2024–25 EFL League One

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The 2024–25 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One due to sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season of the EFL League One under its current title, and the 33rd season under its current league division format. The season began on 9 August 2024, and ended on 25 May 2025, with the playoff final.

Season2024–25
Dates9 August 2024 – 25 May 2025
ChampionsBirmingham City
2nd League One title
PromotedBirmingham City
Wrexham
Charlton Athletic
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
EFL League One
Season2024–25
Dates9 August 2024 – 25 May 2025
ChampionsBirmingham City
2nd League One title
PromotedBirmingham City
Wrexham
Charlton Athletic
RelegatedBristol Rovers
Crawley Town
Cambridge United
Shrewsbury Town
Matches552
Goals1,427 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorerCharlie Kelman
(21 goals)
Biggest home winPeterborough United
6–1 Cambridge United
(9 November 2024)
Stockport County
5–0 Bolton Wanderers
(9 November 2024)
Lincoln City
5–0 Bristol Rovers
(15 March 2025)[1]
Biggest away winStockport County
0–5 Wycombe Wanderers
(5 November 2024)
Northampton Town
0–5 Charlton Athletic
(21 December 2024)[1]
Highest scoringCambridge United
4–4 Blackpool
(24 August 2024)
Crawley Town
3–5 Shrewsbury Town
(12 October 2024)
Exeter City 4–4 Crawley Town
(29 December 2024)
Exeter City 2–6 Leyton Orient
(28 January 2025)
Birmingham City 6–2 Barnsley
(5 April 2025)[1]
Longest winning runWycombe Wanderers
(8 games)[1]
Longest unbeaten runWycombe Wanderers
(19 games)[1]
Longest winless runShrewsbury Town
(14 games)[1]
Longest losing runBurton Albion
(7 games)[1]
Highest attendance27,985
Birmingham City vs Reading
(10 August 2024)[1]
Lowest attendance1,749
Burton Albion vs Charlton Athletic
(26 November 2024)[1]
Total attendance5,555,221
Average attendance10,064[1]
All statistics correct as of 3 May 2025.
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Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season:

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Personnel and sponsoring

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Barnsley Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane Republic of Ireland Luca Connell[2] Germany Puma Gleeson Homes (H & A)/Breast Cancer UK (T) Vitruvian Dental Studio[3] House of Parliament Rapid Response Telecoms
Birmingham City Wales Chris Davies Poland Krystian Bielik United States Nike Undefeated[4] Visit Birmingham, Alabama[5] Delta Air Lines None
Blackpool England Steve Bruce England James Husband Germany Puma[6] TreadTracker.com[7] (H)/Pleasure Beach Resort (A) Visit Blackpool None None
Bolton Wanderers England Steven Schumacher England George Thomason[8] Italy Macron Victorian Plumbing[9](H & A)/Bolton Wanderers in the Community (T) Ebuyer Whites Beaconsfield[10] Utilita
Bristol Rovers Spain Iñigo Calderón England Scott Sinclair Italy Macron FanHub[11] Poplar Insulation Hotchkins Group[12] None
Burton Albion England Gary Bowyer Republic of Ireland Ryan Sweeney England TAG Burton Kia[13] Russell Roof Tiles Bovril Home and Trade
Cambridge United England Neil Harris England Michael Morrison England Umbro[14] BrewBoard[15] The Hill Group Fora Alan Boswell Group
Charlton Athletic Wales Nathan Jones Scotland Greg Docherty[16] England Castore RSK Group[17] RSK Group[17] PiLON Ltd None
Crawley Town England Scott Lindsey England Dion Conroy Italy Errea Rentokil Initial Eden Utilities Brick Borrow[18] Beaufort Homes
Exeter City Scotland Gary Caldwell Republic of Ireland Pierce Sweeney Germany Adidas[19] HEL Performance[20] Footasylum Bidfood[21] EMS Waste Services
Huddersfield Town England Jon Worthington (interim) England Jonathan Hogg England Umbro Utilita[22] SportsBroker Core Facility Leading Edge Signage
Leyton Orient England Richie Wellens England Darren Pratley Germany Puma[23] Eastdil Secured[24] Moore Kingston Smith Peritium Search Associates Quattro Group
Lincoln City England Michael Skubala Republic of Ireland Paudie O'Connor England Oxen[25] Branston[26] (H)/University of Lincoln[27] (A) Allen Signs Easy Heat Pumps Nicholsons Chartered Accountants
Mansfield Town England Nigel Clough England Alfie Kilgour England Castore[28] One Call Insurance (H)/OCL Solicitors (A)/BeeNoticed (T) A. Wass Funeral Directors (H)/AGG Electrical Safety Testing (A) Source Travel[29] (H) A Woodland & Son
Northampton Town England Kevin Nolan England Jon Guthrie Germany Puma[30] University of Northampton Snowdon Homes Ltd Green Ape Media LCS The Cleaning Company
Peterborough United Scotland Darren Ferguson Cyprus Hector Kyprianou[31] Germany Puma Mick George Group Princebuild Next Level FibreOptics Millfield Auto Parts
Reading Republic of Ireland Noel Hunt Ghana Andy Yiadom Italy Macron Select Car Leasing[32] None None CRL Fire & Flood Damage
Rotherham United England Matt Hamshaw Jamaica Jonson Clarke-Harris Germany Puma[33] Bluebell Wood KCM Waste Management Defaqto Mears Group
Shrewsbury Town England Michael Appleton England John Marquis England Oxen[34] Morris Property (H)/Shropshire Homes (A & T) Jim Dorricott Construction R1 Construction Hanmart Windows & Doors
Stevenage England Alex Revell England Carl Piergianni Italy Macron Xsolla HG Group Everyone Active Perfect Pet Insurance
Stockport County England Dave Challinor England Lewis Bate[35] Germany Puma VITA DeliveryApp GroFu[36] None
Wigan Athletic England Ryan Lowe Scotland Jason Kerr[37] Germany Puma Smurfit Westrock[38] Greenmount Projects None None
Wrexham England Phil Parkinson Republic of Ireland James McClean Italy Macron United Airlines[39] Meta Quest HP None
Wycombe Wanderers England Mike Dodds Scotland Jack Grimmer[40] Denmark Hummel[41] Origin Doors and Windows Buckinghamshire New University Kress Cherry Red Records
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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
Barnsley Republic of Ireland Martin Devaney End of interim spell 7 May 2024 Pre-season England Darrell Clarke[42] 23 May 2024
Birmingham City England Gary Rowett England Tony Mowbray 7 May 2024
Huddersfield Town Germany André Breitenreiter[43] Mutual consent 10 May 2024 Northern Ireland Michael Duff[44] 13 May 2024
Birmingham City England Tony Mowbray[45] Resigned 21 May 2024 Wales Chris Davies[46] 6 June 2024
Burton Albion Northern Ireland Martin Paterson[47] End of contract 31 May 2024 England Mark Robinson[48] 4 June 2024
Blackpool England Neil Critchley[49] Sacked 21 August 2024 23rd England Steve Bruce[50] 3 September 2024
Crawley Town England Scott Lindsey[51] Signed by Milton Keynes Dons 25 September 2024 18th Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot[52] 1 October 2024
Burton Albion England Mark Robinson[53] Sacked 23 October 2024 24th England Gary Bowyer[54] 17 December 2024
Shrewsbury Town England Paul Hurst[55] 3 November 2024 23rd England Gareth Ainsworth[56] 13 November 2024
Northampton Town Australia Jon Brady[57] Resigned 5 December 2024 21st England Kevin Nolan[58] 23 December 2024
Reading Spain Rubén Sellés[59] Signed by Hull City 6 December 2024 6th Republic of Ireland Noel Hunt[60] 6 December 2024
Bristol Rovers England Matt Taylor[61] Sacked 16 December 2024 20th Spain Iñigo Calderón[62] 26 December 2024
Wycombe Wanderers England Matt Bloomfield[63] Signed by Luton Town[64] 14 January 2025 2nd England Mike Dodds[65] 2 February 2025
Bolton Wanderers England Ian Evatt[66] Mutual consent 22 January 2025 9th England Steven Schumacher[67] 30 January 2025
Cambridge United England Garry Monk[68] Sacked 16 February 2025 24th England Neil Harris[69] 19 February 2025
Wigan Athletic Scotland Shaun Maloney[70] 2 March 2025 15th England Ryan Lowe[71] 12 March 2025
Huddersfield Town Northern Ireland Michael Duff[72] 9 March 2025 7th England Jon Worthington (interim) 9 March 2025
Barnsley England Darrell Clarke[73] 12 March 2025 10th Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane[a][74] 12 March 2025
Crawley Town Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot[75] 19 March 2025 22nd England Scott Lindsey[76] 21 March 2025
Shrewsbury Town England Gareth Ainsworth[77] Signed by Gillingham[78] 25 March 2025 24th England Michael Appleton 26 March 2025
Rotherham United Scotland Steve Evans[79] Sacked 30 March 2025 16th England Matt Hamshaw (interim) 30 March 2025
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  1. Initially appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season, officially named as permanent manager on 18 April 2025.

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Birmingham City (C, P) 46 34 9 3 84 31 +53 111 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Wrexham (P) 46 27 11 8 67 34 +33 92
3 Stockport County 46 25 12 9 72 42 +30 87 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Charlton Athletic (O, P) 46 25 10 11 67 43 +24 85
5 Wycombe Wanderers 46 24 12 10 70 45 +25 84
6 Leyton Orient 46 24 6 16 72 48 +24 78
7 Reading 46 21 12 13 68 57 +11 75
8 Bolton Wanderers 46 20 8 18 67 70 3 68
9 Blackpool 46 17 16 13 72 60 +12 67
10 Huddersfield Town 46 19 7 20 58 55 +3 64
11 Lincoln City 46 16 13 17 64 56 +8 61
12 Barnsley 46 17 10 19 69 73 4 61
13 Rotherham United 46 16 11 19 54 59 5 59
14 Stevenage 46 15 12 19 42 50 8 57
15 Wigan Athletic 46 13 17 16 40 42 2 56
16 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 49 65 16 56
17 Mansfield Town 46 15 9 22 60 73 13 54
18 Peterborough United 46 13 12 21 68 81 13 51
19 Northampton Town 46 12 15 19 48 66 18 51
20 Burton Albion 46 11 14 21 49 66 17 47
21 Crawley Town (R) 46 12 10 24 57 83 26 46 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Bristol Rovers (R) 46 12 7 27 44 76 32 43
23 Cambridge United (R) 46 9 11 26 45 73 28 38
24 Shrewsbury Town (R) 46 8 9 29 41 79 38 33
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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[80]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

More information Home \ Away, BAR ...
Home \ Away BAR BIR BLA BOL BRI BRT CAM CHA CRA EXE HUD LEY LIN MAN NOR PET REA ROT SHR STE STK WIG WRX WYC
Barnsley 1–2 0–3 4–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–4 4–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–2
Birmingham City 6–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0
Blackpool 1–2 0–2 2–1 4–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–3 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–3 2–2 1–2 2–2
Bolton Wanderers 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 4–3 0–2 0–4 2–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 5–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–2
Bristol Rovers 3–1 1–2 0–2 3–2 3–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–2 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–2
Burton Albion 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 2–0 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–1 2–3
Cambridge United 1–1 1–2 4–4 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 4–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1
Charlton Athletic 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1
Crawley Town 0–3 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–0 0–2 3–0 3–4 1–1 1–0 3–5 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1
Exeter City 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 4–4 3–1 2–6 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2
Huddersfield Town 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 5–1 2–0 1–4 2–2 2–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1
Leyton Orient 4–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 3–0 0–1 0–2 3–2 3–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0
Lincoln City 1–2 1–3 0–2 4–2 5–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 2–1 5–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–3
Mansfield Town 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 3–3 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–2 2–3 0–3 0–1 4–2 1–5 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–2
Northampton Town 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–4 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–5 3–0 2–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 4–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2
Peterborough United 1–3 1–2 5–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 6–1 3–0 4–3 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–4 1–2 3–3 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1
Reading 2–4 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 4–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–0
Rotherham United 0–1 0–2 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 4–2 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–3
Shrewsbury Town 0–2 3–2 1–2 2–3 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–4 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–4
Stevenage 3–0 0–1 1–3 1–4 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 4–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–3
Stockport County 2–1 1–1 2–1 5–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–4 3–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–5
Wigan Athletic 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–1
Wrexham 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 4–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 3–2
Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–4 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 0–0 0–1
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Source:
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.

Play-offs

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
        
6 Leyton Orient 2 1 3 (4)
3 Stockport County 2 1 3 (1)
6 Leyton Orient 0
4 Charlton Athletic 1
5 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0
4 Charlton Athletic 0 1 1

Semi-finals

First leg
More information Leyton Orient, 2–2 ...
Leyton Orient2–2Stockport County
  • Kelman 30', 88' (pen.)
Report
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Attendance: 8,571
Referee: Ben Speedie
More information Wycombe Wanderers, 0–0 ...
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Attendance: 6,585
Referee: Farai Hallam
Second leg
More information Stockport County, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
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Attendance: 10,592
Referee: James Bell

3–3 on aggregate, Leyton Orient won 4–1 on penalties.

More information Charlton Athletic, 1–0 ...
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Attendance: 25,722
Referee: Dean Whitestone

Charlton Athletic won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

More information Charlton Athletic, 1–0 ...
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Attendance: 76,193
Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Season statistics

As of 3 May 2025

Top scorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 United States Charlie Kelman Leyton Orient 21
2 England Jay Stansfield Birmingham City 19
3 England Matthew Godden Charlton Athletic 18
England Davis Keillor-Dunn Barnsley
Ivory Coast Richard Kone Wycombe Wanderers
England Sam Smith Reading
Wrexham
7 England Alfie May Birmingham City 16
8 England Louie Barry Stockport County 15
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Hat-tricks

More information Player, For ...
Player For Against Score Date Ref
Northern Ireland Dion Charles Bolton Wanderers Reading 5–2 21 September 2024 [81]
Ivory Coast Richard Kone Wycombe Wanderers Peterborough United 3–1 19 October 2024 [82]
Ghana Kwame Poku Peterborough United Cambridge United 6–1 9 November 2024 [83]
Scotland Azeem Abdulai Leyton Orient Exeter City 2–6 28 January 2025 [84]
England Jovon Makama Lincoln City Bristol Rovers 5–0 15 March 2025 [85]
England Abraham Odoh Peterborough United Crawley Town 3–4 1 April 2025 [86]
Scotland Rob Apter Blackpool Stevenage 1–3 18 April 2025 [87]
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Player

Club

Awards

Monthly

Each month the EFL announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month for League One.

Annual

More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner Club
Player of the Season Ivory Coast Richard Kone[97] Wycombe Wanderers
Young Player of the Season
Apprentice of the Season England Jake Richards[98] Exeter City
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League One Team of the Season

Attendances

More information #, Football club ...
#Football clubHome gamesAverage attendance
1Birmingham City2326,283
2Bolton Wanderers2321,325
3Huddersfield Town2318,817
4Charlton Athletic2315,255
5Wrexham2312,781
6Reading2312,535
7Barnsley2312,211
8Wigan Athletic239,946
9Blackpool239,623
10Stockport County239,603
11Rotherham United239,359
12Peterborough United239,151
13Lincoln City239,004
14Leyton Orient237,890
15Bristol Rovers237,880
16Mansfield Town237,769
17Cambridge United236,640
18Northampton Town236,568
19Exeter City236,513
20Shrewsbury Town236,255
21Wycombe Wanderers235,362
22Crawley Town234,307
23Stevenage233,989
24Burton Albion233,254
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