Season | 2015β16 |
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Champions | Burnley |
Promoted | Burnley Middlesbrough Hull City |
Relegated |
Dagenham & Redbridge York City |
New Clubs in League |
Barnet Bristol Rovers |
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2014β15
2016β17 β |
The 2015β16 Football League (known as the Sky Bet Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 117th season of The Football League. It began on 7 August 2015 and concluded on 30 May 2016, with the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium. [1] The Football League was contested through three Divisions: the Championship, League One and League Two. The winners of the Championship, Burnley, and runners-up, Middlesbrough, were automatically promoted to the Premier League and on 28 May 2016 were joined by the winners of the Championship play-off, Hull City. The bottom two teams in League Two, Dagenham & Redbridge and York City, were relegated to the National League.
It was the last season that the league would be known simply as The Football League; from the 2016β17 season onwards, it would be known as the English Football League. [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Burnley (C, P) | 46 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 93 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Middlesbrough (P) | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 89 | |
3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 89 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs [a] |
4 | Hull City (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 35 | +34 | 83 | |
5 | Derby County | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 78 | |
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 74 | |
7 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 69 | |
8 | Cardiff City | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 68 | |
9 | Brentford | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 72 | 67 | +5 | 65 | |
10 | Birmingham City | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 63 | |
11 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 62 | |
12 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 60 | |
13 | Leeds United | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 59 | |
14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 58 | |
15 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 55 | |
16 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 55 | |
17 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 52 | |
18 | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 71 | −17 | 52 | |
19 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 51 | |
20 | Fulham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 66 | 79 | −13 | 51 | |
21 | Rotherham United | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 53 | 71 | −18 | 49 | |
22 | Charlton Athletic (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 80 | −40 | 40 | Relegation to EFL League One |
23 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 69 | −30 | 39 | |
24 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 46 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 81 | −40 | 30 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Hull City | 1 | |||||||||
4 | Hull City | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
5 | Derby County | 0 | 2 | 2 |
The four teams that finished from third to sixth played off, with the winning team, Hull City, gaining the final promotion spot to the Premier League.
In the play-off semi-finals the third placed team played the sixth placed team and the fourth placed team played the fifth placed team. The team that finished in the higher league position played away in the first leg and played at home in the second leg. If the aggregate score was level after both legs, then extra time would be played. If the scores were still level, a penalty shoot-out decided the winner. The away goals rule did apply in the semi-finals. The semi-finals were held on 13β14 and 16β17 May. [3]
The winners from the two semi-finals, Hull City and Sheffield Wednesday, played at Wembley Stadium on 28 May 2016 in the play-off final, where Hull City won 1β0. [3] The game is known as the richest game in football as the winning club is guaranteed significantly increased payments e.g. in the 2016-17 season the minimum payment for participating in the Premier League was Β£95 million. Due to a new TV rights deal, the average payment for a newly promoted club stood at around Β£100 million.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Wigan Athletic (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 82 | 45 | +37 | 87 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
2 | Burton Albion (P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 85 | |
3 | Walsall | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 84 | Qualification for the League One play-offs [a] |
4 | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 81 | |
5 | Bradford City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 80 | |
6 | Barnsley (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 74 | |
7 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 74 | |
8 | Coventry City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 69 | |
9 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 69 | |
10 | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 69 | |
11 | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 66 | |
12 | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 65 | |
13 | Peterborough United | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 82 | 73 | +9 | 63 | |
14 | Southend United | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 59 | |
15 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 59 | |
16 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 57 [b] | |
17 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 54 | |
18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 53 | |
19 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 51 | |
20 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 79 | −21 | 50 | |
21 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 46 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
22 | Blackpool (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 46 | |
23 | Colchester United (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 57 | 99 | −42 | 40 | |
24 | Crewe Alexandra (R) | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 46 | 83 | −37 | 34 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Walsall | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
6 | Barnsley | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
6 | Barnsley | 3 | |||||||||
4 | Millwall | 1 | |||||||||
4 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
5 | Bradford City | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Northampton Town (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 82 | 46 | +36 | 99 | Promotion to EFL League One |
2 | Oxford United (P) | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 86 | |
3 | Bristol Rovers (P) | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 46 | +31 | 85 | |
4 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 85 | Qualification for League Two play-offs [a] |
5 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 81 | |
6 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 78 | |
7 | AFC Wimbledon (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 75 | |
8 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 69 | |
9 | Cambridge United | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 68 | |
10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 67 | |
11 | Luton Town | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 66 | |
12 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 64 | |
13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 64 | |
14 | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 64 | |
15 | Barnet | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 68 | −1 | 62 | |
16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 51 | |
17 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 83 | −29 | 51 | |
18 | Stevenage | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 48 | |
19 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 48 | |
20 | Crawley Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 47 | |
21 | Morecambe | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 69 | 91 | −22 | 46 | |
22 | Newport County | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 43 | |
23 | Dagenham & Redbridge (R) | 46 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 34 | Relegation to the National League |
24 | York City (R) | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 51 | 87 | −36 | 34 |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
4 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
7 | AFC Wimbledon | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
7 | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | |||||||||
5 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | |||||||||
5 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
6 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table at time of departure |
Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Position in table at time of appointment |
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Portsmouth |
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Mutual Consent | 13 April 2015 [5] | 2014β15 season |
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12 May 2015 [6] | Pre-season |
Blackpool |
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Resigned | 9 May 2015 [7] | Pre-season |
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2 June 2015 [8] | |
Chesterfield |
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Signed by Portsmouth | 12 May 2015 [6] |
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13 May 2015 [9] | ||
Crawley Town |
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Signed by Chesterfield | 13 May 2015 [9] |
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19 May 2015 [10] | ||
Leyton Orient |
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Mutual Consent | 13 May 2015 [11] |
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28 May 2015 [12] | ||
Leeds United |
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Sacked | 20 May 2015 [13] |
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20 May 2015 [13] | ||
Stevenage |
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Out of Contract | 21 May 2015 [14] |
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21 May 2015 [14] | ||
Derby County |
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Sacked | 25 May 2015 [15] |
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1 June 2015 [16] | ||
Sheffield United |
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25 May 2015 [17] |
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2 June 2015 [18] | |||
Plymouth Argyle |
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Mutual consent | 28 May 2015 [19] |
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11 June 2015 [20] | ||
Brentford |
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End of Contract | 1 June 2015 [21] |
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1 June 2015 [21] | ||
Sheffield Wednesday |
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Sacked | 11 June 2015 [22] |
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30 June 2015 [23] | ||
Peterborough United |
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6 September 2015 [24] | 20th |
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21 September 2015 [25] | 18th | |
Doncaster Rovers |
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8 September 2015 [26] | 17th |
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16 October 2015 [27] | 20th | |
Oldham Athletic |
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12 September 2015 [28] | 19th |
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7 October 2015 [29] | 18th | |
Brentford |
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28 September 2015 [30] | 19th |
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30 November 2015 [31] | 11th | |
Rotherham United |
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28 September 2015 [32] | 20th |
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9 October 2015 [33] | 21st | |
Fleetwood Town |
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30 September 2015 [34] | 20th |
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6 October 2015 [35] | 23rd | |
Newport County |
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1 October 2015 [36] | 24th |
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2 October 2015 [37] | 24th | |
Swindon Town |
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17 October 2015 [38] | 20th |
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3 November 2015 [39] | 23rd | |
Leeds United |
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19 October 2015 [40] | 18th |
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19 October 2015 [40] | 18th | |
Charlton Athletic |
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24 October 2015 [41] | 22nd |
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26 October 2015 [42] | 22nd | |
York City |
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26 October 2015 [43] | 21st |
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4 November 2015 [44] | 22nd | |
Cambridge United |
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2 November 2015 [45] | 18th |
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12 November 2015 [46] | 18th | |
Huddersfield Town |
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4 November 2015 [47] | 18th |
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5 November 2015 [48] | 18th | |
Queens Park Rangers |
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4 November 2015 [49] | 13th |
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4 December 2015 [50] | 12th | |
Fulham |
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8 November 2015 [51] | 12th |
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27 December 2015 [52] | 18th | |
Blackburn Rovers |
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10 November 2015 [53] | 16th |
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15 November 2015 [54] | 16th | |
Colchester United |
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Mutual Consent | 26 November 2015 [55] | 19th |
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21 December 2015 [56] | 24th |
Chesterfield |
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Sacked | 28 November 2015 [57] | 16th |
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24 December 2015 [58] | 18th |
Walsall |
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Signed by Brentford | 30 November 2015 [31] | 4th |
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18 December 2015 [59] | 3rd |
Yeovil Town |
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Sacked | 1 December 2015 [60] | 24th |
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31 December 2015 [61] | 24th |
Burton Albion |
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Signed by QPR | 4 December 2015 [50] | 1st |
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7 December 2015 [62] | 1st |
Reading |
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Sacked | 4 December 2015 [63] | 9th |
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17 December 2015 [64] | 13th |
Luton Town |
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17 December 2015 [65] | 17th |
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6 January 2016 [66] | 15th | |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
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21 December 2015 [67] | 24th |
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31 December 2015 [68] | 23rd | |
Swindon Town |
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Resigned | 29 December 2015 [69] | 16th |
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21 January 2016 [70] | 14th |
Notts County |
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Sacked | 29 December 2015 [71] | 15th |
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10 January 2016 [72] | 18th |
Oldham Athletic |
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12 January 2016 [73] | 22nd |
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13 January 2016 [74] | 22nd | |
Newport County |
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Signed by Oldham Athletic | 13 January 2016 [74] | 20th |
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15 January 2016 [75] | 20th |
Charlton Athletic |
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Sacked | 13 January 2016 [76] | 23rd |
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14 January 2016 [77] | 23rd |
Bristol City |
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14 January 2016 [78] | 22nd |
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6 February 2016 [79] | 22nd | |
Leyton Orient |
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18 January 2016 [80] | 11th |
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21 January 2016 [81] | 11th | |
Scunthorpe United |
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18 January 2016 [82] | 16th |
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22 February 2016 [83] | 13th | |
Stevenage |
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1 February 2016 [84] | 19th |
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8 May 2016 [85] | 2016β17 season | |
Barnsley |
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Signed by Bristol City | 6 February 2016 [79] | 12th |
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15 June 2016 [86] | 2016β17 season |
Derby County |
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Sacked | 6 February 2016 [87] | 5th |
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6 February 2016 [87] | 5th |
Rotherham United |
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8 February 2016 [88] | 22nd |
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11 February 2016 [89] | 22nd | |
Hartlepool United |
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Mutual Consent | 10 February 2016 [90] | 22nd |
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10 February 2016 [91] | 22nd |
Walsall |
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Sacked | 6 March 2016 [92] | 4th |
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1 June 2016 [93] | 2016β17 season |
Nottingham Forest |
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13 March 2016 [94] | 14th |
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26 June 2016 [95] | 2016β17 season | |
Bolton Wanderers |
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Mutual Consent | 15 March 2016 [96] | 24th |
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10 June 2016 [97] | 2016β17 season |
Notts County |
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Sacked | 19 March 2016 [98] | 19th |
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20 March 2016 [99] | 19th |
Scunthorpe United |
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Appointed Assistant Manager | 22 March 2016 [100] | 13th |
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22 March 2016 [100] | 13th |
Leyton Orient |
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Removed From Managerial Role | 12 April 2016 [101] | 11th |
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3 June 2016 [102] | 2016β17 season |
Peterborough United |
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Sacked | 23 April 2016 [103] | 14th |
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16 May 2016 [104] | 2016β17 season |
Crawley Town |
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25 April 2016 [105] | 18th |
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27 April 2016 [106] | 18th | |
Colchester United |
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Resigned | 26 April 2016 [107] | 23rd |
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4 May 2016 [108] | 23rd |
Season | 2015β16 |
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Champions | Burnley |
Promoted | Burnley Middlesbrough Hull City |
Relegated |
Dagenham & Redbridge York City |
New Clubs in League |
Barnet Bristol Rovers |
β
2014β15
2016β17 β |
The 2015β16 Football League (known as the Sky Bet Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 117th season of The Football League. It began on 7 August 2015 and concluded on 30 May 2016, with the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium. [1] The Football League was contested through three Divisions: the Championship, League One and League Two. The winners of the Championship, Burnley, and runners-up, Middlesbrough, were automatically promoted to the Premier League and on 28 May 2016 were joined by the winners of the Championship play-off, Hull City. The bottom two teams in League Two, Dagenham & Redbridge and York City, were relegated to the National League.
It was the last season that the league would be known simply as The Football League; from the 2016β17 season onwards, it would be known as the English Football League. [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Burnley (C, P) | 46 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 93 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Middlesbrough (P) | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 89 | |
3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 89 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs [a] |
4 | Hull City (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 35 | +34 | 83 | |
5 | Derby County | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 78 | |
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 74 | |
7 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 69 | |
8 | Cardiff City | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 68 | |
9 | Brentford | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 72 | 67 | +5 | 65 | |
10 | Birmingham City | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 63 | |
11 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 62 | |
12 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 60 | |
13 | Leeds United | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 59 | |
14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 58 | |
15 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 55 | |
16 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 55 | |
17 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 52 | |
18 | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 71 | −17 | 52 | |
19 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 51 | |
20 | Fulham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 66 | 79 | −13 | 51 | |
21 | Rotherham United | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 53 | 71 | −18 | 49 | |
22 | Charlton Athletic (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 80 | −40 | 40 | Relegation to EFL League One |
23 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 69 | −30 | 39 | |
24 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 46 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 81 | −40 | 30 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Hull City | 1 | |||||||||
4 | Hull City | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
5 | Derby County | 0 | 2 | 2 |
The four teams that finished from third to sixth played off, with the winning team, Hull City, gaining the final promotion spot to the Premier League.
In the play-off semi-finals the third placed team played the sixth placed team and the fourth placed team played the fifth placed team. The team that finished in the higher league position played away in the first leg and played at home in the second leg. If the aggregate score was level after both legs, then extra time would be played. If the scores were still level, a penalty shoot-out decided the winner. The away goals rule did apply in the semi-finals. The semi-finals were held on 13β14 and 16β17 May. [3]
The winners from the two semi-finals, Hull City and Sheffield Wednesday, played at Wembley Stadium on 28 May 2016 in the play-off final, where Hull City won 1β0. [3] The game is known as the richest game in football as the winning club is guaranteed significantly increased payments e.g. in the 2016-17 season the minimum payment for participating in the Premier League was Β£95 million. Due to a new TV rights deal, the average payment for a newly promoted club stood at around Β£100 million.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Wigan Athletic (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 82 | 45 | +37 | 87 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
2 | Burton Albion (P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 85 | |
3 | Walsall | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 84 | Qualification for the League One play-offs [a] |
4 | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 81 | |
5 | Bradford City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 80 | |
6 | Barnsley (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 74 | |
7 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 74 | |
8 | Coventry City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 69 | |
9 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 69 | |
10 | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 61 | +7 | 69 | |
11 | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 66 | |
12 | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 65 | |
13 | Peterborough United | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 82 | 73 | +9 | 63 | |
14 | Southend United | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 59 | |
15 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 59 | |
16 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 57 [b] | |
17 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 54 | |
18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 53 | |
19 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 51 | |
20 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 79 | −21 | 50 | |
21 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 46 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
22 | Blackpool (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 46 | |
23 | Colchester United (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 57 | 99 | −42 | 40 | |
24 | Crewe Alexandra (R) | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 46 | 83 | −37 | 34 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Walsall | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
6 | Barnsley | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
6 | Barnsley | 3 | |||||||||
4 | Millwall | 1 | |||||||||
4 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
5 | Bradford City | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Northampton Town (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 82 | 46 | +36 | 99 | Promotion to EFL League One |
2 | Oxford United (P) | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 86 | |
3 | Bristol Rovers (P) | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 46 | +31 | 85 | |
4 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 85 | Qualification for League Two play-offs [a] |
5 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 81 | |
6 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 78 | |
7 | AFC Wimbledon (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 75 | |
8 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 69 | |
9 | Cambridge United | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 68 | |
10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 67 | |
11 | Luton Town | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 66 | |
12 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 64 | |
13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 64 | |
14 | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 64 | |
15 | Barnet | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 68 | −1 | 62 | |
16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 51 | |
17 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 83 | −29 | 51 | |
18 | Stevenage | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 48 | |
19 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 48 | |
20 | Crawley Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 47 | |
21 | Morecambe | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 69 | 91 | −22 | 46 | |
22 | Newport County | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 43 | |
23 | Dagenham & Redbridge (R) | 46 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 34 | Relegation to the National League |
24 | York City (R) | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 51 | 87 | −36 | 34 |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
4 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
7 | AFC Wimbledon | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
7 | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | |||||||||
5 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | |||||||||
5 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
6 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table at time of departure |
Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Position in table at time of appointment |
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Portsmouth |
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Mutual Consent | 13 April 2015 [5] | 2014β15 season |
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12 May 2015 [6] | Pre-season |
Blackpool |
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Resigned | 9 May 2015 [7] | Pre-season |
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2 June 2015 [8] | |
Chesterfield |
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Signed by Portsmouth | 12 May 2015 [6] |
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13 May 2015 [9] | ||
Crawley Town |
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Signed by Chesterfield | 13 May 2015 [9] |
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19 May 2015 [10] | ||
Leyton Orient |
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Mutual Consent | 13 May 2015 [11] |
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28 May 2015 [12] | ||
Leeds United |
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Sacked | 20 May 2015 [13] |
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20 May 2015 [13] | ||
Stevenage |
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Out of Contract | 21 May 2015 [14] |
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21 May 2015 [14] | ||
Derby County |
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Sacked | 25 May 2015 [15] |
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1 June 2015 [16] | ||
Sheffield United |
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25 May 2015 [17] |
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2 June 2015 [18] | |||
Plymouth Argyle |
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Mutual consent | 28 May 2015 [19] |
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11 June 2015 [20] | ||
Brentford |
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End of Contract | 1 June 2015 [21] |
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1 June 2015 [21] | ||
Sheffield Wednesday |
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Sacked | 11 June 2015 [22] |
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30 June 2015 [23] | ||
Peterborough United |
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6 September 2015 [24] | 20th |
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21 September 2015 [25] | 18th | |
Doncaster Rovers |
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8 September 2015 [26] | 17th |
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16 October 2015 [27] | 20th | |
Oldham Athletic |
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12 September 2015 [28] | 19th |
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7 October 2015 [29] | 18th | |
Brentford |
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28 September 2015 [30] | 19th |
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30 November 2015 [31] | 11th | |
Rotherham United |
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28 September 2015 [32] | 20th |
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9 October 2015 [33] | 21st | |
Fleetwood Town |
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30 September 2015 [34] | 20th |
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6 October 2015 [35] | 23rd | |
Newport County |
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1 October 2015 [36] | 24th |
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2 October 2015 [37] | 24th | |
Swindon Town |
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17 October 2015 [38] | 20th |
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3 November 2015 [39] | 23rd | |
Leeds United |
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19 October 2015 [40] | 18th |
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19 October 2015 [40] | 18th | |
Charlton Athletic |
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24 October 2015 [41] | 22nd |
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26 October 2015 [42] | 22nd | |
York City |
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26 October 2015 [43] | 21st |
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4 November 2015 [44] | 22nd | |
Cambridge United |
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2 November 2015 [45] | 18th |
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12 November 2015 [46] | 18th | |
Huddersfield Town |
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4 November 2015 [47] | 18th |
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5 November 2015 [48] | 18th | |
Queens Park Rangers |
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4 November 2015 [49] | 13th |
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4 December 2015 [50] | 12th | |
Fulham |
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8 November 2015 [51] | 12th |
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27 December 2015 [52] | 18th | |
Blackburn Rovers |
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10 November 2015 [53] | 16th |
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15 November 2015 [54] | 16th | |
Colchester United |
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Mutual Consent | 26 November 2015 [55] | 19th |
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21 December 2015 [56] | 24th |
Chesterfield |
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Sacked | 28 November 2015 [57] | 16th |
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24 December 2015 [58] | 18th |
Walsall |
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Signed by Brentford | 30 November 2015 [31] | 4th |
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18 December 2015 [59] | 3rd |
Yeovil Town |
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Sacked | 1 December 2015 [60] | 24th |
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31 December 2015 [61] | 24th |
Burton Albion |
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Signed by QPR | 4 December 2015 [50] | 1st |
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7 December 2015 [62] | 1st |
Reading |
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Sacked | 4 December 2015 [63] | 9th |
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17 December 2015 [64] | 13th |
Luton Town |
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17 December 2015 [65] | 17th |
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6 January 2016 [66] | 15th | |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
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21 December 2015 [67] | 24th |
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31 December 2015 [68] | 23rd | |
Swindon Town |
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Resigned | 29 December 2015 [69] | 16th |
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21 January 2016 [70] | 14th |
Notts County |
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Sacked | 29 December 2015 [71] | 15th |
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10 January 2016 [72] | 18th |
Oldham Athletic |
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12 January 2016 [73] | 22nd |
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13 January 2016 [74] | 22nd | |
Newport County |
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Signed by Oldham Athletic | 13 January 2016 [74] | 20th |
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15 January 2016 [75] | 20th |
Charlton Athletic |
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Sacked | 13 January 2016 [76] | 23rd |
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14 January 2016 [77] | 23rd |
Bristol City |
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14 January 2016 [78] | 22nd |
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6 February 2016 [79] | 22nd | |
Leyton Orient |
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18 January 2016 [80] | 11th |
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21 January 2016 [81] | 11th | |
Scunthorpe United |
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18 January 2016 [82] | 16th |
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22 February 2016 [83] | 13th | |
Stevenage |
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1 February 2016 [84] | 19th |
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8 May 2016 [85] | 2016β17 season | |
Barnsley |
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Signed by Bristol City | 6 February 2016 [79] | 12th |
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15 June 2016 [86] | 2016β17 season |
Derby County |
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Sacked | 6 February 2016 [87] | 5th |
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6 February 2016 [87] | 5th |
Rotherham United |
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8 February 2016 [88] | 22nd |
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11 February 2016 [89] | 22nd | |
Hartlepool United |
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Mutual Consent | 10 February 2016 [90] | 22nd |
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10 February 2016 [91] | 22nd |
Walsall |
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Sacked | 6 March 2016 [92] | 4th |
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1 June 2016 [93] | 2016β17 season |
Nottingham Forest |
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13 March 2016 [94] | 14th |
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26 June 2016 [95] | 2016β17 season | |
Bolton Wanderers |
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Mutual Consent | 15 March 2016 [96] | 24th |
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10 June 2016 [97] | 2016β17 season |
Notts County |
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Sacked | 19 March 2016 [98] | 19th |
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20 March 2016 [99] | 19th |
Scunthorpe United |
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Appointed Assistant Manager | 22 March 2016 [100] | 13th |
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22 March 2016 [100] | 13th |
Leyton Orient |
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Removed From Managerial Role | 12 April 2016 [101] | 11th |
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3 June 2016 [102] | 2016β17 season |
Peterborough United |
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Sacked | 23 April 2016 [103] | 14th |
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16 May 2016 [104] | 2016β17 season |
Crawley Town |
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25 April 2016 [105] | 18th |
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27 April 2016 [106] | 18th | |
Colchester United |
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Resigned | 26 April 2016 [107] | 23rd |
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4 May 2016 [108] | 23rd |