2015–16 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was the 117th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club were competing in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship for a second consecutive year having finished 7th in the previous season following their promotion from League One.

The club ended the campaign in 14th position, one of their lowest finishes during the previous 25 years, having failed to compete for the play-offs. The season saw owner Steve Morgan resign as chairman and place the club up for sale but no sale has to date been concluded. Supporter unrest was strengthened further when Benik Afobe, who ended as the team's leading goalscorer, was sold during the January transfer window to Premier League Bournemouth.

Competitions Pre-season

Football League Championship

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Championship in the 2015–16 season. Each team played every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

The provisional fixture list was released on 17 June 2015, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.

Results summary

Results by round

League table

FA Cup

League Cup

Players Statistics

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Awards AwardWinner Fans' Player of the Season Matt Doherty Players' Player of the Season Matt Doherty Young Player of the Season Dominic Iorfa Academy Player of the Season Connor Ronan Goal of the Season Matt Doherty(vs Fulham, 12 January 2016)

Transfers

Transfers in DatePlayerFromFee 21 May 2015 Jed Wallace Portsmouth £275,000 10 June 2015 Sylvain Deslandes SM Caen Free 1 July 2015 Cameron John Southend United Free 1 July 2015 Daniel McKenna Belvedere Free 1 July 2015 Michael Sibley Nike Academy Free 3 July 2015 Conor Coady Huddersfield Town £2,000,000 1 September 2015 Nathan Byrne Swindon Town £1,000,000 2 January 2016 Michał Żyro Legia Warsaw £350,000 22 January 2016 Aaron Collins Newport County £75,000 28 January 2016 Joe Mason Cardiff City £3,000,000 29 January 2016 Mike Williamson Newcastle United £250,000

Loans in Date fromPlayerFromDate until 3 August 2015 Adam Le Fondre Cardiff City End of season 4 August 2015 Sheyi Ojo Liverpool 7 January 2016 11 August 2015 Emiliano Martínez Arsenal End of season 29 October 2015 Mike Williamson Newcastle United 1 December 2015 30 October 2015 Grant Holt Wigan Athletic 2 January 2016 25 February 2016 Jérémy Hélan Sheffield Wednesday 21 April 2016

Transfers out DatePlayerToFee 6 May 2015 Kevin Doyle Colorado Rapids Free 2 June 2015 Leon Clarke Bury Free 11 June 2015 George Swan York City Free 23 June 2015 Jake Cassidy Oldham Athletic Free 30 June 2015 Tomasz Kuszczak Released Free 30 June 2015 Sam Ricketts Released Free 30 June 2015 Bakary SakoReleased Free 1 July 2015 Ibrahim Keita Košice Free 1 July 2015 Charlie Morris Boldmere St. Michaels Free 13 July 2015 Carlo Erdei Pandurii Free 13 July 2015 Albert Torras Málaga B Free 24 July 2015 Jordi Ortega Córdoba Free 27 July 2015 Michael Jacobs Wigan Athletic Undisclosed 4 August 2015 Georg Margreitter Released Free 1 September 2015 Richard Stearman Fulham £2,000,000 10 January 2016 Benik Afobe Bournemouth £10,000,000 28 January 2016 Scott Golbourne Bristol City Undisclosed 1 February 2016 Mekhi Leacock-McLeod Rangers Free 27 February 2016 Jesse Devers Galway United Free

Loans out Date fromPlayerToDate until9 July 2015 Liam McAlinden Shrewsbury Town9 January 201629 July 2015 Zeli Ismail Burton Albion29 January 20166 August 2015 Aaron Hayden Newport County16 September 201520 August 2015 Lee Evans Bradford CityEnd of season18 September 2015 Harry Burgoyne Lowestoft Town23 October 201523 September 2015 Aaron McCarey Portsmouth23 October 201528 September 2015 Jordan Graham Oxford United27 October 20152 October 2015 Tommy Rowe Scunthorpe United29 December 20156 October 2015 George Saville Millwall6 January 201624 October 2015 Aaron McCarey Bury28 October 201513 November 2015 Harry Burgoyne Corby Town13 December 201526 November 2015 Rajiv van La Parra Brighton2 January 201627 December 2015 Harry Burgoyne Telford UnitedEnd of season8 January 2016 Jed Wallace Millwall16 March 201612 January 2016 Eusébio Bancessi Telford UnitedEnd of season1 February 2016 Zeli IsmailOxford United28 February 20164 March 2016 Ashley Carter TamworthEnd of season5 March 2016 Zeli Ismail Cambridge UnitedEnd of season8 March 2016 Tendai Matinyadze Rushall OlympicEnd of season10 March 2016 Liam McAlinden Crawley TownEnd of season11 March 2016 Rajiv van La Parra HuddersfieldEnd of season19 March 2016 Tommy Rowe Doncaster RoversEnd of season24 March 2016 Ben O'Hanlon Corby TownEnd of season

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