2015–16 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

Blackburn Rovers
2015–16 season
Owner	V H Group
Manager	Gary Bowyer
Stadium	Ewood Park
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Blackburn Rovers' 128th season as a professional football club and its fourth playing in the Championship.^[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Birmingham City	Promotion to Premier League
2	Blackburn Rovers	Promotion to Premier League
3	Bolton Wanderers	Qualification to Championship play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Brighton & Hove Albion
5	Bristol City

First match(es) will be played on 1 August 2015. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Premier League.

References

↑ "History". Statto.

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2015–16 in English football

« 2014–15

2016–17 »

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League

Levels 2–4	Football League (Championship, League One, League Two)

Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)

Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South) Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South) Southern Football League (Premier, Central, South & West)

Levels 9–10	Combined Counties Football League (Premier, First) East Midlands Counties Football League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties Football League (Premier, First) Essex Senior Football League (level 9 only) Hellenic Football League (Premier, East, West) Kent Invicta League (level 10 only) Midland Football League (Premier, First) Northern Counties East Football League (Premier, First) Northern Football League (First, Second) North West Counties Football League (Premier, First) Southern Counties East Football League (level 9 only) South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands Football League (Premier, First) Sussex County Football League (First, Second) United Counties Football League (Premier, First) Wessex Football League (Premier, First) Western Football League (Premier, First) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)

Football League cups	Football League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

Professional U21 Development League (League 1, League 2)
U21 Premier League Cup
Professional U18 Development League (League 1, League 2, League 3)
FA Youth Cup

Women's competitions

Super League ('15, '16)
FA Women's Cup (Final)

National teams

Senior (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group E)

Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal Chelsea Everton Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Southampton Stoke City Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United

Championship	Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Fulham Huddersfield Town Leeds United Nottingham Forest Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday

League One	Barnsley Blackpool Bradford City Burton Albion Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town Gillingham Millwall Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Walsall Wigan Athletic

League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barnet Cambridge United Carlisle United Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter City Hartlepool United Mansfield Town Morecambe Northampton Town Oxford United Portsmouth Yeovil Town York City

National League	Aldershot Town Altrincham Barrow Braintree Town Bromley Cheltenham Town Chester Dover Athletic FC Halifax Town Gateshead Kidderminster Harriers Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Southport Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Welling United Woking Wrexham

Summer 2015 transfers
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Summer 2016 transfers