Burnley 2015/16

Burnley finished 1st of 24 in the 2015/16 Championship with 93 points (won 26, drawn 15, lost 5; scored 72, conceded 35) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 11 matches of 46; lowest 17th, after match 3. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row, 23 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Burnley
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	Sat 8 Aug 2015	Leeds (away)	1–1 D	Drew	1	10th
2	Sat 15 Aug 2015	Birmingham (home)	2–2 D	Drew	2	13th
3	Tue 18 Aug 2015	Ipswich (away)	0–2 L	Lost	2	17th
4	Sat 22 Aug 2015	Brentford (home)	1–0 W	Won	5	13th
5	Sat 29 Aug 2015	Bristol City (away)	2–1 W	Won	8	9th
6	Sat 12 Sep 2015	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	3–1 W	Won	11	5th
7	Tue 15 Sep 2015	Milton Keynes Dons (home)	2–1 W	Won	14	3rd
8	Mon 21 Sep 2015	Derby (away)	0–0 D	Drew	15	3rd
9	Sat 26 Sep 2015	Reading (home)	1–2 L	Lost	15	6th
10	Fri 2 Oct 2015	Rotherham (away)	2–1 W	Won	18	3rd
11	Sat 17 Oct 2015	Bolton (home)	2–0 W	Won	21	5th
12	Tue 20 Oct 2015	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–1 D	Drew	22	5th
13	Sat 24 Oct 2015	Blackburn (away)	1–0 W	Won	25	3rd
14	Sat 31 Oct 2015	Huddersfield (home)	2–1 W	Won	28	3rd
15	Tue 3 Nov 2015	Fulham (home)	3–1 W	Won	31	2nd
16	Sat 7 Nov 2015	Wolves (away)	0–0 D	Drew	32	3rd
17	Sun 22 Nov 2015	Brighton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	33	5th
18	Sat 28 Nov 2015	Cardiff (away)	2–2 D	Drew	34	5th
19	Sat 5 Dec 2015	Preston (home)	0–2 L	Lost	34	5th
20	Sat 12 Dec 2015	QPR (away)	0–0 D	Drew	35	5th
21	Tue 15 Dec 2015	Middlesbrough (away)	0–1 L	Lost	35	5th
22	Sat 19 Dec 2015	Charlton (home)	4–0 W	Won	38	5th
23	Sat 26 Dec 2015	Hull (away)	0–3 L	Lost	38	5th
24	Mon 28 Dec 2015	Bristol City (home)	4–0 W	Won	41	5th
25	Sat 2 Jan 2016	Ipswich (home)	0–0 D	Drew	42	5th
26	Tue 12 Jan 2016	Milton Keynes Dons (away)	5–0 W	Won	45	4th
27	Fri 15 Jan 2016	Brentford (away)	3–1 W	Won	48	4th
28	Mon 25 Jan 2016	Derby (home)	4–1 W	Won	51	3rd
29	Tue 2 Feb 2016	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–1 D	Drew	52	3rd
30	Sat 6 Feb 2016	Hull (home)	1–0 W	Won	55	3rd
31	Sat 13 Feb 2016	Reading (away)	0–0 D	Drew	56	3rd
32	Sat 20 Feb 2016	Rotherham (home)	2–0 W	Won	59	2nd
33	Tue 23 Feb 2016	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–0 W	Won	62	2nd
34	Sat 27 Feb 2016	Bolton (away)	2–1 W	Won	65	1st
35	Sat 5 Mar 2016	Blackburn (home)	1–0 W	Won	68	1st
36	Tue 8 Mar 2016	Fulham (away)	3–2 W	Won	71	1st
37	Sat 12 Mar 2016	Huddersfield (away)	3–1 W	Won	74	1st
38	Sat 19 Mar 2016	Wolves (home)	1–1 D	Drew	75	1st
39	Sat 2 Apr 2016	Brighton (away)	2–2 D	Drew	76	1st
40	Tue 5 Apr 2016	Cardiff (home)	0–0 D	Drew	77	1st
41	Sat 9 Apr 2016	Leeds (home)	1–0 W	Won	80	1st
42	Sat 16 Apr 2016	Birmingham (away)	2–1 W	Won	83	2nd
43	Tue 19 Apr 2016	Middlesbrough (home)	1–1 D	Drew	84	2nd
44	Fri 22 Apr 2016	Preston (away)	1–0 W	Won	87	1st
45	Mon 2 May 2016	QPR (home)	1–0 W	Won	90	1st
46	Sat 7 May 2016	Charlton (away)	3–0 W	Won	93	1st

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.