2015–16 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
2015–16 season
Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
Manager Claudio Ranieri
Premier League 1st
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League:
Jamie Vardy (24)

All:
Jamie Vardy (24)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season was Leicester City's 111th season in the English football league system and their 48th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football.[1] During the season, Leicester participated in the Premier League for the second consecutive season, as well as the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. Leicester were confirmed to be champions of the 2015–16 Premier League season on 2 May 2016, finishing atop the first division of English football for the first time in club history.

Pre-season events

Note: This section does not include close season transfers or pre-season match results, which are listed in their own sections below.

Kit and sponsorship

Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: King Power

Home[3]
Away[3]
Third[3]
GK 1[3]
GK 2[3]

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

On 21 May 2015, Leicester City confirmed their first three pre-season friendlies against Lincoln City, Mansfield Town and Birmingham City.[4] On 22 May 2015, Leicester City added a trip to Burton Albion to their pre-season schedule.[5] On 30 June 2015, the Foxes confirmed a friendly against Rotherham United.[6]

Events

Note:This section does not include transfers or match results, which are listed in their own sections below.

Players and staff

First team squad

No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 England Leeds United
12 England Ben Hamer GK 2014 England Charlton Athletic
32 Australia Mark Schwarzer GK 2015 England Chelsea
41 England Jonny Maddison GK 2015 England Crawley Town
Defenders
2 Belgium Ritchie De Laet RB 2012 England Manchester United
5 Jamaica Wes Morgan CB 2012 England Nottingham Forest
6 Germany Robert Huth CB 2015 England Stoke City
13 Ghana Daniel Amartey CB / DM / RB 2016 Denmark Copenhagen
17 England Danny Simpson RB 2014 England Queens Park Rangers
18 England Liam Moore CB / RB 2011 Youth
27 Poland Marcin Wasilewski CB / RB 2013 Belgium Anderlecht
28 Austria Christian Fuchs LB 2015 Germany Schalke 04
29 Tunisia Yohan Benalouane CB / RB 2015 Italy Atalanta
30 England Ben Chilwell LB 2015 Youth
Midfielders
4 England Danny Drinkwater CM 2012 England Manchester United
8 England Matty James CM 2012 England Manchester United
10 Wales Andy King CM 2006 Youth
11 England Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014 England Aston Villa
14 France N'Golo Kanté CM / DM / RM 2015 France Caen
15 Ghana Jeff Schlupp LW / LM / LB / CF 2010 Youth
22 England Demarai Gray LW / RW 2016 England Birmingham City
24 England Nathan Dyer RW / LW 2015 Wales Swansea City
26 Algeria Riyad Mahrez RW / LW / AM 2014 France Le Havre
33 Switzerland Gökhan Inler CM / DM 2015 Italy Napoli
36 England Joe Dodoo RW / CF / LW 2013 Youth
39 England Andre Olukanmi RW / LW / AM 2015 Youth
Forwards
9 England Jamie Vardy CF 2012 England Fleetwood Town
16 Wales Tom Lawrence CF 2014 England Manchester United
19 Croatia Andrej Kramarić CF / LW 2015 Croatia Rijeka
20 Japan Shinji Okazaki CF / LW / RW / AM 2015 Germany Mainz 05
23 Argentina Leonardo Ulloa CF 2014 England Brighton & Hove Albion
35 England Jacob Blyth CF 2012 England Leamington
38 Saint Kitts and Nevis Harry Panayiotou SS / RW / LW 2012 Youth

Backroom staff

Position Nationality Name
Manager Italy Claudio Ranieri
Assistant Manager England Craig Shakespeare
Assistant Manager Italy Paolo Benetti
Assistant Manager/Head of Recruitment England Steve Walsh
First Team Coach/Goalkeeping Coach England Mike Stowell
Forwards/Strikers Coach England Kevin Phillips*
Head Physio England David Rennie
Academy Manager England Gareth Jennings
Academy Coach (Under 18s) England Trevor Peake
Academy Coach (Under 16s) Spain Inigo Idiakez

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
1 July 2015 LB Austria Christian Fuchs Germany Schalke 04 Free[8]
1 July 2015 CB Germany Robert Huth England Stoke City £3,000,000[9][10]
1 July 2015 CF Japan Shinji Okazaki Germany Mainz 05 £7,000,000[11][12]
3 August 2015 CM France N'Golo Kanté France Caen £5,600,000[13]
3 August 2015 CB Tunisia Yohan Benalouane Italy Atalanta Undisclosed[14]
19 August 2015 DM Switzerland Gökhan Inler Italy Napoli £3,000,000[15][16]
4 January 2016 LW England Demarai Gray England Birmingham City £3,700,000[17][18]
22 January 2016 CB Ghana Daniel Amartey Denmark Copenhagen £5,000,000[19][20]
29 January 2016 GK Denmark Daniel Iversen Denmark Esbjerg fB Undisclosed[21]
15 March 2016 LW Brunei Faiq Bolkiah England Chelsea Free[22]

Total spending: Decrease £27,300,000

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
1 July 2015 CF New Zealand Chris Wood England Leeds United £3,000,000[23][24]
14 August 2015 CF England David Nugent England Middlesbrough £4,000,000[25][26]
11 January 2016 CB England Joe Davis England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed[27]
20 January 2016 CF Lithuania Simonas Stankevičius Lithuania FK Žalgiris Undisclosed[28]

Total incoming: Increase £7,000,000

Loans in

Date from Date until Position Nationality Name From
1 September 2015 End of season RW England Nathan Dyer Wales Swansea City[29]

Loans out

Date from Date until Position Nationality Name To
4 August 2015 End of season LB England Paul Konchesky England Queens Park Rangers[30]
11 August 2015 End of season[lower-alpha 1] GK England Ben Hamer England Bristol City[31]
20 August 2015 3 January 2016 DM England Ryan Watson England Northampton Town[32]
21 August 2015 23 September 2015 CF England Jacob Blyth England Cambridge United[33]
21 August 2015 3 January 2016 LW Wales Tom Lawrence England Blackburn Rovers[34]
28 August 2015 26 September 2015 CM England Jak McCourt England Port Vale[35]
28 August 2015 24 November 2015 CF Lithuania Simonas Stankevičius England Oldham Athletic[36]
29 August 2015 3 January 2016 LB Australia Callum Elder England Peterborough United[37][lower-alpha 2]
1 September 2015 4 January 2016 CB England Liam Moore England Bristol City[39]
16 September 2105 14 October 2015 RW Wales Aaron Hassall England Corby Town[40]
16 September 2015 14 October 2015 CB France Cedric Kipre England Corby Town[40]
24 September 2015 13 November 2015 AM England Jack Barmby England Notts County[41]
19 November 2015 3 January 2016 DF England Ben Chilwell England Huddersfield Town[42]
19 November 2015 18 December 2015 FW England Joe Dodoo England Bury[43]
20 January 2016 End of season FW Croatia Andrej Kramarić Germany 1899 Hoffenheim[44]
1 February 2016 End of season DF Tunisia Yohan Benalouane Italy Fiorentina[45]
22 March 2016 End of season CF England Jacob Blyth England Blackpool[46]
  1. Hamer returned to Leicester on 17 November 2015.
  2. On 22 September 2015, Elder's loan at Peterborough was extended until 3 January 2016.[38]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name
30 June 2015 DM Argentina Esteban Cambiasso[47]
30 June 2015 RW France Anthony Knockaert[48]
30 June 2015 LB Ivory Coast Zoumana Bakayogo[48]
30 June 2015 FW England Marcel Barrington[48]
30 June 2015 RW England Adam Dawson[48]
30 June 2015 LW Scotland Paul Gallagher[48]
30 June 2015 CB England Kieran Kennedy[48]
30 June 2015 GK Republic of Ireland Conrad Logan[48]
30 June 2015 CB France Hervé Pepe-Ngoma[48]
30 June 2015 CM England Louis Rowley[48]
30 June 2015 CB England Matthew Upson[48]
30 June 2015 FW England Gary Taylor-Fletcher[48]

Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leicester City (C) 38 23 12 3 68 36 +32 81 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Arsenal 38 20 11 7 65 36 +29 71
3 Tottenham Hotspur 38 19 13 6 69 35 +34 70
4 Manchester City 38 19 9 10 71 41 +30 66 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Manchester United 38 19 9 10 49 35 +14 66 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
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).[49]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Manchester City qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Football League Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.
  2. Manchester United qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 FA Cup.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 23 12 3 68 36  +32 81 12 6 1 35 18  +17 11 6 2 33 18  +15

Last updated: 7 May 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAHA
Result W W D D W D L W D W W W W D W W W L D D W D W W W L W D W W W W W D W D W D
Position 1 1 1 3 2 3 6 4 5 5 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Last updated: 7 May 2016.
Source: Statto
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

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

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

Leicester City entered the competition at the Third Round stage, and on 7 December 2015 they were drawn away to Tottenham Hotspur.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Football League Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Leicester City entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Bury.[51] The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Leicester City were drawn at home to West Ham United.[52]

Awards

Club awards

At the end of the season, Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters, will see the players recognised for their achievements for the club throughout the 2015–16 season.

Player of the Year Award Algeria Riyad Mahrez
Young Player of the Year Award Ghana Jeff Schlupp
Players' Player of the Year Award France N'Golo Kanté
Academy Player of the Year Award England Admiral Muskwe
Under-21 Player of the Year Award England Ben Chilwell
Goal of the Season Award England Jamie Vardy vs. Liverpool, 2 February 2016
Performance of the Season vs. Manchester City, 6 February 2016

Divisional awards

Date Nation Winner Award
October 2015 England Jamie Vardy Premier League Player of the Month[53]
November 2015 England Jamie Vardy Premier League Player of the Month[54]
November 2015 Italy Claudio Ranieri Premier League Manager of the Month[54]
March 2016 Italy Claudio Ranieri Premier League Manager of the Month
April 2016 Italy Claudio Ranieri Premier League Manager of the Month
Season Italy Claudio Ranieri Premier League Manager of the Season
Season Jamaica Wes Morgan Premier League Team of the Year[55]
Season France N'Golo Kanté Premier League Team of the Year[55]
Season Algeria Riyad Mahrez Premier League Team of the Year[55]
Season England Jamie Vardy Premier League Team of the Year[55]
Season Algeria Riyad Mahrez PFA Players' Player of the Year[56]
Season England Jamie Vardy FWA Footballer of the Year[56][57]

Club statistics

All data from LCFC.com

Appearances

As of 15 May 2016

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel 40 0 38 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF Belgium Ritchie De Laet 15 1 7+5 1 1 0 1+1 0
4 MF England Danny Drinkwater 37 2 35 2 1 0 0+1 0
5 DF Jamaica Wes Morgan 38 2 38 2 0 0 0 0
6 DF Germany Robert Huth 35 3 35 3 0 0 0 0
7 MF England Dean Hammond 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF England Matty James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England Jamie Vardy 38 24 36 24 0+1 0 0+1 0
10 MF Wales Andy King 29 3 9+16 2 2 0 2 1
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 42 2 34+4 2 0+2 0 2 0
12 GK England Ben Hamer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Ghana Daniel Amartey 5 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF France N'Golo Kanté 40 1 33+4 1 1 0 1+1 0
15 MF Ghana Jeff Schlupp 26 1 14+10 1 0 0 0+2 0
16 MF Wales Tom Lawrence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF England Danny Simpson 32 0 30 0 1 0 1 0
18 DF England Liam Moore 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 ST Croatia Andrej Kramarić 5 1 0+2 0 0 0 3 1
20 FW Japan Shinji Okazaki 39 6 28+8 5 0+2 1 1 0
22 MF England Demarai Gray 14 0 1+11 0 2 0 0 0
23 FW Argentina Leonardo Ulloa 33 6 7+22 6 2 0 2 0
24 MF England Nathan Dyer 14 1 0+12 1 2 0 0 0
26 MF Algeria Riyad Mahrez 39 18 36+1 17 0 0 0+2 1
27 DF Poland Marcin Wasilewski 9 1 3+1 0 2 1 3 0
28 DF Austria Christian Fuchs 34 0 30+2 0 0 0 2 0
29 DF Tunisia Yohan Benalouane 9 0 0+4 0 2 0 3 0
30 DF England Ben Chilwell 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
32 GK Australia Mark Schwarzer 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
33 MF Switzerland Gökhan Inler 10 0 3+2 0 2 0 3 0
36 FW England Joe Dodoo 4 4 0+1 0 0 0 3 4

Top scorers

As of 14 May 2016

Rank Pos. No. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
1FW9EnglandJamie Vardy240024
2MF26AlgeriaRiyad Mahrez170118
3FW23ArgentinaLeonardo Ulloa6006
FW20JapanShinji Okazaki5106
5FW36EnglandJoe Dodoo0044
6DF6GermanyRobert Huth3003
MF10WalesAndy King2013
8MF11EnglandMarc Albrighton2002
DF5JamaicaWes Morgan2002
MF4EnglandDanny Drinkwater2002
11DF2BelgiumRitchie De Laet1001
MF24EnglandNathan Dyer1001
MF15GhanaJeff Schlupp1001
MF14FranceN'Golo Kanté1001
FW19CroatiaAndrej Kramarić0011
DF27PolandMarcin Wasilewski0101
Own Goals1001
Total 68 2 7 77

Captains

No. Position Nation Name Starts
5 CB Jamaica Wes Morgan 38
1 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel 2
10 CM Wales Andy King 2
7 CM England Dean Hammond 1

Suspensions

Date Incurred Nation Name Games Missed Reason
24 October 2015 Ghana Jeff Schlupp 1
14 December 2015 Germany Robert Huth 1
14 February 2016 England Danny Simpson 1 Yellow cardYellow cardRed card (vs. Arsenal)
17 April 2016 England Jamie Vardy 2 Yellow cardYellow cardRed card (vs. West Ham United)
1 May 2016 England Danny Drinkwater 1 Yellow cardYellow cardRed card (vs. Manchester United)

Season summary

Games played 43 (38 Premier League) (2 FA Cup) (3 League Cup)
Games won 25 (23 Premier League) (0 FA Cup) (2 League Cup)
Games drawn 12 (12 Premier League) (1 FA Cup) (1 League Cup)
Games lost 4 (3 Premier League) (1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 76 (67 Premier League) (2 FA Cup) (7 League Cup)
Goals conceded 42 (35 Premier League) (4 FA Cup) (3 League Cup)
Goal difference +34 (+32 Premier League) (-2 FA Cup) (+4 League Cup)
Clean sheets 14 (14 Premier League)
Most appearances 42 Appearances (England Marc Albrighton)
Top scorer 24 Goals (England Jamie Vardy)
Winning Percentage Overall: 21/36 (58.33%)

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