Season | 2020–21 |
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Champions | Norwich City |
Promoted | Watford Brentford |
Relegated | Southend United Grimsby Town |
New Clubs in League | Barrow Harrogate Town |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
The 2020–21 season is the 122nd season of the English Football League (EFL) and the fifth season under that name after it was renamed from The Football League in 2016. For the eighth season running, the league was sponsored by Sky Betting & Gaming and therefore known as the Sky Bet EFL.
The EFL is contested through three divisions: the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the Championship were automatically promoted to the Premier League and they were joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two were relegated to the National League.
This season marked the extension by another two years of the league's partnership with official charity Mind. The mental health charity had its logo displayed on the shirts of all EFL clubs and worked with the EFL to promote mental health within football and the wider community.[1]
From the Premier League[edit]
From the Championship[edit]
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From League One[edit]
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From League Two[edit]
From the National League[edit]
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Norwich City (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 97 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Watford (P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 91 | |
3 | Brentford (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 87 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
4 | Swansea City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 80 | |
5 | Barnsley | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 78 | |
6 | Bournemouth | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 77 | |
7 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 70 | |
8 | Cardiff City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 68 | |
9 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 68 | |
10 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 64 | |
11 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 62 | |
12 | Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 62 | |
13 | Preston North End | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 61 | |
14 | Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 60 | |
15 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 57 | |
16 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 55 | |
17 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 52 | |
18 | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 52 | |
19 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 51 | |
20 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 50 | 71 | −21 | 49 | |
21 | Derby County | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 44 | |
22 | Wycombe Wanderers (R) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 69 | −30 | 43 | Relegation to EFL League One |
23 | Rotherham United (R) | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 42 | |
24 | Sheffield Wednesday (R) | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 41[a] |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Brentford | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
6 | Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
3 | Brentford | 2 | |||||||||
4 | Swansea City | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
5 | Barnsley | 0 | 1 | 1 |
First leg
Bournemouth | 1–0 | Brentford |
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Barnsley | 0–1 | Swansea City |
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Second leg
Swansea City | 1–1 | Barnsley |
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Grimes ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hull City (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 89 | Promotion to the EFL Championship |
2 | Peterborough United (P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 46 | +37 | 87 | |
3 | Blackpool (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 80 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
4 | Sunderland | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 77 | |
5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 77 | |
6 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 56 | +21 | 74 | |
7 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 74 | |
8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 72 | |
9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 69 | |
10 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 67 | |
11 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 67 | |
12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 66 | |
13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 65 | |
14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 67 | −4 | 64 | |
15 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 60 | |
16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 57 | |
17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 54 | |
18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 53 | |
19 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 51 | |
20 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 48 | |
21 | Rochdale (R) | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 61 | 78 | −17 | 47 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
22 | Northampton Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 45 | |
23 | Swindon Town (R) | 46 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 55 | 89 | −34 | 43 | |
24 | Bristol Rovers (R) | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 70 | −30 | 38 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Blackpool | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
6 | Oxford United | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
3 | Blackpool | 2 | |||||||||
5 | Lincoln City | 1 | |||||||||
4 | Sunderland | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
5 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 3 |
First leg
Second leg
Sunderland | 2–1 | Lincoln City |
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Final
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Cheltenham Town (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 82 | Promotion to the EFL League One |
2 | Cambridge United (P) | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 80 | |
3 | Bolton Wanderers (P) | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 79 | |
4 | Morecambe (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
5 | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 73 | |
6 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 73 | |
7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 73 | |
8 | Salford City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 71 | |
9 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 70 | |
10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 66 | |
11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 61 | |
12 | Crawley Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 61 | |
13 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 60 | |
14 | Stevenage | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 60 | |
15 | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 59 | |
16 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 58 | |
17 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 57 | |
18 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 81 | −9 | 54 | |
19 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 53 | |
20 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 51 | |
21 | Barrow | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 50 | |
22 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 48 | |
23 | Southend United (R) | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 45 | Relegation to National League |
24 | Grimsby Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 43 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
4 | Morecambe | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
7 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
4 | Morecambe | 1 | |||||||||
5 | Newport County | 0 | |||||||||
5 | Newport County | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
6 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 | 4 | 4 |
First leg
Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Morecambe |
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Second leg
Morecambe | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers |
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Wildig ![]() |
Report | Vaughan ![]() |
Forest Green Rovers | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Newport County |
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Adams ![]() Aaron Collins ![]() Cadden ![]() Matt ![]() |
Report | Ellison ![]() Labadie ![]() Maynard ![]() |
Final
Morecambe | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Newport County |
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