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2015–16 Ipswich Town F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Ipswich Town's 14th consecutive season in the second tier of English football and 138th year in existence.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Ipswich Town
2015–16 season
OwnerMarcus Evans
ManagerMick McCarthy
StadiumPortman Road
Championship7th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Daryl Murphy / Brett Pitman (10)
All: Brett Pitman (11)
Highest home attendance23,615
(vs QPR, 26 December 2015, Championship)
Lowest home attendance16,488
(vs Blackburn Rovers, 15 March 2016, Championship)
Average home league attendance18,989

This was to be Mick McCarthy's third full season as manager, having taken charge in November 2012.[2] In January both McCarthy and his assistant Terry Connor extended their contracts with the club until the summer of 2018.[3]

Kits edit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Marcus Evans Group

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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First-team squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Dean Gerken
3 DF   DEN Jonas Knudsen
4 DF   ENG Luke Chambers (captain)
5 DF   NZL Tommy Smith
6 DF   SCO Christophe Berra
7 MF   ENG Ainsley Maitland-Niles (on loan from Arsenal)
8 MF   ENG Cole Skuse (vice-captain)
9 FW   IRL Daryl Murphy
10 FW   IRL David McGoldrick
11 FW   Jersey Brett Pitman
12 MF   ENG Liam Feeney (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
14 MF   SCO Ryan Fraser (on loan from Bournemouth)
15 MF   ENG Ben Pringle (on loan from Fulham)
16 MF   ENG Giles Coke
17 MF   MRI Kévin Bru
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   IRL Jay Tabb
19 MF   ENG Luke Hyam
20 FW   ENG Freddie Sears
22 MF   IRL Jonathan Douglas
25 DF   WAL Josh Yorwerth
26 MF   IRL Adam McDonnell
27 MF   ENG Teddy Bishop
29 DF   ENG Josh Emmanuel
30 DF   ENG Myles Kenlock
33 GK   POL Bartosz Białkowski
37 MF   ENG Paul Digby (on loan from Barnsley)
39 MF   GUI Larsen Touré
41 MF   ENG Andre Dozzell
42 FW   ENG Luke Varney
44 DF   IRL Kevin Foley

Left club during season edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   NOR Jonathan Parr (to Strømsgodset)
12 FW   ENG James Alabi (released)
15 MF   AUS Tommy Oar (to Brisbane Roar)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   POL Piotr Malarczyk (on loan to Southend United)
34 DF   ENG Joe Robinson (on loan to Woking)

First-team coaching staff edit

Position Name
Manager   Mick McCarthy
Assistant Manager   Terry Connor
Goalkeeping Coach   Malcolm Webster
Fitness Coach   Andy Liddell
Head Physiotherapist   Matt Byard
Assistant Head Physiotherapist   Alex Chapman
Kitman   James Pullen

Pre-season edit

On 27 May 2015, Ipswich Town announced they will travel to Ireland to face Shelbourne on 11 July 2015.[4] A second friendly was announced a day later when the club confirmed they will travel to face Cambridge United.[5] Also confirmed on 28 May 2015 was friendlies against Fortuna Düsseldorf[6] and Colchester United.[7] On 29 May 2015, Ipswich Town announced a friendly against Peterborough United.[8] On 9 July 2015, Ipswich announced a home friendly against Dutch side Utrecht.[9] On 23 July 2015, Ipswich announced a XI side will travel to face Bishop's Stortford;[10] the match was subsequently postponed following torrential rain.[11]

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly Shelbourne 0–6 Ipswich Town Dublin, Ireland
15:00 IST Report Henshall   2'
Ambrose   23'
Skuse   38'
Pitman   57' (pen.), 90'
Tabb   82'		 Stadium: Tolka Park
17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Friendly Fortuna Düsseldorf 4–3 Ipswich Town Düsseldorf, Germany
18:30 CEST Liendl   33' (pen.)
Pohjanpalo   45'
Strohdiek   74'
Sararer   83'		 Report Sears   35'
Pitman   62'
Maitland-Niles   72'		 Stadium: Paul-Janes-Stadion
Attendance: 5,700
21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly Cambridge United 2–3 Ipswich Town Cambridge
19:45 BST Corr   39'
Berry   54'		 Report Maitland-Niles   3'
Pitman   29'
McGoldrick   61'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,608
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly Peterborough United 0–0 Ipswich Town Peterborough
15:00 BST Report Stadium: London Road
28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly Colchester United 3–2 Ipswich Town Colchester
19:45 BST Gilbey   ?', ?'
Massey   ?'		 Report Bru   45'
McGoldrick   ?' (pen.)		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,647
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly Ipswich Town 1–1 Utrecht Ipswich
15:00 BST McGoldrick   90+' (pen) Report Ramselaar   15' Stadium: Portman Road

Competitions edit

Football League Championship edit

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Championship

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Derby County 46 21 15 10 66 43 +23 78 Qualification for the Championship play-offs[a]
6 Sheffield Wednesday 46 19 17 10 66 45 +21 74
7 Ipswich Town 46 18 15 13 53 51 +2 69
8 Cardiff City 46 17 17 12 56 51 +5 68
9 Brentford 46 19 8 19 72 67 +5 65
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 15 13 53 51  +2 69 9 8 6 28 24  +4 9 7 7 25 27  −2

Last updated: 20 April 2016.
Source: Table

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHA
ResultDWWWLLWDDLDLDDWWDWLWWLWWDWDLWLLLWWDLWLDDLDDDWW
Position9611385471110121314101010786666665796781098888888888887
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2016. Source: Fixtures Table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[12]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Brentford 2–2 Ipswich Town Brentford
15:00 BST Gray   90'
Tarkowski   90'		 Report Bru   45'
Fraser   50'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,789
Referee: David Coote
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Ipswich Town 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Ipswich
15:00 BST Sears   21'
Smith   53'		 Report Wallace   19' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,081
Referee: James Linington
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Ipswich Town 2–0 Burnley Ipswich
19:45 BST Sears   66'
McGoldrick   71'		 Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,353
Referee: Simon Hooper
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Preston North End 1–2 Ipswich Town Preston
15:00 BST Johnson   35' Report Pitman   24'
Fraser   67'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,330
Referee: Mark Brown
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Ipswich Town 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Ipswich
15:00 BST Sears   54'
McGoldrick   65' (pen.)		 Report Lua Lua   10'
Hemed   12', 67'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,034
Referee: Keith Hill
11 September 2015 6 Reading 5–1 Ipswich Town Reading
20:00 BST Sá   7', 14', 63'
Blackman   49'
Norwood   87'		 Report Sears   11' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,809
Referee: Roger East
15 September 2015 7 Leeds United 0–1 Ipswich Town Leeds
19:45 BST Report Smith   32' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,312
Referee: James Adcock
18 September 2015 (2015-09-18) 8 Ipswich Town 1–1 Birmingham City Ipswich
19:45 BST Pitman   32' (pen.) Report Cotterill   22' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,973
Referee: Keith Stroud
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Ipswich Town 2–2 Bristol City Ipswich
15:00 BST Chambers   46'
Fraser   86'		 Report Freeman   53'
Kodjia   56'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,347
Referee: Peter Bankes
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 10 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Ipswich Town Blackburn
15:00 BST Rhodes   12', 16' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,672
Referee: Andre Marriner
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 11 Ipswich Town 0–0 Huddersfield Town Ipswich
15:00 BST Chambers   21'
Smith   58'
Douglas   62'		 Report Whitehead   37'
Vaughan 		Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,937
Referee: Martin Atkinson
21 October 2015 (2015-10-21) 12 Hull City 3–0 Ipswich Town Hull
19:45 BST Bruce   25'   36'
Dawson   40'
Akpom   43'
Meyler   58'		 Report Coke   33' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,942
Referee: Kevin Friend
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 13 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Ipswich Town Nottingham
15:00 BST Trotter   90' Report Skuse   31'
Smith   44'
Parr   50'   74'
Berra   59'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,616
Referee: Roger East
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 14 Ipswich Town 0–0 Cardiff City Ipswich
15:00 GMT Smith   45'
Bru   79'
Skuse   87'		 Report Ameobi   11'
Connolly   34'
Ralls   43'
Revell   82'
Whittingham   85'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,169
Referee: David Coote
3 November 2015 (2015-11-03) 15 Ipswich Town 2–0 Bolton Ipswich
19:45 BST Maitland-Niles   13'
Knudsen   26'
Pitman   70'
Chambers   80'		 Report Casado   7'
Madine   57'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,071
Referee: Darren Deadman
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 16 Rotherham United 2–5 Ipswich Town Rotherham
15:00 BST Toffolo   40'
Barker   56'
Derbyshire   59'		 Report Pitman   8'
Douglas   22'
Murphy   43', 48', 72'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,162
Referee: Darren Drysdale
21 November 2015 17 Ipswich Town 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 GMT Douglas   16'
Murphy   54'
Chambers   90'		 Report Henry   11',   38'
Afobe   75'
Le Fondre   90'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,227
Referee: Gavin Ward
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 18 Charlton Athletic 0–3 Ipswich Town Charlton
12:30 GMT Fox   45'
Makienok   63'		 Report Murphy   28', 68'
Sears   45'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,870
Referee: Scott Duncan
4 December 2015 (2015-12-04) 19 Ipswich Town 0–2 Middlesbrough Ipswich
19:45 BST Berra   58' Report Gibson   40'
Leadbitter   52'
Stuani   54'
Nugent   74'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,662
Referee: Tim Robinson
12 December 2015 20 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Ipswich Denbigh
12:30 GMT Report Pitman   10'
Douglas   21'
Chambers   61'
Sears   74'		 Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 13,520
Referee: Gavin Ward
15 December 2015 21 Fulham 1–2 Ipswich Town Fulham
19:45 GMT McCormack   14' Report Sears   1'
Pitman   57'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 15,245
Referee: Trevor Kettle
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Ipswich Town 0–1 Derby County Ipswich
15:00 GMT Berra   26'
Douglas   68'		 Report Ince   40',   82'
Jacob Butterfield   76'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,161
Referee: Keith Hill
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23 Ipswich Town 2−1 Queens Park Rangers Ipswich
15:00 GMT Douglas   77'
Oar   88'
Chambers   90+2'		 Report Hoilett   45+3'
Konchesky   66'
Onuoha   90'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 23,615
Referee: Darren Drysdale
29 December 2015 (2015-12-29) 24 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Ipswich Town Brighton
19:45 GMT Calderón   82' Report Murphy   32'
Bru   34'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 27,689
Referee: Stuart Attwell
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25 Burnley 0–0 Ipswich Town Burnley
15:00 GMT Lowton   59'
Barton   90'		 Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 16,307
Referee: Peter Bankes
12 January 2016 26 Ipswich Town 2–1 Leeds United Ipswich
19:45 GMT Chambers   50'   81'
Pitman   90+2'
Douglas   58'		 Report Doukara   1'
Phillips   83'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,146
Referee: Fred Graham
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 27 Ipswich Town 1–1 Preston North End Ipswich
15:00 GMT Murphy   38'
Pitman   90'		 Report Johnson   7'   84'
Woods   40'
Garner   69'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,108
Referee: Simon Hooper
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 28 Birmingham City 3–0 Ipswich Town Birmingham
15:00 GMT Buckley   23'
Gleeson   29'
Robinson   49'
Toral   54'
Kieftenbeld   70'		 Report Douglas   45+2'
Smith   78'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 18,272
Referee: Michael Bull
2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 29 Ipswich Town 2–1 Reading Ipswich
19:45 GMT Fraser   57'
Berra   65'
Pitman   89'		 Report Obita   19'
Norwood   45+4'
McCleary   69' (pen.)		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,616
Referee: Tim Robinson
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 30 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Ipswich Town London
15:00 GMT Faurlín   34'
Onuoha   60'
Phillips   88'		 Report Bru   8' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,044
Referee: Charles Breakspear
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 31 Bristol City 2–1 Ipswich Town Bristol
15:00 GMT Flint   20', 35'
O'Donnell   90+2'		 Report Pitman   61'
Foley   73'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 15,736
Referee: Tony Harrington
23 February 2015 32 Ipswich Town 0–1 Hull City Ipswich
19:45 GMT Smith   88' Report Diamé   48' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,630
Referee: Brendan Malone
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 33 Huddersfield Town 0–1 Ipswich Town Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Smith   74' Report Pringle   19'
Chambers   51'
Sears   71'
Maitland-Niles   90'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 12,644
Referee: Darren Bond
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 34 Ipswich Town 1–0 Nottingham Forest Ipswich
15:00 BST Pringle   63' Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,658
Referee: Andy Woolmer
8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 35 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Ipswich Town Bolton
19:45 GMT Wilson   73'
Spearing   83'
Wellington   90+2'
Dobbie   90+7' (pen.)		 Report Bru   24'
Berra   72'		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 12,681
Referee: Mark Haywood
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 36 Cardiff City 1–0 Ipswich Town Cardiff
15:00 GMT Ecuele   18' Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,175
Referee: Andy Madley
15 March 2016 (2016-03-15) 37 Ipswich Town 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Ipswich
19:45 GMT Murphy   67' (pen.), 87' Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,488
Referee: Iain Williamson
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 38 Ipswich Town 0–1 Rotherham United Ipswich
15:00 GMT Knudsen   54' Report Best   44'
Halford   61'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,318
Referee: Steve Martin
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 39 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Ipswich Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Lenihan   37'
Grimes   60'
Bennett   87'		 Report Iorfa   72' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,538
Referee: Mark Brown
5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 40 Ipswich Town 0–0 Charlton Athletic Ipswich
19:45 GMT Knudsen   16' Report Teixeira   46'
Cousins   85'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,787
Referee: Oliver Langford
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41 Ipswich Town 1–3 Brentford Ipswich
15:00 BST Hyam   3'   45+5'
Varney   57'
Feeney   88'		 Report Saunders   29'
Woods   45+5'
Vibe   64', 68'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,845
Referee: Phil Gibbs
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Ipswich Town Sheffield
15:00 BST Forestieri   42'
Wallace   69'		 Report Bru   69'
Dozzell   71'
Pitman   79'
Chambers   90+3'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 25,082
Referee: Robert Madley
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43 Ipswich Town 1–1 Fulham Ipswich
19:45 BST Knudsen   90+1'
Smith   90+4'		 Report Dembélé   66'
Parker   86'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,953
Referee: Paul Tierney
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Middlesbrough 0–0 Ipswich Town Middlesbrough
Leadbitter   84' Report Hyam   30' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,505
Referee: Darren Bond
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45 Ipswich Town 3–2 Milton Keynes Dons Ipswich
McGoldrick   16'
Pitman   68'
Smith   87'
Varney   90'		 Report Powell   35'
Revell   45', 74'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,631
Referee: Keith Stroud
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46 Derby County 0–1 Ipswich Town Derby
Keogh   44'
Martin   65'		 Report Chambers   31'
McGoldrick   34'
McDonnell   39'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,854
Referee: Tim Robinson

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup
9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round Ipswich Town 2–2 Portsmouth Ipswich
15:00 GMT Skuse   45'
Oar   53'
Fraser   88'		 Report Bennett   55'
Chaplin   86'
Barton   90+1'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,020
Referee: David Coote
19 January 2016 (2016-01-19) Third round replay Portsmouth 2–1 Ipswich Town Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Roberts   32' (pen.)
McNulty   37'		 Report Malarczyk   14'   77'
Maitland-Niles   60'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,179
Referee: Andy Woolmer

League Cup edit

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Ipswich Town were drawn at home against Stevenage.[13] Ipswich Town were drawn away to Doncaster Rovers in the second round.[14] The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Ipswich Town were drawn away to Manchester United.[15]

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round Ipswich Town 2–1 Stevenage Ipswich
19:45 BST Yorwerth   55'
Tabb   76'		 Report Berra   34' (o.g.) Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 10,449
Referee: Fred Graham
25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round Doncaster Rovers 1–4 (a.e.t.) Ipswich Town Doncaster
19:45 BST Williams   23' Report Pitman   58'
McGoldrick   102'
Alabi   105'
Fraser   113'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 3,729
Referee: Scott Duncan
23 September 2015 (2015-09-23) Third round Manchester United 3–0 Ipswich Town Greater Manchester
19:45 BST Rooney   23'
Pereira   60'
Martial   90'		 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 56,607
Referee: Simon Hooper

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
23 June 2015 CB   Josh Yorwerth   Cardiff City Free transfer [16]
26 June 2015 CF   Brett Pitman   Bournemouth Undisclosed [17]
31 July 2015 LB   Jonas Knudsen   Esbjerg Undisclosed[a] [18]
3 August 2015 CM   Giles Coke   Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [19]
3 August 2015 RW   Larsen Touré   Arles-Avignon Free transfer [20]
4 August 2015 CM   Jonathan Douglas   Brentford Free transfer [21]
20 August 2015 GK   Jonathan Henly   Reading Free transfer [22]
24 August 2015 CF   James Alabi   Stoke City Free transfer [23]
28 August 2015 CB   Piotr Malarczyk   Korona Kielce Undisclosed[b] [24]
28 August 2015 LW   Tommy Oar   Utrecht Free transfer [25]
22 January 2016 RB   Kevin Foley Free Agent Free transfer [26]
  1. ^ Fee reported as £350,000
  2. ^ Fee reported as £8,500

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
25 June 2015 RM   Ryan Fraser   Bournemouth End of season [a][27]
2 July 2015 RM   Ainsley Maitland-Niles   Arsenal End of Season [28]
2 January 2016 CM   Paul Digby   Barnsley End of Season [29]
12 February 2016 LW   Ben Pringle   Fulham 24 April 2016 [30]
17 March 2016 RW   Liam Feeney   Bolton Wanderers End of Season [31]
  1. ^ Fraser's loan to Ipswich Town was included with the £8,000,000 sale of Tyrone Mings.[27]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 LM   Darren Ambrose   Colchester United Released [32]
1 July 2015 RW   Paul Anderson   Bradford City Released [a] [32]
1 July 2015 RB   Elliott Hewitt   Notts County Released [b][32]
1 July 2015 CF   Jack Marriott   Luton Town Free transfer [c][32]
1 July 2015 CF   Noel Hunt   Southend United Free transfer [d][32]
1 July 2015 LM   Stephen Hunt   Coventry City Released [32]
1 July 2015 GK   Paddy Kenny Free agent Released [37]
24 June 2015 CB   Omar Sowunmi   Yeovil Town Free transfer [38]
25 June 2015 LB   Tyrone Mings   Bournemouth £8,000,000[e] [27]
3 July 2015 LM   Anthony Wordsworth   Southend United Free transfer [39]
28 August 2015 CB   Harry Clarke   Arsenal Compensation [40]
21 December 2015 AM   Dylan Connolly   Bray Wanderers Free transfer [41]
1 January 2016 CM   Jack Collison Free agent Released [42]
13 January 2016 LB   Jonathan Parr   Strømsgodset Undisclosed[f] [43]
22 January 2016 LW   Tommy Oar   Brisbane Roar Released [44]
28 January 2016 CF   James Alabi Free agent Mutual consent [45]
1 February 2016 LM   Alex Henshall Free agent Mutual consent [46]
1 March 2016 CF   Sam Ford   West Ham United Free transfer [47]
  1. ^ Following Anderson's release he joined Bradford City.[33]
  2. ^ Following Hewitt's release he joined Notts County.[34]
  3. ^ Following Marriott's release he joined Luton Town.[35]
  4. ^ Following Hunt's release he joined Southend United.[36]
  5. ^ Fee could potentially rise to £10,000,000 with add-ons
  6. ^ Fee reported as £70,000

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
3 August 2015 CB   Matthew Clarke   Portsmouth 3 January 2016 [48]
28 August 2015 LW   Cameron Stewart   Doncaster Rovers 2 January 2016 [49]
29 September 2015 CB   Josh Yorwerth   Crawley Town 25 October 2015 [50]
25 November 2015 CF   James Alabi   Grimsby Town 1 January 2016 [51]
26 November 2015 CM   Luke Hyam   Rotherham United 20 December 2015 [52]
26 November 2015 RB   Josh Emmanuel   Crawley Town 3 January 2016 [53]
26 November 2015 GK   Michael Crowe   Stevenage 10 January 2016 [54]
22 February 2016 CB   Joe Robinson   Woking 1 June 2016 [55][56]
11 January 2016 GK   Michael Crowe   Braintree Town 11 March 2016 [57]
24 March 2016 CB   Piotr Malarczyk   Southend United 1 June 2016 [58]

Squad statistics edit

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Dean Gerken 28 0 26 0 0 0 2 0
33 GK   POL Bartosz Białkowski 23 0 20 0 2 0 1 0
Defenders
3 DF   DEN Jonas Knudsen 43 2 42 2 1 0 0 0
4 DF   ENG Luke Chambers 48 3 45 3 1 0 1+1 0
5 DF   NZL Tommy Smith 48 2 45 2 0+1 0 1+1 0
6 DF   SCO Christophe Berra 44 1 43 1 0 0 1 0
25 DF   WAL Josh Yorwerth 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
29 DF   ENG Josh Emmanuel 7 0 3+1 0 1 0 2 0
30 DF   ENG Myles Kenlock 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
44 DF   IRL Kevin Foley 8 0 6+2 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF   ENG Ainsley Maitland-Niles 32 2 21+9 1 2 1 0 0
8 MF   ENG Cole Skuse 40 0 39 0 1 0 0 0
12 MF   ENG Liam Feeney 9 1 7+2 1 0 0 0 0
14 MF   SCO Ryan Fraser 21 6 15+3 4 0+1 1 0+2 1
15 MF   ENG Ben Pringle 10 2 9+1 2 0 0 0 0
16 MF   ENG Giles Coke 14 0 1+9 0 0+1 0 3 0
17 MF   MRI Kévin Bru 29 2 20+8 2 0 0 1 0
18 MF   IRL Jay Tabb 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1
19 MF   ENG Luke Hyam 17 0 9+6 0 2 0 0 0
22 MF   IRL Jonathan Douglas 39 3 32+6 3 0 0 1 0
26 MF   IRL Adam McDonnell 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
27 MF   ENG Teddy Bishop 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF   ENG Paul Digby 4 2 1+3 2 0 0 0 0
39 MF   GUI Larsen Touré 11 0 3+4 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
41 MF   ENG Andre Dozzell 2 1 1+1 1 0 0 0 0}
42 MF   ENG Luke Varney 20 1 2+16 1 2 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   IRL Daryl Murphy 35 10 30+4 10 0 0 1 0
10 FW   IRL David McGoldrick 27 5 9+15 4 0 0 3 1
11 FW   Jersey Brett Pitman 47 11 24+18 10 2 0 2+1 1
20 FW   ENG Freddie Sears 47 6 44+1 6 0+1 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF   NOR Jonathan Parr 10 1 3+6 1 0 0 1 0
12 FW   ENG James Alabi 1 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 1
15 MF   AUS Tommy Oar 9 1 1+5 0 2 1 1 0
21 DF   POL Piotr Malarczyk 6 0 0+3 0 2 0 1 0
34 DF   ENG Joe Robinson 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

No. Pos Nat Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
11 FW   Brett Pitman 10 0 1 11
9 FW   Daryl Murphy 10 0 0 10
14 MF   Ryan Fraser 4 1 1 6
20 FW   Freddie Sears 6 0 0 6
10 FW   David McGoldrick 4 0 1 5
4 DF   Luke Chambers 3 0 0 3
22 MF   Jonathan Douglas 3 0 0 3
5 DF   Tommy Smith 2 0 0 2
7 MF   Ainsley Maitland-Niles 1 1 0 2
15 MF   Ben Pringle 2 0 0 2
17 MF   Kévin Bru 2 0 0 2
2 DF   Jonathan Parr 1 0 0 1
3 DF   Jonas Knudsen 1 0 0 1
6 DF   Christophe Berra 1 0 0 1
12 FW   James Alabi 0 0 1 1
12 MF   Liam Feeney 1 0 0 1
15 DF   Tommy Oar 0 1 0 1
18 MF   Jay Tabb 0 0 1 1
25 DF   Josh Yorwerth 0 0 1 1
41 MF   Andre Dozzell 1 0 0 1
42 MF   Luke Varney 1 0 0 1
Total 53 3 6 62

Assists edit

No. Pos Nat Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
20 FW   Freddie Sears 9 0 0 9
4 DF   Luke Chambers 5 0 0 5
10 FW   David McGoldrick 1 0 4 5
9 FW   Daryl Murphy 4 0 0 4
5 DF   Tommy Smith 3 0 0 3
11 FW   Brett Pitman 3 0 0 3
14 MF   Ryan Fraser 2 0 1 3
3 DF   Jonas Knudsen 2 0 0 2
7 MF   Ainsley Maitland-Niles 2 0 0 2
20 FW   Kévin Bru 2 0 0 2
42 FW   Luke Varney 2 0 0 2
6 DF   Christophe Berra 1 0 0 1
12 MF   Liam Feeney 1 0 0 1
22 MF   Jonathan Douglas 1 0 0 1
29 DF   Josh Emmanuel 1 0 0 1
30 DF   Myles Kenlock 1 0 0 1
39 MF   Larsen Touré 0 0 1 1
44 DF   Kevin Foley 1 0 0 1
Total 41 0 6 47

Clean sheets edit

No. Nat Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1   Dean Gerken 8 0 0 8
33   Bartosz Białkowski 8 0 0 8
Total 16 0 0 16

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos Nat Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
               
2 DF   Jonathan Parr 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
3 DF   Jonas Knudsen 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
4 DF   Luke Chambers 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
5 DF   Tommy Smith 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
6 DF   Christophe Berra 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
7 MF   Ainsley Maitland-Niles 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF   Cole Skuse 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
11 FW   Brett Pitman 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 MF   Ryan Fraser 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 MF   Tommy Oar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF   Giles Coke 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
17 MF   Kévin Bru 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
19 DF   Luke Hyam 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
20 FW   Freddie Sears 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 DF   Piotr Malarczyk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
22 MF   Jonathan Douglas 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
24 MF   Adam McDonnell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 DF   Myles Kenlock 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
39 MF   Larsen Touré 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
42 MF   Luke Varney 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
44 DF   Kevin Foley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 63 2 1 1 5 0 69 3

Starting 11 edit

Considering starts in all competitions[59]

Awards edit

Player awards edit

Award Player Ref
Player of the Year   Bartosz Białkowski [60]
Players' Player of the Year   Bartosz Białkowski [61]
Young Player of the Year   Andre Dozzell [61]
Goal of the Season   Kévin Bru [61]

Football League Championship Manager of the Month edit

Month Manager Ref
November   Mick McCarthy [62]

Football League Championship Player of the Month edit

Month Player Ref
November   Daryl Murphy [63]

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