The 2015–16 season was Peterborough United's 56th year in the Football League and their third consecutive season in the third tier, League One. Along with League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Squad No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends Goalkeepers1Ben AlnwickGKPrudhoe860Leyton Orient25 July 2014Free201714Mark TylerGKNorwich4130Luton Town8 March 2016Loan201626Dion-Curtis HenryGKIpswich10Academy1 July 2014Trainee2016 Defenders2Michael SmithRBBallyclare801Bristol Rovers25 July 2014Undisclosed20173Kgosi NtlheLBPretoria974Academy6 October 2011Trainee20165Gabriel ZakuaniCBKinshasa2459AEL Kalloni8 June 2014Free20166Jack BaldwinCBBarking350Hartlepool United31 January 2014£500,000201812Ricardo Almeida SantosCBAlmada660Thurrock5 February 2014Free201718Andrew FoxLBHuntingdon150Midland/Odessa Sockers20 July 2015Free201729Bradley Maslen-JonesCBWolverhampton00Academy10 March 2015Trainee201650Harry ToffoloLBWelwyn Garden City50Norwich City21 January 2016Loan2016 Midfielders7Jon TaylorRWLiverpool6410Shrewsbury Town4 June 2014Undisclosed20178Michael BostwickDMEltham1749Stevenage9 July 2012Undisclosed201810Erhun OztumerAMLondon517Dulwich Hamlet9 June 2014Undisclosed201611Marcus MaddisonLWDurham6517Gateshead27 August 2014£250,000201815Jermaine AndersonCMCamden Town667Academy1 August 2012Trainee201616Harry BeautymanCMNewham332Welling United25 November 2014Undisclosed201620Harry AndersonRWSlough170Academy1 January 2015Trainee201622Leonardo Da Silva LopesAMLisbon40Academy1 July 2014Trainee201633Christopher ForresterDMDublin332St Patrick's Athletic29 August 2015Undisclosed201836Martin SamuelsenAMHaugesund162West Ham United24 November 2015Loan201642Adil NabiWGBirmingham20West Bromwich Albion21 January 2016Undisclosed2019—Callum ChettleCMNottingham00Nuneaton Town23 January 2016Undisclosed2018 Forwards19Joe GormleyCFBelfast60Cliftonville1 July 2015Free201821Tom NicholsCFWellington31Exeter City1 February 2016Undisclosed202024Lee AngolCFSutton287Luton Town20 July 2015Undisclosed201828Souleymane CoulibalySTAbidjan326Bari20 July 2015Free201634Deon MooreSTEngland00Free agent20 July 2015Free201539Shaq CoulthirstCFHackney91Tottenham Hotspur22 January 2016Undisclosed201941Aaron WilliamsCFSandwell10Nuneaton Town23 January 2016Undisclosed2018 Out on Loan4Shaun BrisleyCBMacclesfield932Macclesfield Town31 January 2012Undisclosed20169Kyle VassellCFMilton Keynes366Bishop's Stortford11 November 2013Undisclosed201623Jack PayneCMGravesend1506Gillingham30 June 2013Free201625Jack FriendSTKing's Lynn00Academy10 March 2015Trainee201627Kieran SadlierLWHaywards Heath10St Mirren20 July 2015Free201629Jonathan EdwardsCFLuton30Academy10 March 2015Trainee201633Luke JamesCFAmble342Hartlepool United1 September 2014Undisclosed2018
Statistics
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|colspan=14|Players who left the club during the season:
Goals record
Rank No. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total114FW Conor Washington 1041116211MF Marcus Maddison 6210937 MF Jon Taylor 5200724FW Lee Angol 70007510MF Erhun Oztumer 6000615MF Jermaine Anderson 4110628FW Souleymane Coulibaly 6000688MF Michael Bostwick 300035DF Gabriel Zakuani 300031033MF Chris Forrester 2000236MF Martin Samuelsen 11002 1321FW Tom Nichols 1000132DF Callum Elder 1000135DF Miles Addison 1000139FW Shaq Coulthirst 01001Total 54102066
Disciplinary record
No. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total 1GK Ben Alnwick 50000000502DF Michael Smith 61100000713DF Kgosi Ntlhe 10000000104DF Shaun Brisley 10000000105DF Gabriel Zakuani 21001000316DF Jack Baldwin 30100000407MF Jon Taylor 20000000208MF Michael Bostwick 700020101009FW Kyle Vassell 2000001030 10MF Erhun Oztumer 0100000001 11MF Marcus Maddison 100010002012DF Ricardo Almeida Santos 811000009114FW Conor Washington 200000002015MF Jermaine Anderson 510000005116MF Harry Beautyman 200000002017DF Alex Davey 100000001018DF Andrew Fox 2010000030.19FW Joe Gormley 100000001020MF Harry Anderson 100000001022MF Leonardo Da Silva Lopes 100000001024FW Lee Angol 201000003027MF Kieran Sadlier 000010001028FW Souleymane Coulibaly 300000003031MF Jack Collison 100000001032DF Callum Elder 300000003033MF Chris Forrester 502000007035DF Miles Addison 100000001036MF Martin Samuelsen 200000002039FW Shaq Coulthirst 100000001050DF Harry Toffolo 2000000020Total 715705020855
Transfers
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2015 ST Deon Moore Free agent Free transfer 1 July 2015 CM Jack Collison Ipswich Town Free transfer 1 July 2015 ST Joe Gormley Cliftonville Undisclosed 20 July 2015 ST Lee Angol Luton Town Undisclosed 20 July 2015 RW Souleymane Coulibaly Bari Free transfer 20 July 2015 LB Andrew Fox Odessa Sockers Free transfer 20 July 2015 LW Kieran Sadlier St Mirren Free transfer 29 August 2015 RW Christopher Forrester St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed 24 November 2015 CB Miles Addison Unattached Free transfer 24 December 2015 AM Jordan Nicholson Histon Undisclosed 21 January 2016 ST Adil Nabi West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed 22 January 2016 ST Shaq Coulthirst Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed 1 February 2016 CF Tom Nichols Exeter City Undisclosed
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2015 CB Christian Burgess Portsmouth £75,000 1 July 2015 DF Liam Marshall Ilkeston Free transfer 1 July 2015 RW Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Rochdale Free transfer 1 July 2015 CM David Norris Yeovil Town Released 1 July 2015 GK Bobby Olejnik Exeter City Free transfer 29 July 2015 CM Kane Ferdinand Dagenham & Redbridge Free transfer 5 August 2015 LW Joe Newell Rotherham United Undisclosed 19 January 2016 CF Conor Washington Queens Park Rangers 13 February 2016 DM Jack Collison Retired —
Total incoming: £2,875,000
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref. 8 August 2015 CB Alex Davey Chelsea 2 January 2016 29 August 2015 LB Callum Elder Leicester City 4 January 2016 24 November 2015 AM Martin Samuelsen West Ham United End of season 4 January 2016 RB Lawrie Wilson Bolton Wanderers 1 February 2015 21 January 2016 LB Harry Toffolo Norwich City End of season 27 February 2016 GK Stuart Moore Reading March 2016 5 March 2016MFSimon GillettYeovil Town8 March 2016GKMark TylerLuton TownEnd of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Until Ref. 10 July 2015 CF Luke James Bradford City 1 February 2016 23 July 2015 ST Jack Friend Boston United End of season 25 July 2015 ST Jonathan Edwards Illeston End of season 4 August 2015 GK Henrich Ravas Boston United End of season 18 August 2015 LM Andrew Fox Kidderminster Harriers 17 September 2015 1 September 2015 CM Jack Payne Leyton Orient End of season 11 September 2015 CB Shaun Brisley Northampton Town 9 October 2015 8 January 2016 CF Kyle Vassell Shrewsbury Town End of Season 27 January 2016 CB Shaun Brisley Leyton Orient End of Season 1 February 2016 CF Luke James Hartlepool United End of Season
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies On 29 May 2015, Peterborough United announced they will face Ipswich Town and Dulwich Hamlet during pre-season. Also a friendly against Barnet was confirmed. On 8 June 2015, it was confirmed West Ham United will visit on 11 July 2015. On 15 June 2015, the Posh added three more confirmed fixtures to the pre-season schedule. A date for the Chris Turner memorial match was announced on 16 June 2015. On 25 June 2015, Peterborough United announced a Tottenham Hotspur XI side will visit during pre-season.
League One
League table
Matches
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. The Posh will travel to Millwall.
References