The 2015–16 season was Huddersfield Town's fourth consecutive season in the Championship and 107th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
On 9 November 2015, following the departure of Chris Powell a few days earlier, the German-American David Wagner became the first head coach of the club, and the first to be born outside the British Isles in the club's 107-year history.
Squad at the start of the season
Kit The 2015–16 season was the club's third with technical kit supplier Puma. Pure Legal Limited became main sponsors of the home kit, taking over from previous sponsor Rekorderlig Cider, while Radian B & Covonia continued their sponsorships of the away and third shirts, respectively.
A special charity kit was worn for the home match vs Birmingham City in aid of the Town Foundation, and was sponsored by Johnstone's Paint.
Squad at the end of the season
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2015 LW Callum Charlton Brighouse Town Free transfer 1 July 2015 LB Jason Davidson West Bromwich Albion Free transfer 1 July 2015 CM Dean Whitehead Middlesbrough Free transfer 10 July 2015 AM Kyle Dempsey Carlisle United £300,000 17 July 2015 FW Jordy Hiwula Manchester City Undisclosed 22 July 2015 CB Martin Cranie Barnsley Free transfer 31 July 2015 AM Jack Boyle Youth system 20 January 2016 AM Karim Matmour Unattached Free transfer
Total spending: £300,000
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2015 CF Daniel Carr Cambridge United Free transfer 1 July 2015 LM Jake Carroll Hartlepool United Free transfer 1 July 2015 CB Anthony Gerrard Shrewsbury Town Released 1 July 2015 CM Oscar Gobern Queens Park Rangers Released 1 July 2015 CF Martin Paterson Blackpool Released 1 July 2015 CF Jon Stead Notts County Free transfer 3 July 2015 CM Conor Coady Wolverhampton Wanderers £2,000,000 20 August 2015 GK Alex Smithies Queens Park Rangers £1,500,000 1 September 2015 CM Jacob Butterfield Derby County Undisclosed 1 September 2015 RW Adam Hammill Barnsley Mutual consent 2 January 2016 DF Murray Wallace Scunthorpe United Undisclosed 13 February 2016 FW Liam Coogans Brechin City Released
Total income: £3,500,000
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 27 August 2015 LW Mustapha Carayol Middlesbrough End of season 27 August 2015 CM Emyr Huws Wigan Athletic End of season 1 September 2015 FW Jamie Paterson Nottingham Forest End of season 9 September 2015 CB Elliott Ward Bournemouth 7 October 2015 11 September 2015 GK Jed Steer Aston Villa 9 October 2015 19 November 2015 LB Ben Chilwell Leicester City 3 January 2016 2 January 2016 GK Jed Steer Aston Villa 31 May 2016 8 January 2016 LB James Husband Middlesbrough 6 February 2016 1 February 2016 FW Elvis Manu Brighton & Hove Albion 2 May 2016 11 March 2016 MF Rajiv van La Parra Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 May 2016
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 9 July 2015 CB Joe Wright Accrington Stanley 2 January 2016 31 July 2015 LW Jake Charles Guiseley 29 August 2015 5 August 2015 CB Will Boyle Macclesfield Town 2 September 2015 25 August 2015 CB Murray Wallace Scunthorpe United 1 November 2015 27 August 2015 CF Jordy Hiwula Wigan Athletic End of season 28 August 2015 CM Ben Holmes AFC Fylde 30 September 2015 2 September 2015 FW Liam Coogans Queen of the South 4 January 2016 18 September 2015 GK Sam Guthrie Clitheroe 17 October 2015 25 September 2015 MF Joe Lolley Scunthorpe United 1 November 2015 14 October 2015 DF Joe Wilkinson Hyde United 14 November 2015 30 October 2015 GK Ed Wilczynski Hyde United 24 October 2015 18 November 2015 CB Will Boyle York City 3 January 2016 26 November 2015 FW James Vaughan Birmingham City 2 January 2016 2 January 2016 GK Ed Wilczynski Sheffield 30 January 2016 8 January 2016 FW James Vaughan Birmingham City 30 June 2016 20 February 2016 GK Ed Wilczynski Bishop Auckland 19 March 2016 26 February 2016 CB Will Boyle York City 26 May 2016 4 March 2016 CF Jordy Hiwula Walsall End of season
Squad statistics Appearances and goals
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal1FW21Nahki Wells1710182FW8Jamie Paterson62083FW17Harry Bunn60064MF16Emyr Huws50055=MF18Joe Lolley4004Own goals40047=DF5Mark Hudson3003MF10Mustapha Carayol30039DF33Joel Lynch200210=DF2Tommy Smith0101DF3Jason Davidson1001MF7Sean Scannell1001MF8Jacob Butterfield1001MF10Karim Matmour1001FW11Ishmael Miller1001DF15Murray Wallace0011MF19Duane Holmes1001MF22Kyle Dempsey1001MF29Philip Billing1001FW36Flo Bojaj1001TOTALS594164
Cards NumberNationPositionNameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal5DFMark Hudson13000001304MFDean Whitehead110000011033DFJoel Lynch10000001002DFTommy Smith810000816MFJonathan Hogg6011007117FWHarry Bunn5000106014DFMartin Cranie5000005021FWNahki Wells401000503DFJason Davidson3000003016MFEmyr Huws3000003022MFKyle Dempsey3000003010MFMustapha Carayol2000002015DFJames Husband2000002029MFPhilip Billing110000119FWJames Vaughan010000011GKJed Steer100000107MFSean Scannell100000108MFJacob Butterfield100000108MFJamie Paterson1000001010MFKarim Matmour1000001015DFMurray Wallace0000101018MFJoe Lolley10000010Totals8232120864
Competitions Pre-season friendlies On 15 May 2015, Huddersfield Town announced their first pre-season friendly ahead of the 2015–16 season against Guiseley. On 19 May 2015, a second friendly was announced against Barnsley. A day later, Huddersfield Town announced they will travel to Grimsby Town. A fourth friendly was announced on 21 May 2015 against Rochdale. On 1 July 2015, Huddersfield Town announced they will face Leyton Orient on 18 July 2015 in Spain. On 7 July 2015, Huddersfield Town finalised their pre-season schedule by confirming a home friendly against Spanish side Deportivo de La Coruña.
Overview
Championship
Results summary
Results by round
League table
Matches On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
Score overview
OppositionHome scoreAway scoreDoubleBirmingham City1–12–0Blackburn Rovers0–02–0Bolton Wanderers4–12–0Brentford1–52–4Brighton & Hove Albion1–11–2Bristol City1–20–4Burnley1–31–2Cardiff City2–30–2Charlton Athletic5–02–1Derby County1–20–2Fulham1–11–1Hull City2–20–2Ipswich Town0–10–0Leeds United0–34–1Middlesbrough0–20–3Milton Keynes Dons2–01–1Nottingham Forest1–12–0Preston North End3–11–2Queens Park Rangers0–11–1Reading3–12–2Rotherham United2–01–1Sheffield Wednesday0–11–3Wolverhampton Wanderers1–00–3
Note: Huddersfield goals are listed first.
FA Cup On 7 December 2015, the third round draw was made, Huddersfield Town were drawn at home against Reading, in a repeat of the third round tie the previous season.
League Cup On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Huddersfield Town were drawn at home against Notts County.
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