2015–16 Norwich City F.C. season

Norwich City
2015–16 season
Chairman Alan Bowkett
(until 7 December)
Ed Balls
(from 27 December)
Manager Alex Neil
Stadium Carrow Road
Premier League 17th
FA Cup 3rd round
League Cup 4th round
Top goalscorer League:
Nathan Redmond
Dieumerci Mbokani
(5 goals)
All:
Nathan Redmond
Dieumerci Mbokani
(5 goals)
Highest home attendance 27,137
Lowest home attendance 26,323
Average home league attendance 26,996
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Norwich City's return to the Premier League after gaining promotion via the play-offs last season in their 113th year in existence.[1] This season Norwich City participate in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
27 May 2015 CM Scotland Graham Dorrans West Bromwich Albion £3,000,000 [2][3]
1 July 2015 DM Democratic Republic of the Congo Youssouf Mulumbu West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [4]
29 July 2015 LW Republic of Ireland Robbie Brady Hull City £7,000,000 [5]
1 August 2015 GK England Jake Kean Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [6]
1 January 2016 LW England Matt Jarvis West Ham United £2,500,000 [7]
8 January 2016 DF Portugal Ivo Pinto GNK Dinamo Zagreb Undisclosed [8]
15 January 2016 MF England Ben Godfrey York City Undisclosed [9]
18 January 2016 CB Switzerland Timm Klose VfL Wolfsburg Undisclosed [10]
19 January 2016 CF Scotland Steven Naismith Everton Undisclosed [11]

Total spending: £12,500,000 Decrease

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CF Argentina Luciano Becchio Belgrano [lower-alpha 1] Free transfer [13]
1 July 2015 GK England Mark Bunn Aston Villa [lower-alpha 2] Free transfer [13]
1 July 2015 CB Republic of Ireland Kyle Callan-McFadden Orlando City B Free Transfer [13]
1 July 2015 CB Spain Carlos Cuéllar UD Almería Free Transfer [13]
1 July 2015 LB Spain Javier Garrido Las Palmas [lower-alpha 3] Free Transfer [13]
1 July 2015 LM England Sam Kelly Port Vale FC Free Transfer [13]
1 July 2015 CM Northern Ireland Cameron McGeehan Luton Town Undisclosed [16]
31 July 2015 CB Spain Ignasi Miquel Ponferradina [lower-alpha 4] Mutual Consent [18]
1 September 2015 CM England Bradley Johnson Derby County £7,000,000 [19]
5 January 2016 RW Jamaica Elliott Bennett Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed [20]
11 January 2016 ST Jamaica Lewis Grabban AFC Bournemouth £8,000,000 [21]
22 January 2016 ST England Gary Hooper Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [22]
  1. ↑ Following Becchio's release on 27 May 2015, he joined Belgrano on 16 June 2015.[12]
  2. ↑ Following Bunn's release on 27 May 2015, he joined Aston Villa on 9 July 2015.[14]
  3. ↑ Following Garrido's release on 27 May 2015, he joined Las Palmas on 7 August 2015.[15]
  4. ↑ Following Miquel's released on 31 July 2015, he joined Ponferradina on 30 July 2015.[17]

Total spending: £15,000,000 Increase

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
29 July 2015 RB England Andre Wisdom Liverpool End of season [23]
1 September 2015 LW England Matt Jarvis West Ham United End of season [24]
1 September 2015 CF Democratic Republic of the Congo Dieumerci Mbokani Dynamo Kyiv End of season [25]
30 January 2016 CF England Patrick Bamford Chelsea End of season [26]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
6 July 2015 GK England Remi Matthews Burton Albion 2 January 2016 [27]
15 July 2015 ST England Carlton Morris Hamilton Academical 1 January 2016 [28]
14 August 2015 ST England Jacob Murphy Coventry City End of season [29]
21 August 2015 LW England Josh Murphy Milton Keynes Dons End of season [30]
27 August 2015 CB England Michael Turner Sheffield Wednesday End of season [31]
31 August 2015 CF Netherlands Ricky van Wolfswinkel Real Betis End of season [32]
1 September 2015 CM France Tony Andreu Rotherham United 2 January 2016 [33]
1 September 2015 CM Belgium Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe Rotherham United 29 September 2015 [33]
11 September 2015 DM Wales Louis Thompson Swindon Town 18 December 2015 [34]
29 October 2015 RB England Cameron Norman Woking End of season [35]
21 January 2016 CB England Harry Toffolo Peterborough United End of season [36]
21 January 2016 GK England Remi Matthews Doncaster Rovers End of season [37]
24 March 2016 ST Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty Birmingham City End of season [38]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 6 June 2015, Norwich City announced they would host West Ham United to mark Carrow Road's 80th anniversary.[39] This fixture was the first ever played at Carrow Road; Norwich won the game 4-3. Two days later, the Canaries announced their pre-season schedule.[40] Norwich City announced on 6 July 2015, that they would be playing FC Augsburg and Maccabi Haifa in a pre-season training camp in Germany and Austria.[41]

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Crystal Palace 36 10 9 17 36 46 −10 39
17 Newcastle United 36 8 9 19 39 64 −25 33
18 Sunderland 35 7 11 17 40 58 −18 32 Relegation to the Football League Championship
19 Norwich City 35 8 7 20 35 61 −26 31
20 Aston Villa (R) 36 3 7 26 27 72 −45 16
Updated to match(es) played on 2 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).[42]
(R) Relegated.

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHA   
Result L W D L W D D L L L L W L D L D W L W W L L L L L D L L L D W W L L L      
Position 20 9 8 14 8 11 13 13 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 17 16 17 15 14 15 16 17 17 18 17 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 19      

Last updated: 1 May 2016.
Source: Statto
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
35 8 7 20 35 61  −26 31 5 5 7 22 27  −5 3 2 13 13 34  −21

Last updated: 30 April 2016.
Source: [43]

Matches

The Premier League fixture list was released on 17 June 2015.[44] Norwich's first game was at home to Crystal Palace.[44]

League Cup

Norwich City entered the competition in the second round and were given an away trip to Rotherham United.[45] The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Norwich City drew West Bromwich Albion at home.[46]

FA Cup

Norwich City entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Manchester City.

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Last updated: 2 April 2016
Sources:[47]

Players with no appearances not included in the list.
No. Pos Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Red card
1 GK John Ruddy 21 0 0 1 0 0 - - - 22 0 0 0 0
2 RB Steven Whittaker 8 0 0 – – – 0 1 0 8 1 0 1 1
3 RB Andre Wisdom 7 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 11 1 0 0 0
5 CB Russell Martin 26 0 3 1 0 0 – – – 27 0 3 5 1
6 CB Sébastien Bassong 27 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 31 0 2 5 0
7 CAM Steven Naismith 7 1 1 - - - - - - 7 1 1 2 0
8 CM Jonny Howson 29 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 31 4 4 7 0
9 ST Dieumerci Mbokani 12 11 5 – – – 1 0 0 13 11 5 0 0
10 ST Cameron Jerome 16 14 3 1 0 0 – – – 17 14 3 2 0
11 ST Patrick Bamford 2 3 0 - - - - - - 2 3 0 0 0
12 MF Robbie Brady 30 0 3 – – – – – – 30 0 3 3 0
13 GK Declan Rudd 11 0 0 – – – 3 0 0 13 0 0 2 0
14 CAM Wes Hoolahan 22 3 4 – – – 1 1 0 23 4 4 1 0
16 LM Matt Jarvis 8 5 1 – – – 1 1 1 9 6 2 0 0
17 CB Timm Klose 9 0 1 - - - - - - 9 0 1 2 0
18 MF Graham Dorrans 12 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 14 8 0 3 0
20 MF Anthony Andreu – – – – – – 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 MF Youssouf Mulumbu 5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 0 2 0
22 RM Nathan Redmond 20 9 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 21 10 5 0 0
23 LB Martin Olsson 14 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 4 1 1 0
24 CB Ryan Bennett 16 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 19 2 0 6 0
25 RB Ivo Pinto 5 1 0 - - - - - - 5 1 0 0 0
27 CDM Alexander Tettey 23 0 2 – – – – – – 23 0 2 10 0
28 CM Gary O'Neil 13 8 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 15 9 0 6 1
32 MF Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 3 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 7 0 1 0
Players out on loan:
19 ST Kyle Lafferty 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0
15 DF Harry Toffolo – – – – – – 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
29 ST Ricky van Wolfswinkel – – – – – – 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Players now not at club:
4 CM Bradley Johnson 1 3 0 – – – 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0
7 ST Lewis Grabban 3 3 1 – – – 2 0 0 5 3 1 0 0
11 ST Gary Hooper 0 2 0 – – – – – – 0 2 0 0 0
17 RM Elliott Bennett – – – – – – 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank Pos. Player PL FAC LC Total
1 ST Dieumerci Mbokani 5 0 0 5
MF Nathan Redmond 5 0 0 5
2 MF Jonny Howson 3 0 1 4
CAM Wes Hoolahan 4 0 0 4
3 DF Russell Martin 3 0 0 3
ST Cameron Jerome 3 0 0 3
LM/LB Robbie Brady 3 0 0 3
4 CB Sébastien Bassong 1 0 1 2
CM Alexander Tettey 2 0 0 2
LM Matt Jarvis 1 0 1 2
5 RB Steven Whittaker 1 0 0 1
ST Lewis Grabban 1 0 0 1
ST Kyle Lafferty 0 0 1 1
ST Ricky van Wolfswinkel 0 0 1 1
CAM Steven Naismith 1 0 0 1
CB Timm Klose 1 0 0 1
LB Martin Olsson 1 0 0 1
Own Goal 0 0 1 1
Totals 35 0 6 41
Last updated: 2 April 2016 Sources:[47]

References

  1. ↑ "History". Statto.
  2. ↑ "Dorrans Signs For City". Norwich City FC. 27 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Norwich Complete Permanent Signing of West Brom Midfielder Graham Dorrans". 90min. 27 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Youssouf Mulumbu to join City". Norwich City FC. 22 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Winger completes Carrow Road move". Norwich City. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "CANARIES COMPLETE JAKE KEAN DEAL". Norwich City. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "BBC Sport - Matt Jarvis: West Ham winger to sign for Norwich City". BBC Sport.
  8. ↑ "BBC Sport - Norwich City: Ivo Pinto joins from Dinamo Zagreb". BBC Sport.
  9. ↑ "BBC Sport - Ben Godfrey: York City midfielder signs for Norwich City". BBC Sport.
  10. ↑ Ben Mouncer. "Norwich City have completed the signing of Switzerland international defender Timm Klose for an undisclosed fee subject to governing body approval".
  11. ↑ "TRANSFER NEWS: NORWICH CITY SIGN STEVEN NAISMITH". Norwich City F.C. 19 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Hometown return with Belgrano for Luciano Becchio after Norwich City exit". Eastern Daily Press. 16 June 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Norwich City Player Departures". Norwich City FC. 27 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "Aston Villa sign Norwich goalkeeper Mark Bunn on two-year deal". talkSPORT. 9 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "La UD Las Palmas ficha al lateral izquierdo Javier Garrido, del Norwich". UD Las Palmas. 7 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Cameron McGeehan To Join Luton Town". Norwich City FC. 2 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "La Ponferradina acuerda la incorporación de Ignasi Miquel". SD Ponferradina. 30 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "Ignasi Miquel To Leave Norwich City". Norwich City FC. 29 July 2015.
  19. ↑ "Bradley Johnson Signs For Derby County". Norwich City FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  20. ↑ Norwich City Football Club. "Elliott Bennett has signed for Sky Bet Championship side Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee".
  21. ↑ "AFC Bournemouth complete signing of Lewis Grabban from Norwich City". A.F.C. Bournemouth. 11 January 2016.
  22. ↑ "Gary Hooper: Sheffield Wednesday sign Norwich striker". BBC. 22 January 2016.
  23. ↑ "Wisdom heads to Norwich on loan". Liverpool FC. 29 July 2015.
  24. ↑ "City Sign Matt Jarvis On Loan". Norwich City FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  25. ↑ "Dieumerci Mbokani: Norwich sign striker on loan from Dynamo Kiev". BBC Sport. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  26. ↑ "TRANSFER NEWS: PATRICK BAMFORD JOINS ON LOAN". Norwich City F.C. 30 January 2016.
  27. ↑ "Norwich City goalkeeper Remi Matthews has joined Burton Albion on loan until January". Norwich City FC. 6 July 2015.
  28. ↑ "CARLTON MORRIS SIGNS NEW TWO-YEAR DEAL". Norwich City FC. 15 July 2015.
  29. ↑ "JACOB MURPHY MOVES TO COVENTRY ON LOAN". Norwich City FC. 14 August 2015.
  30. ↑ "Josh Murphy Joins MK Dons On Loan". Norwich City FC. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  31. ↑ "Michael Turner joins Sheffield Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  32. ↑ "RICKY VAN WOLFSWINKEL JOINS BETIS". Norwich City FC. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  33. 1 2 "Andreu & Odjidja Ofoe Join Rotherham On Loan". Norwich City FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  34. ↑ "Louis Thompson Joins Swindon On Youth Loan". Norwich City FC. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  35. ↑ "CAMERON NORMAN'S WOKING LOAN EXTENDED". Norwich City F.C. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  36. ↑ "Harry Toffolo: Peterborough United sign Norwich City defender". BBC Sport. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  37. ↑ "Remi Matthews Joins Doncaster On Loan". Norwich City F.C. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  38. ↑ "Kyle Lafferty: Birmingham City sign Norwich City's Northern Ireland striker on loan". BBC Sport. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  39. ↑ "City To Host West Ham In Pre-Season". Norwich City FC. 6 June 2015.
  40. ↑ "Pre-Season Schedule Announced". Norwich City FC. 6 July 2015.
  41. ↑ "Canaries to face Maccabi Haifa and FC Augsburg". Norwich City - Official Site. 2 June 2015.
  42. ↑ "Premier League Handbook 2015/16" (pdf). The Football Association. 19 June 2015. p. 96. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  43. ↑ "English Premier League 2015-2016 : Table". statto.com. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  44. 1 2 "2015/16 Fixture List Released - Barclays Premier League".
  45. ↑ "Capital One Cup Round 2 draw". Capital One Cup. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  46. ↑ "Capital One Cup Round 3 draw". Capital One Cup. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  47. 1 2 "All Norwich City players: 2016".
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