2015–16 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was East Stirlingshire's third season in the Scottish League Two, and its thirty-third season in the lowest division of Scottish football. East Stirlingshire competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. After a disappointing season in which they remained bottom of the fourth tier for the majority of the year, the Shire were relegated to the Lowland League after a two-leg play-off defeat to Edinburgh City.[3]

East Stirlingshire
2015–16 season
ChairmanTony Ford
ManagerCraig Tully
StadiumOchilview Park, Stenhousemuir
League TwoTenth (Relegated)
Challenge CupFirst Round, lost to Stenhousemuir
League CupFirst Round, lost to Falkirk
Scottish CupSecond Round, lost to Huntly
Top goalscorerLeague: David McKenna (8)[1]
All: David McKenna (10)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 523[2] vs. Stirling Albion, 2 January 2016
Cup: 304 vs. Stenhousemuir, 25 July 2015
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 238[2] vs. Montrose, 21 November 2015
Cup: 304 vs. Stenhousemuir, 25 July 2015
Average home league attendance320[2]
All statistics correct as of 16 May 2016.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

11 July 2015 FriendlyForfar Athletic1 – 1East StirlingshireStation Park
14:00 Young  16' Match report Faulds  68' (pen) Referee: Walsh
14 July 2015 Stirlingshire Cup finalStenhousemuir1 – 1
(4 – 3 p)
East StirlingshireOchilview Park
19:30 Smith  85' Match report Kay  59' Referee: Newlands
Penalties
Smith
McMenamin
Cook
Malcolm
Stirling
Donaldson
Wright
McKenna
Greene
Barnard
18 July 2015 FriendlyEast Stirlingshire1 – 3Formartine UnitedUniversity of Stirling
15:00 McKenna Match report
22 July 2015 FriendlyEdinburgh City1 – 0East StirlingshireMeadowbank Stadium
19:45 Harrison Match report

Scottish League Two

8 Aug 2015 Match 1East Stirlingshire1 – 0East FifeOchilview Park
15:00 Kinnaird  73' SPFL Report Attendance: 382
Referee: Roncone
15 Aug 2015 Match 2Elgin City4 – 0East StirlingshireBorough Briggs
15:00 Moore  23'
Macleod  36'
Gunn  52'
McHardy  54'
SPFL Report Attendance: 502
Referee: Millar
22 Aug 2015 Match 3East Stirlingshire3 – 1Annan AthleticOchilview Park
15:00 Faulds  40'
Shepherd  76', 84'
SPFL Report Osadolor  34' Attendance: 294
Referee: Northcroft
29 Aug 2015 Match 4Clyde3 – 1East StirlingshireBroadwood Stadium
15:00 Higgins  53', 73'
Greene  55' (o.g.)
SPFL Report Shepherd  72' Attendance: 502
Referee: Milne
5 Sept 2015 Match 5East Stirlingshire2 – 3Stirling AlbionOchilview Park
15:00 Shepherd  14'
Roy  89'
SPFL Report Cunningham  4'
Doris  7'
McMillan  75'
Attendance: 511
Referee: Muir
12 Sept 2015 Match 6Queen's Park5 – 1East StirlingshireHampden Park
15:00 McGeever  21'
Duggan  22'
Woods  69' (pen.)
Galt  83'
Carter  86'
SPFL Report Roy  64'
Donaldson  80' 
Attendance: 404
Referee: Walsh
19 Sept 2015 Match 7Montrose2 – 1East StirlingshireLinks Park
15:00 Webster  8'
Fraser  21'
SPFL Report Wright  86' Attendance: 469
Referee: Napier
26 Sept 2015 Match 8East Stirlingshire0 – 4ArbroathOchilview Park
15:00 Greene  51' SPFL Report Ryan  7', 56'
Linn  53' (pen.)
Grehan  78'
Attendance: 291
Referee: Newlands
3 Oct 2015 Match 9Berwick Rangers2 – 1East StirlingshireShielfield Park
15:00 Henderson  46'
Lavery  51'
SPFL Report Shepherd  15' Attendance: 423
Referee: Allan
17 Oct 2015 Match 10East Stirlingshire2 – 0Elgin CityOchilview Park
15:00 Court  19'
Roy  87'
SPFL Report Attendance: 241
Referee: Napier
31 Oct 2015 Match 11Stirling Albion0 – 0East StirlingshireForthbank Stadium
15:00 R. Smith  90+3' SPFL Report Attendance: 618
Referee: Irvine
7 Nov 2015 Match 12East Stirlingshire2 – 1Queen's ParkOchilview Park
15:00 McKenna  57'
Wright  90+1'
SPFL Report Burns  79' Attendance: 316
Referee: Kirkland
14 Nov 2015 Match 13East Fife5 – 3East StirlingshireBayview Stadium
15:00 Wilkie  11'
Insall  54'  55'
Austin  61', 90+4'
Slattery  65'
SPFL Report Gilmour  33'
McKenna  40'
Donaldson  63'  78' 
Lynas  86' 
Attendance: 543
Referee: Walsh
21 Nov 2015 Match 14East Stirlingshire3 – 1MontroseOchilview Park
15:00 Cairnie  11'
Kay  45'
McKenna  58'
SPFL Report Fraser  66' Attendance: 238
Referee: Steven
5 Dec 2015 East StirlingshireP – PClydeOchilview Park
15:00 East Stirlingshire report
Clyde Report
Note: Match postponed due to waterlogged pitch
12 Dec 2015 Match 15Annan Athletic3 – 1East StirlingshireGalabank
15:00 Flynn  6'
Weatherson  36', 50'
SPFL Report Roy  78' Attendance: 357
Referee: Munro
19 Dec 2015 Match 16East Stirlingshire0 – 4Berwick RangersOchilview Park
15:00 SPFL Report Graham  26', 37'
Coultress  71'
Lavery  88'
Attendance: 241
Referee: Kirkland
26 Dec 2015 ArbroathP – PEast StirlingshireGayfield Park
15:00 BBC Sport report
Note: Match postponed due to waterlogged pitch
2 Jan 2016 Match 17East Stirlingshire3 – 2Stirling AlbionOchilview Park
15:00 McKenna  2', 68'
Orr  20'
SPFL Report McKinlay  49'
Beattie  77'
Attendance: 523
Referee: Taylor
9 Jan 2016 Match 18Montrose3 – 2East StirlingshireLinks Park
15:00 Webster  54'
Pascazio  76'
Comrie  84'
SPFL Report Faulds  21'
Orr  36'
Attendance: 378
Referee: Kirkland
16 Jan 2016 ClydeP – PEast StirlingshireBroadwood Stadium
15:00 SPFL Report Referee: Roncone
Note: Match postponed due to frozen pitch
23 Jan 2016 Match 19East Stirlingshire1 – 3East FifeOchilview Park
15:00 Naysmith  8' (o.g.) SPFL Report Wilkie  17'
Austin  24'
Coote  87'
Attendance: 356
Referee: Ross
30 Jan 2016 Match 20East Stirlingshire0 – 3ArbroathOchilview Park
15:00 SPFL Report Skelly  11'
Cecilia-Álvarez  64'
Linn  68'
Attendance: 306
Referee: McKendrick
6 Feb 2016 Match 21Berwick Rangers2 – 2East StirlingshireShielfield Park
15:00 McGregor  3'
Lavery  69'
SPFL Report McCabe  16'
Orr  70'
Attendance: 359
Referee: Napier
13 Feb 2016 Match 22Queen's Park0 – 3East StirlingshireHampden Park
15:00 SPFL Report Orr  36'
McKenna  42'
Ferries  68'
Attendance: 461
Referee: Newlands
16 Feb 2016 (Rearranged)[4]ArbroathP – PEast StirlingshireGayfield Park
19:45 BBC Sport report
Note: Rearranged from match postponed on 26 December 2015.
Match postponed due to frozen pitch
20 Feb 2016 Match 23East Stirlingshire0 – 1Annan AthleticOchilview Park
15:00 SPFL Report Todd  52' Attendance: 248
Referee: Beaton
23 Feb 2016 Match 24(Rearranged)[5]Arbroath0 – 0East StirlingshireGayfield Park
19:45 SPFL Report Attendance: 334
Referee: Millar
Note: Rearranged from match postponed on 16 February 2016.
27 Feb 2016 Match 25Elgin City2 – 0East StirlingshireBorough Briggs
15:00 Gunn  65' (pen)
Cameron  87'
SPFL Report Attendance: 697
Referee: Lowe
1 Mar 2016 Match 26Clyde0 – 1East StirlingshireBroadwood Stadium
19:45 SPFL Report McKenna  2' Attendance: 453
Referee: Graham
5 Mar 2015 Match 27East Stirlingshire2 – 4MontroseOchilview Park
15:00 McKenna  52'
Cairnie  85'
SPFL Report Templeman  13', 89'
Fraser  58'
Mallagaray  79'
Attendance: 251
Referee: Charleston
8 Mar 2016 Match 28(Rearranged)[6]East Stirlingshire0 – 3ClydeOchilview Park
19:45 Fraser[lower-alpha 2]  76'  SPFL Report Marsh  44'
Higgins  62'
Durie  74'
Attendance: 326
Referee: Ross
Note: Rearranged from match postponed on 5 December 2015.
12 Mar 2016 Match 29Arbroath3 – 0East StirlingshireGayfield Park
15:00 Wilson  11'
Whatley  69'
Williams  73'
SPFL Report Attendance: 609
Referee: Kirkland
19 Mar 2016 Match 30East Stirlingshire2 – 4ClydeOchilview Park
15:00 Orr  3'
Faulds  81'
SPFL Report Cairnie  7' (o.g.)
McLaughlin  40'
Higgins  71', 90'
Marsh  74'
Attendance: 394
Referee: Salmond
26 Mar 2016 Match 31Stirling Albion3 – 0East StirlingshireForthbank Stadium
15:00 Olanrewaju  17'
D. Smith  64'
Johnston  88'
SPFL Report Attendance: 602
Referee: Graham
2 April 2016 Match 32East Stirlingshire0 – 0Berwick RangersOchilview Park
15:00 SPFL Report Attendance: 304
Referee: Roncone
9 Apr 2015 Match 33East Stirlingshire0 – 3Queen's ParkOchilview Park
15:00 SPFL Report McKernon  13' (pen.)
Berry  40'
Woods  45+1'
Attendance: 312
Referee: Ross
16 Apr 2016 Match 34Annan Athletic1 – 3East StirlingshireGalabank
15:00 Osadolor  60' SPFL Report Wright  21'  40'
Faulds  79'
McMillan  82'
Attendance: 398
Referee: Kirkland
23 April 2016 Match 35East Stirlingshire0 – 3Elgin CityOchilview Park
15:00 SPFL Report Cameron  9', 75'
Easton  27'
Attendance: 234
Referee: Napier
30 Apr 2016 Match 36East Fife1 – 1East StirlingshireBayview Stadium
15:00 Smith  53' SPFL Report McMullin  51' Attendance: 1,360
Referee: Munro

Scottish League Two Play-offs

7 May 2016 Play-offs Final R1Edinburgh City1 – 1East StirlingshireMeadowbank Stadium
15:00 Gair  15' (pen.)
Mbu  77'
SPFL Report Wright  42'
Donaldson  90+1'
Attendance: 1,090
Referee: Duncan
14 May 2016 Play-offs Final R2East Stirlingshire0 – 1Edinburgh CityOchilview Park
15:00 Donaldson  86' SPFL report Gair  87' (pen.) Attendance: 1,286
Referee: Robertson

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

31 July 2015 League Cup Round 1Falkirk5 – 0East StirlingshireBroadwood Stadium
19:45 Muirhead  17'
Baird  57'
Vidler  68' (o.g.)
McHugh  70'
Alston  78'
SPFL report Attendance: 881
Referee: Salmond

Scottish Cup

24 October 2015 Scottish Cup Round 2Huntly2 – 1East StirlingshireChristie Park
15:00 Booth  21'
Scoular  28'
East Stirlingshire report
AOL report
McKenna  48' (pen.) Referee: Smith

Player statistics


Squad

Last updated 30 April 2016[8][9]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish League TwoScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Richard Barnard 250230001010
GK Darren Dolan 140130100000
GK Michael Fairbanks 0000000000
DF Jordan Cairnie 20217+22100000
DF Alan Deans 0000000000
DF Reece Donaldson 262241001011
DF Ross Fisher 14013+10000000
DF Ross Gilmour 9191000000
DF Connor Greene 29022+40101010
DF Lloyd Kinnaird 30126+21001010
DF Michael McMullin 161161000000
DF Lewis Peddie 100+10000000
DF Chris Townsley 2202000+100010
DF Jon Tully 1107+2000100+10
MF Kristopher Faulds 36325+83101010
MF John Fraser 2020000000
MF David Grant 100+10000000
MF Andy Kay 21114+51100+1000
MF Aron Lynas 16012+30100000
MF Neil McCabe 291261101010
MF Adam Murray 402+20000000
MF Simon White 100+10000000
FW Paul Brennan 0000000000
FW Kyle Carruthers 503+10000010
FW David McKenna 341027+58110011
FW Gavin McMillan 1313+101000000
FW Thomas Orr 20519+15000000
FW Andy Russell 16013+30000000
FW Michael Wallace 1502+1000+101010
FW Max Wright 26314+9310100+10
FW Billy Vidler 502+20001000
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who appeared for East Stirlingshire but left during the season:
DF Nathan Shepherd 205175101010
MF Scott Ferries 6161000000
FW Jonny Court 1319+41000000
FW Alistair Roy 1747+840+100+1000

Clean sheets

Pos Nat Name Total Scottish League Two Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
GK Richard Barnard 3 3
GK Darren Dolan 3 3
Totals66000

Last updated: 2 April 2016
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Goal scorers

As of match played 30 April 2016[1][10]
Place Position Nation Name Total Scottish League Two Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
1FWDavid McKenna10811
2FWThomas Orr55
DFNathan Shepherd55
4FWAlistair Roy44
5MFKristopher Faulds44
6DFJordan Cairnie22
DFMax Wright33
DFReece Donaldson211
9FWJonny Court11
MFScott Ferries11
DFRoss Gilmour11
MFAndy Kay11
DFLloyd Kinnaird11
MFNeil McCabe11
FWGavin McMillan11
DFMichael McMullin11
Own goal11
Total 4441102

Disciplinary record

As of match played 30 April 2016[11]
Position Nation Name Total Scottish League Two Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
DFReece Donaldson1421321
MFAron Lynas5151
DFConnor Greene4141
FWMax Wright1111
MFNeil McCabe77
DFRoss Fisher66
MFAndy Kay651
DFChris Townsley55
FWDavid McKenna44
GKRichard Barnard33
DFRoss Gilmour33
DFMichael McMullin33
MFJohn Fraser22
FWGavin McMillan22
DFJon Tully22
FWKyle Carruthers11
MFKristopher Faulds11
MFScott Ferries11
DFLloyd Kinnaird11
FWThomas Orr11
DFLewis Peddie11
FWAlistair Roy11
FWBilly Vidler11
Trialist3131
Total 786766100010

Club statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Berwick Rangers 36 14 7 15 45 50 5 49
7 Stirling Albion 36 13 9 14 47 46 +1 48
8 Montrose 36 11 10 15 50 70 20 43
9 Arbroath 36 11 6 19 42 51 9 39
10 East Stirlingshire (R) 36 9 5 22 41 79 38 32 Qualification to League Two play-off finals
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAAAHHAHAHHAHA
ResultWLWLLLLLLWDWLWLLWLLLDWLDLWLLLLLDLWLD
Position575889101010101010108810101010101091010101010101010101010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
35 9 4 22 40 78  −38 31 6 1 11 21 40  −19 3 3 11 19 38  −19

Last updated: 23 April 2016.
Source: SPFL

Home attendances

  Win   Draw   Loss

Comp Date Score Opponent Attendance
Challenge Cup25 July 20152–3Stenhousemuir304[12]
League Two8 August 20151–0East Fife382[13]
League Two22 August 20153–1Annan Athletic294[14]
League Two5 September 20152–3Stirling Albion511[15]
League Two26 September 20150–4Arbroath291[16]
League Two17 October 20152–0Elgin City241[17]
League Two7 November 20152–1Queen' Park316[18]
League Two21 November 20153–1Montrose238[19]
League Two19 December 20150–4Berwick Rangers241[20]
League Two2 January 20163–2Stirling Albion523[21]
League Two23 January 20161–3East Fife356[22]
League Two30 January 20160–3Arbroath306[23]
League Two20 February 20160–1Annan Athletic248[24]
League Two5 March 20162–4Montrose251[25]
League Two8 March 20160–3Clyde326[26]
League Two19 March 20162–4Clyde394[27]
League Two2 April 20160–0Berwick Rangers304[28]
League Two9 April 20160–3Queen' Park312[29]
League Two23 April 20160–3Elgin City234[30]
Total attendance: 6,072
Total league attendance: 5,768[2]
Average league attendance: 320[2]

Last updated: 23 April 2016
Source: Match reports in Results

Transfers

Loan in

Notes

  1. Trialist
  2. Trialist[7]

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