2020–21 EFL League One

The 2020–21 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) is the 17th season of Football League One under its current title and the 29th season under its current league division format.

EFL League One
Season2020–21
Dates12 September 2020 – 8 May 2021
Matches played277
Goals scored734 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorerLuke Jephcott (14 goals)
Biggest home winAccrington Stanley 6–1 Bristol Rovers
(2 February 2021)
Biggest away winWigan Athletic 0–5 Rochdale
(15 December 2020)
Wigan Athletic 0–5 Blackpool
(26 January 2021)
Highest scoringAFC Wimbledon 4–4 Plymouth Argyle
(19 September 2020)
Charlton Athletic 4–4 Rochdale
(12 January 2021)
Longest winning runOxford United (7 games)[1]
Longest unbeaten runCrewe Alexandra (10 games)[1]
Longest winless runBurton Albion (11 games)[1]
Longest losing runPlymouth Argyle (6 games)[1]
Highest attendance2000
Shrewsbury Town vs Accrington Stanley
(2 December 2020)
Lowest attendance1000
Shrewsbury Town vs Northampton Town
(19 September 2020)
Total attendance46972
Average attendance1806
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 26 January 2021.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.

To League One

Promoted from League Two

Relegated from Championship

From League One

Promoted to Championship

Relegated to League Two

Expelled from the EFL

  1. Wigan Athletic were deducted 12 points by the EFL for entering administration. The club appealed against the decision, and it was confirmed on 4 August 2020 that it had not been upheld. Therefore, Wigan will not be reprieved from relegation.[2][3]

Stadiums
Locations of the confirmed 2020–21 EFL League One teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Accrington StanleyAccrington Crown Ground5,057
AFC WimbledonLondon Plough Lane9,300
BlackpoolBlackpool Bloomfield Road17,338
Bristol RoversBristol Memorial Stadium12,300
Burton AlbionBurton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium6,912
Charlton AthleticLondon (Charlton) The Valley27,111
Crewe AlexandraCreweGresty Road10,180
Doncaster RoversDoncaster Keepmoat Stadium15,231
Fleetwood TownFleetwood Highbury Stadium5,327
GillinghamGillingham Priestfield Stadium11,582
Hull CityKingston upon Hull KCOM Stadium25,586
Ipswich TownIpswich Portman Road30,311
Lincoln CityLincoln LNER Stadium10,120
Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes Stadium MK30,500
Northampton TownNorthampton PTS Academy Stadium7,798
Oxford UnitedOxford Kassam Stadium12,500
Peterborough UnitedPeterborough Weston Homes Stadium15,314
Plymouth ArgylePlymouthHome Park18,600
PortsmouthPortsmouthFratton Park19,669
RochdaleRochdale Crown Oil Arena10,500
Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Montgomery Waters Meadow9,875
SunderlandSunderlandStadium of Light48,707
Swindon TownSwindonCounty Ground15,728
Wigan AthleticWiganDW Stadium25,133

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Accrington Stanley John Coleman Séamus Conneely Adidas Wham
AFC Wimbledon Vacant Will Nightingale Puma Sports Interactive
Blackpool Neil Critchley Chris Maxwell Puma Blackpool Council
Home: "VisitBlackpool.com";
Away: "Get Vocal"
Bristol Rovers Paul Tisdale Max Ehmer[4] Macron Utilita Energy[5]
Burton Albion Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink John Brayford TAG Prestec UK Ltd[6]
Charlton Athletic Lee Bowyer Jason Pearce Hummel Children with Cancer UK
Crewe Alexandra David Artell Perry Ng FBT Mornflake
Doncaster Rovers Darren Moore Ben Whiteman Elite Pro Sports LNER
Fleetwood Town Simon Grayson Paul Coutts Hummel BES Utilities
Gillingham Steve Evans Kyle Dempsey Macron MEMS Power Generation
Hull City Grant McCann Richie Smallwood[7] Umbro Giacom[8]
Ipswich Town Paul Lambert Luke Chambers Adidas Carers Trust
Lincoln City Michael Appleton Liam Bridcutt Erreà Peregrine Holdings[9]
Milton Keynes Dons Russell Martin Dean Lewington Erreà Suzuki
Northampton Town Keith Curle Cian Bolger Hummel University of Northampton
Oxford United Karl Robinson John Mousinho Puma Amazing Thailand
Peterborough United Darren Ferguson Mark Beevers Puma Mick George Group
Plymouth Argyle Ryan Lowe Gary Sawyer Puma Ginsters
Portsmouth Kenny Jackett Tom Naylor Nike University of Portsmouth
Rochdale Brian Barry-Murphy Eoghan O'Connell Erreà Crown Oil Ltd
Shrewsbury Town Steve Cotterill David Edwards Admiral Tuffins Supermarkets (Home)
Shropshire Homes (Away)
Sunderland Lee Johnson Max Power Nike Great Annual Savings Group
Swindon Town John Sheridan Dion Conroy Puma Imagine Cruising
Wigan Athletic Leam Richardson (interim) Joe Garner Puma Wigan Athletic Official Supporters Club

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Wigan Athletic Paul Cook[10] Resigned 29 July 2020 Pre-season John Sheridan[11] 11 September 2020
Swindon Town Richie Wellens[12] Signed by Salford City 4 November 2020 20th John Sheridan[13] 13 November 2020
Wigan Athletic John Sheridan[14] Signed by Swindon Town 13 November 2020 24th Leam Richardson (interim) 13 November 2020
Bristol Rovers Ben Garner[15] Sacked 14 November 2020 18th Paul Tisdale[16] 19 November 2020
Shrewsbury Town Sam Ricketts[17] 25 November 2020 23rd Steve Cotterill[18] 27 November 2020
Sunderland Phil Parkinson[19] 29 November 2020 8th Lee Johnson[20] 5 December 2020
Burton Albion Jake Buxton[21] 29 December 2020 24th Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink[22] 1 January 2021
Fleetwood Town Joey Barton[23] 4 January 2021 10th Simon Grayson[24] 31 January 2021
AFC Wimbledon Glyn Hodges[25] Mutual consent 30 January 2021 21st

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lincoln City 25 16 3 6 38 20 +18 51 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Hull City 26 15 3 8 41 23 +18 48[lower-alpha 1]
3 Doncaster Rovers 23 15 3 5 41 23 +18 48[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Peterborough United 25 14 4 7 38 23 +15 46
5 Portsmouth 25 13 6 6 42 23 +19 45
6 Charlton Athletic 27 12 7 8 41 35 +6 43
7 Sunderland 25 10 11 4 34 21 +13 41
8 Accrington Stanley 23 12 5 6 35 24 +11 41
9 Crewe Alexandra 28 11 7 10 36 35 +1 40
10 Ipswich Town 24 12 3 9 29 25 +4 39
11 Oxford United 24 11 4 9 39 33 +6 37
12 Plymouth Argyle 26 9 8 9 37 43 −6 35
13 Blackpool 24 10 4 10 28 26 +2 34
14 Gillingham 26 10 4 12 32 35 −3 34
15 Fleetwood Town 26 8 8 10 29 23 +6 32
16 Milton Keynes Dons 26 8 8 10 33 32 +1 32
17 Shrewsbury Town 24 7 9 8 24 27 −3 30
18 Rochdale 26 6 8 12 40 50 −10 26
19 AFC Wimbledon 26 6 7 13 29 47 −18 25
20 Bristol Rovers 25 6 6 13 24 41 −17 24
21 Swindon Town 27 7 3 17 32 51 −19 24 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Northampton Town 25 6 6 13 20 40 −20 24
23 Wigan Athletic 25 5 6 14 26 47 −21 21
24 Burton Albion 25 4 7 14 30 51 −21 19
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[26]
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head points: Hull City 3, Doncaster Rovers 0.

Results
Home \ Away ACC WIM BLA BRI BRT CHA CRE DON FLE GIL HUL IPS LIN MKD NOR OXF PET PLY POR ROC SHR SUN SWI WIG
Accrington Stanley — 0–0 6–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–4 2–0 2–1
AFC Wimbledon 1–2 — 1–0 2–4 a 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 4–4 0–1 0–3
Blackpool — 0–1 3–2 1–4 2–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
Bristol Rovers 2–1 — 1–1 0–1 1–4 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–2 a
Burton Albion 2–1 1–1 1–2 — 4–2 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–5 2–4 0–1 3–4
Charlton Athletic 0–2 5–2 — 1–3 3–2 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–4 0–0 2–2 1–0
Crewe Alexandra 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 — 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 4–2 3–0
Doncaster Rovers 2–0 3–2 4–1 1–2 — 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1
Fleetwood Town 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 — 4–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 5–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1
Gillingham 0–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 4–1 0–2 — 0–2 0–3 3–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0
Hull City 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 — 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–0
Ipswich Town 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–3 — 0–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–3 2–0
Lincoln City 1–2 5–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 — 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 0–4 2–1
Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 — 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0
Northampton Town 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–0 3–1 0–2 0–4 0–0 — 0–2 0–0 2–1
Oxford United 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 4–0 — 3–1 0–2 1–2
Peterborough United 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 — 1–0 4–1 5–1 3–1
Plymouth Argyle 2–2 1–0 a 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–3 — 2–2 0–4 1–1 4–2
Portsmouth 4–0 0–2 4–1 0–1 0–0 0–4 0–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 — 0–0 1–2
Rochdale 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–3 2–1 1–4 0–3 0–2 1–1 3–4 0–0 — 2–2 3–3
Shrewsbury Town 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 — 3–3
Sunderland 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–0 — 0–1
Swindon Town 0–3 0–1 1–0 4–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–4 0–2 3–1 0–1 0–2 — 1–0
Wigan Athletic 4–3 2–3 0–5 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–3 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–5 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/league-one/table
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 6 February 2021[27]
Rank Player Club Goals[28]
1 Luke Jephcott Plymouth Argyle 16
2 Jonson Clarke-Harris Peterborough United 14
3 Joe Pigott AFC Wimbledon 13
Charlie Wyke Sunderland
5 Dion Charles Accrington Stanley 11
John Marquis Portsmouth
Matty Taylor Oxford United
8 Chuks Aneke Charlton Athletic 10
Matthew Lund Rochdale
10 Mallik Wilks Hull City 9

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Siriki DembéléPeterborough UnitedShrewsbury Town5–131 October 2020
Jonson Clarke-HarrisPeterborough UnitedRochdale4–112 December 2020
Kyle JosephWigan AthleticBurton Albion4–329 December 2020
Charlie WykeSunderlandAFC Wimbledon3–016 January 2021
Joe MasonMilton Keynes DonsFleetwood Town3–119 January 2021

Most assists
Rank Player Club Assists[29]
1 George Honeyman Hull City 9
2 Conor Grant Plymouth Argyle 7
Joe Ward Peterborough United
4 Siriki Dembélé Peterborough United 6
Josh Sims Doncaster Rovers
6 Callum Elder Hull City 5
Jorge Grant Lincoln City
Tom Lowery Crewe Alexandra
Aaron Morley Rochdale
Joe Powell Burton Albion
Joe Pritchard Accrington Stanley

Monthly awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
September Paul Lambert Ipswich Town Madger Gomes Doncaster Rovers [30]
October Darren Ferguson Peterborough United Ben Amos Charlton [31]
November John Coleman Accrington Stanley Callum Camps Fleetwood Town [32]
December Steve Cotterill Shrewsbury Town Owen Dale Crewe Alexandra [33]

Notes

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