2015–16 Alloa Athletic F.C. season
Alloa Athletic 2015–16 football season
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The 2015–16 season will be Alloa Athletic's third consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their third season in the Scottish Championship,[1] having been promoted through playoffs from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012–13 season. Alloa will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
ChairmanMike Mulraney
ManagerDanny Lennon (until December 2015)
Jack Ross (December 2015–)
Jack Ross (December 2015–)
StadiumRecreation Park
Championship10th (relegated)
| 2015–16 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Mike Mulraney |
| Manager | Danny Lennon (until December 2015) Jack Ross (December 2015–) |
| Stadium | Recreation Park |
| Championship | 10th (relegated) |
| Challenge Cup | Second round |
| League Cup | First round |
| Scottish Cup | Third round |
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Abandoned or Postponed
Scottish Championship
| 8 August 2015 | Queen of the South | 3–1 | Alloa Athletic | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 BST | Lyle Russell |
BBC Report | Flannigan |
Attendance: 1,726 Referee: Anderson |
| 16 August 2015 | Alloa Athletic | 1–5 | Rangers | Recreation Park |
| 12:30 | Chopra |
BBC Report | Tavernier Waghorn Holt Miller |
Attendance: 3,047 Referee: Allan |
| 22 August 2015 | Raith Rovers | 3–0 | Alloa Athletic | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Craigen Wighton Stewart |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,458 Referee: Graham |
| 29 August 2015 | Alloa Athletic | 0–1 | Greenock Morton | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Thomas O'Ware |
Attendance: 825 Referee: Walsh |
| 5 September 2015 | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Holmes Ferns |
Attendance: 715 Referee: Charleston |
| 12 September 2015 | Hibernian | 3–0 | Alloa Athletic | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Henderson Cummings McGinn |
BBC Report | Attendance: 7,774 Referee: McKendrick |
| 19 September 2015 | Alloa Athletic | 1–1 | Falkirk | Cappielow |
| 15:00 | Marr Hamilton |
BBC Report | Baird |
Attendance: 1,572 Referee: Robertson |
| 26 September 2015 | Alloa Athletic | 0–3 | Livingston | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Buchanan Sheerin |
Attendance: 622 Referee: Northcroft |
| 3 October 2015 | St Mirren | 1–1 | Alloa Athletic | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | Shankland |
BBC Report | Marr |
Attendance: 2,994 Referee: Charleston |
| 17 October 2015 | Alloa Athletic | 0–1 | Raith Rovers | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Marr Crawford |
Report | Anderson |
Attendance: 808 Referee: |
| 24 October 2015 | Greenock Morton | 1–0 | Alloa Athletic | Cappielow |
| 15:00 | Forbes Pepper |
Report | Michael Doyle |
Attendance: 1,716 Referee: |
| 31 October 2015 | Alloa Athletic | 1–2 | Queen of the South | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Holmes Michael Doyle Williams |
Report | Oliver Kidd |
Attendance: 616 Referee: |
| 7 November 2015 | Rangers | 4–0 | Alloa Athletic | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Waghorn Tavernier Wallace Kiernan Clark |
Report | Chopra Ferns |
Attendance: 43,242 Referee: |
| 14 November 2015 | Falkirk | 5–0 | Alloa Athletic | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Baird McHugh Leahy |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,550 Referee: Clancy |
| 21 November 2015 | Alloa Athletic | 0–1 | Hibernian | Indodrill Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Cummings |
Attendance: 1,952 Referee: Cook |
| 5 December 2015 | Alloa Athletic | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Indodrill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Williams |
Report | Routledge Docherty Gallagher |
Attendance: 492 Referee: |
| 12 December 2015 | Livingston | 0–1 | Alloa Athletic | Tony Macaroni Arena |
| 15:00 | Glen Gallagher |
Report | Hill Crawford |
Attendance: 937 Referee: |
| 19 December 2015 | Alloa Athletic | 0–2 | St Mirren | Indodrill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Hamilton |
Report | Shankland Gallagher |
Attendance: 912 Referee: |
| 26 December 2015 | Raith Rovers | P–P | Alloa Athletic | Stark's Park |
| Report | Referee: Aitken | |||
| Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. | ||||
| 2 January 2016 | Alloa Athletic | 0–1 | Falkirk | Indodrill Stadium |
| 17:15 | Hamilton |
Report | Baird |
Attendance: 1,176 Referee: |
| 12 January 2016 | Raith Rovers | 0–1 | Alloa Athletic | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | Robertson |
Report | Flannigan |
Attendance: 1,064 Referee: |
| 16 January 2016 | Alloa Athletic | A–A | Greenock Morton | Indodrill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Duffy |
BBC Report | Referee: Muir | |
| Note: Abandoned 22 minutes into the second half because of heavy snow. | ||||
| 23 January 2016 | Queen of the South | 1–0 | Alloa Athletic | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Russell |
Report | Doyle |
Attendance: 1,559 Referee: |
| 30 January 2016 | St Mirren | 3–1 | Alloa Athletic | The Paisley 2021 Stadium |
| 15:00 | Watson Gallagher Mallan |
Report | Layne Scott McKenna Hamilton Gallacher Hill Crawford |
Attendance: 2,589 Referee: |
| 9 February 2016 | Alloa Athletic | 2–2 | Greenock Morton | Indodrill Stadium |
| 19:30 | Hamilton Megginson Hill |
Report | McManus McCluskey |
Attendance: 535 Referee: |
| 13 February 2016 | Alloa Athletic | 1–1 | Rangers | Indodrill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Marr |
Report | O'Halloran |
Attendance: 3,100 Referee: |
| 21 February 2016 | Hibernian | 3–0 | Alloa Athletic | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Boyle Carmichael |
Report | Marr McAusland |
Attendance: 8,765 Referee: |
| 27 February 2016 | Alloa Athletic | 1–3 | Livingston | Indodrill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Duffy |
Report | Longridge White Stanton Cole Fotheringham |
Attendance: 619 Referee: |
| 5 March 2016 | Falkirk | 2–0 | Alloa Athletic | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Watson Kerr |
Report | Marr Ferns |
Attendance: 3,774 Referee: |
| 8 March 2016 | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 19:45 | Nadé Routledge |
Report | Megginson |
Attendance: 468 Referee: |
| 12 March 2016 | Alloa Athletic | 1–1 | Raith Rovers | Indodrill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Hetherington Marr Flannigan |
Report | Benedictus |
Attendance: 762 Referee: |
| 19 March 2016 | Greenock Morton | 4–1 | Alloa Athletic | Cappielow |
| 15:00 | Marr McManus Forbes Johnstone |
Report | McAusland |
Attendance: 1,513 Referee: |
| 26 March 2016 | Alloa Athletic | 0–1 | St. Mirren | Indodrill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Hetherington |
Report | Watson |
Attendance: 753 Referee: |
| 2 April 2016 | Livingston | 0–0 | Alloa Athletic | Tony Macaroni Arena |
| 15:00 | Neill Gordon |
Report | Hamilton Hetherington |
Attendance: 927 Referee: |
| 9 April 2016 | Alloa Athletic | 1–0 | Hibernian | Indodrill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Duffy Flannigan |
Report | Dagnall |
Attendance: 1,364 Referee: |
| 16 April 2016 | Alloa Athletic | 2–2 | Queen of the South | Indodrill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Flannigan Marr McManus |
Report | Lyle Dowie Hilson |
Attendance: 512 Referee: |
| 23 April 2016 | Rangers | 1–1 | Alloa Athletic | Ibrox Stadium |
| 12:30 | Tavernier |
Report | Duffy Megginson Flannigan Caddis |
Attendance: 50,349 Referee: |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 25 July 2015 First round | Brora Rangers | 0–1 | Alloa Athletic | Dudgeon Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Mitchell |
Attendance: 265 Referee: Northcroft |
| 19 August 2015 Second round | Alloa Athletic | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Elgin City | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Gunn McKenzie |
Attendance: 240 Referee: Salmond |
League Cup
| 1 August 2015 First round | Berwick Rangers | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Alloa Athletic | Shielfield Park |
| 15:00 | Lavery Morris Banjo |
BBC Report | Flannigan |
Attendance: 405 Referee: Charleston |
Scottish Cup
| 28 November 2015 Third round | Dumbarton | P–P | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | |||
| Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch | ||||
| 8 December 2015 Third round | Dumbarton | 5–0 | Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 19:30 | McCallum Barr Fleming Kirkpatrick Waters |
Report | Flannigan Chopra |
Attendance: 274 Referee: |
Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Championship | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Andrew McNeil | 15 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Kyle McAusland | 28 | 1 | 19+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Dougie Hill | 27 | 1 | 24+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Mikk Reintam | 15 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Colin Hamilton | 31 | 2 | 29+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Jason Marr | 24 | 2 | 22+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Michael Duffy | 32 | 1 | 26+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Burton O'Brien | 28 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Michael Chopra | 17 | 1 | 12+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Graeme Holmes | 23 | 2 | 18+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Eddie Ferns | 27 | 1 | 3+21 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | Omar Kader | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Scott McKenna | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Liam Caddis | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Cătălin Păun | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Connor McManus | 31 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Michael Doyle | 14 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Iain Flannigan | 20 | 4 | 14+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Issac Layne | 16 | 1 | 6+8 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Steven Hetherington | 15 | 1 | 9+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Ryan Finnie | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Mark Williams | 14 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | David Crawford | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Ryan Hoggan | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | Geoff Mitchell | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Mitchel Megginson | 10 | 1 | 10+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 24 | FW | Scott Hynd | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 25 | FW | Aron Lynas | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | Lewis Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | Robbie Crawford | 19 | 1 | 14+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | Michael Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 41 | GK | Scott Gallacher | 11 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | St Mirren | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 42 | |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 42 | |
| 8 | Dumbarton | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 37 | |
| 9 | Livingston (R) | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 31 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic (R) | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 67 | −45 | 21 | Relegation to League One |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Division summary
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2016. Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss