2015–16 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

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.

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

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
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

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]

Atherton Collieries v Bolton Wanderers XI

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

Guisborough Town v Bolton Wanderers XI

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

Spennymoor Town v Bolton Wanderers XI

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

Sturm Graz v Bolton Wanderers

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

SC Paderborn v Bolton Wanderers

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

Chorley v Bolton Wanderers XI

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

Morecambe v Bolton Wanderers

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

Colwyn Bay v Bolton Wanderers XI

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

Oldham Athletic v Bolton Wanderers

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

Stockport County v Bolton Wanderers XI

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

Tamworth v Bolton Wanderers XI

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

Port Vale v Bolton Wanderers

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

AFC Fylde v Bolton Wanderers XI

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

Bolton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic

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

Southport v Bolton Wanderers XI

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

Ramsbottom United v Bolton Wanderers XI

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

Motherwell v Bolton Wanderers

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

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Championship

Matches

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

Bolton Wanderers v Derby County

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

Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers

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

Milton Keynes Dons v Bolton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest

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

Blackburn Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday

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

Huddersfield Town v Bolton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion

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

Queens Park Rangers v Bolton Wanderers

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

Burnley v Bolton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Birmingham City

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

Bolton Wanderers v Leeds United

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

Preston North End v Bolton Wanderers

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

Ipswich Town v Bolton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Bristol City

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

Reading v Bolton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Brentford

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

Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City

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

Hull City v Bolton Wanderers

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

Charlton Athletic v Bolton Wanderers

15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) 21	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Bolton Wanderers	Charlton
19:45 GMT	Lookman 1', 26'	Report	Heskey 32' Vela 42'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,294 Referee: Graham Horwood

Bolton Wanderers v Fulham

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	Fulham	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Clough 61', 74'	Report	Garbutt 28' McCormack 85'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,543 Referee: Nigel Miller

Rotherham United v Bolton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town

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

Sheffield Wednesday v Bolton Wanderers

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

Nottingham Forest v Bolton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Milton Keynes Dons

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Rotherham United

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

Brighton & Hove Albion v Bolton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers

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

Birmingham City v Bolton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Burnley

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

Leeds United v Bolton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Ipswich Town

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

Bolton Wanderers v Preston North End

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

Bristol City v Bolton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Reading

2 April 2016 39	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Reading	Bolton
15:00 BST	Holding  22'	Report	John 90'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,469 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Brentford v Bolton Wanderers

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

Derby County v Bolton Wanderers

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: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,674 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough

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

Bolton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic

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

Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Hull City

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

Fulham v Bolton Wanderers

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 v t e	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 EFL 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

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

Eastleigh v Bolton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers v Eastleigh

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

Bolton Wanderers v Leeds United

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

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

Bolton Wanderers v Burton Albion

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

Motherwell v Bolton Wanderers

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

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	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	Nationality	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]	Free transfer	[33]
29 January 2016	LB		José Manuel Casado	Free agent	Released	[34]

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

Total income: £1,525,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	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	Nationality	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.	Nationality	Place of birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	End
Goalkeepers
1	Ben Amos	GK		Macclesfield	26	25	0	Manchester United	1 July 2015	Free	2019
13	Paul Rachubka	GK		San Luis Obispo	35	0	0	Crewe Alexandra	5 September 2015	Free	2016
Defenders
3	Dean Moxey	LB		Exeter	30	41	1	Crystal Palace	2 July 2014	Free	2017
4	Dorian Dervite	CB		Lille	27	59	1	Charlton Athletic	27 May 2014	Free	2017
15	Derik Osede	CB		Madrid	23	8	0	Real Madrid	6 July 2015	Free	2018
24	Francesco Pisano	RB		Cagliari	30	3	0	Cagliari	20 August 2015	Free	2017
25	Lawrie Wilson	RB		Collier Row	28	9	0	Charlton Athletic	5 August 2015	Free	2017
31	David Wheater	CB		Redcar	29	106	4	Middlesbrough	20 January 2011	£2,300,000	2016
45	Rob Holding	CB		Tameside	20	7	0	Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	Undisclosed
Midfielders
6	Josh Vela	CM/RB		Salford	22	58	1	Academy	20 March 2011	Trainee	Undisclosed
7	Liam Feeney	RM		Hammersmith	29	77	7	Millwall	1 July 2014	Free	2016
8	Jay Spearing	DM		Wallasey	27	120	5	Liverpool	9 August 2013	Undisclosed	2017
16	Mark Davies	CM		Willenhall	28	183	16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26 January 2009	Undisclosed	2017
18	Neil Danns	AM		Liverpool	33	105	9	Leicester City	1 July 2014	Free	2016
21	Darren Pratley	CM		Barking	31	133	11	Swansea City	1 July 2011	Free	2018
27	Filip Twardzik	CM		Třinec	23	5	1	Celtic	2 February 2015	Undisclosed	2016
42	Tom Walker	MF		Salford	20	17	1	Academy	1 July 2014	Trainee	Undisclosed
Forwards
10	Zach Clough	CF		Denton	21	22	9	Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	2017
12	Max Clayton	CF		Crewe	21	17	1	Crewe Alexandra	18 September 2014	£300,000	2017
14	Gary Madine	CF		Gateshead	25	23	4	Sheffield Wednesday	8 June 2015	Free	2017
19	Emile Heskey	CF		Leicester	38	50	2	Newcastle Jets	24 December 2014	Free	2016
22	Wellington Silva	WG/SS		Rio de Janeiro	23	10	1	Arsenal	18 September 2015	Loan	2016
23	Stephen Dobbie	SS/WG		Glasgow	33	14	1	Crystal Palace	5 August 2015	Free	2016
30	Kaiyne Woolery	MF		Hackney	21	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
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Ben Amos	43	0	40+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Dean Moxey	37	1	33+0	0	3+0	1	1+0	0
4	DF	FRA	Dorian Dervite	26	1	21+1	1	3+0	0	1+0	0
6	MF	ENG	Josh Vela	35	2	30+1	2	3+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Jay Spearing	23	2	18+4	2	0+1	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Zach Clough	28	0	24+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
12	FW	ENG	Max Clayton	8	0	5+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK	USA	Paul Rachubka	8	0	6+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Gary Madine	36	6	22+10	5	3+0	1	1+0	0
15	DF	ESP	Derik Osede	21	0	20+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	ENG	Mark Davies	37	0	32+2	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Liam Trotter	16	1	8+5	1	2+1	0	0+0	0
18	MF	GUY	Neil Danns	30	2	19+9	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Emile Heskey	28	2	12+15	2	0+0	0	0+1	0
21	MF	ENG	Darren Pratley	37	4	34+0	1	3+0	3	0+0	0
22	FW	BRA	Wellington Silva (on loan from Arsenal)	25	2	14+8	2	3+0	0	0+0	0
23	FW	SCO	Stephen Dobbie	23	3	3+19	3	0+0	0	0+1	0
25	DF	ENG	Lawrie Wilson	11	1	9+1	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
27	MF	CZE	Filip Twardzik	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW	ENG	Kaiyne Woolery	18	2	5+10	2	0+3	0	0+0	0
31	DF	ENG	David Wheater	27	1	24+2	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
36	DF	ENG	Alex Finney	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	DF	ENG	Oscar Threlkeld	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
42	MF	ENG	Tom Walker	8	0	3+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
43	FW	IRN	Alex Samizadeh	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	DF	ENG	Tyler Garratt	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
45	DF	ENG	Rob Holding	29	1	25+0	1	3+0	0	1+0	0
48	DF	ENG	Niall Maher	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players out on loan:
7	MF	ENG	Liam Feeney	40	5	35+1	5	3+0	0	1+0	0
24	DF	ITA	Francesco Pisano	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
2	DF	FRA	Prince-Désir Gouano (on loan from Atalanta)	19	0	19+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF	ESP	José Manuel Casado	9	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	FW	NGA	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	League Cup	Total
1	10	FW	Zach Clough	7	0	0	7
2	14	FW	Gary Madine	5	1	0	6
3	7	MF	Liam Feeney	5	0	0	5
4	21	MF	Darren Pratley	1	3	0	4
5	23	FW	Stephen Dobbie	3	0	0	3
6	6	MF	Josh Vela	2	0	0	2
	8	MF	Jay Spearing	2	0	0	2
	18	MF	Neil Danns	2	0	0	2
	19	FW	Emile Heskey	2	0	0	2
	22	FW	Wellington Silva	2	0	0	2
	26	FW	Shola Ameobi	2	0	0	2
	30	FW	Kaiyne Woolery	2	0	0	2
13	3	DF	Dean Moxey	0	1	0	1
	4	DF	Dorian Dervite	1	0	0	1
	17	MF	Liam Trotter	1	0	0	1
	25	DF	Lawrie Wilson	1	0	0	1
	31	DF	David Wheater	1	0	0	1
	45	DF	Rob Holding	1	0	0	1
Total				40	5	0	43

Disciplinary record

As of 28 April 2016

No.	Po.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
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

See also

• List of Bolton Wanderers F.C. seasons

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