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Leading League goalscorer:
 Matt Taylor
 (Bristol Rovers)
27 goals

Northampton Town
dominated in League 2. A 24-match unbeaten League run from December 19th saw them finish on 99 points, a mahoosive 13 points ahead of the runners-up - results.

Severe floods at the end of 2015 saw Carlisle United's Brunton Park ground closed for a couple of months forcing three Carlisle home matches to be played on borrowed grounds - more.

League sponsors Sky Bet paid for the 169 hardy Cumbrians who made the long journey to Devon for a Tuesday night match in August against Plymouth.. The 780-odd mile round trip is the longest in the Football League.  It again proved a fruitless trip for Carlisle - they lost 4-1 that night having taken just one point in their previous 11 visits to Home Park.

Top home League attendances in League 2 were at Fratton Park with an average 16,391 watch Portsmouth's matches - a little further along the south coast Bournemouth averaged 11,189 when enjoying a decent Premier League season!

Impressive home averages were also recorded at Plymouth (8798), Luton (8226) and Bristol Rovers (8096). What were these clubs doing in League 2?

   P W D L F A Pts
    Results 1 Northampton Town 46 29 12 5 82 46 99 Promoted
    Results 2 Oxford United 46 24 14 8 84 41 86 Promoted
    Results 3 Bristol Rovers 46 26 7 13 77 46 85 Promoted
    Results 4 Accrington Stanley 46 24 13 9 74 48 85 Play Off
    Results 5 Plymouth Argyle 46 24 9 13 72 46 81 Play Off
    Results 6 Portsmouth 46 21 15 10 75 44 78 Play Off
    Results 7 AFC Wimbledon 46 21 12 13 64 50 75 Promoted
    Results 8 Leyton Orient 46 19 12 15 60 61 69
    Results 9 Cambridge United 46 18 14 14 66 55 68
    Results 10 Carlisle United 46 17 16 13 67 62 67
    Results 11 Luton Town 46 19 9 18 63 61 66
    Results 12 Mansfield Town 46 17 13 16 61 53 64
    Results 13 Wycombe Wanderers 46 17 13 16 45 44 64
    Results 14 Exeter City 46 17 13 16 63 65 64
    Results 15 Barnet 46 17 11 18 67 68 62
    Results 16 Hartlepool United 46 15 6 25 49 72 51
    Results 17 Notts County 46 14 9 23 54 83 51
    Results 18 Stevenage 46 11 15 20 52 67 48
    Results 19 Yeovil Town 46 11 15 20 43 59 48
    Results 20 Crawley Town 46 13 8 25 45 78 47
    Results 21 Morecambe 46 12 10 24 69 91 46

    Results 22 Newport County 46 10 13 23 43 64 43
    Results 23 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 8 10 28 46 81 34 Relegated
    Results 24 York City 46 7 13 26 51 87 34

Relegated
   

Full home and away table

Left League Dagenham & Redbridge and York City were relegated from the League to the National League (formerly the Conference). They were replaced by National League champions Cheltenham Town and the play-off winners Grimsby Town - 2015/16 National League tables and play-off details.
   
Play Off Semi-Finals    Play Off
1st Leg
Thu May 12 Portsmouth 2 - 2 Plymouth Argyle
Sat May 14 AFC Wimbledon 1 - 0 Accrington Stanley
2nd Leg
Sun May 15 Plymouth Argyle 1 - 0 Portsmouth
Wed May 18 Accrington Stanley 2 - 2 AFC Wimbledon
Aggregate scores
Plymouth Argyle 3 - 2 Portsmouth
AFC Wimbledon 3 - 2 Accrington Stanley
Play Off Final (at Wembley)
Mon May 30 AFC Wimbledon 2 - 0 Plymouth Argyle
   AFC Wimbledon were promoted to the League 2
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

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