2021–22 English Football League

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The 2021–22 season is the 123rd season of the English Football League (EFL) and the sixth season under that name after it was renamed from The Football League in 2016. For the ninth season running, the league is sponsored by Sky Betting & Gaming and is therefore known as the Sky Bet EFL.

The EFL is contested through three divisions: the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League and they are joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two are relegated to the National League.

The two-year partnership extension between the league and its official charity Mind is set to expire after this season.[1]

Promotion and relegation[]

Championship[]

This section is transcluded from 2021–22 EFL Championship. ( | )

Table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bournemouth 8 5 3 0 14 6 +8 18 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Fulham 8 5 1 2 18 7 +11 16
3 West Bromwich Albion 8 4 4 0 14 7 +7 16 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Coventry City 8 5 1 2 9 6 +3 16
5 Stoke City 8 4 2 2 11 10 +1 14
6 Blackburn Rovers 8 3 4 1 11 8 +3 13
7 Huddersfield Town 8 4 1 3 13 11 +2 13
8 Queens Park Rangers 8 3 3 2 16 12 +4 12
9 Bristol City 8 3 3 2 10 9 +1 12
10 Cardiff City 8 3 2 3 11 9 +2 11
11 Birmingham City 8 3 2 3 10 10 0 11
12 Derby County 8 2 4 2 6 7 −1 10
13 Luton Town 8 2 4 2 12 14 −2 10
14 Reading 8 3 1 4 15 18 −3 10
15 Sheffield United 8 2 3 3 12 12 0 9
16 Middlesbrough 8 2 3 3 9 10 −1 9
17 Preston North End 8 2 3 3 9 11 −2 9
18 Millwall 8 1 5 2 8 10 −2 8
19 Barnsley 8 1 5 2 6 9 −3 8
20 Blackpool 8 2 2 4 7 12 −5 8
21 Swansea City 8 1 4 3 7 11 −4 7
22 Peterborough United 8 2 1 5 10 17 −7 7 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Hull City 8 1 2 5 5 12 −7 5
24 Nottingham Forest 8 1 1 6 7 12 −5 4
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. 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[2]

Results[]

Home \ Away BAR BIR BLA BLP BOU BRI CAR COV DER FUL HUD HUL LUT MID MIL NOT PET PNE QPR REA SHU STO SWA WBA
Barnsley — 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1
Birmingham City — 0–2 2–0 1–4 0–0
Blackburn Rovers — 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–2
Blackpool — 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–3
Bournemouth 3–0 2–2 — 2–1 2–2
Bristol City 1–1 — 1–1 0–0 0–1
Cardiff City 1–1 0–1 1–2 — 3–1
Coventry City 1–0 — 2–0 2–1 2–1
Derby County — 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1
Fulham — 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–0
Huddersfield Town 1–5 — 0–2 1–0 4–0
Hull City 0–0 0–1 — 0–3 1–3
Luton Town 0–5 — 3–0 0–0 3–3
Middlesbrough 1–1 1–2 2–1 — 2–3
Millwall 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 —
Nottingham Forest 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 —
Peterborough United 3–0 2–2 2–1 — 0–1
Preston North End 1–4 1–0 — 3–1 1–1
Queens Park Rangers 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 —
Reading 2–3 3–1 2–1 3–3 —
Sheffield United 0–1 1–2 6–2 2–2 —
Stoke City 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 —
Swansea City 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 —
West Bromwich Albion 0–0 3–2 1–1 4–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: "Championship Results". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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.

League One[]

This section is transcluded from 2021–22 EFL League One. ( | )

Table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wigan Athletic 7 5 1 1 12 5 +7 16 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Sunderland 7 5 1 1 12 7 +5 16
3 Milton Keynes Dons 8 4 3 1 16 10 +6 15 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Plymouth Argyle 7 4 2 1 10 4 +6 14
5 Wycombe Wanderers 7 4 2 1 10 7 +3 14
6 Rotherham United 8 4 1 3 10 8 +2 13
7 AFC Wimbledon 8 3 3 2 15 13 +2 12
8 Bolton Wanderers 8 3 3 2 14 12 +2 12
9 Cheltenham Town 8 3 3 2 11 11 0 12
10 Burton Albion 8 3 3 2 6 8 −2 12
11 Accrington Stanley 8 4 0 4 8 11 −3 12
12 Sheffield Wednesday 7 3 2 2 6 5 +1 11
13 Cambridge United 7 3 2 2 10 10 0 11
14 Oxford United 8 3 2 3 9 9 0 11
15 Portsmouth 7 3 1 3 5 4 +1 10
16 Lincoln City 8 2 2 4 10 10 0 8
17 Fleetwood Town 7 2 2 3 11 11 0 8
18 Morecambe 7 2 1 4 9 10 −1 7
19 Ipswich Town 7 1 3 3 11 15 −4 6
20 Gillingham 7 1 3 3 7 11 −4 6
21 Crewe Alexandra 7 1 2 4 4 8 −4 5 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Shrewsbury Town 8 1 2 5 4 11 −7 5
23 Charlton Athletic 7 1 1 5 6 10 −4 4
24 Doncaster Rovers 7 1 1 5 3 9 −6 4
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. 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[3]

Results[]

Home \ Away ACC WIM BOL BRT CAM CHA CHE CRE DON FLE GIL IPS LIN MKD MOR OXF PLY POR ROT SHW SHR SUN WIG WYC
Accrington Stanley — 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–4
AFC Wimbledon — 3–3 a 1–1 a 3–1 0–1
Bolton Wanderers — 0–0 3–3 2–1 0–2
Burton Albion — 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0
Cambridge United 1–0 3–0 — 1–5 1–1
Charlton Athletic a — 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–2
Cheltenham Town — 2–1 1–1 1–0 a 1–3
Crewe Alexandra 0–1 2–0 1–1 —
Doncaster Rovers 1–2 — 1–0 0–0
Fleetwood Town 3–2 — 0–1 2–2
Gillingham — 1–1 1–4 2–1
Ipswich Town 2–2 2–5 — 2–2 2–2
Lincoln City 0–1 2–1 0–1 — 1–1
Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 a 2–1 — 1–0 1–2
Morecambe 3–4 — 0–1 1–0 2–0
Oxford United 2–1 1–0 3–1 — 0–0
Plymouth Argyle 1–1 a 1–1 1–0 — 3–0
Portsmouth 1–2 2–0 — 1–0
Rotherham United 2–0 2–4 2–0 — 0–2
Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 1–0 — 1–1
Shrewsbury Town 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–3 —
Sunderland 2–1 1–0 — 2–1 3–1
Wigan Athletic 2–1 1–0 1–0 — 1–1
Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 2–1 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/league-one/table
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.

League Two[]

This section is transcluded from 2021–22 EFL League Two. ( | )

Table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Forest Green Rovers 8 6 1 1 18 8 +10 19 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Leyton Orient 8 4 3 1 16 7 +9 15
3 Harrogate Town 7 4 2 1 13 9 +4 14
4 Northampton Town 8 4 2 2 7 5 +2 14 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Exeter City 8 3 4 1 11 5 +6 13
6 Hartlepool United 8 4 1 3 8 6 +2 13
7 Port Vale 8 3 3 2 9 6 +3 12
8 Rochdale 8 3 3 2 12 10 +2 12
9 Bradford City 8 3 3 2 11 9 +2 12
10 Swindon Town 8 3 3 2 9 7 +2 12
11 Tranmere Rovers 8 3 2 3 4 3 +1 11
12 Newport County 8 3 2 3 9 11 −2 11
13 Carlisle United 8 2 4 2 9 9 0 10
14 Crawley Town 7 3 1 3 8 10 −2 10
15 Barrow 8 2 3 3 11 10 +1 9
16 Colchester United 7 2 3 2 7 7 0 9
17 Salford City 8 2 2 4 7 8 −1 8
18 Sutton United 7 2 2 3 6 8 −2 8
19 Walsall 8 2 2 4 8 11 −3 8
20 Mansfield Town 8 2 2 4 10 14 −4 8
21 Stevenage 8 2 2 4 7 13 −6 8
22 Bristol Rovers 8 2 1 5 6 13 −7 7
23 Scunthorpe United 8 1 4 3 6 13 −7 7 Relegation to National League
24 Oldham Athletic 8 1 1 6 4 14 −10 4
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. 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[4]

Results[]

Home \ Away BRW BRA BRI CAR COL CRA EXE FOR HAR HAT LEY MAN NEW NOR OLD POR ROC SAL SCU STE SUT SWI TRA WAL
Barrow — 1–1 2–3 0–0 3–2
Bradford City 1–1 — 2–1 4–1 1–1
Bristol Rovers — 1–0 a a 1–3 1–0 0–2 a
Carlisle United — 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–2
Colchester United — 0–1 1–1 0–1
Crawley Town 2–1 — 0–0 2–1
Exeter City 0–0 4–1 — 0–0 2–0 a
Forest Green Rovers a 6–3 a — 1–0 0–2 2–1 a
Harrogate Town 2–1 1–1 — 2–2 3–2
Hartlepool United 1–0 2–1 1–0 — 2–0
Leyton Orient 2–0 3–0 0–2 — 4–0
Mansfield Town 2–3 2–1 1–3 — 2–1 1–1
Newport County 2–2 — 0–1 2–1
Northampton Town — 1–0 1–3 2–0 1–1
Oldham Athletic 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–1 —
Port Vale 0–0 2–0 — 2–3 0–0
Rochdale 1–1 1–2 — 0–0 1–0
Salford City 1–0 1–1 3–0 — 0–0 0–1
Scunthorpe United 0–4 — 1–1 1–3 1–0
Stevenage 1–0 0–4 1–1 — 1–1
Sutton United 1–0 1–2 2–1 —
Swindon Town a 1–2 a a 1–0 1–2 — 0–0
Tranmere Rovers 1–0 0–1 2–0 — 1–0
Walsall 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source:[citation needed]
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.

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Position in table
Northampton Town England Keith Curle Sacked 10 February 2021[5] 2020–21 English Football League Australia Jon Brady 8 May 2021[6] Pre-season
Barrow England Michael Jolley 21 February 2021[7] England Mark Cooper 28 May 2021[8]
Colchester United England Steve Ball 23 February 2021[9] England Hayden Mullins 13 May 2021[10]
Leyton Orient England Ross Embleton 27 February 2021[11] England Kenny Jackett 21 May 2021[12]
Doncaster Rovers Jamaica Darren Moore Appointed by Sheffield Wednesday 1 March 2021[13] England Richie Wellens 17 May 2021[14]
Sheffield United England Chris Wilder Sacked 13 March 2021[15] 2020–21 Premier League Serbia Slaviša Jokanović 27 May 2021[16]
Preston North End Scotland Alex Neil 21 March 2021[17] 2020–21 English Football League Scotland Frankie McAvoy 10 May 2021[18]
Forest Green Rovers England Mark Cooper 11 April 2021[19] Wales Rob Edwards 27 May 2021[20]
Swindon Town Republic of Ireland John Sheridan Resigned 18 April 2021[21] England John McGreal 26 May 2021[22]
Walsall England Brian Dutton Sacked 10 May 2021[23] Pre-season England Matthew Taylor 19 May 2021[24]
Bradford City England Mark Trueman
England Conor Sellars 		10 May 2021[25] Scotland Derek Adams 4 June 2021[26]
Tranmere Rovers England Keith Hill Sacked 11 May 2021[27] 2020–21 English Football League Scotland Micky Mellon 31 May 2021[28]
West Bromwich Albion England Sam Allardyce Resigned 19 May 2021[29] 2020–21 Premier League France Valérien Ismaël 24 June 2021[30]
Morecambe Scotland Derek Adams 2 June 2021[31] Pre-season Northern Ireland Stephen Robinson 7 June 2021[32]
Barnsley France Valérien Ismaël Appointed by West Bromwich Albion 24 June 2021[30] Austria Markus Schopp 29 June 2021[33]
Swindon Town England John McGreal Resigned 25 June 2021[34] England Ben Garner 21 July 2021[35]
Bournemouth England Jonathan Woodgate End of contract 27 June 2021[36] England Scott Parker 28 June 2021[37]
Fulham England Scott Parker Appointed by Bournemouth 28 June 2021[37] Portugal Marco Silva 1 July 2021[38]
Rochdale Republic of Ireland Brian Barry-Murphy Resigned 30 June 2021[39] Scotland Robbie Stockdale 10 July 2021[40]
Swansea City Wales Steve Cooper 21 July 2021[41] Scotland Russell Martin 1 August 2021[42]
Milton Keynes Dons Scotland Russell Martin Appointed by Swansea City 1 August 2021[42] England Liam Manning 13 August 2021[43] 8th
Nottingham Forest Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton Sacked 16 September 2021[44] 24th

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