League One 2015/16

Wigan won the 2015/16 League One with 87 points, 2 points ahead of Burton. Wigan, Burton and Barnsley were promoted. Doncaster, Blackpool, Colchester and Crewe were relegated. 2.64 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 43% and 25% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Wigan · Champions	46	24	15	7	82	45	+37	87	Champions
2	Burton · Promoted	46	25	10	11	57	37	+20	85	Promoted
3	Walsall	46	24	12	10	71	49	+22	84
4	Millwall	46	24	9	13	73	49	+24	81
5	Bradford	46	23	11	12	55	40	+15	80
6	Barnsley · Promoted	46	22	8	16	70	54	+16	74	Promoted
7	Scunthorpe	46	21	11	14	60	47	+13	74
8	Coventry	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	46	19	6	21	82	73	+9	63
14	Southend	46	16	11	19	58	64	-6	59
15	Swindon	46	16	11	19	64	71	-7	59
16	Bury	46	16	12	18	56	73	-17	57
17	Oldham	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	46	13	11	22	58	79	-21	50
21	Doncaster · Relegated	46	11	13	22	48	64	-16	46	Relegated
22	Blackpool · Relegated	46	12	10	24	40	63	-23	46	Relegated
23	Colchester · Relegated	46	9	13	24	57	99	-42	40	Relegated
24	Crewe · Relegated	46	7	13	26	46	83	-37	34	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.64 goals per game: 15th highest of 33 complete League One seasons on file.
Champions’ 87 points: 4th lowest of 33 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2015/16	League average
Goals per game	2.64	2.60
Home wins	43%	44%
Draws	25%	27%
Away wins	32%	29%
Goalless draws	8%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.33 pts/game	0.46 pts/game
Champions’ points	87	95
Most points relegated	46	48
Fewest points safe	50	50

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