Club: | Luton Town |
Season: | 2015–16 |
Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
Manager: | John Still (until 17 December 2015) Andy Awford (caretaker manager until 6 January 2016) Nathan Jones (from 6 January 2016) |
Chairman: | Nick Owen |
Owner: | Luton Town Football Club 2020 Limited |
Stadium: | Kenilworth Road |
League: | League Two |
League Result: | 11th |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Second round |
Cup2: | League Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Second round |
Cup3: | Football League Trophy |
Cup3 Result: | Second round |
League Topscorer: | Jack Marriott (14) |
Season Topscorer: | Jack Marriott (16) |
Highest Attendance: | |
Lowest Attendance: | |
Average Attendance: | 8,554 |
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The 2015–16 season was the 130th in the history of Luton Town Football Club and the club's 90th season in the Football League. Following their eighth-place finish the previous year, Luton were contesting the season in League Two.
Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Since | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | ||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | Mark Tyler | GK | 2009 | 1977 5, df=yes | Peterborough United | |||
16 | Elliot Justham | GK | 2013 | 1990 8, df=yes | East Thurrock United | |||
31 | Craig King | GK | 2015 | Luton Town Academy | ||||
Defenders | ||||||||
2 | Stephen O'Donnell | RB / RW | 2015 | 1992 5, df=yes | Partick Thistle | |||
3 | Dan Potts | LB | 2015 | 1994 4, df=yes | West Ham United | |||
5 | Steve McNulty (c) | CB | 2013 | 1983 9, df=yes | Fleetwood Town | |||
6 | Scott Cuthbert | CB / RB | 2015 | 1987 6, df=yes | Leyton Orient | |||
12 | Scott Griffiths | LB | 2013 | 1985 11, df=yes | Peterborough United | |||
18 | Magnus Okuonghae | CB | 2015 | 1986 2, df=yes | Colchester United | |||
24 | Curtley Williams | RB | 2014 | 1990 3, df=yes | Lowestoft Town | |||
25 | Mark O'Brien | CB / RB / LB / DM | 2015 | 1992 11, df=yes | Derby County | |||
30 | Luke Wilkinson | CB | 2014 | 1991 12, df=yes | Dagenham & Redbridge | |||
31 | Luke Trotman | RB | 2014 | 1997 6, df=yes | Luton Town Academy | |||
33 | Mark Onyemah | LB | 2014 | 1996 4, df=yes | Thurrock | |||
Midfielders | ||||||||
4 | Jonathan Smith | DM / CM | 2013 | 1986 10, df=yes | York City | |||
7 | Alex Lawless | LM / CM | 2010 | 1985 3, df=yes | York City | |||
8 | Cameron McGeehan | CM | 2015 | 1995 4, df=yes | Norwich City | |||
10 | Ryan Hall | RW/LW | 2015 | 1988 1, df=yes | Rotherham United | |||
11 | Danny Green | RW | 2015 | 1988 7, df=yes | Milton Keynes Dons | |||
15 | Paddy McCourt | LW | 2015 | 1983 12, df=yes | Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
17 | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu | CM | 2014 | 1993 7, df=yes | West Ham United | |||
19 | Olly Lee | CM | 2015 | 1991 7, df=yes | Birmingham City | |||
21 | Luke Guttridge | AM | 2013 | 1982 3, df=yes | Northampton Town | |||
26 | Nathan Doyle | DM | 2014 | 1987 1, df=yes | Bradford City | |||
34 | Isaac Galliford | AM | 2015 | 1996 10, df=yes | Luton Town Academy | |||
Jake Howells | LB / LW / CM | 2008 | 1991 5, df=yes | Luton Town Academy | ||||
Andy Parry | CM / CB | 2013 | 1991 9, df=yes | Southport | ||||
Matt Robinson | CM | 2012 | 1994 6, df=yes | Leicester City | ||||
Forwards | ||||||||
9 | Paul Benson | ST | 2014 | 1979 10, df=yes | Swindon Town | |||
14 | Jack Marriott | ST | 2015 | 1994 9, df=yes | Ipswich Town | |||
22 | Craig Mackail-Smith | ST | 2015 | 1984 2, df=yes | Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
23 | Josh McQuoid | ST / RW/LW | 2015 | 1989 12, df=yes | AFC Bournemouth | |||
35 | Zane Banton | ST | 2013 | 1996 6, df=yes | Luton Town Academy | |||
Player | Contract Length | Contract End | Date | Source | ||
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14 | ||||||
19 | ||||||
Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source | |||
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6 | Leyton Orient | [13] [14] | |||||
14 | Ipswich Town | [15] [16] | |||||
15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | [17] | |||||
8 | Norwich City | [18] | |||||
23 | AFC Bournemouth | [19] [20] | |||||
2 | Partick Thistle | [21] [22] | |||||
18 | Colchester United | [23] | |||||
3 | West Ham United | [24] [25] | |||||
11 | Milton Keynes Dons | [26] | |||||
25 | Derby County | [27] | |||||
22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||||
19 | Birmingham City | [28] |
Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source | |||
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18 | Ross Lafayette | Eastleigh | 1 July 2015 | [29] | |||
8 | Andy Drury | Eastleigh | 13 July 2015 | [30] [31] | |||
2 | Fraser Franks | Stevenage | 15 July 2015 | [32] [33] | |||
6 | Alex Lacey | Yeovil Town | 22 July 2015 | [34] |
Player | Loaned To | Start | End | Source | |||
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31 | Metropolitan Police | [35] | |||||
33 | Dartford | [36] | |||||
32 | St Neots Town | [37] | |||||
32 | Histon | [38] | |||||
34 | St Neots Town | ||||||
35 | Boreham Wood | [39] | |||||
— | Altrincham | [40] | |||||
— | Grimsby Town | [41] | |||||
— | Yeovil Town | [42] |
Summer: Undisclosed
Total: Undisclosed
Summer: £180,000
Total: £180,000
Summer: Undisclosed (~ £180,000)
Total: Undisclosed (~ £180,000)
On 7 May 2015, Luton Town announced their pre-season schedule.[43] On 23 June 2015, Luton added Farense to the pre-season diary.[44]
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[45]
See main article: 2015–16 FA Cup.
See main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup.
See main article: 2015–16 Football League Trophy.
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Luton.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total | Discipline[48] | ||||||||||||||
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scope=col | Apps | scope=col | Goals | scope=col | Apps | scope=col | Goals | scope=col | Apps | scope=col | Goals | scope=col | Apps | scope=col | Goals | scope=col | Apps | scope=col | Goals | scope=col | scope=col | ||
1 | GK | scope=row | Mark Tyler | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
2 | DF | scope=row | Stephen O'Donnell | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
3 | DF | scope=row | Dan Potts | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
4 | MF | scope=row | Jonathan Smith | 33 (4) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 (4) | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
5 | DF | scope=row | 9 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
5 | DF | scope=row | Glen Rea * | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
6 | DF | scope=row | Scott Cuthbert | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
7 | MF | scope=row | Alex Lawless | 21 (7) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 (7) | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
8 | MF | scope=row | Cameron McGeehan | 35 (6) | 12 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 (8) | 14 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
9 | FW | scope=row | Paul Benson | 13 (7) | 4 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 (9) | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
10 | MF | scope=row | Ryan Hall | 5 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 5 (8) | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
11 | MF | scope=row | Danny Green | 19 (6) | 5 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 21 (9) | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
12 | DF | scope=row | Scott Griffiths | 17 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 20 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
14 | FW | scope=row | Jack Marriott | 21 (19) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 (19) | 16 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
15 | MF | scope=row | Paddy McCourt | 15 (9) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (9) | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
16 | GK | scope=row | Elliot Justham | 14 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
17 | MF | scope=row | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu | 12 (9) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 (9) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
18 | DF | scope=row | Magnus Okuonghae | 7 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 9 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
19 | MF | scope=row | Olly Lee | 31 (3) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 (3) | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
20 | DF | scope=row | 7 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
21 | MF | scope=row | 6 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
21 | GK | scope=row | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
22 | FW | scope=row | Craig Mackail-Smith | 27 (6) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 (6) | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
23 | FW | scope=row | Josh McQuoid | 20 (9) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 24 (11) | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
24 | DF | scope=row | Curtley Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
25 | DF | scope=row | Mark O'Brien | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
26 | MF | scope=row | Nathan Doyle | 6 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 (6) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
27 | MF | scope=row | Tyreeq Bakinson | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
30 | DF | scope=row | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
31 | GK | scope=row | Craig King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
35 | FW | scope=row | Zane Banton | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
36 | DF | scope=row | James Justin | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
37 | DF | scope=row | Frankie Musonda | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
40 | DF | scope=row | Jake Howells | 14 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
44 | DF | scope=row | Alan Sheehan * | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
45 | FW | scope=row | Joe Pigott * | 10 (5) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (5) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Pos. | width=60 | Nat. | width=150 scope=col | Name | |
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32 | DF | scope=row | Luke Trotman | ||
33 | DF | scope=row | Mark Onyemah | ||
34 | MF | scope=row | Isaac Galliford |