2015–16 Crystal Palace F.C. season explained

Club:Crystal Palace
Season:2015–16
Owner:

[1]
Stadium:Selhurst Park
League:Premier League
League Result:15th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Runners-up
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Fourth Round
Cup3:Cape Town Cup
League Topscorer:
Yohan Cabaye
Scott Dann
Connor Wickham
Yannick Bolasie
(5 goals each)
Season Topscorer:
Dwight Gayle (7)
Highest Attendance:25,295 vs Aston Villa
Lowest Attendance:23,714 vs Swansea City
Average Attendance:24,649
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Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17

The 2015–16 season was Crystal Palace's third consecutive season in the Premier League and their 110th year in existence.[2] The club participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. They finished 15th in the Premier League and were runners-up in the FA Cup for the second time in their history. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionRecord
Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
Total

Pre-season friendlies

On 28 May 2015, Crystal Palace announced their first pre-season friendly ahead of the 2015–16 season against Fulham.[3] On 8 June 2015, a second fixture against Dagenham & Redbridge was added to the schedule.[4] On 12 June 2015, Palace announced they will travel to Germany to play Union Berlin on 18 July 2015.[5] A fourth friendly against Barnet was announced on 19 June 2015.[6]

Premier League

Matches

The fixtures for the 2015–16 season were announced on 18 June 2015 at 9am.[7] [8]

FA Cup

In the third round of the 2015–16 FA Cup, Crystal Palace were drawn to play away against fellow Premier League side Southampton on 9 January 2016.[9] At St Mary's Stadium, Crystal Palace won 2–1 with goals from Joel Ward and Wilfried Zaha.[10] In the fourth round, they were drawn at home against Premier League Stoke City. At Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park, they won 1–0 with a goal from Zaha.[11] in the fifth round they were drawn away at Premier League Tottenham Hotspur. At White Hart Lane, Crystal Palace won 1–0 with a goal from Martin Kelly.[12] In the quarter final, Crystal Palace were drawn away at Football League Championship team Reading. At the Madjeski Stadium, Crystal Palace won 2–0 with goals from Yohan Cabaye and Fraizer Campbell to reach the semi-final for the first time in 21 years.[13] Crystal Palace drew Premier League Watford in the Wembley semi-final, in a repeat of the 2013 Football League Championship play-off final. Crystal Palace won 2–1 due to goals from Yannick Bolasie and Connor Wickham.[14] In the final, Crystal Palace opened the scoring through Jason Puncheon after 78 minutes, though Juan Mata equalised for Manchester United within 3 minutes to send the game to extra-time. Although United had Chris Smalling sent off, Palace could not force a winner, instead conceding the winning goal to Jesse Lingard with 10 minutes left.[15]

League Cup

Crystal Palace entered the competition in the second round and were drawn at home against Shrewsbury Town.[16] The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Palace were drawn at home to Charlton Athletic.[17]

Cape Town Cup

Transfers

Transfers in

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10 July 2015 CM £10,000,000 [18] [19]
23 July 2015 GK £3,500,000[20]
3 August 2015 ST £7,000,000 [21]
5 August 2015 LW Free transfer [22]
3 January 2016 LW Randell Williams Free transfer [23]
26 January 2016 ST Free agent Free transfer [24]
30 March 2016 ST Undisclosed [25]

Total spending: £22,500,000

Loan in

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21 July 2015 CF 4 January 2016 [26] [27]

Transfers out

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1 July 2015 CF Free transfer
1 July 2015 CM Sonny Black Free agent Released
1 July 2015 CB Michael Chambers Free transfer
1 July 2015 CM Shawniki Clement-Peter Free agent Released
1 July 2015 GK Bradley Comins Free agent Released
1 July 2015 AM Free transfer
1 July 2015 SS Free transfer
1 July 2015 RB Undisclosed [28]
1 July 2015 CF Morgan Ferrier Free agent Released
1 July 2015 AM Released
1 July 2015 CB Jahmal Howlett-Mundle Free transfer
1 July 2015 RW Elliott List Gillingham Released
1 July 2015 CM Kiye Martin Free agent Released
1 July 2015 GK Free transfer [29]
1 July 2015 CB Released
1 July 2015 CM Free agent Released
1 July 2015 LW Free agent Released
31 August 2015 CM Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [30]
1 September 2015 CM Undisclosed [31]
1 September 2015 CF £4,000,000 [32]
25 September 2015 CF Free transfer [33]
13 January 2016 RB Undisclosed [34]

Loans out

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3 July 2015 RB 13 January 2016 [35]
23 July 2015 CM 2 January 2016 [36]
27 July 2015 CB End of season [37]
30 July 2015 LB End of season [38]
14 August 2015 GK 12 September 2015 [39]
20 August 2015 LB 2 January 2016 [40]
10 September 2015 AM 2 January 2016 [41]
17 September 2015 CF 23 December 2015 [42] [43]
18 September 2015 GK 16 October 2015 [44]
5 November 2015 MF 5 December 2015 [45] [46] [47]
22 January 2016 AM End of season [48]
1 March 2016 CF 3 May 2016 [49] [50]
23 March 2016 CM End of season [51]

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

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No.Pos.NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
16 FW 3 0 4 7
7 MF 5 1 0 6
21 FW 5 1 0 6
10 MF 5 1 0 6
6 DF 5 0 0 5
11 MF 2 2 1 5
2 DF 2 1 0 3
42 MF 2 1 0 3
27 DF 2 0 1 3
26 MF 2 0 0 2
18 MF 2 0 0 2
14 MF 1 0 1 2
9 FW 0 1 1 2
25 FW 1 0 0 1
28 MF 1 0 0 1
34 DF 0 1 0 1
17 FW 0 0 1 1
– – 1 0 0 1
Total368953

Disciplinary record

[52]

No.Pos.NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
7 MF 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
6 DF 7 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
23 DF 6 1 0 0 1 0 7 1
15 MF 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
11 MF 5 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
18 MF 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
2 DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
42 MF 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
34 DF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 MF 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
9 FW 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
16 FW 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
4 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 DF 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
28 MF 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
29 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 58 2 8 0 3 0 69 2

Notes and References

  1. News: Who's who at CPFC. 30 December 2015. 5 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170605113953/http://www.cpfc.co.uk/club/whoswho/. dead.
  2. News: History . Statto.
  3. News: Palace To Play Fulham In Pre-Season . Crystal Palace FC . 28 May 2015.
  4. News: Pre-Season Friendly: Trip To Dagenham . Crystal Palace FC . 9 June 2015.
  5. News: Pre-Season: Palace Travel To Germany . Crystal Palace FC . 12 June 2015.
  6. News: Crystal Palace will play Barnet in a pre-season friendly on 11th July at Underhill Stadium . Crystal Palace FC . 19 June 2015.
  7. News: New league season begins at away . Crystal Palace FC . 17 June 2015 .
  8. News: Fixture list for the 2015/16 Barclays Premier League . Premier League . 17 June 2015 . 17 June 2015 . 16 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160616183820/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/jun/170615-fixture-list-for-2015-2016-season-released.html . dead .
  9. News: FA Cup: Arsenal host Sunderland & Exeter play Liverpool . . 7 December 2015 . 12 December 2015 .
  10. Web site: Southampton 1–2 Crystal Palace. BBC Sport. 24 April 2016.
  11. Web site: Crystal Palace 1–0 Stoke City. BBC Sport. 24 April 2016.
  12. Web site: Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Crystal Palace. BBC Sport. 24 April 2016.
  13. Web site: Reading 0–2 Crystal Palace. BBC Sport. 24 April 2016.
  14. Web site: Crystal Palace into FA Cup final - reaction . 20 September 2021. BBC . 24 April 2016 .
  15. Web site: Crystal Palace 1–2 Manchester United. BBC Sport. 21 May 2016.
  16. News: Capital One Cup round 2 draw . Capital One Cup . 14 August 2015 . 13 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150816223755/http://www.capitalonecup.co.uk/news/article/capital-one-cup-round-2-draw-2617994.aspx . 16 August 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  17. News: Capital One Cup round 3 draw . Capital One Cup . 25 August 2015 . 26 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905185055/http://www.capitalonecup.co.uk/news/article/capital-one-cup-round-3-draw-2647014.aspx . 5 September 2015 .
  18. News: Crystal Palace have completed the signing of French international Yohan Cabaye from Paris St Germain for a club record fee . Crystal Palace F.C. . 10 July 2015 . 4 April 2018 . 30 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180630080812/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2015/july/cabaye-signs-for-palace/ . dead .
  19. News: Yohan Cabaye: Crystal Palace sign French midfielder from PSG . BBC Sport . 10 July 2015.
  20. News: Alex McCarthy: Goalkeeper moves from QPR to Crystal Palace . BBC Sport . 10 July 2015.
  21. News: 3 August 2015 . Crystal Palace sign striker Connor Wickham from Sunderland . en-GB . BBC Sport . 4 July 2021.
  22. Web site: Sako Signs Eagles Deal . Crystal Palace F.C. . 5 August 2015 . 5 August 2015 . 23 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170923144948/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2015/august/sako-signs-eagles-deal/ . dead .
  23. News: Crystal Palace sign non-league teenager Randall Williams . BBC Sport . 3 January 2016.
  24. News: 26 January 2016 . Emmanuel Adebayor: Crystal Palace sign striker on free transfer . en-GB . BBC Sport . 4 July 2021.
  25. Web site: Ladapo Joins The Eagles. Crystal Palace F.C.. 30 March 2016. 4 April 2018. 23 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170923050804/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2016/march/ladapo-joins-the-eagles/. dead.
  26. News: 21 July 2015 . Patrick Bamford: Chelsea striker joins Crystal Palace on loan . en-GB . BBC Sport . 4 July 2021.
  27. Web site: 4 January 2016 . Swift extends loan deal as two return . 4 July 2021 . Chelsea F.C..
  28. News: Borussia sign Mandela Egbo . Borussia Mönchengladbach . 23 June 2015 . 23 June 2015 . 23 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623191648/http://www.borussia.de/english/season/news/borussia-news/news-detailansicht.html?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=14109&cHash=a52a9adfee6703a6f2c220e805a92a59 . dead .
  29. Web site: Palace Confirm Retain List . Crystal Palace F.C. . 10 June 2015 . 4 April 2018 . 30 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171030152903/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2015/june/palace-confirm-retain-list/ . dead .
  30. News: 31 August 2015 . Crystal Palace's Barry Bannan joins Sheffield Wednesday . en-GB . BBC Sport . 4 July 2021.
  31. Web site: Guedioura Joins The Hornets . Crystal Palace F.C. . 1 September 2015 . 1 September 2015 . 5 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090235/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2015/september/guedioura-joins-the-hornets/ . dead .
  32. News: Glenn Murray: Bournemouth sign Crystal Palace striker for £4m . BBC Sport . 1 September 2015 . 1 September 2015.
  33. Web site: Fisayo Adarabioyo Joins Macclesfield . Macclesfield Town F.C. . 25 September 2015 . 27 September 2015 . 27 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150927233329/http://www.mtfc.co.uk/news/article/fisayo-adarabioyo-joins-macclesfield-2710843.aspx . dead .
  34. Web site: Hunt Makes Permanent Wednesday Move. 23 January 2016. 13 January 2016. Crystal Palace F.C.. 2 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302124516/http://www.cpfc.co.uk//news/article/jack-hunt-has-signed-for-sheffield-wednesday-on-a-permanent-deal-from-crystal-palace.-2899838.aspx. dead.
  35. Web site: Crystal Palace defender Jack Hunt has joined Sheffield Wednesday on a season-long loan . Crystal Palace F.C. . 3 July 2015 . 4 April 2018 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114211/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2015/july/hunt-joins-wednesday-on-loan/ . dead .
  36. News: 23 July 2015 . Hiram Boateng: Plymouth Argyle loan Crystal Palace youngster . en-GB . BBC Sport . 4 July 2021.
  37. News: 27 July 2015 . Ryan Inniss: Port Vale sign Crystal Palace defender on season's loan . en-GB . BBC Sport . 4 July 2021.
  38. News: 30 July 2015 . Jerome Binnom-Williams: Crystal Palace defender loaned to Burton . en-GB . BBC Sport . 4 July 2021.
  39. Web site: Kettings Joins Stevenge On Loan . Crystal Palace F.C. . 14 August 2015 . 4 April 2018 . 5 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180405030123/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2015/august/kettings-joins-stevenge-on-loan/ . dead .
  40. News: 20 August 2015 . Christian Scales: Crawley sign Crystal Palace youngster on loan . en-GB . BBC Sport . 4 July 2021.
  41. Web site: Williams Makes Forest Loan Move . Crystal Palace F.C. . 10 September 2015 . 10 September 2015 . 5 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180405024800/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2015/september/williams-makes-forest-loan-move/ . dead .
  42. Web site: Kaikai Joins Shrewsbury On Loan . Crystal Palace F.C. . 17 September 2015 . 17 September 2015 . 5 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180405024830/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2015/september/kaikai-joins-shrewsbury-on-loan/ . dead .
  43. Web site: Sullay Kaikai recalled. Shrewsbury Town F.C.. 23 December 2015. 23 December 2015.
  44. Web site: Kettings Joins Bromley On Loan . Crystal Palace F.C. . 18 September 2015 . 21 September 2015 . 5 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180405030027/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2015/september/kettings-joins-bromley-on-loan/ . dead .
  45. Web site: Jake Gray: Hartlepool United sign Crystal Palace winger. BBC Sport. 5 November 2015. 22 October 2017.
  46. News: Jake Gray: Hartlepool United agree loan extension with Crystal Palace . BBC Sport . 24 November 2015 . 22 October 2017.
  47. News: Hartlepool extend loan deals of Adam Jackson and Jake Gray . BBC Sport . 5 January 2016 . 22 October 2017.
  48. Web site: Williams Joins MK Dons On Loan. 23 January 2016. Crystal Palace F.C.. 5 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180405090140/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2016/january/williams-joins-mk-dons-on-loan/. dead.
  49. Web site: Kaikai Returns To Shrewsbury On Loan. Crystal Palace F.C.. 1 March 2016. 31 March 2016. 5 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180405025228/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2016/march/kaikai-returns-to-shrewsbury-on-loan/. dead.
  50. Web site: Sullay Returns. Shrewsbury Town F.C.. 3 May 2016. 3 May 2016.
  51. News: 23 March 2016 . Hiram Boateng: Crystal Palace midfielder rejoins Plymouth Argyle on loan . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2021-07-04.
  52. Web site: All Crystal Palace football club players: 2016 . 20 September 2021. 11v11.com .

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