2015–16 Football League One

Football League One
Season	2015–16
Matches played	291
Goals scored	802 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorer	Adam Armstrong (16 goals)
Biggest home win	CHE 7–1 SHR (2 Jan)
Biggest away win	CRE 0–5 COV (2 Jan)
	← 2014–15 2016-17 →

The 2015–16 Football League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) is 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 will conclude on 7 May 2016.^[1]

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

Greater Manchester teamsBury
Oldham Athletic
Rochdale
Wigan Athletic

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Locations of teams in the 2015–2016 Football League One

Greater Manchester League One football clubs

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity^[2]
Template:Fb team Barnsley	Barnsley	Oakwell	23,009
Template:Fb team Blackpool	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	16,750
Template:Fb team Bradford City	Bradford	Valley Parade	25,136
Template:Fb team Burton Albion	Burton-upon-Trent	Pirelli Stadium	6,912
Template:Fb team Bury	Bury	Gigg Lane	12,500
Template:Fb team Chesterfield	Chesterfield	Proact Stadium	10,400
Template:Fb team Colchester United	Colchester	Weston Homes Community Stadium	10,105
Template:Fb team Coventry City	Coventry	Ricoh Arena	32,500
Template:Fb team Crewe Alexandra	Crewe	Gresty Road	10,066
Template:Fb team Doncaster Rovers	Doncaster	Keepmoat Stadium	15,231
Template:Fb team Fleetwood Town	Fleetwood	Highbury Stadium	5,311
Template:Fb team Gillingham	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium	11,582
Template:Fb team Millwall	London (South Bermondsey)	The Den	20,146
Template:Fb team Oldham Athletic	Oldham	Boundary Park	13,309
Template:Fb team Peterborough United	Peterborough	Abax Stadium	14,319
Template:Fb team Port Vale	Stoke-on-Trent	Vale Park	18,947
Template:Fb team Rochdale	Rochdale	Spotland Stadium	10,249
Template:Fb team Scunthorpe United	Scunthorpe	Glanford Park	9,183
Template:Fb team Sheffield United	Sheffield	Bramall Lane	32,702
Template:Fb team Shrewsbury Town	Shrewsbury	New Meadow	9,875
Template:Fb team Southend United	Southend	Roots Hall	12,392
Template:Fb team Swindon Town	Swindon	County Ground	15,728
Template:Fb team Walsall	Walsall	Bescot Stadium	11,300
Template:Fb team Wigan Athletic	Wigan	DW Stadium	25,023

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^[3]	Pre-season	Neil McDonald	2 June 2015^[4]
Chesterfield	Paul Cook	Signed by Portsmouth	12 May 2015^[5]		Dean Saunders	13 May 2015^[6]
Sheffield United	Nigel Clough	Sacked	25 May 2015^[7]		Nigel Adkins	2 June 2015^[8]
Peterborough United	Dave Robertson		6 September 2015^[9]	20th	Graham Westley	21 September 2015^[10]
Doncaster Rovers	Paul Dickov		8 September 2015^[11]	17th	Rob Jones (interim)	8 September 2015^[12]
Oldham Athletic	Darren Kelly		12 September 2015^[13]	19th	David Dunn (interim)	13 September 2015^[13]
Oldham Athletic	David Dunn (interim)	Change of contract	7 October 2015^[14]	18th	David Dunn	7 October 2015^[14]
Doncaster Rovers	Rob Jones	End of interim	16 October 2015	20th	Darren Ferguson	16 October 2015^[15]
Walsall	Dean Smith	Signed by Brentford	30 November 2015	4th	John Ward (interim)	30 November 2015^[16]
Burton Albion	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	Signed by QPR	4 December 2015^[17]	1st	Nigel Clough	5 December 2015^[18]
Walsall	John Ward (interim)	End of interim	18 December 2015	3rd	Sean O'Driscoll	18 December 2015^[19]

League table

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Results

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Top scorers

As of 16 January 2016

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[20]
1	Adam Armstrong	Coventry City	16
2	Nicky Ajose	Swindon Town	13
2	Billy Sharp	Sheffield United	13
4	Leon Clarke	Bury	12
5	Tom Bradshaw	Walsall	11
	Bradley Dack	Gillingham
	Patrick Madden	Scunthorpe United
	Sam Winnall	Barnsley
9	Rory Donnelly	Gillingham	10
	Ian Henderson	Rochdale
	Conor Washington	Peterborough United
	Andy Williams	Doncaster Rovers

References

^ "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
^ ^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
^ 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
^ "League One Top Scorers". 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

[1] "The 2015–16 fixture list has been released by the FA". The FA. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

[2] "Football Ground Guide". Football Ground Guide. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

[3] "Lee Clark leaves Blackpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

[4] "Blackpool: Neil McDonald named Seasiders manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[5] "Portsmouth appoint Chesterfield boss as manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2015.

[6] "Dean Saunders: Chesterfield appoint interim Crawley boss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

[7] "Nigel Clough: Sheffield United sack manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

[8] "Adkins appointed". Sheffield United. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[9] "Dave Robertson: Peterborough United sack manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

[10] "Graham Westley: Peterborough United name ex-Stevenage boss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

[11] "Paul Dickov: Doncaster sack manager after poor start to season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

[12] Doncaster Rovers sack Paul Dickov with Rob Jones taking charge on temporary basis

[Kelly-13] "Oldham Athletic: David Dunn replaces sacked Darren Kelly". BBC Sport. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

[Dunn-14] Oldham Athletic: David Dunn appointed permanent manager

[15] Darren Ferguson appointed new Doncaster Rovers manager

[16] Dean Smith leaves Walsall to take Brentford job

[17] Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: QPR appoint Burton manager as boss

[18] Nigel Clough set to return as Burton Albion manager

[19] Sean O'Driscoll: Walsall name new head coach to replace Dean Smith

[topscorer-20] "League One Top Scorers". 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

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