In today's world, 2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season has become a relevant topic that impacts different aspects of our daily lives. Its influence is evident in areas such as economy, politics, society and culture. From 2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season it has generated an intense debate that seeks to understand in depth its implications and consequences. As 2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season continues to gain relevance, it is crucial to analyze its different facets and understand how they affect our reality. In this article, we will explore the various aspects of 2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season and its impact on our everyday contexts.
2015–16 season | |||
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Chairman | Tim Fisher | ||
Manager | Tony Mowbray | ||
Stadium | Ricoh Arena | ||
League One | 8th | ||
FA Cup | First round vs Northampton Town | ||
League Cup | First round vs Rochdale | ||
Football League Trophy | Second round vs Yeovil Town | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Adam Armstrong 20 All: Adam Armstrong 20 | ||
Highest home attendance | 17,779 vs Port Vale (26 December 2015) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 9,942 vs Rochdale (5 March 2016) | ||
Average home league attendance | 12,570 | ||
Biggest win | 6–0 vs Bury (13 February 2016) | ||
Biggest defeat | 3–0 vs Southend United (23 January 2016) | ||
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All statistics correct as of 8 May 2016. |
The 2015–16 season was Coventry City's 132nd season in their history and fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
8 players were released on 1 July 2015 with Al Bangura, Adam Barton, Frank Nouble, Shaun Miller, Simeon Jackson, Andy Webster, Danny Pugh and Blair Turgott all leaving the club. Five players from the academy signed professional contracts on 1 July 2015 as Cian Harries, Devon Kelly-Evans, Dion Kelly-Evans, Ben Stevenson and George Thomas all signing contracts alongside Chris Stokes, who signed a one-year contract on a free transfer from Forest Green Rovers. On 6 July 2015, Sam Ricketts joined Coventry City on a free transfer signing a one-year deal with the club. Romain Vincelot signed for the Sky Blues on 8 July 2015. On the same date, Coventry City owners Sisu earned the right to appeal against a Court's decision, which ruled that Coventry City Council's £14.4million loan to the Ricoh Arena operators ACL in 2012 was not state aid with the two-day appeal hearing taking place in February 2016. Réda Johnson extended his time at Coventry City on 10 July 2015, signing a new one-year deal. On 24 July 2015, Rúben Lameiras signed a contract at the club after a successful trial. Adam Armstrong signed a 6-month loan deal from Newcastle United on 28 July 2015. On 31 July 2015, the club announced that assistant manager Neil MacFarlane left the club by mutual agreement.
On 1 August 2015, Coventry City ended their pre-season campaign with a 0–0 draw against Oxford United. They played a total of five games, failing to win a single game after three draws and two losses. A Coventry City XI side also drew 0–0 with Leamington during pre-season. Sam Ricketts was named as captain for the season on 3 August 2015. Bryn Morris was signed on season-long youth loan deal from Middlesbrough on 6 August 2015. Norwich City's Jacob Murphy was signed on loan on 15 August 2015 in a deal which will last till the end of the season. On 18 August, Ivor Lawton was loaned out to Nuneaton Town for one month. The club finished the month in fifth place after winning their first three league games but were defeated by Walsall 2–1 and drew at home to Southend United. Coventry were also knocked out the League Cup when they lost on penalties to Rochdale away from home in the first round. Adam Armstrong was awarded with League One's Player of the month award for August.
Transfer deadline day saw Danny Swanson and Kyle Spence leave the club with just one player coming the other way as Lateef Elford-Alliyu signed a four-month contract with the Sky Blues. Marc-Antoine Fortuné signed for Coventry City on a free transfer, signing on 4 September. Ryan Kent became Coventry's fourth loan signing of the season on 10 September, arriving from Liverpool. Adam Jackson signed on loan for the club on 14 September from Middlesbrough. The Sky Blues finished the month in fourth place after two wins and two defeats, beating Burton Albion and Chesterfield but losing to Scunthorpe United and Bury.
Former England-International midfielder Joe Cole was signed by Tony Mowbray on 16 October, signing for 35 days with the club. George Thomas was loaned out to Yeovil Town on 24 October until 21 November. On 24 October, Reice Charles-Cook broke a post-war club record as he went 578 minutes without conceding a goal overtaking Steve Ogrizovic's 572 minutes without conceding. Coventry City were in fourth place by the end of the month without losing a game in the league winning three of the six fixtures. However, they were knocked out the Football League Trophy in the second round by League Two side Yeovil Town on penalties after drawing the game 0–0.
Steve Waggott left his position at the club as chief executive on 5 November. This was followed by the appointment of Chris Anderson as executive vice-chairman and managing director on the next day. Ryan Kent was temporarily recalled back to Liverpool after a change in managers saw Jürgen Klopp take charge and on 18 November, Klopp revealed he was happy for Kent to resume his loan spell after believing he was at the right place. A further two loan signings was made with Newcastle United midfielder Gaël Bigirimana and Cardiff City defender Ben Turner returning to the club until 3 January 2016 after signing on 16 November and 18 November. It was announced on 19 November that Joe Cole will be staying at the Ricoh Arena until 3 January after a loan extension. Yeovil Town extended their loan deal for George Thomas, meaning he will remain at the club till January. On 22 November, Jacob Murphy became only the second-ever player to score a hat-tick at the Ricoh Arena. Coventry had another undefeated month in the league meaning the Sky Blues were unbeaten in their last eleven matches, the best run at the club since 1967. This meant that the club ended the month in first place with three wins and two draws in November. However, Coventry City were defeated when they were knocked out the FA Cup in the first round after a home defeat to Northampton Town on 7 November.
On 7 May 2015, Coventry City announced their first pre-season friendly away to Luton Town on 25 July 2015. On 18 May 2015, Coventry City announced a pre-season friendly against Oxford United on 1 August 2015. On 21 May 2015, Coventry City announced their third pre-season friendly against Cambridge United. On 1 June 2015, a friendly against Nuneaton Town was confirmed for 11 July 2015. On 3 July 2015, it was revealed that Coventry City's fixture against Oxford United will be played at Liberty Way as Oxford United want to make sure that their pitch is at the highest quality for the start of the season. A fixture against Portsmouth was announced on 11 July 2015, which will take place at Havant and Waterlooville's West Leigh Park. On 22 July 2015, the Sky Blues announced a XI side will face Leamington on 29 July 2015.
11 July 2015 Friendly | Nuneaton Town | 0–0 | Coventry City | Nuneaton |
14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: JDRF James Parnell Stadium Attendance: 1,502 |
21 July 2015 Friendly | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Coventry City | Havant |
19:30 BST | Chaplin 4' Evans 45' |
Report | G. Thomas 53' | Stadium: West Leigh Park |
25 July 2015 Friendly | Luton Town | 1–1 | Coventry City | Luton |
15:00 BST | Marriott 87' | Report | Maddison 48' | Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 2,436 (278 Sky Blue Army) |
28 July 2015 Friendly | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Coventry City | Cambridge |
19:45 BST | Legge 36' | Report | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,934 (140 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Fred Graham |
29 July 2015 Friendly | Leamington | 0–0 | Coventry City XI | Whitnash |
19:30 BST | Report | Stadium: New Windmill Ground Attendance: 508 |
1 August 2015 Friendly | Oxford United | 0–0 | Coventry City | Nuneaton |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: JDRF James Parnell Stadium Attendance: 878 |
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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6 | Barnsley (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 74 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
7 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 74 | |
8 | Coventry City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 69 | |
9 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 69 | |
10 | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 69 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 69 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 25 | +1 |
Last updated: 8 May 2016.
Source: [citation needed]
8 August 2015 1 | Coventry City | 2–0 | Wigan Athletic | Coventry |
15:00 BST | Armstrong 15', 62' | BBC Report | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 13,131 Referee: Scott Duncan |
15 August 2015 2 | Millwall | 0–4 | Coventry City | London |
15:00 BST | Report | Armstrong 6', 24' Lameiras 19' O'Brien 80' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,197 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
18 August 2015 3 | Coventry City | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Coventry |
19:45 BST | Fleck 14' Armstrong 51' O'Brien 83' |
Report | Inman 31' Haber 53' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,511 Referee: Tim Robinson |
22 August 2015 4 | Walsall | 2–1 | Coventry City | Walsall |
15:00 BST | Forde 40' Bradshaw 52' |
Report | Murphy 56' | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 7,176 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
31 August 2015 5 | Coventry City | 2–2 | Southend United | Coventry |
19:45 BST | Johnson 34' Ricketts 72' |
Report | Hunt 36' Mooney 41' (pen.) |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,967 Referee: Darren Handley |
6 September 2015 6 | Burton Albion | 1–2 | Coventry City | Burton upon Trent |
14:30 BST | Martin 11' (o.g.) | Report | Tudgay 20' Vincelot 56' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,633 Referee: Peter Bankes |
12 September 2015 7 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Coventry City | Scunthorpe |
15:00 BST | Madden 79' | Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,746 Referee: Andy Haines |
19 September 2015 8 | Coventry City | 1–0 | Chesterfield | Coventry |
15:00 BST | Armstrong 50' | Report | Dieseruvwe 89' | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,003 Referee: Darren Bond |
26 September 2015 9 | Bury | 2–1 | Coventry City | Bury |
15:00 BST | L. Clarke 19', 51' (pen.) | Report | Johnson 62' | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,526 Referee: Nigel Miller |
3 October 2015 10 | Coventry City | 3–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Coventry |
15:00 BST | Armstrong 26', 65' Fortuné 45' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,445 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
10 October 2015 11 | Fleetwood Town | 0–1 | Coventry City | Fleetwood |
15:00 BST | Report | Wood 90' (o.g.) | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 3,864 Referee: Mark Heywood |
17 October 2015 12 | Coventry City | 0–0 | Blackpool | Coventry |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,094 Referee: Keith Hill |
20 October 2015 13 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Coventry City | Rochdale |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,495 Referee: Mark Haywood |
24 October 2015 14 | Swindon Town | 2–2 | Coventry City | Swindon |
15:00 BST | Gladwin 85' Ajose 90' (pen.) |
Report | Vincelot 66' Tudgay 81' |
Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8,309 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
31 October 2015 15 | Coventry City | 3–2 | Peterborough United | Coventry |
15:00 GMT | Vincelot 56' Armstrong 80', 87' |
Report | J. Anderson 15' Oztumer 36' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,853 Referee: Gavin Ward |
3 November 2015 16 | Coventry City | 4–3 | Barnsley | Coventry |
19:45 BST | Kent 3' Armstrong 18', 52' Cole 60' |
Report | Mawson 48' Scowen 54', 90' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,954 Referee: Michael Bull |
14 November 2015 17 | Colchester United | 1–3 | Coventry City | Colchester |
15:00 GMT | Bonne 17' | Report | Murphy 32', 40' Fortune 49' |
Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 5,275 Referee: Graham Horwood |
21 November 2015 18 | Coventry City | 4–1 | Gillingham | Coventry |
15:00 GMT | Murphy 34', 41', 44' Turner 37' |
Report | Dack 63' | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15.604 Referee: Mark Brown |
24 November 2015 19 | Bradford City | 0–0 | Coventry City | Bradford |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,757 Referee: Nigel Miller |
28 November 2015 20 | Coventry City | 2–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Coventry |
15:00 GMT | Armstrong 30' Fleck 59' |
Report | Tyson 52', 72' | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,885 Referee: Lee Swabey |
13 December 2015 21 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Coventry City | Sheffield |
12:00 GMT | Sharp 79' | Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 18,074 Referee: Iain Williamson |
19 December 2015 22 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Coventry |
15:00 GMT | Martin 49' | Report | Philliskirk 90+3' | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,419 Referee: David Webb |
26 December 2015 23 | Coventry City | 1–0 | Port Vale | Coventry |
15:00 GMT | Maddison 80' | Report | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 17,779 Referee: Robert Lewis |
28 December 2015 24 | Chesterfield | 1–1 | Coventry City | Chesterfield |
15:00 GMT | Novak 38' | Report | Maddison 89' | Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 9,057 Referee: Paul Tierney |
2 January 2016 25 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–5 | Coventry City | Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Report | Armstrong 11', 30' (pen.), 45' Murphy 27', 85' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,946 Referee: Mark Haywood |
12 January 2016 26 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Walsall | Coventry |
19:45 GMT | Stokes 34' | Report | Chambers 65' Bradshaw 81' Demetriou 88' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,671 Referee: Tony Harrington |
16 January 2016 27 | Coventry City | 0–2 | Burton Albion | Coventry |
15:00 GMT | Fleck 55' Vincelot 81' |
Report | Mousinho 25' Butcher 49' Cansdell-Sherriff 70' Beavon 72' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 17,140 Referee: Andre Marriner |
23 January 2016 28 | Southend United | 3–0 | Coventry City | Southend |
15:00 GMT | Payne 24' Barnett 31' 68' (pen.) Deegan 44' Bolger 90' |
Report | Charles-Cook 66' | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,767 Referee: Brendan Malone |
30 January 2016 29 | Coventry City | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Coventry |
15:00 GMT | Vincelot 76' Armstrong 86' (pen.) |
Report | Hopper 9' Wallace 62' McSheffrey 90+4' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,138 Referee: James Linington |
7 February 2016 30 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Coventry City | Stoke-on-Trent |
14:00 GMT | Kelly 84' | Report | Murphy 42' Henderson 70' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,320 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
13 February 2016 31 | Coventry City | 6–0 | Bury | Coventry |
15:00 GMT | Stokes 4' Cargill 12' Maddison 16' Fleck 43' Armstrong 68', 70' |
Report | Soares 28' Brown 41' Lowe 58' Tutte 82' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,024 Referee: Andy Davies |
27 February 2016 32 | Coventry City | 1–2 | Fleetwood Town | Coventry |
15:00 GMT | Vincelot 22' Tudgay 75' Fleck 78' |
Report | Burns 56' Ball 83' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,160 Referee: Andy Davies |
1 March 2016 33 | Barnsley | 2–0 | Coventry City | Barnsley |
19:45 GMT | Roberts 10' Brownhill 70' Fletcher 60' 73' |
Report | Ricketts 58' | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,344 Referee: Ross Joyce |
5 March 2016 34 | Coventry City | 0–1 | Rochdale | Coventry |
15:00 GMT | Report | Camps 83' Henderson 89' (pen.) |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,942 Referee: Oliver Langford |
8 March 2016 35 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–1 | Coventry City | Shrewsbury |
19:45 GMT | Whalley 4' 39' Kaikai 9' Black 48' |
Report | Martin 4' Stokes 38' Stephens 82' |
Stadium: Greenhous Meadow Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge |
12 March 2016 36 | Blackpool | 0–1 | Coventry City | Blackpool |
15:00 GMT | Boyce 69' Osayi_Samuel 90+7' |
Report | Fortuné 26' | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,869 Referee: Mark Brown |
19 March 2016 37 | Coventry City | 0–0 | Swindon Town | Coventry |
15:00 GMT | Vincelot 27' | Report | Rodgers 45' Thompson 59' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,322 Referee: Darren England |
25 March 2016 38 | Peterborough United | 3–1 | Coventry City | Peterborough |
19:45 GMT | Bostwick 45' Angol 61' Beautyman 69' Fox 88' Coulthirst 90+6' |
Report | Cole 65' Ricketts 90+5' |
Stadium: London Road Attendance: 6,021 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
29 March 2016 39 | Coventry City | 0–1 | Colchester United | Coventry |
19:45 BST | Stephens 23' Vincelot 74' |
Report | Massey 18' Lapslie 88' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,027 Referee: Tim Robinson |
2 April 2016 40 | Gillingham | 0–0 | Coventry City | Gillingham |
15:00 BST | Nelson 90+1' | Report | Bigirimana 90' | Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
9 April 2016 41 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Coventry City | Wigan |
15:00 BST | Grigg 57' | Report | Cole 59' Murphy 90+3' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,415 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
16 April 2016 42 | Coventry City | 2–1 | Millwall | Coventry |
15:00 BST | Fleck 61' Tudgay 70' |
Report | Webster 19' 90+2' Williams 28' Abdou 84' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,632 Referee: Mark Haywood |
19 April 2016 43 | Coventry City | 1–0 | Bradford City | Coventry |
19:45 BST | Rose 59' 43' Fleck 77' Vincelot 84' Armstrong 90+5' |
Report | Clarke 62' Davies 82' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,241 Referee: Rob Lewis |
23 April 2016 44 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–0 | Coventry City | Doncaster |
15:00 BST | Rowe 21' Williams 32' Middleton 82' |
Report | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,364 Referee: Darren Handley |
30 April 2016 45 | Coventry City | 3–1 | Sheffield United | Coventry |
15:00 BST | Fortuné 4' Rose 8' Fleck 80' Rúben Lameiras 87' |
Report | Coutts 33' Sharp 58' (pen.) Adams 67' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 13,177 Referee: Andrew Davey |
8 May 2016 46 | Oldham Athletic | 0–2 | Coventry City | Oldham |
12:30 BST | Report | Vincelot 74' Armstrong 81' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,928 Referee: Darren England |
Coventry City will begin their FA Cup campaign in the first round with ties being played on 6 November 2015 to 9 November 2015.
7 November 2015 First round | Coventry City | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Coventry |
15:00 BST | Murphy 10' | Report | Diamond 5' Richards 18' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,124 Referee: Darren Handley |
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Coventry City were drawn away against Rochdale. On 11 August 2015, the fixture was played at Spotland with Coventry City exiting the competition on penalties.
11 August 2015 First round | Rochdale | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Coventry City | Rochdale |
19:45 BST | McDermott 45' | Report | Tudgay 84' | Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,986 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
Penalties | ||||
Rose Henderson Kennedy Rafferty Andrew |
Tudgay Morris Maddison Lameiras |
Coventry City will play in Southern Section of the competition. Their first match of the Football League Trophy will be during the week commencing 5 October after receiving a bye, which means they automatically qualify for the second round, where they will play away at Yeovil Town.
6 October 2015 Second round | Yeovil Town | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Coventry City | Yeovil |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 1,605 Referee: Kevin Johnson | ||
Penalties | ||||
Dickson Bird Howells Laird |
Tudgay Elford-Alliyu Murphy G. Thomas Ricketts |
On the Birmingham FA website the first round details of the Birmingham Senior Cup were announced, with Coventry City to face Stratford Town.
21 October 2015 First round | Stratford Town | 2–1 | Coventry City | Stratford-upon-Avon |
19.45 BST | Ahenkorah 2' McGrath 83' |
G. Thomas 15' (pen.) | Stadium: The DCS Stadium Attendance: 261 Referee: Grant Taylor |
No. | Name | Position | Nationality | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) * | Club apps * | Club goals * | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | Lee Burge | GK | Hereford | 9 January 1993 (aged 22) | 22 | 0 | Academy | 1 June 2010 | Trainee | 30 June 2017 | |||
23 | Reice Charles-Cook | GK | Lewisham | 8 April 1994 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Bury | 18 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2018 | |||
43 | Corey Addai | GK | London | 10 October 1997 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 June 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | Jordan Willis | RB | Coventry | 24 August 1994 (aged 20) | 77 | 0 | Academy | 1 June 2011 | Trainee | 30 June 2018 | |||
3 | Chris Stokes | LB | Frome | 8 April 1991 (aged 24) | 16 | 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 21 February 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
5 | Réda Johnson | CB | Marseille | 21 March 1988 (aged 27) | 22 | 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
12 | Martin Lorentzson | RB | Östertälje | 21 July 1984 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | Åtvidabergs FF | 7 December 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
15 | Jack Stephens | CB | Torpoint | 27 January 1994 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Southampton | 1 February 2016 | Loan | 30 June 2016 | |||
17 | Aaron Phillips | RB | Warwick | 20 November 1993 (aged 21) | 35 | 3 | Academy | 1 June 2011 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 | |||
18 | Sam Ricketts | CB | Aylesbury | 11 October 1981 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
21 | Aaron Martin | CB | Newport | 29 September 1989 (aged 25) | 40 | 0 | Yeovil Town | 9 January 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
22 | Peter Ramage | CB | Ashington | 22 November 1983 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | Kerala Blasters | 7 January 2016 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
26 | Ryan Haynes | LB | Northampton | 27 September 1995 (aged 19) | 34 | 1 | Academy | 27 March 2013 | Trainee | 30 June 2017 | |||
29 | Cian Harries | CB | Solihull | 1 April 1997 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 June 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2018 | |||
30 | Dion Kelly-Evans | RB | Coventry | 21 September 1996 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 June 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | Romain Vincelot | CM | Poitiers | 29 October 1985 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 8 July 2015 | £25,000 | 30 June 2017 | |||
6 | Conor Thomas | CM | Coventry | 29 October 1993 (aged 21) | 111 | 1 | Academy | 1 June 2010 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 | |||
7 | John Fleck | AM | Glasgow | 24 August 1991 (aged 23) | 139 | 4 | Rangers | 4 July 2012 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
8 | Rúben Lameiras | LM | Lisbon | 22 December 1994 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 | |||
10 | James Maddison | LM | Coventry | 23 November 1996 (aged 18) | 18 | 2 | Norwich City | 1 February 2016 | Loan | 30 June 2016 | |||
11 | Jim O'Brien | AM | Alexandria | 28 September 1987 (aged 27) | 48 | 6 | Barnsley | 4 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
13 | Vladimir Gadzhev | CM | Pazardzhik | 18 July 1987 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Levski Sofia | 24 March 2016 | Free | 30 June 2017 | |||
14 | Joe Cole | AM | Paddington | 8 November 1981 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | Aston Villa | 16 October 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
16 | Andy Rose | CM | Melbourne | 13 February 1990 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 January 2016 | Free | 30 June 2017 | |||
19 | Gaël Bigirimana | CM | Bujumbura | 22 October 1993 (aged 21) | 28 | 0 | Newcastle United | 16 November 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 | |||
24 | Ivor Lawton | CM | Coventry | 5 September 1995 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 26 November 2013 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 | |||
31 | Ben Stevenson | CM | Leicester | 23 March 1997 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 16 March 2015 | Trainee | 30 June 2017 | |||
42 | Stephen Hunt | RM | Waterford | 1 August 1981 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 8 January 2016 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
45 | Jodi Jones | AM | Bow | 22 October 1997 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 18 March 2016 | Loan | 30 June 2016 | |||
– | Jack Finch | CM | Fenny Compton | 6 August 1996 (aged 18) | 21 | 0 | Academy | 1 April 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 | |||
– | Devon Kelly-Evans | LM | Coventry | 21 September 1996 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 June 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 | |||
– | Bilal Sayoud | AM | London | 5 May 1997 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Nike Academy | 24 March 2016 | Free | 30 June 2018 | |||
– | Kyle Spence | LM | Croydon | 14 January 1997 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Unattached | 15 February 2016 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | Adam Armstrong | CF | West Denton | 10 February 1997 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Newcastle United | 28 July 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 | |||
20 | Marcus Tudgay | CF | Shoreham-by-Sea | 3 February 1983 (aged 32) | 23 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 29 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
25 | Jacob Murphy | CF | Wembley | 24 February 1995 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Norwich City | 14 August 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 | |||
27 | George Thomas | CF | Leicester | 24 March 1997 (aged 18) | 8 | 0 | Academy | 25 October 2013 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
32 | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | CF | Cayenne | 2 July 1981 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 4 September 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
34 | Bassala Sambou | CF | Germany | 15 October 1997 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 13 May 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 | |||
44 | Darius Henderson | CF | Sutton | 7 September 1981 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 5 February 2016 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
Left before the end of the season | |||||||||||||
12 | Bryn Morris | CM | Hartlepool | 25 April 1996 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 6 August 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 | |||
14 | Danny Swanson | AM | Edinburgh | 28 December 1986 (aged 28) | 18 | 0 | Peterborough United | 3 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 | |||
15 | Adam Jackson | CB | Darlington | 18 May 1994 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 14 September 2015 | Loan | 12 October 2015 | |||
15 | Ben Turner | CB | Birmingham | 21 January 1988 (aged 27) | 84 | 4 | Cardiff City | 18 November 2015 | Loan | 22 December 2015 | |||
16 | Lateef Elford-Alliyu | CF | Ibadan | 1 June 1992 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Valletta | 1 September 2015 | Free | 31 December 2015 | |||
38 | Baily Cargill | CB | Winchester | 5 July 1995 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Bournemouth | 1 February 2016 | Loan | 12 March 2016 | |||
40 | Ryan Kent | LM | Oldham | 11 November 1996 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Liverpool | 10 September 2015 | Loan | 3 January 2016 |
* Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2015–16 season.
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No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
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9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
25 | Jacob Murphy | FW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
20 | Marcus Tudgay | FW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
4 | Romain Vincelot | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
7 | John Fleck | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
32 | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
10 | James Maddison | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Chris Stokes | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | Réda Johnson | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | Rúben Lameiras | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | Jim O'Brien | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
14 | Joe Cole | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
16 | Andy Rose | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
21 | Aaron Martin | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
15 | Ben Turner | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | Sam Ricketts | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
38 | Baily Cargill | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
40 | Ryan Kent | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Totals | 67 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Jacob Murphy | FW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
14 | Joe Cole | MF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
11 | Jim O'Brien | MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
7 | John Fleck | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
17 | Aaron Phillips | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
32 | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Chris Stokes | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | Rúben Lameiras | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | James Maddison | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | Conor Thomas | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
20 | Marcus Tudgay | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | Aaron Martin | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
27 | George Thomas | FW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
40 | Ryan Kent | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | John Fleck | MF | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
4 | Romain Vincelot | MF | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
18 | Sam Ricketts | DF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
21 | Aaron Martin | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Chris Stokes | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | Jim O'Brien | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
15 | Jack Stephens | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
25 | Jacob Murphy | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | Réda Johnson | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Rúben Lameiras | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | James Maddison | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Bryn Morris | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Joe Cole | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | Ben Turner | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Andy Rose | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | Aaron Phillips | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | Gaël Bigirimana | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
20 | Marcus Tudgay | FW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
23 | Reice Charles-Cook | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
44 | Darius Henderson | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
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4 | Romain Vincelot | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | Sam Ricketts | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
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18 | Sam Ricketts | DF | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | |
4 | Romain Vincelot | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Totals | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Date | Opponents | Ground | Success |
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11 | Jim O'Brien | MF | 31 August 2015 | Southend United | Ricoh Arena | No | |
32 | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | FW | 3 October 2015 | Shrewsbury Town | Ricoh Arena | Yes | |
20 | Marcus Tudgay | FW | 24 October 2015 | Swindon Town | The County Ground | No | |
9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 2 January 2016 | Crewe Alexandra | Gresty Road | Yes | |
9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 30 January 2016 | Scunthorpe United | Ricoh Arena | Yes | |
25 | Jacob Murphy | FW | 29 March 2016 | Colchester United | Ricoh Arena | No |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Date suspended | Reason | Matches missed |
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7 | John Fleck | MF | 17 October 2015 | Reached 5 yellow cards | Rochdale (A) | |
4 | Romain Vincelot | MF | 3 November 2015 | Reached 5 yellow cards | Northampton Town (H) | |
18 | Sam Ricketts | DF | 13 December 2015 | 1 red card | Oldham Athletic (H) | |
7 | John Fleck | MF | 16 January 2016 | Reached 10 yellow cards | Southend United (A) Scunthorpe United (H) | |
4 | Romain Vincelot | MF | 30 January 2016 | 1 red card | Port Vale (A) |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Date | Opponents | Ground | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Jacob Murphy | FW | 21 November 2015 | Gillingham | Ricoh Arena | 4–1 | |
9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 2 January 2016 | Crewe Alexandra | Gresty Road | 0–5 |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Date | Award | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 10 August 2015 | Football League Team of the Week | ||
8 | Rúben Lameiras | MF | 17 August 2015 | Football League Team of the Week | ||
9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 4 September 2015 | Football League One Player of the Month | ||
25 | Jacob Murphy | FW | 21 September 2015 | Football League Team of the Week | ||
23 | Reice Charles-Cook | GK | 12 October 2015 | Football League Team of the Week | ||
9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 2 November 2015 | Football League Team of the Week | ||
25 | Jacob Murphy | FW | 16 November 2015 | Football League Team of the Week | ||
25 | Jacob Murphy | FW | 23 November 2015 | Football League Team of the Week | ||
25 | Jacob Murphy | FW | 11 December 2015 | Football League One Player of the Month | ||
14 | Joe Cole | MF | 15 February 2016 | Football League Team of the Week |
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Date | Award | Ref |
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9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 21 April 2016 | PFA League One Team of the Year | ||
9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 4 May 2016 | CCFC Top Goalscorer | ||
7 | John Fleck | MF | 4 May 2016 | CCFC Players' Player of the Season | ||
9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 4 May 2016 | CCFC Goal of the Season | ||
7 | John Fleck | MF | 4 May 2016 | CCFC Player of the Season | ||
9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 4 May 2016 | CCFC Young Player of the Season | ||
18 | Sam Ricketts | DF | 4 May 2016 | CCFC Community Player of the Season |
Player | From | Date | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Stokes | Forest Green Rovers | 1 July 2015 | Free | |
Sam Ricketts | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 July 2015 | Free | |
Romain Vincelot | Leyton Orient | 8 July 2015 | £25,000 | |
Rúben Lameiras | Tottenham Hostpur | 24 July 2015 | Free | |
Lateef Elford-Alliyu | Valletta | 1 September 2015 | Free | |
Marc-Antoine Fortuné | Wigan Athletic | 4 September 2015 | Free | |
Martin Lorentzson | Åtvidabergs FF | 7 December 2015 | Free | |
Andy Rose | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 January 2016 | Free | |
Peter Ramage | Kerala Blasters | 7 January 2016 | Free | |
Joe Cole | Aston Villa | 7 January 2016 | Free | |
Stephen Hunt | Ipswich Town | 8 January 2016 | Free | |
Darius Henderson | Scunthorpe United | 5 February 2016 | Free | |
Kyle Spence | Unattached | 15 February 2016 | Free | |
Bilal Sayoud | Nike Academy | 24 March 2016 | Free | |
Vladimir Gadzhev | Levski Sofia | 24 March 2016 | Free |
Player | To | Date | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al Bangura | St Albans City | 1 July 2015 | Free | |
Adam Barton | Portsmouth | 1 July 2015 | Free | |
Simeon Jackson | Barnsley | 1 July 2015 | Free | |
Shaun Miller | Morecambe | 1 July 2015 | Free | |
Frank Nouble | Tianjin Songjiang | 1 July 2015 | Free | |
Danny Pugh | Bury | 1 July 2015 | Free | |
Blair Turgott | Leyton Orient | 1 July 2015 | Free | |
Andy Webster | St Mirren | 1 July 2015 | Free | |
Danny Swanson | Heart of Midlothian | 1 September 2015 | Free | |
Kyle Spence | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 1 September 2015 | Free | |
Lateef Elford-Alliyu | Released | 1 January 2016 | Free | |
James Maddison | Norwich City | 1 February 2016 | Undisclosed | |
Joe Cole | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4 May 2016 | Free |
Player | From | Date from | Date to | Ref. |
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Adam Armstrong | Newcastle United | 28 July 2015 | End of season | |
Bryn Morris | Middlesbrough | 6 August 2015 | 27 October 2015 | |
Jacob Murphy | Norwich City | 14 August 2015 | End of season | |
Ryan Kent | Liverpool | 10 September 2015 | 3 January 2016 | |
Adam Jackson | Middlesbrough | 14 September 2015 | 12 October 2015 | |
Joe Cole | Aston Villa | 16 October 2015 | 3 January 2016 | |
Gaël Bigirimana | Newcastle United | 16 November 2015 | End of season | |
Ben Turner | Cardiff City | 18 November 2015 | 22 December 2015 | |
Jack Stephens | Southampton | 1 February 2016 | End of season | |
Baily Cargill | Bournemouth | 1 February 2016 | 12 March 2016 | |
James Maddison | Norwich City | 1 February 2016 | End of season | |
Jodi Jones | Dagenham & Redbridge | 18 March 2016 | End of season |
Player | To | Date from | Date to | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ivor Lawton | Nuneaton Town | 18 August 2015 | 15 September 2015 | |
George Thomas | Yeovil Town | 24 October 2015 | 3 January 2016 | |
Cian Harries | Cheltenham Town | 8 January 2016 | 6 February 2016 | |
Ryan Haynes | Cambridge United | 13 February 2016 | End of season | |
Jim O'Brien | Scunthorpe United | 15 February 2016 | End of season | |
Peter Ramage | Leyton Orient | 17 March 2016 | End of season |
Player | From | Date | Signed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rúben Lameiras | Åtvidabergs FF | July 2015 | Yes | |
Roussel Ngankam | FC Botoșani | July 2015 | No | |
Muhamedou | S.C. Braga | July 2015 | No | |
Bradley Plant | Cheadle Town | July 2015 | No | |
Lateef Elford-Alliyu | Valletta | August 2015 | Yes | |
Liam Graham | Monza | September 2015 | No | |
Chris Eagles | Charlton Athletic | October 2015 | No | |
Martin Lorentzson | Åtvidabergs FF | November 2015 | Yes | |
Andy Rose | Seattle Sounders FC | December 2015 | Yes | |
Peter Ramage | Kerala Blasters | December 2015 | Yes | |
Stephen Hunt | Ipswich Town | January 2016 | Yes | |
Elson Hooi | NAC Breda | January 2016 | No |