2023–24 EFL League One
Appearance
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 4 August 2023 – 27 April 2024 |
Champions | Portsmouth 1st League One title 4th 3rd tier title |
Promoted | Portsmouth Derby County Oxford United |
Relegated | Cheltenham Town Fleetwood Town Port Vale Carlisle United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,177 (2.55 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alfie May (23 goals) |
Biggest home win | Barnsley
7–0 Port Vale (5 August 2023) Bolton Wanderers 7–0 Exeter City (25 November 2023)[1] |
Biggest away win | Leyton Orient 0–4 Portsmouth (12 August 2023) Bolton Wanderers 0–4 Wigan Athletic (19 August 2023) Cambridge United 0–4 Barnsley (3 October 2023) Portsmouth 0–4 Blackpool (25 November 2023) Carlisle 0-4 Cambridge United (17 February 2024) Barnsley 1–5 Lincoln City (9 March 2024) Burton 0-4 Oxford United (6 April 2024)[1] |
Highest scoring | Barnsley 7–0 Port Vale (5 August 2023) Bolton Wanderers 7–0 Exeter City (25 November 2023) Wycombe Wanderers 5–2 Peterborough United (10 February 2024) Leyton Orient 4–3 Northampton Town (13 February 2024) Bolton Wanderers 5–2 Reading (1 April 2024)[1] |
Longest winning run | Bolton Wanderers (6 games)[1] |
Longest unbeaten run | Portsmouth (17 games)[1] |
Longest winless run | Charlton Athletic (16 games)[1] |
Longest losing run | Carlisle United (8 games)[1] |
Highest attendance | 32,583 Derby County vs Bolton Wanderers (16 March 2024)[1] |
Lowest attendance | 2,247 Burton Albion vs Carlisle United (27 February 2024)[1] |
Total attendance | 4,406,968[1] |
Average attendance | 9,539[1] |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 12 March 2024. |
The 2023–24 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes) was the 20th season of the EFL League One under its current title and the 32nd season under its current league division format. The season began on 5 August 2023 and ended on 27 April 2024.
Team changes
[edit]The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season:
To League One[edit]Promoted from League Two Relegated from the Championship
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From League One[edit]Promoted to the Championship Relegated to League Two
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Stadia
[edit]Personnel and sponsoring
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Blackpool | ![]() |
End of interim spell | 8 May 2023 | Pre-season | ![]() |
23 May 2023 |
Reading | ![]() |
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26 June 2023 | |||
Shrewsbury Town | ![]() |
Resigned | 6 June 2023 | ![]() |
26 June 2023 | |
Barnsley | ![]() |
Signed by Swansea City | 22 June 2023 | ![]() |
6 July 2023 | |
Charlton Athletic | ![]() |
Sacked | 27 August 2023 | 19th | ![]() |
8 September 2023 |
Fleetwood Town | ![]() |
3 September 2023 | 23rd | ![]() |
10 September 2023 | |
Cheltenham Town | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 20 September 2023 | 24th | ![]() |
29 September 2023 |
Lincoln City | ![]() |
Sacked | 18 October 2023 | 16th | ![]() |
13 November 2023 |
Bristol Rovers | ![]() |
26 October 2023 | 16th | ![]() |
1 December 2023 | |
Oxford United | ![]() |
Signed by Bristol City | 7 November 2023 | 2nd | ![]() |
16 November 2023 |
Cambridge United | ![]() |
Sacked | 29 November 2023 | 18th | ![]() |
6 December 2023 |
Burton Albion | ![]() |
9 December 2023 | 19th | ![]() |
11 January 2024 | |
Fleetwood Town | ![]() |
30 December 2023 | 23rd | ![]() |
31 December 2023 | |
Shrewsbury Town | ![]() |
21 January 2024 | 19th | ![]() |
24 January 2024 | |
Charlton Athletic | ![]() |
23 January 2024 | 16th | ![]() |
4 February 2024 | |
Port Vale | ![]() |
5 February 2024 | 20th | ![]() |
13 February 2024 | |
Cambridge United | ![]() |
Signed by Millwall | 21 February 2024 | 17th | ![]() |
4 March 2024 |
Stevenage | ![]() |
Signed by Rotherham United | 17 April 2024 | 9th | ![]() |
17 April 2024 |
Barnsley | ![]() |
Sacked | 22 April 2024 | 5th | ![]() |
22 April 2024 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Portsmouth (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 97 | Promoted to EFL Championship |
2 | Derby County (P) | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 92 | |
3 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 86 | 51 | +35 | 87 | Qualified for League One play-offs |
4 | Peterborough United | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 89 | 61 | +28 | 84 | |
5 | Oxford United (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 77 | |
6 | Barnsley | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 82 | 64 | +18 | 76 | |
7 | Lincoln City | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 74 | |
8 | Blackpool | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 73 | |
9 | Stevenage | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 71 | |
10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 65 | |
11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 65 | |
12 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 62[a] | |
13 | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 61 | |
14 | Northampton Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 60 | |
15 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 68 | −16 | 57 | |
16 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 53 | |
17 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 53[b] | |
18 | Cambridge United | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 48 | |
19 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 67 | −32 | 48 | |
20 | Burton Albion | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 46 | |
21 | Cheltenham Town (R) | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 44 | Relegated to EFL League Two |
22 | Fleetwood Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 43 | |
23 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 74 | −33 | 41 | |
24 | Carlisle United (R) | 46 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 41 | 81 | −40 | 30 |
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[52]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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[52]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ On 19 May 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted four points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2022–23 season.[47] Another four-point deduction was applied on 26 May, after the club's owners missed a deadline to deposit an amount equalling 125% of its monthly wage bill.[48]
- ^ On 16 August 2023, Reading were deducted one point for failing to pay players on time and in full on three occasions in the 2022–23 season.[49] Another 3-point deduction was applied on 13 September, for failing to deposit wages on time.[50] Another 2-point deduction was applied on 27 February, due to late HMRC payments.[51]
Play-offs
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
6 | Barnsley | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
3 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | |||||||||
5 | Oxford United | 2 | |||||||||
5 | Oxford United | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
4 | Peterborough United | 0 | 1 | 1 |
First leg
Second leg
Bolton Wanderers won 5-4 on aggregate.
Peterborough United | 1–1 | Oxford United |
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Knight ![]() |
Report | Brannagan ![]() |
Oxford United won 2-1 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Oxford United |
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Report | Murphy ![]() |
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]- As of 27 April 2024
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Charlton Athletic | 23 |
2 | ![]() |
Portsmouth | 21 |
3 | ![]() |
Barnsley | 18 |
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Stevenage | ||
5 | ![]() |
Bristol Rovers | 16 |
6 | ![]() |
Northampton Town | 15 |
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Reading | ||
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Oxford United | ||
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Blackpool | ||
10 | ![]() |
Bolton Wanderers | 14 |
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Derby County | ||
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Peterborough United |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Score | Date | Ref |
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Barnsley | Port Vale | 7–0 | 5 August 2023 | [54] |
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Bolton Wanderers | Fleetwood Town | 3–1 | 15 August 2023 | [55] |
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Derby County | Peterborough United | 4–2 | 26 August 2023 | [56] |
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Blackpool | Reading | 4–1 | 23 September 2023 | [57] |
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Carlisle United | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | 7 October 2023 | [58] |
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Port Vale | Wigan Athletic | 3–2 | 16 December 2023 | [59] |
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Lincoln City | Bristol Rovers | 5–0 | 16 March 2024 | [60] |
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Carlisle United | Peterborough United | 1–3 | 29 March 2024 | [61] |
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Bolton Wanderers | Reading | 5–2 | 1 April 2024 | [62] |
Discipline
[edit]
Yellow cards
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 14[63]
George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers)
Josh Vela (Carlisle United/Fleetwood Town)
Red cards
[edit]- Most red cards: 3[63]
Steve Seddon (Burton Albion)
Club
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 125
(Wigan Athletic)[63]
- Fewest yellow cards: 63
(Peterborough United)
- Most red cards: 9
(Fleetwood Town)
- Fewest red cards: 1
(Charlton Athletic, Northampton Town, Peterborough United)
Awards
[edit]Monthly
[edit]Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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August | ![]() |
Oxford United | ![]() |
Wigan Athletic | [64] |
September | ![]() |
Portsmouth | ![]() |
Oxford United | [65] |
October | ![]() |
Bolton Wanderers | ![]() |
Charlton Athletic | [66] |
November | ![]() |
Northampton Town | [67] | ||
December | ![]() |
Derby County | ![]() |
Barnsley | [68] |
January | ![]() |
Leyton Orient | ![]() |
Bristol Rovers | [69] |
February | ![]() |
Portsmouth | ![]() |
Barnsley | [70] |
March | ![]() |
Derby County | ![]() |
Lincoln City | [71] |
April | ![]() |
Wycombe Wanderers | ![]() |
Oxford United | [72] |
Notes
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