2015–16 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
2015–16 season
ChairmanDaniel Levy
ManagerMauricio Pochettino
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
Premier League3rd
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Harry Kane (25)
All:
Harry Kane (28)
Highest home attendance36,084 (vs Bournemouth)
(20 March 2016)
Lowest home attendance26,463 (vs Qarabağ)
(17 September 2015)
Average home league attendance34,947

The 2015–16 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 24th season in the Premier League and 38th successive season in the top division of the English football league system. Along with the Premier League, the club competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

First-team squad

Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1 Hugo Lloris (C) France GK (1986-12-26)26 December 1986 (aged 29)
13 Michel Vorm Netherlands GK (1983-10-20)20 October 1983 (aged 32)
31 Luke McGee U21 England GK (1995-09-02)2 September 1995 (aged 20)
Defenders
2 Kyle Walker HG1 England RB / RWB (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 25)
3 Danny Rose HG2 England LB / LWB (1990-07-02)2 July 1990 (aged 25)
4 Toby Alderweireld Belgium CB / RB (1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (aged 27)
5 Jan Vertonghen (1st VC) Belgium CB / LB (1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 29)
16 Kieran Trippier HG1 England RB / RWB (1990-09-19)19 September 1990 (aged 25)
27 Kevin Wimmer Austria CB / LB (1992-11-15)15 November 1992 (aged 23)
33 Ben Davies HG1 Wales LB / CB (1993-04-24)24 April 1993 (aged 23)
Midfielders
6 Nabil Bentaleb U21 Algeria CM / DM (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 (aged 21)
8 Ryan Mason HG2 England CM / AM (1991-06-13)13 June 1991 (aged 24)
11 Erik Lamela Argentina RW / SS (1992-03-04)4 March 1992 (aged 24)
15 Eric Dier U21 England DM / CB (1994-01-15)15 January 1994 (aged 22)
19 Mousa Dembélé Belgium CM / AM (1987-07-16)16 July 1987 (aged 28)
20 Dele Alli U21 England CM / AM (1996-04-11)11 April 1996 (aged 20)
22 Nacer Chadli Belgium LW / SS (1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 26)
23 Christian Eriksen Denmark AM / CM (1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 24)
25 Josh Onomah U21 England AM / SS (1997-04-27)27 April 1997 (aged 19)
28 Tom Carroll HG2 England CM / AM (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 23)
29 Harry Winks U21 England CM / DM (1996-02-02)2 February 1996 (aged 20)
Forwards
7 Son Heung-min South Korea FW / LW / RW / SS (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 23)
10 Harry Kane (2nd VC) England FW / SS (1993-07-28)28 July 1993 (aged 22)
14 Clinton N'Jie Cameroon FW / RW (1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 22)
  • HG1 = Association-trained player
  • HG2 = Club-trained player
  • U21 = Under 21 players (Contract and Scholars)

Transfers

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
13 July 2015 DM England Grant Ward Rotherham United End of season [1][a]
12 August 2015 CB England Dominic Ball Rangers End of season [3][4]
12 August 2015 LW England Nathan Oduwa Rangers 17 January 2016 [3][4][b]
14 August 2015 SS England Shaq Coulthirst Wigan Athletic 1 November 2015 [5]
14 August 2015 LB England Connor Ogilvie Stevenage End of season [6][c]
1 September 2015 RB United States DeAndre Yedlin Sunderland End of season [11]
26 September 2015 RW Republic of Ireland Kenny McEvoy Stevenage 24 October 2015 [12]
20 November 2015 GK England Harry Voss Stevenage 20 December 2015 [13]
25 November 2015 RW Republic of Ireland Kenny McEvoy York City 1 January 2016 [14]
26 November 2015 CB Democratic Republic of the Congo Christian Maghoma Yeovil Town 1 January 2016 [15]
1 February 2016 CB Argentina Federico Fazio Sevilla End of season [16]
1 February 2016 AM England Alex Pritchard West Brom End of season [17]
26 February 2016 LW England Nathan Oduwa Colchester 26 March 2016 [18]
4 March 2016 FW England Ryan Loft Braintree Town Unknown [19][d]
  1. ^ On 1 February 2016, it was announced that Ward would stay at Rotherham United until the end of the season.[2]
  2. ^ On 18 January 2016, it was announced that Oduwa's loan had been terminated on 17 January 2016.
  3. ^ On 14 September 2015, it was announced that Ogilvie's loan at Stevenage was extended until 4 January 2016.[7] On 12 January 2016, it was announced that Ogilvie would stay at Stevenage for a further month into February 2016.[8] On 8 February 2016, it was announced that Ogilvie would stay at Stevenage for a further month into March 2016.[9] On 7 March 2016, it was announced that Ogilvie would stay at Stevenage until the end of the season.[10]
  4. ^ Loft's loan to Braintree Town constitutes a work experience loan.

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
29 May 2015 CB Austria Kevin Wimmer 1. FC Köln £4,300,000 [20]
19 June 2015 RB England Kieran Trippier Burnley £3,500,000 [21]
8 July 2015 CB Belgium Toby Alderweireld Atlético Madrid £11,400,000 [22]
15 August 2015 FW Cameroon Clinton N'Jie Lyon £8,300,000 [23][24]
28 August 2015 FW South Korea Son Heung-min Bayer Leverkusen £22,000,000 [25][26]
13 January 2016 MF England Shilow Tracey Ebbsfleet United Undisclosed [27][28]

Total outgoing: £49,600,000+ Decrease

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
29 June 2015 CM Brazil Paulinho Guangzhou Evergrande £9,900,000 [29]
1 July 2015 CF Nigeria Daniel Akindayini Brighton & Hove Albion [a] Free transfer [31]
1 July 2015 GK Scotland Jordan Archer Millwall [b] Free transfer [31]
1 July 2015 SS Spain Cristian Ceballos Charlton Athletic [c] Free transfer [31]
1 July 2015 GK United States Brad Friedel Retired — [34]
1 July 2015 CB South Africa Bongani Khumalo SuperSport United [d] Free transfer [31]
1 July 2015 RB Northern Ireland Aaron McEneff Derry City [e] Free transfer [31]
1 July 2015 RB England Alexander McQueen Carlisle United [f] Free transfer [31]
1 July 2015 GK England Jonathan Miles Ebbsfleet United [g] Free transfer [31]
1 July 2015 AM England Lloyd Ross Franklin Pierce Ravens [h] Free transfer [31]
1 July 2015 CM Germany Lewis Holtby Hamburger SV £4,600,000 [40][41]
6 July 2015 DM France Étienne Capoue Watford £6,300,000 [42][43]
8 July 2015 LW Croatia Tomislav Gomelt Bari [i] Free transfer [45]
16 July 2015 CB France Younès Kaboul Sunderland £3,000,000 [46][47]
20 July 2015 DM France Benjamin Stambouli Paris Saint-Germain £6,000,000 [48]
30 July 2015 CB Romania Vlad Chiricheș Napoli £4,500,000 [49][50]
6 August 2015 RB England Ryan Fredericks Bristol City £200,000 [51]
7 August 2015 CB England Grant Hall Queens Park Rangers £100,000 [52]
14 August 2015 CF Spain Roberto Soldado Villarreal £10,000,000 [53][54]
31 August 2015 RW Belgium Ismail Azzaoui VfL Wolfsburg £500,000 [55]
1 September 2015 RM England Aaron Lennon Everton £4,500,000 [56]
13 September 2015 CF Togo Emmanuel Adebayor Crystal Palace [j] Free transfer [58]
5 January 2016 LW Republic of Ireland Kenny McEvoy York City Free transfer [59]
22 January 2016 CF Jamaica Shaq Coulthirst Peterborough United Undisclosed [60]
28 January 2016 RW England Andros Townsend Newcastle United £12,000,000 [61]
1 February 2016 CB Serbia Miloš Veljković Werder Bremen £500,000 [62]
  1. ^ Following Akindayini's release he joined Brighton & Hove Albion.[30]
  2. ^ Following Archer's release he joined Millwall.[32]
  3. ^ Following Ceballos' release he joined Charlton Athletic.[33]
  4. ^ Following Khumalo's release he joined SuperSport United.[35]
  5. ^ Following McEneff's release he joined Derry City.[36]
  6. ^ Following McQueen's release he joined Carlisle United.[37]
  7. ^ Following Miles's release he joined Ebbsfleet United.[38]
  8. ^ Following Ross's release he joined Franklin Pierce Ravens Men's Soccer Team.[39]
  9. ^ Following Gomelt's release he joined Bari.[44]
  10. ^ Following Adebayor's release by mutual consent, he joined Crystal Palace.[57]

Total incoming: Increase £62,100,000+

Overall transfer activity

Friendlies

Pre-season

29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) 2015 MLS All-Star Game MLS All-Stars United States 2–1 England Tottenham Hotspur Commerce City
19:15 MT Kaká 19' (pen.)
Villa 23'		 Report Kane 36' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,671
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
4 August 2015 (2015-08-04) 2015 Audi Cup Real Madrid Spain 2–0 England Tottenham Hotspur Munich
18:15 (UTC+2) Rodríguez 36'
Bale 78'		 Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: Günter Perl (Germany)
5 August 2015 (2015-08-05) 2015 Audi Cup Tottenham Hotspur England 2–0 Italy Milan Munich
18:15 (UTC+2) Chadli 8'
Carroll 71'		 Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann (Germany)

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Premier League Matchday 1 3rd 8 August 2015 15 May 2016
FA Cup Third round Fifth round 10 January 2016 21 February 2016
League Cup Third round Third round 23 September 2015 23 September 2015
Europa League Group stage Round of 16 17 September 2015 17 March 2016

Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 19 13 6 69 35 +34 050.00
FA Cup 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 050.00
League Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Europa League 10 5 2 3 17 12 +5 050.00
Total 53 26 16 11 95 53 +42 049.06

Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2015–16 Premier League

League table

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).[63]
(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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 19 13 6 69 35  +34 70 10 6 3 35 15  +20 9 7 3 34 20  +14

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

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GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDDDWWWDDWWDWDDLWWWDLWWWWWWLDWWDWWDDLL
Position1713141512958765555554444444322222222222223
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[64]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Manchester United 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
12:45 BST Walker 22' (o.g.) BBC Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,261
Referee: Jonathan Moss
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Stoke City London
15:00 BST Dier 19'
Chadli 45'		 BBC Report Arnautović 78' (pen.)
Diouf 83'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,004
Referee: Robert Madley
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 3 Leicester City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
15:00 BST Mahrez 82' BBC Report Alli 81' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,971
Referee: Martin Atkinson
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 4 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Everton London
17:30 BST BBC Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,865
Referee: Mike Jones
13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) 5 Sunderland 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Sunderland
13:30 BST BBC Report Mason 82' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,303
Referee: Craig Pawson
20 September 2015 (2015-09-20) 6 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Crystal Palace London
13:30 BST Son 68' BBC Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,723
Referee: Michael Oliver
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 7 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Manchester City London
12:45 BST Dier 45'
Alderweireld 50'
Kane 61'
Lamela 79'		 BBC Report De Bruyne 25' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,867
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
4 October 2015 (2015-10-04) 8 Swansea City 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Swansea
16:00 BST Ayew 16'
Kane 31' (o.g.)		 BBC Report Eriksen 27', 65' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,845
Referee: Mike Dean
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 9 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Liverpool London
12:45 BST BBC Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,926
Referee: Craig Pawson
25 October 2015 (2015-10-25) 10 Bournemouth 1–5 Tottenham Hotspur Bournemouth
14:05 GMT Ritchie 1' BBC Report Kane 9' (pen.), 56', 63'
Dembélé 17'
Lamela 29'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,332
Referee: Roger East
2 November 2015 (2015-11-02) 11 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Aston Villa London
20:00 GMT Dembélé 3'
Alli 45'
Kane 90'		 BBC Report Ayew 79' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,882
Referee: Mike Dean
8 November 2015 (2015-11-08) 12 Arsenal 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur London
16:00 GMT Gibbs 77' BBC Report Kane 32' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,060
Referee: Martin Atkinson
22 November 2015 (2015-11-22) 13 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 West Ham United London
16:00 GMT Kane 23', 50'
Alderweireld 33'
Walker 83'		 BBC Report Lanzini 87' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,968
Referee: Anthony Taylor
29 November 2015 (2015-11-29) 14 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Chelsea London
12:00 GMT BBC Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,639
Referee: Michael Oliver
5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 15 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich
15:00 GMT McClean 39' BBC Report Alli 15' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,602
Referee: Jonathan Moss
13 December 2015 (2015-12-13) 16 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Newcastle United London
16:00 GMT Dier 39' BBC Report Mitrović 74'
Pérez 90+3'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,768
Referee: Roger East
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 17 Southampton 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton
15:00 GMT BBC Report Kane 40'
Alli 43'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,636
Referee: Kevin Friend
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 18 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Norwich City London
15:00 GMT Kane 26' (pen.), 42'
Carroll 80'		 BBC Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,198
Referee: Mike Jones
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 19 Watford 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Watford
15:00 GMT Ighalo 41' BBC Report Lamela 17'
Son 89'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,730
Referee: Anthony Taylor
3 January 2016 (2016-01-03) 20 Everton 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
16:00 GMT Lennon 22' Report Alli 45' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,482
Referee: Michael Oliver
13 January 2016 (2016-01-13) 21 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Leicester City London
20:00 GMT BBC Report Huth 83' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,850
Referee: Lee Mason
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 22 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Sunderland London
12:45 GMT Eriksen 42', 67'
Dembélé 59'
Kane 79' (pen.)		 BBC Report Van Aanholt 40' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,854
Referee: Mike Dean
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 23 Crystal Palace 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur London
15:00 GMT Vertonghen 30' (o.g.) BBC Report Kane 63'
Alli 84'
Chadli 90'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 28,467
Referee: Martin Atkinson
2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 24 Norwich City 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur Norwich
19:45 GMT BBC Report Alli 2'
Kane 30' (pen.), 90'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,089
Referee: Kevin Friend
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 25 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Watford London
15:00 GMT Trippier 64' BBC Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,997
Referee: Roger East
14 February 2016 (2016-02-14) 26 Manchester City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
16:15 GMT Iheanacho 74' BBC Report Kane 53' (pen.)
Eriksen 83'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 54,551
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) 27 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Swansea City London
14:05 GMT Chadli 70'
Rose 77'		 BBC Report Paloschi 19' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,922
Referee: Mike Jones
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) 28 West Ham United 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
19:45 GMT Antonio 7' BBC Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Andre Marriner
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 29 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Arsenal London
12:45 GMT Alderweireld 60'
Kane 62'		 BBC report Ramsey 39'
Sánchez 76'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,762
Referee: Michael Oliver
13 March 2016 (2016-03-13) 30 Aston Villa 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
16:00 GMT BBC report Kane 45', 48' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,393
Referee: Anthony Taylor
20 March 2016 (2016-03-20) 31 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Bournemouth London
16:00 GMT Kane 1', 16'
Eriksen 52'		 BBC Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,084
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 32 Liverpool 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
17:30 BST Coutinho 51' BBC Report Kane 63' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,062
Referee: Jonathan Moss
10 April 2016 (2016-04-10) 33 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Manchester United London
16:00 BST Alli 70'
Alderweireld 74'
Lamela 76'		 BBC Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,761
Referee: Mike Dean
18 April 2016 (2016-04-18) 34 Stoke City 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 BST BBC Report Kane 9', 71'
Alli 67', 82'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,442
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
25 April 2016 (2016-04-25) 35 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 West Bromwich Albion London
20:00 BST Dawson 33' (o.g.) BBC Report Dawson 73' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,923
Referee: Mike Jones
2 May 2016 (2016-05-02) 36 Chelsea 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur London
20:00 BST Cahill 58'
Hazard 83'		 BBC Report Kane 35'
Son 44'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,545
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
8 May 2016 37 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Southampton London
13:30 BST Son 16' Report Davis 31', 72' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,748
Referee: Jonathan Moss
15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) 38 Newcastle United 5–1 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 BST Wijnaldum 19', 73' (pen.)
Mitrović 39'
Aarons 85'
Janmaat 86'		 Report Lamela 60' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,183
Referee: Anthony Taylor

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

The third round draw was held on 7 December 2015. Spurs were drawn at home to Leicester City.[65] The draw for the fourth round proper was held on 11 January 2016 and Tottenham were drawn away at Colchester United.[66]

10 January 2016 (2016-01-10) Third round Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Leicester City London
16:00 GMT Eriksen 8'
Kane 89' (pen.)
Bentaleb Yellow card 90+3'		 BBC Report Wasilewski Yellow card 15', 19'
Okazaki 48'
Schmeichel Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,805
Referee: Robert Madley
20 January 2016 (2016-01-20) Third round replay Leicester City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
19:45 GMT Albrighton Yellow card 90' BBC Report Davies Yellow card 20'
Son 39'
Chadli 66'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,006
Referee: Anthony Taylor
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) Fourth round Colchester United 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur Colchester
12:45 GMT Davies 80' (o.g.) BBC Report Chadli 27', 78'
Dier 64'
Carroll 82'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 9,920
Referee: Michael Oliver
21 February 2016 (2016-02-21) Fifth round Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Crystal Palace London
15:00 GMT BBC Report Kelly 45+1' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,547
Referee: Craig Pawson

League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Spurs were drawn at home against Arsenal.[67]

23 September 2015 (2015-09-23) Third round Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Arsenal London
19:45 BST Chambers 56' (o.g.) BBC Report Flamini 26', 78' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,687
Referee: Andre Marriner

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage

On 28 August 2015, the draw for the group stage was made in Monaco. Spurs faced Anderlecht, Monaco and Qarabağ in Group J.[68] Spurs topped the group with thirteen points, and were drawn against Serie A side Fiorentina in the Round of 32.[69]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOT AND MON QAR
1 England Tottenham Hotspur 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 4–1 3–1
2 Belgium Anderlecht 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 2–1 — 1–1 2–1
3 France Monaco 6 1 3 2 5 9 −4 6 1–1 0–2 — 1–0
4 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4 0–1 1–0 1–1 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 September 2015 (2015-09-17) 1 Tottenham Hotspur England 3–1 Azerbaijan Qarabağ London
20:05 BST Son 28', 30'
Lamela 86'		 UEFA Report Oliveira 7' (pen.) Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 26,463
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)
1 October 2015 (2015-10-01) 2 Monaco France 1–1 England Tottenham Hotspur Monaco
18:00 BST El Shaarawy 81' UEFA Report Lamela 35' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 7,216
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
22 October 2015 (2015-10-22) 3 Anderlecht Belgium 2–1 England Tottenham Hotspur Anderlecht
18:00 BST Gillet 13'
Okaka 75'		 UEFA Report Eriksen 4' Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 18,504
Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
5 November 2015 (2015-11-05) 4 Tottenham Hotspur England 2–1 Belgium Anderlecht London
20:05 GMT Kane 29'
Dembélé 87'		 UEFA Report Ezekiel 72' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 33,479
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
26 November 2015 (2015-11-26) 5 Qarabağ Azerbaijan 0–1 England Tottenham Hotspur Baku, Azerbaijan
18:00 GMT UEFA Report Kane 78' Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Taros Sidiropoulos (Greece)
10 December 2015 (2015-12-10) 6 Tottenham Hotspur England 4–1 France Monaco London
20:05 GMT Lamela 2', 15', 38'
Carroll 78'		 UEFA Report El Shaarawy 61' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,122
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) First leg Fiorentina Italy 1–1 England Tottenham Hotspur Florence
18:00 GMT Bernardeschi 59' UEFA Report Chadli 37' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 16,536
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
25 February 2016 (2016-02-25) Second leg Tottenham Hotspur England 3–0
(4–1 agg.)		 Italy Fiorentina London
20:05 GMT Mason 25'
Lamela 63'
Gonzalo 81' (o.g.)		 UEFA Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,880
Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)
Round of 16
10 March 2016 (2016-03-10) First leg Borussia Dortmund Germany 3–0 England Tottenham Hotspur Dortmund, Germany
18:00 GMT Aubameyang 30'
Reus 61', 70'		 UEFA Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 65,848
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
17 March 2016 (2016-03-17) Second leg Tottenham Hotspur England 1–2
(1–5 agg.)		 Germany Borussia Dortmund London
20:05 GMT Son 73' UEFA report Aubameyang 24', 70' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,593
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated: 20 May 2018.
Source: Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europa League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK France Hugo Lloris 37 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 46 0
13 GK Netherlands Michel Vorm 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
Defenders
2 DF England Kyle Walker 33 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 1
3 DF England Danny Rose 24 1 2 0 1 0 2+1 0 29+1 1
4 DF Belgium Toby Alderweireld 38 4 1 0 0 0 10 0 49 4
5 DF Belgium Jan Vertonghen 29 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 33 0
15 DF England Eric Dier 37 3 4 1 1 0 8+1 0 50+1 4
16 DF England Kieran Trippier 5+1 1 2 0 1 0 10 0 18+1 1
21 DF Argentina Federico Fazio 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
27 DF Austria Kevin Wimmer 9+1 0 4 0 1 0 6 0 20+1 0
33 DF Wales Ben Davies 14+3 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 24+3 0
Midfielders
6 MF Algeria Nabil Bentaleb 2+3 0 3+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 5+6 0
8 MF England Ryan Mason 8+14 1 0+1 0 0 0 6 1 14+15 2
11 MF Argentina Erik Lamela 28+6 5 2 0 0 0 7+1 6 37+7 11
19 MF Belgium Mousa Dembélé 27+2 3 1+1 0 0 0 1+3 1 29+6 4
20 MF England Dele Alli 28+5 10 1+2 0 0+1 0 7+2 0 36+10 10
22 MF Belgium Nacer Chadli 10+19 3 3+1 3 1 0 5+1 1 19+21 7
23 MF Denmark Christian Eriksen 33+2 6 3+1 1 1 0 7 1 44+3 8
24 MF England Alex Pritchard 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
25 MF England Josh Onomah 0+8 0 2+2 0 0 0 2+5 0 4+15 0
28 MF England Tom Carroll 4+15 1 3 1 1 0 4+3 1 12+18 3
29 MF England Harry Winks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0+2 0
Forwards
7 FW South Korea Son Heung-min 13+15 4 3+1 1 0+1 0 6+1 3 22+18 8
10 FW England Harry Kane 38 25 2+2 1 1 0 3+4 2 44+6 28
14 FW Cameroon Clinton N'Jie 0+8 0 0 0 0+1 0 2+3 0 2+12 0
Players transferred out during the season.
17 MF England Andros Townsend 0+3 0 0 0 1 0 2+1 0 3+4 0

Goal scorers

The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europa League Total
1 FW 10 England Harry Kane 25 1 0 2 28
2 MF 11 Argentina Erik Lamela 5 0 0 6 11
3 MF 20 England Dele Alli 10 0 0 0 10
4 FW 7 South Korea Son Heung-min 4 1 0 3 8
MF 23 Denmark Christian Eriksen 6 1 0 1 8
6 MF 22 Belgium Nacer Chadli 3 3 0 1 7
7 DF 4 Belgium Toby Alderweireld 4 0 0 0 4
DF 15 England Eric Dier 3 1 0 0 4
MF 19 Belgium Mousa Dembele 3 0 0 1 4
10 MF 28 England Tom Carroll 1 1 0 1 3
11 MF 8 England Ryan Mason 1 0 0 1 2
12 DF 2 England Kyle Walker 1 0 0 0 1
DF 3 England Danny Rose 1 0 0 0 1
DF 16 England Kieran Trippier 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 68 8 0 16 92

Last updated: 13 May 2018.
Source: Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Hat-tricks

Player Against Competition Minutes Score after goals Result Date
England Harry Kane England Bournemouth Premier League 9', 56', 63' 1-1, 1-4, 1-5 1-5 (A) 25 October 2015
Argentina Erik Lamela France Monaco Europa League 2', 15', 38' 1-0, 2-0, 3-0 4-1 (H) 10 December 2015

Own goals

Player Against Competition Minute Score after own goal Result Date
England Kyle Walker England Manchester United Premier League 22' 1-0 1-0 (A) 8 August 2015
England Harry Kane England Swansea Premier League 31' 2-1 2-2 (A) 4 October 2015
Belgium Jan Vertonghen England Crystal Palace Premier League 30' 1-0 1-3 (A) 23 January 2016
Wales Ben Davies England Colchester FA Cup 80' 1-3 1-4 (A) 30 January 2016

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europa League Total
1 1 France Hugo Lloris 13 0 0 2 15
2 13 Netherlands Michel Vorm 0 1 0 0 1

Last updated: 9 May 2018.
Source: Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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