2014–15 F.C. Halifax Town season

The 2014–15 season is the club's seventh season since reforming and its second consecutive season in the Conference Premier. It is also the 93rd season of a club representing the town of Halifax.

Timeline

  • 13 May 2014: Tadcaster Albion announce a pre-season friendly against Halifax.
  • 15 May 2014: Halifax announce that the club's second longest serving player and club captain Danny Lowe will be leaving the club after five years, along with youth product Ryan Toulson, who had suffered a season-ending knee injury against MK Dons in November of the previous season, following three seasons at the club after previously having left due to the old club's liquidation. Four days later Guiseley announce that both have signed for them.
  • 21 May 2014: Mossley list a friendly against Halifax on their website.
  • 28 May 2014: Halifax announce a pre-season friendly against Preston North End.
  • 29 May 2014: Halifax announce a pre-season friendly against Notts County.
  • 30 May 2014: Altrincham announce that Ryan Crowther has signed for them from Halifax.
  • 3 June 2014: Rochdale announce a pre-season friendly against Halifax. Halifax later announce the full list of pre-season friendlies which include games at home to Barnsley and away at Winsford United, Harrogate Town and Buxton. Also, Spennymoor Town announce they have signed John McReady from Halifax.
  • 17 June 2014: Halifax announce that record goalscorer Lee Gregory has signed for Millwall following his remarkable season scoring 32 goals in all competitions, before announcing that Simon Ainge, Scott McManus, Lois Maynard and Josh Wilson have signed 1-year extensions to their deals at Halifax.
  • 22 June 2014: Halifax announce that goalkeeper Matt Glennon will be staying for the coming season, before it is announced that Halifax's first friendly at Winsford has been postponed due to pitch issues.
  • 23 June 2014: Halifax announce that winger Adam Smith and midfielder Paul Marshall have signed extensions to their contracts. They later announce that the club has signed a deal with Adidas for them to become the club's new kit supplier, taking over from Sondico (formerly Vandanel) who had been supplying the club's kit since 2007.
  • 24 June 2014: Halifax announce that they have signed striker Richard Peniket from Tamworth.
  • 27 June 2014: Halifax announce the signing of striker Ross Dyer from Mansfield Town.
  • 29 June 2014: Neil Aspin announces in an interview with Shaymen Player that Jon Worthington has signed an extension to his playing deal while also becoming part of the physiotherapy team.
  • 30 June 2014: Halifax announce the signing of defender Kevin Roberts following his release from Cambridge United.
  • 1 July 2014: Halifax announce the signings of striker Scott Boden and defender Steve Williams from Macclesfield Town.
  • 2 July 2014: Halifax announce the signing of defender James Bolton from Macclesfield Town after having had loan spells in each of the previous two seasons.
  • 9 July 2014: Halifax begin their pre-season schedule with a comfortable 5-0 victory over Tadcaster.
  • 11 July 2014: Alfreton announce the signing of defender Chris Smith following his release from Halifax.
  • 29 July 2014: Halifax announce the signing of forward Jamie Jackson following a successful trial.
  • 2 August 2014: Halifax complete their impressive pre-season schedule with a 4-0 win over Buxton.
  • 6 August 2014: Neil Aspin announces in a supporters' club meeting that Danny Schofield has signed after being on trial, before it is confimed by the club the following day.
  • 9 August 2014: Halifax begin their league campaign with a 1-0 win over Dover, as Scott Boden, Ross Dyer, Kevin Roberts, Danny Schofield and Richard Peniket make their debuts.
  • 12 August 2014: It is announced by the club that manager Neil Aspin has signed a 2-year extension to his contract and becoming full-time in the process, while later on Halifax win their first home league game 3-1 against Southport with Steve Williams and Jamie Jackson making their debuts, the latter marking his debut with the game's final goal. Marc Roberts also makes his 50th appearance for Halifax.
  • 22 August 2014: Halifax announce that Dominic Marie has gone on a month's loan to New Mills, before it is later extended for another month.
  • 5 September 2014: Halifax announce that Josh Wilson has gone on a month's loan to Guiseley.
  • 6 September 2014: Neil Aspin is announced as the Conference Manager of the Month for August.
  • 9 September 2014: Adam Smith makes his 50th appearance for Halifax as a sub in a 1-1 draw at Macclesfield.
  • 16 September 2014: Scott McManus makes his 150th appearance for Halifax in a 1-1 draw with Grimsby.
  • 19 September 2014: Halifax announce the signing of Danny Hattersley from Southport on a month's loan, as Ross Dyer moves in the opposite direction on a month's loan.
  • 20 September 2014: Danny Hattersley scores a brace on his debut in a 5-0 rout of Telford, and Jake Hibbs also makes his debut as a substitute 14 months after joining Halifax.
  • 26 September 2014: Marlon Jackson, who was released by Halifax in the summer, joins Oxford City.
  • 27 September 2014: Simon Ainge makes his 50th appearance for Halifax in a goalless draw at Braintree.
  • 3 October 2014: Halifax announce that the squad number of Danny Hattersley is changed from 49 to 40.
  • 17 October 2014: Halifax announce that Jake Hibbs has gone on loan to Salford City.
  • 18 October 2014: Stalybridge announce that Kevin Holsgrove has signed for them following his release from Halifax in the summer.
  • 28 October 2014: Halifax beat Chorley 5-0 in the FA Cup 4th qualifying round replay to book a home tie against local rivals Bradford City, as former Halifax talisman James Dean is sent off for Chorley.

Club

Squad

Including league, FA Cup and FA Trophy matches.

No.

Name

Position

Nat.

Place of Birth

Date of Birth (Age)

Club caps

Club goals

Signed from

Signed

Notes

Goalkeepers

1

Phil Senior

GK

Huddersfield

20

0

Ilkeston Town

July 2008

27

Matt Glennon

GK

Stockport

125

0

Chester

July 2012

Defenders

2

James Bolton

CB/RB

Stone

32

5

Macclesfield Town

2 July 2014

3

Scott McManus

LB/LW

Prestwich

160

8

FC United of Manchester

July 2011

4

Marc Roberts

CB

Wakefield

67

8

Buxton

5 July 2013

6

Simon Ainge

CB

Shipley

57

3

Luton Town

5 July 2013

14

Steve Williams

CB

Preston

18

1

Macclesfield Town

1 July 2014

15

Kevin Roberts

RB/CB/LB

Liverpool

13

0

Cambridge United

30 June 2014

Midfielders

5

Matty Pearson

DM/CB/RB

Keighley

86

3

Rochdale

30 June 2013

7

Adam Smith

RW

Huddersfield

62

6

Lincoln City

2 July 2013

8

Paul Marshall

CM

Manchester

88

5

Stockport County

1 July 2013

16

Jon Worthington

CM

Dewsbury

47

10

Mansfield Town

3 July 2012

20

Lois Maynard (c)

DM/CB/RB

Cheetham Hill

67

8

Winsford United

25 July 2013

22

Danny Schofield

CM/AM

Doncaster

15

1

Rotherham United

7 August 2014

28

Jake Hibbs

CM

Manchester

1

0

Hyde

16 July 2013

On loan at Salford

Forwards

9

Jamie Jackson

ST/RW/AM

Sheffield

13

1

Worksop Town

29 July 2014

10

Ross Dyer

ST/AM

Stafford

9

1

Mansfield Town

27 June 2014

11

Josh Wilson

ST/AM

Liverpool

35

7

Guiseley

30 June 2013

12

Richard Peniket

ST/LW

Stourbridge

17

6

Tamworth

24 June 2014

19

Scott Boden

ST

Sheffield

20

9

Macclesfield Town

1 July 2014

25

Dominic Marie

ST

Lambeth

1

0

Winsford United

7 February 2014

On loan at New Mills

Coaching staff

Kit

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Type

Info

Home

Most commonly used home kit.

Home Alt

Used against Braintree (A)

Away

Most commonly used away kit.

Transfers

In

Date

Position

Nationality

Name

From

Fee

24 June 2014

FW

Richard Peniket

Tamworth

Free

27 June 2014

FW

Ross Dyer

Mansfield Town

Free

30 June 2014

DF

Kevin Roberts

Cambridge United

Free

1 July 2014

FW

Scott Boden

Macclesfield Town

Free

DF

Steve Williams

Macclesfield Town

Free

2 July 2014

DF

James Bolton

Macclesfield Town

Free

29 July 2014

FW

Jamie Jackson

Worksop Town

Free

7 August 2014

MF

Danny Schofield

Rotherham United

Free

19 September 2014

FW

Danny Hattersley

Southport

Loan

5 October 2014

FW

Josh Wilson

Guiseley

End of loan

19 October 2014

FW

Ross Dyer

Southport

End of loan

Out

Date

Position

Nationality

Name

To

Fee

15 May 2014

DF

Danny Lowe

Guiseley

Free

DF

Ryan Toulson

Guiseley

Free

30 May 2014

MF

Ryan Crowther

Altrincham

Free

3 June 2014

MF

John McReady

Spennymoor Town

Free

17 June 2014

FW

Lee Gregory

Millwall

Undisclosed

30 June 2014

FW

Kevin Holsgrove

Stalybridge Celtic

Free (released)

FW

Marlon Jackson

Oxford City

Free (released)

DF

Chris Smith

Alfreton Town

Free (released)

22 August 2014

FW

Dominic Marie

New Mills

Loan

5 September 2014

FW

Josh Wilson

Guiseley

Loan

19 September 2014

FW

Ross Dyer

Southport

Loan

17 October 2014

MF

Jake Hibbs

Salford City

Loan

19 October 2014

FW

Danny Hattersley

Southport

End of loan

Competitions

Pre-season

Conference Premier

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Fixtures and results

FA Cup

West Riding County Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Current squad

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Players who left throughout the season

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Goalscorers

Place

Position

Nation

Name

Conference

FA Cup

FA Trophy

Total

1

FW

Scott Boden

8

1

0

9

2

FW

Richard Peniket

4

2

0

6

3

FW

Danny Hattersley

3

0

0

3

=

DF

Marc Roberts

3

0

0

3

=

MF

Adam Smith

1

2

0

3

6

MF

Paul Marshall

2

0

0

2

7

DF

Simon Ainge

1

0

0

1

=

DF

James Bolton

1

0

0

1

=

FW

Ross Dyer

1

0

0

1

=

FW

Jamie Jackson

1

0

0

1

=

MF

Lois Maynard

1

0

0

1

=

DF

Scott McManus

1

0

0

1

=

MF

Matty Pearson

1

0

0

1

=

MF

Danny Schofield

1

0

0

1

=

DF

Steve Williams

1

0

0

1

TOTALS

30

5

0

35

Disciplinary record

Place

Nation

Position

Name

Conference

FA Cup

1

DF

Marc Roberts

3

0

1

0

2

DF

Simon Ainge

3

1

0

0

3

MF

Paul Marshall

3

0

0

0

=

MF

Matty Pearson

3

0

0

0

=

DF

Steve Williams

2

0

0

1

6

DF

James Bolton

2

0

0

0

=

DF

Kevin Roberts

2

0

0

0

=

MF

Danny Schofield

2

0

0

0

=

MF

Adam Smith

2

0

0

0

10

FW

Richard Peniket

1

0

0

0

=

FW

Jamie Jackson

1

0

0

0

TOTALS

24

1

1

1