2018–19 EFL League One

EFL League One
Season 2018–19
Dates 4 August 2018 - 4 May 2019
Matches played 119
Goals scored 312 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorer John Marquis
(8 goals)
Biggest home win Barnsley 4-0 Oxford United
(4 August 2018)
Biggest away win Scunthorpe United 0-5 Fleetwood Town
(22 August 2018)
Highest scoring Scunthorpe United 5-3 Charlton Athletic
(02 October 2018)
Longest winning run 5 matches[1]
Peterborough United
Longest unbeaten run 10 matches[1]
Portsmouth
Longest winless run 10 matches[1]
Plymouth Argyle
Longest losing run 5 matches[1]
Bradford City
Highest attendance 32,193
Sunderland 1–1 Oxford United
(1 September 2018)[1]
Lowest attendance 1,732
Accrington Stanley 2–1 AFC Wimbledon
(22 September 2018)[1]
Total attendance 992,812[1]
Average attendance 8,342[1]
2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 1 October 2018.

The 2018–19 EFL League One is 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 is scheduled to end on 4 May 2019.[4][5]

The summer transfer window will close 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. The video assistant referee system will also be used in the play-offs semi-finals and final for the first time.[6]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017–18 season.

Teams

Team Location Stadium Capacity[7]
Accrington StanleyAccringtonCrown Ground5,057
AFC WimbledonLondon (Kingston upon Thames)Kingsmeadow4,850
BarnsleyBarnsleyOakwell23,009
BlackpoolBlackpoolBloomfield Road17,338
Bradford CityBradfordValley Parade25,136
Bristol RoversBristolMemorial Stadium12,300
Burton AlbionBurton upon TrentPirelli Stadium6,912
Charlton AthleticLondon (Charlton)The Valley27,111
Coventry CityCoventryRicoh Arena32,609
Doncaster RoversDoncasterKeepmoat Stadium15,231
Fleetwood TownFleetwoodHighbury Stadium5,311
GillinghamGillinghamPriestfield Stadium11,582
Luton TownLutonKenilworth Road10,336
Oxford UnitedOxfordKassam Stadium12,500
Peterborough UnitedPeterboroughABAX Stadium14,084
Plymouth ArgylePlymouthHome Park12,500*
PortsmouthPortsmouthFratton Park21,100
RochdaleRochdaleSpotland Stadium10,500
Scunthorpe UnitedScunthorpeGlanford Park9,088
Shrewsbury TownShrewsburyNew Meadow9,875
Southend UnitedSouthend-on-SeaRoots Hall12,392
SunderlandSunderlandStadium of Light48,707
WalsallWalsallBescot Stadium11,300
Wycombe WanderersHigh WycombeAdams Park10,137

*reduced for that season as club work on ground

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Accrington Stanley England John Coleman Republic of Ireland Séamus Conneely Adidas Wham
AFC Wimbledon England Neal Ardley Nigeria Deji Oshilaja Puma Sports Interactive
Barnsley Germany Daniel Stendel Wales Adam Davies[8] Puma C.K. Beckett[9]
Blackpool England Terry McPhillips England Andy Taylor Erreà BetSid
Bradford City Scotland David Hopkin England Josh Wright Avec Sport JCT600
Bristol Rovers England Darrell Clarke Wales Tom Lockyer Macron Football INDEX[10]
Burton Albion England Nigel Clough England Jake Buxton TAG Prestec UK Ltd[11]
Charlton Athletic England Lee Bowyer England Chris Solly Hummel BETDAQ
Coventry City England Mark Robins Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle Nike Midrepro
Doncaster Rovers Northern Ireland Grant McCann England James Coppinger FBT LNER
Fleetwood Town England Joey Barton England Nathan Pond Hummel BES Utilities
Gillingham Wales Steve Lovell Democratic Republic of the Congo Gabriel Zakuani GFC Leisure Medway Council[12]
Luton Town Wales Nathan Jones Republic of Ireland Alan Sheehan Puma Indigo Residential (Home), Star Platforms (Away), Northern Gas & Power (3rd)
Oxford United England Karl Robinson England Curtis Nelson Puma Singha Beer
Peterborough United Scotland Steve Evans England Alex Woodyard Nike Mick George
Plymouth Argyle Scotland Derek Adams England Gary Sawyer Puma Ginsters
Portsmouth Wales Kenny Jackett Jersey Brett Pitman Nike University of Portsmouth
Rochdale England Keith Hill Northern Ireland Callum Camps Erreà Crown Oil Ltd
Scunthorpe United Scotland Stuart McCall Northern Ireland Rory McArdle FBT British Steel
Shrewsbury Town England John Askey England Mat Sadler Erreà The Energy Check (Home), Shropshire Homes (Away & 3rd)
Southend United England Chris Powell England Anton Ferdinand Nike The Amy May Trust
Sunderland Scotland Jack Ross England George Honeyman Adidas BETDAQ
Walsall England Dean Keates England Adam Chambers Erreà HomeServe
Wycombe Wanderers England Gareth Ainsworth Egypt Adam El-Abd O'Neills Cherry Red Records (Home)[13], Utilita (Away)

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Barnsley Portugal José Morais Sacked 6 May 2018 Pre-season Germany Daniel Stendel 6 June 2018
Bradford City England Simon Grayson End of contract 8 May 2018 Republic of Ireland Michael Collins 18 June 2018
Fleetwood Town Republic of Ireland John Sheridan 2 June 2018 England Joey Barton 2 June 2018
Sunderland Scotland Robbie Stockdale End of caretaker spell 25 May 2018 Scotland Jack Ross 25 May 2018
Shrewsbury Town England Paul Hurst Signed by Ipswich Town 30 May 2018 England John Askey 1 June 2018
Doncaster Rovers Scotland Darren Ferguson Resigned 4 June 2018 Northern Ireland Grant McCann 27 June 2018
Blackpool England Gary Bowyer 6 August 2018 12th England Terry McPhillips 6 August 2018
Scunthorpe United England Nick Daws Sacked 24 August 2018 18th Scotland Stuart McCall 27 August 2018
Bradford City Republic of Ireland Michael Collins 3 September 2018 17th Scotland David Hopkin 4 September 2018

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Portsmouth 13 9 3 1 23 11 +12 30 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Peterborough United 13 8 3 2 30 19 +11 27
3 Barnsley 12 7 4 1 26 9 +17 25 Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Doncaster Rovers 13 7 3 3 21 16 +5 24
5 Sunderland 12 6 5 1 24 13 +11 23
6 Accrington Stanley 13 6 5 2 17 13 +4 23
7 Walsall 12 6 4 2 15 12 +3 22
8 Fleetwood Town 13 5 5 3 21 12 +9 20
9 Southend United 13 6 2 5 17 16 +1 20
10 Luton Town 13 5 4 4 19 18 +1 19
11 Charlton Athletic 12 5 3 4 19 18 +1 18
12 Coventry City 13 5 3 5 11 13 −2 18
13 Scunthorpe United 13 4 5 4 20 26 −6 17
14 Blackpool 11 3 7 1 12 9 +3 16
15 Burton Albion 12 4 2 6 13 15 −2 14
16 Rochdale 13 3 4 6 19 28 −9 13
17 Shrewsbury Town 13 2 6 5 11 13 −2 12
18 Wycombe Wanderers 13 2 6 5 14 19 −5 12
19 Gillingham 12 3 2 7 15 22 −7 11
20 AFC Wimbledon 13 3 2 8 10 18 −8 11
21 Bristol Rovers 13 2 4 7 9 13 −4 10 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Bradford City 13 3 1 9 10 20 −10 10
23 Oxford United 13 2 3 8 13 23 −10 9
24 Plymouth Argyle 13 1 4 8 9 22 −13 7
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [14]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Results

Home \ Away ACC WIM BAR BLP BRA BRR BRT CHA COV DON FLE GIL LUT OXF PET PLY POR ROC SCU SHR STD SUN WAL WYC
Accrington Stanley — 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1
AFC Wimbledon — 0–1 a 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–3 1–2 1–3
Barnsley 0–0 — 2–1 3–2 4–0 1–1 1–1
Blackpool 1–1 — 3–2 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–2
Bradford City 0–2 — 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–2
Bristol Rovers 1–2 — 3–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–1
Burton Albion 3–0 1–0 — 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–1
Charlton Athletic a — 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–2
Coventry City 1–0 — 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0
Doncaster Rovers 2–1 — 0–4 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–0
Fleetwood Town 1–1 0–1 1–3 2–1 — 2–2 2–1 1–1
Gillingham 0–1 3–1 1–1 — 2–4 0–2 1–4
Luton Town 1–0 2–2 — 3–2 3–2 2–0 1–1
Oxford United 2–3 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 — 2–0 1–2
Peterborough United 0–4 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 — 1–2
Plymouth Argyle 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–5 — 1–1 1–1
Portsmouth 0–2 1–0 4–1 3–0 — 1–1 2–2
Rochdale 0–4 0–0 2–3 3–0 1–4 1–3 — 1–2
Scunthorpe United 2–2 5–3 0–5 0–2 3–3 — 1–0 1–1
Shrewsbury Town 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 — 2–0
Southend United 2–0 1–2 2–3 1–0 0–0 2–3 —
Sunderland 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–1 3–0 —
Walsall 0–1 0–0 1–4 2–1 2–1 0–0 —
Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: BBC Sport
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Top scorers

As of 13 October 2018[15]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Matt Godden Peterborough United 9
England Josh Maja Sunderland
3 England John Marquis Doncaster Rovers 8
4 England Ian Henderson Rochdale 7
England Kieffer Moore Barnsley
Montserrat Lyle Taylor Charlton Athletic
7 England Simon Cox Southend United 6
Scotland Jason Cummings Peterborough United
Republic of Ireland Ronan Curtis Portsmouth
England Tom Eaves Gillingham
Wales Ched Evans Fleetwood Town
England Tom Hopper Southend United
England Billy Kee Accrington Stanley
England Jamal Lowe Portsmouth
15 England Karlan Ahearne-Grant Charlton Athletic 5
Northern Ireland Liam Boyce Burton Albion
Republic of Ireland Paddy Madden Fleetwood Town
England Sean McConville Accrington Stanley
England Brad Potts Barnsley

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "English League One Performance Stats - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Key dates for the 2017/18 season". EFL. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Kerry Ganly (6 March 2018). "When are the 2018-19 Championship fixtures out? Date for your diaries, maybe..." The Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Paddy Davitt (6 March 2018). "Key Championship dates for 2018/19 released". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018/19 Season Fixtures Release Date Confirmed". Coventry City F.C. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "EFL: Transfer window to close on Thursday, 9 August". BBC Sport. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Football Ground Guide". Football Ground Guide. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Barnsley F.C. Adam Davis www.Barnsleyfc.co.uk. Barnsley Football Club. Adam Davis. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Barnsley Football Club Extends Partnership with Principal Sponsor CK Beckett". Barnsley FC. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "New Front of Shirt Sponsor Announced". Bristol Rovers. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "PRESTEC SIGNS TWO-YEAR DEAL TO BE BREWERS SHIRT SPONSORS". Burton Albion. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Opposition call Gills sponsorship deal 'inappropriate'". Kent Online. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  13. ↑ "Cherry Red Records are new front of home shirt sponsor". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Top Scorers – League Two". Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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