Championship 2015/16

Burnley won the 2015/16 Championship with 93 points, 4 points ahead of Middlesbrough. Burnley, Middlesbrough and Hull were promoted. Charlton, Milton Keynes Dons and Bolton were relegated. 2.42 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 41% and 31% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Burnley · Champions	46	26	15	5	72	35	+37	93	Champions
2	Middlesbrough · Promoted	46	26	11	9	63	31	+32	89	Promoted
3	Brighton	46	24	17	5	72	42	+30	89
4	Hull · Promoted	46	24	11	11	69	35	+34	83	Promoted
5	Derby	46	21	15	10	66	43	+23	78
6	Sheffield Wednesday	46	19	17	10	66	45	+21	74
7	Ipswich	46	18	15	13	53	51	+2	69
8	Cardiff	46	17	17	12	56	51	+5	68
9	Brentford	46	19	8	19	72	67	+5	65
10	Birmingham	46	16	15	15	53	49	+4	63
11	Preston	46	15	17	14	45	45	0	62
12	QPR	46	14	18	14	54	54	0	60
13	Leeds	46	14	17	15	50	58	-8	59
14	Wolves	46	14	16	16	53	58	-5	58
15	Blackburn	46	13	16	17	46	46	0	55
16	Nottingham Forest	46	13	16	17	43	47	-4	55
17	Reading	46	13	13	20	52	59	-7	52
18	Bristol City	46	13	13	20	54	71	-17	52
19	Huddersfield	46	13	12	21	59	70	-11	51
20	Fulham	46	12	15	19	66	79	-13	51
21	Rotherham	46	13	10	23	53	71	-18	49
22	Charlton · Relegated	46	9	13	24	40	80	-40	40	Relegated
23	Milton Keynes Dons · Relegated	46	9	12	25	39	69	-30	39	Relegated
24	Bolton · Relegated	46	5	15	26	41	81	-40	30	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.42 goals per game: 2nd lowest of 34 complete Championship seasons on file.
Champions’ 93 points: 13th lowest of 34 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2015/16	League average
Goals per game	2.42	2.58
Home wins	41%	45%
Draws	31%	27%
Away wins	28%	28%
Goalless draws	10%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.40 pts/game	0.49 pts/game
Champions’ points	93	94
Most points relegated	40	46
Fewest points safe	49	49

League average: every complete Championship season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs.