Brighton 2015/16

Brighton finished 3rd of 24 in the 2015/16 Championship with 89 points (won 24, drawn 17, lost 5; scored 72, conceded 42). They were top of the table after 15 matches of 46; lowest 6th, after match 26. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 21 unbeaten and 7 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Brighton
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Fri 7 Aug 2015	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	1st
2	Sat 15 Aug 2015	Fulham (away)	2–1 W	Won	6	1st
3	Tue 18 Aug 2015	Huddersfield (away)	1–1 D	Drew	7	2nd
4	Sat 22 Aug 2015	Blackburn (home)	1–0 W	Won	10	2nd
5	Sat 29 Aug 2015	Ipswich (away)	3–2 W	Won	13	1st
6	Sat 12 Sep 2015	Hull (home)	1–0 W	Won	16	1st
7	Tue 15 Sep 2015	Rotherham (home)	2–1 W	Won	19	1st
8	Sat 19 Sep 2015	Wolves (away)	0–0 D	Drew	20	1st
9	Sat 26 Sep 2015	Bolton (away)	2–2 D	Drew	21	1st
10	Sat 3 Oct 2015	Cardiff (home)	1–1 D	Drew	22	1st
11	Sat 17 Oct 2015	Leeds (away)	2–1 W	Won	25	1st
12	Tue 20 Oct 2015	Bristol City (home)	2–1 W	Won	28	1st
13	Sat 24 Oct 2015	Preston (home)	0–0 D	Drew	29	1st
14	Sat 31 Oct 2015	Reading (away)	1–1 D	Drew	30	1st
15	Tue 3 Nov 2015	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–0 D	Drew	31	3rd
16	Sat 7 Nov 2015	Milton Keynes Dons (home)	2–1 W	Won	34	2nd
17	Sun 22 Nov 2015	Burnley (away)	1–1 D	Drew	35	2nd
18	Sat 28 Nov 2015	Birmingham (home)	2–1 W	Won	38	1st
19	Sat 5 Dec 2015	Charlton (home)	3–2 W	Won	41	1st
20	Sat 12 Dec 2015	Derby (away)	2–2 D	Drew	42	1st
21	Tue 15 Dec 2015	QPR (away)	2–2 D	Drew	43	2nd
22	Sat 19 Dec 2015	Middlesbrough (home)	0–3 L	Lost	43	3rd
23	Sat 26 Dec 2015	Brentford (away)	0–0 D	Drew	44	4th
24	Tue 29 Dec 2015	Ipswich (home)	0–1 L	Lost	44	4th
25	Fri 1 Jan 2016	Wolves (home)	0–1 L	Lost	44	4th
26	Tue 12 Jan 2016	Rotherham (away)	0–2 L	Lost	44	6th
27	Sat 16 Jan 2016	Blackburn (away)	1–0 W	Won	47	5th
28	Sat 23 Jan 2016	Huddersfield (home)	2–1 W	Won	50	3rd
29	Fri 5 Feb 2016	Brentford (home)	3–0 W	Won	53	3rd
30	Sat 13 Feb 2016	Bolton (home)	3–2 W	Won	56	4th
31	Tue 16 Feb 2016	Hull (away)	0–0 D	Drew	57	3rd
32	Sat 20 Feb 2016	Cardiff (away)	1–4 L	Lost	57	4th
33	Tue 23 Feb 2016	Bristol City (away)	4–0 W	Won	60	4th
34	Mon 29 Feb 2016	Leeds (home)	4–0 W	Won	63	4th
35	Sat 5 Mar 2016	Preston (away)	0–0 D	Drew	64	4th
36	Tue 8 Mar 2016	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	0–0 D	Drew	65	3rd
37	Tue 15 Mar 2016	Reading (home)	1–0 W	Won	68	2nd
38	Sat 19 Mar 2016	Milton Keynes Dons (away)	2–1 W	Won	71	2nd
39	Sat 2 Apr 2016	Burnley (home)	2–2 D	Drew	72	3rd
40	Tue 5 Apr 2016	Birmingham (away)	2–1 W	Won	75	3rd
41	Mon 11 Apr 2016	Nottingham Forest (away)	2–1 W	Won	78	3rd
42	Fri 15 Apr 2016	Fulham (home)	5–0 W	Won	81	2nd
43	Tue 19 Apr 2016	QPR (home)	4–0 W	Won	84	3rd
44	Sat 23 Apr 2016	Charlton (away)	3–1 W	Won	87	3rd
45	Mon 2 May 2016	Derby (home)	1–1 D	Drew	88	3rd
46	Sat 7 May 2016	Middlesbrough (away)	1–1 D	Drew	89	3rd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.