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

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Marcus Evans Group

Home
Away
Away alt.1
Third

First-team squad

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

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

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

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
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

Football League Championship

League table

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[lower-alpha 1]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. 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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

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

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  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
15:00 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
15:00 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

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

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

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
23 June 2015CBJosh Yorwerth Cardiff CityFree transfer[16]
26 June 2015CFBrett Pitman BournemouthUndisclosed[17]
31 July 2015LBJonas Knudsen EsbjergUndisclosed[lower-alpha 1][18]
3 August 2015CMGiles Coke Sheffield WednesdayFree transfer[19]
3 August 2015RWLarsen Touré Arles-AvignonFree transfer[20]
4 August 2015CMJonathan Douglas BrentfordFree transfer[21]
20 August 2015GKJonathan Henly ReadingFree transfer[22]
24 August 2015CFJames Alabi Stoke CityFree transfer[23]
28 August 2015CBPiotr Malarczyk Korona KielceUndisclosed[lower-alpha 2][24]
28 August 2015LWTommy Oar UtrechtFree transfer[25]
22 January 2016RBKevin FoleyFree AgentFree transfer[26]
  1. Fee reported as £350,000
  2. Fee reported as £8,500

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
25 June 2015RMRyan Fraser BournemouthEnd of season[lower-alpha 1][27]
2 July 2015RMAinsley Maitland-Niles ArsenalEnd of Season[28]
2 January 2016CMPaul Digby BarnsleyEnd of Season[29]
12 February 2016LWBen Pringle Fulham24 April 2016[30]
17 March 2016RWLiam Feeney Bolton WanderersEnd of Season[31]
  1. Fraser's loan to Ipswich Town was included with the £8,000,000 sale of Tyrone Mings.[27]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015LMDarren Ambrose Colchester UnitedReleased[32]
1 July 2015RWPaul Anderson Bradford CityReleased[lower-alpha 1] [32]
1 July 2015RBElliott Hewitt Notts CountyReleased[lower-alpha 2][32]
1 July 2015CFJack Marriott Luton TownFree transfer[lower-alpha 3][32]
1 July 2015CFNoel Hunt Southend UnitedFree transfer[lower-alpha 4][32]
1 July 2015LMStephen Hunt Coventry CityReleased[32]
1 July 2015GKPaddy KennyFree agentReleased[37]
24 June 2015CBOmar Sowunmi Yeovil TownFree transfer[38]
25 June 2015LBTyrone Mings Bournemouth£8,000,000[lower-alpha 5][27]
3 July 2015LMAnthony Wordsworth Southend UnitedFree transfer[39]
28 August 2015CBHarry Clarke ArsenalCompensation[40]
21 December 2015AMDylan Connolly Bray WanderersFree transfer[41]
1 January 2016CMJack CollisonFree agentReleased[42]
13 January 2016LBJonathan Parr StrømsgodsetUndisclosed[lower-alpha 6][43]
22 January 2016LWTommy Oar Brisbane RoarReleased[44]
28 January 2016CFJames AlabiFree agentMutual consent[45]
1 February 2016LMAlex HenshallFree agentMutual consent[46]
1 March 2016CFSam Ford West Ham UnitedFree 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

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
3 August 2015CBMatthew Clarke Portsmouth3 January 2016[48]
28 August 2015LWCameron Stewart Doncaster Rovers2 January 2016[49]
29 September 2015CBJosh Yorwerth Crawley Town25 October 2015[50]
25 November 2015CFJames Alabi Grimsby Town1 January 2016[51]
26 November 2015CMLuke Hyam Rotherham United20 December 2015[52]
26 November 2015RBJosh Emmanuel Crawley Town3 January 2016[53]
26 November 2015GKMichael Crowe Stevenage10 January 2016[54]
22 February 2016CBJoe Robinson Woking1 June 2016[55][56]
11 January 2016GKMichael Crowe Braintree Town11 March 2016[57]
24 March 2016CBPiotr Malarczyk Southend United1 June 2016[58]

Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Dean Gerken 2802600020
33 GK Bartosz Białkowski 2302002010
Defenders
3 DF Jonas Knudsen 4324221000
4 DF Luke Chambers 483453101+10
5 DF Tommy Smith 4824520+101+10
6 DF Christophe Berra 4414310010
25 DF Josh Yorwerth 31000031
29 DF Josh Emmanuel 703+101020
30 DF Myles Kenlock 50201020
44 DF Kevin Foley 806+200000
Midfielders
7 MF Ainsley Maitland-Niles 32221+912100
8 MF Cole Skuse 4003901000
12 MF Liam Feeney 917+210000
14 MF Ryan Fraser 21615+340+110+21
15 MF Ben Pringle 1029+120000
16 MF Giles Coke 1401+900+1030
17 MF Kévin Bru 29220+820010
18 MF Jay Tabb 41001031
19 MF Luke Hyam 1709+602000
22 MF Jonathan Douglas 39332+630010
26 MF Adam McDonnell 20100010
27 MF Teddy Bishop 402+200000
37 MF Paul Digby 421+320000
39 MF Larsen Touré 1103+400+102+10
41 MF Andre Dozzell 211+110000}
42 MF Luke Varney 2012+1612000
Forwards
9 FW Daryl Murphy 351030+4100010
10 FW David McGoldrick 2759+1540031
11 FW Brett Pitman 471124+1810202+11
20 FW Freddie Sears 47644+160+100+10
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF Jonathan Parr 1013+610010
12 FW James Alabi 1100000+11
15 MF Tommy Oar 911+502110
21 DF Piotr Malarczyk 600+302010
34 DF Joe Robinson 10000+1000

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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

Clean sheets

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

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

Considering starts in all competitions[59]

Awards

Player awards

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

Month Manager Ref
November Mick McCarthy [62]

Football League Championship Player of the Month

Month Player Ref
November Daryl Murphy [63]

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