2019-20_EFL_League_One

2019–20 EFL League One

2019–20 EFL League One

English football season (third tier)


The 2019–20 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th season of Football League One under its current title and the 28th season under its current league division format.

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Newly promoted Bury were expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019, due to financial issues at the club. They could not satisfy the requirements of their notice of withdrawal issued by the EFL for this deadline date. The league operated with 23 teams for 2019–20, with three teams being relegated to League Two for the 2020–21 season, rather than the usual four. Bury did not fulfil any of their league fixtures for the season, as they were all postponed, so no results were expunged.[7]

Financially troubled Bolton Wanderers entered administration and had been threatened with expulsion but were saved in a buy-out on 28 August.[8][9] Bolton failed to fulfil their fixture against Doncaster Rovers on 20 August. They called off the game 26 hours before kick off without informing the EFL nor Doncaster, claiming concerns over younger players' welfare.[10][11] On 21 November, they were issued with a five-point deduction suspended for 18 months in relation to the Doncaster postponement, as well as a postponement in the 2018–19 season against Brentford in the Championship.[12]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was temporarily suspended on 13 March.[13] On 3 April 2020, this suspension was extended indefinitely.[14]

On 9 June, clubs voted to curtail the season, meaning the final table would be calculated by a points-per-game method with the play-offs being played behind closed doors.[15]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.

Stadiums

Personnel and sponsoring

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Managerial changes

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League table

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Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.
  2. Bolton Wanderers deducted 12 points for entering administration.[46]
  3. Bury deducted 12 points for entering into an insolvency event, before later being expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019. At the time of their expulsion, they had played no matches.[48][49]

Play-offs

Semi-finals final
        
3 Wycombe Wanderers 4 2 6
6 Fleetwood Town 1 2 3
3 Wycombe Wanderers 2
4 Oxford United 1
4 Oxford United 1 1 2 (5)
5 Portsmouth 1 1 2 (4)

Results

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Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source: EFL Official Website
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

Top scorers

As of 10 March 2020[53]

Hat-tricks

As of 1 January 2020
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References

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  2. "English League One Performance Stats - 2019-20". ESPN. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. "Lincoln City 0-6 Oxford". BBC. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. "Southend United 1-7 Doncaster Rovers". BBC. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. "Sunderland - Attendances". football Web Pages. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  6. "Burton Albion 1-1 Southend". BBC. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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  8. "Bolton Wanderers v Doncaster Rovers". English Football League. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  9. "EFL statement: Coronavirus update". www.efl.com. English Football League. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  10. "EFL statement: Coronavirus update". www.efl.com. English Football League. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  11. "Utilita Energy Announced as Front of Shirt Sponsor". Bristol Rovers. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  12. "Cherry Red Records are new front of home shirt sponsor". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  13. "Ryan Lowe: Plymouth Argyle appoint Bury manager as new boss". BBC Sport. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  14. "Paul Wilkinson: Bury appoint Truro City boss as manager". BBC Sport. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  15. "Grant McCann: Hull City appoint Doncaster Rovers boss as head coach". BBC Sport. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  16. "Darren Moore: Doncaster Rovers name former West Brom boss as manager". BBC Sport. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  17. "Phil Parkinson: Bolton Wanderers manager resigns from League One club". BBC Sport. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  18. "Keith Hill: Bolton Wanderers appoint ex-Rochdale boss as manager". BBC Sport. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  19. "Danny Cowley: Huddersfield Town appoint Lincoln City boss as manager". BBC Sport. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  20. "Lincoln City appoint Michael Appleton as club's new first manager". Sporting Life. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  21. "Jack Ross: Sunderland manager sacked by League One club". BBC Sport. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  22. "Phil Parkinson: Sunderland name ex-Bolton Wanderers boss as manager". BBC Sport. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  23. "Wally Downes: AFC Wimbledon part with manager". BBC Sport. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  24. "Wally Downes AFC Wimbledon suspend manager after betting charge". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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  26. "MK Dons part company with boss Tisdale". BBC Sport. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  27. "Graham Coughlan: Mansfield Town target has left role as Bristol Rovers manager". BBC Sport. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  28. "Simon Grayson: Blackpool sack manager after one win in 12 games". BBC Sport. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  29. "Neil Critchley: Blackpool name Liverpool Under-23s coach as new boss". BBC Sport. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  30. "Burton Albion: Nigel Clough to be replaced by Jake Buxton as Brewers boss". BBC Sport. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  31. "EFL statement: Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  32. "EFL statement: Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  33. "EFL statement: Bury FC". English Football League. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  34. "Bury FC: Membership of the League withdrawn". English Football League. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  35. "EFL statement: Bury FC". English Football League. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  36. "Bury FC: Membership of the League withdrawn". English Football League. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  37. "Top Scorers – League One". Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  38. "Oxford United 2–4 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019.
  39. "Sunderland 3–1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 24 August 2019.
  40. "Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 7 September 2019.
  41. "Peterborough United 6–0 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 14 September 2019.
  42. "Lincoln City 0–6 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 21 September 2019.
  43. "Southend United 1–4 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 12 October 2019.
  44. "Fleetwood Town 4–1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 19 October 2019.
  45. "Wycombe Wanderers 1–4 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 29 December 2019.
  46. "Tranmere Rovers 1–4 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 1 January 2020.

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