2015–16 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

Bolton Wanderers
2015–16 season
Chairman Phil Gartside
(until 10 February 2016)
Manager Neil Lennon
(until 15 March 2016)
Jimmy Phillips
(caretaker from 15 March 2016)
Stadium Macron Stadium
2015–16 Football League Championship 24th
FA Cup 4th round
League Cup 1st round
Top goalscorer League: Zach Clough (7)
All: Zach Clough (7)
Highest home attendance 18,178 vs Leeds United
(24th October 2015)
Lowest home attendance 5,842 vs Burton Albion
(11th August 2015)
Average home league attendance 14,977
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Bolton Wanderers's fourth consecutive season in the Football League Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in 2012.[1] Along with the Championship, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Pre-season

On 19 May 2015, Bolton Wanderers announced their pre-season schedule in full for both the entire squad and an XI squad.[2][3] On 2 June 2015, the club confirmed their home pre-season friendly against Chievo Verona.[4] On 26 June 2015, Bolton Wanderers announced the club will face two friendlies during their Austria tour.[5]

Mid-season friendlies

Competitions

Football League Championship

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[6]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Fulham 46 12 15 19 66 79 −13 51
21 Rotherham United 46 13 10 23 53 71 −18 49
22 Charlton Athletic (R) 46 9 13 24 40 80 −40 40 Relegation to Football League One
23 Milton Keynes Dons (R) 46 9 12 25 39 69 −30 39
24 Bolton Wanderers (R) 46 5 15 26 41 81 −40 30
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

League Cup

Mid-season friendlies

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 GK England Ben Amos Manchester United Free transfer [7]
1 July 2015 CF England Gary Madine Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [8]
6 July 2015 CB Spain Derik Osede Real Madrid Free transfer [9]
12 July 2015 CM Spain Jon Ceberio Real Sociedad Free transfer [10]
12 July 2015 CM England Jordan Lussey Liverpool Free transfer [11]
5 August 2015 SS Scotland Stephen Dobbie Crystal Palace Free transfer [12]
5 August 2015 RB England Lawrie Wilson Charlton Athletic Free transfer [13]
20 August 2015 RB Italy Francesco Pisano Cagliari Free transfer [14]
27 August 2015 LB Spain José Manuel Casado Almería Free transfer [15]
5 September 2015 GK United States Paul Rachubka Crewe Alexandra Free transfer [16]
23 October 2015 CF Nigeria Shola Ameobi Crystal Palace Free transfer [17]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CM Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews Free Agent Released [18]
1 July 2015 CB England James Ball Free Agent Released [18]
1 July 2015 CF Jamaica Jermaine Beckford Preston North End [lower-alpha 1] Free transfer [18]
1 July 2015 GK Hungary Ádám Bogdán Liverpool Free transfer [20]
1 July 2015 CF Wales Craig Davies Wigan Athletic [lower-alpha 2] Free transfer [18]
1 July 2015 CM Bulgaria Georg Iliev Free Agent Released [18]
1 July 2015 MF England Carl Kennedy Free Agent Released [18]
1 July 2015 RM Northern Ireland Chris Lester Free Agent Released [18]
1 July 2015 GK England Andy Lonergan Fulham [lower-alpha 3] Free transfer [18]
1 July 2015 RB England Glenn Matthews Free Agent Released [18]
1 July 2015 CB England Matt Mills Nottingham Forest [lower-alpha 4] Free transfer [18]
1 July 2015 DF England Kieran Nolan Free Agent Released [18]
1 July 2015 DF England Ryan Sellers Wycombe Wanderers [lower-alpha 5] Free transfer [18]
1 July 2015 CM Philippines Luke Woodland Free Agent Released [18]
3 July 2015 CF Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Free transfer [25]
6 July 2015 RB England Alex Baptiste Middlesbrough £75,000 [26][27]
6 July 2015 LW England Sanmi Odelusi Wigan Athletic £50,000 [28][29]
20 August 2015 CB United States Tim Ream Fulham £1,400,000 [30][31]
1 September 2015 LB England Andy Kellett Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [32]
26 January 2016 CF Nigeria Shola Ameobi Fleetwood Town[lower-alpha 6] [33]
29 January 2016 LB Spain José Manuel Casado Free Agent Released [34]
  1. ↑ Following Beckford's release he joined Preston North End.[19]
  2. ↑ Following Davies' release he joined Wigan Athletic.[21]
  3. ↑ Following Lonergan's release he joined Fulham.[22]
  4. ↑ Following Mills' release he joined Nottingham Forest.[23]
  5. ↑ Following Sellers' release he joined Wycombe Wanderers.[24]
  6. ↑ Following Ameobi's release he joined Fleetwood Town.

Total income: Increase £1,525,000

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
7 August 2015 CB France Prince-Désir Gouano Atalanta January 2106 [35]
20 August 2015 FW Brazil Wellington Silva Arsenal End of season [36]
26 October 2015 MF Australia Luke Brattan Manchester City 21 December 2015 [37]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
10 July 2015 CF Republic of Ireland Conor Wilkinson Barnsley 4 January 2016 [38]
28 July 2015 CF England Robert Hall Milton Keynes Dons End of season [39]
27 August 2015 CB England Oscar Threlkeld Plymouth Argyle 2 January 2016 [40]
19 October 2015 DF England Hayden White Blackpool 2 January 2016 [41]
24 October 2015 MF England Liam Trotter Nottingham Forest 12 December 2015 [42][43]
26 November 2015 MF England Jordan Lussey York City 26 December 2015 [44]

Squad

No. Name Pos. Nationality Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End
Goalkeepers
1 Ben AmosGKEnglandMacclesfield26250Manchester United1 July 2015Free2019
13Paul RachubkaGKUnited StatesSan Luis Obispo3400Crewe Alexandra5 September 2015Free2016
Defenders
3 Dean MoxeyLBEnglandExeter30411Crystal Palace2 July 2014Free2017
4 Dorian DerviteCBFranceLille27591Charlton Ahtletic27 May 2014Free2017
15Derik OsedeCBSpainMadrid2380Real Madrid6 July 2015Free2018
24Francesco PisanoRBItalyCagliari3030Cagliari20 August 2015Free2017
25Lawrie WilsonRBEnglandCollier Row2890Charlton Athletic5 August 2015Free2017
31David WheaterCBEnglandRedcar291064Middlesbrough20 January 2011£2,300,0002016
45Rob HoldingCBEnglandTameside2070Academy1 July 2015TraineeUndisclosed
Midfielders
6 Josh VelaCM/RBEnglandSalford22581Academy20 March 2011TraineeUndisclosed
7 Liam FeeneyRMEnglandHammersmith29777Millwall1 July 2014Free2016
8 Jay SpearingDMEnglandWallasey271205Liverpool9 August 2013Undisclosed2017
16Mark DaviesCMEnglandWillenhall2818316Wolverhampton Wanderers26 January 2009Undisclosed2017
18Neil DannsAMGuyana EnglandLiverpool331059Leicester City1 July 2014Free2016
21Darren PratleyCMEnglandBarking3113311Swansea City1 July 2011Free2018
27Filip TwardzikCMCzech RepublicTřinec2351Celtic2 February 2015Undisclosed2016
42Tom WalkerMFEnglandSalford20171Academy1 July 2014TraineeUndisclosed
Forwards
10Zach CloughCFEnglandDenton21229Academy1 July 2013Trainee2017
12Max ClaytonCFEnglandCrewe21171Crewe Alexnadra18 September 2014£300,0002017
14Gary MadineCFEnglandGateshead25234Sheffield Wednesday8 June 2015Free2017
19Emile HeskeyCFEnglandLeicester38502Newcastle Jets24 December 2014Free2016
22Wellington SilvaWG/SSBrazilRio de Janeiro23101Arsenal18 September 2015Loan2016
23Stephen DobbieSS/WGScotlandGlasgow33141Crystal Palace5 August 2015Free2016
30Kaiyne WooleryMFEnglandHackney2130Tamworth14 August 2014£10,0002016

Statistics

As of 29 December 2015
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Ben Amos 41 0 38+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF England Dean Moxey 37 1 33+0 0 3+0 1 1+0 0
4 DF France Dorian Dervite 26 1 21+1 1 3+0 0 1+0 0
6 MF England Josh Vela 35 2 30+1 2 3+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF England Jay Spearing 23 2 18+4 2 0+1 0 0+0 0
10 FW England Zach Clough 28 0 24+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
12 FW England Max Clayton 8 0 5+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK United States Paul Rachubka 8 0 6+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW England Gary Madine 36 6 22+10 5 3+0 1 1+0 0
15 DF Spain Derik Osede 21 0 20+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF England Mark Davies 37 0 32+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
17 MF England Liam Trotter 16 1 8+5 1 2+1 0 0+0 0
18 MF Guyana Neil Danns 30 2 19+9 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
19 FW England Emile Heskey 28 2 12+15 2 0+0 0 0+1 0
21 MF England Darren Pratley 37 4 34+0 1 3+0 3 0+0 0
22 FW Brazil Wellington Silva (on loan from Arsenal) 25 2 14+8 2 3+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW Scotland Stephen Dobbie 23 3 3+19 3 0+0 0 0+1 0
25 DF England Lawrie Wilson 11 1 9+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 MF Czech Republic Filip Twardzik 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW England Kaiyne Woolery 18 2 5+10 2 0+3 0 0+0 0
31 DF England David Wheater 27 1 24+2 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
36 DF England Alex Finney 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
41 DF England Oscar Threlkeld 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 MF England Tom Walker 8 0 3+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
43 FW Iran Alex Samizadeh 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 DF England Tyler Garratt 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 DF England Rob Holding 29 1 25+0 1 3+0 0 1+0 0
48 DF England Niall Maher 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players out on loan:
7 MF England Liam Feeney 40 5 35+1 5 3+0 0 1+0 0
24 DF Italy Francesco Pisano 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
2 DF France Prince-Désir Gouano (on loan from Atalanta) 19 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF Spain José Manuel Casado 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 FW Nigeria Shola Ameobi 10 2 6+2 2 0+2 0 0+0 0

Goals record

As of 28 April 2016
Rank No. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 10FWEngland Zach Clough 7007
2 14FWEngland Gary Madine 5106
3 7 MFEngland Liam Feeney 5005
4 21MFEngland Darren Pratley 1304
5 23FWScotland Stephen Dobbie 3003
6 6 MFEngland Josh Vela 2002
8 MFEngland Jay Spearing 2002
18MFGuyana Neil Danns 2002
19FWEngland Emile Heskey 2002
22FWBrazil Wellington Silva 2002
26FWNigeria Shola Ameobi 2002
30FWEngland Kaiyne Woolery 2002
13 3 DFEngland Dean Moxey 0101
4 DFFrance Dorian Dervite 1001
17MFEngland Liam Trotter 1001
25DFEngland Lawrie Wilson 1001
31DFEngland David Wheater 1001
45DFEngland Rob Holding 1001
Total 405043

Disciplinary record

As of 28 April 2016
No. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
1 GKEngland Ben Amos 21000021
2 DFFrance Prince-Désir Gouano 10000010
3 DFEngland Dean Moxey 60000060
4 DFFrance Dorian Dervite 21000021
6 MFEngland Josh Vela 80100090
7 MFEngland Liam Feeney 10000010
8 MFEngland Jay Spearing 41000041
10FWEngland Zach Clough 10000010
14FWEngland Gary Madine 20000020
15DFSpain Derik Osede 01000001
16MFEngland Mark Davies 90000090
17MFEngland Liam Trotter 10000010
18MFGuyana Neil Danns 30100040
20DFSpain José Manuel Casado 41000041
21MFEngland Darren Pratley 90000090
22FWBrazil Wellington Silva 30000030
23FWScotland Stephen Dobbie 10000010
25DFEngland Lawrie Wilson 20000020
30FWEngland Kaiyne Woolery 00100010
31DFEngland David Wheater 20000020
45DFEngland Rob Holding 11101031
48DFEngland Niall Maher 01000001
Total 6184010668

See also

References

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