2015–16 Middlesbrough F.C. season

Middlesbrough

2015–16 season
Chairman	Steve Gibson
Manager	Aitor Karanka
Stadium	Riverside Stadium
Football League Championship	2nd
FA Cup	Third Round
League Cup	Quarter-Finals
Home colours Away colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season was Middlesbrough's seventh consecutive season in the Football League Championship in their 140th year in existence.^[1] Along with the Championship, the club also competed in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated 12 July 2016^[2]

"+" constitutes substitute appearances

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Dimitrios Konstantopoulos	48	0	46	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF		George Friend	45	1	39+1	1	1	0	3+1	0
4	DF		Daniel Ayala	39	3	34+1	3	1	0	3	0
5	DF		Ritchie De Laet (on loan from Leicester City)	10	0	9+1	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Ben Gibson	36	1	32+1	1	0	0	3	0
7	MF		Grant Leadbitter	46	4	39+2	4	0	0	4+1	0
8	MF		Adam Clayton	48	1	41+2	1	1	0	2+2	0
9	FW		Jordan Rhodes	18	6	13+5	6	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Carlos De Pena	10	0	3+3	0	1	0	3	0
13	GK		Tomás Mejías	6	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
16	DF		Julien De Sart	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF		James Husband	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	FW		Cristhian Stuani	40	11	20+16	7	0+1	0	3	4
19	MF		Stewart Downing	49	3	40+5	3	0	0	2+2	0
20	MF		Adam Reach	6	1	3+1	1	0	0	1+1	0
21	MF		Gastón Ramírez	18	7	15+3	7	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Dael Fry	8	0	7	0	0	0	0+1	0
23	FW		Kike Sola (on loan from Athletic Bilbao)	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Emilio Nsue	46	3	37+3	3	0+1	0	4+1	0
26	DF		Tomáš Kalas (on loan from Chelsea)	30	0	19+7	0	1	0	3	0
27	MF		Albert Adomah	47	8	36+7	6	1	0	2+1	2
34	MF		Adam Forshaw	34	2	9+20	2	1	0	3+1	0
35	MF		David Nugent	40	8	24+14	8	1	0	0+1	0
39	DF		Jonathan Woodgate	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who appeared for Middlesbrough but left during the season:
9	FW		Kike	24	4	10+9	4	0+1	0	4	0
16	DF		Jack Stephens	5	0	0+1	0	0	0	3+1	0
29	MF		Fernando Amorebieta (on loan from Fulham)	16	0	11+2	0	1	0	2	0
30	MF		Yanic Wildschut	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
31	MF		Diego Fabbrini	26	6	14+8	4	1	1	2+1	1
36	MF		Bruno Zuculini (on loan from Manchester City)	6	0	3+2	0	0	0	0+1	0

Top scorers

Last updated 12 July 2016

Rank	Pos.	No.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW	18	Cristhian Stuani	7	0	4	11
2=	MF	27	Albert Adomah	6	0	2	8
2=	FW	35	David Nugent	8	0	0	8
4	MF	21	Gastón Ramírez	7	0	0	7
5=	MF	31	Diego Fabbrini	4	1	1	6
5=	FW	9	Jordan Rhodes	6	0	0	6
7=	FW	9	Kike	4	0	0	4
7=	MF	7	Grant Leadbitter	4	0	0	4
9=	DF	4	Daniel Ayala	3	0	0	3
9=	MF	17	Stewart Downing	3	0	0	3
9=	DF	24	Emilio Nsue	3	0	0	3
12	MF	34	Adam Forshaw	2	0	0	0
13=	MF	8	Adam Clayton	1	0	0	1
13=	DF	3	George Friend	1	0	0	1
13=	DF	6	Ben Gibson	1	0	0	1
13=	MF	20	Adam Reach	1	0	0	1
13=	MF	30	Yanic Wildschut	0	0	1	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
8	MF		Adam Clayton	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Grant Leadbitter	12	0	11	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF		Daniel Ayala	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Fernando Amorebieta	6	0	5	0	0	0	1	0
27	MF		Albert Adomah	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
18	FW		Cristhian Stuani	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF		Ben Gibson	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
3	DF		George Friend	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
31	MF		Diego Fabbrini	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW		David Nugent	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Carlos De Pena	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Emilio Nsue	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Stewart Downing	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF		Tomáš Kalas	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Kike	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW		Kike Sola	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF		Adam Forshaw	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
21	MF		Gastón Ramírez	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Jordan Rhodes	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

Transfers In

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
6 July 2015	DF		Alex Baptiste	Bolton Wanderers	Free Transfer	[3][4]
16 July 2015	MF		Stewart Downing	West Ham United	£5,500,000	[5][6]
7 August 2015	FW		Cristhian Stuani	Espanyol	£3,600,000	[7][8]
14 August 2015	FW		David Nugent	Leicester City	£4,000,000	[9][10]
1 September 2015	MF		Carlos de Pena	Nacional	£3,000,000
1 February 2016	FW		Jordan Rhodes	Blackburn Rovers	Undisclosed
1 February 2016	MF		Julien De Sart	Standard Liège	Undisclosed

Total spending: £25,175,000

Transfers Out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	DF		David Atkinson	Carlisle United	Free transfer	[11]
1 July 2015	MF		Ryan Brobbel	Whitby Town	Released	[12]
1 July 2015	DF		Seb Hines	Orlando City	Released	[12]
1 July 2015	MF		Emmanuel Ledesma	Rotherham United [lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer	[12]
1 July 2015	MF		James Warnett	Free Agent	Released	[12]
1 July 2015	DF		Kieron Weledji	Whitby Town	Free transfer	[12]
1 July 2015	MF		Dean Whitehead	Huddersfield Town [lower-alpha 2]	Free transfer	[12]
2 July 2015	FW		Luke Williams	Scunthorpe United	Undisclosed	[15]
4 August 2015	MF		Lee Tomlin	AFC Bournemouth	£3,000,000	[16][17]
2 February 2016	FW		Kike	Eibar	Undisclosed

1. Following Ledesma's release he joined Rotherham United.^[13]
2. Following Whitehead's release he joined Huddersfield Town.^[14]

Total incoming: £3,000,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
17 July 2015	DF		Tomáš Kalas	Chelsea	End of season	[18]
27 July 2015	MF		Diego Fabbrini	Watford	End of season	[19]
31 July 2015	DF		Jack Stephens	Southampton	End of season	[20]
28 August 2015	DF		Fernando Amorebieta	Fulham	End of season	[21]
29 August 2015	GK		Michael Agazzi	Milan	End of season
26 October 2015	MF		Bruno Zuculini	Manchester City	26 November 2015	[22]
15 January 2016	FW		Kike Sola	Athletic Bilbao	End of season
26 January 2016	MF		Gastón Ramírez	Southampton	End of season
1 February 2016	DF		Ritchie De Laet	Leicester City	End of season	[23]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
31 July 2015	GK		Connor Ripley	Motherwell	4 January 2016	[24]
3 August 2015	DF		Jonathan Burn	Oldham Athletic	4 January 2016	[25]
6 August 2015	MF		Bryn Morris	Coventry City	End of season	[26]
27 August 2015	MF		Mustapha Carayol	Huddersfield Town	End of season	[27]
28 August 2015	DF		James Husband	Fulham	26 September 2015	[21]
10 September 2015	DF		Brad Halliday	Hartlepool United	8 October 2015	[28]
14 September 2015	DF		Adam Jackson	Coventry City	12 October 2015	[29]
26 September 2015	MF		Adam Reach	Preston North End	28 December 2015	[30]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 8 June 2015, Middlesbrough announced two friendlies against York City and Doncaster Rovers.^[31] A trip to Barnsley on 29 July 2015 was later announced on 15 June 2015.^[32] On 8 July 2015, Boro announced Spanish side Getafe will visit a week prior to the opening game of the season.^[33]

York City v Middlesbrough

11 July 2015 Friendly	York City	0–1	Middlesbrough	York
12:00 BST		Report	Fewster  78'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,798

Middlesbrough v Leyton Orient

15 July 2015 Friendly	Middlesbrough	3–1	Leyton Orient	Mijas
17:30 CEST	Adomah  44' Forshaw  52' Kike  80'	Report	McCallum  61'	Stadium: La Cala Resort Attendance: 0

Middlesbrough v Scunthorpe United

18 July 2015 Friendly	Middlesbrough	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Mijas
17:30 CEST	Leadbitter  84'	Report	Burn  4' (o.g.)	Stadium: La Cala Resort Attendance: 0

Doncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough

25 July 2015 Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Middlesbrough	Doncaster
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 2,831 (726 Boro)

Barnsley v Middlesbrough

29 July 2015 Friendly	Barnsley	0–4	Middlesbrough	Barnsley
19:00 BST		Report	Kike  47', 73' Adomah  49', 65'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 2,082 (328 Boro) Referee: Darren England

Middlesbrough v Getafe

1 August 2015 Friendly	Middlesbrough	1–0	Getafe	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Kike  55'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 6,107 Referee: Tony Harrington

Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
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 Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4	Hull City (O, P)	46	24	11	11	69	35	+34	83
5	Derby County	46	21	15	10	66	43	+23	78

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 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.
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

League 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
46	26	11	9	63	31	+32	89	16	5	2	34	8	+26	10	6	7	29	23	+6

Last updated: 7 May 2016.
Source: Football League

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	D
Position	16	2	4	8	6	3	2	2	2	2	3	6	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[34]

Preston North End v Middlesbrough

9 August 2015 1	Preston North End	0–0	Middlesbrough	Preston
12:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,974 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers

15 August 2015 2	Middlesbrough	3–0	Bolton Wanderers	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Fabbrini  7' Kike  17', 32'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 23,333 Referee: James Adcock

Derby County v Middlesbrough

18 August 2015 3	Derby County	1–1	Middlesbrough	Derby
19:45 BST	Russell  88'	Report	Kike  16'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 30,855 Referee: Steve Martin

Middlesbrough v Bristol City

22 August 2015 4	Middlesbrough	0–1	Bristol City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST		Report	Bryan  8'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 22,236 Referee: Paul Tierney

Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough

29 August 2015 5	Sheffield Wednesday	1–3	Middlesbrough	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Matias  64'	Report	Reach  42' Fabbrini  67' Stuani  86'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 20,976 Referee: Mark Heywood

Middlesbrough v Milton Keynes Dons

12 September 2015 6	Middlesbrough	2–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Downing  70' Nugent  81'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 21,448 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Middlesbrough v Brentford

15 September 2015 7	Middlesbrough	3–1	Brentford	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Stuani  35', 69' Adomah  77'	Report	Vibe  49'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 20,138 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough

19 September 2015 8	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Middlesbrough	Nottingham
12:30 BST	Mills  7'	Report	Nugent  3' Ayala  32'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,993 Referee: Lee Mason

Middlesbrough v Leeds United

27 September 2015 9	Middlesbrough	3–0	Leeds United	Middlesbrough
13:15 BST	Nugent  3' Bellusci  32' (o.g.) Fabbrini  81'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,694 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Reading v Middlesbrough

3 October 2015 10	Reading	2–0	Middlesbrough	Reading
15:00 BST	Williams  1' Blackman  88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 19,516 Referee: Keith Stroud

Middlesbrough v Fulham

17 October 2015 11	Middlesbrough	0–0	Fulham	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 22,498 Referee: Peter Bankes

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough

20 October 2015 12	Cardiff City	1–0	Middlesbrough	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Friend  86' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 13,371 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough

24 October 2015 13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–3	Middlesbrough	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Edwards  22'	Report	Fabbrini  71' Leadbitter  82' (pen.) Downing  90+2'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,006 Referee: James Linington

Middlesbrough v Charlton Athletic

31 October 2015 14	Middlesbrough	3–0	Charlton Athletic	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Nugent  60' Adomah  66' Ayala  78'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 20,943 Referee: Andrew Madley

Middlesbrough v Rotherham United

3 November 2015 15	Middlesbrough	1–0	Rotherham United	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Downing  16'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Paul Tierney

Hull City v Middlesbrough

7 November 2015 16	Hull City	3–0	Middlesbrough	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Diamé  44' Clucas  67' Huddlestone  83'	Report		Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 20,352 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Middlesbrough v Queens Park Rangers

20 November 2015 17	Middlesbrough	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Leadbitter  90+4' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 20,299

Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough

28 November 2015 18	Huddersfield Town	0–2	Middlesbrough	Huddersfield
15:00 BST		Report	Clayton  9' Nsue  84'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 15,434 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough

4 December 2015 19	Ipswich Town	0–2	Middlesbrough	Ipswich
19:45 BST		Report	Stuani  54' Nugent  74'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,662 Referee: Tim Robinson

Middlesbrough v Birmingham City

12 December 2015 20	Middlesbrough	0–0	Birmingham City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 20,929 Referee: Darren Bond

Middlesbrough v Burnley

15 December 2015 21	Middlesbrough	1–0	Burnley	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Nsue  54'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 19,966 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Brighton & Hove Albion v Middlesbrough

19 December 2015 22	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–3	Middlesbrough	Brighton
12:30 GMT		Report	Kike  4' Adomah  44' Stuani  62'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 26,445 Referee: Craig Pawson

Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday

28 December 2015 23	Middlesbrough	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Middlesbrough
17:15 GMT	Stuani  1'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,363 Referee: David Coote

Middlesbrough v Derby County

2 January 2016 24	Middlesbrough	2–0	Derby County	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Adomah  83' Friend  84'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 32,870 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Brentford v Middlesbrough

12 January 2016 25	Brentford	0–1	Middlesbrough	Brentford
19:45 GMT	Bidwell  74'	Report	Button  61' (o.g.) Ayala  64' Stuani  82' Clayton  90+2'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,312 Referee: Gavin Ward

Bristol City v Middlesbrough

16 January 2016 26	Bristol City	1–0	Middlesbrough	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Ayling  56' Burns  80',  90+6'	Report	Clayton  62' Amorebieta  73'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,670 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest

23 January 2016 27	Middlesbrough	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Clayton  35' Amorebieta  59'	Report	Ward  24' Lichaj  30' Ward  70' Jokić  76'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,975 Referee: Fred Graham

Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers

6 February 2016 28	Middlesbrough	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Kike Sola  18' Leadbitter  57' Hanley  64' Jordi Gómez  74' Nugent  79'	Report	Marshall  24' Lenihan  34' Evans  36' Gómez  73'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,244 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Milton Keynes Dons v Middlesbrough

9 February 2016 29	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Middlesbrough	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT	Bowditch  9' Forster-Caskey  49'	Report	Nugent  33' Rhodes  90+3'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 11,256 Referee: Andy Davies

Leeds United v Middlesbrough

15 February 2016 30	Leeds United	0–0	Middlesbrough	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Diagouraga  41' Bellusci  82'	Report	Clayton  25' Gibson  89'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,424 Referee: Craig Pawson

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

23 February 2016 31	Middlesbrough	3–1	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	Connolly  25' (o.g.) Ramírez  63' Nugent  83'	Report	Fábio  20'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,322 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Fulham v Middlesbrough

27 February 2016 32	Fulham	0–2	Middlesbrough	London
15:00 GMT		Report	Adomah  3' Leadbitter  20' (pen.)	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,862 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough

1 March 2016 33	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Middlesbrough	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Akpan  47' Graham  83'	Report	Forshaw  90+1'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,601 Referee: Andrew Madley

Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers

4 March 2016 34	Middlesbrough	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	Ramírez  24', 56'	Report	Gibson  89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 22,110 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Rotherham United v Middlesbrough

8 March 2016 35	Rotherham United	1–0	Middlesbrough	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Frecklington  88'	Report		Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,783 Referee: Peter Bankes

Charlton Athletic v Middlesbrough

13 March 2016 36	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Middlesbrough	London
15:30 GMT	Teixeira  57' Harriott  80'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 14,636 Referee: Darren Deadman

Middlesbrough v Hull City

18 March 2016 37	Middlesbrough	1–0	Hull City	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	Nugent  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,791 Referee: Andre Marriner

Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough

1 April 2016 38	Queens Park Rangers	2–3	Middlesbrough	London
19:45 GMT	Mackie  31' Chery  86'	Report	Rhodes  18' Ramírez  51' Gibson  57'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,058 Referee: Simon Hooper

Middlesbrough v Huddersfield Town

5 April 2016 39	Middlesbrough	3–0	Huddersfield Town	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	Leadbitter  32' (pen.) Ramírez  33', 77'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,669 Referee: Steve Martin

Middlesbrough v Preston North End

9 April 2016 40	Middlesbrough	1–0	Preston North End	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Adomah  32'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,390 Referee: Oliver Langford

Middlesbrough v Reading

12 April 2016 41	Middlesbrough	2–1	Reading	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	Nsue  10' Forshaw  90+4'	Report	Cox  54'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 23,746 Referee: Scott Duncan

Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough

16 April 2016 42	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Middlesbrough	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Vela  61'	Report	Rhodes  73', 90+1'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 18,196 Referee: Keith Stroud

Burnley v Middlesbrough

19 April 2016 43	Burnley	1–1	Middlesbrough	Burnley
19:45 GMT	Keane  90+2'	Report	Rhodes  70'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,197 Referee: Mike Jones

Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town

23 April 2016 44	Middlesbrough	0–0	Ipswich Town	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,505 Referee: Darren Bond

Birmingham City v Middlesbrough

29 April 2016 45	Birmingham City	2–2	Middlesbrough	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Gleeson  33' Davis  68'	Report	Rhodes  40' Ramírez  57'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 21,380 Referee: Simon Hooper

Middlesbrough v Brighton & Hove Albion

7 May 2016 46	Middlesbrough	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Middlesbrough
12:30 GMT	Stuani  19'	Report	Konckaert  24' Stephens  55',  59' Wilson  90+5' Goldson  90+6'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 33,806 Referee: Mike Dean

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Middlesbrough were drawn away against Oldham Athletic.^[35] In the second round, Middlesbrough were drawn away to Burton Albion.^[36] The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Middlesbrough were drawn at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[37]

Oldham Athletic v Middlesbrough

12 August 2015 First round	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Middlesbrough	Oldham
19:45 BST	Philliskirk  90'	Report	Wildschut  23' Stuani  41', 61'	Stadium: SportsDirect.com Park Attendance: 4,182 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Burton Albion v Middlesbrough

25 August 2015 Second round	Burton Albion	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Middlesbrough	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Friend  24' (o.g.)	Report	Stuani  70', 109'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,414 Referee: Mark Brown

Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers

22 September 2015 Third round	Middlesbrough	3–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Adomah  37', 64' Fabbrini  57'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 13,368 Referee: Kevin Wright

Manchester United v Middlesbrough

28 October 2015 Fourth round	Manchester United	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Middlesbrough	Manchester
20:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,258 Referee: Lee Mason
		Penalties
	Rooney Pereira Carrick Young		Leadbitter Nugent Downing Gibson

Middlesbrough v Everton

1 December 2015 Fifth round	Middlesbrough	0–2	Everton	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT		Report	Deulofeu  (20) Lukaku  (28)	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,628 Referee: Roger East

FA Cup

Middlesbrough v Burnley

9 January 2016 Third round	Middlesbrough	1–2	Burnley	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Fabbrini  36'	Report	Hennings  7' Ward  71'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 18,286 Referee: Simon Hooper

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