2015–16 AFC Bournemouth season
The 2015–16 season was Bournemouth's first season in the Premier League (and their first ever season in the top-flight of English football) after gaining promotion in the previous season in their 126th year in existence. This season Bournemouth participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
| 2015–16 season | ||||
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| Owner | Maxim Demin | |||
| Chairman | Jeff Mostyn | |||
| Manager | Eddie Howe | |||
| Stadium | Dean Court | |||
| Premier League | 16th | |||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
| League Cup | Fourth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Joshua King (6) All: Joshua King (7) | |||
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Squad
| No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | End | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Artur Boruc | GK |  | Siedlce | 43 | 49 | 0 | Southampton | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2016 | ||
| 21 | Ryan Allsop | GK |  | Birmingham | 31 | 26 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 18 January 2013 | Free | 2016 | ||
| 23 | Adam Federici | GK | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Nowra | 38 | 8 | 0 | Reading | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2018 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Simon Francis | CB | | Nottingham | 38 | 197 | 3 | Charlton Athletic | 7 November 2011 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 3 | Steve Cook | CB/RB | | Hastings | 32 | 161 | 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 January 2012 | £150,000 | 2017 | ||
| 5 | Tommy Elphick | CB | | Brighton | 36 | 217 | 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 August 2012 | £220,000 | Undisclosed | ||
| 11 | Charlie Daniels | LB | | Walthamstow | 37 | 145 | 9 | Leyton Orient | November 2011 | £198,000 | 2017 | ||
| 14 | Tyrone Mings | LB | | Bath | 30 | 2 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 26 June 2015 | £8,000,000 | 2019 | ||
| 15 | Adam Smith | RB | | London | 32 | 101 | 3 | Tottenham Hotpsur | 28 January 2014 | Undisclosed | 2017 | ||
| 22 | Elliott Ward | CB | | Harrow | 38 | 28 | 0 | Norwich City | 18 June 2013 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 25 | Sylvain Distin | CB |  | Bagnolet | 45 | 10 | 0 | Everton | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2016 | ||
| 33 | Joe Bennett | LB | | Rochdale | 33 | 0 | 0 | Aston Villa | 1 September 2015 | Loan | 2016 | ||
| 38 | Baily Cargill | CB | | Winchester | 28 | 7 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Trainee | 2017 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Dan Gosling | CM | | Brixham | 33 | 42 | 8 | Newcastle United | 16 May 2014 | Free | 2018 | ||
| 6 | Andrew Surman | CM |  | Johannesburg | 37 | 121 | 5 | Norwich City | 1 September 2014 | Undisclosed | 2017 | ||
| 7 | Marc Pugh | WG/CF | | Bacup | 36 | 254 | 51 | Hereford United | 4 June 2010 | £110,000 | 2018 | ||
| 8 | Harry Arter | CM |  | Sidcup | 33 | 185 | 25 | Woking | 7 June 2010 | £8,000 | 2018 | ||
| 16 | Shaun MacDonald | DM |  | Swansea | 35 | 97 | 7 | Swansea City | 25 August 2011 | £125,000 | 2016 | ||
| 19 | Junior Stanislas | WG | | Kidbrooke | 33 | 31 | 7 | Burnley | 26 June 2014 | Free | 2017 | ||
| 20 | Christian Atsu | WG/AM |  | Ada Foah | 31 | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 29 May 2015 | Loan | 2016 | ||
| 24 | Lee Tomlin | AM/WG/CF | | Leicester | 34 | 9 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 4 August 2015 | £3,500,000 | 2018 | ||
| 30 | Matt Ritchie | LW |  | Gosport | 34 | 117 | 29 | Swindon Town | 30 January 2013 | £409,200 | 2018 | ||
| 32 | Eunan O'Kane | DM | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Derry | 33 | 109 | 6 | Torquay United | 26 July 2012 | Undisclosed | 2017 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Tokelo Rantie | CF | | Parys | 33 | 51 | 5 | Malmö FF | 28 August 2013 | £2,500,000 | 2016 | ||
| 13 | Callum Wilson | CF | | Coventry | 31 | 57 | 28 | Coventry City | 4 July 2014 | £3,000,000 | 2019 | ||
| 17 | Joshua King | CF/LW |  | Oslo | 31 | 16 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 May 2015 | £1,000,000 | 2018 | ||
| 18 | Yann Kermorgant | CF | | Vannes | 41 | 66 | 27 | Charlton Athletic | 31 January 2014 | Undisclosed | 2016 | ||
| 27 | Glenn Murray | CF | | Maryport | 40 | 12 | 3 | Crystal Palace | 7 August 2015 | £4,000,000 | 2018 | ||
Statistics
- As of 17 May 2016
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Steve Cook | 38 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG |
Dan Gosling | 37 | 4 | 28+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Tommy Elphick | 14 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG |
Andrew Surman | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG |
Marc Pugh | 30 | 5 | 15+11 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | IRL |
Harry Arter | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | RSA |
Tokelo Rantie | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  CIV |
Max Gradel | 14 | 1 | 11+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | ENG |
Charlie Daniels | 39 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW |  PAR |
Juan Iturbe | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ENG |
Callum Wilson | 13 | 5 | 9+4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG |
Tyrone Mings | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG |
Adam Smith | 35 | 2 | 22+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | WAL |
Shaun MacDonald | 9 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | NOR |
Joshua King | 35 | 7 | 24+7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | FRA |
Yann Kermorgant | 11 | 1 | 0+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | ENG |
Junior Stanislas | 25 | 5 | 17+4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | FW | ENG |
Benik Afobe | 15 | 4 | 12+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG |
Ryan Allsop | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | AUS |
Adam Federici | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG |
Lee Tomlin | 10 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | FRA |
Sylvain Distin | 16 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG |
Glenn Murray | 21 | 4 | 6+13 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG |
Lewis Grabban | 16 | 0 | 4+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | SCO |
Matt Ritchie | 41 | 4 | 33+4 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | IRL |
Eunan O'Kane | 20 | 0 | 6+10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG |
Matt Butcher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG |
Baily Cargill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | ENG |
Jordan Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals record
- As of 12 March 2016
| Rank | No. | Po. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | FW | Joshua King | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 13 | FW | Callum Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | MF | Junior Stanislas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 4 | 3 | DF | Steve Cook | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | Dan Gosling | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | MF | Marc Pugh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 20 | FW | Benik Afobe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 27 | FW | Glenn Murray | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | 11 | DF | Charlie Daniels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | MF | Matt Ritchie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | 15 | DF | Adam Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 5 | DF | Tommy Elphick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Harry Arter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | FW | Max Gradel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | MF | Shaun MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 | FW | Yann Kermorgant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 | MF | Lee Tomlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 4 | 6 | 52 | |||
Disciplinary Record
- As of 20 December 2015
| No. | Po. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | | | | | | | |||
| 1 | GK | Artur Boruc | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Simon Francis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Steve Cook | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Dan Gosling | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Andrew Surman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Harry Arter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Max Gradel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Charlie Daniels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Juan Iturbe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Adam Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Shaun MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Joshua King | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Junior Stanislas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Lee Tomlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Glenn Murray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Lewis Grabban | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Matt Ritchie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Eunan O'Kane | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | Baily Cargill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 51 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | GK | | Artur Boruc | Southampton | Free transfer | [1] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | | Sylvain Distin | Everton | Free transfer | [2] |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | | Adam Federici | Reading | Free transfer | [3] |
| 1 July 2015 | LW | | Joshua King | Blackburn Rovers | £1,000,000 | [4][5] |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | | Tyrone Mings | Ipswich Town | £8,000,000 + Fraser loan | [6] |
| 4 August 2015 | RW | | Max Gradel | Saint-Étienne | £7,000,000 | [7][8] |
| 4 August 2015 | ST | | Lee Tomlin | Middlesbrough | £3,000,000 | [9][10] |
| 1 September 2015 | CF | | Glenn Murray | Crystal Palace | Undisclosed (reported £3,000,000) | [11][12] |
| 17 September 2015 | CM |  | Alessandro Cannataro | Internazionale | Free transfer | [13] |
| 10 January 2016 | CF | | Benik Afobe | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £10,000,000 | [14] |
| 11 January 2016 | ST |  | Lewis Grabban | Norwich City | £8,000,000 | [15] |
Total spending: 
£40,000,000
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | CB | | Miles Addison | Peterborough United | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | GK |  | Benjamin Büchel | Oxford United[lower-alpha 1] | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | RM |  | Mohamed Coulibaly | Racing Santander[lower-alpha 2] | Free transfer | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | | Darryl Flahavan | Crawley Town[lower-alpha 3] | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | | Ian Harte | Retired[lower-alpha 4] | — | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | | Josh McQuoid | Luton Town[lower-alpha 5] | Free transfer | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | | Joe Partington | Eastleigh[lower-alpha 6] | Free transfer | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF |  | Brett Pitman | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed | [22] |
| 1 September 2015 | GK | | Lee Camp | Rotherham United | Free transfer | [23] |
| 1 February 2016 | CM | | Alessandro Cannataro | Unattached | Free transfer | [24] |
- Following Büchel's release he joined Oxford United.[17]
- Following Coulibaly's release he joined Racing Santander.[18]
- Following Flahavan's release he joined Crawley Town
- Following Harte's release he announced his retirement.[19]
- Following McQuoid's release he joined Luton Town.[20]
- Following Partington's release he joined Eastleigh.[21]
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | RW | | Christian Atsu | Chelsea | End of season | [25] |
| 13 July 2015 | LB | | Filippo Costa | Chievo | End of season | [26] |
| 1 September 2015 | LW |  | Tomás Andrade | River Plate | 1 February 2016 | [27] |
| 1 September 2015 | LB | | Joe Bennett | Aston Villa | 4 January 2016 | [28] |
| 1 January 2016 | RW | | Juan Iturbe | Roma | End of season | [29] |
| 28 January 2016 | GK |  | Marius Adamonis | Atlantas | End of season | [30] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | RM | | Ryan Fraser | Ipswich Town | End of season | [6][lower-alpha 1] |
| 7 July 2015 | CF | | Jayden Stockley | Portsmouth | 3 January 2016 | [31] |
| 7 August 2015 | CF | | Harry Cornick | Yeovil Town | 7 October 2015 | [32][lower-alpha 2] |
| 18 August 2015 | AM | | Josh Wakefield | Yeovil Town | 19 September 2015 | [34] |
| 1 September 2015 | ST | | Josh O'Hanlon | Chester | 1-Month | [35] |
| 9 September 2015 | CB | | Elliott Ward | Huddersfield Town | 7 October 2015 | [36] |
Pre-season friendlies
On 2 June 2015, AFC Bournemouth announced they would travel to the United States to face the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer on 14 July 2015.[37] A day later the club announced they would face French Ligue 1 side Nantes and German Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim.[38] Also confirmed was a home friendly against Cardiff City.[39] On 8 June, friendlies against Exeter City and Yeovil Town were confirmed.[40]
| 14 July 2015 Friendly | Philadelphia Union  | 1–4 | Bournemouth | Chester, United States |
| 19:00 EDT | Marquez  35' |
Report | King 20' Wilson 26'Pugh 62'Rantie 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 22,478 |
| 18 July 2015 Friendly | Exeter City | 1–2 | Bournemouth | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC+1) | Wheeler 33' |
Report | Gosling 53' Stanislas 77' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,125 (inc. 360 Cherries supporters) |
| 21 July 2015 Friendly | Salisbury | 2–1 | Bournemouth | Old Sarum |
| 19:30 BST | Nolan 65' Ford |
Report | Cornick 23' |
Stadium: The Raymond McEnhill Stadium Attendance: 1,727 |
| 25 July 2015 Friendly | Nantes | 0–0 | Bournemouth | Nantes, France |
| 19:30 GMT (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire |
| 28 July 2015 Friendly | Yeovil Town | 0–3 | Bournemouth | Yeovil |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stanislas (pen.) King |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,422 (687 Bournemouth) Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 31 July 2015 Friendly | Bournemouth | 2–3 | Cardiff City | Bournemouth |
| 19:45 BST | Rantie Pugh |
Report | Ralls Revell |
Stadium: Dean Court |
| 1 August 2015 Friendly | 1899 Hoffenheim  | 0–0 | Bournemouth | Sinsheim, Germany |
| 17:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena |
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | — | 16th | 8 August 2015 | 17 May 2016 |
| FA Cup | Third round | Fifth round | 9 January 2016 | 20 February 2016 |
| League Cup | Second round | Fourth round | 25 August 2015 | 29 October 2015 |
Updated to match played 17 May 2016
Source: Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Premier League | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 28.95 |
| FA Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 66.67 |
| League Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 66.67 |
| Total | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 55 | 74 | −19 | 34.09 |
Updated to match played 17 May 2016
Source: Competitions
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 43 | |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 42 | |
| 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 |
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).[41]
(R) Relegated
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).[41]
(R) Relegated
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 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 |
Last updated: 18 May 2016.
Source:
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2016. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[42]
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| 8 August 2015 1 | Bournemouth | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 BST | King 24' Cook 41'Gosling 80' |
Report | Clark 45+1' Gestede 72'Bacuna 74'Gueye 75'Westwood 90+2' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,155 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 17 August 2015 2 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Bournemouth | Liverpool |
| 20:00 BST | Benteke 26' Gomez 75' |
Report | O'Kane 34' Ritchie 76'Tomlin 77'Cook 90+1' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,102 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 22 August 2015 3 | West Ham United | 3–4 | Bournemouth | London |
| 15:00 BST | Noble 48' (pen.) Kouyaté 53'Jenkinson 79'Maïga 82' |
Report | Wilson 11', 28', 79' (pen.) Pugh 66'Boruc 75' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 29 August 2015 4 | Bournemouth | 1–1 | Leicester City | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 BST | Gradel 1' Wilson 24'O'Kane 75' |
Report | De Laet 13' King 36'Huth 48'Vardy 86' (pen.)Schlupp 90+2' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,155 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 12 September 2015 5 | Norwich City | 3–1 | Bournemouth | Norwich |
| 15:00 BST | Jerome 35' Hoolahan 52'Jarvis 67' |
Report | Cook 81' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,018 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 19 September 2015 6 | Bournemouth | 2–0 | Sunderland | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 BST | Wilson 4' Ritchie 9'Gosling 80'Murray 90' |
Report | Coates 15' Jones 23'Kaboul 43'  74'Borini 63'Toivonen 84' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,271 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 26 September 2015 7 | Stoke City | 2–1 | Bournemouth | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 BST | Walters 32' Diouf 83' |
Report | Gosling 76' |
Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,742 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 3 October 2015 8 | Bournemouth | 1–1 | Watford | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 BST | Murray 28', 43' |
Report | Ighalo 45' Gomes 84' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,187 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 17 October 2015 9 | Manchester City | 5–1 | Bournemouth | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Sterling 7', 29', 45' Bony 11', 89'Sagna 27'Otamendi 42' |
Report | Murray 22' Ritchie 87' |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,502 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 25 October 2015 10 | Bournemouth | 1–5 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bournemouth |
| 15:05 BST | Ritchie 1' |
Report | Kane 9' (pen.), 56', 64' Dembélé 17'Lamela 30'Rose 32' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,332 Referee: Roger East |
| 1 November 2015 11 | Southampton | 2–0 | Bournemouth | Southampton |
| 16:00 GMT | Wanyama 21' 78' Davis 31'Pellè 36' |
Report | Francis 57' Gosling 64' |
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,229 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 7 November 2015 12 | Bournemouth | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Bournemouth |
| 12:45 GMT | Arter 69' Smith 83' |
Report | Pérez 27' Janmaat 44'Tioté 88' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 11,155 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 21 November 2015 13 | Swansea City | 2–2 | Bournemouth | Swansea |
| 15:00 GMT | Ayew 28' Shelvey 39' (pen.), 88'Bartley 72'Sigurðsson 87' |
Report | King 10' Gosling 26'Ritchie 30'Stanislas 51' |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,878 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 28 November 2015 14 | Bournemouth | 3–3 | Everton | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 80' Gosling 82'Stanislas 87', 90+8'Daniels 90' |
Report | Funes Mori 25' Lukaku 35'Barkley 90+5' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,228 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 5 December 2015 15 | Chelsea | 0–1 | Bournemouth | London |
| 17:30 GMT | Pedro 21' Costa 63' |
Report | Surman 23' Murray 82' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,631 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 12 December 2015 16 | Bournemouth | 2–1 | Manchester United | Bournemouth |
| 17:30 GMT | Stanislas 2' King 54'Arter 85'Boruc 90' |
Report | Fellaini 24' Pereira 41' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,334 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 19 December 2015 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Bournemouth | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 GMT | McClean 34' Evans 39'Fletcher 64'McAuley 79'Rondón 90' |
Report | Smith 52', 90' Daniels 87' (pen.) |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,127 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 26 December 2015 18 | Bournemouth | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Arter 36' |
Report | Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,218 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 28 December 2015 19 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Bournemouth | London |
| 17:30 GMT | Gabriel 27' Ramsey 30'Chambers 61'Özil 63' |
Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,983 Referee: Roger East |
| 2 January 2016 20 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Bournemouth | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Albrighton 62' |
Report | Arter 34' Francis 57' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,006 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 12 January 2016 21 | Bournemouth | 1–3 | West Ham United | Bournemouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Arter 17' Smith 66' |
Report | Payet 67', 68' Valencia 74', 84' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,071 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 16 January 2016 22 | Bournemouth | 3–0 | Norwich City | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Gosling 10' Arter 48'Daniels 54' (pen.)Afobe 75' |
Report | Rudd 43' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,065 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 23 January 2016 23 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Bournemouth | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | Van Aanholt 45+1' Jones 89' |
Report | Afobe 13' Surman 18' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,367 Referee: Roger East |
| 2 February 2016 24 | Crystal Palace | 1–2 | Bournemouth | London |
| 20:00 GMT | Dann 27', 51' Zaha 43'Jedinak 69' |
Report | Pugh 34' Afobe 57'Francis 65'Cook 76'Smith 71'Grabban 90+1' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,855 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 7 February 2016 25 | Bournemouth | 0–2 | Arsenal | Bournemouth |
| 13:30 GMT | Report | Flamini 9' Özil 23'Chamberlain 24' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,357 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 13 February 2016 26 | Bournemouth | 1–3 | Stoke City | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Pugh 36' Ritchie 57'Surman 74'Francis 85'Arter 90' |
Report | Imbula 9', 90' Diouf 21'Affelay 52'Joselu 55' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,683 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 27 February 2016 27 | Watford | 0–0 | Bournemouth | Watford |
| 15:00 GMT | Watson 78' Behrami 83'Cathcart 87' |
Report | Surman 85' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,831 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 1 March 2016 28 | Bournemouth | 2–0 | Southampton | Bournemouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Cook 31' Afobe 79' |
Report | Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,033 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 5 March 2016 29 | Newcastle United | 1–3 | Bournemouth | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 GMT | Pérez 56', 80' |
Report | Taylor 28' (o.g.) Cook 45'King 70'Gosling 75'Grabban 89'Daniels 90' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,107 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 12 March 2016 30 | Bournemouth | 3–2 | Swansea City | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Gosling 34' Gradel 37'King 50'Cook 78' |
Report | Barrow 39' Sigurðsson 62' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,179 Referee: Roger East |
| 20 March 2016 31 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Bournemouth | London |
| 16:00 GMT | Kane 1', 16' Eriksen 52' |
Report | Francis 59' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,084 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 2 April 2016 32 | Bournemouth | 0–4 | Manchester City | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Fernando 7', 89' De Bruyne 12'Agüero 19'Kolarov 90+3' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,192 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 9 April 2016 33 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Bournemouth | Birmingham |
| 15:00 BST | Gueye 36' Ayew 85', 90' |
Report | Cook 27', 45+2' Daniels 32'King 74' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,057 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 17 April 2016 34 | Bournemouth | 1–2 | Liverpool | Bournemouth |
| 13:30 BST | King 90+3' |
Report | Firmino 41' Sturridge 45+2' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,386 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 23 April 2016 35 | Bournemouth | 1–4 | Chelsea | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 BST | Elphick 36' Ritchie 89' |
Report | Pedro 5' Hazard 34', 90+1'Willian 71' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,365 Referee: Roger East |
| 30 April 2016 36 | Everton | 2–1 | Bournemouth | Liverpool |
| 15:00 BST | Cleverley 7' Gibson 62'Baines 64' |
Report | Pugh 9' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,345 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 7 May 2016 37 | Bournemouth | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 BST | Elphick 42' Arter 70'Ritchie 82' |
Report | Rondón 15' Gardner  27'Evans 62'Yacob 63' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,040 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 17 May 2016 38 | Manchester United | 3–1 | Bournemouth | Manchester |
| 20:00 BST | Rooney 43' Mata 66'Rashford 74'Young 87' |
Report | Smalling 90+3' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,363 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| 9 January 2016 Third round | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Bournemouth | Birmingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Morrison 40', 44' |
Report | Tomlin 44' (pen.) Murray 85' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 13,140 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 30 January 2016 Fourth round | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Bournemouth | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Burgess 22' Roberts 43' |
Report | King 71' Pugh 83'O'Kane 90+1' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,901 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 20 February 2016 Fifth round | Bournemouth | 0–2 | Everton | Bournemouth |
| 17:15 GMT | Gosling 45+1' Iturbe 66'King 68' |
Report | McCarthy 18' Barkley 55'Lukaku 76' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,404 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
League Cup
Bournemouth entered in the second round and were drawn away against Hartlepool United.[43] The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Bournemouth were drawn away to Preston North End.[44]
| 25 August 2015 Second round | Hartlepool United | 0–4 | Bournemouth | Hartlepool |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Kermorgant 30' Gosling 34'Stanislas 44', 64' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,890 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
Hampshire Senior Cup
On the Hampshire FA website, the second round details were announced; Bournemouth faced Havant & Waterlooville.[45]
| 22 September 2015 Second round | Havant & Waterlooville | 4–0 | Bournemouth | Havant |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: West Leigh Park |
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