2015–16 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
2015–16 season
Owner	Marcus Evans
Manager	Mick McCarthy
Stadium	Portman Road
Championship	7th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Daryl Murphy / Brett Pitman (10); All: Brett Pitman (11)
Highest home attendance	23,615; (vs QPR, 26 December 2015, Championship)
Lowest home attendance	16,488; (vs Blackburn Rovers, 15 March 2016, Championship)
Average home league attendance	18,989
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

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

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

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualification for the Championship play-offs^[a]
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:

^ 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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	D	D	W	W
Position	9	6	1	1	3	8	5	4	7	11	10	12	13	14	10	10	10	7	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	7	9	6	7	8	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7

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 21' Smith 58' Douglas 62'	Report	Whitehead 37' Vaughan	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,937 Referee: Martin Atkinson

21 October 2015 (2015-10-21) 12	Hull City	3–0	Ipswich Town	Hull
19:45 BST	Bruce 25' 36' Dawson 40' Akpom 43' Meyler 58'	Report	Coke 33'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 15,942 Referee: Kevin Friend

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 13	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Ipswich Town	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Trotter 90'	Report	Skuse 31' Smith 44' Parr 50' 74' Berra 59'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,616 Referee: Roger East

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 14	Ipswich Town	0–0	Cardiff City	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Smith 45' Bru 79' Skuse 87'	Report	Ameobi 11' Connolly 34' Ralls 43' Revell 82' Whittingham 85'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,169 Referee: David Coote

3 November 2015 (2015-11-03) 15	Ipswich Town	2–0	Bolton	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Maitland-Niles 13' Knudsen 26' Pitman 70' Chambers 80'	Report	Casado 7' Madine 57'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,071 Referee: Darren Deadman

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 16	Rotherham United	2–5	Ipswich Town	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Toffolo 40' Barker 56' Derbyshire 59'	Report	Pitman 8' Douglas 22' Murphy 43', 48', 72'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,162 Referee: Darren Drysdale

21 November 2015 17	Ipswich Town	2–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Douglas 16' Murphy 54' Chambers 90'	Report	Henry 11', 38' Afobe 75' Le Fondre 90'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,227 Referee: Gavin Ward

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 18	Charlton Athletic	0–3	Ipswich Town	Charlton
12:30 GMT	Fox 45' Makienok 63'	Report	Murphy 28', 68' Sears 45'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,870 Referee: Scott Duncan

4 December 2015 (2015-12-04) 19	Ipswich Town	0–2	Middlesbrough	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Berra 58'	Report	Gibson 40' Leadbitter 52' Stuani 54' Nugent 74'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,662 Referee: Tim Robinson

12 December 2015 20	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Ipswich	Denbigh
12:30 GMT		Report	Pitman 10' Douglas 21' Chambers 61' Sears 74'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 13,520 Referee: Gavin Ward

15 December 2015 21	Fulham	1–2	Ipswich Town	Fulham
19:45 GMT	McCormack 14'	Report	Sears 1' Pitman 57'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 15,245 Referee: Trevor Kettle

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22	Ipswich Town	0–1	Derby County	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Berra 26' Douglas 68'	Report	Ince 40', 82' Jacob Butterfield 76'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,161 Referee: Keith Hill

26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23	Ipswich Town	2−1	Queens Park Rangers	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Douglas 77' Oar 88' Chambers 90+2'	Report	Hoilett 45+3' Konchesky 66' Onuoha 90'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 23,615 Referee: Darren Drysdale

29 December 2015 (2015-12-29) 24	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	Ipswich Town	Brighton
19:45 GMT	Calderón 82'	Report	Murphy 32' Bru 34'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 27,689 Referee: Stuart Attwell

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25	Burnley	0–0	Ipswich Town	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Lowton 59' Barton 90'	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 16,307 Referee: Peter Bankes

12 January 2016 26	Ipswich Town	2–1	Leeds United	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Chambers 50' 81' Pitman 90+2' Douglas 58'	Report	Doukara 1' Phillips 83'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,146 Referee: Fred Graham

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 27	Ipswich Town	1–1	Preston North End	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Murphy 38' Pitman 90'	Report	Johnson 7' 84' Woods 40' Garner 69'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,108 Referee: Simon Hooper

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 28	Birmingham City	3–0	Ipswich Town	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Buckley 23' Gleeson 29' Robinson 49' Toral 54' Kieftenbeld 70'	Report	Douglas 45+2' Smith 78'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 18,272 Referee: Michael Bull

2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 29	Ipswich Town	2–1	Reading	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Fraser 57' Berra 65' Pitman 89'	Report	Obita 19' Norwood 45+4' McCleary 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,616 Referee: Tim Robinson

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 30	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Ipswich Town	London
15:00 GMT	Faurlín 34' Onuoha 60' Phillips 88'	Report	Bru 8'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,044 Referee: Charles Breakspear

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 31	Bristol City	2–1	Ipswich Town	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Flint 20', 35' O'Donnell 90+2'	Report	Pitman 61' Foley 73'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,736 Referee: Tony Harrington

23 February 2015 32	Ipswich Town	0–1	Hull City	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Smith 88'	Report	Diamé 48'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,630 Referee: Brendan Malone

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 33	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Ipswich Town	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Smith 74'	Report	Pringle 19' Chambers 51' Sears 71' Maitland-Niles 90'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 12,644 Referee: Darren Bond

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 34	Ipswich Town	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Pringle 63'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,658 Referee: Andy Woolmer

8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 35	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	Ipswich Town	Bolton
19:45 GMT	Wilson 73' Spearing 83' Wellington 90+2' Dobbie 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Bru 24' Berra 72'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 12,681 Referee: Mark Haywood

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 36	Cardiff City	1–0	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Ecuele 18'	Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,175 Referee: Andy Madley

15 March 2016 (2016-03-15) 37	Ipswich Town	2–0	Blackburn Rovers	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Murphy 67' (pen.), 87'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,488 Referee: Iain Williamson

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 38	Ipswich Town	0–1	Rotherham United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Knudsen 54'	Report	Best 44' Halford 61'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,318 Referee: Steve Martin

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 39	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Ipswich Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Lenihan 37' Grimes 60' Bennett 87'	Report	Iorfa 72'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,538 Referee: Mark Brown

5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 40	Ipswich Town	0–0	Charlton Athletic	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Knudsen 16'	Report	Teixeira 46' Cousins 85'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,787 Referee: Oliver Langford

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41	Ipswich Town	1–3	Brentford	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Hyam 3' 45+5' Varney 57' Feeney 88'	Report	Saunders 29' Woods 45+5' Vibe 64', 68'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,845 Referee: Phil Gibbs

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Ipswich Town	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Forestieri 42' Wallace 69'	Report	Bru 69' Dozzell 71' Pitman 79' Chambers 90+3'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 25,082 Referee: Robert Madley

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43	Ipswich Town	1–1	Fulham	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Knudsen 90+1' Smith 90+4'	Report	Dembélé 66' Parker 86'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,953 Referee: Paul Tierney

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44	Middlesbrough	0–0	Ipswich Town	Middlesbrough
	Leadbitter 84'	Report	Hyam 30'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,505 Referee: Darren Bond

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45	Ipswich Town	3–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Ipswich
	McGoldrick 16' Pitman 68' Smith 87' Varney 90'	Report	Powell 35' Revell 45', 74'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,631 Referee: Keith Stroud

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46	Derby County	0–1	Ipswich Town	Derby
	Keogh 44' Martin 65'	Report	Chambers 31' McGoldrick 34' McDonnell 39'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,854 Referee: Tim Robinson

FA Cup

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

^ Fee reported as £350,000
^ Fee reported as £8,500

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Until	Ref.
25 June 2015	RM	Ryan Fraser	Bournemouth	End of season	^[a]^[27]
2 July 2015	RM	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	Arsenal	End of Season	^[28]
2 January 2016	CM	Paul Digby	Barnsley	End of Season	^[29]
12 February 2016	LW	Ben Pringle	Fulham	24 April 2016	^[30]
17 March 2016	RW	Liam Feeney	Bolton Wanderers	End of Season	^[31]

^ Fraser's loan to Ipswich Town was included with the £8,000,000 sale of Tyrone Mings.^[27]

Transfers out

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

^ Following Anderson's release he joined Bradford City.^[33]
^ Following Hewitt's release he joined Notts County.^[34]
^ Following Marriott's release he joined Luton Town.^[35]
^ Following Hunt's release he joined Southend United.^[36]
^ Fee could potentially rise to £10,000,000 with add-ons
^ Fee reported as £70,000

Loans out

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

Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

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

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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

Assists

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

Clean sheets

No.	Player	Championship	Total
1	Dean Gerken	8	8
33	Bartosz Białkowski	8	8
Total		16	16

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
No.	Pos	Nat	Player
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]

No.	Pos.	Name	MS	Notes
1	GK	Dean Gerken	28	Bartosz Białkowski has 23 starts
4	RB	Luke Chambers	47
6	CB	Christophe Berra	44
5	CB	Tommy Smith	46
3	LB	Jonas Knudsen	43
7	RM	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	23
8	CM	Cole Skuse	40
22	CM	Jonathan Douglas	33	Kévin Bru has 21 starts
14	LM	Ryan Fraser	15
20	CF	Freddie Sears	44
9	CF	Daryl Murphy	31	Brett Pitman has 28 starts

4–4–2 Formation

Gerken

Chambers(C)

Berra

Smith

Knudsen

Skuse

Fraser

Douglas

Maitland-Niles

Sears

Murphy

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]

References

[table_note_res_PLPO0.89476197720261-12] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

[19] Fee reported as £350,000

[26] Fee reported as £8,500

[31] Fraser's loan to Ipswich Town was included with the £8,000,000 sale of Tyrone Mings.^[27]

[38] Following Anderson's release he joined Bradford City.^[33]

[40] Following Hewitt's release he joined Notts County.^[34]

[42] Following Marriott's release he joined Luton Town.^[35]

[44] Following Hunt's release he joined Southend United.^[36]

[47] Fee could potentially rise to £10,000,000 with add-ons

[52] Fee reported as £70,000

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