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2025–26 EFL League One

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EFL League One
Season2025–26
Dates2 August 2025 – May 2026
Matches played12
Goals scored33 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorerFraser Murray
Sam Nombe
Jamie Reid
Charlie Webster
(2 goals each)
Biggest home winHuddersfield Town 3–0 Leyton Orient
(2 August 2025)[1]
Biggest away winPlymouth Argyle 1–3 Barnsley
(2 August 2025)[1]
Highest scoring Blackpool 2–3 Stevenage
(2 August 2025)[1]
Highest attendance19,615
Cardiff City vs Peterborough United
(2 August 2025)[1]
Lowest attendance5,170
Burton Albion vs Mansfield Town
(2 August 2025)[1]
Total attendance147,027
Average attendance12,252[1]
All statistics correct as of 3 August 2025.

The 2025–26 EFL League One (referred to as Sky Bet League One due to sponsorship reasons) is the 22nd season of the EFL League One under its current title, and the 34th season under its current league division format. The season began on 1 August 2025, and will end in May 2026.

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season:

Stadiums and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Wimbledon London (Wimbledon) Plough Lane 9,215
Barnsley Barnsley Oakwell 23,287
Blackpool Blackpool Bloomfield Road 16,500
Bolton Wanderers Horwich Toughsheet Community Stadium 28,723
Bradford City Bradford Valley Parade 24,840
Burton Albion Burton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium 6,912
Cardiff City Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium 33,280
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Eco-Power Stadium 15,231
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
Luton Town Luton Kenilworth Road 12,056
Mansfield Town Mansfield Field Mill 9,186
Northampton Town Northampton (Sixfields) Sixfields Stadium 8,200
Peterborough United Peterborough London Road Stadium 15,314
Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Home Park 17,000
Port Vale Stoke-on-Trent (Burslem) Vale Park 15,036
Reading Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161
Rotherham United Rotherham New York Stadium 12,021
Stevenage Stevenage Broadhall Way 7,300
Stockport County Stockport (Edgeley) Edgeley Park 10,852
Wigan Athletic Wigan Brick Community Stadium 25,138
Wycombe Wanderers High Wycombe Adams Park 10,137

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
AFC Wimbledon England Johnnie Jackson England Jake Reeves Italy Lotto[2] Football Manager (H)/War Child (A)/Private Office Asset Management (T)[3][4] Togglit Silvermere Golf Store[5] DFTBA
Barnsley Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane Republic of Ireland Luca Connell[6] England Oxen The Investment Room (H) / Rapid Response Telecoms (A)[7][8] Vitruvian Dental Studio[9] The Investment Room[7] Rapid Response Telecoms
Blackpool England Steve Bruce England James Husband Germany Puma[10] TreadTracker.com[11] (H)/Pleasure Beach Resort (A) Visit Blackpool None None
Bolton Wanderers England Steven Schumacher Northern Ireland Eoin Toal Italy Macron Victorian Plumbing[12](H & A)/Bolton Wanderers in the Community (T) Ebuyer Whites Beaconsfield[13] Destinology
Bradford City Scotland Graham Alexander England Richie Smallwood Italy Macron[14] JCT600[15] University of Bradford Flamingo Land/Penny Appeal (in league cup matches) Regal Foods
Burton Albion England Gary Bowyer England Udoka Godwin-Malife England TAG Burton Kia[16] Russell Roof Tiles Home and Trade Hardy Signs
Cardiff City Republic of Ireland Brian Barry-Murphy TBA United States New Balance Visit Malaysia Quinnbet[17] Watches of Bath[18] None
Doncaster Rovers Northern Ireland Grant McCann England Richard Wood England Oxen Eco-Power Group Stoneacre Motor Group MF Hire IPM Group
Exeter City Scotland Gary Caldwell Republic of Ireland Pierce Sweeney Germany Adidas[19] HEL Performance[20] Footasylum Bidfood[21] EMS Waste Services
Huddersfield Town England Lee Grant TBA England Castore [1] HEYDUDE[22] Utilita[23] Core Facility Leading Edge Signage
Leyton Orient England Richie Wellens TBA Germany Puma[24] Eastdil Secured[25] Moore Kingston Smith Peritium Search Associates Quattro Group
Lincoln City England Michael Skubala Zimbabwe Tendayi Darikwa England Oxen[26] Branston[27] (H)/University of Lincoln[28] (A) Allen Signs Easy Heat Pumps Nicholsons Chartered Accountants
Luton Town England Matt Bloomfield Wales Tom Lockyer[29] England Reflo[30] Capital Sky[31] Utilita[32] Switchshop[33] None
Mansfield Town England Nigel Clough TBA Italy Errea [34] One Call Insurance (H)/OCL Solicitors (A)/BeeNoticed (T) A. Wass Funeral Directors (H)/AGG Electrical Safety Testing (A) Source Travel[35] (H) A Woodland & Son
Northampton Town England Kevin Nolan England Jon Guthrie Germany Puma[36] University of Northampton Snowdon Homes Ltd Green Ape Media LCS The Cleaning Company
Peterborough United Scotland Darren Ferguson England Sam Hughes Germany Puma Mick George Princebuild Next Level FibreOptics Millfield Auto Parts
Plymouth Argyle England Tom Cleverley England Joe Edwards Germany Puma Classic Builders[37] Project 35 Vertu Motors Retain Limited
Port Vale Jamaica Darren Moore England Ben Garrity Germany Puma[38] None[39] Staffordshire University IronMarket Wealth Global QA
Reading Republic of Ireland Noel Hunt Ghana Andy Yiadom Italy Macron Select Car Leasing[40] None None CRL Fire & Flood Damage
Rotherham United England Matt Hamshaw Jamaica TBA Germany Puma[41] Bluebell Wood KCM Waste Management Defaqto Mears Group
Stevenage England Alex Revell England Carl Piergianni Italy Macron Xsolla HG Group Everyone Active Perfect Pet Insurance
Stockport County England Dave Challinor England Lewis Bate[42] Germany Puma VITA DeliveryApp GroFu[43] None
Wigan Athletic England Ryan Lowe Scotland Jason Kerr[44] Germany Puma Smurfit Westrock[45] Greenmount Projects None None
Wycombe Wanderers England Mike Dodds Scotland Jack Grimmer[46] Denmark Hummel[47] Origin Doors and Windows Buckinghamshire New University Kress Cherry Red Records

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Cardiff City Wales Aaron Ramsey End of interim spell 3 May 2025 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Brian Barry-Murphy 16 June 2025
Huddersfield Town England Jon Worthington England Lee Grant[48] 28 May 2025
Plymouth Argyle Austria Miron Muslić[49] Signed by Schalke 04 31 May 2025 England Tom Cleverley[50] 13 June 2025

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Huddersfield Town 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Barnsley 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
3 Wigan Athletic 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Lincoln City 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
5 Stockport County 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
6 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3
7 Bradford City 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
8 Burton Albion 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
9 Cardiff City 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
10 Rotherham United 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
11 Doncaster Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
12 Luton Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
13 Blackpool 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0
14 Mansfield Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
15 Peterborough United 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
16 Port Vale 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
17 Wycombe Wanderers 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
18 AFC Wimbledon 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
19 Exeter City 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
20 Northampton Town 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
21 Plymouth Argyle 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
23 Reading 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
24 Leyton Orient 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2025. 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[51]

Results

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Home \ Away WIM BAR BLP BOL BRA BRT CAR DON EXE HUD LEY LIN LUT MAN NOR PET PLY PVL REA ROT STE STK WIG WYC
AFC Wimbledon 23 Aug 10 Jan 31 Jan 21 Feb 25 Oct 19 Aug 17 Jan 29 Dec 2 May 17 Mar 9 Aug 6 Apr 13 Dec 7 Mar 21 Mar 18 Apr 11 Oct 7 Feb 13 Sep 26 Dec 15 Nov 22 Nov 27 Sep
Barnsley 14 Feb 17 Jan 16 Aug 18 Apr 9 Aug 11 Oct 21 Mar 7 Mar 30 Aug 13 Dec 29 Dec 22 Nov 26 Dec 15 Nov 17 Feb 6 Apr 27 Sep 13 Sep 25 Oct 31 Jan 2 Mar 17 Mar 10 Jan
Blackpool 4 Oct 20 Sep 30 Aug 4 Jan 28 Mar 8 Nov 17 Jan 3 Apr 16 Aug 25 Apr 26 Dec 6 Sep 17 Feb 24 Jan 11 Apr 14 Feb 17 Mar 29 Nov 29 Dec 2–3 27 Jan 7 Mar 18 Oct
Bolton Wanderers 6 Sep 7 Feb 21 Feb 22 Nov 27 Jan 25 Oct 17 Mar 13 Dec 18 Apr 24 Jan 23 Aug 2 May 29 Dec 4 Jan 4 Oct 9 Aug 8 Nov 20 Aug 26 Dec 28 Mar 6 Apr 20 Sep 7 Mar
Bradford City 30 Aug 18 Oct 27 Sep 25 Apr 8 Nov 17 Jan 31 Jan 29 Nov 13 Sep 7 Mar 11 Oct 16 Aug 17 Mar 3 Apr 14 Feb 28 Mar 29 Dec 13 Dec 10 Jan 11 Apr 17 Feb 26 Dec 2–1
Burton Albion 11 Apr 3 Apr 15 Nov 11 Oct 21 Mar 31 Jan 10 Jan 25 Apr 17 Jan 29 Nov 13 Sep 30 Aug 2–1 26 Dec 18 Oct 27 Sep 16 Aug 17 Mar 17 Feb 7 Mar 14 Feb 29 Dec 13 Dec
Cardiff City 17 Feb 27 Jan 21 Mar 11 Apr 20 Sep 6 Sep 13 Dec 26 Dec 15 Nov 4 Oct 7 Mar 14 Feb 29 Nov 25 Apr 2–1 30 Aug 3 Apr 18 Oct 16 Aug 29 Dec 24 Jan 4 Jan 17 Mar
Doncaster Rovers 20 Sep 8 Nov 14 Mar 1 Jan 20 Sep 4 Oct 28 Feb 1–0 17 Feb 27 Jan 28 Mar 4 Jan 3 Apr 18 Oct 29 Nov 20 Dec 14 Feb 11 Apr 30 Aug 25 Apr 9 Dec 24 Jan 16 Aug
Exeter City 9 Dec 20 Dec 9 Aug 28 Feb 2 May 22 Nov 14 Mar 6 Apr 27 Sep 28 Mar 10 Jan 1 Jan 16 Aug 14 Feb 30 Aug 25 Oct 13 Sep 11 Oct 31 Jan 17 Jan 18 Apr 8 Nov 17 Feb
Huddersfield Town 29 Nov 21 Feb 7 Feb 18 Oct 24 Jan 20 Sep 28 Mar 19 Aug 4 Jan 3–0 10 Jan 27 Jan 25 Apr 29 Dec 6 Sep 8 Nov 26 Dec 3 Apr 7 Mar 23 Aug 4 Oct 13 Dec 11 Apr
Leyton Orient 1 Jan 28 Feb 22 Nov 13 Sep 20 Dec 2 May 10 Jan 11 Oct 15 Nov 6 Apr 25 Oct 9 Dec 14 Feb 30 Aug 14 Mar 17 Feb 31 Jan 17 Jan 18 Apr 27 Sep 16 Aug 9 Aug 21 Mar
Lincoln City 3 Apr 9 Dec 28 Feb 14 Feb 27 Jan 24 Jan 20 Dec 15 Nov 4 Oct 1 Jan 11 Apr 20 Sep 30 Aug 17 Feb 4 Jan 16 Aug 29 Nov 2–0 21 Mar 18 Oct 14 Mar 6 Sep 25 Apr
Luton Town 1–0 25 Apr 31 Jan 29 Nov 7 Feb 21 Feb 23 Aug 27 Sep 17 Mar 11 Oct 29 Dec 17 Jan 18 Oct 11 Apr 3 Apr 13 Sep 13 Dec 7 Mar 15 Nov 10 Jan 21 Mar 19 Aug 26 Dec
Mansfield Town 28 Feb 14 Mar 19 Aug 9 Dec 1 Jan 6 Apr 2 May 9 Aug 7 Feb 22 Nov 23 Aug 21 Feb 18 Apr 21 Mar 15 Nov 11 Oct 17 Jan 10 Jan 27 Sep 13 Sep 20 Dec 25 Oct 31 Jan
Northampton Town 20 Dec 28 Mar 13 Sep 27 Sep 9 Aug 14 Mar 22 Nov 18 Apr 23 Aug 9 Dec 21 Feb 19 Aug 25 Oct 8 Nov 28 Feb 2 May 10 Jan 31 Jan 11 Oct 7 Feb 1 Jan 6 Apr 17 Jan
Peterborough United 8 Nov 19 Aug 25 Oct 10 Jan 23 Aug 18 Apr 6 Apr 2 May 21 Feb 31 Jan 26 Dec 27 Sep 9 Aug 28 Mar 13 Dec 17 Jan 7 Mar 29 Dec 17 Mar 11 Oct 22 Nov 7 Feb 13 Sep
Plymouth Argyle 18 Oct 1–3 23 Aug 3 Apr 15 Nov 4 Jan 21 Feb 7 Mar 11 Apr 21 Mar 19 Aug 7 Feb 24 Jan 27 Jan 29 Nov 20 Sep 25 Apr 26 Dec 13 Dec 17 Mar 6 Sep 4 Oct 29 Dec
Port Vale 27 Jan 4 Jan 1 Jan 21 Mar 9 Dec 7 Feb 7 Aug 23 Aug 24 Jan 14 Mar 6 Sep 2 May 28 Feb 20 Sep 4 Oct 20 Dec 22 Nov 21 Feb 6 Apr 19 Aug 25 Oct 18 Apr 15 Nov
Reading 16 Aug 24 Jan 2 May 17 Feb 28 Feb 1 Jan 18 Apr 25 Oct 27 Jan 9 Aug 20 Sep 6 Apr 20 Dec 4 Oct 6 Sep 9 Dec 14 Mar 30 Aug 22 Nov 8 Nov 4 Jan 28 Mar 14 Feb
Rotherham United 24 Jan 11 Apr 9 Dec 14 Mar 4 Oct 19 Aug 7 Feb 21 Feb 6 Sep 20 Dec 18 Oct 8 Nov 28 Mar 4 Jan 27 Jan 1 Jan 28 Feb 2–1 25 Apr 3 Apr 20 Sep 23 Aug 29 Nov
Stevenage 14 Mar 6 Sep 6 Apr 15 Nov 25 Oct 20 Dec 9 Dec 22 Nov 20 Sep 14 Feb 4 Jan 18 Apr 4 Oct 24 Jan 16 Aug 27 Jan 1 Jan 17 Feb 21 Mar 9 Aug 28 Feb 2 May 30 Aug
Stockport County 28 Mar 29 Nov 11 Oct 2–0 19 Aug 23 Aug 13 Sep 29 Dec 18 Oct 10 Jan 7 Feb 26 Dec 8 Nov 7 Mar 17 Mar 25 Apr 31 Jan 11 Apr 27 Sep 17 Jan 13 Dec 21 Feb 3 Apr
Wigan Athletic 25 Apr 1 Jan 20 Dec 17 Jan 14 Mar 9 Dec 27 Sep 13 Sep 21 Mar 28 Feb 3 Apr 31 Jan 17 Feb 11 Apr 3–1 16 Aug 10 Jan 18 Oct 15 Nov 14 Feb 29 Nov 30 Aug 11 Oct
Wycombe Wanderers 4 Jan 4 Oct 18 Apr 20 Dec 6 Apr 28 Feb 1 Jan 7 Feb 19 Aug 25 Oct 8 Nov 22 Nov 14 Mar 6 Sep 20 Sep 24 Jan 9 Dec 28 Mar 23 Aug 2 May 21 Feb 9 Aug 27 Jan
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2025. Source: BBC Sport
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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As of 2 August 2025

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Fraser Murray Wigan Athletic 2
England Sam Nombe Rotherham United
Northern Ireland Jamie Reid Stevenage
England Charlie Webster Burton Albion

See also

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