| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 August 2025 – 24 May 2026 |
| Matches | 354 |
| Goals | 906 (2.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kyle Wootton (15) Dom Ballard (15) |
| Biggest home win | Peterborough 5–0AFC Wimbledon (8 November 2025) Barnsley 5–0Luton Town (22 November 2025) Huddersfield Town 5–0Port Vale (26 December 2025) Peterborough 6–1Wigan Athletic (7 February 2026) |
| Biggest away win | Burton Albion 0–4Plymouth Argyle (27 September 2025) Burton Albion 0–4Leyton Orient (29 November 2025) Doncaster Rovers 1–5Plymouth Argyle (20 December 2025) Exeter City 0–4Rotherham United (31 January 2026) |
| Highest scoring | Cardiff City 4–3Leyton Orient (4 October 2025) Cardiff City 4–3Doncaster Rovers (13 December 2025) Lincoln City 5–2Peterborough United (4 January 2026) Peterborough 6–1Wigan Athletic (7 February 2026) |
| Longest winning run | Cardiff City (5 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Lincoln City (13 games) |
| Longest winless run | Port Vale (12 games) |
| Longest losing run | Rotherham United (7 games) |
| Highest attendance | 26,473 Bolton Wanderers 0–0Bradford City (22 November 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | 2,844 Burton Albion 0–0Wycombe Wanderers (13 December 2025) |
| Total attendance | 3,580,510 |
| Average attendance | 10,114[1] |
2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 7 February 2026. | |
The2025–26 EFL League One (referred to asSky 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.
On 3 May 2025, it was announced that both formerArsenal andWales captainAaron Ramsey andJon Worthington who had served as interim managers at newly-relegatedCardiff City &Huddersfield Town, respectively would leave their roles following the end of their interim spells in charge of the clubs with Ramsey being replaced at Cardiff by formerManchester City academy coachBrian Barry-Murphy on 16 June 2025 and Worthington being replaced by formerManchester United back-up goalkeeperLee Grant on 28 May 2025.[2][3] On 31 May 2025, it was announced thatMiron Muslić at newly-relegatedPlymouth Argyle would leave the club to join2. Bundesliga clubFC Schalke 04 with formerManchester United player and formerWatford managerTom Cleverley named as his replacement on 13 June 2025.[4]
On 18 September 2025,Wycombe Wanderers announced thatMike Dodds had been sacked with the club at the time of Dodds' departure sitting in 19th place - with him becoming the first managerial departure of the season and the first managerial sacking for Wycombe sinceGary Waddock in 2012 - he was replaced by formerBarnsley andHuddersfield Town managerMichael Duff on 18 September 2025.[5][6] On 4 October 2025,Blackpool announced that they had parted company with formerNewcastle United managerSteve Bruce with the club sitting second-from-bottom at the time of the sacking with him being replaced by formerBolton Wanderers manager and former Blackpool playerIan Evatt on 21 October 2025.[7][8] On 6 October 2025,Luton Town announced thatMatt Bloomfield had been sacked by the club with them in 11th place at the time of Bloomfield's departure with him replaced by formerArsenal player and formerNorwich City interim managerJack Wilshire on 13 October 2025.[9][10] On 25 October 2025,Peterborough United announced that they had parted ways withDarren Ferguson with the club rock-bottom of the league with Ferguson being replaced by formerSwansea City managerLuke Williams on 29 October 2025.[11][12] On 26 October 2025, it was announced that formerReading playerNoel Hunt had left the club by mutual consent with the club in 19th place at the time of his departure - he was the first-ever sacking by new Reading ownerRob Couhig as he didn't sack a manager whilst he owned former clubWycombe Wanderers - Hunt was replaced by formerWigan Athletic andRotherham United managerLeam Richardson on 28 October 2025.[13][14] On 28 December 2025,Port Vale announced thatDarren Moore had left the club with the club rock-bottom of the league at the time of his departure with Moore being replaced byJon Brady on 6 January 2026.[15][16] On 17 January 2026,Huddersfield Town announced that they had parted ways with formerIpswich Town assistant manager andManchester United back-up goalkeeperLee Grant with them in 6th place upon his departure with Grant being replaced by formerBristol City andNorwich City managerLiam Manning on 20 January 2026.[17][18] On 8 February 2026,Wigan Athletic announced that they had sackedRyan Lowe with them in 22nd place at the time of his departure.[19]
The following teams have changed division sincethe 2024–25 season:
To League One[edit]Promoted fromLeague Two Relegated from theChampionship | From League One[edit]Promoted to theChampionship Relegated toLeague Two
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| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of interim spell | 3 May 2025 | Pre-season | 16 June 2025 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | 28 May 2025 | |||||
| Plymouth Argyle | Signed by | 31 May 2025 | 13 June 2025 | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers | Sacked | 18 September 2025 | 19th | 18 September 2025 | ||
| Blackpool | 4 October 2025 | 23rd | 21 October 2025 | |||
| Luton Town | 6 October 2025 | 11th | 13 October 2025 | |||
| Peterborough United | 25 October 2025 | 24th | 29 October 2025 | |||
| Reading | 26 October 2025 | 19th | 28 October 2025 | |||
| Port Vale | 28 December 2025 | 24th | 6 January 2026 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | 17 January 2026 | 6th | 20 January 2026 | |||
| Wigan Athletic | 7 February 2026 | 22nd |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff City | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 66 | Promotion toEFL Championship |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 62 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 56 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Stockport County | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 53 | |
| 5 | Bradford City | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 52 | |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 49 | |
| 7 | Reading | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 46 | |
| 8 | Luton Town | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 45 | |
| 9 | Stevenage | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 45 | |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 32 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 44 | |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 43 | |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 31 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 40 | |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 39 | |
| 14 | Exeter City | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 39 | |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 39 | |
| 16 | Barnsley | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 38 | |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 34 | |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 33 | |
| 19 | Blackpool | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 33 | |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 33 | |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 32 | Relegation toEFL League Two |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 31 | |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 31 | |
| 24 | Port Vale | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 22 |
| 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 | — | 2–0 | 10 Mar | 0–1 | 21 Feb | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2 May | 17 Mar | 2–0 | 6 Apr | 0–0 | 7 Mar | 21 Mar | 18 Apr | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 14 Apr | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Barnsley | 3–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 18 Apr | 3–2 | 10 Mar | 21 Mar | 7 Mar | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 17 Feb | 6 Apr | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2 Mar | 17 Mar | 3 Mar |
| Blackpool | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 28 Mar | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3 Apr | 3–2 | 25 Apr | 2–2 | 2–2 | 17 Feb | 2–0 | 11 Apr | 0–4 | 17 Mar | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 7 Mar | 1–1 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 | 3–2 | 21 Feb | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 17 Mar | 2–1 | 18 Apr | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2 May | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 28 Mar | 6 Apr | 4–1 | 7 Mar |
| Bradford City | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 25 Apr | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 7 Mar | 0–0 | 2–1 | 17 Mar | 3 Apr | 2–0 | 28 Mar | 1–0 | 2–0 | 24 Feb | 11 Apr | 17 Feb | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Burton Albion | 11 Apr | 3 Apr | 1–0 | 3–0 | 21 Mar | — | 2–2 | 1–2 | 25 Apr | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 17 Mar | 17 Feb | 7 Mar | 24 Feb | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Cardiff City | 17 Feb | 4–0 | 21 Mar | 11 Apr | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 7 Mar | 3–1 | 3–0 | 25 Apr | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3 Apr | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 17 Mar |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | 1–2 | 14 Mar | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 28 Feb | — | 1–0 | 17 Feb | 3–0 | 28 Mar | TBD | 3 Apr | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 14 Feb | 11 Apr | 1–0 | 25 Apr | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Exeter City | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 28 Feb | 2 May | 3 Mar | 14 Mar | 6 Apr | — | 0–1 | 28 Mar | 10 Mar | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 18 Apr | 1–1 | 17 Feb |
| Huddersfield Town | 3–3 | 21 Feb | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 28 Mar | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 17 Mar | 1–0 | 25 Apr | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3 Apr | 7 Mar | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 11 Apr |
| Leyton Orient | 1–3 | 28 Feb | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2 May | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 6 Apr | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 14 Apr | 0–1 | 14 Mar | 17 Feb | 0–1 | 3–1 | 18 Apr | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 21 Mar |
| Lincoln City | 3 Apr | 3–1 | 28 Feb | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 11 Apr | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 17 Feb | 5–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 21 Mar | 1–0 | 14 Mar | 2–2 | 25 Apr |
| Luton Town | 1–0 | 25 Apr | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 21 Feb | 0–1 | 1–0 | 17 Mar | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 11 Apr | 3 Apr | 2–3 | 2–2 | 7 Mar | 0–0 | 2–1 | 21 Mar | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Mansfield Town | 28 Feb | 14 Mar | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 6 Apr | 2 May | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 21 Feb | 18 Apr | — | 21 Mar | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 10 Mar | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Northampton Town | 3–1 | 28 Mar | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 14 Mar | 1–3 | 18 Apr | 2–0 | 1–1 | 21 Feb | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 28 Feb | 2 May | 24 Feb | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 6 Apr | 1–2 |
| Peterborough United | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 18 Apr | 6 Apr | 2 May | 21 Feb | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 28 Mar | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 7 Mar | 1–1 | 17 Mar | 0–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3 Apr | 0–1 | 3–0 | 21 Feb | 7 Mar | 11 Apr | 21 Mar | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 25 Apr | 1–4 | 1–0 | 17 Mar | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Port Vale | 0–1 | 14 Apr | 5–1 | 21 Mar | 10 Mar | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 14 Mar | 2–3 | 2 May | 28 Feb | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 21 Feb | 6 Apr | 1–2 | 0–3 | 18 Apr | 0–0 |
| Reading | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2 May | 17 Feb | 28 Feb | 2–0 | 18 Apr | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 6 Apr | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 14 Mar | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 28 Mar | 3–2 |
| Rotherham United | 1–1 | 11 Apr | 0–3 | 14 Mar | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 21 Feb | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 28 Mar | 3 Mar | 2–1 | 0–2 | 28 Feb | 2–1 | 25 Apr | — | 3 Apr | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Stevenage | 14 Mar | TBD[a] | 6 Apr | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 10 Mar | 18 Apr | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 17 Feb | 21 Mar | 1–0 | — | 28 Feb | 2 May | 1–0 |
| Stockport County | 28 Mar | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 7 Mar | 17 Mar | 25 Apr | 2–1 | 11 Apr | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | — | 21 Feb | 3 Apr |
| Wigan Athletic | 25 Apr | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 14 Mar | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 21 Mar | 28 Feb | 3 Apr | 0–1 | 17 Feb | 11 Apr | 3–1 | 2–0 | 10 Mar | 1–0 | 1–2 | 14 Apr | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2–0 | 2–2 | 18 Apr | 2–1 | 6 Apr | 28 Feb | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 14 Mar | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 28 Mar | 2–2 | 2 May | 21 Feb | 1–2 | 2–0 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 15 | |
| Reading | |||
| Stockport County | |||
| 4 | Blackpool | 13 | |
| Barnsley | |||
| 6 | Burton Albion | 12 | |
| Cardiff City | |||
| Plymouth Argyle Port Vale | |||
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | |
| AFC Wimbledon |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Argyle | Doncaster Rovers | 1–5 | 20 December 2025 | |
| Leyton Orient | Reading | 3–1 | 17 January 2026 | |
| AFC Wimbledon | Reading | 3–2 | 7 February 2026 | |
| Peterborough United | Wigan Athletic | 6–1 | 7 February 2026 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luton Town | 11 | |
| Cardiff City | |||
| 3 | Stevenage | 10 | |
| Exeter City | |||
| Lincoln City | |||
| 6 | Bradford City | 9 |
Each month the EFL announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | Cardiff City | Doncaster Rovers | [86] | ||
| September | Lincoln City | Bradford City | [87] | ||
| October | Stockport County | Bolton Wanderers | [88] | ||
| November | Barnsley | Leyton Orient | [89] | ||
| December | Cardiff City | Huddersfield Town | [90] | ||
| January | Lincoln City | Leyton Orient | [91] | ||
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