2015–16 AFC Bournemouth season

AFC Bournemouth
2015–16 season
OwnerMaxim Demin
ChairmanJeff Mostyn
ManagerEddie Howe
StadiumDean Court
Premier League16th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Joshua King (6)
All: Joshua King (7)

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.

Squad

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End
Goalkeepers
1 Artur Boruc GK Siedlce 45 49 0 Southampton 1 July 2015 Free 2016
21 Ryan Allsop GK Birmingham 33 26 0 Leyton Orient 18 January 2013 Free 2016
23 Adam Federici GK Nowra 40 8 0 Reading 1 July 2015 Free 2018
Defenders
2 Simon Francis CB Nottingham 40 197 3 Charlton Athletic 7 November 2011 Free 2017
3 Steve Cook CB/RB Hastings 34 161 9 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 January 2012 £150,000 2017
5 Tommy Elphick CB Brighton 37 217 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 August 2012 £220,000 Undisclosed
11 Charlie Daniels LB Walthamstow 38 145 9 Leyton Orient November 2011 £198,000 2017
14 Tyrone Mings LB Bath 32 2 0 Ipswich Town 26 June 2015 £8,000,000 2019
15 Adam Smith RB London 34 101 3 Tottenham Hotpsur 28 January 2014 Undisclosed 2017
22 Elliott Ward CB Harrow 40 28 0 Norwich City 18 June 2013 Free 2017
25 Sylvain Distin CB Bagnolet 47 10 0 Everton 1 July 2015 Free 2016
33 Joe Bennett LB Rochdale 35 0 0 Aston Villa 1 September 2015 Loan 2016
38 Baily Cargill CB Winchester 30 7 0 Academy 1 July 2014 Trainee 2017
Midfielders
4 Dan Gosling CM Brixham 35 42 8 Newcastle United 16 May 2014 Free 2018
6 Andrew Surman CM Johannesburg 38 121 5 Norwich City 1 September 2014 Undisclosed 2017
7 Marc Pugh WG/CF Bacup 38 254 51 Hereford United 4 June 2010 £110,000 2018
8 Harry Arter CM Sidcup 35 185 25 Woking 7 June 2010 £8,000 2018
16 Shaun MacDonald DM Swansea 37 97 7 Swansea City 25 August 2011 £125,000 2016
19 Junior Stanislas WG Kidbrooke 35 31 7 Burnley 26 June 2014 Free 2017
20 Christian Atsu WG/AM Ada Foah 33 2 0 Chelsea 29 May 2015 Loan 2016
24 Lee Tomlin AM/WG/CF Leicester 36 9 0 Middlesbrough 4 August 2015 £3,500,000 2018
30 Matt Ritchie LW Gosport 35 117 29 Swindon Town 30 January 2013 £409,200 2018
32 Eunan O'Kane DM Derry 34 109 6 Torquay United 26 July 2012 Undisclosed 2017
Forwards
9 Tokelo Rantie CF Parys 34 51 5 Malmö FF 28 August 2013 £2,500,000 2016
13 Callum Wilson CF Coventry 33 57 28 Coventry City 4 July 2014 £3,000,000 2019
17 Joshua King CF/LW Oslo 33 16 2 Blackburn Rovers 28 May 2015 £1,000,000 2018
18 Yann Kermorgant CF Vannes 43 66 27 Charlton Athletic 31 January 2014 Undisclosed 2016
27 Glenn Murray CF Maryport 41 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
1 GK  POL Artur Boruc 32 0 32 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF  ENG Simon Francis 42 0 38 0 1+1 0 2 0
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[a] Released [16]
1 July 2015 RM Mohamed Coulibaly Racing Santander[b] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 GK Darryl Flahavan Crawley Town[c] Released [16]
1 July 2015 LB Ian Harte Retired[d] [16]
1 July 2015 CF Josh McQuoid Luton Town[e] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 CB Joe Partington Eastleigh[f] 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]
  1. ^ Following Büchel's release he joined Oxford United.[17]
  2. ^ Following Coulibaly's release he joined Racing Santander.[18]
  3. ^ Following Flahavan's release he joined Crawley Town
  4. ^ Following Harte's release he announced his retirement.[19]
  5. ^ Following McQuoid's release he joined Luton Town.[20]
  6. ^ 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][a]
7 July 2015 CF Jayden Stockley Portsmouth 3 January 2016 [31]
7 August 2015 CF Harry Cornick Yeovil Town 7 October 2015 [32][b]
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]
  1. ^ Fraser's loan to Ipswich Town was included with the £8,000,000 transfer of Tyrone Mings.[6]
  2. ^ On 9 September 2015, Cornick's loan at Yeovil was extended until 10 October 2015.[33]

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 (2015-07-14) 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 (2015-07-18) 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 (2015-07-21) 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 (2015-07-25) Friendly Nantes 0–0 Bournemouth Nantes, France
19:30 GMT (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) 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 (2015-07-31) Friendly Bournemouth 2–3 Cardiff City Bournemouth
19:45 BST Rantie
Pugh
Report Ralls
Revell
Stadium: Dean Court
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) 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 −22 028.95
FA Cup 3 2 0 1 4 4 +0 066.67
League Cup 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 066.67
Total 44 15 9 20 55 74 −19 034.09

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 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

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

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLLWDLWLDLLLLDDWWWDLDLWDWLLDWWWLLWLLLDL
Position1419101115111615171717181818171414141615171515151515151514131313111314151616
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2016. Source:
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 (2015-08-08) 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: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 54,502
Referee: Mike Dean
25 October 2015 10 Bournemouth 1–5 Tottenham Hotspur Bournemouth
14:05 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 (2016-01-09) 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 (2016-01-30) 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 (2016-02-20) 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 (2015-08-25) 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
22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) Third round Preston North End 2–2
(2–3 p)
Bournemouth Preston
19:45 BST Hugill 84'
Johnson 118' (pen.)
Report MacDonald 23'
Pugh 96'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,643
Referee: Nigel Miller
Penalties
Hugill
Keane
Reid
Browne
Johnson
Stanislas
Cook
Gosling
Pugh
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) Fourth round Liverpool 1–0 Bournemouth Liverpool
19:45 GMT Clyne 17'
Allen  61'
Report MacDonald  80' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,948
Referee: Mike Jones

Hampshire Senior Cup

On the Hampshire FA website, the second round details were announced; Bournemouth faced Havant & Waterlooville.[45]

22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) Second round Havant & Waterlooville 4–0 Bournemouth Havant
19:45 BST Report Stadium: West Leigh Park

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