The 2015–16 season was Ipswich Town's 14th consecutive season in the second tier of English football and 138th year in existence. 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.
This was to be Mick McCarthy's third full season as manager, having taken charge in November 2012. In January both McCarthy and his assistant Terry Connor extended their contracts with the club until the summer of 2018.
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First-team squad
Left club during season
First-team coaching staff Position NameManager Mick McCarthyAssistant Manager Terry ConnorGoalkeeping Coach Malcolm WebsterFitness Coach Andy LiddellHead Physiotherapist Matt ByardAssistant Head Physiotherapist Alex ChapmanKitman James Pullen
Pre-season On 27 May 2015, Ipswich Town announced they will travel to Ireland to face Shelbourne on 11 July 2015. A second friendly was announced a day later when the club confirmed they will travel to face Cambridge United. Also confirmed on 28 May 2015 was friendlies against Fortuna Düsseldorf and Colchester United. On 29 May 2015, Ipswich Town announced a friendly against Peterborough United. On 9 July 2015, Ipswich announced a home friendly against Dutch side Utrecht. On 23 July 2015, Ipswich announced a XI side will travel to face Bishop's Stortford; the match was subsequently postponed following torrential rain.
Competitions Football League Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup
League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Ipswich Town were drawn at home against Stevenage. Ipswich Town were drawn away to Doncaster Rovers in the second round. The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Ipswich Town were drawn away to Manchester United.
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 23 June 2015 CB Josh Yorwerth Cardiff City Free transfer 26 June 2015 CF Brett Pitman Bournemouth Undisclosed 31 July 2015 LB Jonas Knudsen Esbjerg Undisclosed 3 August 2015 CM Giles Coke Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer 3 August 2015 RW Larsen Touré Arles-Avignon Free transfer 4 August 2015 CM Jonathan Douglas Brentford Free transfer 20 August 2015 GK Jonathan Henly Reading Free transfer 24 August 2015 CF James Alabi Stoke City Free transfer 28 August 2015 CB Piotr Malarczyk Korona Kielce Undisclosed 28 August 2015 LW Tommy Oar Utrecht Free transfer 22 January 2016 RB Kevin Foley Free agent Free transfer
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref. 25 June 2015 RM Ryan Fraser Bournemouth End of season 2 July 2015 RM Ainsley Maitland-Niles Arsenal End of Season 2 January 2016 CM Paul Digby Barnsley End of Season 12 February 2016 LW Ben Pringle Fulham 24 April 2016 17 March 2016 RW Liam Feeney Bolton Wanderers End of Season
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2015 LM Darren Ambrose Colchester United Released 1 July 2015 RW Paul Anderson Bradford City Released 1 July 2015 RB Elliott Hewitt Notts County Released 1 July 2015 CF Jack Marriott Luton Town Free transfer 1 July 2015 CF Noel Hunt Southend United Free transfer 1 July 2015 LM Stephen Hunt Coventry City Released 1 July 2015 GK Paddy Kenny Free agent Released 24 June 2015 CB Omar Sowunmi Yeovil Town Free transfer 25 June 2015 LB Tyrone Mings Bournemouth £8,000,000 3 July 2015 LM Anthony Wordsworth Southend United Free transfer 28 August 2015 CB Harry Clarke Arsenal Compensation 21 December 2015 AM Dylan Connolly Bray Wanderers Free transfer 1 January 2016 CM Jack Collison Free agent Released 13 January 2016 LB Jonathan Parr Strømsgodset Undisclosed 22 January 2016 LW Tommy Oar Brisbane Roar Released 28 January 2016 CF James Alabi Free agent Mutual consent 1 February 2016 LM Alex Henshall Free agent Mutual consent 1 March 2016 CF Sam Ford West Ham United Free transfer
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 3 August 2015 CB Matthew Clarke Portsmouth 3 January 2016 28 August 2015 LW Cameron Stewart Doncaster Rovers 2 January 2016 29 September 2015 CB Josh Yorwerth Crawley Town 25 October 2015 25 November 2015 CF James Alabi Grimsby Town 1 January 2016 26 November 2015 CM Luke Hyam Rotherham United 20 December 2015 26 November 2015 RB Josh Emmanuel Crawley Town 3 January 2016 26 November 2015 GK Michael Crowe Stevenage 10 January 2016 22 February 2016 CB Joe Robinson Woking 1 June 2016 11 January 2016 GK Michael Crowe Braintree Town 11 March 2016 24 March 2016 CB Piotr Malarczyk Southend United 1 June 2016
Squad statistics All statistics updated as of end of season
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers No.PosNatPlayerChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal11FW Brett Pitman1001119FW Daryl Murphy10001014MF Ryan Fraser411620FW Freddie Sears600610FW David McGoldrick40154DF Luke Chambers300322MF Jonathan Douglas30035DF Tommy Smith20027MF Ainsley Maitland-Niles110215MF Ben Pringle200217MF Kévin Bru20022DF Jonathan Parr10013DF Jonas Knudsen10016DF Christophe Berra100112FW James Alabi001112MF Liam Feeney100115DF Tommy Oar010118MF Jay Tabb001125DF Josh Yorwerth001141MF Andre Dozzell100142MF Luke Varney1001Total533662
Assists No.PosNatPlayerChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal20FW Freddie Sears90094DF Luke Chambers500510FW David McGoldrick10459FW Daryl Murphy40045DF Tommy Smith300311FW Brett Pitman300314MF Ryan Fraser20133DF Jonas Knudsen20027MF Ainsley Maitland-Niles200220FW Kévin Bru200242FW Luke Varney20026DF Christophe Berra100112MF Liam Feeney100122MF Jonathan Douglas100129DF Josh Emmanuel100130DF Myles Kenlock100139MF Larsen Touré001144DF Kevin Foley1001Total410647
Clean sheets No.NatPlayerChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal1Dean Gerken800833Bartosz Białkowski8008Total160016
Disciplinary record No. Pos Nat Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 2DF Jonathan Parr200010303DF Jonas Knudsen500000504DF Luke Chambers900000905DF Tommy Smith700000706DF Christophe Berra600000607MF Ainsley Maitland-Niles300000308MF Cole Skuse3010004011FW Brett Pitman3000003014MF Ryan Fraser3000003015MF Tommy Oar1000001016MF Giles Coke1000102017MF Kévin Bru4000004019DF Luke Hyam3100003120FW Freddie Sears2000002021DF Piotr Malarczyk0001000122MF Jonathan Douglas7100007124MF Adam McDonnell1000001030DF Myles Kenlock0000202039MF Larsen Touré1000102042MF Luke Varney1000001044DF Kevin Foley10000010Total6321150693
Awards Player awards AwardPlayerRefPlayer of the Year Bartosz BiałkowskiPlayers' Player of the Year Bartosz BiałkowskiYoung Player of the Year Andre DozzellGoal of the Season Kévin Bru
Football League Championship Manager of the Month MonthManagerRefNovember Mick McCarthy
Football League Championship Player of the Month MonthPlayerRefNovember Daryl Murphy
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