title: 2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season
text: # 2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season
  
  The 2015–16 season was Newcastle United's sixth consecutive season in the Premier League and their 123rd year in existence. This season, Newcastle United participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
  
  ## Season overview
  
  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 £2.8 million 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.
  
  27 July 2015: Ryan Taylor joins Hull City on a free transfer after being released by the club.
  
  28 July 2015: Adam Armstrong has joined Coventry City on a youth loan until 16 January 2016.
  
  29 July 2015: Freddie Woodman has joined Crawley Town on a youth loan until 3 January 2016.
  
  30 July 2015: Newcastle announce a signing Chancel Mbemba who has joined on a five-year deal.
  
  31 July 2015: Newcastle announce their squad numbers for 2015–16 season and Andy Woodman leaves for Crystal Palace.
  
  4 August 2015: Simon Smith is appointed as Newcastle United goalkeeping coach to replace Andy Woodman who went to Crystal Palace.
  
  6 August 2015: Newcastle United sign Ivan Toney on a long-term deal from Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee. Former goalkeeper Jak Alnwick joins League One side Port Vale on a short-term deal. Fabricio Coloccini has signed a one-year extension to his contract which will keep him at St. James' Park until the end of the 2016/17 season, with the option of a further year.
  
  7 August 2015: Shane Ferguson signs for Millwall on a 93-day emergency loan deal.
  
  19 August 2015: Newcastle sign French winger Florian Thauvin from Marseille on a five-year deal, believed to be worth £12m. Rémy Cabella will go out on loan.
  
  21 August 2015: Midfielder Mehdi Abeid joined Greek club Panathinaikos for an undisclosed fee.
  
  1 September 2015: Olivier Kemen has joined Lyon on a Undisclosed deal. Shane Ferguson extends his loan spell to 9 January 2016. Former Newcastle Midfielder Jonás Gutiérrez has signed for Deportivo La Coruña on a free transfer. Haris Vučkić joins Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan.
  
  11 October 2015: Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman is recalled from Crawley Town as Tim Krul is out for the whole season with a knee injury.
  
  29 October 2015: Mike Williamson has joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on a one-month loan deal.
  
  10 November 2015: Ivan Toney has joined Barnsley on a youth loan deal.
  
  17 November 2015: Gaël Bigirimana has returned to Coventry City on an emergency loan deal. Mike Williamson has extended his loan deal to 16 January 2016.
  
  1 December 2015: Mike Williamson has been recalled from his loan deal due to Jamaal Lascelles injury.
  
  8 December 2015: Ivan Toney has extended his loan deal to 9 January 2016.
  
  23 December 2015: Ivan Toney was recalled from his loan deal due to Papiss Cissé injury.
  
  5 January 2016: Gaël Bigirimana has extended his loan deal until 24 January.
  
  11 January 2016: Newcastle have confirmed the signing of Henri Saivet on a five-and-a-half deal.
  
  12 January 2016: Shane Ferguson extends his loan spell to 23 January 2016. Newcastle have confirmed the signing of Jonjo Shelvey on a five-and-a-half deal.
  
  14 January 2016: Adam Armstrong and Gaël Bigirimana have both extended their loan deals until the End of Season.
  
  26 January 2016: Shane Ferguson has made his loan deal to a permanent deal.
  
  27 January 2016: Newcastle have confirmed the signing of Andros Townsend on a five-and-a-half deal.
  
  29 January 2016: Mike Williamson rejoins Wolverhampton Wanderers on a permanent deal. Ľubomír Šatka joins York City on a one-month loan deal.
  
  31 January 2016: Florian Thauvin has signed for Marseille until the End of Season.
  
  1 February 2016: Newcastle have signed Seydou Doumbia on a loan deal until the End of Season.
  
  29 February 2016: Ľubomír Šatka has extended his loan deal until the End of Season.
  
  2 March 2016: Eleven players are given schoolboy contracts prior to the 2016–17 season: Thomas Allan, Kieren Aplin, Lewis Cass, Isaac Gamblin, Lewis Gibson, Matty Longstaff, Jack Robson, Kurtis Russell, Ollie Walters, Kelland Watts and Adam Wilson.
  
  11 March 2016: Managing Director Lee Charnley announced that manager Steve McClaren had been sacked as Newcastle United manager. A few hours later Steve McClaren was replaced by Rafael Benítez. Fabio Pecchia, Francisco de Míguel Moreno and Antonio Gómez Pérez all joined as first-team coaches.
  
  24 March 2016: Ivan Toney has rejoined Barnsley on a youth loan deal.
  
  5 May 2016: Gabriel Obertan and Sylvain Marveaux left the club by mutual consent.
  
  11 May 2016: Newcastle United were relegated to the Football League Championship as rivals Sunderland won 3–0 against Everton.
  
  ## Club
  
  ### Coaching staff
  
  The Newcastle United first team coaching staff for the 2015–16 season consists of the following:
  
  **First Team**
  
  | Position | Staff |
  | - | - |
  | Manager | Rafael Benítez |
  | Assistant Coach | Ian Cathro |
  | Assistant Coach | Fabio Pecchia |
  | Assistant Coach | Antonio Gómez Pérez |
  | Goalkeeping Coach | Simon Smith |
  | Strength and Conditioning Coach | Francisco de Míguel Moreno |
  | Strength and Conditioning Coach | Chris Wilding |
  | Club Doctor | Paul Catterson |
  | Head of Physiotherapy | Derek Wright |
  | Chief Scout | Graham Carr |
  
  Last updated: 11 March 2016 Source: Coaching Staff
  
  ## Players
  
  ### 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 | Rob Elliot | GK | (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 (aged 29) | 2011 | Charlton Athletic | £300k |
  | 26 | 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) | 2014 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
  | Defenders ||||||||
  | 2 | Fabricio Coloccini | CB | (1982-01-22)22 January 1982 (aged 33) | 2008 | Deportivo de La Coruña | £10.3m |
  | 3 | Paul Dummett | LB / CB | (1991-09-26)26 September 1991 (aged 23) | 2010 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
  | 15 | Jamaal Lascelles | CB | (1993-11-11)11 November 1993 (aged 21) | 2014 | Nottingham Forest | £4m |
  | 18 | Chancel Mbemba | CB | (1994-08-08)8 August 1994 (aged 21) | 2015 | Anderlecht | £8.5m |
  | 19 | Massadio Haïdara | LB | (1992-12-02)2 December 1992 (aged 22) | 2013 | Nancy | £2m |
  | 22 | Daryl Janmaat | RB | (1989-07-22)22 July 1989 (aged 26) | 2014 | Feyenoord | £5m |
  | 27 | Steven Taylor | CB / RB | (1986-01-23)23 January 1986 (aged 29) | 2003 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
  | 33 | Curtis Good | CB / LB | (1993-03-23)23 March 1993 (aged 22) | 2012 | Melbourne Heart | £300k |
  | 35 | Liam Gibson | LB | (1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 18) | 2016 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
  | 37 | Ľubomír Šatka | CB | (1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 19) | 2014 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
  | 40 | Callum Williams | CB | (1997-02-04)4 February 1997 (aged 18) | 2016 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
  | 42 | Jamie Sterry | RB | (1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 19) | 2015 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
  | 43 | Kevin Mbabu | CB | (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 20) | 2013 | Servette | £1m |
  | Midfielders ||||||||
  | 4 | Jack Colback | CM | (1989-10-24)24 October 1989 (aged 25) | 2014 | Sunderland | Free |
  | 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 |
  | 8 | Vurnon Anita | DM / RB | (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 26) | 2012 | Ajax | £6.7m |
  | 10 | Siem de Jong | AM / SS | (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 |
  | 12 | Jonjo Shelvey | CM | (1992-02-27)27 February 1992 (aged 23) | 2016 | Swansea City | £12m |
  | 16 | Rolando Aarons | LW | (1995-11-16)16 November 1995 (aged 19) | 2014 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
  | 20 | Florian Thauvin | RW / LW | (1993-01-26)26 January 1993 (aged 22) | 2015 | Marseille | £12m |
  | 23 | Henri Saivet | LW / CM | (1990-10-26)26 October 1990 (aged 24) | 2016 | Bordeaux | £5m |
  | 24 | Cheick Tioté | DM | (1986-06-21)21 June 1986 (aged 29) | 2010 | Twente | £3.5m |
  | 25 | Andros Townsend | RW / LW | (1991-07-16)16 July 1991 (aged 24) | 2016 | Tottenham Hotspur | £12m |
  | 35 | Gaël Bigirimana | DM | (1993-10-22)22 October 1993 (aged 21) | 2012 | Coventry City | £1m |
  | 47 | Daniel Barlaser | CM | (1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (aged 18) | 2015 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
  | Forwards ||||||||
  | 9 | Papiss Cissé | ST | (1985-06-03)3 June 1985 (aged 30) | 2012 | Freiburg | £9m |
  | 17 | Ayoze Pérez | ST | (1993-07-29)29 July 1993 (aged 22) | 2014 | Tenerife | £1.6m |
  | 28 | Seydou Doumbia | ST | (1987-12-31)31 December 1987 (aged 27) | 2016 | Roma | Loan |
  | 29 | Emmanuel Rivière | ST | (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 (aged 25) | 2014 | Monaco | £6.3m |
  | 32 | Adam Armstrong | ST | (1997-02-10)10 February 1997 (aged 18) | 2014 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
  | 36 | Ivan Toney | ST | (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 19) | 2015 | Northampton Town | £500k |
  | 44 | Callum Roberts | ST | (1997-04-14)14 April 1997 (aged 18) | 2014 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
  | 45 | Aleksandar Mitrović | ST | (1994-09-16)16 September 1994 (aged 20) | 2015 | Anderlecht | £13m |
  
  ### Reserve team
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | GK | ENG | Paul Woolston |
  | — | DF | ENG | Macaulay Gillesphey |
  | — | DF | ENG | Ben Cockup |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | MF | ENG | Liam Smith |
  | — | FW | ENG | Tom Heardman |
  
  ### Youth team
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | GK | ENG | Brendan Pearson |
  | — | GK | ENG | Ben Smith |
  | — | DF | ENG | Jamie Cobain |
  | — | DF | ENG | Adam Laidler |
  | — | DF | ENG | Lewis Suddick |
  | — | DF | ENG | Jake Trodd |
  | — | DF | SCO | Kyle Cameron |
  | — | DF | NIR | Michael Newberry |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | MF | ENG | Stefan Broccoli |
  | — | MF | ENG | Shane Donaghey |
  | — | MF | ENG | Jack Hunter |
  | — | MF | ENG | Sean Longstaff |
  | — | MF | ENG | Dan Ward |
  | — | FW | ENG | Luke Charman |
  | — | FW | ENG | Jamie Holmes |
  | — | FW | ENG | Louis Johnson |
  
  ## 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 |
  | 30 July 2015 | DF | Chancel Mbemba | Anderlecht | £8.5m |
  | 6 August 2015 | FW | Ivan Toney | Northampton Town | £500,000 |
  | 19 August 2015 | MF | Florian Thauvin | Marseille | £12m |
  | 11 January 2016 | MF | Henri Saivet | Bordeaux | £5m |
  | 12 January 2016 | MF | Jonjo Shelvey | Swansea City | £12m |
  | 27 January 2016 | MF | Andros Townsend | Tottenham Hotspur | £12.5m |
  
  * Total spending: £81.6m
  
  **Loans in**
  
  | Date from | Position | Name | From | Expiry | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 February 2016 | FW | Seydou Doumbia | Roma | End of Season | |
  
  ### Out
  
  | Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 July 2015 | DF | Davide Santon | Inter Milan | £2.8m |
  | 1 July 2015 | DF | Remie Streete | Port Vale | Free transfer |
  | 6 July 2015 | ST | Adam Campbell | Notts County | Free transfer |
  | 27 July 2015 | DF | Ryan Taylor | Hull City | Free transfer |
  | 6 August 2015 | GK | Jak Alnwick | Port Vale | Free transfer |
  | 21 August 2015 | MF | Mehdi Abeid | Panathinaikos | £1.5m |
  | 1 September 2015 | MF | Olivier Kemen | Lyon | Undisclosed |
  | 1 September 2015 | MF | Jonás Gutiérrez | Deportivo La Coruña | Free transfer |
  | 26 January 2016 | MF | Shane Ferguson | Millwall | Undisclosed |
  | 29 January 2016 | DF | Mike Williamson | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £250,000 |
  | 5 May 2016 | MF | Gabriel Obertan | Unattached | Free transfer |
  | 5 May 2016 | MF | Sylvain Marveaux | Unattached | Free transfer |
  
  * Total incoming: ~ £5.01m
  
  **Loans out**
  
  | Date from | Position | Name | To | Expiry |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 July 2015 | MF | Sammy Ameobi | Cardiff City | End of Season |
  | 28 July 2015 | FW | Adam Armstrong | Coventry City | End of Season |
  | 29 July 2015 | GK | Freddie Woodman | Crawley Town | 3 January 2016 |
  | 7 August 2015 | DF | Shane Ferguson | Millwall | 23 January 2016 |
  | 19 August 2015 | MF | Rémy Cabella | Marseille | End of season |
  | 1 September 2015 | MF | Haris Vučkić | Wigan Athletic | End of Season |
  | 29 October 2015 | DF | Mike Williamson | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 January 2016 |
  | 10 November 2015 | FW | Ivan Toney | Barnsley | 9 January 2016 |
  | 17 November 2015 | MF | Gaël Bigirimana | Coventry City | End of Season |
  | 29 January 2016 | DF | Ľubomír Šatka | York City | End of Season |
  | 31 January 2016 | MF | Florian Thauvin | Marseille | End of Season |
  | 24 March 2016 | FW | Ivan Toney | Barnsley | 8 May 2016 |
  
  * ↑ On 14 January 2016, Armstrong has extended his loan deal until the End of Season.
  * ↑ On 11 October 2015, Woodman was recalled as Tim Krul is out for the whole season.
  * ↑ On 1 September 2015, Ferguson's loan was extended until 9 January 2016.
  * ↑ On 12 January 2016, Ferguson's loan was extended until 23 January 2016.
  * ↑ On 26 January 2016, Ferguson's loan was changed into a permanent deal.
  * ↑ On 17 November 2015, Williamson's loan was extended until 16 January 2016.
  * ↑ On 1 December 2015, Williamson was recalled due to Jamaal Lascelles injury.
  * ↑ On 8 December 2015, Toney's loan deal was extended until 9 January 2016.
  * ↑ On 23 December 2015, Toney was recalled due to Papiss Cissé injury.
  * ↑ On 5 January 2016, Bigirimana has extended his loan deal until 24 January 2016.
  * ↑ On 14 January 2016, Bigirimana has extended his loan deal until the End of Season.
  * ↑ On 29 February 2016, Šatka has extended his loan deal until the End of Season.
  
  ## Pre-season and friendlies
  
  On 4 June 2015, Newcastle United announced their pre-season schedule which included a tour of the United States.
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overall
  
  | Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Premier League | — | — | 18th | 9 August 2015 | 15 May 2016 |
  | League Cup | Second round | — | Third round | 25 August 2015 | 23 September 2015 |
  | FA Cup | Third round | — | Third round | 9 January 2016 | 9 January 2016 |
  
  Updated to match played 15 May 2016 Source: Competitions
  
  ### Overview
  
  | Games played | 41 (38 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) |
  | - | - |
  | Games won | 10 (9 Premier League, 1 League Cup) |
  | Games drawn | 10 (10 Premier League) |
  | Games lost | 21 (19 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) |
  | Goals scored | 48 (44 Premier League, 4 League Cup) |
  | Goals conceded | 68 (65 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) |
  | Total goal difference | -20 (−21 Premier League, −1 FA Cup +2 League Cup) |
  | Clean sheets | 8 (8 Premier League) |
  | Yellow Cards | 61 (56 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup) |
  | Red Cards | 5 (5 Premier League) |
  | Most appearances | Wijnaldum (40) |
  | Top scorer | Wijnaldum (11) |
  | Worst Discipline | Colback (11 ) |
  | Points in League | 37 |
  | Best Result | 6–2 v Norwich City, Premier League (18/10/15) 5–1 v Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League (15/05/16) |
  | Worst Result | 1–6 v Manchester City, Premier League (3/10/15) |
  | Best Home Result | 6–2 v Norwich City, Premier League (18/10/15) 5–1 v Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League (15/05/16) |
  | Worst Home Result | 0–3 v Leicester City, Premier League (21/11/15) |
  | Best Away Result | 1–0 v AFC Bournemouth, Premier League (07/11/15) 2–1 v Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League (13/12/15) |
  | Worst Away Result | 1–6 v Manchester City, Premier League (3/10/15) |
  
  ### Premier League
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 16 | Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 42 | |
  | 17 | Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 39 | |
  | 18 | Newcastle United (R) | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 37 | Relegation to the EFL Championship |
  | 19 | Norwich City (R) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 34 | Relegation to the EFL Championship |
  | 20 | Aston Villa (R) | 38 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 76 | −49 | 17 | Relegation to the EFL Championship |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 15 May 2016. Source:
  
  **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 | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | W | D | W |
  | Position | 10 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
  
  **Matches**
  
  The fixtures for the 2015–16 season were released on 17 June 2015.
  
  * Note: Due to copyright restrictions, the full fixture list can't be reproduced without the relevant licensing from Football DataCo, but can be found here.
  
  ### FA Cup
  
  The FA Cup first round Draw was made on 26 October 2015. Newcastle United had a bye in the First and second round, and entered the competition at the third round stage.
  
  ### League Cup
  
  The Capital One Cup first round Draw was made on 16 June 2015. Newcastle United had a bye in the first round, and entered the competition at the second round.
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
      Last updated on 31 May 2016.
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
  | 1 | GK | NED | Tim Krul | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 21 | GK | IRL | Rob Elliot | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 26 | GK | ENG | Karl Darlow | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | Defenders ||||||||||||
  | 2 | DF | ARG | Fabricio Coloccini | 27 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | WAL | Paul Dummett | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | ENG | Mike Williamson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
  | 15 | DF | ENG | Jamaal Lascelles | 21 | 2 | 10+8 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 18 | DF | COD | Chancel Mbemba | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 19 | DF | FRA | Massadio Haïdara | 8 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 22 | DF | NED | Daryl Janmaat | 35 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
  | 27 | DF | ENG | Steven Taylor | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 42 | DF | ENG | Jamie Sterry | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 43 | DF | SUI | Kevin Mbabu | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | Midfielders ||||||||||||
  | 4 | MF | ENG | Jack Colback | 30 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 5 | MF | NED | Georginio Wijnaldum | 40 | 11 | 36+2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | FRA | Moussa Sissoko | 39 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | NED | Vurnon Anita | 29 | 1 | 24+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | NED | Siem de Jong | 21 | 1 | 3+15 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
  | 11 | MF | FRA | Yoan Gouffran | 9 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 12 | MF | ENG | Jonjo Shelvey | 15 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | FRA | Gabriel Obertan | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 16 | MF | ENG | Rolando Aarons | 11 | 1 | 3+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 20 | MF | FRA | Florian Thauvin | 16 | 1 | 3+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
  | 23 | MF | SEN | Henri Saivet | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 24 | MF | CIV | Cheick Tioté | 22 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 25 | MF | ENG | Andros Townsend | 13 | 4 | 12+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Forwards ||||||||||||
  | 9 | FW | SEN | Papiss Cissé | 21 | 3 | 14+7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 17 | FW | ESP | Ayoze Pérez | 37 | 6 | 22+12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 28 | FW | CIV | Seydou Doumbia | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 29 | FW | FRA | Emmanuel Rivière | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 36 | FW | ENG | Ivan Toney | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
  | 45 | FW | SRB | Aleksandar Mitrović | 36 | 8 | 22+12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  
  * Source:
  
  ### Captains
  
      Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 15 May 2016.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Name | Starts |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | DF | Fabricio Coloccini | 26 |
  | 7 | MF | Moussa Sissoko | 6 |
  | 12 | MF | Jonjo Shelvey | 6 |
  | 10 | MF | Siem de Jong | 2 |
  
  ### Cards
  
      Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 15 May 2016.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Name | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | DF | Fabricio Coloccini | 1 | 1 |
  | 3 | DF | Paul Dummett | 3 | 0 |
  | 4 | MF | Jack Colback | 11 | 0 |
  | 5 | MF | Georginio Wijnaldum | 1 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | Moussa Sissoko | 3 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | Vurnon Anita | 6 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | Papiss Cissé | 1 | 0 |
  | 12 | MF | Jonjo Shelvey | 9 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | Gabriel Obertan | 1 | 0 |
  | 15 | DF | Jamaal Lascelles | 0 | 1 |
  | 16 | MF | Rolando Aarons | 1 | 0 |
  | 17 | FW | Ayoze Pérez | 6 | 0 |
  | 18 | DF | Chancel Mbemba | 5 | 0 |
  | 19 | DF | Massadio Haïdara | 1 | 0 |
  | 20 | MF | Florian Thauvin | 1 | 0 |
  | 21 | GK | Rob Elliot | 1 | 0 |
  | 22 | DF | Daryl Janmaat | 5 | 1 |
  | 24 | MF | Cheick Tioté | 7 | 0 |
  | 27 | DF | Steven Taylor | 1 | 0 |
  | 43 | DF | Kevin Mbabu | 1 | 0 |
  | 45 | FW | Aleksandar Mitrović | 4 | 2 |
  
  ### Goals
  
      Last updated on 15 May 2016.
  
  | Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | MF | | 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
  | 2 | FW | | 45 | Aleksandar Mitrović | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
  | 3 | FW | | 17 | Ayoze Pérez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
  | 4 | MF | | 25 | Andros Townsend | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  | 5 | FW | | 9 | Papiss Cissé | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 5 | DF | | 22 | Daryl Janmaat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
  | 7 | DF | | 15 | Jamaal Lascelles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 8 | DF | | 2 | Fabricio Coloccini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | DF | | 3 | Paul Dummett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | MF | | 4 | Jack Colback | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | DF | | 6 | Mike Williamson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 8 | MF | | 7 | Moussa Sissoko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | MF | | 8 | Vurnon Anita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | MF | | 10 | Siem de Jong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 8 | MF | | 16 | Rolando Aarons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | MF | | 20 | Florian Thauvin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 8 | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 44 | 0 | 4 | 48 |
  
  ### Clean sheets
  
      Last updated on 7 May 2016.
  
  | Place | Number | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 21 | Rob Elliot | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  | 2 | 26 | Karl Darlow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 3 | 1 | Tim Krul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
  