2022–23 English Football League
Season | 2022–23 |
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Champions | Burnley |
Promoted | Burnley Sheffield United Luton Town |
Relegated | Hartlepool United Rochdale |
New clubs in League | Stockport County Grimsby Town |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
The 2022–23 season is 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
[edit] From the Premier League[edit]
From the Championship[edit]
| From League One[edit]
| From League Two[edit]
From the National League[edit]
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Championship
[edit]Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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[a] | 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[b] |
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[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
[edit]Play-offs
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Luton Town | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
6 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
3 | Luton Town | 1 (6) | |||||||||
5 | Coventry City | 1 (5) | |||||||||
4 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
5 | Coventry City | 0 | 1 | 1 |
First leg
Sunderland | 2–1 | Luton Town |
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Report |
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Second leg
Luton Town won 3–2 on aggregate.
Coventry City won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]Coventry City | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Luton Town |
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Penalties | ||
5–6 |
League One
[edit]Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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 (O, P) | 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 |
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[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Play-offs
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
6 | Peterborough United | 4 | 1 | 5 (3) | |||||||
3 | Sheffield Wednesday (p) | 0 | 5 | 5 (5) | |||||||
4 | Barnsley | 0 | |||||||||
3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | |||||||||
5 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
4 | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | 2 |
First leg
Peterborough United | 4–0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
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| Report |
Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Barnsley |
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| Report |
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Second leg
5–5 on aggregate. Sheffield Wednesday won 5–3 on penalties. Main article: Miracle of Hillsborough
Barnsley won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]Barnsley | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Sheffield Wednesday |
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League Two
[edit]Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Play-offs
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
7 | Salford City | 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | |||||||
4 | Stockport County (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | |||||||
4 | Stockport County | 1 (4) | |||||||||
5 | Carlisle United (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
6 | Bradford City | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
5 | Carlisle United | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Semi-Finals
[edit]First leg
Second leg
Stockport County | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Salford City |
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Report |
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Penalties | ||
3–1 |
2–2 on Aggregate. Stockport County wins 3–1 on penalties
Carlisle United | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Bradford City |
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Report |
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Carlisle United won 3–2 on Aggregate.
Final
[edit]Stockport County | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Carlisle United |
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Report |
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Penalties | ||
4–5 |
Managerial changes
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