2019–20 in English football

The 2019–20 season is the 140th season of competitive association football in England.

Football in England
Season2019–20
Men's football
Premier LeagueLiverpool
League OneCoventry City
League TwoSwindon Town
National LeagueBarrow
EFL CupManchester City
Community ShieldManchester City
Women's football
WSL 1Chelsea
WSL 2Aston Villa
WSL CupChelsea
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The season has been suspended since March 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the first time that an entire football season was suspended since the 1939-40 season was abandoned due to the onset of World War II. On 26 March, the season was abandoned in divisions below the National League, with all results being expunged, one relegation and one expulsion taking place.[1]

National teams

England national football team
Main article: England national football team

Kits
Home
Away
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Results and fixtures
Friendlies
27 March 2020 England C-C ItalyLondon, England
20:00 BST Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Note: Match was compleletly cancelled on 13 March 2020 with no new date confirmed due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[2]
31 March 2020 England C-C DenmarkLondon, England
20:00 BST Stadium: Wembley Stadium
TBD Austria C-C EnglandVienna, Austria
19:45 BST Stadium: Ernst Happel Stadion
TBD England C-C RomaniaBirmingham, England
18:30 BST Stadium: Villa Park
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
Group A
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 8 7 0 1 37 6 +31 21 Qualify for final tournament — 5–0 5–3 4–0 7–0
2  Czech Republic 8 5 0 3 13 11 +2 15 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Kosovo 8 3 2 3 13 16 −3 11 0–4 2–1 — 1–1 2–0
4  Bulgaria 8 1 3 4 6 17 −11 6 0–6 1–0 2–3 — 1–1
5  Montenegro 8 0 3 5 3 22 −19 3 1–5 0–3 1–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) England 4–0 BulgariaLondon, England
18:00 (17:00 UTC+1) Kane  24', 50' (pen.), 73' (pen.)
Keane  30'
Sterling  55'		 Report Bodurov  36' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 82,605
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) England 5–3 KosovoSouthampton, England
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Sterling  8'
Kane  19'
Vojvoda  38' (o.g.)
Sancho  44', 45+1'		 Report V. Berisha  1', 49'
Muriqi  55' (pen.)		 Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,155
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
11 October 2019 (2019-10-11) Czech Republic 2–1 EnglandPrague, Czech Republic
20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Brabec  9'
Ondrášek  85'		 Report Kane  5' (pen.) Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 18,651
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
14 October 2019 (2019-10-14) Bulgaria 0–6 EnglandSofia, Bulgaria
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Report Rashford  7'
Barkley  20', 32'
Sterling  45+3', 69'
Kane  85'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 17,481
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
14 November 2019 (2019-11-14) England 7–0 MontenegroLondon, England
20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Oxlade-Chamberlain  11'
Kane  19', 24', 37'
Rashford  30'
Šofranac  66' (o.g.)
Abraham  84'		 Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 77,277
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
17 November 2019 (2019-11-17) Kosovo 0–4 EnglandPristina, Kosovo
18:00 Report Winks  32'
Kane  79'
Rashford  83'
Mount  90+1'		 Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

England U-21 national football team
Main article: England national under-21 football team

England U-19 national football team
Main article: England national under-19 football team

FIFA competitions

2019 FIFA Club World Cup
Main article: 2019 FIFA Club World Cup

Semi-finals
Monterrey 1–2 Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 21,588[3]
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Final
Main article: 2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final
Liverpool 1–0 (a.e.t.) Flamengo
 Report
Attendance: 45,416[4]

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY TOT OLY RSB
1 Bayern Munich 6 6 0 0 24 5 +19 18 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 2–0 3–0
2 Tottenham Hotspur 6 3 1 2 18 14 +4 10 2–7 — 4–2 5–0
3 Olympiacos 6 1 1 4 8 14 −6 4 Transfer to Europa League 2–3 2–2 — 1–0
4 Red Star Belgrade 6 1 0 5 3 20 −17 3 0–6 0–4 3–1 —
Source: UEFA
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MC ATA SHK DZG
1 Manchester City 6 4 2 0 16 4 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase — 5–1 1–1 2–0
2 Atalanta 6 2 1 3 8 12 −4 7 1–1 — 1–2 2–0
3 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 3 2 8 13 −5 6 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 0–3 — 2–2
4 Dinamo Zagreb 6 1 2 3 10 13 −3 5 1–4 4–0 3–3 —
Source: UEFA
Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV NAP SAL GNK
1 Liverpool 6 4 1 1 13 8 +5 13 Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 4–3 2–1
2 Napoli 6 3 3 0 11 4 +7 12 2–0 — 1–1 4–0
3 Red Bull Salzburg 6 2 1 3 16 13 +3 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–2 2–3 — 6–2
4 Genk 6 0 1 5 5 20 −15 1 1–4 0–0 1–4 —
Source: UEFA
Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL CHL AJX LIL
1 Valencia 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout phase — 2–2 0–3 4–1
2 Chelsea 6 3 2 1 11 9 +2 11[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 — 4–4 2–1
3 Ajax 6 3 1 2 12 6 +6 10 Transfer to Europa League 0–1 0–1 — 3–0
4 Lille 6 0 1 5 4 14 −10 1 1–1 1–2 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Valencia 4, Chelsea 1.

Knockout phase
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid Manchester City 1–2 7/8 Aug
Atlético Madrid 4–2 Liverpool 1–0 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Chelsea Bayern Munich 0–3 7/8 Aug
Tottenham Hotspur 0–4 RB Leipzig 0–1 0–3

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League
Second qualifying round
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round (Main Path)
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–1 Crusaders 2–0 4–1
Third qualifying round
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round (Main Path)
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pyunik 0–8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–4 0–4

Play-off round
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League Play-off round (Main Path)
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Torino 3–5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 1–2

Group stage
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage
Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS FRA STL VSC
1 Arsenal 6 3 2 1 14 7 +7 11 Advance to knockout phase — 1–2 4–0 3–2
2 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 3 0 3 8 10 −2 9 0–3 — 2–1 2–3
3 Standard Liège 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8 2–2 2–1 — 2–0
4 Vitória de Guimarães 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5 1–1 0–1 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Group K
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRA WOL SLO BES
1 Braga 6 4 2 0 15 9 +6 14 Advance to knockout phase — 3–3 2–2 3–1
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 0–1 — 1–0 4–0
3 Slovan Bratislava 6 1 1 4 10 13 −3 4 2–4 1–2 — 4–2
4 Beşiktaş 6 1 0 5 6 15 −9 3 1–2 0–1 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Group L
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN AZ PAR AST
1 Manchester United 6 4 1 1 10 2 +8 13 Advance to knockout phase — 4–0 3–0 1–0
2 AZ 6 2 3 1 15 8 +7 9 0–0 — 2–2 6–0
3 Partizan 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8 0–1 2–2 — 4–1
4 Astana 6 1 0 5 4 19 −15 3 2–1 0–5 1–2 —
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League Round of 32
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–3 Espanyol 4–0 2–3
Olympiacos 2–2 (a) Arsenal 0–1 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Club Brugge 1–6 Manchester United 1–1 0–5
Round of 16
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olympiacos Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 5/6 Aug
LASK Manchester United 0–5 5/6 Aug

UEFA Super Cup
Main article: 2019 UEFA Super Cup

This was the first Super Cup to feature two English teams.

Liverpool 2–2 (a.e.t.) Chelsea
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 38,434[5]

UEFA Youth League
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Youth League

UEFA Champions League Path
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Youth League group stage
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY RSB TOT OLY
1 Bayern Munich 6 4 2 0 18 2 +16 14 Round of 16 — 0–0 3–0 6–0
2 Red Star Belgrade 6 3 2 1 8 11 −3 11 Play-offs 1–1 — 2–0 2–1
3 Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7 1–4 9–2 — 1–0
4 Olympiacos 6 0 1 5 2 15 −13 1 0–4 0–1 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATA DZG MCI SHK
1 Atalanta 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Round of 16 — 2–0 1–0 2–2
2 Dinamo Zagreb 6 3 2 1 6 5 +1 11 Play-offs 1–0 — 1–0 1–0
3 Manchester City 6 2 1 3 11 8 +3 7 1–3 2–2 — 5–0
4 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2 1–2 1–1 1–3 —
Source: UEFA
Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV SBG GEN NAP
1 Liverpool 6 4 1 1 17 6 +11 13 Round of 16 — 4–2 0–1 7–0
2 Red Bull Salzburg 6 3 1 2 19 11 +8 10 Play-offs 2–3 — 1–1 7–2
3 Genk 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 0–2 0–2 — 3–1
4 Napoli 6 0 2 4 5 23 −18 2 1–1 1–5 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AJX LIL CHE VAL
1 Ajax 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11 Round of 16 — 4–0 0–1 1–1
2 Lille 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10 Play-offs 1–2 — 2–0 1–0
3 Chelsea 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 6 1–1 1–1 — 3–3
4 Valencia 6 1 2 3 10 13 −3 5 3–5 1–2 2–1 —
Source: UEFA

Domestic Champions Path
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path
First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Minsk 2–9 Derby County 0–2 2–7
Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ÍA 2–6 Derby County 1–2 1–4

Play-offs
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Youth League play-offs
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Derby County 3–1 Borussia Dortmund

Knockout phase
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Youth League knockout phase
Round of 16
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Red Bull Salzburg 4–1 Derby County
Benfica 4–1 Liverpool

Men's football
League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Premier League
Championship
League One
League Two
National League

Premier League
Main article: 2019–20 Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C, Q) 31 28 2 1 70 21 +49 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Manchester City[lower-alpha 1] 31 20 3 8 77 33 +44 63
3 Leicester City 31 16 7 8 59 29 +30 55 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Chelsea 31 16 6 9 55 41 +14 54
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 32 13 13 6 45 34 +11 52
6 Manchester United 31 13 10 8 48 31 +17 49 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
7 Tottenham Hotspur 31 12 9 10 50 41 +9 45 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
8 Sheffield United 31 11 11 9 30 31 −1 44
9 Arsenal 31 10 13 8 43 41 +2 43
10 Crystal Palace 31 11 9 11 28 36 −8 42
11 Burnley 31 12 6 13 35 45 −10 42
12 Everton 31 11 8 12 38 46 −8 41
13 Newcastle United 31 10 9 12 29 42 −13 39
14 Southampton 31 11 4 16 38 54 −16 37
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 31 7 12 12 34 41 −7 33
16 Watford 31 6 10 15 28 46 −18 28
17 West Ham United 31 7 6 18 35 54 −19 27
18 Bournemouth 31 7 6 18 29 50 −21 27 Relegation to the EFL Championship
19 Aston Villa 32 7 6 19 36 60 −24 27
20 Norwich City 31 5 6 20 25 56 −31 21
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2020. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head to head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[10]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. Manchester City were banned from all UEFA club competitions for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body on 14 February 2020 due to breaches of the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations.[6] The decision was appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on 26 February 2020.[7] That appeal was heard on 8 June 2020.[8] The result will be announced in the first half of July.[9]
  2. Since the winners of the EFL Cup, Manchester City, are banned from European football for next season (subject to an ongoing appeal process at CAS), the spot given to the EFL Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) would be passed to the seventh-placed team.

Championship
Main article: 2019–20 EFL Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leeds United 39 22 8 9 59 32 +27 74 Promotion to the Premier League
2 West Bromwich Albion 39 19 14 6 64 38 +26 71
3 Brentford 39 19 9 11 67 33 +34 66 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Fulham 39 18 10 11 52 43 +9 64
5 Nottingham Forest 38 16 13 9 49 39 +10 61
6 Cardiff City 39 15 15 9 57 51 +6 60
7 Preston North End 39 16 9 14 52 49 +3 57
8 Derby County 39 15 12 12 54 52 +2 57
9 Blackburn Rovers 39 15 11 13 55 48 +7 56
10 Swansea City 39 14 14 11 49 46 +3 56
11 Millwall 39 13 16 10 46 43 +3 55
12 Bristol City 38 15 10 13 52 56 −4 55
13 Queens Park Rangers 39 14 8 17 58 64 −6 50
14 Reading 39 13 10 16 48 45 +3 49
15 Sheffield Wednesday 38 13 10 15 47 50 −3 49
16 Birmingham City 39 12 13 14 51 60 −9 49
17 Wigan Athletic 39 12 11 16 42 50 −8 47
18 Charlton Athletic 39 12 9 18 46 54 −8 45
19 Middlesbrough 39 10 14 15 39 50 −11 44
20 Stoke City 39 12 7 20 50 58 −8 43
21 Hull City 39 11 9 19 52 67 −15 42
22 Huddersfield Town 38 11 9 18 45 60 −15 42 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Luton Town 39 11 6 22 45 72 −27 39
24 Barnsley 39 9 11 19 43 62 −19 38
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2020. 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[11]
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

League One

With the season postponed in March, clubs in both League One and League Two found enough votes to agree to end the season - using Points-Per-Game to help solidify a final points total, both Coventry City and Rotherham United were automatically promoted. the Sky Blues' promotion came just three years after relegation to League Two and eight years after having fallen out of the second tier, marking a remarkable turn of events for the club despite off-field issues that saw them being forced to ground-share with Birmingham City, whilst the Millers secured a second instant return to the Championship in two years (making this the fourth consecutive season that they moved between the Championship and League One), in spite of having fallen off the top of the table just prior to the season being suspended.

Qualifying for the play-offs were Wycombe Wanderers - just a couple of years after having secured promotion to the third tier, Oxford United, Portsmouth and Fleetwood Town, who enjoyed another season of improvement under manager Joey Barton. A poor start to the season ultimately cost Sunderland a second successive chance of promotion despite an improvement with new manager Phil Parkinson, whilst a superb start for Ipswich Town completely fell apart in the New Year, consigning the Tractor Boys to another season in the third tier; both clubs had advocated resuming the season. Lincoln City were another club who had started well, giving hope for a second promotion in a row, but a poor start under new management after the departure of Danny Cowley to Huddersfield Town saw results drop off, leaving them closer to relegation in the table - nevertheless, safety was secured by virtue of the season ending early, a decision that gave fellow promoted side Milton Keynes Dons a second season in League One.

Bury's season practically ended before it started, financial troubles ultimately seeing the club expelled from the Football League altogether, the first team to suffer this fate since Maidstone United in 1992. As a result, only three teams were relegated when the season concluded; Bolton Wanderers, Southend United and Tranmere Rovers. Bolton's relegation came amid similar finance issues to Bury, though they were able to find new ownership to avoid expulsion; however, their points deduction would have had no bearing on their battle to escape the drop, as terrible early-season form and lack of wins helped consign the Trotters to a second consecutive relegation, meaning they would be playing in the fourth tier for the first time since 1988 next season. Southend United fared little better, only finishing above Bolton because of the points deduction and only avoiding conceding 100 goals because of the season finishing early, suffering relegation after five seasons in the third tier. Despite finding form in the early months of 2020, Tranmere could not escape the relegation zone before the season was suspended and suffered an immediate relegation back to League Two - though they did have some positives in their season, including managing to come from 3–0 down to hold Watford in the FA Cup at Vicarage Road and then beat them in the replay.

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League One
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Coventry City (C, P) 34 18 13 3 48 30 +18 67 1.97 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Rotherham United (P) 35 18 8 9 61 38 +23 62 1.77
3 Wycombe Wanderers (Q) 34 17 8 9 45 40 +5 59 1.74 Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Oxford United (Q) 35 17 9 9 61 37 +24 60 1.71
5 Portsmouth (Q) 35 17 9 9 53 36 +17 60 1.71
6 Fleetwood Town (Q) 35 16 12 7 51 38 +13 60 1.71
7 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 +28 59 1.69
8 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 +16 59 1.64
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 +18 54 1.59
10 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 +8 51 1.46
11 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 +10 52 1.44
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 0 48 1.37
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 +1 45 1.29
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 −11 45 1.29
15 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 −11 41 1.21
16 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 −2 42 1.20
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 −6 40 1.14
18 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 −18 36 1.06
19 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 −11 37 1.06
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 −13 35 1.00
21 Tranmere Rovers (R) 34 8 8 18 36 60 −24 32 0.94 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Southend United (R) 35 4 7 24 39 85 −46 19 0.54
23 Bolton Wanderers (R) 34 5 11 18 27 66 −39 14[lower-alpha 2] 0.41[lower-alpha 2]
24 Bury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 −12[lower-alpha 3] —[lower-alpha 3] Club expelled
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[11]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.
  2. Bolton Wanderers deducted 12 points for entering administration.[12]
  3. Bury deducted 12 points for entering into an insolvency event, before later being expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019. At the time of their expulsion, they had played no matches.[14][15]

League Two

As with League One, League Two also opted to end the season early following its postponement in March - this gave Swindon Town, Crewe Alexandra and Plymouth Argyle automatic promotion. Just three years after falling into the fourth tier, Swindon finally picked up enough points to return to League One, thanks in part to the impressive goal-scoring efforts of Irish forward Eoin Doyle. Crewe's promotion came four years after suffering relegation themselves and to the surprise of many, considering their previous campaigns had seen them either only avoid relegation or finish in mid-table; nevertheless, the Railwaymen enjoyed a good season before it had been postponed, managing to win promotion with the most goals scored. Having just missed out on avoiding the drop into League Two the previous season, Plymouth bounced back in style as they sealed an immediate return to the third tier, thanks in part to the experience of new manager Ryan Lowe who had helped expelled club Bury to promotion the previous year despite off-field problems.

Qualifying for the play-offs were Cheltenham Town, Exeter City, Colchester United and Northampton Town, selected in part thanks to Points-Per-Game; missing out as a result were Bradford City despite looking like they'd bounce back from relegation the previous year, Forest Green Rovers who were looking to build on having made the play-off semi-finals the previous year and even Salford City, who defied all their critics and took to their first season in the Football League very well. Following the unexpected and tragic death of manager Justin Edinburgh weeks after they had been promoted, a poor run of results at several points in the early months of the season saw Leyton Orient likely to suffer relegation - but despite this, the club pulled through and escaped the drop following the vote to end the season, giving hope the O's would build on the success of Edinburgh's promotion.

Because of Bury's demise, only one club was relegated from the Football League this season (the League Two clubs initially voted for no movement between the Football League and National League to take place this season, but this plan was subsequently vetoed by the Football Association). Ultimately, Stevenage finished bottom and returned to the National League after a decade, following a dismal season in which they had four different managers, and fell to the foot of the table in late September and never left it. Had it not been for Bury's expulsion, then Macclesfield Town would have returned to the National League after two years, as a result of losing a total of 13 points for various transgressions over the course of the season; had their final such deduction been of 4 or more points instead of 2, they would have finished below Stevenage and been relegated in their place.

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Swindon Town (C, P) 36 21 6 9 62 39 +23 69 1.92 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Crewe Alexandra (P) 37 20 9 8 67 43 +24 69 1.86
3 Plymouth Argyle (P) 37 20 8 9 61 39 +22 68 1.84
4 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 +25 64 1.78 Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Exeter City (Q) 37 18 11 8 53 43 +10 65 1.76
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 +15 58 1.57
7 Northampton Town (Q) 37 17 7 13 54 40 +14 58 1.57
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 +6 57 1.54
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 +4 54 1.46
10 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 +3 49 1.36
11 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 +3 50 1.35
12 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 −9 47 1.31
13 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 +4 48 1.30
14 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 −7 46 1.28
15 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 −6 47 1.27
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 −8 45 1.22
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 −8 42 1.17
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 −17 42 1.14
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 −13 41 1.11
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 −12 40 1.08
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 −7 38 1.06
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 −25 32 0.86
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 −15 23[lower-alpha 2] 0.62[lower-alpha 2] Reprieved from relegation[lower-alpha 3]
24 Stevenage (R) 36 3 13 20 24 50 −26 22 0.61 Relegation to the National League
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[11]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.
  2. Macclesfield Town deducted four points for failing to both pay their players' wages and to fulfil a fixture, reduced from six points after appeal.[18][19] A further seven-point deduction was given for failing to play December's match against Plymouth Argyle.[20] A further two-point deduction was given for breaches of regulations over non-payment of wages.[21]
  3. As a result of the knock-on effects of Bury's expulsion from League One, the second bottom team is reprieved for numerical reasons.[26]

National League Top Division
Main article: 2019–20 National League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
1 Barrow (C, P) 37 21 7 9 68 39 +29 70 1.89 Promoted to EFL League Two
2 Harrogate Town (Q) 37 19 9 9 61 44 +17 66 1.78 Qualified for the National League play-off semi-finals
3 Notts County (Q) 38 17 12 9 61 38 +23 63 1.66
4 Yeovil Town (Q) 37 17 9 11 61 44 +17 60 1.62 Qualified for the National League play-off quarter-finals
5 Boreham Wood (Q) 37 16 12 9 55 40 +15 60 1.62
6 Halifax Town (Q) 37 17 7 13 50 49 +1 58 1.57
7 Barnet (Q) 35 14 12 9 52 42 +10 54 1.54
8 Stockport County 39 16 10 13 51 54 −3 58 1.49
9 Solihull Moors 38 15 10 13 48 37 +11 55 1.45
10 Woking 38 15 10 13 50 55 −5 55 1.45
11 Dover Athletic 38 15 9 14 49 49 0 54 1.42
12 Hartlepool United 39 14 13 12 56 50 +6 55 1.41
13 Bromley 38 14 10 14 57 52 +5 52 1.37
14 Torquay United 36 14 6 16 56 61 −5 48 1.33
15 Sutton United 38 12 14 12 47 42 +5 50 1.32
16 Eastleigh 37 11 13 13 43 55 −12 46 1.24
17 Dagenham & Redbridge 37 11 11 15 40 44 −4 44 1.19
18 Aldershot Town 39 12 10 17 43 55 −12 46 1.18
19 Wrexham 37 11 10 16 46 49 −3 43 1.16
20 Chesterfield 38 11 11 16 55 65 −10 44 1.16
21 Maidenhead United 38 12 5 21 44 58 −14 41 1.08
22 Ebbsfleet United (R) 39 10 12 17 47 68 −21 42 1.08 Relegation to National League North/National League South pending completion of 2019–20 promotion play-offs in those leagues
23 Fylde (R) 37 9 12 16 44 60 −16 39 1.05
24 Chorley (R) 38 4 14 20 31 65 −34 26 0.68 Relegated to National League North
Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [27]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.


League play-offs

Football League play-offs
Main article: 2020 English Football League play-offs
EFL Championship
Main article: 2020 English Football League play-offs § Championship
Final
Main article: 2020 EFL Championship play-off Final
Semifinal one winnervSemifinal two winner
Attendance: 0
EFL League One
Main article: 2020 English Football League play-offs § League One
Final
Main article: 2020 EFL League One play-off Final
Semi-final one winnervSemi-final two winner
Attendance: 0
EFL League Two
Main article: 2020 English Football League play-offs § League Two
Final
Main article: 2020 EFL League Two play-off Final
Exeter CityvNorthampton Town
Attendance: 0

National League play-offs
Main article: 2019–20 National League § National League play-offs
National League
Final
National League North
Final
v
National League South
Final
v

Cup competitions

FA Cup
Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup


EFL Cup
Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup
Final
Main article: 2020 EFL Cup Final
Aston Villa1–2Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 82,145

Community Shield
Main article: 2019 FA Community Shield
Liverpool1–1Manchester City
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 77,565[28]

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy
Final
Main article: 2020 EFL Trophy Final
PortsmouthvSalford City

FA Trophy
Main article: 2019–20 FA Trophy


Managerial changes

This is a list of changes of managers within English league football:

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Luton Town Mick Harford[29] End of caretaker spell 4 May 2019 Pre-season Graeme Jones[29] 7 May 2019
Walsall Martin O'Connor Darrell Clarke 10 May 2019
Scunthorpe United Andy Dawson Paul Hurst 13 May 2019
Plymouth Argyle Kevin Nancekivell Ryan Lowe 5 June 2019
Gillingham Mark Patterson Steve Evans[30] 21 May 2019
Oldham Athletic Pete Wild Resigned Laurent Banide 11 June 2019
Queens Park Rangers John Eustace[31] End of caretaker spell 5 May 2019 Mark Warburton[32] 8 May 2019
Brighton & Hove Albion Chris Hughton Sacked 13 May 2019[33] Graham Potter 20 May 2019[34]
West Bromwich Albion James Shan[35] End of caretaker spell 14 May 2019 Slaven Bilić[36] 13 June 2019
Mansfield Town David Flitcroft Sacked John Dempster 14 May 2019
Middlesbrough Tony Pulis[37] End of contract 17 May 2019 Jonathan Woodgate[38] 14 June 2019
Swansea City Graham Potter[34] Signed by Brighton & Hove Albion 20 May 2019 Steve Cooper[39] 13 June 2019
Bury Ryan Lowe[40] Signed by Plymouth Argyle 5 June 2019 Paul Wilkinson[41] 2 July 2019
Hull City Nigel Adkins[42] End of contract 8 June 2019 Grant McCann[43] 21 June 2019
Leyton Orient Justin Edinburgh Died Ross Embleton (interim) 19 June 2019
Chelsea Maurizio Sarri Signed by Juventus 16 June 2019[44] Frank Lampard[45] 4 July 2019
Birmingham City Garry Monk[46] Sacked 18 June 2019 Pep Clotet[lower-alpha 1] 20 June 2019
Doncaster Rovers Grant McCann[43] Signed by Hull City 21 June 2019 Darren Moore[47] 10 July 2019
Nottingham Forest Martin O'Neill[48] Sacked 28 June 2019 Sabri Lamouchi[49] 28 June 2019
Newcastle United Rafael Benítez[50] End of contract 30 June 2019 Steve Bruce[51] 17 July 2019
Derby County Frank Lampard[45] Signed by Chelsea 4 July 2019 Phillip Cocu[52] 5 July 2019
Blackpool Terry McPhillips[53] End of contract 5 July 2019 Simon Grayson[54] 6 July 2019
Sheffield Wednesday Steve Bruce[55] Resigned 15 July 2019 Lee Bullen 15 July 2019
Macclesfield Town Sol Campbell Mutual consent 15 August 2019 8th Daryl McMahon 19 August 2019
Huddersfield Town Jan Siewert Sacked 16 August 2019 20th Danny Cowley[56] 9 September 2019
Bolton Wanderers Phil Parkinson[57] Resigned 21 August 2019 23rd Keith Hill[58] 31 August 2019
Southend United Kevin Bond[59] Resigned 6 September 2019 22nd Sol Campbell[60] 22 October 2019
Lincoln City Danny Cowley[56] Signed by Huddersfield Town 9 September 2019 5th Michael Appleton[61] 20 September 2019
Watford Javi Gracia[62] Sacked 7 September 2019 20th Quique Sánchez Flores[62] 7 September 2019
Oldham Athletic Laurent Banide[63] Sacked 19 September 2019 21st Dino Maamria[63] 19 September 2019
Millwall Neil Harris[64] Resigned 3 October 2019 18th Gary Rowett[65] 21 October 2019
Barnsley Daniel Stendel[66] Resigned 8 October 2019 23rd Gerhard Struber[67] 20 November 2019
Sunderland Jack Ross[68] Sacked 8 October 2019 6th Phil Parkinson[69] 17 October 2019
Reading José Manuel Gomes[70] Sacked 9 October 2019 22nd Mark Bowen[71] 14 October 2019
AFC Wimbledon Wally Downes[72] Mutual Agreement 20 October 2019 21st Glyn Hodges[73] 23 October 2019
Morecambe Jim Bentley[74] Resigned 28 October 2019 24th Derek Adams[75] 7 November 2019
Stoke City Nathan Jones[76] Sacked 1 November 2019 23rd Michael O'Neill[77] 8 November 2019
Milton Keynes Dons Paul Tisdale[78] Sacked 2 November 2019 21st Russell Martin[79] 3 November 2019
Cardiff City Neil Warnock[80] Mutual Agreement 11 November 2019 14th Neil Harris[81] 16 November 2019
Carlisle United Steven Pressley[82] Sacked 13 November 2019 19th Chris Beech[83] 26 November 2019
Leyton Orient Carl Fletcher[84] Sacked 14 November 2019 16th Ross Embleton[lower-alpha 2] 14 November 2019
Grimsby Town Michael Jolley[85] Sacked 15 November 2019 18th Ian Holloway[86] 29 December 2019
Tottenham Hotspur Mauricio Pochettino[87] Sacked 19 November 2019 14th José Mourinho[88] 20 November 2019
Arsenal Unai Emery[89] Sacked 29 November 2019 8th Mikel Arteta[90] 20 December 2019
Watford Quique Sánchez Flores[91] Sacked 1 December 2019 20th Nigel Pearson[92] 6 December 2019
Crawley Town Gabriele Cioffi[93] Mutual consent 2 December 2019 17th John Yems[94] 5 December 2019
Everton Marco Silva[95] Sacked 5 December 2019 18th Carlo Ancelotti[96] 21 December 2019
Mansfield Town John Dempster[97] Sacked 14 December 2019 18th Graham Coughlan[98] 17 December 2019
Bristol Rovers Graham Coughlan[98] Signed by Mansfield Town 17 December 2019 4th Ben Garner[99] 23 December 2019
West Ham United Manuel Pellegrini[100] Sacked 28 December 2019 17th David Moyes[101] 29 December 2019
Macclesfield Town Daryl McMahon[102] Resigned 2 January 2020 22nd Mark Kennedy[103] 16 January 2020
Cambridge United Colin Calderwood[104] Sacked 29 January 2020 18th Mark Bonner [105] 9 February 2020
Scunthorpe United Paul Hurst.[106] Sacked 29 January 2020 15th Russ Wilcox[107] 12 February 2020
Bradford City Gary Bowyer[108] Sacked 3 February 2020 8th Stuart McCall[109] 4 February 2020
Blackpool Simon Grayson[110] Sacked 12 February 2020 15th Neil Critchley[111] 2 March 2020
Stevenage Graham Westley[112] Resigned 16 February 2020 24th Alex Revell[113] 16 February 2020
Luton Town Graeme Jones[114] Mutual Consent 24 April 2020 23rd Nathan Jones[115] 28 May 2020
Burton Albion Nigel Clough[116] Resigned 18 May 2020 12th Jake Buxton 18 May 2020
Middlesbrough Jonathan Woodgate[117] Sacked 23 June 2020 21st Neil Warnock 23 June 2020

Deaths

Retirements

Clubs removed
  • Bury FC were expelled from the EFL League One on 27 August 2019, due to financial issues at the club meaning they could not satisfy the requirements of their notice of withdrawal issued by the EFL for this deadline date.[279]

Diary of the season
  • 31 August 2019: The first month of the new season ends with Liverpool top of the Premier League, the only team to have won all 4 games in August. Manchester City are 2 points behind in second. Leicester City, Crystal Palace and West Ham United have made good starts to the season and occupy third to fifth, ahead of Arsenal (with a game in hand) and Manchester United. Newly-promoted Aston Villa and Norwich City are having a tough time on their return to the top flight, tied on 3 points apiece with Wolverhampton Wanderers (who have played 9 games already en route to the Europa League group stage, and have a game in hand), and only above Watford, the only Premier League team without a win so far. Swansea City are having a good start under Steve Cooper's management to lead the Championship, 2 points ahead of newly-promoted Charlton Athletic. Leeds United stand third and look to be contending for another attempt at promotion. West Bromwich Albion and Bristol City stand in fourth and fifth; newly-relegated Fulham, Preston North End, Queens Park Rangers, and managerless Birmingham City tussle for the sixth play-off spot. Another newly-relegated team, Huddersfield Town, are having a torrid start on their return to the second tier and stand in 23rd on 1 point, with manager Jan Siewert sacked a fortnight earlier. Stoke City prop up the table with 1 point also, 3 points behind 22nd-placed Wigan Athletic.
  • 30 September 2019: September ends with Liverpool now 5 points clear of second-placed Manchester City. Leicester and West Ham continue their good starts to the season and stand third and fifth, sandwiching Arsenal; Tottenham and Chelsea are sixth and seventh. Watford, still without a win, prop up the table, 3 points behind Aston Villa (18th) and Newcastle United. West Brom now lead the Championship, 1 point ahead of Swansea and Nottingham Forest and 2 ahead of Leeds, Preston, and Charlton. Wigan has climbed to 21st at the expense of Barnsley; the Championship relegation zone is otherwise unchanged.
  • 25 October 2019: Leicester break the record for the biggest away win in top-flight history with a 9–0 victory at Southampton.
  • 31 October 2019: Liverpool end October six points ahead of Manchester City, though they have lost their 100% record due to a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford. Leicester remain third, ahead of Chelsea on goal difference, largely thanks to that 9–0 victory over Southampton. Arsenal are 4 points adrift of the Champions League places in fifth, Crystal Palace's good start sees them sixth after 3 months played, and Manchester United, Sheffield United, Bournemouth, and West Ham share seventh with only goal difference separating them. Watford remain winless and bottom, now joined by Norwich and Southampton. West Brom continue to lead the Championship, two points ahead of Preston, Leeds, and Swansea. Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol City complete the top six. Barnsley (24th) and Stoke are joint bottom, joined in the Championship's bottom three by Middlesbrough.
  • 30 November 2019: Liverpool remain top of the league at the end of November, 11 points clear of Manchester City and Leicester (the latter of whom has a game in hand). Chelsea remain fourth. Spurs have jumped to fifth following Jose Mourinho's appointment, a point ahead of Wolves and two ahead of Sheffield United; however, the congested nature of the table below fourth is emphasised by the fact that the gap between Chelsea and Spurs (6 points) is the same as the gap between Spurs and 17th-placed Everton. The relegation zone remains unchanged from the end of October. Leeds lead the Championship, though second-placed West Brom have a game in hand. Fulham, Nottingham Forest, Bristol City and Preston make up the play-off zone. Barnsley and Stoke remain in the same places as last month, with Wigan replacing Middlesbrough in 22nd.
  • 31 December 2019: The new decade begins with Liverpool's lead extended to 16 points, Leicester and Manchester City swapping places, and Chelsea remaining fourth. Manchester United, Spurs, and Wolves are hot on the West London side's tails in the race for fourth. Watford have climbed off the bottom of the table at Norwich's expense, but remain in the bottom three, now joined by Aston Villa (18th). In the Championship, Leeds and West Brom hold a comfortable 9-point lead on Fulham, joined in the play-off places by Forest, Brentford, and Sheffield Wednesday. Stoke are now out of the drop zone on goal difference ahead of Barnsley and Luton, and Wigan a point behind.
  • 31 January 2020: Liverpool end January 19 points clear; it is increasingly a question of when, not if, the Merseysiders end their 30-year title drought. Manchester City have moved 3 points ahead of Leicester but the top 7 is otherwise unchanged from the end of December. Norwich and Watford remain 20th and 19th, but the relegation battle is heating up as only 2 goals separate West Ham (18th), Bournemouth and Watford, and Brighton and Villa only 2 points away from relegation. A difficult January has seen Leeds and West Brom's lead on third-placed Forest cut to 4 and 2 points respectively. Fulham are fourth, Brentford stay fifth, and Bristol City have taken sixth place from Sheffield Wednesday. Luton (24th) and Barnsley are 2 points behind 22nd-placed Wigan and 6 points from 21st-placed Charlton.
  • 29 February 2020: February ends with Watford ending Liverpool's unbeaten run; regardless, Liverpool are 22 points clear of Manchester City and need only 4 wins from 10 games to confirm the title. The only change to the top seven is with Sheffield United jumping above Wolves to seventh; however, the race for the Champions League is still far from decided as only 5 points separate Manchester United in fifth with Crystal Palace in 12th. The win over Liverpool has propelled Watford to 17th, above Bournemouth but below West Ham on goal difference. Villa are 2 points behind and Norwich 6 - it is not inconceivable that for only the second time in the Premier League's history, the final day could arrive with no team certain of the drop. With 10 games left in the Championship, West Brom and Leeds remain in the top 2, now 6 and 5 points away from third-placed Fulham. Forest (with a game in hand), Brentford and Preston complete the top 6. A run of 10 points from 6 games has seen Wigan rise to 19th, with Middlesbrough taking their place in the bottom three, although the Teesiders have a game in hand on their nearest rivals, Stoke (21st) and Charlton. Barnsley and Luton remain joint bottom.
  • 13 March 2020: League Football is postponed for the foreseeable future due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, leaving Liverpool just shy of claiming their first top flight title in 29 years. Some National League and lower fixtures go ahead, but many choose not to play for the safety of fans, staff and players. It is unknown how long the league will be out of action or how long until all fixtures get postponed.
  • 26 March 2020: The FA rule that every league below National League North/South, from Step 3 to Step 7, have been voided, and results expunged. No promotions or relegations will take place. The National League will meet to discuss the fate of the three remaining divisions.
  • 25 June 2020: Manchester City lose 2-1 to Chelsea, therefore clinching the Premier League title for Liverpool with seven games to go. This also earns Liverpool the achievement of being the team that won the title earliest in terms of games played, with seven games remaining, and also the team to win it the latest, being the only team to win the title in June. A trophy presentation ceremony for the Reds will be held at Anfield after their game against Chelsea on the weekend of the 18th of July.

See also

Notes
  1. Clotet has been appointed as caretaker until further notice and is expected to take charge for the first game of the season. However, he could be appointed as permanent manager.
  2. Embleton has been appointed as caretaker until further notice. Following the sacking of Fletcher, he could be appointed as permanent manager.


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