page_title: 2015–16 Southampton F.C. season
section_title: Transfers
hierarchical_section_title: 2015–16 Southampton F.C. season / Transfers
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Wien, 4.6.2016, ÖFB Laenderspiel - Österreich vs Niederlande. Bild zeigt Virgil van Dijk (NED).
context_page_description: The 2015–16 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 17th season in the Premier League and their 39th in the top division of English football. It was also the club's first season in a European competition since 2003–04. Southampton finished the season in sixth place in the Premier League, having won 18, drawn 9 and lost 11 of their 38 matches. This result is the highest club finish in the Premier League and the highest Premier League points total in the club's history. Aside from the league, the club was eliminated from the third round of the FA Cup, the fifth round of the League Cup, and the qualifying play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.
  Following the end of the 2014–15 campaign, Southampton released seven first team players. The club also sold right-back Nathaniel Clyne to Liverpool, midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin to Manchester United, and striker Emmanuel Mayuka to French side Metz. Three players were sent out on season-long loans to Football League sides – Sam Gallagher to Milton Keynes Dons, Jack Stephens to Middlesbrough, and Jordan Turnbull to Swindon Town – while Jason McCarthy and Lloyd Isgrove were sent out on loans until January.
caption: Virgil van Dijk, one of Southampton's multiple summer signings, won the club's Players' Player of the Season award.
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