The 2015–16 season was Bristol City's 118th season as a professional football club and their first back in the Championship following promotion last season. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Squad No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End Goalkeepers1Frank FieldingGKBlackburn990Derby County26 June 2013£200,000201612Richard O'DonnellGKSheffield210Wigan Athletic1 February 2016Free201824Max O'LearyGKBristol20Academy8 August 2015Trainee2017 Defenders2Mark LittleRWBWorcester22Peterborough United25 June 2014Free20173Derrick WilliamsLB/CB 1324Aston Villa24 June 2014Free20164Aden FlintCBPinxton14824Swindon Town11 June 2013£300,00020195Luke AylingCB/RBLondon944Yeovil Town8 July 2014Undisclosed201713Scott GolbourneLBBristol321Wolverhampton Wanderers28 January 2016Undisclosed201816Alex PearceCBWallingford70Derby County19 January 2016Loan201617Nathan BakerCBWorcester371Aston Villa1 September 2015Loan201626Adam MatthewsRBSwansea90Sunderland7 March 2016Loan2016 Midfielders7Korey SmithCMHatfield, Herts942Oldham Athletic27 June 2014Undisclosed201711Scott WagstaffLM/LWBMaidstone899Charlton Athletic8 July 2013Free201614Bobby ReidCMBristol704Academy29 April 2011Trainee201715Luke FreemanAM/WGDartford998Stevenage26 June 2014Undisclosed201721Marlon PackCMPortsmouth1454Cheltenham Town2 August 2013£100,000201723Joe BryanLM/LWBBristol13312Academy1 August 2011Trainee2019 Forwards9Lee TomlinSSLeicester186Bournemouth27 January 2016Loan201610Kieran AgardCFNewham7418Rotherham United21 August 2014Undisclosed201718Aaron WilbrahamCFKnutsford8929Crystal Palace2 July 2014Free201719Paul GaritaCFDouala00Châteauroux7 January 2016£50,000Undisclosed22Jonathan KodjiaCFSaint-Denis4820Angers20 July 2015£2,000,000201827Peter OdemwingieCF/WGTashkent72Stoke City11 March 2016Loan20166Adam El-AbdCBBrighton210Brighton & Hove Albion16 January 2014Undisclosed201720Wesley BurnsWGCardiff534Academy18 December 2012Trainee2017—Karleigh OsborneCBSouthall321Millwall7 January 2014Undisclosed2016
Statistics
|colspan=14|First team players out on loan:
|colspan=14|Players who have left the club during the season:
Goals record
Rank No. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total122FW Jonathan Kodjia 191020218FW Aaron Wilbraham 800834DF Aden Flint 60069FW Lee Tomlin 6006510FW Kieran Agard 2103614MF Bobby Reid 200223MF Joe Bryan 200227FW Peter Odemwingie 200293DF Derrick Williams 10018FW Callum Robinson 001111MF Scott Wagstaff 100115MF Luke Freeman 100117DF Nathan Baker 100120FW Wes Burns 100121MF Marlon Pack 1001Total 542158* Includes one goal in the League
Disciplinary record
No. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 4DF Aden Flint 500000505DF Luke Ayling 300000307MF Korey Smith 410000419FW Lee Tomlin 3000003010FW Kieran Agard 2000002012GK Richard O'Donnell 1000001012DF Ryan Fredericks 2000002013MF Elliott Bennett 1000001014MF Bobby Reid 2000002015MF Luke Freeman 4100004116DF Alex Pearce 1000001016DF Liam Moore 2000002017DF Nathan Baker 8110009118FW Aaron Wilbraham 5000005019GK Ben Hamer 1000001020FW Wes Burns 1000001021MF Marlon Pack 8000008022FW Jonathan Kodjia 5010006023MF Joe Bryan 4000004025DF Zak Vyner 10000010Total 6432000663
Contracts
Transfers
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee 20 July 2015 CF Jonathan Kodjia Angers £2,000,000 6 August 2015 RB Ryan Fredericks Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed 7 January 2016 CF Paul Garita Châteauroux £50,000 28 January 2016 LB Scott Golbourne Wovlerhampton Wanderers Undisclosed 1 February 2016 GK Richard O'Donnell Wigan Athletic Undisclosed Total spending: £2,050,000
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee 1 July 2015 AM Wade Elliott Retired 1 July 2015 CF Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Queens Park Rangers Free transfer 1 July 2015 GK Dave Richards Crewe Alexandra Free transfer 27 July 2015 LB Greg Cunningham Preston North End Undisclosed 31 August 2015 RB Ryan Fredericks Fulham Undisclosed 16 September 2015 CM Gus Mafuta Gateshead Free transfer
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until 7 August 2015 CF Callum Robinson Aston Villa 5 January 2016 11 August 2015 GK Ben Hamer Leicester City 17 November 2015 1 September 2015 CB Liam Moore Leicester City 4 January 2016 1 September 2015 CB Nathan Baker Aston Villa End of season 9 October 2015 RW Elliott Bennett Norwich City 3 January 2016 9 October 2015 CF Simon Cox Reading 3 January 2016 12 January 2016 GK Richard O'Donnell Wigan Athletic 1 February 2016 19 January 2016 CM Ben Gladwin Queens Park Rangers 20 March 2016 19 January 2016 CB Alex Pearce Derby County End of Season 27 January 2016 SS Lee Tomlin Bournemouth End of Season 7 March 2016 RB Adam Matthews Sunderland End of Season 11 March 2016 FW Peter Odemwingie Stoke City End of Season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until 2 July 2015 CB Karleigh Osborne AFC Wimbledon End of Season 16 February 2016 WG Wes Burns Fleetwood Town 8 May 2016 26 February 2016 CB Adam El-Abd Gillingham End of Season 18 March 2016 GK Max O'Leary Kidderminster Harriers 14 April 2016
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
Championship
League table
Matches
FA Cup
League Cup
Overall summary
Summary Games played 49 (46 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Games won 13 (13 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Games drawn 14 (13 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Games lost 22 (20 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Goals scored 57 (54 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Goals conceded 78 (70 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)Goal difference -22Clean sheets 11 (11 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Yellow cards 66 (64 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Red cards 3 (3 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Worst Discipline Nathan Baker (9 , 1 Best result 6–0 vs Bolton Wanderers (19 Mar 16) Worst result 0–4 vs Derby County (15 Dec 15)0–4 vs Burnley (28 Dec 15)0–4 vs Brighton (24 Feb 15)0–4 vs Hull City (2 Apr 16)Most appearances Aden Flint (45)Top scorer Jonathan Kodjia (20)Points 52
Score overview OppositionHome scoreAway scoreDoubleBirmingham City0–02–4Blackburn Rovers0–22–2Bolton Wanderers6–00–0Brentford2–41–1Brighton & Hove Albion0–41–2Burnley1–20–4Cardiff City0–20–0Charlton Athletic1–11–0Derby County0–42–3Fulham1–42–1Huddersfield Town4–02–0Hull City1–10–4Ipswich Town2–12–2Leeds United2–20–1Middlesbrough1–01–0Milton Keynes Dons1–12–0Nottingham Forest2–02–1Preston North End1–21–1Queens Park Rangers1–10–1Reading0–20–1Rotherham United1–10–3Sheffield Wednesday4–10–2Wolverhampton Wanderers1–01–2
Results by matchday
References