2015–16 Alloa Athletic F.C. season

The 2015–16 season will be Alloa Athletic's third consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their third season in the Scottish Championship,[1] having been promoted through playoffs from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012–13 season. Alloa will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Alloa Athletic
2015–16 season
ChairmanMike Mulraney
ManagerDanny Lennon (until December 2015)
Jack Ross (December 2015–)
StadiumRecreation Park

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Abandoned or Postponed

Scottish Championship
Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Championship
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) ChampionshipQueen of the South3–1Alloa AthleticPalmerston Park
15:00 BST Lyle  5'
Russell  29', 38'		 BBC Report Flannigan  49' Attendance: 1,726
Referee: Anderson
16 August 2015 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic1 – 5RangersRecreation Park
12:30 Chopra  7' BBC Report Tavernier  4'
Waghorn  9' (pen.)
Holt  39'
Miller  43', 85'		 Attendance: 3,047
Referee: Allan
22 August 2015 ChampionshipRaith Rovers3 – 0Alloa AthleticStark's Park
15:00 Craigen  55'
Wighton  60'
Stewart  84'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,458
Referee: Graham
29 August 2015 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic0 – 1Greenock MortonRecreation Park
15:00 BBC Report Thomas O'Ware  72' Attendance: 825
Referee: Walsh
5 September 2015 ChampionshipDumbarton0 – 2Alloa AthleticDumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Holmes  59'
Ferns  90+3'		 Attendance: 715
Referee: Charleston
12 September 2015 ChampionshipHibernian3 – 0Alloa AthleticEaster Road
15:00 Henderson  44'
Cummings  50'
McGinn  65'		 BBC Report Attendance: 7,774
Referee: McKendrick
19 September 2015 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic1 – 1FalkirkCappielow
15:00 Marr  68'
Hamilton  90'		 BBC Report Baird  68' (pen.) Attendance: 1,572
Referee: Robertson
26 September 2015 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic0 – 3LivingstonRecreation Park
15:00 BBC Report Buchanan  23', 78'
Sheerin  59'		 Attendance: 622
Referee: Northcroft
3 October 2015 ChampionshipSt Mirren1 – 1Alloa AthleticSt Mirren Park
15:00 Shankland  68' BBC Report Marr  75' Attendance: 2,994
Referee: Charleston
17 October 2015 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic0 – 1Raith RoversRecreation Park
15:00 Marr  13'
Crawford  72'		 Report Anderson  79' Attendance: 808
Referee: Andrew Dallas
24 October 2015 ChampionshipGreenock Morton1 – 0Alloa AthleticCappielow
15:00 Forbes  55'
Pepper  77'		 Report Michael Doyle  55' Attendance: 1,716
Referee: Brian Colvin
31 October 2015 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic1 – 2Queen of the SouthRecreation Park
15:00 Holmes  1'  89'
Michael Doyle  23'
Williams  71'		 Report Oliver  46'  55'
Kidd  90+2'		 Attendance: 616
Referee: Craig Thomson (referee)
7 November 2015 ChampionshipRangers4 – 0Alloa AthleticIbrox Stadium
15:00 Waghorn  10'  44'
Tavernier  14'
Wallace  17'
Kiernan  72'
Clark  90+2'		 Report Chopra  15'
Ferns  65'  79'		 Attendance: 43,242
Referee: Stephen Finnie
14 November 2015 ChampionshipFalkirk5 – 0Alloa AthleticFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Baird  12', 31', 44'
McHugh  63'
Leahy  81'		 BBC Report Attendance: 3,550
Referee: Clancy
21 November 2015 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic0 – 1HibernianIndodrill Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Cummings  60' Attendance: 1,952
Referee: Cook
5 December 2015 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic0 – 2DumbartonIndodrill Stadium
15:00 Williams  56' Report Routledge  63'
Docherty  71'
Gallagher  87'		 Attendance: 492
Referee: Willie Collum
12 December 2015 ChampionshipLivingston0 – 1Alloa AthleticTony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Glen  12'
Gallagher  89'		 Report Hill  59'
Crawford  64'		 Attendance: 937
Referee: Brian Colvin
19 December 2015 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic0 – 2St MirrenIndodrill Stadium
15:00 Hamilton  6' Report Shankland  13'
Gallagher  59'		 Attendance: 912
Referee: Alan Muir
26 December 2015 ChampionshipRaith RoversP – PAlloa AthleticStark's Park
Report Referee: Aitken
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
2 January 2016 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic0 – 1FalkirkIndodrill Stadium
17:15 Hamilton  72' Report Baird  15' Attendance: 1,176
Referee: John McKendrick
12 January 2016 ChampionshipRaith Rovers0 – 1Alloa AthleticStark's Park
19:45 Robertson  13' Report Flannigan  18'  86' (pen.) Attendance: 1,064
Referee: Greg Aitken
16 January 2016 ChampionshipAlloa AthleticA – AGreenock MortonIndodrill Stadium
15:00 Duffy  41' BBC Report Referee: Muir
Note: Abandoned 22 minutes into the second half because of heavy snow.
23 January 2016 ChampionshipQueen of the South1 – 0Alloa AthleticPalmerston Park
15:00 Russell  41' Report Doyle  87' Attendance: 1,559
Referee: John Beaton
30 January 2016 ChampionshipSt Mirren3 – 1Alloa AthleticThe Paisley 2021 Stadium
15:00 Watson  9'  37'
Gallagher  59'
Mallan  90'		 Report Layne  9' (pen.)
Scott McKenna  13'
Hamilton  19'
Gallacher  40'
Hill  74'
Crawford  77'		 Attendance: 2,589
Referee: Craig Charleston
9 February 2016 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic2 – 2Greenock MortonIndodrill Stadium
19:30 Hamilton  19'
Megginson  60'
Hill  71'		 Report McManus  14'
McCluskey  17'		 Attendance: 535
Referee: Alan Muir
13 February 2016 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic1 – 1RangersIndodrill Stadium
15:00 Marr  61'  62' Report O'Halloran  83' Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Don Robertson
21 February 2016 ChampionshipHibernian3 – 0Alloa AthleticEaster Road
15:00 Boyle  5'  31'  77'
Carmichael  40'		 Report Marr  17'
McAusland  78'		 Attendance: 8,765
Referee: Nick Walsh
27 February 2016 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic1 – 3LivingstonIndodrill Stadium
15:00 Duffy  19' Report Longridge  11'
White  14'
Stanton  39'
Cole  50'
Fotheringham  70'		 Attendance: 619
Referee: Craig Charleston
5 March 2016 ChampionshipFalkirk2 – 0Alloa AthleticFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Watson  28'
Kerr  36'		 Report Marr  80'
Ferns  85'		 Attendance: 3,774
Referee: Steven McLean
8 March 2016 ChampionshipDumbarton3 – 1Alloa AthleticDumbarton Football Stadium
19:45 Nadé  28', 32', 47'
Routledge  64'		 Report Megginson  31' Attendance: 468
Referee: Willie Collum
12 March 2016 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic1 – 1Raith RoversIndodrill Stadium
15:00 Hetherington  24'  64'
Marr  74'
Flannigan  79'		 Report Benedictus  90' Attendance: 762
Referee: George Salmond
19 March 2016 ChampionshipGreenock Morton4 – 1Alloa AthleticCappielow
15:00 Marr  15' (O.G.)
McManus  78'
Forbes  17'
Johnstone  81'		 Report McAusland  39'  83' Attendance: 1,513
Referee: Euan Anderson
26 March 2016 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic0 – 1St. MirrenIndodrill Stadium
15:00 Hetherington  61' Report Watson  85' Attendance: 753
Referee: Mat Northcroft
2 April 2016 ChampionshipLivingston0 – 0Alloa AthleticTony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Neill  70'
Gordon  85'		 Report Hamilton  67'
Hetherington  83'  86'		 Attendance: 927
Referee: Alan Muir
9 April 2016 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic1 – 0HibernianIndodrill Stadium
15:00 Duffy  45'
Flannigan  69'		 Report Dagnall  86' Attendance: 1,364
Referee: Bobby Madden
16 April 2016 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic2 – 2Queen of the SouthIndodrill Stadium
15:00 Flannigan  38' (pen.)
Marr  54'
McManus  66'  76'		 Report Lyle  67' (pen.)
Dowie  80'
Hilson  85'		 Attendance: 512
Referee: Gavin Duncan
23 April 2016 ChampionshipRangers1 – 1Alloa AthleticIbrox Stadium
12:30 Tavernier  45' Report Duffy  8'
Megginson  14'
Flannigan  32'
Caddis  61'		 Attendance: 50,349
Referee: Craig Charleston
1 May 2016 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic1 – 1DumbartonIndodrill Stadium
12:30 Layne  7'
Hamilton  37'		 Report McCallum  51'
Barr  64'
Waters  90+2'		 Attendance: 515
Referee: Barry Cook

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup
25 July 2015 Round 1Brora Rangers0 – 1Alloa AthleticDudgeon Park
15:00 BBC Report Mitchell  49' Attendance: 265
Referee: Northcroft
19 August 2015 Round 2Alloa Athletic0 – 2 (a.e.t.)Elgin CityRecreation Park
15:00 BBC Report Gunn  104' (pen.)
McKenzie  111' (pen.)		 Attendance: 240
Referee: Salmond

League Cup
Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Cup
1 August 2015 First roundBerwick Rangers3 – 2 (a.e.t.)Alloa AthleticShielfield Park
15:00 Lavery  56'
Morris  77'
Banjo  97'		 BBC Report Flannigan  6', 21' Attendance: 405
Referee: Charleston

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Cup
28 November 2015 Round 3DumbartonP – PAlloa AthleticDumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
8 December 2015 Round 3Dumbarton5 - 0Alloa AthleticDumbarton Football Stadium
19:30 McCallum  1'
Barr  9'
Fleming  14'
Kirkpatrick  78'  90+2'
Waters  90'		 Report Flannigan  53'
Chopra  72'		 Attendance: 274
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Player statistics

Squad
Last updated 26 March 2016[2][3]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish ChampionshipChallenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Andrew McNeil 15013+000+001+001+00
2 DF Kyle McAusland 28119+810+000+000+10
3 DF Dougie Hill 27124+011+001+001+00
4 DF Mikk Reintam 15011+101+001+001+00
5 DF Colin Hamilton 31229+020+001+001+00
6 DF Jason Marr 24222+220+000+000+00
7 FW Michael Duffy 32126+311+001+001+00
8 MF Burton O'Brien 28027+000+001+000+00
9 FW Michael Chopra 17112+310+100+000+10
10 MF Graeme Holmes 23218+320+100+001+00
11 MF Eddie Ferns 2713+2111+001+000+10
12 FW Omar Kader 300+101+000+100+00
12 DF Scott McKenna 404+000+000+000+00
12 MF Liam Caddis 302+100+000+000+00
13 DF Cătălin Păun 300+101+001+000+00
14 MF Connor McManus 31026+201+001+001+00
15 DF Michael Doyle 14013+000+000+001+00
16 MF Iain Flannigan 20414+420+001+021+00
17 FW Issac Layne 1616+811+000+100+00
18 MF Steven Hetherington 1519+510+000+001+00
19 DF Ryan Finnie 707+000+000+000+00
20 DF Mark Williams 1406+601+000+100+00
21 GK David Crawford 12010+101+000+000+00
22 DF Ryan Hoggan 200+101+000+000+00
23 FW Geoff Mitchell 604+000+101+000+00
23 MF Mitchel Megginson 10110+010+000+000+00
24 FW Scott Hynd 501+400+000+000+00
25 FW Aron Lynas 100+100+000+000+00
26 DF Lewis Wilson 000+000+000+000+00
27 MF Robbie Crawford 19114+410+000+001+00
28 MF Michael Hardie 100+100+000+000+00
41 GK Scott Gallacher 11011+000+000+000+00

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 St Mirren 36 11 9 16 44 53 −9 42
7 Queen of the South 36 12 6 18 46 56 −10 42
8 Dumbarton 36 10 7 19 35 66 −31 37
9 Livingston (R) 36 8 7 21 37 51 −14 31 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Alloa Athletic (R) 36 4 9 23 22 67 −45 21 Relegation to League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.

Division summary
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GroundAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHHAAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAH
ResultLLLLWLDLDLLLLLLLWLLWLLDDLLLLDLLDWDDD
Position8101010999109101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2016. Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers
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See also

References
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