# 2015–16 Crystal Palace F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Crystal Palace's third consecutive season in the Premier League and their 110th year in existence. 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

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 028.95 |
| FA Cup | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 083.33 |
| League Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 066.67 |
| Total | 47 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 038.30 |
Updated to match played 21 May 2016 Source: Competitions

### Pre-season friendlies

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

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Watford | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 45 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 43 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 42 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 42 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 39 |

#### 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | D | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture
The fixtures for the 2015–16 season were announced on 18 June 2015 at 9am.

### 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. At St Mary's Stadium, Crystal Palace won 2–1 with goals from Joel Ward and Wilfried Zaha. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

### League Cup

Crystal Palace entered the competition in the second round and were drawn at home against Shrewsbury Town. 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.

### Cape Town Cup
## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 10 July 2015 | CM | Yohan Cabaye | Paris Saint-Germain | £10,000,000 |
| 23 July 2015 | GK | Alex McCarthy | Queens Park Rangers | £3,500,000 |
| 3 August 2015 | ST | Connor Wickham | Sunderland | £7,000,000 |
| 5 August 2015 | LW | Bakary Sako | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 3 January 2016 | LW | Randell Williams | Tower Hamlets | Free transfer |
| 26 January 2016 | ST | Emmanuel Adebayor | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 30 March 2016 | ST | Freddie Ladapo | Margate | Undisclosed |
Total spending: £22,500,000

### Loan in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
| 21 July 2015 | CF | | Patrick Bamford | Chelsea | 4 January 2016 | |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Shola Ameobi | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Sonny Black | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Michael Chambers | Welling United | 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 | Kyle De Silva | Notts County | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | SS | Stephen Dobbie | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | RB | Mandela Egbo | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Morgan Ferrier | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | AM | Owen Garvan | Colchester United | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Jahmal Howlett-Mundle | Heart of Midlothian | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | RW | Elliott List | Gillingham | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Kiye Martin | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Lewis Price | Sheffield Wednesday | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Peter Ramage | Kerala Blasters | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Ghassimu Sow | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | LW | Jerome Thomas | Free agent | Released |
| 31 August 2015 | CM | Barry Bannan | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2015 | CM | Adlène Guedioura | Watford | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2015 | CF | Glenn Murray | Bournemouth | £4,000,000 |
| 25 September 2015 | CF | Fisayo Adarabioyo | Macclesfield Town | Free transfer |
| 13 January 2016 | RB | Jack Hunt | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed |
* ↑ Following Ameobi's release he joined Bolton Wanderers.
* ↑ Following Chambers' release he joined Welling United.
* ↑ Following De Silva's release he joined Notts County.
* ↑ Following Dobbie's release he joined Bolton Wanderers.
* ↑ Following Garvan's release he joined Colchester United.
* ↑ Following Price's release he joined Sheffield Wednesday.
* ↑ Following Ramage's release he joined Kerala Blasters.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 3 July 2015 | RB | Jack Hunt | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 January 2016 |
| 23 July 2015 | CM | Hiram Boateng | Plymouth Argyle | 2 January 2016 |
| 27 July 2015 | CB | Ryan Inniss | Port Vale | End of season |
| 30 July 2015 | LB | Jerome Binnom-Williams | Burton Albion | End of season |
| 14 August 2015 | GK | Chris Kettings | Stevenage | 12 September 2015 |
| 20 August 2015 | LB | Christian Scales | Crawley Town | 2 January 2016 |
| 10 September 2015 | AM | Jonny Williams | Nottingham Forest | 2 January 2016 |
| 17 September 2015 | CF | Sullay Kaikai | Shrewsbury Town | 23 December 2015 |
| 18 September 2015 | GK | Chris Kettings | Bromley | 16 October 2015 |
| 5 November 2015 | MF | Jake Gray | Hartlepool United | 5 December 2015 |
| 22 January 2016 | AM | Jonny Williams | Milton Keynes Dons | End of season |
| 1 March 2016 | CF | Sullay Kaikai | Shrewsbury Town | 3 May 2016 |
| 23 March 2016 | CM | Hiram Boateng | Plymouth Argyle | End of season |
* ↑ Later extended to January and then to the end of the season.

## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 21 May 2016
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ARG | Julián Speroni | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Joel Ward | 38 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | JAM | Adrian Mariappa | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Brede Hangeland | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Scott Dann | 42 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Yohan Cabaye | 40 | 6 | 32+1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Patrick Bamford (on loan from Chelsea) | 9 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Fraizer Campbell | 15 | 2 | 4+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | COD | Yannick Bolasie | 31 | 6 | 23+3 | 5 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Wilfried Zaha | 43 | 5 | 30+4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Alex McCarthy | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | WAL | Wayne Hennessey | 38 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | KOR | Lee Chung-yong | 17 | 2 | 4+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Mile Jedinak | 35 | 0 | 16+11 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Dwight Gayle | 20 | 7 | 8+8 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 4 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Glenn Murray | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | James McArthur | 31 | 2 | 26+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | WAL | Jonny Williams | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Connor Wickham | 24 | 6 | 15+6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Jordon Mutch | 25 | 0 | 7+13 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SEN | Pape Souaré | 41 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | TOG | Emmanuel Adebayor | 15 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | MLI | Bakary Sako | 23 | 2 | 11+9 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | IRL | Damien Delaney | 40 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | WAL | Joe Ledley | 26 | 1 | 11+8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | MAR | Marouane Chamakh | 12 | 0 | 1+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Martin Kelly | 17 | 1 | 11+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Hiram Boateng | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Jason Puncheon | 35 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | ENG | Sullay Kaikai | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 21 May 2016
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 16 | FW | Dwight Gayle | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | MF | Yohan Cabaye | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | FW | Connor Wickham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | MF | Yannick Bolasie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | DF | Scott Dann | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | MF | Wilfried Zaha | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | DF | Joel Ward | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | MF | Jason Puncheon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | DF | Damien Delaney | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | MF | Bakary Sako | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | MF | James McArthur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | Lee Chung-yong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Fraizer Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | FW | Emmanuel Adebayor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Joe Ledley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | DF | Martin Kelly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Glenn Murray | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| – | – | Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 36 | 8 | 9 | 53 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 21 May 2016
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| 7 | MF | Yohan Cabaye | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Scott Dann | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Pape Souaré | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Mile Jedinak | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Wilfried Zaha | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | James McArthur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Joel Ward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Jason Puncheon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Martin Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Yannick Bolasie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Fraizer Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Dwight Gayle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Brede Hangeland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Wayne Hennessey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Connor Wickham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Damien Delaney | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Joe Ledley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Marouane Chamakh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Emmanuel Adebayor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Bakary Sako | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 58 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 2 |