2015–16 Leicester City F.C. season
2015–16 season | ||||
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Owner | King Power | |||
Chairman | Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha | |||
Manager | Claudio Ranieri | |||
Stadium | King Power Stadium | |||
Premier League | 1st | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
League Cup | Fourth round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Jamie Vardy (24) All: Jamie Vardy (24) | |||
Highest home attendance | 32,242 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 31,824 | |||
Average home league attendance | 32,021 | |||
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The 2015–16 season was Leicester City Football Club'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. In what was described as one of the greatest sporting stories of all time,[2] Leicester were confirmed as champions of the 2015–16 Premier League season on 2 May 2016, finishing top of England's highest league for the first time in the club's history. The club was a 5000–1 underdog with bookmakers to win the division before the season kicked off.[3] The feat meant that Leicester would be playing in the UEFA Champions League the following season, a first for the club in their history. The season also saw history be made for individual players within the team, as striker Jamie Vardy broke the record for consecutive games with a goal in the Premier League (11)[4] and winger Riyad Mahrez became both the first African and Algerian player to be the recipient of the PFA Players' Player of the Year.[5]
Season summary
Pre-season
On 21 May 2015, Leicester City confirmed their first three pre-season friendlies against Lincoln City, Mansfield Town and Birmingham City.[6] On 22 May 2015, Leicester City added a trip to Burton Albion to their pre-season schedule.[7] On 30 June 2015, the Foxes confirmed a friendly against Rotherham United.[8] On 14 June 2015, Marcin Wasilewski signed a one-year contract.[9] On 2 July 2015, Dean Hammond signed a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.[10] Leicester's first pre-season match was a 3–1 away win over Lincoln City on 21 July 2015. Four days later, they drew 1–1 to Mansfield Town. On 29 July, Leicester travelled to Burton Albion, winning 2–1. The next day, they won away to Rotherham United by the same score. In their last pre-season friendly, Leicester beat Birmingham City 3–2 at St. Andrew's.
August
Leicester opened their Premier League campaign on 8 August 2015 with a 4–2 victory over Sunderland. Jamie Vardy scored the opener, with a brace from Riyad Mahrez and Marc Albrighton adding to the scoreline. Jermain Defoe and Steven Fletcher’s goals weren’t enough to secure a point for the away side.[11] The next week, Leicester beat West Ham United 2–1 at Upton Park thanks to Mahrez and Shinji Okazaki; Dimitri Payet scored the only goal for the home side.[12] On 22 August 2015, Mahrez rescued a point against Tottenham Hotspur after Dele Alli scored the opener.[13] On 25 August, Leicester travelled to Bury for their second round League Cup tie, running out 4–1 winners. Joe Dodoo scored a hat-trick and another was dispatched by Andrej Kramarić, while Danny Mayor scored the only goal for the League One side.[14] On 29 August, Vardy scored a late penalty to rescue a point away to Bournemouth, after Callum Wilson scored for the home side in the first half. [15]
September
On 13 September, Leicester found themselves 2–0 down at home to Aston Villa, with Jack Grealish and Carles Gil on the scoresheet. The Foxes would launch a second half comeback, as goals from Vardy, Ritchie De Laet and Nathan Dyer put them 3–2 up.[16] On 19 September, they found themselves trailing 2–0 again, this time away to Stoke City. Mahrez dispatched a penalty before Vardy scored the equaliser.[17] On 22 September, Leicester beat West Ham United in extra time in the third round of the League Cup. Dodoo scored an early goal before Mauro Zárate equalised for the visitors. Andy King scored the winner in the 116th minute.[18] On 26 September, Leicester faced Arsenal at the King Power Stadium. A brace from Vardy was not enough to beat the Gunners, as they lost 5–2; Theo Walcott scored the equaliser after falling 1–0 behind before Alexis Sánchez scored a hat-trick, and Olivier Giroud scored the fifth for Arsenal.[19]
October
Leicester began October with a 2–1 victory over Norwich City, as Vardy scored a penalty and from Jeffrey Schlupp added to the scoreline.[20] On 17 October, Southampton led Leicester 2–0 before the interval. A brace from Vardy secured a point for the Foxes.[21] On 24 October, Leicester won 1–0 over Crystal Palace, with Vardy on the scoresheet once again.[22] On 27 October, Leicester travelled to Hull City for their fourth round League Cup tie. The match remained goalless until Mahrez scored in extra time, but not before Abel Hernández equalised for the hosts. Leicester would eventually lose the penalty shootout.[23] On 31 October, Leicester made amends for their League Cup exit as they travelled to West Bromwich Albion and ran out as 3–2 winners, with Mahrez scoring a brace and Vardy netting in another goal; this was his eighth consecutive match with at least one goal.[24]
November
On 7 November, Leicester won 2–1 against Watford. N’Golo Kanté scored his first and only goal for the Foxes, and Vardy dispatched another penalty. Troy Deeney scored the only goal for the visitors, also a penalty.[25] On 21 November, Leicester beat Newcastle United 3–0 at St James’s Park, with goals from Vardy, Okazaki and Leonardo Ulloa.[26] One week later, Vardy set a new record by scoring in 11 consecutive games after he scored against Manchester United; the record was previously held by Ruud van Nistelrooy, who played for United. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with Bastian Schweinsteiger scoring the equaliser before the break.[27]
December
On 5 December, Mahrez scored a hat-trick to beat Swansea City 3–0. On 14 December, Leicester beat defending champions Chelsea 2–1, in what proved to be José Mourinho’s final game as manager of the Blues. Mahrez and Vardy were on the scoresheet once again for the Foxes. On 19 December, Leicester beat Everton 3–2 at Goodison Park thanks to two penalties scored by Mahrez and another goal from Okazaki. On Boxing Day, Leicester lost 1–0 to Liverpool at Anfield thanks to a second half goal from Christian Benteke. The defeat ended a nine-match unbeaten run for the Foxes. On 29 December, their last game of the calendar year, Leicester hosted Manchester City in a goalless draw. As a result, Leicester missed the opportunity to maintain their position at the top of the table, as Arsenal, who beat Bournemouth 2–0 the day before, moved to first on goal difference.
January
In their first game of 2016, Leicester were held to another goalless draw against Bournemouth, during which Leicester were given a penalty; Mahrez's shot was saved by Artur Boruc. This meant that Leicester missed the opportunity to top the table again, as Arsenal’s 1–0 win over Newcastle saw them move two points clear of the Foxes. On 10 January, Leicester travelled to White Hart Lane to play against Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the FA Cup, where they were held to a 2–2 draw. On 13 January, they travelled to White Hart Lane again, this time in the league, where Robert Huth scored a late winner in a 1–0 victory. On 16 January, Okazaki put Leicester ahead against Aston Villa. Mahrez missed another penalty, then in the second half, Rudy Gestede equalised for the hosts. In the FA Cup third round replay at the King Power Stadium, on 20 January, Leicester lost 2–0. The Foxes would make amends for the FA Cup exit by returning to the top of the Premier League with a 3–0 home victory over Stoke on 23 January. They moved three points clear as Manchester City drew 2–2 against West Ham, and Arsenal played a goalless draw against Stoke a week earlier (on the same day Leicester drew against Aston Villa).
February
On 2 February, Vardy scored from 25 yards out against Liverpool, before adding another in a 2–0 home victory. The result maintained Leicester’s lead in the table. On 6 February, the Foxes travelled to the Etihad Stadium to face second-place Manchester City. The visitors won 3–1 thanks to Mahrez and a brace from Huth; Sergio Agüero scored the consolation goal for City late in the second half. The result saw Leicester move five points clear on top. On 14 February, Leicester took the lead against Arsenal at the Emirates thanks to a penalty by Vardy. In the second half, Leicester were reduced to 10 men as Danny Simpson was sent off, and Theo Walcott would later equalise. Danny Welbeck then scored the winner for Arsenal with the last kick of the game. This cut Leicester’s lead to two points; Arsenal and their north London rivals Tottenham shared the same number of points, however, the latter had a superior goal difference and so they took second place. On 27 February, Leonardo Ulloa scored a late winner against Norwich in a 1–0 victory. Leicester were still two points ahead despite Tottenham's 2–1 win over Swansea. Arsenal fell to third after losing 3–2 to Manchester United at Old Trafford.
March
On 1 March, Leicester drew 2–2 to West Bromwich Albion. Salomon Randón scored for the Baggies, before Jonas Olsson scored an own goal to level the score. Leicester took the lead heading into halftime, thanks to Andy King, but Craig Gardner would equalise for the visitors early in the second half. On 5 March, Leicester won 1–0 away to Watford. On 14 March, Leicester hosted Newcastle United in another 1–0 victory. On 19 March, Leicester won 1–0 again, this time against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
April
On 3 April, Leicester hosted Southampton and won 1–0 once again. On 10 April, Vardy scored both goals in a 2–0 win away to Sunderland. Tottenham's 3–0 win over Manchester United on the same day meant that Leicester were guaranteed UEFA Champions League football for the first time in the club's history.[28] On 17 April, Vardy scored his 22nd goal of the season against West Ham. He was then sent off in the second half, after receiving a second yellow card. West Ham would take the lead through a penalty from Andy Carroll and Aaron Cresswell. An injury-time penalty scored by Ulloa rescued a point for Leicester as they maintained their lead at the top of the table. On 24 April, Leicester thrashed Swansea 4–0 thanks to goals from Mahrez, two from Ulloa, and another from Albrighton.
May
On 1 May, Manchester United took an early lead against Leicester at Old Trafford thanks to Anthony Martial, but minutes later, Wes Morgan equalised for the visitors. Danny Drinkwater was sent off after receiving two yellow cards, and the match ended in a 1–1 draw. This result meant that Leicester were just two points away from being crowned champions, and their title success would be confirmed if Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea the following day.[29] The title decider came on 2 May 2016, a London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge. In the first half of the match, goals from Harry Kane and Son Heung-min put Tottenham 2–0 ahead. After the break, Gary Cahill pulled one back for Chelsea before substitute Eden Hazard scored a late equaliser to end Tottenham's title hopes. At the full time whistle, Leicester were confirmed champions of England, with the home crowd celebrating their former coach Raineri's achievement.[30] On 7 May, the newly crowned champions of England beat Everton 3–1, with Vardy scoring 2 goals and King scoring a third. Vardy had the opportunity to complete a hat-trick by converting a penalty, but he would blaze the ball over the crossbar. Their final league match was a 1–1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 15 May. Cesc Fàbregas converted a penalty before Drinkwater equalised for the visitors. At the end of the season, Leicester City finished with 81 points, winning 23 games, drawing 12, and losing just three. Arsenal secured second after beating relegated Aston Villa 4–0, finishing one point ahead of North London rivals Tottenham, who lost 5–1 away to fellow relegated side Newcastle.
Kits and sponsorship
Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: King Power
Friendlies
Win Draw Loss
21 July 2015 Friendly | Lincoln City | 1–3 | Leicester City | Lincoln |
19:45 BST | Power File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' (pen.) | Report | Mahrez File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' Kramarić File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,693 (1,384 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale |
25 July 2015 Friendly | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Leicester City | Mansfield |
15:00 BST | Green File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' | Report | Nugent File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,273 (1,608 away) Referee: David Coote |
28 July 2015 Friendly | Burton Albion | 1–2 | Leicester City | Burton-upon-Trent |
19:30 BST | Duffy File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' | Report | Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 65', 72' | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,184 Referee: Steve Martin |
29 July 2015 Friendly | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Leicester City | Rotherham |
19:45 BST | Ward File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' | Report | Mahrez File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Nugent File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' |
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 3,678 (524 away) Referee: Mark Brown |
1 August 2015 Friendly | Birmingham City | 2–3 | Leicester City | Birmingham |
15:00 BST | Cotterill File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' Gray File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' |
Report | Huth File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Drinkwater File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 7,026 (1,731 away) Referee: Graham Scott |
Players and staff
First team squad
- This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2015–16 season.
- Asterisks indicates player left mid-season.
- Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season.
- Italics indicate loan player.
Backroom staff
- This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2015–16 season.
- Asterisks indicate member of staff left mid-season.
Position | Nationality | Name |
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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 | Iñigo Idiakez |
Transfers
In
Date | Position | Nat. | Player | From | Fee |
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1 July 2015 | LB | Austria | Christian Fuchs | Germany Schalke 04 | Free[32] |
1 July 2015 | CB | Germany | Robert Huth | England Stoke City | £3,000,000[33][34] |
1 July 2015 | CF | Japan | Shinji Okazaki | Germany Mainz 05 | £7,000,000[35][36] |
3 August 2015 | CM | France | N'Golo Kanté | France Caen | £5,600,000[37] |
3 August 2015 | CB | Tunisia | Yohan Benalouane | Italy Atalanta | Undisclosed[38] |
19 August 2015 | DM | Switzerland | Gökhan Inler | Italy Napoli | £3,000,000[39] |
4 January 2016 | LW | England | Demarai Gray | England Birmingham City | £3,700,000[40][41] |
22 January 2016 | CB | Ghana | Daniel Amartey | Denmark Copenhagen | £5,000,000[42][43] |
29 January 2016 | GK | Denmark | Daniel Iversen | Denmark Esbjerg fB | Undisclosed[44] |
15 March 2016 | LW | Brunei | Faiq Bolkiah | England Chelsea | Free[45] |
Total spending: Decrease £27,300,000
Out
Date | Position | Nat. | Player | To | Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2015 | CF | New Zealand | Chris Wood | England Leeds United | £3,000,000[46][47] |
14 August 2015 | CF | England | David Nugent | England Middlesbrough | £4,000,000[48][49] |
11 January 2016 | CB | England | Joe Davis | England Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed[50] |
20 January 2016 | CF | Lithuania | Simonas Stankevičius | Lithuania Žalgiris | Undisclosed[51] |
Total incoming: Increase £7,000,000
Loans in
Date from | Date until | Position | Nat. | Player | From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 September 2015 | End of season | RW | England | Nathan Dyer | Wales Swansea City[52] |
Loans out
Released
Date | Position | Nat. | Player |
---|---|---|---|
30 June 2015 | DM | Argentina | Esteban Cambiasso[71] |
30 June 2015 | RW | France | Anthony Knockaert[72] |
30 June 2015 | LB | Ivory Coast | Zoumana Bakayogo[72] |
30 June 2015 | FW | England | Marcel Barrington[72] |
30 June 2015 | RW | England | Adam Dawson[72] |
30 June 2015 | LW | Scotland | Paul Gallagher[72] |
30 June 2015 | CB | England | Kieran Kennedy[72] |
30 June 2015 | GK | Republic of Ireland | Conrad Logan[72] |
30 June 2015 | CB | France | Hervé Pepe-Ngoma[72] |
30 June 2015 | CM | England | Louis Rowley[72] |
30 June 2015 | FW | England | Gary Taylor-Fletcher[72] |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Premier League | 8 August 2015 | 15 May 2016 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 60.53 |
FA Cup | 10 January 2016 | 20 January 2016 | Third round | Third round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
Football League Cup | 25 August 2015 | 27 October 2015 | Second round | Fourth round | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 66.67 |
Total | 43 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 58.14 |
Source: Soccerway
Premier League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
5 | Manchester United | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
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).[73]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ↑ Manchester United qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 FA Cup. As they had also qualified by their virtue of their league position (5th), this spot was passed to the next-highest ranked team (6th), Southampton.
Results summary
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 |
38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 81 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 18 | +15 |
Source: Premier League
Results by matchday
Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[74]
8 August 2015 1 | Leicester City | 4–2 | Sunderland | Leicester |
15:00 BST | Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 11', Yellow card 49' Mahrez File:Soccerball shade.svg 18', 25' (pen.) Albrighton File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' Schlupp Yellow card 90' |
Report | Rodwell Yellow card 17' Jones Yellow card 42' Defoe File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Fletcher File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' Kaboul Yellow card 73' Coates Yellow card 85' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,242 Referee: Lee Mason |
15 August 2015 2 | West Ham United | 1–2 | Leicester City | London |
15:00 BST | Jenkinson Yellow card 40' Payet File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Adrián Red card 90+2' |
Report | Vardy Yellow card 11' Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 27', Yellow card 54' Mahrez File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Benalouane Yellow card 88' |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,857 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
22 August 2015 3 | Leicester City | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester |
15:00 BST | Mahrez File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' King Yellow card 90+1' |
Report | Dembélé Yellow card 29' Lamela Yellow card 31' Dier Yellow card 60' Alli File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' Mason Yellow card 83' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,971 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
29 August 2015 4 | Bournemouth | 1–1 | Leicester City | Bournemouth |
15:00 BST | Gradel Yellow card 1' Wilson File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' O'Kane Yellow card 75' |
Report | De Laet Yellow card 13' King Yellow card 36' Huth Yellow card 48' Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' (pen.) Schlupp Yellow card 90+2' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,155 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
13 September 2015 5 | Leicester City | 3–2 | Aston Villa | Leicester |
16:00 BST | Albrighton Yellow card 45+1' De Laet File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' Dyer Yellow card 77', File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
Report | Grealish File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Gil File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Amavi Yellow card 81' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,733 Referee: Mike Dean |
19 September 2015 6 | Stoke City | 2–2 | Leicester City | Stoke-on-Trent |
15:00 BST | Bojan File:Soccerball shade.svg 13', Yellow card 70' Walters File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' |
Report | Mahrez File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' (pen.), Yellow card 58' Kanté Yellow card 60' Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Drinkwater Yellow card 78' Schlupp Yellow card 81' |
Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,642 Referee: Andre Marriner |
26 September 2015 7 | Leicester City | 2–5 | Arsenal | Leicester |
15:00 BST | Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 13', 89' | Report | Walcott File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Sánchez File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', 57', 81' Arteta Yellow card 69' Giroud File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,047 Referee: Craig Pawson |
3 October 2015 8 | Norwich City | 1–2 | Leicester City | Norwich |
15:00 BST | Mbokani File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' | Report | Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' (pen.) Schlupp File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Huth Yellow card 63' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,067 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
17 October 2015 9 | Southampton | 2–2 | Leicester City | Southampton |
15:00 BST | Fonte File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' Wanyama Yellow card 22' Van Dijk File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Bertrand Yellow card 76' |
Report | Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 66', 90+1' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,559 Referee: Paul Tierney |
24 October 2015 10 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Leicester |
15:00 BST | Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 60', Yellow card 90' Simpson Yellow card 65' Schlupp Yellow card 68' |
Report | Zaha Yellow card 87' | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,752 Referee: Mike Dean |
31 October 2015 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–3 | Leicester City | West Bromwich |
15:00 GMT | Rondón File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Lambert File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' (pen.) |
Report | Mahrez File:Soccerball shade.svg 57', 64' Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' Huth Yellow card 89' Schmeichel Yellow card 90+3' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,150 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
7 November 2015 12 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Watford | Leicester |
15:00 GMT | Kanté File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' (pen.) |
Report | Gomes Yellow card 64' Deeney File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' (pen.) |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,029 Referee: Roger East |
21 November 2015 13 | Newcastle United | 0–3 | Leicester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
15:00 GMT | Anita Yellow card 36' Dummett Yellow card 48' Pérez Yellow card 76' Sissoko Yellow card 79' |
Report | Huth Yellow card 31' Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' Ulloa File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,151 Referee: Mike Jones |
28 November 2015 14 | Leicester City | 1–1 | Manchester United | Leicester |
17:30 GMT | Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' | Report | Young Yellow card 14' Schweinsteiger File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,115 Referee: Craig Pawson |
5 December 2015 15 | Swansea City | 0–3 | Leicester City | Swansea |
15:00 GMT | Britton Yellow card 47' Ki Yellow card 74' |
Report | Mahrez File:Soccerball shade.svg 5', 22', 67' Kanté Yellow card 23' Simpson Yellow card 70' Albrighton Yellow card 90+1' |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,836 Referee: Michael Oliver |
14 December 2015 16 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Chelsea | Leicester |
20:00 GMT | Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 34', Yellow card 46' Mahrez File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Huth Yellow card 50' |
Report | Rémy File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,054 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
19 December 2015 17 | Everton | 2–3 | Leicester City | Liverpool |
15:00 GMT | Lukaku File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Funes Mori Yellow card 61' Howard Yellow card 64' Mirallas File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
Report | Mahrez File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' (pen.), 65' (pen.) Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Wasilewski Yellow card 81' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,570 Referee: Jon Moss |
26 December 2015 18 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Leicester City | Liverpool |
15:00 GMT | Lallana Yellow card 45+1' Can Yellow card 52' Benteke File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
Report | Huth Yellow card 62' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,123 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
29 December 2015 19 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Manchester City | Leicester |
19:45 GMT | Albrighton Yellow card 81' | Report | Kolarov Yellow card 67' Mangala Yellow card 76' De Bruyne Yellow card 90' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,072 Referee: Craig Pawson |
2 January 2016 20 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Bournemouth | Leicester |
15:00 GMT | Mahrez soccer ball with red X 59' Albrighton Yellow card 62' |
Report | Arter Yellow card 34' Francis Red card 57' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,006 Referee: Andre Marriner |
13 January 2016 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Leicester City | London |
20:00 GMT | Dier Yellow card 79' | Report | Huth File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,850 Referee: Lee Mason |
16 January 2016 22 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Leicester City | Birmingham |
17:30 GMT | Bunn Yellow card 14' Cissokho Yellow card 32' Gestede File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Bacuna Yellow card 85' |
Report | Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Mahrez soccer ball with red X 33' Huth Yellow card 77' Vardy Yellow card 85' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,763 Referee: Roger East |
23 January 2016 23 | Leicester City | 3–0 | Stoke City | Leicester |
15:00 GMT | Drinkwater File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' Ulloa File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Report | Shaqiri Yellow card 59' | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,018 Referee: Mike Dean |
2 February 2016 24 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Liverpool | Leicester |
19:45 GMT | Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 60', 71' | Report | Lucas Yellow card 86' | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,121 Referee: Andre Marriner |
6 February 2016 25 | Manchester City | 1–3 | Leicester City | Manchester |
12:45 GMT | Zabaleta Yellow card 69' Fernando Yellow card 72' Agüero File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Report | Huth File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 60' Morgan Yellow card 36' Simpson Yellow card 46' Mahrez File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,693 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
14 February 2016 26 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Leicester City | Holloway, London |
12:00 GMT | Coquelin Yellow card 36' Koscielny Yellow card 44' Ramsey Yellow card 45+2' Walcott File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Welbeck File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+5', Yellow card 90+6' |
Report | Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (pen.) Simpson Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 54' Fuchs Yellow card 52' Kanté Yellow card 57' Wasilewski Yellow card 90+4' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,009 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
27 February 2016 27 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Norwich City | Leicester |
15:00 GMT | Ulloa File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' | Report | Naismith Yellow card 48' Bennett Yellow card 51' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,114 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
1 March 2016 28 | Leicester City | 2–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Leicester |
19:45 GMT | Olsson File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' (o.g.) King File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' |
Report | Rondón File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Sessègnon Yellow card 32' Gardner File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Yacob Yellow card 88' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,018 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
5 March 2016 29 | Watford | 0–1 | Leicester City | Watford |
17:30 GMT | Amrabat Yellow card 29' Aké Yellow card 58' |
Report | Mahrez File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Fuchs Yellow card 74' Morgan Yellow card 90+2' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,884 Referee: Jon Moss |
14 March 2016 30 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Leicester |
20:00 GMT | Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' | Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,824 Referee: Craig Pawson |
19 March 2016 31 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Leicester City | London |
15:00 GMT | Souaré Yellow card 42' | Report | Schmeichel Yellow card 30' Mahrez File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,041 Referee: Mike Jones |
3 April 2016 32 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Southampton | Leicester |
13:30 BST | Morgan File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Drinkwater Yellow card 51' Fuchs Yellow card 88' |
Report | Wanyama Yellow card 46' Tadić Yellow card 75' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,071 Referee: Michael Oliver |
10 April 2016 33 | Sunderland | 0–2 | Leicester City | Sunderland |
13:30 BST | Borini Yellow card 21' | Report | Fuchs Yellow card 30' Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 66', 90+5' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 46,531 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
17 April 2016 34 | Leicester City | 2–2 | West Ham United | Leicester |
13:30 BST | Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 18', Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 56' Morgan Yellow card 77' Ulloa File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+5' (pen.) |
Report | Reid Yellow card 30' Noble Yellow card 40' Payet Yellow card 42' Carroll File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' (pen.) Cresswell File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,104 Referee: Jon Moss |
24 April 2016 35 | Leicester City | 4–0 | Swansea City | Leicester |
16:15 BST | Mahrez File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Ulloa File:Soccerball shade.svg 30', 60' Huth Yellow card 82' Albrighton File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Report | Fernández Yellow card 64' Williams Yellow card 72' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,962 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
1 May 2016 36 | Manchester United | 1–1 | Leicester City | Manchester |
14:05 BST | Martial File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Lingard Yellow card 53' Carrick Yellow card 57' Rooney Yellow card 66' |
Report | Morgan File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Drinkwater Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 87' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,275 Referee: Michael Oliver |
7 May 2016 37 | Leicester City | 3–1 | Everton | Leicester |
17:30 BST | Vardy File:Soccerball shade.svg 5', 65' (pen.), soccer ball with red X 72' King File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' |
Report | Pennington Yellow card 44' Cleverley Yellow card 49' Gibson Yellow card 71' Mirallas File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,140 Referee: Andre Marriner |
15 May 2016 38 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Leicester City | London |
15:00 BST | Fàbregas File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' (pen.) | Report | Drinkwater File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,494 Referee: Craig Pawson |
FA Cup
Leicester City entered the competition in the third round, and were drawn away to Tottenham Hotspur on 7 December 2015.
10 January 2016 Third round | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Leicester City | London |
16:00 GMT | Eriksen File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' Kane File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (pen.) Bentaleb Yellow card 90+1' |
Report | Wasilewski Yellow card 15', File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Schmeichel Yellow card 89' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,805 Referee: Bobby Madley |
20 January 2016 Third round replay | Leicester City | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester |
19:45 GMT | Albrighton Yellow card 90' | Report | Davies Yellow card 20' Son File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Chadli File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,006 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
Football League Cup
Leicester City entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Bury.[75] 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.[76]
25 August 2015 Second round | Bury | 1–4 | Leicester City | Bury |
19:45 BST | Mayor File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Jones Yellow card 70' |
Report | Dodoo File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 86', 90' Kramarić File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,914 Referee: Andrew Madley |
22 September 2015 Third round | Leicester City | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | West Ham United | Leicester |
19:45 BST | Dodoo File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Fuchs Yellow card 35' Simpson Yellow card 69' Schlupp Yellow card 79' Wasilewski Yellow card 108' King File:Soccerball shade.svg 116' |
Report | Zárate File:Soccerball shade.svg 27', Yellow card 59' Obiang Yellow card 67' Noble Yellow card 100' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 21,268 Referee: Peter Bankes |
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, saw the players recognized for their achievements for the club throughout the 2015–16 season.[77]
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 (away), 6 February 2016 |
Divisional awards
Player statistics
All data from LCFC.com
Appearances
- Starts + substitute appearances.
- Italics indicates loan player.
- * indicates player left mid-season.
- # indicates player retired mid-season.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Denmark DEN | Kasper Schmeichel | 40 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | Belgium BEL | Ritchie De Laet | 15 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
4 | MF | England ENG | Danny Drinkwater | 37 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
5 | DF | Jamaica JAM | Wes Morgan | 38 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF | Germany GER | Robert Huth | 35 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | England ENG | Dean Hammond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
8 | MF | England ENG | Matty James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | England ENG | Jamie Vardy | 38 | 24 | 36 | 24 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
10 | MF | Wales WAL | Andy King | 29 | 3 | 9+16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
11 | MF | England ENG | Marc Albrighton | 42 | 2 | 34+4 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
12 | GK | England ENG | Ben Hamer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | DF | Ghana GHA | Daniel Amartey | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | France FRA | N'Golo Kanté | 40 | 1 | 33+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
15 | MF | Ghana GHA | Jeffrey Schlupp | 26 | 1 | 14+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
16 | MF | Wales WAL | Tom Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | DF | England ENG | Danny Simpson | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
18 | DF | England ENG | Liam Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | FW | Croatia CRO | Andrej Kramarić | 5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
20 | FW | Japan JPN | Shinji Okazaki | 39 | 6 | 28+8 | 5 | 0+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
22 | MF | England ENG | Demarai Gray | 14 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | FW | Argentina ARG | Leonardo Ulloa | 33 | 6 | 7+22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
24 | MF | England ENG | Nathan Dyer | 14 | 1 | 0+12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF | Algeria ALG | Riyad Mahrez | 39 | 18 | 36+1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
27 | DF | Poland POL | Marcin Wasilewski | 9 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
28 | DF | Austria AUT | Christian Fuchs | 34 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
29 | DF | Tunisia TUN | Yohan Benalouane | 9 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
30 | DF | England ENG | Ben Chilwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32 | GK | Australia AUS | Mark Schwarzer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
33 | MF | Switzerland SUI | Gökhan Inler | 10 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
36 | FW | England ENG | Joe Dodoo | 4 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 9 | England | Jamie Vardy | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
2 | MF | 26 | Algeria | Riyad Mahrez | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
3 | FW | 20 | Japan | Shinji Okazaki | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
FW | 23 | Argentina | Leonardo Ulloa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
5 | FW | 36 | England | Joe Dodoo | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
6 | DF | 6 | Germany | Robert Huth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
MF | 10 | Wales | Andy King | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
8 | MF | 4 | England | Danny Drinkwater | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DF | 5 | Jamaica | Wes Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | 11 | England | Marc Albrighton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | DF | 2 | Belgium | Ritchie De Laet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 14 | France | N'Golo Kanté | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 15 | Ghana | Jeffrey Schlupp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 19 | Croatia | Andrej Kramarić | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
MF | 24 | England | Nathan Dyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 27 | Poland | Marcin Wasilewski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Totals | 68 | 2 | 7 | 77 |
Captains
- Only counts starts as captain.
Rank | No. | Position | Nat. | Player | Starts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | CB | Jamaica | Wes Morgan | 38 |
2 | 1 | GK | Denmark | Kasper Schmeichel | 2 |
10 | CM | Wales | Andy King | 2 | |
4 | 7 | CM | England | Dean Hammond | 1 |
Suspensions
Date incurred | Nat. | Player | Matches missed | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
24 October 2015 | Ghana | Jeffrey Schlupp | 1 | Yellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow card |
14 December 2015 | Germany | Robert Huth | 1 | Yellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow card |
14 February 2016 | England | Danny Simpson | 1 | Yellow card Yellow-red card (vs Arsenal) |
17 April 2016 | England | Jamie Vardy | 2 | Yellow card Yellow-red card (vs West Ham United) |
1 May 2016 | England | Danny Drinkwater | 1 | Yellow card Yellow-red card (vs Manchester United) |
Season summary
Matches played | 43 (38 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 3 League Cup) |
Matches won | 25 (23 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) |
Matches drawn | 14 (12 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) |
Matches 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 | 15 (15 Premier League) |
Most appearances | 42 (England Marc Albrighton) |
Most goals | 24 (England Jamie Vardy) |
Winning percentage | Premier League: 23/38 (60.53%) Overall: 25/43 (58.14%) |
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