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Newcastle United
2015–16 season
Owner	Mike Ashley
Managing director	Lee Charnley
Manager	Steve McClaren
Stadium	St James' Park
Premier League	11th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Newcastle United's sixth consecutive season in the Premier League in their 123rd year in existence. This season Newcastle United participate in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Chronological list of events

24 May 2015: Newcastle United guarantee participation in the 2015–16 Premier League by beating West Ham United 2–0 in the final match of the 2014–15 Premier League season.

4 June 2015: Newcastle United announce their pre-season schedule for 10 July to 1 August 2015, consisting of matches against near-neighbours Gateshead, a tour to the United States to face Mexican side Atlas and United Soccer League sides Sacramento Republic and Portland Timbers 2, as well as matches against Sheffield United, York City and German side Borussia Mönchengladbach upon returning to England.

10 June 2015: Newcastle United sack coaches John Carver and Steve Stone prior to the 2015–16 season. Former England manager Steve McClaren is appointed the club's new head coach on a three-year deal, with an option to extend to eight years. McClaren is also appointed to the Newcastle United Board of Directors, along with chief scout Graham Carr and club ambassador Bob Moncur. Mike Ashley and John Irving both step down from the Board of Directors, with managing director Lee Charnley the only person to remain on the Board.

17 June 2015: The fixture list for the 2015–16 Premier League is released. Newcastle United will start their season on 9 August 2015 with a home match against Southampton kicking off at 13:30.

1 July 2015: The club confirm Macaulay Gillesphey, Tom Heardman, Liam Smith and Jamie Sterry have signed their first pro contracts, Davide Santon joins Inter Milan for £3,260,000 and Remie Streete joins Port Vale on a free transfer.<

2 July 2015: Head Coach Steve McClaren confirms the arrival of new coaching staff members. Paul Simpson and Ian Cathro are appointed as assistant coaches, Alessandro Schoenmaker is appointed as a fitness coach and Steve Black joins in a consultancy role.

6 July 2015: Adam Campbell joins Notts County on a free transfer after being released by the club.

7 July 2015: Sammy Ameobi signs a two-year contract extension, committing him to the club until June 2017. He also joins Cardiff City on a season-long loan for the 2015–16 season.

11 July 2015: Georginio Wijnaldum joins the club from PSV for £14.5m on a 5 year contract.

21 July 2015: Newcastle United announce the signing of Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrović from Belgian side Anderlecht on a five-year deal.

Club

Coaching staff

The Newcastle United first team coaching staff for the 2015–16 season consists of the following:

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Steve McClaren
Assistant Coach	Ian Cathro
Assistant Coach	Paul Simpson
Coach (consultant role)	Steve Black
Goalkeeping Coach	Andy Woodman
Fitness Coach	Alessandro Schoenmaker
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Chris Wilding
Club Doctor	Paul Catterson
Head of Physiotherapy	Derek Wright
Physiotherapist	Michael Harding
Physiotherapist	Carl Nelson
Chief Scout	Graham Carr

Last updated: 9 June
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

First team squad

No.	Name	Position (s)	Date of birth (Age)	Signed	Signed from	Signing fee
Goalkeepers
1	Tim Krul	GK	(1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 27)	2006	ADO Den Haag	Free
21	Karl Darlow	GK	(1990-10-08)8 October 1990 (aged 24)	2014	Nottingham Forest	£3m
41	Freddie Woodman	GK	(1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 18)	—	Crystal Palace	Free
Defenders
2	Fabricio Coloccini	CB	(1982-01-22)22 January 1982 (aged 33)	2008	Deportivo de La Coruña	£10.3m
3	Daryl Janmaat	RB	(1989-07-22)22 July 1989 (aged 26)	2014	Feyenoord	£5m
4	Aymen Abdennour	CB	(1989-08-06)6 August 1989 (aged 26)	2015	Monaco	£14.5m
14	Paul Dummett	LB / CB	(1991-09-26)26 September 1991 (aged 23)	2009	Newcastle United Academy	Free
15	Jamaal Lascelles	CB	(1993-11-11)11 November 1993 (aged 21)	2014	Nottingham Forest	£4m
19	Massadio Haïdara	LB	(1992-12-02)2 December 1992 (aged 22)	2013	Nancy	£2m
22	Chancel Mbemba	CB	(1994-08-08)8 August 1994 (aged 21)	2015	Anderlecht	£8m
27	Steven Taylor	CB / RB	(1986-01-23)23 January 1986 (aged 29)	2003	Newcastle United Academy	Free
31	Mike Williamson	CB	(1983-11-08)8 November 1983 (aged 31)	2010	Portsmouth	£2m
33	Curtis Good	CB / LB	(1993-03-23)23 March 1993 (aged 22)	2012	Melbourne Heart	£300k
37	Ľubo Šatka	CB	(1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 19)	2012	Dubnica	Free
39	Shane Ferguson	LB / LM	(1991-07-12)12 July 1991 (aged 24)	2007	Newcastle United Academy	Free
Midfielders
5	Georginio Wijnaldum	AM / RW	(1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 24)	2015	PSV	£14.5m
7	Moussa Sissoko	CM / AM / RW	(1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 25)	2013	Toulouse	£1.8m
6	Jack Colback	CM	(1989-10-24)24 October 1989 (aged 25)	2014	Sunderland	Free
8	Vurnon Anita	DM / RB	(1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 26)	2012	Ajax	£6.7m
10	Siem de Jong	AM / ST	(1989-01-28)28 January 1989 (aged 26)	2014	Ajax	£7.5m
11	Yoan Gouffran	LW / ST	(1986-05-25)25 May 1986 (aged 29)	2013	Bordeaux	£500k
14	Mario Lemina	CM	(1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 21)	2015	Marseille	£1.8m
16	Rolando Aarons	LW	(1995-11-16)16 November 1995 (aged 19)	2012	Bristol City	Free
20	Rémy Cabella	AM / RW / LW	(1990-03-08)8 March 1990 (aged 25)	2014	Montpellier	£8.0m
23	Sylvain Marveaux	AM / LW	(1986-04-15)15 April 1986 (aged 29)	2011	Rennes	Free
24	Cheick Tioté	DM	(1986-06-21)21 June 1986 (aged 29)	2010	Twente	£3.5m
25	Gabriel Obertan	RW / LW	(1989-02-26)26 February 1989 (aged 26)	2011	Manchester United	£3m
30	Mehdi Abeid	AM	(1992-08-06)6 August 1992 (aged 23)	2011	Lens	Free
35	Olivier Kemen	AM	(1996-07-20)20 July 1996 (aged 19)	2013	Metz	—
38	Gaël Bigirimana	DM	(1993-10-22)22 October 1993 (aged 21)	2012	Coventry City	£1m
Forwards
9	Papiss Cissé	ST	(1985-06-03)3 June 1985 (aged 30)	2012	Freiburg	£9m
17	Ayoze Pérez	ST	(1993-07-23)23 July 1993 (aged 22)	2014	Tenerife	£1.6m
26	Ivan Toney	ST	(1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 19)	2015	Northampton	£1m
29	Adam Armstrong	ST	(1997-02-10)10 February 1997 (aged 18)	2006	Newcastle United Academy	Free
45	Aleksandar Mitrović	ST	(1994-09-16)16 September 1994 (aged 20)	2015	Anderlecht	£13m

Transfers and Loans

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee
11 July 2015	MF	Georginio Wijnaldum	PSV	£14.5m
21 July 2015	FW	Aleksandar Mitrović	Anderlecht	£13m
23 July 2015	DF	Chancel Mbemba	Anderlecht	£8m
27 July 2015	DF	Aymen Abdennour	Monaco	£14.5m
20 August 2015	FW	Ivan Toney	Northampton	£1m
20 August 2015	MF	Mario Lemina	Marseille	£1.8m

Total spending: ~ £52.8

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2015	DF	Davide Santon	Inter Milan	£3.26m
1 July 2015	DF	Remie Streete	Port Vale	Free transfer
6 July 2015	ST	Adam Campbell	Notts County	Free transfer
17 August 2015	FW	Emmanuel Rivière	Norwich	£4m
1 September 2015	MF	Haris Vuckic	Toulouse	£1m

Total incoming: ~ £8.26

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Expiry
7 July 2015	MF	Sammy Ameobi	Cardiff City	End of Season
2 August 2015	GK	Rob Elliot	Bristol City	End of Season
20 August 2015	MF	Callum Roberts	Northampton	End of Season
20 August 2015	FW	Alex Gilliead	Northampton	End of Season

Pre-season friendlies

On 4 June 2015, Newcastle United annnounced their pre-season schedule which includes a tour of the United States.

10 July 2015 (2015-07-10) Friendly	Gateshead	0–1	Newcastle United	Gateshead
20:00 GMT (UTC+1)		Report	Cissé 6' (pen.)	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Referee: Geoff Eltringham (Sunderland)

15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) Friendly	Club Atlas	2–1	Newcastle United	Milwaukee, United States
02:00 GMT (UTC+1)	Bergessio 11' (pen.), 17'	Report	Sissoko 45'	Stadium: Miller Park Attendance: 21,256 Referee: Kevin Terry Jr

19 July 2015 (2015-07-19) Friendly	Sacramento Republic	0–1	Newcastle United	Sacramento, United States
04:00 GMT (UTC+1)		Report	Kife 48' (o.g.) Haïdara 65'	Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,432 Referee: Chipalo Street

22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) Friendly	Portland Timbers 2	4–3	Newcastle United	Portland, United States
03:30 GMT (UTC+1)	Fatawu 13' Manning 24' Peay 30' Besler 70'	Report	Wijnaldum 6' Aarons 75', 76'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Levi Rippy

26 July 2015 (2015-07-26) Chris Morgan testimonial	Sheffield United	1–2	Newcastle United	Sheffield
13:00 GMT (UTC+1)	John Brayford 22'		Massadio Haïdara 12' Aleksandar Mitrović 53'	Stadium: Bramall Lane

29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly	York City	0–3	Newcastle United	York
19:45 GMT (UTC+1)			Aleksandar Mitrović 15' Siem de Jong 45+1' Jack Colback 63'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Newcastle United	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT (UTC+1)	Papiss Cissé 81'		Fabian Johnson 42'	Stadium: St James' Park

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	First match
Premier League	—	—	8 August 2014
League Cup	Second round	—	August 2015
FA Cup	Third round	—	January 2016

Updated to match played 19 June 2015
Source: Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GC	GD	Pts	Qualification or Relegation
1	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
2	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
3	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
4	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
5	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
6	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
7	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
8	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
9	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
10	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
11	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
12	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
13	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
14	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
15	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
16	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
17	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
18	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
19	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
20	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: August 2015.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2015. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures for the 2015–16 season were released on 17 June 2015.^[1]

9 August 2015 1	Newcastle United	2-1	Southampton	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

18 August 2015 2	Swansea City	1-1	Newcastle United	Swansea
13:30				Stadium: Liberty Stadium

22 August 2015 3	Manchester United	2-1	Newcastle United	Manchester
13:30				Stadium: Old Trafford

29 August 2015 4	Newcastle United	2-2	Arsenal	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

12 September 2015 8	West Ham	0-2	Newcastle United	London
13:30				Stadium: Boleyn Ground

19 September 2015 6	Newcastle United	4-0	Watford	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

29 August 2015 7	Newcastle United	1-1	Chelsea	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

3 October 2015 8	Manchester City	2-0	Newcastle United	Manchester
13:30				Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium

17 October 2015 9	Newcastle United	3-1	Norwich	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

24 October 2015 10	Sunderland	0-3	Newcastle United	Sunderland
13:30				Stadium: Stadium of Light

31 October 2015 11	Newcastle United	1-0	Stoke	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

7 November 2015 12	Bournemouth	0-0	Newcastle United	Bournemouth
15:00				Stadium: Dean Court

21 November 2015 13	Newcastle United	2-1	Leicester City	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

28 November 2015 14	Crystal Palace	1-1	Newcastle United	London
15:00				Stadium: Selhurst Park

5 December 2015 15	Newcastle United	3-3	Liverpool	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

12 December 2015 16	Tottenham	3-1	Newcastle United	London
15:00				Stadium: White Hart Lane

12 December 2015 17	Newcastle United	3-0	Aston Villa	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

19 December 2015 18	Newcastle United	1-2	Everton	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

28 December 2015 19	West Brom	1-2	Newcastle United	Birmingham
15:00				Stadium: The Hawthorns

2 January 2016 20	Arsenal	4-2	Newcastle United	London
15:00				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

13 January 2016 21	Newcastle United	1-1	Manchester United	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

16 January 2016 22	Newcastle United	2-2	West Ham United	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

23 January 2016 23	Watford	0-2	Newcastle United	Watford
15:00				Stadium: Vicarage Road

3 February 2016 24	Everton	2-0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
15:00				Stadium: Goodison Park

6 February 2016 25	Newcastle United	5-0	West Brom	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

Chelsea 2-0 Newcastle

27 February 2016 27	Newcastle United	3-1	Manchester City	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

Stoke 1-1 Newcastle

5 March 2016 29	Newcastle United	2-0	Bournemouth	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

Leicester 0-0 Newcastle

19 March 2016 31	Newcastle United	3-1	Sunderland	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

Norwich 2-2 Newcastle

Southampton 1-1 Newcastle

16 April 2016 34	Newcastle United	2-0	Swansea City	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

Liverpool 0-0 Newcastle

30 April 2016 36	Newcastle United	4-3	Crystal Palace	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

Villa 0-1 Newcastle

15 May 2016 36	Newcastle United	2-0	Tottenham Hotspur	Newcastle
13:30				Stadium: St James' Park

FA Cup

January 2016 Third round

v

League Cup

The Capital One Cup First Round Draw was made on 16 June 2015.^[2] Newcastle United had a bye in the First Round, but will enter the competition at the Second Round stage.

August 2015 Second round

v

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Will start on 9 August.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	NED	Tim Krul	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ARG	Fabricio Coloccini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Mike Williamson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	FRA	Moussa Sissoko	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	NED	Vurnon Anita	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SEN	Papiss Cissé	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	NED	Siem de Jong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	FRA	Yoan Gouffran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Jack Colback	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Rolando Aarons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ESP	Ayoze Pérez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	FRA	Massadio Haïdara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	FRA	Rémy Cabella	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	EIR	Rob Elliot	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	NED	Daryl Janmaat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SVN	Haris Vučkić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	CIV	Cheick Tioté	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	FRA	Gabriel Obertan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Steven Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	FRA	Emmanuel Rivière	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ALG	Mehdi Abeid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Adam Armstrong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	AUS	Curtis Good	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	WAL	Paul Dummett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SVK	Ľubo Šatka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Gaël Bigirimana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	NIR	Shane Ferguson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Karl Darlow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Jamaal Lascelles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	FRA	Sylvain Marveaux	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	NED	Georginio Wijnaldum	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SRB	Aleksandar Mitrović	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Cards

Accounts for all competitions. Will start on 9 August.

No.	Pos.	Name

Goals

Will start on 9 August.

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total

Captains

Accounts for all competitions. Will Start on 9 August

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts

Suspensions

Accounts for all competitions. Will Start on 9 August

Date Incurred	Nation	Name	Games Missed	Reason

Penalties

Accounts for all competitions. Will Start on 9 August

Y if scored. N if missed.

Date	Nation	Name	Opposition	Scored?

^ Cite error: The named reference 2015/16 Fixtures Announced was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Capital One Cup 2015/16 Round 1 Draw" (Press release). Capital One Cup. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

[2015/16_Fixtures_Announced-1] Cite error: The named reference 2015/16 Fixtures Announced was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Capital_One_Cup_2015/16_Round_1_Draw-2] "Capital One Cup 2015/16 Round 1 Draw" (Press release). Capital One Cup. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

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