2015–16 Middlesbrough F.C. season

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Middlesbrough
2015–16 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerAitor Karanka
StadiumRiverside Stadium
Football League Championship2nd (promoted)
FA CupThird round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cristhian Stuani
Gastón Ramírez
(7 each)
All: Cristhian Stuani
(11 goals)

The 2015–16 season was Middlesbrough's seventh consecutive season in the Football League Championship in their 140th year in existence.[1] Along with the Championship, the club also competed in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated 12 July 2016[2]
"+" constitutes substitute appearances
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Greece GRE Dimitrios Konstantopoulos 48 0 46 0 0 0 2 0
3 DF England ENG George Friend 45 1 39+1 1 1 0 3+1 0
4 DF Spain ESP Daniel Ayala 39 3 34+1 3 1 0 3 0
5 DF Belgium BEL Ritchie De Laet (on loan from Leicester City) 10 0 9+1 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Ben Gibson 43 1 39+1 1 0 0 3 0
7 MF England ENG Grant Leadbitter 46 4 39+2 4 0 0 4+1 0
8 MF England ENG Adam Clayton 48 1 41+2 1 1 0 2+2 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Jordan Rhodes 18 6 13+5 6 0 0 0 0
10 MF Uruguay URU Carlos De Pena 10 0 3+3 0 1 0 3 0
13 GK Spain ESP Tomás Mejías 6 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
16 DF Belgium BEL Julien De Sart 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF England ENG James Husband 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 FW Uruguay URU Cristhian Stuani 40 11 20+16 7 0+1 0 3 4
19 MF England ENG Stewart Downing 49 3 40+5 3 0 0 2+2 0
20 MF England ENG Adam Reach 6 1 3+1 1 0 0 1+1 0
21 MF Uruguay URU Gastón Ramírez 18 7 15+3 7 0 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Dael Fry 8 0 7 0 0 0 0+1 0
23 FW Spain ESP Kike Sola (on loan from Athletic Bilbao) 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Equatorial Guinea EQG Emilio Nsue 46 3 37+3 3 0+1 0 4+1 0
26 DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Kalas (on loan from Chelsea) 30 0 19+7 0 1 0 3 0
27 MF Ghana GHA Albert Adomah 47 8 36+7 6 1 0 2+1 2
34 MF England ENG Adam Forshaw 34 2 9+20 2 1 0 3+1 0
35 MF England ENG David Nugent 40 8 24+14 8 1 0 0+1 0
39 DF England ENG Jonathan Woodgate 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players who appeared for Middlesbrough but left during the season:
9 FW Spain ESP Kike 24 4 10+9 4 0+1 0 4 0
16 DF England ENG Jack Stephens 5 0 0+1 0 0 0 3+1 0
29 MF Venezuela VEN Fernando Amorebieta (on loan from Fulham) 16 0 11+2 0 1 0 2 0
30 MF Netherlands NED Yanic Wildschut 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
31 MF Italy ITA Diego Fabbrini 26 6 14+8 4 1 1 2+1 1
36 MF Argentina ARG Bruno Zuculini (on loan from Manchester City) 6 0 3+2 0 0 0 0+1 0

Top scorers

Last updated 12 July 2016
Rank Pos. No. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW 18 Uruguay Cristhian Stuani 7 0 4 11
2= MF 27 Ghana Albert Adomah 6 0 2 8
2= FW 35 England David Nugent 8 0 0 8
4 MF 21 Uruguay Gastón Ramírez 7 0 0 7
5= MF 31 Italy Diego Fabbrini 4 1 1 6
5= FW 9 Scotland Jordan Rhodes 6 0 0 6
7= FW 9 Spain Kike 4 0 0 4
7= MF 7 England Grant Leadbitter 4 0 0 4
9= DF 4 Spain Daniel Ayala 3 0 0 3
9= MF 17 England Stewart Downing 3 0 0 3
9= DF 24 Equatorial Guinea Emilio Nsue 3 0 0 3
12 MF 34 England Adam Forshaw 2 0 0 2
13= MF 8 England Adam Clayton 1 0 0 1
13= DF 3 England George Friend 1 0 0 1
13= DF 6 England Ben Gibson 1 0 0 1
13= MF 20 England Adam Reach 1 0 0 1
13= MF 30 Netherlands Yanic Wildschut 0 0 1 1

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
8 MF England ENG Adam Clayton 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF England ENG Grant Leadbitter 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Spain ESP Daniel Ayala 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Venezuela VEN Fernando Amorebieta 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
27 MF Ghana GHA Albert Adomah 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
18 FW England ENG Cristhian Stuani 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF England ENG Ben Gibson 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG George Friend 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
31 MF Italy ITA Diego Fabbrini 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW England ENG David Nugent 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
10 MF Uruguay URU Carlos De Pena 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Equatorial Guinea EQG Emilio Nsue 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW England ENG Stewart Downing 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Kalas 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Spain ESP Kike 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Spain ESP Kike Sola 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF England ENG Adam Forshaw 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 MF Uruguay URU Gastón Ramírez 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Jordan Rhodes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
6 July 2015 DF England Alex Baptiste Bolton Wanderers Free [3][4]
16 July 2015 MF England Stewart Downing West Ham United £5,500,000 [5][6]
7 August 2015 FW Uruguay Cristhian Stuani Espanyol £3,600,000 [7][8]
14 August 2015 FW England David Nugent Leicester City £4,000,000 [9][10]
1 September 2015 MF Uruguay Carlos de Pena Nacional Undisclosed [11]
1 February 2016 FW Scotland Jordan Rhodes Blackburn Rovers £9,000,000 [12]
1 February 2016 MF Belgium Julien De Sart Standard Liège Undisclosed [13]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 DF England David Atkinson Carlisle United Free [14]
1 July 2015 MF Northern Ireland Ryan Brobbel Whitby Town Free [15]
1 July 2015 DF England Seb Hines Orlando City Free [15]
1 July 2015 MF Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma Rotherham United[lower-alpha 1] Free [15]
1 July 2015 MF England James Warnett Free agent Released [15]
1 July 2015 DF Scotland Kieron Weledji Whitby Town Free [15]
1 July 2015 MF England Dean Whitehead Huddersfield Town[lower-alpha 2] Free [15]
2 July 2015 FW England Luke Williams Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [18]
4 August 2015 MF England Lee Tomlin AFC Bournemouth £3,000,000 [19][20]
9 January 2016 MF Netherlands Yanic Wildschut Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [21]
3 February 2016 FW Spain Kike Eibar Undisclosed [22]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
17 July 2015 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas Chelsea End of season [23]
27 July 2015 MF Italy Diego Fabbrini Watford End of season [24]
31 July 2015 DF England Jack Stephens Southampton End of season [25]
28 August 2015 DF Venezuela Fernando Amorebieta Fulham End of season [26]
29 August 2015 GK Italy Michael Agazzi Milan End of season [27][28]
26 October 2015 MF Argentina Bruno Zuculini Manchester City 26 November 2015 [29]
15 January 2016 FW Spain Enrique Sola Athletic Bilbao End of season [30]
26 January 2016 MF Uruguay Gastón Ramírez Southampton End of season [31]
1 February 2016 DF Belgium Ritchie De Laet Leicester City End of season [32]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
31 July 2015 GK England Connor Ripley Motherwell 4 January 2016 [33]
3 August 2015 DF England Jonny Burn Oldham Athletic 4 January 2016 [34]
6 August 2015 MF England Bryn Morris Coventry City 27 October 2015 [35][36]
27 August 2015 MF The Gambia Mustapha Carayol Huddersfield Town End of season [37]
28 August 2015 DF England James Husband Fulham 26 September 2015 [26]
10 September 2015 DF England Brad Halliday Hartlepool United 8 October 2015 [38]
14 September 2015 DF England Adam Jackson Coventry City 12 October 2015 [39]
26 September 2015 MF England Adam Reach Preston North End 28 December 2015 [40]
1 October 2015 MF Netherlands Yanic Wildschut Wigan Athletic 1 January 2016 [41]
20 October 2015 DF England Brad Halliday Accrington Stanley End of season [42][43]
27 October 2015 MF England Bryn Morris York City 27 November 2015 [44][45]
4 November 2015 DF England Adam Jackson Hartlepool United One-month [46]
26 November 2015 FW England Bradley Fewster York City End of season [47][48][49]
26 November 2015 MF Northern Ireland Jordan Jones Cambridge United 2 January 2016 [50]
26 November 2015 DF England Mark Kitching York City One-month [47][48]
4 January 2016 DF Australia Rhys Williams Charlton Athletic 1 February 2016 [51]
8 January 2016 MF The Gambia Mustapha Carayol Leeds United End of season [52]
8 January 2016 DF England James Husband Huddersfield Town One-month [53]
28 January 2016 MF England Bryn Morris Walsall Two-month [54]
26 February 2016 MF England Harry Chapman Barnsley End of season [55]
1 March 2016 DF England Alex Baptiste Sheffield United 2 June 2016 [56]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 8 June 2015, Middlesbrough announced two friendlies against York City and Doncaster Rovers.[57] A trip to Barnsley on 29 July was later announced.[58] On 8 July, Boro announced Spanish side Getafe will visit a week prior to the opening game of the season.[59]

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly York City 0–1 Middlesbrough York
12:00 BST Report Fewster 78' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,798
15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) Friendly Middlesbrough 3–1 Leyton Orient Mijas
17:30 CEST Adomah 44'
Forshaw 52'
Kike 80'		 Report McCallum 61' Stadium: La Cala Resort
Attendance: 0
18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly Middlesbrough 1–1 Scunthorpe United Mijas
17:30 CEST Leadbitter 84' Report Burn 4' (o.g.) Stadium: La Cala Resort
Attendance: 0
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Middlesbrough Doncaster
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 2,831 (726 Boro)
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly Barnsley 0–4 Middlesbrough Barnsley
19:00 BST Report Kike 47', 73'
Adomah 49', 65'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 2,082 (328 Boro)
Referee: Darren England
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly Middlesbrough 1–0 Getafe Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Kike 55' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 6,107
Referee: Tony Harrington

Championship

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
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 24 17 5 72 42 +30 89 Qualification for the Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 3]
4 Hull City (O, P) 46 24 11 11 69 35 +34 83
5 Derby County 46 21 15 10 66 43 +23 78
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ↑ Following Ledesma's release he joined Rotherham United.[16]
  2. ↑ Following Whitehead's release he joined Huddersfield Town.[17]
  3. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

League results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 26 11 9 63 31  +32 89 16 5 2 34 8  +26 10 6 7 29 23  +6

Last updated: 7 May 2016.
Source: Football League

Matches

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GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHHAAHHAAHAAHAAHAHHHAAHAH
ResultDWDLWWWWWLDLWWWLWWWDWWWWWLLDDDWWLWLLWWWWWWDDDD
Position16248632222364444321211111122123331222222111212
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[60]

9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) 1 Preston North End 0–0 Middlesbrough Preston
12:00 BST Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,974
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Middlesbrough 3–0 Bolton Wanderers Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Fabbrini 7'
Kike 17', 32'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,333
Referee: James Adcock
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Derby County 1–1 Middlesbrough Derby
19:45 BST Russell 88' Report Kike 16' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,855
Referee: Steve Martin
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Middlesbrough 0–1 Bristol City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Report Bryan 8' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,236
Referee: Paul Tierney
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Middlesbrough Sheffield
15:00 BST Matias 64' Report Reach 42'
Fabbrini 67'
Stuani 86'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 20,976
Referee: Mark Heywood
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 6 Middlesbrough 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Downing 70'
Nugent 81'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,448
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 7 Middlesbrough 3–1 Brentford Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Stuani 35', 69'
Adomah 77'		 Report Vibe 49' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 20,138
Referee: Graham Salisbury
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Middlesbrough Nottingham
12:30 BST Mills 7' Report Nugent 3'
Ayala 32'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,993
Referee: Lee Mason
27 September 2015 (2015-09-27) 9 Middlesbrough 3–0 Leeds United Middlesbrough
13:15 BST Nugent 3'
Bellusci 32' (o.g.)
Fabbrini 81'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 27,694
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 10 Reading 2–0 Middlesbrough Reading
15:00 BST Williams 1'
Blackman 88' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 19,516
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 11 Middlesbrough 0–0 Fulham Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,498
Referee: Peter Bankes
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 12 Cardiff City 1–0 Middlesbrough Cardiff
19:45 BST Friend 86' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 13,371
Referee: Dean Whitestone
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Middlesbrough Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Edwards 22' Report Fabbrini 71'
Leadbitter 82' (pen.)
Downing 90+2'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,006
Referee: James Linington
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 14 Middlesbrough 3–0 Charlton Athletic Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Nugent 60'
Adomah 66'
Ayala 78'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 20,943
Referee: Andrew Madley
3 November 2015 (2015-11-03) 15 Middlesbrough 1–0 Rotherham United Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Downing 16' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Paul Tierney
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 16 Hull City 3–0 Middlesbrough Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Diamé 44'
Clucas 67'
Huddlestone 83'		 Report Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 20,352
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
20 November 2015 (2015-11-20) 17 Middlesbrough 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Leadbitter 90+4' (pen.) Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 20,299
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 18 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Middlesbrough Huddersfield
15:00 BST Report Clayton 9'
Nsue 84'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 15,434
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
4 December 2015 (2015-12-04) 19 Ipswich Town 0–2 Middlesbrough Ipswich
19:45 BST Report Stuani 54'
Nugent 74'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,662
Referee: Tim Robinson
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 20 Middlesbrough 0–0 Birmingham City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 20,929
Referee: Darren Bond
15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) 21 Middlesbrough 1–0 Burnley Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Nsue 54' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 19,966
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Middlesbrough Brighton
12:30 GMT Report Kike 4'
Adomah 44'
Stuani 62'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,445
Referee: Craig Pawson
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 23 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough
17:15 GMT Stuani 1' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,363
Referee: David Coote
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 24 Middlesbrough 2–0 Derby County Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Adomah 83'
Friend 84'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 32,870
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
12 January 2016 (2016-01-12) 25 Brentford 0–1 Middlesbrough Brentford
19:45 GMT Bidwell Yellow card 74' Report Button 61' (o.g.)
Ayala Yellow card 64'
Stuani Yellow card 82'
Clayton Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,312
Referee: Gavin Ward
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 26 Bristol City 1–0 Middlesbrough Bristol
15:00 GMT Ayling Yellow card 56'
Burns Yellow card 80', 90+6'		 Report Clayton Yellow card 62'
Amorebieta Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 15,670
Referee: Carl Boyeson
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 27 Middlesbrough 0–1 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Clayton Yellow card 35'
Amorebieta Yellow card 59'		 Report Ward Yellow card 24'
Lichaj Yellow card 30'
Ward 70'
Jokić Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,975
Referee: Fred Graham
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 28 Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Kike Sola Yellow card 18'
Leadbitter Yellow card 57'
Hanley Yellow card 64'
Jordi Gómez Yellow card 74'
Nugent 79'		 Report Marshall Yellow card 24'
Lenihan Yellow card 34'
Evans Yellow card 36'
Gómez 73'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,244
Referee: Dean Whitestone
9 February 2016 (2016-02-09) 29 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Middlesbrough Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Bowditch 9'
Forster-Caskey Yellow card 49'		 Report Nugent Yellow card 33'
Rhodes 90+3'		 Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 11,256
Referee: Andy Davies
15 February 2016 (2016-02-15) 30 Leeds United 0–0 Middlesbrough Leeds
19:45 GMT Diagouraga Yellow card 41'
Bellusci Yellow card 82'		 Report Clayton Yellow card 25'
Gibson Red card 89'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 20,424
Referee: Craig Pawson
23 February 2016 (2016-02-23) 31 Middlesbrough 3–1 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Connolly 25' (o.g.)
Ramírez 63'
Nugent 83'		 Report Fábio 20' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,322
Referee: Trevor Kettle
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 32 Fulham 0–2 Middlesbrough London
15:00 GMT Report Adomah 3'
Leadbitter 20' (pen.)		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 18,862
Referee: Charles Breakspear
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 33 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Middlesbrough Blackburn
19:45 GMT Akpan 47'
Graham 83'		 Report Forshaw 90+1' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,601
Referee: Andrew Madley
4 March 2016 (2016-03-04) 34 Middlesbrough 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Ramírez 24', 56' Report Gibson 89' (o.g.) Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,110
Referee: Stuart Attwell
8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 35 Rotherham United 1–0 Middlesbrough Rotherham
19:45 GMT Frecklington 88' Report Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,783
Referee: Peter Bankes
13 March 2016 (2016-03-13) 36 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Middlesbrough London
15:30 GMT Teixeira 57'
Harriott 80'		 Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 14,636
Referee: Darren Deadman
18 March 2016 (2016-03-18) 37 Middlesbrough 1–0 Hull City Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Nugent 90+1' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,791
Referee: Andre Marriner
1 April 2016 (2016-04-01) 38 Queens Park Rangers 2–3 Middlesbrough London
19:45 GMT Mackie 31'
Chery 86'		 Report Rhodes 18'
Ramírez 51'
Gibson 57'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,058
Referee: Simon Hooper
5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 39 Middlesbrough 3–0 Huddersfield Town Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Leadbitter 32' (pen.)
Ramírez 33', 77'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,669
Referee: Steve Martin
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 40 Middlesbrough 1–0 Preston North End Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Adomah 32' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,390
Referee: Oliver Langford
12 April 2016 (2016-04-12) 41 Middlesbrough 2–1 Reading Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Nsue 10'
Forshaw 90+4'		 Report Cox 54' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,746
Referee: Scott Duncan
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Middlesbrough Bolton
15:00 GMT Vela 61' Report Rhodes 73', 90+1' Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 18,196
Referee: Keith Stroud
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43 Burnley 1–1 Middlesbrough Burnley
19:45 GMT Keane 90+2' Report Rhodes 70' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 20,197
Referee: Mike Jones
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Middlesbrough 0–0 Ipswich Town Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,505
Referee: Darren Bond
29 April 2016 (2016-04-29) 45 Birmingham City 2–2 Middlesbrough Birmingham
19:45 GMT Gleeson 33'
Davis 68'		 Report Rhodes 40'
Ramírez 57'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 21,380
Referee: Simon Hooper
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46 Middlesbrough 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Middlesbrough
12:30 GMT Stuani 19' Report Konckaert Yellow card 24'
Stephens 55', Red card 59'
Wilson Yellow card 90+5'
Goldson Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 33,806
Referee: Mike Dean

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup
9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round Middlesbrough 1–2 Burnley Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Fabbrini 36' Report Hennings 7'
Ward 71'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 18,286
Referee: Simon Hooper

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Middlesbrough were drawn away against Oldham Athletic.[61] In the second round, Middlesbrough were drawn away to Burton Albion.[62] The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Middlesbrough were drawn at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[63]

12 August 2015 (2015-08-12) First round Oldham Athletic 1–3 Middlesbrough Oldham
19:45 BST Philliskirk 90' Report Wildschut 23'
Stuani 41', 61'		 Stadium: SportsDirect.com Park
Attendance: 4,182
Referee: Carl Boyeson
25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round Burton Albion 1–2 (a.e.t.) Middlesbrough Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Friend 24' (o.g.) Report Stuani 70', 109' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,414
Referee: Mark Brown
22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) Third round Middlesbrough 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Adomah 37', 64'
Fabbrini 57'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 13,368
Referee: Kevin Wright
28 October 2015 Fourth round Manchester United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 Middlesbrough Manchester
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,258
Referee: Lee Mason
Penalties
Rooney soccer ball with red X
Pereira soccer ball with check mark
Carrick soccer ball with red X
Young soccer ball with red X		 Leadbitter soccer ball with check mark
Nugent soccer ball with red X
Downing soccer ball with check mark
Gibson soccer ball with check mark
1 December 2015 Fifth round Middlesbrough 0–2 Everton Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Report Deulofeu (20)
Lukaku (28)		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,628
Referee: Roger East

References

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  2. ↑ "All Middlesbrough players: 2016". 11v11.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Former Blackpool FC defender Alex Baptiste becomes Middlesbrough FC's first signing of the summer transfer window after joining from Bolton Wanderers FC". Middlesbrough FC. 6 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Alex Baptiste Completes Move to Middlesbrough". Burnden Aces. 6 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Stewart Downing Completes Boro Move From West Ham". Middlesbrough FC. 16 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Stewart Downing completes move to Middlesbrough". ESPN. 16 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Finally! Cristhian Stuani Cleared To Play". Middlesbrough FC. 7 August 2015.
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