2015–16 Football League One
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Wigan Athletic (3rd divisional title) |
| Promoted |
Wigan Athletic Burton Albion Barnsley |
| Relegated |
Blackpool Doncaster Rovers Colchester United Crewe Alexandra |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1457 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Will Grigg (25 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Jon McLaughlin (21 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win |
Chesterfield 7–1 Shrewsbury Town (2 Jan) Coventry City 6–0 Bury (13 Feb) Scunthorpe United 6-0 Swindon Town(28 Mar) |
| Biggest away win | Crewe Alexandra 0–5 Coventry City (2 Jan) |
| Longest winning run | Barnsley (7 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Wigan Athletic (20 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Colchester United (19 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Colchester United (9 matches) |
| Highest attendance |
24,777[1] Sheffield United 3–1 Bradford City (28 December 2015) |
| Lowest attendance |
1,767[2] Rochdale 1–0 Fleetwood Town (23 February 2016) |
|
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The 2015–16 Football League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th season of the Football League One under its current title and the 23rd season under its current league division format. The season began on 8 August 2015, and concluded on 8 May 2016.[3]
Changes from last season
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2014–15 season.
To League OnePromoted from League Two Relegated from Championship |
From League OneRelegated to League Two Promoted to Championship |
Team overview
Stadia and locations
Greater Manchester
Locations of teams in the 2015–2016 Football League One
Greater Manchester League One football clubs
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool |  Lee Clark |
Resigned | 9 May 2015[5] | Pre-season | Neil McDonald |
2 June 2015[6] |
| Chesterfield | Paul Cook |
Signed by Portsmouth | 12 May 2015[7] |  Dean Saunders |
13 May 2015[8] | |
| Sheffield United | Nigel Clough |
Sacked | 25 May 2015[9] | Nigel Adkins |
2 June 2015[10] | |
| Peterborough United | Dave Robertson |
6 September 2015[11] | 20th | Graham Westley |
21 September 2015[12] | |
| Doncaster Rovers |  Paul Dickov |
8 September 2015[13] | 17th | Rob Jones (interim) |
8 September 2015[14] | |
| Oldham Athletic |  Darren Kelly |
12 September 2015[15] | 19th | David Dunn (interim) |
13 September 2015[15] | |
| Oldham Athletic | David Dunn (interim) |
Change of contract | 7 October 2015[16] | 18th | David Dunn |
7 October 2015[16] |
| Doncaster Rovers | Rob Jones |
End of interim | 16 October 2015 | 20th | Darren Ferguson |
16 October 2015[17] |
| Chesterfield | Dean Saunders |
Sacked | 28 November 2015 | 16th | Danny Wilson |
24 December 2015[18] |
| Walsall | Dean Smith |
Signed by Brentford | 30 November 2015 | 4th | John Ward (interim) |
30 November 2015[19] |
| Burton Albion |  Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
Signed by QPR | 4 December 2015[20] | 1st | Nigel Clough |
5 December 2015[21] |
| Walsall | John Ward (interim) |
End of interim | 18 December 2015 | 3rd |  Sean O'Driscoll |
18 December 2015[22] |
| Oldham Athletic | David Dunn |
Sacked | 12 January 2016 | 22nd | John Sheridan |
13 January 2016[23] |
| Scunthorpe United | Mark Robins |
Sacked | 16 January 2016 | 13th | Graham Alexander |
22 March 2016[24] |
| Barnsley | Lee Johnson |
Signed by Bristol City | 6 February 2016[25] | 12th | Paul Heckingbottom (caretaker) |
12 February 2016 |
| Walsall | Sean O'Driscoll |
Sacked | 6 March 2016[26] | 4th | John Whitney (interim) |
7 March 2016[27] |
| Peterborough United | Graham Westley |
23 April 2016[28] | 14th | |||
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan Athletic (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 82 | 45 | +37 | 87 | Promotion to Football League 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 League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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[lower-alpha 2] | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 57 | |
| 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 Football 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.
- ↑ Bury were deducted 3 points for playing the unregistered Callum Styles against Southend United on 8 May.[29]
Play-offs
See also: 2016 Football League play-offs
| Semifinals | 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 | ||||||
Results
| Home ╲ Away | BAR | BLP | BRA | BRT | BRY | CHF | COL | COV | CRE | DON | FLE | GIL | MIL | OLD | PET | PTV | ROC | SCU | SHU | SHR | STD | SWI | WAL | WIG |
| Barnsley | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Blackpool | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | |
| Bradford City | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| Burton Albion | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bury | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | |
| Chesterfield | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | |
| Colchester United | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 3–3 | |
| Coventry City | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Fleetwood Town | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Gillingham | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Millwall | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Peterborough United | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Port Vale | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 3–2 | |
| Rochdale | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Sheffield United | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 | |
| Southend United | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Swindon Town | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | |
| Walsall | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Updated to games played on 7 May 2016.
Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
- As of 29 May 2016
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[30] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Grigg |
Wigan Athletic | 25 |
| 2 | Nicky Ajose |
Swindon Town | 24 |
| 3 | Sam Winnall |
Barnsley | 23 |
| 4 | Billy Sharp |
Sheffield United | 21 |
| 5 | Paddy Madden |
Scunthorpe United | 20 |
| Adam Armstrong |
Coventry City | ||
| Lee Gregory |
Millwall | ||
| 8 | Tom Bradshaw |
Walsall | 17 |
| 9 | Steve Morison |
Millwall | 16 |
| 10 | Leon Clarke |
Bury | 15 |
Monthly Awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Dean Smith |
Walsall | Adam Armstrong |
Coventry City | [31][32] |
| September | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
Burton Albion |  Peter Vincenti |
Rochdale | [33][34] |
| October | Mark Robins |
Scunthorpe United | Aiden O'Brien |
Millwall | [35][36] |
| November | Graham Westley |
Peterborough United | Jacob Murphy |
Coventry City | [37][38] |
| December | Nigel Adkins |
Sheffield United | Andy Williams |
Doncaster Rovers | [39][40] |
| January | Lee Johnson |
Barnsley | Sam Winnall |
Barnsley | [41][42] |
| February | Gary Caldwell |
Wigan Athletic | Jordan Archer |
Millwall | [43][44] |
| March | Paul Heckingbottom |
Barnsley | Sullay Kaikai |
Shrewsbury Town | [45][46] |
| April | Graham Alexander |
Scunthorpe United | Will Grigg |
Wigan Athletic | [47][48] |
References
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- ↑ "Rochdale 1-0 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "The 2015–16 fixture list has been released by the FA". The FA. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ "Football Ground Guide". Football Ground Guide. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "Lee Clark leaves Blackpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "Blackpool: Neil McDonald named Seasiders manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "Portsmouth appoint Chesterfield boss as manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "Dean Saunders: Chesterfield appoint interim Crawley boss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ "Nigel Clough: Sheffield United sack manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ "Adkins appointed". Sheffield United. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "Dave Robertson: Peterborough United sack manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "Graham Westley: Peterborough United name ex-Stevenage boss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "Paul Dickov: Doncaster sack manager after poor start to season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ Doncaster Rovers sack Paul Dickov with Rob Jones taking charge on temporary basis
- 1 2 "Oldham Athletic: David Dunn replaces sacked Darren Kelly". BBC Sport. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- 1 2 Oldham Athletic: David Dunn appointed permanent manager
- ↑ Darren Ferguson appointed new Doncaster Rovers manager
- ↑ Danny Wilson: Chesterfield appoint ex-Barnsley manager
- ↑ Dean Smith leaves Walsall to take Brentford job
- ↑ Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: QPR appoint Burton manager as boss
- ↑ Nigel Clough set to return as Burton Albion manager
- ↑ Sean O'Driscoll: Walsall name new head coach to replace Dean Smith
- ↑ "John Sheridan: Oldham reappoint Newport County manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ↑ http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/article/alexander-appointed-as-manager-3021380.aspx
- ↑ "Lee Johnson: Bristol City appoint Barnsley boss as head coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ↑ "Sean O'Driscoll: Walsall part company with head coach after 16 games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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- ↑ "Jacob Murphy named Sky Bet League 1 Player of the Month". Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "Nigel Adkins named Sky Bet League 1 Manager of the Month". Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "Andy Williams named Sky Bet League 1 Player of the Month". Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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