2022-23 English Football League

The Football League 2022–23
Season information
Winners	Burnley
Promoted	Burnley Sheffield United Luton Town
Relegated	Hartlepool United Rochdale
Season statistics
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The 2022–23 season was the 124th season of the English Football League (EFL) and the seventh season under that name after it was renamed from The Football League in 2016. For the tenth season running, the league is sponsored by Sky Betting & Gaming and is therefore known as the Sky Bet EFL.

The EFL is contested through three divisions: the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League and they are joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two are relegated to the National League.

Promotion and relegation

From the Premier League

Relegated to the Championship

• Burnley
• Watford
• Norwich City

From the Championship

Promoted to the Premier League

• Fulham
• Bournemouth
• Nottingham Forest

Relegated to League One

• Peterborough United
• Derby County
• Barnsley

From League One

Promoted to the Championship

• Wigan Athletic
• Rotherham United
• Sunderland

Relegated to League Two

• Gillingham
• Doncaster Rovers
• AFC Wimbledon
• Crewe Alexandra

From League Two

Promoted to League One

• Forest Green Rovers
• Exeter City
• Bristol Rovers

Relegated to the National League

• Oldham Athletic
• Scunthorpe United

From the National League

Promoted to League Two

• Stockport County

League tables

Sky Bet Championship

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Championship

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Burnley (C, P)	46	29	14	3	87	35	+52	101	Promotion to Premier League
2	Sheffield United (P)	46	28	7	11	73	39	+34	91
3	Luton Town (O, P)	46	21	17	8	57	39	+18	80	Qualification for Championship play-offs
4	Middlesbrough	46	22	9	15	84	56	+28	75
5	Coventry City	46	18	16	12	58	46	+12	70
6	Sunderland	46	18	15	13	68	55	+13	69
7	Blackburn Rovers	46	20	9	17	52	54	−2	69
8	Millwall	46	19	11	16	57	50	+7	68
9	West Bromwich Albion	46	18	12	16	59	53	+6	66
10	Swansea City	46	18	12	16	68	64	+4	66
11	Watford	46	16	15	15	56	53	+3	63
12	Preston North End	46	17	12	17	45	59	−14	63
13	Norwich City	46	17	11	18	57	54	+3	62
14	Bristol City	46	15	14	17	55	56	−1	59
15	Hull City	46	14	16	16	51	61	−10	58
16	Stoke City	46	14	11	21	55	54	+1	53
17	Birmingham City	46	14	11	21	47	58	−11	53
18	Huddersfield Town	46	14	11	21	47	62	−15	53
19	Rotherham United	46	11	17	18	49	60	−11	50
20	Queens Park Rangers	46	13	11	22	44	71	−27	50
21	Cardiff City	46	13	10	23	41	58	−17	49
22	Reading (R)	46	13	11	22	46	68	−22	44	Relegation to League One
23	Blackpool (R)	46	11	11	24	48	72	−24	44
24	Wigan Athletic (R)	46	10	15	21	38	65	−27	42

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
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

• Reading were deducted 6 points for breaching an EFL business plan.
• Wigan Athletic were deducted 3 points for failing to pay players and staff on time.

Sky Bet League One

Main article: 2022–23 EFL League One

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Plymouth Argyle (C, P)	46	31	8	7	82	47	+35	101	Promotion to EFL Championship
2	Ipswich Town (P)	46	28	14	4	101	35	+66	98
3	Sheffield Wednesday (P, O)	46	28	12	6	81	37	+44	96	Qualification for League One play-offs
4	Barnsley	46	26	8	12	80	47	+33	86
5	Bolton Wanderers	46	23	12	11	62	36	+26	81
6	Peterborough United	46	24	5	17	75	54	+21	77
7	Derby County	46	21	13	12	67	46	+21	76
8	Portsmouth	46	17	19	10	61	50	+11	70
9	Wycombe Wanderers	46	20	9	17	59	51	+8	69
10	Charlton Athletic	46	16	14	16	70	66	+4	62
11	Lincoln City	46	14	20	12	47	47	0	62
12	Shrewsbury Town	46	17	8	21	52	61	−9	59
13	Fleetwood Town	46	14	16	16	53	51	+2	58
14	Exeter City	46	15	11	20	64	68	−4	56
15	Burton Albion	46	15	11	20	57	79	−22	56
16	Cheltenham Town	46	14	12	20	45	61	−16	54
17	Bristol Rovers	46	14	11	21	58	73	−15	53
18	Port Vale	46	13	10	23	48	71	−23	49
19	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	49	56	−7	47
20	Cambridge United	46	13	7	26	41	68	−27	46
21	Milton Keynes Dons (R)	46	11	12	23	44	66	−22	45	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Morecambe (R)	46	10	14	22	47	78	−31	44
23	Accrington Stanley (R)	46	11	11	24	40	77	−37	44
24	Forest Green Rovers (R)	46	6	9	31	31	89	−58	27

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
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Sky Bet League Two

Main article: 2022–23 EFL League Two

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Leyton Orient (C, P)	46	26	13	7	61	34	+27	91	Promotion to EFL League One
2	Stevenage (P)	46	24	13	9	61	39	+22	85
3	Northampton Town (P)	46	23	14	9	62	42	+20	83
4	Stockport County	46	22	13	11	65	37	+28	79	Qualification for League Two play-offs
5	Carlisle United (O, P)	46	20	16	10	66	43	+23	76
6	Bradford City	46	20	16	10	61	43	+18	76
7	Salford City	46	22	9	15	72	54	+18	75
8	Mansfield Town	46	21	12	13	72	55	+17	75
9	Barrow	46	18	8	20	47	53	−6	62
10	Swindon Town	46	16	13	17	61	55	+6	61
11	Grimsby Town	46	16	13	17	49	56	−7	61
12	Tranmere Rovers	46	15	13	18	45	48	−3	58
13	Crewe Alexandra	46	14	16	16	48	60	−12	58
14	Sutton United	46	15	13	18	46	58	−12	58
15	Newport County	46	14	15	17	53	56	−3	57
16	Walsall	46	12	19	15	46	49	−3	55
17	Gillingham	46	14	13	19	36	49	−13	55
18	Doncaster Rovers	46	16	7	23	46	65	−19	55
19	Harrogate Town	46	12	16	18	59	68	−9	52
20	Colchester United	46	12	13	21	44	51	−7	49
21	AFC Wimbledon	46	11	15	20	48	60	−12	48
22	Crawley Town	46	11	13	22	48	71	−23	46
23	Hartlepool United (R)	46	9	16	21	52	78	−26	43	Relegation to National League
24	Rochdale (R)	46	9	11	26	46	70	−24	38

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
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Position in table
Colchester United	Hayden Mullins	Sacked	19 January 2022	2021–22 English Football League	Wayne Brown	17 May 2022	Pre-season
Reading	Veljko Paunović	Mutual consent	19 February 2022		Paul Ince	16 May 2022
Burnley	Sean Dyche	Sacked	15 April 2022	2021–22 Premier League	Vincent Kompany	14 June 2022
Barnsley	Poya Asbaghi	Mutual consent	24 April 2022	2021–22 English Football League	Michael Duff	13 June 2022
Lincoln City	Michael Appleton		30 April 2022	Pre-season	Mark Kennedy	12 May 2022
Charlton Athletic	Johnnie Jackson	End of contract	3 May 2022		Ben Garner	8 June 2022
Hartlepool United	Graeme Lee	Sacked	5 May 2022		Paul Hartley	3 June 2022
Crawley Town	John Yems		6 May 2022		Kevin Betsy	6 June 2022
Queens Park Rangers	Mark Warburton	End of contract	7 May 2022		Michael Beale	1 June 2022
AFC Wimbledon	Mark Bowen	Resigned	8 May 2022		Johnnie Jackson	16 May 2022
Blackburn Rovers	Tony Mowbray	End of contract	11 May 2022		Jon Dahl Tomasson	14 June 2022
Forest Green Rovers	Rob Edwards	Resigned	11 May 2022		Ian Burchnall	27 May 2022
Fleetwood Town	Stephen Crainey	Appointed U-23 Manager	12 May 2022		Scott Brown	12 May 2022
Barrow	Phil Brown	End of contract	12 May 2022		Pete Wild	27 May 2022
Salford City	Gary Bowyer	Sacked	17 May 2022		Neil Wood	20 May 2022
Watford	Roy Hodgson	End of contract	23 May 2022		Rob Edwards	23 May 2022
Blackpool	Neil Critchley	Appointed Aston Villa Assistant Manager	2 June 2022	Michael Appleton	17 June 2022
Swindon Town	Ben Garner	Appointed Charlton Athletic Manager	8 June 2022	Scott Lindsey	20 June 2022
Cheltenham Town	Michael Duff	Appointed Barnsley Manager	13 June 2022	Wade Elliott	27 June 2022
Derby County	Wayne Rooney	Resigned	24 June 2022	Paul Warne	22 September 2022	7th
Birmingham City	Lee Bowyer	Sacked	2 July 2022	John Eustace	3 July 2022	Pre-season
Huddersfield Town	Carlos Corberán	Resigned	7 July 2022	Danny Schofield	7 July 2022
Rochdale	Robbie Stockdale	Sacked	18 August 2022	24th	Jim Bentley	29 August 2022	24th
Stoke City	Michael O'Neill		25 August 2022	21st	Alex Neil	28 August 2022	17th
Sunderland	Alex Neil	Appointed Stoke City Manager	28 August 2022	12th	Tony Mowbray	30 August 2022	12th
Burton Albion	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	Resigned	5 September 2022	24th	Dino Maamria	6 September 2022	24th
Huddersfield Town	Danny Schofield	Sacked	14 September 2022	23rd	Mark Fotheringham	28 September 2022	23rd
Hartlepool United	Paul Hartley		18 September 2022	23rd	Keith Curle	8 December 2022	22nd
Colchester United	Wayne Brown		18 September 2022	21st	Matt Bloomfield	30 September 2022	21st
Cardiff City	Steve Morison		18 September 2022	18th	Mark Hudson	14 November 2022	19th
Rotherham United	Paul Warne	Appointed Derby County Manager	22 September 2022	8th	Matt Taylor	4 October 2022	12th
Watford	Rob Edwards	Sacked	26 September 2022	10th	Slaven Bilić	26 September 2022	10th
Hull City	Shota Arveladze		30 September 2022	20th	Liam Rosenior	3 November 2022	21st
Middlesbrough	Chris Wilder		3 October 2022	22nd	Michael Carrick	24 October 2022	21st
Exeter City	Matt Taylor	Appointed Rotherham United Manager	4 October 2022	11th	Gary Caldwell	24 October 2022	7th
Crawley Town	Kevin Betsy	Sacked	9 October 2022	24th	Matthew Etherington	27 November 2022	19th
West Bromwich Albion	Steve Bruce		10 October 2022	22nd	Carlos Corberán	25 October 2022	23rd
Newport County	James Rowberry		10 October 2022	18th	Graham Coughlan	20 October 2022	19th
Doncaster Rovers	Gary McSheffrey		17 October 2022	12th	Danny Schofield	20 October 2022	12th
Crewe Alexandra	Alex Morris	Appointed Assistant Manager	4 November 2022<	16th	Lee Bell	1 December 2022	15th
Luton Town	Nathan Jones	Appointed Southampton Manager	10 November 2022	9th	Rob Edwards	17 November 2022	10th
Wigan Athletic	Leam Richardson	Sacked	10 November 2022	23rd	Kolo Touré	29 November 2022	22nd
Queens Park Rangers	Michael Beale	Appointed Rangers Manager	28 November 2022	7th	Neil Critchley	11 December 2022	9th
Charlton Athletic	Ben Garner	Sacked	6 December 2022	17th	Dean Holden	20 December 2022	18th
Milton Keynes Dons	Liam Manning		11 December 2022	23rd	Mark Jackson	23 December 2022	22nd
Norwich City	Dean Smith		27 December 2022	5th	David Wagner	6 January 2023	11th
Crawley Town	Matthew Etherington	Mutual consent	29 December 2022	20th	Scott Lindsey	11 January 2023	21st
Portsmouth	Danny Cowley	Sacked	2 January 2023	12th	John Mousinho	20 January 2023	15th
Peterborough United	Grant McCann		4 January 2023	8th	Darren Ferguson	4 January 2023	8th
Swindon Town	Scott Lindsey	Appointed Crawley Town Manager	11 January 2023	8th	Jody Morris	31 January 2023	6th
Cardiff City	Mark Hudson	Sacked	14 January 2023	21st	Sabri Lamouchi	27 January 2023	21st
Blackpool	Michael Appleton		18 January 2023	23rd	Mick McCarthy	19 January 2023	23rd
Forest Green Rovers	Ian Burchnall		25 January 2023	24th	Duncan Ferguson	26 January 2023	24th
Wigan Athletic	Kolo Touré		26 January 2023	24th	Shaun Maloney	28 January 2023	24th
Huddersfield Town	Mark Fotheringham		8 February 2023	22nd	Neil Warnock	13 February 2023	23rd
Queens Park Rangers	Neil Critchley		19 February 2023	17th	Gareth Ainsworth	21 February 2023	17th
Wycombe Wanderers	Gareth Ainsworth	Appointed Queens Park Rangers Manager	21 February 2023	7th	Matt Bloomfield	21 February 2023	7th
Colchester United	Matt Bloomfield	Appointed Wycombe Wanderers Manager	21 February 2023	18th	Ben Garner	2 March 2023	19th
Hartlepool United	Keith Curle	Sacked	22 February 2023	22nd	John Askey	23 February 2023	22nd
Oxford United	Karl Robinson		26 February 2023	17th	Liam Manning	11 March 2023	18th
Watford	Slaven Bilić		7 March 2023	9th	Chris Wilder	7 March 2023	9th
Tranmere Rovers	Micky Mellon		19 March 2023	14th	Ian Dawes	4 May 2023	14th
Rochdale	Jim Bentley		27 March 2023	24th	Jimmy McNulty	12 May 2023	24th
Blackpool	Mick McCarthy	Mutual consent	8 April 2023	23rd	Neil Critchley	23 May 2023	23rd
Reading	Paul Ince	Sacked	11 April 2023	22nd
Port Vale	Darrell Clarke		17 April 2023	18th	Andy Crosby	12 May 2023	18th
Walsall	Michael Flynn		19 April 2023	15th	Mat Sadler	18 May 2023	15th
Swindon Town	Jody Morris		1 May 2023	10th	Michael Flynn	8 May 2023	10th

External links

• Football League website
• BBC Sport