2015–16 Middlesbrough F.C. season

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.

Middlesbrough

2015–16 season
Chairman	Steve Gibson
Manager	Aitor Karanka
Stadium	Riverside Stadium
Football League Championship	2nd (promoted)
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Cristhian Stuani Gastón Ramírez (7 each) All: Cristhian Stuani (11 goals)
Home colours Away colours
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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	GRE	Dimitrios Konstantopoulos	48	0	46	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF	ENG	George Friend	45	1	39+1	1	1	0	3+1	0
4	DF	ESP	Daniel Ayala	39	3	34+1	3	1	0	3	0
5	DF	BEL	Ritchie De Laet (on loan from Leicester City)	10	0	9+1	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Ben Gibson	43	1	39+1	1	0	0	3	0
7	MF	ENG	Grant Leadbitter	46	4	39+2	4	0	0	4+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Adam Clayton	48	1	41+2	1	1	0	2+2	0
9	FW	SCO	Jordan Rhodes	18	6	13+5	6	0	0	0	0
10	MF	URU	Carlos De Pena	10	0	3+3	0	1	0	3	0
13	GK	ESP	Tomás Mejías	6	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
16	DF	BEL	Julien De Sart	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	ENG	James Husband	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	FW	URU	Cristhian Stuani	40	11	20+16	7	0+1	0	3	4
19	MF	ENG	Stewart Downing	49	3	40+5	3	0	0	2+2	0
20	MF	ENG	Adam Reach	6	1	3+1	1	0	0	1+1	0
21	MF	URU	Gastón Ramírez	18	7	15+3	7	0	0	0	0
22	DF	ENG	Dael Fry	8	0	7	0	0	0	0+1	0
23	FW	ESP	Kike Sola (on loan from Athletic Bilbao)	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	EQG	Emilio Nsue	46	3	37+3	3	0+1	0	4+1	0
26	DF	CZE	Tomáš Kalas (on loan from Chelsea)	30	0	19+7	0	1	0	3	0
27	MF	GHA	Albert Adomah	47	8	36+7	6	1	0	2+1	2
34	MF	ENG	Adam Forshaw	34	2	9+20	2	1	0	3+1	0
35	MF	ENG	David Nugent	40	8	24+14	8	1	0	0+1	0
39	DF	ENG	Jonathan Woodgate	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who appeared for Middlesbrough but left during the season:
9	FW	ESP	Kike	24	4	10+9	4	0+1	0	4	0
16	DF	ENG	Jack Stephens	5	0	0+1	0	0	0	3+1	0
29	MF	VEN	Fernando Amorebieta (on loan from Fulham)	16	0	11+2	0	1	0	2	0
30	MF	NED	Yanic Wildschut	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
31	MF	ITA	Diego Fabbrini	26	6	14+8	4	1	1	2+1	1
36	MF	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	Cristhian Stuani	7	0	4	11
2=	MF	27	Albert Adomah	6	0	2	8
2=	FW	35	David Nugent	8	0	0	8
4	MF	21	Gastón Ramírez	7	0	0	7
5=	MF	31	Diego Fabbrini	4	1	1	6
5=	FW	9	Jordan Rhodes	6	0	0	6
7=	FW	9	Kike	4	0	0	4
7=	MF	7	Grant Leadbitter	4	0	0	4
9=	DF	4	Daniel Ayala	3	0	0	3
9=	MF	17	Stewart Downing	3	0	0	3
9=	DF	24	Emilio Nsue	3	0	0	3
12	MF	34	Adam Forshaw	2	0	0	2
13=	MF	8	Adam Clayton	1	0	0	1
13=	DF	3	George Friend	1	0	0	1
13=	DF	6	Ben Gibson	1	0	0	1
13=	MF	20	Adam Reach	1	0	0	1
13=	MF	30	Yanic Wildschut	0	0	1	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
8	MF	ENG	Adam Clayton	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Grant Leadbitter	12	0	11	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	ESP	Daniel Ayala	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	VEN	Fernando Amorebieta	6	0	5	0	0	0	1	0
27	MF	GHA	Albert Adomah	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
18	FW	ENG	Cristhian Stuani	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF	ENG	Ben Gibson	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	George Friend	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
31	MF	ITA	Diego Fabbrini	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	ENG	David Nugent	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
10	MF	URU	Carlos De Pena	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	EQG	Emilio Nsue	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Stewart Downing	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	CZE	Tomáš Kalas	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	ESP	Kike	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	ESP	Kike Sola	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	ENG	Adam Forshaw	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
21	MF	URU	Gastón Ramírez	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	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		Alex Baptiste	Bolton Wanderers	Free	[3][4]
16 July 2015	MF		Stewart Downing	West Ham United	£5,500,000	[5][6]
7 August 2015	FW		Cristhian Stuani	Espanyol	£3,600,000	[7][8]
14 August 2015	FW		David Nugent	Leicester City	£4,000,000	[9][10]
1 September 2015	MF		Carlos de Pena	Nacional	Undisclosed	[11]
1 February 2016	FW		Jordan Rhodes	Blackburn Rovers	£9,000,000	[12]
1 February 2016	MF		Julien De Sart	Standard Liège	Undisclosed	[13]

Transfers out

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

Loans in

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

Loans out

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

York City v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Leyton Orient

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

Middlesbrough v Scunthorpe United

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

Doncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough

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)

Barnsley v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Getafe

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 v t e	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[c]
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	D
Position	16	2	4	8	6	3	2	2	2	2	3	6	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2

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]

Preston North End v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers

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

Derby County v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Bristol City

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

Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Milton Keynes Dons

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

Middlesbrough v Brentford

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

Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Leeds United

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

Reading v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Fulham

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

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Charlton Athletic

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

Middlesbrough v Rotherham United

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

Hull City v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Queens Park Rangers

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

Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough

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

Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Birmingham City

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

Middlesbrough v Burnley

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

Brighton & Hove Albion v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday

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

Middlesbrough v Derby County

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

Brentford v Middlesbrough

12 January 2016 (2016-01-12) 25	Brentford	0–1	Middlesbrough	Brentford
19:45 GMT	Bidwell  74'	Report	Button 61' (o.g.) Ayala  64' Stuani  82' Clayton  90+2'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,312 Referee: Gavin Ward

Bristol City v Middlesbrough

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 26	Bristol City	1–0	Middlesbrough	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Ayling  56' Burns  80', 90+6'	Report	Clayton  62' Amorebieta  73'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,670 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 27	Middlesbrough	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Clayton  35' Amorebieta  59'	Report	Ward  24' Lichaj  30' Ward 70' Jokić  76'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,975 Referee: Fred Graham

Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 28	Middlesbrough	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Kike Sola  18' Leadbitter  57' Hanley  64' Jordi Gómez  74' Nugent 79'	Report	Marshall  24' Lenihan  34' Evans  36' Gómez 73'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,244 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Milton Keynes Dons v Middlesbrough

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09) 29	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Middlesbrough	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT	Bowditch 9' Forster-Caskey  49'	Report	Nugent  33' Rhodes 90+3'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 11,256 Referee: Andy Davies

Leeds United v Middlesbrough

15 February 2016 (2016-02-15) 30	Leeds United	0–0	Middlesbrough	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Diagouraga  41' Bellusci  82'	Report	Clayton  25' Gibson  89'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,424 Referee: Craig Pawson

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

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

Fulham v Middlesbrough

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

Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Rotherham United v Middlesbrough

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

Charlton Athletic v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Hull City

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

Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Huddersfield Town

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

Middlesbrough v Preston North End

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

Middlesbrough v Reading

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

Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough

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

Burnley v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town

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

Birmingham City v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Brighton & Hove Albion

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46	Middlesbrough	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Middlesbrough
12:30 GMT	Stuani 19'	Report	Konckaert  24' Stephens 55',  59' Wilson  90+5' Goldson  90+6'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 33,806 Referee: Mike Dean

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

Middlesbrough v Burnley

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]

Oldham Athletic v Middlesbrough

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

Burton Albion v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Manchester United v Middlesbrough

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 Pereira Carrick Young		Leadbitter Nugent Downing Gibson

Middlesbrough v Everton

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

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