2015–16 Football League Trophy
The 2015–16 Football League Trophy was the 32nd season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football. Barnsley of League One won the competition, defeating Oxford United of League Two 3–2 in the final.[1] It was the last tournament to take place before the introduction of Category 1 Academy teams and an initial group stage before the knockout rounds.
Johnstone's Paint Trophy | |
Country | |
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Teams | 48 |
Defending champions | Bristol City |
Champions | Barnsley |
Runners-up | Oxford United |
Matches played | 49 |
Goals scored | 126 (2.57 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | (4 goals each) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
In all, 48 clubs entered the competition. It was split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at Wembley Stadium. Bristol City were the reigning champions but were unable to defend their title following promotion to the Championship.
First round
Northern section
North West
1 September 2015 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent |
19:45 GMT | Ikpeazu |
Report | Attendance: 2,571 Referee: Darren England |
1 September 2015 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | New Meadow, Shrewsbury |
19:45 GMT | McAlinden Barnett |
Report | Attendance: 1,817 Referee: Steve Martin |
1 September 2015 | Accrington Stanley | 1–2 | Bury | Crown Ground, Accrington |
19:45 GMT | Bruna |
Report | Hope Tutte |
Attendance: 1,344 Referee: Tony Harrington |
1 September 2015 | Morecambe | 2–0 | Walsall | Globe Arena, Morecambe |
19:45 GMT | Devitt Barkhuizen |
Report | Attendance: 1,332 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
Byes: Blackpool, Crewe Alexandra, Fleetwood Town, Wigan Athletic
North East
1 September 2015 | Hartlepool United | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Sheffield United | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
19:00 GMT | Fenwick |
Report | Flynn |
Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Scott Duncan |
Penalties | ||||
Bingham Oates Harrison Fenwick Featherstone |
Higdon Sharp McNulty Woolford McEveley |
1 September 2015 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Burton Albion | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster |
19:45 GMT | Report | Attendance: 2,956 Referee: Ross Joyce | ||
Penalties | ||||
Williams Main Middleton Chaplow Stewart |
Akins Reilly Naylor Binnom-Williams |
1 September 2015 | Notts County | 3–1 | Mansfield Town | Meadow Lane, Nottingham |
19:45 GMT | McLeod Edwards Jonathan Stead |
Report | Craig Westcarr |
Attendance: 2,696 Referee: Richard Clark |
1 September 2015 | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Barnsley | Glanford Park, Scunthorpe |
19:45 GMT | Goode |
Report | Nyatanga Watkins |
Attendance: 1,796 Referee: Ben Toner |
Byes: Bradford City, Chesterfield, Rochdale, York City
Southern section
South West
1 September 2015 | Yeovil Town | 1–0 | Barnet | Huish Park, Yeovil |
19:45 BST | Dembélé |
Report | Attendance: 1,203 Referee: Tim Robinson |
1 September 2015 | Newport County | 1–1 (6–7 p) | Swindon Town | Rodney Parade, Newport |
19:45 BST | Collins |
Report | Rodgers |
Attendance: 1,434 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
Penalties | ||||
Byrne Ansah Klukowski Boden Ofori-Twumasi Owen-Evans Collins |
Rodgers Robert Turnbull Brophy Branco Barry Randall |
1 September 2015 | Exeter City | 2–0 | Portsmouth | St James Park, Exeter |
19:45 BST | Harley Nicholls |
Report | Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Lee Swabey |
1 September 2015 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–3 | Plymouth Argyle | Kingsmeadow, London |
19:45 BST | Azeez Taylor |
Report | Jervis Brunt McHugh |
Attendance: 1,251 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Byes: Bristol Rovers, Coventry City, Oxford United, Wycombe Wanderers
South East
1 September 2015 | Luton Town | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | Kenilworth Road, Luton |
19:45 BST | Green O'Donnell |
Report | James |
Attendance: 1,953 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
1 September 2015 | Millwall | 1–0 | Peterborough United | The Den, London |
19:45 BST | Williams |
Report | Attendance: 2,050 Referee: Keith Hill |
1 September 2015 | Northampton Town | 3–2 | Colchester United | Sixfields Stadium, Northampton |
19:45 BST | Calvert-Lewin Watson Richards |
Report | Bonne |
Attendance: 1,366 Referee: Darren Deadman |
1 September 2015 | Cambridge United | 0–2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Abbey Stadium, Cambridge |
19:45 BST | Report | Hemmings McClure |
Attendance: 1,618 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
Byes: Crawley Town, Gillingham, Southend United, Stevenage
Second round
Northern section
North West
6 October 2015 | Port Vale | 1–2 | Blackpool | Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent |
19:45 BST | Grant |
Report | Rivers Robertson |
Attendance: 2,720 Referee: Mark Heywood |
6 October 2015 | Bury | 0–1 | Morecambe | Gigg Lane, Bury |
19:45 BST | Report | Miller |
Attendance: 1,508 Referee: Mark Brown |
6 October 2015 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–3 | Wigan Athletic | Gresty Road, Crewe |
19:30 BST | Haber Colclough |
Report | Hiwula Wildschut |
Attendance: 2,168 Referee: James Adcock |
6 October 2015 | Fleetwood Town | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood |
19:45 BST | Hunter Grant |
Report | Brown |
Attendance: 1,267 Referee: Kevin Wright |
North East
6 October 2015 | York City | 2–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Bootham Crescent, York |
19:45 BST | Oliver |
Report | Attendance: 1,627 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
6 October 2015 | Sheffield United | 5–1 | Notts County | Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
19:45 BST | Baxter Done Scougall Adams |
Report | Stead |
Attendance: 5,497 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
6 October 2015 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Chesterfield | Proact Stadium, Chesterfield |
19:00 BST | Tanser Alessandra |
Report | Eastham |
Attendance: 1,042 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
Southern section
South West
6 October 2015 | Yeovil Town | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Coventry City | Huish Park, Yeovil |
19:45 BST | Report | Attendance: 1,605 Referee: Kevin Johnson | ||
Penalties | ||||
Dickson Bird Howells Laird |
6 October 2015 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | Exeter City | Home Park, Plymouth |
19:45 BST | Boateng Tanner |
Report | Attendance: 9,441 Referee: Brendan Malone |
6 October 2015 | Oxford United | 2–0 | Swindon Town | Kassam Stadium, Oxford |
19:45 BST | Roofe |
Report | Attendance: 9,013 Referee: Gavin Ward |
6 October 2015 | Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Memorial Stadium, Bristol |
19:45 BST | Taylor Easter |
Report | Attendance: 3,243 Referee: Oliver Langford |
South East
6 October 2015 | Millwall | 2–0 | Northampton Town | The Den, London |
19:45 BST | O'Brien Gregory |
Report | Attendance: 2,254 Referee: Iain Williamson |
6 October 2015 | Crawley Town | 0–3 | Southend United | Broadfield Stadium, Crawley |
19:45 BST | Report | Weston Pigott |
Attendance: 1,139 Referee: Tim Robinson |
6 October 2015 | Gillingham | 2–1 | Luton Town | Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham |
19:45 BST | Ehmer Dack |
Report | McGeehan |
Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Michael Bull |
7 October 2015 | Stevenage | 1–2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Broadhall Way, Stevenage |
19:45 BST | Kennedy |
Report | Cureton Chambers |
Attendance: 1,401 Referee: James Linington |
Area quarter-finals
Northern section
10 November 2015 | Wigan Athletic | 4–0 | Blackpool | DW Stadium, Wigan |
19:15 GMT | Hiwula Murray Wildschut |
Report | Attendance: 5,224 Referee: Andrew Madley |
10 November 2015 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Morecambe | Spotland Stadium, Rochdale |
19:45 GMT | Report | Mullin |
Attendance: 1,428 Referee: David Coote |
10 November 2015 | Fleetwood Town | 0–0 (4–1 p) | Sheffield United | Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood |
19:45 GMT | Report | Attendance: 1,587 Referee: Christopher Kavanagh | ||
Penalties | ||||
Southern section
10 November 2015 | Gillingham | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Yeovil Town | Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham |
19:15 BST | Garmston |
Report | Cornick |
Attendance: 1,832 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
Penalties | ||||
10 November 2015 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–5 | Millwall | Home Park, Plymouth |
19:45 BST | Jervis Carey |
Report | Gregory Beevers O'Brien |
Attendance: 5,869 Referee: James Linington |
11 November 2015 | Southend United | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea |
19:45 BST | White |
Report | Attendance: 3,495 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
11 November 2015 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0–2 | Oxford United | Victoria Road, London |
19:45 BST | Report | Hoban MacDonald |
Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Andy Davies |
Area semi-finals
Northern section
Southern section
8 December 2015 | Oxford United | 3–2 | Yeovil Town | Kassam Stadium, Oxford |
19:45 GMT | Evans O'Dowda Maguire |
Report | Fogden Jeffers |
Attendance: 2,532 Referee: Keith Stroud |
8 December 2015 | Southend United | 0–2 | Millwall | Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea |
19:45 GMT | Report | Morison Williams |
Attendance: 5,972 Referee: Simon Hooper |
Area finals
Northern section
Southern section
14 January 2016 | Millwall | 0–2 | Oxford United | The Den, London |
19:45 GMT | Report | Roofe |
Attendance: 7,275 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
2 February 2016 | Oxford United | 0–1 (2–1 agg.) | Millwall | Kassam Stadium, Oxford |
19:45 GMT | Report | Gregory |
Attendance: 10,138 Referee: Scott Duncan |
Final
References
- Cartwright, Phil (3 April 2016). "Barnsley 3 Oxford United 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 April 2016.