2015–16 Football League
The 2015–16 Football League (known as the Sky Bet Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 117th season of The Football League. It began on 7 August 2015 and concluded on 30 May 2016, with the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium. The Football League was contested through three Divisions: the Championship, League One and League Two. The winners of the Championship, Burnley, and runners-up, Middlesbrough, were automatically promoted to the Premier League and on 28 May 2016 were joined by the winners of the Championship play-off, Hull City. The bottom two teams in League Two, Dagenham & Redbridge and York City, were relegated to the National League.
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Burnley |
| Promoted | Burnley Middlesbrough Hull City |
| Relegated | Dagenham & Redbridge York City |
| New Clubs in League | Barnet Bristol Rovers |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
It was the last season that the league would be known simply as The Football League; from the 2016–17 season onwards, it would be known as the English Football League.