2018–19 EFL League One
Football league season
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The 2018–19 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season of the Football League One under its current title and the 26th season under its current league division format. Fixtures were released on 21 June 2018 and the opening round of matches was played on 4 August 2018.[2][3] The league season ended on 4 May 2019.[4][5]
Barnsley
Charlton Athletic
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 August 2018 – 4 May 2019 |
| Champions | Luton Town (2nd divisional title) |
| Promoted | Luton Town Barnsley Charlton Athletic |
| Relegated | Plymouth Argyle Walsall Scunthorpe United Bradford City |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,462 (2.65 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | James Collins (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Doncaster Rovers 5–0 Rochdale (1 January 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Scunthorpe United 0–5 Fleetwood Town (22 August 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Sunderland 4–5 Coventry City (13 April 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches[1] Luton Portsmouth |
| Longest unbeaten run | 28 matches[1] Luton |
| Longest winless run | 15 matches[1] Southend United |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches[1] AFC Wimbledon |
| Highest attendance | 46,039 Sunderland 1–0 Bradford City (26 December 2018)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 1,732 Accrington Stanley 2–1 AFC Wimbledon (22 September 2018)[1] |
| Total attendance | 4,812,867[1] |
| Average attendance | 8,184[1] |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
The summer transfer window closed five days after the start of the season, on 9 August 2018, following a vote by all 72 clubs in the Football League. However, clubs were able to make loan signings until 31 August.[6]
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2017–18 season:
To League OnePromoted from League Two Relegated from Championship |
From League OnePromoted to Championship Relegated to League Two
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Teams
*reduced for that season as club work on ground
Personnel and sponsoring
- 1 According to current revision of List of current Premier League and English Football League managers.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | Sacked | 6 May 2018 | Pre-season | 6 June 2018 | ||
| Bradford City | End of contract | 8 May 2018 | 18 June 2018 | |||
| Fleetwood Town | 2 June 2018 | 2 June 2018 | ||||
| Sunderland | End of caretaker spell | 25 May 2018 | 25 May 2018 | |||
| Shrewsbury Town | Signed by Ipswich Town | 30 May 2018 | 1 June 2018 | |||
| Doncaster Rovers | Resigned | 4 June 2018 | 27 June 2018 | |||
| Blackpool | 6 August 2018 | 12th | 6 August 2018 | |||
| Scunthorpe United | Sacked | 24 August 2018 | 18th | 27 August 2018 | ||
| Bradford City | 3 September 2018 | 17th | 4 September 2018 | |||
| AFC Wimbledon | Mutual consent | 12 November 2018 | 23rd | 4 December 2018 | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | Sacked | 18th | 3 December 2018 | |||
| Bristol Rovers | Mutual consent | 13 December 2018 | 21st | 6 January 2019 | ||
| Luton Town | Signed by Stoke City | 9 January 2019 | 2nd | 10 January 2019 | ||
| Peterborough United | Sacked | 26 January 2019 | 6th | 26 January 2019 | ||
| Bradford City | Resigned | 25 February 2019 | 23rd | 4 March 2019 | ||
| Rochdale | Sacked | 4 March 2019 | 22nd | 4 March 2019 | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 24 March 2019 | 18th | 24 March 2019 | |||
| Southend United | 26 March 2019 | 20th | 2 April 2019 | |||
| Walsall | 6 April 2019 | 22nd | 8 April 2019 | |||
| Gillingham | 26 April 2019 | 13th | 26 April 2019 | |||
| Plymouth Argyle | 28 April 2019 | 21st | 5 June 2019 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luton Town (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 90 | 42 | +48 | 94 | Promotion to the EFL Championship |
| 2 | Barnsley (P) | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 91 | |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic (O, P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 88 | Qualification for League One play-offs[a] |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 83 | 51 | +32 | 88 | |
| 5 | Sunderland | 46 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 85 | |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 73 | |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 72 | |
| 8 | Coventry City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 65 | |
| 9 | Burton Albion | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 63 | |
| 10 | Blackpool | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 62 | |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 61 | |
| 12 | Oxford United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 60 | |
| 13 | Gillingham | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 72 | −11 | 55 | |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 55 | |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 54 | |
| 16 | Rochdale | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 54 | 87 | −33 | 54 | |
| 17 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 53 | |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 52 | |
| 19 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 50 | |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 50 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 56 | 80 | −24 | 50 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Walsall (R) | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 47 | |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 53 | 83 | −30 | 46 | |
| 24 | Bradford City (R) | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 49 | 77 | −28 | 41 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[14]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.
Play-offs
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
| 3 | Charlton Athletic (p) | 2 | 2 | 4 (4) | |||||||
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 3 | 4 (3) | |||||||
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Sunderland | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
Results
Top scorers
- As of 4 May 2019[15]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luton Town | 25 | |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | |
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| Gillingham | |||
| 5 | Rochdale | 20 | |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | |
| 7 | Fleetwood Town | 17 | |
| Barnsley | |||
| 9 | Coventry City/Bristol Rovers | 16 | |
| Barnsley | |||
| Portsmouth |
Hat-tricks
Note
(H) = Home; (A) = Away
Attendances
| # | Club | Average attendance | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland AFC | 32,157 | 46,039 | 27,580 |
| 2 | Portsmouth F.C. | 18,223 | 19,402 | 16,794 |
| 3 | Bradford City AFC | 16,130 | 19,487 | 11,075 |
| 4 | Barnsley FC | 12,527 | 18,282 | 10,709 |
| 5 | Coventry City F.C. | 12,363 | 26,741 | 9,220 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic FC | 11,827 | 17,267 | 8,810 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle FC | 9,852 | 12,065 | 8,190 |
| 8 | Luton Town FC | 9,516 | 10,089 | 8,454 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers FC | 8,320 | 10,009 | 6,851 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers FC | 8,098 | 12,794 | 6,473 |
| 11 | Peterborough United FC | 7,365 | 11,277 | 5,064 |
| 12 | Oxford United FC | 7,315 | 10,383 | 5,204 |
| 13 | Southend United FC | 6,932 | 10,779 | 5,110 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town FC | 6,451 | 9,635 | 5,216 |
| 15 | Blackpool FC | 5,517 | 15,871 | 2,388 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers FC | 5,329 | 8,422 | 3,819 |
| 17 | Gillingham FC | 5,050 | 8,438 | 3,423 |
| 18 | Walsall FC | 4,927 | 7,868 | 3,287 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 4,297 | 4,850 | 3,499 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United FC | 4,227 | 7,263 | 3,054 |
| 21 | Rochdale AFC | 3,574 | 6,546 | 2,301 |
| 22 | Burton Albion FC | 3,351 | 4,903 | 2,149 |
| 23 | Fleetwood Town FC | 3,165 | 5,035 | 2,304 |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley FC | 2,827 | 5,257 | 1,732 |
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