Football League Two 2015/16

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Football League Two 2015/16
master Northampton Town
Climbers Northampton Town
Oxford United
Bristol Rovers
AFC Wimbledon
Relegated Dagenham & Redbridge
York City
Teams 24
Games 552
Gates 1472  (ø 2.67 per game)
spectator 2,694,321  (ø 4881 per game)
Top scorer EnglandEngland Matt Taylor (27 goals)
← Football League Two 2014/15
↑ Football League One 2015/16

The Football League Two 2015/16 was the twelfth season of the English Football League Two as the fourth highest English division behind the Premier League , the Football League Championship and the Football League One as well as the 24th season of the third highest division of the Football League after the introduction of the Premier League in 1992. It started on August 8, 2015. The last matchday was May 7, 2016. The top three clubs, Northampton Town , Oxford United and the Bristol Rovers , went straight to EFL League One, the clubs places four to seven played in play-off mode for fourth promotion place. Seventh-placed AFC Wimbledon won the play-off final . Dagenham & Redbridge and York City had to relegate .

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Northampton Town  46  29  12  5 082:460 +36 99
 2. Oxford United  46  24  14th  8th 084:410 +43 86
 3. Bristol Rovers (N)  46  26th  7th  13 077:460 +31 85
 4th Accrington Stanley  46  24  13  9 074:480 +26 85
 5. Plymouth Argyle  46  24  9  13 072:460 +26 81
 6th Portsmouth FC  46  21st  15th  10 075:440 +31 78
 7th AFC Wimbledon  46  21st  12  13 064:500 +14 75
 8th. Leyton Orient (A)  46  19th  12  15th 060:610  −1 69
 9. Cambridge United  46  18th  14th  14th 066:550 +11 68
10. Carlisle United  46  17th  16  13 067:620  +5 67
11. Luton Town  46  19th  9  18th 063:610  +2 66
12. Mansfield Town  46  17th  13  16 061:530  +8 64
13. Wycombe Wanderers  46  17th  13  16 045:440  +1 64
14th Exeter City  46  17th  13  16 063:650  −2 64
15th FC Barnet (N)  46  17th  11  18th 067:680  −1 62
16. Hartlepool United  46  15th  6th  25th 049:720 −23 51
17th Notts County (A)  46  14th  9  23 054:830 −29 51
18th Stevenage FC  46  11  15th  20th 052:670 −15 48
19th Yeovil Town (A)  46  11  15th  20th 043:590 −16 48
20th Crawley Town (A)  46  13  8th  25th 045:780 −33 47
21st Morecambe FC  46  12  10  24 069:910 −22 46
22nd WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg AFC Newport County  46  10  13  23 043:640 −21 43
23. Dagenham & Redbridge  46  8th  10  28 046:810 −35 34
24. York city  46  7th  13  26th 051:870 −36 34
  • Promoted to EFL League One 2016/17
  • Participation in the play-off games for promotion
  • Relegated to the National League 2016/17
    • (A) Relegated from Football League One 2014/15
    (N) Newcomer from Conference National 2014/15

    Play-off games

      Semifinals final
                         
    6th  Portsmouth FC 2 0 2    
    5  Plymouth Argyle 2 1 3  
    5  Plymouth Argyle 0
      7th  AFC Wimbledon 2
    7th  AFC Wimbledon 1 2 1 3
    4th  Accrington Stanley 0 2 1 2  

    1 after extension

    Goal scorers

    Pl. player society Gates
    1 EnglandEngland Matt Taylor Bristol Rovers 27
    2 EnglandEngland Jay Simpson Leyton Orient 25th
    3 EnglandEngland John Akinde Barnet FC 23
    4th MontserratMontserrat Lyle Taylor AFC Wimbledon 20th
    5 EnglandEngland Kemar Roofe Oxford United 18th

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