2015–16 Millwall F.C. season

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Millwall
2015–16 season
Chairman John Berylson
Manager Neil Harris
Stadium The Den
League One 4th
FA Cup 2nd round
(knocked out by Wycombe Wanderers)
League Cup 1st round
(knocked out by Barnet)
FL Trophy Southern area final
(knocked out by Oxford United
Top goalscorer League: Lee Gregory (18)
All: Lee Gregory (25)
Highest home attendance 16,301
vs Bradford City (20 May 2016)
Lowest home attendance 2,050
vs Peterborough (1 Sep 15)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season is Millwall's 130th year in existence and their first back in League One since the 2009–10 season, after being relegated from The Championship the previous season.[1] It is Millwall's 89th consecutive season in The Football League and 42nd in the third tier. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season marks the first full season in charge for club record goalscorer Neil Harris, who became manager in April. He led the club to fourth place, finishing with 81 points and a play-off place. This season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Squad

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 David Forde GK Republic of Ireland Galway 44 333 0 Cardiff City 5 June 2008 Free 2017
13 Jordan Archer GK Scotland Walthamstow 31 21 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 July 2015 Free 2017
41 Tom King GK England Croydon 29 0 0 Crystal Palace 31 August 2014 Free Undisclosed
Defenders
2 Shaun Cummings RB Jamaica Hammersmith 35 25 0 Reading 12 January 2015 Undisclosed 2017
3 Joe Martin LB England Dagenham 35 13 0 Gillingham 1 July 2015 Free 2016
5 Tony Craig CB England Greenwich 38 253 8 Brentford 1 July 2015 Free 2017
15 Sid Nelson CB England Lewisham 28 23 0 Academy 1 July 2014 Trainee 2018
16 Mark Beevers CB England Barnsley 34 121 7 Sheffield Wednesday 1 January 2013 Undisclosed Undisclosed
17 Byron Webster CB England Sherburn-in-Elmet 37 34 2 Yeovil Town 24 June 2014 Free 2016
27 Mahlon Romeo RB Antigua and Barbuda Westminster 28 0 0 Gillingham 1 July 2015 Free 2016
36 Keaton Wood DF England 28 0 0 Academy 1 July 2015 Trainee 2016
Midfielders
4 Carlos Edwards RW Trinidad and Tobago Diego Martin 45 26 1 Free Agent 24 August 2015 Free 2016
6 Shaun Williams DM/CB Republic of Ireland Dublin 37 77 6 Milton Keynes Dons 27 January 2014 Undisclosed 2016
7 Paris Cowan-Hall WG England Hillingdon 33 10 0 Wycombe Wanderers 1 January 2015 Free 2017
8 Ed Upson CM England Bury St Edmunds 34 52 2 Yeovil Town 31 January 2014 Undisclosed 2016
10 Fred Onyedinma AM England London 27 35 3 Academy 27 November 2014 Trainee 2017
11 Lee Martin WG/AM England Taunton 37 69 2 Ipswich Town 4 July 2013 Free 2016
18 Shane Ferguson LW Northern Ireland Derry 32 18 2 Newcastle United 7 August 2015 Loan 2016
21 George Saville CM England Camberley 30 15 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 October 2015 Loan 2015
23 Jack Powell CM England Newham 30 10 0 Academy 1 July 2013 Trainee Undisclosed
24 Ben Thompson CM England Sidcup 28 15 1 Academy 1 July 2015 Trainee Undisclosed
26 Nadjim Abdou DM Comoros Martigues 39 293 8 Plymouth Argyle 3 July 2008 Free 2017
Forwards
9 Lee Gregory CF England Sheffield 35 66 18 Halifax Town 17 June 2014 £250,000 2017
14 John Marquis CF England London 31 59 6 Academy 1 August 2009 Trainee 2016
20 Steve Morison CF Wales Enfield 40 189 74 Leeds United 4 August 2015 Undisclosed 2016
22 Aiden O'Brien CF Republic of Ireland Islington 30 44 12 Academy 1 July 2010 Trainee 2016
28 Jamie Philpot CF England Royal Tunbridge Wells 27 1 1 Academy 1 July 2015 Trainee Undisclosed
29 Alfie Pavey CF England Southwark 28 6 0 Maidstone United 22 May 2013 Free Undisclosed

Statistics

As of 5 December 2015
No. Pos Nat Player Total League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Republic of Ireland David Forde 10 0 7+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Jamaica Shaun Cummings 20 1 15+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
3 DF England Joe Martin 25 2 16+2 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 4+1 0
4 DF Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Edwards 17 0 13+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF England Tony Craig 19 1 16+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
6 MF Republic of Ireland Shaun Williams 34 4 27+0 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 2
8 MF England Ed Upson 28 0 15+6 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+2 0
9 FW England Lee Gregory 39 20 24+6 13 2+0 1 0+1 0 5+1 6
10 MF Nigeria Fred Onyedinma 37 4 16+13 4 1+1 0 1+0 0 2+3 0
13 GK Scotland Jordan Archer 32 0 25+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
14 FW Northern Ireland John Marquis 12 0 0+10 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
15 DF England Sid Nelson 14 0 9+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+2 0
16 DF England Mark Beevers 38 4 30+0 4 1+0 0 0+1 0 6+0 0
17 DF England Bryon Webster 35 3 22+5 3 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+1 0
18 MF Northern Ireland Shane Ferguson 34 2 20+10 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
20 FW Wales Steve Morison 42 13 32+2 10 2+0 1 1+0 1 5+0 1
22 FW Republic of Ireland Aiden O'Brien 38 11 23+7 8 1+1 1 0+0 0 5+1 2
23 MF England Jack Powell 3 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 MF England Ben Thompson 19 1 6+9 0 1+0 1 0+0 0 1+2 0
25 MF England Jed Wallace (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) 11 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
26 MF Comoros Nadjim Abdou 22 1 19+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
27 DF Antigua and Barbuda Mahlon Romeo 5 1 5+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players currently out on loan:
7 FW England Paris Cowan-Hall (at Wycombe Wanderers) 6 0 0+3 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
11 MF England Lee Martin (at Northampton Town) 11 0 2+6 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
29 FW England Alfie Pavey (at Aldershot Town) 6 0 0+4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF England Noah Chesmain (at Welling United) 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who have left the club:
21 MF England George Saville (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) 15 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0

Goals record

As of 5 December 2015
Rank No. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
2 9 FW England Lee Gregory 13 1 0 6 20
2 20 FW Wales Steve Morison 10 1 1 1 13
3 22 FW Republic of Ireland Aiden O'Brien 8 1 0 2 11
4 6 MF Republic of Ireland Shaun Williams 2 0 0 2 4
10 MF Nigeria Fred Odyeinma 4 0 0 0 4
16 DF England Mark Beevers 4 0 0 0 4
7 17 DF England Byron Webster 3 0 0 0 3
8 3 DF England Joe Martin 2 0 0 0 2
18 MF Northern Ireland Shane Ferguson 2 0 0 0 2
10 2 DF Jamaica Shaun Cummings 1 0 0 0 1
5 DF England Tony Craig 1 0 0 0 1
24 MF England Ben Thompson 0 1 0 0 1
26 MF Comoros Nadjim Abdou 1 0 0 0 1
27 DF Antigua and Barbuda Mahlon Romeo 1 0 0 0 1
Total 51 4 1 11 67

Disciplinary Record

As of 5 December 2015
Rank No. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card
1 16 DF England Mark Beevers 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
2 6 MF Republic of Ireland Shaun Williams 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
3 3 DF England Joe Martin 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
13 GK Scotland Jordan Archer 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
5 17 DF England Byron Webster 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
24 MF England Ben Thompson 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
7 4 DF Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Edwards 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
20 FW Wales Steve Morison 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
22 FW Republic of Ireland Aiden O'Brien 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
10 11 MF England Lee Martin 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
11 5 DF England Tony Craig 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 FW England Lee Gregory 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
15 DF England Sid Nelson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
21 MF England George Saville 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 18 MF Northern Ireland Shane Ferguson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 MF Comoros Nadjim Abdou 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 DF Antigua and Barbuda Mahlon Romeo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 1 GK Republic of Ireland David Forde 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Jamaica Shaun Cummings 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
8 MF England Ed Upson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF Nigeria Fred Odyemina 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 MF England Jed Wallace 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 61 3 4 0 1 0 10 1 76 4

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 GK Scotland Jordan Archer Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 LB England Joe Martin Gillingham Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 RB Antigua and Barbuda Mahlon Romeo Gillingham Free transfer [3]
4 July 2015 CB England Tony Craig Brentford Free transfer [4]
4 August 2015 CF England Steve Morison Leeds United Undisclosed [5]
6 August 2015 DF England Christian Mbulu Brentwood Town Free transfer [6]
24 August 2015 RB Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Edwards Millwall Free transfer [7]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CM England Nicky Bailey Barnet Released [8]
1 July 2015 LB Guyana Matthew Briggs Colchester United [lower-alpha 1] Free transfer [8]
1 July 2015 CB England Dylan Casey Kingstonian Released [8]
1 July 2015 CM England Richard Chaplow Doncaster Rovers [lower-alpha 2] Free transfer [8]
1 July 2015 RB Republic of Ireland Alan Dunne Leyton Orient Released [8]
1 July 2015 RB Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Edwards Millwall [lower-alpha 3] N/A [8]
1 July 2015 AM France Sofiane El-Bekri Free Agent Released [8]
1 July 2015 CF Jamaica Ricardo Fuller Oldham Athletic Released [8]
1 July 2015 GK England Denzel Gerrar Histon [lower-alpha 4] Free transfer [8]
1 July 2015 CB England Jake Goodman Free Agent Margatw [8]
1 July 2015 LW Senegal Magaye Gueye Adanaspor Released [8]
1 July 2015 RB Trinidad and Tobago Justin Hoyte Dagenham & Redbridge Released [8]
1 July 2015 CF Austria Stefan Maierhofer Free Agent Released [8]
1 July 2015 CM Spain Ángel Martínez Chesterfield [lower-alpha 5] Released [8]
1 July 2015 CB Nigeria Danny Shittu Free Agent Released [8]
1 July 2015 RB England Josh Siafa Free Agent Released [8]
1 July 2015 CB England Callum Webb Kingstonian Released [8]
1 July 2015 LW England Martyn Woolford Sheffield United [lower-alpha 6] Free transfer [8]
  1. Following Briggs' release he joined Colchester United.[9]
  2. Following Chaplow's release he joined Doncaster Rovers.[10]
  3. Following Edwards overcoming a serious knee injury he re-signed for Millwall.[7]
  4. Following Gerrar's release he joined Histon.[11]
  5. Following Martínez's release he joined Chesterfield.[12]
  6. Following Woolford's release he joined Sheffield United.[13]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
7 August 2015 LM Northern Ireland Shane Ferguson Newcastle United 9 January 2016[lower-alpha 1] [15]
  1. On 1 September 2015, Ferguson's loan was extended until 9 January 2016.[14]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
24 July 2015 GK England Tom King Welling United 21 August 2015 [16]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 5 May 2015, Millwall announced a pre-season friendly with AFC Wimbledon to take place on 18 July 2015.[17] On 29 May 2015, Millwall added Stevenage to their pre-season schedule.[18] On 1 June 2015, the club annonced a friendly against Bromley.[19] On 10 June 2015, Millwall announced they will host Portuguese side Tondela on 1 August 2015.[20]

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Burton Albion (P) 46 25 10 11 57 37 +20 85 Promotion to Football League Championship
3 Walsall 46 24 12 10 71 49 +22 84 Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Millwall 46 24 9 13 73 49 +24 81
5 Bradford City 46 23 11 12 55 40 +15 80
6 Barnsley (O, P) 46 22 8 16 70 54 +16 74
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Result by matchday

Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Result W L L D L W W L W D L W D W W D W L W L L L W L W W W D W W L W D D W D W L W D W L W W W W
Position 6 13 15 15 19 18 12 13 11 12 15 13 14 10 8 7 8 11 7 7 11 11 9 10 7 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4

Last updated: 8 May 2016.
Source: [1]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Play Off

FA Cup

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League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Millwall were drawn at home against Barnet.[21]

Football League Trophy

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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. Lions will host Peterborough United.[22] On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Millwall are to host Northampton Town.[23]

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