2019–20 EFL League One
Season | 2019–20 |
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Dates | 3 August 2019 – 13 July 2020 |
Champions | Coventry City |
Promoted | Coventry City Rotherham United Wycombe Wanderers |
Relegated | Bolton Wanderers Southend United Tranmere Rovers |
Matches played | 400 |
Goals scored | 1,044 (2.61 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ivan Toney (24 goals) |
Biggest home win | Peterborough United 6–0 Rochdale (14 September 2019)[1] Accrington Stanley 7–1 Bolton Wanderers (23 November 2019)[2] |
Biggest away win | Lincoln City 0–6 Oxford United (21 September 2019)[3] Southend United 1–7 Doncaster Rovers (22 October 2019)[2] |
Highest scoring | Southend United 1–7 Doncaster Rovers (22 October 2019)[4] Accrington Stanley 7–1 Bolton Wanderers (23 November 2019) Lincoln City 5–3 Ipswich Town (29 December 2019)[2] |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Peterborough United[2] |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Gillingham[2] |
Longest winless run | 12 matches Southend United[2] |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Southend United[2] |
Highest attendance | 33,821 Sunderland 0–0 Bolton Wanderers (26 December 2019)[5] |
Lowest attendance | 1,880 Burton Albion 1–1 Southend United (3 December 2019)[6] |
Total attendance | 1,809,590[2] |
Average attendance | 8,576[2] |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → All statistics correct as of 18 January 2020. |
The 2019–20 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was 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 the EFL 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 operated with 23 teams for 2019–20, with three teams being relegated to League Two for the 2020–21 season, rather than the usual four. Bury did not fulfil any of their league fixtures for the season, as they were all postponed, so no results were expunged.[7]
Financially troubled Bolton Wanderers entered administration and had been threatened with expulsion but were saved in a buy-out on 28 August.[8][9] 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.[10][11] 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.[12]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was temporarily suspended on 13 March.[13] On 3 April 2020, this suspension was extended indefinitely.[14]
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 behind closed doors.[15]
Team changes
[edit]The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.
To League One[edit]Promoted from League Two
Relegated from Championship
| From League One[edit]Promoted to Championship Relegated to League Two
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Stadiums
[edit]Personnel and sponsoring
[edit]- 1 According to current revision of List of current Premier League and English Football League managers.
- 2 Southend's shirt does not display Paddy Power's logo as part of the bookmakers "Save Our Shirt" campaign.
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Gillingham | ![]() | End of caretaker spell | 4 May 2019 | Pre-season | ![]() | 21 May 2019 |
Bury | ![]() | Signed by Plymouth Argyle | 5 June 2019 | ![]() | 2 July 2019 | |
Doncaster Rovers | ![]() | Signed by Hull City | 21 June 2019 | ![]() | 10 July 2019 | |
Blackpool | ![]() | End of contract | 5 July 2019 | ![]() | 6 July 2019 | |
Bolton Wanderers | ![]() | Resigned | 21 August 2019 | 23rd | ![]() | 31 August 2019 |
Southend United | ![]() | 6 September 2019 | 22nd | ![]() | 22 October 2019 | |
Lincoln City | ![]() | Signed by Huddersfield Town | 9 September 2019 | 5th | ![]() | 20 September 2019 |
Sunderland | ![]() | Sacked | 8 October 2019 | 6th | ![]() | 17 October 2019 |
AFC Wimbledon | ![]() | Mutual consent | 20 October 2019 | 21st | ![]() | 23 October 2019 |
Milton Keynes Dons | ![]() | 2 November 2019 | ![]() | 3 November 2019 | ||
Bristol Rovers | ![]() | Signed by Mansfield Town | 17 December 2019 | 4th | ![]() | 23 December 2019 |
Blackpool | ![]() | Sacked | 12 February 2020 | 15th | ![]() | 2 March 2020 |
Burton Albion | ![]() | Resigned | 18 May 2020 | 12th | ![]() | 18 May 2020 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Coventry City (C, P) | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 67 | 1.97 | Promotion to the EFL Championship |
2 | Rotherham United (P) | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 62 | 1.77 | |
3 | Wycombe Wanderers (O, P) | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 59 | 1.74 | Qualification for League One play-offs[a] |
4 | Oxford United | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 60 | 1.71 | |
5 | Portsmouth | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 60 | 1.71 | |
6 | Fleetwood Town | 35 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 60 | 1.71 | |
7 | Peterborough United | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 59 | 1.69 | |
8 | Sunderland | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 59 | 1.64 | |
9 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 54 | 1.59 | |
10 | Gillingham | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 51 | 1.46 | |
11 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 52 | 1.44 | |
12 | Burton Albion | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 48 | 1.37 | |
13 | Blackpool | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 45 | 1.29 | |
14 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 45 | 1.29 | |
15 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 41 | 1.21 | |
16 | Lincoln City | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 42 | 1.20 | |
17 | Accrington Stanley | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 40 | 1.14 | |
18 | Rochdale | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 36 | 1.06 | |
19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 37 | 1.06 | |
20 | AFC Wimbledon | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 35 | 1.00 | |
21 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 32 | 0.94 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
22 | Southend United (R) | 35 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 85 | −46 | 19 | 0.54 | |
23 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 66 | −39 | 14[b] | 0.41[b] | |
24 | Bury (D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12[c] | —[c] | Club expelled |
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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[49]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.
- ^ Bolton Wanderers deducted 12 points for entering administration.[46]
- ^ Bury deducted 12 points for entering into an insolvency event, before later being expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019. At the time of their expulsion, they had played no matches.[47][48]
Play-offs
[edit]Semi-finals | final | ||||||||||
3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
6 | Fleetwood Town | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | |||||||||
4 | Oxford United | 1 | |||||||||
4 | Oxford United | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | |||||||
5 | Portsmouth | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) |
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of 10 March 2020[50]
Hat-tricks
[edit]- As of 1 January 2020
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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![]() | Burton Albion | Oxford United | 4–2 (A) | 20 August 2019 | [51] |
![]() | Sunderland | AFC Wimbledon | 3–1 (H) | 24 August 2019 | [52] |
![]() | Wycombe Wanderers | Lincoln City | 3–1 (H) | 7 September 2019 | [53] |
![]() | Peterborough United | Rochdale | 6–0 (H) | 14 September 2019 | [54] |
![]() | Oxford United | Lincoln City | 6–0 (A) | 21 September 2019 | [55] |
![]() | AFC Wimbledon | Southend United | 4–1 (A) | 12 October 2019 | [56] |
![]() | Fleetwood Town | Burton Albion | 4–1 (H) | 19 October 2019 | [57] |
![]() | Tranmere Rovers | Milton Keynes Dons | 3–1 (A) | 2 November 2019 | [58] |
![]() | Coventry City | Wycombe Wanderers | 4–1 (A) | 29 December 2019 | [59] |
![]() | Coventry City | Tranmere Rovers | 4–1 (A) | 1 January 2020 | [60] |
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