2015–16 Football League Trophy

2015–16 Football League Trophy

Country	England
Teams	48
Champions	Barnsley
Runners-up	Oxford United
Matches played	49
Goals scored	126 (2.57 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Lee Gregory Kemar Roofe Jordy Hiwula (4 goals each)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

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.

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

Port Vale v Carlisle United

1 September 2015	Port Vale	1–0	Carlisle United	Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT	Ikpeazu  60'	Report		Attendance: 2,571 Referee: Darren England

Shrewsbury Town v Oldham Athletic

1 September 2015	Shrewsbury Town	2–0	Oldham Athletic	New Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT	McAlinden  40' Barnett  49'	Report		Attendance: 1,817 Referee: Steve Martin

Accrington Stanley v Bury

1 September 2015	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Bury	Crown Ground, Accrington
19:45 GMT	Bruna  83'	Report	Hope  46' Tutte  70'	Attendance: 1,344 Referee: Tony Harrington

Morecambe v Walsall

1 September 2015	Morecambe	2–0	Walsall	Globe Arena, Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Devitt  57' Barkhuizen  72'	Report		Attendance: 1,332 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Byes: Blackpool, Crewe Alexandra, Fleetwood Town, Wigan Athletic

North East

Hartlepool United v Sheffield United

1 September 2015	Hartlepool United	1–1 (3–4 p)	Sheffield United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:00 GMT	Fenwick  51'	Report	Flynn  7'	Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Scott Duncan
		Penalties
	Bingham Oates Harrison Fenwick Featherstone		Higdon Sharp McNulty Woolford McEveley

Doncaster Rovers v Burton Albion

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

Notts County v Mansfield Town

1 September 2015	Notts County	3–1	Mansfield Town	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
19:45 GMT	McLeod  52' Edwards  79' Jonathan Stead  90'	Report	Craig Westcarr  90' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,696 Referee: Richard Clark

Scunthorpe United v Barnsley

1 September 2015	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Barnsley	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	Goode  90'	Report	Nyatanga  62' Watkins  76'	Attendance: 1,796 Referee: Ben Toner

Byes: Bradford City, Chesterfield, Rochdale, York City

Southern section

South West

Yeovil Town v Barnet

1 September 2015	Yeovil Town	1–0	Barnet	Huish Park, Yeovil
19:45 BST	Dembélé  37' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 1,203 Referee: Tim Robinson

Newport County v Swindon Town

1 September 2015	Newport County	1–1 (6–7 p)	Swindon Town	Rodney Parade, Newport
19:45 BST	Collins  72'	Report	Rodgers  19'	Attendance: 1,434 Referee: Kevin Johnson
		Penalties
	Byrne Ansah Klukowski Boden Ofori-Twumasi Owen-Evans Collins		Rodgers Robert Turnbull Brophy Branco Barry Randall

Exeter City v Portsmouth

1 September 2015	Exeter City	2–0	Portsmouth	St James Park, Exeter
19:45 BST	Harley  54' (p) Nicholls  72'	Report		Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Lee Swabey

AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth Argyle

1 September 2015	AFC Wimbledon	2–3	Plymouth Argyle	Kingsmeadow, London
19:45 BST	Azeez  7' Taylor  25'	Report	Jervis  38' Brunt  54' McHugh  57'	Attendance: 1,251 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Byes: Bristol Rovers, Coventry City, Oxford United, Wycombe Wanderers

South East

Luton Town v Leyton Orient

1 September 2015	Luton Town	2–1	Leyton Orient	Kenilworth Road, Luton
19:45 BST	Green  29' O'Donnell  90'	Report	James  59' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,953 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Millwall v Peterborough United

1 September 2015	Millwall	1–0	Peterborough United	The Den, London
19:45 BST	Williams  29'	Report		Attendance: 2,050 Referee: Keith Hill

Northampton Town v Colchester United

1 September 2015	Northampton Town	3–2	Colchester United	Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
19:45 BST	Calvert-Lewin  9' Watson  50' Richards  85'	Report	Bonne  31', 82'	Attendance: 1,366 Referee: Darren Deadman

Cambridge United v Dagenham & Redbridge

1 September 2015	Cambridge United	0–2	Dagenham & Redbridge	Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
19:45 BST		Report	Hemmings  21' McClure  27'	Attendance: 1,618 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Byes: Crawley Town, Gillingham, Southend United, Stevenage

Second round

Northern section

North West

Port Vale v Blackpool

6 October 2015	Port Vale	1–2	Blackpool	Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST	Grant  52' (pen.)	Report	Rivers  44' Robertson  56'	Attendance: 2,720 Referee: Mark Heywood

Bury v Morecambe

6 October 2015	Bury	0–1	Morecambe	Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45 BST		Report	Miller  81'	Attendance: 1,508 Referee: Mark Brown

Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic

6 October 2015	Crewe Alexandra	2–3	Wigan Athletic	Gresty Road, Crewe
19:30 BST	Haber  6' Colclough  36'	Report	Hiwula  10', 70' Wildschut  76'	Attendance: 2,168 Referee: James Adcock

Fleetwood Town v Shrewsbury Town

6 October 2015	Fleetwood Town	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
19:45 BST	Hunter  69' Grant  90+1'	Report	Brown  25'	Attendance: 1,267 Referee: Kevin Wright

North East

York City v Doncaster Rovers

6 October 2015	York City	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Bootham Crescent, York
19:45 BST	Oliver  5', 50'	Report		Attendance: 1,627 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Sheffield United v Notts County

6 October 2015	Sheffield United	5–1	Notts County	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
19:45 BST	Baxter  20' (pen.), 36' (pen.) Done  23' Scougall  67' Adams  74' (pen.)	Report	Stead  62'	Attendance: 5,497 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Rochdale v Chesterfield

6 October 2015	Rochdale	2–1	Chesterfield	Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
19:00 BST	Tanser  18' Alessandra  66'	Report	Eastham  65' (o.g.)	Attendance: 1,042 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Bradford City v Barnsley

13 October 2015	Bradford City	1–2	Barnsley	Valley Parade, Bradford
19:45 BST	Knott  22'	Report	Watkins  45' Mawson  69'	Attendance: 4,127 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Southern section

South West

Yeovil Town v Coventry City

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		Tudgay Elford-Alliyu Murphy G. Thomas Ricketts

Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City

6 October 2015	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Exeter City	Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 BST	Boateng  32' Tanner  49'	Report		Attendance: 9,441 Referee: Brendan Malone

Oxford United v Swindon Town

6 October 2015	Oxford United	2–0	Swindon Town	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
19:45 BST	Roofe  41', 53'	Report		Attendance: 9,013 Referee: Gavin Ward

Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers

6 October 2015	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Memorial Stadium, Bristol
19:45 BST	Taylor  4' Easter  11'	Report		Attendance: 3,243 Referee: Oliver Langford

South East

Millwall v Northampton Town

6 October 2015	Millwall	2–0	Northampton Town	The Den, London
19:45 BST	O'Brien  71' Gregory  75'	Report		Attendance: 2,254 Referee: Iain Williamson

Crawley Town v Southend United

6 October 2015	Crawley Town	0–3	Southend United	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
19:45 BST		Report	Weston  26' Pigott  39', 87'	Attendance: 1,139 Referee: Tim Robinson

Gillingham v Luton Town

6 October 2015	Gillingham	2–1	Luton Town	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
19:45 BST	Ehmer  65' Dack  83'	Report	McGeehan  41'	Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Michael Bull

Stevenage v Dagenham & Redbridge

7 October 2015	Stevenage	1–2	Dagenham & Redbridge	Broadhall Way, Stevenage
19:45 BST	Kennedy  79' (pen.)	Report	Cureton  53' Chambers  55'	Attendance: 1,401 Referee: James Linington

Area quarter-finals

Northern section

Wigan Athletic v Blackpool

10 November 2015	Wigan Athletic	4–0	Blackpool	DW Stadium, Wigan
19:15 GMT	Hiwula  20', 78' (pen.) Murray  63' Wildschut  71'	Report		Attendance: 5,224 Referee: Andrew Madley

Rochdale v Morecambe

10 November 2015	Rochdale	0–1	Morecambe	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
19:45 GMT		Report	Mullin  17'	Attendance: 1,428 Referee: David Coote

Fleetwood Town v Sheffield United

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
	Grant Ball Ryan Haughton		Baxter Sharp McEveley

Barnsley v York City

10 November 2015	Barnsley	2–1	York City	Oakwell, Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Pearson  67' Hammill  83'	Report	Coulson  40'	Attendance: 3,360 Referee: David Webb

Southern section

Gillingham v Yeovil Town

10 November 2015	Gillingham	1–1 (4–5 p)	Yeovil Town	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
19:15 BST	Garmston  43'	Report	Cornick  13'	Attendance: 1,832 Referee: Dean Whitestone
		Penalties
	Dack Egan Loft Williamson Donnelly		Dolan Bird Tozer Cornick Roberts

Plymouth Argyle v Millwall

10 November 2015	Plymouth Argyle	3–5	Millwall	Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 BST	Jervis  34', 85' Carey  56'	Report	Gregory  21', 49', 58' (pen.) Beevers  43' O'Brien  66'	Attendance: 5,869 Referee: James Linington

Southend United v Bristol Rovers

11 November 2015	Southend United	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST	White  11'	Report		Attendance: 3,495 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Dagenham & Redbridge v Oxford United

11 November 2015	Dagenham & Redbridge	0–2	Oxford United	Victoria Road, London
19:45 BST		Report	Hoban  1' MacDonald  47'	Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Andy Davies

Area semi-finals

Northern section

Wigan Athletic v Barnsley

5 December 2015	Wigan Athletic	2–2 (2–4 p)	Barnsley	DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 GMT	Grigg  48', 82'	Report	Hammill  42' Toney  53'	Attendance: 6,628 Referee: Keith Hill
		Penalties
	Power Davies Perkins Flores		Hourihane Toney Winnall Mawson

Fleetwood Town v Morecambe

8 December 2015	Fleetwood Town	2–0	Morecambe	Highbury, Fleetwood
19:45 GMT	Ball  63' Ryan  76'	Report		Attendance: 1,715 Referee: Paul Tierney

Southern section

Oxford United v Yeovil Town

8 December 2015	Oxford United	3–2	Yeovil Town	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
19:45 GMT	Evans  4' O'Dowda  42' Maguire  54'	Report	Fogden  37' Jeffers  90'	Attendance: 2,532 Referee: Keith Stroud

Southend United v Millwall

8 December 2015	Southend United	0–2	Millwall	Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT		Report	Morison  34' Williams  65'	Attendance: 5,972 Referee: Simon Hooper

Area finals

Northern section

Barnsley v Fleetwood Town

9 January 2016	Barnsley	1–1	Fleetwood Town	Oakwell, Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Fletcher  73'	Report	Davies  60' (o.g.)	Attendance: 11,403 Referee: Fred Graham

Fleetwood Town v Barnsley

4 February 2016	Fleetwood Town	1−1 (2−2 agg.) (2−4 p)	Barnsley	Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
19:45 GMT	Hunter  81'	Report	Hourihane  67'	Attendance: 3,705 Referee: Eddie Ilderton
		Penalties
	Ball Grant McLaughlin Bell		Long Hourihane Scowen Winnall Hammill

Southern section

Millwall v Oxford United

14 January 2016	Millwall	0–2	Oxford United	The Den, London
19:45 GMT		Report	Roofe  15', 43'	Attendance: 7,275 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Oxford United v Millwall

2 February 2016	Oxford United	0–1 (2–1 agg.)	Millwall	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
19:45 GMT		Report	Gregory  54'	Attendance: 10,138 Referee: Scott Duncan

Final

Main article: 2016 Football League Trophy Final

Barnsley v Oxford United

3 April 2016 14:30 GMT

Barnsley	3–2	Oxford United
Dunkley  52' (o.g.) Fletcher  68' Hammill  74'	Report	O'Dowda  29' Hylton  76'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 59,230 Referee: Andy Woolmer

External links

• Official website