2015β16 season | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Chairman | Ralph Krueger | |||
Manager | Ronald Koeman | |||
Stadium | St Mary's Stadium | |||
Premier League | 6th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
League Cup | Fifth round | |||
UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Graziano Pellè Sadio Mané (11 each) All: Sadio Mané (15) | |||
Highest home attendance | 31,688 vs
Chelsea (27 February 2016) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 28,399 vs
Watford (13 January 2016) | |||
Average home league attendance | 30,750 | |||
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The 2015β16 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 17th season in the Premier League and their 39th in the top division of English football. [1] [2] It was also the club's first season in a European competition since 2003β04. [3] Southampton finished the season in sixth place in the Premier League, having won 18, drawn 9 and lost 11 of their 38 matches. [4] This result is the highest club finish in the Premier League and the highest Premier League points total (63) in the club's history. [5] Aside from the league, the club was eliminated from the third round of the FA Cup, [6] the fifth round of the League Cup, [7] and the qualifying play-off round of the UEFA Europa League. [8]
Following the end of the 2014β15 campaign, Southampton released seven first team players. [9] [10] The club also sold right-back Nathaniel Clyne to Liverpool, [11] midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin to Manchester United, [12] and striker Emmanuel Mayuka to French side Metz. [13] Three players were sent out on season-long loans to Football League sides β Sam Gallagher to Milton Keynes Dons, [14] Jack Stephens to Middlesbrough, [15] and Jordan Turnbull to Swindon Town [16] β while Jason McCarthy and Lloyd Isgrove were sent out on loans until January. [17] [18]
In the summer transfer window, the Saints made seven full signings β striker Juanmi from MΓ‘laga, [19] right-backs CΓ©dric Soares and Cuco Martina from Sporting CP and FC Twente, respectively, [20] [21] midfielder Jordy Clasie from Feyenoord, [22] defensive midfielder Oriol Romeu from Chelsea, [23] goalkeeper Harry Lewis from Shrewsbury Town, [24] and centre-back Virgil van Dijk from Celtic. [13] The club also brought in Fulham goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg and Queens Park Rangers centre-back Steven Caulker on season-long loans. [25] [26]
In January 2016, the club signed striker Charlie Austin from Queens Park Rangers. [27] Caulker's loan agreement was cut short to allow him to move to Liverpool, [28] while both Gallagher and Stephens returned to Southampton early. [29] Also loaned out were Sam McQueen to Southend United, [30] GastΓ³n RamΓrez to Middlesbrough, [31] Ryan Seager to Crewe Alexandra, [32] and Stephens to Coventry City, [33] while Isgrove's loan spell at Barnsley was extended until the end of the season. [34] In addition, young goalkeeper Harry Isted was released. [35]
Senegalese forward Sadio ManΓ© finished the 2015β16 season as Southampton's top scorer, with 15 goals in all competitions; ManΓ© and Italian striker Graziano PellΓ¨ finished as joint top scorers in the Premier League, with 11 goals each. Irish striker Shane Long won the fan-voted Southampton F.C. Player of the Season award presented by the Southern Daily Echo, [36] while Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk won the Fans' and Players' Player of the Season awards presented by the club. [37] Saints manager Ronald Koeman won the Premier League Manager of the Month award in January 2016, [38] while goalkeeper Fraser Forster won the Premier League Player of the Month award in February 2016. [39]
Southampton began their pre-season preparations in Austria with a friendly against German side RB Leipzig on 8 July 2015, which they lost 5β4. [40] New signings Juanmi and CΓ©dric Soares scored their first goals for the club, while Jay Rodriguez returned from a long-term injury to strike twice in the game. [40] Three days later, the club competed in the Audi Quattro Cup semi-final against Spanish club Valencia, losing 1β0 thanks to a goal scored by Pablo Piatti. [41] Both Sadio ManΓ© and JosΓ© Fonte hit the crossbar during the game, but Valencia advanced to the final. [41] In the third-place playoff match against hosts Red Bull Salzburg, the Saints lost 2β0, thus finishing fourth in the tournament. [42]
On 15 July, Southampton faced Brighton & Hove Albion in a private match at the Staplewood training ground. [43] The Saints won the game 1β0, with Sam McQueen scoring the only goal in the final minute. [43] Three days later, they beat Dutch club FC Groningen 3β0 thanks to goals from captain Fonte, ManΓ© and Graziano PellΓ¨. [44] They later beat Quick '20 10β0 on 21 July, with goals including hat-tricks from PellΓ¨ and Rodriguez. [45] The Saints won their last match in the Netherlands on 23 July, beating Feyenoord 3β0 with goals from PellΓ¨, Maya Yoshida and Juanmi. [46]
The club finished their pre-season preparations at St Mary's Stadium against Spanish side RCD Espanyol on 2 August. [47] The hosts went 1β0 down early on through a goal by Salva Sevilla, but equalised through Rodriguez in the last five minutes to finish the game 1β1. [47]
8 July 2015 Friendly | RB Leipzig | 5β4 | Southampton | Bischofshofen, Austria |
18:00 CEST |
Quaschner ![]() Mauer ![]() Sebastian ![]() KalmΓ‘r ![]() StrauΓ ![]() |
Report |
Juanmi ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Soares ![]() |
Stadium: Sportklub Bischofshofen |
11 July 2015 Audi Quattro Cup Semi-Final | Valencia | 1β0 | Southampton | Salzburg, Austria |
15:00 BST |
Piatti ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10,832 |
11 July 2015 Audi Quattro Cup Third-Place Playoff | Red Bull Salzburg | 2β0 | Southampton | Salzburg, Austria |
17:10 BST |
Nielsen ![]() Oberlin ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10,832 |
15 July 2015 Friendly | Southampton | 1β0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Southampton |
14:00 BST |
McQueen ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Staplewood |
18 July 2015 Friendly | Groningen | 0β3 | Southampton | Groningen, Netherlands |
13:30 BST | Report |
Fonte ![]() Mané ![]() Pellè ![]() |
Stadium:
Euroborg Attendance: 12,176 |
21 July 2015 Friendly | Quick '20 | 0β10 | Southampton | Oldenzaal, Netherlands |
18:00 BST | Report |
Davis ![]() Pellè ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Turnbull ![]() Juanmi ![]() |
Stadium: Sportpark Vondersweijde |
23 July 2015 Friendly | Feyenoord | 0β3 | Southampton | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
19:00 BST | Report |
Pellè ![]() Yoshida ![]() Juanmi ![]() |
Stadium: De Kuip |
2 August 2015 Friendly | Southampton | 1β1 | RCD Espanyol | Southampton |
15:00 BST |
Rodriguez ![]() |
Report |
Sevilla ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 14,730 Referee: Michael Jones |
Southampton began their 2015β16 Premier League campaign at Newcastle United, drawing 2β2. [48] Graziano PellΓ¨ opened the scoring for the Saints, before Papiss CissΓ© equalised for the hosts just before half-time. [48] Newcastle scored again shortly after the break through Georginio Wijnaldum, but Shane Long equalised for the visitors in the 79th minute. [48] The following week they lost 3β0 at home to Everton, thanks to two goals from Romelu Lukaku and one from Ross Barkley. [49] The slow start to the season continued, as the Saints drew with recently promoted Watford on 23 August, [50] before they won their first game on at the end of the month by beating Norwich City 3β0. [51] Goals came from PellΓ¨ and two from DuΕ‘an TadiΔ. [51]
Two weeks later, Southampton travelled to face West Bromwich Albion, which ended in another goalless draw. [52] The club next faced Manchester United at St Mary's Stadium on 20 September, losing 3β2 to drop to 16th in the league. [53] PellΓ¨ opened the scoring early on, before Anthony Martial equalised for the visitors shortly before half-time. [53] A second goal from PellΓ¨ was not enough for the Saints to beat United, who scored two more through a Martial second and a Juan Mata winner. [53] The club picked up their second win of the season against Swansea City on 26 September, winning 3β1 with goals from Virgil van Dijk (his first for the club), TadiΔ and Sadio ManΓ©. [54]
On 3 October, the Saints travelled to face Premier League champions Chelsea, picking up their third win of the season. [55] The hosts took an early lead through Willian, before midfielder Steven Davis equalised just before half-time. [55] Sadio ManΓ© took advantage of a defensive error to put Southampton in the lead on 60 minutes, before Graziano PellΓ¨ scored his fifth of the campaign to make it 3β1 for the visitors. [55] On 17 October, the team hosted Leicester City, drawing 2β2 and moving up to eighth in the table. [56] Southampton scored both goals in the first half, courtesy of defenders JosΓ© Fonte and Virgil van Dijk, before Jamie Vardy scored two goals in the final 30 minutes of the match to give Leicester a point. [56] On 25 October, Southampton travelled at Anfield to face Liverpool. A goal from Sadio ManΓ© with four minutes left of regulation time cancelled out a Christian Benteke strike and resulted in a 1β1 draw. [57]
To begin November, Southampton hosted local rivals AFC Bournemouth in the first top-flight meeting between the two South Coast sides. Two first half goals in quick succession from Steven Davis and Graziano PellΓ¨ secured the 2β0 win, moving Southampton up in the table to seventh. [58] The following week, the Saints traveled north to face Sunderland, where a DuΕ‘an TadiΔ penalty in the 69th minute (after Ryan Bertrand was taken down by Yann M'Vila) ensured the team claimed all three points, after strong efforts from Steven Davis and JosΓ© Fonte were cleared from the line. [59] After a week's break, Southampton hosted Stoke City on 21 November but lost 1β0. [60] With only one shot on target, the Saints could not cancel out the early goal from Bojan, slipping down to eighth in the table. [60] Southampton picked up a second consecutive loss the following week against title contenders Manchester City, who won relatively comfortably thanks to goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Fabian Delph and Aleksandar Kolarov. [61] Shane Long scored a consolation for the visitors. [61]
Southampton's first game in December against Aston Villa ended in a 1β1 draw to see the Saints slip further down the table into 12th. [62] Joleon Lescott opened for Villa on the verge of half time, before Oriol Romeu equalised for the hosts later in the game. [62] The following week, they went a fourth game without a win as they lost 1β0 to Crystal Palace. [63] Yohan Cabaye scored the only goal of the game shortly before the break, with the Saints failing to pressurise Palace for long periods of the match. [63] The Saints lost another game the following week at home to Tottenham Hotspur, who won 2β0 thanks to goals from Harry Kane and Dele Alli, both within the last five minutes of the first half. [64]
On Boxing Day the Saints beat second-placed Arsenal 4β0 at St Mary's. [65] Cuco Martina opened the scoring on his first league start for the club, Shane Long scored the second ten minutes after half time, captain JosΓ© Fonte scored his second of the season and Long scored a second in injury time to complete the win. [65] Two days later, Southampton lost 2β1 at West Ham United, missing out on the chance to move up to ninth in the table. [66] The Saints opened the scoring within 15 minutes thanks to a Carl Jenkinson own goal, but former Southampton loanee Michail Antonio and Andy Carroll scored for the hosts in the final third of the game to pick up the win. [66]
In their first game of 2016, Southampton lost 1β0 to Norwich City, dropping to 13th in the Premier League table. [67] Alexander Tettey scored the only goal of the match late in the second half, shortly after Victor Wanyama was sent off for the Saints. [67] On 13 January, Southampton beat Watford 2β0 at home to move back up to 12th in the table. [68] Shane Long headed in the opener in the 17th minute from a Matt Targett delivery, before substitute DuΕ‘an TadiΔ secured the win in the second half with a close range effort. [68] Three days later the Saints beat West Brom 3β0 with two goals from James Ward-Prowse and one from DuΕ‘an TadiΔ to move up to tenth in the table. [69] The following week, Southampton picked up their third consecutive league win, over Manchester United at Old Trafford. [70] The only goal in the game came just before full-time courtesy of new signing Charlie Austin. [70]
On 2 February, Southampton travelled to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal, which ended in a goalless draw. [71] Goalkeeper Fraser Forster was named the man of the match, after making a string of impressive saves to keep a clean sheet for the visitors. [71] The club beat West Ham 1β0 later in the week, extending their run of consecutive clean sheets to five games, with defender Maya Yoshida scoring the only goal of the game within the first ten minutes. [72] On 13 February, Southampton travelled to face Swansea, winning 1β0 and advancing to sixth in the Premier League table. [73] Shane Long scored the only goal of the game in the second half, levelling Graziano PellΓ¨ as the season's top scorer. [73] Two weeks later, the Saints lost their first game in almost two months when Chelsea won 2β1 at St Mary's. [74] Shane Long opened the scoring in the first half, before Cesc FΓ bregas and Branislav IvanoviΔ scored late on for the win. [74]
On 1 March, Southampton lost 2β0 to local rivals AFC Bournemouth. [75] Charlie Austin had the best chance for the Saints, but the Cherries won through goals from Steve Cook and Benik Afobe. [75] Later in the week, the Saints hosted Sunderland and drew 1β1. [76] Captain JosΓ© Fonte was sent off during the game for a foul, before Jermain Defoe put the visitors ahead in the 85th minute. [76] During injury time, Virgil van Dijk scored his third goal of the season to seal a point for the hosts. [76] The Saints returned to winning ways the following week, beating Stoke to move up to seventh in the league. [77] Graziano PellΓ¨ scored a brace in the first half to put Southampton ahead, and although Marko ArnautoviΔ brought one back for the hosts, they were unable to turn the game in their favour and it finished 2β1. [77] Sadio ManΓ© was sent off late in the game, [77] although the red card was quickly overturned on appeal. [78] [79]
On 20 March, Southampton came from two goals down to beat Liverpool at home and remain seventh in the league. [80] The visitors went 2β0 up within the first 25 minutes through Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge, before a third goal from Joe Allen was disallowed for offside in the 33rd minute. [80] Shortly after the break, substitute Sadio ManΓ© saw a penalty saved by Simon Mignolet, before the striker scored a first for the hosts. in the 64th minute. [80] In the final ten minutes, the Saints scored two in three minutes through Graziano PellΓ¨ and ManΓ© to seal victory. [80] Two weeks later, the Saints lost 1β0 to league leaders Leicester. [81] Wes Morgan scored the only goal of the game late in the first half to give Southampton their first loss in four matches. [81] On 9 April, the club beat Newcastle 3β1 at home. [82] Shane Long opened the scoring in the fourth minute, Graziano PellΓ¨ doubled the lead before half time, Victor Wanyama scored the third ten minutes after the break, and Andros Townsend scored for the visitors ten minutes later. [82]
Southampton travelled to face Everton on 16 April, which ended in a 1β1 draw. [83] After a goalless first half, Ramiro Funes Mori opened the scoring for the hosts in the 68th minute, before Sadio ManΓ© equalised for the Saints less than ten minutes later. [83] The following week, Southampton beat Aston Villa at Villa Park 4β2. [84] Shane Long and DuΕ‘an TadiΔ put the Saints two up in the first half, although Ashley Westwood pulled one back for the hosts on the stroke of half time. [84] TadiΔ and Westwood each scored their second goals after the break, before Sadio ManΓ© secured the win for the visitors in injury time. [84] On 1 May, Southampton beat Manchester City 4β2 at home to move up to seventh in the league table. [85] Shane Long opened the scoring for the hosts, before Sadio ManΓ© scored a hat trick to make it four. [85] Kelechi Iheanacho scored both of the goals for the visitors. [85] The following week, Southampton beat Tottenham 2β1, with both goals being scored by Steven Davis. [86]
On 15 May 2016, in their final game of the season, Southampton beat Crystal Palace 4β1 at St Mary's Stadium. [87] Sadio ManΓ© opened the scoring with his 15th goal in all competitions just before half time to put the Saints 1β0 at the break. [87] Graziano PellΓ¨ came on as a substitute in the second half and doubled the scoreline in the 61st minute, before former Southampton midfielder Jason Puncheon pulled one back for Palace. [87] Defender Ryan Bertrand scored his only goal of the season in a penalty kick in the 75th minute, before Steven Davis finished the scoring in the final five minutes of normal time to complete the win. [87] The win, as well as results in other matches, saw Southampton move up to fifth in the Premier League table and secure a return to the UEFA Europa League the following season. [87] Manchester United later won their final rescheduled fixture 3β1 against AFC Bournemouth at Old Trafford two days, finalising Southampton's league position for the 2015β16 Premier League season at a club-record sixth. [88]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Manchester City | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
5 | Manchester United | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage [a] |
6 | Southampton | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 63 | |
7 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round [b] |
8 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 60 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 |
Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source:
Premier League
9 August 2015 1 | Newcastle United | 2β2 | Southampton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
13:30 BST |
CissΓ© ![]() Wijnaldum ![]() |
Report |
Pellè ![]() Long ![]() |
Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 49,019 Referee: Craig Pawson |
15 August 2015 2 | Southampton | 0β3 | Everton | Southampton |
12:30 BST | Report |
Lukaku ![]() Barkley ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,966 Referee: Michael Oliver |
23 August 2015 3 | Watford | 0β0 | Southampton | Watford |
16:00 BST | Report | Stadium:
Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,166 Referee: Andre Marriner |
30 August 2015 4 | Southampton | 3β0 | Norwich City | Southampton |
13:30 BST |
PellΓ¨ ![]() TadiΔ ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,573 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
12 September 2015 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 0β0 | Southampton | West Bromwich |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium:
The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,265 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
20 September 2015 6 | Southampton | 2β3 | Manchester United | Southampton |
16:00 BST |
Pellè ![]() |
Report |
Martial ![]() Mata ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,588 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
26 September 2015 7 | Southampton | 3β1 | Swansea City | Southampton |
15:00 BST |
Van Dijk ![]() Ki ![]() ManΓ© ![]() |
Report |
SigurΓ°sson ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,704 Referee: Roger East |
3 October 2015 8 | Chelsea | 1β3 | Southampton | London |
17:30 BST |
Willian ![]() |
Report |
S. Davis ![]() Mané ![]() Pellè ![]() |
Stadium:
Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,642 Referee: Robert Madley |
17 October 2015 9 | Southampton | 2β2 | Leicester City | Southampton |
15:00 BST |
Fonte ![]() Van Dijk ![]() |
Report |
Vardy ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,966 Referee: Paul Tierney |
25 October 2015 10 | Liverpool | 1β1 | Southampton | Liverpool |
16:15 GMT |
Benteke ![]() |
Report |
ManΓ© ![]() |
Stadium:
Anfield Attendance: 44,171 Referee: Andre Marriner |
1 November 2015 11 | Southampton | 2β0 | AFC Bournemouth | Southampton |
16:00 GMT |
S. Davis ![]() Pellè ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,229 Referee: Craig Pawson |
7 November 2015 12 | Sunderland | 0β1 | Southampton | Sunderland |
15:00 GMT | Report |
TadiΔ ![]() |
Stadium:
Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,781 Referee: Mike Jones |
21 November 2015 13 | Southampton | 0β1 | Stoke City | Southampton |
15:00 GMT | Report |
Bojan ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,039 Referee: Lee Mason |
28 November 2015 14 | Manchester City | 3β1 | Southampton | Manchester |
15:00 GMT |
De Bruyne ![]() Delph ![]() Kolarov ![]() |
Report |
Long ![]() |
Stadium:
City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,102 Referee: Roger East |
5 December 2015 15 | Southampton | 1β1 | Aston Villa | Southampton |
15:00 GMT |
Romeu ![]() |
Report |
Lescott ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,645 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
12 December 2015 16 | Crystal Palace | 1β0 | Southampton | London |
15:00 GMT |
Cabaye ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,914 Referee: Mike Dean |
19 December 2015 17 | Southampton | 0β2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton |
15:00 GMT | Report |
Kane ![]() Alli ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,636 Referee: Kevin Friend |
26 December 2015 18 | Southampton | 4β0 | Arsenal | Southampton |
19:45 GMT |
Martina ![]() Long ![]() Fonte ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,669 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
28 December 2015 19 | West Ham United | 2β1 | Southampton | London |
17:30 GMT |
Antonio ![]() Carroll ![]() |
Report |
Jenkinson ![]() |
Stadium:
Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Michael Oliver |
2 January 2016 20 | Norwich City | 1β0 | Southampton | Norwich |
15:00 GMT |
Tettey ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Carrow Road Attendance: 27,022 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
13 January 2016 21 | Southampton | 2β0 | Watford | Southampton |
19:45 GMT |
Long ![]() TadiΔ ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 28,399 Referee: Craig Pawson |
16 January 2016 22 | Southampton | 3β0 | West Bromwich Albion | Southampton |
15:00 GMT |
Ward-Prowse ![]() TadiΔ ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,622 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
23 January 2016 23 | Manchester United | 0β1 | Southampton | Manchester |
15:00 GMT | Report |
Austin ![]() |
Stadium:
Old Trafford Attendance: 75,408 Referee: Mike Jones |
2 February 2016 24 | Arsenal | 0β0 | Southampton | London |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,044 Referee: Lee Mason |
6 February 2016 25 | Southampton | 1β0 | West Ham United | Southampton |
17:30 GMT |
Yoshida ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,161 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
13 February 2016 26 | Swansea City | 0β1 | Southampton | Swansea |
15:00 GMT | Report |
Long ![]() |
Stadium:
Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,890 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
27 February 2016 27 | Southampton | 1β2 | Chelsea | Southampton |
15:00 GMT |
Long ![]() |
Report |
FΓ bregas ![]() IvanoviΔ ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,688 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
1 March 2016 28 | AFC Bournemouth | 2β0 | Southampton | Bournemouth |
19:45 GMT |
Cook ![]() Afobe ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Dean Court Attendance: 11,033 Referee: Mike Dean |
5 March 2016 29 | Southampton | 1β1 | Sunderland | Southampton |
15:00 GMT |
Van Dijk ![]() |
Report |
Defoe ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,458 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
12 March 2016 30 | Stoke City | 1β2 | Southampton | Stoke-on-Trent |
15:00 GMT |
ArnautoviΔ ![]() |
Report |
Pellè ![]() |
Stadium:
Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,833 Referee: Lee Mason |
20 March 2016 31 | Southampton | 3β2 | Liverpool | Southampton |
13:30 GMT |
Mané ![]() Pellè ![]() |
Report |
Coutinho ![]() Sturridge ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,596 Referee: Roger East |
3 April 2016 32 | Leicester City | 1β0 | Southampton | Leicester |
13:30 BST |
Morgan ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,071 Referee: Michael Oliver |
9 April 2016 33 | Southampton | 3β1 | Newcastle United | Southampton |
15:00 BST |
Long ![]() Pellè ![]() Wanyama ![]() |
Report |
Townsend ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,542 Referee: Bobby Madley |
16 April 2016 34 | Everton | 1β1 | Southampton | Liverpool |
15:00 BST |
Funes Mori ![]() |
Report |
ManΓ© ![]() |
Stadium:
Goodison Park Attendance: 36,761 Referee: Craig Pawson |
23 April 2016 35 | Aston Villa | 2β4 | Southampton | Birmingham |
15:00 BST |
Westwood ![]() |
Report |
Long ![]() TadiΔ ![]() ManΓ© ![]() |
Stadium:
Villa Park Attendance: 29,729 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
1 May 2016 36 | Southampton | 4β2 | Manchester City | Southampton |
16:30 BST |
Long ![]() ManΓ© ![]() |
Report |
Iheanacho ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,472 Referee: Andre Marriner |
8 May 2016 37 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1β2 | Southampton | London |
13:30 BST |
Son ![]() |
Report |
S. Davis ![]() |
Stadium:
White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,748 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
15 May 2016 38 | Southampton | 4β1 | Crystal Palace | Southampton |
15:00 BST |
Mané ![]() Pellè ![]() Bertrand ![]() S. Davis ![]() |
Report |
Puncheon ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,313 Referee: Michael Oliver |
In the third round of the 2015β16 FA Cup, Southampton hosted fellow Premier League side Crystal Palace on 9 January 2016, losing the game 2β1 to exit the tournament. [6] Joel Ward opened the scoring for the visitors in the 29th minute to give Palace a 1β0 lead at half-time. [6] Oriol Romeu scored for the Saints shortly after the break, but Wilfried Zaha scored a winner in the 68th minute to eliminate Southampton from the cup. [6]
9 January 2016 Round 3 | Southampton | 1β2 | Crystal Palace | Southampton |
15:00 GMT |
Romeu ![]() |
Report |
Ward ![]() Zaha ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,763 Referee: Lee Mason |
Southampton was drawn in the third round of the 2015β16 League Cup against Championship side Milton Keynes Dons. The Saints won the match easily 6β0. Jay Rodriguez opened the scoring in the fifth minute, Sadio ManΓ© doubled the lead five minutes later, and later scored a second in the 25th minute to put Southampton 3β0 up by half-time. [90] After the break, Rodriguez scored a second from a penalty, before Shane Long scored two within seven minutes of one another to increase the visitors' tally to six. [90]
In the fourth round, Southampton drew Premier League side Aston Villa at home. Two second half goals from Maya Yoshida in the 51st minute and Graziano PellΓ¨ in the 77th minute were enough to defeat caretaker manager Kevin MacDonald's side, despite an injury time penalty from Scott Sinclair that made the final score 2β1. [91]
For the fifth round, Premier League side Liverpool visited St Mary's Stadium. After a quick opening goal from Sadio ManΓ© in the first minute, JΓΌrgen Klopp's side scored three goals in the first half and three goals in the second half with a brace from Daniel Sturridge, a hat-trick by Divock Origi and one from Jordon Ibe. [7]
23 September 2015 Round 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0β6 | Southampton | Denbigh, Milton Keynes |
19:45 BST | Report |
Rodriguez ![]() ManΓ© ![]() Long ![]() |
Stadium:
Stadium mk Attendance: 10,189 Referee: Keith Stroud |
28 October 2015 Round 4 | Southampton | 2β1 | Aston Villa | Southampton |
19:45 BST |
Yoshida ![]() Pellè ![]() |
Report |
Sinclair ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,314 Referee: Keith Stroud |
2 December 2015 Round 5 | Southampton | 1β6 | Liverpool | Southampton |
19:45 BST |
ManΓ© ![]() |
Report |
Sturridge ![]() Origi ![]() Ibe ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,592 Referee: Robert Madley |
Southampton entered the 2015β16 UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round. Their first game took place against Dutch side Vitesse on 30 July 2015, which the Saints won 3β0 at St Mary's Stadium. [92] Graziano PellΓ¨ found the net first in the 36th minute to put Southampton one up, before DuΕ‘an TadiΔ scored a penalty just before half time. [92] Substitute Shane Long finished the scoring late in the second half to win the game for the home side. [92] In the second leg Southampton won 2β0, therefore advancing to the play-off round 5β0 on aggregate. [93] PellΓ¨ scored again to put the Saints up in the fourth minute, with Sadio ManΓ© doubling his side's lead just a minute before the end of the match. [93]
In the qualifying play-off round, Southampton faced Midtjylland. In the first leg the Saints drew 1β1 with the Danish champions, with Jay Rodriguez equalising after Tim Sparv's opener on the stroke of half-time. [94] In the second leg, Midtjylland striker Morten Rasmussen scored the only goal of the game to ensure the Danish side won 2β1 on aggregate to eliminate Southampton from the competition. [8]
30 July 2015 Qualifying round 3 First Leg | Southampton | 3β0 | Vitesse | Southampton |
20:05 BST |
PellΓ¨ ![]() TadiΔ ![]() Long ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,580 Referee: JesΓΊs Gil Manzano ( Spain) |
6 August 2015 Qualifying round 3 Second Leg | Vitesse | 0β2 (0β5 agg.) | Southampton | Arnhem, Netherlands |
19:00 BST | Report |
Pellè ![]() Mané ![]() |
Stadium:
GelreDome Attendance: 20,515 Referee: Ilias Spathas ( Greece) |
20 August 2015 Play-off Round First Leg | Southampton | 1β1 | Midtjylland | Southampton |
20:00 BST |
Rodriguez ![]() |
Report |
Sparv ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 28,890 Referee: ClΓ©ment Turpin ( France) |
27 August 2015 Play-off Round Second Leg | Midtjylland | 1β0 (2β1 agg.) | Southampton | Herning, Denmark |
20:45 CEST |
Rasmussen ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
MCH Arena Attendance: 9,481 Referee: Liran Liany ( Israel) |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | Discipline | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. |
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1 | GK |
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Kelvin Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF |
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CΓ©dric Soares | 23(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
3 | DF |
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Maya Yoshida | 10(10) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16(11) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
4 | MF |
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Jordy Clasie | 20(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23(2) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
5 | DF |
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Florin GardoΘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF |
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JosΓ© Fonte | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
7 | FW |
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Shane Long | 23(5) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 2 | 0(3) | 1 | 25(9) | 13 | 3 | 0 |
8 | MF |
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Steven Davis | 31(3) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37(4) | 5 | 5 | 0 |
9 | FW |
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Jay Rodriguez | 3(9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2(1) | 1 | 6(10) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
10 | FW |
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Sadio ManΓ© | 30(7) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 36(7) | 15 | 6 | 1 |
11 | MF |
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DuΕ‘an TadiΔ | 27(7) | 7 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 1 | 30(10) | 8 | 3 | 0 |
12 | MF |
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Victor Wanyama | 29(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34(1) | 1 | 6 | 3 |
14 | MF |
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Oriol Romeu | 17(12) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22(13) | 2 | 8 | 0 |
15 | DF |
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Cuco Martina | 11(4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14(4) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
16 | MF |
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James Ward-Prowse | 14(19) | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18(21) | 2 | 5 | 0 |
17 | DF |
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Virgil van Dijk | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
18 | MF |
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Harrison Reed | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | FW |
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Graziano Pellè | 23(7) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 29(7) | 14 | 7 | 0 |
20 | FW |
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Juanmi | 0(12) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0(4) | 0 | 2(17) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF |
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Ryan Bertrand | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33(1) | 1 | 6 | 0 |
22 | GK |
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Maarten Stekelenburg | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
25 | GK |
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Paulo Gazzaniga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | FW |
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Charlie Austin | 2(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF |
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Matt Targett | 13(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
40 | FW |
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Sam Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | GK |
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Fraser Forster | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players with appearances who left the club before the end of the season. | |||||||||||||||
26 | DF |
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Steven Caulker | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players with appearances who ended the season out on loan. | |||||||||||||||
23 | MF |
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GastΓ³n RamΓrez | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strt. | Sub. | Strt. | Sub. | Strt. | Sub. | Strt. | Sub. | Strt. | Sub. | Total | ||||
1 | DF |
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JosΓ© Fonte | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 43 |
FW |
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Sadio ManΓ© | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 43 | |
3 | MF |
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Steven Davis | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 41 |
4 | MF |
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DuΕ‘an TadiΔ | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 40 |
5 | MF |
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James Ward-Prowse | 14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 39 |
6 | DF |
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Virgil van Dijk | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 38 |
7 | FW |
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Graziano Pellè | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 36 |
8 | MF |
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Victor Wanyama | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 35 |
MF |
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Oriol Romeu | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 35 | |
10 | DF |
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Ryan Bertrand | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 34 |
FW |
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Shane Long | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 34 |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | GPG | |||||
1 | FW |
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Sadio ManΓ© | 11 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 0.34 | |
2 | FW |
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Graziano Pellè | 11 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 0.38 | |
3 | FW |
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Shane Long | 10 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 0.38 | |
4 | MF |
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DuΕ‘an TadiΔ | 7 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 0.20 | |
5 | MF |
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Steven Davis | 5 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 0.12 | |
6 | FW |
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Jay Rodriguez | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0.18 | |
DF |
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Virgil van Dijk | 3 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0.07 | ||
8 | DF |
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Maya Yoshida | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 0.07 | |
MF |
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Oriol Romeu | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 0.05 | ||
MF |
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James Ward-Prowse | 2 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 0.05 | ||
DF |
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JosΓ© Fonte | 2 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 0.04 |
Players transferred in | |||||
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Date | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee | Ref. |
1 July 2015 | FW |
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Undisclosed | [19] |
1 July 2015 | DF |
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Β£4,700,000 | [20] |
7 July 2015 | DF |
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Undisclosed | [21] |
15 July 2015 | MF |
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Undisclosed | [22] |
12 August 2015 | MF |
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Β£5,000,000 | [23] |
31 August 2015 | GK |
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Undisclosed | [24] |
1 September 2015 | DF |
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Β£13,000,000 | [13] |
16 January 2016 | FW |
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Undisclosed | [27] |
Players loaned in | |||||
Start date | Pos. | Name | Club | End date | Ref. |
1 July 2015 | GK |
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End of season | [25] |
29 July 2015 | DF |
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12 January 2016 | [26] [28] |
Players transferred out | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee | Ref. |
1 July 2015 | DF |
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Β£12,500,000 | [11] |
13 July 2015 | MF |
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Undisclosed | [12] |
31 August 2015 | FW |
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Undisclosed | [13] |
Players loaned out | |||||
Start date | Pos. | Name | Club | End date | Ref. |
29 July 2015 | FW |
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6 January 2016 | [14] [29] |
31 July 2015 | DF |
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4 January 2016 | [15] [29] |
3 August 2015 | DF |
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End of season | [16] |
13 October 2015 | DF |
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End of season | [17] [95] |
24 October 2015 | MF |
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End of season | [18] [34] |
21 January 2016 | MF |
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End of season | [30] |
26 January 2016 | MF |
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End of season | [31] |
29 January 2016 | FW |
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18 February 2016 | [32] |
1 February 2016 | DF |
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End of season | [33] |
Players released | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
30 June 2015 | GK |
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1 July 2015 | [9] |
30 June 2015 | GK |
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1 July 2015 | [9] [96] |
30 June 2015 | DF |
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10 July 2015 | [9] [97] |
30 June 2015 | GK |
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4 September 2015 | [9] [98] |
30 June 2015 | MF |
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15 October 2015 | [9] [99] |
30 June 2015 | FW |
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9 December 2015 | [9] [100] |
1 July 2015 | FW |
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5 August 2015 | [10] [101] |
21 January 2016 | GK |
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22 January 2016 | [35] |
2015β16 season | ||||
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Chairman | Ralph Krueger | |||
Manager | Ronald Koeman | |||
Stadium | St Mary's Stadium | |||
Premier League | 6th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
League Cup | Fifth round | |||
UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Graziano Pellè Sadio Mané (11 each) All: Sadio Mané (15) | |||
Highest home attendance | 31,688 vs
Chelsea (27 February 2016) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 28,399 vs
Watford (13 January 2016) | |||
Average home league attendance | 30,750 | |||
| ||||
The 2015β16 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 17th season in the Premier League and their 39th in the top division of English football. [1] [2] It was also the club's first season in a European competition since 2003β04. [3] Southampton finished the season in sixth place in the Premier League, having won 18, drawn 9 and lost 11 of their 38 matches. [4] This result is the highest club finish in the Premier League and the highest Premier League points total (63) in the club's history. [5] Aside from the league, the club was eliminated from the third round of the FA Cup, [6] the fifth round of the League Cup, [7] and the qualifying play-off round of the UEFA Europa League. [8]
Following the end of the 2014β15 campaign, Southampton released seven first team players. [9] [10] The club also sold right-back Nathaniel Clyne to Liverpool, [11] midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin to Manchester United, [12] and striker Emmanuel Mayuka to French side Metz. [13] Three players were sent out on season-long loans to Football League sides β Sam Gallagher to Milton Keynes Dons, [14] Jack Stephens to Middlesbrough, [15] and Jordan Turnbull to Swindon Town [16] β while Jason McCarthy and Lloyd Isgrove were sent out on loans until January. [17] [18]
In the summer transfer window, the Saints made seven full signings β striker Juanmi from MΓ‘laga, [19] right-backs CΓ©dric Soares and Cuco Martina from Sporting CP and FC Twente, respectively, [20] [21] midfielder Jordy Clasie from Feyenoord, [22] defensive midfielder Oriol Romeu from Chelsea, [23] goalkeeper Harry Lewis from Shrewsbury Town, [24] and centre-back Virgil van Dijk from Celtic. [13] The club also brought in Fulham goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg and Queens Park Rangers centre-back Steven Caulker on season-long loans. [25] [26]
In January 2016, the club signed striker Charlie Austin from Queens Park Rangers. [27] Caulker's loan agreement was cut short to allow him to move to Liverpool, [28] while both Gallagher and Stephens returned to Southampton early. [29] Also loaned out were Sam McQueen to Southend United, [30] GastΓ³n RamΓrez to Middlesbrough, [31] Ryan Seager to Crewe Alexandra, [32] and Stephens to Coventry City, [33] while Isgrove's loan spell at Barnsley was extended until the end of the season. [34] In addition, young goalkeeper Harry Isted was released. [35]
Senegalese forward Sadio ManΓ© finished the 2015β16 season as Southampton's top scorer, with 15 goals in all competitions; ManΓ© and Italian striker Graziano PellΓ¨ finished as joint top scorers in the Premier League, with 11 goals each. Irish striker Shane Long won the fan-voted Southampton F.C. Player of the Season award presented by the Southern Daily Echo, [36] while Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk won the Fans' and Players' Player of the Season awards presented by the club. [37] Saints manager Ronald Koeman won the Premier League Manager of the Month award in January 2016, [38] while goalkeeper Fraser Forster won the Premier League Player of the Month award in February 2016. [39]
Southampton began their pre-season preparations in Austria with a friendly against German side RB Leipzig on 8 July 2015, which they lost 5β4. [40] New signings Juanmi and CΓ©dric Soares scored their first goals for the club, while Jay Rodriguez returned from a long-term injury to strike twice in the game. [40] Three days later, the club competed in the Audi Quattro Cup semi-final against Spanish club Valencia, losing 1β0 thanks to a goal scored by Pablo Piatti. [41] Both Sadio ManΓ© and JosΓ© Fonte hit the crossbar during the game, but Valencia advanced to the final. [41] In the third-place playoff match against hosts Red Bull Salzburg, the Saints lost 2β0, thus finishing fourth in the tournament. [42]
On 15 July, Southampton faced Brighton & Hove Albion in a private match at the Staplewood training ground. [43] The Saints won the game 1β0, with Sam McQueen scoring the only goal in the final minute. [43] Three days later, they beat Dutch club FC Groningen 3β0 thanks to goals from captain Fonte, ManΓ© and Graziano PellΓ¨. [44] They later beat Quick '20 10β0 on 21 July, with goals including hat-tricks from PellΓ¨ and Rodriguez. [45] The Saints won their last match in the Netherlands on 23 July, beating Feyenoord 3β0 with goals from PellΓ¨, Maya Yoshida and Juanmi. [46]
The club finished their pre-season preparations at St Mary's Stadium against Spanish side RCD Espanyol on 2 August. [47] The hosts went 1β0 down early on through a goal by Salva Sevilla, but equalised through Rodriguez in the last five minutes to finish the game 1β1. [47]
8 July 2015 Friendly | RB Leipzig | 5β4 | Southampton | Bischofshofen, Austria |
18:00 CEST |
Quaschner ![]() Mauer ![]() Sebastian ![]() KalmΓ‘r ![]() StrauΓ ![]() |
Report |
Juanmi ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Soares ![]() |
Stadium: Sportklub Bischofshofen |
11 July 2015 Audi Quattro Cup Semi-Final | Valencia | 1β0 | Southampton | Salzburg, Austria |
15:00 BST |
Piatti ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10,832 |
11 July 2015 Audi Quattro Cup Third-Place Playoff | Red Bull Salzburg | 2β0 | Southampton | Salzburg, Austria |
17:10 BST |
Nielsen ![]() Oberlin ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10,832 |
15 July 2015 Friendly | Southampton | 1β0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Southampton |
14:00 BST |
McQueen ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Staplewood |
18 July 2015 Friendly | Groningen | 0β3 | Southampton | Groningen, Netherlands |
13:30 BST | Report |
Fonte ![]() Mané ![]() Pellè ![]() |
Stadium:
Euroborg Attendance: 12,176 |
21 July 2015 Friendly | Quick '20 | 0β10 | Southampton | Oldenzaal, Netherlands |
18:00 BST | Report |
Davis ![]() Pellè ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Turnbull ![]() Juanmi ![]() |
Stadium: Sportpark Vondersweijde |
23 July 2015 Friendly | Feyenoord | 0β3 | Southampton | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
19:00 BST | Report |
Pellè ![]() Yoshida ![]() Juanmi ![]() |
Stadium: De Kuip |
2 August 2015 Friendly | Southampton | 1β1 | RCD Espanyol | Southampton |
15:00 BST |
Rodriguez ![]() |
Report |
Sevilla ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 14,730 Referee: Michael Jones |
Southampton began their 2015β16 Premier League campaign at Newcastle United, drawing 2β2. [48] Graziano PellΓ¨ opened the scoring for the Saints, before Papiss CissΓ© equalised for the hosts just before half-time. [48] Newcastle scored again shortly after the break through Georginio Wijnaldum, but Shane Long equalised for the visitors in the 79th minute. [48] The following week they lost 3β0 at home to Everton, thanks to two goals from Romelu Lukaku and one from Ross Barkley. [49] The slow start to the season continued, as the Saints drew with recently promoted Watford on 23 August, [50] before they won their first game on at the end of the month by beating Norwich City 3β0. [51] Goals came from PellΓ¨ and two from DuΕ‘an TadiΔ. [51]
Two weeks later, Southampton travelled to face West Bromwich Albion, which ended in another goalless draw. [52] The club next faced Manchester United at St Mary's Stadium on 20 September, losing 3β2 to drop to 16th in the league. [53] PellΓ¨ opened the scoring early on, before Anthony Martial equalised for the visitors shortly before half-time. [53] A second goal from PellΓ¨ was not enough for the Saints to beat United, who scored two more through a Martial second and a Juan Mata winner. [53] The club picked up their second win of the season against Swansea City on 26 September, winning 3β1 with goals from Virgil van Dijk (his first for the club), TadiΔ and Sadio ManΓ©. [54]
On 3 October, the Saints travelled to face Premier League champions Chelsea, picking up their third win of the season. [55] The hosts took an early lead through Willian, before midfielder Steven Davis equalised just before half-time. [55] Sadio ManΓ© took advantage of a defensive error to put Southampton in the lead on 60 minutes, before Graziano PellΓ¨ scored his fifth of the campaign to make it 3β1 for the visitors. [55] On 17 October, the team hosted Leicester City, drawing 2β2 and moving up to eighth in the table. [56] Southampton scored both goals in the first half, courtesy of defenders JosΓ© Fonte and Virgil van Dijk, before Jamie Vardy scored two goals in the final 30 minutes of the match to give Leicester a point. [56] On 25 October, Southampton travelled at Anfield to face Liverpool. A goal from Sadio ManΓ© with four minutes left of regulation time cancelled out a Christian Benteke strike and resulted in a 1β1 draw. [57]
To begin November, Southampton hosted local rivals AFC Bournemouth in the first top-flight meeting between the two South Coast sides. Two first half goals in quick succession from Steven Davis and Graziano PellΓ¨ secured the 2β0 win, moving Southampton up in the table to seventh. [58] The following week, the Saints traveled north to face Sunderland, where a DuΕ‘an TadiΔ penalty in the 69th minute (after Ryan Bertrand was taken down by Yann M'Vila) ensured the team claimed all three points, after strong efforts from Steven Davis and JosΓ© Fonte were cleared from the line. [59] After a week's break, Southampton hosted Stoke City on 21 November but lost 1β0. [60] With only one shot on target, the Saints could not cancel out the early goal from Bojan, slipping down to eighth in the table. [60] Southampton picked up a second consecutive loss the following week against title contenders Manchester City, who won relatively comfortably thanks to goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Fabian Delph and Aleksandar Kolarov. [61] Shane Long scored a consolation for the visitors. [61]
Southampton's first game in December against Aston Villa ended in a 1β1 draw to see the Saints slip further down the table into 12th. [62] Joleon Lescott opened for Villa on the verge of half time, before Oriol Romeu equalised for the hosts later in the game. [62] The following week, they went a fourth game without a win as they lost 1β0 to Crystal Palace. [63] Yohan Cabaye scored the only goal of the game shortly before the break, with the Saints failing to pressurise Palace for long periods of the match. [63] The Saints lost another game the following week at home to Tottenham Hotspur, who won 2β0 thanks to goals from Harry Kane and Dele Alli, both within the last five minutes of the first half. [64]
On Boxing Day the Saints beat second-placed Arsenal 4β0 at St Mary's. [65] Cuco Martina opened the scoring on his first league start for the club, Shane Long scored the second ten minutes after half time, captain JosΓ© Fonte scored his second of the season and Long scored a second in injury time to complete the win. [65] Two days later, Southampton lost 2β1 at West Ham United, missing out on the chance to move up to ninth in the table. [66] The Saints opened the scoring within 15 minutes thanks to a Carl Jenkinson own goal, but former Southampton loanee Michail Antonio and Andy Carroll scored for the hosts in the final third of the game to pick up the win. [66]
In their first game of 2016, Southampton lost 1β0 to Norwich City, dropping to 13th in the Premier League table. [67] Alexander Tettey scored the only goal of the match late in the second half, shortly after Victor Wanyama was sent off for the Saints. [67] On 13 January, Southampton beat Watford 2β0 at home to move back up to 12th in the table. [68] Shane Long headed in the opener in the 17th minute from a Matt Targett delivery, before substitute DuΕ‘an TadiΔ secured the win in the second half with a close range effort. [68] Three days later the Saints beat West Brom 3β0 with two goals from James Ward-Prowse and one from DuΕ‘an TadiΔ to move up to tenth in the table. [69] The following week, Southampton picked up their third consecutive league win, over Manchester United at Old Trafford. [70] The only goal in the game came just before full-time courtesy of new signing Charlie Austin. [70]
On 2 February, Southampton travelled to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal, which ended in a goalless draw. [71] Goalkeeper Fraser Forster was named the man of the match, after making a string of impressive saves to keep a clean sheet for the visitors. [71] The club beat West Ham 1β0 later in the week, extending their run of consecutive clean sheets to five games, with defender Maya Yoshida scoring the only goal of the game within the first ten minutes. [72] On 13 February, Southampton travelled to face Swansea, winning 1β0 and advancing to sixth in the Premier League table. [73] Shane Long scored the only goal of the game in the second half, levelling Graziano PellΓ¨ as the season's top scorer. [73] Two weeks later, the Saints lost their first game in almost two months when Chelsea won 2β1 at St Mary's. [74] Shane Long opened the scoring in the first half, before Cesc FΓ bregas and Branislav IvanoviΔ scored late on for the win. [74]
On 1 March, Southampton lost 2β0 to local rivals AFC Bournemouth. [75] Charlie Austin had the best chance for the Saints, but the Cherries won through goals from Steve Cook and Benik Afobe. [75] Later in the week, the Saints hosted Sunderland and drew 1β1. [76] Captain JosΓ© Fonte was sent off during the game for a foul, before Jermain Defoe put the visitors ahead in the 85th minute. [76] During injury time, Virgil van Dijk scored his third goal of the season to seal a point for the hosts. [76] The Saints returned to winning ways the following week, beating Stoke to move up to seventh in the league. [77] Graziano PellΓ¨ scored a brace in the first half to put Southampton ahead, and although Marko ArnautoviΔ brought one back for the hosts, they were unable to turn the game in their favour and it finished 2β1. [77] Sadio ManΓ© was sent off late in the game, [77] although the red card was quickly overturned on appeal. [78] [79]
On 20 March, Southampton came from two goals down to beat Liverpool at home and remain seventh in the league. [80] The visitors went 2β0 up within the first 25 minutes through Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge, before a third goal from Joe Allen was disallowed for offside in the 33rd minute. [80] Shortly after the break, substitute Sadio ManΓ© saw a penalty saved by Simon Mignolet, before the striker scored a first for the hosts. in the 64th minute. [80] In the final ten minutes, the Saints scored two in three minutes through Graziano PellΓ¨ and ManΓ© to seal victory. [80] Two weeks later, the Saints lost 1β0 to league leaders Leicester. [81] Wes Morgan scored the only goal of the game late in the first half to give Southampton their first loss in four matches. [81] On 9 April, the club beat Newcastle 3β1 at home. [82] Shane Long opened the scoring in the fourth minute, Graziano PellΓ¨ doubled the lead before half time, Victor Wanyama scored the third ten minutes after the break, and Andros Townsend scored for the visitors ten minutes later. [82]
Southampton travelled to face Everton on 16 April, which ended in a 1β1 draw. [83] After a goalless first half, Ramiro Funes Mori opened the scoring for the hosts in the 68th minute, before Sadio ManΓ© equalised for the Saints less than ten minutes later. [83] The following week, Southampton beat Aston Villa at Villa Park 4β2. [84] Shane Long and DuΕ‘an TadiΔ put the Saints two up in the first half, although Ashley Westwood pulled one back for the hosts on the stroke of half time. [84] TadiΔ and Westwood each scored their second goals after the break, before Sadio ManΓ© secured the win for the visitors in injury time. [84] On 1 May, Southampton beat Manchester City 4β2 at home to move up to seventh in the league table. [85] Shane Long opened the scoring for the hosts, before Sadio ManΓ© scored a hat trick to make it four. [85] Kelechi Iheanacho scored both of the goals for the visitors. [85] The following week, Southampton beat Tottenham 2β1, with both goals being scored by Steven Davis. [86]
On 15 May 2016, in their final game of the season, Southampton beat Crystal Palace 4β1 at St Mary's Stadium. [87] Sadio ManΓ© opened the scoring with his 15th goal in all competitions just before half time to put the Saints 1β0 at the break. [87] Graziano PellΓ¨ came on as a substitute in the second half and doubled the scoreline in the 61st minute, before former Southampton midfielder Jason Puncheon pulled one back for Palace. [87] Defender Ryan Bertrand scored his only goal of the season in a penalty kick in the 75th minute, before Steven Davis finished the scoring in the final five minutes of normal time to complete the win. [87] The win, as well as results in other matches, saw Southampton move up to fifth in the Premier League table and secure a return to the UEFA Europa League the following season. [87] Manchester United later won their final rescheduled fixture 3β1 against AFC Bournemouth at Old Trafford two days, finalising Southampton's league position for the 2015β16 Premier League season at a club-record sixth. [88]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Manchester City | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
5 | Manchester United | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage [a] |
6 | Southampton | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 63 | |
7 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round [b] |
8 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 60 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 |
Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source:
Premier League
9 August 2015 1 | Newcastle United | 2β2 | Southampton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
13:30 BST |
CissΓ© ![]() Wijnaldum ![]() |
Report |
Pellè ![]() Long ![]() |
Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 49,019 Referee: Craig Pawson |
15 August 2015 2 | Southampton | 0β3 | Everton | Southampton |
12:30 BST | Report |
Lukaku ![]() Barkley ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,966 Referee: Michael Oliver |
23 August 2015 3 | Watford | 0β0 | Southampton | Watford |
16:00 BST | Report | Stadium:
Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,166 Referee: Andre Marriner |
30 August 2015 4 | Southampton | 3β0 | Norwich City | Southampton |
13:30 BST |
PellΓ¨ ![]() TadiΔ ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,573 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
12 September 2015 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 0β0 | Southampton | West Bromwich |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium:
The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,265 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
20 September 2015 6 | Southampton | 2β3 | Manchester United | Southampton |
16:00 BST |
Pellè ![]() |
Report |
Martial ![]() Mata ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,588 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
26 September 2015 7 | Southampton | 3β1 | Swansea City | Southampton |
15:00 BST |
Van Dijk ![]() Ki ![]() ManΓ© ![]() |
Report |
SigurΓ°sson ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,704 Referee: Roger East |
3 October 2015 8 | Chelsea | 1β3 | Southampton | London |
17:30 BST |
Willian ![]() |
Report |
S. Davis ![]() Mané ![]() Pellè ![]() |
Stadium:
Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,642 Referee: Robert Madley |
17 October 2015 9 | Southampton | 2β2 | Leicester City | Southampton |
15:00 BST |
Fonte ![]() Van Dijk ![]() |
Report |
Vardy ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,966 Referee: Paul Tierney |
25 October 2015 10 | Liverpool | 1β1 | Southampton | Liverpool |
16:15 GMT |
Benteke ![]() |
Report |
ManΓ© ![]() |
Stadium:
Anfield Attendance: 44,171 Referee: Andre Marriner |
1 November 2015 11 | Southampton | 2β0 | AFC Bournemouth | Southampton |
16:00 GMT |
S. Davis ![]() Pellè ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,229 Referee: Craig Pawson |
7 November 2015 12 | Sunderland | 0β1 | Southampton | Sunderland |
15:00 GMT | Report |
TadiΔ ![]() |
Stadium:
Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,781 Referee: Mike Jones |
21 November 2015 13 | Southampton | 0β1 | Stoke City | Southampton |
15:00 GMT | Report |
Bojan ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,039 Referee: Lee Mason |
28 November 2015 14 | Manchester City | 3β1 | Southampton | Manchester |
15:00 GMT |
De Bruyne ![]() Delph ![]() Kolarov ![]() |
Report |
Long ![]() |
Stadium:
City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,102 Referee: Roger East |
5 December 2015 15 | Southampton | 1β1 | Aston Villa | Southampton |
15:00 GMT |
Romeu ![]() |
Report |
Lescott ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,645 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
12 December 2015 16 | Crystal Palace | 1β0 | Southampton | London |
15:00 GMT |
Cabaye ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,914 Referee: Mike Dean |
19 December 2015 17 | Southampton | 0β2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton |
15:00 GMT | Report |
Kane ![]() Alli ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,636 Referee: Kevin Friend |
26 December 2015 18 | Southampton | 4β0 | Arsenal | Southampton |
19:45 GMT |
Martina ![]() Long ![]() Fonte ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,669 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
28 December 2015 19 | West Ham United | 2β1 | Southampton | London |
17:30 GMT |
Antonio ![]() Carroll ![]() |
Report |
Jenkinson ![]() |
Stadium:
Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Michael Oliver |
2 January 2016 20 | Norwich City | 1β0 | Southampton | Norwich |
15:00 GMT |
Tettey ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Carrow Road Attendance: 27,022 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
13 January 2016 21 | Southampton | 2β0 | Watford | Southampton |
19:45 GMT |
Long ![]() TadiΔ ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 28,399 Referee: Craig Pawson |
16 January 2016 22 | Southampton | 3β0 | West Bromwich Albion | Southampton |
15:00 GMT |
Ward-Prowse ![]() TadiΔ ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,622 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
23 January 2016 23 | Manchester United | 0β1 | Southampton | Manchester |
15:00 GMT | Report |
Austin ![]() |
Stadium:
Old Trafford Attendance: 75,408 Referee: Mike Jones |
2 February 2016 24 | Arsenal | 0β0 | Southampton | London |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium:
Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,044 Referee: Lee Mason |
6 February 2016 25 | Southampton | 1β0 | West Ham United | Southampton |
17:30 GMT |
Yoshida ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,161 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
13 February 2016 26 | Swansea City | 0β1 | Southampton | Swansea |
15:00 GMT | Report |
Long ![]() |
Stadium:
Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,890 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
27 February 2016 27 | Southampton | 1β2 | Chelsea | Southampton |
15:00 GMT |
Long ![]() |
Report |
FΓ bregas ![]() IvanoviΔ ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,688 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
1 March 2016 28 | AFC Bournemouth | 2β0 | Southampton | Bournemouth |
19:45 GMT |
Cook ![]() Afobe ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Dean Court Attendance: 11,033 Referee: Mike Dean |
5 March 2016 29 | Southampton | 1β1 | Sunderland | Southampton |
15:00 GMT |
Van Dijk ![]() |
Report |
Defoe ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,458 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
12 March 2016 30 | Stoke City | 1β2 | Southampton | Stoke-on-Trent |
15:00 GMT |
ArnautoviΔ ![]() |
Report |
Pellè ![]() |
Stadium:
Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,833 Referee: Lee Mason |
20 March 2016 31 | Southampton | 3β2 | Liverpool | Southampton |
13:30 GMT |
Mané ![]() Pellè ![]() |
Report |
Coutinho ![]() Sturridge ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,596 Referee: Roger East |
3 April 2016 32 | Leicester City | 1β0 | Southampton | Leicester |
13:30 BST |
Morgan ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,071 Referee: Michael Oliver |
9 April 2016 33 | Southampton | 3β1 | Newcastle United | Southampton |
15:00 BST |
Long ![]() Pellè ![]() Wanyama ![]() |
Report |
Townsend ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,542 Referee: Bobby Madley |
16 April 2016 34 | Everton | 1β1 | Southampton | Liverpool |
15:00 BST |
Funes Mori ![]() |
Report |
ManΓ© ![]() |
Stadium:
Goodison Park Attendance: 36,761 Referee: Craig Pawson |
23 April 2016 35 | Aston Villa | 2β4 | Southampton | Birmingham |
15:00 BST |
Westwood ![]() |
Report |
Long ![]() TadiΔ ![]() ManΓ© ![]() |
Stadium:
Villa Park Attendance: 29,729 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
1 May 2016 36 | Southampton | 4β2 | Manchester City | Southampton |
16:30 BST |
Long ![]() ManΓ© ![]() |
Report |
Iheanacho ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,472 Referee: Andre Marriner |
8 May 2016 37 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1β2 | Southampton | London |
13:30 BST |
Son ![]() |
Report |
S. Davis ![]() |
Stadium:
White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,748 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
15 May 2016 38 | Southampton | 4β1 | Crystal Palace | Southampton |
15:00 BST |
Mané ![]() Pellè ![]() Bertrand ![]() S. Davis ![]() |
Report |
Puncheon ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,313 Referee: Michael Oliver |
In the third round of the 2015β16 FA Cup, Southampton hosted fellow Premier League side Crystal Palace on 9 January 2016, losing the game 2β1 to exit the tournament. [6] Joel Ward opened the scoring for the visitors in the 29th minute to give Palace a 1β0 lead at half-time. [6] Oriol Romeu scored for the Saints shortly after the break, but Wilfried Zaha scored a winner in the 68th minute to eliminate Southampton from the cup. [6]
9 January 2016 Round 3 | Southampton | 1β2 | Crystal Palace | Southampton |
15:00 GMT |
Romeu ![]() |
Report |
Ward ![]() Zaha ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,763 Referee: Lee Mason |
Southampton was drawn in the third round of the 2015β16 League Cup against Championship side Milton Keynes Dons. The Saints won the match easily 6β0. Jay Rodriguez opened the scoring in the fifth minute, Sadio ManΓ© doubled the lead five minutes later, and later scored a second in the 25th minute to put Southampton 3β0 up by half-time. [90] After the break, Rodriguez scored a second from a penalty, before Shane Long scored two within seven minutes of one another to increase the visitors' tally to six. [90]
In the fourth round, Southampton drew Premier League side Aston Villa at home. Two second half goals from Maya Yoshida in the 51st minute and Graziano PellΓ¨ in the 77th minute were enough to defeat caretaker manager Kevin MacDonald's side, despite an injury time penalty from Scott Sinclair that made the final score 2β1. [91]
For the fifth round, Premier League side Liverpool visited St Mary's Stadium. After a quick opening goal from Sadio ManΓ© in the first minute, JΓΌrgen Klopp's side scored three goals in the first half and three goals in the second half with a brace from Daniel Sturridge, a hat-trick by Divock Origi and one from Jordon Ibe. [7]
23 September 2015 Round 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0β6 | Southampton | Denbigh, Milton Keynes |
19:45 BST | Report |
Rodriguez ![]() ManΓ© ![]() Long ![]() |
Stadium:
Stadium mk Attendance: 10,189 Referee: Keith Stroud |
28 October 2015 Round 4 | Southampton | 2β1 | Aston Villa | Southampton |
19:45 BST |
Yoshida ![]() Pellè ![]() |
Report |
Sinclair ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,314 Referee: Keith Stroud |
2 December 2015 Round 5 | Southampton | 1β6 | Liverpool | Southampton |
19:45 BST |
ManΓ© ![]() |
Report |
Sturridge ![]() Origi ![]() Ibe ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,592 Referee: Robert Madley |
Southampton entered the 2015β16 UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round. Their first game took place against Dutch side Vitesse on 30 July 2015, which the Saints won 3β0 at St Mary's Stadium. [92] Graziano PellΓ¨ found the net first in the 36th minute to put Southampton one up, before DuΕ‘an TadiΔ scored a penalty just before half time. [92] Substitute Shane Long finished the scoring late in the second half to win the game for the home side. [92] In the second leg Southampton won 2β0, therefore advancing to the play-off round 5β0 on aggregate. [93] PellΓ¨ scored again to put the Saints up in the fourth minute, with Sadio ManΓ© doubling his side's lead just a minute before the end of the match. [93]
In the qualifying play-off round, Southampton faced Midtjylland. In the first leg the Saints drew 1β1 with the Danish champions, with Jay Rodriguez equalising after Tim Sparv's opener on the stroke of half-time. [94] In the second leg, Midtjylland striker Morten Rasmussen scored the only goal of the game to ensure the Danish side won 2β1 on aggregate to eliminate Southampton from the competition. [8]
30 July 2015 Qualifying round 3 First Leg | Southampton | 3β0 | Vitesse | Southampton |
20:05 BST |
PellΓ¨ ![]() TadiΔ ![]() Long ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,580 Referee: JesΓΊs Gil Manzano ( Spain) |
6 August 2015 Qualifying round 3 Second Leg | Vitesse | 0β2 (0β5 agg.) | Southampton | Arnhem, Netherlands |
19:00 BST | Report |
Pellè ![]() Mané ![]() |
Stadium:
GelreDome Attendance: 20,515 Referee: Ilias Spathas ( Greece) |
20 August 2015 Play-off Round First Leg | Southampton | 1β1 | Midtjylland | Southampton |
20:00 BST |
Rodriguez ![]() |
Report |
Sparv ![]() |
Stadium:
St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 28,890 Referee: ClΓ©ment Turpin ( France) |
27 August 2015 Play-off Round Second Leg | Midtjylland | 1β0 (2β1 agg.) | Southampton | Herning, Denmark |
20:45 CEST |
Rasmussen ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
MCH Arena Attendance: 9,481 Referee: Liran Liany ( Israel) |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | Discipline | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. |
![]() |
![]() | ||||
1 | GK |
![]() |
Kelvin Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF |
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CΓ©dric Soares | 23(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
3 | DF |
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Maya Yoshida | 10(10) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16(11) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
4 | MF |
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Jordy Clasie | 20(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23(2) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
5 | DF |
![]() |
Florin GardoΘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF |
![]() |
JosΓ© Fonte | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
7 | FW |
![]() |
Shane Long | 23(5) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 2 | 0(3) | 1 | 25(9) | 13 | 3 | 0 |
8 | MF |
![]() |
Steven Davis | 31(3) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37(4) | 5 | 5 | 0 |
9 | FW |
![]() |
Jay Rodriguez | 3(9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2(1) | 1 | 6(10) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
10 | FW |
![]() |
Sadio ManΓ© | 30(7) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 36(7) | 15 | 6 | 1 |
11 | MF |
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DuΕ‘an TadiΔ | 27(7) | 7 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 1 | 30(10) | 8 | 3 | 0 |
12 | MF |
![]() |
Victor Wanyama | 29(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34(1) | 1 | 6 | 3 |
14 | MF |
![]() |
Oriol Romeu | 17(12) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22(13) | 2 | 8 | 0 |
15 | DF |
![]() |
Cuco Martina | 11(4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14(4) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
16 | MF |
![]() |
James Ward-Prowse | 14(19) | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18(21) | 2 | 5 | 0 |
17 | DF |
![]() |
Virgil van Dijk | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
18 | MF |
![]() |
Harrison Reed | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | FW |
![]() |
Graziano Pellè | 23(7) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 29(7) | 14 | 7 | 0 |
20 | FW |
![]() |
Juanmi | 0(12) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0(4) | 0 | 2(17) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF |
![]() |
Ryan Bertrand | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33(1) | 1 | 6 | 0 |
22 | GK |
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Maarten Stekelenburg | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
25 | GK |
![]() |
Paulo Gazzaniga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | FW |
![]() |
Charlie Austin | 2(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF |
![]() |
Matt Targett | 13(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
40 | FW |
![]() |
Sam Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | GK |
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Fraser Forster | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players with appearances who left the club before the end of the season. | |||||||||||||||
26 | DF |
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Steven Caulker | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players with appearances who ended the season out on loan. | |||||||||||||||
23 | MF |
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GastΓ³n RamΓrez | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strt. | Sub. | Strt. | Sub. | Strt. | Sub. | Strt. | Sub. | Strt. | Sub. | Total | ||||
1 | DF |
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JosΓ© Fonte | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 43 |
FW |
![]() |
Sadio ManΓ© | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 43 | |
3 | MF |
![]() |
Steven Davis | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 41 |
4 | MF |
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DuΕ‘an TadiΔ | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 40 |
5 | MF |
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James Ward-Prowse | 14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 39 |
6 | DF |
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Virgil van Dijk | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 38 |
7 | FW |
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Graziano Pellè | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 36 |
8 | MF |
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Victor Wanyama | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 35 |
MF |
![]() |
Oriol Romeu | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 35 | |
10 | DF |
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Ryan Bertrand | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 34 |
FW |
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Shane Long | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 34 |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
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Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | Gls. | Apps. | GPG | |||||
1 | FW |
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Sadio ManΓ© | 11 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 0.34 | |
2 | FW |
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Graziano Pellè | 11 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 0.38 | |
3 | FW |
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Shane Long | 10 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 0.38 | |
4 | MF |
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DuΕ‘an TadiΔ | 7 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 0.20 | |
5 | MF |
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Steven Davis | 5 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 0.12 | |
6 | FW |
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Jay Rodriguez | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0.18 | |
DF |
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Virgil van Dijk | 3 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0.07 | ||
8 | DF |
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Maya Yoshida | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 0.07 | |
MF |
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Oriol Romeu | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 0.05 | ||
MF |
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James Ward-Prowse | 2 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 0.05 | ||
DF |
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JosΓ© Fonte | 2 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 0.04 |
Players transferred in | |||||
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Date | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee | Ref. |
1 July 2015 | FW |
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Undisclosed | [19] |
1 July 2015 | DF |
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Β£4,700,000 | [20] |
7 July 2015 | DF |
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Undisclosed | [21] |
15 July 2015 | MF |
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Undisclosed | [22] |
12 August 2015 | MF |
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Β£5,000,000 | [23] |
31 August 2015 | GK |
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Undisclosed | [24] |
1 September 2015 | DF |
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Β£13,000,000 | [13] |
16 January 2016 | FW |
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Undisclosed | [27] |
Players loaned in | |||||
Start date | Pos. | Name | Club | End date | Ref. |
1 July 2015 | GK |
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End of season | [25] |
29 July 2015 | DF |
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12 January 2016 | [26] [28] |
Players transferred out | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee | Ref. |
1 July 2015 | DF |
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Β£12,500,000 | [11] |
13 July 2015 | MF |
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Undisclosed | [12] |
31 August 2015 | FW |
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Undisclosed | [13] |
Players loaned out | |||||
Start date | Pos. | Name | Club | End date | Ref. |
29 July 2015 | FW |
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6 January 2016 | [14] [29] |
31 July 2015 | DF |
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4 January 2016 | [15] [29] |
3 August 2015 | DF |
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End of season | [16] |
13 October 2015 | DF |
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End of season | [17] [95] |
24 October 2015 | MF |
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End of season | [18] [34] |
21 January 2016 | MF |
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End of season | [30] |
26 January 2016 | MF |
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End of season | [31] |
29 January 2016 | FW |
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18 February 2016 | [32] |
1 February 2016 | DF |
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End of season | [33] |
Players released | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
30 June 2015 | GK |
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1 July 2015 | [9] |
30 June 2015 | GK |
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1 July 2015 | [9] [96] |
30 June 2015 | DF |
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10 July 2015 | [9] [97] |
30 June 2015 | GK |
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4 September 2015 | [9] [98] |
30 June 2015 | MF |
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15 October 2015 | [9] [99] |
30 June 2015 | FW |
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9 December 2015 | [9] [100] |
1 July 2015 | FW |
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5 August 2015 | [10] [101] |
21 January 2016 | GK |
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22 January 2016 | [35] |