Coventry City 2015–16 football season
Coventry City 2015–16 seasonChairman 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)
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 .[1] 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.
Review and events [ ]
July [ ]
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.[2] 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.[3] Romain Vincelot signed for the Sky Blues on 8 July 2015.[4] 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.[5] [6] Réda Johnson extended his time at Coventry City on 10 July 2015, signing a new one-year deal.[7] On 24 July 2015, Rúben Lameiras signed a contract at the club after a successful trial.[8] Adam Armstrong signed a 6-month loan deal from Newcastle United on 28 July 2015.[9] On 31 July 2015, the club announced that assistant manager Neil MacFarlane left the club by mutual agreement.[10]
August [ ]
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.[11] Bryn Morris was signed on season-long youth loan deal from Middlesbrough on 6 August 2015.[12] 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.[13] On 18 August, Ivor Lawton was loaned out to Nuneaton Town for one month.[14] 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.[15]
September [ ]
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 .[16] 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 .
October [ ]
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.[17] 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.
November [ ]
left his position at the club as chief executive on 5 November.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20] [21] It was announced on 19 November that Joe Cole will be staying at the Ricoh Arena until 3 January after a loan extension.[22] Yeovil Town extended their loan deal for George Thomas, meaning he will remain at the club till January.[23] 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.
Competitions [ ]
Preseason friendlies [ ]
On 7 May 2015, Coventry City announced their first pre-season friendly away to Luton Town on 25 July 2015.[24] On 18 May 2015, Coventry City announced a pre-season friendly against Oxford United on 1 August 2015.[25] On 21 May 2015, Coventry City announced their third pre-season friendly against Cambridge United .[26] On 1 June 2015, a friendly against Nuneaton Town was confirmed for 11 July 2015.[27] 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.[28] A fixture against Portsmouth was announced on 11 July 2015, which will take place at Havant and Waterlooville's West Leigh Park.[29] On 22 July 2015, the Sky Blues announced a XI side will face Leamington on 29 July 2015.[30]
Nuneaton Town v Coventry City
Portsmouth v Coventry City
21 July 2015 (2015-07-21 ) Friendly Portsmouth 2–1 Coventry City show Havant 19:30 BST
Chaplin 4' Evans 45'
Report
G. Thomas 53'
Stadium: West Leigh Park
Luton Town v Coventry City
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25 ) Friendly Luton Town 1–1 Coventry City show Luton 15:00 BST
Marriott 87'
Report
Maddison 48'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 2,436 (278 Sky Blue Army)
Cambridge United v Coventry City
28 July 2015 (2015-07-28 ) Friendly Cambridge United 1–0 Coventry City show Cambridge 19:45 BST
Legge 36'
Report
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,934 (140 Sky Blue Army) Referee: Fred Graham
Leamington v Coventry City XI
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29 ) Friendly Leamington 0–0 Coventry City XI show Whitnash 19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: New Windmill Ground Attendance: 508
Oxford United v Coventry City
League One [ ]
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[31] [32]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
6
Barnsley (O, P)
46
22
8
16
70
54
+16
74
Qualification for the League One play-offs [a]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
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 ]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A H A H A A H A H A H A A H H A H A H A H H A A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H H A H A Result W W W L D W L W L W W D D D W W W W D D L D W D W D L L L D W L L L L W D L L D L W W L W W Position 4 1 1 3 5 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 7 8 9 9 11 13 12 11 12 9 8
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Fixtures [ ]
Coventry City v Wigan Athletic
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08 ) 1 Coventry City 2–0 Wigan Athletic show Coventry 15:00 BST
Armstrong 15' , 62'
BBC Report
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 13,131 Referee: Scott Duncan
Millwall v Coventry City
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15 ) 2 Millwall 0–4 Coventry City show London15:00 BST
Report
Armstrong 6' , 24' Lameiras 19' O'Brien 80'
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,197 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Coventry City v Crewe Alexandra
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18 ) 3 Coventry City 3–2 Crewe Alexandra show 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
Coventry City v Southend United
31 August 2015 (2015-08-31 ) 5 Coventry City 2–2 Southend United show Coventry 19:45 BST
Johnson 34' Ricketts 72'
Report
Hunt 36' Mooney 41' (pen. )
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,967 Referee: Darren Handley
Burton Albion v Coventry City
6 September 2015 (2015-09-06 ) 6 Burton Albion 1–2 Coventry City show Burton upon Trent 14:30 BST
Martin 11' (o.g. )
Report
Tudgay 20' Vincelot 56'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,633 Referee: Peter Bankes
Scunthorpe United v Coventry City
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12 ) 7 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Coventry City show Scunthorpe 15:00 BST
Madden 79'
Report
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,746 Referee: Andy Haines
Coventry City v Chesterfield
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19 ) 8 Coventry City 1–0 Chesterfield show Coventry 15:00 BST
Armstrong 50'
Report
Dieseruvwe 89'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,003 Referee: Darren Bond
Bury v Coventry City
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26 ) 9 Bury 2–1 Coventry City show Bury 15:00 BST
L. Clarke 19' , 51' (pen. )
Report
Johnson 62'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,526 Referee: Nigel Miller
Coventry City v Shrewsbury Town
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03 ) 10 Coventry City 3–0 Shrewsbury Town show Coventry 15:00 BST
Armstrong 26' , 65' Fortuné 45' (pen. )
Report
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,445 Referee: Chris Sarginson
Fleetwood Town v Coventry City
10 October 2015 (2015-10-10 ) 11 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Coventry City show Fleetwood 15:00 BST
Report
Wood 90' (o.g. )
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 3,864 Referee: Mark Heywood
Coventry City v Blackpool
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17 ) 12 Coventry City 0–0 Blackpool show Coventry 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,094 Referee: Keith Hill
Rochdale v Coventry City
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20 ) 13 Rochdale 0–0 Coventry City show Rochdale 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,495 Referee: Mark Haywood
Swindon Town v Coventry City
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24 ) 14 Swindon Town 2–2 Coventry City show Swindon 15:00 BST
Gladwin 85' Ajose 90' (pen. )
Report
Vincelot 66' Tudgay 81'
Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8,309 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Coventry City v Peterborough United
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31 ) 15 Coventry City 3–2 Peterborough United show Coventry 15:00 GMT
Vincelot 56' Armstrong 80' , 87'
Report
J. Anderson 15' Oztumer 36'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,853 Referee: Gavin Ward
Coventry City v Barnsley
3 November 2015 (2015-11-03 ) 16 Coventry City 4–3 Barnsley show 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
Colchester United v Coventry City
14 November 2015 (2015-11-14 ) 17 Colchester United 1–3 Coventry City show Colchester 15:00 GMT
Bonne 17'
Report
Murphy 32' , 40' Fortune 49'
Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 5,275 Referee: Graham Horwood
Coventry City v Gillingham
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21 ) 18 Coventry City 4–1 Gillingham show Coventry 15:00 GMT
Murphy 34' , 41' , 44' Turner 37'
Report
Dack 63'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15.604 Referee: Mark Brown
Bradford City v Coventry City
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24 ) 19 Bradford City 0–0 Coventry City show Bradford 19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,757 Referee: Nigel Miller
Coventry City v Doncaster Rovers
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28 ) 20 Coventry City 2–2 Doncaster Rovers show Coventry 15:00 GMT
Armstrong 30' Fleck 59'
Report
Tyson 52' , 72'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,885 Referee: Lee Swabey
Sheffield United v Coventry City
13 December 2015 (2015-12-13 ) 21 Sheffield United 1–0 Coventry City show Sheffield 12:00 GMT
Sharp 79'
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 18,074 Referee: Iain Williamson
Coventry City v Oldham Athletic
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19 ) 22 Coventry City 1–1 Oldham Athletic show Coventry 15:00 GMT
Martin 49'
Report
Philliskirk 90+3'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,419 Referee: David Webb
Coventry City v Port Vale
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26 ) 23 Coventry City 1–0 Port Vale show Coventry 15:00 GMT
Maddison 80'
Report
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 17,779 Referee:
Chesterfield v Coventry City
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28 ) 24 Chesterfield 1–1 Coventry City show Chesterfield 15:00 GMT
Novak 38'
Report
Maddison 89'
Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 9,057 Referee: Paul Tierney
Crewe Alexandra v Coventry City
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02 ) 25 Crewe Alexandra 0–5 Coventry City show Crewe 15:00 GMT
Report
Armstrong 11' , 30' (pen. ) , 45' Murphy 27' , 85'
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,946 Referee: Mark Haywood
Coventry City v Burton Albion
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16 ) 27 Coventry City 0–2 Burton Albion show 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
Southend United v Coventry City
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23 ) 28 Southend United 3–0 Coventry City show 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
Coventry City v Scunthorpe United
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30 ) 29 Coventry City 1–2 Scunthorpe United show 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
Port Vale v Coventry City
Coventry City v Bury
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13 ) 31 Coventry City 6–0 Bury show 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
Coventry City v Fleetwood Town
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27 ) 32 Coventry City 1–2 Fleetwood Town show Coventry 15:00 GMT
Vincelot 22' Tudgay 75' Fleck 78'
Report
Burns 56' Ball 83'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,160 Referee: Andy Davies
Barnsley v Coventry City
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01 ) 33 Barnsley 2–0 Coventry City show Barnsley 19:45 GMT
Roberts 10' Brownhill 70' Fletcher 60' 73'
Report
Ricketts 58'
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,344 Referee: Ross Joyce
Coventry City v Rochdale
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05 ) 34 Coventry City 0–1 Rochdale show Coventry 15:00 GMT
Report
Camps 83' Henderson 89' (pen. )
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,942 Referee: Oliver Langford
Shrewsbury Town v Coventry City
8 March 2016 (2016-03-08 ) 35 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Coventry City show 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
Blackpool v Coventry City
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12 ) 36 Blackpool 0–1 Coventry City show Blackpool 15:00 GMT
Boyce 69' Osayi_Samuel 90+7'
Report
Fortuné 26'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,869 Referee: Mark Brown
Coventry City v Swindon Town
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19 ) 37 Coventry City 0–0 Swindon Town show Coventry 15:00 GMT
Vincelot 27'
Report
Rodgers 45' Thompson 59'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,322 Referee: Darren England
Peterborough United v Coventry City
25 March 2016 (2016-03-25 ) 38 Peterborough United 3–1 Coventry City show 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
Coventry City v Colchester United
29 March 2016 (2016-03-29 ) 39 Coventry City 0–1 Colchester United show Coventry 19:45 BST
Stephens 23' Vincelot 74'
Report
Massey 18' Lapslie 88'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,027 Referee: Tim Robinson
Gillingham v Coventry City
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02 ) 40 Gillingham 0–0 Coventry City show Gillingham 15:00 BST
Nelson 90+1'
Report
Bigirimana 90'
Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Chris Sarginson
Wigan Athletic v Coventry City
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09 ) 41 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Coventry City show Wigan 15:00 BST
Grigg 57'
Report
Cole 59' Murphy 90+3'
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,415 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Coventry City v Millwall
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16 ) 42 Coventry City 2–1 Millwall show 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
Coventry City v Bradford City
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19 ) 43 Coventry City 1–0 Bradford City show 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
Doncaster Rovers v Coventry City
Coventry City v Sheffield United
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30 ) 45 Coventry City 3–1 Sheffield United show 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
Oldham Athletic v Coventry City
8 May 2016 (2016-05-08 ) 46 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Coventry City show Oldham 12:30 BST
Report
Vincelot 74' Armstrong 81'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,928 Referee: Darren England
FA Cup [ ]
Coventry City will begin their FA Cup campaign in the first round with ties being played on 6 November 2015 to 9 November 2015.[33]
Coventry City v Northampton Town
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07 ) First round Coventry City 1–2 Northampton Town show Coventry 15:00 BST
Murphy 10'
Report
Diamond 5' Richards 18'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,124 Referee: Darren Handley
League Cup [ ]
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Coventry City were drawn away against Rochdale .[34] On 11 August 2015, the fixture was played at Spotland with Coventry City exiting the competition on penalties.
Rochdale v Coventry City
11 August 2015 (2015-08-11 ) First round Rochdale 1–1 (a.e.t. ) (5–3 p ) Coventry City show 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 .[35] [36]
Yeovil Town v Coventry City
Birmingham Senior Cup [ ]
On the Birmingham FA website the first round details of the Birmingham Senior Cup were announced, with Coventry City to face Stratford Town .[37]
Stratford Town v Coventry City
21 October 2015 First round Stratford Town 2–1 Coventry City show Stratford-upon-Avon 19.45 BST
2' McGrath 83'
[38]
G. Thomas 15' (pen. )
Stadium: The DCS Stadium Attendance: 261 Referee: Grant Taylor
Squad information [ ]
Squad details [ ]
No.
Name
Position
Nationality
Place of Birth
Date of Birth (Age) *
Club apps *
Club goals *
Signed from
Date signed
Fee
Contract End
Goalkeepers
1
Lee Burge
GK
Hereford
(1993-01-09 ) 9 January 1993 (aged 22)
22
0
Academy
1 June 2010
Trainee
30 June 2017
23
Reice Charles-Cook
GK
Lewisham
(1994-04-08 ) 8 April 1994 (aged 21)
0
0
Bury
18 July 2014
Free
30 June 2018
43
Corey Addai
GK
London
(1997-10-10 ) 10 October 1997 (aged 17)
0
0
Academy
1 June 2014
Trainee
30 June 2016
Defenders
2
Jordan Willis
RB
Coventry
(1994-08-24 ) 24 August 1994 (aged 20)
77
0
Academy
1 June 2011
Trainee
30 June 2018
3
Chris Stokes
LB
Frome
(1991-04-08 ) 8 April 1991 (aged 24)
16
1
Forest Green Rovers
21 February 2015
Free
30 June 2016
5
Réda Johnson
CB
Marseille
(1988-03-21 ) 21 March 1988 (aged 27)
22
6
Sheffield Wednesday
4 July 2014
Free
30 June 2016
12
Martin Lorentzson
RB
(1984-07-21 ) 21 July 1984 (aged 30)
0
0
Åtvidabergs FF
7 December 2015
Free
30 June 2016
15
Jack Stephens
CB
Torpoint
(1994-01-27 ) 27 January 1994 (aged 21)
0
0
Southampton
1 February 2016
Loan
30 June 2016
17
Aaron Phillips
RB
Warwick
(1993-11-20 ) 20 November 1993 (aged 21)
35
3
Academy
1 June 2011
Trainee
30 June 2016
18
Sam Ricketts
CB
Aylesbury
(1981-10-11 ) 11 October 1981 (aged 33)
0
0
Wolverhampton Wanderers
6 July 2015
Free
30 June 2016
21
Aaron Martin
CB
Newport
(1989-09-29 ) 29 September 1989 (aged 25)
40
0
Yeovil Town
9 January 2015
Free
30 June 2016
22
Peter Ramage
CB
Ashington
(1983-11-22 ) 22 November 1983 (aged 31)
0
0
Kerala Blasters
7 January 2016
Free
30 June 2016
26
Ryan Haynes
LB
Northampton
(1995-09-27 ) 27 September 1995 (aged 19)
34
1
Academy
27 March 2013
Trainee
30 June 2017
29
Cian Harries
CB
Solihull
(1997-04-01 ) 1 April 1997 (aged 18)
0
0
Academy
1 June 2014
Trainee
30 June 2018
30
Dion Kelly-Evans
RB
Coventry
(1996-09-21 ) 21 September 1996 (aged 18)
0
0
Academy
1 June 2014
Trainee
30 June 2016
Midfielders
4
Romain Vincelot
CM
Poitiers
(1985-10-29 ) 29 October 1985 (aged 29)
0
0
Leyton Orient
8 July 2015
£25,000
30 June 2017
6
Conor Thomas
CM
Coventry
(1993-10-29 ) 29 October 1993 (aged 21)
111
1
Academy
1 June 2010
Trainee
30 June 2016
7
John Fleck
AM
Glasgow
(1991-08-24 ) 24 August 1991 (aged 23)
139
4
Rangers
4 July 2012
Free
30 June 2016
8
Rúben Lameiras
LM
Lisbon
(1994-12-22 ) 22 December 1994 (aged 20)
0
0
Tottenham Hotspur
24 July 2015
Free
30 June 2017
10
James Maddison
LM
Coventry
(1996-11-23 ) 23 November 1996 (aged 18)
18
2
Norwich City
1 February 2016
Loan
30 June 2016
11
Jim O'Brien
AM
Alexandria
(1987-09-28 ) 28 September 1987 (aged 27)
48
6
Barnsley
4 July 2014
Free
30 June 2016
13
Vladimir Gadzhev
CM
Pazardzhik
(1987-07-18 ) 18 July 1987 (aged 27)
0
0
Levski Sofia
24 March 2016
Free
30 June 2017
14
Joe Cole
AM
Paddington
(1981-11-08 ) 8 November 1981 (aged 33)
0
0
Aston Villa
16 October 2015
Free
30 June 2016
16
Andy Rose
CM
Melbourne
(1990-02-13 ) 13 February 1990 (aged 25)
0
0
Seattle Sounders
2 January 2016
Free
30 June 2017
19
Gaël Bigirimana
CM
Bujumbura
(1993-10-22 ) 22 October 1993 (aged 21)
28
0
Newcastle United
16 November 2015
Loan
30 June 2016
24
Ivor Lawton
CM
Coventry
(1995-09-05 ) 5 September 1995 (aged 19)
0
0
Academy
26 November 2013
Trainee
30 June 2016
31
Ben Stevenson
CM
Leicester
(1997-03-23 ) 23 March 1997 (aged 18)
0
0
Academy
16 March 2015
Trainee
30 June 2017
42
Stephen Hunt
RM
Waterford
(1981-08-01 ) 1 August 1981 (aged 33)
0
0
Ipswich Town
8 January 2016
Free
30 June 2016
45
Jodi Jones
AM
Bow
(1997-10-22 ) 22 October 1997 (aged 17)
0
0
Dagenham & Redbridge
18 March 2016
Loan
30 June 2016
–
Jack Finch
CM
Fenny Compton
(1996-08-06 ) 6 August 1996 (aged 18)
21
0
Academy
1 April 2014
Trainee
30 June 2016
–
Devon Kelly-Evans
LM
Coventry
(1996-09-21 ) 21 September 1996 (aged 18)
0
0
Academy
1 June 2014
Trainee
30 June 2016
–
Bilal Sayoud
AM
London
(1997-05-05 ) 5 May 1997 (aged 18)
0
0
Nike Academy
24 March 2016
Free
30 June 2018
–
Kyle Spence
LM
Croydon
(1997-01-14 ) 14 January 1997 (aged 18)
1
0
Unattached
15 February 2016
Free
30 June 2016
Forwards
9
Adam Armstrong
CF
West Denton
(1997-02-10 ) 10 February 1997 (aged 18)
0
0
Newcastle United
28 July 2015
Loan
30 June 2016
20
Marcus Tudgay
CF
Shoreham-by-Sea
(1983-02-03 ) 3 February 1983 (aged 32)
23
4
Nottingham Forest
29 July 2014
Free
30 June 2016
25
Jacob Murphy
CF
Wembley
(1995-02-24 ) 24 February 1995 (aged 20)
0
0
Norwich City
14 August 2015
Loan
30 June 2016
27
George Thomas
CF
Leicester
(1997-03-24 ) 24 March 1997 (aged 18)
8
0
Academy
25 October 2013
Free
30 June 2016
32
Marc-Antoine Fortuné
CF
Cayenne
(1981-07-02 ) 2 July 1981 (aged 33)
0
0
Wigan Athletic
4 September 2015
Free
30 June 2016
34
Bassala Sambou
CF
Germany
(1997-10-15 ) 15 October 1997 (aged 17)
0
0
Academy
13 May 2014
Trainee
30 June 2016
44
Darius Henderson
CF
Sutton
(1981-09-07 ) 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
(1996-04-25 ) 25 April 1996 (aged 19)
0
0
Middlesbrough
6 August 2015
Loan
30 June 2016
14
Danny Swanson
AM
Edinburgh
(1986-12-28 ) 28 December 1986 (aged 28)
18
0
Peterborough United
3 July 2014
Free
30 June 2016
15
Adam Jackson
CB
Darlington
(1994-05-18 ) 18 May 1994 (aged 21)
0
0
Middlesbrough
14 September 2015
Loan
12 October 2015
15
Ben Turner
CB
Birmingham
(1988-01-21 ) 21 January 1988 (aged 27)
84
4
Cardiff City
18 November 2015
Loan
22 December 2015
16
Lateef Elford-Alliyu
CF
Ibadan
(1992-06-01 ) 1 June 1992 (aged 23)
0
0
Valletta
1 September 2015
Free
31 December 2015
38
Baily Cargill
CB
Winchester
(1995-07-05 ) 5 July 1995 (aged 19)
0
0
Bournemouth
1 February 2016
Loan
12 March 2016
40
Ryan Kent
LM
Oldham
(1996-11-11 ) 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.
Appearances [ ]
Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016
Goalscorers [ ]
Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016
Assists [ ]
Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016
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
Yellow cards [ ]
Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016
Red cards [ ]
Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016
Captains [ ]
Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016
Penalties awarded [ ]
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
Suspensions served [ ]
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)
Hat-tricks [ ]
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
Monthly & weekly awards [ ]
9
Adam Armstrong
FW
10 August 2015
Football League Team of the Week
[39]
8
Rúben Lameiras
MF
17 August 2015
Football League Team of the Week
[40]
9
Adam Armstrong
FW
4 September 2015
Football League One Player of the Month
[41]
25
Jacob Murphy
FW
21 September 2015
Football League Team of the Week
[42]
23
Reice Charles-Cook
GK
12 October 2015
Football League Team of the Week
[43]
9
Adam Armstrong
FW
2 November 2015
Football League Team of the Week
[44]
25
Jacob Murphy
FW
16 November 2015
Football League Team of the Week
[45]
25
Jacob Murphy
FW
23 November 2015
Football League Team of the Week
[46]
25
Jacob Murphy
FW
11 December 2015
Football League One Player of the Month
[47]
14
Joe Cole
MF
15 February 2016
Football League Team of the Week
[48]
End-of-season awards [ ]
9
Adam Armstrong
FW
21 April 2016
PFA League One Team of the Year
[49]
9
Adam Armstrong
FW
4 May 2016
CCFC Top Goalscorer
[50]
7
John Fleck
MF
4 May 2016
CCFC Players' Player of the Season
[50]
9
Adam Armstrong
FW
4 May 2016
CCFC Goal of the Season
[50]
7
John Fleck
MF
4 May 2016
CCFC Player of the Season
[50]
9
Adam Armstrong
FW
4 May 2016
CCFC Young Player of the Season
[50]
18
Sam Ricketts
DF
4 May 2016
CCFC Community Player of the Season
[50]
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
^ Following Bangura's release he joined St Albans City.
^ Following Barton's release he joined Portsmouth.[64]
^ Following Jackson's release he joined Barnsley.[65]
^ Following Miller's release he joined Morecambe.[66]
^ Following Nouble's release he joined Tianjin Songjiang.[67]
^ Following Pugh's release he joined Bury.[68]
^ Following Turgott's release he joined Leyton Orient.[69]
^ Following Webster's release he joined St Mirren.[70]
^ Following Swanson's release he joined Heart of Midlothian.[71]
^ Following Spence's release he joined Hampton & Richmond Borough.
Loans in [ ]
Loans out [ ]
Trials [ ]
References [ ]
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