Thursday , 6 August 2026

League One 2026/2027

League One
ENG League One League Format
League One is the third tier of the English football pyramid, operated by the English Football League (EFL). Twenty-four clubs compete each season, with the top two promoted automatically to the Championship and a further two gaining promotion via the play-offs. Three clubs are relegated to League Two. Despite being third tier, League One attracts significant attendances and is fiercely competitive, with many historic English clubs competing in its ranks at various points. The division serves as both a rebuilding ground for fallen top-flight sides and a springboard for ambitious clubs pushing upward through the football pyramid.
Defending Champion
Lincoln City FC 2025–2026

League One top clubs

League One past winners

# Team Season
1 Lincoln City FC 2025/26
2 Birmingham City FC 2024/25
3 Portsmouth FC 2023/24
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 2022/23
5 Wigan Athletic FC 2021/22
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6 Hull City AFC 2020/21
7 Coventry City FC 2019/20
8 Luton Town FC 2018/19
9 Wigan Athletic FC 2017/18

League One standings

# Team M W D L GD Pts Form
1 Lincoln City FC 46 31 10 5 48 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 27 10 9 40 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 19 18 9 18 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 12 13 21 -9 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 10 12 24 -25 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 10 11 25 -30 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 9 8 29 -35 35
8 Stockport County FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Bradford City AFC 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Stevenage FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Luton Town FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Plymouth Argyle FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Huddersfield Town AFC 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Mansfield Town FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Reading FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Blackpool FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Doncaster Rovers FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Barnsley FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Wigan Athletic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Burton Albion FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Peterborough United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Leyton Orient FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Leicester City FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Cambridge United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Bromley FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Oxford United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Notts County FC 0 0 0 0 0 0

League One points per game

# Team PPG Win% Draw% Loss% Performance
1 Lincoln City FC 2.24 67% 22% 11%
2 Cardiff City FC 1.98 59% 22% 20%
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 1.63 41% 39% 20%
4 Exeter City FC 1.07 26% 28% 46%
5 Port Vale FC 0.91 22% 26% 52%
6 Rotherham United FC 0.89 22% 24% 54%
7 Northampton Town FC 0.76 20% 17% 63%
8 Stockport County FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
9 Bradford City AFC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
10 Stevenage FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
11 Luton Town FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
12 Plymouth Argyle FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
13 Huddersfield Town AFC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
14 Mansfield Town FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
15 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
16 Reading FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
17 Blackpool FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
18 Doncaster Rovers FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
19 Barnsley FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
20 Wigan Athletic FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
21 Burton Albion FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
22 Peterborough United FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
23 AFC Wimbledon 0.00 0% 0% 0%
24 Leyton Orient FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
25 Leicester City FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
26 Cambridge United FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
27 Bromley FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
29 Oxford United FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
30 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%
31 Notts County FC 0.00 0% 0% 0%

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League One Top goalkeepers

# Player Clean sheets
1 Lee Burge 18
2 Alex Bass 16
3 Jack Bonham 14

League One Most bookings

# Player Cards
1 James Morris 5
2 Conor McCarthy 4
3 Vimal Yoganathan 4

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