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The 2022–23 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season of the Football League One under its current title and the 31st season under its current league division format. The season began on 30 July 2022 and concluded on 7 May 2023.

Season2022–23
Dates30 July 2022 –
7 May 2023
ChampionsPlymouth Argyle
PromotedPlymouth Argyle
Ipswich Town
Sheffield Wednesday
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
EFL League One
Season2022–23
Dates30 July 2022 –
7 May 2023
ChampionsPlymouth Argyle
PromotedPlymouth Argyle
Ipswich Town
Sheffield Wednesday
RelegatedMilton Keynes Dons
Morecambe
Accrington Stanley
Forest Green Rovers
Matches552
Goals1,414 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorerConor Chaplin
(Ipswich Town)
Jonson Clarke-Harris
(Peterborough United)
(26 goals)
Biggest home winCharlton Athletic 6–0 Shrewsbury Town (1 April 2023)
Ipswich Town 6–0 Charlton Athletic (15 April 2023)
Ipswich Town 6–0 Exeter City (29 April 2023)[1]
Biggest away winPeterborough United 0–5 Bolton Wanderers (11 February 2023)[1]
Highest scoringBristol Rovers 3–6 Lincoln City
(17 September 2022)[1]
Longest winning runIpswich Town
(8 games)[1]
Longest unbeaten runSheffield Wednesday
(23 games)[1]
Longest winless runOxford United
(17 games)[1]
Longest losing runOxford United
(5 games)[1]
Highest attendance33,442
Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Plymouth Argyle
(4 February 2023)[1]
Lowest attendance1,716
Forest Green Rovers 0–0 Fleetwood Town
(18 April 2023)[1]
Total attendance5,549,346[1]
Average attendance10,550[1]
All statistics correct as of 7 May 2023.
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Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season:

Stadiums

Locations of the 2022–23 EFL League One teams
More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Accrington StanleyAccrington Crown Ground5,450
BarnsleyBarnsleyOakwell23,287
Bolton WanderersHorwich University of Bolton Stadium28,723
Bristol RoversBristol Memorial Stadium9,832
Burton AlbionBurton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium6,912
Cambridge UnitedCambridge Abbey Stadium8,127
Charlton AthleticLondon (Charlton) The Valley27,111
Cheltenham TownCheltenham Whaddon Road7,066
Derby CountyDerby Pride Park Stadium32,956
Exeter CityExeter St. James Park8,720
Fleetwood TownFleetwood Highbury Stadium5,327
Forest Green RoversNailsworth The New Lawn5,147
Ipswich TownIpswich Portman Road30,311
Lincoln CityLincoln Sincil Bank10,780
Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes Stadium MK30,500
MorecambeMorecambe Mazuma Stadium6,476
Oxford UnitedOxford Kassam Stadium12,500
Peterborough UnitedPeterborough London Road15,314
Plymouth ArgylePlymouth Home Park17,300
PortsmouthPortsmouth Fratton Park20,620
Port ValeBurslem Vale Park15,036
Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Hillsborough Stadium34,835
Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury New Meadow9,875
Wycombe WanderersHigh Wycombe Adams Park10,137
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Personnel and sponsoring

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Accrington Stanley England John Coleman Republic of Ireland Séamus Conneely Germany Adidas Wham
Barnsley Northern Ireland Michael Duff Denmark Mads Andersen Germany Puma Various local companies and charities1
Bolton Wanderers England Ian Evatt Portugal Ricardo Santos Italy Macron ServiceMyCar.com[2]
Bristol Rovers England Joey Barton Scotland Paul Coutts Italy Macron Utilita
Burton Albion Tunisia Dino Maamria England John Brayford England TAG Prestec UK Ltd[3]
Cambridge United England Mark Bonner England Greg Taylor Denmark Hummel Mick George Group
Charlton Athletic England Dean Holden England George Dobson England Castore RSK Group (Home)
University of Greenwich (Away)
Cheltenham Town England Wade Elliott Republic of Ireland Sean Long Italy Erreà Mira Showers
Derby County England Paul Warne England Curtis Davies England Umbro NSPCC2
Exeter City Scotland Gary Caldwell Republic of Ireland Pierce Sweeney Spain Joma Carpetright
Fleetwood Town Scotland Scott Brown England Josh Vela Denmark Hummel BES Utilities
Forest Green Rovers Scotland Duncan Ferguson England Baily Cargill England PlayerLayer[4] Ecotricity
Ipswich Town Northern Ireland Kieran McKenna Egypt Sam Morsy England Umbro Ed Sheeran
Lincoln City Republic of Ireland Mark Kennedy Wales Regan Poole Italy Erreà Branston[5]
Milton Keynes Dons England Mark Jackson England Dean Lewington England Castore Suzuki
Morecambe Scotland Derek Adams Scotland Donald Love Spain Joma[6] Mazuma[7]
Oxford United England Liam Manning England Sam Long
England Cameron Brannagan		 Italy Macron Bangkok Glass[8]
Peterborough United Scotland Darren Ferguson Jamaica Jonson Clarke-Harris Germany Puma Mick George Group
Plymouth Argyle England Steven Schumacher England Joe Edwards Germany Puma Project 35
Portsmouth England John Mousinho Scotland Clark Robertson United States Nike University of Portsmouth
Port Vale England Andy Crosby (interim) England Tom Conlon Italy Erreà Synectics Solutions
Sheffield Wednesday Jamaica Darren Moore Scotland Barry Bannan Italy Macron Host & Stay Limited[9]
Shrewsbury Town England Steve Cotterill England Luke Leahy England Umbro Tuffins Supermarkets (Home)
Shropshire Homes (Away)
Wycombe Wanderers England Matt Bloomfield Wales Joe Jacobson Republic of Ireland O'Neills Dreams (Home and Away)[10]
Cherry Red Records (Third)[11]
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  1. ^ Barnsley's shirt sponsor was HEX.com until 12 August 2022 when the deal was ended prematurely. The club subsequently announced that various local companies and charities would feature on the shirt throughout the season.[12][13]
  1. ^ Derby County had no shirt sponsor until 8 November 2022 when they gifted shirt sponsorship to the charity NSPCC.[14]

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Lincoln City England Michael Appleton[15] Mutual consent 30 April 2022 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Mark Kennedy[16] 12 May 2022
Charlton Athletic England Johnnie Jackson[17] Sacked 3 May 2022 England Ben Garner[18] 8 June 2022
Fleetwood Town Scotland Stephen Crainey[19] Return to Under-23s Coaching Role 4 May 2022 Scotland Scott Brown[20] 12 May 2022
Barnsley Republic of Ireland Martin Devaney End of interim spell 8 May 2022 Northern Ireland Michael Duff[21] 15 June 2022
Forest Green Rovers Wales Rob Edwards[22] Signed by Watford 11 May 2022 England Ian Burchnall[23] 27 May 2022
Cheltenham Town Northern Ireland Michael Duff[24] Signed by Barnsley 13 June 2022 England Wade Elliott[25] 27 June 2022
Derby County England Wayne Rooney[26] Resigned 24 June 2022 England Liam Rosenior (interim)[27] 26 June 2022
Burton Albion Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink[28] 5 September 2022 24th Tunisia Dino Maamria[29] 6 September 2022
Derby County England Liam Rosenior End of interim spell 22 September 2022 7th England Paul Warne[30] 22 September 2022
Exeter City England Matt Taylor[31] Signed by Rotherham United 4 October 2022 11th Scotland Gary Caldwell[32] 24 October 2022
Charlton Athletic England Ben Garner[33] Sacked 5 December 2022 17th England Dean Holden[34] 20 December 2022
Milton Keynes Dons England Liam Manning[35] 11 December 2022 23rd England Mark Jackson[36] 23 December 2022
Portsmouth England Danny Cowley[37] 2 January 2023 12th England John Mousinho[38] 20 January 2023
Peterborough United Northern Ireland Grant McCann[39] 4 January 2023 8th Scotland Darren Ferguson[39] 4 January 2023
Forest Green Rovers England Ian Burchnall[40] 25 January 2023 24th Scotland Duncan Ferguson[41] 26 January 2023
Wycombe Wanderers England Gareth Ainsworth[42] Signed by Queens Park Rangers 21 February 2023 7th England Matt Bloomfield[43] 21 February 2023
Oxford United England Karl Robinson[44] Sacked 26 February 2023 17th England Liam Manning[45] 11 March 2023
Port Vale England Darrell Clarke[46] 17 April 2023 18th England Andy Crosby (interim)[46] 17 April 2023
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League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Plymouth Argyle (C, P) 46 31 8 7 82 47 +35 101 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Ipswich Town (P) 46 28 14 4 101 35 +66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday (O, P) 46 28 12 6 81 37 +44 96 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 +33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 +26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 +21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 +21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 +11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 +8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 +4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 −9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 +2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 −4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 −22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 −16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 −15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 −23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 −7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 −27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons (R) 46 11 12 23 44 66 −22 45 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Morecambe (R) 46 10 14 22 47 78 −31 44
23 Accrington Stanley (R) 46 11 11 24 40 77 −37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers (R) 46 6 9 31 31 89 −58 27
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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[47]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Main article: 2023 English Football League play-offs
Semi-finals Final
        
6 Peterborough United 4 1 5 (3)
3 Sheffield Wednesday (p) 0 5 5 (5)
4 Barnsley 0
3 Sheffield Wednesday 1
5 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1
4 Barnsley 1 1 2

First leg

More information Peterborough United, 4–0 ...
Peterborough United4–0Sheffield Wednesday
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Attendance: 12,569
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
More information Bolton Wanderers, 1–1 ...
Bolton Wanderers1–1Barnsley
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Attendance: 23,450
Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Second leg

More information Sheffield Wednesday, 5–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Sheffield Wednesday5–1 (a.e.t.)Peterborough United
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
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Attendance: 31,835
Referee: David Webb

5–5 on aggregate. Sheffield Wednesday won 5–3 on penalties. Main article: Miracle of Hillsborough

More information Barnsley, 1–0 ...
Barnsley1–0Bolton Wanderers
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Attendance: 16,274
Referee: Michael Salisbury

Barnsley won 2–1 on aggregate.


Final

Main article: 2023 EFL League One play-off final
More information Barnsley, 0–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Barnsley0–1 (a.e.t.)Sheffield Wednesday
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Attendance: 72,492
Referee: Tim Robinson

Results

More information Home \ Away, ACC ...
Home \ Away ACC BAR BOL BRI BRT CAM CHA CHE DER EXE FLE FOR IPS LIN MKD MOR OXF PET PLY POR PVL SHE SHR WYC
Accrington Stanley — 1–1 2–3 2–0 4–4 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–3 0–0 2–5 2–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–2
Barnsley 3–1 — 0–3 3–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 4–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 0–3 0–1 3–1 5–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 4–2 2–1 0–3
Bolton Wanderers 0–1 0–0 — 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 5–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 3–0
Bristol Rovers 0–1 0–0 2–3 — 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–4 2–2 1–2 0–0 3–6 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–2
Burton Albion 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–4 — 1–0 3–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–5 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–2 0–4 2–1
Cambridge United 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–2 4–3 — 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–2
Charlton Athletic 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 3–2 1–1 — 0–1 1–0 4–2 1–2 1–1 4–4 2–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 5–1 3–0 3–2 0–1 6–0 1–1
Cheltenham Town 0–0 0–4 1–0 1–4 0–0 2–1 2–2 — 2–3 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–3 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–0
Derby County 4–0 2–1 2–1 4–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 — 0–0 0–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 5–0 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–1
Exeter City 5–0 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 — 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–4 3–2 0–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 0–0 3–1
Fleetwood Town 3–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 — 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1
Forest Green Rovers 2–1 1–5 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–4 0–0 — 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 0–2
Ipswich Town 3–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–0 6–0 1–1 1–0 6–0 1–1 4–0 — 0–1 3–0 4–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 4–0
Lincoln City 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–0
Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 4–4 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 — 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–4 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Morecambe 2–0 1–0 0–0 5–1 5–0 1–2 1–4 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–4 — 1–1 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 1–0
Oxford United 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 — 1–2 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–1 0–1
Peterborough United 3–1 1–2 0–5 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 2–0 3–1 0–1 4–1 0–3 4–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 — 5–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–3
Plymouth Argyle 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 4–2 2–1 4–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 — 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–0
Portsmouth 1–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 1–3 4–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 — 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–2
Port Vale 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–0 2–3 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–3 0–1 — 0–1 2–1 0–3
Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 5–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 5–0 2–2 1–1 5–2 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–3 2–0 — 1–0 3–1
Shrewsbury Town 0–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 2–1 5–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 3–2 0–3 — 2–0
Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–3 1–1 0–3 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–2 —
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Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Season statistics

As of 7 May 2023

Top scorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Conor Chaplin Ipswich Town 26
Jamaica Jonson Clarke-Harris Peterborough United
3 Republic of Ireland David McGoldrick Derby County 22
4 England Colby Bishop Portsmouth 20
England Alfie May Cheltenham Town
6 England Freddie Ladapo Ipswich Town 17
7 Northern Ireland Dion Charles Bolton Wanderers 16
Wales Aaron Collins Bristol Rovers
England Michael Smith Sheffield Wednesday
10 England Devante Cole Barnsley 15
England Sam Nombe Exeter City
Ghana Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Charlton Athletic
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Top assists

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Assists
1 England Leif Davis Ipswich Town 14
2 Scotland Barry Bannan Sheffield Wednesday 13
3 Wales Wes Burns Ipswich Town 11
Wales Aaron Collins Bristol Rovers
5 Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane Derby County 10
6 Jamaica Jevani Brown Exeter City 9
England Adam Phillips Barnsley
England Joe Ward Peterborough United
9 Republic of Ireland Finn Azaz Plymouth Argyle 8
Republic of Ireland Luca Connell Barnsley
Jamaica Garath McCleary Wycombe Wanderers
Guatemala Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Derby County
Ghana Kwame Poku Peterborough United
Ghana Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Charlton Athletic
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Hat-tricks

Main article: List of EFL League One hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
Player For Against Result Date Ref
England Davis Keillor-Dunn Burton Albion Accrington Stanley 4–4 (A) 13 August 2022 [48]
England Sam Smith Cambridge United Burton Albion 4–3 (H) 27 August 2022 [49]
England Jack Diamond Lincoln City Bristol Rovers 3–6 (A) 17 September 2022 [50]
Jamaica Jevani Brown Exeter City Forest Green Rovers 0–4 (A) 24 September 2022 [51]
Nigeria Victor Adeboyejo Burton Albion Forest Green Rovers 3–2 (H) 1 October 2022 [52]
Republic of Ireland David McGoldrick Derby County Bristol Rovers 4–2 (H) 29 October 2022 [53]
Forest Green Rovers 4–0 (H) 17 December 2022 [54]
England Josh Windass Sheffield Wednesday Cambridge United 5–0 (H) 2 January 2023 [55]
Republic of Ireland David McGoldrick Derby County Morecambe 5–0 (H) 4 February 2023 [56]
Northern Ireland Dion Charles Bolton Wanderers Peterborough United 0–5 (A) 11 February 2023 [57]
England Conor Chaplin Ipswich Town Charlton Athletic 6–0 (H) 15 April 2023 [58]
England Jack Marriott Fleetwood Town Accrington Stanley 2–5 (A) [59]
England Michael Smith Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town 0–3 (A) 29 April 2023 [60]
England Jay Stansfield Exeter City Morecambe 3–2 (H) 7 May 2023 [61]
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Awards

Monthly

More information Month, Manager of the Month ...
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Ref.
August England Danny Cowley Portsmouth Scotland Liam Palmer Sheffield Wednesday [62]
September England Steven Schumacher Plymouth Argyle England Morgan Whittaker Plymouth Argyle [63]
October Wales Aaron Collins Bristol Rovers [64]
November Northern Ireland Michael Duff Barnsley England Connor Ripley Morecambe [65]
December England Conor Chaplin Ipswich Town [66][67]
January England Paul Warne Derby County England Luke Leahy Shrewsbury Town [68]
February Northern Ireland Michael Duff Barnsley Republic of Ireland David McGoldrick Derby County [69]
March Northern Ireland Kieran McKenna Ipswich Town England Alfie May Cheltenham Town [70]
April England Conor Chaplin Ipswich Town
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Annual

More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner Club
Player of the Season Wales Aaron Collins[71] Bristol Rovers
Young Player of the Season England Bali Mumba[72] Plymouth Argyle
Manager of the Season England Steven Schumacher[72]
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League One Team of the Season

More information Pos., Player ...
Pos. Player Club Ref.
GK England Michael Cooper Plymouth Argyle [73]
RB England Bali Mumba Plymouth Argyle
LB England Leif Davis Ipswich Town
CB Denmark Mads Juel Andersen Barnsley
CB Cape Verde Ricardo Santos Bolton Wanderers
CM Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane Derby County
CM Scotland Barry Bannan Sheffield Wednesday
RW Wales Aaron Collins Bristol Rovers
AM Jamaica Jonson Clarke-Harris Peterborough United
LW England Conor Chaplin Ipswich Town
ST England Josh Windass Sheffield Wednesday
Manager England Steven Schumacher Plymouth Argyle
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