# 2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Coventry City's 132nd season in their history and fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

## Review and events
### July

8 players were released on 1 July 2015 with Al Bangura, Adam Barton, Frank Nouble, Shaun Miller, Simeon Jackson, Andy Webster, Danny Pugh and Blair Turgott all leaving the club. Five players from the academy signed professional contracts on 1 July 2015 as Cian Harries, Devon Kelly-Evans, Dion Kelly-Evans, Ben Stevenson and George Thomas all signing contracts alongside Chris Stokes, who signed a one-year contract on a free transfer from Forest Green Rovers. On 6 July 2015, Sam Ricketts joined Coventry City on a free transfer signing a one-year deal with the club. Romain Vincelot signed for the Sky Blues on 8 July 2015. On the same date, Coventry City owners Sisu earned the right to appeal against a Court's decision, which ruled that Coventry City Council's £14.4million loan to the Ricoh Arena operators ACL in 2012 was not state aid with the two-day appeal hearing taking place in February 2016. Réda Johnson extended his time at Coventry City on 10 July 2015, signing a new one-year deal. On 24 July 2015, Rúben Lameiras signed a contract at the club after a successful trial. Adam Armstrong signed a 6-month loan deal from Newcastle United on 28 July 2015. On 31 July 2015, the club announced that assistant manager Neil MacFarlane left the club by mutual agreement.

### August

On 1 August 2015, Coventry City ended their pre-season campaign with a 0–0 draw against Oxford United. They played a total of five games, failing to win a single game after three draws and two losses. A Coventry City XI side also drew 0–0 with Leamington during pre-season. Sam Ricketts was named as captain for the season on 3 August 2015. Bryn Morris was signed on season-long youth loan deal from Middlesbrough on 6 August 2015. Norwich City's Jacob Murphy was signed on loan on 15 August 2015 in a deal which will last till the end of the season. On 18 August, Ivor Lawton was loaned out to Nuneaton Town for one month. The club finished the month in fifth place after winning their first three league games but were defeated by Walsall 2–1 and drew at home to Southend United. Coventry were also knocked out the League Cup when they lost on penalties to Rochdale away from home in the first round. Adam Armstrong was awarded with League One's Player of the month award for August.

### September

Transfer deadline day saw Danny Swanson and Kyle Spence leave the club with just one player coming the other way as Lateef Elford-Alliyu signed a four-month contract with the Sky Blues. Marc-Antoine Fortuné signed for Coventry City on a free transfer, signing on 4 September. Ryan Kent became Coventry's fourth loan signing of the season on 10 September, arriving from Liverpool. Adam Jackson signed on loan for the club on 14 September from Middlesbrough. The Sky Blues finished the month in fourth place after two wins and two defeats, beating Burton Albion and Chesterfield but losing to Scunthorpe United and Bury.

### October

Former England-International midfielder Joe Cole was signed by Tony Mowbray on 16 October, signing for 35 days with the club. George Thomas was loaned out to Yeovil Town on 24 October until 21 November. On 24 October, Reice Charles-Cook broke a post-war club record as he went 578 minutes without conceding a goal overtaking Steve Ogrizovic's 572 minutes without conceding. Coventry City were in fourth place by the end of the month without losing a game in the league winning three of the six fixtures. However, they were knocked out the Football League Trophy in the second round by League Two side Yeovil Town on penalties after drawing the game 0–0.

### November

Steve Waggott left his position at the club as chief executive on 5 November. This was followed by the appointment of Chris Anderson as executive vice-chairman and managing director on the next day. Ryan Kent was temporarily recalled back to Liverpool after a change in managers saw Jürgen Klopp take charge and on 18 November, Klopp revealed he was happy for Kent to resume his loan spell after believing he was at the right place. A further two loan signings was made with Newcastle United midfielder Gaël Bigirimana and Cardiff City defender Ben Turner returning to the club until 3 January 2016 after signing on 16 November and 18 November. It was announced on 19 November that Joe Cole will be staying at the Ricoh Arena until 3 January after a loan extension. Yeovil Town extended their loan deal for George Thomas, meaning he will remain at the club till January. On 22 November, Jacob Murphy became only the second-ever player to score a hat-tick at the Ricoh Arena. Coventry had another undefeated month in the league meaning the Sky Blues were unbeaten in their last eleven matches, the best run at the club since 1967. This meant that the club ended the month in first place with three wins and two draws in November. However, Coventry City were defeated when they were knocked out the FA Cup in the first round after a home defeat to Northampton Town on 7 November.

## Competitions
### Preseason friendlies

On 7 May 2015, Coventry City announced their first pre-season friendly away to Luton Town on 25 July 2015. On 18 May 2015, Coventry City announced a pre-season friendly against Oxford United on 1 August 2015. On 21 May 2015, Coventry City announced their third pre-season friendly against Cambridge United. On 1 June 2015, a friendly against Nuneaton Town was confirmed for 11 July 2015. On 3 July 2015, it was revealed that Coventry City's fixture against Oxford United will be played at Liberty Way as Oxford United want to make sure that their pitch is at the highest quality for the start of the season. A fixture against Portsmouth was announced on 11 July 2015, which will take place at Havant and Waterlooville's West Leigh Park. On 22 July 2015, the Sky Blues announced a XI side will face Leamington on 29 July 2015.

### League One

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

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Barnsley (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 74 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 7 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 74 | |
| 8 | Coventry City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 69 | |
| 9 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 69 | |
| 10 | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 69 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 May 2016. Source:

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | D | W | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 |

#### Fixtures
### FA Cup

Coventry City will begin their FA Cup campaign in the first round with ties being played on 6 November 2015 to 9 November 2015.

### League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Coventry City were drawn away against Rochdale. On 11 August 2015, the fixture was played at Spotland with Coventry City exiting the competition on penalties.

### Football League Trophy

Coventry City will play in Southern Section of the competition. Their first match of the Football League Trophy will be during the week commencing 5 October after receiving a bye, which means they automatically qualify for the second round, where they will play away at Yeovil Town.

### Birmingham Senior Cup

On the Birmingham FA website the first round details of the Birmingham Senior Cup were announced, with Coventry City to face Stratford Town.

## Squad information
### Squad details

| No. | Name | Position | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) * | Club apps * | Club goals * | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lee Burge | GK | Hereford | (1993-01-09)9 January 1993 (aged 22) | 22 | 0 | Academy | 1 June 2010 | Trainee | 30 June 2017 |
| 23 | Reice Charles-Cook | GK | Lewisham | (1994-04-08)8 April 1994 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Bury | 18 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 43 | Corey Addai | GK | London | (1997-10-10)10 October 1997 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 June 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Jordan Willis | CB | Coventry | (1994-08-24)24 August 1994 (aged 20) | 77 | 0 | Academy | 1 June 2011 | Trainee | 30 June 2018 |
| 3 | Chris Stokes | LB | Frome | (1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (aged 24) | 16 | 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 21 February 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 5 | Réda Johnson | CB | Marseille | (1988-03-21)21 March 1988 (aged 27) | 22 | 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 12 | Martin Lorentzson | RB | Östertälje | (1984-07-21)21 July 1984 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | Åtvidabergs FF | 7 December 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 15 | Jack Stephens | CB | Torpoint | (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Southampton | 1 February 2016 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| 17 | Aaron Phillips | RB | Warwick | (1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 21) | 35 | 3 | Academy | 1 June 2011 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| 18 | Sam Ricketts | CB | Aylesbury | (1981-10-11)11 October 1981 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 21 | Aaron Martin | CB | Newport | (1989-09-29)29 September 1989 (aged 25) | 40 | 0 | Yeovil Town | 9 January 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 22 | Peter Ramage | CB | Ashington | (1983-11-22)22 November 1983 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | Kerala Blasters | 7 January 2016 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 26 | Ryan Haynes | LB | Northampton | (1995-09-27)27 September 1995 (aged 19) | 34 | 1 | Academy | 27 March 2013 | Trainee | 30 June 2017 |
| 29 | Cian Harries | CB | Solihull | (1997-04-01)1 April 1997 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 June 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2018 |
| 30 | Dion Kelly-Evans | RB | Coventry | (1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 June 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | Romain Vincelot | DM | Poitiers | (1985-10-29)29 October 1985 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 8 July 2015 | £25,000 | 30 June 2017 |
| 6 | Conor Thomas | CM | Coventry | (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 21) | 111 | 1 | Academy | 1 June 2010 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| 7 | John Fleck | CM | Glasgow | (1991-08-24)24 August 1991 (aged 23) | 139 | 4 | Rangers | 4 July 2012 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 8 | Rúben Lameiras | RM | Lisbon | (1994-12-22)22 December 1994 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 10 | James Maddison | AM | Coventry | (1996-11-23)23 November 1996 (aged 18) | 18 | 2 | Norwich City | 1 February 2016 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| 11 | Jim O'Brien | AM | Alexandria | (1987-09-28)28 September 1987 (aged 27) | 48 | 6 | Barnsley | 4 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 13 | Vladimir Gadzhev | CM | Pazardzhik | (1987-07-18)18 July 1987 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Levski Sofia | 24 March 2016 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 14 | Joe Cole | AM | Paddington | (1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | Aston Villa | 16 October 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 16 | Andy Rose | CM | Melbourne | (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 January 2016 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 19 | Gaël Bigirimana | CM | Bujumbura | (1993-10-22)22 October 1993 (aged 21) | 28 | 0 | Newcastle United | 16 November 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| 24 | Ivor Lawton | CM | Coventry | (1995-09-05)5 September 1995 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 26 November 2013 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| 31 | Ben Stevenson | CM | Leicester | (1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 16 March 2015 | Trainee | 30 June 2017 |
| 42 | Stephen Hunt | RM | Waterford | (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 8 January 2016 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 45 | Jodi Jones | AM | Bow | (1997-10-22)22 October 1997 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 18 March 2016 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| – | Jack Finch | DM | Fenny Compton | (1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 18) | 21 | 0 | Academy | 1 April 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| – | Devon Kelly-Evans | LM | Coventry | (1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 June 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| – | Bilal Sayoud | AM | London | (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Nike Academy | 24 March 2016 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| – | Kyle Spence | LM | Croydon | (1997-01-14)14 January 1997 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Unattached | 15 February 2016 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | Adam Armstrong | CF | West Denton | (1997-02-10)10 February 1997 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Newcastle United | 28 July 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| 20 | Marcus Tudgay | CF | Shoreham-by-Sea | (1983-02-03)3 February 1983 (aged 32) | 23 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 29 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 25 | Jacob Murphy | FW | Wembley | (1995-02-24)24 February 1995 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Norwich City | 14 August 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| 27 | George Thomas | FW | Leicester | (1997-03-24)24 March 1997 (aged 18) | 8 | 0 | Academy | 25 October 2013 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 32 | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | CF | Cayenne | (1981-07-02)2 July 1981 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 4 September 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 34 | Bassala Sambou | CF | Germany | (1997-10-15)15 October 1997 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 13 May 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| 44 | Darius Henderson | CF | Sutton | (1981-09-07)7 September 1981 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 5 February 2016 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| Left before the end of the season ||||||||||||
| 12 | Bryn Morris | CM | Hartlepool | (1996-04-25)25 April 1996 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 6 August 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| 14 | Danny Swanson | AM | Edinburgh | (1986-12-28)28 December 1986 (aged 28) | 18 | 0 | Peterborough United | 3 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 15 | Adam Jackson | CB | Darlington | (1994-05-18)18 May 1994 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 14 September 2015 | Loan | 12 October 2015 |
| 15 | Ben Turner | CB | Birmingham | (1988-01-21)21 January 1988 (aged 27) | 84 | 4 | Cardiff City | 18 November 2015 | Loan | 22 December 2015 |
| 16 | Lateef Elford-Alliyu | CF | Ibadan | (1992-06-01)1 June 1992 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Valletta | 1 September 2015 | Free | 31 December 2015 |
| 38 | Baily Cargill | CB | Winchester | (1995-07-05)5 July 1995 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Bournemouth | 1 February 2016 | Loan | 12 March 2016 |
| 40 | Ryan Kent | LM | Oldham | (1996-11-11)11 November 1996 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Liverpool | 10 September 2015 | Loan | 3 January 2016 |
* Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2015–16 season.

### Appearances

    Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016

### Goalscorers

    Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
| 9 | | Adam Armstrong | FW | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 25 | | Jacob Murphy | FW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 20 | | Marcus Tudgay | FW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | | Romain Vincelot | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | | John Fleck | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | | James Maddison | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | Chris Stokes | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | Réda Johnson | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | Rúben Lameiras | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | | Jim O'Brien | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | | Joe Cole | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | | Andy Rose | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | | Aaron Martin | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | | Ben Turner | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | | Sam Ricketts | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | | Baily Cargill | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | | Ryan Kent | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 67 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 |

### Assists

    Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
| 25 | | Jacob Murphy | FW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | | Joe Cole | MF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | | Jim O'Brien | MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | | Adam Armstrong | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | | John Fleck | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | | Aaron Phillips | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | Chris Stokes | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | Rúben Lameiras | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | | James Maddison | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | | Conor Thomas | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | | Marcus Tudgay | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | | Aaron Martin | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | | George Thomas | FW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | | Ryan Kent | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 |

### Yellow cards

    Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
| 7 | | John Fleck | MF | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | | Romain Vincelot | MF | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 18 | | Sam Ricketts | DF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | | Aaron Martin | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | Chris Stokes | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | | Adam Armstrong | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | | Jim O'Brien | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | | Jack Stephens | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | | Jacob Murphy | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | Réda Johnson | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | Rúben Lameiras | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | James Maddison | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | | Bryn Morris | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | | Joe Cole | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | | Ben Turner | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | | Andy Rose | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | | Aaron Phillips | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | | Gaël Bigirimana | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | | Marcus Tudgay | FW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | | Reice Charles-Cook | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | | Darius Henderson | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52 |

### Red cards

    Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
| 4 | | Romain Vincelot | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | | Sam Ricketts | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Captains

    Correct as of match played on 8 May 2016
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
| 18 | | Sam Ricketts | DF | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| 4 | | Romain Vincelot | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 |

### Penalties awarded

| No. | Player | Pos. | Date | Opponents | Ground | Success |
| 11 | Jim O'Brien | MF | 31 August 2015 | Southend United | Ricoh Arena | No |
| 32 | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | FW | 3 October 2015 | Shrewsbury Town | Ricoh Arena | Yes |
| 20 | Marcus Tudgay | FW | 24 October 2015 | Swindon Town | The County Ground | No |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 2 January 2016 | Crewe Alexandra | Gresty Road | Yes |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 30 January 2016 | Scunthorpe United | Ricoh Arena | Yes |
| 25 | Jacob Murphy | FW | 29 March 2016 | Colchester United | Ricoh Arena | No |

### Suspensions served

| No. | Player | Pos. | Date suspended | Reason | Matches missed |
| 7 | John Fleck | MF | 17 October 2015 | Reached 5 yellow cards | Rochdale (A) |
| 4 | Romain Vincelot | MF | 3 November 2015 | Reached 5 yellow cards | Northampton Town (H) |
| 18 | Sam Ricketts | DF | 13 December 2015 | 1 red card | Oldham Athletic (H) |
| 7 | John Fleck | MF | 16 January 2016 | Reached 10 yellow cards | Southend United (A) Scunthorpe United (H) |
| 4 | Romain Vincelot | MF | 30 January 2016 | 1 red card | Port Vale (A) |

### Hat-tricks

| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Date | Opponents | Ground | Result |
| 25 | | Jacob Murphy | FW | 21 November 2015 | Gillingham | Ricoh Arena | 4–1 |
| 9 | | Adam Armstrong | FW | 2 January 2016 | Crewe Alexandra | Gresty Road | 0–5 |

### Monthly & weekly awards

| No. | Player | Pos. | Date | Award |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 10 August 2015 | Football League Team of the Week |
| 8 | Rúben Lameiras | MF | 17 August 2015 | Football League Team of the Week |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 4 September 2015 | Football League One Player of the Month |
| 25 | Jacob Murphy | FW | 21 September 2015 | Football League Team of the Week |
| 23 | Reice Charles-Cook | GK | 12 October 2015 | Football League Team of the Week |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 2 November 2015 | Football League Team of the Week |
| 25 | Jacob Murphy | FW | 16 November 2015 | Football League Team of the Week |
| 25 | Jacob Murphy | FW | 23 November 2015 | Football League Team of the Week |
| 25 | Jacob Murphy | FW | 11 December 2015 | Football League One Player of the Month |
| 14 | Joe Cole | MF | 15 February 2016 | Football League Team of the Week |

### End-of-season awards

| No. | Player | Pos. | Date | Award |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 21 April 2016 | PFA League One Team of the Year |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 4 May 2016 | CCFC Top Goalscorer |
| 7 | John Fleck | MF | 4 May 2016 | CCFC Players' Player of the Season |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 4 May 2016 | CCFC Goal of the Season |
| 7 | John Fleck | MF | 4 May 2016 | CCFC Player of the Season |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong | FW | 4 May 2016 | CCFC Young Player of the Season |
| 18 | Sam Ricketts | DF | 4 May 2016 | CCFC Community Player of the Season |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Player | From | Date | Fee |
| Chris Stokes | Forest Green Rovers | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| Sam Ricketts | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 July 2015 | Free |
| Romain Vincelot | Leyton Orient | 8 July 2015 | £25,000 |
| Rúben Lameiras | Tottenham Hostpur | 24 July 2015 | Free |
| Lateef Elford-Alliyu | Valletta | 1 September 2015 | Free |
| Marc-Antoine Fortuné | Wigan Athletic | 4 September 2015 | Free |
| Martin Lorentzson | Åtvidabergs FF | 7 December 2015 | Free |
| Andy Rose | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 January 2016 | Free |
| Peter Ramage | Kerala Blasters | 7 January 2016 | Free |
| Joe Cole | Aston Villa | 7 January 2016 | Free |
| Stephen Hunt | Ipswich Town | 8 January 2016 | Free |
| Darius Henderson | Scunthorpe United | 5 February 2016 | Free |
| Kyle Spence | Unattached | 15 February 2016 | Free |
| Bilal Sayoud | Nike Academy | 24 March 2016 | Free |
| Vladimir Gadzhev | Levski Sofia | 24 March 2016 | Free |

### Transfers out

| Player | To | Date | Fee |
| Al Bangura | St Albans City | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| Adam Barton | Portsmouth | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| Simeon Jackson | Barnsley | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| Shaun Miller | Morecambe | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| Frank Nouble | Tianjin Songjiang | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| Danny Pugh | Bury | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| Blair Turgott | Leyton Orient | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| Andy Webster | St Mirren | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| Danny Swanson | Heart of Midlothian | 1 September 2015 | Free |
| Kyle Spence | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 1 September 2015 | Free |
| Lateef Elford-Alliyu | Released | 1 January 2016 | Free |
| James Maddison | Norwich City | 1 February 2016 | Undisclosed |
| Joe Cole | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4 May 2016 | Free |
* ↑ Following Bangura's release he joined St Albans City.
* ↑ Following Barton's release he joined Portsmouth.
* ↑ Following Jackson's release he joined Barnsley.
* ↑ Following Miller's release he joined Morecambe.
* ↑ Following Nouble's release he joined Tianjin Songjiang.
* ↑ Following Pugh's release he joined Bury.
* ↑ Following Turgott's release he joined Leyton Orient.
* ↑ Following Webster's release he joined St Mirren.
* ↑ Following Swanson's release he joined Heart of Midlothian.
* ↑ Following Spence's release he joined Hampton & Richmond Borough.

### Loans in

| Player | From | Date from | Date to |
| Adam Armstrong | Newcastle United | 28 July 2015 | End of season |
| Bryn Morris | Middlesbrough | 6 August 2015 | 27 October 2015 |
| Jacob Murphy | Norwich City | 14 August 2015 | End of season |
| Ryan Kent | Liverpool | 10 September 2015 | 3 January 2016 |
| Adam Jackson | Middlesbrough | 14 September 2015 | 12 October 2015 |
| Joe Cole | Aston Villa | 16 October 2015 | 3 January 2016 |
| Gaël Bigirimana | Newcastle United | 16 November 2015 | End of season |
| Ben Turner | Cardiff City | 18 November 2015 | 22 December 2015 |
| Jack Stephens | Southampton | 1 February 2016 | End of season |
| Baily Cargill | Bournemouth | 1 February 2016 | 12 March 2016 |
| James Maddison | Norwich City | 1 February 2016 | End of season |
| Jodi Jones | Dagenham & Redbridge | 18 March 2016 | End of season |

### Loans out

| Player | To | Date from | Date to |
| Ivor Lawton | Nuneaton Town | 18 August 2015 | 15 September 2015 |
| George Thomas | Yeovil Town | 24 October 2015 | 3 January 2016 |
| Cian Harries | Cheltenham Town | 8 January 2016 | 6 February 2016 |
| Ryan Haynes | Cambridge United | 13 February 2016 | End of season |
| Jim O'Brien | Scunthorpe United | 15 February 2016 | End of season |
| Peter Ramage | Leyton Orient | 17 March 2016 | End of season |

### Trials

| Player | From | Date | Signed |
| Rúben Lameiras | Åtvidabergs FF | July 2015 | Yes |
| Roussel Ngankam | FC Botoșani | July 2015 | No |
| Muhamedou | S.C. Braga | July 2015 | No |
| Bradley Plant | Cheadle Town | July 2015 | No |
| Lateef Elford-Alliyu | Valletta | August 2015 | Yes |
| Liam Graham | Monza | September 2015 | No |
| Chris Eagles | Charlton Athletic | October 2015 | No |
| Martin Lorentzson | Åtvidabergs FF | November 2015 | Yes |
| Andy Rose | Seattle Sounders FC | December 2015 | Yes |
| Peter Ramage | Kerala Blasters | December 2015 | Yes |
| Stephen Hunt | Ipswich Town | January 2016 | Yes |
| Elson Hooi | NAC Breda | January 2016 | No |