2015–16 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

Bolton Wanderers
2015–16 season
Chairman	Phil Gartside; (until 10 February 2016)
Manager	Neil Lennon ; (until 15 March 2016); Jimmy Phillips; (Interim from 15 March 2016)
Stadium	Macron Stadium
2015–16 Football League Championship	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Zach Clough (7); All: Zach Clough (7)
Highest home attendance	18,178 vs Leeds United; (24 October 2015)
Lowest home attendance	5,842 vs Burton Albion; (11 August 2015)
Average home league attendance	14,977

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.^[1]^[2] On 2 June 2015, the club confirmed their home pre-season friendly against ChievoVerona.^[3] On 26 June 2015, Bolton Wanderers announced the club will face two friendlies during their Austria tour.^[4] 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.^[5]

4 July 2015 (2015-07-04) Friendly	Atherton Collieries	1–1	Bolton Wanderers XI	Atherton
15:00 BST	Bancroft 90'	Report	Thomas 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Alder House

6 July 2015 (2015-07-06) Friendly	Guisborough Town	1–3	Bolton Wanderers XI	Guisborough
19:45 BST		Report	Woolery Palmer Thomas	Stadium: King George V Ground

8 July 2015 (2015-07-08) Friendly	Spennymoor Town	2–2	Bolton Wanderers XI	Spennymoor
19:45 BST	51' 59'	Report	Holding 42' Woolery 69'	Stadium: The Brewery Field

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly	Sturm Graz	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Kumberg, Austria
18:00 CEST	Dobras 43' Kienast 86' (pen.)	Report	Davies 48'	Stadium: Stadion Kumberg

13 July 2015 (2015-07-13) Friendly	SC Paderborn	4–1	Bolton Wanderers	Kapfenberg, Austria
17:00 BST	Proschwitz 22' (pen.) Sağlık 55' Ndjeng 63' Ouali 79'	Report	Madine 25'	Stadium: Franz Fekete Stadium

15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) Friendly	Chorley	0–1	Bolton Wanderers XI	Chorley
19:45 BST		Report	Woolery 22'	Stadium: Victory Park

17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Friendly	Morecambe	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Wildig 41' Mullin 49'	Report	Dobbie 32'	Stadium: Globe Arena

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly	Colwyn Bay	1–2	Bolton Wanderers XI	Old Colwyn, Wales
15:00 BST	Barnes 46'	Report	Newell 40' Spooner 86'	Stadium: Llanelian Road

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Oldham
19:45 BST		Report	Feeney ?' Madine 44'	Stadium: Boundary Park

22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) Friendly	Stockport County	2–2	Bolton Wanderers XI	Stockport
19:45 BST	O'Hanlon 45' Bell-Baggie 64'	Report	Thomas 48' (pen.) Holding 54'	Stadium: Edgeley Park

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly	Tamworth	3–0	Bolton Wanderers XI	Tamworth
15:00 BST	Green 30' Durrell 61' Dyer 88'	Report		Stadium: The Lamb Ground

28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly	Port Vale	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Burslem
19:30 BST	Leitch-Smith	Report	Madine 40' Danns	Stadium: Vale Park

29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly	AFC Fylde	1–1	Bolton Wanderers XI	Warton
19:30 BST	Charles 80' (pen.)	Report	Newell 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Kellamergh Park

31 July 2015 (2015-07-31) Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	Charlton Athletic	Bolton
20:00 BST	Pratley 24' Feeney 46'	Report	Watt 42', 60'	Stadium: Macron Stadium

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Southport	0–3	Bolton Wanderers XI	Blowick
15:00 BST		Report	Woolery ?', ?' Thomas ?'	Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium

4 August 2015 (2015-08-04) Friendly	Ramsbottom United	1–2	Bolton Wanderers XI	Ramsbottom
19:45 BST	Spencer pen.'	Report	Cvetko 6' (pen.) Abbotts	Stadium: The Harry Williams Riverside Stadium

Mid-season friendlies

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) Keith Lasley Testimonial	Motherwell	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Motherwell
15:00 BST	Alfie Lasley (Keith Lasley's son, goal let in on purpose) 90'	Report	Heskey 51' Dobbie 90'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 2352

Competitions

Football League Championship

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[6]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Derby County	Bolton
15:00 BST	Spearing 86' Wilson 16'	Report	Thorne 90'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 17,162 Referee: Andy Madley

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2	Middlesbrough	3–0	Bolton Wanderers	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Diego Fabbrini 7' Kike 17' 32'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 23,333 Referee: James Adcock

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Denbigh
19:45 BST	Powell 60'	Report		Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 10,765 Referee: Stuart Attwell

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Bolton
15:00 BST	Dobbie 90+4'	Report	Vaughan 81'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 16,410 Referee: Carl Boyeson

28 August 2015 (2015-08-28) 5	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Blackburn
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,632 Referee: Paul Tierney

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 6	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bolton
15:00 BST	Feeney 17' Clough 45' (pen.)	Report	Afobe 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,698 Referee: Scott Duncan

15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 7	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Bolton
20:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,438 Referee: Peter Bankes

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8	Huddersfield Town	4–1	Bolton Wanderers	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Huws 45', 74' Carayol 51' Lynch 83'	Report	Feeney 3'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 11,762 Referee: Trevor Kettle

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bolton
15:00 BST	Danns 41' Madine 90+4'	Report	Stephens 31' Murphy 35'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,405 Referee: Mark Haywood

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 10	Queens Park Rangers	4–3	Bolton Wanderers	London
15:00 BST	Emmanuel-Thomas 13', 90+4' Fer 44' Chery 62'	Report	Madine 8' Feeney 11' Silva 85'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,026 Referee: Darren Drysdale

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 11	Burnley	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Burnley
15:00 BST	Gray 56', 68'	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 17,632 Referee: Graham Scott

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 12	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Birmingham City	Bolton
20:00 BST		Report	Robinson 20'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,703 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 13	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Leeds United	Bolton
15:00 BST	Ameobi 32' Prince-Désir Gouano 71'	Report	Antenucci 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 18,178 Referee: Simon Hooper

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 14	Preston North End	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Preston
18:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,494 Referee: Dean Whitestone

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 15	Ipswich Town	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Ipswich
18:00 GMT	Maitland-Niles 13' Pitman 70'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,071 Referee: Darren Deadman

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 16	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Bristol City	Bolton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,239 Referee: Stuart Atwell

21 November 2015 17	Reading	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Piazon 28' Williams 34'	BBC Report	Feeney 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 16,420 Referee: James Linington

30 November 2015 (2015-11-30) 18	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Brentford	Bolton
19:45 GMT	Danns 65'	Report	Swift 10'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 12,731 Referee: Carl Boyeson

5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 19	Bolton Wanderers	2–3	Cardiff City	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Madine 17' Dervite 71'	BBC Report	Watt 13' Malone 53' Pilkington 80'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,241 Referee: Tony Harrington

12 December 2015 20	Hull City	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Akpom 19'	Report		Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 15,739 Referee: Michael Bull

19 December 2015 22	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	Fulham	Macron Stadium, Bolton
15:00 GMT	Clough 61', 74'	Report	Garbutt 28' McCormack 85'	Attendance: 14,543 Referee: Nigel Miller

26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23	Rotherham United	4–0	Bolton Wanderers	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	G Ward 56' D Ward 74' Newell 80' Clarke-Harris 86'	Report		Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,315 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Madine 77'	Report		Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 18,048 Referee: Jonathan Moss

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	Huddersfield Town	Bolton
15:00 GMT		Report	Lolley 61' Carayol 87'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 15,969 Referee: Andy Haines

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 26	Sheffield Wednesday	3–2	Bolton Wanderers	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Forestieri 14' Hooper 52', 77'	Report	Madine 19' Wheater 62'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 20,757 Referee: Simon Hooper

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 27	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Bolton Wanderers	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Oliveira 12' (pen.) O. Burke 16' Ward 83'	Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,465 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 28	Bolton Wanderers	3–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Holding 7' Pratley 41' Ameobi 90'	Report	Murphy 89'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,932 Referee: Kevin Wright

2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 29	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	Bolton Wanderers	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Mason 3' Henry 77'	Report	Wellington 81' Dobbie 88'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,825 Referee: Fred Graham

6 February 2016 30	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Rotherham United	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Spearing 2' Woolery 90+2'	Report	Burke 43'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14641 Referee: Stuart Attwell

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 31	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–2	Bolton Wanderers	Brighton
15:00 GMT	Murphy 11' Hemed 43' Kayal 58'	Report	Heskey 22' Spearing 52'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 26,717 Referee: Robert Lewis

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 32	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	London
15:00 GMT	Clough 68'	Report	Phillips 90+3'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,085 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

23 February 2016 (2016-02-23) 33	Birmingham City	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Donaldson 29', 90+1' Fabbrini 55'	Report	Moxey 68' Davies	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 15,992 Referee: Scott Duncan

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 34	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Burnley	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Feeney 69'	Report	Gray 74', 85' Arfield 90+2'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 17,484 Referee: Steve Martin

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 35	Leeds United	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Berardi 30' Antenucci 39', 62'	Report	Woolery 74'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,070 Referee: Tony Harrington

8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 36	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	Ipswich Town	Bolton
19:45 GMT	Wilson 73' Spearing 83' Wellington 90+2' Dobbie 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Bru 24' Berra 72'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 12,681 Referee: Mark Haywood

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 37	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Preston North End	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Trotter 22'	Report	Hugill 57' Vermijl 86'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 18,423 Referee: Paul Tierney

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 38	Bristol City	6–0	Bolton Wanderers	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Wilbraham 3' Tomlin 40' Odemwingie 53' Wagstaff 79' Kodjia 86', 87'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,608 Referee: James Adcock

2 April 2016 39	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Reading	Bolton
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Holding 22' Pratley 85'	BBC Report	Kermorgant 27' Gunter 40' Quinn 74' John 90' 90+1'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,469 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 40	Brentford	3–1	Bolton Wanderers	Brentford
15:00 BST	Yennaris 17' Vibe 26', 36'	Report	Clough 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,062 Referee: Andy Davies

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41	Derby County	4–1	Bolton Wanderers	Derby
19:45 BST	Russell 13', 77' Ince 38' Butterfield 69'	Report	Clough 73' (pen.)	Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 29,674 Referee: Andy Woolmer

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Middlesbrough	Bolton
12:30 BST	Vela 61'	Report	Rhodes 73', 90+1'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 18,196 Referee: Keith Stroud

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Charlton Athletic	Bolton
20:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 12,257 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44	Cardiff City	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Cardiff
	Zohore 55' Whittingham	Report	Clough 7'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 24,189

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Hull City	Bolton
	Dobbie 65'	Report		Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,366

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46	Fulham	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Fulham
	Cairney 77'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 17,207

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Fulham	46	12	15	19	66	79	−13	51
21	Rotherham United	46	13	10	23	53	71	−18	49
22	Charlton Athletic (R)	46	9	13	24	40	80	−40	40	Relegation to League One
23	Milton Keynes Dons (R)	46	9	12	25	39	69	−30	39
24	Bolton Wanderers (R)	46	5	15	26	41	81	−40	30

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.

FA Cup

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round	Eastleigh	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Eastleigh
15:00 GMT	Dervite 51' (og)	Report	Pratley 87'	Stadium: Silverlake Stadium Attendance: 5,250 Referee: Iain Williamson

19 January 2016 (2016-01-19) Third round replay	Bolton Wanderers	3–2	Eastleigh	Bolton
20:00 Greenwich Mean Time	Madine 39' Moxey 43' Pratley 58'	Report	Partington 11' Mohamed 45'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 8,287 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) Fourth Round	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Leeds United	Bolton
15:00 Greenwich Mean Time	Pratley 80'	Report	Doukara 9' Diagouraga 39'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 17,336 Referee: Andre Marriner

League Cup

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Burton Albion	Bolton
20:00 BST		Report	Palmer 87'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 5,842 Referee: Richard Clark

Mid-season friendlies

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) Keith Lasley Testimonial	Motherwell	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Motherwell
15:00 BST	Alfie Lasley (Keith Lasley's son, goal let in on purpose) 90'	Report	Heskey 51' Dobbie 90'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 2352

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	GK	Ben Amos	Manchester United	Free transfer	^[7]
1 July 2015	CF	Gary Madine	Sheffield Wednesday	Free transfer	^[8]
6 July 2015	CB	Derik Osede	Real Madrid	Free transfer	^[9]
12 July 2015	CM	Jon Ceberio	Real Sociedad	Free transfer	^[10]
12 July 2015	CM	Jordan Lussey	Liverpool	Free transfer	^[11]
5 August 2015	SS	Stephen Dobbie	Crystal Palace	Free transfer	^[12]
5 August 2015	RB	Lawrie Wilson	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	^[13]
20 August 2015	RB	Francesco Pisano	Cagliari	Free transfer	^[14]
27 August 2015	LB	José Manuel Casado	Almería	Free transfer	^[15]
5 September 2015	GK	Paul Rachubka	Crewe Alexandra	Free transfer	^[16]
23 October 2015	CF	Shola Ameobi	Crystal Palace	Free transfer	^[17]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CM	Keith Andrews	Free agent	Released	^[18]
1 July 2015	CB	James Ball	Free agent	Released	^[18]
1 July 2015	CF	Jermaine Beckford	Preston North End ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Free transfer	^[18]
1 July 2015	GK	Ádám Bogdán	Liverpool	Free transfer	^[20]
1 July 2015	CF	Craig Davies	Wigan Athletic ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Free transfer	^[18]
1 July 2015	CM	Georg Iliev	Free agent	Released	^[18]
1 July 2015	MF	Carl Kennedy	Free agent	Released	^[18]
1 July 2015	RM	Chris Lester	Free agent	Released	^[18]
1 July 2015	GK	Andy Lonergan	Fulham ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Free transfer	^[18]
1 July 2015	RB	Glenn Matthews	Free agent	Released	^[18]
1 July 2015	CB	Matt Mills	Nottingham Forest ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Free transfer	^[18]
1 July 2015	DF	Kieran Nolan	Free agent	Released	^[18]
1 July 2015	DF	Ryan Sellers	Wycombe Wanderers ^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Free transfer	^[18]
1 July 2015	CM	Luke Woodland	Free agent	Released	^[18]
3 July 2015	CF	Eiður Guðjohnsen	Shijiazhuang Ever Bright	Free transfer	^[25]
6 July 2015	RB	Alex Baptiste	Middlesbrough	£75,000	^[26]^[27]
6 July 2015	LW	Sanmi Odelusi	Wigan Athletic	£50,000	^[28]^[29]
20 August 2015	CB	Tim Ream	Fulham	£1,400,000	^[30]^[31]
1 September 2015	LB	Andy Kellett	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	^[32]
26 January 2016	CF	Shola Ameobi	Fleetwood Town^{[lower-alpha 6]}	^[33]
29 January 2016	LB	José Manuel Casado	Free agent	Released	^[34]

↑ Following Beckford's release he joined Preston North End.^[19]
↑ Following Davies' release he joined Wigan Athletic.^[21]
↑ Following Lonergan's release he joined Fulham.^[22]
↑ Following Mills' release he joined Nottingham Forest.^[23]
↑ Following Sellers' release he joined Wycombe Wanderers.^[24]
↑ Following Ameobi's release he joined Fleetwood Town.

Total income: £1,525,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
7 August 2015	CB	Prince-Désir Gouano	Atalanta	January 2016	^[35]
20 August 2015	FW	Wellington Silva	Arsenal	End of season	^[36]
26 October 2015	MF	Luke Brattan	Manchester City	21 December 2015	^[37]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
10 July 2015	CF	Conor Wilkinson	Barnsley	4 January 2016	^[38]
28 July 2015	CF	Robert Hall	Milton Keynes Dons	End of season	^[39]
27 August 2015	CB	Oscar Threlkeld	Plymouth Argyle	2 January 2016	^[40]
19 October 2015	DF	Hayden White	Blackpool	2 January 2016	^[41]
24 October 2015	MF	Liam Trotter	Nottingham Forest	12 December 2015	^[42]^[43]
26 November 2015	MF	Jordan Lussey	York City	26 December 2015	^[44]

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Place of birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	End
Goalkeepers
1	Ben Amos	GK	Macclesfield	28	25	0	Manchester United	1 July 2015	Free	2019
13	Paul Rachubka	GK	San Luis Obispo	37	0	0	Crewe Alexandra	5 September 2015	Free	2016
Defenders
3	Dean Moxey	LB	Exeter	32	41	1	Crystal Palace	2 July 2014	Free	2017
4	Dorian Dervite	CB	Lille	30	59	1	Charlton Athletic	27 May 2014	Free	2017
15	Derik Osede	CB	Madrid	25	8	0	Real Madrid	6 July 2015	Free	2018
24	Francesco Pisano	RB	Cagliari	32	3	0	Cagliari	20 August 2015	Free	2017
25	Lawrie Wilson	RB	Collier Row	31	9	0	Charlton Athletic	5 August 2015	Free	2017
31	David Wheater	CB	Redcar	31	106	4	Middlesbrough	20 January 2011	£2,300,000	2016
45	Rob Holding	CB	Tameside	23	7	0	Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	Undisclosed
Midfielders
6	Josh Vela	CM/RB	Salford	24	58	1	Academy	20 March 2011	Trainee	Undisclosed
7	Liam Feeney	RM	Hammersmith	31	77	7	Millwall	1 July 2014	Free	2016
8	Jay Spearing	DM	Wallasey	29	120	5	Liverpool	9 August 2013	Undisclosed	2017
16	Mark Davies	CM	Willenhall	30	183	16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26 January 2009	Undisclosed	2017
18	Neil Danns	AM	Liverpool	35	105	9	Leicester City	1 July 2014	Free	2016
21	Darren Pratley	CM	Barking	33	133	11	Swansea City	1 July 2011	Free	2018
27	Filip Twardzik	CM	Třinec	25	5	1	Celtic	2 February 2015	Undisclosed	2016
42	Tom Walker	MF	Salford	22	17	1	Academy	1 July 2014	Trainee	Undisclosed
Forwards
10	Zach Clough	CF	Denton	23	22	9	Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	2017
12	Max Clayton	CF	Crewe	24	17	1	Crewe Alexnadra	18 September 2014	£300,000	2017
14	Gary Madine	CF	Gateshead	28	23	4	Sheffield Wednesday	8 June 2015	Free	2017
19	Emile Heskey	CF	Leicester	40	50	2	Newcastle Jets	24 December 2014	Free	2016
22	Wellington Silva	WG/SS	Rio de Janeiro	25	10	1	Arsenal	18 September 2015	Loan	2016
23	Stephen Dobbie	SS/WG	Glasgow	35	14	1	Crystal Palace	5 August 2015	Free	2016
30	Kaiyne Woolery	MF	Hackney	23	3	0	Tamworth	14 August 2014	£10,000	2016

Statistics

As of 29 December 2015

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Ben Amos	41	0	38+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF		Dean Moxey	37	1	33+0	0	3+0	1	1+0	0
4	DF		Dorian Dervite	26	1	21+1	1	3+0	0	1+0	0
6	MF		Josh Vela	35	2	30+1	2	3+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF		Jay Spearing	23	2	18+4	2	0+1	0	0+0	0
10	FW		Zach Clough	28	0	24+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
12	FW		Max Clayton	8	0	5+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK		Paul Rachubka	8	0	6+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW		Gary Madine	36	6	22+10	5	3+0	1	1+0	0
15	DF		Derik Osede	21	0	20+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF		Mark Davies	37	0	32+2	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
17	MF		Liam Trotter	16	1	8+5	1	2+1	0	0+0	0
18	MF		Neil Danns	30	2	19+9	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
19	FW		Emile Heskey	28	2	12+15	2	0+0	0	0+1	0
21	MF		Darren Pratley	37	4	34+0	1	3+0	3	0+0	0
22	FW		Wellington Silva (on loan from Arsenal)	25	2	14+8	2	3+0	0	0+0	0
23	FW		Stephen Dobbie	23	3	3+19	3	0+0	0	0+1	0
25	DF		Lawrie Wilson	11	1	9+1	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
27	MF		Filip Twardzik	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW		Kaiyne Woolery	18	2	5+10	2	0+3	0	0+0	0
31	DF		David Wheater	27	1	24+2	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
36	DF		Alex Finney	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	DF		Oscar Threlkeld	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
42	MF		Tom Walker	8	0	3+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
43	FW		Alex Samizadeh	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	DF		Tyler Garratt	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
45	DF		Rob Holding	29	1	25+0	1	3+0	0	1+0	0
48	DF		Niall Maher	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players out on loan:
7	MF		Liam Feeney	40	5	35+1	5	3+0	0	1+0	0
24	DF		Francesco Pisano	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
2	DF		Prince-Désir Gouano (on loan from Atalanta)	19	0	19+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF		José Manuel Casado	9	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	FW		Shola Ameobi	10	2	6+2	2	0+2	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 28 April 2016

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	Total
1	10	FW	Zach Clough	7	0	7
2	14	FW	Gary Madine	5	1	6
3	7	MF	Liam Feeney	5	0	5
4	21	MF	Darren Pratley	1	3	4
5	23	FW	Stephen Dobbie	3	0	3
6	6	MF	Josh Vela	2	0	2
	8	MF	Jay Spearing	2	0	2
	18	MF	Neil Danns	2	0	2
	19	FW	Emile Heskey	2	0	2
	22	FW	Wellington Silva	2	0	2
	26	FW	Shola Ameobi	2	0	2
	30	FW	Kaiyne Woolery	2	0	2
13	3	DF	Dean Moxey	0	1	1
	4	DF	Dorian Dervite	1	0	1
	17	MF	Liam Trotter	1	0	1
	25	DF	Lawrie Wilson	1	0	1
	31	DF	David Wheater	1	0	1
	45	DF	Rob Holding	1	0	1
Total				40	5	43

Disciplinary record

As of 28 April 2016

No.	Po.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
No.	Po.	Name
1	GK	Ben Amos	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
2	DF	Prince-Désir Gouano	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	Dean Moxey	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
4	DF	Dorian Dervite	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
6	MF	Josh Vela	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
7	MF	Liam Feeney	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF	Jay Spearing	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
10	FW	Zach Clough	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	FW	Gary Madine	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15	DF	Derik Osede	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
16	MF	Mark Davies	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
17	MF	Liam Trotter	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF	Neil Danns	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
20	DF	José Manuel Casado	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
21	MF	Darren Pratley	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
22	FW	Wellington Silva	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23	FW	Stephen Dobbie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	DF	Lawrie Wilson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
30	FW	Kaiyne Woolery	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
31	DF	David Wheater	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
45	DF	Rob Holding	1	1	1	0	1	0	3	1
48	DF	Niall Maher	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total			61	8	4	0	1	0	66	8

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[20] Following Beckford's release he joined Preston North End.^[19]

[23] Following Davies' release he joined Wigan Athletic.^[21]

[25] Following Lonergan's release he joined Fulham.^[22]

[27] Following Mills' release he joined Nottingham Forest.^[23]

[29] Following Sellers' release he joined Wycombe Wanderers.^[24]

[38] Following Ameobi's release he joined Fleetwood Town.

[1] "Pre-season fixtures announced". Bolton Wanderers FC. 19 May 2015.

[2] "Bolton XI pre-season schedule confirmed". Bolton Wanderers FC. 19 May 2015.

[3] "Bolton Wanderers to face Chievo Verona in home pre-season game". Bolton Wanderers FC. 2 June 2015.

[4] "Two fixtures added to pre-season schedule". Bolton Wanderers FC. 26 June 2015.

[5] ttps://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2015/july/opposition-switched-for-final-home-friendly/

[6] "Bolton Wanderers' 2015/16 Sky Bet Championship fixtures confirmed". Bolton Wanderers FC. 17 June 2015.

[7] "Ben Amos completes Bolton Wanderers move". Bolton Wanderers FC. 1 July 2015.

[8] "Gary Madine signs for Bolton Wanderers". Bolton Wanderers FC. 1 July 2015.

[9] "Bolton sign released Real Madrid defender Derik Osede". Sky Sports. 6 July 2015.

[10] "Jon Ceberio joins Bolton Wanderers". Bolotn Wanderers FC. 12 July 2015.

[11] "Bolton Wanderers: Jordan Lussey and Jon Ceberio sign". BBC Sport. 12 July 2015.

[12] "Bolton Wanderers sign Stephen Dobbie". Bolton Wanderers FC. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

[13] "Lawrie Wilson signs permanent deal with Wanderers". Bolton Wanderers FC. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

[14] "Francesco Pisano signs for Bolton". Bolton Wanderers FC. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

[15] "Jose Manuel Casado signs for Bolton Wanderers". Bolton Wanderers FC. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

[16] "Paul Rachubka signs for Bolton Wanderers". Bolton Wanderers FC. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[17] "Bolton Wanderers sign Shola Ameobi". Sky Sports. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

[Thirteen_Released-18] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Bolton Wanderers announce retained list". Bolton Wanderers FC. 15 May 2015.

[19] "Jermaine Beckford agrees Preston switch". Bolton Wanderers FC. 8 June 2015.

[21] "Adam Bogdan to join Liverpool". Bolton Wanderers FC. 12 June 2015.

[22] "Craig Davies: Wigan Athletic sign Bolton Wanderers striker". BBC Sport. 7 July 2015.

[24] "Andy Lonergan to join Fulham". Bolton Wanderers FC. 19 June 2015.

[26] "Matt Mills arrives at Nottingham Forest on three-year deal". Nottingham Post. 1 July 2015.

[28] "Out-of-Contract Bolton Defender To Join Wycombe". Burnden Aces. 15 June 2015.

[30] "Eidur Gudjohnsen signs for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright in China". the guardian. 3 July 2015.

[31] "Alex Baptiste departs for Middlesbrough". Bolton Wanderers FC. 6 July 2015.

[32] "Alex Baptiste Completes Move to Middlesbrough". Burnden Aces. 6 July 2015.

[33] "Sanmi Odelusi signs for Wigan Athletic". Bolton Wanderers FC. 6 July 2015.

[34] "Done Deal: Sanmi Odelusi departs for Wigan Athletic". Lion of Vienna Suite. 6 July 2015.

[35] "Tim Ream signs for Fulham". Bolton Wanderers FC. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

[36] "American Tim Ream agrees four-year deal with Fulham – sources". ESPN. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

[37] "Andy Kellett joins Wigan for undisclosed fee". Bolton Wanderers FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

[39] "Ex-Newcastle United star Shola Ameobi offers to play for free – but cash-strapped Bolton Wanderers cannot sign him". The Bolton News. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

[40] "OUTGOING: @JMCasado20 has left #BWFC after a mutual agreement was reached to cancel his contract". Twitter. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

[41] "Bolton Wanderers sign Atalanta defender Prince-Désir Gouano". Bolton Wanderers FC. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

[42] "Wellington Silva: Arsenal winger joins Bolton Wanderers on loan". BBC Sport. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

[43] "Luke Brattan joins Bolton Wanderers on loan". Bolton Wanderers FC. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

[44] "Conor Wilkinson loaned to Barnsley". Bolton Wanderers FC. 10 July 2015.

[45] "Rob Hall joins MK Dons on season-long loan". Bolton Wanderers FC. 28 July 2015.

[46] "Oscar Threlkeld joins Plymouth Argyle on loan". Plymouth Argyle FC. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

[47] "Hayden White: Bolton Wanderers defender joins Blackpool on loan". BBC Sport. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

[48] "Liam Trotter: Bolton Wanderers midfielder joins Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

[49] "Liam Trotter: Bolton midfielder extends Nottingham Forest stay". BBC Sport. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

[50] "York City: Lussey, O'Connor, Fewster and Kitching join on loan". BBC Sport. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

2015–16 season
Chairman	Phil Gartside (until 10 February 2016)
Manager	Neil Lennon (until 15 March 2016) Jimmy Phillips (Interim from 15 March 2016)
Stadium	Macron Stadium
2015–16 Football League Championship	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Zach Clough (7) All: Zach Clough (7)
Highest home attendance	18,178 vs Leeds United (24 October 2015)
Lowest home attendance	5,842 vs Burton Albion (11 August 2015)
Average home league attendance	14,977

2015–16 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

Pre-season

Mid-season friendlies

Competitions

Football League Championship

Matches

League table

FA Cup

League Cup

Mid-season friendlies

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

Loans in

Loans out

Squad

Statistics

Goals record

Disciplinary record

See also

References