The 2015–16 season was Everton's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football and their 138th year in existence. Everton participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. Although the club managed to reach the semi-finals in both the FA Cup and League Cup, their overall performance did not meet expectations. As a result, prior to its last Premier League match of the season, the club sacked third year manager Roberto Martínez.
Kits
First team
Last updated on 3 February 2016
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Goalkeepers1Joel RoblesGK 24Tim HowardGK Defenders 2 Tony Hibbert RB 3Leighton BainesLB5John StonesCB6Phil Jagielka (captain)CB23Séamus ColemanRB25Ramiro Funes MoriCB/LB27Tyias BrowningRB30Mason HolgateRB/CB32Brendan GallowayLB/CB 38 Matthew Pennington CB Midfielders4Darron GibsonCM8Bryan OviedoLM/LB/LW 12 Aaron Lennon RW 15Tom CleverleyCM16James McCarthyCM/DM17Muhamed BešićDM18Gareth BarryDM/CM20Ross BarkleyAM21Leon OsmanAM22Steven PienaarLW/RW/AM Forwards9Arouna KonéFW10Romelu LukakuFW11Kevin MirallasLW/RW14Oumar NiasseFW/LW/RW19Gerard DeulofeuRW28Leandro RodríguezFW
Player awards Player of the Season – Gareth Barry Players' Player of the Season – Gareth Barry Young Player of the Season – Romelu Lukaku Reserve / U21 Player of the Season – Joe Williams Goal of the Season – Romelu Lukaku vs. Chelsea
Transfers
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee 1 July 2015 MF Tom Cleverley Manchester United Free Transfer 1 July 2015 FW Gerard Deulofeu Barcelona £4,200,000 3 July 2015 FW David Henen Olympiacos £200,000 12 August 2015 DF Mason Holgate Barnsley £2,000,000 28 August 2015 FW Leandro Rodríguez River Plate (URU) £500,000 1 September 2015 DF Ramiro Funes Mori River Plate £9,500,000 1 September 2015 RW Aaron Lennon Tottenham Hotspur £4,000,000 2 January 2016 CB Matthew Foulds Bury Undisclosed 7 January 2016 FW Shani Tarashaj Grasshoppers £3,000,000 1 February 2016 FW Oumar Niasse Lokomotiv Moscow £13,500,000 Total spending: £36,700,000
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee 1 July 2015 DF Antolín Alcaraz Las Palmas Free Transfer 1 July 2015 DF Sylvain Distin AFC Bournemouth Free Transfer 1 July 2015 MF George Green Oldham Athletic Free Transfer 1 July 2015 DF Curtis Langton — Free Transfer 1 July 2015 MF John Lundstram Oxford United Free Transfer 1 July 2015 DF Ben McLaughlin Derry City Free Transfer 1 July 2015 DF Arlen Birch Burnley Free Transfer 1 July 2015 FW Charley Edge Colchester United Free Transfer 1 July 2015 FW George Newell Bolton Wanderers Free Transfer 28 July 2015 FW Chris Long Burnley £500,000 19 January 2016 FW Steven Naismith Norwich City £8,500,000
Total incoming: £9,000,000
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until 21 July 2015 MF Francisco Júnior Wigan Athletic 16 January 2016 21 July 2015 DF Jonjoe Kenny Wigan Athletic 15 September 2015 25 July 2015 DF Luke Garbutt Fulham 30 June 2016 7 August 2015 FW Calum Dyson Stockport County 4 September 2015 7 August 2015 DF Jordan Thorniley Stockport County 4 September 2015 14 September 2015 FW Conor McAleny Charlton Athletic 7 November 2015 28 September 2015 GK Jindřich Staněk Hyde United 26 October 2015 27 January 2016 DF Jonjoe Kenny Oxford United End of season 1 February 2016 RW Aiden McGeady Sheffield Wednesday 30 June 2016 1 February 2016 FW Conor McAleny Wigan Athletic 30 June 2016 3 March 2016 DF Callum Connolly Barnsley 3 April 2016 17 March 2016 FW Leandro Rodríguez Brentford 14 April 2016 24 March 2016 DF Matthew Pennington Walsall End of season
Competitions
Pre-season and Friendlies On 22 June 2015, Everton announced they would face Leeds United during pre-season. On 29 June 2015, Everton announced their full preseason fixtures list.
Premier League
League table
Results by matchday
Matches On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup Everton entered the FA Cup at the third round and were drawn at home to Dagenham & Redbridge. They defeated the Daggers 2–0 and were drawn away against Carlisle United in the fourth round. The tie at Brunton Park was the first held there since the ground had flooded in Storm Desmond and ended in a 3–0 win for Everton. In the fifth round, Everton were drawn away to AFC Bournemouth. They won 2–0 and followed that with another 2–0 win against Chelsea at Goodison Park. They advanced to the semi-final at Wembley Stadium where they lost to Manchester United.
League Cup
As a Premier League team not involved in any UEFA competitions, Everton entered the League Cup at the second round stage. They defeated Barnsley away, after extra time, and were drawn away to Reading in the third round. The Toffees hosted fellow Premier League side Norwich City in the fourth round and won 4–3 on penalties. They beat Middlesbrough 2–0 away in the quarter-final, which was their first appearance at this stage since 2007–08. Everton lost to Manchester City 4–3 on aggregate in the two-legged semi-final.
Statistics
Appearances
References