2015–16 Everton F.C. season

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Everton
2015–16 season
Chairman Bill Kenwright
Manager Roberto Martínez
(Until 12 May 2016)
David Unsworth
(Form 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
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Everton's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football and their 138th year in existence.[1] This season Everton participate in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

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 (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34)
24 Tim Howard United States GK (1979-03-06) 6 March 1979 (age 45)
Defenders
2 Tony Hibbert England RB (1981-02-20) 20 February 1981 (age 43)
3 Leighton Baines England LB (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 (age 39)
5 John Stones England CB/RB (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 30)
6 Phil Jagielka (captain) England CB (1982-08-17) 17 August 1982 (age 41)
23 Séamus Coleman Republic of Ireland RB (1988-10-11) 11 October 1988 (age 35)
25 Ramiro Funes Mori Argentina CB/LB (1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 33)
27 Tyias Browning England RB/CB (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 30)
30 Mason Holgate England RB/CB (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 27)
32 Brendan Galloway England LB/CB (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 28)
38 Matthew Pennington England RB (1994-10-06) 6 October 1994 (age 29)
Midfielders
4 Darron Gibson Republic of Ireland CM (1987-10-25) 25 October 1987 (age 36)
8 Bryan Oviedo Costa Rica LM/LB/LW (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 34)
12 Aaron Lennon England RW (1987-04-16) 16 April 1987 (age 37)
15 Tom Cleverley England CM (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 34)
16 James McCarthy Republic of Ireland CM/DM (1990-11-12) 12 November 1990 (age 33)
17 Muhamed Bešić Bosnia and Herzegovina DM (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 31)
18 Gareth Barry England DM/CM (1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 43)
20 Ross Barkley England AM (1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 (age 30)
21 Leon Osman England AM (1981-05-17) 17 May 1981 (age 43)
22 Steven Pienaar South Africa LW/RW/AM (1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 42)
Forwards
9 Arouna Koné Ivory Coast FW (1983-11-11) 11 November 1983 (age 40)
10 Romelu Lukaku Belgium FW (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 31)
11 Kevin Mirallas Belgium LW/RW (1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 36)
14 Oumar Niasse Senegal FW/LW/RW (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 34)
19 Gerard Deulofeu Spain RW (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 30)
28 Leandro Rodríguez Uruguay FW (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 31)

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

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
Ground H A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H A H H A A H H A H A H H A A A H A H A A H
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  
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  

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

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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.

League Cup

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Main article: 2015–16 Football 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, 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 Total Premier 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

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