2015–16 Football League Explained

Competition:The Football League
Season:2015–16
Winners:Burnley
Promoted:Burnley
Middlesbrough
Hull City
Relegated:Dagenham & Redbridge
York City
Continentalcup1:New Clubs in League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Barnet
Bristol Rovers
Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17

The 2015–16 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 2016–17 season onwards, it would be known as the English Football League.[2]

Promotion and relegation

From the Premier League

Relegated to the Championship

From the Championship

Promoted to the Premier League
Relegated to League One

From League One

Promoted to the Championship
Relegated to League Two

From League Two

Promoted to League One
Relegated to the National League

From the Conference National

Championship

Results

League One

Results

League Two

Results

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in table at
time of departure		Incoming managerDate of appointmentPosition in table at
time of appointment
Portsmouth Andy AwfordMutual Consent13 April 2015[3] 2014–15 season Paul Cook12 May 2015[4] Pre-season
Blackpool Lee ClarkResigned9 May 2015[5] Pre-season Neil McDonald2 June 2015[6]
Chesterfield Paul CookSigned by Portsmouth12 May 2015 Dean Saunders13 May 2015[7]
Crawley Town Dean SaundersSigned by Chesterfield13 May 2015 Mark Yates19 May 2015[8]
Leyton Orient Fabio LiveraniMutual Consent13 May 2015[9] Ian Hendon28 May 2015[10]
Leeds United Neil RedfearnSacked20 May 2015 Uwe Rosler20 May 2015[11]
Stevenage Graham WestleyOut of Contract21 May 2015 Teddy Sheringham21 May 2015[12]
Derby County Steve McClarenSacked25 May 2015[13] Paul Clement1 June 2015[14]
Sheffield United Nigel Clough25 May 2015[15] Nigel Adkins2 June 2015[16]
Plymouth Argyle John SheridanMutual consent28 May 2015[17] Derek Adams11 June 2015[18]
Brentford Mark WarburtonEnd of Contract1 June 2015 Marinus Dijkhuizen1 June 2015[19]
Sheffield Wednesday Stuart GraySacked11 June 2015[20] Carlos Carvalhal30 June 2015[21]
Peterborough United Dave Robertson6 September 2015[22] 20th Graham Westley21 September 2015[23] 18th
Doncaster Rovers Paul Dickov8 September 2015[24] 17th Darren Ferguson16 October 2015[25] 20th
Oldham Athletic Darren Kelly12 September 2015[26] 19th David Dunn7 October 2015[27] 18th
Brentford Marinus Dijkhuizen28 September 2015[28] 19th Dean Smith30 November 201511th
Rotherham United Steve Evans28 September 2015[29] 20th Neil Redfearn9 October 2015[30] 21st
Fleetwood Town Graham Alexander30 September 2015[31] 20th Steven Pressley6 October 2015[32] 23rd
Newport County Terry Butcher1 October 2015[33] 24th John Sheridan2 October 2015[34] 24th
Swindon Town Mark Cooper17 October 2015[35] 20th Martin Ling3 November 2015[36] 23rd
Leeds United Uwe Rosler19 October 201518th Steve Evans19 October 2015[37] 18th
Charlton Athletic Guy Luzon24 October 2015[38] 22nd Karel Fraeye26 October 2015[39] 22nd
York City Russ Wilcox26 October 2015[40] 21st Jackie McNamara4 November 2015[41] 22nd
Cambridge United Richard Money2 November 2015[42] 18th Shaun Derry12 November 2015[43] 18th
Huddersfield Town Chris Powell4 November 2015[44] 18th David Wagner5 November 2015[45] 18th
Queens Park Rangers Chris Ramsey4 November 2015[46] 13th Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink4 December 2015[47] 12th
Fulham Kit Symons8 November 2015[48] 12th Slaviša Jokanović27 December 2015[49] 18th
Blackburn Rovers Gary Bowyer10 November 2015[50] 16th Paul Lambert15 November 2015[51] 16th
Colchester United Tony HumesMutual Consent26 November 2015[52] 19th Kevin Keen21 December 2015[53] 24th
Chesterfield Dean SaundersSacked28 November 2015[54] 16th Danny Wilson24 December 2015[55] 18th
Walsall Dean SmithSigned by Brentford30 November 2015[56] 4th Sean O'Driscoll18 December 2015[57] 3rd
Yeovil Town Paul SturrockSacked1 December 2015[58] 24th Darren Way31 December 2015[59] 24th
Burton Albion Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkSigned by QPR4 December 20151st Nigel Clough7 December 2015[60] 1st
Reading Steve ClarkeSacked4 December 2015[61] 9th Brian McDermott17 December 2015[62] 13th
Luton Town John Still17 December 2015[63] 17th6 January 2016[64] 15th
Dagenham & Redbridge Wayne Burnett21 December 2015[65] 24th John Still31 December 2015[66] 23rd
Swindon Town Martin LingResigned29 December 2015[67] 16th Luke Williams21 January 2016[68] 14th
Notts County Ricardo MonizSacked29 December 2015[69] 15th Jamie Fullarton10 January 2016[70] 18th
Oldham Athletic David Dunn12 January 2016[71] 22nd John Sheridan13 January 2016[72] 22nd
Newport County John SheridanSigned by Oldham Athletic13 January 201620th Warren Feeney15 January 2016[73] 20th
Charlton Athletic Karel FraeyeSacked13 January 2016[74] 23rd José Riga14 January 2016[75] 23rd
Bristol City Steve Cotterill14 January 2016[76] 22nd Lee Johnson6 February 2016[77] 22nd
Leyton Orient Ian Hendon18 January 2016[78] 11th Kevin Nolan21 January 2016[79] 11th
Scunthorpe United Mark Robins18 January 2016[80] 16th Nick Daws22 February 2016[81] 13th
Stevenage Teddy Sheringham1 February 2016[82] 19th Darren Sarll8 May 2016[83] 2016–17 season
Barnsley Lee JohnsonSigned by Bristol City6 February 201612th Paul Heckingbottom15 June 2016[84] 2016–17 season
Derby County Paul ClementSacked6 February 2016[85] 5th Darren Wassall6 February 20165th
Rotherham United Neil Redfearn8 February 2016[86] 22nd Neil Warnock11 February 2016[87] 22nd
Hartlepool United Ronnie MooreMutual Consent10 February 2016[88] 22nd Craig Hignett10 February 2016[89] 22nd
Walsall Sean O'DriscollSacked6 March 2016[90] 4th Jon Whitney1 June 2016[91] 2016–17 season
Nottingham Forest Dougie Freedman13 March 2016[92] 14th Philippe Montanier26 June 2016[93] 2016–17 season
Bolton Wanderers Neil LennonMutual Consent15 March 2016[94] 24th Phil Parkinson10 June 2016[95] 2016–17 season
Notts County Jamie FullartonSacked19 March 2016[96] 19th Mark Cooper20 March 2016[97] 19th
Scunthorpe United Nick DawsAppointed Assistant Manager22 March 2016[98] 13th Graham Alexander22 March 201613th
Leyton Orient Kevin NolanRemoved From Managerial Role12 April 2016[99] 11th Andy Hessenthaler3 June 2016[100] 2016–17 season
Peterborough United Graham WestleySacked23 April 2016[101] 14th Grant McCann16 May 2016[102] 2016–17 season
Crawley Town Mark Yates25 April 2016[103] 18th Dermot Drummy27 April 2016[104] 18th
Colchester United Kevin KeenResigned26 April 2016[105] 23rd John McGreal4 May 2016[106] 23rd

Notes and References

  1. News: Key Dates . The Football League . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160531072553/http://www.football-league.co.uk/global/keydates.aspx . 31 May 2016 . 5 April 2015.
  2. News: Football League to be re-named the English Football League . The Football League . 12 October 2015.
  3. News: Andy Awford: Portsmouth manager steps down from role . BBC Sport . 13 April 2015.
  4. News: Paul Cook: Portsmouth appoint Chesterfield boss as manager . BBC Sport . 12 May 2015.
  5. News: Lee Clark: Blackpool manager resigns after relegation . BBC Sport . 9 May 2015.
  6. News: Blackpool: Neil McDonald named Seasiders manager . BBC Sport . 2 June 2015.
  7. News: Dean Saunders: Chesterfield appoint interim Crawley boss . BBC Sport . 13 May 2015.
  8. News: Crawley Town appoint Mark Yates as new manager . BBC Sport . 19 May 2015.
  9. News: Leyton Orient: Boss Fabio Liverani departs by mutual consent . BBC Sport . 13 May 2015.
  10. News: Ian Hendon: West Ham coach named Leyton Orient manager . BBC Sport . 28 May 2015.
  11. News: Uwe Rosler: Leeds United appoint fifth head coach in less than a year . BBC Sport . 20 May 2015.
  12. News: Teddy Sheringham: Stevenage name ex-England striker as boss . BBC Sport . 21 May 2015.
  13. News: Steve McClaren: Derby County sack head coach . BBC Sport . 25 May 2015.
  14. News: Derby County appoint Paul Clement as head coach . BBC Sport . 1 June 2015.
  15. News: Nigel Clough: Sheffield United sack manager . BBC Sport . 25 May 2015.
  16. News: Nigel Adkins: Sheffield United appoint ex-Southampton boss . BBC Sport . 2 June 2015.
  17. Web site: John Sheridan: Plymouth Argyle manager leaves by mutual consent. BBC Sport. 28 May 2015.
  18. Web site: Plymouth Argyle appoint Derek Adams as manager . BBC Sport. 11 June 2015.
  19. News: Marinus Dijkhuizen takes over as Brentford head coach . BBC Sport . 1 June 2015.
  20. News: Stuart Gray: Sheffield Wednesday head coach sacked . BBC Sport . 11 June 2015.
  21. Web site: Sheffield Wednesday name Carlos Carvalhal as new head coach. BBC Sport. 30 June 2015.
  22. News: Dave Robertson: Peterborough United sack manager . BBC Sport . 6 September 2015.
  23. Web site: Graham Westley: Peterborough United name ex-Stevenage boss . BBC Sport . 21 September 2015 . 21 September 2015.
  24. Web site: Paul Dickov: Doncaster sack manager after poor start to season . BBC Sport . 8 September 2015 . 8 September 2015.
  25. Web site: Darren Ferguson: Doncaster appoint ex-Peterborough boss . BBC Sport . 16 October 2015 . 16 October 2015.
  26. News: Oldham Athletic: David Dunn replaces sacked Darren Kelly . BBC Sport . 12 September 2015.
  27. Web site: Oldham Athletic: David Dunn appointed permanent manager . BBC Sport . 7 October 2015 . 7 October 2015.
  28. News: Brentford sack Marinus Dijkhuizen and appoint Lee Carsley . BBC Sport . 28 September 2015.
  29. News: Steve Evans: Rotherham United part company with manager. 28 September 2015 . 28 September 2015. BBC Sport.
  30. Web site: Neil Redfearn: Rotherham United appoint ex-Leeds head coach . BBC Sport . 9 October 2015 . 9 October 2015.
  31. News: Graham Alexander: Fleetwood sack boss after poor start . 30 September 2015 . 30 September 2015. BBC Sport.
  32. Web site: Fleetwood Town: Steven Pressley appointed manager . BBC Sport . 6 October 2015 . 6 October 2015.
  33. News: Newport County part company with manager Terry Butcher. 1 October 2015 . 1 October 2015. BBC Sport.
  34. Web site: John Sheridan: Newport County appoint former Plymouth manager . BBC Sport . 2 October 2015 . 2 October 2015.
  35. Web site: Swindon Town: Mark Cooper leaves League One club . BBC Sport . 17 October 2015 . 17 October 2015.
  36. Web site: Martin Ling: Swindon Town appoint former Torquay boss . BBC Sport . 3 November 2015 . 3 November 2015.
  37. Web site: Steve Evans: Leeds appoint new boss as Massimo Cellino banned . BBC Sport . 19 October 2015 . 19 October 2015.
  38. Web site: Guy Luzon: Charlton Athletic sack manager after winless run . BBC Sport . 24 October 2015 . 24 October 2015.
  39. Web site: Karel Fraeye: Charlton Athletic appoint interim head coach . BBC Sport . 26 October 2015 . 26 October 2015.
  40. Web site: Russ Wilcox: York City sack boss after nine games without win . BBC Sport . 26 October 2015 . 26 October 2015.
  41. Web site: York City: Jackie McNamara appointed as new manager . BBC Sport . 4 November 2015 . 4 November 2015.
  42. Web site: Richard Money: Cambridge United part company with manager . BBC Sport . 2 November 2015 . 2 November 2015.
  43. Web site: Shaun Derry: Cambridge United appoint ex-Notts County manager . BBC Sport . 12 November 2015 . 12 November 2015.
  44. Web site: Chris Powell: Huddersfield Town sack manager . BBC Sport . 4 November 2015 . 4 November 2015.
  45. Web site: David Wagner named new Huddersfield Town head coach . BBC Sport . 5 November 2015 . 5 November 2015.
  46. Web site: Chris Ramsey sacked as Queens Park Rangers manager . BBC Sport . 4 November 2015 . 4 November 2015.
  47. News: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: QPR appoint Burton manager as boss . BBC Sport . 4 December 2015.
  48. Web site: Kit Symons: Fulham sack manager after Birmingham defeat . BBC Sport . 8 November 2015 . 9 November 2015.
  49. Web site: Slavisa Jokanovic: Fulham appoint Serb as new head coach . BBC Sport . 27 December 2015 . 28 December 2015.
  50. Web site: Gary Bowyer: Blackburn Rovers sack manager after poor start . BBC Sport . 10 November 2015 . 10 November 2015.
  51. Web site: Paul Lambert: Blackburn appoint former Aston Villa manager . BBC Sport . 15 November 2015 . 16 November 2015.
  52. Web site: Tony Humes: Colchester United and boss part by mutual consent . BBC Sport . 26 November 2015 . 30 November 2015.
  53. Web site: Colchester United: U's appoint Kevin Keen as new manager . BBC Sport . 21 December 2015 . 26 December 2015.
  54. Web site: Dean Saunders: Chesterfield part company with manager . BBC Sport . 28 November 2015 . 30 November 2015.
  55. Web site: Danny Wilson: Chesterfield appoint ex-Barnsley manager . BBC Sport . 24 December 2015 . 28 December 2015.
  56. News: Marinus Dijkhuizen takes over as Brentford head coach . BBC Sport . 30 November 2015.
  57. Web site: Sean O'Driscoll: Walsall name new head coach to replace Dean Smith . BBC Sport . 18 December 2015 . 18 December 2015.
  58. Web site: Yeovil Town: Paul Sturrock leaves League Two's bottom club . BBC Sport . 1 December 2015 . 2 December 2015.
  59. Web site: Yeovil Town: Darren Way appointed as Glovers manager . BBC Sport . 31 December 2015 . 31 December 2015.
  60. Web site: Nigel Clough: Burton Albion confirm former manager's return . BBC Sport . 7 December 2015 . 7 December 2015.
  61. Web site: Steve Clarke: Reading sack manager after run of poor form . BBC Sport . 4 December 2015 . 4 December 2015.
  62. Web site: Brian McDermott returns to Reading as manager . BBC Sport . 17 December 2015 . 17 December 2015.
  63. Web site: John Still: Luton Town sack boss, Andy Awford named caretaker . BBC Sport . 17 December 2015 . 17 December 2015.
  64. Web site: Nathan Jones: Brighton coach appointed Luton Town boss . BBC Sport . 6 January 2016 . 6 January 2016.
  65. Web site: Dagenham & Redbridge sack manager Wayne Burnett . BBC Sport . 21 December 2015 . 26 December 2015.
  66. Web site: John Still returns as Dagenham and Redbridge manager . BBC Sport . 31 December 2015 . 31 December 2015.
  67. Web site: Martin Ling: Swindon Town boss resigns because of 'health reasons' . BBC Sport . 29 December 2015 . 30 December 2015.
  68. Web site: Swindon Town: Luke Williams to remain in charge until May . BBC Sport . 21 January 2016 . 21 January 2016.
  69. Web site: Ricardo Moniz: Notts County part company with manager . BBC Sport . 29 December 2015 . 30 December 2015.
  70. Web site: Notts County: Jamie Fullarton named as new manager . BBC Sport . 10 January 2016 . 13 January 2016.
  71. Web site: David Dunn: Oldham Athletic sack manager after 20 games . BBC Sport . 12 January 2016 . 13 January 2016.
  72. News: John Sheridan: Oldham reappoint Newport County manager . BBC Sport . 13 January 2016.
  73. Web site: Warren Feeney: Newport County appoint new manager . BBC Sport . 15 January 2016 . 15 January 2016.
  74. Web site: Karel Fraeye: Charlton Athletic sack interim head coach . BBC Sport . 13 January 2016 . 13 January 2016.
  75. Web site: Jose Riga: Charlton Athletic reappoint Belgian as head coach . BBC Sport . 14 January 2016 . 15 January 2016.
  76. Web site: Steve Cotterill sacked as Bristol City manager . BBC Sport . 14 January 2016 . 15 January 2016.
  77. News: Lee Johnson: Bristol City appoint Barnsley head coach as manager . BBC Sport . 6 February 2016.
  78. Web site: Ian Hendon: Leyton Orient sack head coach . BBC Sport . 18 January 2016 . 18 January 2016.
  79. Web site: Kevin Nolan: Leyton Orient appoint midfielder as player-manager . BBC Sport . 21 January 2016 . 21 January 2016.
  80. Web site: Mark Robins: Scunthorpe United sack manager and assistant . BBC Sport . 18 January 2016 . 18 January 2016.
  81. Web site: Nick Daws: Scunthorpe United appoint manager until end of the season . BBC Sport . 22 February 2016 . 11 March 2016.
  82. Web site: Teddy Sheringham: Stevenage sack former England striker . BBC Sport . 1 February 2016 . 2 February 2016.
  83. Web site: Darren Sarll: Stevenage boss to remain in charge alongside advisor Glenn Roeder . BBC Sport . 8 May 2016 . 9 May 2016.
  84. Web site: Paul Heckingbottom: Barnsley appoint head coach on 12-month rolling contract . BBC Sport . 15 June 2016 . 15 June 2016.
  85. News: Paul Clement: Derby County sack head coach after eight months . BBC Sport . 6 February 2016.
  86. Web site: Neil Redfearn: Rotherham United sack manager . BBC Sport . 8 February 2016 . 8 February 2016.
  87. Web site: Neil Warnock named Rotherham manager until end of season . BBC Sport . 11 February 2016 . 15 February 2016.
  88. Web site: Ronnie Moore: Hartlepool United part company with manager . BBC Sport . 10 February 2016 . 15 February 2016.
  89. Web site: Craig Hignett succeeds Ronnie Moore as Hartlepool manager . BBC Sport . 10 February 2016 . 15 February 2016.
  90. Web site: Sean O'Driscoll: Walsall part company with head coach after 16 games . BBC Sport . 6 March 2016 . 11 March 2016.
  91. Web site: Jon Whitney: Walsall confirm interim boss as new manager on three-year contract . BBC Sport . 1 June 2016 . 1 June 2016.
  92. Web site: Dougie Freedman: Nottingham Forest manager sacked . BBC Sport . 13 March 2016 . 15 March 2016.
  93. Web site: Philippe Montanier takes over as Nottingham Forest head coach . BBC Sport . 26 June 2016 . 26 June 2016.
  94. Web site: Neil Lennon: Bolton Wanderers manager leaves by mutual consent . BBC Sport . 15 March 2016 . 15 March 2016.
  95. Web site: Phil Parkinson: Bolton Wanderers appoint Bradford City boss as new manager . BBC Sport . 10 June 2016 . 10 June 2016.
  96. Web site: Jamie Fullarton: Notts County manager sacked after 70 days . BBC Sport . 19 March 2016 . 19 March 2016.
  97. Web site: Mark Cooper: Notts County manager gets points target . BBC Sport . 20 March 2016 . 20 March 2016.
  98. News: Graham Alexander: Scunthorpe appoint ex-Fleetwood boss as manager . BBC Sport . 22 March 2016.
  99. Web site: Kevin Nolan: Leyton Orient remove midfielder from managerial role . BBC Sport . 12 April 2016 . 18 April 2016.
  100. Web site: Andy Hessenthaler: Leyton Orient give caretaker manager full-time job . BBC Sport . 3 June 2016 . 5 June 2016.
  101. Web site: Graham Westley: Peterborough United part with manager . BBC Sport . 23 April 2016 . 28 April 2016.
  102. Web site: Peterborough United: Grant McCann appointed manager . BBC Sport . 16 May 2016 . 16 May 2016.
  103. Web site: Mark Yates: Crawley Town manager sacked by League Two club . BBC Sport . 25 April 2016 . 28 April 2016.
  104. Web site: Dermot Drummy: Crawley Town name ex-Chelsea coach as head coach . BBC Sport . 27 April 2016 . 28 April 2016.
  105. Web site: Kevin Keen: Colchester United manager parts company with club . BBC Sport . 26 April 2016 . 28 April 2016.
  106. Web site: John McGreal: Colchester United appoint under-21 boss as first-team coach . BBC Sport . 4 May 2016 . 9 May 2016.

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