The 2015–16 season was

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s fourth campaign in the

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since being promoted in the 2011–12 season. It was West Ham's 20th Premier League campaign overall, their 58th appearance in the top division, and their 121st year in existence. As well as competing in the Premier League, West Ham United took part in the

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and

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, entering at the third round in both competitions. As a result of topping the fair play table last season, the club also qualified for this season's

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competition.

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was the team's manager, replacing

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. Bilić was appointed on 9 June on a three-year contract. After

Kevin Nolan Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan (born 24 June 1982) is an English former professional footballer and current first team coach for Premier League club West Ham United. He has represented England at under-21 level. After growing up in Toxteth, Live ...

left West Ham on 27 August 2015,

Mark Noble Mark James Noble (born 8 May 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder and is well remembered for his time at English club West Ham United, spending eighteen years with the club. Apart from two sh ...

was the current captain. It was their last season playing at the

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before moving to the

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for the start of the 2016–17 season. The Boleyn Ground was sold to the Galliard group in 2014. A new commemorative, first-team kit was introduced for the season inspired by the kit worn for West Ham's first season at the Boleyn Ground, the 1904–05 season. West Ham finished the season in 7th place with 62 points, a record number for the team in the Premier League. Their top scorer was

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with 12 goals in all competitions.

Key events

Pre-season

* 30 January 2015: Stephen Hendrie of

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signs a pre-contract agreement to join West Ham on 1 July 2015. * 30 April 2015: West Ham announce

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as their new kit supplier from the start of the 2015–16 season after signing a five-year commercial agreement. * 30 May 2015:

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's goalkeeper

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is signed on a free transfer effective from 1 July 2015. * 9 June 2015: West Ham appoint former Hammers defender,

as manager on a three-year contract. * 10 June 2015: West Ham announce the signing of

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midfielder Pedro Obiang for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal. * 17 June 2015: The fixtures for the season are announced with last game ever to be played at the

scheduled to be against Swansea City. * 20 June 2015: West Ham give a two-year contract to former Manchester City trainee Martin Samuelsen. * 26 June 2015: West Ham sign

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international midfielder

from

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on a five-year contract in an undisclosed deal worth more than £10 million. * 29 June 2015: West Ham legendary former full-back

Julian Dicks Julian Andrew Dicks (born 8 August 1968) is an English football coach and former footballer who is assistant manager of EFL Championship side Watford. Playing from 1985 until 2002, he was a defender, notably in the Premier League for West ...

joins the club's coaching staff.

Season

July

* 2 July 2015: New West Ham manager

does not take charge of the team for their opening Europa League qualifier leaving coaching duties to Academy coach, Terry Westley. West Ham won the game against Lusitanos 3–0 with two goals from

Diafra Sakho Diafra Sakho (born 24 December 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Nancy. Sakho began his career in the lower divisions of French football, with Metz and on loan at Boulogne, before joining West Ham ...

and one from James Tomkins. * 2 July 2015: 16 year-old development side player, Reece Oxford, plays against Lusitanos to become West Ham's youngest ever player. * 10 July 2015: West Ham complete the signing of Juventus and

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centre-back

Angelo Ogbonna Obinze Angelo Ogbonna (; born 23 May 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club West Ham United. Ogbonna signed for Torino in 2002, having previously been a member of Nuova Cassino's youth set-up. Ogbonna ...

for €11 million. * 14 July 2015: Defender

Carl Jenkinson Carl Daniel Jenkinson (born 8 February 1992) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a right-back for Newcastle Jets FC, Newcastle Jets in the Australian A-League Men, A-League. Jenkinson began his career with C ...

, signed on-loan in the 2014–15 season, returns for a 12-month loan from Arsenal. * 16 July 2015: Winger

Stewart Downing Stewart Downing (born 22 July 1984) is an English former professional footballer. He played most of his career as a winger, where he operated predominantly on the left-hand side, though he could play on the right and go inside on to his stronge ...

rejoins hometown club

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on a four-year deal, stepping down a division from West Ham. * 22 July 2015: West Ham sign former River Plate attacking midfielder

Manuel Lanzini Manuel Lanzini (; born 15 February 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club West Ham United. He previously played for River Plate and Fluminense. He is regarded as having well developed dribbl ...

, known as "the jewel." He joined on a year-long loan from

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side Al Jazira with the option to make the move permanent.

August

* 6 August 2015: West Ham are knocked out of the Europa League in the third qualifying round by Romanian side,

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4–3 on aggregate. * 9 August 2015: The Premier League season begins for West Ham with a 0–2 win against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium. * 19 August 2015: West Ham United midfielder

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joins

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side

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on loan until the end of the season * 20 August 2015: West Ham United centre-back Reece Burke joined

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side

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on Youth Loan for an initial period until 20 September 2015. * 23 August 2015: Striker

is arrested and bailed on suspicion of making threats to kill and witness intimidation. * 27 August 2015: Midfielder

leaves by mutual consent. * 28 August 2015: Striker Modibo Maïga joins Saudi Arabian club

Al Nassr Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yello ...

on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee. * 29 August 2015: With the 0–3 victory at

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, West Ham win their first league match at

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since 1963.

September

* 1 September 2015:

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midfielder

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and

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winger

Victor Moses Victor Moses (born 12 December 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger on either flank for Russian club Spartak Moscow. He has also been deployed as a wing-back at times during his career. Moses began his career in t ...

sign on season-long loans, with

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striker

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also arriving for approximately £3 million on an initial two-year contract with an option for a further two years. Winger

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signs from

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on a four-year contract, with an option for a further two years. Midfielder

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joins

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on a season-long loan. * 18 September 2015:

extend defender Reece Burke's loan stay at Valley Parade for a further month.

October

* 6 October 2015: Morgan Amalfitano is released by the club. * 24 October 2015: West Ham defeat reigning Premier League champions

2–1 at the Boleyn Ground with goals from

Mauro Zárate Mauro Matías Zárate (; born 13 March 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward Argentine Primera División club Club Atlético Platense Zárate started his career with Vélez Sarsfield in his native country, play ...

and

Andy Carroll Andrew Thomas Carroll (born 6 January 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship side Reading. He has played in the Premier League and English Football League for Newcastle United, Preston North End, Liv ...

November

* 10 November 2015: Midfielder

suffered an injury to his left ankle during game with Everton. He was ruled out of action for three months. Payet picked up the injury following a crude challenge from Everton midfielder James McCarthy. * 24 November 2015:

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re-sign defender

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on loan from West Ham United until 3 January. * 25 November 2015: League One's Bradford City extend defender Reece Burke's youth loan deal from West Ham until 2 January.

December

* 4 December 2015: West Ham striker

is set to be sidelined for three months with a thigh injury. Sakho suffered the injury against

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and an examination has confirmed the extent of the problem. * 8 December 2015: West Ham midfielder

could be out for up to six weeks with a thigh injury. The Argentine suffered the problem in training before a 0–0 draw at Manchester United. * 10 December 2015: West Ham move to their new training ground months ahead of schedule to combat a growing injury list. The Rush Green site is unfinished but the pitches are in use. They will train there from 14 December. Due to relocate to their new Rush Green HQ at the start of next season, manager Slaven Bilić said they "can't continue to risk" using the pitches at their Chadwell Heath base.

Winston Reid Winston Wiremu Reid (born 3 July 1988) is a New Zealand professional footballer who last played as a defender for club West Ham United. He captained the New Zealand national team. He has also played for Midtjylland with loan periods at Sport ...

and

join Dimitri Payet, Sakho and Lanzini on the sidelines. Reid and Moses are facing up to six weeks out with hamstring problems. Reid was injured during training, while Moses suffered his injury in a goalless draw at Manchester United. * 24 December 2015: Winger

signs a permanent deal with Norwich, to take effect in the January transfer window, for a reported fee of £2.5 million, having joined Norwich on loan in September.

January

* 2 January 2016: With a 2–0 home win West Ham complete their first league double over

for 52 years. * 10 January 2016: Manuel Lanzini out for six weeks after the recurrence of a thigh injury. He was hurt in the 2–0 win over Liverpool on 2 January. * 14 January 2016: Andy Carroll is ruled out for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury. He was substituted after 15 minutes in the Hammers' 3–1 win at AFC Bournemouth on 12 January. * 20 January 2016: West Ham sign full-back

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from

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for an undisclosed fee. He had been in talks with Everton, but instead signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with the Hammers. * 21 January 2016: Striker Mauro Zárate moves to Italian club

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February

* 9 February:

scores his first goal for the club, an added-time winner against Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup. * 16 February: Forward,

signs for Chinese side Beijing Rehne. * 21 February: West Ham reach the sixth round of the FA Cup after beating

5–1 at Ewood Park with goals from Victor Moses, two from Dimitri Payet and two from

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, his first for the club. * 27 February: Former manager

returns to the Boleyn Ground for the first time with his Sunderland side. A single goal by Michail Antonio wins the game for West Ham.

March

* 2 March: West Ham beat London rivals

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1–0 with a goal from Michail Antonio. The Champions Statue is boarded-up for protection and the match is marred by violence between the two sets of supporters with clashes on Green Street.

April

* 9 April: Andy Carroll scores a hat-trick in eight minutes in a 3–3 home draw with Arsenal, his first for the club. * 13 April: West Ham exit the FA Cup after being beaten 2–1 by Manchester United. * 20 April: Carroll scores in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time in his career as West Ham beat

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3–1. West Ham set a record 15 games undefeated in the Premier League with the win. * 22 April:

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striker Toni Martínez signs for West Ham on a three-year contract. * 30 April: With a 3–0 win at West Brom, West Ham reach a record Premier League points total of 59.

May

* 4 May: The Development Squad win the 2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup after defeating

5–3 in a penalty shoot-out. * 10 May: West Ham win their last home game at the Boleyn Ground against Manchester United 3–2, with Winston Reid scoring the last goal at the ground.

Squad

First team squad

On 30 July 2015, West Ham announced new squad numbers for the 2015–16 season.

Squad statistics

Goalscorers

Coaching staff

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Pre-season

Peterborough United v West Ham United July 2015 penalty goal

On 6 June 2015, West Ham announced their pre-season friendlies. Two days later, the club confirmed a further two friendlies. On 26 June 2015, the Hammers confirmed they would host

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on 2 August 2015.

Competitions

Premier League

Matches

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

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Football League Cup

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did not enter until the third round along with the seven other teams who qualified for European competition. They were Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham, Liverpool, Southampton and Chelsea.

FA Cup

UEFA Europa League

On 22 June 2015, the first qualifying round for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League was announced, West Ham United were drawn against

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n side Lusitanos. On 9 July 2015, the final lineup of the second qualifying round was confirmed with West Ham drawn against Maltese side Birkirkara. On 6 August 2015, West Ham were knocked out of the Europa League in the third qualifying round following a 2–1 defeat by Romanian side

to lose 4–3 on aggregate.

First qualifying round

Second qualifying round

Third qualifying round

New contracts

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Summer

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, ,

, , Loan (season) , , , - , 20 August 2015 , , CB , , , , Reece Burke , ,

, , Loan , , , - , 27 August 2015 , , AM , , , ,

, , Free agent , , Mutual consent , , , - , 28 August 2015 , , ST , , , , Modibo Maïga , , Al-Nassr FC, Al-Nassr , , Undisclosed , , , - , 31 August 2015 , , DF , , , , Sam Westley , , VVV-Venlo , , Loan , , , - , 1 September 2015 , , MF , , , ,

, ,

, , Loan (season) , , , - , 6 October 2015 , , MF , , , , Morgan Amalfitano , , Lille OSC, Lille , , Free transfer , , , - , 9 October 2015 , , MF , , , , Nathan Mavila , , Aldershot Town F.C., Aldershot Town , , Loan , , , - , 10 October 2015 , , ST , , , , Jordan Brown (footballer, born 1996), Jordan Brown , , Chelmsford City F.C., Chelmsford City , , Loan , , , - , 16 October 2015 , , DF , , , , Josh Pask , , Dagenham & Redbridge F.C., Dagenham & Redbridge , , Loan , , , - , 24 November 2015 , , DF , , , ,

, ,

, , Loan , , , - , 24 November 2015 , , MF , , , , Martin Samuelsen , , Peterborough United F.C., Peterborough United , , Loan , , , - , 4 January 2016 , , MF , , , ,

, , Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic , , Loan , , , - , 21 January 2016 , , FW , , , ,

, ,

, , £1.6M , ,

Under-21s

2015–16 Professional U21 Development League, 2015–16 U21 Premier League

Squad

Development squad

Trialists who made U21 appearances

References

External links

West Ham United FC Official Website
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