2015-16 Football League Championship
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Burnley (3rd divisional title) |
| Promoted |
Burnley Middlesbrough Hull City |
| Relegated |
Bolton Wanderers Milton Keynes Dons Charlton Athletic |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1337 (2.42 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andre Gray (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Hull City 6–0 Charlton Athletic (16 January 2016) Bristol City 6–0 Bolton Wanderers (19 March 2016) |
| Biggest away win |
Milton Keynes Dons 0–5 Burnley (12 January 2016) |
| Highest scoring |
Queens Park Rangers 4–3 Bolton Wanderers (3 October 2015) Fulham 2–5 Birmingham City (7 November 2015) Rotherham United 2–5 Ipswich Town (7 November 2015) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Burnley Middlesbrough |
| Longest unbeaten run | 23 matches Burnley |
| Longest winless run | 17 matches Bolton Wanderers |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Bolton Wanderers |
| Highest attendance | 33,806 Middlesbrough 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion (7 May 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 8,363 Brentford 2–1 Cardiff City (19 April 2016) |
| Total attendance | 9,703,004 |
| Average attendance | 17,578 |
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The 2015–16 Football League Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth season of the Football League Championship under its current title and it was the twenty-fourth season under its current league structure. The season started on 7 August 2015, and concluded on 7 May 2016. The fixtures were announced on 17 June 2015.
A total of 24 teams contested the league, including 18 sides from the 2014–15 season, three relegated from the 2014–15 Premier League and three promoted from the 2014–15 Football League One.
The following teams changed division after the 2014–15 season. Blackpool were relegated on 6 April after Rotherham United won against Brighton & Hove Albion. Bristol City secured promotion to the Championship on 14 April after beating Bradford City 6–0.Watford secured promotion to the Premier League on 25 April. Rotherham United won against Reading on 28 April to also send Millwall and Wigan Athletic to League One. Bournemouth secured promotion to the Premier League on the final day on 2 May against Charlton Athletic and won the 2014–15 Football League Championship after Watford slipped up against Sheffield Wednesday. Milton Keynes Dons secured promotion to the Championship after beating Yeovil Town 5–1 after Preston North End slipped up against Colchester United. On 9 May, Burnley became the first team to be relegated from the Premier League despite winning away 1–0 against Hull City as results on the day went against them. On 10 May, Queens Park Rangers were the second team to be relegated from the Premier League after suffering a 6–0 defeat to Manchester City. On 24 May 2015, Hull City were the 3rd and final team to be relegated from the Premier League, finishing 18th in the Premier League. On the same day Preston North End achieved promotion at Wembley via the Play-Offs. On 25 May 2015, Norwich City won the playoff final, and were promoted to the Premier League.
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