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EFL League One
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
  • 1992–2004 (as Division Two)
  • 1958–1992 (as Division Three)
  • 1921–1958 (as Division Three North/South)
  • 1920–1921 (as Division Three)
CountryEngland
Other club(s) fromWales
Number of teams24
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toEFL Championship
Relegation toEFL League Two
Domestic cup(s)FA Cup
League cup(s)
International cup(s)
Current championsPortsmouth
1st League One title
4th 3rd tier title
(2023–24)
Most championshipsPlymouth Argyle (5 titles total)
Wigan Athletic (3 League One titles)
TV partnersList of broadcasters
Websiteefl.com/competitions/efl-league-one
Current: 2024–25 EFL League One

The English Football League One, known as Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes or simply League One in England, is the second-highest division of the English Football League and the third-tier overall in the English football league system.

Introduced in the 2004–05 English football season as Football League One, it is a rebrand of the former Football League Second Division, which itself is a rebrand of the now-defunct Football League Third Division before the 1992 launch of the Premier League.

Shrewsbury Town currently hold the longest tenure in the division following promotion from League Two at the end of the 2014–15 season. There are eight former Premier League clubs currently competing in this division; Barnsley (1997–98), Birmingham City (2002–06, 2007–08 and 2009–11), Blackpool (2010–11), Bolton Wanderers (1995–96, 1997–98, and 2001–12), Charlton Athletic (1998–99 and 2000–07), Huddersfield Town (2017–19), Reading (2006–08 and 2012–13), and Wigan Athletic (2005–13).[1]

Structure

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There are 24 clubs in this division. Each club plays each of the others twice. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss. At the end of the season a table of the final League standings is determined, based on the following criteria in this order: points obtained, goal difference, goals scored, an aggregate of the results between two or more clubs (ranked using the previous three criteria), most matches won, most goals scored away from home, fewest "penalty points" based on yellow and red cards received, followed by fewest straight red cards for certain offenses. If two or more teams are still tied after examining all of these criteria, they will share the higher place between them. The only exception would be if the tied teams span the boundary between 2nd and 3rd, 6th and 7th, or 20th and 21st place, in which case one or more play-off matches would be arranged between the tied clubs.[citation needed]

At the end of each season the top two clubs, together with the winner of the play-offs between the clubs which finished in the third to sixth positions, are promoted to EFL Championship and are replaced by the three clubs that finished at the bottom of that division.

Similarly, the four clubs that finished at the bottom of EFL League One are relegated to EFL League Two and are replaced by the top three clubs and the club that won the fourth to seventh place play-offs in that division.

Current members

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Barnsley Barnsley Oakwell 23,287
Birmingham City Birmingham St Andrew's 29,409
Blackpool Blackpool Bloomfield Road 16,616
Bolton Wanderers Horwich Toughsheet Community Stadium 28,723
Bristol Rovers Bristol Memorial Stadium 9,832
Burton Albion Burton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium 6,912
Cambridge United Cambridge Abbey Stadium 8,127
Charlton Athletic London (Charlton) The Valley 27,111
Crawley Town Crawley Broadfield Stadium 5,996
Exeter City Exeter St. James Park 8,720
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Kirklees Stadium 24,121
Leyton Orient London (Leyton) Brisbane Road 9,271
Lincoln City Lincoln Sincil Bank 10,669
Mansfield Town Mansfield Field Mill 9,186
Northampton Town Northampton Sixfields Stadium 7,798
Peterborough United Peterborough London Road Stadium 13,511
Reading Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161
Rotherham United Rotherham New York Stadium 12,021
Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury New Meadow 9,875
Stevenage Stevenage Broadhall Way 7,800
Stockport County Stockport Edgeley Park 10,852
Wigan Athletic Wigan Brick Community Stadium 25,138
Wrexham Wrexham Racecourse Ground 13,341
Wycombe Wanderers High Wycombe Adams Park 10,137

Teams promoted from League One

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Season Winner Runner-up Promoted Play-off Winner (Position)
2004–05 Luton Town Hull City Sheffield Wednesday (5th)
2005–06 Southend United Colchester United Barnsley (5th)
2006–07 Scunthorpe United Bristol City Blackpool (3rd)
2007–08 Swansea City Nottingham Forest Doncaster Rovers (3rd)
2008–09 Leicester City Peterborough United Scunthorpe United (6th)
2009–10 Norwich City Leeds United Millwall (3rd)
2010–11 Brighton & Hove Albion Southampton Peterborough United (4th)
2011–12 Charlton Athletic Sheffield Wednesday Huddersfield Town (4th)
2012–13 Doncaster Rovers AFC Bournemouth Yeovil Town (4th)
2013–14 Wolverhampton Wanderers Brentford Rotherham United (4th)
2014–15 Bristol City Milton Keynes Dons Preston North End (3rd)
2015–16 Wigan Athletic Burton Albion Barnsley (6th)
2016–17 Sheffield United Bolton Wanderers Millwall (6th)
2017–18 Wigan Athletic Blackburn Rovers Rotherham United (4th)
2018–19 Luton Town Barnsley Charlton Athletic (3rd)
2019–20 Coventry City Rotherham United Wycombe Wanderers (3rd)
2020–21 Hull City Peterborough United Blackpool (3rd)
2021–22 Wigan Athletic Rotherham United Sunderland (5th)
2022–23 Plymouth Argyle Ipswich Town Sheffield Wednesday (3rd)
2023–24 Portsmouth Derby County Oxford United (5th)

For past winners at this level before 2004, see List of winners of the EFL League One and predecessors.

Play-off results

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Season Semi-final (1st Leg) Semi-final (2nd Leg) Final
2004–05 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Brentford
Hartlepool United 2–0 Tranmere Rovers
Brentford 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday
Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Hartlepool United
(Hartlepool won 6–5 on penalties, a.e.t.)
Sheffield Wednesday 4–2 Hartlepool United (a.e.t.)
2005–06 Barnsley 0–1 Huddersfield Town
Swansea City 1–1 Brentford
Huddersfield Town 1–3 Barnsley
Brentford 0–2 Swansea City
Barnsley 2–2 Swansea City
(Barnsley won 4–3 on penalties, a.e.t.)
2006–07 Yeovil Town 0–2 Nottingham Forest
Oldham Athletic 1–2 Blackpool
Nottingham Forest 2–5 Yeovil Town (a.e.t.)
Blackpool 3–1 Oldham Athletic
Blackpool 2–0 Yeovil Town
2007–08 Southend United 0–0 Doncaster Rovers
Leeds United 1–2 Carlisle United
Doncaster Rovers 5–1 Southend United
Carlisle United 0–2 Leeds United
Leeds United 0–1 Doncaster Rovers
2008–09 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons
Millwall 1–0 Leeds United
Milton Keynes Dons 0–0 Scunthorpe United
(Scunthorpe won 7–6 on penalties, a.e.t.)
Leeds United 1–1 Millwall
Scunthorpe United 3–2 Millwall
2009–10 Swindon Town 2–1 Charlton Athletic
Huddersfield Town 0–0 Millwall
Charlton Athletic 2–1 Swindon Town
(Swindon won 5–4 on penalties, a.e.t.)
Millwall 2–0 Huddersfield Town
Millwall 1–0 Swindon Town
2010–11 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Huddersfield Town
Milton Keynes Dons 3–2 Peterborough United
Huddersfield Town 3–3 AFC Bournemouth
(Huddersfield won 4–2 on penalties, a.e.t.)
Peterborough United 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons
Huddersfield Town 0–3 Peterborough United
2011–12 Stevenage 0–0 Sheffield United
Milton Keynes Dons 0–2 Huddersfield Town
Sheffield United 1–0 Stevenage
Huddersfield Town 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons
Huddersfield Town 0–0 Sheffield United
(Huddersfield won 8–7 on penalties, a.e.t.)
2012–13 Sheffield United 1–0 Yeovil Town
Swindon Town 1–1 Brentford
Yeovil Town 2–0 Sheffield United
Brentford 3–3 Swindon Town
(Brentford won 5–4 on penalties, a.e.t.)
Brentford 1–2 Yeovil Town
2013–14 Peterborough United 1–1 Leyton Orient
Preston North End 1–1 Rotherham United
Leyton Orient 2–1 Peterborough United
Rotherham United 3–1 Preston North End
Leyton Orient 2–2 Rotherham United
(Rotherham won 4–3 on penalties, a.e.t.)
2014–15 Chesterfield 0–1 Preston North End
Sheffield United 1–2 Swindon Town
Preston North End 3–0 Chesterfield
Swindon Town 5–5 Sheffield United
Preston North End 4–0 Swindon Town
2015–16 Barnsley 3–0 Walsall
Bradford City 1–3 Millwall
Walsall 1–3 Barnsley
Millwall 1–1 Bradford City
Barnsley 3–1 Millwall
2016–17 Millwall 0–0 Scunthorpe United
Bradford City 1–0 Fleetwood Town
Scunthorpe United 2–3 Millwall
Fleetwood Town 0–0 Bradford City
Bradford City 0–1 Millwall
2017–18 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Shrewsbury Town
Scunthorpe United 2–2 Rotherham United
Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Charlton Athletic
Rotherham United 2–0 Scunthorpe United
Rotherham United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town (a.e.t.)
2018–19 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Charlton Athletic
Sunderland 1–0 Portsmouth
Charlton Athletic 2–3 Doncaster Rovers
(Charlton Athletic won 4–3 on penalties, a.e.t.)
Portsmouth 0–0 Sunderland
Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland
2019–20 Portsmouth 1–1 Oxford United
Fleetwood Town 1–4 Wycombe Wanderers
Oxford United 1–1 Portsmouth
(Oxford United won 5–4 on penalties, a.e.t.)
Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Fleetwood Town
Oxford United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers
2020–21 Oxford United 0–3 Blackpool
Lincoln City 2–0 Sunderland
Blackpool 3–3 Oxford United
Sunderland 2–1 Lincoln City
Blackpool 2–1 Lincoln City
2021–22 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons
Sunderland 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday
Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers
Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Sunderland
Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers
2022–23 Peterborough United 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday
Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Barnsley
Sheffield Wednesday 5–1 Peterborough United
(Sheffield Wednesday won 5–3 on penalties, a.e.t.)
Barnsley 1–0 Bolton Wanderers
Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Barnsley (a.e.t.)
2023–24 Barnsley 1–3 Bolton Wanderers
Oxford United 1–0 Peterborough United
Bolton Wanderers 2–3 Barnsley
Peterborough United 1–1 Oxford United
Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Oxford United

Relegated teams

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Season Clubs
2004–05 Torquay United (51), Wrexham (43), Peterborough United (39), Stockport County (26)
2005–06 Hartlepool United (50), Milton Keynes Dons (50), Swindon Town (48), Walsall (47)
2006–07 Chesterfield (47), Bradford City (47), Rotherham United (38), Brentford (37)
2007–08 AFC Bournemouth (48), Gillingham (46), Port Vale (38), Luton Town (33)
2008–09 Northampton Town (49), Crewe Alexandra (46), Cheltenham Town (39), Hereford United (34)
2009–10 Gillingham (50), Wycombe Wanderers (45), Southend United (43), Stockport County (25)
2010–11 Dagenham & Redbridge (47), Bristol Rovers (45), Plymouth Argyle (42), Swindon Town (41)
2011–12 Wycombe Wanderers (43), Chesterfield (42), Exeter City (42), Rochdale (38)
2012–13 Scunthorpe United (48), Bury (41), Hartlepool United (41), Portsmouth (32)
2013–14 Stevenage (47), Shrewsbury Town (45), Carlisle United (42), Tranmere Rovers (42)
2014–15 Notts County (50), Crawley Town (50), Leyton Orient (49), Yeovil Town (40)
2015–16 Doncaster Rovers (46), Blackpool (46), Colchester United (40), Crewe Alexandra (34)
2016–17 Port Vale (49), Swindon Town (44), Coventry City (39), Chesterfield (37)
2017–18 Oldham Athletic (50), Northampton Town (47), Milton Keynes Dons (45), Bury (36)
2018–19 Plymouth Argyle (50), Walsall (47), Scunthorpe United (46), Bradford City (41)
2019–20 Tranmere Rovers (32), Southend United (19), Bolton Wanderers (14), Bury[a]
2020–21 Rochdale (47), Northampton Town (45), Swindon Town (43), Bristol Rovers (38)
2021–22 Gillingham (40), Doncaster Rovers (38), AFC Wimbledon (37), Crewe Alexandra (29)
2022–23 Milton Keynes Dons (45), Morecambe (44), Accrington Stanley (44), Forest Green Rovers (27)
2023–24 Cheltenham Town (44), Fleetwood Town (43), Port Vale (41), Carlisle United (30)

a Expelled in August 2019 after financial breaches.

Top scorers

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Season Top scorer(s) Club(s) Goals
2004–05 Northern Ireland Stuart Elliott Hull City 27
England Dean Windass Bradford City
2005–06 Wales Freddy Eastwood Southend United 23
England Billy Sharp Scunthorpe United
2006–07 England Billy Sharp Scunthorpe United 30
2007–08 Trinidad and Tobago Jason Scotland Swansea City 24
2008–09 Republic of Ireland Simon Cox Swindon Town 29
England Rickie Lambert Bristol Rovers
2009–10 England Rickie Lambert Southampton 30
2010–11 Scotland Craig Mackail-Smith Peterborough United 27
2011–12 Scotland Jordan Rhodes Huddersfield Town 36
2012–13 Republic of Ireland Paddy Madden Yeovil Town 22
2013–14 England Sam Baldock Bristol City 24
2014–15 England Joe Garner Preston North End 26
2015–16 Northern Ireland Will Grigg Wigan Athletic 25
2016–17 England Billy Sharp Sheffield United 30
2017–18 England Jack Marriott Peterborough United 27
2018–19 Republic of Ireland James Collins Luton Town 25
2019–20 England Ivan Toney Peterborough United 24[b]
2020–21 England Jonson Clarke-Harris Peterborough United 31
2021–22 Republic of Ireland Will Keane Wigan Athletic 26
2022–23 England Conor Chaplin Ipswich Town 26
England Jonson Clarke-Harris Peterborough United
2023-24 England Alfie May Charlton Athletic 23

b In 35 games. Season truncated because of coronavirus.

Attendances

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EFL League One is the most-watched third-tier domestic sports league in the world, with an average of 10,613 spectators per game in the 2022–23 season, also making it one of the top ten most watched leagues in Europe.[2] The closest third-tier association football league in terms of average attendance is the Germany 3. Liga (8,219).[3]

The highest average attendance since the restructure into League One was the 2022–23 season, when over 5.3 million spectators watched games, with an average of 10,613 per game. The highest average attendance by a single club was Sunderland in the 2018–19 season with 32,157. They also set the League One attendance record for a single game in the same season, when 46,039 spectators attended the Boxing Day game against Bradford City.[4]

Season League Average Attendance Highest Average Highest Attendance
Club Attendance Game Attendance
2004–05 7,732 Sheffield Wednesday 23,100 [5] Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City 28,798
2005–06 7,578 Nottingham Forest 20,257 [6] Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth 26,847
2006–07 7,486 Nottingham Forest 20,627 [7] Nottingham Forest v Rotherham United 27,875
2007–08 7,985 Leeds United 26,546 [8] Leeds United v Gillingham 38,256
2008–09 7,551 Leeds United 23,639 [9]
2009–10 9,136 Leeds United 24,818 [10] Leeds United v Bristol Rovers 38,234
2010–11 7,519 Southampton 22,161 [11] Southampton v Walsall 31,653
2011–12 7,358 Sheffield Wednesday 21,336 [12] Sheffield Wednesday v Wycombe Wanderers 38,082
2012–13 6,335 Sheffield United 18,612 [13] Sheffield United v Brentford 23,431
2013–14 7,476 Wolverhampton Wanderers 20,879 [14] Wolverhampton Wanderers v Rotherham United 30,110
2014–15 7,037 Sheffield United 19,805 [15] Coventry City v Gillingham 27,306
2015–16 7,163 Sheffield United 19,803 [16] Sheffield United v Bradford City 24,777
2016–17 7,933 Sheffield United 21,892 [17] Sheffield United v Chesterfield 31,003
2017–18 7,805 Bradford City 19,787 [18] Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United 27,600
2018–19 8,741 Sunderland 32,157 [19] Sunderland v Bradford City 46,039
2019–20 8,802 Sunderland 30,118 [20] Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers 33,821
2020–21 No attendances because of COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 9,953 Sunderland 30,847 [21] Sunderland v Doncaster Rovers 38,395
2022–23 10,613 Derby County 27,259 Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth Argyle 33,442
2023–24 9,711 Derby County 27,278 Derby County v Bolton Wanderers 32,538

Historic performance

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Since the restructuring into League One in 2004, 78 teams have spent at least one season in the division, including 8 of the 20 teams in the 2024–25 Premier League. Milton Keynes Dons has spent 15 seasons in League One, the most of any team. Oldham Athletic's single 14-season consecutive spell was the longest of any team. The team with the current longest tenure is Shrewsbury Town, who will be in their tenth consecutive season in the division, having been in League One since the 2015–16 season. Rotherham United have had the highest number of separate spells in League One with six. There have been 17 different Champions of League One, with Wigan Athletic having won the division three times.

Key

  •    † Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column will be competing in the 2024–25 EFL League One
  •    ‡ Team will be competing in the 2024–25 Premier League
  •    The club competed in League One during that season (the number is the club's final league position)
Club Total Seasons Number of Spells Longest Spell (Seasons) Highest Position Lowest Position Season
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24
2024–25
Accrington Stanley 5 1 5 11 23 14 17 11 12 23
AFC Bournemouth 7 2 4 2 21 8 17 19 21 6 11 2
AFC Wimbledon 6 1 6 15 23 15 18 20 20 19 23
Barnsley 8 4 3 2 13 13 5 11 6 2 4 6
Birmingham City 1 1 1
Blackburn Rovers 1 1 1 2 2 2
Blackpool 10 4 4 3 22 16 19 3 22 12 10 13 3 8
Bolton Wanderers 6 3 4 2 23 2 23 9 5 3
Bradford City 9 2 6 5 24 11 11 22 11 7 5 5 11 24
Brentford 8 2 5 2 24 4 3 24 9 11 9 3 2
Brighton & Hove Albion 5 1 5 1 18 18 7 16 13 1
Bristol City 5 2 3 1 12 7 9 2 12 1
Bristol Rovers 12 3 5 10 24 16 11 11 22 10 13 15 14 24 17 15
Burton Albion 8 2 7 2 20 2 9 12 16 16 15 20
Bury 6 3 3 14 24 14 22 16 19 24 24 [a]
Cambridge United 4 1 4 14 20 14 20 18
Carlisle United 9 2 8 4 24 8 4 20 14 12 8 17 22 24
Charlton Athletic 10 3 5 1 16 4 13 1 13 6 3 7 13 10 16
Cheltenham Town 6 2 3 15 23 17 19 23 15 16 21
Chesterfield 7 3 3 6 24 17 16 21 22 6 18 24
Colchester United 10 2 8 2 23 15 2 12 8 10 10 20 16 19 23
Coventry City 7 2 5 1 23 15 18 17 8 23 8 1
Crawley Town 4 2 3 10 22 10 14 22
Crewe Alexandra 9 3 4 12 24 13 20 22 13 19 20 24 12 24
Dagenham & Redbridge 1 1 2 21 21 21
Derby County 2 1 2 2 7 7 2
Doncaster Rovers 12 4 5 1 22 10 8 11 3 1 13 21 15 6 9 14 22
Exeter City 5 2 3 8 23 18 8 23 14 13
Fleetwood Town 10 1 10 4 22 10 19 4 14 11 6 15 20 13 22
Forest Green Rovers 1 1 1 24 24 24
Gillingham 13 3 9 9 22 14 16 22 21 17 12 9 20 17 13 10 10 21
Hartlepool United 8 2 6 6 23 6 21 15 19 20 16 13 23
Hereford United 1 1 1 24 24 24
Huddersfield Town 9 2 8 3 15 9 4 15 10 9 6 3 4
Hull City 2 2 1 1 2 2 1
Ipswich Town 4 1 4 2 11 11 9 11 2
Leeds United 3 1 3 2 5 5 4 2
Leicester City 1 1 1 1 1 1
Leyton Orient 11 2 9 3 23 20 14 14 17 7 20 7 3 23 11
Lincoln City 6 1 6 5 17 16 5 17 11 7
Luton Town 3 3 1 1 24 1 24 1
Mansfield Town 1 1 1
Millwall 6 2 4 3 17 10 17 5 3 4 6
MK Dons 15 4 7 2 23 20 22 3 12 5 5 8 10 2 12 23 19 13 3 21
Morecambe 2 1 2 19 22 19 22
Northampton Town 8 3 3 9 22 14 9 21 16 22 22 14
Norwich City 1 1 1 1 1 1
Nottingham Forest 3 1 3 2 7 7 4 2
Notts County 5 1 5 7 21 19 7 12 20 21
Oldham Athletic 14 1 14 6 21 19 10 6 8 10 16 17 16 19 15 15 17 17 21
Oxford United 8 1 8 4 19 8 16 12 4 6 8 19 5
Peterborough United 14 5 8 2 23 23 2 4 6 9 13 11 9 7 7 2 6 4
Plymouth Argyle 6 3 3 1 23 23 7 21 18 7 1
Port Vale 10 3 4 9 23 18 13 12 23 9 18 12 21 18 23
Portsmouth 8 2 7 1 24 24 8 4 5 8 10 8 1
Preston North End 4 1 4 3 15 15 14 5 3
Reading 2 1 2 17 17 17
Rochdale 9 2 7 8 24 9 24 8 10 9 20 16 18 21
Rotherham United 7 6 2 2 23 20 23 4 4 2 2
Scunthorpe United 10 4 5 1 23 12 1 6 18 21 16 7 3 5 23
Sheffield United 6 1 6 1 11 3 5 7 5 11 1
Sheffield Wednesday 5 3 2 2 15 5 15 2 4 3
Shrewsbury Town 12 2 10 3 23 16 23 20 18 3 18 15 17 18 12 19
Southampton 2 1 2 2 7 7 2
Southend United 9 3 5 1 23 1 6 8 23 14 7 10 19 22
Stevenage 5 2 3 6 24 6 18 24 9
Stockport County 4 3 2 18 24 24 18 24
Sunderland 4 1 4 4 8 5 8 4 5
Swansea City 3 1 3 1 7 6 7 1
Swindon Town 12 4 5 4 24 12 23 13 15 5 24 6 8 4 15 22 23
Torquay United 1 1 1 21 21 21
Tranmere Rovers 11 2 10 3 21 3 18 9 11 7 19 18 12 11 21 21
Walsall 14 2 12 3 24 14 24 12 13 10 20 19 9 13 14 3 14 19 22
Wigan Athletic 6 4 2 1 20 1 1 20 1 12
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1 1 1 1 1
Wrexham 2 2 1 22 22 22
Wycombe Wanderers 8 4 4 3 22 22 21 17 3 6 9 10
Yeovil Town 9 2 8 4 24 15 5 18 17 15 14 17 4 24

Financial Fair Play

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Beginning with the 2012–13 season, a Financial Fair Play arrangement has been in place in all three divisions of the Football League, the intention being eventually to produce a league of financially self-sustaining clubs. In League One, this takes the form of a Salary Cost Management Protocol in which a maximum of 60% of a club's turnover may be spent on players' wages, with sanctions being applied in the form of transfer embargoes.[22][23][24][25]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Bury did not compete in the 2019-20 season as they were expelled from the league because of financial difficulties.

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