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2020–21 EFL League One
EFL League One
Season2020–21
Dates12 September 2020 – 9 May 2021
ChampionsHull City
PromotedHull City
Peterborough United
Blackpool
RelegatedRochdale
Northampton Town
Swindon Town
Bristol Rovers
Matches played552
Goals scored1,447 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorerJonson Clarke-Harris (31 goals)
Biggest home winPeterborough United 7–0 Accrington Stanley (27 March 2021)
Biggest away winCrewe Alexandra 0–6 Oxford United
(10 April 2021)
Plymouth Argyle 0–6 Charlton Athletic
(20 April 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 runBlackpool (16 games)[1]
Longest winless runBurton Albion, Northampton Town, AFC Wimbledon (11 games)[1]
Longest losing runPlymouth Argyle (6 games)[1]
Highest attendance3,204
Oxford United vs Blackpool
(18 May 2021)
Lowest attendance1,000
Shrewsbury Town vs Northampton Town
(19 September 2020)
Total attendance53,321[1]
Average attendance1,904[1]
All statistics correct as of 24 April 2021.

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

Team changes

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

Stadiums

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Locations of the confirmed 2020–21 EFL League One teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Accrington Stanley Accrington Crown Ground 5,057
AFC Wimbledon London (Wimbledon) Plough Lane 9,300
Blackpool Blackpool Bloomfield Road 17,338
Bristol Rovers Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,300
Burton Albion Burton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium 6,912
Charlton Athletic London (Charlton) The Valley 27,111
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Gresty Road 10,180
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15,231
Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Highbury Stadium 5,327
Gillingham Gillingham Priestfield Stadium 11,582
Hull City Kingston upon Hull KCOM Stadium 25,586
Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,311
Lincoln City Lincoln LNER Stadium 10,120
Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Stadium MK 30,500
Northampton Town Northampton PTS Academy Stadium 7,798
Oxford United Oxford Kassam Stadium 12,500
Peterborough United Peterborough Weston Homes Stadium 15,314
Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Home Park 17,300
Portsmouth Portsmouth Fratton Park 19,669
Rochdale Rochdale Crown Oil Arena 10,500
Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Montgomery Waters Meadow 9,875
Sunderland Sunderland Stadium of Light 48,707
Swindon Town Swindon County Ground 15,728
Wigan Athletic Wigan DW Stadium 25,133

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Accrington Stanley England John Coleman Republic of Ireland Séamus Conneely Adidas Wham
AFC Wimbledon England Mark Robinson England Alex Woodyard Puma Sports Interactive
Blackpool England Neil Critchley Wales Chris Maxwell Puma Blackpool Council
Home: "VisitBlackpool.com";
Away: "Get Vocal"
Bristol Rovers England Joey Barton Germany Max Ehmer[4] Macron Utilita[5]
Burton Albion Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink England John Brayford TAG Prestec UK Ltd[6]
Charlton Athletic England Nigel Adkins England Jason Pearce Hummel Children with Cancer UK
Crewe Alexandra Gibraltar David Artell England Harry Pickering FBT Mornflake
Doncaster Rovers England Andy Butler (interim) England Tom Anderson Elite Pro Sports LNER
Fleetwood Town England Simon Grayson England Callum Connolly Hummel BES Utilities
Gillingham Scotland Steve Evans England Kyle Dempsey Macron MEMS Power Generation
Hull City Northern Ireland Grant McCann England Richie Smallwood[7] Umbro Giacom[8]
Ipswich Town England Paul Cook England Luke Chambers Adidas Carers Trust
Lincoln City England Michael Appleton Scotland Liam Bridcutt Erreà Peregrine Holdings[9]
Milton Keynes Dons Scotland Russell Martin England Dean Lewington Erreà Suzuki
Northampton Town Australia Jon Brady Republic of Ireland Cian Bolger Hummel University of Northampton
Oxford United England Karl Robinson England John Mousinho Puma Amazing Thailand[10]
Peterborough United Scotland Darren Ferguson England Mark Beevers Puma Mick George Group
Plymouth Argyle England Ryan Lowe England Gary Sawyer Puma Ginsters
Portsmouth England Danny Cowley England Tom Naylor Nike University of Portsmouth
Rochdale Republic of Ireland Brian Barry-Murphy Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell Erreà Crown Oil Ltd
Shrewsbury Town England Steve Cotterill Grenada Oliver Norburn Admiral Tuffins Supermarkets (Home)
Shropshire Homes (Away)
Sunderland England Lee Johnson England Max Power Nike Great Annual Savings Group
Swindon Town Scotland Tommy Wright (interim) England Dion Conroy Puma Imagine Cruising
Wigan Athletic England Leam Richardson England Jamie Jones[11] Puma Wigan Athletic Official Supporters Club

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Wigan Athletic England Paul Cook[12] Resigned 29 July 2020 Pre-season Republic of Ireland John Sheridan[13] 11 September 2020
Swindon Town England Richie Wellens[14] Signed by Salford City 4 November 2020 20th Republic of Ireland John Sheridan[15] 13 November 2020
Wigan Athletic Republic of Ireland John Sheridan[15] Signed by Swindon Town 13 November 2020 24th England Leam Richardson[b][16] 13 November 2020
Bristol Rovers England Ben Garner[17] Sacked 14 November 2020 18th England Paul Tisdale[18] 19 November 2020
Shrewsbury Town Wales Sam Ricketts[19] 25 November 2020 23rd England Steve Cotterill[20] 27 November 2020
Sunderland England Phil Parkinson[21] 29 November 2020 8th England Lee Johnson[22] 5 December 2020
Burton Albion England Jake Buxton[23] 29 December 2020 24th Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink[24] 1 January 2021
Fleetwood Town England Joey Barton[25] 4 January 2021 10th England Simon Grayson[26] 31 January 2021
AFC Wimbledon Wales Glyn Hodges[27] Mutual consent 30 January 2021 21st England Mark Robinson[28] 17 February 2021
Bristol Rovers England Paul Tisdale[29] Sacked 10 February 2021 20th England Joey Barton[30] 22 February 2021
Northampton Town England Keith Curle[31] 10 February 2021 23rd Australia Jon Brady[32] 11 February 2021
Ipswich Town Scotland Paul Lambert[33] Mutual consent 28 February 2021 8th England Paul Cook[34] 2 March 2020
Doncaster Rovers Jamaica Darren Moore[35] Signed by Sheffield Wednesday 1 March 2021 6th England Andy Butler (interim)[36] 1 March 2021
Portsmouth Wales Kenny Jackett[37] Sacked 14 March 2021 7th England Danny Cowley 19 March 2021
Charlton Athletic England Lee Bowyer[38] Resigned 15 March 2021 8th England Nigel Adkins 18 March 2021
Swindon Town Republic of Ireland John Sheridan[39] 18 April 2021 24th Scotland Tommy Wright (interim) 18 April 2021

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hull City (C, P) 46 27 8 11 80 38 +42 89 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Peterborough United (P) 46 26 9 11 83 46 +37 87
3 Blackpool (O, P) 46 23 11 12 60 37 +23 80 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 +28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 +19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 +21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 +14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 +14 72
9 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 46 46 0 69
10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 63 60 +3 67
11 Accrington Stanley 46 18 13 15 63 68 −5 67
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 12 16 56 61 −5 66
13 Milton Keynes Dons 46 18 11 17 64 62 +2 65
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 19 7 20 63 67 −4 64
15 Fleetwood Town 46 16 12 18 49 46 +3 60
16 Burton Albion 46 15 12 19 61 73 −12 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 −7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 −27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 −16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 −23 48
21 Rochdale (R) 46 11 14 21 61 78 −17 47 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Northampton Town (R) 46 11 12 23 41 67 −26 45
23 Swindon Town (R) 46 13 4 29 55 89 −34 43
24 Bristol Rovers (R) 46 10 8 28 40 70 −30 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[40]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
        
3 Blackpool 3 3 6
6 Oxford United 0 3 3
3 Blackpool 2
5 Lincoln City 1
4 Sunderland 0 2 2
5 Lincoln City 2 1 3

First leg

Oxford United0–3Blackpool
Report
  • Turton 23'
  • Simms 26', 74'
Attendance: 3,224
Referee: Bobby Madley
Lincoln City2–0Sunderland
 Report
Attendance: 3,145
Referee: Craig Hicks

Second leg

Blackpool3–3Oxford United
 Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Keith Stroud
Sunderland2–1Lincoln City
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Michael Salisbury

Final

Main article: 2021 EFL League One play-off final
Blackpool2–1Lincoln City
Dougall 34', 54' Report Turton 1' (o.g.)
Attendance: 9,751
Referee: Tony Harrington

Results

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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 — 1–5 0–0 6–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–4 2–0 0–1 3–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 3–1
AFC Wimbledon 1–2 — 1–0 2–4 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–3 3–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–4 1–3 3–3 0–1 0–3 4–1 1–1
Blackpool 0–0 1–1 — 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 4–1 3–2 1–4 2–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0
Bristol Rovers 4–1 0–0 2–1 — 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–4 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–2
Burton Albion 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 — 4–2 1–1 1–3 5–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–3 1–5 2–1 1–1 2–4 0–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–4
Charlton Athletic 0–2 5–2 0–3 3–2 1–2 — 2–2 1–3 3–2 2–3 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–3 4–4 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0
Crewe Alexandra 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–3 0–2 — 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–6 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 2–2 4–2 3–0
Doncaster Rovers 0–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 0–3 0–1 1–2 — 0–1 2–1 3–3 4–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–4 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–4
Fleetwood Town 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 — 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 5–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1
Gillingham 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 4–1 2–2 0–2 — 0–2 3–1 0–3 3–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 2–2 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–0
Hull City 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 — 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 3–1
Ipswich Town 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–3 — 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–3 2–0
Lincoln City 2–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 5–1 2–0 3–0 0–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–0 — 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–4 2–2 2–1
Milton Keynes Dons 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 — 4–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–3 2–2 2–2 5–0 2–0
Northampton Town 0–1 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 0–2 3–0 0–4 0–0 — 1–0 0–2 2–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1
Oxford United 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–0 0–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 4–0 — 0–0 3–1 0–1 3–1 4–1 0–2 1–2 2–1
Peterborough United 7–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–3 2–1 3–3 3–0 3–1 2–0 — 1–0 1–0 4–1 5–1 1–1 3–1 2–1
Plymouth Argyle 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–6 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–2 4–3 1–0 2–1 2–3 0–3 — 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–3 4–2 0–2
Portsmouth 0–1 4–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 4–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–4 2–1 0–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 — 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–2
Rochdale 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–3 1–2 2–1 1–4 0–3 0–0 0–2 1–4 1–1 3–4 3–3 0–0 0–0 — 0–2 2–2 2–1 3–3
Shrewsbury Town 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 4–2 1–2 2–3 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 — 2–1 3–3 1–2
Sunderland 3–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–0 — 1–0 0–1
Swindon Town 0–3 0–1 0–2 1–0 4–2 2–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–4 2–1 1–2 0–3 0–2 3–1 3–1 0–1 0–2 — 1–0
Wigan Athletic 4–3 2–3 0–5 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–3 0–5 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–5 1–1 2–1 3–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 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

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Top scorers

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As of 9 May 2021[41]
Rank Player Club Goals[42]
1 England Jonson Clarke-Harris Peterborough United 31
2 England Charlie Wyke Sunderland 25
3 England Joe Pigott AFC Wimbledon 20
England Jerry Yates Blackpool
5 Northern Ireland Dion Charles Accrington Stanley 19
England Mallik Wilks Hull City
7 Northern Ireland Josh Magennis Hull City 18
England Matty Taylor Oxford United
9 England Vadaine Oliver Gillingham 17
10 Wales Luke Jephcott Plymouth Argyle 16
England John Marquis Portsmouth

Hat-tricks

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As of 24 April 2021
Player For Against Result Date
Republic of Ireland Marcus Harness Portsmouth Burton Albion 2–4 30 October 2020
Scotland Siriki Dembélé Peterborough United Shrewsbury Town 5–1 31 October 2020
England Jonson Clarke-Harris Peterborough United Rochdale 4–1 12 December 2020
Scotland Kyle Joseph Wigan Athletic Burton Albion 4–3 29 December 2020
England Charlie Wyke Sunderland AFC Wimbledon 3–0 16 January 2021
Republic of Ireland Joe Mason Milton Keynes Dons Fleetwood Town 3–1 19 January 2021
Northern Ireland Dion Charles Accrington Stanley Bristol Rovers 6–1 2 February 2021
England Charlie Wyke Sunderland Doncaster Rovers 4–1 13 February 2021
England Mallik Wilks Hull City Wigan Athletic 5–0 17 February 2021
England Kane Hemmings Burton Albion Crewe Alexandra 3–0 13 March 2021
England Jonson Clarke-Harris Peterborough United Accrington Stanley 7–0 27 March 2021
Northern Ireland Will Grigg Milton Keynes Dons Swindon Town 5–0[c] 24 April 2021

Awards

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Monthly

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
September Scotland Paul Lambert Ipswich Town Spain Madger Gomes Doncaster Rovers [43]
October Scotland Darren Ferguson Peterborough United England Ben Amos Charlton [44]
November England John Coleman Accrington Stanley Northern Ireland Callum Camps Fleetwood Town [45]
December England Steve Cotterill Shrewsbury Town England Owen Dale Crewe Alexandra [46]
January Northern Ireland Grant McCann Hull City Northern Ireland Matty Lund Rochdale [47]
February Scotland Darren Ferguson Peterborough United England Jonson Clarke-Harris Peterborough United [48][49]
March Scotland Steve Evans Gillingham England Vadaine Oliver Gillingham [50][51]
April Northern Ireland Grant McCann Hull City Northern Ireland Josh Magennis Hull City [52]

Annual

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Award Winner Club
Player of the Season England Jonson Clarke-Harris[53] Peterborough United

EFL League One Team of the season

Pos. Player Club Ref.
GK England Lee Burge Sunderland [53][54]
DF England Luke O'Nien Sunderland
DF England Robert Atkinson Oxford United
DF England Mark Beevers Peterborough United
DF Australia Callum Elder Hull City
MF England Joe Ward Peterborough United
MF England George Honeyman Hull City
MF England Jorge Grant Lincoln City
FW Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady Sunderland
FW England Jonson Clarke-Harris Peterborough United
FW England Charlie Wyke Sunderland
Manager Northern Ireland Grant McCann Hull City

Notes

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