Middlesbrough 2015/16

Middlesbrough finished 2nd of 24 in the 2015/16 Championship with 89 points (won 26, drawn 11, lost 9; scored 63, conceded 31) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 13 matches of 46; lowest 14th, after match 1. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row, 10 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Middlesbrough
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	Sun 9 Aug 2015	Preston (away)	0–0 D	Drew	1	14th
2	Sat 15 Aug 2015	Bolton (home)	3–0 W	Won	4	2nd
3	Tue 18 Aug 2015	Derby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	5	4th
4	Sat 22 Aug 2015	Bristol City (home)	0–1 L	Lost	5	8th
5	Sat 29 Aug 2015	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	3–1 W	Won	8	6th
6	Sat 12 Sep 2015	Milton Keynes Dons (home)	2–0 W	Won	11	3rd
7	Tue 15 Sep 2015	Brentford (home)	3–1 W	Won	14	2nd
8	Sat 19 Sep 2015	Nottingham Forest (away)	2–1 W	Won	17	2nd
9	Sun 27 Sep 2015	Leeds (home)	3–0 W	Won	20	2nd
10	Sat 3 Oct 2015	Reading (away)	0–2 L	Lost	20	2nd
11	Sat 17 Oct 2015	Fulham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	21	2nd
12	Tue 20 Oct 2015	Cardiff (away)	0–1 L	Lost	21	6th
13	Sat 24 Oct 2015	Wolves (away)	3–1 W	Won	24	4th
14	Sat 31 Oct 2015	Charlton (home)	3–0 W	Won	27	4th
15	Tue 3 Nov 2015	Rotherham (home)	1–0 W	Won	30	4th
16	Sat 7 Nov 2015	Hull (away)	0–3 L	Lost	30	4th
17	Fri 20 Nov 2015	QPR (home)	1–0 W	Won	33	3rd
18	Sat 28 Nov 2015	Huddersfield (away)	2–0 W	Won	36	2nd
19	Fri 4 Dec 2015	Ipswich (away)	2–0 W	Won	39	1st
20	Sat 12 Dec 2015	Birmingham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	40	2nd
21	Tue 15 Dec 2015	Burnley (home)	1–0 W	Won	43	1st
22	Sat 19 Dec 2015	Brighton (away)	3–0 W	Won	46	1st
23	Mon 28 Dec 2015	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–0 W	Won	49	1st
24	Sat 2 Jan 2016	Derby (home)	2–0 W	Won	52	1st
25	Tue 12 Jan 2016	Brentford (away)	1–0 W	Won	55	1st
26	Sat 16 Jan 2016	Bristol City (away)	0–1 L	Lost	55	1st
27	Sat 23 Jan 2016	Nottingham Forest (home)	0–1 L	Lost	55	2nd
28	Sat 6 Feb 2016	Blackburn (home)	1–1 D	Drew	56	2nd
29	Tue 9 Feb 2016	Milton Keynes Dons (away)	1–1 D	Drew	57	1st
30	Mon 15 Feb 2016	Leeds (away)	0–0 D	Drew	58	2nd
31	Tue 23 Feb 2016	Cardiff (home)	3–1 W	Won	61	3rd
32	Sat 27 Feb 2016	Fulham (away)	2–0 W	Won	64	3rd
33	Tue 1 Mar 2016	Blackburn (away)	1–2 L	Lost	64	3rd
34	Fri 4 Mar 2016	Wolves (home)	2–1 W	Won	67	1st
35	Tue 8 Mar 2016	Rotherham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	67	2nd
36	Sun 13 Mar 2016	Charlton (away)	0–2 L	Lost	67	2nd
37	Fri 18 Mar 2016	Hull (home)	1–0 W	Won	70	2nd
38	Fri 1 Apr 2016	QPR (away)	3–2 W	Won	73	2nd
39	Tue 5 Apr 2016	Huddersfield (home)	3–0 W	Won	76	2nd
40	Sat 9 Apr 2016	Preston (home)	1–0 W	Won	79	2nd
41	Tue 12 Apr 2016	Reading (home)	2–1 W	Won	82	1st
42	Sat 16 Apr 2016	Bolton (away)	2–1 W	Won	85	1st
43	Tue 19 Apr 2016	Burnley (away)	1–1 D	Drew	86	1st
44	Sat 23 Apr 2016	Ipswich (home)	0–0 D	Drew	87	2nd
45	Fri 29 Apr 2016	Birmingham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	88	1st
46	Sat 7 May 2016	Brighton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	89	2nd

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.