2015–16 Barnet F.C. season

Barnet
2015–16 season
Chairman Anthony Kleanthous
Manager Martin Allen
Stadium The Hive Stadium
League Two 15th
FA Cup Second round
(knocked out by Newport County)
League Cup Second round
(knocked out by Wolverhampton Wanderers)
FL Trophy First round
(knocked out by Yeovil Town)
Top goalscorer League: John Akinde (23)
All: John Akinde (24)
Highest home attendance 4,008 vs Luton Town (28 Mar 2016)
Lowest home attendance 1,322 vs Notts County (19 Apr 2016)

The 2015–16 season is Barnet's 128th year in existence and first back in League Two, since the 2012–13 season, after gaining promotion the previous season.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 7 May 2016
Number Position Nationality Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Republic of Ireland Graham Stack 70 00 10 00 80
2 DF Trinidad and Tobago Gavin Hoyte 16 (3)1 0 (1)0 10 10 18 (4)1
3 DF England Elliot Johnson 411 1 (1)0 20 10 45 (1)1
4 DF France Bira Dembélé 25 (1)3 10 21 10 29 (1)4
5 DF England Bondz N'Gala 39 (3)1 20 1 (1)0 00 42 (4)1
6 DF England Michael Nelson 22 (5)1 20 20 10 27 (5)1
7 MF England Andy Yiadom 406 20 11 00 437
8 MF England Curtis Weston 36 (1)3 10 1 (1)0 10 39 (2)3
9 FW England John Akinde 41 (2)23 20 1 (1)1 10 45 (3)24
11 MF Portugal Mauro Vilhete 8 (7)0 00 1 (1)0 00 9 (8)0
12 MF England Luke Gambin 30 (14)4 1 (1)0 1 (1)0 00 32 (16)4
14 MF England Sam Togwell 34 (4)1 00 10 00 35 (4)1
15 MF England Ben Tomlinson 1 (2)0 00 10 10 3 (2)0
16 MF England Tom Champion 19 (7)0 11 20 10 23 (7)1
17 DF England Sam Muggleton 8 (15)0 20 10 0 (1)0 11 (16)0
18 FW England Michael Gash 20 (14)9 21 0 (1)0 00 22 (15)10
19 FW England Shaun Batt 4 (13)0 1 (1)0 10 10 7 (14)0
20 MF Nigeria Fumnaya Shomotun 3 (7)1 00 00 00 3 (7)1
21 GK England Jamie Stephens 290 20 10 10 330
22 FW England Mathew Stevens 2 (7)1 00 00 0 (1)0 2 (8)1
23 FW England Ryan Gondoh 00 00 00 0 (1)0 0 (1)0
28 FW England Justin Nwogu 2 (2)0 00 00 00 2 (2)0
31 GK England Kai McKenzie-Lyle 0 (1)0 00 00 00 0 (1)0
34 MF England Mark Randall 8 (4)2 00 00 00 8 (4)2
35 MF England Chris Hackett (on loan from Northampton Town) 50 00 00 00 50
36 DF Sierra Leone Alie Sesay 10 (3)0 00 00 00 10 (3)0
37 DF England James Pearson 14 (1)0 00 00 00 14 (1)0
40 MF England Harry Taylor 4 (4)0 00 00 00 4 (4)0
41 DF England Joe Gater 00 00 00 00 00
42 DF England Charlie Kennedy 00 00 00 00 00
44 MF England Wesley Fonguck 0 (1)0 00 00 00 0 (1)0
45 FW Romania Shane Cojocărel 00 00 00 00 00
47 MF England Nana Kyei 10 00 00 00 10
48 DF England Tom Day 0 (1)0 00 00 00 0 (1)0
Players who have left the club:
10 FW Jamaica Kevin Lisbie 0 (3)0 0 (1)0 00 00 0 (4)0
24 FW England Aaron McLean 13 (7)5 00 10 10 15 (7)5
25 GK New Zealand Max Crocombe (on loan from Oxford United) 50 00 00 00 50
26 DF England Hakeem Odoffin 0 (1)0 10 00 00 1 (1)0
27 MF England Josh Clarke (on loan from Brentford) 103 00 00 00 103
29 MF England Nicky Bailey 1 (1)0 1 (1)0 00 00 2 (2)0
30 GK Jamaica Ravan Constable 00 00 00 00 00
32 MF England Jack Stacey (on loan from Reading) 20 00 00 00 20
33 GK Republic of Ireland Ian Lawlor (on loan from Manchester City) 50 00 00 00 50
38 FW England James Roberts (on loan from Oxford United) 1 (1)0 00 00 00 1 (1)0
43 DF England Tamille Roache 00 00 00 00 00
46 DF England Chinua Cole 00 00 00 00 00

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1 FW England 9 John Akinde 23 0 1 0 24
2 FW England 18 Michael Gash 9 1 0 0 10
3 MF England 7 Andy Yiadom 6 0 1 0 7
4 FW England 24 Aaron McLean 5 0 0 0 5
5= MF England 12 Luke Gambin 4 0 0 0 4
5= DF France 4 Bira Dembélé 3 0 1 0 4
7= MF England 27 Josh Clarke 3 0 0 0 3
7= MF England 8 Curtis Weston 3 0 0 0 3
9= Own goals 2 0 0 0 2
9= MF England 34 Mark Randall 2 0 0 0 2
11= DF England 5 Bondz N'Gala 1 0 0 0 1
11= DF Trinidad and Tobago 2 Gavin Hoyte 1 0 0 0 1
11= DF England 6 Michael Nelson 1 0 0 0 1
11= FW England 22 Mathew Stevens 1 0 0 0 1
11= MF Nigeria 20 Fumnaya Shomotun 1 0 0 0 1
11= MF England 14 Sam Togwell 1 0 0 0 1
11= DF England 3 Elliot Johnson 1 0 0 0 1
11= MF England 16 Tom Champion 0 1 0 0 1
Totals 67 2 3 0 72

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CM England Tom Champion Cambridge United Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 CB France Bira Dembélé Stevenage Free transfer [3]
1 July 2015 RB Trinidad and Tobago Gavin Hoyte Gillingham Free transfer [4]
1 July 2015 CF Jamaica Kevin Lisbie Leyton Orient Free transfer [5]
1 July 2015 CF England Ben Tomlinson Lincoln City Free transfer [6]
9 July 2015 RW England Shaun Batt Leyton Orient Free transfer [7]
3 August 2015 CB England Michael Nelson Cambridge United Free transfer [8]
6 August 2015 GK England Jamie Stephens Newport County Free transfer [9]
19 August 2015 CF England Aaron McLean Bradford City Free transfer [10]
23 October 2015 MF England Nicky Bailey Millwall Free transfer [11]
12 November 2015 GK Jamaica Ravan Constable Cockfosters Free transfer [12]
November 2015 DF England Chinua Cole Farnborough Free transfer
14 January 2016 MF England Mark Randall Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer [13]
15 January 2016 DF Sierra Leone Alie Sesay Leicester City Free transfer [14]
2 February 2016 DF England James Pearson Free agent Free transfer [15]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
18 September 2015 GK New Zealand Max Crocombe Oxford United 16 October 2015 [16]
15 October 2015 DF England Josh Clarke Brentford [17]
23 November 2015 MF England Jack Stacey Reading [18]
12 December 2015 GK Republic of Ireland Ian Lawlor Manchester City [18]
14 January 2016 MF England Chris Hackett Northampton Town End of season [19]
18 September 2015 FW England James Roberts Oxford United 16 October 2015 [20]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
28 August 2015 LW Romania Shane Cojocărel Billericay Town 26 September 2015 [21]
17 September 2015 DF England Tamille Roache Metropolitan Police 17 October 2015 [22]
17 September 2015 CF England Ben Tomlinson Grimsby Town 17 October 2015 [23]
18 September 2015 DF England Harry Taylor Hampton & Richmond Borough 18 October 2015 [24]
October 2015 DF England Joe Gater Cheshunt November 2015
29 October 2015 CF England Ben Tomlinson Tranmere Rovers January 2016 [25]
30 October 2015 MF Portugal Mauro Vilhete Boreham Wood January 2016 [26]
5 November 2015 DF England Charlie Kennedy Northwood December 2015 [27]
26 November 2015 MF England Wesley Fonguck Hendon 2 January 2016 [28]
30 November 2015 MF Nigeria Fumnaya Shomotun Staines Town January 2016 [29]
November 2015 DF England Chinua Cole Bedford
11 December 2015 FW England Ryan Gondoh Hendon 9 January 2016 [30]
23 December 2015 LW Romania Shane Cojocărel Northwood January 2016 [31]
23 December 2015 DF England Joe Gater Chesham United January 2016 [31]
5 February 2016 DF England Charlie Kennedy Hayes & Yeading United [32]
5 February 2016 FW England Justin Nwogu Hayes & Yeading United [32]
11 February 2016 FW England Ben Tomlinson Barrow [33]
February 2016 DF England Chinua Cole Staines Town
18 February 2016 FW England Ryan Gondoh Staines Town [34]
18 February 2016 DF England Harry Taylor Staines Town [34]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 RW England Iffy Allen Yeovil Town Free transfer [35][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2015 LW England Lee Cook Eastleigh Free transfer [37][lower-alpha 2]
1 July 2015 GK England Sam Cowler Heybridge Swifts Free transfer [39][lower-alpha 3]
1 July 2015 CF England Charlie MacDonald Boreham Wood Free transfer [39][lower-alpha 4]
1 July 2015 CF Barbados Jon Nurse Metropolitan Police Free transfer [42][lower-alpha 5]
1 July 2015 CB England Jack Saville Aldershot Town Free transfer [37][lower-alpha 6]
1 July 2015 CB Wales David Stephens Boreham Wood Released [45][lower-alpha 7]
1 July 2015 CF Scotland George Sykes Dartford Free transfer [47]
2 July 2015 AM Spain Luisma Arenas Club de Getxo Free transfer [48][lower-alpha 8]
15 July 2015 RW Antigua and Barbuda Keanu Marsh-Brown Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed [50]
December 2015 GK Jamaica Ravan Constable London Tigers Released [51]
11 January 2016 FW Jamaica Kevin Lisbie Free Agent Released [52]
14 January 2016 FW England Aaron McLean Ebbsfleet United Free transfer [53]
14 January 2016 DF England Tamille Roache Marlow Released [54]
29 January 2016 DF England Hakeem Odoffin Wolves Undisclosed [55]
  1. Following Allen's release he joined Yeovil Town.[36]
  2. Following Cook's release he joined Eastleigh.[38]
  3. Following Cowler's release he joined Heybridge Swifts.[40]
  4. Following MacDonald's release he joined Boreham Wood.[41]
  5. Following Nurse's release he joined Metropolitan Police.[43]
  6. Following Saville's release he joined Aldershot Town.[44]
  7. Following Stephens's release he joined Boreham Wood.[46]
  8. Following Luisma's departure he joined Arenas Club de Getxo.[49]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 29 May 2015, Barnet announced their first two pre-season friendlies against Peterborough United and Milton Keynes Dons.[56] On 9 June 2015, Barnet added five more friendlies against Hungerford Town, St Albans City, Maidenhead United, Eastleigh and Northwood.[57] A fixture against Crystal Palace was announced on 19 June 2015.[58]

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Wycombe Wanderers 46 17 13 16 45 44 +1 64
14 Exeter City 46 17 13 16 63 65 2 64
15 Barnet 46 17 11 18 67 68 1 62
16 Hartlepool United 46 15 6 25 49 72 23 51
17 Notts County 46 14 9 23 54 83 29 51
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

Matches

August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May

FA Cup

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Barnet were drawn away against Millwall.[59] In the second round, Barnet drew Wolverhampton Wanderers away.[60]

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.

Middlesex Senior Cup

On the Middlesex FA website the second round details were announced, Barnet will face Staines Town.[61]

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