2015–16 Leicester City F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Leicester City Football Club's 111th season in the English football league system and their 48th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football.[1] During the season, Leicester participated in the Premier League for the second consecutive season, as well as the FA Cup and League Cup.

Leicester City
2015–16 season
Leicester City lifting the Premier League trophy in May 2016
OwnerKing Power
ChairmanVichai Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerClaudio Ranieri
StadiumKing Power Stadium
Premier League1st
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Vardy (24)

All:
Jamie Vardy (24)
Highest home attendance32,242
Lowest home attendance31,824
Average home league attendance32,021

In what was described as one of the greatest sporting stories of all time,[2] Leicester were confirmed as champions of the 2015–16 Premier League season on 2 May 2016, finishing top of England's highest league for the first time in the club's history. The club was a 5000–1 underdog with bookmakers to win the division before the season kicked off.[3] The feat meant that Leicester would be playing in the UEFA Champions League the following season, a first for the club in their history.

The season also saw history be made for individual players within the team, as striker Jamie Vardy broke the record for consecutive games with a goal in the Premier League (11)[4] and winger Riyad Mahrez became both the first African and Algerian player to be the recipient of the PFA Players' Player of the Year.[5]

Season summary

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Pre-season

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On 21 May 2015, Leicester City confirmed their first three pre-season friendlies against Lincoln City, Mansfield Town and Birmingham City.[6] On 22 May 2015, Leicester City added a trip to Burton Albion to their pre-season schedule.[7] On 30 June 2015, the Foxes confirmed a friendly against Rotherham United.[8]

On 14 June 2015, Marcin Wasilewski signed a one-year contract.[9] On 2 July 2015, Dean Hammond signed a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2016.[10]

Leicester's first pre-season match was a 3–1 away win over Lincoln City on 21 July 2015. Four days later, they drew 1–1 to Mansfield Town. On 29 July, Leicester travelled to Burton Albion, winning 2–1. The next day, they won away to Rotherham United by the same score. In their last pre-season friendly, Leicester beat Birmingham City 3–2 at St. Andrew's.

August

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Leicester opened their Premier League campaign on 8 August 2015 with a 4–2 victory over Sunderland. Jamie Vardy scored the opener, with a brace from Riyad Mahrez and Marc Albrighton adding to the scoreline. Jermain Defoe and Steven Fletcher’s goals weren’t enough to secure a point for the away side.[11] The next week, Leicester beat West Ham United 2–1 at Upton Park thanks to Mahrez and Shinji Okazaki; Dimitri Payet scored the only goal for the home side.[12] On 22 August 2015, Mahrez rescued a point against Tottenham Hotspur after Dele Alli scored the opener.[13] On 25 August, Leicester travelled to Bury for their second round League Cup tie, running out 4–1 winners. Joe Dodoo scored a hat-trick and another was dispatched by Andrej Kramarić, while Danny Mayor scored the only goal for the League One side.[14] On 29 August, Vardy scored a late penalty to rescue a point away to Bournemouth, after Callum Wilson scored for the home side in the first half. [15]

September

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On 13 September, Leicester found themselves 2–0 down at home to Aston Villa, with Jack Grealish and Carles Gil on the scoresheet. The Foxes would launch a second half comeback, as goals from Vardy, Ritchie De Laet and Nathan Dyer put them 3–2 up.[16] On 19 September, they found themselves trailing 2–0 again, this time away to Stoke City. Mahrez dispatched a penalty before Vardy scored the equaliser.[17] On 22 September, Leicester beat West Ham United in extra time in the third round of the League Cup. Dodoo scored an early goal before Mauro Zárate equalised for the visitors. Andy King scored the winner in the 116th minute.[18] On 26 September, Leicester faced Arsenal at the King Power Stadium. A brace from Vardy was not enough to beat the Gunners, as they lost 5–2; Theo Walcott scored the equaliser after falling 1–0 behind before Alexis Sánchez scored a hat-trick, and Olivier Giroud scored the fifth for Arsenal.[19]

October

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Leicester began October with a 2–1 victory over Norwich City, as Vardy scored a penalty and from Jeffrey Schlupp added to the scoreline.[20] On 17 October, Southampton led Leicester 2–0 before the interval. A brace from Vardy secured a point for the Foxes.[21] On 24 October, Leicester won 1–0 over Crystal Palace, with Vardy on the scoresheet once again.[22] On 27 October, Leicester travelled to Hull City for their fourth round League Cup tie. The match remained goalless until Mahrez scored in extra time, but not before Abel Hernández equalised for the hosts. Leicester would eventually lose the penalty shootout.[23] On 31 October, Leicester made amends for their League Cup exit as they travelled to West Bromwich Albion and ran out as 3–2 winners, with Mahrez scoring a brace and Vardy netting in another goal; this was his eighth consecutive match with at least one goal.[24]

November

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On 7 November, Leicester won 2–1 against Watford. N’Golo Kanté scored his first and only goal for the Foxes, and Vardy dispatched another penalty. Troy Deeney scored the only goal for the visitors, also a penalty.[25] On 21 November, Leicester beat Newcastle United 3–0 at St James’s Park, with goals from Vardy, Okazaki and Leonardo Ulloa.[26] One week later, Vardy set a new record by scoring in 11 consecutive games after he scored against Manchester United; the record was previously held by Ruud van Nistelrooy, who played for United. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with Bastian Schweinsteiger scoring the equaliser before the break.[27]

December

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On 5 December, Mahrez scored a hat-trick to beat Swansea City 3–0. On 14 December, Leicester beat defending champions Chelsea 2–1, in what proved to be José Mourinho’s final game as manager of the Blues. Mahrez and Vardy were on the scoresheet once again for the Foxes. On 19 December, Leicester beat Everton 3–2 at Goodison Park thanks to two penalties scored by Mahrez and another goal from Okazaki. On Boxing Day, Leicester lost 1–0 to Liverpool at Anfield thanks to a second half goal from Christian Benteke. The defeat ended a nine-match unbeaten run for the Foxes. On 29 December, their last game of the calendar year, Leicester hosted Manchester City in a goalless draw. As a result, Leicester missed the opportunity to maintain their position at the top of the table, as Arsenal, who beat Bournemouth 2–0 the day before, moved to first on goal difference.

January

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In their first game of 2016, Leicester were held to another goalless draw against Bournemouth, during which Leicester were given a penalty; Mahrez's shot was saved by Artur Boruc. This meant that Leicester missed the opportunity to top the table again, as Arsenal’s 1–0 win over Newcastle saw them move two points clear of the Foxes. On 10 January, Leicester travelled to White Hart Lane to play against Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the FA Cup, where they were held to a 2–2 draw. On 13 January, they travelled to White Hart Lane again, this time in the league, where Robert Huth scored a late winner in a 1–0 victory. On 16 January, Okazaki put Leicester ahead against Aston Villa. Mahrez missed another penalty, then in the second half, Rudy Gestede equalised for the hosts. In the FA Cup third round replay at the King Power Stadium, on 20 January, Leicester lost 2–0. The Foxes would make amends for the FA Cup exit by returning to the top of the Premier League with a 3–0 home victory over Stoke on 23 January. They moved three points clear as Manchester City drew 2–2 against West Ham, and Arsenal played a goalless draw against Stoke a week earlier (on the same day Leicester drew against Aston Villa).

February

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On 2 February, Vardy scored from 25 yards out against Liverpool, before adding another in a 2–0 home victory. The result maintained Leicester’s lead in the table. On 6 February, the Foxes travelled to the Etihad Stadium to face second-place Manchester City. The visitors won 3–1 thanks to Mahrez and a brace from Huth; Sergio Agüero scored the consolation goal for City late in the second half. The result saw Leicester move five points clear on top. On 14 February, Leicester took the lead against Arsenal at the Emirates thanks to a penalty by Vardy. In the second half, Leicester were reduced to 10 men as Danny Simpson was sent off, and Theo Walcott would later equalise. Danny Welbeck then scored the winner for Arsenal with the last kick of the game. This cut Leicester’s lead to two points; Arsenal and their north London rivals Tottenham shared the same number of points, however, the latter had a superior goal difference and so they took second place. On 27 February, Leonardo Ulloa scored a late winner against Norwich in a 1–0 victory. Leicester were still two points ahead despite Tottenham's 2–1 win over Swansea. Arsenal fell to third after losing 3–2 to Manchester United at Old Trafford.

March

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On 1 March, Leicester drew 2–2 to West Bromwich Albion. Salomon Randón scored for the Baggies, before Jonas Olsson scored an own goal to level the score. Leicester took the lead heading into halftime, thanks to Andy King, but Craig Gardner would equalise for the visitors early in the second half. On 5 March, Leicester won 1–0 away to Watford. On 14 March, Leicester hosted Newcastle United in another 1–0 victory. On 19 March, Leicester won 1–0 again, this time against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

April

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On 3 April, Leicester hosted Southampton and won 1–0 once again. On 10 April, Vardy scored both goals in a 2–0 win away to Sunderland. Tottenham's 3–0 win over Manchester United on the same day meant that Leicester were guaranteed UEFA Champions League football for the first time in the club's history.[28] On 17 April, Vardy scored his 22nd goal of the season against West Ham. He was then sent off in the second half, after receiving a second yellow card. West Ham would take the lead through a penalty from Andy Carroll and Aaron Cresswell. An injury-time penalty scored by Ulloa rescued a point for Leicester as they maintained their lead at the top of the table. On 24 April, Leicester thrashed Swansea 4–0 thanks to goals from Mahrez, two from Ulloa, and another from Albrighton.

On 1 May, Manchester United took an early lead against Leicester at Old Trafford thanks to Anthony Martial, but minutes later, Wes Morgan equalised for the visitors. Danny Drinkwater was sent off after receiving two yellow cards, and the match ended in a 1–1 draw. This result meant that Leicester were just two points away from being crowned champions, and their title success would be confirmed if Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea the following day.[29]

The title decider came on 2 May 2016, a London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge. In the first half of the match, goals from Harry Kane and Son Heung-min put Tottenham 2–0 ahead. After the break, Gary Cahill pulled one back for Chelsea before substitute Eden Hazard scored a late equaliser to end Tottenham's title hopes. At the full time whistle, Leicester were confirmed champions of England, with the home crowd celebrating their former coach Raineri's achievement.[30]

On 7 May, the newly crowned champions of England beat Everton 3–1, with Vardy scoring 2 goals and King scoring a third. Vardy had the opportunity to complete a hat-trick by converting a penalty, but he would blaze the ball over the crossbar. Their final league match was a 1–1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 15 May. Cesc Fàbregas converted a penalty before Drinkwater equalised for the visitors.

At the end of the season, Leicester City finished with 81 points, winning 23 games, drawing 12, and losing just three. Arsenal secured second after beating relegated Aston Villa 4–0, finishing one point ahead of North London rivals Tottenham, who lost 5–1 away to fellow relegated side Newcastle.

Kits and sponsorship

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Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: King Power

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly Lincoln City 1–3 Leicester City Lincoln
19:45 BST Power   10' (pen.) Report Mahrez   33'
Kramarić   80'
Vardy   90'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,693 (1,384 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly Mansfield Town 1–1 Leicester City Mansfield
15:00 BST Green   27' Report Nugent   10' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4,273 (1,608 away)
Referee: David Coote
28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly Burton Albion 1–2 Leicester City Burton-upon-Trent
19:30 BST Duffy   90' Report Vardy   65', 72' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,184
Referee: Steve Martin
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly Rotherham United 1–2 Leicester City Rotherham
19:45 BST Ward   80' Report Mahrez   56'
Nugent   72'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 3,678 (524 away)
Referee: Mark Brown
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly Birmingham City 2–3 Leicester City Birmingham
15:00 BST Cotterill   23'
Gray   24'
Report Huth   58'
Drinkwater   76'
Okazaki   83'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 7,026 (1,731 away)
Referee: Graham Scott

Players and staff

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First team squad

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  • This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2015–16 season.
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season.
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season.
  • Italics indicate loan player.
No. Nat. Player Position(s) Joined in Signed from
Goalkeepers
1   Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011   Leeds United
12   Ben Hamer GK 2014   Charlton Athletic
32   Mark Schwarzer GK 2015   Chelsea
41   Jonny Maddison GK 2015   Crawley Town
Defenders
2   Ritchie De Laet RB 2012   Manchester United
5   Wes Morgan CB 2012   Nottingham Forest
6   Robert Huth CB 2015   Stoke City
13   Daniel Amartey CB / DM / RB 2016   Copenhagen
17   Danny Simpson RB 2014   Queens Park Rangers
18   Liam Moore CB / RB 2011 Youth
27   Marcin Wasilewski CB / RB 2013   Anderlecht
28   Christian Fuchs LB 2015   Schalke 04
29   Yohan Benalouane CB / RB 2015   Atalanta
30   Ben Chilwell LB 2015 Youth
Midfielders
4   Danny Drinkwater CM 2012   Manchester United
8   Matty James CM 2012   Manchester United
10   Andy King CM 2006 Youth
11   Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014   Aston Villa
14   N'Golo Kanté CM / DM / RM 2015   Caen
15   Jeffrey Schlupp LW / LM / LB / CF 2010 Youth
22   Demarai Gray LW / RW 2016   Birmingham City
24   Nathan Dyer RW / LW 2015   Swansea City
26   Riyad Mahrez RW / LW / AM 2014   Le Havre
33   Gökhan Inler CM / DM 2015   Napoli
36   Joe Dodoo RW / CF / LW 2013 Youth
39   Andre Olukanmi RW / LW / AM 2015 Youth
Forwards
9   Jamie Vardy CF 2012   Fleetwood Town
16   Tom Lawrence CF 2014   Manchester United
19   Andrej Kramarić CF / LW 2015   Rijeka
20   Shinji Okazaki CF / LW / RW / AM 2015   Mainz 05
23   Leonardo Ulloa CF 2014   Brighton & Hove Albion
38   Harry Panayiotou SS / RW / LW 2012 Youth

Backroom staff

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  • This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2015–16 season.
  • Asterisks indicate member of staff left mid-season.
Position Nationality Name
Manager   Claudio Ranieri
Assistant Manager   Craig Shakespeare
Assistant Manager   Paolo Benetti
Assistant Manager/Head of Recruitment   Steve Walsh
First Team Coach/Goalkeeping Coach   Mike Stowell
Forwards/Strikers Coach   Kevin Phillips*
Head Physio   David Rennie
Academy Manager   Gareth Jennings
Academy Coach (Under 18s)   Trevor Peake
Academy Coach (Under 16s)   Iñigo Idiakez

Transfers

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Date Position Nat. Player From Fee
1 July 2015 LB   Christian Fuchs   Schalke 04 Free[32]
1 July 2015 CB   Robert Huth   Stoke City £3,000,000[33][34]
1 July 2015 CF   Shinji Okazaki   Mainz 05 £7,000,000[35][36]
3 August 2015 CM   N'Golo Kanté   Caen £5,600,000[37]
3 August 2015 CB   Yohan Benalouane   Atalanta Undisclosed[38]
19 August 2015 DM   Gökhan Inler   Napoli £3,000,000[39]
4 January 2016 LW   Demarai Gray   Birmingham City £3,700,000[40][41]
22 January 2016 CB   Daniel Amartey   Copenhagen £5,000,000[42][43]
29 January 2016 GK   Daniel Iversen   Esbjerg fB Undisclosed[44]
15 March 2016 LW   Faiq Bolkiah   Chelsea Free[45]

Total spending:   £27,300,000

Date Position Nat. Player To Fee
1 July 2015 CF   Chris Wood   Leeds United £3,000,000[46][47]
14 August 2015 CF   David Nugent   Middlesbrough £4,000,000[48][49]
11 January 2016 CB   Joe Davis   Fleetwood Town Undisclosed[50]
20 January 2016 CF   Simonas Stankevičius   Žalgiris Undisclosed[51]

Total incoming:   £7,000,000

Loans in

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Date from Date until Position Nat. Player From
1 September 2015 End of season RW   Nathan Dyer   Swansea City[52]

Loans out

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Date from Date until Position Nat. Player To
4 August 2015 End of season LB   Paul Konchesky   Queens Park Rangers[53]
11 August 2015 End of season[a] GK   Ben Hamer   Bristol City[54]
20 August 2015 3 January 2016 DM   Ryan Watson   Northampton Town[55]
21 August 2015 23 September 2015 CF   Jacob Blyth   Cambridge United[56]
21 August 2015 3 January 2016 LW   Tom Lawrence   Blackburn Rovers[57]
28 August 2015 26 September 2015 CM   Jak McCourt   Port Vale[58]
28 August 2015 24 November 2015 CF   Simonas Stankevičius   Oldham Athletic[59]
29 August 2015 3 January 2016 LB   Callum Elder   Peterborough United[60][b]
1 September 2015 4 January 2016 CB   Liam Moore   Bristol City[62]
16 September 2015 14 October 2015 RW   Aaron Hassall   Corby Town[63]
16 September 2015 14 October 2015 CB   Cédric Kipré   Corby Town[63]
24 September 2015 13 November 2015 AM   Jack Barmby   Notts County[64]
19 November 2015 3 January 2016 DF   Ben Chilwell   Huddersfield Town[65]
19 November 2015 18 December 2015 FW   Joe Dodoo   Bury[66]
20 January 2016 End of season FW   Andrej Kramarić   1899 Hoffenheim[67]
1 February 2016 End of season DF   Yohan Benalouane   Fiorentina[68]
1 February 2016 End of season DF   Ritchie De Laet   Middlesbrough[69]
22 March 2016 End of season CF   Jacob Blyth   Blackpool[70]
  1. ^ Hamer returned to Leicester on 17 November 2015.
  2. ^ On 22 September 2015, Elder's loan at Peterborough was extended until 3 January 2016.[61]

Released

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Date Position Nat. Player
30 June 2015 DM   Esteban Cambiasso[71]
30 June 2015 RW   Anthony Knockaert[72]
30 June 2015 LB   Zoumana Bakayogo[72]
30 June 2015 FW   Marcel Barrington[72]
30 June 2015 RW   Adam Dawson[72]
30 June 2015 LW   Paul Gallagher[72]
30 June 2015 CB   Kieran Kennedy[72]
30 June 2015 GK   Conrad Logan[72]
30 June 2015 CB   Hervé Pepe-Ngoma[72]
30 June 2015 CM   Louis Rowley[72]
30 June 2015 FW   Gary Taylor-Fletcher[72]

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 8 August 2015 15 May 2016 Matchday 1 Winners 38 23 12 3 68 36 +32 060.53
FA Cup 10 January 2016 20 January 2016 Third round Third round 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 000.00
Football League Cup 25 August 2015 27 October 2015 Second round Fourth round 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 066.67
Total 43 25 14 4 77 43 +34 058.14

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leicester City (C) 38 23 12 3 68 36 +32 81 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Arsenal 38 20 11 7 65 36 +29 71
3 Tottenham Hotspur 38 19 13 6 69 35 +34 70
4 Manchester City 38 19 9 10 71 41 +30 66 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Manchester United 38 19 9 10 49 35 +14 66 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[73]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Manchester United qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 FA Cup. As they had also qualified by their virtue of their league position (5th), this spot was passed to the next-highest ranked team (6th), Southampton.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 23 12 3 68 36  +32 81 12 6 1 35 18  +17 11 6 2 33 18  +15

Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWWDDWDLWDWWWWDWWWLDDWDWWWLWDWWWWWDWDWD
Position11232364553312111122211111111111111111
Source: Statto
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[74]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Leicester City 4–2 Sunderland Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy   11',   49'
Mahrez   18', 25' (pen.)
Albrighton   66'
Schlupp   90'
Report Rodwell   17'
Jones   42'
Defoe   60'
Fletcher   71'
Kaboul   73'
Coates   85'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,242
Referee: Lee Mason
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 West Ham United 1–2 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Jenkinson   40'
Payet   55'
Adrián   90+2'
Report Vardy   11'
Okazaki   27',   54'
Mahrez   38'
Benalouane   88'
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,857
Referee: Anthony Taylor
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 3 Leicester City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
15:00 BST Mahrez   82'
King   90+1'
Report Dembélé   29'
Lamela   31'
Dier   60'
Alli   81'
Mason   83'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,971
Referee: Martin Atkinson
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 4 Bournemouth 1–1 Leicester City Bournemouth
15:00 BST Gradel   1'
Wilson   24'
O'Kane   75'
Report De Laet   13'
King   36'
Huth   48'
Vardy   86' (pen.)
Schlupp   90+2'
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,155
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) 5 Leicester City 3–2 Aston Villa Leicester
16:00 BST Albrighton   45+1'
De Laet   72'
Vardy   82'
Dyer   77',   89'
Report Grealish   39'
Gil   63'
Amavi   81'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,733
Referee: Mike Dean
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 6 Stoke City 2–2 Leicester City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Bojan   13',   70'
Walters   20'
Report Mahrez   51' (pen.),   58'
Kanté   60'
Vardy   69'
Drinkwater   78'
Schlupp   81'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,642
Referee: Andre Marriner
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 7 Leicester City 2–5 Arsenal Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy   13', 89' Report Walcott   18'
Sánchez   33', 57', 81'
Arteta   69'
Giroud   90+3'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,047
Referee: Craig Pawson
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 8 Norwich City 1–2 Leicester City Norwich
15:00 BST Mbokani   68' Report Vardy   28' (pen.)
Schlupp   47'
Huth   63'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,067
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 9 Southampton 2–2 Leicester City Southampton
15:00 BST Fonte   21'
Wanyama   22'
Van Dijk   37'
Bertrand   76'
Report Vardy   66', 90+1' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,559
Referee: Paul Tierney
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 10 Leicester City 1–0 Crystal Palace Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy   60',   90'
Simpson   65'
Schlupp   68'
Report Zaha   87' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,752
Referee: Mike Dean
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 11 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Leicester City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Rondón   30'
Lambert   86' (pen.)
Report Mahrez   57', 64'
Vardy   77'
Huth   89'
Schmeichel   90+3'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,150
Referee: Anthony Taylor
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 12 Leicester City 2–1 Watford Leicester
15:00 GMT Kanté   52'
Vardy   65' (pen.)
Report Gomes   64'
Deeney   75' (pen.)
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,029
Referee: Roger East
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 13 Newcastle United 0–3 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Anita   36'
Dummett   48'
Pérez   76'
Sissoko   79'
Report Huth   31'
Vardy   45+1'
Ulloa   62'
Okazaki   83'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,151
Referee: Mike Jones
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 14 Leicester City 1–1 Manchester United Leicester
17:30 GMT Vardy   24' Report Young   14'
Schweinsteiger   45+1'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,115
Referee: Craig Pawson
5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 15 Swansea City 0–3 Leicester City Swansea
15:00 GMT Britton   47'
Ki   74'
Report Mahrez   5', 22', 67'
Kanté   23'
Simpson   70'
Albrighton   90+1'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,836
Referee: Michael Oliver
14 December 2015 (2015-12-14) 16 Leicester City 2–1 Chelsea Leicester
20:00 GMT Vardy   34',   46'
Mahrez   48'
Huth   50'
Report Rémy   77' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,054
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 17 Everton 2–3 Leicester City Liverpool
15:00 GMT Lukaku   32'
Funes Mori   61'
Howard   64'
Mirallas   89'
Report Mahrez   27' (pen.), 65' (pen.)
Okazaki   69'
Wasilewski   81'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,570
Referee: Jon Moss
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 18 Liverpool 1–0 Leicester City Liverpool
15:00 GMT Lallana   45+1'
Can   52'
Benteke   63'
Report Huth   62' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,123
Referee: Martin Atkinson
29 December 2015 (2015-12-29) 19 Leicester City 0–0 Manchester City Leicester
19:45 GMT Albrighton   81' Report Kolarov   67'
Mangala   76'
De Bruyne   90'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,072
Referee: Craig Pawson
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 20 Leicester City 0–0 Bournemouth Leicester
15:00 GMT Mahrez   59'
Albrighton   62'
Report Arter   34'
Francis   57'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,006
Referee: Andre Marriner
13 January 2016 (2016-01-13) 21 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Leicester City London
20:00 GMT Dier   79' Report Huth   83' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,850
Referee: Lee Mason
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 22 Aston Villa 1–1 Leicester City Birmingham
17:30 GMT Bunn   14'
Cissokho   32'
Gestede   75'
Bacuna   85'
Report Okazaki   28'
Mahrez   33'
Huth   77'
Vardy   85'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,763
Referee: Roger East
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 23 Leicester City 3–0 Stoke City Leicester
15:00 GMT Drinkwater   41'
Vardy   66'
Ulloa   87'
Report Shaqiri   59' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,018
Referee: Mike Dean
2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 24 Leicester City 2–0 Liverpool Leicester
19:45 GMT Vardy   60', 71' Report Lucas   86' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,121
Referee: Andre Marriner
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 25 Manchester City 1–3 Leicester City Manchester
12:45 GMT Zabaleta   69'
Fernando   72'
Agüero   87'
Report Huth   3', 60'
Morgan   36'
Simpson   46'
Mahrez   48'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 54,693
Referee: Anthony Taylor
14 February 2016 (2016-02-14) 26 Arsenal 2–1 Leicester City Holloway, London
12:00 GMT Coquelin   36'
Koscielny   44'
Ramsey   45+2'
Walcott   70'
Welbeck   90+5',   90+6'
Report Vardy   45' (pen.)
Simpson   49'   54'
Fuchs   52'
Kanté   57'
Wasilewski   90+4'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,009
Referee: Martin Atkinson
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 27 Leicester City 1–0 Norwich City Leicester
15:00 GMT Ulloa   89' Report Naismith   48'
Bennett   51'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,114
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 28 Leicester City 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Leicester
19:45 GMT Olsson   30' (o.g.)
King   45+1'
Report Rondón   11'
Sessègnon   32'
Gardner   50'
Yacob   88'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,018
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 29 Watford 0–1 Leicester City Watford
17:30 GMT Amrabat   29'
Aké   58'
Report Mahrez   56'
Fuchs   74'
Morgan   90+2'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,884
Referee: Jon Moss
14 March 2016 (2016-03-14) 30 Leicester City 1–0 Newcastle United Leicester
20:00 GMT Okazaki   25' Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,824
Referee: Craig Pawson
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 31 Crystal Palace 0–1 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Souaré   42' Report Schmeichel   30'
Mahrez   34'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,041
Referee: Mike Jones
3 April 2016 (2016-04-03) 32 Leicester City 1–0 Southampton Leicester
13:30 BST Morgan   38'
Drinkwater   51'
Fuchs   88'
Report Wanyama   46'
Tadić   75'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,071
Referee: Michael Oliver
10 April 2016 (2016-04-10) 33 Sunderland 0–2 Leicester City Sunderland
13:30 BST Borini   21' Report Fuchs   30'
Vardy   66', 90+5'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,531
Referee: Anthony Taylor
17 April 2016 (2016-04-17) 34 Leicester City 2–2 West Ham United Leicester
13:30 BST Vardy   18',   28'   56'
Morgan   77'
Ulloa   90+5' (pen.)
Report Reid   30'
Noble   40'
Payet   42'
Carroll   84' (pen.)
Cresswell   86'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,104
Referee: Jon Moss
24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) 35 Leicester City 4–0 Swansea City Leicester
16:15 BST Mahrez   10'
Ulloa   30', 60'
Huth   82'
Albrighton   85'
Report Fernández   64'
Williams   72'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,962
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 May 2016 (2016-05-01) 36 Manchester United 1–1 Leicester City Manchester
14:05 BST Martial   8'
Lingard   53'
Carrick   57'
Rooney   66'
Report Morgan   17'
Drinkwater   58'   87'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,275
Referee: Michael Oliver
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 37 Leicester City 3–1 Everton Leicester
17:30 BST Vardy   5', 65' (pen.),   72'
King   33'
Report Pennington   44'
Cleverley   49'
Gibson   71'
Mirallas   88'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,140
Referee: Andre Marriner
15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) 38 Chelsea 1–1 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Fàbregas   66' (pen.) Report Drinkwater   82' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,494
Referee: Craig Pawson

FA Cup

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Leicester City entered the competition in the third round, and were drawn away to Tottenham Hotspur on 7 December 2015.

10 January 2016 (2016-01-10) Third round Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Leicester City London
16:00 GMT Eriksen   9'
Kane   90' (pen.)
Bentaleb   90+1'
Report Wasilewski   15',   19'
Okazaki   48'
Schmeichel   89'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,805
Referee: Bobby Madley
20 January 2016 (2016-01-20) Third round replay Leicester City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
19:45 GMT Albrighton   90' Report Davies   20'
Son   39'
Chadli   66'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,006
Referee: Anthony Taylor

Football League Cup

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Leicester City entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Bury.[75] The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Leicester City were drawn at home to West Ham United.[76]

25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round Bury 1–4 Leicester City Bury
19:45 BST Mayor   49'
Jones   70'
Report Dodoo   25', 86', 90'
Kramarić   41'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4,914
Referee: Andrew Madley
22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) Third round Leicester City 2–1 (a.e.t.) West Ham United Leicester
19:45 BST Dodoo   6'
Fuchs   35'
Simpson   69'
Schlupp   79'
Wasilewski   108'
King   116'
Report Zárate   27',   59'
Obiang   67'
Noble   100'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 21,268
Referee: Peter Bankes
27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) Fourth round Hull City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Leicester City Hull
19:45 GMT Hayden   88'
Akpom   92'
Robertson   100'
Hernández   105'
Report Benalouane   77'
Albrighton   87'
Mahrez   99'
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,818
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Penalties
Hernández  
Maloney  
Huddlestone  
Akpom  
Meyler  
  Mahrez
  Drinkwater
  Inler
  Wasilewski
  Vardy

Awards

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Club awards

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At the end of the season, Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters, saw the players recognized for their achievements for the club throughout the 2015–16 season.[77]

Player of the Year Award   Riyad Mahrez
Young Player of the Year Award   Jeff Schlupp
Players' Player of the Year Award   N'Golo Kanté
Academy Player of the Year Award   Admiral Muskwe
Under-21 Player of the Year Award   Ben Chilwell
Goal of the Season Award   Jamie Vardy vs Liverpool, 2 February 2016
Performance of the Season vs Manchester City (away), 6 February 2016

Divisional awards

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Date Nat. Winner Award
October 2015   Jamie Vardy Premier League Player of the Month[78]
November 2015   Jamie Vardy Premier League Player of the Month[79]
November 2015   Claudio Ranieri Premier League Manager of the Month[79]
March 2016   Claudio Ranieri Premier League Manager of the Month
April 2016   Claudio Ranieri Premier League Manager of the Month
Season   Claudio Ranieri Premier League Manager of the Season
Season   Jamie Vardy Premier League Player of the Season
Season   Riyad Mahrez PFA Players' Player of the Year[80]
Season   Jamie Vardy FWA Footballer of the Year[80][81]
Season   Wes Morgan PFA Premier League Team of the Year[82]
Season   N'Golo Kanté PFA Premier League Team of the Year[82]
Season   Riyad Mahrez PFA Premier League Team of the Year[82]
Season   Jamie Vardy PFA Premier League Team of the Year[82]

Player statistics

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All data from LCFC.com

Appearances

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  • Starts + substitute appearances.
  • Italics indicates loan player.
  • * indicates player left mid-season.
  • # indicates player retired mid-season.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   DEN Kasper Schmeichel 40 0 38 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF   BEL Ritchie De Laet 15 1 7+5 1 1 0 1+1 0
4 MF   ENG Danny Drinkwater 37 2 35 2 1 0 0+1 0
5 DF   JAM Wes Morgan 38 2 38 2 0 0 0 0
6 DF   GER Robert Huth 35 3 35 3 0 0 0 0
7 MF   ENG Dean Hammond 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF   ENG Matty James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   ENG Jamie Vardy 38 24 36 24 0+1 0 0+1 0
10 MF   WAL Andy King 29 3 9+16 2 2 0 2 1
11 MF   ENG Marc Albrighton 42 2 34+4 2 0+2 0 2 0
12 GK   ENG Ben Hamer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF   GHA Daniel Amartey 5 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   FRA N'Golo Kanté 40 1 33+4 1 1 0 1+1 0
15 MF   GHA Jeffrey Schlupp 26 1 14+10 1 0 0 0+2 0
16 MF   WAL Tom Lawrence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF   ENG Danny Simpson 32 0 30 0 1 0 1 0
18 DF   ENG Liam Moore 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW   CRO Andrej Kramarić 5 1 0+2 0 0 0 3 1
20 FW   JPN Shinji Okazaki 39 6 28+8 5 0+2 1 1 0
22 MF   ENG Demarai Gray 14 0 1+11 0 2 0 0 0
23 FW   ARG Leonardo Ulloa 33 6 7+22 6 2 0 2 0
24 MF   ENG Nathan Dyer 14 1 0+12 1 2 0 0 0
26 MF   ALG Riyad Mahrez 39 18 36+1 17 0 0 0+2 1
27 DF   POL Marcin Wasilewski 9 1 3+1 0 2 1 3 0
28 DF   AUT Christian Fuchs 34 0 30+2 0 0 0 2 0
29 DF   TUN Yohan Benalouane 9 0 0+4 0 2 0 3 0
30 DF   ENG Ben Chilwell 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
32 GK   AUS Mark Schwarzer 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
33 MF   SUI Gökhan Inler 10 0 3+2 0 2 0 3 0
36 FW   ENG Joe Dodoo 4 4 0+1 0 0 0 3 4

Top goalscorers

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Rank Pos. No. Nat. Player League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW 9   Jamie Vardy 24 0 0 24
2 MF 26   Riyad Mahrez 17 0 1 18
3 FW 20   Shinji Okazaki 5 1 0 6
FW 23   Leonardo Ulloa 6 0 0 6
5 FW 36   Joe Dodoo 0 0 4 4
6 DF 6   Robert Huth 3 0 0 3
MF 10   Andy King 2 0 1 3
8 MF 4   Danny Drinkwater 2 0 0 2
DF 5   Wes Morgan 2 0 0 2
MF 11   Marc Albrighton 2 0 0 2
11 DF 2   Ritchie De Laet 1 0 0 1
MF 14   N'Golo Kanté 1 0 0 1
MF 15   Jeffrey Schlupp 1 0 0 1
FW 19   Andrej Kramarić 0 0 1 1
MF 24   Nathan Dyer 1 0 0 1
DF 27   Marcin Wasilewski 0 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 68 2 7 77

Captains

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  • Only counts starts as captain.
Rank No. Position Nat. Player Starts
1 5 CB   Wes Morgan 38
2 1 GK   Kasper Schmeichel 2
10 CM   Andy King 2
4 7 CM   Dean Hammond 1

Suspensions

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Date incurred Nat. Player Matches missed Reason
24 October 2015   Jeffrey Schlupp 1      
14 December 2015   Robert Huth 1      
14 February 2016   Danny Simpson 1     (vs Arsenal)
17 April 2016   Jamie Vardy 2     (vs West Ham United)
1 May 2016   Danny Drinkwater 1     (vs Manchester United)

Season summary

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Matches played 43 (38 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Matches won 25 (23 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Matches drawn 14 (12 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Matches lost 4 (3 Premier League, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 76 (67 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 7 League Cup)
Goals conceded 42 (35 Premier League, 4 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Goal difference +34 (+32 Premier League, −2 FA Cup, +4 League Cup)
Clean sheets 15 (15 Premier League)
Most appearances 42 (  Marc Albrighton)
Most goals 24 (  Jamie Vardy)
Winning percentage Premier League: 23/38 (60.53%)
Overall: 25/43 (58.14%)

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