2018–19 EFL League One

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EFL League One
Season2018–19
Dates4 August 2018 – 4 May 2019
ChampionsLuton Town (2nd divisional title).
PromotedLuton Town
Barnsley
Charlton Athletic
RelegatedPlymouth Argyle
Walsall
Scunthorpe United
Bradford City
Matches played552
Goals scored1,462 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorerJames Collins
(25 goals)
Biggest home winDoncaster Rovers 5–0 Rochdale
(1 January 2019)
Biggest away winScunthorpe United 0–5 Fleetwood Town
(22 August 2018)
Highest scoringSunderland 4–5 Coventry City
(13 April 2019)
Longest winning run7 matches[1]
Luton
Portsmouth
Longest unbeaten run28 matches[1]
Luton
Longest winless run15 matches[1]
Southend United
Longest losing run8 matches[1]
AFC Wimbledon
Highest attendance46,039
Sunderland 1–0 Bradford City
(26 December 2018)[1]
Lowest attendance1,732
Accrington Stanley 2–1 AFC Wimbledon
(22 September 2018)[1]
Total attendance4,812,867[1]
Average attendance8,184[1]

The 2018–19 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season of the Football League One under its current title and the 26th season under its current league division format. Fixtures were released on 21 June 2018 and the opening round of matches was played on 4 August 2018.[2][3] The league season ended on 4 May 2019.[4][5]

The summer transfer window closed five days after the start of the season, on 9 August 2018, following a vote by all 72 clubs in the Football League. However, clubs were able to make loan signings until 31 August.[6]

Team changes[]

The following teams have changed division since the 2017–18 season:

To League One[]

Promoted from League Two

Relegated from Championship

  • Sunderland
  • Burton Albion
  • Barnsley

From League One[]

Promoted to Championship

  • Wigan Athletic
  • Blackburn Rovers
  • Rotherham United

Relegated to League Two

  • Bury
  • Milton Keynes Dons
  • Northampton Town
  • Oldham Athletic

Teams[]

2018–19 EFL League One is located in England
Accrington Stanley
AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon
Barnsley
Barnsley
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
Blackpool
Blackpool
Bradford City
Bradford City
Burton Albion
Burton Albion
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
Coventry City
Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers
Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town
Gillingham
Gillingham
Luton Town
Luton Town
Oxford United
Oxford United
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Rochdale
Rochdale
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United
Southend United
Southend United
Sunderland
Sunderland
Walsall
Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe
Wanderers
Locations of the 2018–19 Football League One teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity[7]
Accrington Stanley Accrington Crown Ground 5,057
AFC Wimbledon London (Kingston upon Thames) Kingsmeadow 4,850
Barnsley Barnsley Oakwell 23,009
Blackpool Blackpool Bloomfield Road 17,338
Bradford City Bradford Valley Parade 25,136
Bristol Rovers Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,300
Burton Albion Burton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium 6,912
Charlton Athletic London (Charlton) The Valley 27,111
Coventry City Coventry Ricoh Arena 32,609
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15,231
Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Highbury Stadium 5,311
Gillingham Gillingham Priestfield Stadium 11,582
Luton Town Luton Kenilworth Road 10,336
Oxford United Oxford Kassam Stadium 12,500
Peterborough United Peterborough ABAX Stadium 15,314
Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Home Park 12,500*
Portsmouth Portsmouth Fratton Park 21,100
Rochdale Rochdale Spotland Stadium 10,500
Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe Glanford Park 9,088
Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury New Meadow 9,875
Southend United Southend-on-Sea Roots Hall 12,392
Sunderland Sunderland Stadium of Light 48,707
Walsall Walsall Bescot Stadium 11,300
Wycombe Wanderers High Wycombe Adams Park 10,137

*reduced for that season as club work on ground

Personnel and sponsoring[]

Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Accrington Stanley England John Coleman Republic of Ireland Seamus Conneely Adidas Wham
AFC Wimbledon England Wally Downes Nigeria Deji Oshilaja Puma Sports Interactive
Barnsley Germany Daniel Stendel Wales Adam Davies[8] Puma C.K. Beckett[9]
Blackpool England Terry McPhillips England Andy Taylor Erreà BetSid
Bradford City England Gary Bowyer England Josh Wright Avec Sport JCT600
Bristol Rovers Republic of Ireland Graham Coughlan Wales Tom Lockyer Macron Football INDEX[10]
Burton Albion England Nigel Clough England Jake Buxton TAG Prestec UK Ltd[11]
Charlton Athletic England Lee Bowyer England Chris Solly Hummel BETDAQ
Coventry City England Mark Robins Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle Nike Midrepro
Doncaster Rovers Northern Ireland Grant McCann England James Coppinger FBT LNER
Fleetwood Town England Joey Barton England Nathan Pond Hummel BES Utilities
Gillingham England Mark Patterson Democratic Republic of the Congo Gabriel Zakuani GFC Leisure Medway Council[12]
Luton Town England Mick Harford Republic of Ireland Alan Sheehan Puma Indigo Residential (Home), Star Platforms (Away), Northern Gas & Power (3rd)
Oxford United England Karl Robinson England Curtis Nelson Puma Singha Beer
Peterborough United Scotland Darren Ferguson England Alex Woodyard Nike Mick George
Plymouth Argyle England Kevin Nancekivell England Gary Sawyer Puma Ginsters
Portsmouth Wales Kenny Jackett England Brett Pitman Nike University of Portsmouth
Rochdale Republic of Ireland Brian Barry-Murphy Northern Ireland Callum Camps Erreà Crown Oil Ltd
Scunthorpe United England Andy Dawson Northern Ireland Rory McArdle FBT British Steel
Shrewsbury Town Wales Sam Ricketts England Mat Sadler Erreà The Energy Check (Home), Shropshire Homes (Away & 3rd)
Southend United England Kevin Bond England Mark Oxley Nike Prostate Cancer UK
Sunderland Scotland Jack Ross England George Honeyman Adidas BETDAQ
Walsall Cayman Islands Martin O'Connor England Adam Chambers Erreà HomeServe
Wycombe Wanderers England Gareth Ainsworth Egypt Adam El-Abd O'Neills Cherry Red Records (Home),[13] Utilita (Away)

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Barnsley Portugal José Morais Sacked 6 May 2018 Pre-season Germany Daniel Stendel 6 June 2018
Bradford City England Simon Grayson End of contract 8 May 2018 Republic of Ireland Michael Collins 18 June 2018
Fleetwood Town Republic of Ireland John Sheridan 2 June 2018 England Joey Barton 2 June 2018
Sunderland Scotland Robbie Stockdale End of caretaker spell 25 May 2018 Scotland Jack Ross 25 May 2018
Shrewsbury Town England Paul Hurst Signed by Ipswich Town 30 May 2018 England John Askey 1 June 2018
Doncaster Rovers Scotland Darren Ferguson Resigned 4 June 2018 Northern Ireland Grant McCann 27 June 2018
Blackpool England Gary Bowyer 6 August 2018 12th England Terry McPhillips 6 August 2018
Scunthorpe United England Nick Daws Sacked 24 August 2018 18th Scotland Stuart McCall 27 August 2018
Bradford City Republic of Ireland Michael Collins 3 September 2018 17th Scotland David Hopkin 4 September 2018
AFC Wimbledon England Neal Ardley Mutual consent 12 November 2018 23rd England Wally Downes 4 December 2018
Shrewsbury Town England John Askey Sacked 18th Wales Sam Ricketts 3 December 2018
Bristol Rovers England Darrell Clarke Mutual consent 13 December 2018 21st Republic of Ireland Graham Coughlan 6 January 2019
Luton Town Wales Nathan Jones Signed by Stoke City 9 January 2019 2nd England Mick Harford 10 January 2019
Peterborough United Scotland Steve Evans Sacked 26 January 2019 6th Scotland Darren Ferguson 26 January 2019
Bradford City Scotland David Hopkin Resigned 25 February 2019 23rd England Gary Bowyer 4 March 2019
Rochdale England Keith Hill Sacked 4 March 2019 22nd Republic of Ireland Brian Barry-Murphy 4 March 2019
Scunthorpe United Scotland Stuart McCall 24 March 2019 18th England Andy Dawson 24 March 2019
Southend United England Chris Powell 26 March 2019 20th England Kevin Bond 2 April 2019
Walsall England Dean Keates 6 April 2019 22nd Cayman Islands Martin O'Connor 8 April 2019
Gillingham Wales Steve Lovell 26 April 2019 13th England Mark Patterson 26 April 2019
Plymouth Argyle Scotland Derek Adams 28 April 2019 21st England Ryan Lowe 05 June 2019

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Luton Town (C, P) 46 27 13 6 90 42 +48 94 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Barnsley (P) 46 26 13 7 80 39 +41 91
3 Charlton Athletic (O, P) 46 26 10 10 73 40 +33 88 Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
4 Portsmouth 46 25 13 8 83 51 +32 88
5 Sunderland 46 22 19 5 80 47 +33 85
6 Doncaster Rovers 46 20 13 13 76 58 +18 73
7 Peterborough United 46 20 12 14 71 62 +9 72
8 Coventry City 46 18 11 17 54 54 0 65
9 Burton Albion 46 17 12 17 66 57 +9 63
10 Blackpool 46 15 17 14 50 52 −2 62
11 Fleetwood Town 46 16 13 17 58 52 +6 61
12 Oxford United 46 15 15 16 58 64 −6 60
13 Gillingham 46 15 10 21 61 72 −11 55
14 Accrington Stanley 46 14 13 19 51 67 −16 55
15 Bristol Rovers 46 13 15 18 47 50 −3 54
16 Rochdale 46 15 9 22 54 87 −33 54
17 Wycombe Wanderers 46 14 11 21 55 67 −12 53
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 16 18 51 59 −8 52
19 Southend United 46 14 8 24 55 68 −13 50
20 AFC Wimbledon 46 13 11 22 42 63 −21 50
21 Plymouth Argyle (R) 46 13 11 22 56 80 −24 50 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Walsall (R) 46 12 11 23 49 71 −22 47
23 Scunthorpe United (R) 46 12 10 24 53 83 −30 46
24 Bradford City (R) 46 11 8 27 49 77 −28 41
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[14]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Play-offs[]

See also: 2019 English Football League play-offs
Semi-finals Final
        
3 Charlton Athletic (p) 2 2 4 (4)
6 Doncaster Rovers 1 3 4 (3)
3 Charlton Athletic 2
5 Sunderland 1
4 Portsmouth 0 0 0
5 Sunderland 1 0 1

Results[]

Home \ Away ACC WIM BAR BLP BRA BRR BRT CHA COV DON FLE GIL LUT OXF PET PLY POR ROC SCU SHR STD SUN WAL WYC
Accrington Stanley — 2–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–3 4–2 0–4 5–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–2
AFC Wimbledon 1–1 — 1–4 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–3 2–4 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–3 2–1
Barnsley 2–0 0–0 — 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 4–2 2–1 3–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1
Blackpool 1–1 2–0 0–1 — 3–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 2–2
Bradford City 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–4 — 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–4 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 4–3 0–4 1–2 4–0 1–2
Bristol Rovers 1–2 2–0 2–1 4–0 3–2 — 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–4 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0��1
Burton Albion 5–2 3–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 — 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–3 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–1
Charlton Athletic 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 — 1–2 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–2
Coventry City 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–0
Doncaster Rovers 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 4–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 — 0–4 3–3 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 5–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 3–1 3–0
Fleetwood Town 1–1 0–1 1–3 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 — 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–5 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–1
Gillingham 0–0 0–1 1–4 0–1 4–0 0–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 3–0 — 1–3 1–0 2–4 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–3 2–2
Luton Town 4–1 2–2 0–0 2–2 4–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–2 — 3–1 4–0 5–1 3–2 2–0 3–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–0
Oxford United 2–3 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 — 0–1 2–0 2–1 4–2 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1
Peterborough United 0–1 1–0 0–4 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 — 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–2
Plymouth Argyle 0–3 1–0 0–3 0–1 3–3 2–2 2–3 0–2 2–1 2–3 2–1 3–1 0–0 3–0 1–5 — 1–1 5–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1
Portsmouth 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 5–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 4–1 2–3 3–0 — 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–2
Rochdale 1–0 3–4 0–4 2–1 0–4 0–0 0–4 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–4 1–2 1–3 — 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0
Scunthorpe United 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–3 0–1 0–3 5–3 2–1 1–1 0–5 0–2 0–2 3–3 0–2 1–4 1–2 3–3 — 1–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–0
Shrewsbury Town 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–3 2–3 2–2 2–0 0–2 3–2 1–1 — 2–0 0–2 0–0 2–1
Southend United 3–0 0–1 0–3 1–2 2–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–3 2–3 3–3 1–2 2–0 0–2 — 2–1 3–0 0–2
Sunderland 2–2 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–5 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 — 2–1 1–1
Walsall 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–4 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–3 3–0 2–1 2–3 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 — 3–2
Wycombe Wanderers 1–3 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–2 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–3 3–0 3–2 3–2 2–3 1–1 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. 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.

Top scorers[]

As of 4 May 2019[15]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of Ireland James Collins Luton Town 25
2 England John Marquis Doncaster Rovers 21
Montserrat Lyle Taylor Charlton Athletic
England Tom Eaves Gillingham
5 England Ian Henderson Rochdale 20
6 England Freddie Ladapo Plymouth Argyle 18
7 Wales Ched Evans Fleetwood Town 17
Wales Kieffer Moore Barnsley
9 England Jonson Clarke-Harris Coventry City/Bristol Rovers 16
England Cauley Woodrow Barnsley
England Jamal Lowe Portsmouth

Hat-tricks[]

Main article: List of EFL League One hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref
England Kieffer Moore Barnsley Rochdale 0–4 (A) 21 August 2018 [16]
England Ian Henderson Rochdale Gillingham 3–0 (H) 15 September 2018 [17]
England Danny Hylton Luton Town Accrington Stanley 4–1 (H) 23 October 2018 [18]
Republic of Ireland James Collins Luton Town Plymouth Argyle 5–1 (H) 17 November 2018 [19]
England Ivan Toney Peterborough United Accrington Stanley 0–4 (A) 29 December 2018 [20]
England Marcus Harness Burton Albion Rochdale 0–4 (A) 5 January 2019 [21]
England Andy Cook Walsall Gillingham 0–3 (A) 19 January 2019 [22]
Republic of Ireland James Collins Luton Town Peterborough United 4–0 (H) 19 January 2019 [23]
England Fejiri Okenabirhie Shrewsbury Town Bradford City 4–3 (A) 29 January 2019 [24]
Republic of Ireland Simon Cox Southend United Portsmouth 3–3 (H) 16 February 2019 [25]
England Joe Pigott AFC Wimbledon Rochdale 3–4 (A) 19 February 2019 [26]
England Jonson Clarke-Harris Bristol Rovers Blackpool 4–0 (H) 2 March 2019 [27]
Northern Ireland Gavin Whyte Oxford United Shrewsbury Town 2–3 (A) 22 April 2019 [28]
England Sean McConville Accrington Stanley Plymouth Argyle 5–1 (H) 27 April 2019 [29]

Note

(H) = Home; (A) = Away

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