2015–16 Everton F.C. season

Everton
2015–16 season
Chairman Bill Kenwright
Manager Roberto Martínez
(Until 12 May 2016)
David Unsworth
(From 12 May 2016)
Stadium Goodison Park
Premier League 11th
FA Cup Semi-finals
League Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Romelu Lukaku (18)
All:
Romelu Lukaku (25)
Highest home attendance 39,598 vs Liverpool
(4 October 2015)
Lowest home attendance 35,736 vs Crystal Palace
(7 December 2015)
Average home league attendance 38,228
Away colours
Third colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season was Everton's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football and their 138th year in existence.[1] Everton participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. Although the club managed to reach the semi-finals in both the FA Cup and League Cup, their overall performance did not meet expectations. As a result, prior to its last Premier League match of the season, the club sacked third year manager Roberto Martínez.

First team

Last updated on 3 February 2016[2]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Joel Robles Spain GK 17 June 1990
24 Tim Howard United States GK 6 March 1979
Defenders
2 Tony Hibbert England RB 20 February 1981
3 Leighton Baines England LB 11 December 1984
5 John Stones England CB 28 May 1994
6 Phil Jagielka (captain) England CB 17 August 1982
23 Séamus Coleman Republic of Ireland RB 11 October 1988
25 Ramiro Funes Mori Argentina CB/LB 5 March 1991
27 Tyias Browning England RB 27 May 1994
30 Mason Holgate England RB/CB 22 October 1996
32 Brendan Galloway England LB/CB 17 March 1996
38 Matthew Pennington England CB 6 October 1994
Midfielders
4 Darron Gibson Republic of Ireland CM 25 October 1987
8 Bryan Oviedo Costa Rica LM/LB/LW 18 February 1990
12 Aaron Lennon England RW 16 April 1987
15 Tom Cleverley England CM 12 August 1989
16 James McCarthy Republic of Ireland CM/DM 12 November 1990
17 Muhamed Bešić Bosnia and Herzegovina DM 10 September 1992
18 Gareth Barry England DM/CM 23 February 1981
20 Ross Barkley England AM 5 December 1993
21 Leon Osman England AM 17 May 1981
22 Steven Pienaar South Africa LW/RW/AM 17 March 1982
Forwards
9 Arouna Koné Ivory Coast FW 11 November 1983
10 Romelu Lukaku Belgium FW 13 May 1993
11 Kevin Mirallas Belgium LW/RW 5 October 1987
14 Oumar Niasse Senegal FW/LW/RW 18 April 1990
19 Gerard Deulofeu Spain RW 13 March 1994
28 Leandro Rodríguez Uruguay FW 19 November 1992

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 MF England Tom Cleverley Manchester United Free Transfer [3]
1 July 2015 FW Spain Gerard Deulofeu Barcelona £4,200,000 [4][5]
3 July 2015 FW Belgium David Henen Olympiacos £200,000 [6][7]
12 August 2015 DF England Mason Holgate Barnsley £2,000,000 [8][9]
28 August 2015 FW Uruguay Leandro Rodríguez River Plate (URU) £500,000 [10][11]
1 September 2015 DF Argentina Ramiro Funes Mori River Plate £9,500,000 [12]
1 September 2015 RW England Aaron Lennon Tottenham Hotspur £4,000,000 [13]
2 January 2016 CB England Matthew Foulds Bury Undisclosed [14]
7 January 2016 FW Switzerland Shani Tarashaj Grasshoppers £3,000,000 [15]
1 February 2016 FW Senegal Oumar Niasse Lokomotiv Moscow £13,500,000 [16]

Total spending: Decrease £36,700,000

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 DF Paraguay Antolín Alcaraz Las Palmas Free Transfer [17][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2015 DF France Sylvain Distin AFC Bournemouth Free Transfer [17][lower-alpha 2]
1 July 2015 MF England George Green Oldham Athletic Free Transfer [17][lower-alpha 3]
1 July 2015 DF England Curtis Langton — Free Transfer [17]
1 July 2015 MF England John Lundstram Oxford United Free Transfer [17][lower-alpha 4]
1 July 2015 DF Republic of Ireland Ben McLaughlin Derry City Free Transfer [17][lower-alpha 5]
1 July 2015 DF England Arlen Birch Burnley Free Transfer [17][lower-alpha 6]
1 July 2015 FW England Charley Edge Colchester United Free Transfer [17][lower-alpha 7]
1 July 2015 FW England George Newell Bolton Wanderers Free Transfer [17]
28 July 2015 FW England Chris Long Burnley £500,000 [25]
19 January 2016 FW Scotland Steven Naismith Norwich City £8,500,000 [26]
  1. ↑ Following Alcaraz's release he joined Las Palmas.[18]
  2. ↑ Following Distin's release he joined Bournemouth.[19]
  3. ↑ Following Green's release he joined Oldham Athletic.[20]
  4. ↑ Following Lundstram's release he joined Oxford United.[21]
  5. ↑ Following McLaughlin's release he joined Derry City.[22]
  6. ↑ Following Birch's release he joined Burnley.[23]
  7. ↑ Following Edge's release he joined Colchester United.[24]

Total incoming: Increase £9,000,000

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
21 July 2015 MF Portugal Francisco Júnior Wigan Athletic 16 January 2016 [lower-alpha 1] [28]
21 July 2015 DF England Jonjoe Kenny Wigan Athletic 15 September 2015 [28]
25 July 2015 DF England Luke Garbutt Fulham 30 June 2016 [29]
7 August 2015 FW England Calum Dyson Stockport County 4 September 2015 [30]
7 August 2015 DF England Jordan Thorniley Stockport County 4 September 2015 [30]
14 September 2015 FW England Conor McAleny Charlton Athletic 7 November 2015 [31]
28 September 2015 GK Czech Republic Jindřich Staněk Hyde United 26 October 2015 [32]
1 February 2016 RW Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady Sheffield Wednesday 30 June 2016 [33]
1 February 2016 FW England Conor McAleny Wigan Athletic 30 June 2016 [34]
  1. ↑ Júnior's loan was extended on 21 August 2015, until 16 January 2016.[27]

Competitions

Pre-season and Friendlies

On 22 June 2015, Everton announced they would face Leeds United during pre-season.[35] On 29 June 2015, Everton announced their full preseason fixtures list.[36]

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Stoke City 38 14 9 15 41 55 −14 51
10 Chelsea 38 12 14 12 59 53 +6 50
11 Everton 38 11 14 13 59 55 +4 47
12 Swansea City 38 12 11 15 42 52 −10 47
13 Watford 38 12 9 17 40 50 −10 45
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).[37]

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAAAHAHAAH
Result D W L D W D W D L L W D W D D D L W L D D D L W W L W L L L D D D L W L L W
Position 5 3 7 9 5 6 5 7 9 10 9 8 7 7 9 9 10 9 11 11 11 11 12 11 8 11 10 11 12 14 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 11

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

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[38]

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

Everton entered the FA Cup at the Third Round and were drawn at home to Dagenham & Redbridge. They defeated the Daggers 2–0 and were drawn away against Carlisle United in the Fourth Round. The tie at Brunton Park was the first held there since the ground had flooded in Storm Desmond and ended in a 3–0 win for Everton. In the Fifth Round, Everton were drawn away to AFC Bournemouth. They won 2-0 and followed that with another 2-0 win against Chelsea at Goodison Park. They advanced to the semi-final at Wembley Stadium where they lost to Manchester United.

League Cup

As a Premier League team not involved in any UEFA competitions, Everton entered the League Cup at the Second Round stage. They defeated Barnsley away, after extra time, and were drawn away to Reading in the Third Round.[39] The Toffees hosted fellow Premier League side Norwich City in the Fourth Round and won 4–3 on penalties. They beat Middlesbrough 2–0 away in the quarter-final, which was their first appearance at this stage since 2007–08. Everton lost to Manchester City 4–3 on aggregate in the two-legged semi-final.

Statistics

Appearances

As of match played 15 May 2016.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Spain Joel Robles 24 0 13 0 5 0 6 0
2 DF England Tony Hibbert 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England Leighton Baines 22 2 16+2 2 1 0 2+1 0
4 MF Republic of Ireland Darron Gibson 10 0 2+5 0 1+1 0 1 0
5 DF England John Stones 40 0 31+2 0 0+1 0 6 0
6 DF England Phil Jagielka 28 0 21 0 4 0 3 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Costa Rica Bryan Oviedo 19 0 12+2 0 3 0 2 0
9 FW Ivory Coast Arouna Koné 31 7 16+9 5 2 2 2+2 0
10 FW Belgium Romelu Lukaku 45 25 36+1 18 2 3 6 4
11 FW Belgium Kevin Mirallas 29 6 10+13 4 1+1 1 2+2 1
12 MF England Aaron Lennon 30 6 17+8 5 4 1 1 0
14 FW Scotland Steven Naismith 13 4 4+6 3 0 0 1+2 1
14 FW Senegal Oumar Niasse 7 0 2+3 0 0+2 0 0 0
15 MF England Tom Cleverley 30 2 18+5 2 3 0 4 0
16 MF Republic of Ireland James McCarthy 36 2 29 2 3 0 2+2 0
17 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Bešić 16 0 7+5 0 1+1 0 2 0
18 MF England Gareth Barry 39 0 32+1 0 2 0 3+1 0
19 FW Spain Gerard Deulofeu 32 4 16+10 2 0 0 4+2 2
20 MF England Ross Barkley 47 12 36+2 8 3 2 4+2 2
21 MF England Leon Osman 16 1 2+7 0 0+2 0 4+1 1
22 MF South Africa Steven Pienaar 6 0 0+4 0 2 0 0 0
23 DF Republic of Ireland Séamus Coleman 34 1 27+1 1 3 0 2+1 0
24 GK United States Tim Howard 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Argentina Ramiro Funes Mori 37 5 24+4 4 4 0 5 1
27 DF England Tyias Browning 6 0 3+2 0 0 0 1 0
28 FW Uruguay Leandro Rodríguez 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
29 DF England Luke Garbutt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF England Callum Connolly 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF England Brendan Galloway 19 0 14+1 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
38 DF England Matthew Pennington 6 0 4 0 0+1 0 1 0
41 MF England Tom Davies 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF England Jonjoe Kenny 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
51 MF England Kieran Dowell 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ↑ "History". Statto.
  2. ↑ "First Team". www.evertonfc.com. Everton Football Club. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Everton To Sign Cleverley". Everton FC. 5 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Deulofeu Returns". Everton FC. 25 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Everton complete £4.2m signing of Barcelona forward Gerard Deulofeu". Daily Mail. 25 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "David Henen Completes Everton FC Transfer". Liverpool Echo. 3 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Henen Signs Permanent Deal". Everton FC. 3 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Blues Complete Holgate Deal | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  9. ↑ "Everton seal signing of Mason Holgate, dubbed 'next John Stones', as they continue to rebuff Chelsea over England defender". Daily Mail. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Blues Complete Rodriguez Deal". Everton FC. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Everton sign Uruguayan striker Leandro Rodriguez". BBC Sport. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Blues Complete £9.5m Mori Deal". Everton FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Lennon Returns". Everton FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Matthew Foulds: Everton sign Bury defender for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 2 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "Shani Tarashaj: Everton sign Switzerland Under-21 striker". BBC Sport. 7 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "Niasse Completes £13.5m Move". Everton FC. 1 February 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Club Submits Retained List". Everton. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "El central paraguayo Alcaraz llega a la UD procedente del Everton". UD Las Palmas. 2 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "Sylvain Distin completes move to Bournemouth from Everton". Sky Sports. 1 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Oldham sign George Green after Everton release". talkSPORT. 19 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Ex-Everton trainee John Lundstram completes move to Oxford United". The Herald. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  22. ↑ "Ben McLaughlin signs for Derry". Extratime. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  23. ↑ "Arlen Birch: Burnley sign former Everton full-back". Burnley FC. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  24. ↑ "Shropshire's Charley Edge joins Colchester". Shropshire Star. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  25. ↑ "Clarets Capture Chris Long". Burnley FC. 28 July 2015.
  26. ↑ "Steven Naismith completes £8.5m move from Everton to Norwich". Independent.ie. 19 January 2016.
  27. ↑ "Junior Extends Wigan Loan Spell". Everton FC. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  28. 1 2 "Blues Duo Join Latics". Everton FC. 21 July 2015.
  29. ↑ "Garbutt Joins Fulham On Loan". Everton FC. 25 July 2015.
  30. 1 2 "Duo Loaned To Stockport". Everton FC. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  31. ↑ "McAleny Joins Charlton On Loan". Everton FC. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  32. ↑ "Stanek Joins Hyde On Loan". Everton FC. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  33. ↑ "McGeady Loaned To Wednesday". Everton FC. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  34. ↑ "McAleny Joins Wigan On Loan". Everton FC. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  35. ↑ "Blues To Play Leeds United". Everton FC. 22 June 2015.
  36. ↑ "Three More Friendlies Confirmed".
  37. ↑ "Premier League Handbook 2015/16" (pdf). The Football Association. 19 June 2015. p. 96. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  38. ↑ "Blues Begin Against Watford". Everton FC. 17 June 2015.
  39. ↑ "Capital One Cup Round 3 draw". Capital One Cup. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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