2015–16 Football League One
Appearance
Season | 2015–16 |
---|---|
Champions | Wigan Athletic (2nd divisional title) |
Promoted | Wigan Athletic Burton Albion Barnsley |
Relegated | Doncaster Rovers Blackpool Colchester United Crewe Alexandra |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,457 (2.64 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Will Grigg (25 goals) |
Biggest home win | Chesterfield 7–1 Shrewsbury Town (2 January 2016) Coventry City 6–0 Bury (13 February 2016) Scunthorpe United 6–0 Swindon Town (28 March 2016) |
Biggest away win | Crewe Alexandra 0–5 Coventry City (2 January 2016) |
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 One
Promoted from League Two
Relegated from Championship
From League One
Relegated to League Two
Promoted to Championship
Team overview
Stadia and locations
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[13] | |
Oldham Athletic | Darren Kelly | 12 September 2015[14] | 19th | David Dunn (interim) | 13 September 2015[14] | |
Oldham Athletic | David Dunn (interim) | Change of contract | 7 October 2015[15] | 18th | David Dunn | 7 October 2015[15] |
Doncaster Rovers | Rob Jones | End of interim | 16 October 2015 | 20th | Darren Ferguson | 16 October 2015[16] |
Chesterfield | Dean Saunders | Sacked | 28 November 2015 | 16th | Danny Wilson | 24 December 2015[17] |
Walsall | Dean Smith | Signed by Brentford | 30 November 2015 | 4th | John Ward (interim) | 30 November 2015[18] |
Burton Albion | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Signed by QPR | 4 December 2015[19] | 1st | Nigel Clough | 5 December 2015[20] |
Walsall | John Ward (interim) | End of interim | 18 December 2015 | 3rd | Sean O'Driscoll | 18 December 2015[21] |
Oldham Athletic | David Dunn | Sacked | 12 January 2016 | 22nd | John Sheridan | 13 January 2016[22] |
Scunthorpe United | Mark Robins | Sacked | 16 January 2016 | 13th | Graham Alexander | 22 March 2016[23] |
Barnsley | Lee Johnson | Signed by Bristol City | 6 February 2016[24] | 12th | Paul Heckingbottom (caretaker) | 12 February 2016 |
Walsall | Sean O'Driscoll | Sacked | 6 March 2016[25] | 4th | John Whitney (interim) | 7 March 2016[26] |
Peterborough United | Graham Westley | 23 April 2016[27] | 14th | Grant McCann | 23 April 2016 |
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 the 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 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[b] | 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 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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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.[28]
Play-offs
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 |
Results
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[29] |
---|---|---|---|
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 | [30][31] |
September | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Burton Albion | Peter Vincenti | Rochdale | [32][33] |
October | Mark Robins | Scunthorpe United | Aiden O'Brien | Millwall | [34][35] |
November | Graham Westley | Peterborough United | Jacob Murphy | Coventry City | [36][37] |
December | Nigel Adkins | Sheffield United | Andy Williams | Doncaster Rovers | [38][39] |
January | Lee Johnson | Barnsley | Sam Winnall | Barnsley | [40][41] |
February | Gary Caldwell | Wigan Athletic | Jordan Archer | Millwall | [42][43] |
March | Paul Heckingbottom | Barnsley | Sullay Kaikai | Shrewsbury Town | [44][45] |
April | Graham Alexander | Scunthorpe United | Will Grigg | Wigan Athletic | [46][47] |
References
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- ^ "Rochdale 1–0 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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- ^ "Football Ground Guide". Football Ground Guide. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. 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.
- ^ a b "Paul Dickov: Doncaster sack manager after poor start to season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Oldham Athletic: David Dunn replaces sacked Darren Kelly". BBC Sport. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Alexander Appointed as Manager".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Walsall: Jon Whitney to take charge following Sean O'Driscoll sacking". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Graham Westley: Peterborough United part with manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "EFL Statement: Bury deducted 3 points for fielding ineligible player". EFL. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "League One Top Scorers". Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Dean Smith named Sky Bet League 1 Manager of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Adam Armstrong named Sky Bet League 1 Player of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink named Sky Bet League 1 Manager of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Peter Vincenti named Sky Bet League 1 Player of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Mark Robins named Sky Bet League 1 Manager of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Aiden O'Brien named Sky Bet League 1 Player of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Graham Westley named Sky Bet League 1 Manager of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Jacob Murphy named Sky Bet League 1 Player of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Nigel Adkins named Sky Bet League 1 Manager of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Andy Williams named Sky Bet League 1 Player of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Lee Johnson named Sky Bet League 1 Manager of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Sam Winnall named Sky Bet League 1 Player of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Gary Caldwell named Sky Bet League 1 Manager of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Jordan Archer named Sky Bet League 1 Player of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Paul Heckingbottom named Sky Bet League 1 Manager of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Sullay Kaikai named Sky Bet League 1 Player of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Graham Alexander named Sky Bet League 1 Manager of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Will Grigg named Sky Bet League 1 Player of the Month". The Football League. Retrieved 8 May 2016.