2015–16 Leyton Orient F.C. season

The 2015–16 Leyton Orient F.C. season is the 117th season in the history of Leyton Orient Football Club, their 100th in the Football League, and the first season of their return to the fourth tier of the English football league system.

Leyton Orient F.C.

2015–16 season
Chairman	Francesco Becchetti
Head Coach	Ian Hendon (until 18 January 2016) Andy Hessenthaler (caretaker) (from 18 January 2016 to 21 January 2016) Kevin Nolan (Player/Manager) (from 21 January 2016 to 12 April 2016) Andy Hessenthaler (caretaker) (from 12 April 2016)
Stadium	Brisbane Road
League Cup	First round (eliminated by Milton Keynes Dons)
League Trophy	First round (eliminated by Luton Town)
Home colours Away colours

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	DF		Sean Clohessy	Colchester United	Free transfer	[1]
1 July 2015	FW		Paul McCallum	West Ham United	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2015	MF		Sammy Moore	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	[1]
1 July 2015	MF		Blair Turgott	Coventry City	Free transfer	[3]
6 July 2015	FW		Ollie Palmer	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed	[4]
8 July 2015	FW		Sandro Semedo	Academy	Trainee	[5]
27 July 2015	GK		Alex Cisak	Burnley	Undisclosed	[6]
27 July 2015	DF		Alan Dunne	Millwall	Free transfer	[7]
27 July 2015	DF		Connor Essam	Dover Athletic	£20,000	[8][9]
27 July 2015	DF		Frazer Shaw	Dulwich Hamlet	Free transfer	[10]
20 November 2015	DF		Jean-Yves Mvoto	Free Agent	Free transfer	[11]
20 January 2016	MF		Nigel Atangana	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	[12]
21 January 2016	MF		Kevin Nolan	Free Agent	Free transfer	[13]
22 January 2016	FW		Armand Gnanduillet	Chesterfield	Undisclosed	[14]
1 February 2016	DF		Nicky Hunt	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed	[15]

Total spending: £20,000

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 June 2015	GK		Adam Legzdins	Birmingham City	Released	[16][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2015	DF		Scott Cuthbert	Luton Town	Free transfer	[18]
1 July 2015	FW		Chris Dagnall	Kerala Blasters	Free transfer	[19]
1 July 2015	FW		Kevin Lisbie	Barnet	Free transfer	[20]
1 July 2015	DF		Elliot Omozusi	Cambridge United	Free transfer	[21]
1 July 2015	DF		Gary Sawyer	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	[22]
2 July 2015	FW		Dave Mooney	Southend United	Free transfer	[23]
6 July 2015	FW		Darius Henderson	Scunthorpe United	Released	[24][lower-alpha 2]
8 July 2015	MF		Romain Vincelot	Coventry City	£25,000	[26][27]
9 July 2015	FW		Shaun Batt	Barnet	Free transfer	[28]
24 July 2015	DF		Nathan Clarke	Bradford City	Mutual consent	[29][lower-alpha 3]
7 August 2015	MF		Josh Wright	Gillingham	Free transfer	[31]
28 August 2015	DF		Shane Lowry	Birmingham City	Mutual consent	[32][lower-alpha 4]
11 January 2016	MF		Harry Lee	Welling United	Mutual consent	[34]
20 January 2016	DF		Jean-Yves Mvoto	Zawisza Bydgoszcz	Mutual consent	[35][lower-alpha 5]

1. Following Legzdins' release he joined Birmingham City.[17]
2. Following Henderson's release he joined Scunthorpe United.[25]
3. Following Clarke's decision to leave he joined Bradford City.[30]
4. Following Lowry's decision to leave he joined Birmingham City.[33]
5. Following M'voto's departure, he joined Zawisza Bydgoszcz.[36]

Total income: £25,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
28 August 2015	DF		Joe Maguire	Liverpool	28 September 2015	[37]
1 September 2015	MF		Jack Payne	Peterborough United	End of Season	[38]
2 October 2015	DF		Adam Chicksen	Brighton & Hove Albion	2 November 2015	[39]
9 October 2015	FW		John Marquis	Millwall	15 January 2016	[40]
19 November 2015	DF		Cole Kpekawa	Queens Park Rangers	1 February 2016	[41][lower-alpha 1]
2 January 2016	MF		Calaum Jahraldo-Martin	Hull City	End of Season	[45][lower-alpha 2]
27 January 2016	DF		Shaun Brisley	Peterborough United	End of Season	[47]
1 February 2016	DF		Jerome Binnom-Williams	Crystal Palace	End of Season	[48]
10 March 2016	GK		David Gregory	Crystal Palace	8 April 2016	[49]
17 March 2016	DF		Peter Ramage	Coventry City	End of Season	[50][lower-alpha 3]

1. Kpekawa's initial one-month loan was extended by a further month on 17 December 2015,[42] a second time until 1 March 2016 [43] before being recalled by QPR on 1 February 2016 [44]
2. Jahraldo-Martin's initial one-month loan was extended until the End of the Season on 1 February 2016 [46]
3. Ramage's initial one-month loan was extended until the End of the Season on 16 April 2016 [51]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
15 August 2015	MF		Harry Lee	Welling United	9 January 2016	[52][lower-alpha 1]
2 September 2015	GK		Gary Woods	Ross County	End of Season	[54][lower-alpha 2]
1 October 2015	FW		Victor Adeboyejo	Hemel Hempstead Town	Youth Loan	[56]
1 October 2015	MF		Sandro Semedo	Welling United	9 January 2016	[57]
1 October 2015	MF		Montel Agyemang	Grays Athletic	Youth Loan	[57]
21 October 2015	FW		Victor Adeboyejo	Heybridge Swifts	Youth Loan	[58]
21 October 2015	DF		Jack Humphreys	Heybridge Swifts	Youth Loan	[58]
12 February 2016	MF		Sandro Semedo	Chelmsford City	End of Season	[59]
29 February 2016	MF		Freddy Moncur	Wingate & Finchley	Work experience loan	[60]
4 March 2016	DF		Aron Pollock	Wingate & Finchley	Work experience loan	[61]
4 March 2016	FW		Scott Kashket	Welling United	4 April 2016	[62]
19 March 2016	DF		Jack Humphreys	Histon	Work experience loan	[63]
19 March 2016	DF		Sam Ling	Histon	Work experience loan	[63]
22 March 2016	MF		Bradley Pritchard	Stevenage	22 April 2016	[64]
23 March 2016	DF		Connor Essam	Dover Athletic	End of Season	[65]

1. On 17 September 2015, Lee's loan at Welling was extended until 9 January 2016.[53]
2. On 6 January 2016, Woods' loan at Ross County was extended until the End of the Season.[55]

Results

Pre-season friendlies

On 1 June 2015, Leyton Orient announced their first two pre-season friendlies against Braintree Town and Woking.[66] A third friendly against Colchester United was added to the schedule.[67] On 1 July 2015, Leyton Orient announced they will face Huddersfield Town during their stay in Spain.[68] On 8 July 2015, Orient confirmed a friendly away to Bishop's Stortford.[69] On 15 July 2015, Leyton Orient announced they will face Middlesbrough in a behind-closed-doors friendly.[70] On 24 July 2015, O's announced a friendly against Southend United.[71]

Braintree Town v Leyton Orient

10 July 2015 (2015-07-10) Friendly	Braintree Town	2–1	Leyton Orient	Cressing Road, Braintree
19:45 BST	Davis  35' (pen.) Marks  88'	Report	McCallum  18'	Attendance: 729

Middlesbrough v Leyton Orient

15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) Friendly	Middlesbrough	3–1	Leyton Orient	La Cala Resort, Mijas
17:30 CEST	Adomah  44' Forshaw  52' Kike  80'	Report	McCallum  61'

Huddersfield Town v Leyton Orient

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Leyton Orient	La Cala Resort, Mijas
11:00 CEST	Lolley  35' Baudry  67' (og)	Report

Los Iberos v Leyton Orient

20 July 2015 (2015-07-20) Friendly	Los Iberos	0–5	Leyton Orient	La Cala Resort, Mijas
12:00 CEST		Report	Palmer McCallum Cox

Colchester United v Leyton Orient

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly	Colchester United	0–3	Leyton Orient	Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	McCallum  32', 47' Kashket  76'	Attendance: 1,084 (303 O's fans)

Woking v Leyton Orient

28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly	Woking	0–4	Leyton Orient	Kingfield Stadium, Woking
19:45 BST		Report	Palmer  3' Simpson  14', 45' Kashket  19'	Attendance: 871

Bishop's Stortford v Leyton Orient

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Bishop's Stortford	2–4	Leyton Orient	ProKit UK Stadium, Bishop's Stortford
15:00 BST	Fanimo  57', 81'	Report	McAnuff  13' Kashket  34', 63' Palmer  39'

Southend United v Leyton Orient

2 August 2015 (2015-08-02) Friendly	Southend United	0–1	Leyton Orient	Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
13:00 BST		Report	McCallum  21'

League Two

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Two

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[72]

Leyton Orient v Barnet

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Leyton Orient	2–0	Barnet	Leyton
15:00 BST	Simpson  74' McCallum  75'	Report		Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 6,151 Referee: Iain Williamson

Dagenham & Redbridge v Leyton Orient

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2	Dagenham & Redbridge	1–3	Leyton Orient	Dagenham
15:00 BST	Cureton  90'	Report	McCallum  19' James  28' (pen.) Cox  56'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 3,336 Referee: Gavin Ward

Leyton Orient v Stevenage

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3	Leyton Orient	3–0	Stevenage	Leyton
19:45 BST	Simpson  74' Turgott  84' Palmer  90'	Report		Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,949 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Newport County v Leyton Orient

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4	Newport County	2–3	Leyton Orient	Newport
15:00 BST	Boden  41' Byrne  42'	Report	McCallum  4' Simpson  7' Cox  59'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,779 Referee: Brendan Malone

Leyton Orient v Bristol Rovers

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5	Leyton Orient	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Leyton
15:00 BST	James  23' (pen.) Simpson  45'	Report		Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 5,777 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Exeter City v Leyton Orient

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6	Exeter City	4–0	Leyton Orient	Exeter
15:00 BST	Nichols  5' (pen.), 56' (pen.) Nicholls  37' Wheeler  77'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,648 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Cambridge United v Leyton Orient

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7	Cambridge United	1–1	Leyton Orient	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Blyth  53'	Report	Simpson  87'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,821 Referee: Oliver Langford

Leyton Orient v Wycombe Wanderers

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8	Leyton Orient	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Leyton
15:00 BST	Simpson  66'	Report	Bloomfield  40'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 5,946 Referee: James Linington

Northampton Town v Leyton Orient

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9	Northampton Town	1–1	Leyton Orient	Northampton
15:00 BST	Calvert-Lewin  90'	Report	Cox  90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,061 Referee: Michael Bull

Leyton Orient v Carlisle United

29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10	Leyton Orient	1–2	Carlisle United	Leyton
21:45 BST	Baudry  64'	Report	Asamoah  62' Sweeney  72'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,408 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Leyton Orient v Notts County

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11	Leyton Orient	3–1	Notts County	Leyton
17:00 BST	Moore  16', 84' Simpson  79'	Report	Stead  46'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 5,193 Referee: Darren England

Crawley Town v Leyton Orient

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12	Crawley Town	3–2	Leyton Orient	Crawley
17:00 BST	Deacon  27' Hancox  37' Walton  45+1' (pen.)	Report	Simpson  8', 82' Dunne  45'	Stadium: Checkatrade.com Stadium Attendance: 2,575 Referee: Kevin Wright

Leyton Orient v Oxford United

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13	Leyton Orient	2–2	Oxford United	Leyton
17:00 BST	Simpson  64' Kashket  90+1'	Report	Roofe  16' Lundstram  33' Graham  55'  67'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 6,296 Referee: Ross Joyce

Luton Town v Leyton Orient

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 15	Luton Town	1–1	Leyton Orient	Luton
21:45 BST	Marriott  38'	Report	Simpson  47'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8022 Referee: Tim Robinson

Morecambe v Leyton Orient

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 16	Morecambe	0–1	Leyton Orient	Morecambe
15:00 BST		Report	Payne  28'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2105

Leyton Orient v Accrington Stanley

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 17	Leyton Orient	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Leyton
15:00 BST		Report	Windass  25'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4701

Hartlepool United v Leyton Orient

15 November 2015 (2015-11-15) 18	Hartlepool United	3–1	Leyton Orient	Hartlepool
15:00 BST	Oyenuga  20' (pen.) Gray  70', 85'	Report	Pritchard  13'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4081

Leyton Orient v York City

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 19	Leyton Orient	3–2	York City	Leyton
15:00 BST	Baudry  21' Simpson  45+2', 64'	Report	Morris  45+4' Oliver  86'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4897

Plymouth Argyle v Leyton Orient

24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Leyton Orient	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Nelson  81'	Report	Simpson  4'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 6469

Leyton Orient v AFC Wimbledon

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20	Leyton Orient	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Leyton
15:00 BST	Simpson  10'	Report	Akinfenwa  80'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 6024

Mansfield Town v Leyton Orient

12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21	Mansfield Town	1–1	Leyton Orient	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Lambe  40'	Report	Simpson  12'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2935

Leyton Orient v Yeovil

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22	Leyton Orient	1–1	Yeovil	Leyton
15:00 BST	McAnuff  74'	Report	Zoko  45+3'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4686

Leyton Orient v Portsmouth

26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23	Leyton Orient	3–2	Portsmouth	Leyton
15:00 BST	Simpson 23' (pen.) Palmer  45+1', 52'	Report	Evans  4', 66'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 5848

Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient

28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Leyton Orient	Bristol
15:00 BST	Gaffney  31', 53'	Report	Simpson  45+1'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9836

Stevenage v Leyton Orient

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25	Stevenage	2–2	Leyton Orient	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Gnanduillet  75', 79'	Report	Simpson  60' (pen.), 90+3'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4022

Leyton Orient v Exeter City

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 26	Leyton Orient	1–3	Exeter City	Leyton
15:00 BST	Palmer  1'	Report	Stockley  14', 32' Nichols  23'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 5758

Wycombe Wanderers v Leyton Orient

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 27	Wycombe Wanderers	0–2	Leyton Orient	Wycombe
15:00 BST		Report	Simpson  64' Jahraldo-Martin  89'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,432

Leyton Orient v Newport County

26 January 2016 (2016-01-26) 28	Leyton Orient	1–0	Newport County	Leyton
15:00 BST	Simpson  85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,209

Leyton Orient v Cambridge United

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 29	Leyton Orient	1–3	Cambridge United	Leyton
15:00 BST	Gnanduillet  57'	Report	Williamson  10', 53' Spencer  63'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 6,526

Portsmouth v Leyton Orient

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 30	Portsmouth	0–1	Leyton Orient	Portsmouth
15:00 BST		Report	McAnuff  53'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,643

Leyton Orient v Northampton Town

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 31	Leyton Orient	0–4	Northampton Town	Leyton
15:00 BST		Report	McDonald  54' Holmes  64' Collins  84', 90+1'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 6,131 Referee: Paul Tierney

Notts County v Leyton Orient

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 32	Notts County	0–1	Leyton Orient	Nottingham
15:00 BST		Report	Nolan  64' Brisley  76'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,878 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Leyton Orient v Crawley Town

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 33	Leyton Orient	2–0	Crawley Town	Leyton
15:00 BST	Gnanduillet  42', 71'	Report		Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,610 Referee: Lee Collins

Carlisle United v Leyton Orient

1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 34	Carlisle United	2–2	Leyton Orient	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Gillesphey  17' Raynes  84'	Report	Simpson  50' Palmer  72'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,721

Leyton Orient v Luton Town

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 35	Leyton Orient	0–1	Luton Town	Leyton
15:00 BST		Report	Marriott  27'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,684

Oxford United v Leyton Orient

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 36	Oxford United	0–1	Leyton Orient	Oxford
15:00 BST		Report	McAnuff  74' Baudry  90+3'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,102

Leyton Orient v Morecambe

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 37	Leyton Orient	1–0	Morecambe	Leyton
15:00 BST	Simpson 13' Edwards  80' (o.g.)	Report	Roche  12'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,442

Accrington Stanley v Leyton Orient

25 March 2016 (2016-03-25) 38	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Leyton Orient	Accrington
15:00 BST	Brown  51'	Report		Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,783

Leyton Orient v Hartlepool United

28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) 39	Leyton Orient	0–2	Hartlepool United	Leyton
15:00 BST		Report	Paynter  49' Thomas  69'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,543

York City v Leyton Orient

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 40	York City	1–1	Leyton Orient	York
15:00 BST	Fewster  17' Boyle  74'	Report	James  75'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,234

Barnet v Leyton Orient

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41	Barnet	3–0	Leyton Orient	Edgware
15:00 BST	Akinde  25', 57' Togwell  49'	Report		Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 3,401

Leyton Orient v Dagenham & Redbridge

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42	Leyton Orient	3–2	Dagenham & Redbridge	Leyton
15:00 BST	Simpson  3', 45+1' Gnanduillet  65'	Report	Cureton  59' Dikamona  60'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,696

Leyton Orient v Plymouth Argyle

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43	Leyton Orient	1–3	Plymouth Argyle	Leyton
19:45 BST	James  82' (pen.)	Report	Hartley  45+2' Jervis  78', 90+2'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,908

AFC Wimbledon v Leyton Orient

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Leyton Orient	Norbiton
15:00 BST	Taylor  17'	Report		Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,732

Leyton Orient v Mansfield Town

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45	Leyton Orient	1–0	Mansfield Town	Leyton
15:00 BST	Palmer  48'	Report		Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,257

Yeovil Town v Leyton Orient

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46	Yeovil Town	0–1	Leyton Orient	Yeovil
15:00 BST		Report	Palmer  87'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,163

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

Leyton Orient v Staines Town

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) First round	Leyton Orient	6–1	Staines Town	Leyton
15:00 BST	Palmer  8', 13' Cox  12', 33' Marquis  89' Clohessy  90+4'	Report	Purse  23'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 2,287

Leyton Orient v Scunthorpe United

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

Scunthorpe United v Leyton Orient

15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) Second Round Replay	Scunthorpe United	3–0	Leyton Orient	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Mvoto  55' (o.g.) King  60' Adelakun  90+4'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,082

League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Leyton Orient were drawn away against Milton Keynes Dons.[73]

Milton Keynes Dons v Leyton Orient

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Leyton Orient	Denbigh
19:45 BST	Baudry  90' (o.g.) Baker  90'	Report	Lewington  36' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 5,444 Referee: Simon Hooper

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2015–16 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. O's will travel to Luton Town.[74]

Luton Town v Leyton Orient

1 September 2015 First Round	Luton Town	2–1	Leyton Orient	Luton
19:45 BST	Green  29' O'Donnell  90' McNulty  38' Marriott  81'		James  38'  59' Shaw  89'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 1,953

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Portsmouth	46	21	15	10	75	44	+31	78	Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
7	AFC Wimbledon (O, P)	46	21	12	13	64	50	+14	75
8	Leyton Orient	46	19	12	15	60	61	−1	69
9	Cambridge United	46	18	14	14	66	55	+11	68
10	Carlisle United	46	17	16	13	67	62	+5	67

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
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

2015–16 squad statistics

As of 7 May 2016

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		Other
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Alex Cisak	46	0	43	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF		Sean Clohessy	47	1	41+1	0	3	1	1	0	1	0
3	DF		Frazer Shaw	30	0	20+5	0	3	0	0+1	0	1	0
5	DF		Alan Dunne	10	0	3+5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF		Mathieu Baudry	38	2	33+1	2	3	0	1	0	0	0
7	MF		Dean Cox	16	5	12+2	3	1	2	1	0	0	0
8	MF		Lloyd James	28	5	17+8	4	2	0	0	0	1	1
9	FW		Ollie Palmer	50	9	25+20	7	3	2	1	0	1	0
10	FW		Paul McCallum	12	3	9+2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF		Jobi McAnuff	18	3	13+3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF		Jack Payne (on loan from Peterborough United )	32	1	26+3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Sammy Moore	32	2	27+3	2	0	0	1	0	1	0
15	MF		Nigel Atangana	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF		Shaun Brisley (on loan from Peterborough United)	16	1	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Blair Turgott	36	1	10+21	1	2+1	0	1	0	1	0
18	MF		Bradley Pritchard	33	1	24+5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0
19	MF		Scott Kashket	19	1	1+14	1	0+2	0	1	0	1	0
20	DF		Jerome Binnom-Williams (on loan from Crystal Palace)	13	0	12+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK		Charlie Grainger	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF		Sandro Semedo	4	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
26	FW		Victor Adeboyejo	3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW		Jay Simpson	47	25	44	25	2	0	0+1	0	0	0
28	DF		Myles Judd	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
29	GK		Sam Sargeant	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF		Calaum Jahraldo-Martin (on loan from Hull City)	15	1	8+7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF		Aron Pollock	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW		Armand Gnanduillet	17	4	8+9	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF		Nicky Hunt	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	GK		David Gregory (on loan from Crystal Palace)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF		Peter Ramage (on loan from Coventry City)	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW		Josh Koroma	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF		Kevin Nolan	14	0	12+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season
15	DF		Jean-Yves Mvoto	10	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Harry Lee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Joe Maguire (on loan from Liverpool)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	DF		Adam Chicksen (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Cole Kpekawa (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)	9	0	8+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW		John Marquis (on loan from Millwall)	15	1	9+4	0	0+2	1	0	0	0	0
Out on Loan
4	DF		Connor Essam	26	0	23+1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
23	MF		Freddy Moncur	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
24	MF		Montel Agyemang	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF		Sam Ling	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK		Gary Woods	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-	DF		Jack Humphrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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