2020–21 EFL League One
Appearance
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 12 September 2020 – 9 May 2021 |
Champions | Hull City |
Promoted | Hull City Peterborough United Blackpool |
Relegated | Rochdale Northampton Town Swindon Town Bristol Rovers |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,447 (2.62 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jonson Clarke-Harris (31 goals) |
Biggest home win | Peterborough United 7–0 Accrington Stanley (27 March 2021) |
Biggest away win | Crewe Alexandra 0–6 Oxford United (10 April 2021) Plymouth Argyle 0–6 Charlton Athletic (20 April 2021) |
Highest scoring | AFC Wimbledon 4–4 Plymouth Argyle (19 September 2020) Charlton Athletic 4–4 Rochdale (12 January 2021) |
Longest winning run | Oxford United (7 games)[1] |
Longest unbeaten run | Blackpool (16 games)[1] |
Longest winless run | Burton Albion, Northampton Town, AFC Wimbledon (11 games)[1] |
Longest losing run | Plymouth Argyle (6 games)[1] |
Highest attendance | 3,204 Oxford United vs Blackpool (18 May 2021) |
Lowest attendance | 1,000 Shrewsbury Town vs Northampton Town (19 September 2020) |
Total attendance | 53,321[1] |
Average attendance | 1,904[1] |
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
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
[edit]The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.
To League One[edit]Promoted from League Two Relegated from Championship
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From League One[edit]Promoted to Championship Relegated to League Two Expelled from the EFL
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Stadiums
[edit]Personnel and sponsoring
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Wigan Athletic | Paul Cook[12] | Resigned | 29 July 2020 | Pre-season | John Sheridan[13] | 11 September 2020 |
Swindon Town | Richie Wellens[14] | Signed by Salford City | 4 November 2020 | 20th | John Sheridan[15] | 13 November 2020 |
Wigan Athletic | John Sheridan[15] | Signed by Swindon Town | 13 November 2020 | 24th | Leam Richardson[b][16] | 13 November 2020 |
Bristol Rovers | Ben Garner[17] | Sacked | 14 November 2020 | 18th | Paul Tisdale[18] | 19 November 2020 |
Shrewsbury Town | Sam Ricketts[19] | 25 November 2020 | 23rd | Steve Cotterill[20] | 27 November 2020 | |
Sunderland | Phil Parkinson[21] | 29 November 2020 | 8th | Lee Johnson[22] | 5 December 2020 | |
Burton Albion | Jake Buxton[23] | 29 December 2020 | 24th | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink[24] | 1 January 2021 | |
Fleetwood Town | Joey Barton[25] | 4 January 2021 | 10th | Simon Grayson[26] | 31 January 2021 | |
AFC Wimbledon | Glyn Hodges[27] | Mutual consent | 30 January 2021 | 21st | Mark Robinson[28] | 17 February 2021 |
Bristol Rovers | Paul Tisdale[29] | Sacked | 10 February 2021 | 20th | Joey Barton[30] | 22 February 2021 |
Northampton Town | Keith Curle[31] | 10 February 2021 | 23rd | Jon Brady[32] | 11 February 2021 | |
Ipswich Town | Paul Lambert[33] | Mutual consent | 28 February 2021 | 8th | Paul Cook[34] | 2 March 2020 |
Doncaster Rovers | Darren Moore[35] | Signed by Sheffield Wednesday | 1 March 2021 | 6th | Andy Butler (interim)[36] | 1 March 2021 |
Portsmouth | Kenny Jackett[37] | Sacked | 14 March 2021 | 7th | Danny Cowley | 19 March 2021 |
Charlton Athletic | Lee Bowyer[38] | Resigned | 15 March 2021 | 8th | Nigel Adkins | 18 March 2021 |
Swindon Town | John Sheridan[39] | 18 April 2021 | 24th | Tommy Wright (interim) | 18 April 2021 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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
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
[edit]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
Second leg
Sunderland | 2–1 | Lincoln City |
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Report |
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Final
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of 9 May 2021[41]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[42] |
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1 | Jonson Clarke-Harris | Peterborough United | 31 |
2 | Charlie Wyke | Sunderland | 25 |
3 | Joe Pigott | AFC Wimbledon | 20 |
Jerry Yates | Blackpool | ||
5 | Dion Charles | Accrington Stanley | 19 |
Mallik Wilks | Hull City | ||
7 | Josh Magennis | Hull City | 18 |
Matty Taylor | Oxford United | ||
9 | Vadaine Oliver | Gillingham | 17 |
10 | Luke Jephcott | Plymouth Argyle | 16 |
John Marquis | Portsmouth |
Hat-tricks
[edit]- As of 24 April 2021
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Marcus Harness | Portsmouth | Burton Albion | 2–4 | 30 October 2020 |
Siriki Dembélé | Peterborough United | Shrewsbury Town | 5–1 | 31 October 2020 |
Jonson Clarke-Harris | Peterborough United | Rochdale | 4–1 | 12 December 2020 |
Kyle Joseph | Wigan Athletic | Burton Albion | 4–3 | 29 December 2020 |
Charlie Wyke | Sunderland | AFC Wimbledon | 3–0 | 16 January 2021 |
Joe Mason | Milton Keynes Dons | Fleetwood Town | 3–1 | 19 January 2021 |
Dion Charles | Accrington Stanley | Bristol Rovers | 6–1 | 2 February 2021 |
Charlie Wyke | Sunderland | Doncaster Rovers | 4–1 | 13 February 2021 |
Mallik Wilks | Hull City | Wigan Athletic | 5–0 | 17 February 2021 |
Kane Hemmings | Burton Albion | Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | 13 March 2021 |
Jonson Clarke-Harris | Peterborough United | Accrington Stanley | 7–0 | 27 March 2021 |
Will Grigg | Milton Keynes Dons | Swindon Town | 5–0[c] | 24 April 2021 |
Awards
[edit]Monthly
[edit]Annual
[edit]Award | Winner | Club |
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Player of the Season | Jonson Clarke-Harris[53] | Peterborough United |
EFL League One Team of the season
Pos. | Player | Club | Ref. |
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GK | Lee Burge | Sunderland | [53][54] |
DF | Luke O'Nien | Sunderland | |
DF | Robert Atkinson | Oxford United | |
DF | Mark Beevers | Peterborough United | |
DF | Callum Elder | Hull City | |
MF | Joe Ward | Peterborough United | |
MF | George Honeyman | Hull City | |
MF | Jorge Grant | Lincoln City | |
FW | Aiden McGeady | Sunderland | |
FW | Jonson Clarke-Harris | Peterborough United | |
FW | Charlie Wyke | Sunderland | |
Manager | Grant McCann | Hull City |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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]
- ^ Richardson was originally appointed as caretaker manager before being permanently appointed as manager on 21 April 2021
- ^ Player scored 4 goals
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