2015–16 Leicester City F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Leicester City'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 5000-1 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 the first African and first Algerian player to be the recipient of the PFA Players' Player of the Year.[5]

Leicester City
2015–16 season
Leicester City lifting the Premier League trophy
ChairmanVichai Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerClaudio Ranieri
Premier League1st
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Vardy (24)

All:
Jamie Vardy (24)
Highest home attendance32,242
Lowest home attendance31,824
Average home league attendance32,021

Pre-season events

Note: This section does not include close season transfers or pre-season match results, which are listed in their own sections below.

  • 2 July 2015 – Dean Hammond signs a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.[6]

Kit and sponsorship

Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: King Power

Home[7]
Away[7]
Third[7]
GK 1[7]
GK 2[7]
GK 3

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

On 21 May 2015, Leicester City confirmed their first three pre-season friendlies against Lincoln City, Mansfield Town and Birmingham City.[8] On 22 May 2015, Leicester City added a trip to Burton Albion to their pre-season schedule.[9] On 30 June 2015, the Foxes confirmed a friendly against Rotherham United.[10]

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly Lincoln City 1–3 Leicester City Lincoln
19:45 BST Power  10' (pen.) Report Mahrez  33'
Kramarić  80'
Vardy  90'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,693 (1,384 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly Mansfield Town 1–1 Leicester City Mansfield
15:00 BST Green  27' Report Nugent  10' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4,273 (1,608 away)
Referee: David Coote
28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly Burton Albion 1–2 Leicester City Burton-upon-Trent
19:30 BST Duffy  90' Report Vardy  65', 72' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,184
Referee: Steve Martin
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly Rotherham United 1–2 Leicester City Rotherham
19:45 BST Ward  80' Report Mahrez  56'
Nugent  72'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 3,678 (524 away)
Referee: Mark Brown
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly Birmingham City 2–3 Leicester City Birmingham
15:00 BST Cotterill  23'
Gray  24'
Report Huth  58'
Drinkwater  76'
Okazaki  83'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 7,026 (1,731 away)
Referee: Graham Scott

Events

Note: This section does not include transfers or match results, which are listed in their own sections below.

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

No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 Leeds United
12 Ben Hamer GK 2014 Charlton Athletic
32 Mark Schwarzer GK 2015 Chelsea
41 Jonny Maddison GK 2015 Crawley Town
Defenders
2 Ritchie De Laet RB 2012 Manchester United
5 Wes Morgan CB 2012 Nottingham Forest
6 Robert Huth CB 2015 Stoke City
13 Daniel Amartey CB / DM / RB 2016 F.C. Copenhagen
17 Danny Simpson RB 2014 Queens Park Rangers
18 Liam Moore CB / RB 2011 Youth
27 Marcin Wasilewski CB / RB 2013 Anderlecht
28 Christian Fuchs LB 2015 Schalke 04
29 Yohan Benalouane CB / RB 2015 Atalanta
30 Ben Chilwell LB 2015 Youth
Midfielders
4 Danny Drinkwater CM 2012 Manchester United
8 Matty James CM 2012 Manchester United
10 Andy King CM 2006 Youth
11 Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014 Aston Villa
14 N'Golo Kanté CM / DM / RM 2015 Caen
15 Jeff Schlupp LW / LM / LB / CF 2010 Youth
22 Demarai Gray LW / RW 2016 Birmingham City
24 Nathan Dyer RW / LW 2015 Swansea City
26 Riyad Mahrez RW / LW / AM 2014 Le Havre
33 Gökhan Inler CM / DM 2015 Napoli
36 Joe Dodoo RW / CF / LW 2013 Youth
39 Andre Olukanmi RW / LW / AM 2015 Youth
Forwards
9 Jamie Vardy CF 2012 Fleetwood Town
16 Tom Lawrence CF 2014 Manchester United
19 Andrej Kramarić CF / LW 2015 Rijeka
20 Shinji Okazaki CF / LW / RW / AM 2015 Mainz 05
23 Leonardo Ulloa CF 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion
35 Jacob Blyth CF 2012 Leamington
38 Harry Panayiotou SS / RW / LW 2012 Youth

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
Manager Claudio Ranieri
Assistant Manager Craig Shakespeare
Assistant Manager Paolo Benetti
Assistant Manager/Head of Recruitment Steve Walsh
First Team Coach/Goalkeeping Coach Mike Stowell
Forwards/Strikers Coach Kevin Phillips*
Head Physio David Rennie
Academy Manager Gareth Jennings
Academy Coach (Under 18s) Trevor Peake
Academy Coach (Under 16s) Inigo Idiakez

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
1 July 2015 LB Christian Fuchs Schalke 04 Free[12]
1 July 2015 CB Robert Huth Stoke City £3,000,000[13][14]
1 July 2015 CF Shinji Okazaki Mainz 05 £7,000,000[15][16]
3 August 2015 CM N'Golo Kanté Caen £5,600,000[17]
3 August 2015 CB Yohan Benalouane Atalanta Undisclosed[18]
19 August 2015 DM Gökhan Inler Napoli £3,000,000[19]
4 January 2016 LW Demarai Gray Birmingham City £3,700,000[20][21]
22 January 2016 CB Daniel Amartey Copenhagen £5,000,000[22][23]
29 January 2016 GK Daniel Iversen Esbjerg fB Undisclosed[24]
15 March 2016 LW Faiq Bolkiah Chelsea Free[25]

Total spending: £27,300,000

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
1 July 2015 CF Chris Wood Leeds United £3,000,000[26][27]
14 August 2015 CF David Nugent Middlesbrough £4,000,000[28][29]
11 January 2016 CB Joe Davis Fleetwood Town Undisclosed[30]
20 January 2016 CF Simonas Stankevičius FK Žalgiris Undisclosed[31]

Total incoming: £7,000,000

Loans in

Date from Date until Position Nationality Name From
1 September 2015End of seasonRWNathan Dyer Swansea City[32]

Loans out

Date from Date until Position Nationality Name To
4 August 2015End of seasonLBPaul Konchesky Queens Park Rangers[33]
11 August 2015End of season[lower-alpha 1]GKBen Hamer Bristol City[34]
20 August 20153 January 2016DMRyan Watson Northampton Town[35]
21 August 201523 September 2015CFJacob Blyth Cambridge United[36]
21 August 20153 January 2016LWTom Lawrence Blackburn Rovers[37]
28 August 201526 September 2015CMJak McCourt Port Vale[38]
28 August 201524 November 2015CFSimonas Stankevičius Oldham Athletic[39]
29 August 20153 January 2016LBCallum Elder Peterborough United[40][lower-alpha 2]
1 September 20154 January 2016CBLiam Moore Bristol City[42]
16 September 201514 October 2015RWAaron Hassall Corby Town[43]
16 September 201514 October 2015CBCédric Kipré Corby Town[43]
24 September 201513 November 2015AMJack Barmby Notts County[44]
19 November 20153 January 2016DFBen Chilwell Huddersfield Town[45]
19 November 201518 December 2015FWJoe Dodoo Bury[46]
20 January 2016End of seasonFWAndrej Kramarić 1899 Hoffenheim[47]
1 February 2016End of seasonDFYohan Benalouane Fiorentina[48]
22 March 2016End of seasonCFJacob Blyth Blackpool[49]
  1. Hamer returned to Leicester on 17 November 2015.
  2. On 22 September 2015, Elder's loan at Peterborough was extended until 3 January 2016.[41]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name
30 June 2015 DM Esteban Cambiasso[50]
30 June 2015 RW Anthony Knockaert[51]
30 June 2015 LB Zoumana Bakayogo[51]
30 June 2015 FW Marcel Barrington[51]
30 June 2015 RW Adam Dawson[51]
30 June 2015 LW Paul Gallagher[51]
30 June 2015 CB Kieran Kennedy[51]
30 June 2015 GK Conrad Logan[51]
30 June 2015 CB Hervé Pepe-Ngoma[51]
30 June 2015 CM Louis Rowley[51]
30 June 2015 CB Matthew Upson[51]
30 June 2015 FW Gary Taylor-Fletcher[51]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 +32 060.53
FA Cup 10 January 2016 20 January 2016 Third round Third round 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 000.00
Football League Cup 25 August 2015 27 October 2015 Second round Fourth round 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 066.67
Total 43 25 14 4 77 43 +34 058.14

Last updated: 15 May 2016

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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]
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).[52]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. 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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 23 12 3 68 36  +32 81 12 6 1 35 18  +17 11 6 2 33 18  +15

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

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GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWWDDWDLWDWWWWDWWWLDDWDWWWLWDWWWWWDWDWD
Position11232364553312111122211111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: Statto
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[53]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Leicester City 4–2 Sunderland Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy  11'  49'
Mahrez  18', 25' (pen.)
Albrighton  66'
Schlupp  90'
Report Rodwell  17'
Jones  42'
Defoe  60'
Fletcher  71'
Kaboul  73'
Coates  85'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,242
Referee: Lee Mason
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 West Ham United 1–2 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Jenkinson  40'
Payet  55'
Adrián  90+2'
Report Vardy  11'
Okazaki  27',  54'
Mahrez  38'
Benalouane  88'
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,857
Referee: Anthony Taylor
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 3 Leicester City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
15:00 BST Mahrez  82'
King  90+1'
Report Dembélé  29'
Lamela  31'
Dier  60'
Alli  81'
Mason  83'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,971
Referee: Martin Atkinson
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 4 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Leicester City Bournemouth
15:00 BST Gradel  1'
Wilson  24'
O'Kane  75'
Report De Laet  13'
King  36'
Huth  48'
Vardy  86' (pen.)
Schlupp  90+2'
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,155
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) 5 Leicester City 3–2 Aston Villa Leicester
16:00 BST Albrighton  45+1'
De Laet  72'
Vardy  82'
Dyer  77',  89'
Report Grealish  39'
Gil  63'
Amavi  81'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,733
Referee: Mike Dean
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 6 Stoke City 2–2 Leicester City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Bojan  13',  70'
Walters  20'
Report Mahrez  51' (pen.),  58'
Kanté  60'
Vardy  69'
Drinkwater  78'
Schlupp  81'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,642
Referee: Andre Marriner
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 7 Leicester City 2–5 Arsenal Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy  13', 89' Report Walcott  18'
Sánchez  33', 57', 81'
Arteta  69'
Giroud  90+3'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,047
Referee: Craig Pawson
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 8 Norwich City 1–2 Leicester City Norwich
15:00 BST Mbokani  68' Report Vardy  28' (pen.)
Schlupp  47'
Huth  63'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,067
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 9 Southampton 2–2 Leicester City Southampton
15:00 BST Fonte  21'
Wanyama  22'
Van Dijk  37'
Bertrand  76'
Report Vardy  67', 90+2' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,559
Referee: Paul Tierney
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 10 Leicester City 1–0 Crystal Palace Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy  60',  90'
Simpson  65'
Schlupp  68'
Report Zaha  87' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,752
Referee: Mike Dean
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 11 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Leicester City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Rondón  30'
Lambert  86' (pen.)
Report Mahrez  57', 64'
Vardy  77'
Huth  89'
Schmeichel  90+3'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,150
Referee: Anthony Taylor
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 12 Leicester City 2–1 Watford Leicester
15:00 GMT Kanté  52'
Vardy  65' (pen.)
Report Gomes  64'
Deeney  75' (pen.)
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,029
Referee: Roger East
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 13 Newcastle United 0–3 Leicester City Newcastle
15:00 GMT Anita  36'
Dummett  48'
Pérez  76'
Sissoko  79'
Report Huth  31'
Vardy  45+1'
Ulloa  62'
Okazaki  83'
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 50,151
Referee: Mike Jones
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 14 Leicester City 1–1 Manchester United Leicester
17:30 GMT Vardy  24' Report Schweinsteiger  45+1' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,115
Referee: Craig Pawson
5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 15 Swansea City 0–3 Leicester City Swansea
15:00 GMT Britton  47'
Ki  74'
Report Mahrez  5', 22', 67'
Kanté  23'
Simpson  70'
Albrighton  90+1'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,836
Referee: Michael Oliver
14 December 2015 (2015-12-14) 16 Leicester City 2–1 Chelsea Leicester
20:00 GMT Vardy  34',  46'
Mahrez  48'
Huth  50'
Report Rémy  77' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,054
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 17 Everton 2–3 Leicester City Liverpool
15:00 GMT Lukaku  32'
Funes Mori  61'
Howard  64'
Mirallas  89'
Report Mahrez  27' (pen.), 65' (pen.)
Okazaki  69'
Wasilewski  81'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,570
Referee: Jonathan Moss
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 18 Liverpool 1–0 Leicester City Liverpool
15:00 GMT Lallana  45+1'
Can  52'
Benteke  63'
Report Huth  62' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,123
Referee: Martin Atkinson
29 December 2015 (2015-12-29) 19 Leicester City 0–0 Manchester City Leicester
20:45 GMT Albrighton  81' Report Kolarov  67'
Mangala  76'
De Bruyne  90'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,072
Referee: Craig Pawson
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 20 Leicester City 0–0 AFC Bournemouth Leicester
15:00 GMT Albrighton  62' Report Arter  34'
Francis  57'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,006
Referee: Andre Marriner
13 January 2016 (2016-01-13) 21 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Leicester City London
20:00 GMT Dier  79' Report Huth  83' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,850
Referee: Lee Mason
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 22 Aston Villa 1–1 Leicester City Birmingham
17:30 GMT Bunn  14'
Cissokho  32'
Gestede  75'
Bacuna  85'
Report Okazaki  28'
Huth  77'
Vardy  85'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,763
Referee: Roger East
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 23 Leicester City 3–0 Stoke City Leicester
15:00 GMT Drinkwater  41'
Vardy  66'
Ulloa  87'
Report Shaqiri  59' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,018
Referee: Mike Dean
2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 24 Leicester City 2–0 Liverpool Leicester
19:45 GMT Vardy  60', 71' Report Lucas  86' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,121
Referee: Andre Marriner
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 25 Manchester City 1–3 Leicester City Manchester
12:45 GMT Zabaleta  69'
Fernando  72'
Agüero  87'
Report Huth  3', 60'
Morgan  36'
Simpson  46'
Mahrez  48'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 54,693
Referee: Anthony Taylor
14 February 2016 (2016-02-14) 26 Arsenal 2–1 Leicester City Holloway, London
12:00 GMT Coquelin  36'
Koscielny  44'
Ramsey  45+2'
Walcott  70'
Welbeck  90+5',  90+6'
Report Vardy  45' (pen.)
Simpson  49'  54'
Fuchs  52'
Kanté  57'
Wasilewski  90+4'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,009
Referee: Martin Atkinson
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 27 Leicester City 1–0 Norwich City Leicester
15:00 GMT Ulloa  89' Report Naismith  48'
Bennett  51'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,114
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 28 Leicester City 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Leicester
19:45 GMT Olsson  30' (o.g.)
King  45+1'
Report Rondón  11'
Sessègnon  32'
Gardner  50'
Yacob  88'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,018
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 29 Watford 0–1 Leicester City Watford
17:30 GMT Amrabat  29'
Aké  58'
Report Mahrez  56'
Fuchs  74'
Morgan  90+2'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,884
Referee: Jonathan Moss
14 March 2016 (2016-03-14) 30 Leicester City 1–0 Newcastle United Leicester
20:00 GMT Okazaki  25' Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,824
Referee: Craig Pawson
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 31 Crystal Palace 0–1 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Souaré  42' Report Schmeichel  30'
Mahrez  34'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,041
Referee: Mike Jones
3 April 2016 (2016-04-03) 32 Leicester City 1–0 Southampton Leicester
13:30 BST Morgan  38'
Drinkwater  51'
Fuchs  88'
Report Wanyama  46'
Tadić  75'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,071
Referee: Michael Oliver
10 April 2016 (2016-04-10) 33 Sunderland 0–2 Leicester City Sunderland
13:30 BST Borini  21' Report Fuchs  30'
Vardy  66', 90+5'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,531
Referee: Anthony Taylor
17 April 2016 (2016-04-17) 34 Leicester City 2–2 West Ham United Leicester
13:30 BST Vardy  18',  28'  56'
Morgan  77'
Ulloa  90+5' (pen.)
Report Reid  30'
Noble  40'
Payet  42'
Carroll  84' (pen.)
Cresswell  86'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,104
Referee: Jonathan Moss
24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) 35 Leicester City 4–0 Swansea City Leicester
16:15 BST Mahrez  10'
Ulloa  30', 60'
Huth  82'
Albrighton  85'
Report Fernández  64'
Williams  72'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,962
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 May 2016 (2016-05-01) 36 Manchester United 1–1 Leicester City Manchester
14:05 BST Martial  8' Report Morgan  17'
Drinkwater  58'  87'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,275
Referee: Michael Oliver
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 37 Leicester City 3–1 Everton Leicester
17:30 BST Vardy  5', 65' (pen.)
King  33'
Report Pennington  44'
Cleverley  49'
Gibson  71'
Mirallas  88'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,140
Referee: Andre Marriner
15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) 38 Chelsea 1–1 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Fàbregas  66' (pen.) Report Drinkwater  82' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,494
Referee: Craig Pawson

FA Cup

Leicester City entered the competition at the Third Round stage, and on 7 December 2015 they were drawn away to Tottenham Hotspur.

10 January 2016 (2016-01-10) Third round Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Leicester City London
16:00 GMT Eriksen  9'
Kane  90' (pen.)
Bentaleb  90+1'
Report Wasilewski  15',  19'
Okazaki  48'
Schmeichel  89'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,805
Referee: Bobby Madley
20 January 2016 (2016-01-20) Replay Leicester City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
19:45 GMT Albrighton  90' Report Davies  20'
Son  39'
Chadli  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.[54] 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.[55]

25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round Bury 1–4 Leicester City Bury
19:45 BST Mayor  49'
Jones  70'
Report Dodoo  25', 86', 90'
Kramarić  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  6'
Fuchs  35'
Simpson  69'
Schlupp  79'
Wasilewski  108'
King  116'
Report Zárate  27',  59'
Obiang  67'
Noble  100'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 21,268
Referee: Peter Bankes
27 October 2015 Fourth round Hull City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Leicester City Hull
19:45 GMT Hayden  88'
Akpom  92'
Robertson  100'
Hernández  105'
Report Benalouane  77'
Albrighton  87'
Mahrez  99'
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,818
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Penalties
Hernández
Maloney
Huddlestone
Akpom
Meyler
Mahrez
Drinkwater
Inler
Wasilewski
Vardy

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.

Player of the Year Award Riyad Mahrez
Young Player of the Year Award Jeff Schlupp
Players' Player of the Year Award N'Golo Kanté
Academy Player of the Year Award Admiral Muskwe
Under-21 Player of the Year Award Ben Chilwell
Goal of the Season Award Jamie Vardy vs. Liverpool, 2 February 2016
Performance of the Seasonvs. Manchester City, 6 February 2016

Divisional awards

Date Nation Winner Award
October 2015 Jamie Vardy Premier League Player of the Month[56]
November 2015 Jamie Vardy Premier League Player of the Month[57]
November 2015 Claudio Ranieri Premier League Manager of the Month[57]
March 2016 Claudio Ranieri Premier League Manager of the Month
April 2016 Claudio Ranieri Premier League Manager of the Month
Season Claudio Ranieri Premier League Manager of the Season
Season Jamie Vardy Premier League Player of the Season
Season Riyad Mahrez PFA Players' Player of the Year[58]
Season Jamie Vardy FWA Footballer of the Year[58][59]
Season Wes Morgan Premier League Team of the Year[60]
Season N'Golo Kanté Premier League Team of the Year[60]
Season Riyad Mahrez Premier League Team of the Year[60]
Season Jamie Vardy Premier League Team of the Year[60]

Club statistics

All data from LCFC.com

Appearances

  • Starts + Substitute appearances.
  • Italics indicates loan player.
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season.
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Kasper Schmeichel 4003802000
2 DF Ritchie De Laet 1517+51101+10
4 MF Danny Drinkwater 372352100+10
5 DF Wes Morgan 3823820000
6 DF Robert Huth 3533530000
7 MF Dean Hammond 10000010
8 MF Matty James 00000000
9 FW Jamie Vardy 382436240+100+10
10 MF Andy King 2939+1622021
11 MF Marc Albrighton 42234+420+2020
12 GK Ben Hamer 00000000
13 DF Daniel Amartey 501+400000
14 MF N'Golo Kanté 40133+41101+10
15 MF Jeff Schlupp 26114+101000+20
16 MF Tom Lawrence 00000000
17 DF Danny Simpson 3203001010
18 DF Liam Moore 10000010
19 FW Andrej Kramarić 510+200031
20 FW Shinji Okazaki 39628+850+2110
22 MF Demarai Gray 1401+1102000
23 FW Leonardo Ulloa 3367+2262020
24 MF Nathan Dyer 1410+1212000
26 MF Riyad Mahrez 391836+117000+21
27 DF Marcin Wasilewski 913+102130
28 DF Christian Fuchs 34030+200020
29 DF Yohan Benalouane 900+402030
30 DF Ben Chilwell 30002010
32 GK Mark Schwarzer 30000030
33 MF Gökhan Inler 1003+202030
36 FW Joe Dodoo 440+100034

Top scorers

Rank Pos. No. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
1FW9Jamie Vardy240024
2MF26Riyad Mahrez170118
3FW23Leonardo Ulloa6006
FW20Shinji Okazaki5106
5FW36Joe Dodoo0044
6DF6Robert Huth3003
MF10Andy King2013
8MF11Marc Albrighton2002
DF5Wes Morgan2002
MF4Danny Drinkwater2002
11DF2Ritchie De Laet1001
MF24Nathan Dyer1001
MF15Jeff Schlupp1001
MF14N'Golo Kanté1001
FW19Andrej Kramarić0011
DF27Marcin Wasilewski0101
Own Goals1001
Total 68 2 7 77

Captains

  • Only counts starts as captain

No. Position Nation Name Starts
5 CB Wes Morgan 38
1 GK Kasper Schmeichel 2
10 CM Andy King 2
7 CM Dean Hammond 1

Suspensions

Date Incurred Nation Name Games Missed Reason
24 October 2015 Jeff Schlupp 1
14 December 2015 Robert Huth 1
14 February 2016 Danny Simpson 1   (vs. Arsenal)
17 April 2016 Jamie Vardy 2   (vs. West Ham United)
1 May 2016 Danny Drinkwater 1   (vs. Manchester United)

Season summary

Games played43 (38 Premier League) (2 FA Cup) (3 League Cup)
Games won25 (23 Premier League) (0 FA Cup) (2 League Cup)
Games drawn14 (12 Premier League) (1 FA Cup) (1 League Cup)
Games lost4 (3 Premier League) (1 FA Cup)
Goals scored76 (67 Premier League) (2 FA Cup) (7 League Cup)
Goals conceded42 (35 Premier League) (4 FA Cup) (3 League Cup)
Goal difference+34 (+32 Premier League) (-2 FA Cup) (+4 League Cup)
Clean sheets14 (14 Premier League)
Most appearances42 Appearances ( Marc Albrighton)
Top scorer24 Goals ( Jamie Vardy)
Winning PercentageOverall: 21/36 (58.33%)

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