# 2015–16 West Ham United F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was West Ham United's fourth campaign in the Premier League since being promoted in the 2011–12 season. It was West Ham's 20th Premier League campaign overall, their 58th appearance in the top division, and their 121st year in existence.
As well as competing in the Premier League, West Ham United took part in the FA Cup and League Cup, entering at the third round in both competitions. As a result of topping the fair play table last season, the club also qualified for this season's UEFA Europa League competition.
Slaven Bilić was the team's manager, replacing Sam Allardyce. Bilić was appointed on 9 June on a three-year contract. After Kevin Nolan left West Ham on 27 August 2015, Mark Noble was the current captain. It was their last season playing at the Boleyn Ground before moving to the Olympic Stadium for the start of the 2016–17 season. The Boleyn Ground was sold to the Galliard group in 2014. A new commemorative, first-team kit was introduced for the season inspired by the kit worn for West Ham's first season at the Boleyn Ground, the 1904–05 season.
West Ham finished the season in 7th place with 62 points, a record number for the team in the Premier League. Their top scorer was Dimitri Payet with 12 goals in all competitions.

## Key events
### Pre-season

* 30 January 2015: Stephen Hendrie of Hamilton Academical signs a pre-contract agreement to join West Ham on 1 July 2015.
* 30 April 2015: West Ham announce Umbro as their new kit supplier from the start of the 2015–16 season after signing a five-year commercial agreement.
* 30 May 2015: Birmingham City's goalkeeper Darren Randolph is signed on a free transfer effective from 1 July 2015.
* 9 June 2015: West Ham appoint former Hammers defender, Slaven Bilić as manager on a three-year contract.
* 10 June 2015: West Ham announce the signing of Sampdoria midfielder Pedro Obiang for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.
* 17 June 2015: The fixtures for the season are announced with last game ever to be played at the Boleyn Ground scheduled to be against Swansea City.
* 20 June 2015: West Ham give a two-year contract to former Manchester City trainee Martin Samuelsen.
* 26 June 2015: West Ham sign France international midfielder Dimitri Payet from Marseille on a five-year contract in an undisclosed deal worth more than £10 million.
* 29 June 2015: West Ham legendary former full-back Julian Dicks joins the club's coaching staff.

### Season
#### July

* 2 July 2015: New West Ham manager Slaven Bilić does not take charge of the team for their opening Europa League qualifier leaving coaching duties to Academy coach, Terry Westley. West Ham won the game against Lusitanos 3–0 with two goals from Diafra Sakho and one from James Tomkins.
* 2 July 2015: 16 year-old development side player, Reece Oxford, plays against Lusitanos to become West Ham's youngest ever player.
* 10 July 2015: West Ham complete the signing of Juventus and Italy centre-back Angelo Ogbonna for €11 million.
* 14 July 2015: Defender Carl Jenkinson, signed on-loan in the 2014–15 season, returns for a 12-month loan from Arsenal.
* 16 July 2015: Winger Stewart Downing rejoins hometown club Middlesbrough on a four-year deal, stepping down a division from West Ham.
* 22 July 2015: West Ham sign former River Plate attacking midfielder Manuel Lanzini, known as "the jewel." He joined on a year-long loan from United Arab Emirates side Al Jazira with the option to make the move permanent.

#### August

* 6 August 2015: West Ham are knocked out of the Europa League in the third qualifying round by Romanian side, Astra Giurgiu 4–3 on aggregate.
* 9 August 2015: The Premier League season begins for West Ham with a 0–2 win against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.
* 19 August 2015: West Ham United midfielder Diego Poyet joins Championship side Milton Keynes Dons on loan until the end of the season
* 20 August 2015: West Ham United centre-back Reece Burke joined League One side Bradford City on Youth Loan for an initial period until 20 September 2015.
* 23 August 2015: Striker Diafra Sakho is arrested and bailed on suspicion of making threats to kill and witness intimidation.
* 27 August 2015: Midfielder Kevin Nolan leaves by mutual consent.
* 28 August 2015: Striker Modibo Maïga joins Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee.
* 29 August 2015: With the 0–3 victory at Liverpool, West Ham win their first league match at Anfield since 1963.

#### September

* 1 September 2015: Barcelona midfielder Alex Song and Chelsea winger Victor Moses sign on season-long loans, with Hull City striker Nikica Jelavić also arriving for approximately £3 million on an initial two-year contract with an option for a further two years. Winger Michail Antonio signs from Nottingham Forest on a four-year contract, with an option for a further two years. Midfielder Matt Jarvis joins Norwich City on a season-long loan.
* 18 September 2015: Bradford City extend defender Reece Burke's loan stay at Valley Parade for a further month.

#### October

* 6 October 2015: Morgan Amalfitano is released by the club.
* 24 October 2015: West Ham defeat reigning Premier League champions Chelsea 2–1 at the Boleyn Ground with goals from Mauro Zárate and Andy Carroll.

#### November

* 10 November 2015: Midfielder Dimitri Payet suffered an injury to his left ankle during game with Everton. He was ruled out of action for three months. Payet picked up the injury following a crude challenge from Everton midfielder James McCarthy.
* 24 November 2015: Blackburn Rovers re-sign defender Doneil Henry on loan from West Ham United until 3 January.
* 25 November 2015: League One's Bradford City extend defender Reece Burke's youth loan deal from West Ham until 2 January.

#### December

* 4 December 2015: West Ham striker Diafra Sakho is set to be sidelined for three months with a thigh injury. Sakho suffered the injury against West Bromwich Albion and an examination has confirmed the extent of the problem.
* 8 December 2015: West Ham midfielder Manuel Lanzini could be out for up to six weeks with a thigh injury. The Argentine suffered the problem in training before a 0–0 draw at Manchester United.
* 10 December 2015: West Ham move to their new training ground months ahead of schedule to combat a growing injury list. The Rush Green site is unfinished but the pitches are in use. They will train there from 14 December. Due to relocate to their new Rush Green HQ at the start of next season, manager Slaven Bilić said they "can't continue to risk" using the pitches at their Chadwell Heath base. Winston Reid and Victor Moses join Dimitri Payet, Sakho and Lanzini on the sidelines. Reid and Moses are facing up to six weeks out with hamstring problems. Reid was injured during training, while Moses suffered his injury in a goalless draw at Manchester United.
* 24 December 2015: Winger Matt Jarvis signs a permanent deal with Norwich, to take effect in the January transfer window, for a reported fee of £2.5 million, having joined Norwich on loan in September.

#### January

* 2 January 2016: With a 2–0 home win West Ham complete their first league double over Liverpool for 52 years.
* 10 January 2016: Manuel Lanzini out for six weeks after the recurrence of a thigh injury. He was hurt in the 2–0 win over Liverpool on 2 January.
* 14 January 2016: Andy Carroll is ruled out for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury. He was substituted after 15 minutes in the Hammers' 3–1 win at AFC Bournemouth on 12 January.
* 20 January 2016: West Ham sign full-back Sam Byram from Leeds United for an undisclosed fee. He had been in talks with Everton, but instead signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with the Hammers.
* 21 January 2016: Striker Mauro Zárate moves to Italian club Fiorentina.

#### February

* 9 February: Angelo Ogbonna scores his first goal for the club, an added-time winner against Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
* 16 February: Forward, Nikica Jelavić signs for Chinese side Beijing Rehne.
* 21 February: West Ham reach the sixth round of the FA Cup after beating Blackburn Rovers 5–1 at Ewood Park with goals from Victor Moses, two from Dimitri Payet and two from Emmanuel Emenike, his first for the club.
* 27 February: Former manager Sam Allardyce returns to the Boleyn Ground for the first time with his Sunderland side. A single goal by Michail Antonio wins the game for West Ham.

#### March

* 2 March: West Ham beat London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 with a goal from Michail Antonio. The Champions Statue is boarded-up for protection and the match is marred by violence between the two sets of supporters with clashes on Green Street.

#### April

* 9 April: Andy Carroll scores a hat-trick in eight minutes in a 3–3 home draw with Arsenal, his first for the club.
* 13 April: West Ham exit the FA Cup after being beaten 2–1 by Manchester United.
* 20 April: Carroll scores in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time in his career as West Ham beat Watford 3–1. West Ham set a record 15 games undefeated in the Premier League with the win.
* 22 April: Valencia striker Toni Martínez signs for West Ham on a three-year contract.
* 30 April: With a 3–0 win at West Brom, West Ham reach a record Premier League points total of 59.

#### May

* 4 May: The Development Squad win the 2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup after defeating Hull City 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out.
* 10 May: West Ham win their last home game at the Boleyn Ground against Manchester United 3–2, with Winston Reid scoring the last goal at the ground.

## Squad
### First team squad

On 30 July 2015, West Ham announced new squad numbers for the 2015–16 season.
| Squad No. | Name | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Darren Randolph | GK | (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37) | Birmingham City |
| 13 | Adrián | GK | (1987-01-03) 3 January 1987 (age 38) | Real Betis |
| 34 | Raphael Spiegel | GK | (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 32) | Grasshopper |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Winston Reid | CB | (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 36) | Midtjylland |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell | LB | (1989-12-15) 15 December 1989 (age 35) | Ipswich Town |
| 5 | James Tomkins | CB | (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 35) | Academy |
| 17 | Joey O'Brien | RB | (1986-02-17) 17 February 1986 (age 39) | Bolton Wanderers |
| 19 | James Collins | CB | (1983-08-23) 23 August 1983 (age 41) | Aston Villa |
| 21 | Angelo Ogbonna | CB | (1988-05-23) 23 May 1988 (age 36) | Juventus |
| 22 | Sam Byram | RB | (1993-09-16) 16 September 1993 (age 31) | Leeds United |
| 25 | Doneil Henry | CB | (1993-04-20) 20 April 1993 (age 31) | Apollon Limassol |
| 32 | Reece Burke | CB | (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 28) | Academy |
| 33 | Stephen Hendrie | LB | (1995-01-08) 8 January 1995 (age 30) | Hamilton Academical |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 4 | Alex Song | DM | (1987-09-09) 9 September 1987 (age 37) | Barcelona (loan) |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté | DM | (1989-12-21) 21 December 1989 (age 35) | Anderlecht |
| 14 | Pedro Obiang | DM | (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 (age 32) | Sampdoria |
| 16 | Mark Noble | DM | (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 37) | Academy |
| 20 | Victor Moses | MF | (1990-12-12) 12 December 1990 (age 34) | Chelsea (loan) |
| 27 | Dimitri Payet | CAM | (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 37) | Marseille |
| 28 | Manuel Lanzini | AM | (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 32) | Al Jazira (loan) |
| 30 | Michail Antonio | AM | (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 34) | Nottingham Forest |
| 35 | Reece Oxford | CB/DM | (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 26) | Academy |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Andy Carroll | ST | (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 36) | Liverpool |
| 11 | Enner Valencia | ST | (1989-11-04) 4 November 1989 (age 35) | Pachuca |
| 15 | Diafra Sakho | ST | (1989-12-24) 24 December 1989 (age 35) | Metz |
| 29 | Emmanuel Emenike | ST | (1987-05-10) 10 May 1987 (age 37) | Fenerbahçe (loan) |

### Squad statistics

    As of 15 May 2016
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Darren Randolph | 6 | - | 6 | - | – | - | 3 | - | 15 | – | - | - |
| 2 | DF | Winston Reid | 24 | 1 | 4 | - | 0+1 | - | 1 | - | 29+1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 3 | DF | Aaron Cresswell | 37 | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 47 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 4 | MF | Alex Song | 8+4 | - | 2+1 | - | – | - | - | - | 10+5 | - | - | - |
| 5 | DF | James Tomkins | 23+2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 30+2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Cheikhou Kouyaté | 34 | 5 | 5 | | 0+1 | - | 2 | - | 41+1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Andy Carroll | 13+14 | 9 | 2+2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 16+16 | 9 | - | - |
| 10 | FW | Mauro Zárate | 9+6 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15+6 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 11 | FW | Enner Valencia | 10+9 | 4 | 3+1 | - | - | – | 1 | 1 | 14+10 | 5 | - | - |
| 12 | DF | Carl Jenkinson | 13+7 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 16+7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | Adrián | 32 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 36 | - | - | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Pedro Obiang | 11+13 | - | 4+1 | - | 1 | - | – | - | 16+14 | - | 2 | - |
| 15 | FW | Diafra Sakho | 18+3 | 5 | 0+1 | - | - | – | 2 | 2 | 20+4 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Mark Noble | 37 | 7 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 46 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | Joey O'Brien | – | - | 1+1 | – | - | – | 5 | - | 6+1 | - | 3 | - |
| 19 | DF | James Collins | 16+3 | - | 2+1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 20+4 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | MF | Victor Moses | 13+8 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 16+10 | 2 | - | - |
| 21 | DF | Angelo Ogbonna | 27+1 | - | 5 | 1 | – | - | 1 | - | 33+1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 22 | DF | Sam Byram | 2+2 | - | - | – | - | – | - | - | 2+2 | - | 3 | - |
| 25 | DF | Doneil Henry | - | - | - | – | - | – | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 26 | ST | Nikica Jelavić | 1+12 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | - | – | - | - | 2+13 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 27 | MF | Dimitri Payet | 29+1 | 9 | 5+1 | 3 | 0+1 | - | 1 | - | 35+3 | 12 | 2 | - |
| 28 | MF | Manuel Lanzini | 23+3 | 6 | 2+1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 27+4 | 7 | 2 | - |
| 29 | ST | Emmanuel Emenike | 5+8 | - | 2+1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7+9 | 2 | - | - |
| 30 | MF | Michail Antonio | 23+3 | 8 | 5+1 | 1 | - | – | - | – | 28+4 | 9 | - | - |
| 35 | DF | Reece Oxford | 3+4 | - | 0+2 | – | - | – | 3 | - | 6+6 | - | 1 | - |
| 37 | DF | Lewis Page | – | - | – | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| 39 | MF | Josh Cullen | 0+1 | - | - | – | - | – | 2+1 | - | 2+2 | - | 2 | - |
| 40 | FW | Djair Parfitt-Williams | - | - | - | – | - | – | 0+2 | - | 0+2 | - | - | - |
| 51 | FW | Jordan Brown | - | – | - | - | - | – | 0+1 | - | 0+1 | - | - | - |
| 59 | DF | Kyle Knoyle | – | - | - | – | - | – | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 62 | DF | Amos Nasha | – | – | – | - | - | – | 0+1 | - | 0+1 | - | - | - |
| 66 | DF | Alex Pike | – | - | - | – | - | – | 0+1 | - | 0+1 | - | - | - |

### Goalscorers

    As of 12 May 2016
| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 27 | | Dimitri Payet | 9 | 3 | | | 12 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | | Andy Carroll | 9 | | | | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 30 | | Michail Antonio | 7 | 1 | | | 8 |
| 4 | FW | 15 | | Diafra Sakho | 5 | | | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 16 | | Mark Noble | 7 | | | | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 28 | | Manuel Lanzini | 6 | | | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | | Cheikhou Kouyaté | 5 | | | | 5 |
| 7 | FW | 10 | | Mauro Zárate | 3 | | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | FW | 11 | | Enner Valencia | 4 | | | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | DF | 5 | | James Tomkins | | 1 | | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | DF | 3 | | Aaron Cresswell | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 12 | | Carl Jenkinson | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 11 | FW | 20 | | Victor Moses | 1 | 1 | | | 2 |
| 11 | FW | 29 | | Emmanuel Emenike | | 2 | | | 2 |
| 11 | FW | 26 | | Nikica Jelavić | 1 | 1 | | | 2 |
| 16 | DF | 2 | | Winston Reid | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 16 | FW | 20 | | Modibo Maïga | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 16 | DF | 21 | | Angelo Ogbonna | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 16 | FW | 36 | | Elliot Lee | | | | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | | | | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 64 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 83 |

## Coaching staff

| Manager | Slaven Bilić |
| Assistant manager | Nikola Jurčević |
| First team coach | Julian Dicks |
| First team coach | Edin Terzić |
| Goalkeeping coach | Chris Woods |
| Development coach | Steve Potts |
| Fitness coach | Eamon Swift |
| Fitness coach | Miljenko Rak |
| Club Ambassador | Tony Carr MBE |
| Academy Manager & Head of Coaching and Player Development | Terry Westley |
| Head of Medical & Sports Science | Stijn Vandenbroucke |
| Head Physiotherapist | Dominic Rogan |
| Chief Scout & Director of Recruitment | Tony Henry |
Last updated: 8 August 2015 Source:

## Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss
On 6 June 2015, West Ham announced their pre-season friendlies. Two days later, the club confirmed a further two friendlies. On 26 June 2015, the Hammers confirmed they would host Werder Bremen on 2 August 2015.

## Competitions
### Premier League
#### Matches

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

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Manchester United | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Southampton | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 7 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 8 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 60 | |
| 9 | Stoke City | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 51 | |
* ↑ Noble's red card for a tackle on Liverpool's Danny Ings was rescinded.
* ↑ Noble's red card for a tackle on Liverpool's Danny Ings later rescinded.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Manchester City qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Football League Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the League Cup winners was passed to the next best-placed team (seventh-placed West Ham United).

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 May 2016. Source: Premier League

#### 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | L | D | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |

### Football League Cup

West Ham did not enter until the third round along with the seven other teams who qualified for European competition. They were Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham, Liverpool, Southampton and Chelsea.

### UEFA Europa League

On 22 June 2015, the first qualifying round for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League was announced, West Ham United were drawn against Andorran side Lusitanos. On 9 July 2015, the final lineup of the second qualifying round was confirmed with West Ham drawn against Maltese side Birkirkara. On 6 August 2015, West Ham were knocked out of the Europa League in the third qualifying round following a 2–1 defeat by Romanian side Astra Giurgiu to lose 4–3 on aggregate.

#### Third qualifying round
## New contracts

| No. | Pos | Player | Contract length | Contract end | Date | Source |
| 39 | MF | Josh Cullen | 3 years | 2018 | 1 September 2015 | |
| 19 | DF | James Collins | 2 years | 2018 | 24 December 2015 | |

## Transfers
### Summer
#### In

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | Stephen Hendrie | Hamilton Academical | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Darren Randolph | Birmingham City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Pedro Obiang | Sampdoria | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2015 | AM | Martin Samuelsen | Manchester City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | AM | Dimitri Payet | Marseille | Undisclosed |
| 10 July 2015 | CB | Angelo Ogbonna | Juventus | £7M |
| 14 July 2015 | RB | Carl Jenkinson | Arsenal | Loan (season) |
| 22 July 2015 | AM | Manuel Lanzini | Al Jazira | Loan (season) |
| 27 July 2015 | CB | George Dobson | Arsenal | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2015 | LW | Michail Antonio | Nottingham Forest | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2015 | CF | Nikica Jelavić | Hull City | £3M |
| 1 September 2015 | LW | Victor Moses | Chelsea | Loan (season) |
| 1 September 2015 | DM | Alex Song | Barcelona | Loan (season) |
| 13 September 2015 | CF | Luka Belić | OFK Beograd | Free transfer |
| 11 November 2015 | AM | Dan Kemp | Chelsea | Free transfer |
| 20 January 2016 | DF | Sam Byram | Leeds United | Undisclosed |

#### Out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Carlton Cole | Celtic | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | RB | Guy Demel | Dundee United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Jussi Jääskeläinen | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Sean Maguire | Dundalk | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Paul McCallum | Leyton Orient | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | LW | Nenê | Vasco da Gama | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | Dan Potts | Luton Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | MF | Kieran Bailey | Colchester United | Free transfer |
| 16 July 2015 | AM | Stewart Downing | Middlesbrough | £5.5M |
| 7 August 2015 | GK | Clarke Bogard | Tilbury | Loan (season) |
| 14 August 2015 | MF | Moses Makasi | Chelmsford City | Loan |
| 19 August 2015 | DM | Diego Poyet | Milton Keynes Dons | Loan (season) |
| 20 August 2015 | CB | Reece Burke | Bradford City | Loan |
| 27 August 2015 | AM | Kevin Nolan | Free agent | Mutual consent |
| 28 August 2015 | ST | Modibo Maïga | Al-Nassr | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2015 | DF | Sam Westley[ | VVV-Venlo | Loan |
| 1 September 2015 | MF | Matt Jarvis | Norwich City | Loan (season) |
| 6 October 2015 | MF | Morgan Amalfitano | Lille | Free transfer |
| 9 October 2015 | MF | Nathan Mavila | Aldershot Town | Loan |
| 10 October 2015 | ST | Jordan Brown | Chelmsford City | Loan |
| 16 October 2015 | DF | Josh Pask | Dagenham & Redbridge | Loan |
| 24 November 2015 | DF | Doneil Henry | Blackburn Rovers | Loan |
| 24 November 2015 | MF | Martin Samuelsen | Peterborough United | Loan |
| 4 January 2016 | MF | Diego Poyet | Charlton Athletic | Loan |
| 21 January 2016 | FW | Mauro Zárate | Fiorentina | £1.6M |
* ↑ Following Cole's release he joined Celtic on 22 October 2015.
* ↑ Following Demel's release he joined Dundee United on 23 November 2015.
* ↑ Following Jääskeläinen's release he joined Wigan Athletic on 11 August 2015.
* ↑ Following Maguire's release he joined Dundalk on 30 July 2015.
* ↑ Following McCallum's release he joined Leyton Orient on 19 June 2015.
* ↑ Following Nenê's release he joined Vasco da Gama on 6 August 2015.
* ↑ Following Potts' release he joined Luton Town on 29 May 2015.
* ↑ Maïga's transfer was initially announced by Al-Nassr on 24 August, but the move did not go through until the 28th.
* ↑ Following Amalfitano's release he joined Lille on 7 January 2016.

## Under-21s
### Development squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Lewis Page |
| 39 | MF | IRL | Josh Cullen |
| 40 | DF | ENG | Manny Onariase |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Sam Westley |
| 42 | MF | NOR | Martin Samuelsen |
| 43 | FW | ENG | Jaanai Gordon |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Kyle Knoyle |
| 51 | FW | ENG | Jordan Brown |
| 52 | MF | ENG | Marcus Browne |
| 53 | MF | ENG | Matthew Carter |
| 54 | DF | ENG | Leo Chambers |
| 55 | MF | ENG | Grady Diangana |
| 56 | MF | ENG | Ross Elsom |
| 57 | FW | ENG | Jamal Hector-Ingram |
| 58 | GK | ENG | Sam Howes |
| 60 | MF | ENG | Moses Makasi |
| 61 | MF | ENG | Nathan Mavila |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 62 | DF | ENG | Amos Nasha |
| 63 | DF | ENG | Vashon Neuville |
| 64 | FW | BER | Djair Parfitt-Williams |
| 65 | DF | ENG | Josh Pask |
| 66 | DF | ENG | Alex Pike |
| 67 | FW | ENG | Joe Powell |
| 68 | MF | IRL | Declan Rice |
| 69 | MF | IRL | Anthony Scully |
| 70 | DF | ENG | Tunji Akinola |
| — | GK | ENG | Tim Brown |
| — | GK | ENG | Danny Boness |
| — | GK | ENG | Clarke Bogard |
| — | GK | LVA | Rihards Matrevics |
| — | DF | ENG | Jake Eggleton |
| — | MF | ENG | George Dobson |
| — | MF | SUI | Noha Sylvestre |
| — | MF | ENG | Idris Kanu |
| — | FW | SRB | Luka Belić |

### Trialists who made U21 appearances

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Omar Rowe |