# 2015–16 Leeds United F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Leeds United's sixth consecutive season in the Championship.

## Season summary

With Neil Redfearn having been sacked as manager in the summer, owner Massimo Cellino turned to Uwe Rösler, who had experienced some success with Brentford, but had been sacked as manager of then-Championship rivals Wigan Athletic in the middle of an ultimately unsuccessful relegation struggle the previous season. The summer also saw few signings of note being made, and a host of departures, including Billy Sharp, who had heavily underwhelmed by scoring just five goals in the previous season, and dropped down a division to return to former club Sheffield United.
As had become increasingly typical in recent years, Rösler had precious little time in charge of Leeds, and was sacked after winning just two of his first ten league matches (albeit five of them had ended in draws). He was replaced by Steve Evans, who had recently been sacked by Yorkshire rivals Rotherham United, and while the club's form initially remained unimpressive, results did eventually pick up. However, Leeds were too inconsistent to produce anything better than a season of mid-table mediocrity, with the only saving grace being that even this was better than most of their recent seasons. Among the few positives of the campaign were the form of newly-recruited New Zealander Chris Wood, who would prove Leeds' top scorer this year. Additionally, the relative lack of new signings and an injury crisis forced Evans to fall back on several youngsters, including Kalvin Phillips, who would become key figures in the side in the years ahead. Evans would not last long enough to see the fruits of this, however, as for the third season in succession, Leeds sacked their manager after the season ended.

## Events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2014–15 season, presented in chronological order, starting on 2 May 2015 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2015–16 season. This list does not include transfers or new contracts, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

### May

* 7 May: Massimo Cellino has been granted Football League permission to return to the club's board, taking up the role as Leeds United chairman with immediate effect after passing the League's Owners and Directors Test.
* 11 May: Adam Pearson returns to the club as executive director, to assist Massimo Cellino.
* 12 May: The Financial Fair Play transfer embargo imposed upon the club in December is lifted for the 2015 summer transfer window, with no club now under no restrictions in relation to buying or selling players.
* 20 May: Uwe Rösler is named as the club's new head coach on a two-year deal.

### June

* 3 June: Rob Kelly is named assistant head coach, penning a two-year deal.
* 9 June: Richard Hartis becomes the club's new goalkeeping coach. As a result of this move, Neil Sullivan returned to his previous role the Academy, coaching the Under-21s and U18s.
* 15 June: Martyn Glover joins the club from West Ham United as the new head of recruitment. The club also confirmed that Stuart Hayton had joined the previous week from Liverpool as the new club secretary.
* 16 June: The club announce a five-year deal with Italian sportswear giants Kappa to become the club's new kit provider from the 2015/16 season onwards.
* 24 June: The club reach a mutual agreement with Nicola Salerno for him to depart from his role as Sporting Director.

### July

* 2 July: Julian Darby joins the backroom staff as a first-team coach.
* 13 July: Leeds re-purchase the catering and beverage rights for Elland Road and the Centenary Pavilion, ending a period where it had been outsourced after being sold in June 2012.
* 13 July: Global Autocare are announced as the club's official South Stand Sponsor and Vehicle Partner for the next three years in a record-breaking partnership.
* 16 July: Neil Redfearn resigns from academy position, claiming the club made his position "untenable".

### August

* 4 August: Sol Bamba is named as the club's captain for the 2015/16 season.
* 21 August: The club announce a partnership with bookmakers CORAL, who will become the club's official betting and gaming partner, as well as sponsoring the North East Corner Stand of Elland Road.

### September

* 4 September: Paul Hart returns as the club's new Head of Academy.
* 15 September: Adam Pearson departs from his role as executive director.

### October

* 19 October: Uwe Rösler and the club part ways, with Rösler departing from his position as head coach. Assistant manager Rob Kelly and first-team coach Julian Darby have been placed on gardening leave. Steve Evans is appointed as head coach, on a rolling contract until 30 June 2016, with Paul Raynor joining as assistant coach.

## First-team squad
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Marco Silvestri | 25 | 2014 | 92 | 0 | 2018 | £450,000 | |
| 3 | DF | Sol Bamba | 31 | 2015 (Winter) | 52 | 5 | 2017 | £1,000,000 | Club Captain |
| 4 | DF | Scott Wootton | 24 | 2013 | 73 | 1 | 2017 | £1,000,000 | |
| 5 | DF | Giuseppe Bellusci | 26 | 2014 | 60 | 2 | 2018 | £1,600,000 | |
| 6 | DF | Liam Cooper | 24 | 2014 | 72 | 2 | 2017 | £600,000 | |
| 7 | FW | Mirco Antenucci | 31 | 2014 | 80 | 19 | 2016 | £440,000 | |
| 8 | MF | Luke Murphy | 26 | 2013 | 110 | 7 | 2019 | £1,000,000 | |
| 9 | FW | Chris Wood | 24 | 2015 | 37 | 13 | 2019 | £3,000,000 | |
| 10 | MF | Alex Mowatt | 21 | 2013 | 105 | 12 | 2017 | Youth system | |
| 11 | FW | Souleymane Doukara | 24 | 2014 | 54 | 12 | 2017 | £1,500,000 | |
| 14 | MF | Tommaso Bianchi | 27 | 2014 | 26 | 0 | 2018 | £500,000 | On loan to Ascoli |
| 15 | MF | Stuart Dallas | 25 | 2015 | 49 | 5 | 2018 | £1,300,000 | |
| 16 | MF | Toumani Diagouraga | 28 | 2016 (Winter) | 19 | 3 | 2018 | £600,000 | |
| 18 | MF | Mustapha Carayol | 27 | 2016 (Winter) | 14 | 2 | 2016 | Loan | On loan from Middlesbrough |
| 19 | FW | Lee Erwin | 22 | 2015 | 12 | 0 | 2018 | Free | |
| 20 | FW | Jordan Botaka | 22 | 2015 | 14 | 0 | 2017 | £1,000,000 | |
| 21 | DF | Charlie Taylor | 22 | 2011 | 72 | 3 | 2017 | Youth system | |
| 22 | GK | Ross Turnbull | 31 | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | Free | |
| 23 | MF | Lewis Cook | 19 | 2014 | 85 | 2 | 2017 | Youth system | |
| 24 | MF | Tom Adeyemi | 24 | 2015 | 24 | 2 | 2016 | Loan | On loan from Cardiff City |
| 26 | MF | Liam Bridcutt | 26 | 2015 | 27 | 0 | 2016 | Loan | On loan from Sunderland |
| 27 | MF | Kalvin Phillips | 20 | 2014 | 12 | 1 | 2017 | Youth system | |
| 28 | DF | Gaetano Berardi | 27 | 2014 | 53 | 0 | 2018 | £250,000 | |
| 29 | MF | Casper Sloth | 24 | 2014 | 14 | 0 | 2017 | £600,000 | |
| 31 | DF | Lewie Coyle | 20 | 2014 | 13 | 0 | 2017 | Youth system | |
| 37 | MF | Ronaldo Vieira | 17 | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 2018 | Youth system | |
| 41 | GK | Eric Grimes | 21 | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 45 | GK | Bailey Peacock-Farrell | 19 | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 2016 | Youth system | |
* Last updated: 7 May 2016
* Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Leeds United, Sky Sports
* Ordered by Squad Number.
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the Championship (and playoffs), League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Nat. | Name | From | Fee |
| 9 June 2015 | GK | USA | Charlie Horton | Cardiff City | Free transfer |
| 10 June 2015 | FW | SCO | Lee Erwin | Motherwell | Free transfer |
| 24 June 2015 | DF | CIV | Sol Bamba | Palermo | £1,000,000 |
| 1 July 2015 | FW | NZL | Chris Wood | Leicester City | £3,000,000 |
| 15 July 2015 | GK | ENG | Ross Turnbull | Barnsley | Free transfer |
| 4 August 2015 | MF | NIR | Stuart Dallas | Brentford | £1,300,000 |
| 1 September 2015 | FW | NED | Jordan Botaka | Excelsior | £1,000,000 |
| 11 January 2016 | FW | SCO | Jack McKay | Doncaster Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 11 January 2016 | DF | SCO | Paul McKay | Doncaster Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 25 January 2016 | MF | FRA | Toumani Diagouraga | Brentford | £600,000 |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Nat. | Name | From | End date |
| 14 July 2015 | MF | ENG | Tom Adeyemi | Cardiff City | 31 May 2016 |
| 2 October 2015 | MF | ENG | Will Buckley | Sunderland | 26 November 2015 |
| 26 November 2015 | MF | SCO | Liam Bridcutt | Sunderland | 31 May 2016 |
| 8 January 2016 | MF | GAM | Mustapha Carayol | Middlesbrough | 31 May 2016 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Nat. | Name | To | End date |
| 9 October 2015 | FW | SCO | Lee Erwin | Bury | 5 November 2015 |
| 6 November 2015 | DF | ENG | Ross Killock | Stockport County | 6 January 2016 |
| 6 January 2016 | FW | NIR | Robbie McDaid | Lincoln City | 31 May 2016 |
| 28 January 2016 | MF | ITA | Tommaso Bianchi | Ascoli | 31 May 2016 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Nat. | Name | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2015 | GK | ENG | Daniel Atkinson | Guiseley | Released |
| 30 June 2015 | DF | ENG | Isaac Assenso | Scunthorpe United | Released |
| 30 June 2015 | MF | JAM | Rodolph Austin | Brøndby | Released |
| 30 June 2015 | DF | ENG | Luke Booker | Sheffield Wednesday | Released |
| 30 June 2015 | DF | ENG | Afolabi Coker | Norwich City | Released |
| 30 June 2015 | GK | ENG | Alex Cairns | Chesterfield | Released |
| 30 June 2015 | GK | ENG | Stuart Taylor | | Released |
| 30 June 2015 | MF | ENG | Zac Thompson | Guiseley | Released |
| 30 June 2015 | MF | ENG | Michael Tonge | Stevenage | Released |
| 30 June 2015 | MF | IRL | Aidan White | Rotherham United | Released |
| 25 July 2015 | FW | ENG | Billy Sharp | Sheffield United | £500,000 |
| 4 August 2015 | FW | WAL | Steve Morison | Millwall | Free transfer |
| 2 September 2015 | FW | NGA | Nicky Ajose | Swindon Town | Contract termination |
| 23 November 2015 | GK | USA | Charlie Horton | D.C. United | Contract termination |
| 20 January 2016 | DF | ENG | Sam Byram | West Ham United | Undisclosed |
| 26 January 2016 | MF | WAL | Chris Dawson | Rotherham United | Contract termination |
| 31 March 2016 | FW | ENG | Luke Parkin | | Contract termination |

### New contracts

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date |
| 23 | MF | Lewis Cook | 28 | Signed | 2 years | June 2017 |
| | DF | Lewie Coyle | 29 | Signed | 1 year | June 2016 |
| | DF | Tyler Denton | 29 | Signed | 1 year | June 2016 |
| | GK | Eric Grimes | 30 | Signed | 1 year | June 2016 |
| 39 | FW | Luke Parkin | 29 | Signed | 1 year | June 2016 |
| 40 | MF | Kalvin Phillips | 29 | Signed | 2 years | June 2017 |
| 36 | MF | Alex Purver | 29 | Signed | 1 year | June 2016 |
| | DF | Jake Skelton | 28 | Signed | 1 year | June 2016 |
| 28 | FW | Lewis Walters | 29 | Signed | 1 year | June 2016 |
| | MF | Tom Lyman | 28 | Signed | 1 year | June 2016 |
| | FW | Frank Mulhern | 28 | Signed | 1 year | June 2016 |
| | GK | Bailey Peacock-Farrell | 28 | Signed | 1 year | June 2016 |
| 8 | MF | Luke Murphy | 35 | Signed | 4 years | June 2019 |
| 28 | DF | Gaetano Berardi | 36 | Signed | 3 years | June 2018 |
| 31 | DF | Lewie Coyle | 29 | Signed | 2 years | June 2017 |
| 2 | DF | Sam Byram | 31 | Rejected | 2 years | June 2017 |
| 37 | MF | Ronaldo Vieira | 26 | Signed | 2 years | June 2018 |
| 11 | FW | Souleymane Doukara | 33 | Signed | 3 years | June 2018 |

## Pre-season

Leeds United confirmed pre-season fixtures against Athletic Bilbao and Hoffenheim, the game originally scheduled against Athletic Bilbao was changed to Eintracht Frankfurt due to the Spanish side's commitments in the Europa League qualifiers.
Leeds United later confirmed games against Harrogate Town, York City and Everton.

## Competitions
### Overall summary

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| 2015–16 Championship | — | — | 13th | 8 August 2015 | 7 May 2016 |
| League Cup | First round | — | First round | 13 August 2015 | 13 August 2015 |
| FA Cup | Third round | — | Fifth round | 9 January 2016 | 20 February 2016 |
Updated to match played 7 May 2016 Source: Competitions

### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 62 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 60 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 59 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 58 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 55 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 May 2016. Source: The Football 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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | D | D | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | L | L | W | D | L | D | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | D |
| Position | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |

#### Matches

On 17 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

Leeds United were drawn at home to Rotherham United in the third round, away to Bolton Wanderers in the fourth round and away to Watford in the fifth round.

### League Cup

Leeds United were drawn away to Doncaster Rovers in the first round.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 7 May 2016
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ITA | Marco Silvestri | 48 | 0 | 45+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CIV | Sol Bamba | 33 | 4 | 28+2 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Scott Wootton | 26 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Giuseppe Bellusci | 31 | 0 | 25+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Liam Cooper | 41 | 1 | 39+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ITA | Mirco Antenucci | 43 | 9 | 21+18 | 9 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Luke Murphy | 38 | 1 | 25+11 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NZL | Chris Wood | 37 | 13 | 33+3 | 13 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Alex Mowatt | 36 | 2 | 22+12 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SEN | Souleymane Doukara | 27 | 5 | 13+10 | 3 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | NIR | Stuart Dallas | 49 | 5 | 38+7 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | FRA | Toumani Diagouraga | 19 | 3 | 13+4 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | GAM | Mustapha Carayol (On loan from Middlesbrough) | 14 | 2 | 6+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO | Lee Erwin | 12 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | COD | Jordan Botaka | 14 | 0 | 3+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Charlie Taylor | 43 | 1 | 39+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Ross Turnbull | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Lewis Cook | 47 | 2 | 41+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Tom Adeyemi (On loan from Cardiff City) | 24 | 2 | 17+6 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Liam Bridcutt (On loan from Sunderland) | 27 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Kalvin Phillips | 10 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | SUI | Gaetano Berardi | 29 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | DEN | Casper Sloth | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Lewie Coyle | 13 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | GNB | Ronaldo Vieira | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | EIR | Eric Grimes | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | GK | ENG | Bailey Peacock-Farrell | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players currently out on loan: ||||||||||||
| 14 | MF | ITA | Tommaso Bianchi (On loan to Ascoli) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who have been available for selection this season, but have now permanently left the club: ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Sam Byram (joined West Ham United) | 24 | 3 | 16+6 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Will Buckley (On loan from Sunderland) | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | USA | Charlie Horton | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
* Source:
Source: Sky Sports

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 9 | Chris Wood | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | | 7 | Mirco Antenucci | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | | 11 | Souleymane Doukara | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | | 15 | Stuart Dallas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | DF | | 3 | Sol Bamba | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | | 2 | Sam Byram$_1$ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | | 16 | Toumani Diagouraga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | | 24 | Tom Adeyemi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | | 18 | Mustapha Carayol | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | | 23 | Lewis Cook | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Own Goal | Own Goal | Own Goal | Own Goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | | 10 | Alex Mowatt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | | 6 | Liam Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | 8 | Luke Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | | 21 | Charlie Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 50 | 4 | 1 | 55 |
Byram joined West Ham United on 20 January 2016.

### Disciplinary record

Last Updated: 23 April 2016
| Name | | |
| Lewis Cook | 10 | 1 |
| Gaetano Berardi | 5 | 1 |
| Alex Mowatt | 4 | 1 |
| Marco Silvestri | 1 | 1 |
| Giuseppe Bellusci | 13 | 0 |
| Sol Bamba | 9 | 0 |
| Liam Bridcutt | 8 | 0 |
| Toumani Diagouraga | 8$^3$ | 0 |
| Mirco Antenucci | 7 | 0 |
| Sam Byram$_1$ | 7 | 0 |
| Liam Cooper | 6 | 0 |
| Luke Murphy | 5 | 0 |
| Scott Wootton | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Adeyemi | 4 | 0 |
| Mustapha Carayol | 3$_2$ | 0 |
| Stuart Dallas | 3 | 0 |
| Charlie Taylor | 3 | 0 |
| Kalvin Phillips | 2 | 0 |
| Lewie Coyle | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Wood | 1 | 0 |
$_1$Byram joined West Ham United on 20 January 2016. $_2$Carayol picked up two yellows during his previous loan spell at Huddersfield Town, before joining Leeds. $_3$Diagouraga picked up six yellows at Brentford, before joining Leeds.

#### Suspensions served

As of 12 April 2016
| Date | Matches Missed | Player | Reason | Opponents Missed |
| 13 August 2015 | 3 | Lewis Cook | vs Doncaster (LC) | Reading (A), Bristol City (A), Sheffield Wednesday (H) |
| 29 October 2015 | 1 | Sol Bamba | vs Blackburn (H) | Cardiff (H) |
| 21 November 2015 | 2 | Gaetano Berardi | vs Rotherham (H) | QPR (A), Hull (H) |
| 20 February 2016 | 2 | Giuseppe Bellusci | vs Watford (FA) | Fulham (H), Brighton (A) |
| 31 March 2016 | 8 | Souleymane Doukara | Violent conduct vs Fulham (H) | Rotherham (A), QPR (H), Burnley (A), Birmingham (A), Reading (H), Wolves (H), Hull (A), Charlton (H) |
| 2 April 2016 | 1 | Marco Silvestri | vs Rotherham (A) | QPR (H) |
| 12 April 2016 | 3 | Alex Mowatt | vs Birmingham (A) | Reading (H), Wolves (H), Hull (A) |

### Captains

| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
| 3 | DF | Sol Bamba | | 30 | Club Captain |
| 6 | DF | Liam Cooper | | 20 | |
Last updated: 7 May 2016 Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

## Awards
### Internal Awards
#### Official Player of the Year Awards

The results of the 2015–16 Leeds United F.C. Player of the Year Awards were announced at a dinner on 30 April 2016 at Elland Road.
* Fans' Player of the Year: Charlie Taylor
* Young Player of the Year: Lewis Cook
* Players' Player of the Year: Stuart Dallas
* Goal of the Season: Lewis Cook (vs Fulham, 23 February 2016)