| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 552 |
| Goals | 1,447 (2.62 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jonson Clarke-Harris (31 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Peterborough United 7–0Accrington Stanley (27 March 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Crewe Alexandra 0–6Oxford United (10 April 2021) Plymouth Argyle 0–6Charlton Athletic (20 April 2021) |
| Highest scoring | AFC Wimbledon 4–4Plymouth Argyle (19 September 2020) Charlton Athletic 4–4Rochdale (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 vsBlackpool (18 May 2021) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,000 Shrewsbury Town vsNorthampton Town (19 September 2020) |
| Total attendance | 53,321[1] |
| Average attendance | 1,904[1] |
2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 24 April 2021. | |
The2020–21 EFL League One (referred to as theSky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th season ofFootball League One under its current title and the 29th season under its current league division format.
The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.
To League One[edit]Promoted fromLeague Two Relegated fromChampionship | From League One[edit]Promoted toChampionship Relegated toLeague Two Expelled from theEFL
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull City(C, P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 89 | Promotion to theEFL 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 forLeague 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 toEFL 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 |
| 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
Final
| Home \ Away | ACC | WIM | BLA | BRI | BRT | CHA | CRE | DON | FLE | GIL | HUL | IPS | LIN | MKD | NOR | OXF | PET | PLY | POR | ROC | SHR | SUN | SWI | WIG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | — | 1–5 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Blackpool | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Burton Albion | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–4 |
| Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | 5–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Fleetwood Town | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Gillingham | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Hull City | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Ipswich Town | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Lincoln City | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 |
| Northampton Town | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Oxford United | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Peterborough United | 7–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | — | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 |
| Portsmouth | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Rochdale | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
| Sunderland | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Swindon Town | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 |
| Wigan Athletic | 4–3 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | — |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | Burton Albion | 2–4 | 30 October 2020 | |
| Peterborough United | Shrewsbury Town | 5–1 | 31 October 2020 | |
| Peterborough United | Rochdale | 4–1 | 12 December 2020 | |
| Wigan Athletic | Burton Albion | 4–3 | 29 December 2020 | |
| Sunderland | AFC Wimbledon | 3–0 | 16 January 2021 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Fleetwood Town | 3–1 | 19 January 2021 | |
| Accrington Stanley | Bristol Rovers | 6–1 | 2 February 2021 | |
| Sunderland | Doncaster Rovers | 4–1 | 13 February 2021 | |
| Hull City | Wigan Athletic | 5–0 | 17 February 2021 | |
| Burton Albion | Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | 13 March 2021 | |
| Peterborough United | Accrington Stanley | 7–0 | 27 March 2021 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Swindon Town | 5–0[c] | 24 April 2021 |
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Peterborough United |
EFL League One Team of the season