Season | 2023–24 |
---|---|
Dates | 4 August 2023 – 27 April 2024 |
Champions | Portsmouth 1st League One title 4th 3rd tier title |
Promoted | Portsmouth Derby County Oxford United |
Relegated | Cheltenham Town Fleetwood Town Port Vale Carlisle United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,177 (2.55 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alfie May (23 goals) |
Biggest home win | Barnsley
7–0 Port Vale (5 August 2023) Bolton Wanderers 7–0 Exeter City (25 November 2023)[1] |
Biggest away win | Leyton Orient 0–4 Portsmouth (12 August 2023) Bolton Wanderers 0–4 Wigan Athletic (19 August 2023) Cambridge United 0–4 Barnsley (3 October 2023) Portsmouth 0–4 Blackpool (25 November 2023) Carlisle 0-4 Cambridge United (17 February 2024) Barnsley 1–5 Lincoln City (9 March 2024) Burton 0-4 Oxford United (6 April 2024)[1] |
Highest scoring | Barnsley 7–0 Port Vale (5 August 2023) Bolton Wanderers 7–0 Exeter City (25 November 2023) Wycombe Wanderers 5–2 Peterborough United (10 February 2024) Leyton Orient 4–3 Northampton Town (13 February 2024) Bolton Wanderers 5–2 Reading (1 April 2024)[1] |
Longest winning run | Bolton Wanderers (6 games)[1] |
Longest unbeaten run | Portsmouth (17 games)[1] |
Longest winless run | Charlton Athletic (16 games)[1] |
Longest losing run | Carlisle United (8 games)[1] |
Highest attendance | 32,583 Derby County vs Bolton Wanderers (16 March 2024)[1] |
Lowest attendance | 2,247 Burton Albion vs Carlisle United (27 February 2024)[1] |
Total attendance | 4,406,968[1] |
Average attendance | 9,539[1] |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 12 March 2024. |
The 2023–24 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes) was the 20th season of the EFL League One under its current title and the 32nd season under its current league division format. The season began on 5 August 2023 and ended on 27 April 2024.
The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season:
To League One[edit]Promoted from League Two Relegated from the Championship
|
From League One[edit]Promoted to the Championship Relegated to League Two
|
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blackpool | Stephen Dobbie | End of interim spell | 8 May 2023 | Pre-season | Neil Critchley[19] | 23 May 2023 |
Reading | Noel Hunt[20] | Rubén Sellés[21] | 26 June 2023 | |||
Shrewsbury Town | Steve Cotterill[22] | Resigned | 6 June 2023 | Matt Taylor[23] | 26 June 2023 | |
Barnsley | Michael Duff[24] | Signed by Swansea City | 22 June 2023 | Neill Collins[25] | 6 July 2023 | |
Charlton Athletic | Dean Holden[26] | Sacked | 27 August 2023 | 19th | Michael Appleton[27] | 8 September 2023 |
Fleetwood Town | Scott Brown[28] | 3 September 2023 | 23rd | Lee Johnson[29] | 10 September 2023 | |
Cheltenham Town | Wade Elliott[30] | Mutual consent | 20 September 2023 | 24th | Darrell Clarke[31] | 29 September 2023 |
Lincoln City | Mark Kennedy[32] | Sacked | 18 October 2023 | 16th | Michael Skubala[33] | 13 November 2023 |
Bristol Rovers | Joey Barton[34] | 26 October 2023 | 16th | Matt Taylor[35] | 1 December 2023 | |
Oxford United | Liam Manning[36] | Signed by Bristol City | 7 November 2023 | 2nd | Des Buckingham[37] | 16 November 2023 |
Cambridge United | Mark Bonner[38] | Sacked | 29 November 2023 | 18th | Neil Harris[39] | 6 December 2023 |
Burton Albion | Dino Maamria[40] | 9 December 2023 | 19th | Martin Paterson[41] | 11 January 2024 | |
Fleetwood Town | Lee Johnson | 30 December 2023 | 23rd | Charlie Adam | 31 December 2023 | |
Shrewsbury Town | Matt Taylor | 21 January 2024 | 19th | Paul Hurst[42] | 24 January 2024 | |
Charlton Athletic | Michael Appleton | 23 January 2024 | 16th | Nathan Jones | 4 February 2024 | |
Port Vale | Andy Crosby | 5 February 2024 | 20th | Darren Moore | 13 February 2024 | |
Cambridge United | Neil Harris[43] | Signed by Millwall | 21 February 2024 | 17th | Garry Monk[44] | 4 March 2024 |
Stevenage | Steve Evans[45] | Signed by Rotherham United | 17 April 2024 | 9th | Alex Revell (interim)[45] | 17 April 2024 |
Barnsley | Neill Collins[46] | Sacked | 22 April 2024 | 5th | Martin Devaney (interim)[46] | 22 April 2024 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Portsmouth (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 97 | Promoted to EFL Championship |
2 | Derby County (P) | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 92 | |
3 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 86 | 51 | +35 | 87 | Qualified for League One play-offs |
4 | Peterborough United | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 89 | 61 | +28 | 84 | |
5 | Oxford United (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 77 | |
6 | Barnsley | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 82 | 64 | +18 | 76 | |
7 | Lincoln City | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 74 | |
8 | Blackpool | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 73 | |
9 | Stevenage | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 71 | |
10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 65 | |
11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 65 | |
12 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 62[a] | |
13 | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 61 | |
14 | Northampton Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 60 | |
15 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 68 | −16 | 57 | |
16 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 53 | |
17 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 53[b] | |
18 | Cambridge United | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 48 | |
19 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 67 | −32 | 48 | |
20 | Burton Albion | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 46 | |
21 | Cheltenham Town (R) | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 44 | Relegated to EFL League Two |
22 | Fleetwood Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 43 | |
23 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 74 | −33 | 41 | |
24 | Carlisle United (R) | 46 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 41 | 81 | −40 | 30 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
6 | Barnsley | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
3 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | |||||||||
5 | Oxford United | 2 | |||||||||
5 | Oxford United | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
4 | Peterborough United | 0 | 1 | 1 |
First leg
Second leg
Bolton Wanderers won 5-4 on aggregate.
Peterborough United | 1–1 | Oxford United |
---|---|---|
Knight 41' | Report | Brannagan 45+3' (pen.) |
Oxford United won 2-1 on aggregate.
Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Oxford United |
---|---|---|
Report | Murphy 31', 42' |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alfie May | Charlton Athletic | 23 |
2 | Colby Bishop | Portsmouth | 21 |
3 | Devante Cole | Barnsley | 18 |
Jamie Reid | Stevenage | ||
5 | Chris Martin | Bristol Rovers | 16 |
6 | Sam Hoskins | Northampton Town | 15 |
Sam Smith | Reading | ||
Mark Harris | Oxford United | ||
Jordan Rhodes | Blackpool | ||
10 | Dion Charles | Bolton Wanderers | 14 |
James Collins | Derby County | ||
Ephron Mason-Clark | Peterborough United |
Player | For | Against | Score | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Devante Cole | Barnsley | Port Vale | 7–0 | 5 August 2023 | [54] |
Victor Adeboyejo | Bolton Wanderers | Fleetwood Town | 3–1 | 15 August 2023 | [55] |
Martyn Waghorn | Derby County | Peterborough United | 4–2 | 26 August 2023 | [56] |
Jordan Rhodes | Blackpool | Reading | 4–1 | 23 September 2023 | [57] |
Jordan Gibson | Carlisle United | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | 7 October 2023 | [58] |
Ethan Chislett | Port Vale | Wigan Athletic | 3–2 | 16 December 2023 | [59] |
Joe Taylor | Lincoln City | Bristol Rovers | 5–0 | 16 March 2024 | [60] |
Jon Mellish | Carlisle United | Peterborough United | 1–3 | 29 March 2024 | [61] |
Aaron Collins | Bolton Wanderers | Reading | 5–2 | 1 April 2024 | [62] |
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
August | Liam Manning | Oxford United | Charlie Wyke | Wigan Athletic | [64] |
September | John Mousinho | Portsmouth | Greg Leigh | Oxford United | [65] |
October | Ian Evatt | Bolton Wanderers | Alfie May | Charlton Athletic | [66] |
November | Sam Hoskins | Northampton Town | [67] | ||
December | Paul Warne | Derby County | Herbie Kane | Barnsley | [68] |
January | Richie Wellens | Leyton Orient | Chris Martin | Bristol Rovers | [69] |
February | John Mousinho | Portsmouth | Adam Phillips | Barnsley | [70] |
March | Paul Warne | Derby County | Joe Taylor | Lincoln City | [71] |
April | Matt Bloomfield | Wycombe Wanderers | Mark Harris | Oxford United | [72] |
Derby County drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of the EFL League One.
# | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[73] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Derby County | 23 | 27,278 |
2 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 21,036 |
3 | Portsmouth FC | 23 | 18,953 |
4 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 13,481 |
5 | Reading FC | 23 | 13,115 |
6 | Barnsley FC | 23 | 12,680 |
7 | Blackpool FC | 23 | 10,667 |
8 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 10,442 |
9 | Oxford United | 23 | 9,021 |
10 | Peterborough United | 23 | 8,845 |
11 | Lincoln City | 23 | 8,424 |
12 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 8,190 |
13 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 8,162 |
14 | Carlisle United | 23 | 8,000 |
15 | Northampton Town | 23 | 6,842 |
16 | Exeter City | 23 | 6,800 |
17 | Cambridge United | 23 | 6,679 |
18 | Port Vale | 23 | 6,600 |
19 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 6,361 |
20 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 4,980 |
21 | Stevenage FC | 23 | 4,835 |
22 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 4,609 |
23 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 3,430 |
24 | Burton Albion | 23 | 3,419 |