Football Club History Database - Football League 2015-16
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Before this season
- AFC Bournemouth left from Championship to join Premier League
- Barnet joined League Two from Football Conference
- Blackpool were relegated from Championship to League One
- Bristol City were promoted from League One to Championship
- Bristol Rovers joined League Two from Football Conference
- Burnley joined Championship from Premier League
- Burton Albion were promoted from League Two to League One
- Bury were promoted from League Two to League One
- Cheltenham Town left from League Two to join National League
- Crawley Town were relegated from League One to League Two
- Hull City joined Championship from Premier League
- Leyton Orient were relegated from League One to League Two
- Millwall were relegated from Championship to League One
- Milton Keynes Dons were promoted from League One to Championshp
- Norwich City left from Championship to join Premier League
- Notts County were relegated from League One to League Two
- Preston North End were promoted from League One to Championship
- Queens Park Rangers joined Championship from Premier League
- Shrewsbury Town were promoted from League Two to League One
- Southend United were promoted from League Two to League One
- Tranmere Rovers left from League Two to join National League
- Watford left from Championship to join Premier League
- Wigan Athletic were relegated from Championshp to League One
- Yeovil Town were relegated from League One to League Two
Final League Tables
Championship
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Burnley 46 26 15 5 72 35 93
2 Middlesbrough 46 26 11 9 63 31 89
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 24 17 5 72 42 89
4 Hull City 46 24 11 11 69 35 83
5 Derby County 46 21 15 10 66 43 78
6 Sheffield Wednesday 46 19 17 10 66 45 74
7 Ipswich Town 46 18 15 13 53 51 69
8 Cardiff City 46 17 17 12 56 51 68
9 Brentford 46 19 8 19 72 67 65
10 Birmingham City 46 16 15 15 53 49 63
11 Preston North End 46 15 17 14 45 45 62
12 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 18 14 54 54 60
13 Leeds United 46 14 17 15 50 58 59
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 14 16 16 53 58 58
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 13 16 17 46 46 55
16 Nottingham Forest 46 13 16 17 43 47 55
17 Reading 46 13 13 20 52 59 52
18 Bristol City 46 13 13 20 54 71 52
19 Huddersfield Town 46 13 12 21 59 70 51
20 Fulham 46 12 15 19 66 79 51
21 Rotherham United 46 13 10 23 53 71 49
22 Charlton Athletic 46 9 13 24 40 80 40
23 Milton Keynes Dons 46 9 12 25 39 69 39
24 Bolton Wanderers 46 5 15 26 41 81 30
Play-offs
Semi-Finals (2 Legs)
Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday won 3-1 on aggregate
Derby County 0-3 Hull City
Hull City 0-2 Derby County
Hull City won 3-2 on aggregate
Final (@ Wembley Stadium,28/5/16)
Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Hull City
League One
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Wigan Athletic 46 24 15 7 82 45 87
2 Burton Albion 46 25 10 11 57 37 85
3 Walsall 46 24 12 10 71 49 84
4 Millwall 46 24 9 13 73 49 81
5 Bradford City 46 23 11 12 55 40 80
6 Barnsley 46 22 8 16 70 54 74
7 Scunthorpe United 46 21 11 14 60 47 74
8 Coventry City 46 19 12 15 67 49 69
9 Gillingham 46 19 12 15 71 56 69
10 Rochdale 46 19 12 15 68 61 69
11 Sheffield United 46 18 12 16 64 59 66
12 Port Vale 46 18 11 17 56 58 65
13 Peterborough United 46 19 6 21 82 73 63
14 Southend United 46 16 11 19 58 64 59
15 Swindon Town 46 16 11 19 64 71 59
16 Bury 46 16 12 18 56 73 57 *
17 Oldham Athletic 46 12 18 16 44 58 54
18 Chesterfield 46 15 8 23 58 70 53
19 Fleetwood Town 46 12 15 19 52 56 51
20 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 11 22 58 79 50
21 Doncaster Rovers 46 11 13 22 48 64 46
22 Blackpool 46 12 10 24 40 63 46
23 Colchester United 46 9 13 24 57 99 40
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 13 26 46 83 34
* - Bury 3 points deducted
Play-offs
Semi-Finals (2 Legs)
Barnsley 3-0 Walsall
Walsall 1-3 Barnsley
Barnsley won 6-1 on aggregate
Bradford City 1-3 Millwall
Millwall 1-1 Bradford City
Millwall won 4-2 on aggregate
Final (@ Wembley Stadium, 29/5/16)
Barnsley 3-1 Millwall
League Two
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Northampton Town 46 29 12 5 82 46 99
2 Oxford United 46 24 14 8 84 41 86
3 Bristol Rovers 46 26 7 13 77 46 85
4 Accrington Stanley 46 24 13 9 74 48 85
5 Plymouth Argyle 46 24 9 13 72 46 81
6 Portsmouth 46 21 15 10 75 44 78
7 A F C Wimbledon 46 21 12 13 64 50 75
8 Leyton Orient 46 19 12 15 60 61 69
9 Cambridge United 46 18 14 14 66 55 68
10 Carlisle United 46 17 16 13 67 62 67
11 Luton Town 46 19 9 18 63 61 66
12 Mansfield Town 46 17 13 16 61 53 64
13 Wycombe Wanderers 46 17 13 16 45 44 64
14 Exeter City 46 17 13 16 63 65 64
15 Barnet 46 17 11 18 67 68 62
16 Hartlepool United 46 15 6 25 49 72 51
17 Notts County 46 14 9 23 54 83 51
18 Stevenage 46 11 15 20 52 67 48
19 Yeovil Town 46 11 15 20 43 59 48
20 Crawley Town 46 13 8 25 45 78 47
21 Morecambe 46 12 10 24 69 91 46
22 Newport County 46 10 13 23 43 64 43
23 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 8 10 28 46 81 34
24 York City 46 7 13 26 51 87 34
Play-offs
Semi-Finals
Portsmouth 2-2 Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Portsmouth
Plymouth Argyle won 3-2 on aggregate
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley 2-2 AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon won 3-2 on aggregate
Final (@ Wembley Stadium,30/5/16)
AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Plymouth Argyle
Following this season
- League changed name to English Football League ("EFL")
- AFC Wimbledon were promoted from League Two to League One
- Aston Villa joined Championship from Premier League
- Barnsley were promoted from League One to Championship
- Blackpool were relegated from League One to League Two
- Bolton Wanderers were relegated from Championship to League One
- Bristol Rovers were promoted from League Two to League One
- Burnley left from Championship to join Premier League
- Burton Albion were promoted from League One to Championship
- Charlton Athletic were relegated from Championship to League One
- Cheltenham Town joined League Two from National League
- Colchester United were relegated from League One to League Two
- Crewe Alexandra were relegated from League One to League Two
- Dagenham & Redbridge left from League Two to join National League
- Doncaster Rovers were relegated from League One to League Two
- Grimsby Town joined League Two from National League
- Hull City left from Championship to join Premier League
- Middlesbrough left from Championship to join Premier League
- Milton Keynes Dons were relegated from Championship to League One
- Newcastle United joined Championship from Premier League
- Northampton Town were promoted from League Two to League One
- Norwich City joined Championship from Premier League
- Oxford United were promoted from League Two to League One
- Wigan Athletic were promoted from League One to Championship
- York City left from League Two to join National League
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