2015–16 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season explained

Club:	Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Season:	2015–16
Manager:	Neil Lennon (until 15 March 2016) (Interim from 15 March 2016)
Chairman:	Phil Gartside (until 10 February 2016)
Stadium:	Macron Stadium
League:	2015–16 Football League Championship
League Result:	24th (relegated)
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	4th round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	1st round
League Topscorer:	Zach Clough (7)
Season Topscorer:	Zach Clough (7)
Highest Attendance:	18,178 vs Leeds United (24 October 2015)
Lowest Attendance:	5,842 vs Burton Albion (11 August 2015)
Average Attendance:	14,977
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Prevseason:	2014–15
Nextseason:	2016–17

The 2015–16 season is Bolton Wanderers's fourth consecutive season in the Football League Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in 2012. Along with the Championship, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Pre-season

On 19 May 2015, Bolton Wanderers announced their pre-season schedule in full for both the entire squad and an XI squad.^{[1] [2]} On 2 June 2015, the club confirmed their home pre-season friendly against ChievoVerona.^[3] On 26 June 2015, Bolton Wanderers announced the club will face two friendlies during their Austria tour.^[4] Bolton were set to play against Italian team A.C. ChievoVerona, however Chievo cancelled friendlies against both Bolton and Charlton Athletic, who also were set to play against them, which lead to the two teams playing against each other instead.^[5]

Mid-season friendlies

Competitions

Football League Championship

See main article: 2015–16 Football League Championship.

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[6]

League table

FA Cup

See main article: 2015–16 FA Cup.

League Cup

See main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup.

Mid-season friendlies

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	GK				Free transfer	^[7]
1 July 2015	CF				Free transfer	^[8]
6 July 2015	CB				Free transfer	^[9]
12 July 2015	CM		Jon Ceberio		Free transfer	^[10]
12 July 2015	CM				Free transfer	^[11]
5 August 2015	SS				Free transfer	^[12]
5 August 2015	RB				Free transfer	^[13]
20 August 2015	RB				Free transfer	^[14]
27 August 2015	LB				Free transfer	^[15]
5 September 2015	GK				Free transfer	^[16]
23 October 2015	CF				Free transfer	^[17]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CM				Released
1 July 2015	CB		James Ball	Free agent	Released
1 July 2015	CF				Free transfer
1 July 2015	GK				Free transfer	^[18]
1 July 2015	CF				Free transfer
1 July 2015	CM			Free agent	Released
1 July 2015	MF		Carl Kennedy	Free agent	Released
1 July 2015	RM			Free agent	Released
1 July 2015	GK				Free transfer
1 July 2015	RB		Glenn Matthews	Free agent	Released
1 July 2015	CB				Free transfer	^[19]
1 July 2015	DF		Kieran Nolan	Free agent	Released
1 July 2015	DF		Ryan Sellers		Free transfer
1 July 2015	CM			Free agent	Released
3 July 2015	CF				Free transfer	^[20]
6 July 2015	RB				£75,000	^[21] ^[22]
6 July 2015	LW			Wigan Athletic	£50,000	^[23] ^[24]
20 August 2015	CB			Fulham	£1,400,000	^[25] ^[26]
1 September 2015	LB			Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	^[27]
26 January 2016	CF				Free transfer	^[28]
29 January 2016	LB			Free agent	Released	^[29]

Total income: £1,525,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
7 August 2015	CB				January 2016	^[30]
20 August 2015	FW				End of season	^[31]
26 October 2015	MF				21 December 2015	^[32]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
10 July 2015	CF				4 January 2016	^[33]
28 July 2015	CF				End of season	^[34]
27 August 2015	CB				2 January 2016	^[35]
19 October 2015	DF				2 January 2016	^[36]
24 October 2015	MF				12 December 2015	^[37] ^[38]
26 November 2015	MF				26 December 2015	^[39]

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Nationality	Place of birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	End
Goalkeepers
1	Ben Amos	GK		Macclesfield		25	0	Manchester United	1 July 2015	Free	2019
13	Paul Rachubka	GK		San Luis Obispo		0	0	Crewe Alexandra	5 September 2015	Free	2016
Defenders
3	Dean Moxey	LB		Exeter		41	1	Crystal Palace	2 July 2014	Free	2017
4	Dorian Dervite	CB		Lille		59	1	Charlton Athletic	27 May 2014	Free	2017
15	Derik Osede	CB		Madrid		8	0	Real Madrid	6 July 2015	Free	2018
24	Francesco Pisano	RB		Cagliari		3	0	Cagliari	20 August 2015	Free	2017
25	Lawrie Wilson	RB		Collier Row		9	0	Charlton Athletic	5 August 2015	Free	2017
31	David Wheater	CB		Redcar		106	4	Middlesbrough	20 January 2011	£2,300,000	2016
45	Rob Holding	CB		Tameside		7	0	Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	Undisclosed
Midfielders
6	Josh Vela	CM/RB		Salford		58	1	Academy	20 March 2011	Trainee	Undisclosed
7	Liam Feeney	RM		Hammersmith		77	7	Millwall	1 July 2014	Free	2016
8	Jay Spearing	DM		Wallasey		120	5	Liverpool	9 August 2013	Undisclosed	2017
16	Mark Davies	CM		Willenhall		183	16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26 January 2009	Undisclosed	2017
18	Neil Danns	AM		Liverpool		105	9	Leicester City	1 July 2014	Free	2016
21	Darren Pratley	CM		Barking		133	11	Swansea City	1 July 2011	Free	2018
27	Filip Twardzik	CM		Třinec		5	1	Celtic	2 February 2015	Undisclosed	2016
42	Tom Walker	MF		Salford		17	1	Academy	1 July 2014	Trainee	Undisclosed
Forwards
10	Zach Clough	CF		Denton		22	9	Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	2017
12	Max Clayton	CF		Crewe		17	1	Crewe Alexandra	18 September 2014	£300,000	2017
14	Gary Madine	CF		Gateshead		23	4	Sheffield Wednesday	8 June 2015	Free	2017
19	Emile Heskey	CF		Leicester		50	2	Newcastle Jets	24 December 2014	Free	2016
22	Wellington Silva	WG/SS		Rio de Janeiro		10	1	Arsenal	18 September 2015	Loan	2016
23	Stephen Dobbie	SS/WG			Glasgow		14	1	Crystal Palace	5 August 2015	Free	2016
30	Kaiyne Woolery	MF		Hackney		3	0	Tamworth	14 August 2014	£10,000	2016

Statistics

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Goals record

Rank	No.	Po.	Name				Total
1	10	FW		7	0	0	7
2	14	FW		5	1	0	6
3	7	MF		5	0	0	5
4	21	MF		1	3	0	4
5	23	FW		3	0	0	3
6	6	MF		2	0	0	2
	8	MF		2	0	0	2
	18	MF		2	0	0	2
	19	FW		2	0	0	2
	22	FW		2	0	0	2
	26	FW		2	0	0	2
	30	FW		2	0	0	2
13	3	DF		0	1	0	1
	4	DF		1	0	0	1
	17	MF		1	0	0	1
	25	DF		1	0	0	1
	31	DF		1	0	0	1
	45	DF		1	0	0	1
Total				40	5	0	43

Disciplinary record

No.	Po.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
1	GK	Ben Amos	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
2	DF	Prince-Désir Gouano	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	Dean Moxey	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
4	DF	Dorian Dervite	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
6	MF	Josh Vela	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
7	MF	Liam Feeney	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF	Jay Spearing	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
10	FW	Zach Clough	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	FW	Gary Madine	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15	DF	Derik Osede	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
16	MF	Mark Davies	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
17	MF	Liam Trotter	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF	Neil Danns	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
20	DF	José Manuel Casado	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
21	MF	Darren Pratley	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
22	FW		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23	FW	Stephen Dobbie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	DF	Lawrie Wilson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
30	FW	Kaiyne Woolery	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
31	DF	David Wheater	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
45	DF	Rob Holding	1	1	1	0	1	0	3	1
48	DF	Niall Maher	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total			61	8	4	0	1	0	66	8

See also

• List of Bolton Wanderers F.C. seasons

Notes and References

1. News: Pre-season fixtures announced . Bolton Wanderers FC . 19 May 2015.
2. News: Bolton XI pre-season schedule confirmed . Bolton Wanderers FC . 19 May 2015.
3. News: Bolton Wanderers to face Chievo Verona in home pre-season game . Bolton Wanderers FC . 2 June 2015.
4. News: Two fixtures added to pre-season schedule . Bolton Wanderers FC . 26 June 2015.
5. Web site: Opposition switched for final home friendly.
6. News: Bolton Wanderers' 2015/16 Sky Bet Championship fixtures confirmed . Bolton Wanderers FC . 17 June 2015.
7. News: Ben Amos completes Bolton Wanderers move . Bolton Wanderers FC . 1 July 2015.
8. News: Gary Madine signs for Bolton Wanderers . Bolton Wanderers FC . 1 July 2015.
9. News: Bolton sign released Real Madrid defender Derik Osede. Sky Sports . 6 July 2015.
10. News: Jon Ceberio joins Bolton Wanderers . Bolton Wanderers FC . 12 July 2015.
11. News: Bolton Wanderers: Jordan Lussey and Jon Ceberio sign. BBC Sport . 12 July 2015.
12. News: Bolton Wanderers sign Stephen Dobbie . Bolton Wanderers FC . 5 August 2015 . 5 August 2015.
13. News: Lawrie Wilson signs permanent deal with Wanderers . Bolton Wanderers FC . 5 August 2015 . 5 August 2015.
14. News: Francesco Pisano signs for Bolton . Bolton Wanderers FC . 20 August 2015 . 20 August 2015.
15. News: Jose Manuel Casado signs for Bolton Wanderers . Bolton Wanderers FC . 27 August 2015 . 27 August 2015 . 24 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160224035853/http://www.bwfc.co.uk//news/article/jose-manuel-casado-signs-for-bolton-wanderers-2651073.aspx . dead .
16. News: Paul Rachubka signs for Bolton Wanderers . Bolton Wanderers FC . 5 September 2015 . 6 September 2015.
17. News: Bolton Wanderers sign Shola Ameobi . Sky Sports . 23 October 2015 . 23 October 2015.
18. News: Adam Bogdan to join Liverpool . Bolton Wanderers FC . 12 June 2015.
19. News: Bolton Wanderers announce retained list . Bolton Wanderers FC . 15 May 2015.
20. News: Eidur Gudjohnsen signs for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright in China. the guardian . 3 July 2015.
21. News: Alex Baptiste departs for Middlesbrough . Bolton Wanderers FC . 6 July 2015.
22. News: Alex Baptiste Completes Move to Middlesbrough . Burnden Aces . 6 July 2015.
23. News: Sanmi Odelusi signs for Wigan Athletic . Bolton Wanderers FC . 6 July 2015.
24. News: Done Deal: Sanmi Odelusi departs for Wigan Athletic . Lion of Vienna Suite . 6 July 2015.
25. News: Tim Ream signs for Fulham . Bolton Wanderers FC . 20 August 2015 . 20 August 2015.
26. News: American Tim Ream agrees four-year deal with Fulham – sources . ESPN . 18 August 2015 . 20 August 2015.
27. News: Andy Kellett joins Wigan for undisclosed fee . Bolton Wanderers FC . 1 September 2015 . 2 September 2015.
28. News: 26 January 2016 . Ex-Newcastle United star Shola Ameobi offers to play for free – but cash-strapped Bolton Wanderers cannot sign him . The Bolton News . 26 January 2016.
29. News: OUTGOING: @JMCasado20 has left #BWFC after a mutual agreement was reached to cancel his contract.. Twitter. 29 January 2016. 29 January 2015.
30. News: Bolton Wanderers sign Atalanta defender Prince-Désir Gouano . Bolton Wanderers FC . 10 August 2015 . 7 August 2015 . 23 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195711/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/bolton-wanderers-sign-atalanta-defender-prince-desir-gouano-2601716.aspx . dead .
31. News: Wellington Silva: Arsenal winger joins Bolton Wanderers on loan . BBC Sport . 19 August 2015 . 19 August 2015.
32. Web site: Luke Brattan joins Bolton Wanderers on loan. 26 October 2015. 26 October 2015. Bolton Wanderers FC.
33. News: Conor Wilkinson loaned to Barnsley . Bolton Wanderers FC . 10 July 2015.
34. News: Rob Hall joins MK Dons on season-long loan . Bolton Wanderers FC . 28 July 2015.
35. News: Oscar Threlkeld joins Plymouth Argyle on loan . Plymouth Argyle FC . 27 August 2015 . 27 August 2015.
36. News: Hayden White: Bolton Wanderers defender joins Blackpool on loan. BBC Sport. 19 October 2015. 27 November 2015.
37. News: Liam Trotter: Bolton Wanderers midfielder joins Nottingham Forest. BBC Sport . 24 October 2015. 27 November 2015.
38. News: Liam Trotter: Bolton midfielder extends Nottingham Forest stay . BBC Sport . 12 November 2015 . 27 November 2015.
39. News: York City: Lussey, O'Connor, Fewster and Kitching join on loan. BBC Sport . 26 November 2015. 27 November 2015.