2015–16 Fulham F.C. season

Fulham
2015–16 season
Chairman Shahid Khan
Manager Kit Symons
(until 8 November 2015)
Peter Grant (caretaker)
(from 21 November 2015 to 8 December 2015)
Stuart Gray (Senior coach)
(assumed managerial duties between 8 December 2015 and 29 December 2015)
Slaviša Jokanović
(announced 27 December 2015, assumed duties 30 December 2015[1])
Stadium Craven Cottage
Championship 21st
FA Cup Third round
(lost to Sheffield Wednesday
League Cup Third round
(lost to Stoke City)
Top goalscorer League: Ross McCormack (21)
All: Ross McCormack (23)
Highest home attendance 20,316 (vs Bristol City, Championship, 12 March 2016)
Lowest home attendance 5,927 (vs Sheffield United, League Cup, 25 August 2015)
Average home league attendance 17,583
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Fulham's 118th professional season and second consecutive season in the Championship.[2] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name Previous club Fee Source
19 June 2015 GK England Andy Lonergan England Bolton Wanderers Free [3]
19 June 2015 MF England Ben Pringle England Rotherham United Free [3]
26 June 2015 MF Scotland Tom Cairney England Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed [3]
2 July 2015 DF Wales Jazz Richards Wales Swansea City Undisclosed [3]
7 July 2015 MF England Jamie O'Hara England Blackpool Free [3]
29 July 2015 GK England Andrew Dawber England Accrington Stanley Free [3]
4 August 2015 MF Finland Sakari Mattila Norway Aalesund Undisclosed [3]
20 August 2015 DF United States Tim Ream England Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed [3]
31 August 2015 DF England Ryan Fredericks England Bristol City Undisclosed [3]
31 August 2015 DF Spain Ian Pino Soler Spain Almería Free [3]
1 September 2015 DF England Richard Stearman England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [3]
17 November 2015 FW England Isaac Pearce England Bristol Rovers Free [4]

Loans in

Date Pos. Name Parent club End date Source
25 July 2015 DF England Luke Garbutt England Everton End of season [3]
24 August 2015 GK England Joe Lewis Wales Cardiff City End of season [3]
28 August 2015 DF England James Husband England Middlesbrough 12 December 2015 [5]
29 January 2016 DF Austria Michael Madl Austria Sturm Graz End of season [6]
1 February 2016 MF England Rohan Ince England Brighton & Hove Albion End of season [7]
1 February 2016 FW Morocco Zakaria Labyad Portugal Sporting CP End of season [8]
18 February 2016 DF Northern Ireland Chris Baird England Derby County End of season [9]

Out

Date Pos. Name New club Fee Source
6 June 2015 DF England Tom Richards England Aldershot Town Free [10]
12 June 2015 FW Colombia Hugo Rodallega Turkey Akhisar Belediyespor Free [11]
12 June 2015 DF Germany Tim Hoogland Germany VfL Bochum Free [11][12]
12 June 2015 GK Hungary Gábor Király Hungary Szombathelyi Haladás Free [11][13]
12 June 2015 MF Netherlands Chris David Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles Free [11]
12 June 2015 MF Morocco Adil Chihi Iran Esteghlal Free [11]
12 June 2015 DF England Josh Passley England Dagenham & Redbridge Free [11][14]
12 June 2015 MF The Gambia Solomon Sambou England Bedford Town Free [11][15]
12 June 2015 DF Angola Jonathan Buatu Mananga Belgium Waasland-Beveren Free [11][16]
12 June 2015 DF Republic of Ireland Noe Baba England Birmingham City Free [11][17]
7 July 2015 FW Costa Rica Bryan Ruiz Portugal Sporting CP Undisclosed [18]
19 July 2015 FW England Patrick Roberts England Manchester City Undisclosed [19]
22 July 2015 MF England Lyle Della-Verde England Fleetwood Town Free [20]
26 July 2015 MF Australia Ryan Williams England Barnsley Undisclosed [21]
7 August 2015 MF Portugal Mesca Cyprus AEL Limassol Undisclosed [22]
21 August 2015 MF Germany Thomas Eisfeld Germany VfL Bochum Undisclosed [23]
29 August 2015 DF Argentina Tiago Casasola Italy Como Free [24]
26 January 2016 FW Australia Adam Taggart Australia Perth Glory Undisclosed [25]
1 February 2016 DF Switzerland Kay Voser
Released
 [26]

    Loans out

    Date Pos. Name To End date Source
    19 May 2015 GK England Magnus Norman England Hayes & Yeading End of season [27]
    22 June 2015 GK Netherlands Maarten Stekelenburg England Southampton End of season [28]
    1 July 2015 DF England Stephen Arthurworrey England Yeovil Town End of season [29]
    31 July 2015 DF Northern Ireland Liam Donnelly England Crawley Town 27 October 2015 [30]
    6 August 2015 FW Greece Konstantinos Mitroglou Portugal Benfica End of season [31]
    27 August 2015 GK Finland Jesse Joronen England Stevenage 10 January 2016 [32]
    28 August 2015 DF Venezuela Fernando Amorebieta England Middlesbrough 1 February 2016 [33][34][35]
    31 August 2015 MF France Ange-Freddy Plumain France Red Star End of season [36]
    1 September 2015 MF England Larnell Cole England Shrewsbury Town End of season [37][38]
    1 September 2015 FW Australia Adam Taggart Scotland Dundee United 1 January 2016 [39]
    15 September 2015 GK England Andrew Dawber England Aldershot Town 15 October 2015 [40]
    26 November 2015 DF Wales Jordan Evans England Oxford United End of season [41][42]
    5 January 2016 DF Scotland Jack Grimmer England Shrewsbury Town End of season [38]
    23 January 2016 DF Republic of Ireland Sean Kavanagh England Mansfield Town End of season [43]
    26 January 2016 DF Australia Cameron Burgess England Cheltenham Town End of season [44]
    1 February 2016 DF Bulgaria Nikolay Bodurov Denmark Midtjylland End of season [45]
    12 February 2016 MF England Ben Pringle England Ipswich Town 12 March 2016 [46][47]
    12 February 2016 MF Wales George Williams England Gillingham End of season [48]

      Fixtures and Results

      Friendlies

      Pre-season friendlies

      On 26 June 2015, Fulham announced their pre-season schedule.[49]

      In-season friendlies

      Championship

      Matches

      On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[50][51]

      Results summary

      OverallHomeAway
      PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
      45 11 15 19 65 79  −14 48 7 5 10 35 36  −1 4 10 9 30 43  −13

      Last updated: 30 April 2016.
      Source: Sky Sports

      Results by matchday

      Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
      GroundAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHA 
      Result D L L D W W L W L D D D W W L L D D L D L D L W L L D L D W L W D L D L L D W W W L D L L  
      Position 10 17 21 21 14 11 16 11 14 13 13 13 11 10 11 12 12 13 16 17 17 18 19 18 19 19 19 19 19 17 19 18 18 20 19 19 20 21 21 19 17 17 19 21 21  

      Last updated: 30 April 2016.
      Source: Statto.com
      Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

      Football League Cup

      On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Fulham were drawn away against Wycombe Wanderers.[52] Fulham were drawn at home against Sheffield United in the second round.[53]

      FA Cup

      Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

      Competitions

      Overall

      Competition Started roundCurrent
      position / round      		 Final
      position / round      		 First match Last match
      Championship —21st 8 August 2015
      League Cup First round— Third round 11 August 201522 September 2015
      FA Cup Third round— Third round 9 January 20169 January 2016

      Last updated: 30 April 2016
      Source: Competitions

      Championship table

      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
      19 Huddersfield Town 45 13 12 20 58 65 −7 51
      20 Rotherham United 45 13 10 22 52 66 −14 49
      21 Fulham 45 11 15 19 65 79 −14 48
      22 Charlton Athletic (R) 45 9 13 23 40 77 −37 40 Relegation to Football League One
      23 Milton Keynes Dons (R) 45 9 12 24 38 67 −29 39
      Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
      Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
      (R) Relegated.

      Squad statistics

      Appearances & goals

      Last updated 30 April 2016.
      • Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
      No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionship League Cup FA Cup
      Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
      1 GK England Marcus Bettinelli 11 0 10+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
      2 DF Wales Jazz Richards 26 0 21+1 0 2+1 0 1+0 0
      3 DF England Luke Garbutt (on loan from Everton) 24 1 19+4 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
      4 DF England Shaun Hutchinson 10 0 7+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
      5 DF England Richard Stearman 29 0 27+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
      7 DF England Ryan Fredericks 31 0 22+9 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
      8 MF England Scott Parker 23 1 19+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
      9 FW England Matt Smith 20 2 4+15 2 0+1 0 0+0 0
      10 MF Scotland Tom Cairney 41 7 36+2 7 1+1 0 1+0 0
      11 MF Sweden Alexander Kačaniklić 27 4 10+13 3 3+0 1 1+0 0
      12 GK England Joe Lewis (on loan from Cardiff City) 9 0 7+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
      13 DF United States Tim Ream 31 0 26+2 0 2+0 0 0+1 0
      14 MF Finland Sakari Mattila 9 0 2+4 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
      15 DF Austria Michael Madl (on loan from Sturm Graz) 13 1 12+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
      16 FW England Cauley Woodrow 17 4 1+13 4 2+0 0 1+0 0
      19 MF England Ryan Tunnicliffe 28 2 22+4 2 1+1 0 0+0 0
      20 MF Morocco Zakaria Labyad (on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal) 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
      21 MF Denmark Lasse Vigen Christensen 30 1 17+10 1 2+0 0 1+0 0
      22 MF Northern Ireland Chris Baird (on loan from Derby County) 7 0 3+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
      23 MF England Jamie O'Hara 39 1 32+5 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
      24 GK England Andy Lonergan 31 0 28+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
      25 FW France Moussa Dembélé 46 17 37+6 15 1+1 1 0+1 1
      28 MF United States Emerson Hyndman 15 1 8+6 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
      31 MF England Rohan Ince (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) 10 1 8+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
      33 DF England Dan Burn 34 0 27+4 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
      42 GK Slovakia Marek Rodak 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
      44 FW Scotland Ross McCormack 48 23 44+0 21 3+0 2 1+0 0
      45 DF Venezuela Fernando Amorebieta 14 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
      Out on loan
      6 DF Bulgaria Nikolay Bodurov 5 0 2+1 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
      17 MF Wales George Williams 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
      18 MF England Ben Pringle 18 2 12+3 2 3+0 0 0+0 0
      26 DF Scotland Jack Grimmer 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
      32 MF Republic of Ireland Sean Kavanagh 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
      34 MF England Larnell Cole 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
      39 DF Wales Jordan Evans 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
      Left during season
      15 DF Switzerland Kay Voser 9 0 4+3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
      40 DF England James Husband (on loan from Middlesbrough) 12 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

      Top scorers

      Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

      Last updated 30 April 2016.
      Rank No. Nationality Player Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
      144ScotlandRoss McCormack212023
      225FranceMoussa Dembélé 151117
      310ScotlandTom Cairney 7007
      4
      11SwedenAlexander Kačaniklić 3104
      16EnglandCauley Woodrow 4004
      6
      9EnglandMatt Smith 2002
      18EnglandBen Pringle 2002
      19EnglandRyan Tunnicliffe 2002
      9
      3EnglandLuke Garbutt 1001
      8EnglandScott Parker 1001
      15AustriaMichael Madl 1001
      21DenmarkLasse Vigen Christensen 1001
      23EnglandJamie O'Hara 1001
      28United StatesEmerson Hyndman 1001
      31EnglandRohan Ince 1001
      Own goals2002
      TOTALS 65 4 1 70

      Disciplinary record

      Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.

      N P Nat. Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total Notes
      1 GK England Marcus Bettinelli 1 1
      2 DF Wales Jazz Richards 1 1 2
      3 DF England Luke Garbutt 4 4
      4 MF England Shaun Hutchinson 2 2
      5 DF England Richard Stearman 5 1 5 1
      7 DF England Ryan Fredericks[note 3] 9 9
      8 MF England Scott Parker 2 2
      9 FW England Matt Smith 1 1
      10 MF Scotland Tom Cairney 2 1 2 1
      11 MF Sweden Alexander Kačaniklić 1 1
      12 GK England Joe Lewis 1 1
      14 MF Finland Sakari Mattila 1 1
      15 DF Austria Michael Madl 3 3
      16 FW England Cauley Woodrow 1 1
      19 MF England Ryan Tunnicliffe 6 1 7
      21 MF Denmark Lasse Vigen Christensen 5 5
      23 MF England Jamie O'Hara 8 1 9
      25 FW France Moussa Dembélé 4 4
      28 MF United States Emerson Hyndman 1 1 2
      31 MF England Rohan Ince 1 1
      33 DF England Dan Burn 9 9
      44 FW Scotland Ross McCormack 6 6
      45 DF Venezuela Fernando Amorebieta 2 1 2 1
      Out on loan
      6 MF Bulgaria Nikolay Bodurov 2 2
      18 MF England Ben Pringle 1 1
      32 DF Republic of Ireland Sean Kavanagh 1 1
      Now left club
      40 DF England James Husband 1 1 1 1
      TOTALS 79 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 84 2 2

      Last updated: 30 April 2016
      Source: Football League
      Ordered by , and
      = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

      Suspensions

      PlayerDate ReceivedOffenceLength of suspension
      Ryan Tunnicliffe16 June 2015Homophobic abuse of Patrick Bamford[54]2 MatchesCardiff City (A) (Championship), Wycombe Wanderers (A) (Football League Cup)
      Tom Cairney29 September 2015Red card vs Wolverhampton Wanderers3 MatchesCharlton Athletic (A), Middlesbrough (A), Leeds United (H) (Championship)
      Jamie O'Hara21 October 2015Five in all competitions1 MatchReading (H) (Championship)
      James Husband7 November 2015Yellow cardYellow cardRed card vs Birmingham City1 MatchMilton Keynes Dons (A) (Championship)
      Fernando Amorebieta23 February 2016Yellow cardYellow cardRed card vs Leeds United1 MatchMiddlesbrough (H) (Championship)
      Richard Stearman27 February 2016Red card vs Middlesbrough1 MatchReading (A) (Championship)

      Last updated: 30 April 2016.
      Source: Football Association

      Footnotes and References

      Footnotes

      1. ↑ There is a discrepancy between sources for Fulham vs Preston North End on 28 November 2015. Sky Sports and the BBC's text commentary do not list Ryan Fredericks as having obtained a yellow card. However, in the BBC's team lineups, Fredericks does have a yellow card. On the Fulham F.C. website, Fredericks is credited with one in both the lineups and the commentary, but Alan Browne's yellow card does not appear in the commentary. This page uses the Sky Sports version for all games.
      2. ↑ There is a discrepancy between sources for Derby County vs Fulham on 26 December 2015. Sky Sports in both the summary and the main article lists Tim Ream as having scored this own goal. However, in both the BBC and Fulham F.C. versions, Emerson Hyndman is credited in the summaries but Ream in the articles proper.
      3. ↑ There is a discrepancy between sources for Fulham vs Preston North End on 28 November 2015. Sky Sports and the BBC's text commentary do not list Ryan Fredericks as having obtained a yellow card. However, in the BBC's team lineups, Fredericks does have a yellow card. On the Fulham F.C. website, Fredericks is credited with one in both the lineups and the commentary, but Alan Browne's yellow card does not appear in the commentary. This page uses the Sky Sports version for all games.

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