2015–16 Swansea City A.F.C. season

Swansea City
2015–16 season
ChairmanHuw Jenkins
ManagerGarry Monk
(until 9 December 2015)
Alan Curtis (caretaker)
(9 December–18 January)
Francesco Guidolin
(from 18 January)
StadiumLiberty Stadium
Premier League12th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: André Ayew (12)
All: André Ayew (12)
Highest home attendance20,972 vs. Liverpool
(1 May 2016, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance10,174 vs. York City
(25 August 2015, League Cup)
Average home league attendance20,711

The 2015–16 season was Swansea City's 96th season in the English football league system, and their fifth consecutive season in the Premier League.[1] Along with competing in the Premier League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Squad and coaching staff information

First team squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Poland Łukasz Fabiański 31 EU 2014[2] 75 0 2019[2] Free
2 DF Spain Jordi Amat 25 EU 2013[3] 53 0 2019[4] £2,500,000
3 DF Wales Neil Taylor 27 EU 2010[5] 166 0 2019[6] £150,000
4 MF South Korea Ki Sung-yueng 27 Non-EU 2012[7] 105 10 2018[8] £5,500,000
6 DF WalesEngland Ashley Williams 31 EU 2008[9] 352 14 2018[10] £400,000 Captain
7 MF England Leon Britton 33 EU 2011[11] 521 17 2017[12] Undisclosed Appearances including FAW Premier Cup
8 MF Netherlands Leroy Fer 26 EU 2016[13] 11 0 2016[13] Loan
9 FW Italy Alberto Paloschi 26 EU 2016[14] 10 2 2019[14] Undisclosed
10 FW GhanaFrance André Ayew 26 EU 2015[15] 35 12 2019[15] Free
11 FW Netherlands Marvin Emnes 27 EU 2014[16] 38 6 2017[16] Undisclosed
13 GK Sweden Kristoffer Nordfeldt 26 EU 2015[17] 4 0 2018[17] £600,000
15 MF England Wayne Routledge 31 EU 2011[18] 183 18 2018[19] Undisclosed
18 FW France Bafétimbi Gomis 30 EU 2014[20] 71 17 2018[20] Free
20 MF Ecuador Jefferson Montero 26 Non-EU 2014[21] 58 2 2018[21] Undisclosed
22 DF Spain Àngel Rangel 33 EU 2007[22] 346 9 2017[23] Undisclosed
23 MF Iceland Gylfi Sigurðsson 26 EU 2014[24] 91 27 2018[24] Undisclosed
24 MF England Jack Cork 26 EU 2015[25] 51 2 2018[25] Undisclosed
26 DF England Kyle Naughton 27 EU 2015[26] 38 0 2018[26] Undisclosed
27 DF England Kyle Bartley 24 EU 2012[27] 26 0 2017[27] £1,000,000
32 DF Wales Liam Shephard 21 EU 2013[28] 1 0 2017[28] Youth system
33 DF ArgentinaItaly Federico Fernández 27 EU 2014[29] 64 1 2018[29] Undisclosed
35 DF Scotland Stephen Kingsley 21 EU 2014[30] 5 0 2017[30] Undisclosed
56 MF Scotland Jay Fulton 22 EU 2014[31] (Winter) 9 0 2018[32] Undisclosed
58 FW The GambiaSweden Modou Barrow 23 EU 2014[33] 36 2 2018[34] Undisclosed

Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Swansea City A.F.C.
 Ordered by 2015–16 squad numbers.

Club staff

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Contract length Expiry date Ref.
1 July 2015 FW Ghana André Ayew Marseille Free transfer 4 years June 2019 [35]
1 July 2015 DF France Franck Tabanou Saint-Étienne £3,500,000 3 years June 2018 [36][37]
1 July 2015 GK Sweden Kristoffer Nordfeldt Heerenveen £600,000 3 years June 2018 [17][38]
1 July 2015 FW Portugal Éder Braga £5,000,000 3 years June 2018 [39][40]
9 July 2015 MF Republic of Ireland Tom Holland Manchester City Free transfer 1 year June 2016 [41]
13 July 2015 FW Scotland Oli McBurnie Bradford City Undisclosed 3 years June 2018 [42]
11 August 2015 GK Germany Gerhard Tremmel Free agent Free transfer 2 years June 2017 [43]
12 August 2015 GK England Josh Vickers Arsenal Free transfer 2 years June 2017 [44]
17 August 2015 FW Scotland Botti Biabi Falkirk Undisclosed 3 years June 2018 [45]
27 January 2016 MF Scotland Ryan Blair Falkirk Undisclosed 3.5 years June 2019 [46]
29 January 2016 FW Italy Alberto Paloschi Chievo Undisclosed 3.5 years June 2019 [47]

Total outgoing: Decrease £9,100,000

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 DF Wales Tom Atyeo Free agent Released [48]
1 July 2015 GK Wales David Cornell Oldham Athletic [a] Released [48]
1 July 2015 FW Northern Ireland Rory Donnelly Gillingham [b] Free transfer [48]
1 July 2015 DF Wales Corey Francis Free agent Released [48]
1 July 2015 MF Australia Giancarlo Gallifuoco Melbourne Victory [c] Free transfer [48]
1 July 2015 DF Wales Joseph Jones Port Talbot Town [d] Free [48]
1 July 2015 MF Wales Kurtis March Port Talbot Town Free transfer
1 July 2015 DF England Curtis Obeng Free agent Released [48]
1 July 2015 GK Wales Gareth Owen Free agent Released [48]
1 July 2015 DF Wales Scott Tancock Free agent Released [48]
1 July 2015 DF England Alan Tate Free agent Released [48]
1 July 2015 FW Wales James Loveridge Port Talbot Town Free transfer [48]
1 July 2015 GK Germany Gerhard Tremmel Swansea City [e] Released [48]
2 July 2015 DF Wales Jazz Richards Fulham £500,000 [53][54]
1 September 2015 DF Netherlands Dwight Tiendalli Free agent Released [55]
12 January 2016 MF England Jonjo Shelvey Newcastle United Undisclosed [56]

Total incoming: Increase £500,000

  1. ^ Following Cornell's release on 28 May 2015, he later joined Oldham Athletic on 11 July 2015.[49]
  2. ^ Following Donnelly's release on 28 May 2015, he later joined Gillingham on 26 June 2015.[50]
  3. ^ Following Gallifuoco's release on 28 May 2015, he later joined Melbourne Victory on 29 September 2015.[51]
  4. ^ Following their release on 28 May 2015, March, Jones and Loveridge later joined Port Talbot Town.[52]
  5. ^ Following Tremmel's release on 1 July 2015, he later re-signed for Swansea City on 11 August 2015.[43]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Expiry date Ref.
6 July 2015 MF Scotland Adam King Crewe Alexandra 5 January 2016 [57]
9 July 2015 FW Netherlands Kenji Gorré ADO Den Haag 30 January 2016 [58][a]
8 August 2015 DF Wales Connor Roberts Yeovil Town End of season [60][b]
10 August 2015 MF The Gambia Modou Barrow Blackburn Rovers 8 September 2015 [62][c]
11 August 2015 GK Wales Oliver Davies Kilmarnock 16 January 2016 [64]
26 August 2015 DF Scotland Stephen Kingsley Crewe Alexandra 25 November 2015 [65]
1 September 2015 FW Wales Alex Samuel Greenock Morton End of season [66][d]
1 September 2015 MF England Nathan Dyer Leicester City End of season [68]
18 September 2015 MF Scotland Jay Fulton Oldham Athletic 19 December 2015 [69]
26 September 2015 MF Wales Josh Sheehan Yeovil Town 28 December 2015 [70]
26 November 2015 FW Scotland Oli McBurnie Newport County 24 December 2015 [71][e]
20 January 2016 MF Northern Ireland Stephen Fallon Linfield End of season [73]
21 January 2016 DF France Franck Tabanou Saint-Étienne End of season [74]
28 January 2016 GK Germany Gerhard Tremmel Werder Bremen End of season [75]
1 February 2016 FW Portugal Éder Lille End of season [76]
1 February 2016 DF Wales Daniel Alfei Mansfield Town End of season [77]
1 February 2016 DF Wales Ryan Hedges Stevenage 1 April 2016 [78]
13 February 2016 MF England Matt Grimes Blackburn Rovers 13 May 2016 [79]
2 March 2016 MF Republic of Ireland Tom Holland Eastleigh End of season [80]
15 March 2016 FW Australia James Demetriou Wealdstone End of season [81]
24 March 2016 DF Wales Liam Shephard Yeovil Town 24 April 2016 [82]
  1. ^ On 30 January 2016, Swansea exercised the option to recall Gorré from his loan spell.[59]
  2. ^ On 6 January 2016, Roberts' loan at Yeovil was extended until the end of the season.[61]
  3. ^ On 8 September 2015, Swansea exercised the option to recall Barrow from his loan spell.[63]
  4. ^ On 9 January 2016, Samuel's loan at Morton was extended until the end of the season.[67]
  5. ^ On 24 December 2015, Swansea exercised the option to recall McBurnie from his loan spell.[72]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Expiry date Ref.
1 February 2016 CM Netherlands Leroy Fer Queens Park Rangers 30 June 2016 [83]

New contracts

Date signed Position Nationality Name Contract length Expiry date Ref.
2 July 2015 MF Wales Josh Sheehan Extension June 2017 [84]
3 July 2015 DF Wales Joe Rodon 2 years June 2017 [85]
3 July 2015 GK Wales Lewis Thomas 2 years June 2017 [86]
3 July 2015 GK Wales Oliver Davies 2 years June 2017 [87]
6 July 2015 FW Netherlands Kenji Gorré 3 years June 2018 [88]
6 July 2015 MF Wales Lee Lucas 1 year June 2016 [89]
6 July 2015 MF Wales Henry Jones 1 year June 2016 [89]
6 July 2015 MF Wales Sam Evans 1 year June 2016 [89]
6 July 2015 MF Wales Alex Bray 1 year June 2016 [89]
6 July 2015 FW Wales Alex Samuel 1 year June 2016 [89]
6 July 2015 GK Slovenia Gregor Zabret 1 year June 2016 [89]
8 July 2015 MF England Jonjo Shelvey 4 years June 2019 [90]
15 July 2015 DF Cyprus Alex Gogic 1 year June 2016 [91]
6 August 2015 GK Poland Łukasz Fabiański 4 years June 2019 [92]
30 January 2016 DF Spain Jordi Amat Extension June 2019 [4]
17 February 2016 DF Wales Keston Davies Extension June 2018 [93]
17 February 2016 MF Wales Daniel James 3 years June 2019 [93]
3 March 2016 MF Wales Alex Bray Extension June 2017 [94]
8 March 2016 MF Sweden Adnan Marić 3 years June 2019 [95]
6 April 2016 MF Wales Kieran Evans 2 year June 2017 [96]
14 April 2016 MF Wales Tom Dyson 1 year June 2017 [97]
14 April 2016 MF Wales Jack Evans 1 year June 2017 [97]
14 April 2016 DF Wales Aaron Lewis 1 year June 2017 [97]
5 May 2016 FW Wales Liam Cullen 2 years June 2018 [98]

Pre-season friendlies

On 29 April 2015, it was announced that Swansea City would feature in a Texas tournament in July.[99][100] Subsequently, it was announced that this tournament had been cancelled.[101] On 29 May, Swansea announced they will face Reading at Adams Park on 24 July.[102] Swansea announced that they will travel to Germany to face Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1860 Munich.[103] A trip to Nottingham Forest was added on 22 June.[104]

15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 Swansea City Grassau
17:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Traoré 14' Report Grimes 68' Stadium: ASV Grassau
Referee: Felix Brych
18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly 1860 Munich 1–2 Swansea City Munich
18:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Adlung 64' (pen.) Report Cork 8'
Gomis 73'		 Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion
Referee: Felix Brych
24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Friendly Reading 1–1 Swansea City High Wycombe
19:45 BST (UTC+01:00) Blackman 46' Report Bartley 48' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,284
Referee: Iain Williamson
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly Nottingham Forest 1–1 Swansea City Nottingham
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Tesche 68' Report Ayew 59' Stadium: City Ground
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly Swansea City 0–0 Deportivo La Coruña Swansea
17:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 12,292
Referee: Lee Evans

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Premier League — — 12th 8 August 2015 15 May 2016
FA Cup Third round — Third round 9 January 2016 9 January 2016
League Cup Second round — Third round 25 August 2015 22 September 2015

Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 12 11 15 42 52 −10 031.58
FA Cup 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
League Cup 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 050.00
Total 41 13 11 17 47 56 −9 031.71

Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2015–16 Premier League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Chelsea 38 12 14 12 59 53 +6 50
11 Everton 38 11 14 13 59 55 +4 47
12 Swansea City 38 12 11 15 42 52 −10 47
13 Watford 38 12 9 17 40 50 −10 45
14 West Bromwich Albion 38 10 13 15 34 48 −14 43
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[105]

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
38 12 11 15 42 52  −10 47 8 6 5 20 20  0 4 5 10 22 32  −10

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultDWDWLDLDLWLLDLLLDWDLLWWDDLLWWLWDWLLWWD
Position5464771111141113141415151618161717171715161616161616161515121515131112
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: Statto
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

The fixture list for the 2015–16 Premier League season was announced on 17 June 2015.

8 August 2015 1 Chelsea 2–2 Swansea City Fulham
17:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Oscar 23'
Fernández 30' (o.g.)
Courtois Red card 52'		 Report Ayew 29'
Gomis 55' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,232
Referee: Michael Oliver
15 August 2015 2 Swansea City 2–0 Newcastle United Swansea
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Gomis 9'
Ayew 52'		 Report Janmaat Red card 41' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,678
Referee: Mike Jones
22 August 2015 3 Sunderland 1–1 Swansea City Sunderland
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Defoe 62' Report Gomis 45+3' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 39,198
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
30 August 2015 4 Swansea City 2–1 Manchester United Swansea
16:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Ayew 61'
Gomis 66'		 Report Mata 48' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,828
Referee: Martin Atkinson
12 September 2015 5 Watford 1–0 Swansea City Watford
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Ighalo 59'
Behrami Red card 64'		 Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,057
Referee: Robert Madley
19 September 2015 6 Swansea City 0–0 Everton Swansea
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report Mirallas Red card 90' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,805
Referee: Stuart Attwell
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 7 Southampton 3–1 Swansea City Southampton
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Van Dijk 11'
Ki 54' (o.g.)
Mané 61'		 Report Sigurðsson 83' (pen.) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,704
Referee: Roger East
4 October 2015 8 Swansea City 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Swansea
16:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Ayew 16'
Kane 31' (o.g.)		 Report Eriksen 27', 65' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,845
Referee: Mike Dean
19 October 2015 9 Swansea City 0–1 Stoke City Swansea
20:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report Bojan 4' (pen.) Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,044
Referee: Robert Madley
24 October 2015 10 Aston Villa 1–2 Swansea City Birmingham
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) J. Ayew 62' Report Sigurðsson 68'
A. Ayew 87'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,324
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
31 October 2015 11 Swansea City 0–3 Arsenal Swansea
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Report Giroud 49'
Koscielny 68'
Campbell 73'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,937
Referee: Kevin Friend
7 November 2015 12 Norwich City 1–0 Swansea City Norwich
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Howson 70' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,029
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
21 November 2015 13 Swansea City 2–2 AFC Bournemouth Swansea
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Ayew 28'
Shelvey 39' (pen.)		 Report King 10'
Gosling 26'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,878
Referee: Andre Marriner
29 November 2015 14 Liverpool 1–0 Swansea City Liverpool
16:15 GMT (UTC+00:00) Milner 62' (pen.) Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,905
Referee: Anthony Taylor
5 December 2015 15 Swansea City 0–3 Leicester City Swansea
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Report Mahrez 5', 22', 67' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,836
Referee: Michael Oliver
12 December 2015 16 Manchester City 2–1 Swansea City Manchester
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Bony 26'
Iheanacho 90+2'		 Report Gomis 90' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,052
Referee: Robert Madley
20 December 2015 17 Swansea City 0–0 West Ham United Swansea
16:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,661
Referee: Lee Mason
26 December 2015 18 Swansea City 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Swansea
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Ki 9' Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,789
Referee: Roger East
28 December 2015 19 Crystal Palace 0–0 Swansea City Selhurst
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 23,714
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
2 January 2016 20 Manchester United 2–1 Swansea City Greater Manchester
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Martial 47'
Rooney 77'		 Report Sigurðsson 70' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,415
Referee: Jonathan Moss
13 January 2016 21 Swansea City 2–4 Sunderland Swansea
19:45 GMT (UTC+00:00) Sigurðsson 21' (pen.)
Naughton Red card 37'
Ayew 40'		 Report Defoe 3', 61', 85'
Fernández 49' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,140
Referee: Graham Scott
18 January 2016 22 Swansea City 1–0 Watford Swansea
20:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Williams 27' Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,430
Referee: Michael Oliver
24 January 2016 23 Everton 1–2 Swansea City Liverpool
13:30 GMT (UTC+00:00) Cork 26' (o.g.) Report Sigurðsson 17' (pen.)
Ayew 34'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,908
Referee: Anthony Taylor
2 February 2016 24 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Swansea City West Bromwich
20:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Rondón 90+2' Report Sigurðsson 64' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,062
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
6 February 2016 25 Swansea City 1–1 Crystal Palace Swansea
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Sigurðsson 13' Report Dann 47' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,492
Referee: Mike Dean
13 February 2016 26 Swansea City 0–1 Southampton Swansea
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Report Long 69' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,890
Referee: Jonathan Moss
28 February 2016 27 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Swansea City Tottenham
14:05 GMT (UTC+00:00) Chadli 70'
Rose 77'		 Report Paloschi 19' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,922
Referee: Mike Jones
2 March 2016 28 Arsenal 1–2 Swansea City Holloway
19:45 GMT (UTC+00:00) Campbell 15' Report Routledge 32'
Williams 74'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,905
Referee: Robert Madley
5 March 2016 29 Swansea City 1–0 Norwich City Swansea
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Sigurðsson 61' Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,929
Referee: Craig Pawson
12 March 2016 30 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Swansea City Bournemouth
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Gradel 37'
King 50'
Cook 78'		 Report Barrow 39'
Sigurðsson 62'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,179
Referee: Roger East
19 March 2016 31 Swansea City 1–0 Aston Villa Swansea
17:30 GMT (UTC+00:00) Fernández 53' Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,454
Referee: Mike Dean
2 April 2016 32 Stoke City 2–2 Swansea City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Afellay 13'
Bojan 53'		 Report Sigurðsson 68'
Paloschi 79'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,649
Referee: Martin Atkinson
9 April 2016 33 Swansea City 1–0 Chelsea Swansea
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Sigurðsson 25' Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,966
Referee: Andre Marriner
16 April 2016 34 Newcastle United 3–0 Swansea City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Lascelles 40'
Sissoko 82'
Townsend 89'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 48,949
Referee: Lee Mason
24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) 35 Leicester City 4–0 Swansea City Leicester
16:15 BST (UTC+01:00) Mahrez 10'
Ulloa 30', 60'
Albrighton 85'		 Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,962
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 May 2016 36 Swansea City 3–1 Liverpool Swansea
12:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Ayew 20', 67'
Cork 33'		 Report Benteke 65'
Smith Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 76'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,972
Referee: Roger East
7 May 2016 37 West Ham United 1–4 Swansea City Upton Park
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Kingsley 68' (o.g.) Report Routledge 25'
Ayew 31'
Ki 51'
Gomis 90+3'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,907
Referee: Michael Oliver
15 May 2016 38 Swansea City 1–1 Manchester City Swansea
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Ayew 45+1' Report Iheanacho 5' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,934
Referee: Mike Dean

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

10 January 2016 (2016-01-10) Third round Oxford United 3–2 Swansea City Oxford
12:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Sercombe 45' (pen.)
Roofe 49', 59'		 Report Montero 23'
Gomis 66'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,673
Referee: Kevin Friend

League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

25 August 2015 Second round Swansea City 3–0 York City Swansea
19:45 BST (UTC+01:00) Dyer 2'
Grimes 64'
Emnes 88'		 Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 10,174
Referee: James Adcock
22 September 2015 Third round Hull City 1–0 Swansea City Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST (UTC+01:00) Meyler 41' Report Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,286
Referee: James Linington

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Last updated on 15 May 2016
No. Pos Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Yellow card Red card
1 GK Poland Łukasz Fabiański 37 0 0 – – – – – – 37 0 0 1 0
2 DF Spain Jordi Amat 5 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 3 0 2 0
3 DF Wales Neil Taylor 33 1 0 – – – – – – 33 1 0 4 0
4 MF South Korea Ki Sung-yueng 21 7 2 – – – 2 0 0 23 7 2 4 0
6 DF Wales Ashley Williams 36 0 2 – – – – – – 36 0 2 8 0
7 MF England Leon Britton 19 6 0 – – – 2 0 0 21 6 0 4 0
8 MF Netherlands Leroy Fer 9 2 0 – – – – – – 9 2 0 2 0
9 FW Italy Alberto Paloschi 7 3 2 – – – – – – 7 3 2 2 0
10 FW Ghana André Ayew 34 0 12 – – – 0 1 0 34 1 12 5 0
11 FW Netherlands Marvin Emnes 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0
13 GK Sweden Kristoffer Nordfeldt 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
15 MF England Wayne Routledge 22 6 2 – – – 2 0 0 24 6 2 3 0
18 FW France Bafétimbi Gomis 18 15 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 19 16 7 0 0
20 MF Ecuador Jefferson Montero 14 9 0 1 0 1 – – – 15 9 1 0 0
22 DF Spain Àngel Rangel 20 3 0 – – – 2 0 0 22 3 0 6 0
23 MF Iceland Gylfi Sigurðsson 32 4 11 – – – 1 0 0 33 4 11 6 0
24 MF England Jack Cork 28 7 1 1 0 0 – – – 29 7 1 3 0
26 DF England Kyle Naughton 19 8 0 – – – 0 1 0 19 9 0 2 1[a]
27 DF England Kyle Bartley 3 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 2 0 3 0
32 DF Wales Liam Shephard – – – 1 0 0 – – – 1 0 0 0 0
33 DF Argentina Federico Fernández 32 0 1 – – – – – – 32 0 1 3 0
35 DF Scotland Stephen Kingsley 4 0 0 0 1 0 – – – 4 1 0 0 0
56 MF Scotland Jay Fulton 0 2 0 – – – – – – 0 2 0 0 0
58 FW The Gambia Modou Barrow 6 16 1 0 1 0 – – – 6 17 1 0 0
Players currently away from the club on loan
12 MF England Nathan Dyer 0 1 0 – – – 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
14 DF France Franck Tabanou – – – 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0
17 FW Portugal Éder 2 11 0 – – – 2 0 0 4 11 0 0 0
21 MF England Matt Grimes 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 1 1 0
25 GK Germany Gerhard Tremmel – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Players who permanently left the club during the season
8 MF England Jonjo Shelvey 14 2 1 1 – – 0 2 0 15 4 1 6 0
  1. ^ Naughton's red card for a tackle on Sunderland's Yann M'Vila was later rescinded.[106]

Overall summary

  1. ^ Naughton's red card for a tackle on Sunderland's Yann M'Vila was later rescinded.[106]

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