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Newcastle United
2015–16 season
OwnerMike Ashley
Managing directorLee Charnley
ManagerSteve McClaren
StadiumSt James' Park
Premier League11th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
← 2014–15
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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

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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

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Coaching staff

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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

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No. Name Nationality 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

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Transfers in

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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

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For players that were released at the end of the 2014–15 season, see 2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season § 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

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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

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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

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Overall

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Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last 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

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Main article: 2015–16 Premier League

League table

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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
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

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundH
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

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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

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Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup
January 2016 Third round v

League Cup

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Main article: 2015–16 Football 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

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Appearances and goals

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Will start on 9 August.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
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

Cards

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Accounts for all competitions. Will start on 9 August.
No. Pos. Name    

Goals

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Will start on 9 August.
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total

Captains

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Accounts for all competitions. Will Start on 9 August
No. Pos. Name Starts

Suspensions

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Accounts for all competitions. Will Start on 9 August
Date Incurred Nation Name Games Missed Reason

Penalties

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Accounts for all competitions. Will Start on 9 August
 Y if scored.  N if missed.
Date Nation Name Opposition Scored?
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2015/16 Fixtures Announced was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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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