The 2015–16 season is Bolton Wanderers's fourth consecutive season in the Football League Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in 2012. Along with the Championship, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Pre-season
On 19 May 2015, Bolton Wanderers announced their pre-season schedule in full for both the entire squad and an XI squad. On 2 June 2015, the club confirmed their home pre-season friendly against ChievoVerona. On 26 June 2015, Bolton Wanderers announced the club will face two friendlies during their Austria tour. Bolton were set to play against Italian team A.C. ChievoVerona, however Chievo cancelled friendlies against both Bolton and Charlton Athletic, who also were set to play against them, which lead to the two teams playing against each other instead.
Mid-season friendlies
Competitions
Football League Championship
Matches On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
League table
FA Cup
League Cup
Mid-season friendlies
Transfers
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2015 GK Ben Amos Manchester United Free transfer 1 July 2015 CF Gary Madine Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer 6 July 2015 CB Derik Osede Real Madrid Free transfer 12 July 2015 CM Jon Ceberio Real Sociedad Free transfer 12 July 2015 CM Jordan Lussey Liverpool Free transfer 5 August 2015 SS Stephen Dobbie Crystal Palace Free transfer 5 August 2015 RB Lawrie Wilson Charlton Athletic Free transfer 20 August 2015 RB Francesco Pisano Cagliari Free transfer 27 August 2015 LB José Manuel Casado Almería Free transfer 5 September 2015 GK Paul Rachubka Crewe Alexandra Free transfer 23 October 2015 CF Shola Ameobi Crystal Palace Free transfer
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2015 CM Keith Andrews Free agent Released 1 July 2015 CB James Ball Free agent Released 1 July 2015 CF Jermaine Beckford Preston North End Free transfer 1 July 2015 GK Ádám Bogdán Liverpool Free transfer 1 July 2015 CF Craig Davies Wigan Athletic Free transfer 1 July 2015 CM Georg Iliev Free agent Released 1 July 2015 MF Carl Kennedy Free agent Released 1 July 2015 RM Chris Lester Free agent Released 1 July 2015 GK Andy Lonergan Fulham Free transfer 1 July 2015 RB Glenn Matthews Free agent Released 1 July 2015 CB Matt Mills Nottingham Forest Free transfer 1 July 2015 DF Kieran Nolan Free agent Released 1 July 2015 DF Ryan Sellers Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer 1 July 2015 CM Luke Woodland Free agent Released 3 July 2015 CF Eiður Guðjohnsen Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Free transfer 6 July 2015 RB Alex Baptiste Middlesbrough £75,000 6 July 2015 LW Sanmi Odelusi Wigan Athletic £50,000 20 August 2015 CB Tim Ream Fulham £1,400,000 1 September 2015 LB Andy Kellett Wigan Athletic Undisclosed 26 January 2016 CF Shola Ameobi Fleetwood Town Free transfer 29 January 2016 LB José Manuel Casado Free agent Released
Total income: £1,525,000
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 7 August 2015 CB Prince-Désir Gouano Atalanta 31 January 2016 20 August 2015 FW Wellington Silva Arsenal End of season 26 October 2015 MF Luke Brattan Manchester City 21 December 2015
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 10 July 2015 CF Conor Wilkinson Barnsley 4 January 2016 28 July 2015 CF Robert Hall Milton Keynes Dons End of season 27 August 2015 CB Oscar Threlkeld Plymouth Argyle 2 January 2016 19 October 2015 DF Hayden White Blackpool 2 January 2016 24 October 2015 MF Liam Trotter Nottingham Forest 12 December 2015 26 November 2015 MF Jordan Lussey York City 26 December 2015 2 January 2016DFLawrie WilsonPeterborough United31 January 201621 January 2016FWConor WilkinsonNewport County19 March 201631 January 2016DFFrancesco PisanoAvellinoEnd of season15 March 2016DFQuade TaylorDagenham & RedbridgeEnd of season17 March 2016MFLiam FeeneyIpswich TownEnd of season23 March 2016FWConor WilkinsonPortsmouthEnd of season
Squad No. Name Pos. Nationality Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End Goalkeepers1 Ben AmosGKMacclesfield250Manchester United1 July 2015Free201913Paul RachubkaGKSan Luis Obispo00Crewe Alexandra5 September 2015Free2016 Defenders3 Dean MoxeyLBExeter411Crystal Palace2 July 2014Free20174 Dorian DerviteCBLille591Charlton Athletic27 May 2014Free201715Derik OsedeCBMadrid80Real Madrid6 July 2015Free201824Francesco PisanoRBCagliari30Cagliari20 August 2015Free201725Lawrie WilsonRBCollier Row90Charlton Athletic5 August 2015Free201731David WheaterCBRedcar1064Middlesbrough20 January 2011£2,300,000201645Rob HoldingCBTameside70Academy1 July 2015TraineeUndisclosed Midfielders6 Josh VelaCM/RBSalford581Academy20 March 2011TraineeUndisclosed7 Liam FeeneyRMHammersmith777Millwall1 July 2014Free20168 Jay SpearingDMWallasey1205Liverpool9 August 2013Undisclosed201716Mark DaviesCMWillenhall18316Wolverhampton Wanderers26 January 2009Undisclosed201718Neil DannsAM Liverpool1059Leicester City1 July 2014Free201621Darren PratleyCMBarking13311Swansea City1 July 2011Free201827Filip TwardzikCMTřinec51Celtic2 February 2015Undisclosed201642Tom WalkerMFSalford171Academy1 July 2014TraineeUndisclosed Forwards10Zach CloughCFDenton229Academy1 July 2013Trainee201712Max ClaytonCFCrewe171Crewe Alexandra18 September 2014£300,000201714Gary MadineCFGateshead234Sheffield Wednesday8 June 2015Free201719Emile HeskeyCFLeicester502Newcastle Jets24 December 2014Free201622Wellington SilvaWG/SSRio de Janeiro101Arsenal18 September 2015Loan201623Stephen DobbieSS/WGGlasgow141Crystal Palace5 August 2015Free201630Kaiyne WooleryMFHackney30Tamworth14 August 2014£10,0002016
Statistics
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Goals record
Rank No. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total110FW Zach Clough 7007214FW Gary Madine 510637 MF Liam Feeney 5005421MF Darren Pratley 1304523FW Stephen Dobbie 400466 MF Josh Vela 20028 MF Jay Spearing 200218MF Neil Danns 200219FW Emile Heskey 200222FW Wellington Silva 200226FW Shola Ameobi 200230FW Kaiyne Woolery 2002133 DF Dean Moxey 01014 DF Dorian Dervite 100117MF Liam Trotter 100125DF Lawrie Wilson 100131DF David Wheater 100145DF Rob Holding 1001Total 415046
Disciplinary record
No. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 1 GK Ben Amos 210000212 DF Prince-Désir Gouano 100000103 DF Dean Moxey 600000604 DF Dorian Dervite 210000216 MF Josh Vela 801000907 MF Liam Feeney 100000108 MF Jay Spearing 4100004110FW Zach Clough 1000001014FW Gary Madine 2000002015DF Derik Osede 0100000116MF Mark Davies 9000009017MF Liam Trotter 1000001018MF Neil Danns 3010004020DF José Manuel Casado 4100004121MF Darren Pratley 9000009022FW Wellington Silva 3000003023FW Stephen Dobbie 1000001025DF Lawrie Wilson 2000002030FW Kaiyne Woolery 0010001031DF David Wheater 2000002045DF Rob Holding 1110103148DF Niall Maher 01000001Total 6184010668
See also List of Bolton Wanderers F.C. seasons
References