2023–24 EFL League One

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The 2023–24 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes) was the 20th season of the EFL League One under its current title and the 32nd season under its current league division format. The season began on 5 August 2023 and ended on 27 April 2024.

Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 – 27 April 2024
ChampionsPortsmouth
1st League One title
4th 3rd tier title
PromotedPortsmouth
Derby County
Oxford United
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
EFL League One
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 – 27 April 2024
ChampionsPortsmouth
1st League One title
4th 3rd tier title
PromotedPortsmouth
Derby County
Oxford United
RelegatedCheltenham Town
Fleetwood Town
Port Vale
Carlisle United
Matches462
Goals1,177 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerAlfie May (23 goals)
Biggest home winBarnsley 7–0 Port Vale
(5 August 2023)
Bolton Wanderers 7–0 Exeter City
(25 November 2023)[1]
Biggest away winLeyton Orient 0–4 Portsmouth
(12 August 2023)
Bolton Wanderers 0–4 Wigan Athletic
(19 August 2023)
Cambridge United 0–4 Barnsley
(3 October 2023)
Portsmouth 0–4 Blackpool
(25 November 2023)
Carlisle 0–4 Cambridge United
(17 February 2024)
Barnsley 1–5 Lincoln City
(9 March 2024)
Burton 0–4 Oxford United
(6 April 2024)[1]
Highest scoringBarnsley 7–0 Port Vale
(5 August 2023)
Bolton Wanderers 7–0 Exeter City
(25 November 2023)
Wycombe Wanderers 5–2 Peterborough United
(10 February 2024)
Leyton Orient 4–3 Northampton Town
(13 February 2024)
Bolton Wanderers 5–2 Reading
(1 April 2024)[1]
Longest winning runBolton Wanderers
(6 games)[1]
Longest unbeaten runPortsmouth
(17 games)[1]
Longest winless runCharlton Athletic 
(16 games)[1]
Longest losing runCarlisle United
(8 games)[1]
Highest attendance32,583
Derby County vs Bolton Wanderers
(16 March 2024)[1]
Lowest attendance2,247
Burton Albion vs Carlisle United
(27 February 2024)[1]
Total attendance4,406,968[1]
Average attendance9,539[1]
All statistics correct as of 12 March 2024.
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Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season:

Stadiums

Locations of the 2023–24 EFL League One teams
More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Barnsley Barnsley Oakwell 23,287
Blackpool Blackpool Bloomfield Road 16,616
Bolton Wanderers Horwich Toughsheet Community Stadium 28,723
Bristol Rovers Bristol Memorial Stadium 9,832
Burton Albion Burton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium 6,912
Cambridge United Cambridge Abbey Stadium 8,127
Carlisle United Carlisle Brunton Park 17,949
Charlton Athletic London (Charlton) The Valley 27,111
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Whaddon Road 7,066
Derby County Derby Pride Park Stadium 32,956
Exeter City Exeter St. James Park 8,720
Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Highbury Stadium 5,327
Leyton Orient London (Leyton) Brisbane Road 9,271
Lincoln City Lincoln Sincil Bank 10,669
Northampton Town Northampton Sixfields Stadium 7,798
Oxford United Oxford Kassam Stadium 12,500
Peterborough United Peterborough London Road 13,511
Portsmouth Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,899
Port Vale Burslem Vale Park 15,036
Reading Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161
Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury New Meadow 9,875
Stevenage Stevenage Broadhall Way 7,300
Wigan Athletic Wigan DW Stadium 25,138
Wycombe Wanderers High Wycombe Adams Park 10,137
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Personnel and sponsoring

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Barnsley Republic of Ireland Martin Devaney (interim) England Jordan Williams Germany Puma US Mobile[2]
Blackpool England Neil Critchley Grenada Oliver Norburn Germany Puma LeoVegas
Bolton Wanderers England Ian Evatt Portugal Ricardo Santos Italy Macron Victorian Plumbing[3]
Bristol Rovers England Matt Taylor England Sam Finley Italy Macron Utilita
Burton Albion Northern Ireland Martin Paterson England John Brayford England TAG Prestec UK Ltd[4]
Cambridge United England Garry Monk England Michael Morrison England Umbro Brewboard
Carlisle United England Paul Simpson England Paul Huntington England Umbro Bimson Haulage
Charlton Athletic Wales Nathan Jones England George Dobson England Castore RSK Group (Home & Third)
University of Greenwich (Away)
Cheltenham Town England Darrell Clarke Republic of Ireland Sean Long Italy Erreà Mira Showers
Derby County England Paul Warne Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane England Umbro Host & Stay
Exeter City Scotland Gary Caldwell England Will Aimson Germany Adidas Hel Performance (Home & Away)[5]
Exeter City Supporters' Trust (Third)
Fleetwood Town Scotland Charlie Adam England Brendan Wiredu Germany Puma[6] BES Utilities
Leyton Orient England Richie Wellens England Darren Pratley Germany Puma[7] Eastdil Secured
Lincoln City England Michael Skubala Republic of Ireland Paudie O'Connor England Oxen[8] Branston (Home)[9]
University of Lincoln (Away & Third)[10]
Northampton Town Australia Jon Brady England Jon Guthrie Germany Puma[11] University of Northampton
Oxford United England Des Buckingham England Elliott Moore Italy Macron Bangkok Glass[12]
Peterborough United Scotland Darren Ferguson England Harrison Burrows Germany Puma Mick George Group
Portsmouth England John Mousinho England Marlon Pack United States Nike University of Portsmouth
Port Vale Jamaica Darren Moore England Nathan Smith Germany Puma Synectics Solutions
Reading Spain Rubén Sellés Ghana Andy Yiadom Italy Macron Select Car Leasing[13]
Shrewsbury Town England Paul Hurst Jamaica Chey Dunkley England Umbro Morris Property (Home)
Shropshire Homes (Away)
Stevenage England Alex Revell (interim) England Carl Piergianni Italy Macron GRILLA
Wigan Athletic Scotland Shaun Maloney Northern Ireland Josh Magennis Germany Puma Smurfit Kappa Group[14]
Wycombe Wanderers England Matt Bloomfield Wales Joe Jacobson Denmark Hummel[15] Origin Doors & Windows[16][17][18]
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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
Blackpool Scotland Stephen Dobbie End of interim spell 8 May 2023 Pre-season England Neil Critchley[19] 23 May 2023
Reading Republic of Ireland Noel Hunt[20] Spain Rubén Sellés[21] 26 June 2023
Shrewsbury Town England Steve Cotterill[22] Resigned 6 June 2023 England Matt Taylor[23] 26 June 2023
Barnsley Northern Ireland Michael Duff[24] Signed by Swansea City 22 June 2023 Scotland Neill Collins[25] 6 July 2023
Charlton Athletic England Dean Holden[26] Sacked 27 August 2023 19th England Michael Appleton[27] 8 September 2023
Fleetwood Town Scotland Scott Brown[28] 3 September 2023 23rd England Lee Johnson[29] 10 September 2023
Cheltenham Town England Wade Elliott[30] Mutual consent 20 September 2023 24th England Darrell Clarke[31] 29 September 2023
Lincoln City Republic of Ireland Mark Kennedy[32] Sacked 18 October 2023 16th England Michael Skubala[33] 13 November 2023
Bristol Rovers England Joey Barton[34] 26 October 2023 16th England Matt Taylor[35] 1 December 2023
Oxford United England Liam Manning[36] Signed by Bristol City 7 November 2023 2nd England Des Buckingham[37] 16 November 2023
Cambridge United England Mark Bonner[38] Sacked 29 November 2023 18th England Neil Harris[39] 6 December 2023
Burton Albion Tunisia Dino Maamria[40] 9 December 2023 19th Northern Ireland Martin Paterson[41] 11 January 2024
Fleetwood Town England Lee Johnson 30 December 2023 23rd Scotland Charlie Adam 31 December 2023
Shrewsbury Town England Matt Taylor 21 January 2024 19th England Paul Hurst[42] 24 January 2024
Charlton Athletic England Michael Appleton 23 January 2024 16th Wales Nathan Jones 4 February 2024
Port Vale England Andy Crosby 5 February 2024 20th Jamaica Darren Moore 13 February 2024
Cambridge United England Neil Harris[43] Signed by Millwall 21 February 2024 17th England Garry Monk[44] 4 March 2024
Stevenage Scotland Steve Evans[45] Signed by Rotherham United 17 April 2024 9th England Alex Revell (interim)[45] 17 April 2024
Barnsley Scotland Neill Collins[46] Sacked 22 April 2024 5th Republic of Ireland Martin Devaney (interim)[46] 22 April 2024
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League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Portsmouth (C, P) 46 28 13 5 78 41 +37 97 Promoted to EFL Championship
2 Derby County (P) 46 28 8 10 78 37 +41 92
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 25 12 9 86 51 +35 87 Qualified for League One play-offs
4 Peterborough United 46 25 9 12 89 61 +28 84
5 Oxford United (O, P) 46 22 11 13 79 56 +23 77
6 Barnsley 46 21 13 12 82 64 +18 76
7 Lincoln City 46 20 14 12 65 40 +25 74
8 Blackpool 46 21 10 15 65 48 +17 73
9 Stevenage 46 19 14 13 57 46 +11 71
10 Wycombe Wanderers 46 17 14 15 60 55 +5 65
11 Leyton Orient 46 18 11 17 53 55 −2 65
12 Wigan Athletic 46 20 10 16 63 56 +7 62[a]
13 Exeter City 46 17 10 19 46 61 −15 61
14 Northampton Town 46 17 9 20 57 66 −9 60
15 Bristol Rovers 46 16 9 21 52 68 −16 57
16 Charlton Athletic 46 11 20 15 64 65 −1 53
17 Reading 46 16 11 19 68 70 −2 53[b]
18 Cambridge United 46 12 12 22 39 61 −22 48
19 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 9 24 35 67 −32 48
20 Burton Albion 46 12 10 24 39 67 −28 46
21 Cheltenham Town (R) 46 12 8 26 41 65 −24 44 Relegated to EFL League Two
22 Fleetwood Town (R) 46 10 13 23 49 72 −23 43
23 Port Vale (R) 46 10 11 25 41 74 −33 41
24 Carlisle United (R) 46 7 9 30 41 81 −40 30
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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[52]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    On 19 May 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted four points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2022–23 season.[47] Another four-point deduction was applied on 26 May, after the club's owners missed a deadline to deposit an amount equalling 125% of its monthly wage bill.[48]
  2. [b]
    On 16 August 2023, Reading were deducted one point for failing to pay players on time and in full on three occasions in the 2022–23 season.[49] Another 3-point deduction was applied on 13 September, for failing to deposit wages on time.[50] Another 2-point deduction was applied on 27 February, due to late HMRC payments.[51]

Play-offs

Main article: 2024 English Football League play-offs
Semi-finals Final
        
6 Barnsley 1 3 4
3 Bolton Wanderers 3 2 5
3 Bolton Wanderers 0
5 Oxford United 2
5 Oxford United 1 1 2
4 Peterborough United 0 1 1

First leg

More information Barnsley, 1–3 ...
Barnsley1–3Bolton Wanderers
Cosgrove 76' Report Charles 23', 53' (pen.)
Williams 90+4'
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Attendance: 13,846
Referee: Will Finnie
More information Oxford United, 1–0 ...
Oxford United1–0Peterborough United
Moore 53' Report
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Attendance: 11,125
Referee: Lewis Smith

Second leg

More information Bolton Wanderers, 2–3 ...
Bolton Wanderers2–3Barnsley
Collins 43'
Toal 45+1'		 Report Cosgrove 36', 76'
Phillips 64'
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Attendance: 24,518
Referee: Oliver Langford

Bolton Wanderers won 5–4 on aggregate.

More information Peterborough United, 1–1 ...
Peterborough United1–1Oxford United
Knight 41' Report Brannagan 45+3' (pen.)
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Attendance: 12,420
Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Oxford United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2024 EFL League One play-off final
More information Bolton Wanderers, 0–2 ...
Bolton Wanderers0–2Oxford United
Report Murphy 31', 42'
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Attendance: 70,472
Referee: Sam Barrott

Results

More information Home \ Away, BAR ...
Home \ Away BAR BLA BOL BRI BRT CAM CAR CHA CHE DER EXE FLE LEY LIN NOR OXF PET POR PVL REA SHR STE WIG WYC
Barnsley — 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–5 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–3 7–0 2–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0
Blackpool 3–2 — 4–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–2 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–4 0–0 0–0 4–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 0–0
Bolton Wanderers 1–1 1–0 — 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–3 3–3 1–0 2–1 7–0 3–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–2 2–2 3–2 0–4 2–1
Bristol Rovers 1–1 1–2 0–2 — 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 2–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 4–1 1–2
Burton Albion 1–3 1–0 1–1 4–1 — 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1
Cambridge United 0–4 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 — 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1
Carlisle United 2–3 0–1 1–4 0–1 2–1 0–4 — 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–3
Charlton Athletic 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 3–2 — 2–1 0–1 4–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–3 4–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–1
Cheltenham Town 0–2 2–0 0–3 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 — 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–3
Derby County 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 — 2–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 4–0 1–2 2–3 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1
Exeter City 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 — 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–0
Fleetwood Town 1–2 3–3 0–2 0–0 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 3–0 — 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–3 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 4–2 1–4
Leyton Orient 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 3–2 1–0 3–1 0–3 2–2 0–1 — 0–1 [a] 4–3 2–3 1–2 0–4 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–0
Lincoln City 2–2 3–0 0–1 5–0 0–1 6–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 — 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 3–0
Northampton Town 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–2 2–2 — 2–1 1–0 0–3 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1
Oxford United 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–3 3–0 4–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 — 5–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 4–2 2–2
Peterborough United 2–2 1–2 3–3 2–0 4–0 5–0 1–3 1–0 3–0 2–4 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 3–0 — 0–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 3–1 2–3 2–2
Portsmouth 3–2 0–4 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 4–1 2–1 3–1 — 2–0 4–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 2–1
Port Vale 2–3 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 3–3 1–2 0–1 2–4 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 — 1–0 1–2 2–2 3–2 1–2
Reading 1–3 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 5–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–3 2–0 — 2–3 2–0 2–0 1–2
Shrewsbury Town 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 3–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–2 — 0–1 0–1 0–2
Stevenage 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–3 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 — 1–0 1–0
Wigan Athletic 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–3 — 1–0
Wycombe Wanderers 2–4 2–0 2–4 3–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–3 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 5–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 —
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Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

As of 27 April 2024

Top scorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Alfie May Charlton Athletic 23
2 England Colby Bishop Portsmouth 21
3 England Devante Cole Barnsley 18
Northern Ireland Jamie Reid Stevenage
5 Scotland Chris Martin Bristol Rovers 16
6 England Sam Hoskins Northampton Town 15
England Sam Smith Reading
Wales Mark Harris Oxford United
Scotland Jordan Rhodes Blackpool
10 Northern Ireland Dion Charles Bolton Wanderers 14
Republic of Ireland James Collins Derby County
Jamaica Ephron Mason-Clark Peterborough United
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Hat-tricks

Main article: List of EFL League One hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
Player For Against Score Date Ref
England Devante Cole Barnsley Port Vale 7–0 5 August 2023 [54]
Nigeria Victor Adeboyejo Bolton Wanderers Fleetwood Town 3–1 15 August 2023 [55]
England Martyn Waghorn Derby County Peterborough United 4–2 26 August 2023 [56]
Scotland Jordan Rhodes Blackpool Reading 4–1 23 September 2023 [57]
England Jordan Gibson Carlisle United Bolton Wanderers 3–1 7 October 2023 [58]
South Africa Ethan Chislett Port Vale Wigan Athletic 3–2 16 December 2023 [59]
Wales Joe Taylor Lincoln City Bristol Rovers 5–0 16 March 2024 [60]
England Jon Mellish Carlisle United Peterborough United 1–3 29 March 2024 [61]
Wales Aaron Collins Bolton Wanderers Reading 5–2 1 April 2024 [62]
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Discipline

Yellow card Yellow cards

Red card Red cards

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 125
    (Wigan Athletic)[63]
  • Fewest yellow cards: 63
    (Peterborough United)
  • Most red cards: 9
    (Fleetwood Town)
  • Fewest red cards: 1
    (Charlton Athletic, Northampton Town, Peterborough United)

Awards

Monthly

More information Month, Manager of the Month ...
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
August England Liam Manning Oxford United England Charlie Wyke Wigan Athletic [64]
September England John Mousinho Portsmouth Jamaica Greg Leigh Oxford United [65]
October England Ian Evatt Bolton Wanderers England Alfie May Charlton Athletic [66]
November England Sam Hoskins Northampton Town [67]
December England Paul Warne Derby County England Herbie Kane Barnsley [68]
January England Richie Wellens Leyton Orient Scotland Chris Martin Bristol Rovers [69]
February England John Mousinho Portsmouth England Adam Phillips Barnsley [70]
March England Paul Warne Derby County Wales Joe Taylor Lincoln City [71]
April England Matt Bloomfield Wycombe Wanderers Wales Mark Harris Oxford United [72]
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Attendances

Derby County drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023–24 edition of the EFL League One.

More information #, Football club ...
#Football clubHome gamesAverage attendance[73]
1Derby County2327,278
2Bolton Wanderers2321,036
3Portsmouth FC2318,953
4Charlton Athletic2313,481
5Reading FC2313,115
6Barnsley FC2312,680
7Blackpool FC2310,667
8Wigan Athletic2310,442
9Oxford United239,021
10Peterborough United238,845
11Lincoln City238,424
12Bristol Rovers238,190
13Leyton Orient238,162
14Carlisle United238,000
15Northampton Town236,842
16Exeter City236,800
17Cambridge United236,679
18Port Vale236,600
19Shrewsbury Town236,361
20Wycombe Wanderers234,980
21Stevenage FC234,835
22Cheltenham Town234,609
23Fleetwood Town233,430
24Burton Albion233,419
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Notes

  1. [a]
    On 3 October, the original fixture was abandoned in the 84th minute, due to a fatality in the crowd. On 16 October, the EFL announced that the game will be replayed in full[53]

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