# 2015–16 Football League Championship

The 2015–16 Football League Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth season of the Football League Championship under its current title and it was the twenty-fourth season under its current league structure. The season started on 7 August 2015, and concluded on 7 May 2016. The fixtures were announced on 17 June 2015.

## Teams

A total of 24 teams contested the league, including 18 sides from the 2014–15 season, three relegated from the 2014–15 Premier League and three promoted from the 2014–15 Football League One.

### Team changes

The following teams changed division after the 2014–15 season. Blackpool were relegated on 6 April after Rotherham United won against Brighton & Hove Albion. Bristol City secured promotion to the Championship on 14 April after beating Bradford City 6–0. Watford secured promotion to the Premier League on 25 April. Rotherham United won against Reading on 28 April to also send Millwall and Wigan Athletic to League One. Bournemouth secured promotion to the Premier League on the final day on 2 May against Charlton Athletic and won the 2014–15 Football League Championship after Watford slipped up against Sheffield Wednesday. Milton Keynes Dons secured promotion to the Championship after beating Yeovil Town 5–1 after Preston North End slipped up against Colchester United. On 9 May, Burnley became the first team to be relegated from the Premier League despite winning away 1–0 against Hull City as results on the day went against them. On 10 May, Queens Park Rangers were the second team to be relegated from the Premier League after suffering a 6–0 defeat to Manchester City. On 24 May 2015, Hull City were the 3rd and final team to be relegated from the Premier League, finishing 18th in the Premier League. On the same day Preston North End achieved promotion at Wembley via the play-offs. On 25 May 2015, Norwich City won the playoff final, and were promoted to the Premier League.

#### To Championship

Promoted from League One
* Bristol City
* Milton Keynes Dons
* Preston North End
Relegated from Premier League
* Hull City
* Burnley
* Queens Park Rangers

#### From Championship

Relegated to League One
* Millwall
* Wigan Athletic
* Blackpool
Promoted to Premier League
* Bournemouth
* Watford
* Norwich City

## Overview of the teams
### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Birmingham City | Birmingham | St Andrew's | 30,016 |
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | Ewood Park | 31,367 |
| Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | Macron Stadium | 28,723 |
| Brentford | London (Brentford) | Griffin Park | 12,300 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton | Falmer Stadium | 30,750 |
| Bristol City | Bristol | Ashton Gate | 16,600 |
| Burnley | Burnley | Turf Moor | 21,401 |
| Cardiff City | Cardiff | Cardiff City Stadium | 33,280 |
| Charlton Athletic | London (Charlton) | The Valley | 27,111 |
| Derby County | Derby | iPro Stadium | 33,597 |
| Fulham | London (Fulham) | Craven Cottage | 25,700 |
| Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield | John Smith's Stadium | 24,500 |
| Hull City | Kingston upon Hull | KC Stadium | 25,400 |
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich | Portman Road | 30,311 |
| Leeds United | Leeds | Elland Road | 37,914 |
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 34,742 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Milton Keynes | Stadium:mk | 30,500 |
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham | City Ground | 30,576 |
| Preston North End | Preston | Deepdale | 23,404 |
| Queens Park Rangers | London (White City) | Loftus Road | 18,439 |
| Reading | Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24,161 |
| Rotherham United | Rotherham | New York Stadium | 12,021 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield | Hillsborough | 39,732 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton | Molineux | 31,700 |

### Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
| Birmingham City | Gary Rowett | Paul Robinson | Carbrini | EZE Group |
| Blackburn Rovers | Owen Coyle | Grant Hanley | Nike | Dafabet |
| Bolton Wanderers | Phil Parkinson | Darren Pratley | Macron | ROK Mobile |
| Brentford | Dean Smith | Jake Bidwell | Adidas | Matchbook.com |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Chris Hughton | Gordon Greer | Nike | American Express |
| Bristol City | Lee Johnson | Aaron Wilbraham | Bristol Sport | RSG |
| Burnley | Sean Dyche | Tom Heaton | Puma | Oak Furniture Land (home), Sofastore.com (away) |
| Cardiff City | Paul Trollope | David Marshall | Adidas | Visit Malaysia |
| Charlton Athletic | Russell Slade | Johnnie Jackson | Nike | University of Greenwich (front) Andrews Sykes (back), Mitsubishi Electric (shorts) |
| Derby County | Nigel Pearson | Richard Keogh | Umbro | JUST EAT |
| Fulham | Slaviša Jokanović | Scott Parker | Adidas | Visit Florida |
| Huddersfield Town | David Wagner | Mark Hudson | Puma | PURE Legal (home), RadianB (away), Cavonia (third) |
| Hull City | Steve Bruce | Michael Dawson | Umbro | Flamingo Land |
| Ipswich Town | Mick McCarthy | Luke Chambers | Adidas | Marcus Evans |
| Leeds United | Steve Evans | Sol Bamba | Kappa | No sponsor |
| Middlesbrough | Aitor Karanka | Grant Leadbitter | Adidas | Ramsdens |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Karl Robinson | Dean Lewington | Erreà | Suzuki |
| Nottingham Forest | Philippe Montanier | Chris Cohen | Adidas | Fawaz International Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Company |
| Preston North End | Simon Grayson | Tom Clarke | Nike | Virgin Trains |
| Queens Park Rangers | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Nedum Onuoha | Nike | AirAsia (front), Smarkets (back) |
| Reading | Jaap Stam | Paul McShane | Puma | Carabao Daeng (home), Thai Airways (away) Waitrose (Home back), Euro Cake (Away back) Legend Alliance (shorts) |
| Rotherham United | Alan Stubbs | Lee Frecklington | Puma | Parkgate Shopping (home) Balreed (away), TGB Sheds (third) |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Carlos Carvalhal | Glenn Loovens | Sondico | Chansiri |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Kenny Jackett | Danny Batth | Puma | Silverbug |
* ↑ According to current revision of List of English Football League managers

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Brentford | Mark Warburton | End of contract | 15 May 2015 | Pre-season | Marinus Dijkhuizen | 1 June 2015 |
| Leeds United | Neil Redfearn | Sacked | 20 May 2015 | Pre-season | Uwe Rösler | 20 May 2015 |
| Derby County | Steve McClaren | Sacked | 25 May 2015 | Pre-season | Paul Clement | 1 June 2015 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Stuart Gray | Sacked | 12 June 2015 | Pre-season | Carlos Carvalhal | 30 June 2015 |
| Brentford | Marinus Dijkhuizen | Sacked | 28 September 2015 | 19th | Lee Carsley | 28 September 2015 |
| Rotherham United | Steve Evans | Mutual consent | 28 September 2015 | 20th | Neil Redfearn | 9 October 2015 |
| Leeds United | Uwe Rösler | Sacked | 19 October 2015 | 18th | Steve Evans | 19 October 2015 |
| Charlton Athletic | Guy Luzon | Sacked | 24 October 2015 | 22nd | Jose Riga | 14 January 2016 |
| Huddersfield Town | Chris Powell | Sacked | 4 November 2015 | 18th | David Wagner | 5 November 2015 |
| Queens Park Rangers | Chris Ramsey | Sacked | 4 November 2015 | 13th | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 4 December 2015 |
| Fulham | Kit Symons | Sacked | 8 November 2015 | 12th | Slaviša Jokanović | 27 December 2015 |
| Blackburn Rovers | Gary Bowyer | Sacked | 10 November 2015 | 16th | Paul Lambert | 15 November 2015 |
| Brentford | Lee Carsley | End of caretaker spell | 30 November 2015 | 11th | Dean Smith | 30 November 2015 |
| Reading | Steve Clarke | Sacked | 4 December 2015 | 7th | Brian McDermott | 17 December 2015 |
| Bristol City | Steve Cotterill | Sacked | 14 January 2016 | 22nd | Lee Johnson | 6 February 2016 |
| Rotherham United | Neil Redfearn | Sacked | 8 February 2016 | 22nd | Neil Warnock | 11 February 2016 |
| Derby County | Paul Clement | Sacked | 8 February 2016 | 5th | Nigel Pearson | 27 May 2016 |
| Nottingham Forest | Dougie Freedman | Sacked | 13 March 2016 | 14th | Philippe Montanier | 27 June 2016 |
| Bolton Wanderers | Neil Lennon | Sacked | 15 March 2016 | 24th | Phil Parkinson | 10 June 2016 |

## Rule changes

The 2015–16 season was the last season under the initial Financial Fair Play rules before the switch to the new rules. Changes to the Championship's financial fair play system allow clubs:
* Acceptable losses of £2 million during the 2015–16 season (down from £3 million during the 2014–15 season)
* Acceptable shareholder equity investment of £3 million during the 2015–16 season.
* Sanctions for exceeding the allowances take effect from the set of accounts due to be submitted on 1 December 2015 for the 2014–15 season.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Burnley (C, P) | 46 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 93 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Middlesbrough (P) | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 89 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 89 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Hull City (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 35 | +34 | 83 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Derby County | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 78 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 74 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 69 | |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 68 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 72 | 67 | +5 | 65 | |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 63 | |
| 11 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 62 | |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 60 | |
| 13 | Leeds United | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 59 | |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 58 | |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 55 | |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 55 | |
| 17 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 52 | |
| 18 | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 71 | −17 | 52 | |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 51 | |
| 20 | Fulham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 66 | 79 | −13 | 51 | |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 53 | 71 | −18 | 49 | |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 80 | −40 | 40 | Relegation to EFL League One |
| 23 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 69 | −30 | 39 | Relegation to EFL League One |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 46 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 81 | −40 | 30 | Relegation to EFL League One |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

## Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 |
| | | | | | 4 | Hull City | 1 |
| 4 | Hull City | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | Hull City | 1 |
| 5 | Derby County | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
The four teams that finished from third to sixth played off, with the winning team, Hull City, gaining the final promotion spot to the Premier League.
In the play-off semi-finals the third placed team played the sixth placed team and the fourth placed team played the fifth placed team. The team that finished in the higher league position played away in the first leg and played at home in the second leg. If the aggregate score was level after both legs, then extra time would be played. If the scores were still level, a penalty shoot-out decided the winner. The away goals rule did apply in the semi-finals. The semi-finals were held on 13–14 and 16–17 May.
The winners from the two semi-finals, Hull City and Sheffield Wednesday, played at Wembley Stadium on 28 May 2016 in the play-off final, where Hull City won 1–0. The game is known as the richest game in football as the winning club is guaranteed significantly increased payments e.g. in the 2016-17 season the minimum payment for participating in the Premier League was £95 million. Due to a new TV rights deal, the average payment for a newly promoted club stood at around £100 million.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BIR | BLB | BOL | BRE | B&HA | BRI | BUR | CAR | CHA | DER | FUL | HUD | HUL | IPS | LEE | MID | MKD | NOT | PNE | QPR | REA | ROT | SHW | WOL |
| Birmingham City | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Brentford | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Bristol City | 0–0 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 0–4 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Burnley | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Cardiff City | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Derby County | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Fulham | 2–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Hull City | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Ipswich Town | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Leeds United | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Middlesbrough | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Preston North End | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Reading | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Rotherham United | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 4–1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Andre Gray | Brentford/Burnley | 25 |
| 2 | Ross McCormack | Fulham | 21 |
| 3 | Abel Hernández | Hull City | 20 |
| 4 | Jonathan Kodjia | Bristol City | 18 |
| 5 | Nahki Wells | Huddersfield Town | 17 |
| 5 | Tomer Hemed | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 |
| 7 | Jordan Rhodes | Blackburn Rovers/Middlesbrough | 16 |
| 8 | Moussa Dembélé | Fulham | 15 |
| 8 | Chris Martin | Derby County | 15 |
| 8 | Fernando Forestieri | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | Middlesbrough | 22 |
| 2 | Tom Heaton | Burnley | 20 |
| 3 | Allan McGregor | Hull City | 19 |
| 4 | Tomasz Kuszczak | Birmingham City | 15 |
| 4 | David Stockdale | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 |
| 5 | Scott Carson | Derby County | 14 |
| 5 | Keiren Westwood | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 |
| 6 | Lee Camp | Rotherham United | 13 |
| 7 | Jordan Pickford | Preston North End | 12 |
| 7 | David Marshall | Cardiff City | 12 |
| 7 | Jason Steele | Blackburn Rovers | 12 |

## Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Orlando Sá | Reading | Ipswich Town | 5–1 | 11 September 2015 |
| Clayton Donaldson | Birmingham City | Bristol City | 4–2 | 12 September 2015 |
| Daryl Murphy | Ipswich Town | Rotherham United | 5–2 | 7 November 2015 |
| Tom Ince | Derby County | Bristol City | 4–0 | 15 December 2015 |
| Andre Gray | Burnley | Bristol City | 4–0 | 28 December 2015 |
| Abel Hernández | Hull City | Charlton Athletic | 6–0 | 16 January 2016 |
| Yaya Sanogo | Charlton Athletic | Reading | 3–4 | 27 February 2016 |
| Tomer Hemed | Brighton & Hove Albion | Fulham | 5–0 | 15 April 2016 |

## Discipline
### Player

* Most yellow cards 14
** Kyle McFadzean (Milton Keynes Dons)
* Most red cards 2
** Patrick Bauer (Charlton Athletic)
** Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday)
** Bailey Wright (Preston North End)
** Lewis Dunk (Brighton & Hove Albion)

### Club

* Most yellow cards 93
** Leeds United
* Most red cards 4
** Milton Keynes Dons
** Bolton Wanderers
** Nottingham Forest

## Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Reference |
| August | Chris Hughton | Brighton & Hove Albion | Kazenga LuaLua | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| September | Aitor Karanka | Middlesbrough | Jordan Rhodes | Blackburn Rovers | |
| October | Lee Carsley | Brentford | Alan Judge | Brentford | |
| November | Mick McCarthy | Ipswich Town | Daryl Murphy | Ipswich Town | |
| December | Aitor Karanka | Middlesbrough | Adam Clayton | Middlesbrough | |
| January | Steve Bruce | Hull City | Abel Hernández | Hull City | |
| February | Sean Dyche | Burnley | Aden Flint | Bristol City | |
| March | Neil Warnock | Rotherham United | Sam Vokes | Burnley | |
| April | Chris Hughton | Brighton & Hove Albion | Anthony Knockaert | Brighton & Hove Albion | |

## Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Derby County | 682,249 | 33,010 | 26,834 | 29,663 | +1.5%$^†$ |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 588,415 | 30,292 | 21,397 | 25,583 | −0.2%$^†$ |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 566,419 | 33,806 | 19,966 | 24,627 | +25.9%$^†$ |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 520,738 | 31,843 | 18,706 | 22,641 | +2.9%$^†$ |
| 5 | Leeds United | 516,261 | 29,311 | 17,103 | 22,446 | −7.5%$^†$ |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 463,609 | 24,238 | 17,387 | 20,157 | −10.1%$^†$ |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 452,543 | 27,551 | 16,449 | 19,676 | −16.2%$^†$ |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 436,756 | 23,615 | 16,488 | 18,989 | −5.1%$^†$ |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 404,867 | 20,302 | 14,366 | 17,603 | +9.3%$^†$ |
| 10 | Fulham | 404,023 | 20,316 | 14,283 | 17,566 | −3.9%$^†$ |
| 11 | Reading | 397,556 | 21,581 | 12,949 | 17,285 | +1.5%$^†$ |
| 12 | Hull City | 395,568 | 21,842 | 15,139 | 17,199 | −27.0%$^1$ |
| 13 | Burnley | 384,305 | 20,478 | 12,430 | 16,709 | −12.7%$^1$ |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 378,653 | 28,680 | 12,729 | 16,463 | −22.1%$^†$ |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 367,857 | 18,031 | 14,007 | 15,994 | −10.2%$^1$ |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 359,541 | 21,506 | 12,294 | 15,632 | −6.4%$^†$ |
| 17 | Bristol City | 351,705 | 15,854 | 14,291 | 15,292 | +26.8%$^2$ |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 346,299 | 18,423 | 12,257 | 15,056 | −2.3%$^†$ |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 325,003 | 21,029 | 12,002 | 14,131 | −5.2%$^†$ |
| 20 | MK Dons | 302,633 | 21,345 | 9,402 | 13,158 | +39.2%$^2$ |
| 21 | Preston North End | 299,801 | 19,852 | 9,963 | 13,035 | +20.1%$^2$ |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 290,505 | 17,118 | 9,736 | 12,631 | −7.2%$^†$ |
| 23 | Brentford | 237,120 | 12,202 | 8,363 | 10,310 | −4.7%$^†$ |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 230,578 | 11,658 | 8,534 | 10,025 | −2.1%$^†$ |
| | League total | 9,703,004 | 33,806 | 8,363 | 17,578 | +2.9%$^†$ |
Source: "Sky Bet Championship 15/16 Home attendance". statbunker.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016. Notes: 1: Team played in Premier League last season. 2: Team played in League One last season.