2015–16 Leicester City F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Leicester City Football Club's 111th season in the English football league system and their 48th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football.^[1] During the season, Leicester participated in the Premier League for the second consecutive season, as well as the FA Cup and League Cup.

Leicester City

2015–16 season
Leicester City lifting the Premier League trophy in May 2016
Owner	King Power
Chairman	Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
Manager	Claudio Ranieri
Stadium	King Power Stadium
Premier League	1st
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Jamie Vardy (24) All: Jamie Vardy (24)
Highest home attendance	32,242
Lowest home attendance	31,824
Average home league attendance	32,021
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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In what was described as one of the greatest sporting stories of all time,^[2] Leicester were confirmed as champions of the 2015–16 Premier League season on 2 May 2016, finishing top of England's highest league for the first time in the club's history. The club was a 5000–1 underdog with bookmakers to win the division before the season kicked off.^[3] The feat meant that Leicester would be playing in the UEFA Champions League the following season, a first for the club in their history.

The season also saw history be made for individual players within the team, as striker Jamie Vardy broke the record for consecutive games with a goal in the Premier League (11)^[4] and winger Riyad Mahrez became both the first African and Algerian player to be the recipient of the PFA Players' Player of the Year.^[5]

Season summary

Pre-season

On 21 May 2015, Leicester City confirmed their first three pre-season friendlies against Lincoln City, Mansfield Town and Birmingham City.^[6] On 22 May 2015, Leicester City added a trip to Burton Albion to their pre-season schedule.^[7] On 30 June 2015, the Foxes confirmed a friendly against Rotherham United.^[8]

On 14 June 2015, Marcin Wasilewski signed a one-year contract.^[9] On 2 July 2015, Dean Hammond signed a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.^[10]

Leicester's first pre-season match was a 3–1 away win over Lincoln City on 21 July 2015. Four days later, they drew 1–1 to Mansfield Town. On 29 July, Leicester travelled to Burton Albion, winning 2–1. The next day, they won away to Rotherham United by the same score. In their last pre-season friendly, Leicester beat Birmingham City 3–2 at St. Andrew's.

August

Leicester opened their Premier League campaign on 8 August 2015 with a 4–2 victory over Sunderland. Jamie Vardy scored the opener, with a brace from Riyad Mahrez and Marc Albrighton adding to the scoreline. Jermain Defoe and Steven Fletcher’s goals weren’t enough to secure a point for the away side.^[11] The next week, Leicester beat West Ham United 2–1 at Upton Park thanks to Mahrez and Shinji Okazaki; Dimitri Payet scored the only goal for the home side.^[12] On 22 August 2015, Mahrez rescued a point against Tottenham Hotspur after Dele Alli scored the opener.^[13] On 25 August, Leicester travelled to Bury for their second round League Cup tie, running out 4–1 winners. Joe Dodoo scored a hat-trick and another was dispatched by Andrej Kramarić, while Danny Mayor scored the only goal for the League One side.^[14] On 29 August, Vardy scored a late penalty to rescue a point away to Bournemouth, after Callum Wilson scored for the home side in the first half. ^[15]

September

On 13 September, Leicester found themselves 2–0 down at home to Aston Villa, with Jack Grealish and Carles Gil on the scoresheet. The Foxes would launch a second half comeback, as goals from Vardy, Ritchie De Laet and Nathan Dyer put them 3–2 up.^[16] On 19 September, they found themselves trailing 2–0 again, this time away to Stoke City. Mahrez dispatched a penalty before Vardy scored the equaliser.^[17] On 22 September, Leicester beat West Ham United in extra time in the third round of the League Cup. Dodoo scored an early goal before Mauro Zárate equalised for the visitors. Andy King scored the winner in the 116th minute.^[18] On 26 September, Leicester faced Arsenal at the King Power Stadium. A brace from Vardy was not enough to beat the Gunners, as they lost 5–2; Theo Walcott scored the equaliser after falling 1–0 behind before Alexis Sánchez scored a hat-trick, and Olivier Giroud scored the fifth for Arsenal.^[19]

October

Leicester began October with a 2–1 victory over Norwich City, as Vardy scored a penalty and from Jeffrey Schlupp added to the scoreline.^[20] On 17 October, Southampton led Leicester 2–0 before the interval. A brace from Vardy secured a point for the Foxes.^[21] On 24 October, Leicester won 1–0 over Crystal Palace, with Vardy on the scoresheet once again.^[22] On 27 October, Leicester travelled to Hull City for their fourth round League Cup tie. The match remained goalless until Mahrez scored in extra time, but not before Abel Hernández equalised for the hosts. Leicester would eventually lose the penalty shootout.^[23] On 31 October, Leicester made amends for their League Cup exit as they travelled to West Bromwich Albion and ran out as 3–2 winners, with Mahrez scoring a brace and Vardy netting in another goal; this was his eighth consecutive match with at least one goal.^[24]

November

On 7 November, Leicester won 2–1 against Watford. N’Golo Kanté scored his first and only goal for the Foxes, and Vardy dispatched another penalty. Troy Deeney scored the only goal for the visitors, also a penalty.^[25] On 21 November, Leicester beat Newcastle United 3–0 at St James’s Park, with goals from Vardy, Okazaki and Leonardo Ulloa.^[26] One week later, Vardy set a new record by scoring in 11 consecutive games after he scored against Manchester United; the record was previously held by Ruud van Nistelrooy, who played for United. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with Bastian Schweinsteiger scoring the equaliser before the break.^[27]

December

On 5 December, Mahrez scored a hat-trick to beat Swansea City 3–0. On 14 December, Leicester beat defending champions Chelsea 2–1, in what proved to be José Mourinho’s final game as manager of the Blues. Mahrez and Vardy were on the scoresheet once again for the Foxes. On 19 December, Leicester beat Everton 3–2 at Goodison Park thanks to two penalties scored by Mahrez and another goal from Okazaki. On Boxing Day, Leicester lost 1–0 to Liverpool at Anfield thanks to a second half goal from Christian Benteke. The defeat ended a nine-match unbeaten run for the Foxes. On 29 December, their last game of the calendar year, Leicester hosted Manchester City in a goalless draw. As a result, Leicester missed the opportunity to maintain their position at the top of the table, as Arsenal, who beat Bournemouth 2–0 the day before, moved to first on goal difference.

January

In their first game of 2016, Leicester were held to another goalless draw against Bournemouth, during which Leicester were given a penalty; Mahrez's shot was saved by Artur Boruc. This meant that Leicester missed the opportunity to top the table again, as Arsenal’s 1–0 win over Newcastle saw them move two points clear of the Foxes. On 10 January, Leicester travelled to White Hart Lane to play against Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the FA Cup, where they were held to a 2–2 draw. On 13 January, they travelled to White Hart Lane again, this time in the league, where Robert Huth scored a late winner in a 1–0 victory. On 16 January, Okazaki put Leicester ahead against Aston Villa. Mahrez missed another penalty, then in the second half, Rudy Gestede equalised for the hosts. In the FA Cup third round replay at the King Power Stadium, on 20 January, Leicester lost 2–0. The Foxes would make amends for the FA Cup exit by returning to the top of the Premier League with a 3–0 home victory over Stoke on 23 January. They moved three points clear as Manchester City drew 2–2 against West Ham, and Arsenal played a goalless draw against Stoke a week earlier (on the same day Leicester drew against Aston Villa).

February

On 2 February, Vardy scored from 25 yards out against Liverpool, before adding another in a 2–0 home victory. The result maintained Leicester’s lead in the table. On 6 February, the Foxes travelled to the Etihad Stadium to face second-place Manchester City. The visitors won 3–1 thanks to Mahrez and a brace from Huth; Sergio Agüero scored the consolation goal for City late in the second half. The result saw Leicester move five points clear on top. On 14 February, Leicester took the lead against Arsenal at the Emirates thanks to a penalty by Vardy. In the second half, Leicester were reduced to 10 men as Danny Simpson was sent off, and Theo Walcott would later equalise. Danny Welbeck then scored the winner for Arsenal with the last kick of the game. This cut Leicester’s lead to two points; Arsenal and their north London rivals Tottenham shared the same number of points, however, the latter had a superior goal difference and so they took second place. On 27 February, Leonardo Ulloa scored a late winner against Norwich in a 1–0 victory. Leicester were still two points ahead despite Tottenham's 2–1 win over Swansea. Arsenal fell to third after losing 3–2 to Manchester United at Old Trafford.

March

On 1 March, Leicester drew 2–2 to West Bromwich Albion. Salomon Randón scored for the Baggies, before Jonas Olsson scored an own goal to level the score. Leicester took the lead heading into halftime, thanks to Andy King, but Craig Gardner would equalise for the visitors early in the second half. On 5 March, Leicester won 1–0 away to Watford. On 14 March, Leicester hosted Newcastle United in another 1–0 victory. On 19 March, Leicester won 1–0 again, this time against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

April

On 3 April, Leicester hosted Southampton and won 1–0 once again. On 10 April, Vardy scored both goals in a 2–0 win away to Sunderland. Tottenham's 3–0 win over Manchester United on the same day meant that Leicester were guaranteed UEFA Champions League football for the first time in the club's history.^[28] On 17 April, Vardy scored his 19th goal of the season against West Ham. He was then sent off in the second half, after receiving a second yellow card. West Ham would take the lead through a penalty from Andy Carroll and Aaron Cresswell. An injury-time penalty scored by Ulloa rescued a point for Leicester as they maintained their lead at the top of the table. On 24 April, Leicester thrashed Swansea 4–0 thanks to goals from Mahrez, two from Ulloa, and another from Albrighton.

May

On 1 May, Manchester United took an early lead against Leicester at Old Trafford thanks to Anthony Martial, but minutes later, Wes Morgan equalised for the visitors. Danny Drinkwater was sent off after receiving two yellow cards, and the match ended in a 1–1 draw. This result meant that Leicester were just two points away from being crowned champions, and their title success would be confirmed if Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea the following day.^[29]

The title decider came on 2 May 2016, a London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge. In the first half of the match, goals from Harry Kane and Son Heung-min put Tottenham 2–0 ahead. After the break, Gary Cahill pulled one back for Chelsea before substitute Eden Hazard scored a late equaliser to end Tottenham's title hopes. At the full time whistle, Leicester were confirmed champions of England, with the home crowd celebrating their former coach Ranieri's achievement.^[30]

On 7 May, the newly crowned champions of England beat Everton 3–1, with Vardy scoring 2 goals and King scoring a third. Vardy had the opportunity to complete a hat-trick by converting a penalty, but he would blaze the ball over the crossbar. Their final league match was a 1–1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 15 May. Cesc Fàbregas converted a penalty before Drinkwater equalised for the visitors.

At the end of the season, Leicester City finished with 81 points, winning 23 games, drawing 12, and losing just three. Arsenal secured second after beating relegated Aston Villa 4–0, finishing one point ahead of North London rivals Tottenham, who lost 5–1 away to fellow relegated side Newcastle.

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Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Lincoln City v Leicester City

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly	Lincoln City	1–3	Leicester City	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Power 10' (pen.)	Report	Mahrez 33' Kramarić 80' Vardy 90'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,693 (1,384 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Mansfield Town v Leicester City

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly	Mansfield Town	1–1	Leicester City	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Green 27'	Report	Nugent 10'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,273 (1,608 away) Referee: David Coote

Burton Albion v Leicester City

28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly	Burton Albion	1–2	Leicester City	Burton-upon-Trent
19:30 BST	Duffy 90'	Report	Vardy 65', 72'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,184 Referee: Steve Martin

Rotherham United v Leicester City

29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly	Rotherham United	1–2	Leicester City	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Ward 80'	Report	Mahrez 56' Nugent 72'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 3,678 (524 away) Referee: Mark Brown

Birmingham City v Leicester City

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Birmingham City	2–3	Leicester City	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Cotterill 23' Gray 24'	Report	Huth 58' Drinkwater 76' Okazaki 83'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 7,026 (1,731 away) Referee: Graham Scott

Players and staff

First team squad

• This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2015–16 season.
• Asterisks indicates player left mid-season.
• Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season.
• Italics indicate loan player.

No.	Nat.	Player	Position(s)	Joined in	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1		Kasper Schmeichel	GK	2011	Leeds United
12		Ben Hamer	GK	2014	Charlton Athletic
32		Mark Schwarzer	GK	2015	Chelsea
41		Jonny Maddison	GK	2015	Crawley Town
Defenders
2		Ritchie De Laet	RB	2012	Manchester United
5		Wes Morgan	CB	2012	Nottingham Forest
6		Robert Huth	CB	2015	Stoke City
13		Daniel Amartey	CB / DM / RB	2016	Copenhagen
17		Danny Simpson	RB	2014	Queens Park Rangers
18		Liam Moore	CB / RB	2011	Youth
27		Marcin Wasilewski	CB / RB	2013	Anderlecht
28		Christian Fuchs	LB	2015	Schalke 04
29		Yohan Benalouane	CB / RB	2015	Atalanta
30		Ben Chilwell	LB	2015	Youth
Midfielders
4		Danny Drinkwater	CM	2012	Manchester United
8		Matty James	CM	2012	Manchester United
10		Andy King	CM	2006	Youth
11		Marc Albrighton	RM / LM	2014	Aston Villa
14		N'Golo Kanté	CM / DM / RM	2015	Caen
15		Jeffrey Schlupp	LW / LM / LB / CF	2010	Youth
22		Demarai Gray	LW / RW	2016	Birmingham City
24		Nathan Dyer	RW / LW	2015	Swansea City
26		Riyad Mahrez	RW / LW / AM	2014	Le Havre
33		Gökhan Inler	CM / DM	2015	Napoli
36		Joe Dodoo	RW / CF / LW	2013	Youth
39		Andre Olukanmi	RW / LW / AM	2015	Youth
Forwards
9		Jamie Vardy	CF	2012	Fleetwood Town
16		Tom Lawrence	CF	2014	Manchester United
19		Andrej Kramarić	CF / LW	2015	Rijeka
20		Shinji Okazaki	CF / LW / RW / AM	2015	Mainz 05
23		Leonardo Ulloa	CF	2014	Brighton & Hove Albion
38		Harry Panayiotou	SS / RW / LW	2012	Youth

Staff

• This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2015–16 season.
• Asterisks indicate member of staff left mid-season.

Position	Nationality	Name
Manager		Claudio Ranieri
Assistant Manager		Craig Shakespeare
Assistant Manager		Paolo Benetti
Assistant Manager/Head of Recruitment		Steve Walsh
First Team Coach/Goalkeeping Coach		Mike Stowell
Forwards/Strikers Coach		Kevin Phillips*
Head Physio		David Rennie
Academy Manager		Gareth Jennings
Academy Coach (Under 18s)		Trevor Peake
Academy Coach (Under 16s)		Iñigo Idiakez

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nat.	Player	From	Fee
1 July 2015	LB		Christian Fuchs	Schalke 04	Free[32]
1 July 2015	CB		Robert Huth	Stoke City	£3,000,000[33][34]
1 July 2015	CF		Shinji Okazaki	Mainz 05	£7,000,000[35][36]
3 August 2015	CM		N'Golo Kanté	Caen	£5,600,000[37]
3 August 2015	CB		Yohan Benalouane	Atalanta	Undisclosed[38]
19 August 2015	DM		Gökhan Inler	Napoli	£3,000,000[39]
4 January 2016	LW		Demarai Gray	Birmingham City	£3,700,000[40][41]
22 January 2016	CB		Daniel Amartey	Copenhagen	£5,000,000[42][43]
29 January 2016	GK		Daniel Iversen	Esbjerg fB	Undisclosed[44]
15 March 2016	LW		Faiq Bolkiah	Chelsea	Free[45]

Total spending: £27,300,000

Out

Date	Position	Nat.	Player	To	Fee
1 July 2015	CF		Chris Wood	Leeds United	£3,000,000[46][47]
14 August 2015	CF		David Nugent	Middlesbrough	£4,000,000[48][49]
11 January 2016	CB		Joe Davis	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed[50]
20 January 2016	CF		Simonas Stankevičius	Žalgiris	Undisclosed[51]

Total incoming: £7,000,000

Loans in

Date from	Date until	Position	Nat.	Player	From
1 September 2015	End of season	RW		Nathan Dyer	Swansea City[52]

Loans out

Date from	Date until	Position	Nat.	Player	To
4 August 2015	End of season	LB		Paul Konchesky	Queens Park Rangers[53]
11 August 2015	End of season[a]	GK		Ben Hamer	Bristol City[54]
20 August 2015	3 January 2016	DM		Ryan Watson	Northampton Town[55]
21 August 2015	23 September 2015	CF		Jacob Blyth	Cambridge United[56]
21 August 2015	3 January 2016	LW		Tom Lawrence	Blackburn Rovers[57]
28 August 2015	26 September 2015	CM		Jak McCourt	Port Vale[58]
28 August 2015	24 November 2015	CF		Simonas Stankevičius	Oldham Athletic[59]
29 August 2015	3 January 2016	LB		Callum Elder	Peterborough United[60][b]
1 September 2015	4 January 2016	CB		Liam Moore	Bristol City[62]
16 September 2015	14 October 2015	RW		Aaron Hassall	Corby Town[63]
16 September 2015	14 October 2015	CB		Cédric Kipré	Corby Town[63]
24 September 2015	13 November 2015	AM		Jack Barmby	Notts County[64]
19 November 2015	3 January 2016	DF		Ben Chilwell	Huddersfield Town[65]
19 November 2015	18 December 2015	FW		Joe Dodoo	Bury[66]
20 January 2016	End of season	FW		Andrej Kramarić	1899 Hoffenheim[67]
1 February 2016	End of season	DF		Yohan Benalouane	Fiorentina[68]
1 February 2016	End of season	DF		Ritchie De Laet	Middlesbrough[69]
22 March 2016	End of season	CF		Jacob Blyth	Blackpool[70]

1. Hamer returned to Leicester on 17 November 2015.
2. On 22 September 2015, Elder's loan at Peterborough was extended until 3 January 2016.^[61]

Released

Date	Position	Nat.	Player
30 June 2015	DM		Esteban Cambiasso[71]
30 June 2015	RW		Anthony Knockaert[72]
30 June 2015	LB		Zoumana Bakayogo[72]
30 June 2015	FW		Marcel Barrington[72]
30 June 2015	RW		Adam Dawson[72]
30 June 2015	LW		Paul Gallagher[72]
30 June 2015	CB		Kieran Kennedy[72]
30 June 2015	GK		Conrad Logan[72]
30 June 2015	CB		Hervé Pepe-Ngoma[72]
30 June 2015	CM		Louis Rowley[72]
30 June 2015	FW		Gary Taylor-Fletcher[72]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	8 August 2015	15 May 2016	Matchday 1	Winners	38	23	12	3	68	36	+32	060.53
FA Cup	10 January 2016	20 January 2016	Third round	Third round	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Football League Cup	25 August 2015	27 October 2015	Second round	Fourth round	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	066.67
Total					43	25	14	4	77	43	+34	058.14

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2015–16 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Leicester City (C)	38	23	12	3	68	36	+32	81	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Arsenal	38	20	11	7	65	36	+29	71
3	Tottenham Hotspur	38	19	13	6	69	35	+34	70
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]

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).^[73]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Manchester United qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 FA Cup. As they had also qualified by their virtue of their league position (5th), this spot was passed to the next-highest ranked team (6th), Southampton.

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	23	12	3	68	36	+32	81	12	6	1	35	18	+17	11	6	2	33	18	+15

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	D
Position	1	1	2	3	2	3	6	4	5	5	3	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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.^[74]

Leicester City v Sunderland

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Leicester City	4–2	Sunderland	Leicester
15:00 BST	Vardy 11',  49' Mahrez 18', 25' (pen.) Albrighton 66' Schlupp  90'	Report	Rodwell  17' Jones  42' Defoe 60' Fletcher 71' Kaboul  73' Coates  85'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,242 Referee: Lee Mason

West Ham United v Leicester City

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2	West Ham United	1–2	Leicester City	London
15:00 BST	Jenkinson  40' Payet 55' Adrián  90+2'	Report	Vardy  11' Okazaki 27',  54' Mahrez 38' Benalouane  88'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,857 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 3	Leicester City	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Leicester
15:00 BST	Mahrez 82' King  90+1'	Report	Dembélé  29' Lamela  31' Dier  60' Alli 81' Mason  83'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,971 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Bournemouth v Leicester City

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 4	Bournemouth	1–1	Leicester City	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Gradel  1' Wilson 24' O'Kane  75'	Report	De Laet  13' King  36' Huth  48' Vardy 86' (pen.) Schlupp  90+2'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,155 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Leicester City v Aston Villa

13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) 5	Leicester City	3–2	Aston Villa	Leicester
16:00 BST	Albrighton  45+1' De Laet 72' Vardy 82' Dyer  77', 89'	Report	Grealish 39' Gil 63' Amavi  81'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,733 Referee: Mike Dean

Stoke City v Leicester City

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 6	Stoke City	2–2	Leicester City	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Bojan 13',  70' Walters 20'	Report	Mahrez 51' (pen.),  58' Kanté  60' Vardy 69' Drinkwater  78' Schlupp  81'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,642 Referee: Andre Marriner

Leicester City v Arsenal

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 7	Leicester City	2–5	Arsenal	Leicester
15:00 BST	Vardy 13', 89'	Report	Walcott 18' Sánchez 33', 57', 81' Arteta  69' Giroud 90+3'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,047 Referee: Craig Pawson

Norwich City v Leicester City

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 8	Norwich City	1–2	Leicester City	Norwich
15:00 BST	Mbokani 68'	Report	Vardy 28' (pen.) Schlupp 47' Huth  63'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,067 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Southampton v Leicester City

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 9	Southampton	2–2	Leicester City	Southampton
15:00 BST	Fonte 21' Wanyama  22' Van Dijk 37' Bertrand  76'	Report	Vardy 66', 90+1'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,559 Referee: Paul Tierney

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

West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 11	West Bromwich Albion	2–3	Leicester City	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Rondón 30' Lambert 86' (pen.)	Report	Mahrez 57', 64' Vardy 77' Huth  89' Schmeichel  90+3'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,150 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Leicester City v Watford

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 12	Leicester City	2–1	Watford	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Kanté 52' Vardy 65' (pen.)	Report	Gomes  64' Deeney 75' (pen.)	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,029 Referee: Roger East

Newcastle United v Leicester City

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 13	Newcastle United	0–3	Leicester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Anita  36' Dummett  48' Pérez  76' Sissoko  79'	Report	Huth  31' Vardy 45+1' Ulloa 62' Okazaki 83'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,151 Referee: Mike Jones

Leicester City v Manchester United

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 14	Leicester City	1–1	Manchester United	Leicester
17:30 GMT	Vardy 24'	Report	Young  14' Schweinsteiger 45+1'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,115 Referee: Craig Pawson

Swansea City v Leicester City

5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 15	Swansea City	0–3	Leicester City	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Britton  47' Ki  74'	Report	Mahrez 5', 22', 67' Kanté  23' Simpson  70' Albrighton  90+1'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,836 Referee: Michael Oliver

Leicester City v Chelsea

14 December 2015 (2015-12-14) 16	Leicester City	2–1	Chelsea	Leicester
20:00 GMT	Vardy 34',  46' Mahrez 48' Huth  50'	Report	Rémy 77'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,054 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Everton v Leicester City

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 17	Everton	2–3	Leicester City	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Lukaku 32' Funes Mori  61' Howard  64' Mirallas 89'	Report	Mahrez 27' (pen.), 65' (pen.) Okazaki 69' Wasilewski  81'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,570 Referee: Jon Moss

Liverpool v Leicester City

26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 18	Liverpool	1–0	Leicester City	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Lallana  45+1' Can  52' Benteke 63'	Report	Huth  62'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,123 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Leicester City v Manchester City

29 December 2015 (2015-12-29) 19	Leicester City	0–0	Manchester City	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Albrighton  81'	Report	Kolarov  67' Mangala  76' De Bruyne  90'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,072 Referee: Craig Pawson

Leicester City v Bournemouth

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 20	Leicester City	0–0	Bournemouth	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Mahrez 59' Albrighton  62'	Report	Arter  34' Francis  57'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,006 Referee: Andre Marriner

Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City

13 January 2016 (2016-01-13) 21	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Leicester City	London
20:00 GMT	Dier  79'	Report	Huth 83'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,850 Referee: Lee Mason

Aston Villa v Leicester City

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 22	Aston Villa	1–1	Leicester City	Birmingham
17:30 GMT	Bunn  14' Cissokho  32' Gestede 75' Bacuna  85'	Report	Okazaki 28' Mahrez 33' Huth  77' Vardy  85'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,763 Referee: Roger East

Leicester City v Stoke City

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 23	Leicester City	3–0	Stoke City	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Drinkwater 41' Vardy 66' Ulloa 87'	Report	Shaqiri  59'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,018 Referee: Mike Dean

Leicester City v Liverpool

2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 24	Leicester City	2–0	Liverpool	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Vardy 60', 71'	Report	Lucas  86'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,121 Referee: Andre Marriner

Manchester City v Leicester City

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 25	Manchester City	1–3	Leicester City	Manchester
12:45 GMT	Zabaleta  69' Fernando  72' Agüero 87'	Report	Huth 3', 60' Morgan  36' Simpson  46' Mahrez 48'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,693 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Arsenal v Leicester City

14 February 2016 (2016-02-14) 26	Arsenal	2–1	Leicester City	Holloway, London
12:00 GMT	Coquelin  36' Koscielny  44' Ramsey  45+2' Walcott 70' Welbeck 90+5',  90+6'	Report	Vardy 45' (pen.) Simpson  49'  54' Fuchs  52' Kanté  57' Wasilewski  90+4'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,009 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Leicester City v Norwich City

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 27	Leicester City	1–0	Norwich City	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Ulloa 89'	Report	Naismith  48' Bennett  51'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,114 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion

1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 28	Leicester City	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Olsson 30' (o.g.) King 45+1'	Report	Rondón 11' Sessègnon  32' Gardner 50' Yacob  88'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,018 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Watford v Leicester City

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 29	Watford	0–1	Leicester City	Watford
17:30 GMT	Amrabat  29' Aké  58'	Report	Mahrez 56' Fuchs  74' Morgan  90+2'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,884 Referee: Jon Moss

Leicester City v Newcastle United

14 March 2016 (2016-03-14) 30	Leicester City	1–0	Newcastle United	Leicester
20:00 GMT	Okazaki 25'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,824 Referee: Craig Pawson

Crystal Palace v Leicester City

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 31	Crystal Palace	0–1	Leicester City	London
15:00 GMT	Souaré  42'	Report	Schmeichel  30' Mahrez 34'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,041 Referee: Mike Jones

Leicester City v Southampton

3 April 2016 (2016-04-03) 32	Leicester City	1–0	Southampton	Leicester
13:30 BST	Morgan 38' Drinkwater  51' Fuchs  88'	Report	Wanyama  46' Tadić  75'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,071 Referee: Michael Oliver

Sunderland v Leicester City

10 April 2016 (2016-04-10) 33	Sunderland	0–2	Leicester City	Sunderland
13:30 BST	Borini  21'	Report	Fuchs  30' Vardy 66', 90+5'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 46,531 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Leicester City v West Ham United

17 April 2016 (2016-04-17) 34	Leicester City	2–2	West Ham United	Leicester
13:30 BST	Vardy 18',  28'  56' Morgan  77' Ulloa 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Reid  30' Noble  40' Payet  42' Carroll 84' (pen.) Cresswell 86'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,104 Referee: Jon Moss

Leicester City v Swansea City

24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) 35	Leicester City	4–0	Swansea City	Leicester
16:15 BST	Mahrez 10' Ulloa 30', 60' Huth  82' Albrighton 85'	Report	Fernández  64' Williams  72'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,962 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Manchester United v Leicester City

1 May 2016 (2016-05-01) 36	Manchester United	1–1	Leicester City	Manchester
14:05 BST	Martial 8' Lingard  53' Carrick  57' Rooney  66'	Report	Morgan 17' Drinkwater  58'  87'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,275 Referee: Michael Oliver

Leicester City v Everton

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 37	Leicester City	3–1	Everton	Leicester
17:30 BST	Vardy 5', 65' (pen.), 72' King 33'	Report	Pennington  44' Cleverley  49' Gibson  71' Mirallas 88'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,140 Referee: Andre Marriner

Chelsea v Leicester City

15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) 38	Chelsea	1–1	Leicester City	London
15:00 BST	Fàbregas 66' (pen.)	Report	Drinkwater 82'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,494 Referee: Craig Pawson

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

Leicester City entered the competition in the third round, and were drawn away to Tottenham Hotspur on 7 December 2015.

Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City

10 January 2016 (2016-01-10) Third round	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	Leicester City	London
16:00 GMT	Eriksen 9' Kane 90' (pen.) Bentaleb  90+1'	Report	Wasilewski  15', 19' Okazaki 48' Schmeichel  89'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,805 Referee: Bobby Madley

Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur

20 January 2016 (2016-01-20) Third round replay	Leicester City	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Albrighton  90'	Report	Davies  20' Son 39' Chadli 66'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,006 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Football League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

Leicester City entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Bury.^[75] The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Leicester City were drawn at home to West Ham United.^[76]

Bury v Leicester City

25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round	Bury	1–4	Leicester City	Bury
19:45 BST	Mayor 49' Jones  70'	Report	Dodoo 25', 86', 90' Kramarić 41'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,914 Referee: Andrew Madley

Leicester City v West Ham United

22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) Third round	Leicester City	2–1 (a.e.t.)	West Ham United	Leicester
19:45 BST	Dodoo 6' Fuchs  35' Simpson  69' Schlupp  79' Wasilewski  108' King 116'	Report	Zárate 27',  59' Obiang  67' Noble  100'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 21,268 Referee: Peter Bankes

Hull City v Leicester City

27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) Fourth round	Hull City	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Leicester City	Hull
19:45 GMT	Hayden  88' Akpom  92' Robertson  100' Hernández 105'	Report	Benalouane  77' Albrighton  87' Mahrez 99'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 16,818 Referee: Stuart Attwell
	Penalties
	Hernández Maloney Huddlestone Akpom Meyler		Mahrez Drinkwater Inler Wasilewski Vardy

Awards

Club awards

At the end of the season, Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters, saw the players recognized for their achievements for the club throughout the 2015–16 season.^[77]

Player of the Year Award	Riyad Mahrez
Young Player of the Year Award	Jeff Schlupp
Players' Player of the Year Award	N'Golo Kanté
Academy Player of the Year Award	Admiral Muskwe
Under-21 Player of the Year Award	Ben Chilwell
Goal of the Season Award	Jamie Vardy vs Liverpool, 2 February 2016
Performance of the Season	vs Manchester City (away), 6 February 2016

Divisional awards

Date	Nat.	Winner	Award
October 2015		Jamie Vardy	Premier League Player of the Month[78]
November 2015		Jamie Vardy	Premier League Player of the Month[79]
November 2015		Claudio Ranieri	Premier League Manager of the Month[79]
March 2016		Claudio Ranieri	Premier League Manager of the Month
April 2016		Claudio Ranieri	Premier League Manager of the Month
Season		Claudio Ranieri	Premier League Manager of the Season
Season		Jamie Vardy	Premier League Player of the Season
Season		Riyad Mahrez	PFA Players' Player of the Year[80]
Season		Jamie Vardy	FWA Footballer of the Year[80][81]
Season		Wes Morgan	PFA Premier League Team of the Year[82]
Season		N'Golo Kanté	PFA Premier League Team of the Year[82]
Season		Riyad Mahrez	PFA Premier League Team of the Year[82]
Season		Jamie Vardy	PFA Premier League Team of the Year[82]

Player statistics

All data from LCFC.com

Appearances

• Starts + substitute appearances.
• Italics indicates loan player.
• * indicates player left mid-season.
• # indicates player retired mid-season.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	DEN	Kasper Schmeichel	40	0	38	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	BEL	Ritchie De Laet	15	1	7+5	1	1	0	1+1	0
4	MF	ENG	Danny Drinkwater	37	2	35	2	1	0	0+1	0
5	DF	JAM	Wes Morgan	38	2	38	2	0	0	0	0
6	DF	GER	Robert Huth	35	3	35	3	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Dean Hammond	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF	ENG	Matty James	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Jamie Vardy	38	24	36	24	0+1	0	0+1	0
10	MF	WAL	Andy King	29	3	9+16	2	2	0	2	1
11	MF	ENG	Marc Albrighton	42	2	34+4	2	0+2	0	2	0
12	GK	ENG	Ben Hamer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	GHA	Daniel Amartey	5	0	1+4	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	FRA	N'Golo Kanté	40	1	33+4	1	1	0	1+1	0
15	MF	GHA	Jeffrey Schlupp	26	1	14+10	1	0	0	0+2	0
16	MF	WAL	Tom Lawrence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	ENG	Danny Simpson	32	0	30	0	1	0	1	0
18	DF	ENG	Liam Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	CRO	Andrej Kramarić	5	1	0+2	0	0	0	3	1
20	FW	JPN	Shinji Okazaki	39	6	28+8	5	0+2	1	1	0
22	MF	ENG	Demarai Gray	14	0	1+11	0	2	0	0	0
23	FW	ARG	Leonardo Ulloa	33	6	7+22	6	2	0	2	0
24	MF	ENG	Nathan Dyer	14	1	0+12	1	2	0	0	0
26	MF	ALG	Riyad Mahrez	39	18	36+1	17	0	0	0+2	1
27	DF	POL	Marcin Wasilewski	9	1	3+1	0	2	1	3	0
28	DF	AUT	Christian Fuchs	34	0	30+2	0	0	0	2	0
29	DF	TUN	Yohan Benalouane	9	0	0+4	0	2	0	3	0
30	DF	ENG	Ben Chilwell	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
32	GK	AUS	Mark Schwarzer	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
33	MF	SUI	Gökhan Inler	10	0	3+2	0	2	0	3	0
36	FW	ENG	Joe Dodoo	4	4	0+1	0	0	0	3	4

Top goalscorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Nat.	Player	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW	9		Jamie Vardy	24	0	0	24
2	MF	26		Riyad Mahrez	17	0	1	18
3	FW	20		Shinji Okazaki	5	1	0	6
	FW	23		Leonardo Ulloa	6	0	0	6
5	FW	36		Joe Dodoo	0	0	4	4
6	DF	6		Robert Huth	3	0	0	3
	MF	10		Andy King	2	0	1	3
8	MF	4		Danny Drinkwater	2	0	0	2
	DF	5		Wes Morgan	2	0	0	2
	MF	11		Marc Albrighton	2	0	0	2
11	DF	2		Ritchie De Laet	1	0	0	1
	MF	14		N'Golo Kanté	1	0	0	1
	MF	15		Jeffrey Schlupp	1	0	0	1
	FW	19		Andrej Kramarić	0	0	1	1
	MF	24		Nathan Dyer	1	0	0	1
	DF	27		Marcin Wasilewski	0	1	0	1
Own goals					1	0	0	1
Totals					68	2	7	77

Captains

• Only counts starts as captain.

Rank	No.	Position	Nat.	Player	Starts
1	5	CB		Wes Morgan	38
2	1	GK		Kasper Schmeichel	2
	10	CM		Andy King	2
4	7	CM		Dean Hammond	1

Suspensions

Date incurred	Nat.	Player	Matches missed	Reason
24 October 2015		Jeffrey Schlupp	1
14 December 2015		Robert Huth	1
14 February 2016		Danny Simpson	1	(vs Arsenal)
17 April 2016		Jamie Vardy	2	(vs West Ham United)
1 May 2016		Danny Drinkwater	1	(vs Manchester United)

Season summary

Matches played	43 (38 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Matches won	25 (23 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Matches drawn	14 (12 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Matches lost	4 (3 Premier League, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored	76 (67 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 7 League Cup)
Goals conceded	42 (35 Premier League, 4 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Goal difference	+34 (+32 Premier League, −2 FA Cup, +4 League Cup)
Clean sheets	15 (15 Premier League)
Most appearances	42 ( Marc Albrighton)
Most goals	24 ( Jamie Vardy)
Winning percentage	Premier League: 23/38 (60.53%) Overall: 25/43 (58.14%)