2021–22 EFL League One

League One
2021–22
	League One; 2021–22
Season information
Dates	7 August 2021–30 April 2022
Winners	Wigan Athletic
Promoted	Wigan Athletic; Rotherham United; Sunderland
Relegated	Crewe Alexandra; Doncaster Rovers; AFC Wimbledon; Gillingham
Season statistics
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,520
Average	(2.75 per match)
Top goalscorer	Will Keane (26 goals)
Biggest home win	Ipswich Town 6–0 Doncaster Rovers; (28 September 2021); Bolton Wanderers 6–0 Sunderland; (29 January 2022); Sheffield Wednesday 6–0 Cambridge United; (12 March 2022)
Biggest away win	Cheltenham Town 0–5 Cambridge United; (7 December 2021); Gillingham 2–7 Oxford United; (29 January 2022); Doncaster Rovers 0–5 Rotherham United; (1 February 2022); Plymouth Argyle 0–5 MK Dons; (30 April 2022)
Highest scoring	Wycombe Wanderers 5–5 Cheltenham Town; (19 February 2022)
← 2020–21	2022–23 →

The 2021–22 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of Football League One under its current title and the 30th season under its current league division format.

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

Stadiums[]

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Accrington Stanley	Accrington	Crown Ground	5,450
AFC Wimbledon	London (Wimbledon)	New Plough Lane	9,300
Bolton Wanderers	Horwich	University of Bolton Stadium	28,723
Burton Albion	Burton upon Trent	Pirelli Stadium	6,912
Cambridge United	Cambridge	Abbey Stadium	8,127
Charlton Athletic	London (Charlton)	The Valley	27,111
Cheltenham Town	Cheltenham	Whaddon Road	7,066
Crewe Alexandra	Crewe	Alexandra Stadium	10,153
Doncaster Rovers	Doncaster	Keepmoat Stadium	15,231
Fleetwood Town	Fleetwood	Highbury Stadium	5,327
Gillingham	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium	11,582
Ipswich Town	Ipswich	Portman Road	30,311
Lincoln City	Lincoln	Sincil Bank	10,120
Milton Keynes Dons	Milton Keynes	Stadium:mk	30,500
Morecambe	Morecambe	Globe Arena	6,476
Oxford United	Oxford	Kassam Stadium	12,400
Plymouth Argyle	Plymouth	Home Park	18,214
Portsmouth	Portsmouth	Fratton Park	20,620
Rotherham United	Rotherham	New York Stadium	12,021
Sheffield Wednesday	Sheffield	Hillsborough Stadium	39,732
Shrewsbury Town	Shrewsbury	New Meadow	9,875
Sunderland	Sunderland	Stadium of Light	49,000
Wigan Athletic	Wigan	DW Stadium	25,138
Wycombe Wanderers	High Wycombe	Adams Park	10,137

Personnel and sponsoring[]

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Sponsor
Accrington Stanley	John Coleman	Séamus Conneely	Adidas	Wham
AFC Wimbledon	Mark Bowen	Alex Woodyard	Puma	Sports Interactive
Bolton Wanderers	Ian Evatt	Ricardo Santos	Macron	Home Bargains
Burton Albion	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	John Brayford	TAG	Prestec UK Ltd
Cambridge United	Mark Bonner	Greg Taylor	Hummel	Mick George
Charlton Athletic	Johnnie Jackson	Jason Pearce	Hummel	KW Holdings (Home & Third) Walker Mower (Away)
Cheltenham Town	Michael Duff	Will Boyle	Erreà	Mira Showers
Crewe Alexandra	Alex Morris (interim)	Luke Murphy	FBT	Mornflake
Doncaster Rovers	Gary McSheffrey	Tom Anderson	Elite Pro Sports	LNER
Fleetwood Town	Stephen Crainey	Jordan Rossiter	Hummel	BES Utilities
Gillingham	Neil Harris	Stuart O'Keefe	Macron	MEMS Power Generation
Ipswich Town	Kieran McKenna	Sam Morsy	Adidas	Ed Sheeran
Lincoln City	Michael Appleton	Liam Bridcutt	Erreà	Virgin Wines (Home) Light Source (Home) Buildbase (Home) University of Lincoln (Home) Branston Ltd (Home) SRP Hire (Away)
Milton Keynes Dons	Liam Manning	Dean Lewington	Erreà	Suzuki
Morecambe	Derek Adams	Anthony O'Connor	Joma	Mazuma
Oxford United	Karl Robinson	John Mousinho	Puma	EB Charging
Plymouth Argyle	Steven Schumacher	Joe Edwards	Puma	Ginsters
Portsmouth	Danny Cowley	Clark Robertson	Nike	University of Portsmouth
Rotherham United	Paul Warne	Richard Wood	Puma	Embark Group (home) Mears (away and third)
Sheffield Wednesday	Darren Moore	Barry Bannan	Macron	Chansiri (home) Elev8 (away and third)
Shrewsbury Town	Steve Cotterill	Ethan Ebanks-Landell	Umbro	Tuffins Supermarkets (Home) Shropshire Homes (Away)
Sunderland	Alex Neil	Corry Evans	Nike	Great Annual Savings Group
Wigan Athletic	Leam Richardson	Tendayi Darikwa	Puma	EPIC.gi
Wycombe Wanderers	Gareth Ainsworth	Joe Jacobson	O'Neills	Dreams (home and away) Cherry Red Records (third)

Managerial changes[]

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Doncaster Rovers	Andy Butler	End of interim spell	17 May 2021	Pre-season	Richie Wellens	17 May 2021
Morecambe	Derek Adams	Resigned	3 June 2021		Stephen Robinson	7 June 2021
Milton Keynes Dons	Russell Martin	Signed by Swansea City	1 August 2021		Liam Manning	13 August 2021
Charlton Athletic	Nigel Adkins	Sacked	21 October 2021	22nd	Johnnie Jackson	17 December 2021
Fleetwood Town	Simon Grayson		24 November 2021	22nd	Stephen Crainey	21 December 2021
Doncaster Rovers	Richie Wellens		2 December 2021	23rd	Gary McSheffrey	29 December 2021
Ipswich Town	Paul Cook		4 December 2021	11th	Kieran McKenna	16 December 2021
Plymouth Argyle	Ryan Lowe	Signed by Preston North End	7 December 2021	4th	Steven Schumacher	7 December 2021
Gillingham	Steve Evans	Mutual consent	9 January 2022	22nd	Steve Lovell (Interim)	10 January 2022
Sunderland	Lee Johnson	Sacked	30 January 2022	3rd

League Table[]


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Wigan Athletic (C) (P)	46	27	11	8	82	44	+38	92	Promotion to the Championship
2	Rotherham United (P)	46	27	9	10	70	33	+37	90	Promotion to the Championship
3	Milton Keynes Dons	46	26	11	9	78	44	+34	89	Qualification to the League One play-offs
4	Sheffield Wednesday	46	24	13	9	78	50	+28	85
5	Sunderland (P) (O)	46	24	12	10	79	53	+26	84
6	Wycombe Wanderers	46	23	14	9	75	51	+24	83
7	Plymouth Argyle	46	23	11	12	68	48	+20	80
8	Oxford United	46	22	10	14	82	59	+23	76
9	Bolton Wanderers	46	21	10	15	74	57	+17	73
10	Portsmouth	46	20	13	13	68	51	+17	73
11	Ipswich Town	46	18	16	12	67	46	+21	70
12	Accrington Stanley	46	17	10	19	61	80	−19	61
13	Charlton Athletic	46	17	8	21	55	59	−4	59
14	Cambridge United	46	15	13	18	56	74	−18	58
15	Cheltenham Town	46	13	17	16	66	80	−14	56
16	Burton Albion	46	14	11	21	51	67	−16	53
17	Lincoln City	46	14	10	22	55	63	−8	52
18	Shrewsbury Town	46	12	14	20	47	51	−4	50
19	Morecambe	46	10	12	24	57	88	−31	42
20	Fleetwood Town	46	8	16	22	62	82	−20	40
21	Gillingham (R)	46	8	16	22	35	69	−34	40	Relegation to League Two
22	Doncaster Rovers (R)	46	10	8	28	37	82	−45	38
23	AFC Wimbledon (R)	46	6	19	21	49	75	−26	37
24	Crewe Alexandra (R)	46	7	8	31	37	83	−46	29

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Play-Offs[]

Main article:2022 Football League play-offs

	Semi-finals		Final

3	Milton Keynes Dons	0 1 1
6	Wycombe Wanderers	2 0 2
				Wycombe Wanderers	0

				Sunderland	2
4	Sheffield Wednesday	0 1 1

5	Sunderland	1 1 2

Results[]

Home \ Away	ACC	WIM	BOL	BRT	CAM	CHA	CHE	CRE	DON	FLE	GIL	IPS	LIN	MKD	MOR	OXF	PLY	POR	ROT	SHW	SHR	SUN	WIG	WYC
Accrington Stanley	—	0–2	1–0	0–0	2–1	2–1	4–4	4–1	1–0	5–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–4	2–2	1–0	2–3	1–0	1–1	1–4	3–2
AFC Wimbledon	3–4	—	3–3	1–1	0–1	1–1	2–2	3–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–0	3–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1
Bolton Wanderers	3–1	4–0	—	0–0	2–0	2–1	2–2	2–0	3–0	4–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–3	1–1	2–1	0–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–1	6–0	0–4	0–2
Burton Albion	4–0	1–1	3–1	—	2–2	0–1	1–1	4–1	2–0	3–2	1–1	2–1	1–2	0–1	3–2	1–3	0–0	2–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–0	0–0	1–2
Cambridge United	2–0	1–0	1–0	3–0	—	0–2	2–2	1–0	3–1	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–5	0–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–0	0–1	1–1	0–0	1–2	2–2	1–4
Charlton Athletic	2–3	3–2	1–4	2–0	2–0	—	1–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–0	2–0	1–2	0–2	2–3	0–4	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–0	2–0	0–0	0–2	0–1
Cheltenham Town	1–0	3–1	1–2	1–1	0–5	1–1	—	1–2	4–0	2–0	2–2	2–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–0	0–2	1–0	0–2	2–2	2–1	2–1	0–0	1–3
Crewe Alexandra	0–1	3–1	0–1	2–0	2–2	2–1	1–1	—	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–4	1–3	0–1	1–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–0	0–4	0–2	1–3
Doncaster Rovers	2–0	1–2	1–2	2–0	1–1	0–1	3–2	2–0	—	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–0	2–1	1–0	1–2	1–3	0–0	0–5	1–3	1–0	0–3	1–2	0–2
Fleetwood Town	1–2	1–1	3–0	0–1	1–1	1–2	3–2	3–0	0–0	—	2–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–3	3–3	0–1	1–0	2–3	0–3	2–2	2–3	3–3
Gillingham	0–0	0–0	0–3	1–3	1–0	1–1	0–2	1–0	1–0	0–0	—	0–4	1–1	1–4	2–1	2–7	0–2	0–1	0–2	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–2	1–1
Ipswich Town	2–1	2–2	2–5	3–0	0–1	4–0	0–0	2–1	6–0	2–1	1–0	—	2–0	2–2	2–2	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–2	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–2	1–0
Lincoln City	0–1	0–1	0–1	1–2	0–1	2–1	3–0	2–1	0–1	2–1	0–2	0–1	—	2–3	2–1	2–0	2–2	0–3	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–0	1–3	1–1
Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	4–1	2–1	3–1	2–1	0–1	3–3	0–0	0–0	2–1	—	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–0	0–3	2–3	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–0
Morecambe	3–3	3–4	1–1	3–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–2	4–3	0–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	—	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–0	2–0	0–1	1–2	3–2
Oxford United	5–1	3–0	2–3	4–1	4–2	2–1	1–1	1–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–0	3–1	—	1–3	3–2	0–0	3–2	2–0	1–2	2–3	0–0
Plymouth Argyle	4–0	2–0	3–0	2–1	1–1	1–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–0	2–1	1–2	0–5	2–0	1–0	—	1–0	0–1	3–0	1–0	0–0	1–2	0–3
Portsmouth	4–0	2–1	1–0	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–3	3–1	0–4	3–2	1–2	2–0	3–2	2–2	—	3–0	0–0	1–0	4–0	3–2	0–0
Rotherham United	1–0	3–0	2–1	3–1	3–1	0–1	1–0	1–1	2–0	2–4	5–1	1–0	2–1	1–2	2–0	2–1	2–0	4–1	—	0–2	0–3	5–1	1–1	0–0
Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	2–1	1–0	5–2	6–0	2–0	4–1	1–0	2–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–2	4–2	4–1	0–2	—	1–1	3–0	1–0	2–2
Shrewsbury Town	0–0	2–1	0–1	0–1	4–1	1–0	3–1	1–1	3–3	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	5–0	1–2	0–3	1–2	0–0	1–0	—	1–1	0–3	1–2
Sunderland	2–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	5–1	0–1	5–0	2–0	1–2	3–1	1–0	2–0	1–3	1–2	5–0	1–1	2–1	1–0	1–1	5–0	3–2	—	2–1	3–1
Wigan Athletic	3–0	1–0	1–1	2–0	1–2	2–1	2–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	3–2	1–1	1–2	1–2	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–2	2–1	0–3	—	1–1
Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	2–2	1–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	5–5	2–1	2–0	1–0	2–0	1–4	1–0	0–1	4–3	2–0	2–0	0–1	0–0	1–0	0–0	3–3	1–3	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: [1]
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[]

As of 23 April 2022

Top scorers[]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Will Keane	Wigan Athletic	26
2	Ross Stewart	Sunderland	24
3	Alfie May	Cheltenham Town	23
3	Cole Stockton	Morecambe	23
5	Matty Taylor	Oxford United	20
5	Scott Twine	Milton Keynes Dons	20
7	Michael Smith	Rotherham United	19
8	Lee Gregory	Sheffield Wednesday	16
8	Ryan Hardie	Plymouth Argyle	16

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022

Top assists[]

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Sean McConville	Accrington Stanley	14
2	Scott Twine	Milton Keynes Dons	12
3	Barry Bannan	Sheffield Wednesday	10
	Max Power	Wigan Athletic
	Gavin Whyte	Oxford United
6	Paddy Lane	Fleetwood Town	8
6	Adam Phillips	Morecambe	8

Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2022

Current EFL League One managers
Clarke (Barnsley) · Davies (Birmingham City) · Bruce (Blackpool) · Schumacher (Bolton Wanderers) · Calderón (Bristol Rovers) · Bowyer (Burton Albion) · Harris (Cambridge United) · Jones (Charlton Athletic) · Elliot (Crawley Town) · Caldwell (Exeter City) · Duff (Huddersfield Town) · Wellens (Leyton Orient) · Skubala (Lincoln City) · Clough (Mansfield Town) · Nolan (Northampton Town) · Ferguson (Peterborough United) · Hunt (Reading) · Evans (Rotherham United) · Ainsworth (Shrewsbury Town) · Revell (Stevenage) · Challinor (Stockport County) · Maloney (Wigan Athletic) · Parkinson (Wrexham) · Dodds (Wycombe Wanderers)

EFL League One stadiums 2024-25
Abbey Stadium · Adams Park · Bloomfield Road · Brick Community Stadium · Brisbane Road · Broadfield Stadium · Broadhall Way · Edgeley Park · Field Mill · Kirklees Stadium · London Road · Madejski Stadium · Memorial Stadium · New Meadow · New York Stadium · Oakwell · Pirelli Stadium · Racecourse Ground · Sincil Bank · Sixfields Stadium · St Andrew's · St James Park · Toughsheet Community Stadium · The Valley

EFL League One match days 2021-22
Match day 01 \| Match day 02 \| Match day 03 \|

EFL League One seasons
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2021–22 in English football
FA competitions
FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) · FA Community Shield · FA Trophy (Final) · FA Vase (Final)
League cups
EFL Cup (Final) · EFL Trophy (Final)
Premier and Football League
Premier League · Football League (Championship · League One · League Two)
National League
National League (National League · North · South)
Lower leagues
Isthmian League (Premier · North · South Central · South East) · Northern Premier League (Premier · West · East · Midlands) · Southern Football League (Premier Central · Premier South · Division One Central · Division One South) · Combined Counties League (North Premier, South Premier, One) · Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) · Essex Senior League (level 9 only) · Hellenic League (Premier, One) · Midland League (Premier, One) · Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) · Northern League (One, Two) · North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) · Southern Combination League (Premier, One, Two) · Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) · South West Peninsula League (East, West) · Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) · United Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) · Wessex League (Premier, One) · Western League (Premier, One)
Playoffs
Championship (Final) · League One (Final) · League Two (Final) National League (Final) · North · South
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final) · Europa Conference League (Final)
National teams
Senior: (2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying round) · U21 (UEFA Euro 2023 qualifying round) · U19 (UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying round, finals) · U17 (UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying round, finals)
Other
Summer 2021 transfers · Winter 2021–22 transfers · Summer 2021 transfers Professional U23 Development League
Club seasons
Premier League
Arsenal · Aston Villa · Brentford · Brighton & Hove Albion · Burnley · Chelsea · Crystal Palace · Everton · Leeds United · Leicester City · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Newcastle United · Norwich City · Southampton · Tottenham Hotspur · Watford · West Ham United · Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship
Barnsley · Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Blackpool · Bournemouth · Bristol City · Cardiff City · Coventry City · Derby County · Fulham · Huddersfield Town · Hull City · Luton Town · Middlesbrough · Millwall · Nottingham Forest · Peterborough United · Preston North End · Queens Park Rangers · Reading · Sheffield United · Stoke City · Swansea City · West Bromwich Albion
League One
AFC Wimbledon · Accrington Stanley · Bolton Wanderers · Burton Albion · Cambridge United · Charlton Athletic · Cheltenham Town · Crewe Alexandra · Doncaster Rovers · Fleetwood Town · Gillingham · Ipswich Town · Lincoln City · Milton Keynes Dons · Morecambe · Oxford United · Plymouth Argyle · Portsmouth · Rotherham United · Sheffield Wednesday · Shrewsbury Town · Sunderland · Wigan Athletic · Wycombe Wanderers
League Two
Barrow · Bradford City · Bristol Rovers · Carlisle United · Colchester United · Crawley Town · Exeter City · Forest Green Rovers · Harrogate Town · Hartlepool United · Leyton Orient · Mansfield Town · Newport County · Northampton Town · Oldham Athletic · Port Vale · Rochdale · Salford City · Scunthorpe United · Stevenage · Sutton United · Swindon Town · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall
National League
Aldershot Town · Altrincham · Barnet · Boreham Wood · Bromley · Chesterfield · Dagenham & Redbridge · Dover Athletic · Eastleigh · Halifax Town · Grimsby Town · King's Lynn Town · Maidenhead United · Notts County · Solihull Moors · Southend United · Stockport County · Torquay United · Wealdstone · Weymouth · Woking · Wrexham · Yeovil Town
National League North
Fylde · AFC Telford United · Alfreton Town · Blyth Spartans · Boston United · Brackley Town · Bradford Park Avenue · Chester · Chorley · Curzon Ashton · Darlington · Farsley Celtic · Gateshead · Gloucester City · Guiseley · Hereford · Kettering Town · Kidderminster Harriers · Leamington · Southport · Spennymoor Town · York City
National League South
Bath City · Billericay Town · Braintree Town · Chelmsford City · Chippenham Town · Concord Rangers · Dartford · Dorking Wanderers · Dulwich Hamlet · Eastbourne Borough · Ebbsfleet United · Hampton & Richmond Borough · Havant & Waterlooville · Hemel Hempstead Town · Hungerford Town · Maidstone United · Oxford City · Slough Town · St Albans City · Tonbridge Angels · Welling United
2020–21 2022–23

Season information
League One 2021–22

Dates	7 August 2021–30 April 2022
Winners	Wigan Athletic
Promoted	Wigan Athletic Rotherham United Sunderland
Relegated	Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers AFC Wimbledon Gillingham
Season statistics
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,520
Average	(2.75 per match)
Top goalscorer	Will Keane (26 goals)

Biggest home win	Ipswich Town 6–0 Doncaster Rovers (28 September 2021) Bolton Wanderers 6–0 Sunderland (29 January 2022) Sheffield Wednesday 6–0 Cambridge United (12 March 2022)

Biggest away win	Cheltenham Town 0–5 Cambridge United (7 December 2021) Gillingham 2–7 Oxford United (29 January 2022) Doncaster Rovers 0–5 Rotherham United (1 February 2022) Plymouth Argyle 0–5 MK Dons (30 April 2022)

Highest scoring	Wycombe Wanderers 5–5 Cheltenham Town (19 February 2022)


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