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.

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.

From the Premier League

 * Relegated to the Championship
 * Hull City
 * Burnley
 * Queens Park Rangers

From the Championship

 * Promoted to the Premier League
 * Bournemouth
 * Watford
 * Norwich City


 * Relegated to League One
 * Millwall
 * Wigan Athletic
 * Blackpool

From League One

 * Promoted to the Championship
 * Bristol City
 * Milton Keynes Dons
 * Preston North End


 * Relegated to League Two
 * Notts County
 * Crawley Town
 * Leyton Orient
 * Yeovil Town

From League Two

 * Promoted to League One
 * Burton Albion
 * Shrewsbury Town
 * Bury
 * Southend United


 * Relegated to the National League
 * Cheltenham Town
 * Tranmere Rovers

From the Conference National

 * Barnet
 * Bristol Rovers