2015–16 Rotherham United F.C. season
| 2015–16 season | |||
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| Chairman | Tony Stewart | ||
| Manager |
Steve Evans (left on 28 September 2015) Eric Black (caretaker manager 28 September 2015 – 9 October 2015) Neil Redfearn (9 October 2015 – 8 February 2016) Neil Warnock (11 February 2016 – 18 May 2016) |
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| Stadium | AESSEAL New York Stadium | ||
| Championship | 21st | ||
| FA Cup | Third Round Proper (knocked out by Leeds United) |
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| League Cup | Second Round (knocked out by Norwich City) |
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| Top goalscorer |
League: Derbyshire (8) All: Derbyshire (8) |
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| Highest home attendance | 11,658 (23 October 2015 vs Sheffield Wednesday) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,534 (23 February 2016 vs Brentford) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 10,013 | ||
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The 2015–16 season was Rotherham United's 91st season in their existence and the second consecutive season in the Championship. Last season, Rotherham secured their place in this season's championship with a 21st-placed finish, 5 points from the relegation zone. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup, at which they entered in the third round, and League Cup.
On 8 July 2015, Eric Black was appointed first-team coach, after leaving Wigan Athletic at the end of the previous season.
On 23 July 2015, it was revealed that defender Kirk Broadfoot had been given a 10-game ban for the start of the upcoming season due to sectarian abuse. The incident occurred on 14 March 2015 in a home encounter against Wigan Athletic, where he was deemed by an FA tribunal to have made sectarian comments about Wigan's James McClean. As well as the 10-game ban, Broadfoot was also ordered to pay £7,500 and complete an education programme. It is currently the longest ban for verbal abuse in English football history.
On 3 September 2015, Steve Evans appointed midfielder Lee Frecklington as the new club captain. Frecklington replaced Greg Halford as the captain for the season, with Evans citing that Halford had would be able to focus on his individual game as a result of this decision.
On 28 September 2015, the club released a statement detailing that Steve Evans and Paul Raynor had left the club after three years in charge. The two parties were stated as wanting to move in "different directions" with the club, resulting in Evans and Raynor leaving the club. First-team coach Eric Black would take temporary charge of the team until Evans' successor was appointed.
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