2015–16 Crystal Palace F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Crystal Palace's third consecutive season in the Premier League and their 110th year in existence.^[2] The club participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. They finished 15th in the Premier League and were runners-up in the FA Cup for the second time in their history. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Crystal Palace

2015–16 season
Owner	Steve Parish David Blitzer Josh Harris[1]
Chairman	Steve Parish
Manager	Alan Pardew
Stadium	Selhurst Park
Premier League	15th
FA Cup	Runners-up
League Cup	Fourth Round
Cape Town Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Yohan Cabaye Scott Dann Connor Wickham Yannick Bolasie (5 goals each) All: Dwight Gayle (7)
Highest home attendance	25,295 vs Aston Villa
Lowest home attendance	23,714 vs Swansea City
Average home league attendance	24,649
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	38	11	9	18	39	51	−12	028.95
FA Cup	6	5	0	1	9	4	+5	083.33
League Cup	3	2	0	1	9	7	+2	066.67
Total	47	18	9	20	57	62	−5	038.30

Updated to match played 21 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 28 May 2015, Crystal Palace announced their first pre-season friendly ahead of the 2015–16 season against Fulham.^[3] On 8 June 2015, a second fixture against Dagenham & Redbridge was added to the schedule.^[4] On 12 June 2015, Palace announced they will travel to Germany to play Union Berlin on 18 July 2015.^[5] A fourth friendly against Barnet was announced on 19 June 2015.^[6]

Barnet v Crystal Palace

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly	Barnet	3–5	Crystal Palace	Canons Park
15:00 BST	Akinde 2' Gambin 64' Lisbie 80'	Report	Gayle 3', 11', 50' Allassani 76' Campbell 83'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 2,044

Sutton United v Crystal Palace XI

14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly	Sutton United	0–2	Crystal Palace XI	Sutton
19:45 BST		Report	Croll 29' Anderson 53'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane

Union Berlin v Crystal Palace

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly	Union Berlin	2–0	Crystal Palace	Berlin, Germany
14:00 CEST	Skrzybski 57', 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

Fulham v Crystal Palace

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Fulham	1–1	Crystal Palace	Fulham
15:00 BST	Pringle 6'	Report	Souaré 49'	Stadium: Craven Cottage

Dagenham & Redbridge v Crystal Palace

3 August 2015 (2015-08-03) Friendly	Dagenham & Redbridge	1–0	Crystal Palace	Dagenham
19:30 BST	McLean 75'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Road

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Watford	38	12	9	17	40	50	−10	45
14	West Bromwich Albion	38	10	13	15	34	48	−14	43
15	Crystal Palace	38	11	9	18	39	51	−12	42
16	Bournemouth	38	11	9	18	45	67	−22	42
17	Sunderland	38	9	12	17	48	62	−14	39

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).^[7]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	11	9	18	39	51	−12	42	6	3	10	19	23	−4	5	6	8	20	28	−8

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday	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
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	L	W	L
Position	3	6	4	2	4	8	6	4	5	7	10	8	10	6	6	6	6	5	5	7	7	8	11	11	12	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	15

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

The fixtures for the 2015–16 season were announced on 18 June 2015 at 9am.^[8][9]

Norwich City v Crystal Palace

8 August 2015 1	Norwich City	1–3	Crystal Palace	Norwich
15:00 BST	Tettey  23' Redmond 69'	Report	Zaha 39' Delaney 49' Cabaye 90+4'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,036 Referee: Simon Hooper

Crystal Palace v Arsenal

16 August 2015 (2015-08-16) 2	Crystal Palace	1–2	Arsenal	Selhurst
13:30 BST	Ward 28' McArthur  45+1'	Report	Giroud 16' Coquelin  41' Delaney 55' (o.g.)	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,732 Referee: Lee Mason

Crystal Palace v Aston Villa

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 3	Crystal Palace	2–1	Aston Villa	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Ward  18' Cabaye  50' Dann 71' Sako 87' Puncheon  90'	Report	Gestede  55' Souaré 77' (o.g.) Clark  84' Bacuna  86'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,295 Referee: Keith Stroud

Chelsea v Crystal Palace

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 4	Chelsea	1–2	Crystal Palace	Fulham
15:00 BST	Cahill  71' Falcao 79'	Report	Sako 65' Cabaye  73' Ward 81'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,581 Referee: Craig Pawson

Crystal Palace v Manchester City

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 5	Crystal Palace	0–1	Manchester City	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Dann  17' Hangeland  70'	Report	Touré  25' Nasri  68' Mangala  80' Iheanacho 90'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,167 Referee: Mike Jones

Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace

20 September 2015 (2015-09-20) 6	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Crystal Palace	Tottenham
13:30 BST	Son 68' Lamela  76'	Report	Kelly  45' Bolasie  62'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,723 Referee: Michael Oliver

Watford v Crystal Palace

27 September 2015 (2015-09-27) 7	Watford	0–1	Crystal Palace	Watford
16:00 BST	Abdi  39' Jurado  70' Prödl  79' Cathcart  82'	Report	Cabaye 71' (pen.),  76' Puncheon  81' Zaha  88' Hennessey  90+4'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,168 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 8	Crystal Palace	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Selhurst
12:45 BST	Souaré  25' Bolasie 68' Campbell  79' Zaha  87' Cabaye 89' (pen.)	Report	McClean  16' Chester  61' Yacob  87'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,033 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Crystal Palace v West Ham United

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 9	Crystal Palace	1–3	West Ham United	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Cabaye 25' (pen.) Gayle  32'  44' Jedinak  69'	Report	Tomkins  21' Jenkinson 22' Lanzini 88' Jelavić  90+3' Payet  40', 90+4'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,812 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Leicester City v Crystal Palace

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 10	Leicester City	1–0	Crystal Palace	Leicester
15:00 BST	Vardy 60',  90' Simpson  65' Schlupp  68'	Report	Zaha  87'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,752 Referee: Mike Dean

Crystal Palace v Manchester United

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 11	Crystal Palace	0–0	Manchester United	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Cabaye  18' Kelly  26' Gayle  80'	Report	Smalling  47' Darmian  53' Rojo  90+3'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,854 Referee: Mike Jones

Liverpool v Crystal Palace

8 November 2015 12	Liverpool	1–2	Crystal Palace	Liverpool
16:00 GMT	Coutinho 42' Clyne  76'	Report	Bolasie 21' Dann 82' Puncheon  57' Souaré  67'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,115 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Crystal Palace v Sunderland

23 November 2015 (2015-11-23) 13	Crystal Palace	0–1	Sunderland	Selhurst
20:00 GMT	Dann  66'	Report	Jones  53' M'Vila  67' Defoe  57' 80'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,361 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Crystal Palace v Newcastle United

28 November 2015 14	Crystal Palace	5–1	Newcastle United	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	McArthur 14', 90+3' Bolasie 17', 47' Zaha  38', 41'	Report	Cissé 10' Mbemba  81'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,833 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Everton v Crystal Palace

7 December 2015 15	Everton	1–1	Crystal Palace	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Lukaku 81' Funes Mori  88'	Report	Wickham  54' Dann 76' McArthur  87'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,736 Referee: Craig Pawson

Crystal Palace v Southampton

12 December 2015 16	Crystal Palace	1–0	Southampton	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Cabaye 38'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,914 Referee: Mike Dean

Stoke City v Crystal Palace

19 December 2015 17	Stoke City	1–2	Crystal Palace	Stoke
15:00 GMT	Shaqiri  52' Afellay  68' Bojan 76' (pen.)	Report	Wickham 45+1' (pen.) Lee 88'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Robert Madley

Bournemouth v Crystal Palace

26 December 2015 18	Bournemouth	0–0	Crystal Palace	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Arter  36'	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,218 Referee: Michael Oliver

Crystal Palace v Swansea City

28 December 2015 19	Crystal Palace	0–0	Swansea City	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Cabaye  34' Souaré  57' Hangeland  90'	Report	Taylor  59' Ki  65'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,714 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Crystal Palace v Chelsea

3 January 2016 20	Crystal Palace	0–3	Chelsea	Selhurst
13:30 GMT	Delaney  13' Jedinak  57' Dann  80'	Report	Oscar 29' Willian 60' Costa 66'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,854 Referee: Kevin Friend

Aston Villa v Crystal Palace

12 January 2016 (2016-01-12) 21	Aston Villa	1–0	Crystal Palace	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Lescott 29' Veretout  68' Gueye  80'	Report	Ward  79'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 28,245 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Manchester City v Crystal Palace

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 22	Manchester City	4–0	Crystal Palace	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Delph 22' Agüero 41', 68' Silva 84'	Report	Chamakh  71' Cabaye  90'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,983 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 23	Crystal Palace	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Vertonghen 30' (o.g.) McArthur  61' Jedinak  90+3'	Report	Kane 63', 90+3' Trippier  79' Alli 84' Chadli 90'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,867 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Crystal Palace v Bournemouth

2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 24	Crystal Palace	1–2	Bournemouth	Selhurst
20:00 GMT	Dann 27',  51' Zaha  43' Jedinak  69'	Report	Pugh 34' Afobe 57' Francis  65' Cook  76' Smith  71' Grabban  90+1'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,855 Referee: Mike Jones

Swansea City v Crystal Palace

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 25	Swansea City	1–1	Crystal Palace	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Sigurðsson 13' Fernández  75'	Report	Dann 47' Delaney  54' Jedinak  56'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,492 Referee: Mike Dean

Crystal Palace v Watford

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 26	Crystal Palace	1–2	Watford	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Adebayor 45' Souaré  90+4'	Report	Deeney 16' (pen.), 82' Suárez  76'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,564 Referee: Robert Madley

West Bromwich Albion v Crystal Palace

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 27	West Bromwich Albion	3–2	Crystal Palace	West Bromwich
17:30 GMT	Gardner 12' Dawson  17', 20' Berahino 31' Chester  78'	Report	Adebayor  25' Wickham 48', 80' Cabaye  64'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,806 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Sunderland v Crystal Palace

1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 28	Sunderland	2–2	Crystal Palace	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Rodwell  16' N'Doye 36' Borini 90'	Report	Dann  45+1' Wickham 61', 67'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,795 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Crystal Palace v Liverpool

6 March 2016 (2016-03-06) 29	Crystal Palace	1–2	Liverpool	Selhurst
13:30 GMT	Dann  11' Ledley 48'	Report	Henderson  10' Milner  40'  62' Firmino 72' Moreno  86' Benteke 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,709 Referee: Andre Marriner

Crystal Palace v Leicester City

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 30	Crystal Palace	0–1	Leicester City	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Souaré  42'	Report	Schmeichel  30' Mahrez 34'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,041 Referee: Mike Jones

West Ham United v Crystal Palace

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 31	West Ham United	2–2	Crystal Palace	London
15:00 BST	Lanzini 18' Noble  28' Reid  29' Payet 41' Kouyaté  67'	Report	Delaney 15' Gayle 75' Ward  90+1' Sako  90+4'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,857 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Crystal Palace v Norwich City

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 32	Crystal Palace	1–0	Norwich City	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Bolasie  21' Puncheon 68' Jedinak  70'	Report	Klose 37'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,960 Referee: Michael Oliver

Crystal Palace v Everton

13 April 2016 (2016-04-13) 33	Crystal Palace	0–0	Everton	Selhurst
20:00 BST		Report	McCarthy  16'  52' Barry  90+1'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,528 Referee: Mike Jones

Arsenal v Crystal Palace

17 April 2016 (2016-04-17) 34	Arsenal	1–1	Crystal Palace	Holloway
16:00 BST	Sánchez 45+1'	Report	Ledley  57' Dann  63' Bolasie 81'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,961 Referee: Roger East

Manchester United v Crystal Palace

20 April 2016 (2016-04-20) 35	Manchester United	2–0	Crystal Palace	Manchester
20:00 BST	Delaney 4' (o.g.) Darmian 55'  62'	Report	Kelly  6' Souaré  43'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,277 Referee: Lee Mason

Newcastle United v Crystal Palace

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 36	Newcastle United	1–0	Crystal Palace	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Mbemba  6' Townsend 58' Colback  66'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,107 Referee: Mike Dean

Crystal Palace v Stoke City

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 37	Crystal Palace	2–1	Stoke City	Selhurst
15:00 BST	McArthur  33' Gayle 58', 68' Souare  90'	Report	Whelan  3' Pieters  21' Adam 26' Ireland  87'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,990 Referee: Kevin Friend

Southampton v Crystal Palace

15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) 38	Southampton	4–1	Crystal Palace	Southampton
15:00 BST	Mané 43' Pellè 61'  72' Bertrand 75' (pen.) Davis 87'	Report	Ward  54' McArthur  59' Puncheon 64'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,313 Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup

In the third round of the 2015–16 FA Cup, Crystal Palace were drawn to play away against fellow Premier League side Southampton on 9 January 2016.^[10] At St Mary's Stadium, Crystal Palace won 2–1 with goals from Joel Ward and Wilfried Zaha.^[11] In the fourth round, they were drawn at home against Premier League Stoke City. At Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park, they won 1–0 with a goal from Zaha.^[12] in the fifth round they were drawn away at Premier League Tottenham Hotspur. At White Hart Lane, Crystal Palace won 1–0 with a goal from Martin Kelly.^[13] In the quarter final, Crystal Palace were drawn away at Football League Championship team Reading. At the Madjeski Stadium, Crystal Palace won 2–0 with goals from Yohan Cabaye and Fraizer Campbell to reach the semi-final for the first time in 21 years.^[14] Crystal Palace drew Premier League Watford in the Wembley semi-final, in a repeat of the 2013 Football League Championship play-off final. Crystal Palace won 2–1 due to goals from Yannick Bolasie and Connor Wickham.^[15] In the final, Crystal Palace opened the scoring through Jason Puncheon after 78 minutes, though Juan Mata equalised for Manchester United within 3 minutes to send the game to extra-time. Although United had Chris Smalling sent off, Palace could not force a winner, instead conceding the winning goal to Jesse Lingard with 10 minutes left.^[16]

Southampton v Crystal Palace

9 January 2016 Third round	Southampton	1–2	Crystal Palace	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Romeu 51' Mané  82' Long  86'	Report	Ward 29' Zaha 68' Ledley  90+7'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,763 Referee: Lee Mason

Crystal Palace v Stoke City

30 January 2016 Fourth round	Crystal Palace	1–0	Stoke City	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Zaha 17' Puncheon	Report	Wilson  30' Wollscheid  80'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17,062 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace

21 February 2016 (2016-02-21) Fifth round	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Crystal Palace	Tottenham
15:00 GMT	Rose  90+2'	Report	Kelly 45+1' Cabaye  73' Bolasie  85'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,547 Referee: Craig Pawson

Reading v Crystal Palace

11 March 2016 (2016-03-11) Sixth round	Reading	0–2	Crystal Palace	Reading
19:55 GMT	Hector  30' Gunter  58' Cooper  68'  85'	Report	Zaha  58' Bolasie  62' Cabaye 86' (pen.) Jedinak  89' Campbell 90+4'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,110 Referee: Mike Dean

Crystal Palace v Watford

24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) Semi-final	Crystal Palace	2–1	Watford	London
16:00 BST	Bolasie 6' Dann  54' Wickham 61'	Report	Jurado  38' Deeney 55'  89' Suárez  79'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 79,110 Referee: Craig Pawson

Crystal Palace v Manchester United

21 May 2016 (2016-05-21) Final	Crystal Palace	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Manchester United	London
17:30 BST	Puncheon 78'	Report	Mata 81' Lingard 110'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 88,619 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

League Cup

Crystal Palace entered the competition in the second round and were drawn at home against Shrewsbury Town.^[17] The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Palace were drawn at home to Charlton Athletic.^[18]

Crystal Palace v Shrewsbury Town

25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round	Crystal Palace	4–1 (a.e.t.)	Shrewsbury Town	Selhurst
19:45 BST	Gayle 41' (pen.) Murray 95' (pen.) Lee 97' Zaha 114'	Report	Tootle 9'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 10,978 Referee: Darren Bond

Crystal Palace v Charlton Athletic

23 September 2015 (2015-09-23) Third round	Crystal Palace	4–1	Charlton Athletic	Selhurst
19:45 BST	Campbell 51' Gayle 59' (pen.), 74' (pen.), 86'	Report	Sarr 65' Diarra  73'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 16,576 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Manchester City v Crystal Palace

28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) Fourth round	Manchester City	5–1	Crystal Palace	Manchester
21:45 BST	Bony 22' De Bruyne 44' Kolarov  50' Iheanacho 59' Touré 76' (pen.) García 90+4'	Report	Zaha  80' Delaney 89'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 40,585

Cape Town Cup

Supersport United v Crystal Palace

24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Semi-final	Supersport United	0–4	Crystal Palace	Green Point, South Africa
17:45 SAST	Jedinak 3' Lee 17' Mutch 29' Campbell 34'	Report		Stadium: Cape Town Random

Crystal Palace v Sporting CP

26 July 2015 (2015-07-26) Final	Crystal Palace	0–2	Sporting CP	Green Point, South Africa
17:45 SAST		Report	Montero 70', 86'	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
10 July 2015	CM		Yohan Cabaye	Paris Saint-Germain	£10,000,000	[19][20]
23 July 2015	GK		Alex McCarthy	Queens Park Rangers	£3,500,000	[21]
3 August 2015	ST		Connor Wickham	Sunderland	£7,000,000	[22]
5 August 2015	LW		Bakary Sako	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free transfer	[23]
3 January 2016	LW		Randell Williams	Tower Hamlets	Free transfer	[24]
26 January 2016	ST		Emmanuel Adebayor	Free agent	Free transfer	[25]
30 March 2016	ST		Freddie Ladapo	Margate	Undisclosed	[26]

Total spending: £22,500,000

Loan in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
21 July 2015	CF		Patrick Bamford	Chelsea	4 January 2016	[27][28]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CF		Shola Ameobi	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	[29][a]
1 July 2015	CM		Sonny Black	Free agent	Released	[29]
1 July 2015	CB		Michael Chambers	Welling United	Free transfer	[29][b]
1 July 2015	CM		Shawniki Clement-Peter	Free agent	Released	[29]
1 July 2015	GK		Bradley Comins	Free agent	Released	[29]
1 July 2015	AM		Kyle De Silva	Notts County	Free transfer	[29][c]
1 July 2015	SS		Stephen Dobbie	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	[29][d]
1 July 2015	RB		Mandela Egbo	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Undisclosed	[34]
1 July 2015	CF		Morgan Ferrier	Free agent	Released	[29]
1 July 2015	AM		Owen Garvan	Colchester United	Released	[29][e]
1 July 2015	CB		Jahmal Howlett-Mundle	Heart of Midlothian	Free transfer	[29]
1 July 2015	RW		Elliott List	Gillingham	Released	[29]
1 July 2015	CM		Kiye Martin	Free agent	Released	[29]
1 July 2015	GK		Lewis Price	Sheffield Wednesday	Free transfer	[29][f]
1 July 2015	CB		Peter Ramage	Kerala Blasters	Released	[29][g]
1 July 2015	CM		Ghassimu Sow	Free agent	Released	[29]
1 July 2015	LW		Jerome Thomas	Free agent	Released	[29]
31 August 2015	CM		Barry Bannan	Sheffield Wednesday	Undisclosed	[38]
1 September 2015	CM		Adlène Guedioura	Watford	Undisclosed	[39]
1 September 2015	CF		Glenn Murray	Bournemouth	£4,000,000	[40]
25 September 2015	CF		Fisayo Adarabioyo	Macclesfield Town	Free transfer	[41]
13 January 2016	RB		Jack Hunt	Sheffield Wednesday	Undisclosed	[42]

1. Following Ameobi's release he joined Bolton Wanderers.^[30]
2. Following Chambers' release he joined Welling United.^[31]
3. Following De Silva's release he joined Notts County.^[32]
4. Following Dobbie's release he joined Bolton Wanderers.^[33]
5. Following Garvan's release he joined Colchester United.^[35]
6. Following Price's release he joined Sheffield Wednesday.^[36]
7. Following Ramage's release he joined Kerala Blasters.^[37]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
3 July 2015	RB		Jack Hunt	Sheffield Wednesday	13 January 2016	[43]
23 July 2015	CM		Hiram Boateng	Plymouth Argyle	2 January 2016	[44]
27 July 2015	CB		Ryan Inniss	Port Vale	End of season	[45]
30 July 2015	LB		Jerome Binnom-Williams	Burton Albion	End of season	[46]
14 August 2015	GK		Chris Kettings	Stevenage	12 September 2015	[47]
20 August 2015	LB		Christian Scales	Crawley Town	2 January 2016	[48]
10 September 2015	AM		Jonny Williams	Nottingham Forest	2 January 2016	[49]
17 September 2015	CF		Sullay Kaikai	Shrewsbury Town	23 December 2015	[50][51]
18 September 2015	GK		Chris Kettings	Bromley	16 October 2015	[52]
5 November 2015	MF		Jake Gray	Hartlepool United	5 December 2015[a]	[53][54][55]
22 January 2016	AM		Jonny Williams	Milton Keynes Dons	End of season	[56]
1 March 2016	CF		Sullay Kaikai	Shrewsbury Town	3 May 2016	[57][58]
23 March 2016	CM		Hiram Boateng	Plymouth Argyle	End of season	[59]

1. Later extended to January and then to the end of the season.

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 21 May 2016^[60]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ARG	Julián Speroni	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Joel Ward	38	3	30	2	6	1	1+1	0
3	DF	JAM	Adrian Mariappa	7	0	3	0	0+1	0	3	0
4	DF	NOR	Brede Hangeland	9	0	7	0	0	0	1+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Scott Dann	42	5	35	5	6	0	1	0
7	MF	FRA	Yohan Cabaye	40	6	32+1	5	6	1	0+1	0
8	FW	ENG	Patrick Bamford (on loan from Chelsea)	9	0	0+6	0	0	0	2+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Fraizer Campbell	15	2	4+7	0	2+1	1	1	1
10	MF	COD	Yannick Bolasie	31	6	23+3	5	3+1	1	1	0
11	MF	ENG	Wilfried Zaha	43	5	30+4	2	6	2	3	1
12	GK	ENG	Alex McCarthy	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	WAL	Wayne Hennessey	38	0	29	0	6	0	3	0
14	MF	KOR	Lee Chung-yong	17	2	4+9	1	1	0	2+1	1
15	MF	AUS	Mile Jedinak	35	0	16+11	0	3+3	0	2	0
16	FW	ENG	Dwight Gayle	20	7	8+8	3	0+1	0	2+1	4
17	FW	ENG	Glenn Murray	3	1	2	0	0	0	0+1	1
18	MF	SCO	James McArthur	31	2	26+2	2	1+1	0	1	0
20	MF	WAL	Jonny Williams	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	ENG	Connor Wickham	24	6	15+6	5	3	1	0	0
22	MF	ENG	Jordon Mutch	25	0	7+13	0	2+1	0	1+1	0
23	DF	SEN	Pape Souaré	41	0	34	0	5	0	1+1	0
25	FW	TOG	Emmanuel Adebayor	15	1	7+5	1	2+1	0	0	0
26	MF	MLI	Bakary Sako	23	2	11+9	2	0+3	0	0	0
27	DF	IRL	Damien Delaney	40	3	32	2	6	0	2	1
28	MF	WAL	Joe Ledley	26	1	11+8	1	4	0	3	0
29	FW	MAR	Marouane Chamakh	12	0	1+9	0	0+2	0	0	0
34	DF	ENG	Martin Kelly	17	1	11+2	0	1	1	3	0
38	MF	ENG	Hiram Boateng	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
42	MF	ENG	Jason Puncheon	35	3	31	2	3+1	1	0	0
43	MF	ENG	Sullay Kaikai	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

As of 21 May 2016^[60]

No.	Pos.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
16	FW	Dwight Gayle	3	0	4	7
7	MF	Yohan Cabaye	5	1	0	6
21	FW	Connor Wickham	5	1	0	6
10	MF	Yannick Bolasie	5	1	0	6
6	DF	Scott Dann	5	0	0	5
11	MF	Wilfried Zaha	2	2	1	5
2	DF	Joel Ward	2	1	0	3
42	MF	Jason Puncheon	2	1	0	3
27	DF	Damien Delaney	2	0	1	3
26	MF	Bakary Sako	2	0	0	2
18	MF	James McArthur	2	0	0	2
14	MF	Lee Chung-yong	1	0	1	2
9	FW	Fraizer Campbell	0	1	1	2
25	FW	Emmanuel Adebayor	1	0	0	1
28	MF	Joe Ledley	1	0	0	1
34	DF	Martin Kelly	0	1	0	1
17	FW	Glenn Murray	0	0	1	1
–	–	Own Goal	1	0	0	1
Total			36	8	9	53

Disciplinary record

As of 21 May 2016^[60]

No.	Pos.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
7	MF	Yohan Cabaye	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
6	DF	Scott Dann	7	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
23	DF	Pape Souaré	6	1	0	0	1	0	7	1
15	MF	Mile Jedinak	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
11	MF	Wilfried Zaha	5	0	1	0	1	0	7	0
18	MF	James McArthur	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
2	DF	Joel Ward	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
42	MF	Jason Puncheon	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
34	DF	Martin Kelly	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10	MF	Yannick Bolasie	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
9	FW	Fraizer Campbell	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
16	FW	Dwight Gayle	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
4	DF	Brede Hangeland	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13	GK	Wayne Hennessey	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	FW	Connor Wickham	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27	DF	Damien Delaney	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
28	MF	Joe Ledley	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
29	FW	Marouane Chamakh	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	FW	Emmanuel Adebayor	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26	MF	Bakary Sako	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			58	2	8	0	3	0	69	2