2017–18 in English football
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The 2017–18 season was the 138th season of competitive association football in England.
National teams
England national football team
Results and fixtures
Friendlies
| 10 November 2017 | England  | 0–0 |  Germany | London, England |
| 20:00 GMT | Gomez  45+1'Livermore 59' |
Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 81,382 Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (Poland) |
| 14 November 2017 | England | 0–0 |  Brazil | London, England |
| 20:00 GMT | Livermore 54' |
Report | Alves 56' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 84,595 Referee: Artur Dias Soares (Portugal) |
| 23 March 2018 | Netherlands  | 0–1 | England | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Lingard  59' |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,500 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
| 27 March 2018 | England | 1–1 |  Italy | London, England |
| 20:00 BST | Vardy 26' |
Insigne 87' (pen.) |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 82,598 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
| 2 June 2018 | England | 2–1 |  Nigeria | London, England |
| 20:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 70,025 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
| 7 June 2018 | England | 2–0 |  Costa Rica | Leeds, England |
| 20:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,104 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | England |
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 26 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Slovakia |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 18 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Scotland |
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 18 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Slovenia |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 15 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Lithuania |
10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | Malta |
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers |
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In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[1]
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| 1 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Malta | 0–4 | England | Ta' Qali, Malta |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Kane 53', 90+2' Bertrand 85'Welbeck 90+1' |
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium Attendance: 16,994 Referee: Artur Dias Soares (Portugal) |
| 4 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | England | 2–1 | Slovakia | London, England |
| 19:45 BST | Dier 37' Rashford 59' |
Report | Lobotka 3' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 67,823 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
| 5 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | England | 1–0 | Slovenia | London, England |
| 19:45 BST | Stones 44' Kane 90+4' |
Report | Krhin 38' Mevlja 45+1'Rotman 51'Struna 86'Birsa 90+6' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 61,598 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
| 8 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Lithuania | 0–1 | England | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 17:00 BST | Slivka 54' |
Report | Kane 27' (pen.) |
Stadium: LFF Stadium Attendance: 5,067 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
2018 FIFA World Cup
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Tunisia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Panama |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
Matches
| 18 June 2018 2018 WC Group G | Tunisia | 1–2 | England | Volgograd, Russia |
| 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) 19:00 BST (UTC+1) |
Sassi 35' (pen.) |
Report | Kane 11', 90+1' Walker 34' |
Stadium: Volgograd Arena Attendance: 41,064 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
| 24 June 2018 2018 WC Group G | England | 6–1 | Panama | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
| 15:00 MSK (UTC+3) 13:00 BST (UTC+1) |
Stones 8', 40' Kane 22' (pen.), 45+1' (pen.), 62'Loftus-Cheek 23'Lingard 36' |
Report | Cooper 10' Escobar 44'Murillo 72'Baloy 78' |
Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Attendance: 43,319 Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt) |
| 28 June 2018 2018 WC Group G | England | 0–1 | Belgium | Kaliningrad, Russia |
| 20:00 KALT (UTC+2) 19:00 BST (UTC+1) |
Report | Tielemans 19' Dendoncker 33'Januzaj 51' |
Stadium: Kaliningrad Stadium Attendance: 33,973 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
Knockout stage
| 3 July 2018 2018 WC Round of 16 | Colombia  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | England | Moscow, Russia |
| 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) 19:00 BST (UTC+1) |
Barrios 41' Arias 52'Sánchez 54'Falcao 63'Bacca 64'Mina 90+3'Cuadrado 118' |
Report | Henderson 56' Kane 57' (pen.)Lingard 69' |
Stadium: Spartak Stadium Attendance: 44,190 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States) |
| Penalties | ||||
| 7 July 2018 2018 WC Quarter-finals | Sweden  | 0–2 | England | Samara, Russia |
| 18:00 SAMT (UTC+4) 15:00 BST (UTC+1) |
Guidetti 87' Larsson 90+4' |
Report | Maguire 30' 87' Alli 59' |
Stadium: Cosmos Arena Attendance: 39,991 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
| 11 July 2018 2018 WC Semi-finals | Croatia  | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | England | Moscow, Russia |
| 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) 19:00 BST (UTC+1) |
Perišić 68' Rebić 96'Mandžukić 48' 109' |
Report | Trippier 5' Walker 54' |
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 78,011 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
| 14 July 2018 2018 WC 3rd place | Belgium | 2–0 | England | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) 15:00 BST (UTC+1) |
Meunier 4' E. Hazard 82'Witsel 90+3' |
Report | Stones 52' Maguire 76' |
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 64,406 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) |
England U-21 national football team
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | England |
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 26 | Final tournament | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Netherlands |
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 18 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 3 | Ukraine |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 17 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Scotland |
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Latvia |
10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 6 | Andorra |
10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
England U-20 national football team
2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  South Korea (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Guinea |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 |
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
England U-19 national football team
2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Group 8
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 |  Bulgaria (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Iceland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Faroe Islands |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Elite round
| England | 0–2 |  North Macedonia |
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| Report | Atanasov 3' Mitrovski 90+1' |
England U-17 national football team
2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Iraq |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Mexico |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Chile |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
United States  | 1–4 | England |
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Semi-finals
Final
2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
The final draw was held in April 2018 in England.[3] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. Hosts England were assigned to position A1 in the draw, while the other teams were seeded according to their results in the qualification elite round, with the seven best elite round group winners (counting all elite round results) placed in Pot 1 and drawn to positions 1 and 2 in the groups, and the remaining eight teams (the eighth-best elite round group winner and the seven elite round group runners-up) placed in Pot 2 and drawn to positions 3 and 4 in the groups.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | England (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Israel |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| 4 May 2018 | England | 2–1 | Israel | Proact Stadium, Chesterfield |
| 19:00 | Doyle 29' (pen.) Daly 61' |
Report | Lugassy 40+1' (pen.) |
Attendance: 6,102 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
| 7 May 2018 | England | 2–1 | Italy | Bescot Stadium, Walsall |
| 15:00 | Appiah 64' Doyle 69' (pen.) |
Report | Riccardi 14' |
Attendance: 7,159 Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland) |
| 10 May 2018 | Switzerland | 1–0 | England | New York Stadium, Rotherham |
| 19:00 | Mambimbi 40+1' |
Report | Referee:  Horatiu Fesnic (Romania) |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
| 17 May 2018 | England | 0–0 (5–6 p) | Netherlands | Proact Stadium, Chesterfield |
| 19:00 | Report | Attendance: 7,952 Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
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England women's national football team
Results and fixtures
Friendlies
| 1 July 2017 | Denmark  | 1–2 | England | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 18:00 | Harder 66' |
Report | White 44', 76' |
Stadium: Gladsaxe Stadium Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden) |
| 20 October 2017 | France  | 1–0 | England | Valenciennes, France |
| 19:50 BST | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut |
UEFA Women's Euro 2017
Group D
- Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Spain +1, Scotland 0, Portugal −1.
| 19 July 2017 Euro 2017 – GS | England | 6–0 | Scotland | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 5,578 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
| 23 July 2017 Euro 2017 – GS | England | 2–0 |  Spain | Breda, Netherlands |
| 19:45 | Kirby 2' Taylor 85' |
Report | Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 4,879 Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy) |
| 27 July 2017 Euro 2017 – GS | Portugal  | 1–2 | England | Tilburg, Netherlands |
| 19:45 | C. Mendes 17' |
Report | Duggan 7' Parris 48' |
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
| 30 July 2017 Euro 2017 – QF | England | 1–0 | France | Deventer, Netherlands |
| 20:45 | Taylor 60' |
Report | Stadium: De Adelaarshorst, Attendance: 6,283 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
| 3 August 2017 Euro 2017 – SF | Netherlands | 3–0 | England | Enschede, Netherlands |
| 20:45 | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | England |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | +28 | 22 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 0–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Wales |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 17 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Russia |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 13 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 3[a] | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–6 | — | 0–2 | ||
| 5 | Kazakhstan |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 3[a] | 0–6 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |
Notes:
- Head-to-head results: Kazakhstan 0–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 Kazakhstan (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).
| 19 September 2017 WCQ-G1 | England | 6–0 | Russia | Birkenhead, England |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
| 24 November 2017 WCQ-G1 | England | 4–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Walsall, England |
| 20:05 | Report | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 10,026 Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland) |
| 28 November 2017 WCQ-G1 | England | 5–0 | Kazakhstan | Colchester, England |
| 20:05 |
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Report | Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 9,643 Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium) |
| 6 April 2018 WCQ-G1 | England | 0–0 | Wales | Southampton, England |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 25,603 Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden) |
| 10 April 2018 WCQ-G1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–2 | England | Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica |
| 16:00 | Attendance: 340 Referee: Andromachi Tsiofliki (Greece) |
2018 SheBelieves Cup
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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United States (H, C) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
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England |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
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France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Germany |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
| 1 March 2018 | England | 4–1 | France | Columbus, United States |
| 16:00 ET | Duggan 7' Scott 28'Taylor 39'Kirby 46' |
Report | Thiney 77' |
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 7,566 Referee: Christina Unkel (United States) |
| 4 March 2018 | Germany | 2–2 | England | Harrison, United States |
| 15:00 ET | Kayikci 17' Bright  51' (o.g.) |
Report | White 18', 73' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 7,882 Referee: Karen Abt (United States) |
| 7 March 2018 | United States | 1–0 | England | Orlando, United States |
| 19:00 ET | Bardsley 58' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 12,351 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada) |
Managerial changes
| Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sampson |
Sacked | 20 September 2017[4] | Phil Neville |
23 January 2018[5] |
England women's national under-20 football team
England women's U-19 national football team
2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage and 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 2 | France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | England |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup play-off[a] |
| 4 | Italy |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 1 |
- Because France are among the semi-finalists, the two third-placed teams of the group stage enter the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup play-off where the winner qualifies for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Knockout stage
| 17 August 2017 | Scotland | 0–2 | England | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 19:00 | Report | Cross 28' Rouse 50' |
Stadium: Mourneview Park Attendance: 107[6] Referee: Petra Pavlikova (Slovakia) |
2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification
Qualifying round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 | Slovenia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Wales |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
Elite round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | Israel |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | |
| 4 | Slovakia (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 1 |
England women's U-17 national football team
2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification
Qualifying round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 | Scotland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Latvia (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
Elite round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Norway (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Slovenia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Switzerland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| 25 March 2018 | England | 0–0 | Slovenia | Klepp Stadion, Kleppe |
| 13:00 | Report | Referee: Ainara Andrea Acevedo Dudley (Spain) |
| 28 March 2018 | England | 4–0 | Switzerland | Ålgård stadion, Ålgård |
| 13:00 | Report | Referee: Andromachi Tsiofliki (Greece) |
2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | England |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Italy |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Poland |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 |
| 9 May 2018 | Poland | 2–2 | England | Savivaldybė Stadium, Šiauliai |
| 17:00 |
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Referee: Lucie Šulcová (Czech Republic) |
| 12 May 2018 | Spain | 2–1 | England | Alytus Stadium, Alytus |
| 13:00 |
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Report |
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Referee: Kateryna Usova (Ukraine) |
| 15 May 2018 | England | 4–0 | Italy | Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė |
| 13:00 | Report | Referee: Irena Velevačkoska (Macedonia) |
Semi-finals
3rd place
UEFA competitions
UEFA Champions League
Play-off round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 1899 Hoffenheim |
3–6 | Liverpool |
1–2 | 2–4 |
Group stage
Group A
Group C
Notes:
- Head-to-head results: Chelsea 3–3 Roma, Roma 3–0 Chelsea.
Group E
Group F
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOT | RMA | DOR | APO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Real Madrid |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 13 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 2[a] | Transfer to Europa League | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 |  APOEL |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 2[a] | 0–3 | 0–6 | 1–1 | — |
Notes:
- Head-to-head results: APOEL 1–1 Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund 1–1 APOEL (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Liverpool |
5–1 | Manchester City |
3–0 | 2–1 |
Semi-finals
Final
The final was played at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in Kyiv on 26 May 2018. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.[7]
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Third qualifying round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton |
2–0 | Ružomberok |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Play-off round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton |
3–1 | Hajduk Split |
2–0 | 1–1 |
Group stage
Group E
Group H
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal |
6–3 | CSKA Moscow |
4–1 | 2–2 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Arsenal |
1–2 | Atlético Madrid |
1–1 | 0–1 |
UEFA Super Cup
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lukaku 62' |
UEFA Youth League
Group stage
Group A
Notes:
- Head-to-head results: Manchester United 4–3 Basel, Basel 2–1 Manchester United (Basel won on away goals).
Group C
Notes:
- Head-to-head results: Roma 1–2 Atlético Madrid, Atlético Madrid 2–1 Roma.
Group E
Notes:
- Head-to-head results: Spartak Moscow 1–1 Sevilla, Sevilla 3–3 Spartak Moscow (Spartak Moscow won on away goals).
Group F
Group H
Knockout phase
For the knockout phase (round of 16 onwards), the 16 teams are drawn into a single-elimination tournament, with all ties played over one match.
Play-offs
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Brodarac  |
0–2 | Manchester United |
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester City |
1–1(3–2 p) | Internazionale |
| Liverpool |
2–0 | Manchester United |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
1–1(3–1 p) | Monaco |
| Chelsea |
5–2 | Feyenoord |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid |
2–4 | Chelsea |
| Manchester City |
1–1(3–2 p) | Liverpool |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
0–2 | Porto |
Semi-finals
Finals
The final was played on 23 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[10][11]
UEFA Women's Champions League
Knockout phase
Round of 32
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea |
2–2 (a) | Bayern Munich |
1–0 | 1–2 |
St. Pölten  |
0–6 | Manchester City |
0–3 | 0–3 |
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea |
4–0 | Rosengård |
3–0 | 1–0 |
| Lillestrøm |
1–7 | Manchester City |
0–5 | 1–2 |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier |
1–5 | Chelsea |
0–2 | 1–3 |
| Manchester City |
7–3 | Linköping |
2–0 | 5–3 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea |
1–5 | VfL Wolfsburg |
1–3 | 0–2 |
| Manchester City |
0–1 | Lyon |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Men's football
League season
Promotion and relegation
| League Division | Promoted to league  |
Relegated from league  |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League | ||
| Championship | ||
| League One | ||
| League Two | ||
| National League |
Premier League
In what was largely a one-sided race for the title, Manchester City won the Premier League for the third time in six years, breaking records for the highest number of goals scored by one team in a league campaign and the most victories as well as gathering the most points, becoming the first top-flight team to reach the 100-point mark. This gave manager Pep Guardiola his first pieces of silverware with the club, having also won the League Cup – with perhaps the only blemishes in the season being a shock FA Cup loss at 2013 winners Wigan Athletic and a 5–1 aggregate loss to Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-finals. Finishing second were neighbours Manchester United, whose second season under José Mourinho finished with mixed success. While they improved on the previous league season and finished as runners-up in the FA Cup final, they never came close to challenging City for the title and also endured an early exit in the Champions League at the hands at Sevilla, though they did finish higher than fourth for the first time since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.
Tottenham Hotspur successfully qualified for the Champions League once again, but this proved to be their only success in the season as they failed to win their first trophy in ten years. Early woes at their temporary home of Wembley saw the London club's hopes of challenging for the title diminish once again, with a loss of late form and fitness costing striker Harry Kane a third successive Golden Boot. A run of only three wins from their opening nine league matches extinguished Liverpool's hopes of ending their 28-year wait for a league title. Otherwise, their season proved to be a successful one as they ensured qualification for the Champions League once again, breaking the record for the most league seasons where they avoided defeat at Anfield, while summer signing Mohamed Salah narrowly broke the 22-year record for the most goals scored in a league season by scoring 32. However, their biggest achievement proved to be in the Champions League as they reached the final in Kyiv against all odds, only narrowly losing to Real Madrid.
Chelsea endured what proved to be a poor defence of their title and finished fifth, missing out on the Champions League once again. A woeful start to 2018 costing them a place in the top four despite four wins in their last six games (and making it the third season in a row where the defending champions failed to finish in the top four) and winning their first FA Cup since 2012. Arsenal were unable to send manager Arsène Wenger, who resigned after 22 years as manager, out on a high as they finished in their lowest league position under the Frenchman and missed out on trophies, most notably being knocked out of the Europa League in the semi-finals. Burnley proved to be the surprise package of the whole season as they mounted a charge for Champions League qualification and stood fifth at Christmas. While 11 matches without a win saw them slide out of the top five, the Clarets recovered enough to secure seventh place and qualify for the Europa League. Everton and Leicester City looked set to battle relegation after poor starts to the season, but they rallied after the respective appointments of Sam Allardyce and Claude Puel, only missing out on the Europa League late on in the season.
For only the third time in Premier League history, all three promoted teams avoided the drop. Newcastle United finished highest, a final day win against Chelsea earning them a tenth-place finish after a poor run of form. Brighton & Hove Albion's first top-flight campaign since 1983 saw the Seagulls finish below them, never being seriously threatened with immediate relegation despite a few scares. However, arguably the biggest surprise of the three were Huddersfield Town, who defied all expectations and ensured Premier League survival in their first season in the top-flight for 45 years. While a dreadful goal-scoring record (having scored less than both Salah and Kane) and heavy losses both home and away threatened their hopes, key points gained at crucial stages helped push the Terriers away from the drop and towards safety in their penultimate match, a remarkable effort that earned the team and their American head coach David Wagner plenty of praise.
Despite making the worst start in the history of English football, going into the October international break goalless and pointless after seven games, a resurgence under former England manager Roy Hodgson saw Crystal Palace extend their stay in the top-flight to a sixth successive season – steering well clear of relegation in the process. While successfully ensuring a fourth consecutive season in the Premier League, Watford endured what proved to be another season of struggle. They did make a superb start, but their form spectacularly collapsed following what the club considered to be an "unwarranted approach" from Everton over head coach Marco Silva. The Hornets eventually pulled themselves over the finish line after a change of manager, but at the cost of question marks over the club's managerial turnover and their stability in the top-flight.
West Bromwich Albion finished bottom, ending a run of eight years among the elite – a 20-game winless run from mid-August to January, and only winning just once after that left them rooted to last place, but a late run of form under caretaker manager Darren Moore that saw the Baggies take 11 points from their last six matches at least saw them go down fighting, with relegation not being confirmed until the penultimate round of games. Stoke City finished just above them, bringing to an end a decade in the Premier League. The Potters' downfall ultimately proved to be both an anaemic goal record and an inability to see out a win, having dropped 19 points from winning positions all season and only finishing above West Brom with a final-day win. The final spot was taken by Swansea City, who endured their worst season since promotion in 2011. The Swans appeared to have been rejuvenated by the arrival of Portuguese manager Carlos Carvalhal after Christmas, but a loss of form in their last ten matches saw the Welsh club overtaken by FA Cup semi-finalists Southampton, who endured a horrendous league season but stayed up thanks in part to the late appointment of Mark Hughes.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City (C) | 38 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 106 | 27 | +79 | 100 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Manchester United | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 81 | |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 77 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 84 | 38 | +46 | 75 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
| 6 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 63 | |
| 7 | Burnley | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 8 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 49 | |
| 9 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 47 | |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 44 | |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 44 | |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 44 | |
| 13 | West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 42 | |
| 14 | Watford | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 41 | |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 40 | |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 37 | |
| 17 | Southampton | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 36 | |
| 18 | Swansea City (R) | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 33 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
| 19 | Stoke City (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 68 | −33 | 33 | |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion (R) | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 31 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[12]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2017–18 FA Cup (Chelsea) and the winners of the 2017–18 EFL Cup (Manchester City) both qualified for European competition based on their league positions, the berths awarded to the 5th-placed team (Europa League group stage) and the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) were passed down the league.
Championship
Following successive seasons of struggle and near-misses with relegation, Wolverhampton Wanderers ended their six-year absence from the Premier League in style, leading the table from Halloween onwards and giving Portuguese head coach Nuno Espírito Santo both promotion and the Championship title in his first season in charge. The fight for second place went down to the last round of games, but it was ultimately Cardiff City who emerged victorious and returned to the top-flight for the first time since 2014, earning manager Neil Warnock a record eighth promotion, as his mixed team of young players and journeymen ensured a Welsh presence in the top-flight next season. Taking the final spot through the playoffs were Fulham, who had been relegated to the second-tier alongside Cardiff in 2014, as they defeated Aston Villa in the playoff final at Wembley, their first visit to the stadium since 1975. This gave Serbian manager Slaviša Jokanović his second promotion to the Premier League in four seasons, having previously won promotion with Watford (albeit leaving the Hornets just weeks later) in 2015.
While a poor run of form in both December and the end of April ended their hopes of a second successive promotion, Sheffield United's first season in the second tier since 2011 proved to be an excellent one as they remained in the promotion chase for practically the entire season. Leeds United spent the first half of the season looking to build on their play-offs near-miss the previous year, but an appalling second half of the season - only bottom-placed Sunderland earned fewer points after Christmas - saw them crash down the table, with only their strong early form and a couple of late wins keeping them from being involved in the relegation struggle. Both Reading and Sheffield Wednesday endured tough seasons after narrowly missing out on promotion the previous year, with only a change of manager for the two teams helping them avoid the drop into League One. Amid off-pitch struggles and growing anger towards owner Assem Allam, a fine second half of the campaign helped Hull City avoid a second successive relegation in a season awash with 140 goals, where they massively leaked goals but had no problem scoring them either – managing to score more than second-placed Cardiff City in the process.
At the bottom of the table, Sunderland endured a second successive relegation and fell into the third tier for the first time in 30 years with just seven wins all season and an inability to turn any one of their staggering 16 draws into wins contributing to their downfall, despite the managerial presence of former Wales manager Chris Coleman. In a battle that went down to the closing minutes of the season, the remaining relegation spots were filled by Burton Albion and Barnsley, who both returned to League One after two seasons in the second tier; despite the Brewers securing three wins from their final four matches and the Tykes actually starting their final match at Derby County outside the bottom three, both were relegated, mainly because of the heroics of Bolton Wanderers, who scored two late goals in two minutes to survive and relegate their fellow strugglers, a remarkable achievement considering their failure to win any of their first 11 matches after promotion the previous season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (C, P) | 46 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 99 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Cardiff City (P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 90 | |
| 3 | Fulham (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 88 | Qualification for Championship play-offs[a] |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 83 | |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 76 | |
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 75 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 73 | |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 72 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 69 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 69 | |
| 11 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 67 | |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 60 | |
| 13 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 60 | |
| 14 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 60 | |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 57 | |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 56 | |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 53 | |
| 18 | Hull City | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 49 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 46 | |
| 20 | Reading | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 44 | |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 74 | −35 | 43 | |
| 22 | Barnsley (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 72 | −24 | 41 | Relegation to EFL League One |
| 23 | Burton Albion (R) | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 81 | −43 | 41 | |
| 24 | Sunderland (R) | 46 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 52 | 80 | −28 | 37 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
League One
For the second time in three years, Wigan Athletic won the League One title and returned to the Championship at the first attempt in style, having never looked like falling out of the top two all season and breaking their previous points total from 2016. Also achieving promotion were Blackburn Rovers, who finally enjoyed some success after two relegations in five years as they also made an immediate return to the Championship. In a tightly contested play-off final that went all the way to extra time, Rotherham United scraped past Shrewsbury Town to make it a hat-trick of immediate returns to the second tier – in almost exactly the same fashion they had won promotion to the second tier four years previously. This meant that for the first time ever since three clubs were allowed promotion in 1974, all three clubs relegated from the Championship the previous season were promoted the following season.
Portsmouth continued their gradual climb back up the Football League by achieving a top-half finish, never being remotely threatened by an immediate relegation back to League Two. While they narrowly missed out on a second promotion in a row with only one win in their final six games, the signs were promising for the South-Coast club in their first season of ownership under former Walt Disney executive Michael Eisner. AFC Wimbledon, despite remaining in a relegation battle all season long and having won just five games between August and December, were able to secure a third successive season in the third tier – and also finished above rivals Milton Keynes Dons for the first time in their history, while also ensuring that the following season they would be playing in a higher division than the Dons for the first time.
Three years after gaining promotion to League One, Bury finally ran out of luck and were the first team in the division to suffer relegation, winning just eight times. Having been tipped to regain the form that saw them enter the Championship three years previously, Milton Keynes Dons ultimately fared little better and fell into the bottom tier for the first time in a decade, changing managers three times and finishing well below rivals AFC Wimbledon as a result. Just two years after winning promotion to League One, Northampton Town's struggles continued as they fell back into the bottom tier of the Football League, with the worst defence in the division playing a big role. Taking the last spot in the last game were Oldham Athletic, who finally succumbed to the relegation they had been fighting against for the last couple of years, and fell into the bottom tier of the Football League for the first time in 47 years, also making this the first time since 1997 that they would be playing in anything other than the third tier. Both teams went down playing each other (and drawing 2–2), with Rochdale surviving by a single point.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan Athletic (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 89 | 29 | +60 | 98 | Promotion to the EFL Championship |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers (P) | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 82 | 40 | +42 | 96 | |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 87 | Qualification for League One play-offs[a] |
| 4 | Rotherham United (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 79 | |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 74 | |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 71 | |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 68 | |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 66 | |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 64 | |
| 10 | Southend United | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 63 | |
| 11 | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 63 | |
| 12 | Blackpool | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 60 | |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 59 | |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 57 | |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 56 | |
| 16 | Oxford United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 56 | |
| 17 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 56 | |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 53 | |
| 19 | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 52 | |
| 20 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 51 | |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic (R) | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 58 | 75 | −17 | 50 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Northampton Town (R) | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 77 | −34 | 47 | |
| 23 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 69 | −26 | 45 | |
| 24 | Bury (R) | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 71 | −30 | 36 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.
League Two
Just 12 years after returning to the Football League, Accrington Stanley won promotion to the third tier for the first time in their history (their forerunners having last played in the third tier in 1960), an outstanding second half of the season propelling them from mid-table to the title – and securing promotion on the 130th anniversary of the Lancashire club's founding. Also going up were Luton Town, whose steady climb back up the Football League saw them return to League One for the first time in a decade; while a loss of form cost them the title having led the table for large periods of the season, the club saved some grace by being the highest-scoring team in the division. Taking the third automatic promotion spot in what proved to be a tight race were Wycombe Wanderers, who ended their six-year stay in League Two and finally gave manager Gareth Ainsworth the promotion he had sought after years of heart-break. The final promotion spot via the play-offs was filled by Coventry City, who secured an immediate return to League One in a season that saw them finish in the top six for the first time since 1970 and end a 51-year wait to achieve promotion - at the expense of Exeter City, the club losing in the play-off final for the second season running.
Notts County enjoyed what proved to be their most successful season since winning promotion to League One in 2010 as they remained in the promotion race for the whole season, only missing out on a place in the play-off final after a controversial loss to Coventry City; furthermore, player-manager Kevin Nolan became the first Magpies manager to last a full season in charge for nine years. Lincoln City's first season back in the Football League since 2011 proved to be very successful as they not only attempted a second consecutive promotion by qualifying for the play-offs (losing to Exeter City), but they also won the Football League Trophy – beating Shrewsbury Town on their first ever visit to Wembley. A sharp downturn in form that saw them fail to win for 21 games resulted in Grimsby Town having to battle to keep their place in League Two, with only four late wins towards the end of the season helping them stay up. Having been tipped for immediate relegation, Forest Green Rovers achieved survival in their first ever season in the Football League – while a few heavy losses in the opening months left them stuck in the relegation zone, several bursts of good form at key stages in the season helped them up the table and secure their place in the closing weeks.
After 97 years as a member of the Football League, Chesterfield's sharp decline in form continued as they endured a second successive relegation, just 4 years after winning promotion to League One; while a good run of form in the winter months gave the club hope, a poor start and an equally poor end to the season cost them their League status. Taking the second spot and enduring their second relegation from League Two in five years were Barnet, despite the return of Martin Allen for the fifth time as manager late in the season; while the club did put up more of a fight to avoid the drop, ending their season only relegated on goal difference, it once again proved to be too late. This made Barnet the first club to be automatically relegated from the Football League on three separate occasions, and the club to have survived the shortest after being promoted from the Conference (not counting Maidstone United, who also lasted just three seasons after promotion, but were forced out of the Football League by bankruptcy rather than being relegated). Morecambe narrowly escaped relegation on goal difference, despite having the weakest goal-scoring record in the division and winning less games than both relegated clubs, while Port Vale avoided a second successive relegation despite winning just twice at the turn of the year.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accrington Stanley (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 93 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Luton Town (P) | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 94 | 46 | +48 | 88 | |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers (P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 84 | |
| 4 | Exeter City | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 80 | Qualification for League Two play-offs[a] |
| 5 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 77 | |
| 6 | Coventry City (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 75 | |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 75 | |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 72 | |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 65 | +2 | 68 | |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 67 | |
| 11 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 64 | |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 64 | |
| 13 | Colchester United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 62 | |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 59 | |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 56 | |
| 16 | Stevenage | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 55 | |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 51 | |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 51 | |
| 19 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 59 | 75 | −16 | 48 | |
| 20 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 47 | |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 47 | |
| 22 | Morecambe | 46 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 46 | |
| 23 | Barnet (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 46 | Relegation to the National League |
| 24 | Chesterfield (R) | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 47 | 83 | −36 | 38 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.
National League Top Division
Macclesfield Town were National League champions and won promotion back to League Two after a six-year absence from the Football League. Taking the second promotion spot in the first season to use six play-off places instead of four were Tranmere Rovers, who made amends for their previous play-off final loss the previous year and returned to the Football League after three years, in a tightly contested final with Boreham Wood.
Leyton Orient and Hartlepool were the two teams relegated from the Football League the previous season, and neither achieved particular success, finishing 13th and 15th in the league respectively. Through much of the season, both looked more likely to be relegated again than to challenge for promotion and Hartlepool also endured struggles off the field, nearly going out of business altogether.
Relegated from the league were Guiseley, Chester, Torquay United and Woking. Guiseley finished bottom of the table, picking up just seven wins and conceding the most goals in the league, seeing them relegated back to the National League North three years after being promoted. Chester and Torquay United both suffered financial uncertainty in addition to being relegated, the latter just a few years after having been in the Football League. Woking's relegation was not guaranteed until the final day of the season, when a defeat against Dover ensured they finished one point behind Barrow.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macclesfield Town (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 92 | Promotion to EFL League Two |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 78 | 46 | +32 | 82 | Qualification for the National League play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Sutton United | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 79 | |
| 4 | Boreham Wood | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 75 | Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals |
| 5 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 75 | |
| 6 | Ebbsfleet United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 74 | |
| 7 | AFC Fylde | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 82 | 56 | +26 | 73 | |
| 8 | Dover Athletic | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 73 | |
| 9 | Bromley | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 75 | 58 | +17 | 70 | |
| 10 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 70 | |
| 11 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 69 | 62 | +7 | 68 | |
| 12 | Maidenhead United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 64 | |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 60 | |
| 14 | Eastleigh | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 65 | 72 | −7 | 56 | |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 56 | |
| 16 | FC Halifax Town | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 55 | |
| 17 | Gateshead | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 54 | |
| 18 | Solihull Moors | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 54 | |
| 19 | Maidstone United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 54 | |
| 20 | Barrow | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 49 | |
| 21 | Woking (R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 55 | 76 | −21 | 48 | Relegation to National League South |
| 22 | Torquay United (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 42 | |
| 23 | Chester (R) | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 37 | Relegation to National League North |
| 24 | Guiseley (R) | 46 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 89 | −45 | 33 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [13]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
League play-offs
Football League play-offs
EFL Championship
Final
| Aston Villa | 0–1 | Fulham |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cairney 23' |
EFL League One
Final
| Rotherham United | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Shrewsbury Town |
|---|---|---|
| Wood 32', 103' |
Report | Rodman 58' |
EFL League Two
Final
National League play-offs
National League
Final
| Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Boreham Wood |
|---|---|---|
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National League North
Final
National League South
Final
Cup competitions
FA Cup
Final
EFL Cup
Final
Community Shield
EFL Trophy
Final
FA Trophy
Final
Women's football
Women's Super League
WSL 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea (C) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 13 | +31 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League knockout phase |
| 2 | Manchester City | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 38 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 37 | |
| 4 | Reading | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 32 | |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 30 | |
| 6 | Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 28 | |
| 7 | Sunderland (R) | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 16 | Did not apply for a licence, Relegation to the FA Women's National League |
| 8 | Bristol City | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 47 | −34 | 16 | |
| 9 | Everton | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 14 | |
| 10 | Yeovil Town | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 54 | −52 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
WSL 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers Belles (C, R) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 15 | +37 | 47 | Obtained then gave up Tier 2 licence. Relegation to the Northern Premier Division |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion (P) | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 37 | Awarded a Tier 1 licence |
| 3 | Millwall Lionesses[a] | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 36 | |
| 4 | Durham | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 35 | |
| 5 | Sheffield (R) | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 28 | Obtained then gave up Tier 2 licence. Relegation to the Northern Premier Division |
| 6 | London Bees | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 23 | |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Oxford United (R) | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 12 | Failed to obtain a Tier 2 licence. Relegation to the Southern Premier Division |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 11 | |
| 10 | Watford (R) | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 57 | −49 | 4 | Failed to obtain a Tier 2 licence. Relegation to the Southern Premier Division |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Women's Premier League
Northern Premier Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers (C) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 17 | +51 | 56 | Qualification for the Championship play-off |
| 2 | Leicester City (P) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 46 | Awarded a FA Women's Championship licence through application |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 42 | |
| 4 | Stoke City | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 40 | |
| 5 | Fylde Ladies | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 36 | |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 35 | |
| 7 | Derby County | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 26 | |
| 8 | Bradford City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 25 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 57 | −34 | 19 | |
| 10 | Guiseley Vixens | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 17 | |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 17 | Relegation to the Division One Midlands |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion (R) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 59 | −32 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Southern Premier Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlton Athletic (C, O, P) | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 13 | +85 | 60 | Qualification for the Championship play-off |
| 2 | C & K Basildon | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 52 | |
| 3 | Crystal Palace (P) | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 15 | +44 | 50 | Awarded a FA Women's Championship licence through application |
| 4 | Coventry United | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 69 | 20 | +49 | 44 | |
| 5 | Lewes (P) | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 44 | Awarded a FA Women's Championship licence through application |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 37 | |
| 7 | West Ham United (P) | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 29 | Awarded a FA WSL licence through application |
| 8 | Chichester City | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 28 | |
| 9 | Gillingham | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 17 | |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 69 | −29 | 16 | |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 94 | −77 | 8 | |
| 12 | Swindon Town (R) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 119 | −109 | 0 | Relegation to Division One South West |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Division One North
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull City (C, P) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 14 | +52 | 54 | Promotion to the Northern Premier Division |
| 2 | Brighouse Town | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 50 | |
| 3 | Liverpool Marshall Feds | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 46 | |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 34 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 30 | |
| 6 | Chorley | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 29 | |
| 7 | Morecambe | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 29 | |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 26 | |
| 9 | Chester-le-Street | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 25 | |
| 10 | Leeds United | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 23 | |
| 11 | Barnsley | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 17 | |
| 12 | Mossley Hill (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 17 | Relegation from the Premier League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Division One Midlands
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loughborough Foxes (C, P) | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 9 | +82 | 64 | Promotion to the Northern Premier Division |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 47 | |
| 3 | Sheffield United (P) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 79 | 24 | +55 | 46 | Awarded a FA Women's Championship licence through application |
| 4 | Radcliffe Olympic | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 41 | |
| 5 | The New Saints | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 39 | |
| 6 | Long Eaton United | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Solihull | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 30 | |
| 8 | Sporting Khalsa | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 26 | |
| 9 | Birmingham & West Midlands | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 24 | |
| 10 | Steel City Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 23 | |
| 11 | Rotherham United (R) | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 114 | −99 | 7 | Relegation from the Premier League |
| 12 | Leicester City Ladies (R) | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 96 | −85 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Division One South East
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milton Keynes Dons (C, P) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 18 | +58 | 57 | Promotion to the Southern Premier Division |
| 2 | AFC Wimbledon | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 68 | 25 | +43 | 52 | |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 76 | 26 | +50 | 48 | |
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 39 | |
| 5 | Luton Town | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 35 | |
| 6 | Stevenage | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 31 | |
| 7 | Actonians | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 30 | |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 30 | |
| 9 | Denham United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 22 | |
| 10 | Enfield Town | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 20 | |
| 11 | Norwich City | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 39 | 81 | −42 | 13 | |
| 12 | Haringey Borough (R) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 196 | −181 | 0 | Relegation from the Premier League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Division One South West
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle (C, P) | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 12 | +88 | 50 | Promotion to the Southern Premier Division |
| 2 | Southampton Women | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 47 | |
| 3 | Keynsham Town | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 82 | 25 | +57 | 40 | |
| 4 | Southampton Saints | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 38 | |
| 5 | Poole Town | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 20 | |
| 6 | Brislington | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 18 | |
| 7 | Larkhall Athletic | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 50 | −29 | 14 | |
| 8 | Maidenhead United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 52 | −35 | 14 | |
| 9 | Cheltenham Town | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 58 | −41 | 10 | |
| 10 | St Nicholas | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 84 | −66 | 10 | |
| 11 | Basingstoke (X) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from league. Record expunged. |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (X) Resigned
FA Women's Cup
Final
FA WSL Cup
Final
| Arsenal | 1–0 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
FA Women's Premier League Cup
FA Women's Premier League Plate
Managerial changes
This is a list of changes of managers within English league football:
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City | Alan Irvine |
End of caretaker spell | 7 May 2017 | Pre-season | Daniel Farke |
25 May 2017 |
| Middlesbrough | Steve Agnew |
21 May 2017 | Garry Monk |
9 June 2017 | ||
| Sunderland | David Moyes |
Resigned | 22 May 2017 | Simon Grayson |
29 June 2017 | |
| Crystal Palace | Sam Allardyce |
Retired | 24 May 2017 | Frank de Boer |
26 June 2017 | |
| Leeds United | Garry Monk |
Resigned | 25 May 2017 | Thomas Christiansen |
15 June 2017 | |
| Hull City | Marco Silva |
End of contract | 25 May 2017 | Leonid Slutsky |
9 June 2017 | |
| Watford | Walter Mazzarri |
Mutual consent | 25 May 2017[20] | Marco Silva |
27 May 2017 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Paul Lambert |
30 May 2017 | Nuno Espírito Santo |
31 May 2017 | ||
| Wigan Athletic | Graham Barrow |
End of caretaker spell | 31 May 2017 | Paul Cook |
31 May 2017 | |
| Portsmouth | Paul Cook |
Signed by Wigan Athletic | 31 May 2017 | Kenny Jackett |
2 June 2017 | |
| Southampton | Claude Puel |
Sacked | 14 June 2017 | Mauricio Pellegrino |
23 June 2017 | |
| Oxford United | Michael Appleton |
Signed by Leicester City | 20 June 2017 | Pep Clotet |
30 June 2017 | |
| Preston North End | Simon Grayson |
Signed by Sunderland | 29 June 2017 | Alex Neil |
4 July 2017 | |
| Northampton Town | Justin Edinburgh |
Sacked | 31 August 2017 | 24th | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
4 September 2017 |
| Crystal Palace | Frank de Boer |
11 September 2017 | 19th | Roy Hodgson |
12 September 2017 | |
| Birmingham City | Harry Redknapp |
Mutual consent | 16 September 2017 | 22nd | Steve Cotterill |
29 September 2017 |
| Chesterfield | Gary Caldwell |
Sacked | 16 September 2017 | 23rd | Jack Lester |
29 September 2017 |
| Port Vale | Michael Brown |
Mutual consent | 16 September 2017 | 24th | Neil Aspin |
4 October 2017 |
| Gillingham | Adrian Pennock |
25 September 2017 | 22nd | Steve Lovell |
16 November 2017 | |
| Oldham Athletic |  John Sheridan |
25 September 2017 | 24th | Richie Wellens |
18 October 2017 | |
| Leicester City | Craig Shakespeare |
Sacked | 17 October 2017[21] | 18th | Claude Puel |
25 October 2017[22] |
| Everton | Ronald Koeman |
23 October 2017[23] | 18th | Sam Allardyce |
30 November 2017 | |
| Bury | Lee Clark |
30 October 2017[24] | 23rd | Chris Lucketti |
22 November 2017 | |
| Sunderland | Simon Grayson |
31 October 2017 | 22nd | Chris Coleman |
17 November 2017 | |
| West Ham United | Slaven Bilić |
6 November 2017 | 18th | David Moyes |
7 November 2017 | |
| Barnet | Rossi Eames |
Became youth coach | 14 November 2017 | 23rd | Mark McGhee |
14 November 2017 |
| West Bromwich Albion | Tony Pulis |
Sacked | 20 November 2017 | 17th | Alan Pardew |
30 November 2017 |
| Hull City | Leonid Slutsky |
Mutual consent | 3 December 2017 | 20th | Nigel Adkins |
7 December 2017 |
| Swansea City | Paul Clement |
Sacked | 20 December 2017[25] | 20th | Carlos Carvalhal |
28 December 2017 |
| Middlesbrough | Garry Monk |
23 December 2017 | 9th | Tony Pulis |
26 December 2017 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Carlos Carvalhal |
Mutual consent | 24 December 2017 | 15th | Jos Luhukay |
5 January 2018 |
| Nottingham Forest | Mark Warburton |
Sacked | 31 December 2017 | 14th | Aitor Karanka |
8 January 2018 |
| Stoke City | Mark Hughes |
6 January 2018 | 18th | Paul Lambert |
15 January 2018 | |
| Bury | Chris Lucketti |
15 January 2018 | 24th | Ryan Lowe |
15 January 2018 | |
| Barnet | Mark McGhee |
Became Director of Football | 15 January 2018 | 24th | Graham Westley |
15 January 2018 |
| Southend United | Phil Brown |
Mutual consent | 17 January 2018 | 18th | Chris Powell |
23 January 2018 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Robbie Neilson |
20 January 2018 | 21st | Dan Micciche |
23 January 2018 | |
| Watford | Marco Silva |
Sacked | 21 January 2018 | 10th | Javi Gracia |
21 January 2018 |
| Oxford United | Pep Clotet |
22 January 2018 | 10th | Karl Robinson |
22 March 2018 | |
| Leeds United | Thomas Christiansen |
4 February 2018 | 10th | Paul Heckingbottom |
6 February 2018 | |
| Bradford City | Stuart McCall |
5 February 2018 | 6th | Simon Grayson |
11 February 2018 | |
| Barnsley | Paul Heckingbottom |
Signed by Leeds United | 6 February 2018 | 21st | José Morais |
16 February 2018 |
| Cambridge United | Shaun Derry |
Mutual consent | 9 February 2018 | 15th | Joe Dunne |
2 May 2018 |
| Grimsby Town | Russell Slade |
Sacked | 11 February 2018 | 18th | Michael Jolley |
2 March 2018[26] |
| Fleetwood Town | Uwe Rösler |
17 February 2018 | 20th | John Sheridan |
22 February 2018 | |
| Peterborough United |  Grant McCann |
25 February 2018 | 10th | Steve Evans |
28 February 2018 | |
| Mansfield Town | Steve Evans |
Signed by Peterborough United | 27 February 2018 | 5th | David Flitcroft |
1 March 2018 |
| Swindon Town | David Flitcroft |
Signed by Mansfield Town | 1 March 2018 | 7th | Phil Brown |
12 March 2018 |
| Arsenal | Arsène Wenger |
Resigned | 13 May 2018[27] | Pre-season | Unai Emery |
23 May 2018[28] |
| Everton | Sam Allardyce |
Sacked | 16 May 2018[29] | Marco Silva |
31 May 2018[30] | |
| West Ham United | David Moyes |
End of contract | 16 May 2018[31] | Manuel Pellegrini |
22 May 2018[32] |
Clubs removed
- Dorking F.C. were dissolved after competing in the 2016–17 Combined Counties Football League 1st Division (level 10).
- Ilkeston F.C. were wound up after being relegated from the 2016–17 Northern Premier League Premier Division (level 7).[33]
New clubs
- Ilkeston Town F.C. join the 2017–18 Midland Football League Division One.[34]
Deaths
- 1 June 2017: Ernie Ackerley, 73, Barrow forward.[35]
- 2 June 2017: Tony Potrac, 64, Chelsea winger.[36]
- 2 June 2017: Ralph Wetton, 89, Tottenham Hotspur, Plymouth Argyle and Aldershot wing half.[37]
- 5 June 2017: Cheick Tioté, 30, Ivory Coast and Newcastle United midfielder.[38]
- 18 June 2017: Albert Franks, 81, Newcastle United and Lincoln City wing half.[39]
- 21 June 2017: Ray Smith, 88, Luton Town and Southend United wing-half.[40]
- 26 June 2017: John Groves, 83, Luton Town wing-half.[41]
- June 2017: Des Collins, 94, Chesterfield, Halifax Town, Carlisle United, Barrow, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Shrewsbury Town and Accrington Stanley winger.[42]
- June 2017: John Higgins, 87, Swindon Town defender.[43]
- June 2017: Matt Crowe, 84, Norwich City and Brentford wing-half.[44]
- June 2017: Peter Bircumshaw, 78, Notts County, Bradford City and Stockport County forward.[45]
- 2 July 2017: John McCormick, 80, Crystal Palace centre back.[46]
- 5 July 2017: John McKenzie, 91, Scotland and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic outside right.[47]
- c.5 July 2017: Ray Chadwick, 82, referee.[48]
- 7 July 2017: Tony Moore, 69, Chesterfield and Chester winger.[49]
- c.7 July 2017: Ken Wimshurst, 79, Gateshead, Southampton and Bristol City right-half.[50]
- 15 July 2017: Davie Laing, 92, Gillingham wing half.[51]
- 26 July 2017: Jimmy White, 75, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Portsmouth, Gillingham and Cambridge United centre half.[52]
- 7 July 2017: Ray Barnard, 84, Middlesbrough and Lincoln City full back.[53]
- 2 August 2017: Dave Caldwell, 85, Rotherham United left back.[54]
- 8 August 2017: Mike Deakin, 83, Crystal Palace, Northampton Town and Aldershot forward.[55]
- 10 August 2017: Alec Eisenträger, 90, Bristol City inside forward.[56]
- 21 August 2017: Bill Green, 66, Hartlepool United, Carlisle United, West Ham United, Peterborough United, Chesterfield and Doncaster Rovers centre half, who also managed Scunthorpe United and was a prominent scout for many clubs.[57]
- 24 August 2017: Alan Boswell, 74, Walsall, Shrewsbury Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bolton Wanderers and Port Vale goalkeeper.[58]
- 13 September 2017: Derek Wilkinson, 82, Sheffield Wednesday winger.[59]
- 22 September 2017: John Worsdale, 68, Stoke City and Lincoln City winger.[60]
- 3 October 2017: Les Mutrie, 66, Carlisle United, Hull City, Colchester United and Hartlepool United striker.[61]
- 6 October 2017: Ian McNeill, 85, Leicester City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Southend United inside forward, who also managed Wigan Athletic and Shrewsbury Town.[62]
- 9 October 2017: Jimmy Reid, 81, Bury and Stockport County inside forward.[63]
- 11 October 2017: Dick Hewitt, 74, Bradford City, Barnsley and York City midfielder.[64]
- 19 October 2017: Brian Riley, 80, Bolton Wanderers winger[65]
- c. 27 October 2017: Andy Reid, 55, Bury defender.[66]
- 5 November 2017: Dionatan Teixeira, 25, Fleetwood Town and Stoke City defender.[67]
- 23 November 2017: Allan Harris, 74, Chelsea, Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers, Plymouth Argyle and Cambridge United defender.[68]
- 27 November 2017: Dermot Drummy, 56, former Crawley Town manager, who also coached at Chelsea and played for Blackpool.[69]
- November 2017: Tommy Farrer, 94, Great Britain Olympic footballer.[70]
- 3 December 2017: Ian Twitchin, 65, Torquay United midfielder.[71]
- 22 December 2017: Cyril Beavon, 80, Oxford United defender.[72]
- 26 December 2017: Willie Penman, 78, Newcastle United, Swindon Town and Walsall inside forward.[73]
- 30 December 2017: John Faulkner, 69, Leeds United and Luton Town defender.[74]
- December 2017: Steve Piper, 64, Brighton and Hove Albion and Portsmouth defender and midfielder.[75]
- 2 January 2018: Alan Deakin, 76, Aston Villa and Walsall wing half.[76]
- 3 January 2018: Mike McCartney, 63, Carlisle United, Southampton and Plymouth Argyle full back.[77]
- 6 January 2018: Nigel Sims, 86, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa and Peterborough United goalkeeper.[78]
- 8 January 2018: Juan Carlos Garcia, 29, Honduras and Wigan Athletic left back.[79]
- 9 January 2018: Ted Phillips, 84, Ipswich Town, Leyton Orient, Luton Town and Colchester United striker.[80]
- 9 January 2018: Tommy Lawrence, 77, Scotland, Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers goalkeeper.[81]
- 10 January 2018: John McGlashan, 50, Millwall, Peterborough United and Rotherham United midfielder.[82]
- 14 January 2018: Cyrille Regis, 59, England, West Bromwich Albion, Coventry City, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wycombe Wanderers and Chester City striker.[83]
- 16 January 2018: Rodney Fern, 69, Leicester City, Luton Town, Chesterfield and Rotherham United striker.[84]
- 22 January 2018: Jimmy Armfield, 82, England and Blackpool right back, who also went on to manage Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United.[85]
- 25 January 2018: Keith Pring, 74, Wales, Newport County, Rotherham United, Notts County and Southport winger.[86]
- 28 January 2018: Paul Alcock, 64, referee.[87]
- 30 January 2018: Vic Keeble, 87, Colchester United, Newcastle United and West Ham United forward.[88]
- 9 February 2018: Liam Miller, 36, Republic of Ireland, Manchester United, Leeds United, Sunderland, Queens Park Rangers midfielder.[89]
- 10 February 2018: Dick Scott, 76, Norwich City, Cardiff City, Scunthorpe United and Lincoln City wing half.[90]
- 22 February 2018: Billy Wilson, 71, Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth full back.[91]
- 28 February 2018: Kieron Durkan, 44, Wrexham, Stockport County, Macclesfield Town, Rochdale and Swansea City midfielder.[92]
- 3 March 2018: Arthur Stewart, 76, Northern Ireland and Derby County wing half.[93]
- 6 March 2018: John Kurila, 76, Northampton Town, Bristol City, Southend United, Colchester United and Lincoln City wing half.[94]
- c. 7 March 2018: John Molyneux, 72, Chester City and Liverpool right back.[95]
- 10 March 2018: Wally Gould, 79, Sheffield United, York City and Brighton & Hove Albion winger.[96]
- 13 March 2018: Ken Mulhearn, 72, Stockport County, Manchester City, Shrewsbury Town and Crewe Alexandra goalkeeper.[97]
- March 2018: George Meek, 84, Leeds United, Leicester City and Walsall winger.[98]
- 28 March 2018: Bobby Ferguson, 80, Newcastle United, Derby County, Cardiff City and Newport County defender, who also managed Newport and Ipswich Town.[99]
- 28 March 2018: Colin Harper, 71, Ipswich Town defender who was also caretaker-manager at Port Vale.[100]
- 29 March 2018: Ron Mailer, 85, Darlington wing half.[101]
- 30 March 2018: Frank Hodgetts, 93, West Bromwich Albion and Millwall winger.[102]
- 4 April 2018: Ray Wilkins, 61, England, Chelsea, Manchester United, Queens Park Rangers, Crystal Palace, Wycombe Wanderers, Millwall and Leyton Orient midfielder, who also managed Queens Park Rangers, Fulham and Jordan.[103]
- 13 April 2018: Ron Cooper, 79, Peterborough United defender.[104]
- 16 April 2018: Rod Taylor, 74, Portsmouth, Gillingham and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic wing half.[105]
- 20 April 2018: Roy Bentley, 93, England, Bristol City, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers striker, who also managed Reading and Swansea City.[106]
- 20 April 2018: Eddie Blackburn, 61, Hull City, York City and Hartlepool United goalkeeper.[107]
- 26 April 2018: Dick Bate, 71, one time Southend United manager, who had extensive coaching experience over forty years with a number of teams.[108]
- 28 April 2018: George Mulhall, 81, Scotland and Sunderland outside left, who also managed Bradford City, Bolton Wanderers and Halifax Town.[109]
- 9 May 2018: Arthur Fitzsimons, 88, Republic of Ireland, Middlesbrough, Lincoln City and Mansfield Town inside forward.[110]
- 10 May 2018: Ken Hodgkisson, 85, West Bromwich Albion and Walsall inside forward.[111]
- 10 May 2018: Graham Lovett, 70, West Bromwich Albion midfielder.[112]
- 15 May 2018: Jlloyd Samuel, 37, Trinidad & Tobago, Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers left back.[113]
- 15 May 2018: Ray Wilson, 83, England, Huddersfield Town, Everton, Oldham Athletic and Bradford City left back, who also managed Bradford, and was part of England's FIFA World Cup winning team of 1966.[114]
- 21 May 2018: Franny Firth, 61, Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town and Bury winger.[115]
- May 2018: Tommy McGhee, 89, Portsmouth and Reading full back.[116]
- May 2018: Cliff Jackson, 76, Swindon Town, Crystal Palace, Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United forward.[117]
- 25 May 2018: Phil McKnight, 93, Chelsea and Leyton Orient wing half.[118]
- 28 May 2018: Neale Cooper, 54, Aston Villa and Reading midfielder, who also managed Hartlepool United and Gillingham.[119]
Retirements
- 21 June 2017: Keith Lasley, 37, former Plymouth Argyle midfielder.[120]
- 24 June 2017: Álvaro Arbeloa, 34, former Spain, Liverpool and West Ham United defender.[121]
- 28 June 2017: Scott Parker, 36, former England, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Newcastle United, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham midfielder.[122]
- 29 June 2017: Craig King, 20, former Luton Town goalkeeper.[123]
- July 2017: Royston Drenthe, 30, former Netherlands, Everton, Reading and Sheffield Wednesday winger.[124]
- 3 July 2017: Richie Wellens, 37, former Manchester United, Blackpool, Oldham Athletic, Doncaster Rovers and Leicester City midfielder.[125]
- 7 July 2017: Kevin McNaughton, 34, former Scotland, Cardiff City and Wigan Athletic right back.[126]
- 17 July 2017: Paul Robinson, 37, former England, Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur, Blackburn Rovers and Burnley goalkeeper.[127]
- 24 July 2017: Thomas Sørensen, 41, former Denmark, Sunderland, Aston Villa and Stoke City goalkeeper.[128]
- 25 July 2017: Michu, 31, former Spain and Swansea City striker.[129]
- 8 August 2017: Mark Hudson, 35, former Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic, Cardiff City and Huddersfield Town defender.[130]
- 9 August 2017: Jermaine Easter, 35, former Wales, Hartlepool United, Cambridge United, Boston United, Stockport County, Wycombe Wanderers, Plymouth Argyle, Milton Keynes Dons, Crystal Palace, Millwall and Bristol Rovers forward.[131]
- 14 August 2017: Stephen McManus, 34, former Scotland and Middlesbrough centre half.[132]
- 18 August 2017: Víctor Valdés, 35, former Spain, Manchester United and Middlesbrough goalkeeper.[133]
- 6 September 2017: José Enrique, 31, former Newcastle United and Liverpool left back.[134]
- 9 September 2017: Eiður Guðjohnsen, 38, former Iceland, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea and Stoke City forward.[135]
- 28 September 2017: Kevin Doyle, 34, former Republic of Ireland, Reading and Wolverhampton Wanderers striker.[136]
- 2 October 2017: Damian Scannell, 32, former Southend United, Dagenham & Redbridge, Eastleigh and Sutton United midfielder.[137]
- 2 October 2017: Rickie Lambert, 35, former England, Blackpool, Macclesfield Town, Stockport County, Rochdale, Bristol Rovers, Southampton, Liverpool, West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City striker.[138]
- 30 October 2017: Kaspars Gorkšs, 35, former Blackpool, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Colchester United defender.[139]
- 7 November 2017: Tommy Lee, 31, former Chesterfield, Macclesfield Town and Rochdale goalkeeper.[140]
- 19 November 2017: Rory Fallon, 35, former New Zealand, Barnsley, Swindon Town, Swansea City, Plymouth Argyle, Yeovil Town, Crawley Town, Scunthorpe United, Bristol Rovers, Torquay United, Truro City and Dorchester Town striker.[141]
- 21 November 2017: Kenwyne Jones, 33, former Trinidad and Tobago, Southampton, Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City, Sunderland, Cardiff City and AFC Bournemouth striker.[142]
- 22 November 2017: Yakubu, 35, former Nigeria, Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton, Leicester City, Blackburn Rovers, Reading and Coventry City striker.[143]
- 23 November 2017: Christian Ribeiro, 27, former Wales, Bristol City, Scunthorpe United, Exeter City and Oxford United defender.[144]
- 20 December 2017: Tomáš Rosický, 37, former Czech Republic and Arsenal midfielder.[145]
- 5 January 2018: Johan Elmander, 36, former Sweden and Bolton Wanderers striker.[146]
- 8 February 2018: Matty Fryatt, 31, former Walsall, Leicester City, Hull City and Nottingham Forest striker.[147]
- 13 February 2018: Ryan Mason, 26, former England, Tottenham Hotspur, Yeovil Town, Doncaster Rovers, Millwall, Swindon Town and Hull City midfielder.[148]
- 14 February 2018: Jamie Slabber, 33, former Tottenham Hotspur and Swindon Town forward.[149]
- 3 March 2018: Damon Lathrope, 28, former Torquay United, Aldershot Town and Woking midfielder.[150]
- 27 March 2018: Adam Yates, 34, former Port Vale, Leek Town and Morecambe defender.[151]
- 18 April 2018: Brian Lenihan, 23, former Hull City defender.[152]
- 28 April 2018: Chris Cohen, 31, former West Ham United, Yeovil Town and Nottingham Forest defender/midfielder.[153]
- 5 May 2018: Stephen Warnock, 36, former England, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, Leeds United, Derby County, Wigan Athletic and Burton Albion left back.[154]
- 6 May 2018: Paul Robinson, 39, former Watford, West Bromwich Albion, Bolton Wanderers and Birmingham City defender.[155]
- 9 May 2018: Simon Church, 29, former Reading, Crewe Alexandra, Yeovil Town, Wycombe Wanderers, Huddersfield Town, Charlton Athletic, Milton Keynes Dons, Scunthorpe United, Plymouth Argyle and Wales forward.[156]
- 9 May 2018: Shaun Barker, 35, former Rotherham United, Blackpool, Derby County and Burton Albion defender.[157]
- 11 May 2018: Leon Britton, 35, former Swansea City and Sheffield United midfielder.[158]
- 14 May 2018: Dean Whitehead, 36, former Oxford United, Sunderland, Stoke City, Middlesbrough and Huddersfield Town midfielder.[159]
- 18 May 2018: Clint Hill, 39, former Tranmere Rovers, Oldham Athletic, Stoke City, Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, Nottingham Forest and Carlisle United defender.[160]
- 24 May 2018: Lloyd Macklin, 26, former Swindon Town and Torquay United attacking midfielder.[161]
- 25 May 2018: Rhoys Wiggins, 30, former Crystal Palace, AFC Bournemouth, Norwich City, Charlton Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham City defender.[162]
Notes
- The venue of was moved to Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, following assessment of the pitch conditions of the original venue, Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, which had been affected by severe rainfall.[2]