2015–16 Southport F.C. season

Southport
2015–16 season
Chairman Charlie Clapham
Manager Andy Bishop
Stadium Merseyrail Community Stadium
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The 2015–16 season is Southport's 135th season of existence and their sixth consecutive season in the Conference.[1] Along with competing in the National League, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and FA Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 ST England Jamie Allen Stalybridge Celtic Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 LB England Adam Blakeman Ayr United Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 GK England Andy Coughlin Wrexham Free transfer [3]
1 July 2015 RB England Andrew Wright Morecambe Free transfer [2]
7 July 2015 RB England Andrai Jones Gateshead Free transfer [4]
23 July 2015 MF England Michael Brewster St Mirren Free transfer [5]
31 July 2015 CB England Josh Thompson Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [6]
31 July 2015 GK Canada Jon Viscosi Chester Free transfer [6]
5 August 2015 CM England Gary Jones Notts County Free transfer [7]
11 August 2015 LM England Courtney Cameron Torquay United Free transfer [8]
11 August 2015 CM Northern Ireland Liam Nolan Crewe Alexandra Free transfer [8]
27 August 2015 ST England Andy Bishop FC Halifax Town Undisclosed [9]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
11 August 2015 ST England Mike Phenix Barnsley 3 January 2016 [8]
11 September 2015 LB England Ben Davies Preston North End 9 October 2015 [10]
19 September 2015 CF England Cole Stockton Tranmere Rovers 20 December 2015 [11]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
19 September 2015 MF England Michael Brewster Colwyn Bay 17 October 2015 [11]
19 September 2015 CF England Connor McCarthy AFC Telford United 20 December 2015 [12]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CB England Dom Collins AFC Fylde Free transfer [13]
1 July 2015 CF England Micah Evans Stockport County Free transfer [14]
1 July 2015 CB England Luke George Chester[lower-alpha 1] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 RM Northern Ireland Andrew Mitchell Crusaders Free transfer [17]
7 August 2015 CF England John Marsden Macclesfield Town Free transfer [18]
3 September 2015 LB England David Fitzpatrick Macclesfield Town Free transfer [19]
  1. ↑ Following George's release on 27 May 2015, he later signed for Chester on 29 June 2015.[15]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 13 June 2015, Southport announced their confirmed pre-season schedule.[20]

National League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Bromley 46 17 9 20 67 72 −5 60
15 Aldershot Town 46 16 8 22 54 72 −18 56
16 Southport 46 14 13 19 52 65 −13 55
17 Chester 46 14 12 20 67 71 −4 54
18 Torquay United 46 13 12 21 54 76 −22 51
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

On 3 July 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming National League season was announced. Southport started at home against Eastleigh.[21]

August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April

Lancashire Senior Cup

On the Lancashire FA website the first round details were announced, Southport will face Fleetwood Town.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "History". Statto.
  2. 1 2 3 "Carden Brings In New Faces And Retains Five More Players - Peter Cavanagh New Player Coach". Southport FC. 27 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Andy Coughlin Signs This Morning As Number One Goalkeeper For Port". Southport FC. 18 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Carden Signs Andrai Jones On Two Year Deal". Southport FC. 7 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Paul Carden Signs Teenage Midfielder Michael Brewster". Southport FC. 23 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Paul Carden Adds Three Players To His Port Pack". Southport FC. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Paul Carden Reveals Great Eve Of Season News With Gary Jones Signing For Southport". Southport FC. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 "Carden Signs Three". Southport FC. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Paul Carden Signs Andy Bishop Thursday Morning". Southport FC. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Carden Signs Preston North End Defender Ben Davies On Loan". Southport FC. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Stockton Joins On Loan". Southport FC. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "McCarthy Signs For Telford On Loan". Southport FC. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Dominic Collins Fylde's First New Signing". AFC Fylde. 12 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "Micah Evans joins". Stockport County FC. 1 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Luke George: Chester sign ex-Southport captain". BBC Sport. 29 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Southport unable to persuade Luke George to stay but sign local lad Andy Wright". On The Spot News. 27 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Midfidler Andrew Mitchell joins Crusaders". BBC Sport. 25 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "John Marsden Signs For Macclesfield". Macclesfield Town FC. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "David Fitzpatrick: Ex-Southport defender joins Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  20. ↑ "Pre Season Friendly Schedule". Southport FC. 13 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Vanarama National League Fixtures Now Out". Southport FC. 3 July 2015.
  22. ↑ "LFA fixtures – first round". Lancashire FA. August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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