| 2015–16 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Ray Trew |
| Manager | Ricardo Moniz (until 29 December) Jamie Fullarton (from 10 January until 19 March) Mark Cooper (from 20 March) |
| Stadium | Meadow Lane |
| League Two | 17th |
| FA Cup | First Round (knocked out bySalford City) |
| League Cup | Second round (knocked out byAston Villa) |
| Highest home attendance | 10,074(league) |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,098(league) |
| Average home league attendance | 4,860 |
The 2015–16 season wasNotts County's 153rd season in their history and their first season back inLeague Two since being relegated fromLeague One theprevious season. Along with League Two, the club will also compete in theFA Cup,League Cup andLeague Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | CB |  | Scot Bennett | Exeter City | Free transfer | [1] |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | | Robert Milsom | Rotherham United | Free transfer | [2] |
| 1 July 2015 | LB |  | Rhys Sharpe | Derby County | Free transfer | [3] |
| 1 July 2015 | RB |  | Gill Swerts | NAC Breda | Free transfer | [4] |
| 2 July 2015 | CF | | Jon Stead | Huddersfield Town | Free transfer | [5] |
| 3 July 2015 | RB |  | Mawouna Amevor | Go Ahead Eagles | Free transfer | [6] |
| 6 July 2015 | CF | | Adam Campbell | Newcastle United | Free transfer | [7] |
| 6 July 2015 | CF | | Kyle de Silva | Crystal Palace | Free transfer | [8] |
| 6 July 2015 | LW |  | Genaro Snijders | Oss | Free transfer | [9] |
| 7 July 2015 | RW |  | Julian Jenner | Diósgyőri | Free transfer | [10] |
| 8 July 2015 | SS |  | Graham Burke | Aston Villa | Free transfer | [11] |
| 8 July 2015 | SS |  | Filip Valenčič | Monza | Free transfer | [12] |
| 15 July 2015 | GK | | Scott Loach | Rotherham United | Free transfer | [13] |
| 17 July 2015 | CM | | Stanley Aborah | Ferencvárosi | Free transfer | [14] |
| 20 July 2015 | RB | | Wes Atkinson | West Bromwich Albion | Free transfer | [15] |
| 3 August 2015 | CB |  | Thierry Audel | Crewe Alexandra | Free transfer | [16] |
| 4 August 2015 | RB |  | Elliott Hewitt | Ipswich Town | Free transfer | [17] |
| 6 August 2015 | CB |  | Civard Sprockel | Othellos Athienou | Free transfer | [18] |
| 22 August 2015 | CF | | Izale McLeod | Crawley Town | Undisclosed | [19] |
| 13 February 2016 | LW | | Jason Banton | Wycombe Wanderers | Free | [20] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | CF |  | Bálint Bajner | Free agent | Released | [21] |
| 1 July 2015 | RB |  | Mustapha Dumbuya | Free Agent | Released | [22] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | | Shaun Harrad | Free Agent | Released | [22] |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | | Cieron Keane | Free Agent | Released | [22] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | | Brad McGowan | Free Agent | Released | [22] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | | Hayden Mullins | Free Agent | Released | [22] |
| 1 July 2015 | GK |  | Fabian Spiess | Torquay United[a] | Free transfer | [22] |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | | Greg Tempest | Lincoln City[b] | Free transfer | [22] |
| 1 July 2015 | RW | | Garry Thompson | Wycombe Wanderers | Free transfer | [25] |
| 1 July 2015 | DM | | Drissa Traoré | Swindon Town[c] | Free transfer | [22] |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | | Elliott Whitehouse | FC Halifax Town[d] | Free transfer | [22] |
| 27 July 2015 | LB | | Jordan Cranston | Free Agent | Mutual consent | [28] |
| 6 August 2015 | CM | | Gary Jones | Southport | Free transfer | [29] |
| 1 September 2015 | CF | | Billy Daniels | Nuneaton Town | Mutual consent | [30] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2015 | AM | | Jack Barmby | Leicester City | 13 November 2015 | [31] |
| 25 September 2015 | LB | | Alan Sheehan | Bradford City | 26 December 2015 | [32] |
| 1 February 2016 | CB |  | Gary MacKenzie | Doncaster Rovers | 1 March 2016 | [33] |
| 10 March 2016 | CB | | Andrew Boyce | Notts County | End of season | [34] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2015 | DF | | Jordan Richards | Boston United | 13 December 2015 | [35] |
| 11 September 2015 | MF | | Lartey Sarpong | Boston United | 13 December 2015 | [35] |
On 20 May 2015, Notts County announced their pre-season schedule which included five friendly matches.[36] On 4 June 2015 a friendly againstArnold Town was announced.[37] On 24 June 2015, Notts County announced a home friendly againstScunthorpe United.[38]
| 8 July 2015 (2015-07-08)Friendly | Arnold Town | 0–8 | Notts County | Arnold |
| 19:30BST | Stead 10'De Silva 46',48',68',86'Campbell 71'Sarpong 76'Thompson 81' | Report | Stadium:Eagle Valley |
| 11 July 2015 (2015-07-11)Friendly | Rolls Royce Leisure | 0–9 | Notts County | Hucknall |
| 14:00BST | Report | Valenčič 19' Spencer 21',35'Stead 38',45'Adams 41'Snijders 76'Sarpong 82'Trialist 90' (pen.) |
| 15 July 2015 (2015-07-15)Friendly | Carlton Town | 1–4 | Notts County | Carlton |
| 19:30BST | ?' | Report | Stead ?' Campbell ?'De Silva ?'Burke ?' | Stadium:Bill Stokeld Stadium |
| 18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)Friendly | Alfreton Town | 2–3 | Notts County | Alfreton |
| 15:00BST | | Report | Spencer Trialist Hollis ?' | Stadium:North Street |
| 21 July 2015 (2015-07-21)Friendly | Port Vale | 2–1 | Notts County | Burslem |
| 19:30BST | ?' ?' | Report | Stead ?' | Stadium:Vale Park |
| 31 July 2015 (2015-07-31)Friendly | Notts County | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Nottingham |
| 15:00BST | Jenner 45' | Report | Henderson Dyche | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,634(86 travelling supporters) Referee: Darren Deadman |
| Round | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Barnet | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 68 | −1 | 62 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 51 |
| 17 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 83 | −29 | 51 |
| 18 | Stevenage | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 48 |
| 19 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 48 |
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[39]
| 8 August 2015 (2015-08-08)1 | Stevenage | 0–2 | Notts County | Stevenage |
| 15:00BST | Report | Thompson 35' Amevor 88' | Stadium:Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,652 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 14 August 2015 (2015-08-14)2 | Notts County | 0–2 | Mansfield Town | Nottingham |
| 19:45BST | Report | Clements 36' Tafazolli 80' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,074 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 18 August 2015 (2015-08-18)3 | Oxford United | 3–1 | Notts County | Oxford |
| 19:45BST | O'Dowda 36' Roofe 49'Hylton 79' | Report | Audel 21' | Stadium:Kassam Stadium Attendance: 5,774 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 22 August 2015 (2015-08-22)4 | Notts County | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | Nottingham |
| 15:00BST | Burke 76' Noble  87' | Report | Crooks 90' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,825 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 29 August 2015 (2015-08-29)5 | Morecambe | 4–1 | Notts County | Morecambe |
| 15:00BST | Goodall 20' Mullin 65'Kenyon 88'Devitt 90' | Report | Snijders 41' | Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 1,621 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 12 September 2015 (2015-09-12)6 | Notts County | 3–2 | Luton Town | Nottingham |
| 15:00BST | McLeod 10' 32',48'Noble 90+3'Swerts 15'Snijders 29'Amevor 44'Burke 88' | Report | McGeehan 71' Smith 76'Green 34'Cuthbert 90+1' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,820 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 19 September 2015 (2015-09-19)7 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–1 | Notts County | Norbiton |
| 15:00BST | Bulman 85' Akinfenwa 90' | Report | Hollis 16' | Stadium:Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,962 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 22 September 2015 (2015-09-22)8 | Notts County | 4–1 | Crawley Town | Nottingham |
| 19:45BST | Edwards 31',77' Noble 32',49' (pen.) | Report | Murphy 24' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,267 Referee: Gary Sutton |
| 26 September 2015 (2015-09-26)9 | Notts County | 1–0 | York City | Nottingham |
| 15:00BST | McLeod 12' | Report | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,159 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 29 September 2015 (2015-09-29)10 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1–1 | Notts County | Dagenham |
| 19:45BST | Jones 72' | Report | Campbell 34' | Stadium:Victoria Road Attendance: 1,327 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 3 October 2015 (2015-10-03)11 | Leyton Orient | 3–1 | Notts County | Leyton |
| 15:00BST | Moore 16',84' Simpson 79' | Report | Stead 46' Smith 72' | Stadium:Mathchroom Stadium Attendance: 5,193 Referee: Darren England |
| 11 October 2015 (2015-10-11)12 | Notts County | 0–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Nottingham |
| 14:30BST | Hewitt 56' McLeod 65' | Report | Reid 18',86', 79' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,266 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 17 October 2015 (2015-10-17)13 | Notts County | 2–0 | Yeovil Town | Nottingham |
| 15:00BST | Edwards 21' Aborah 55'McLeod 61' | Report | Arthurworrey 50' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,030 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 20 October 2015 (2015-10-20)14 | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Notts County | Bristol |
| 19:45BST | Report | Aborah 49' Amevor 85' | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,743 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 24 October 2015 (2015-10-24)15 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Notts County | Exeter |
| 15:00BST | Nichols 20' Tillson 72'McAllister 90+2'Olejnik 90+4' | Report | Noble 31' | Stadium:St James Park (Exeter) Attendance: 3,429 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 31 October 2015 (2015-10-31)16 | Notts County | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Nottingham |
| 15:00GMT | Burke 22' Sheehan 77' | Report | Lavery 19' Burgess 21' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,917 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 21 November 2015 (2015-11-21)17 | Notts County | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Nottingham |
| 15:00GMT | Stead 52' Burke 34' | Report | McDonald 31' Moloney 76'Adams 82' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,513 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 24 November 2015 (2015-11-24)18 | Notts County | 4–2 | Barnet | Nottingham |
| 19:45GMT | Edwards 6',78' Stead 9'Sheehan 73' | Report | McLean 77' Gambin 90'Togwell 28'Yiadom 32'Batt 53'Stacey 57' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,098 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 28 November 2015 (2015-11-28)19 | Cambridge United | 3–1 | Notts County | Cambridge |
| 15:00GMT | Corr 50 (pen)' Williamson 77'Berry 87'Legge 43' | Report | Campbell 24' 83' Hewitt 38'Smith 49'Sheehan 77' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,596 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 12 December 2015 (2015-12-12)20 | Notts County | 4–3 | Newport County | Nottingham |
| 15:00GMT | Noble 34',90+5' 90+6' McLeod 41',71'Sprockel 49'Burke 72' | Report | Byrne 5' Rodman 10'Boden 83'Partridge 39'McBurnie 64' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,105 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 15 December 2015 (2015-12-15)21 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–2 | Notts County | High Wycombe |
| 19:45GMT | Harriman 44' Amadi-Holloway 62' | Report | Stead 9 (pen)' Campbell 47'Noble 38'Smith 74' | Stadium:Adams Park Attendance: 2,886 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 19 December 2015 (2015-12-19)22 | Carlisle United | 3–0* | Notts County | Preston |
| 15:00GMT | Grainger 6 (pen)' Ibehre 49',59'Wyke 54' | Report | McLeod 34' Sheehan 43'Campbell 47' | Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 3.336 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 28 December 2015 (2015-12-28)23 | Notts County | 2–2 | Morecambe | Nottingham |
| 15:00GMT | McLeod 45',63' | Report | Miller 8' 72' Ellison 23'Dugdale 67' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,556 Referee: Rob Lewis |
| 3 January 2016 (2016-01-03)24 | Notts County | 2–4 | Oxford United | Nottingham |
| 15:00GMT | Stead 61' Thompson 76'Hewitt 2'Smith 31'Carroll 44' | Report | Sercombe 45 (pen)' MacDonald 79'O'Dowda 90'Roofe 90+2' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,877 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 16 January 2016 (2016-01-16)25 | Crawley Town | 0–1 | Notts County | Crawley |
| 15:00GMT | Harrold 79' | Report | Valencic 63' Milsom 43'Campbell 88' | Stadium:Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,074 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 23 January 2016 (2016-01-23)26 | Notts County | 0–2 | AFC Wimbledon | Nottingham |
| 15:00GMT | Milsom 45' | Report | Elliott 9' Barcham 83'Rigg 58' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,301 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 30 January 2016 (2016-01-30)27 | Luton Town | 0–2 | Notts County | Luton |
| 15:00GMT | Lawless 3' McGeehan 32' | Report | Sheehan 58 (o.g.)' Stead 70'McLeod 60' | Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8.147 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)28 | York City | 2–1 | Notts County | York |
| 15:00GMT | Coulson 24', 51' Fewster 39' | Report | Šatka 63 (o.g.)' MacKenzie 28'McLeod 66'Hollis 74' | Stadium:Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,811 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 16 February 2016 (2016-02-16)29 | Hartlepool United | 2–3 | Notts County | Hartlepool |
| 19:45GMT | Gray 62' Paynter 66' | Report | Stead 4',80' Noble 14' | Stadium:Victoria Park Attendance: 3,433 Referee: David Webb |
| 20 February 2016 (2016-02-20)30 | Notts County | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Nottingham |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Brisley 76' Nolan 64' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,878 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 23 February 2016 (2016-02-23)31 | Accrington Stanley | 3–2 | Notts County | Accrington |
| 19:45GMT | Kee 14' 78' Boco 21',51' | Report | Murray 72' Campbell 81' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,215 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)32 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Notts County | Plymouth |
| 15:00GMT | Carey 47' Sawyer 47' | Report | Carroll 90+8' | Stadium:Home Park Attendance: 7,642 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 1 March 2016 (2016-03-01)33 | Notts County | 0–0 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Nottingham |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,147 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 5 March 2016 (2016-03-05)34 | Notts County | 0–2 | Bristol Rovers | Nottingham |
| 15:00GMT | Audel 40' | Report | Montaño 43' Brown 50' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,052 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)35 | Yeovil Town | 1–0 | Notts County | Yeovil |
| 15:00GMT | Zoko 50' Laird 33'Dickson 37' | Report | Noble 71' Thompson 77'Campbell 90+4' | Stadium:Huish Park Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)36 | Notts County | 1–4 | Exeter City | Nottingham |
| 15:00BST | Stead 20' McLeod 35'Thompson 37' | Report | Stockley 8' Taylor 68'Ribeiro 71'Watkins 78' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,813 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)37 | Portsmouth | 4–0 | Notts County | Portsmouth |
| 15:00GMT | Bennett 44',49' Hollands 45+1'Burgess 81'McNulty 90+1' | Report | Aborah 5' Milsom 40'Thompson 45+3'Smith 74'McLeod 90' | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 16,670 Referee: Michael Bull |
| 28 March 2016 (2016-03-28)38 | Notts County | 0–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Nottingham |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,452 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 2 April 2016 (2016-04-02)39 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Notts County | Northampton |
| 15:00BST | Holmes 32',76' (pen.) O'Toole 72' | Report | Audel 36' Stead 72' (pen.)Edwards 79'Noble 83' | Stadium:Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,428 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 9 April 2016 (2016-04-09)40 | Notts County | 1–0 | Stevenage | Nottingham |
| 15:00BST | Audel 36' Stead 53'Noble 80'Atkinson 88' | Report | Harrison 71' Gorman 79' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,172 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 12 April 2016 (2016-04-12)41 | Notts County | 1–0 | Hartlepool United | Nottingham |
| 19:45BST | Aborah 6' Stead 55' | Report | Magnay 44' Hawkins 70' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,597 Referee: Darren England |
| 16 April 2016 (2016-04-16)42 | Mansfield Town | 5–0 | Notts County | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Green 6',60' Chapman 57'Lambe 67'Rose 83' | Report | Aborah 25' Stead 48' | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 6,357 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 19 April 2016 (2016-04-19)43 | Barnet | 3–1 | Notts County | London |
| 19:45BST | Akinde 47' (pen.) Randall 55', 57'Yiadom 63' | Report | Stead 6' (pen.) Audel 57'Hewitt 86' | Stadium:The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,322 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| April 2016 (2016-04)44 | Notts County | 1–2 | Cambridge United | Nottingham |
| 15:00BST | Atkinson 13' Hollis 39'Smith 5'Hewitt 73'Noble 81' | Report | Berry 4' Williamson 54'Furlong 65'Dunne 75'Spencer 90+4' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,450 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 30 April 2016 (2016-04-30)45 | Newport County | 0–1 | Notts County | Newport |
| 15:00BST | Morgan 33' | Report | Snijders 39' | Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,903 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 7 May 2016 (2016-05-07)46 | Notts County | 0–5 | Carlisle United | Nottingham |
| 15:00BST | Audel 84' Hollis 87' | Report | Gilliead 4' Grainger 28'Ibehre 40',54'Wyke 80' | Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,405 Referee: Fred Graham |
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Notts County were drawn away againstHuddersfield Town.[40] In the second round, Notts County were drawn away toAston Villa.[41]
| 11 August 2015 (2015-08-11)First round | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Notts County | Huddersfield |
| 19:45BST | Wallace 35' | Report | Noble 42',56' Swerts 70' | Stadium:John Smith's Stadium Attendance: TBA Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 25 August 2015 (2015-08-25)Second round | Aston Villa | 5–3 (a.e.t.) | Notts County | Birmingham |
| 19:45BST | Traoré 24' Sinclair 50',78' (pen.),99'Bennett 111' | Report[42] | Snijders 16' Stead 45' (pen.)Burke 56' | Stadium:Villa Park |
| 6 November 2015 (2015-11-06)First round | Salford City | 2-0 | Notts County | Salford |
| 19:55BST | Webber (46), Allen (75) | Stadium:Moor Lane |
On 8 August 2015, live onSoccer AM the draw for the first round of theFootball League Trophy was drawn byToni Duggan andAlex Scott.[43] In the draw for the second round, held on 5 September 2015, Notts County were drawn away atSheffield United.[44]
| 1 September 2015 (2015-09-01)First round | Notts County | 3–1 | Mansfield Town | Nottingham |
| 19:45BST | McLeod 52' Edwards 79'Stead 90' | Report | Westcarr 90' (pen.) | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 2,696 Referee: Richard Clark |
| 06/10/15Second round | Sheffield United | 5 - 1 | Notts County | Sheffield |
| 19:45 | Baxter 20' (pen.) Done 23'Baxter 36' (pen.)Scougall 67'Adams 72' (pen.) | Stead 61' | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 5,497 Referee: CARL BOYESON |