2015–16 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur

2015–16 season
Chairman	Daniel Levy
Manager	Mauricio Pochettino
Stadium	White Hart Lane
Premier League	3rd
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Third round
UEFA Europa League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Harry Kane (25) All: Harry Kane (28)
Highest home attendance	36,084 (vs Bournemouth) (20 March 2016)
Lowest home attendance	26,463 (vs Qarabağ) (17 September 2015)
Average home league attendance	34,947
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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)		GK	(1986-12-26)26 December 1986 (aged 29)
13	Michel Vorm		GK	(1983-10-20)20 October 1983 (aged 32)
31	Luke McGee U^21		GK	(1995-09-02)2 September 1995 (aged 20)
Defenders
2	Kyle Walker HG^1		RB / RWB	(1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 25)
3	Danny Rose HG^2		LB / LWB	(1990-07-02)2 July 1990 (aged 25)
4	Toby Alderweireld		CB / RB	(1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (aged 27)
5	Jan Vertonghen (1st VC)		CB / LB	(1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 29)
16	Kieran Trippier HG^1		RB / RWB	(1990-09-19)19 September 1990 (aged 25)
27	Kevin Wimmer		CB / LB	(1992-11-15)15 November 1992 (aged 23)
33	Ben Davies HG^1		LB / CB	(1993-04-24)24 April 1993 (aged 23)
Midfielders
6	Nabil Bentaleb U^21		CM / DM	(1994-11-24)24 November 1994 (aged 21)
8	Ryan Mason HG^2		CM / AM	(1991-06-13)13 June 1991 (aged 24)
11	Erik Lamela		RW / SS	(1992-03-04)4 March 1992 (aged 24)
15	Eric Dier U^21		DM / CB	(1994-01-15)15 January 1994 (aged 22)
19	Mousa Dembélé		CM / AM	(1987-07-16)16 July 1987 (aged 28)
20	Dele Alli U^21		CM / AM	(1996-04-11)11 April 1996 (aged 20)
22	Nacer Chadli		LW / SS	(1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 26)
23	Christian Eriksen		AM / CM	(1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 24)
25	Josh Onomah U^21		AM / SS	(1997-04-27)27 April 1997 (aged 19)
28	Tom Carroll HG^2		CM / AM	(1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 23)
29	Harry Winks U^21		CM / DM	(1996-02-02)2 February 1996 (aged 20)
Forwards
7	Son Heung-min		FW / LW / RW / SS	(1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 23)
10	Harry Kane (2nd VC)		FW / SS	(1993-07-28)28 July 1993 (aged 22)
14	Clinton N'Jie		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		Grant Ward	Rotherham United	End of season	[1][a]
12 August 2015	CB		Dominic Ball	Rangers	End of season	[3][4]
12 August 2015	LW		Nathan Oduwa	Rangers	17 January 2016	[3][4][b]
14 August 2015	SS		Shaq Coulthirst	Wigan Athletic	1 November 2015	[5]
14 August 2015	LB		Connor Ogilvie	Stevenage	End of season	[6][c]
1 September 2015	RB		DeAndre Yedlin	Sunderland	End of season	[11]
26 September 2015	RW		Kenny McEvoy	Stevenage	24 October 2015	[12]
20 November 2015	GK		Harry Voss	Stevenage	20 December 2015	[13]
25 November 2015	RW		Kenny McEvoy	York City	1 January 2016	[14]
26 November 2015	CB		Christian Maghoma	Yeovil Town	1 January 2016	[15]
1 February 2016	CB		Federico Fazio	Sevilla	End of season	[16]
1 February 2016	AM		Alex Pritchard	West Brom	End of season	[17]
26 February 2016	LW		Nathan Oduwa	Colchester	26 March 2016	[18]
4 March 2016	FW		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		Kevin Wimmer	1. FC Köln	£4,300,000	[20]
19 June 2015	RB		Kieran Trippier	Burnley	£3,500,000	[21]
8 July 2015	CB		Toby Alderweireld	Atlético Madrid	£11,400,000	[22]
15 August 2015	FW		Clinton N'Jie	Lyon	£8,300,000	[23][24]
28 August 2015	FW		Son Heung-min	Bayer Leverkusen	£22,000,000	[25][26]
13 January 2016	MF		Shilow Tracey	Ebbsfleet United	Undisclosed	[27][28]

Total outgoing: £49,600,000+

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
29 June 2015	CM		Paulinho	Guangzhou Evergrande	£9,900,000	[29]
1 July 2015	CF		Daniel Akindayini	Brighton & Hove Albion [a]	Free transfer	[31]
1 July 2015	GK		Jordan Archer	Millwall [b]	Free transfer	[31]
1 July 2015	SS		Cristian Ceballos	Charlton Athletic [c]	Free transfer	[31]
1 July 2015	GK		Brad Friedel	Retired	—	[34]
1 July 2015	CB		Bongani Khumalo	SuperSport United [d]	Free transfer	[31]
1 July 2015	RB		Aaron McEneff	Derry City [e]	Free transfer	[31]
1 July 2015	RB		Alexander McQueen	Carlisle United [f]	Free transfer	[31]
1 July 2015	GK		Jonathan Miles	Ebbsfleet United [g]	Free transfer	[31]
1 July 2015	AM		Lloyd Ross	Franklin Pierce Ravens [h]	Free transfer	[31]
1 July 2015	CM		Lewis Holtby	Hamburger SV	£4,600,000	[40][41]
6 July 2015	DM		Étienne Capoue	Watford	£6,300,000	[42][43]
8 July 2015	LW		Tomislav Gomelt	Bari [i]	Free transfer	[45]
16 July 2015	CB		Younès Kaboul	Sunderland	£3,000,000	[46][47]
20 July 2015	DM		Benjamin Stambouli	Paris Saint-Germain	£6,000,000	[48]
30 July 2015	CB		Vlad Chiricheș	Napoli	£4,500,000	[49][50]
6 August 2015	RB		Ryan Fredericks	Bristol City	£200,000	[51]
7 August 2015	CB		Grant Hall	Queens Park Rangers	£100,000	[52]
14 August 2015	CF		Roberto Soldado	Villarreal	£10,000,000	[53][54]
31 August 2015	RW		Ismail Azzaoui	VfL Wolfsburg	£500,000	[55]
1 September 2015	RM		Aaron Lennon	Everton	£4,500,000	[56]
13 September 2015	CF		Emmanuel Adebayor	Crystal Palace [j]	Free transfer	[58]
5 January 2016	LW		Kenny McEvoy	York City	Free transfer	[59]
22 January 2016	CF		Shaq Coulthirst	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	[60]
28 January 2016	RW		Andros Townsend	Newcastle United	£12,000,000	[61]
1 February 2016	CB		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: £62,100,000+

Overall transfer activity

Spending Summer: £49,600,000 Winter: £0+ Total: £49,600,000+

Income Summer: £49,600,000 Winter: £12,500,000+ Total: £62,100,000+

Expenditure Summer: £0 Winter: £12,500,000 Total: £12,500,000

Friendlies

Pre-season

MLS All-Stars v Tottenham Hotspur

29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) 2015 MLS All-Star Game	MLS All-Stars	2–1	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)

Real Madrid v Tottenham Hotspur

4 August 2015 (2015-08-04) 2015 Audi Cup	Real Madrid	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Munich
18:15 (UTC+2)	Rodríguez 36' Bale 78'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 71,000 Referee: Günter Perl (Germany)

Tottenham Hotspur v Milan

5 August 2015 (2015-08-05) 2015 Audi Cup	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	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 v t e	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

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	D	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	L
Position	17	13	14	15	12	9	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3

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]

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City

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

Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

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

Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

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

Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool

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

Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa

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

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

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

West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United

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

Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City

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

Watford v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland

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

Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Watford

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

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City

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

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

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

Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Bournemouth

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

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United

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

Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion

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

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton

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

Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur

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]

Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City

10 January 2016 (2016-01-10) Third round	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	Leicester City	London
16:00 GMT	Eriksen 8' Kane 89' (pen.) Bentaleb  90+3'	BBC Report	Wasilewski  15', 19' Okazaki 48' Schmeichel  89'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,805 Referee: Robert Madley

Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur

20 January 2016 (2016-01-20) Third round replay	Leicester City	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Albrighton  90'	BBC Report	Davies  20' Son 39' Chadli 66'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,006 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Colchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace

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]

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TOT	AND	MON	QAR
1	Tottenham Hotspur	6	4	1	1	12	6	+6	13	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–1	4–1	3–1
2	Anderlecht	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10			2–1	—	1–1	2–1
3	Monaco	6	1	3	2	5	9	−4	6			1–1	0–2	—	1–0
4	Qarabağ	6	1	1	4	4	8	−4	4			0–1	1–0	1–1	—

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Tottenham Hotspur v Qarabağ

17 September 2015 (2015-09-17) 1	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	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)

Monaco v Tottenham Hotspur

1 October 2015 (2015-10-01) 2	Monaco	1–1	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)

Anderlecht v Tottenham Hotspur

22 October 2015 (2015-10-22) 3	Anderlecht	2–1	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)

Tottenham Hotspur v Anderlecht

5 November 2015 (2015-11-05) 4	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Anderlecht	London
20:05 GMT	Kane 29' Dembélé 87'	UEFA Report	Ezekiel 72'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,479 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Qarabağ v Tottenham Hotspur

26 November 2015 (2015-11-26) 5	Qarabağ	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Baku, Azerbaijan
18:00 GMT		UEFA Report	Kane 78'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Taros Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Tottenham Hotspur v Monaco

10 December 2015 (2015-12-10) 6	Tottenham Hotspur	4–1	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

Fiorentina v Tottenham Hotspur

18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) First leg	Fiorentina	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Florence
18:00 GMT	Bernardeschi 59'	UEFA Report	Chadli 37' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 16,536 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Tottenham Hotspur v Fiorentina

25 February 2016 (2016-02-25) Second leg	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0 (4–1 agg.)	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

Borussia Dortmund v Tottenham Hotspur

10 March 2016 (2016-03-10) First leg	Borussia Dortmund	3–0	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)

Tottenham Hotspur v Borussia Dortmund

17 March 2016 (2016-03-17) Second leg	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2 (1–5 agg.)	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	Hugo Lloris	37	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	46	0
13	GK	Michel Vorm	1	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	7	0
Defenders
2	DF	Kyle Walker	33	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	35	1
3	DF	Danny Rose	24	1	2	0	1	0	2+1	0	29+1	1
4	DF	Toby Alderweireld	38	4	1	0	0	0	10	0	49	4
5	DF	Jan Vertonghen	29	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	33	0
15	DF	Eric Dier	37	3	4	1	1	0	8+1	0	50+1	4
16	DF	Kieran Trippier	5+1	1	2	0	1	0	10	0	18+1	1
21	DF	Federico Fazio	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
27	DF	Kevin Wimmer	9+1	0	4	0	1	0	6	0	20+1	0
33	DF	Ben Davies	14+3	0	2	0	0	0	8	0	24+3	0
Midfielders
6	MF	Nabil Bentaleb	2+3	0	3+1	0	0	0	0+2	0	5+6	0
8	MF	Ryan Mason	8+14	1	0+1	0	0	0	6	1	14+15	2
11	MF	Erik Lamela	28+6	5	2	0	0	0	7+1	6	37+7	11
19	MF	Mousa Dembélé	27+2	3	1+1	0	0	0	1+3	1	29+6	4
20	MF	Dele Alli	28+5	10	1+2	0	0+1	0	7+2	0	36+10	10
22	MF	Nacer Chadli	10+19	3	3+1	3	1	0	5+1	1	19+21	7
23	MF	Christian Eriksen	33+2	6	3+1	1	1	0	7	1	44+3	8
24	MF	Alex Pritchard	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
25	MF	Josh Onomah	0+8	0	2+2	0	0	0	2+5	0	4+15	0
28	MF	Tom Carroll	4+15	1	3	1	1	0	4+3	1	12+18	3
29	MF	Harry Winks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0+2	0
Forwards
7	FW	Son Heung-min	13+15	4	3+1	1	0+1	0	6+1	3	22+18	8
10	FW	Harry Kane	38	25	2+2	1	1	0	3+4	2	44+6	28
14	FW	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	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	Harry Kane	25	1	0	2	28
2	MF	11	Erik Lamela	5	0	0	6	11
3	MF	20	Dele Alli	10	0	0	0	10
4	FW	7	Son Heung-min	4	1	0	3	8
	MF	23	Christian Eriksen	6	1	0	1	8
6	MF	22	Nacer Chadli	3	3	0	1	7
7	DF	4	Toby Alderweireld	4	0	0	0	4
	DF	15	Eric Dier	3	1	0	0	4
	MF	19	Mousa Dembele	3	0	0	1	4
10	MF	28	Tom Carroll	1	1	0	1	3
11	MF	8	Ryan Mason	1	0	0	1	2
12	DF	2	Kyle Walker	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	3	Danny Rose	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	16	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
Harry Kane	Bournemouth	Premier League	9', 56', 63'	1-1, 1-4, 1-5	1-5 (A)	25 October 2015
Erik Lamela	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
Kyle Walker	Manchester United	Premier League	22'	1-0	1-0 (A)	8 August 2015
Harry Kane	Swansea	Premier League	31'	2-1	2-2 (A)	4 October 2015
Jan Vertonghen	Crystal Palace	Premier League	30'	1-0	1-3 (A)	23 January 2016
Ben Davies	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	Hugo Lloris	13	0	0	2	15
2	13	Michel Vorm	0	1	0	0	1

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

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