2015–16 Ipswich Town F.C. season

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

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.

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
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Third

First-team squad

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

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

Left club during season

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

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

First-team coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy
Assistant Manager England Terry Connor
Goalkeeping Coach England Malcolm Webster
Fitness Coach Scotland Andy Liddell
Head Physiotherapist England Matt Byard
Assistant Head Physiotherapist England Alex Chapman
Kitman England 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
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

Football League Championship

Main article: 2015–16 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[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

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

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 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 Yellow card 21'
Smith Yellow card 58'
Douglas Yellow card 62'		 Report Whitehead Yellow card 37'
Vaughan Red card		 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 Yellow card 25' 36'
Dawson Yellow card 40'
Akpom 43'
Meyler 58'		 Report Coke Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
Smith Yellow card 44'
Parr Yellow card 50' 74'
Berra Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45'
Bru Yellow card 79'
Skuse Yellow card 87'		 Report Ameobi Yellow card 11'
Connolly Yellow card 34'
Ralls Yellow card 43'
Revell Yellow card 82'
Whittingham Yellow card 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 Yellow card 26'
Pitman 70'
Chambers Yellow card 80'		 Report Casado Yellow card 7'
Madine Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90'		 Report Henry Yellow card 11', 38'
Afobe 75'
Le Fondre Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45'
Makienok Yellow card 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 Yellow card 58' Report Gibson Yellow card 40'
Leadbitter Yellow card 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 Yellow card 21'
Chambers Yellow card 61'
Sears Yellow card 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 Yellow card 26'
Douglas Yellow card 68'		 Report Ince 40', Yellow card 82'
Jacob Butterfield Yellow card 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 Yellow card 88'
Chambers 90+2'		 Report Hoilett 45+3'
Konchesky Yellow card 66'
Onuoha Yellow card 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 Yellow card 82' Report Murphy 32'
Bru Yellow card 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 Yellow card 59'
Barton Yellow card 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' Yellow card 81'
Pitman 90+2'
Douglas Yellow card 58'		 Report Doukara 1'
Phillips Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90'		 Report Johnson 7' Yellow card 84'
Woods Yellow card 40'
Garner Yellow card 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 Yellow card 29'
Robinson Yellow card 49'
Toral 54'
Kieftenbeld 70'		 Report Douglas Red card 45+2'
Smith Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65'
Pitman 89'		 Report Obita Yellow card 19'
Norwood Yellow card 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 Yellow card 34'
Onuoha Yellow card 60'
Phillips 88'		 Report Bru Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Pitman 61'
Foley Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 74' Report Pringle 19'
Chambers Yellow card 51'
Sears Yellow card 71'
Maitland-Niles Yellow card 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 Yellow card 83'
Wellington Yellow card 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 Yellow card 54' Report Best 44'
Halford Yellow card 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 Yellow card 37'
Grimes Yellow card 60'
Bennett Yellow card 87'		 Report Iorfa Yellow card 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 Yellow card 16' Report Teixeira Yellow card 46'
Cousins Yellow card 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 Yellow card 3' Yellow-red card 45+5'
Varney Yellow card 57'
Feeney 88'		 Report Saunders 29'
Woods Yellow card 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 Yellow card 69'		 Report Bru Yellow card 69'
Dozzell 71'
Pitman Yellow card 79'
Chambers Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Dembélé 66'
Parker Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,953
Referee: Paul Tierney
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Middlesbrough 0–0 Ipswich Town Middlesbrough
Leadbitter Yellow card 84' Report Hyam Yellow card 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 Yellow card 87'
Varney 90'		 Report Powell Yellow card 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 Yellow card 44'
Martin Yellow card 65'		 Report Chambers Yellow card 31'
McGoldrick 34'
McDonnell Yellow card 39'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,854
Referee: Tim Robinson

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup
9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round Ipswich Town 2–2 Portsmouth Ipswich
15:00 GMT Skuse Yellow card 45'
Oar 53'
Fraser 88'		 Report Bennett 55'
Chaplin 86'
Barton Yellow card 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 Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 77'
Maitland-Niles 60'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,179
Referee: Andy Woolmer

League Cup

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

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
23 June 2015 CB Wales Josh Yorwerth Wales Cardiff City Free transfer [16]
26 June 2015 CF Jersey Brett Pitman England Bournemouth Undisclosed [17]
31 July 2015 LB Denmark Jonas Knudsen Denmark Esbjerg Undisclosed[a] [18]
3 August 2015 CM England Giles Coke England Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [19]
3 August 2015 RW Guinea Larsen Touré France Arles-Avignon Free transfer [20]
4 August 2015 CM Republic of Ireland Jonathan Douglas England Brentford Free transfer [21]
20 August 2015 GK Scotland Jonathan Henly England Reading Free transfer [22]
24 August 2015 CF England James Alabi England Stoke City Free transfer [23]
28 August 2015 CB Poland Piotr Malarczyk Poland Korona Kielce Undisclosed[b] [24]
28 August 2015 LW Australia Tommy Oar Netherlands Utrecht Free transfer [25]
22 January 2016 RB Republic of Ireland Kevin Foley Free Agent Free 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 2015 RM Scotland Ryan Fraser England Bournemouth End of season [a][27]
2 July 2015 RM England Ainsley Maitland-Niles England Arsenal End of Season [28]
2 January 2016 CM England Paul Digby England Barnsley End of Season [29]
12 February 2016 LW England Ben Pringle England Fulham 24 April 2016 [30]
17 March 2016 RW England Liam Feeney England 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

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 LM England Darren Ambrose England Colchester United Released [32]
1 July 2015 RW England Paul Anderson England Bradford City Released [a] [32]
1 July 2015 RB Wales Elliott Hewitt England Notts County Released [b][32]
1 July 2015 CF England Jack Marriott England Luton Town Free transfer [c][32]
1 July 2015 CF Republic of Ireland Noel Hunt England Southend United Free transfer [d][32]
1 July 2015 LM Republic of Ireland Stephen Hunt England Coventry City Released [32]
1 July 2015 GK Republic of Ireland Paddy Kenny Free agent Released [37]
24 June 2015 CB England Omar Sowunmi England Yeovil Town Free transfer [38]
25 June 2015 LB England Tyrone Mings England Bournemouth £8,000,000[e] [27]
3 July 2015 LM England Anthony Wordsworth England Southend United Free transfer [39]
28 August 2015 CB England Harry Clarke England Arsenal Compensation [40]
21 December 2015 AM Republic of Ireland Dylan Connolly Republic of Ireland Bray Wanderers Free transfer [41]
1 January 2016 CM Wales Jack Collison Free agent Released [42]
13 January 2016 LB Norway Jonathan Parr Norway Strømsgodset Undisclosed[f] [43]
22 January 2016 LW Australia Tommy Oar Australia Brisbane Roar Released [44]
28 January 2016 CF England James Alabi Free agent Mutual consent [45]
1 February 2016 LM England Alex Henshall Free agent Mutual consent [46]
1 March 2016 CF England Sam Ford England 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

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

Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

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

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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

Assists

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

Clean sheets

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

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Nat Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 DF Norway Jonathan Parr 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
3 DF Denmark Jonas Knudsen 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
4 DF England Luke Chambers 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
5 DF New Zealand Tommy Smith 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
6 DF Scotland Christophe Berra 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
7 MF England Ainsley Maitland-Niles 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF England Cole Skuse 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
11 FW Jersey Brett Pitman 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 MF Scotland Ryan Fraser 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 MF Australia Tommy Oar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF England Giles Coke 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
17 MF Mauritius Kévin Bru 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
19 DF England Luke Hyam 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
20 FW England Freddie Sears 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 DF Poland Piotr Malarczyk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
22 MF Republic of Ireland Jonathan Douglas 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
24 MF Republic of Ireland Adam McDonnell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 DF England Myles Kenlock 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
39 MF Guinea Larsen Touré 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
42 MF England Luke Varney 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
44 DF Republic of Ireland 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 Poland Bartosz Białkowski [60]
Players' Player of the Year Poland Bartosz Białkowski [61]
Young Player of the Year England Andre Dozzell [61]
Goal of the Season Mauritius Kévin Bru [61]

Football League Championship Manager of the Month

Month Manager Ref
November Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy [62]

Football League Championship Player of the Month

Month Player Ref
November Republic of Ireland Daryl Murphy [63]

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