2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City
2015–16 season
ChairmanTim Fisher
ManagerTony Mowbray
StadiumRicoh Arena
League One8th
FA CupFirst round
vs Northampton Town
League CupFirst round
vs Rochdale
Football League TrophySecond round
vs Yeovil Town
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Armstrong 20
All: Adam Armstrong 20
Highest home attendance17,779 vs Port Vale
(26 December 2015)
Lowest home attendance9,942 vs Rochdale
(5 March 2016)
Average home league attendance12,570
Biggest win6–0 vs Bury
(13 February 2016)
Biggest defeat3–0 vs Southend United
(23 January 2016)
All statistics correct as of 8 May 2016.

The 2015–16 season was Coventry City's 132nd season in their history and fourth consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Review and events

July

8 players were released on 1 July 2015 with Al Bangura, Adam Barton, Frank Nouble, Shaun Miller, Simeon Jackson, Andy Webster, Danny Pugh and Blair Turgott all leaving the club.[2] Five players from the academy signed professional contracts on 1 July 2015 as Cian Harries, Devon Kelly-Evans, Dion Kelly-Evans, Ben Stevenson and George Thomas all signing contracts alongside Chris Stokes, who signed a one-year contract on a free transfer from Forest Green Rovers. On 6 July 2015, Sam Ricketts joined Coventry City on a free transfer signing a one-year deal with the club.[3] Romain Vincelot signed for the Sky Blues on 8 July 2015.[4] On the same date, Coventry City owners Sisu earned the right to appeal against a Court's decision, which ruled that Coventry City Council's £14.4million loan to the Ricoh Arena operators ACL in 2012 was not state aid with the two-day appeal hearing taking place in February 2016.[5][6] Réda Johnson extended his time at Coventry City on 10 July 2015, signing a new one-year deal.[7] On 24 July 2015, Rúben Lameiras signed a contract at the club after a successful trial.[8] Adam Armstrong signed a 6-month loan deal from Newcastle United on 28 July 2015.[9] On 31 July 2015, the club announced that assistant manager Neil MacFarlane left the club by mutual agreement.[10]

August

On 1 August 2015, Coventry City ended their pre-season campaign with a 0–0 draw against Oxford United. They played a total of five games, failing to win a single game after three draws and two losses. A Coventry City XI side also drew 0–0 with Leamington during pre-season. Sam Ricketts was named as captain for the season on 3 August 2015.[11] Bryn Morris was signed on season-long youth loan deal from Middlesbrough on 6 August 2015.[12] Norwich City's Jacob Murphy was signed on loan on 15 August 2015 in a deal which will last till the end of the season.[13] On 18 August, Ivor Lawton was loaned out to Nuneaton Town for one month.[14] The club finished the month in fifth place after winning their first three league games but were defeated by Walsall 2–1 and drew at home to Southend United. Coventry were also knocked out the League Cup when they lost on penalties to Rochdale away from home in the first round. Adam Armstrong was awarded with League One's Player of the month award for August.[15]

September

Transfer deadline day saw Danny Swanson and Kyle Spence leave the club with just one player coming the other way as Lateef Elford-Alliyu signed a four-month contract with the Sky Blues. Marc-Antoine Fortuné signed for Coventry City on a free transfer, signing on 4 September. Ryan Kent became Coventry's fourth loan signing of the season on 10 September, arriving from Liverpool. Adam Jackson signed on loan for the club on 14 September from Middlesbrough.[16] The Sky Blues finished the month in fourth place after two wins and two defeats, beating Burton Albion and Chesterfield but losing to Scunthorpe United and Bury.

October

Former England-International midfielder Joe Cole was signed by Tony Mowbray on 16 October, signing for 35 days with the club. George Thomas was loaned out to Yeovil Town on 24 October until 21 November.[17] On 24 October, Reice Charles-Cook broke a post-war club record as he went 578 minutes without conceding a goal overtaking Steve Ogrizovic's 572 minutes without conceding. Coventry City were in fourth place by the end of the month without losing a game in the league winning three of the six fixtures. However, they were knocked out the Football League Trophy in the second round by League Two side Yeovil Town on penalties after drawing the game 0–0.

November

Steve Waggott left his position at the club as chief executive on 5 November.[18] This was followed by the appointment of Chris Anderson as executive vice-chairman and managing director on the next day. Ryan Kent was temporarily recalled back to Liverpool after a change in managers saw Jürgen Klopp take charge and on 18 November, Klopp revealed he was happy for Kent to resume his loan spell after believing he was at the right place.[19] A further two loan signings was made with Newcastle United midfielder Gaël Bigirimana and Cardiff City defender Ben Turner returning to the club until 3 January 2016 after signing on 16 November and 18 November.[20][21] It was announced on 19 November that Joe Cole will be staying at the Ricoh Arena until 3 January after a loan extension.[22] Yeovil Town extended their loan deal for George Thomas, meaning he will remain at the club till January.[23] On 22 November, Jacob Murphy became only the second-ever player to score a hat-tick at the Ricoh Arena. Coventry had another undefeated month in the league meaning the Sky Blues were unbeaten in their last eleven matches, the best run at the club since 1967. This meant that the club ended the month in first place with three wins and two draws in November. However, Coventry City were defeated when they were knocked out the FA Cup in the first round after a home defeat to Northampton Town on 7 November.

Competitions

Preseason friendlies

On 7 May 2015, Coventry City announced their first pre-season friendly away to Luton Town on 25 July 2015.[24] On 18 May 2015, Coventry City announced a pre-season friendly against Oxford United on 1 August 2015.[25] On 21 May 2015, Coventry City announced their third pre-season friendly against Cambridge United.[26] On 1 June 2015, a friendly against Nuneaton Town was confirmed for 11 July 2015.[27] On 3 July 2015, it was revealed that Coventry City's fixture against Oxford United will be played at Liberty Way as Oxford United want to make sure that their pitch is at the highest quality for the start of the season.[28] A fixture against Portsmouth was announced on 11 July 2015, which will take place at Havant and Waterlooville's West Leigh Park.[29] On 22 July 2015, the Sky Blues announced a XI side will face Leamington on 29 July 2015.[30]

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly Nuneaton Town 0–0 Coventry City Nuneaton
14:00 BST Report Stadium: JDRF James Parnell Stadium
Attendance: 1,502
21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly Portsmouth 2–1 Coventry City Havant
19:30 BST Chaplin 4'
Evans 45'		 Report G. Thomas 53' Stadium: West Leigh Park
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly Luton Town 1–1 Coventry City Luton
15:00 BST Marriott 87' Report Maddison 48' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 2,436 (278 Sky Blue Army)
28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly Cambridge United 1–0 Coventry City Cambridge
19:45 BST Legge 36' Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,934 (140 Sky Blue Army)
Referee: Fred Graham
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly Leamington 0–0 Coventry City XI Whitnash
19:30 BST Report Stadium: New Windmill Ground
Attendance: 508
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly Oxford United 0–0 Coventry City Nuneaton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: JDRF James Parnell Stadium
Attendance: 878

League One

Main article: 2015–16 Football League One

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[31][32]

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Barnsley (O, P) 46 22 8 16 70 54 +16 74 Qualification for the League One play-offs[a]
7 Scunthorpe United 46 21 11 14 60 47 +13 74
8 Coventry City 46 19 12 15 67 49 +18 69
9 Gillingham 46 19 12 15 71 56 +15 69
10 Rochdale 46 19 12 15 68 61 +7 69
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 19 12 15 67 49  +18 69 12 6 5 41 24  +17 7 6 10 26 25  +1

Last updated: 8 May 2016.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHA
ResultWWWLDWLWLWWDDDWWWWDDLDWDWDLLLDWLLLLWDLLDLWWLWW
Position411352444555444421112344444555566787899111312111298
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Coventry City 2–0 Wigan Athletic Coventry
15:00 BST Armstrong 15', 62' BBC Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 13,131
Referee: Scott Duncan
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Millwall 0–4 Coventry City London
15:00 BST Report Armstrong 6', 24'
Lameiras 19'
O'Brien 80'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 11,197
Referee: Andy Woolmer
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Coventry City 3–2 Crewe Alexandra Coventry
19:45 BST Fleck 14'
Armstrong 51'
O'Brien 83'		 Report Inman 31'
Haber 53'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,511
Referee: Tim Robinson
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Walsall 2–1 Coventry City Walsall
15:00 BST Forde 40'
Bradshaw 52'		 Report Murphy 56' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 7,176
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
31 August 2015 (2015-08-31) 5 Coventry City 2–2 Southend United Coventry
19:45 BST Johnson 34'
Ricketts 72'		 Report Hunt 36'
Mooney 41' (pen.)		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 12,967
Referee: Darren Handley
6 September 2015 (2015-09-06) 6 Burton Albion 1–2 Coventry City Burton upon Trent
14:30 BST Martin 11' (o.g.) Report Tudgay 20'
Vincelot 56'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,633
Referee: Peter Bankes
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Coventry City Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Madden 79' Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,746
Referee: Andy Haines
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Coventry City 1–0 Chesterfield Coventry
15:00 BST Armstrong 50' Report Dieseruvwe Red card 89' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,003
Referee: Darren Bond
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Bury 2–1 Coventry City Bury
15:00 BST L. Clarke 19', 51' (pen.) Report Johnson 62' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4,526
Referee: Nigel Miller
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 10 Coventry City 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Coventry
15:00 BST Armstrong 26', 65'
Fortuné 45' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,445
Referee: Chris Sarginson
10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 11 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Coventry City Fleetwood
15:00 BST Report Wood 90' (o.g.) Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 3,864
Referee: Mark Heywood
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 12 Coventry City 0–0 Blackpool Coventry
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 12,094
Referee: Keith Hill
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 13 Rochdale 0–0 Coventry City Rochdale
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,495
Referee: Mark Haywood
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 14 Swindon Town 2–2 Coventry City Swindon
15:00 BST Gladwin 85'
Ajose 90' (pen.)		 Report Vincelot 66'
Tudgay 81'		 Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 8,309
Referee: Dean Whitestone
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 15 Coventry City 3–2 Peterborough United Coventry
15:00 GMT Vincelot 56'
Armstrong 80', 87'		 Report J. Anderson 15'
Oztumer 36'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,853
Referee: Gavin Ward
3 November 2015 (2015-11-03) 16 Coventry City 4–3 Barnsley Coventry
19:45 BST Kent 3'
Armstrong 18', 52'
Cole 60'		 Report Mawson 48'
Scowen 54', 90'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 10,954
Referee: Michael Bull
14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 17 Colchester United 1–3 Coventry City Colchester
15:00 GMT Bonne 17' Report Murphy 32', 40'
Fortune 49'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,275
Referee: Graham Horwood
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18 Coventry City 4–1 Gillingham Coventry
15:00 GMT Murphy 34', 41', 44'
Turner 37'		 Report Dack 63' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15.604
Referee: Mark Brown
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19 Bradford City 0–0 Coventry City Bradford
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 17,757
Referee: Nigel Miller
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20 Coventry City 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Coventry
15:00 GMT Armstrong 30'
Fleck 59'		 Report Tyson 52', 72' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,885
Referee: Lee Swabey
13 December 2015 (2015-12-13) 21 Sheffield United 1–0 Coventry City Sheffield
12:00 GMT Sharp 79' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,074
Referee: Iain Williamson
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Coventry City 1–1 Oldham Athletic Coventry
15:00 GMT Martin 49' Report Philliskirk 90+3' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,419
Referee: David Webb
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23 Coventry City 1–0 Port Vale Coventry
15:00 GMT Maddison 80' Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 17,779
Referee: Robert Lewis
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24 Chesterfield 1–1 Coventry City Chesterfield
15:00 GMT Novak 38' Report Maddison 89' Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 9,057
Referee: Paul Tierney
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25 Crewe Alexandra 0–5 Coventry City Crewe
15:00 GMT Report Armstrong 11', 30' (pen.), 45'
Murphy 27', 85'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,946
Referee: Mark Haywood
12 January 2016 (2016-01-12) 26 Coventry City 1–1 Walsall Coventry
19:45 GMT Stokes 34' Report Chambers Yellow card 65'
Bradshaw 81'
Demetriou Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,671
Referee: England Tony Harrington
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 27 Coventry City 0–2 Burton Albion Coventry
15:00 GMT Fleck Yellow card 55'
Vincelot Yellow card 81'		 Report Mousinho Yellow card 25'
Butcher 49'
Cansdell-Sherriff Yellow card 70'
Beavon 72'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 17,140
Referee: England Andre Marriner
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 28 Southend United 3–0 Coventry City Southend
15:00 GMT Payne 24'
Barnett 31' 68' (pen.)
Deegan Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card
Bolger Yellow card 90'		 Report Charles-Cook Yellow card 66' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,767
Referee: England Brendan Malone
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 29 Coventry City 1–2 Scunthorpe United Coventry
15:00 GMT Vincelot Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card
Armstrong 86' (pen.)		 Report Hopper 9'
Wallace 62'
McSheffrey Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,138
Referee: England James Linington
7 February 2016 (2016-02-07) 30 Port Vale 1–1 Coventry City Stoke-on-Trent
14:00 GMT Kelly 84' Report Murphy 42'
Henderson Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,320
Referee: England Phil Gibbs
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 31 Coventry City 6–0 Bury Coventry
15:00 GMT Stokes 4'
Cargill 12'
Maddison 16'
Fleck 43'
Armstrong 68', 70'		 Report Soares Yellow card 28'
Brown Yellow card 41'
Lowe Yellow card 58'
Tutte Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,024
Referee: England Andy Davies
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 32 Coventry City 1–2 Fleetwood Town Coventry
15:00 GMT Vincelot Yellow card 22'
Tudgay 75'
Fleck Yellow card 78'		 Report Burns 56'
Ball 83'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,160
Referee: England Andy Davies
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 33 Barnsley 2–0 Coventry City Barnsley
19:45 GMT Roberts 10'
Brownhill Yellow card 70'
Fletcher 60' Yellow card 73'		 Report Ricketts Yellow card 58' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,344
Referee: England Ross Joyce
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 34 Coventry City 0–1 Rochdale Coventry
15:00 GMT Report Camps Yellow card 83'
Henderson 89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 9,942
Referee: England Oliver Langford
8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 35 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Coventry City Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Whalley Yellow card 4' 39'
Kaikai 9'
Black Yellow card 48'		 Report Martin 4'
Stokes Yellow card 38'
Stephens Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Attendance: 6,023
Referee: England Sebastian Stockbridge
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 36 Blackpool 0–1 Coventry City Blackpool
15:00 GMT Boyce Yellow card 69'
Osayi_Samuel Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Fortuné 26' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,869
Referee: England Mark Brown
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 37 Coventry City 0–0 Swindon Town Coventry
15:00 GMT Vincelot Yellow card 27' Report Rodgers Yellow card 45'
Thompson Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 12,322
Referee: England Darren England
25 March 2016 (2016-03-25) 38 Peterborough United 3–1 Coventry City Peterborough
19:45 GMT Bostwick 45'
Angol 61'
Beautyman 69'
Fox Yellow card 88'
Coulthirst Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Cole 65'
Ricketts Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 6,021
Referee: England Chris Kavanagh
29 March 2016 (2016-03-29) 39 Coventry City 0–1 Colchester United Coventry
19:45 BST Stephens Yellow card 23'
Vincelot Yellow card 74'		 Report Massey 18'
Lapslie Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 10,027
Referee: England Tim Robinson
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 40 Gillingham 0–0 Coventry City Gillingham
15:00 BST Nelson Yellow card 90+1' Report Bigirimana Yellow card 90' Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: England Chris Sarginson
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Coventry City Wigan
15:00 BST Grigg 57' Report Cole Yellow card 59'
Murphy Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,415
Referee: England Dean Whitestone
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42 Coventry City 2–1 Millwall Coventry
15:00 BST Fleck 61'
Tudgay 70'		 Report Webster 19' Yellow card 90+2'
Williams Red card 28'
Abdou Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,632
Referee: England Mark Haywood
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43 Coventry City 1–0 Bradford City Coventry
19:45 BST Rose 59' Yellow card 43'
Fleck Yellow card 77'
Vincelot Yellow card 84'
Armstrong Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Clarke Yellow card 62'
Davies Red card 82'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 10,241
Referee: England Rob Lewis
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Coventry City Doncaster
15:00 BST Rowe 21'
Williams 32'
Middleton Yellow card 82'		 Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,364
Referee: England Darren Handley
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45 Coventry City 3–1 Sheffield United Coventry
15:00 BST Fortuné 4'
Rose 8'
Fleck Yellow card 80'
Rúben Lameiras 87'		 Report Coutts Yellow card 33'
Sharp 58' (pen.)
Adams Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 13,177
Referee: England Andrew Davey
8 May 2016 (2016-05-08) 46 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Coventry City Oldham
12:30 BST Report Vincelot 74'
Armstrong 81'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,928
Referee: England Darren England

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

Coventry City will begin their FA Cup campaign in the first round with ties being played on 6 November 2015 to 9 November 2015.[33]

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) First round Coventry City 1–2 Northampton Town Coventry
15:00 BST Murphy 10' Report Diamond 5'
Richards 18'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 9,124
Referee: Darren Handley

League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Coventry City were drawn away against Rochdale.[34] On 11 August 2015, the fixture was played at Spotland with Coventry City exiting the competition on penalties.

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round Rochdale 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Coventry City Rochdale
19:45 BST McDermott 45' Report Tudgay 84' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,986
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Penalties
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Henderson soccer ball with check mark
Kennedy soccer ball with check mark
Rafferty soccer ball with check mark
Andrew soccer ball with check mark		 Tudgay soccer ball with check mark
Morris soccer ball with check mark
Maddison soccer ball with check mark
Lameiras soccer ball with red X

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Trophy

Coventry City will play in Southern Section of the competition. Their first match of the Football League Trophy will be during the week commencing 5 October after receiving a bye, which means they automatically qualify for the second round, where they will play away at Yeovil Town.[35][36]

6 October 2015 Second round Yeovil Town 0–0
(4–3 p)		 Coventry City Yeovil
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 1,605
Referee: Kevin Johnson
Penalties
Dickson soccer ball with check mark
Bird soccer ball with check mark
Howells soccer ball with check mark
Laird soccer ball with check mark		 Tudgay soccer ball with check mark
Elford-Alliyu soccer ball with red X
Murphy soccer ball with check mark
G. Thomas soccer ball with check mark
Ricketts soccer ball with red X

Birmingham Senior Cup

On the Birmingham FA website the first round details of the Birmingham Senior Cup were announced, with Coventry City to face Stratford Town.[37]

21 October 2015 First round Stratford Town 2–1 Coventry City Stratford-upon-Avon
19.45 BST Ahenkorah 2'
McGrath 83'		 [38] G. Thomas 15' (pen.) Stadium: The DCS Stadium
Attendance: 261
Referee: Grant Taylor

Squad information

Squad details

No. Name Position Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) * Club apps * Club goals * Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Lee Burge GK England Hereford (1993-01-09)9 January 1993 (aged 22) 22 0 Academy 1 June 2010 Trainee 30 June 2017
23 Reice Charles-Cook GK England Lewisham (1994-04-08)8 April 1994 (aged 21) 0 0 Bury 18 July 2014 Free 30 June 2018
43 Corey Addai GK England London (1997-10-10)10 October 1997 (aged 17) 0 0 Academy 1 June 2014 Trainee 30 June 2016
Defenders
2 Jordan Willis CB England Coventry (1994-08-24)24 August 1994 (aged 20) 77 0 Academy 1 June 2011 Trainee 30 June 2018
3 Chris Stokes LB England Frome (1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (aged 24) 16 1 Forest Green Rovers 21 February 2015 Free 30 June 2016
5 Réda Johnson CB Benin France Marseille (1988-03-21)21 March 1988 (aged 27) 22 6 Sheffield Wednesday 4 July 2014 Free 30 June 2016
12 Martin Lorentzson RB Sweden Östertälje (1984-07-21)21 July 1984 (aged 30) 0 0 Sweden Åtvidabergs FF 7 December 2015 Free 30 June 2016
15 Jack Stephens CB England Torpoint (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 (aged 21) 0 0 Southampton 1 February 2016 Loan 30 June 2016
17 Aaron Phillips RB England Warwick (1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 21) 35 3 Academy 1 June 2011 Trainee 30 June 2016
18 Sam Ricketts CB WalesEngland Aylesbury (1981-10-11)11 October 1981 (aged 33) 0 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 July 2015 Free 30 June 2016
21 Aaron Martin CB England Newport (1989-09-29)29 September 1989 (aged 25) 40 0 Yeovil Town 9 January 2015 Free 30 June 2016
22 Peter Ramage CB England Ashington (1983-11-22)22 November 1983 (aged 31) 0 0 India Kerala Blasters 7 January 2016 Free 30 June 2016
26 Ryan Haynes LB England Northampton (1995-09-27)27 September 1995 (aged 19) 34 1 Academy 27 March 2013 Trainee 30 June 2017
29 Cian Harries CB Wales England Solihull (1997-04-01)1 April 1997 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy 1 June 2014 Trainee 30 June 2018
30 Dion Kelly-Evans RB England Coventry (1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy 1 June 2014 Trainee 30 June 2016
Midfielders
4 Romain Vincelot DM France Poitiers (1985-10-29)29 October 1985 (aged 29) 0 0 Leyton Orient 8 July 2015 £25,000 30 June 2017
6 Conor Thomas CM England Coventry (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 21) 111 1 Academy 1 June 2010 Trainee 30 June 2016
7 John Fleck CM Scotland Glasgow (1991-08-24)24 August 1991 (aged 23) 139 4 Scotland Rangers 4 July 2012 Free 30 June 2016
8 Rúben Lameiras RM Portugal Lisbon (1994-12-22)22 December 1994 (aged 20) 0 0 Tottenham Hotspur 24 July 2015 Free 30 June 2017
10 James Maddison AM England Coventry (1996-11-23)23 November 1996 (aged 18) 18 2 Norwich City 1 February 2016 Loan 30 June 2016
11 Jim O'Brien AM Scotland Republic of Ireland Alexandria (1987-09-28)28 September 1987 (aged 27) 48 6 Barnsley 4 July 2014 Free 30 June 2016
13 Vladimir Gadzhev CM Bulgaria Pazardzhik (1987-07-18)18 July 1987 (aged 27) 0 0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 24 March 2016 Free 30 June 2017
14 Joe Cole AM England Paddington (1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 33) 0 0 Aston Villa 16 October 2015 Free 30 June 2016
16 Andy Rose CM England Australia Melbourne (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 25) 0 0 United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 January 2016 Free 30 June 2017
19 Gaël Bigirimana CM Burundi England Bujumbura (1993-10-22)22 October 1993 (aged 21) 28 0 Newcastle United 16 November 2015 Loan 30 June 2016
24 Ivor Lawton CM England Coventry (1995-09-05)5 September 1995 (aged 19) 0 0 Academy 26 November 2013 Trainee 30 June 2016
31 Ben Stevenson CM England Leicester (1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy 16 March 2015 Trainee 30 June 2017
42 Stephen Hunt RM Republic of Ireland Waterford (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 (aged 33) 0 0 Ipswich Town 8 January 2016 Free 30 June 2016
45 Jodi Jones AM England Bow (1997-10-22)22 October 1997 (aged 17) 0 0 Dagenham & Redbridge 18 March 2016 Loan 30 June 2016
– Jack Finch DM England Fenny Compton (1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 18) 21 0 Academy 1 April 2014 Trainee 30 June 2016
– Devon Kelly-Evans LM England Coventry (1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy 1 June 2014 Trainee 30 June 2016
– Bilal Sayoud AM England London (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 18) 0 0 Nike Academy 24 March 2016 Free 30 June 2018
– Kyle Spence LM Scotland England Croydon (1997-01-14)14 January 1997 (aged 18) 1 0 Unattached 15 February 2016 Free 30 June 2016
Forwards
9 Adam Armstrong CF England West Denton (1997-02-10)10 February 1997 (aged 18) 0 0 Newcastle United 28 July 2015 Loan 30 June 2016
20 Marcus Tudgay CF England Shoreham-by-Sea (1983-02-03)3 February 1983 (aged 32) 23 4 Nottingham Forest 29 July 2014 Free 30 June 2016
25 Jacob Murphy FW England Wembley (1995-02-24)24 February 1995 (aged 20) 0 0 Norwich City 14 August 2015 Loan 30 June 2016
27 George Thomas FW Wales England Leicester (1997-03-24)24 March 1997 (aged 18) 8 0 Academy 25 October 2013 Free 30 June 2016
32 Marc-Antoine Fortuné CF France Cayenne (1981-07-02)2 July 1981 (aged 33) 0 0 Wigan Athletic 4 September 2015 Free 30 June 2016
34 Bassala Sambou CF Germany England Germany (1997-10-15)15 October 1997 (aged 17) 0 0 Academy 13 May 2014 Trainee 30 June 2016
44 Darius Henderson CF England Sutton (1981-09-07)7 September 1981 (aged 33) 0 0 Scunthorpe United 5 February 2016 Free 30 June 2016
Left before the end of the season
12 Bryn Morris CM England Hartlepool (1996-04-25)25 April 1996 (aged 19) 0 0 Middlesbrough 6 August 2015 Loan 30 June 2016
14 Danny Swanson AM Scotland Edinburgh (1986-12-28)28 December 1986 (aged 28) 18 0 Peterborough United 3 July 2014 Free 30 June 2016
15 Adam Jackson CB England Darlington (1994-05-18)18 May 1994 (aged 21) 0 0 Middlesbrough 14 September 2015 Loan 12 October 2015
15 Ben Turner CB England Birmingham (1988-01-21)21 January 1988 (aged 27) 84 4 Wales Cardiff City 18 November 2015 Loan 22 December 2015
16 Lateef Elford-Alliyu CF EnglandNigeria Ibadan (1992-06-01)1 June 1992 (aged 23) 0 0 Malta Valletta 1 September 2015 Free 31 December 2015
38 Baily Cargill CB England Winchester (1995-07-05)5 July 1995 (aged 19) 0 0 Bournemouth 1 February 2016 Loan 12 March 2016
40 Ryan Kent LM England Oldham (1996-11-11)11 November 1996 (aged 18) 0 0 Liverpool 10 September 2015 Loan 3 January 2016

* Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2015–16 season.

Appearances

Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016

Goalscorers

Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016
No. Nat. Player Pos. League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
9 England Adam Armstrong FW 20 0 0 0 20
25 England Jacob Murphy FW 9 1 0 0 10
20 England Marcus Tudgay FW 4 0 1 0 5
4 France Romain Vincelot MF 4 0 0 0 4
7 Scotland John Fleck MF 4 0 0 0 4
32 France Marc-Antoine Fortuné FW 4 0 0 0 4
10 England James Maddison MF 3 0 0 0 3
3 England Chris Stokes DF 2 0 0 0 2
5 Benin Réda Johnson DF 2 0 0 0 2
8 Portugal Rúben Lameiras MF 2 0 0 0 2
11 Scotland Jim O'Brien MF 2 0 0 0 2
14 England Joe Cole MF 2 0 0 0 2
16 England Andy Rose MF 2 0 0 0 2
21 England Aaron Martin DF 2 0 0 0 2
15 England Ben Turner DF 1 0 0 0 1
18 Wales Sam Ricketts DF 1 0 0 0 1
38 England Baily Cargill DF 1 0 0 0 1
40 England Ryan Kent MF 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 67 1 1 0 69

Assists

Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016
No. Nat. Player Pos. League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
25 England Jacob Murphy FW 9 0 0 0 9
14 England Joe Cole MF 7 0 0 0 7
11 Scotland Jim O'Brien MF 6 0 0 0 6
9 England Adam Armstrong FW 4 0 0 0 4
7 Scotland John Fleck MF 3 0 0 0 3
17 England Aaron Phillips DF 3 0 0 0 3
32 France Marc-Antoine Fortuné FW 3 0 0 0 3
3 England Chris Stokes DF 2 0 0 0 2
8 Portugal Rúben Lameiras MF 2 0 0 0 2
10 England James Maddison MF 2 0 0 0 2
6 England Conor Thomas MF 0 1 0 0 1
20 England Marcus Tudgay FW 1 0 0 0 1
21 England Aaron Martin DF 1 0 0 0 1
27 Wales George Thomas FW 0 0 1 0 1
40 England Ryan Kent MF 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 44 1 1 0 46

Yellow cards

Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016
No. Nat. Player Pos. League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
7 Scotland John Fleck MF 13 0 0 0 13
4 France Romain Vincelot MF 11 0 0 0 11
18 Wales Sam Ricketts DF 2 1 0 0 3
21 England Aaron Martin DF 3 0 0 0 3
3 England Chris Stokes DF 2 0 0 0 2
9 England Adam Armstrong FW 2 0 0 0 2
11 Scotland Jim O'Brien MF 2 0 0 0 2
15 England Jack Stephens DF 2 0 0 0 2
25 England Jacob Murphy FW 2 0 0 0 2
5 Benin Réda Johnson DF 1 0 0 0 1
8 Portugal Rúben Lameiras MF 1 0 0 0 1
10 England James Maddison MF 1 0 0 0 1
12 England Bryn Morris MF 0 0 1 0 1
14 England Joe Cole MF 1 0 0 0 1
15 England Ben Turner DF 1 0 0 0 1
16 England Andy Rose MF 1 0 0 0 1
17 England Aaron Phillips DF 1 0 0 0 1
19 Burundi Gaël Bigirimana MF 1 0 0 0 1
20 England Marcus Tudgay FW 0 0 1 0 1
23 England Reice Charles-Cook GK 1 0 0 0 1
44 England Darius Henderson FW 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 49 1 2 0 52

Red cards

Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016
No. Nat. Player Pos. League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
4 France Romain Vincelot MF 1 0 0 0 1
18 Wales Sam Ricketts DF 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 2 0 0 0 2

Captains

Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016
No. Nat. Player Pos. League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
18 Wales Sam Ricketts DF 43 1 1 1 46
4 France Romain Vincelot MF 3 0 0 0 3
Totals 46 1 1 1 49

Penalties awarded

No. Nat. Player Pos. Date Opponents Ground Success
11 Scotland Jim O'Brien MF 31 August 2015 Southend United Ricoh Arena No
32 France Marc-Antoine Fortuné FW 3 October 2015 Shrewsbury Town Ricoh Arena Yes
20 England Marcus Tudgay FW 24 October 2015 Swindon Town The County Ground No
9 England Adam Armstrong FW 2 January 2016 Crewe Alexandra Gresty Road Yes
9 England Adam Armstrong FW 30 January 2016 Scunthorpe United Ricoh Arena Yes
25 England Jacob Murphy FW 29 March 2016 Colchester United Ricoh Arena No

Suspensions served

No. Nat. Player Pos. Date suspended Reason Matches missed
7 Scotland John Fleck MF 17 October 2015 Reached 5 yellow cards Rochdale (A)
4 France Romain Vincelot MF 3 November 2015 Reached 5 yellow cards Northampton Town (H)
18 Wales Sam Ricketts DF 13 December 2015 1 red card Oldham Athletic (H)
7 Scotland John Fleck MF 16 January 2016 Reached 10 yellow cards Southend United (A)
Scunthorpe United (H)
4 France Romain Vincelot MF 30 January 2016 1 red card Port Vale (A)

Hat-tricks

No. Nat. Player Pos. Date Opponents Ground Result
25 England Jacob Murphy FW 21 November 2015 Gillingham Ricoh Arena 4–1
9 England Adam Armstrong FW 2 January 2016 Crewe Alexandra Gresty Road 0–5

Monthly & weekly awards

No. Nat. Player Pos. Date Award Ref
9 England Adam Armstrong FW 10 August 2015 Football League Team of the Week [39]
8 Portugal Rúben Lameiras MF 17 August 2015 Football League Team of the Week [40]
9 England Adam Armstrong FW 4 September 2015 Football League One Player of the Month [41]
25 England Jacob Murphy FW 21 September 2015 Football League Team of the Week [42]
23 England Reice Charles-Cook GK 12 October 2015 Football League Team of the Week [43]
9 England Adam Armstrong FW 2 November 2015 Football League Team of the Week [44]
25 England Jacob Murphy FW 16 November 2015 Football League Team of the Week [45]
25 England Jacob Murphy FW 23 November 2015 Football League Team of the Week [46]
25 England Jacob Murphy FW 11 December 2015 Football League One Player of the Month [47]
14 England Joe Cole MF 15 February 2016 Football League Team of the Week [48]

End-of-season awards

No. Nat. Player Pos. Date Award Ref
9 England Adam Armstrong FW 21 April 2016 PFA League One Team of the Year [49]
9 England Adam Armstrong FW 4 May 2016 CCFC Top Goalscorer [50]
7 Scotland John Fleck MF 4 May 2016 CCFC Players' Player of the Season [50]
9 England Adam Armstrong FW 4 May 2016 CCFC Goal of the Season [50]
7 Scotland John Fleck MF 4 May 2016 CCFC Player of the Season [50]
9 England Adam Armstrong FW 4 May 2016 CCFC Young Player of the Season [50]
18 Wales Sam Ricketts DF 4 May 2016 CCFC Community Player of the Season [50]

Transfers

Transfers in

Player From Date Fee Ref.
England Chris Stokes England Forest Green Rovers 1 July 2015 Free [51]
Wales Sam Ricketts England Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 July 2015 Free [3]
France Romain Vincelot England Leyton Orient 8 July 2015 £25,000 [4][52]
Portugal Rúben Lameiras England Tottenham Hostpur 24 July 2015 Free [8]
England Lateef Elford-Alliyu Malta Valletta 1 September 2015 Free [53]
France Marc-Antoine Fortuné England Wigan Athletic 4 September 2015 Free [54]
Sweden Martin Lorentzson Sweden Åtvidabergs FF 7 December 2015 Free [55]
England Andy Rose United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 January 2016 Free [56]
England Peter Ramage India Kerala Blasters 7 January 2016 Free [57]
England Joe Cole England Aston Villa 7 January 2016 Free [58]
Republic of Ireland Stephen Hunt England Ipswich Town 8 January 2016 Free [59]
England Darius Henderson England Scunthorpe United 5 February 2016 Free [60]
Scotland Kyle Spence Unattached 15 February 2016 Free [61]
England Bilal Sayoud England Nike Academy 24 March 2016 Free [62]
Bulgaria Vladimir Gadzhev Bulgaria Levski Sofia 24 March 2016 Free [63]

Transfers out

Player To Date Fee Ref.
Sierra Leone Al Bangura England St Albans City [a] 1 July 2015 Free [2]
Republic of Ireland Adam Barton England Portsmouth[b] 1 July 2015 Free [2]
Canada Simeon Jackson England Barnsley[c] 1 July 2015 Free [2]
England Shaun Miller England Morecambe[d] 1 July 2015 Free [2]
England Frank Nouble China Tianjin Songjiang[e] 1 July 2015 Free [2]
England Danny Pugh England Bury[f] 1 July 2015 Free [2]
England Blair Turgott England Leyton Orient[g] 1 July 2015 Free [2]
Scotland Andy Webster Scotland St Mirren[h] 1 July 2015 Free [2]
Scotland Danny Swanson Scotland Heart of Midlothian[i] 1 September 2015 Free [72]
Scotland Kyle Spence England Hampton & Richmond Borough[j] 1 September 2015 Free [73]
England Lateef Elford-Alliyu Released 1 January 2016 Free [74]
England James Maddison England Norwich City 1 February 2016 Undisclosed [75]
England Joe Cole United States Tampa Bay Rowdies 4 May 2016 Free [76]
  1. ^ Following Bangura's release he joined St Albans City.
  2. ^ Following Barton's release he joined Portsmouth.[64]
  3. ^ Following Jackson's release he joined Barnsley.[65]
  4. ^ Following Miller's release he joined Morecambe.[66]
  5. ^ Following Nouble's release he joined Tianjin Songjiang.[67]
  6. ^ Following Pugh's release he joined Bury.[68]
  7. ^ Following Turgott's release he joined Leyton Orient.[69]
  8. ^ Following Webster's release he joined St Mirren.[70]
  9. ^ Following Swanson's release he joined Heart of Midlothian.[71]
  10. ^ Following Spence's release he joined Hampton & Richmond Borough.

Loans in

Player From Date from Date to Ref.
England Adam Armstrong England Newcastle United 28 July 2015 End of season [9][77]
England Bryn Morris England Middlesbrough 6 August 2015 27 October 2015 [12][78]
England Jacob Murphy England Norwich City 14 August 2015 End of season [79]
England Ryan Kent England Liverpool 10 September 2015 3 January 2016 [80]
England Adam Jackson England Middlesbrough 14 September 2015 12 October 2015 [16]
England Joe Cole England Aston Villa 16 October 2015 3 January 2016 [22][81]
Burundi Gaël Bigirimana England Newcastle United 16 November 2015 End of season [20][82][83]
England Ben Turner Wales Cardiff City 18 November 2015 22 December 2015 [21][84]
England Jack Stephens England Southampton 1 February 2016 End of season [85]
England Baily Cargill England Bournemouth 1 February 2016 12 March 2016 [86]
England James Maddison England Norwich City 1 February 2016 End of season [75]
England Jodi Jones England Dagenham & Redbridge 18 March 2016 End of season [87]

Loans out

Player To Date from Date to Ref.
England Ivor Lawton England Nuneaton Town 18 August 2015 15 September 2015 [14]
Wales George Thomas England Yeovil Town 24 October 2015 3 January 2016 [17][88]
Wales Cian Harries England Cheltenham Town 8 January 2016 6 February 2016 [89]
England Ryan Haynes England Cambridge United 13 February 2016 End of season [90]
Scotland Jim O'Brien England Scunthorpe United 15 February 2016 End of season [91]
England Peter Ramage England Leyton Orient 17 March 2016 End of season [92]

Trials

Player From Date Signed Ref.
Portugal Rúben Lameiras Sweden Åtvidabergs FF July 2015 Yes [93]
Germany Roussel Ngankam Romania FC Botoșani July 2015 No [94]
Portugal Muhamedou Portugal S.C. Braga July 2015 No [95]
England Bradley Plant England Cheadle Town July 2015 No [95]
England Lateef Elford-Alliyu Malta Valletta August 2015 Yes [96]
New Zealand Liam Graham Italy Monza September 2015 No [97]
England Chris Eagles England Charlton Athletic October 2015 No [98]
Sweden Martin Lorentzson Sweden Åtvidabergs FF November 2015 Yes [99]
England Andy Rose United States Seattle Sounders FC December 2015 Yes [100]
England Peter Ramage India Kerala Blasters December 2015 Yes [101]
Republic of Ireland Stephen Hunt England Ipswich Town January 2016 Yes [59]
Netherlands Elson Hooi Netherlands NAC Breda January 2016 No [102]

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