2015–16 A.F.C. Bournemouth season

A.F.C. Bournemouth
2015–16 season
Chairman Jeff Mostyn
Owner Maxim Demin
Manager Eddie Howe
Stadium Dean Court
Premier League 13th
FA Cup Fifth Round
League Cup 4th Round
Top goalscorer League:
Joshua King (6)
All:
Joshua King (7)

The 2015–16 season is Bournemouth's first season in the Premier League (and their first ever season in the top-flight) after gaining promotion in the previous season in their 126th year in existence.[1] This season Bournemouth participate in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Squad

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End
Goalkeepers
1Artur BorucGKPolandSiedlce36490Southampton1 July 2015Free2016
21Ryan AllsopGKEnglandBirmingham23260Leyton Orient18 January 2013Free2016
23Adam FedericiGKAustraliaNowra3180Reading1 July 2015Free2018
Defenders
2Simon FrancisCBEnglandNottingham311973Charlton Athletic7 November 2011Free2017
3Steve CookCB/RBEnglandHastings251619Brighton & Hove Albion3 January 2012£150,0002017
5Tommy ElphickCBEnglandBrighton282175Brighton & Hove Albion10 August 2012£220,000Undisclosed
11Charlie DanielsLBEnglandWalthamstow291459Leyton OrientNovember 2011£198,0002017
14Tyrone MingsLBEnglandBath2320Ipswich Town26 June 2015£8,000,0002019
15Adam SmithRBEnglandLondon251013Tottenham Hotpsur28 January 2014Undisclosed2017
22Elliott WardCBEnglandHarrow31280Norwich City18 June 2013Free2017
25Sylvain DistinCBFranceBagnolet38100Everton1 July 2015Free2016
33Joe BennettLBEnglandRochdale2600Aston Villa1 September 2015Loan2016
38Baily CargillCBEnglandWinchester2070Academy1 July 2014Trainee2017
Midfielders
4Dan GoslingCMEnglandBrixham26428Newcastle United16 May 2014Free2018
6Andrew SurmanCMEngland South AfricaJohannesburg291215Norwich City1 September 2014Undisclosed2017
7Marc PughWG/CFEnglandBacup2925451Hereford United4 June 2010£110,0002018
8Harry ArterCMRepublic of Ireland EnglandSidcup2618525Woking7 June 2010£123,0002018
10Max GradelLWIvory CoastAbidjan284010Saint-Étienne4 August 2015£7,000,0002019
16Shaun MacDonaldDMWalesSwansea27977Swansea City25 August 2011£125,0002016
19Junior StanislasWGEnglandKidbrooke26317Burnley26 June 2014Free2017
20Christian AtsuWG/AMGhanaAda Foah2420Chelsea29 May 2015Loan2016
24Lee TomlinAM/WG/CFEnglandLeicester2790Middlesbrough4 August 2015£3,500,0002018
30Matt RitchieLWScotland EnglandGosport2611729Swindon Town30 January 2013£409,2002018
32Eunan O'KaneDMRepublic of Ireland Northern IrelandDerry251096Torquay United26 July 2012Undisclosed2017
Forwards
9Tokelo RantieCFSouth AfricaParys25515Malmö FF28 August 2013£2,500,0002016
13Callum WilsonCFEnglandCoventry245728Coventry City4 July 2014£3,000,0002019
17Joshua KingCF/LWNorwayOslo24162Blackburn Rovers28 May 2015£1,000,0002018
18Yann KermorgantCFFranceVannes346627Charlton Athletic31 January 2014Undisclosed2016
27Glenn MurrayCFEnglandMaryport32123Crystal Palace7 August 2015£4,000,0002018

Statistics

As of 23 April 2016
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Poland Artur Boruc 30 0 30+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England Simon Francis 39 0 35+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 0
3 DF England Steve Cook 35 4 33+0 4 0+1 0 1+0 0
4 MF England Dan Gosling 36 4 27+6 3 1+0 0 1+1 1
5 DF England Tommy Elphick 11 1 8+1 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF England Andrew Surman 35 0 35+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF England Marc Pugh 28 4 13+11 2 1+1 1 1+1 1
8 MF Republic of Ireland Harry Arter 20 1 19+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW South Africa Tokelo Rantie 6 0 0+3 0 1+0 0 0+2 0
10 MF Ivory Coast Max Gradel 12 1 10+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 DF England Charlie Daniels 36 3 34+0 3 1+0 0 1+0 0
12 FW Argentina Juan Iturbe 4 0 0+2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
13 FW England Callum Wilson 10 5 7+3 5 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF England Tyrone Mings 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 DF England Adam Smith 35 2 22+9 2 1+0 0 3+0 0
16 MF Wales Shaun MacDonald 9 1 0+3 0 3+0 0 3+0 1
17 FW Norway Joshua King 32 7 22+6 6 2+0 1 1+1 0
18 FW France Yann Kermorgant 11 1 0+7 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
19 MF England Junior Stanislas 23 5 16+3 3 1+0 0 3+0 2
20 FW England Benik Afobe 12 4 11+1 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 GK England Ryan Allsop 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 GK Australia Adam Federici 11 0 5+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
24 MF England Lee Tomlin 10 1 3+3 0 1+0 1 1+2 0
25 DF France Sylvain Distin 16 0 9+3 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
27 FW England Glenn Murray 21 4 6+13 3 1+1 1 0+0 0
28 FW England Lewis Grabban 13 0 3+9 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF Scotland Matt Ritchie 38 3 31+3 3 0+2 0 1+1 0
32 MF Republic of Ireland Eunan O'Kane 20 0 6+10 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
36 DF England Matt Butcher 2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
38 DF England Baily Cargill 4 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
47 DF England Jordan Lee 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record

As of 12 March 2016
Rank No. Po. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 17FWNorway Joshua King 6107
2 13FWEngland Callum Wilson 5005
19MFEngland Junior Stanislas 3025
4 3 DFEngland Steve Cook 4004
4 MFEngland Dan Gosling 3014
7 MFEngland Marc Pugh 2114
20FWEngland Benik Afobe 4004
27FWEngland Glenn Murray 3104
9 11DFEngland Charlie Daniels 3003
30MFScotland Matt Ritchie 3003
11 15DFEngland Adam Smith 2002
12 5DFEngland Tommy Elphick 1001
8MFRepublic of Ireland Harry Arter 1001
10FWIvory Coast Max Gradel 1001
16MFWales Shaun MacDonald 0011
18FWFrance Yann Kermorgant 0011
24MFEngland Lee Tomlin 0101
Total 424652

Disciplinary Record

As of 20 December 2015
No. Po. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
1 GKPoland Artur Boruc 20000020
2 DFEngland Simon Francis 51000051
3 DFEngland Steve Cook 50000050
4 MFEngland Dan Gosling 60100070
6 MFEngland Andrew Surman 40000040
8 MFRepublic of Ireland Harry Arter 60000060
10MFIvory Coast Max Gradel 10000010
11DFEngland Charlie Daniels 20000020
12FWArgentina Juan Iturbe 00100010
15DFEngland Adam Smith 50000050
16MFWales Shaun MacDonald 00001010
17FWNorway Joshua King 10101030
19MFEngland Junior Stanislas 10000010
24MFEngland Lee Tomlin 10000010
27FWEngland Glenn Murray 20000020
28FWEngland Lewis Grabban 20000020
30MFScotland Matt Ritchie 50000050
32MFRepublic of Ireland Eunan O'Kane 20100030
38DFEngland Baily Cargill 00001010
Total 5114030581

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 GK Poland Artur Boruc Southampton Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 CB France Sylvain Distin Everton Free transfer [3]
1 July 2015 GK Australia Adam Federici Reading Free transfer [4]
1 July 2015 LW Norway Joshua King Blackburn Rovers £1,000,000 [5][6]
1 July 2015 LB England Tyrone Mings Ipswich Town £8,000,000 + Fraser loan [7]
4 August 2015 RW Ivory Coast Max Gradel Saint-Étienne £7,000,000 [8][9]
4 August 2015 ST England Lee Tomlin Middlesbrough £3,000,000 [10][11]
1 September 2015 CF England Glenn Murray Crystal Palace Undisclosed [12]
17 September 2015 CM Italy Alessandro Cannataro Internazionale Free transfer [13]
10 January 2016 CF England Benik Afobe Wolverhampton Wanderers £10,000,000 [14]
11 January 2016 ST Jamaica Lewis Grabban Norwich City £8,000,000 [15]

Total spending: Decrease £37,000,000

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CB England Miles Addison Peterborough United Released [16]
1 July 2015 GK Liechtenstein Benjamin Büchel Oxford United[lower-alpha 1] Released [16]
1 July 2015 RM Senegal Mohamed Coulibaly Racing Santander[lower-alpha 2] Free Transfer [16]
1 July 2015 GK England Darryl Flahavan Crawley Town[lower-alpha 3] Released [16]
1 July 2015 LB Republic of Ireland Ian Harte Retired[lower-alpha 4] N/A [16]
1 July 2015 CF Northern Ireland Josh McQuoid Luton Town[lower-alpha 5] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 CB Wales Joe Partington Eastleigh[lower-alpha 6] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 CF England Brett Pitman Ipswich Town Undisclosed [22]
1 September 2015 GK Northern Ireland Lee Camp Rotherham United Free transfer [23]
1 February 2016 CM Italy Alessandro Cannataro Unattached Free transfer [24]
  1. Following Büchel's release he joined Oxford United.[17]
  2. Following Coulibaly's release he joined Racing Santander.[18]
  3. Following Flahavan's release he joined Crawley Town
  4. Following Harte's release he announced his retirement.[19]
  5. Following McQuoid's release he joined Luton Town.[20]
  6. Following Partington's release he joined Eastleigh.[21]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
1 July 2015 RW Ghana Christian Atsu Chelsea End of season [25]
13 July 2015 LB Italy Filippo Costa Chievo Verona End of season [26]
1 September 2015 LW Argentina Tomás Andrade River Plate 1 February 2016 [27]
1 September 2015 LB England Joe Bennett Aston Villa 4 January 2016 [28]
1 January 2016 RW Argentina Juan Iturbe Roma End of season [29]
28 January 2016 GK Lithuania Marius Adamonis Atlantas End of season [30]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
1 July 2015 RM Scotland Ryan Fraser Ipswich Town End of season [7][lower-alpha 1]
7 July 2015 CF England Jayden Stockley Portsmouth 3 January 2016 [31]
7 August 2015 CF England Harry Cornick Yeovil Town 7 October 2015 [32][lower-alpha 2]
18 August 2015 AM England Josh Wakefield Yeovil Town 19 September 2015 [34]
1 September 2015 ST Republic of Ireland Josh O'Hanlon Chester 1-Month [35]
9 September 2015 CB England Elliott Ward Huddersfield Town 7 October 2015 [36]
  1. Fraser's loan to Ipswich Town was included with the £8,000,000 transfer of Tyrone Mings.[7]
  2. On 9 September 2015, Cornick's loan at Yeovil was extended until 10 October 2015.[33]

Pre-season friendlies

On 2 June 2015, AFC Bournemouth announced they will travel to United States to face Philadelphia Union on 14 July 2015.[37] A day later the club announced they will face French side Nantes and German side Hoffenheim.[38] Also confirmed was a home friendly against Cardiff City.[39] On 8 June 2015, friendlies against Exeter City and Yeovil Town was confirmed.[40]

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Premier League 14th 8 August 201515 May 2016
FA Cup Fifth Round 9 January 201620 February 2016
League Cup Third round 4th Round 25 August 201529 October 2015

Last updated: 1 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 36 11 8 17 43 63 −20 30.56
FA Cup 3 2 0 1 4 4 +0 66.67
League Cup 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 66.67
Total 40 15 8 17 51 64 −13 37.50

Last updated: 1 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Crystal Palace 37 11 9 17 38 47 9 42
15 West Bromwich Albion 37 10 12 15 33 47 14 42
16 AFC Bournemouth 37 11 9 17 44 64 20 42
17 Sunderland 36 8 11 17 43 60 17 35
18 Newcastle United 37 8 10 19 39 64 25 34 Relegation to the Football League Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. 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).[41]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 11 8 17 43 63  −20 41 5 4 9 22 33  −11 6 4 8 21 30  −9

Last updated: 17 April 2016.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA
Result L L W D L W L D L L L L D D W W W D L D L W D W L L D W W W L L W L L L
Position 14 19 10 11 15 11 16 15 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 14 14 14 16 15 17 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 13 13 11 13 14 15

Last updated: 9 April 2016.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[42]

      Win       Draw       Loss       Upcoming fixture

FA Cup

Main article: 2015-16 FA Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss       Upcoming fixture

League Cup

Bournemouth entered in the second round and were drawn away against Hartlepool United.[43] The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Bournemouth were drawn away to Preston North End.[44]

Hampshire Senior Cup

On the Hampshire FA website, the second round details were announced; Bournemouth will face Havant & Waterlooville.[45]

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