2015–16 Football League

117th season of the Football League English football Greece 2015–16 Football League (Greece) March 2026 The Football League 2015–16 Burnley BurnleyMiddlesbroughHull City Dagenham & RedbridgeYork City New Clubs in League BarnetBristol Rovers 2014–15 2016–17 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.Key Dates http://www.football-league.co.uk/global/keydates.aspx The Football League dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160531072553/http://www.football-league.co.uk/global/keydates.aspx 31 May 2016 5 April 2015 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.Football League to be re-named the English Football League http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/article/2015/football-league-to-be-re-named-the-english-football-league-2798210.aspx The Football League 12 October 2015 Promotion and relegation 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 Championship 2015–16 Football League Championship Table League table Play-offs Play-offs Results Results League One 2015–16 Football League One Table League table Play-offs Play-offs Results Results League Two 2015–16 Football League Two Table League table Play-offs Play-offs Results Results Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in table attime of departureIncoming managerDate of appointmentPosition in table attime of appointmentPortsmouthENG Andy AwfordMutual Consent13 April 2015Andy Awford: Portsmouth manager steps down from role https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32285633 BBC Sport 13 April 20152014–15 seasonENG Paul Cook12 May 2015Paul Cook: Portsmouth appoint Chesterfield boss as manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32702867 BBC Sport 12 May 2015Pre-seasonBlackpoolENG Lee ClarkResigned9 May 2015Lee Clark: Blackpool manager resigns after relegation https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32671849 BBC Sport 9 May 2015Pre-seasonENG Neil McDonald2 June 2015Blackpool: Neil McDonald named Seasiders manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32982763 BBC Sport 2 June 2015ChesterfieldENG Paul CookSigned by Portsmouth12 May 2015WAL Dean Saunders13 May 2015Dean Saunders: Chesterfield appoint interim Crawley boss https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32720049 BBC Sport 13 May 2015Crawley TownWAL Dean SaundersSigned by Chesterfield13 May 2015ENG Mark Yates19 May 2015Crawley Town appoint Mark Yates as new manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32794396 BBC Sport 19 May 2015Leyton OrientITA Fabio LiveraniMutual Consent13 May 2015Leyton Orient: Boss Fabio Liverani departs by mutual consent https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32727329 BBC Sport 13 May 2015 ENG Ian Hendon28 May 2015Ian Hendon: West Ham coach named Leyton Orient manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32883823 BBC Sport 28 May 2015Leeds UnitedENG Neil RedfearnSacked20 May 2015GER Uwe Rosler20 May 2015Uwe Rosler: Leeds United appoint fifth head coach in less than a year https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32810443 BBC Sport 20 May 2015StevenageENG Graham WestleyOut of Contract21 May 2015ENG Teddy Sheringham21 May 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32832999 Teddy Sheringham: Stevenage name ex-England striker as boss BBC Sport 21 May 2015Derby CountyENG Steve McClarenSacked25 May 2015Steve McClaren: Derby County sack head coach https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32878657 BBC Sport 25 May 2015ENG Paul Clement1 June 2015Derby County appoint Paul Clement as head coach https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32955201 BBC Sport 1 June 2015Sheffield UnitedENG Nigel Clough25 May 2015Nigel Clough: Sheffield United sack manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32873951 BBC Sport 25 May 2015ENG Nigel Adkins2 June 2015Nigel Adkins: Sheffield United appoint ex-Southampton boss https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32964867 BBC Sport 2 June 2015 Plymouth ArgyleIRL John SheridanMutual consent28 May 2015John Sheridan: Plymouth Argyle manager leaves by mutual consent https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32897683 BBC Sport 28 May 2015SCO Derek Adams11 June 2015Plymouth Argyle appoint Derek Adams as manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33088850 BBC Sport 11 June 2015BrentfordENG Mark WarburtonEnd of Contract1 June 2015NED Marinus Dijkhuizen1 June 2015Marinus Dijkhuizen takes over as Brentford head coach https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32957307 BBC Sport 1 June 2015Sheffield WednesdayENG Stuart GraySacked11 June 2015Stuart Gray: Sheffield Wednesday head coach sacked https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33104297 BBC Sport 11 June 2015POR Carlos Carvalhal30 June 2015Sheffield Wednesday name Carlos Carvalhal as new head coach https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33126643 BBC Sport 30 June 2015Peterborough UnitedSCO Dave Robertson6 September 2015Dave Robertson: Peterborough United sack manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34168377 BBC Sport 6 September 201520thENG Graham Westley21 September 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34307948 Graham Westley: Peterborough United name ex-Stevenage boss BBC Sport 21 September 2015 21 September 2015 18thDoncaster Rovers SCO Paul Dickov8 September 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34188161 Paul Dickov: Doncaster sack manager after poor start to season BBC Sport 8 September 2015 8 September 201517th SCO Darren Ferguson 16 October 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34548413 Darren Ferguson: Doncaster appoint ex-Peterborough boss BBC Sport 16 October 2015 16 October 2015 20thOldham AthleticSCO Darren Kelly12 September 2015Oldham Athletic: David Dunn replaces sacked Darren Kelly https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34055232 BBC Sport 12 September 201519th NIR David Dunn7 October 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34465264 Oldham Athletic: David Dunn appointed permanent manager BBC Sport 7 October 2015 7 October 201518thBrentfordNED Marinus Dijkhuizen28 September 2015Brentford sack Marinus Dijkhuizen and appoint Lee Carsley https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34378513 BBC Sport 28 September 201519thENG Dean Smith30 November 201511thRotherham UnitedSCO Steve Evans28 September 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34380186 Steve Evans: Rotherham United part company with manager 28 September 2015 28 September 2015 BBC Sport20th ENG Neil Redfearn 9 October 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34488197 Neil Redfearn: Rotherham United appoint ex-Leeds head coach BBC Sport 9 October 2015 9 October 2015 21st Fleetwood Town SCO Graham Alexander 30 September 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34402715 Graham Alexander: Fleetwood sack boss after poor start 30 September 2015 30 September 2015 BBC Sport 20th SCO Steven Pressley 6 October 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34455459 Fleetwood Town: Steven Pressley appointed manager BBC Sport 6 October 2015 6 October 2015 23rd Newport County ENG Terry Butcher 1 October 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34417221 Newport County part company with manager Terry Butcher 1 October 2015 1 October 2015 BBC Sport 24thIRL John Sheridan 2 October 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34419139 John Sheridan: Newport County appoint former Plymouth manager BBC Sport 2 October 2015 2 October 2015 24th Swindon Town ENG Mark Cooper 17 October 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34564609 Swindon Town: Mark Cooper leaves League One club BBC Sport 17 October 2015 17 October 2015 20th NIR Martin Ling 3 November 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34710411 Martin Ling: Swindon Town appoint former Torquay boss BBC Sport 3 November 2015 3 November 2015 23rd Leeds UnitedGER Uwe Rosler 19 October 2015 18thSCO Steve Evans 19 October 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34570202 Steve Evans: Leeds appoint new boss as Massimo Cellino banned BBC Sport 19 October 2015 19 October 2015 18th Charlton AthleticISR Guy Luzon 24 October 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34629428 Guy Luzon: Charlton Athletic sack manager after winless run BBC Sport 24 October 2015 24 October 2015 22nd BEL Karel Fraeye 26 October 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34636033 Karel Fraeye: Charlton Athletic appoint interim head coach BBC Sport 26 October 2015 26 October 2015 22nd York CityENG Russ Wilcox 26 October 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34635640 Russ Wilcox: York City sack boss after nine games without win BBC Sport 26 October 2015 26 October 2015 21st SCO Jackie McNamara 4 November 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34721629 York City: Jackie McNamara appointed as new manager BBC Sport 4 November 2015 4 November 2015 22nd Cambridge UnitedENG Richard Money 2 November 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34698304 Richard Money: Cambridge United part company with manager BBC Sport 2 November 2015 2 November 2015 18thENG Shaun Derry 12 November 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34790879 Shaun Derry: Cambridge United appoint ex-Notts County manager BBC Sport 12 November 2015 12 November 2015 18th Huddersfield TownENG Chris Powell 4 November 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34245530 Chris Powell: Huddersfield Town sack manager BBC Sport 4 November 2015 4 November 2015 18thUSA David Wagner 5 November 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34733422 David Wagner named new Huddersfield Town head coach BBC Sport 5 November 2015 5 November 2015 18th Queens Park RangersENG Chris Ramsey 4 November 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34728650 Chris Ramsey sacked as Queens Park Rangers manager BBC Sport 4 November 2015 4 November 2015 13thNED Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 4 December 2015Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: QPR appoint Burton manager as boss https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35005002 BBC Sport 4 December 2015 12th FulhamWAL Kit Symons 8 November 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34760567 Kit Symons: Fulham sack manager after Birmingham defeat BBC Sport 8 November 2015 9 November 2015 12thSER Slaviša Jokanović 27 December 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35187877 Slavisa Jokanovic: Fulham appoint Serb as new head coach BBC Sport 27 December 2015 28 December 2015 18th Blackburn RoversENG Gary Bowyer 10 November 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34783286 Gary Bowyer: Blackburn Rovers sack manager after poor start BBC Sport 10 November 2015 10 November 2015 16thSCO Paul Lambert 15 November 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34784801 Paul Lambert: Blackburn appoint former Aston Villa manager BBC Sport 15 November 2015 16 November 2015 16th Colchester UnitedWAL Tony Humes Mutual Consent 26 November 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34934309 Tony Humes: Colchester United and boss part by mutual consent BBC Sport 26 November 2015 30 November 2015 19thNIR Kevin Keen 21 December 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35151860 Colchester United: U's appoint Kevin Keen as new manager BBC Sport 21 December 2015 26 December 2015 24th ChesterfieldWAL Dean Saunders Sacked 28 November 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34955150 Dean Saunders: Chesterfield part company with manager BBC Sport 28 November 2015 30 November 2015 16th NIR Danny Wilson 24 December 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35168415 Danny Wilson: Chesterfield appoint ex-Barnsley manager BBC Sport 24 December 2015 28 December 2015 18thWalsallENG Dean SmithSigned by Brentford30 November 2015Marinus Dijkhuizen takes over as Brentford head coach https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34963726 BBC Sport 30 November 2015 4thIRL Sean O'Driscoll 18 December 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35132127 Sean O'Driscoll: Walsall name new head coach to replace Dean Smith BBC Sport 18 December 2015 18 December 2015 3rdYeovil Town SCO Paul SturrockSacked1 December 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34976931 Yeovil Town: Paul Sturrock leaves League Two's bottom club BBC Sport 1 December 2015 2 December 2015 24th NIR Darren Way31 December 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35205659 Yeovil Town: Darren Way appointed as Glovers manager BBC Sport 31 December 2015 31 December 2015 24thBurton AlbionNED Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkSigned by QPR4 December 20151stENG Nigel Clough7 December 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35021858 Nigel Clough: Burton Albion confirm former manager's return BBC Sport 7 December 2015 7 December 20151stReadingSCO Steve ClarkeSacked4 December 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35005713 Steve Clarke: Reading sack manager after run of poor form BBC Sport 4 December 2015 4 December 2015 9thENG Brian McDermott17 December 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35050593 Brian McDermott returns to Reading as manager BBC Sport 17 December 2015 17 December 2015 13th Luton TownENG John Still 17 December 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35121874 John Still: Luton Town sack boss, Andy Awford named caretaker BBC Sport 17 December 2015 17 December 2015 17thWAL Nathan Jones 6 January 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35247774 Nathan Jones: Brighton coach appointed Luton Town boss BBC Sport 6 January 2016 6 January 2016 15th Dagenham & Redbridge ENG Wayne Burnett 21 December 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35153216 Dagenham & Redbridge sack manager Wayne Burnett BBC Sport 21 December 2015 26 December 2015 24th ENG John Still 31 December 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35206543 John Still returns as Dagenham and Redbridge manager BBC Sport 31 December 2015 31 December 2015 23rd Swindon Town NIR Martin Ling Resigned 29 December 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35194340 Martin Ling: Swindon Town boss resigns because of 'health reasons' BBC Sport 29 December 2015 30 December 2015 16th ENG Luke Williams 21 January 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35375541 Swindon Town: Luke Williams to remain in charge until May BBC Sport 21 January 2016 21 January 2016 14th Notts County NED Ricardo MonizSacked 29 December 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35194712 Ricardo Moniz: Notts County part company with manager BBC Sport 29 December 2015 30 December 2015 15th SCO Jamie Fullarton 10 January 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35276420 Notts County: Jamie Fullarton named as new manager BBC Sport 10 January 2016 13 January 2016 18th Oldham Athletic NIR David Dunn 12 January 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35226947 David Dunn: Oldham Athletic sack manager after 20 games BBC Sport 12 January 2016 13 January 2016 22nd IRL John Sheridan 13 January 2016John Sheridan: Oldham reappoint Newport County manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35297569 BBC Sport 13 January 2016 22nd Newport County IRL John Sheridan Signed by Oldham Athletic 13 January 2016 20th WAL Warren Feeney 15 January 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35324509 Warren Feeney: Newport County appoint new manager BBC Sport 15 January 2016 15 January 2016 20th Charlton Athletic BEL Karel FraeyeSacked 13 January 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35307403 Karel Fraeye: Charlton Athletic sack interim head coach BBC Sport 13 January 2016 13 January 2016 23rd BEL José Riga 14 January 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35312174 Jose Riga: Charlton Athletic reappoint Belgian as head coach BBC Sport 14 January 2016 15 January 2016 23rd Bristol City ENG Steve Cotterill 14 January 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35319397 Steve Cotterill sacked as Bristol City manager BBC Sport 14 January 2016 15 January 2016 22nd ENG Lee Johnson 6 February 2016Lee Johnson: Bristol City appoint Barnsley head coach as manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35502568 BBC Sport 6 February 2016 22nd Leyton Orient ENG Ian Hendon 18 January 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35335889 Ian Hendon: Leyton Orient sack head coach BBC Sport 18 January 2016 18 January 2016 11th ENG Kevin Nolan 21 January 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35370534 Kevin Nolan: Leyton Orient appoint midfielder as player-manager BBC Sport 21 January 2016 21 January 2016 11th Scunthorpe United ENG Mark Robins 18 January 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35343370 Mark Robins: Scunthorpe United sack manager and assistant BBC Sport 18 January 2016 18 January 2016 16th NIR Nick Daws 22 February 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35633641 Nick Daws: Scunthorpe United appoint manager until end of the season BBC Sport 22 February 2016 11 March 2016 13th Stevenage ENG Teddy Sheringham 1 February 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35465521 Teddy Sheringham: Stevenage sack former England striker BBC Sport 1 February 2016 2 February 2016 19th SCO Darren Sarll 8 May 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36242643 Darren Sarll: Stevenage boss to remain in charge alongside advisor Glenn Roeder BBC Sport 8 May 2016 9 May 2016 2016–17 season Barnsley ENG Lee Johnson Signed by Bristol City 6 February 2016 12th ENG Paul Heckingbottom 15 June 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36538690 Paul Heckingbottom: Barnsley appoint head coach on 12-month rolling contract BBC Sport 15 June 2016 15 June 2016 2016–17 season Derby CountyENG Paul ClementSacked 6 February 2016Paul Clement: Derby County sack head coach after eight months https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35528402 BBC Sport 6 February 2016 5th ENG Darren Wassall 6 February 2016 5th Rotherham United ENG Neil Redfearn 8 February 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35524363 Neil Redfearn: Rotherham United sack manager BBC Sport 8 February 2016 8 February 2016 22nd ENG Neil Warnock 11 February 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35541314 Neil Warnock named Rotherham manager until end of season BBC Sport 11 February 2016 15 February 2016 22nd Hartlepool United ENG Ronnie Moore Mutual Consent 10 February 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35541540 Ronnie Moore: Hartlepool United part company with manager BBC Sport 10 February 2016 15 February 2016 22nd ENG Craig Hignett 10 February 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35546240 Craig Hignett succeeds Ronnie Moore as Hartlepool manager BBC Sport 10 February 2016 15 February 2016 22nd Walsall IRL Sean O'DriscollSacked 6 March 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35739973 Sean O'Driscoll: Walsall part company with head coach after 16 games BBC Sport 6 March 2016 11 March 2016 4th ENG Jon Whitney 1 June 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36424734 Jon Whitney: Walsall confirm interim boss as new manager on three-year contract BBC Sport 1 June 2016 1 June 2016 2016–17 season Nottingham Forest SCO Dougie Freedman 13 March 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35798743 Dougie Freedman: Nottingham Forest manager sacked BBC Sport 13 March 2016 15 March 2016 14th FRA Philippe Montanier 26 June 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36641305 Philippe Montanier takes over as Nottingham Forest head coach BBC Sport 26 June 2016 26 June 2016 2016–17 season Bolton Wanderers NIR Neil Lennon Mutual Consent 15 March 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35811267 Neil Lennon: Bolton Wanderers manager leaves by mutual consent BBC Sport 15 March 2016 15 March 2016 24th ENG Phil Parkinson 10 June 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36497728 Phil Parkinson: Bolton Wanderers appoint Bradford City boss as new manager BBC Sport 10 June 2016 10 June 2016 2016–17 season Notts CountySCO Jamie Fullarton Sacked 19 March 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35853961 Jamie Fullarton: Notts County manager sacked after 70 days BBC Sport 19 March 2016 19 March 2016 19th ENG Mark Cooper 20 March 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35857129 Mark Cooper: Notts County manager gets points target BBC Sport 20 March 2016 20 March 2016 19th Scunthorpe United NIR Nick Daws Appointed Assistant Manager 22 March 2016Graham Alexander: Scunthorpe appoint ex-Fleetwood boss as manager https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35872841 BBC Sport 22 March 2016 13th SCO Graham Alexander 22 March 2016 13th Leyton Orient ENG Kevin Nolan Removed From Managerial Role 12 April 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36026883 Kevin Nolan: Leyton Orient remove midfielder from managerial role BBC Sport 12 April 2016 18 April 2016 11th ENG Andy Hessenthaler 3 June 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36449766 Andy Hessenthaler: Leyton Orient give caretaker manager full-time job BBC Sport 3 June 2016 5 June 2016 2016–17 season Peterborough UnitedENG Graham WestleySacked 23 April 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36122210 Graham Westley: Peterborough United part with manager BBC Sport 23 April 2016 28 April 2016 14thENG Grant McCann 16 May 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36301464 Peterborough United: Grant McCann appointed manager BBC Sport 16 May 2016 16 May 2016 2016–17 season Crawley Town ENG Mark Yates 25 April 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36132455 Mark Yates: Crawley Town manager sacked by League Two club BBC Sport 25 April 2016 28 April 2016 18th IRL Dermot Drummy 27 April 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36151525 Dermot Drummy: Crawley Town name ex-Chelsea coach as head coach BBC Sport 27 April 2016 28 April 2016 18th Colchester United NIR Kevin Keen Resigned 26 April 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36141473 Kevin Keen: Colchester United manager parts company with club BBC Sport 26 April 2016 28 April 2016 23rd IRL John McGreal 4 May 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36202393 John McGreal: Colchester United appoint under-21 boss as first-team coach BBC Sport 4 May 2016 9 May 2016 23rd References 2 2015–16 2–4