2015–16 Football League Trophy

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.^[1]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

↑ Cartwright, Phil (3 April 2016). "Barnsley 3 Oxford United 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

External links

Official website

EFL Trophy

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