2015–16 Barrow A.F.C. season

Barrow
	2015–16 season
Chairman	Paul Casson
Manager	Darren Edmondson
Stadium	Holker Street
FA Cup	4th Qualifying Round; (knocked out by A.F.C. Fylde)
FA Trophy	Second Round; (knocked out by F.C. Halifax Town)
← 2014–15	2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Barrow's 115th season of existence and their first season back in the Conference after gaining promotion the previous season.^[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	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	LB	Neil Ashton	Wrexham	Free transfer	^[2]
1 July 2015	RW	Andy Haworth	Cheltenham Town	Free transfer	^[2]
1 July 2015	CM	David Mellor	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	^[3]
2 July 2015	GK	Joel Dixon	Sunderland	Free transfer	^[4]
2 July 2015	DM	Mamadou Fofana	Oxford City	Free transfer	^[4]
11 July 2015	CB	Steve Williams	FC Halifax Town	Free transfer	^[5]
15 July 2015	AM	Ashley Grimes	Walsall	Free transfer	^[6]
6 August 2015	RB	David Symington	Carlisle United	Free transfer	^[7]
22 August 2015	CM	Benjamin van den Broek	Universitatea Cluj	Free transfer	^[8]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CB	Andrew Burns	Tamworth ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Free transfer	^[10]
1 July 2015	LW	Johnny Gorman	AFC Telford United	Free transfer	^[11]
1 July 2015	CM	Karl Ledsham	Stockport County	Free transfer	^[12]
1 July 2015	GK	Anthony McMillan	Stalybridge Celtic	Free transfer	^[13]
1 July 2015	MF	Izak Reid	AFC Telford United	Free transfer	^[14]
1 July 2015	CM	Sam Sheridan	Chorley	Free transfer	^[15]
1 July 2015	CB	Robbie Williams	Kendal Town	Free transfer	^[16]
25 July 2015	LB	Andy McWilliams	Harrogate Town	Free transfer	^[17]
1 August 2015	RW	Lewis Guy	Chorley	Free transfer	^[18]

↑ Following Burns' release he joined Tamworth.^[9]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
18 August 2015	CF		Sam Cosgrove	Wigan Athletic	19 September 2015	^[19]
18 August 2015	RB		George Williams	Barnsley	19 November 2015	^[20]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 5 June 2015, Barrow announced their pre-season schedule.^[21] On 19 June 2015, the club announced Leeds United U21's will visit on 1 August 2015.^[22] On 27 June 2015, a trip to Workington was announced.^[23]

4 July 2015 (2015-07-04) Friendly	Furness Select XI	2–1	Barrow	Barrow-in-Furness
14:00 BST	Connor 8' Newby 13'	Report	Cook 86'	Stadium: Rakesmoor Lane Attendance: 300

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly	Kendal Town	3–5	Barrow	Kendal
14:00 BST	Williams 20' 49' 65'		Newby 24' Harvey 33' Ashton 36' Mellor 51' Guy 69' (pen.)	Stadium: The Northgate Vehicle Hire Stadium Attendance: 310

15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) Friendly	Lancaster City	1–5	Barrow	Lancaster
19:45 BST				Stadium: Giant Axe

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly	Harrogate Town	v	Barrow	Harrogate
15:00 BST				Stadium: Wetherby Road

22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) Friendly	Chorley	v	Barrow	Chorley
19:45 BST				Stadium: Victory Park

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly	Workington	v	Barrow	Workington
15:00 BST				Stadium: Borough Park

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Barrow	v	Leeds U21's	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST				Stadium: Holker Street

National League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Gateshead	46	19	10	17	59	70	−11	67
10	Macclesfield Town	46	19	9	18	60	48	+12	66
11	Barrow	46	17	14	15	64	71	−7	65
12	Woking	46	17	10	19	71	68	+3	61
13	Lincoln City	46	16	13	17	69	68	+1	61

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. Barrow will start at home against Dover Athletic.^[24]

August

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Barrow	2–1	Dover Athletic	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Cook 24', 34'	Report	Deverdics 18'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: TBA Referee: Michael Salisbury

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) 2	Grimsby Town	4–1	Barrow	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST	Monkhouse 16', 59' Bogle 22' Nsiala 66'	Report	Newby 90'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,047 Referee: Stephen Ross

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 3	Forest Green Rovers	4–0	Barrow	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	O'Connor 19' (pen.), 65' Guthrie 28' Racine 72'	Report	Livesey 18' Williams 90'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,217 Referee: Joseph Johnson

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 4	Barrow	1–1	Guiseley	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Walker 36'	Report	Boshell 45'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,440 Referee: Ollie Yates

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 5	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Barrow	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Storer 72' Dickie 88'	Report	Downes 44' (o.g.)	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: TBA Referee: Christopher Powell

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 6	Barrow	1–0	Southport	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Cook 39'	Report	Jones 89' Thompson 90'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,343 Referee: Karl Evans

31 August 2015 (2015-08-31) 7	FC Halifax Town	3–1	Barrow	Halifax
15:00 BST	Tuton 81' Hamilton 83' Burrow 90'	Report	Cook 53'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,490 Referee: John Brooks

September

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 8	Barrow	1–0	Eastleigh	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Walker 3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,448 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 9	Braintree Town	1–1	Barrow	Braintree
15:00 BST	Akinola 56'	Report	Pilkington 81'	Stadium: Cressing Road Attendance: TBA Referee: Alan Young

15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 10	Barrow	1–0	Lincoln City	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Cook 56'	Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,233 Referee: Ryan Johnson

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 11	Barrow	1–3	Aldershot Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Walker 40' (pen.)	Report	Walker 32', 60' Alexander 66'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,564 Referee: Robert Jones

22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) 12	Macclesfield Town	1–2	Barrow	Macclesfield
19:45 BST	Lewis 58'	Report	Cook 55', 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,215 Referee: Ian Hussin

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 13	Barrow	1–1	Kidderminster Harriers	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Cook 51'	Report	Styche 5'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,323 Referee: Joseph Johnson

October

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 14	Altrincham	1–0	Barrow	Altrincham
15:00 BST	Reeves 61'	Report		Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 1,384 Referee: Stephen Ross

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) 15	Barrow	3–2	Chester	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Haworth 35' Cook 47' Cowperthwaite 77'	Report	Chapell 30' Heneghan 54' Shaw 72' Sharps 74'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,345 Referee: Martin Coy

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 16	Bromley	5–0	Barrow	Bromley
15:00 BST	Holland 18' Cook 25' Prestedge 49' Emmanuel 64' Dennis 88'	Report	Grimes 52' Cook 75'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Referee: Adam Bromley

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13) 17	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Barrow	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Harris 56' Norwood 81' Margetts 82'	Report	Haworth 37'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Steven Rushton

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 18	Barrow	1–1	Welling United	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Cook 53' Walker 89' Ashton 90+1'	Report	Osborne 15' Williams 37' (o.g.) Corne 90+2'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,327 Referee: Tom Nield

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 19	Wrexham	4–1	Barrow	Wrexham
15:00 GMT	Jennings 45+2', 90+4' York 58', 78' Carrington 59'	Report	Haworth 34' Williams 71' Symington 74', 77'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3,892 Referee: Robert Jones

November

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 20	Guiseley	3–1	Barrow	Guiseley
15:00 GMT	Boshell 5' Atkinson 36' Dudley 73'	Report	Cook 45+1' (pen.) Mellor 45+2', 48' Wilmer-Anderton 78'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park Attendance: 749 Referee: Craig Hicks

10 November 2015 (2015-11-10) 21	Barrow	1–3	Grimsby Town	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Khan 31' Williams 48'	Report	Amond 36', 85' Gowling 30'	Stadium: Holker Street Referee: Jason Whiteley

14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 22	Barrow	4–0	Torquay United	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Khan 9', 41' Walker 63' Haworth 90+2'	Report	Smith 60' Fisher 67' Heslop 76'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,119 Referee: Martin Coy

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 23	Dover Athletic	3–1	Barrow	River
15:00 GMT	Modeste 11', 81' Orlu 19' Miller 35'	Report	Cowperthwaite 69' Cook 72', 77' Grand 81'	Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground Attendance: 847 Referee: Mark Pottage

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 24	Barrow	2–1	Woking	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Cook 4' Williams 73'	Report	Jones 48', 72' Keohane 89'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,115 Referee: Tom Nield

December

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 25	Lincoln City	2–2	Barrow	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Rhead 28', 43', 78' Muldoon 45+2' Wood 61' Farman 80' Hawkridge 90+1'	Report	Wilmer-Anderton 35', 87' Walker 44', 62' (pen.) Pilkington 90+1'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,540 Referee: Alan Young

28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 26	Southport	2–1	Barrow	Southport
15:00 GMT	Jones 23' Allen 50' Challoner 66'	Report	Grand 25' Khan 26'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Referee: Steven Rushton

January

2 January 2015 (2015-01-02) 27	Gateshead	1–1	Barrow	Felling
15:00 GMT	Bowman 40' (pen.)	Report	S Williams 72' J Williams 84'	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 892 Referee: Adrian Holmes

9 January 2015 (2015-01-09) 28	Barrow	3–4	Tranmere Rovers	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Walker 67' (pen.) J Williams 77' Grand 82' Cook 87' Ashton 90+3'	Report	Mekki 18' (pen.) Hughes 55', 90+2' Maynard 90' Kirby 90+5'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,766 Referee: Ryan Johnson

23 January 2015 (2015-01-23) 29	Welling United	1–2	Barrow	Welling
15:00 GMT	Vidal 28' (pen.) Kabba 74' Lee 90+3'	Report	Livesey 45+2' Grimes 55' Cowperthwaite 68' Cook 82'	Stadium: Park View Road Attendance: 542 Referee: Robert Whitton

30 January 2015 (2015-01-30) 30	Woking	2–2	Barrow	Woking
15:00 GMT	Goddard 22' Sole 45+8' Norman 66'	Report	Griffiths 18' (o.g.) Cook 29' Parry 45+10' Grand 47'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 1,713 Referee: Christopher Powells

February

2 February 2015 (2015-02-02) 31	Barrow	0–0	Gateshead	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Cook 64'	Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 939 Referee: Joseph Johnson

6 February 2015 (2015-02-06) 32	Barrow	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Wilmer-Anderton 26' Parry 58' Grand 77'	Report	Wright 2' Hall 82'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,202 Referee: Ian Hussin

27 February 2015 (2015-02-27) 33	Barrow	2–2	Forest Green Rovers	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Tomlinson 27' Livesey 73' J Williams 83' Walker 90+4'	Report	Moore 36' Marsh-Brown 60' Arnold 62'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,233 Referee: Karl Evans

March

5 March 2015 (2015-03-05) 34	Boreham Wood	0–2	Barrow	Borehamwood
15:00 GMT	Kamdjo 2' Jeffrey 36'	Report	Tomlinson 13' Cook 45+3' Joel Dixon 64'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 332 Referee: Richard Martin

8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 35	Barrow	0–0	Boreham Wood	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Jordan Williams 58'	Report	Clifford 83'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 881 Referee: Tom Nield

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 36	Barrow	3–2	Altrincham	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Sinnott 19' Leather 38' Lawrie 69' Ginnelly 75' Holness 78' Damian Reeves 82'	Report	Parry 18' Livesey 44' Grand 55' Cook 61' Tomlinson 67', 82'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,019 Referee: Jason Whiteley

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 37	Barrow	1–1	Bromley	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Paddy Lacey 26' Alex-Ray Harvey 28' Walker 82'	Report	Cunnington 57' Dennis 72' Pierre Joseph-Dubois 89'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,123 Referee: Michael Salisbury

26 March 2016 (2016-03-26) 38	Chester	1-2	Barrow	Chester
15:00 GMT	Hannah 37' Shaw 40'	Report	Michael Donohue 25' Jordan Williams 51' 55' 85' Joel Dixon 89'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,020 Referee: Robert Jones

28 March 2016 39	Barrow	4-1	Halifax Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Jordan Williams 31' Cook 48' Walker 81' Tomlinson 90+4'	Report	Roberts 71' Hughes 87'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,466 Referee: Martin Coy

April

2 April 2016 40	Aldershot Town	0-1	Barrow	Aldershot
15:00 GMT		Report	Cook 64'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,488 Referee: Rob Whitton

5 April 2016 41	Barrow	2-0	Braintree Town	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Walker 7' Nick Wilmer-Anderton 55' Haworth 58' Cook 81' Jordan Williams 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,039 Referee: Oliver Yates

9 April 2016 42	Barrow	1-1	Macclesfield Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Walker 43' (pen.) Cook 59'	Report	Whitehead 24' Halls 64' Turnbull 90+6'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,516 Referee: Joseph Johnson

12 April 2016 43	Eastleigh	3-1	Barrow	Eastleigh
19:45 GMT	Luke Coulson 9' Constable 26' Strevens 90+5'	Report	Cook 60' Grand 90'	Stadium: Silverlake Stadium Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Richard Martin

16 April 2016 44	Kidderminster Harriers	0-0	Barrow	Kidderminster
15:00 GMT	Ousmane Fane 61' McQuilkin 79'	Report	Alex-Ray Harvey 57'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1,517 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

23 April 2016 45	Torquay United	2-2	Barrow	Torquay
15:00 GMT	Harrad 20' Allen 29' Courtney Richards 61' Blissett 81'	Report	Tomlinson 34' Haworth 70' Nick Wilmer-Anderton 72' Cook 90+2'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,874 Referee: Adam Bromley

30 April 2016 46	Barrow	2-0	Wrexham	Barrow-in-Furness
17:30 GMT	Cook 43' 77' Tom;linson 84' Alex-Ray Harvey 90+4'	Report	Adriano Moke 90+3'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,728 Referee: Steve Rushton

FA Cup

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 4th Qualifying	Fylde	1–0	Barrow	Warton
15:00 BST	Dion Charles 59'	Report	Pilkington 48'	Stadium: Kellamergh Park Attendance: 901

FA Trophy

12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) First Round	Sutton Coldfield Town	0–1	Barrow	Sutton Coldfield
15:00 GMT		Report	van den Broek	Stadium: Central Ground Attendance: 326

19 January 2015 (2015-01-19) Second Round	Halifax Town	1–0	Barrow	Halifax
19:45 GMT	Shaun Tuton 68'	[ Report]		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 673

Lancashire Senior Cup

On the Lancashire FA website the first round details were announced, Barrow will face Blackburn Rovers U21.^[25]

8 September 2015 (2015-09-08) First round	Barrow	3-3 (4-5 p)	Blackburn Rovers U21's	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Cook Livsey Pilkington	Summary		Stadium: Holker Street

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