2015–16 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season


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The 2015–16 season was West Bromwich Albion's sixth consecutive season in the Premier League and their 138th year in existence.[1] This season West Bromwich Albion participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

West Bromwich Albion
2015–16 season
ChairmanJeremy Peace
ManagerTony Pulis
StadiumThe Hawthorns
Premier League14th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Salomón Rondón (9)
All:
Salomón Rondón (10)
Average home league attendance24,631

The writers of the Birmingham Mail forecast that Albion would finish somewhere between 10th and 16th, the average of all their predictions being 13th place.[2] The Guardian also forecast a 13th-place finish for Albion, predicting that Tony Pulis would "be able to drive his side to safety" in his first full season in charge.[3]

The club created a "fanzone", in which up to 2,000 supporters could gather before and after home matches. The fanzone is based in the vicinity of the 19th century Grade Two listed Hawthorns pub, adjacent to Albion's home ground, The Hawthorns. In order to facilitate this, the wings of the pub building were demolished and the central structure renovated inside and out. The work was initially delayed due to the discovery of horsehair in the building's plaster, which needed to be tested for anthrax spores. Work resumed once the tests came back negative.[4]

Squad at end of season[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Ben Foster 19 0 15 0 4 0 0 0
13 GK   WAL Boaz Myhill 25 0 23 0 1 0 1 0
Defenders
3 DF   SWE Jonas Olsson 32 1 25+3 1 2 0 2 0
4 DF   WAL James Chester 19 0 9+4 0 3+1 0 2 0
6 DF   NIR Jonny Evans 34 1 30 1 4 0 0 0
15 DF   BEL Sébastien Pocognoli 5 0 0+1 0 1+2 0 1 0
16 DF   CRC Cristian Gamboa 3 0 0+1 0 1 0 1 0
23 DF   NIR Gareth McAuley 39 1 34 1 4 0 1 0
25 DF   ENG Craig Dawson 43 4 38 4 2+1 0 1+1 0
Midfielders
5 MF   ARG Claudio Yacob 37 1 33 1 3 0 1 0
7 MF   SCO James Morrison 19 4 17+1 3 1 1 0 0
8 MF   ENG Craig Gardner 38 3 20+14 3 3 0 1 0
11 MF   NIR Chris Brunt 26 0 20+2 0 3 0 1 0
14 MF   IRL James McClean 42 2 28+7 2 5 0 1+1 0
19 MF   ENG Callum McManaman 15 0 2+10 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
20 MF   ENG Alex Pritchard 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
24 MF   SCO Darren Fletcher 42 3 38 1 3 2 1 0
29 MF   BEN Stephane Sessegnon 31 2 21+4 2 4+1 0 1 0
30 MF   BRA Sandro 13 0 5+7 0 1 0 0 0
47 MF   ENG Sam Field 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
10 FW   NGA Victor Anichebe 14 0 3+7 0 1+2 0 1 0
17 FW   ENG Rickie Lambert 24 1 5+14 1 2+1 0 2 0
18 FW   ENG Saido Berahino 35 7 17+14 4 3+1 3 0 0
33 FW   VEN Salomón Rondón 40 10 30+4 9 4+1 1 0+1 0
44 FW   WAL Tyler Roberts 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
45 FW   ENG Jonathan Leko 6 0 3+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
6 DF   ENG Joleon Lescott 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   NGA Brown Ideye 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
21 GK   DEN Anders Lindegaard 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 MF   GER Serge Gnabry 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 LW   James McClean Wigan Athletic £1,500,000 [6][7]
29 July 2015 CB   James Chester Hull City £8,000,000 [8]
31 July 2015 ST   Rickie Lambert Liverpool £3,000,000 [9][10]
10 August 2015 CF   Salomón Rondón Zenit Saint Petersburg £12,000,000 [11]
29 August 2015 CB   Jonny Evans Manchester United £6,000,000 [12][13]
31 August 2015 GK   Anders Lindegaard Manchester United Free [14]

Total outgoing:   £30,500,000

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 RB   Wes Atkinson Notts County [a] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 DM   Chris Baird Derby County [b] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 CB   Donervon Daniels Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [18]
1 July 2015 LB   Jason Davidson Huddersfield Town [c] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 RM   Graham Dorrans Norwich City £3,000,000 [20][21]
1 July 2015 LB   Bradley Garmston Gillingham [d] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 MF   Alex Jones Birmingham City Free transfer [23]
1 July 2015 DM   Youssuf Mulumbu Norwich City Free transfer [24]
1 July 2015 CM   Mani O'Sullivan Free Agent Released [16]
1 July 2015 AM   Kemar Roofe Oxford United Undisclosed [25]
17 July 2015 LW   Georgios Samaras Free agent Released [26]
24 August 2015 DM   Liam O'Neil Chesterfield Undisclosed [27]
31 August 2015 CF   Brown Ideye Olympiacos Undisclosed [28]
1 September 2015 CB   Joleon Lescott Aston Villa Undisclosed [29]
  1. ^ Following Atkinson's release he joined Notts County.[15]
  2. ^ Following Baird's release he joined Derby County.[17]
  3. ^ Following Davidson's release he joined Huddersfield Town.[19]
  4. ^ Following Garmston's release ohe joined Gillingham.[22]

Total incoming:   £3,000,000

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2015 RW   Serge Gnabry Arsenal End of season [30]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
7 August 2015 GK   Alex Palmer Kidderminster Harriers 2 January 2016 [31]
5 August 2015 CF   Andre Wright Kidderminster Harriers 2 January 2016 [32]
7 August 2015 LW   Tahvon Campbell Kidderminster Harriers 22 October 2015 [33]
28 August 2015 CF   Adil Nabi  Delhi Dynamos 29 November 2015 [34]
11 September 2015 CB   Jack Fitzwater Chesterfield 9 October 2015 [35]
2 January 2016 LW   Tahvon Campbell Yeovil Town 2 February 2016 [36]
23 January 2016 GK   Anders Lindegaard Preston North End End of season [37]

On 1 May 2015, it was announced that West Bromwich Albion would face Walsall in a pre-season friendly on 28 July 2015.[38] Also announced was that West Bromwich Albion will go on tour to the United States and face Orlando City, Charleston Battery and Richmond Kickers.[39] On 12 May 2015, it was announced that a West Bromwich Albion XI side will travel to Forest Green Rovers on 28 July 2015.[40] On 7 July 2015, West Bromwich Albion announced a friendly fixture against Swindon Town.[41]

For the club's final home match of the season, against Liverpool, West Bromwich Albion temporarily installed 96 red seats in the away end of The Hawthorns. Each seat featured the name of one of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster and remained unoccupied throughout the match.[42]

 
The Albion team prepares to face West Ham United at The Hawthorns.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Swansea City 38 12 11 15 42 52 −10 47
13 Watford 38 12 9 17 40 50 −10 45
14 West Bromwich Albion 38 10 13 15 34 48 −14 43
15 Crystal Palace 38 11 9 18 39 51 −12 42
16 Bournemouth 38 11 9 18 45 67 −22 42

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).[43]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 10 13 15 34 48  −14 43 6 5 8 20 26  −6 4 8 7 14 22  −8
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultLDLWDWLLWWLLWDDDLLWWDLDDLWWDWLLDLLDLDD
Position201720141310151712812141313131313131312131314141414141311151111131513131514

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[44]

West Bromwich Albion enter in the second round and were drawn at home against Port Vale.[45] The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. West Brom were drawn away to Norwich City.[46]

  1. ^ Chester was born in Warrington, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his mother and made his international debut for Wales in June 2014.
  2. ^ Morrison was born in Darlington, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2008.
  3. ^ Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
  4. ^ McClean was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 2012.
  5. ^ Berahino was born in Bujumbura, Burundi, but was raised in England from the age of 10 and represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Burundi in September 2018.
  6. ^ Roberts was born in Gloucester, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through two grandparents and represented them at every youth level between U-17 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in September 2018.
  7. ^ Leko was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, but was raised in England from the age of 8 and has represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-19 level.
  8. ^ Donnellan was born in Barnet, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.
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