League One 2019–20 | ||
Season information | ||
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Winners | Coventry City | |
Promoted | Coventry City Rotherham United Wycombe Wanderers | |
Relegated | Bolton Wanderers Southend United Tranmere Rovers | |
Season statistics | ||
Matches played | 211 | |
Goals scored | 570 | |
Average | (2.7 per match) | |
Top goalscorer | Ivan Toney (24 goals) | |
Biggest home win | Peterborough 6–0 Rochdale (14 September 2019) Accrington 7–1 Bolton (23 November 2019) | |
Biggest away win | Lincoln 0–6 Oxford (21 September 2019) Southend 1–7 Doncaster (22 October 2019) | |
Highest scoring | Southend 1–7 Doncaster (22 October 2019) Accrington 7–1 Bolton (23 November 2019) Lincoln 5–3 Ipswich (29 December 2019) | |
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The 2019–20 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) is the 16th season of Football League One under its current title and the 28th season under its current league division format.
Newly promoted Bury were expelled from only the EFL (and not the F.A.) on 27 August 2019, due to financial issues at the club. They could not satisfy the requirements of their notice of withdrawal issued by the EFL for this deadline date. The league will operate with 23 teams for 2019–20, with three teams being relegated to League Two for the 2020–21 season, rather than the usual four. Having not fulfilled any of their league fixtures for the current season, as they were all postponed, no results were expunged.
Financially troubled Bolton entered administration and had been threatened with expulsion but were saved in a buy-out on 28 August.
Bolton failed to fulfil their fixture against Doncaster Rovers on 20 August. They called off the game 26 hours before kick off without informing the EFL nor Doncaster, claiming concerns over younger players' welfare. On 21 November, they were issued with a five-point deduction suspended for 18 months in relation to the Doncaster postponement, as well as a postponement in the 2018–19 season against Brentford in the Championship.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season was temporarily suspended on 13 March. On 3 April 2020, this suspension was extended indefinitely.
On 9 June, clubs voted to curtail the season, meaning the final table would be calculated by a points-per-game method with the play-offs being played as normal.
Changes from last season[]
Team changes[]
The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.
To League One[]Promoted from League Two Relegated from The Championship |
From League One[]Promoted to The Championship Relegated to League Two |
Stadia[]
Personnel and sponsoring[]
Team | Manager1 | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
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Accrington Stanley | John Coleman | Seamus Conneely | Adidas | Wham |
AFC Wimbledon | Glyn Hodges | Will Nightingale | Puma | Sports Interactive |
Blackpool | Simon Grayson | Jay Spearing | Erreà | Blackpool Council (home: "VisitBlackpool.com"; away: "Get Vocal") |
Bolton Wanderers | Keith Hill | Liam Bridcutt | Infinity Apparel | Home Bargains |
Bristol Rovers | Joe Dunne (interim) | Ollie Clarke | Macron | Utilita Energy |
Burton Albion | Nigel Clough | Jake Buxton | TAG | Prestec UK Ltd |
Coventry City | Mark Robins | Liam Kelly | Hummel | Allsopp & Allsopp |
Doncaster Rovers | Darren Moore | Ben Whiteman | Elite Pro Sports | LNER |
Fleetwood Town | Joey Barton | Paul Coutts | Hummel | BES Utilities |
Gillingham | Steve Evans | Max Ehmer | Macron | MEMS Power Generation |
Ipswich Town | Paul Lambert | Luke Chambers | Adidas | Magical Vegas |
Lincoln City | Michael Appleton | Lee Frecklington | Erreà | SRP Hire Solutions |
Milton Keynes Dons | Russell Martin | Dean Lewington | Erreà | Suzuki |
Oxford United | Karl Robinson | John Mousinho | Puma | Singha Beer |
Peterborough United | Darren Ferguson | Mark Beevers | Nike | Mick George |
Portsmouth | Kenny Jackett | Brett Pitman | Nike | University of Portsmouth |
Rochdale | Brian Barry-Murphy | Callum Camps | Erreà | Crown Oil Ltd |
Rotherham United | Paul Warne | Richard Wood | Puma | Embark Group (Home), Mears (Away & 3rd) |
Shrewsbury Town | Sam Ricketts | David Edwards | Admiral | Tuffins Supermarkets (Home), Shropshire Homes (Away) |
Southend United | Sol Campbell | Mark Milligan | Nike | Paddy Power (unbranded) |
Sunderland | Phil Parkinson | Grant Leadbitter | Adidas | Children with Cancer UK |
Tranmere Rovers | Micky Mellon | Scott Davies | Puma | Essar |
Wycombe Wanderers | Gareth Ainsworth | Matt Bloomfield | O'Neills | Cherry Red Records (Home), Dormeo (Away) |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Gillingham | Mark Patterson | End of caretaker spell | 4 May 2019 | Pre-season | Steve Evans | 21 May 2019 |
Bury | Ryan Lowe | Signed by Plymouth Argyle | 5 June 2019 | Paul Wilkinson | 2 July 2019 | |
Doncaster Rovers | Grant McCann | Signed by Hull City | 21 June 2019 | Darren Moore | 10 July 2019 | |
Blackpool | Terry McPhillips | End of contract | 5 July 2019 | Simon Grayson | 6 July 2019 | |
Bolton Wanderers | Phil Parkinson | Resigned | 21 August 2019 | 23rd | Keith Hill | 31 August 2019 |
Southend United | Kevin Bond | 6 September 2019 | 22nd | Sol Campbell | 22 October 2019 | |
Lincoln City | Danny Cowley | Signed by Huddersfield Town | 9 September 2019 | 5th | Michael Appleton | 20 September 2019 |
Sunderland | Jack Ross | Sacked | 8 October 2019 | 6th | Phil Parkinson | 17 October 2019 |
AFC Wimbledon | Wally Downes | Mutual consent | 20 October 2019 | 21st | Glyn Hodges | 23 October 2019 |
Milton Keynes Dons | Paul Tisdale | 2 November 2019 | Russell Martin | 3 November 2019 | ||
Bristol Rovers | Graham Coughlan | Signed by Mansfield Town | 17 December 2019 | 4th | Ben Garner | 23 December 2019 |
Blackpool | Simon Grayson | Sacked | 12 February 2020 | 15th | Neil Critchley | 2 March 2020 |
Burton Albion | Nigel Clough | Resigned | 18 May 2020 | 12th | Jake Buxton | 18 May 2020 |
League Table[]
Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Coventry City (C) (P) | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 67 | Promotion to the Championship |
2 | Rotherham United (P) | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 62 | |
3 | Wycombe Wanderers (P) (O) | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 59 | Qualification to the League One play-offs |
4 | Oxford United | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 60 | |
5 | Portsmouth | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 60 | |
6 | Fleetwood Town | 35 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 60 | |
7 | Peterborough United | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 59 | |
8 | Sunderland | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 59 | |
9 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 54 | |
10 | Gillingham | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 51 | |
11 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 52 | |
12 | Burton Albion | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 48 | |
13 | Blackpool | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 45 | |
14 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 45 | |
15 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 41 | |
16 | Lincoln City | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 42 | |
17 | Accrington Stanley | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 40 | |
18 | Rochdale | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 36 | |
19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 37 | |
20 | AFC Wimbledon | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 35 | |
21 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 32 | Relegation to League Two |
22 | Southend United (R) | 35 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 85 | −46 | 19 | |
23 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 66 | −39 | 14 | |
24 | Bury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 | Club expelled |
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
- Bury deducted 12 points for entering into an insolvency event, before later being expelled from the EFL on August 27 2019. At the time of their expulsion, they had played no matches.
- Bolton Wanderers deducted 12 points for entering administration.
Play-offs[]
Semi finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Portsmouth | 1 1 2 | ||||||||||||
Oxford United | 1 1 2p | ||||||||||||
Oxford United | 1 | ||||||||||||
Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | ||||||||||||
Wycombe Wanderers | 4 2 6 | ||||||||||||
Fleetwood Town | 1 2 3 |
Season statistics[]
Top scorers[]
- As of 10 March 2020
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Ivan Toney | Peterborough United | 24 |
2 | Armand Gnanduillet | Blackpool | 15 |
Ian Henderson | Rochdale | ||
Paddy Madden | Fleetwood Town | ||
5 | Mohamed Eisa | Peterborough United | 14 |
Matt Godden | Coventry City | ||
Freddie Ladapo | Rotherham United | ||
Tyler Walker | Lincoln City | ||
9 | Jonson Clarke-Harris | Bristol Rovers | 13 |
Matty Taylor | Oxford United | ||
11 | James Henry | Oxford United | 12 |
Hat-tricks[]
- As of 26 November 2019
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Scott Fraser | Burton Albion | Oxford United | 4–2 (A) | 20 August 2019 |
Chris Maguire | Sunderland | AFC Wimbledon | 3–1 (H) | 24 August 2019 |
Joe Jacobson | Wycombe Wanderers | Lincoln City | 3–1 (H) | 7 September 2019 |
Ivan Toney | Peterborough United | Rochdale | 6–0 (H) | 14 September 2019 |
Tariqe Fosu | Oxford United | Lincoln City | 6–0 (A) | 21 September 2019 |
Marcus Forss | AFC Wimbledon | Southend United | 4–1 (A) | 12 October 2019 |
Paddy Madden | Fleetwood Town | Burton Albion | 4–1 (H) | 19 October 2019 |
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | Tranmere Rovers | Milton Keynes Dons | 3–1 (A) | 2 November 2019 |
Matt Godden | Coventry City | Wycombe Wanderers | 4–1 (A) | 29 December 2019 |
Matt Godden | Coventry City | Tranmere Rovers | 4–1 (A) | 1 January 2020 |
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