018
Defenders
2	James Bree	RB/RW		Wakefield		40	0	Academy	1 January 2014	Trainee	2017
3	George Smith	LB		Barnsley		44	0	Academy	1 July 2014	Trainee	2016
4	Marc Roberts	CB		Barnsley		42	1	FC Halifax Town	1 July 2015	Free	2018
5	Lewin Nyatanga	CB		Burton upon Trent		144	10	Bristol City	9 July 2013	Free	2017
22	George Williams	RB		Hillingdon		27	1	Worcester City	22 December 2014	Undisclosed	2016
26	Alfie Mawson	CB		Hillingdon		59	7	Brentford	1 July 2015	Free	2018
28	Jack Cowgill	CB		Wakefield		2	0	Academy	1 July 2014	Trainee	2017
29	Matty Templeton	LB		Worksop		3	1	Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	2017
35	Aidan White	LB		Otley		19	0	Rotherham United	January 2016	Free	2017
36	Callum Evans	DF				0	0	Manchester United F.C.	Manchester United	29 April 2016	Free	2017
Midfielders
7	Josh Scowen	CM		Enfield		64	8	Wycobme Wanderers	15 January 2015	Undisclosed	2017
8	Conor Hourihane	CM		County Cork		107	25	Plymouth Argyle	23 June 2014	£200,000	2017
10	Ryan Williams	WG		Subiaco		13	0	Fulham	26 July 2015	Undisclosed	2017
11	Josh Brownhill	CM		Warrington		27	3	Preston North End	14 January 2016	Loan	2016
14	Paul Digby	CM		Sheffield		25	0	Academy	1 August 2011	Trainee	2017
15	Marley Watkins	WG		London		42	8	Inverness CT	1 July 2015	Free	2017
17	Brad Abbott	CM		Doncaster		9	0	Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	2016
19	Otis Khan	MF		Ashton-under-Lyne		3	0	Sheffield United	25 January 2016	Free	2017
20	Adam Hammill	RW		Liverpool		118	22	Free agent	9 November 2015	Free	2018
32	Harry Chapman	WG		Hartlepool		14	1	Middlesbrough	26 February 2016	Loan	2016
34	Lloyd Isgrove	LW		Yeovil		36	1	Southampton	23 October 2015	Loan	2016
Forwards
9	Sam Winnall	CF		Wolverhampton		93	37	Scunthorpe United	23 July 2014	Undisclosed	2017
18	Ashley Fletcher	CF		Keighley		27	9	Manchester United	7 January 2016	Loan	2016
24	Ivan Toney	CF		Northampton		20	2	Newcastle United	24 March 2016	Loan	2016
25	Shaun Tuton	CF		Sheffield		7	0	FC Halifax Town	1 February 2016	Undisclosed	2017

Statistics

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Play-off Appearances

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Goals record

Rank	No.	Po.	Name					Play-offs	Total
1	9	FW	Sam Winnall	22	0	1	0	2	25
2	8	MF	Conor Hourihane	10	0	0	1	0	11
3	18	FW	Ashley Fletcher	5	0	0	2	2	9
	20	MF	Adam Hammill	4	0	0	3	2	9
5	15	MF	Marley Watkins	5	0	1	2	0	8
6	26	DF	Alfie Mawson	6	0	0	1	0	7
7	7	MF	Josh Scowen	4	0	1	0	0	5
8	5	DF	Lewin Nyatanga	2	0	0	1	0	3
	11	MF	Josh Brownhill	2	0	0	0	1	3
10	6	DF	Kevin Long	2	0	0	0	0	2
	19	MF	Ben Pearson	1	0	0	1	0	2
	24	FW	Ivan Toney	1	0	0	1	0	2
13	4	DF	Marc Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	1
	18	FW	Conor Wilkinson	1	0	0	0	0	1
	21	MF		0	0	1	0	0	1
	22	DF		1	0	0	0	0	1
	29	DF	Matty Templeton	1	0	0	0	0	1
	32	MF	Reece Wabara	1	0	0	0	0	1
	32	MF		1	0	0	0	0	1
	34	MF	Lloyd Isgrove	0	0	0	0	1	1
Own Goals				1	0	0	1	1	3
Total				66	0	4	12	9	91

Disciplinary record

No.	Po.	Name							League Trophy		Play-offs		Total
2	DF	James Bree	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	Marc Roberts	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
5	DF	Lewin Nyatanga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF	Callum Connolly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF	Kevin Long	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
7	MF	Josh Scowen	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
8	MF	Conor Hourihane	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
9	FW	Sam Winnall	6	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	10	0
10	MF		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF	Josh Brownhill	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
13	GK	Nick Townsend	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF	Paul Digby	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF	Marley Watkins	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
18	FW	Conor Wilkinson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
18	FW	Ashley Fletcher	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19	MF	Ben Pearson	6	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
20	MF	Adam Hammill	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	7	1
21	MF		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22	DF		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
24	FW	Ivan Toney	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
26	DF	Alfie Mawson	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
27	MF	Kadeem Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	DF	Reece Wabara	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
34	MF	Lloyd Isgrove	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
35	DF	Aidan White	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Total			77	2	1	0	4	0	14	0	3	0	99	2

Contracts

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CB				Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2015	CB				Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2015	LM				Free transfer	[4]
25 July 2015	AM				Undisclosed	[5]
15 August 2015	RB				Free transfer	[6]
1 September 2015	GK				Undisclosed	[7]
1 September 2015	ST				Undisclosed	[8]
3 September 2015	CF				Free transfer	[9]
7 November 2015	RW				Free transfer	[10]
8 January 2016	RB				Free transfer	[11]
1 February 2016	MF		Charlie Harris		Undisclosed	[12]
1 February 2016	CF				Undisclosed
1 February 2016	MF		Josh Kay		Undisclosed
18 May 2016			Stefan Payne		Undisclosed	[13]
21 June 2016					£500,000	[14] [15]
25 June 2016					Undisclosed	[16]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CM				Undisclosed	[17]
1 July 2015	AM				Released
1 July 2015	CB				Free transfer	[18]
1 July 2015	CF				Free transfer
1 July 2015	CF				Free transfer	[19]
1 July 2015	CF				Released
1 July 2015	CM		Darren McKnight		Free transfer	[20]
1 July 2015	CB			Free agent	Released
1 July 2015	CB				Free transfer
15 July 2015	GK				Free transfer	[21]
16 July 2015	RW				Free transfer	[22]
23 July 2015	CM				Free transfer	[23]
13 August 2015	RB				£2,000,000	[24] [25]
1 January 2016	RB				Free transfer
7 January 2016	CF				Free transfer	[26]
18 February 2016	GK		Christian Dibble		Free transfer	[27]
14 June 2016					Undisclosed	[28]

Total income: £2,000,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
10 July 2015	CF				4 January 2016	[29]
18 July 2015	CM				3 January 2016	[30]
18 July 2015	CM			Manchester United	13 October 2016	[31]
31 July 2015	AM				30 October 2015	[32]
4 August 2015	GK				1 September 2015	[33]
22 August 2015	MF				23 November 2015	[34]
1 September 2015	CF				4 January 2016	[35]
24 October 2015	LW				End of Season	[36] [37]
7 November 2015	CF				18 December 2015
17 November 2015	LB				3 January 2016	[38]
19 November 2015	CB				19 February 2016	[39]
7 January 2016	CF			Manchester United	End of Season	[40]
14 January 2016	CM				End of Season	[41]
26 February 2016	WG				End of Season	[42]
24 March 2016	CF		Ivan Toney	Newcastle United	End of Season	[43]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
11 August 2015	ST				3 January 2016	[44]
18 August 2015	RB				19 November 2015	[45]
28 August 2015	GK		Christian Dibble		28 November 2015	[46]
22 September 2015	CF				24 October 2015	[47]
4 January 2016	CM				End of Season	[48]
9 January 2016	LB				February 2016	[49]
1 February 2016	CF				End of Season	[50]
1 February 2016	CF				End of Season	[51]

Competitions

Football League One

See main article: 2015–16 Football League One.

Matches

League One play-offs

See main article: 2016 Football League One play-off final.

Football League Trophy

Overall summary

Summary

Games played	59 (46 League One, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 7 League Trophy, 3 Play-offs)
Games won	30 (22 League One, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 7 League Trophy, 3 Play-offs)
Games drawn	9 (8 League One, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Games lost	18 (16 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 League Trophy, 0 Play-offs)
Goals scored	96 (70 League One, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 13 League Trophy, 9 Play-offs)
Goals conceded	72 (54 League One, 1 FA Cup, 6 League Cup, 9 League Trophy, 2 Play-offs)
Goal difference	+16
Clean sheets	17 (16 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy, 1 Play-offs)
Yellow cards	99 (77 League One, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 14 League Trophy, 3 Play-offs)
Red cards	2 (2 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Worst discipline	Conor Hourihane (11, 0)
Best result	6–1 vs Rochdale (23 Jan 16)
Worst result	0–3 vs Rochdale (29 Aug 15)
Most appearances	Alfie Mawson (59)
Top scorer	Sam Winnall (24)
Points	74

Score overview

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Double
Blackpool	4–2	1–1
Bradford City	0–0	1–0
Burton Albion	1–0	0–0
Bury	3–0	0–0
Chesterfield	1–2	1–3
Colchester United	2–2	3–2
Coventry City	2–0	3–4
Crewe Alexandra	1–2	2–1
Doncaster Rovers	1–0	1–2
Fleetwood Town	0–1	2–0
Gillingham	2–0	1–2
Millwall	2–1	3–2
Oldham Athletic	2–1	2–1
Peterborough United	1–0	2–3
Port Vale	1–2	1–0
Rochdale	6–1	0–3
Scunthorpe United	0–0	0–2
Sheffield United	0–0	1–1
Shrewsbury Town	1–2	3–0
Southend United	0–2	1–2
Swindon Town	4–1	1–0
Walsall	0–2	3–1
Wigan Athletic	0–2	4–1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barnsley 3 Oxford United 2 . Phil . Cartwright . BBC Sport . 3 April 2016 . 4 April 2016.
2. News: Alfie Mawson is a Red! . Barnsley FC . 30 June 2015.
3. News: Marc Roberts Joins The Reds on Three-Year Contract. . Barnsley FC . 26 May 2015.
4. News: Scottish Cup Winner Marley Watkins Joins Barnsley On Two-Year Deal . Barnsley FC . 5 June 2015.
5. News: Ryan Williams Signs for Barnsley . Barnsley FC . 25 July 2015.
6. News: Reece Wabara Joins Reds . Barnsley FC . 17 August 2015 . 15 August 2015.
7. News: Nick Townsend Completes Permanent Move to Oakwell . Barnsley FC . 1 September 2015 . 1 September 2015.
8. News: Harry White Joins Reds. . Barnsley FC . 1 September 2015 . 1 September 2015.
9. News: Reds Sign Simeon Jackson . Barnsley FC . 3 September 2015 . 3 September 2015.
10. News: Ivan Toney: Newcastle United striker loaned to Barnsley . BBC Sport . 7 November 2015 . 7 November 2015.
11. News: Aidy White: Barnsley sign former Rotherham United full-back . BBC Sport . 8 January 2016 . 8 January 2016.
12. News: Charlie Harris and Shaun Tuton: Barnsley sign pair . BBC Sport . 1 February 2016 . 1 February 2016.
13. News: Stefan Payne: Barnsley sign Dover Athletic striker on initial two-year deal . BBC Sport . 18 May 2016 . 18 May 2016.
14. News: Barnsley sign Colchester's Moncur . BBC . 21 June 2016 . 21 June 2016.
15. News: George Moncur Agrees Terms With The Reds . Barnsley Official Site . 21 June 2016 . 21 June 2016.
16. News: Elliot Lee Agrees Terms With The Reds . Barnsley Official Site . 24 June 2016 . 24 June 2016.
17. News: Luke Berry Joins Cambridge United . Barnsley FC . 15 June 2015.
18. News: Barnsley FC Retained List . Barnsley FC . 7 May 2015.
19. News: Dale Jennings Departs Oakwell . Barnsley FC . 8 June 2015.
20. News: Shrewsbury capture McKnight . Sky Sports . 12 June 2015.
21. News: Turnbull Joins Leeds United . Barnsley FC . 15 July 2015.
22. News: Lalkovic Moves To Walsall . Barnsley FC . 16 July 2015.
23. News: James Bailey Departs Oakwell . Barnlsey FC . 23 July 2015.
24. News: Mason Holgate Signs For Everton . Barnsley FC . 13 August 2015 . 13 August 2015.
25. News: Everton seal £2m Holgate transfer . TEAMtalk . 13 August 2015 . 13 August 2015.
26. News: Southport agree deal with Phenix after Barnsley release . BBC Sport . 7 January 2016 . 7 January 2016.
27. News: Chelmsford City NEWS: Leaving Barnsley for the Clarets was a 'no-brainer' for Christian Dibble . Essex Chronicle . 18 February 2016 . 18 February 2016 .
28. News: Harry White Joins Solihull Moors . Barnsley Official Site . 14 June 2016 . 14 June 2016.
29. News: Reds Land Striker Conor Wilkinson On Loan! . Barnsley FC . 10 July 2015.
30. News: Ben's Back! Pearson Signs on Loan! . Barnsley FC . 18 July 2015.
31. News: Manchester United's Joe Rothwell Joins Reds in Double Swoop! . Barnsley FC . 18 July 2015.
32. News: Reds Sign Arsenal's Rising Star Dan Crowley . Barnsley FC . 31 July 2015 . 31 July 2015.
33. News: Goalkeeper Nick Townsend Signs on Loan . Barnsley FC . 4 August 2015 . 4 August 2015.
34. News: Harris links up with Tykes . Cardiff City . 22 August 2015 . 22 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160529132422/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/article/loan-deal-harris-links-up-with-tykes-2638055.aspx . 29 May 2016 . dead .
35. News: Michael Smith Signs For The Reds On Loan! . Barnsley FC . 1 September 2015 . 2 September 2015.
36. News: Lloyd Isgrove: Southampton winger loaned to Barnsley . BBC Sport . 24 October 2015 . 24 October 2015.
37. News: Lloyd Isgrove: Barnsley extend loan deal of Southampton midfielder . BBC Sport . 21 January 2016 . 21 January 2016.
38. News: Aidy White: Barnsley sign Rotherham full-back on loan . BBC Sport . 17 November 2015 . 17 November 2015.
39. News: Kevin Long: Barnsley sign Burnley defender on loan . BBC Sport . 19 November 2015 . 19 November 2015.
40. News: Manchester United striker Ashley Fletcher joins Barnsley on loan . BBC Sport . 7 January 2016 . 7 January 2016.
41. News: Preston North End midfielder Josh Brownhill joins Barnsley on loan . Sky Sports News . 14 January 2016 . 14 January 2016.
42. News: Harry Chapman: Barnsley sign Middlesbrough midfielder on loan until end of season . BBC Sport . 26 February 2016 . 26 February 2016.
43. News: Ivan Toney: Barnsley re-sign Newcastle United striker on loan . BBC Sport . 24 March 2016 . 24 March 2016.
44. News: Phenix Joins Southport on Loan . Barnsley FC . 11 August 2015 . 11 August 2015.
45. News: Williams Joins Barrow on Loan . Barnsley FC . 19 August 2015 . 18 August 2015.
46. News: Dibble Joins Chelmsford City On Loan . Barnsley FC . 28 August 2015 . 28 August 2015.
47. News: Maris Joins Guiseley on Loan . Barnsley FC . 22 September 2015 . 24 September 2015.
48. News: Paul Digby: Ipswich Town signing from Barnsley set for defence . BBC Sport . 4 January 2016 . 4 January 2016.
49. News: George Smith: Crawley Town sign Barnsley defender on loan . BBC Sport . 9 January 2016 . 9 January 2016.
50. News: Barnsley: Kidderminster Harriers sign striker Harry White . BBC Sport . 1 February 2016 . 1 February 2016.
51. News: Barnsley: Lincoln City sign George Maris on loan for rest of season . BBC Sport . 1 February 2016 . 1 February 2016.