2015–16 Everton F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Everton's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football and their 138th year in existence.^[1] Everton participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. Although the club managed to reach the semi-finals in both the FA Cup and League Cup, their overall performance did not meet expectations. As a result, prior to its last Premier League match of the season, the club sacked third year manager Roberto Martínez.

Everton

2015–16 season
Chairman	Bill Kenwright
Manager	Roberto Martínez (until 12 May 2016) David Unsworth, Joe Royle (from 12 May 2016)
Stadium	Goodison Park
Premier League	11th
FA Cup	Semi-Final
League Cup	Semi-Final
Top goalscorer	League: Romelu Lukaku (18) All: Romelu Lukaku (25)
Highest home attendance	39,598 vs Liverpool (4 October 2015)
Lowest home attendance	35,736 vs Crystal Palace (7 December 2015)
Average home league attendance	38,228
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Kits

Home

Alt. Home

Alt. Home 2

Alt. Home 3

Away

Third

First team

Last updated on 3 February 2016^[2]

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1	Joel Robles		GK	(1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 35)
24	Tim Howard		GK	(1979-03-06) 6 March 1979 (age 46)
Defenders
2	Tony Hibbert		RB	(1981-02-20) 20 February 1981 (age 44)
3	Leighton Baines		LB	(1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 (age 40)
5	John Stones		CB	(1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 31)
6	Phil Jagielka (captain)		CB	(1982-08-17) 17 August 1982 (age 43)
23	Séamus Coleman		RB	(1988-10-11) 11 October 1988 (age 36)
25	Ramiro Funes Mori		CB/LB	(1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 34)
27	Tyias Browning		RB	(1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 31)
30	Mason Holgate		RB/CB	(1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28)
32	Brendan Galloway		LB/CB	(1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 29)
38	Matthew Pennington		CB	(1994-10-06) 6 October 1994 (age 30)
Midfielders
4	Darron Gibson		CM	(1987-10-25) 25 October 1987 (age 37)
8	Bryan Oviedo		LM/LB/LW	(1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 35)
12	Aaron Lennon		RW	(1987-04-16) 16 April 1987 (age 38)
15	Tom Cleverley		CM	(1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 36)
16	James McCarthy		CM/DM	(1990-11-12) 12 November 1990 (age 34)
17	Muhamed Bešić		DM	(1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 32)
18	Gareth Barry		DM/CM	(1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 44)
20	Ross Barkley		AM	(1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 (age 31)
21	Leon Osman		AM	(1981-05-17) 17 May 1981 (age 44)
22	Steven Pienaar		LW/RW/AM	(1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 43)
Forwards
9	Arouna Koné		FW	(1983-11-11) 11 November 1983 (age 41)
10	Romelu Lukaku		FW	(1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 32)
11	Kevin Mirallas		LW/RW	(1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 37)
14	Oumar Niasse		FW/LW/RW	(1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 35)
19	Gerard Deulofeu		RW	(1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 31)
28	Leandro Rodríguez		FW	(1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 32)

Player awards

• Player of the Season – Gareth Barry
• Players' Player of the Season – Gareth Barry
• Young Player of the Season – Romelu Lukaku
• Reserve / U21 Player of the Season – Joe Williams
• Goal of the Season – Romelu Lukaku vs. Chelsea

^[3]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	MF		Tom Cleverley	Manchester United	Free Transfer	[4]
1 July 2015	FW		Gerard Deulofeu	Barcelona	£4,200,000	[5]
3 July 2015	FW		David Henen	Olympiacos	£200,000	[6][7]
12 August 2015	DF		Mason Holgate	Barnsley	£2,000,000	[8]
28 August 2015	FW		Leandro Rodríguez	River Plate (URU)	£500,000	[9][10]
1 September 2015	DF		Ramiro Funes Mori	River Plate	£9,500,000	[11]
1 September 2015	RW		Aaron Lennon	Tottenham Hotspur	£4,000,000	[12]
2 January 2016	CB		Matthew Foulds	Bury	Undisclosed	[13]
7 January 2016	FW		Shani Tarashaj	Grasshoppers	£3,000,000	[14]
1 February 2016	FW		Oumar Niasse	Lokomotiv Moscow	£13,500,000	[15]

Total spending: £36,700,000

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	DF		Antolín Alcaraz	Las Palmas	Free Transfer	[16][a]
1 July 2015	DF		Sylvain Distin	AFC Bournemouth	Free Transfer	[16][b]
1 July 2015	MF		George Green	Oldham Athletic	Free Transfer	[16][c]
1 July 2015	DF		Curtis Langton	—	Free Transfer	[16]
1 July 2015	MF		John Lundstram	Oxford United	Free Transfer	[16][d]
1 July 2015	DF		Ben McLaughlin	Derry City	Free Transfer	[16][e]
1 July 2015	DF		Arlen Birch	Burnley	Free Transfer	[16][f]
1 July 2015	FW		Charley Edge	Colchester United	Free Transfer	[16][g]
1 July 2015	FW		George Newell	Bolton Wanderers	Free Transfer	[16]
28 July 2015	FW		Chris Long	Burnley	£500,000	[24]
19 January 2016	FW		Steven Naismith	Norwich City	£8,500,000	[25]

1. Following Alcaraz's release he joined Las Palmas.^[17]
2. Following Distin's release he joined Bournemouth.^[18]
3. Following Green's release he joined Oldham Athletic.^[19]
4. Following Lundstram's release he joined Oxford United.^[20]
5. Following McLaughlin's release he joined Derry City.^[21]
6. Following Birch's release he joined Burnley.^[22]
7. Following Edge's release he joined Colchester United.^[23]

Total incoming: £9,000,000

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
21 July 2015	MF		Francisco Júnior	Wigan Athletic	16 January 2016 [a]	[27]
21 July 2015	DF		Jonjoe Kenny	Wigan Athletic	15 September 2015	[27]
25 July 2015	DF		Luke Garbutt	Fulham	30 June 2016	[28]
7 August 2015	FW		Calum Dyson	Stockport County	4 September 2015	[29]
7 August 2015	DF		Jordan Thorniley	Stockport County	4 September 2015	[29]
14 September 2015	FW		Conor McAleny	Charlton Athletic	7 November 2015	[30]
28 September 2015	GK		Jindřich Staněk	Hyde United	26 October 2015	[31]
1 February 2016	RW		Aiden McGeady	Sheffield Wednesday	30 June 2016	[32]
1 February 2016	FW		Conor McAleny	Wigan Athletic	30 June 2016	[33]

1. Júnior's loan was extended on 21 August 2015, until 16 January 2016.^[26]

Competitions

Pre-season and Friendlies

On 22 June 2015, Everton announced they would face Leeds United during pre-season.^[34] On 29 June 2015, Everton announced their full preseason fixtures list.^[35]

Swindon Town v Everton

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly	Swindon Town	0–4	Everton	Swindon, England
15:00 BST		Report	Mirallas 49', 53' Lukaku 89' McAleny 90'	Stadium: County Ground

Everton v Stoke City

15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) 2015 Premier League Asia Trophy	Everton	0–0 (5–4 p)	Stoke City	Kallang, Singapore
18:00 BST		Report		Stadium: National Stadium
	Penalties
	Lukaku Cleverley Stones Deulofeu Jagielka		Adam Van Ginkel Walters Bardsley Crouch

Everton v Arsenal

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) 2015 Premier League Asia Trophy	Everton	1–3	Arsenal	Kallang, Singapore
13:30 BST	Barkley 75'		Walcott 22' Cazorla 58' Özil 62'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 53,118

Hearts v Everton

26 July 2015 (2015-07-26) Friendly	Hearts	1–3	Everton	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
15:00 BST	Paterson 9'	Report	Lukaku 18' (pen.), 35', 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium

Dundee v Everton

28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly	Dundee	0–2	Everton	Dundee, Scotland
19:30 BST		Report	McAleny 2' Barkley 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Dens Park

Leeds United v Everton

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Leeds United	2–0	Everton	Leeds, Yorkshire, England
15:00 BST	Mowatt 57' Wood 80'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road

Everton v Villarreal

2 August 2015 (2015-08-02) Duncan Ferguson Testimonial	Everton	1–2	Villarreal	Liverpool, England
15:00 BST	Browning 85'	Report	Gerard 38' Matías Nahuel 61'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,718

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Stoke City	38	14	9	15	41	55	−14	51
10	Chelsea	38	12	14	12	59	53	+6	50
11	Everton	38	11	14	13	59	55	+4	47
12	Swansea City	38	12	11	15	42	52	−10	47
13	Watford	38	12	9	17	40	50	−10	45

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).^[36]

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	D	D	D	L	W	L	D	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	D	L	W	L	L	W
Position	5	1	7	9	5	6	5	7	9	10	9	8	7	7	9	9	10	9	11	11	11	11	12	11	8	11	10	11	12	14	12	12	11	11	11	12	13	11

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

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[37]

Everton v Watford

8 August 2015 1	Everton	2–2	Watford	Liverpool, England
15:00 BST	Barkley 76' Koné 86'	Report	Layún 14' Ighalo 83'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,063 Referee: Mike Jones

Southampton v Everton

15 August 2015 2	Southampton	0–3	Everton	Southampton, England
12:45 BST		Report	Lukaku 22', 45' Barkley 84'	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,966 Referee: Michael Oliver

Everton v Manchester City

23 August 2015 3	Everton	0–2	Manchester City	Liverpool, England
16:00 BST		Report	Kolarov 60' Nasri 88'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,523 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

29 August 2015 4	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Everton	Haringey, London
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,865 Referee: Mike Jones

Everton v Chelsea

12 September 2015 5	Everton	3–1	Chelsea	Liverpool, England
12:45 BST	Naismith 17', 22', 82'	Report	Matić 36'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,311 Referee: Andre Marriner

Swansea City v Everton

19 September 2015 6	Swansea City	0–0	Everton	Swansea, Wales
15:00 BST		Report	Mirallas  90'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,805 Referee: Stuart Attwell

West Bromwich Albion v Everton

28 September 2015 7	West Bromwich Albion	2–3	Everton	West Bromwich, England
20:00 BST	Berahino 41' Dawson 54'	Report	Lukaku 55', 84' Koné 75'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,240 Referee: Robert Madley

Everton v Liverpool

4 October 2015 8	Everton	1–1	Liverpool	Liverpool, England
13:30 BST	Lukaku 45+1'	Report	Ings 41'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,598 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Everton v Manchester United

17 October 2015 9	Everton	0–3	Manchester United	Liverpool, England
17:00 BST		Report	Schneiderlin 18' Herrera 22' Rooney 62'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,553 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Arsenal v Everton

24 October 2015 10	Arsenal	2–1	Everton	Islington, London
BST	Giroud 36' Koscielny 38'	Report	Barkley 44' Barry  67'  90+4'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,985 Referee: Lee Mason

Everton v Sunderland

1 November 2015 11	Everton	6–2	Sunderland	Liverpool, England
13:30 GMT	Deulofeu 19' Koné 31', 62', 76' Coates 55' (o.g.) Lukaku 60'	Report	Defoe 45' Fletcher 50'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,617 Referee: Andre Marriner

West Ham United v Everton

7 November 2015 12	West Ham United	1–1	Everton	Newham, London
15:00 GMT	Lanzini 30'	Report	Lukaku 43'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Paul Tierney

Everton v Aston Villa

21 November 2015 13	Everton	4–0	Aston Villa	Liverpool, England
15:00 GMT	Barkley 17', 42' Lukaku 28', 59'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,424 Referee: Michael Oliver

Bournemouth v Everton

28 November 2015 14	Bournemouth	3–3	Everton	Bournemouth, England
15:00 GMT	Smith 80' Stanislas 87', 90+8'	Report	Funes Mori 25' Lukaku 36' Barkley 90+5'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,228 Referee: Kevin Friend

Everton v Crystal Palace

7 December 2015 15	Everton	1–1	Crystal Palace	Liverpool, England
19:45 GMT	Lukaku 81'	Report	Dann 76'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,736 Referee: Craig Pawson

Norwich City v Everton

12 December 2015 16	Norwich City	1–1	Everton	Norwich, England
12:45 GMT	Hoolahan 47'	Report	Lukaku 15'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,027 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Everton v Leicester City

19 December 2015 17	Everton	2–3	Leicester City	Liverpool, England
15:00 GMT	Lukaku 32' Kevin Mirallas 89'	Report	Mahrez 27' (pen.), 65' (pen.) Okazaki 69'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,570 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Newcastle United v Everton

26 December 2015 18	Newcastle United	0–1	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
17:30 GMT		Report	Cleverley 90+3'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,682 Referee: Lee Mason

Everton v Stoke City

28 December 2015 19	Everton	3–4	Stoke City	Liverpool, England
15:00 GMT	Lukaku 22', 64' Deulofeu 71'	Report	Shaqiri 16', 45' Joselu 80' Arnautović 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,340 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur

3 January 2016 20	Everton	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool, England
16:00 GMT	Lennon 22'	Report	Alli 45'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,482 Referee: Michael Oliver

Manchester City v Everton

13 January 2016 21	Manchester City	0–0	Everton	Manchester, England
19:45 GMT		Report	Bešić  50'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 53,796 Referee: Roger East

Chelsea v Everton

16 January 2016 22	Chelsea	3–3	Everton	Fulham, London, England
15:00 GMT	Costa 64' Fàbregas 66' Terry 90+8'	Report	Terry 50' (o.g.) Mirallas 56' Funes Mori 90'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,633 Referee: Mike Jones

Everton v Swansea City

24 January 2016 23	Everton	1–2	Swansea City	Liverpool, England
13:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Cork 26' (o.g.)	Report	Sigurðsson 17' (pen.),  66' Ayew 34' Rangel  43' Fabiański  52'	Stadium: Goodison Park Referee: Anthony Taylor

Everton v Newcastle United

3 February 2016 24	Everton	3–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool, England
19:45 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Lennon 23' Coleman  74' Barkley 88' (pen.), 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Shelvey  61' Lascelles  90+3'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,061 Referee: Craig Pawson

Stoke City v Everton

6 February 2016 25	Stoke City	0–3	Everton	Stoke-on-Trent, England
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Diouf  59'	Report	Lukaku 11' (pen.) Coleman 28' Lennon 42'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,733 Referee: Andre Marriner

Everton v West Bromwich Albion

13 February 2016 26	Everton	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool, England
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)		Report	Rondón 14'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,103 Referee: Michael Oliver

Aston Villa v Everton

1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 27	Aston Villa	1–3	Everton	Birmingham, England
19:45 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Gestede 79'	Report	Funes Mori 5' Lennon 30' Lukaku 60'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,755 Referee: Roger East

Everton v West Ham United

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 28	Everton	2–3	West Ham United	Liverpool, England
15:00 GMT	Lukaku 13' Mirallas  16'  34' Lennon 56' Robles  75' Barkley  90+3'	Report	Antonio  37', 78' Sakho 81',  90+1' Ogbonna  80' Payet 90'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Everton v Arsenal

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 29	Everton	0–2	Arsenal	Liverpool, England
13:45 GMT		Report	Welbeck 7' Iwobi 42'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,270 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Manchester United v Everton

3 April 2016 (2016-04-03) 30	Manchester United	1–0	Everton	Manchester, England
16:00 BST	Martial 54' Smalling  61' Lingard  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,341 Referee: Andre Marriner

Watford v Everton

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 31	Watford	1–1	Everton	Watford, England
15:00 BST	Capoue  13' Holebas 45+2' Ighalo  90+3'	Report	McCarthy  43', 45+1'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,663 Referee: Kevin Friend

Crystal Palace v Everton

13 April 2016 (2016-04-13) 32	Crystal Palace	0–0	Everton	Selhurst, London, England
20:00 BST		Report	McCarthy  16'  52' Barry  90+1'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,528 Referee: Mike Jones

Everton v Southampton

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 33	Everton	1–1	Southampton	Liverpool, England
15:00 BST	Gibson  42' Funes Mori 68'	Report	Mané 76' Rodriguez  84'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,761 Referee: Craig Pawson

Liverpool v Everton

20 April 2016 (2016-04-20) 34	Liverpool	4–0	Everton	Liverpool, England
20:00 BST	Milner  8' Origi 43' Sakho 45+2' Sturridge 61' Coutinho 76'	Report	Lennon  42' Funes Mori  50'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,854 Referee: Robert Madley

Everton v Bournemouth

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 35	Everton	2–1	Bournemouth	Liverpool, England
20:00 BST	Cleverley 7' Gibson  62' Baines 64'	Report	Pugh 9'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,345 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Leicester City v Everton

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 36	Leicester City	3–1	Everton	Leicester, England
17:30 BST	Vardy 5', 65' (pen.) King 33'	Report	Pennington  44' Cleverley  49' Gibson  71' Mirallas 88'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,140 Referee: Andre Marriner

Sunderland v Everton

11 May 2016 (2016-05-11) 37	Sunderland	3–0	Everton	Sunderland, England
19:45 BST	Van Aanholt 38' Koné 42', 55'	Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 46,454 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Everton v Norwich City

15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) 38	Everton	3–0	Norwich City	Liverpool, England
15:00 BST	McCarthy 19' Baines 44' (pen.) Mirallas 48'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,691 Referee: Lee Mason

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

Everton entered the FA Cup at the third round and were drawn at home to Dagenham & Redbridge. They defeated the Daggers 2–0 and were drawn away against Carlisle United in the fourth round. The tie at Brunton Park was the first held there since the ground had flooded in Storm Desmond and ended in a 3–0 win for Everton. In the fifth round, Everton were drawn away to AFC Bournemouth. They won 2–0 and followed that with another 2–0 win against Chelsea at Goodison Park. They advanced to the semi-final at Wembley Stadium where they lost to Manchester United.

Everton v Dagenham & Redbridge

9 January 2016 Third round	Everton	2–0	Dagenham & Redbridge	Liverpool, England
15:00 GMT	Koné 32' Oviedo  34' Mirallas 85' (pen.) Galloway  90+1'	Report	Hemmings  31'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 30,918 Referee: Paul Tierney

Carlisle United v Everton

31 January 2016 Fourth round	Carlisle United	0–3	Everton	Carlisle, England
13:30 GMT	Kennedy  48'	Report	Koné 2' Lennon 14' McCarthy  44' Barkley 65'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 17,101 Referee: Lee Mason

Bournemouth v Everton

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) Fifth round	Bournemouth	0–2	Everton	Bournemouth, England
17:15 GMT	Gosling  45+1' Iturbe  66' King  68'	Report	McCarthy  18' Barkley 55' Lukaku 76'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,404 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Everton v Chelsea

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) Quarter-final	Everton	2–0	Chelsea	Liverpool, England
17:30 GMT	Jagielka  42' Lukaku 77', 82' Barry  84'  87'	Report	Costa  11'  84' Fàbregas  62'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,283 Referee: Michael Oliver

Everton v Manchester United

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) Semi-final	Everton	1–2	Manchester United	Wembley
17:15 BST	Smalling 75' (o.g.) Barkley  89'	Report	Fellaini 34' Rooney  58' Herrera  89' Martial 90+3',  90+3'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 86,064 Referee: Anthony Taylor

League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

As a Premier League team not involved in any UEFA competitions, Everton entered the League Cup at the second round stage. They defeated Barnsley away, after extra time, and were drawn away to Reading in the third round.^[38] The Toffees hosted fellow Premier League side Norwich City in the fourth round and won 4–3 on penalties. They beat Middlesbrough 2–0 away in the quarter-final, which was their first appearance at this stage since 2007–08. Everton lost to Manchester City 4–3 on aggregate in the two-legged semi-final.

Barnsley v Everton

26 August 2015 Second round	Barnsley	3–5 (a.e.t.)	Everton	Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
19:45 BST	Winnall 22' Watkins 28' Crowley 60'	Report	Mirallas 51' Naismith 59' Lukaku 78', 115' Roberts 96' (o.g.)	Stadium: Oakwell Referee: Simon Hooper

Reading v Everton

22 September 2015 Third round	Reading	1–2	Everton	Reading, England
20:00 BST	Blackman 36'	Report	Barkley 62' Deulofeu 73'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Referee: Keith Hill

Everton v Norwich City

27 October 2015 Fourth round	Everton	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Norwich City	Liverpool, England
19:45 GMT	Osman 68'	Report	Bassong 51'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 31,694 Referee: Anthony Taylor
	Penalties
	Deulofeu Barkley Lukaku Gibson		Dorrans Whittaker Hoolahan Grabban Redmond

Middlesbrough v Everton

1 December 2015 Fifth round (QF)	Middlesbrough	0–2	Everton	Middlesbrough, England
19:45 GMT		Report	Deulofeu 20' Lukaku 28'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,628

Everton v Manchester City

6 January 2016 Semi-finals (1)	Everton	2–1	Manchester City	Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT	Funes Mori 45' Lukaku 78'	Report	Navas 76'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,027 Referee: Robert Madley

Manchester City v Everton

27 January 2016 Semi-finals (2)	Manchester City	3–1 (4–3 agg.)	Everton	Manchester, England
19:45 GMT	Fernandinho 24' De Bruyne 70' Agüero 76'	Report	Barkley 18'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 50,048 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Statistics

Appearances

As of match played 15 May 2016.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ESP	Joel Robles	24	0	13	0	5	0	6	0
2	DF	ENG	Tony Hibbert	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Leighton Baines	22	2	16+2	2	1	0	2+1	0
4	MF	IRL	Darron Gibson	10	0	2+5	0	1+1	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	John Stones	40	0	31+2	0	0+1	0	6	0
6	DF	ENG	Phil Jagielka	28	0	21	0	4	0	3	0
7	MF	IRL	Aiden McGeady	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF	CRC	Bryan Oviedo	19	0	12+2	0	3	0	2	0
9	FW	CIV	Arouna Koné	31	7	16+9	5	2	2	2+2	0
10	FW	BEL	Romelu Lukaku	45	25	36+1	18	2	3	6	4
11	FW	BEL	Kevin Mirallas	29	6	10+13	4	1+1	1	2+2	1
12	MF	ENG	Aaron Lennon	30	6	17+8	5	4	1	1	0
14	FW	SCO	Steven Naismith	13	4	4+6	3	0	0	1+2	1
14	FW	SEN	Oumar Niasse	7	0	2+3	0	0+2	0	0	0
15	MF	ENG	Tom Cleverley	30	2	18+5	2	3	0	4	0
16	MF	IRL	James McCarthy	36	2	29	2	3	0	2+2	0
17	MF	BIH	Muhamed Bešić	16	0	7+5	0	1+1	0	2	0
18	MF	ENG	Gareth Barry	39	0	32+1	0	2	0	3+1	0
19	FW	ESP	Gerard Deulofeu	32	4	16+10	2	0	0	4+2	2
20	MF	ENG	Ross Barkley	47	12	36+2	8	3	2	4+2	2
21	MF	ENG	Leon Osman	16	1	2+7	0	0+2	0	4+1	1
22	MF	RSA	Steven Pienaar	6	0	0+4	0	2	0	0	0
23	DF	IRL	Séamus Coleman	34	1	27+1	1	3	0	2+1	0
24	GK	USA	Tim Howard	25	0	25	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	ARG	Ramiro Funes Mori	37	5	24+4	4	4	0	5	1
27	DF	ENG	Tyias Browning	6	0	3+2	0	0	0	1	0
28	FW	URU	Leandro Rodríguez	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
29	DF	ENG	Luke Garbutt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	ENG	Callum Connolly	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	ENG	Brendan Galloway	19	0	14+1	0	1+1	0	1+1	0
38	DF	ENG	Matthew Pennington	6	0	4	0	0+1	0	1	0
41	MF	ENG	Tom Davies	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
43	DF	ENG	Jonjoe Kenny	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
51	MF	ENG	Kieran Dowell	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0