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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 goalscorerLeague:
Cristhian Stuani
GastΓ³n RamΓ­rez
(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 TomΓ‘s MejΓ­as 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 GastΓ³n RamΓ­rez 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 TomΓ‘Ε‘ 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 GastΓ³n RamΓ­rez 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 TomΓ‘Ε‘ 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 GastΓ³n RamΓ­rez 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 Β£5,500,000 [5] [6]
7 August 2015 FW Uruguay Cristhian Stuani Espanyol Β£3,600,000 [7] [8]
14 August 2015 FW England David Nugent Leicester City Β£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 Β£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 [a] 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 [b] Free [15]
2 July 2015 FW England Luke Williams Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [18]
4 August 2015 MF England Lee Tomlin AFC Bournemouth Β£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 TomΓ‘Ε‘ 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 GastΓ³n RamΓ­rez 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 [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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
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 DiamΓ© 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'
JokiΔ‡ 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 GΓ³mez Yellow card 74'
Nugent 79'
Report Marshall Yellow card 24'
Lenihan Yellow card 34'
Evans Yellow card 36'
GΓ³mez 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
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.)
RamΓ­rez 63'
Nugent 83'
Report FΓ‘bio 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 RamΓ­rez 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'
RamΓ­rez 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.)
RamΓ­rez 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'
RamΓ­rez 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

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

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