2020–21 English Football League

122nd season of the English Football League

Football league season

English Football LeagueSeason| 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]

## Promotion and relegation

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### From the Premier League

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Relegated to the Championship

* Bournemouth
* Watford
* Norwich City

### From the Championship

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Promoted to the Premier League

* Leeds United
* West Bromwich Albion
* Fulham

Relegated to League One

* Charlton Athletic
* Wigan Athletic
* Hull City

### From League One

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Promoted to the Championship

* Coventry City
* Rotherham United
* Wycombe Wanderers

Relegated to League Two

* Tranmere Rovers
* Southend United
* Bolton Wanderers

### From League Two

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Promoted to League One

* Swindon Town
* Crewe Alexandra
* Plymouth Argyle
* Northampton Town

Relegated to the National League

* Macclesfield Town

### From the National League

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Promoted to League Two

* Barrow
* Harrogate Town

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## Championship

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This section is transcluded from 2020–21 EFL Championship. (edit | history)

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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]

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[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Sheffield Wednesday received a 12 point deduction for breaching the League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules. This was later reduced to 6 points by an Independent League Arbitration panel.[2][3]

### Play-offs

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Main article: 2021 English Football League play-offs

| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| 6 | Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| 4 | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | 2 |

| 5 | Barnsley | 0 | 1 | 1 |

First leg

17 May 2021

18:00

Bournemouth| 1–0| Brentford

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Danjuma 55' | Report |

Dean Court, Boscombe

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Tim Robinson

17 May 2021

20:15

Barnsley| 0–1| Swansea City

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| Report | A. Ayew 39'

Oakwell, Barnsley

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Second leg

22 May 2021

12:30

Brentford| 3–1| Bournemouth

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Toney 16' (pen.)
Janelt 50'
Forss 81' | Report | Danjuma 5'

Brentford Community Stadium, London

Referee: Jarred Gillett

22 May 2021

17:30

Swansea City| 1–1| Barnsley

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Grimes 39' |  | Woodrow 71'

Liberty Stadium, Swansea

Referee: John Brooks

###  Final

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Main article: 2021 EFL Championship play-off Final

29 May 2021 (2021-05-29)

15:00 BST

Brentford| 2–0| Swansea City

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* Toney 10' (pen.)
* Marcondes 20'

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Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 11,689

Referee: Chris Kavanagh

### Results

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Home \ Away  | BAR | BIR | BLA | BOU | BRE | BRI | CAR | COV | DER | HUD | LUT | MID | MIL | NOR | NOT | PNE | QPR | REA | ROT | SHW | STO | SWA | WAT | WYC

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Barnsley | —  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–4  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 2–1
Birmingham City | 1–2  | —  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 0–4  | 1–1  | 0–4  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–4  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–2
Blackburn Rovers | 2–1  | 5–2  | —  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 5–2  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 2–4  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 5–0
Bournemouth | 2–3  | 3–2  | 3–2  | —  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 5–0  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 4–2  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 1–0
Brentford | 0–2  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | —  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–4  | 2–1 | 3–1  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 7–2
Bristol City | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–3  | —  | 0–2 | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–1
Cardiff City | 3–0  | 3–2  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 0–1 | —  | 3–1  | 4–0  | 3–0  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 0–2 | 1–2  | 2–1
Coventry City | 2–0  | 0–0  | 0–4  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 1–0  | —  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 6–1  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 3–2  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–0
Derby County | 0–2  | 1–2  | 0–4  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | —  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–1 | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 3–3  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–1
Huddersfield Town | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | —  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 2–3
Luton Town | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | —  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 1–0 | 2–0
Middlesbrough | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–4  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | —  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 0–3  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–3
Millwall | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 1–4  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 1–0  | —  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 0–0
Norwich City | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 7–0  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | —  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–1
Nottingham Forest | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 1–1 | 0–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 0–2  | —  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–0
Preston North End | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 0–5  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | —  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 2–2
Queens Park Rangers | 1–3  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–1 | 1–2  | 3–2  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 0–2  | —  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–0
Reading | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 1–3  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 0–3  | 1–1  | —  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 0–3  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–0
Rotherham United | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 0–1  | —  | 3–0  | 3–3  | 1–3  | 1–4  | 0–3
Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 5–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | —  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 2–0
Stoke City | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 4–3  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | —  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2–0
Swansea City | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 0–1 | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | —  | 2–1  | 2–2
Watford | 1–0  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 6–0  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–0 | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 2–0  | —  | 2–0
Wycombe Wanderers | 1–3  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | —

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: "Championship Results". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

## League One

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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

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[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

### Play-offs

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First leg

18 May 2021

18:00

Oxford United| 0–3| Blackpool

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* Turton 23'
* Simms 26', 74'

Kassam Stadium, Oxford

Attendance: 3,224

Referee: Bobby Madley

19 May 2021

18:00

Lincoln City| 2–0| Sunderland

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Sincil Bank, Lincoln

Attendance: 3,145

Referee: Craig Hicks

Second leg

21 May 2021

19:45

Blackpool| 3–3| Oxford United

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* Atkinson 52'
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Bloomfield Road, Blackpool

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Keith Stroud

22 May 2021

15:00

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* Wyke 33'

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* Hopper 56'

Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Michael Salisbury

Final

Main article: 2021 EFL League One play-off final

30 May 2021

15:00 BST

Blackpool| 2–1| Lincoln City

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Dougall 34', 54' | Report | Turton 1' (o.g.)

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 9,751

Referee: Tony Harrington

### Results

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AFC Wimbledon | 1–2  | —  | 1–0  | 2–4  | 0–1  | 2–2 | 1–2  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 0–2 | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 4–4  | 1–3  | 3–3  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 4–1  | 1–1
Blackpool | 0–0  | 1–1  | —  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 3–2  | 1–4  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–0
Bristol Rovers | 4–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | —  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–4  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 3–0 | 3–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–1 | 1–2
Burton Albion | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | —  | 4–2  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 5–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 1–5  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–4  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 3–4
Charlton Athletic | 0–2  | 5–2  | 0–3  | 3–2  | 1–2  | —  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 3–2  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 4–4  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–0
Crewe Alexandra | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 0–3  | 0–2  | —  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–6  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 2–2  | 4–2  | 3–0
Doncaster Rovers | 0–1  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 4–1  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 1–2  | —  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 3–3  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 1–4  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–4
Fleetwood Town | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 3–1  | —  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 5–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–1
Gillingham | 0–2  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 2–2  | 0–2  | —  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 0–3  | 3–2  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–0
Hull City | 3–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | —  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 3–1
Ipswich Town | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 0–3  | —  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 2–0
Lincoln City | 2–2  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 5–1  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 1–0  | —  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 0–4  | 2–2  | 2–1
Milton Keynes Dons | 3–2  | 1–1 | 0–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 1–2  | —  | 4–3  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 5–0  | 2–0
Northampton Town | 0–1  | 2–2  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 0–4  | 0–0  | —  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–1
Oxford United | 1–2  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 4–0  | —  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 4–1  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 2–1
Peterborough United | 7–0  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 3–3  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | —  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 5–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–1
Plymouth Argyle | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–0 | 2–0  | 0–6  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 4–3  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 0–3  | —  | 2–2  | 0–4  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 4–2 | 0–2
Portsmouth | 0–1  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–4  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–2  | —  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–2
Rochdale | 3–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 3–3  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–4  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 1–4  | 1–1  | 3–4  | 3–3  | 0–0  | 0–0  | —  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 3–3
Shrewsbury Town | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 4–2  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 1–2  | —  | 2–1  | 3–3  | 1–2
Sunderland | 3–3  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 1–0  | —  | 1–0  | 0–1
Swindon Town | 0–3  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–0 | 4–2  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–4  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 0–2 | 3–1  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 0–2  | —  | 1–0
Wigan Athletic | 4–3  | 2–3  | 0–5  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–3  | 0–5  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 2–3  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–5  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 3–4  | —

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/league-one/table
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

## League Two

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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

Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. 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[6]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

### Play-offs

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First leg

18 May 2021

20:15

Newport County| 2–0| Forest Green Rovers

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* Dolan 31'
* Lewis Collins 56'

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Rodney Parade, Newport

Attendance: 900

Referee: Charles Breakspear

20 May 2021

18:00

Tranmere Rovers| 1–2| Morecambe

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* Knight-Percival 15'
* McAlinden 45+1'

Prenton Park, Tranmere

Referee: Darren Drysdale

Second leg

23 May 2021

12:30

Morecambe| 1–1| Tranmere Rovers

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Mazuma Stadium, Morecambe

Referee: Thomas Bramall

23 May 2021

18:30

Forest Green Rovers| 4–3 (a.e.t.)| Newport County

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Aaron Collins 8'
Cadden 53'
Matt 87' | Report | Ellison 70'
Labadie 77'
Maynard 119'

New Lawn, Nailsworth

Attendance: 1,300

Referee: Martin Coy

Final

Main article: 2021 EFL League Two play-off Final

31 May 2021

15:00 BST

Morecambe| 1–0 (a.e.t.)| Newport County

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Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 9,083

Referee: Bobby Madley

### Results

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Bolton Wanderers | 1–0  | —  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 3–6  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 2–1
Bradford City | 2–1  | 1–1  | —  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–1
Cambridge United | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | —  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 1–4  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–0
Carlisle United | 1–0  | 3–3  | 3–1  | 1–2  | —  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 3–2  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 2–3  | 0–0
Cheltenham Town | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | —  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–3  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 3–0
Colchester United | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | —  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 3–3  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–0 | 3–1  | 2–2  | 2–1
Crawley Town | 4–2  | 1–4  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 1–0  | —  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 1–4  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 1–1
Exeter City | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–1 | 6–1  | 2–1  | —  | 1–1 | 3–2  | 1–2  | 4–0  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 5–0  | 0–0
Forest Green Rovers | 0–2  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–0 | 3–0  | 1–2  | 0–0 | —  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 4–3  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 3–2  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–1
Grimsby Town | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–4  | 1–2  | —  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–4  | 1–0 | 0–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–1
Harrogate Town | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 5–4  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | —  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–3  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 2–5  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 2–2
Leyton Orient | 2–0  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 2–4  | 2–3  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 3–0  | —  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 0–0
Mansfield Town | 2–4  | 2–3  | 1–3  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 3–3  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | —  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–1
Morecambe | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 0–5  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | —  | 1–3  | 4–3  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–1
Newport County | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | —  | 2–4  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–1
Oldham Athletic | 0–1  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 2–4  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 5–2  | 2–3  | 2–1  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 2–3  | 3–2  | —  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 2–3
Port Vale | 0–2  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 2–3  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | —  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 5–1  | 0–0  | 3–4  | 1–3
Salford City | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | —  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 2–0
Scunthorpe United | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 0–5  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 1–4  | 3–0 | 3–1  | 2–0  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–1  | —  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–2
Southend United | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 2–0 | 0–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 0–4  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | —  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 0–0
Stevenage | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 3–3  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 0–0  | —  | 0–0  | 1–1
Tranmere Rovers | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 5–0  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | —  | 1–3
Walsall | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 4–3  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | —

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

## Managerial changes

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Southend United |  Sol Campbell | Mutual consent  | 30 June 2020[9] |  Mark Molesley | 13 August 2020[10]
Bristol City |  Lee Johnson | Sacked  | 4 July 2020[11] |  Dean Holden | 10 August 2020[12]
Watford |  Nigel Pearson | 19 July 2020[13] | 2019–20 Premier League |  Vladimir Ivić | 15 August 2020[14]
Oldham Athletic |  Dino Maamria | 31 July 2020[15] | Pre-season |  Harry Kewell | 1 August 2020[16]
Bournemouth |  Eddie Howe | Mutual consent  | 1 August 2020[17] |  Jason Tindall | 8 August 2020[18]
Wigan Athletic |  Paul Cook | Resigned  | 1 August 2020[19] |  John Sheridan | 11 September 2020[20]
Reading |  Mark Bowen | Appointed Director of Football  | 29 August 2020[21] |  Veljko Paunović | 29 August 2020[21]
Barnsley |  Gerhard Struber | Appointed by New York Red Bulls | 6 October 2020[22] | 21st  |  Valérien Ismaël | 23 October 2020[23] | 21st
Nottingham Forest |  Sabri Lamouchi | Sacked  | 6 October 2020[24] | 22nd  |  Chris Hughton | 6 October 2020[24] | 22nd
Salford City |  Graham Alexander | 12 October 2020[25] | 5th  |  Richie Wellens | 4 November 2020[26] | 10th
Mansfield Town |  Graham Coughlan | 28 October 2020[27] | 22nd  |  Nigel Clough | 6 November 2020[28] | 22nd
Tranmere Rovers |  Mike Jackson | 31 October 2020[29] | 18th  |  Keith Hill | 21 November 2020[30] | 13th
Swindon Town |  Richie Wellens | Appointed by Salford City | 4 November 2020[26] | 20th  |  John Sheridan | 13 November 2020[31] | 20th
Sheffield Wednesday |  Garry Monk | Sacked  | 9 November 2020[32] | 23rd  |  Tony Pulis | 13 November 2020[33] | 23rd
Wigan Athletic |  John Sheridan | Appointed by Swindon Town | 13 November 2020[31] | 24th  |  Leam Richardson | 21 April 2021[34] | 20th
Derby County |  Phillip Cocu | Sacked  | 14 November 2020[35] | 24th  |  Wayne Rooney | 15 January 2021[36] | 22nd
Bristol Rovers |  Ben Garner | 14 November 2020[37] | 18th  |  Paul Tisdale | 19 November 2020[38] | 18th
Shrewsbury Town |  Sam Ricketts | 25 November 2020[39] | 23rd  |  Steve Cotterill | 27 November 2020[40] | 23rd
Sunderland |  Phil Parkinson | 29 November 2020[41] | 8th  |  Lee Johnson | 5 December 2020[42] | 8th
Bradford City |  Stuart McCall | 13 December 2020[43] | 22nd  |  Mark Trueman
Conor Sellars | 22 February 2021[44] | 13th
Barrow |  David Dunn | 13 December 2020[45] | 21st  |  Michael Jolley | 23 December 2020[46] | 22nd
Watford |  Vladimir Ivić | 19 December 2020[47] | 5th  |  Xisco Munoz | 20 December 2020[48] | 5th
Grimsby Town |  Ian Holloway | Resigned  | 23 December 2020[49] | 20th  |  Paul Hurst | 30 December 2020[50] | 22nd
Sheffield Wednesday |  Tony Pulis | Sacked  | 28 December 2020[51] | 23rd  |  Darren Moore | 1 March 2021[52] | 23rd
Burton Albion |  Jake Buxton | 29 December 2020[53] | 24th  |  Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 1 January 2021[54] | 24th
Fleetwood Town |  Joey Barton | 4 January 2021[55] | 10th  |  Simon Grayson | 31 January 2021 [56] | 14th
Port Vale |  John Askey | 4 January 2021[57] | 17th  |  Darrell Clarke | 15 February 2021[58] | 18th
Cardiff City |  Neil Harris | 21 January 2021[59] | 15th  |  Mick McCarthy | 22 January 2021[60] | 15th
AFC Wimbledon |  Glyn Hodges | Mutual consent  | 30 January 2021[61] | 21st  |  Mark Robinson | 17 February 2021[62] | 20th
Bournemouth |  Jason Tindall | Sacked  | 3 February 2021[63] | 6th  |  Jonathan Woodgate | 21 February 2021[64] | 6th
Bristol Rovers |  Paul Tisdale | 10 February 2021[65] | 20th  |  Joey Barton | 22 February 2021[66] | 19th
Northampton Town |  Keith Curle | 10 February 2021[67] | 23rd  |  Jon Brady | 8 May 2021[68] | 2021–22 English Football League
Walsall |  Darrell Clarke | Appointed by Port Vale | 15 February 2021[58] | 11th  |  Brian Dutton | 15 February 2021[58] | 11th
Bristol City |  Dean Holden | Sacked  | 17 February 2021[69] | 13th  |  Nigel Pearson | 22 February 2021[70] | 15th
Barrow |  Michael Jolley | 21 February 2021[71] | 23rd  |  Mark Cooper | 28 May 2021[72] | 2021–22 English Football League
Colchester United |  Steve Ball | 23 February 2021[73] | 21st  |  Hayden Mullins | 13 May 2021[74]
Leyton Orient |  Ross Embleton | 27 February 2021[75] | 14th  |  Kenny Jackett | 21 May 2021[76]
Doncaster Rovers |  Darren Moore | Appointed by Sheffield Wednesday | 1 March 2021[52] | 6th  |  Richie Wellens | 17 May 2021[77]
Ipswich Town |  Paul Lambert | Mutual consent  | 1 March 2021[78] | 8th  |  Paul Cook | 2 March 2021[79] | 8th
Oldham Athletic |  Harry Kewell | Sacked  | 7 March 2021[80] | 16th  |  Keith Curle | 8 March 2021[81] | 16th
Portsmouth |  Kenny Jackett | 14 March 2021[82] | 7th  |  Danny Cowley | 19 March 2021[83] | 7th
Charlton Athletic |  Lee Bowyer | Resigned  | 15 March 2021[84] | 8th  |  Nigel Adkins | 18 March 2021[85] | 6th
Birmingham City |  Aitor Karanka | 16 March 2021[86] | 21st  |  Lee Bowyer | 16 March 2021[86] | 21st
Preston North End |  Alex Neil | Sacked  | 21 March 2021[87] | 16th  |  Frankie McAvoy | 10 May 2021[88] | 2021–22 English Football League
Salford City |  Richie Wellens | Mutual consent  | 22 March 2021[89] | 9th  |  Gary Bowyer | 23 March 2021[90] | 9th
Southend United |  Mark Molesley | Sacked  | 9 April 2021[91] | 23rd  |  Phil Brown | 9 April 2021[91] | 23rd
Forest Green Rovers |  Mark Cooper | 11 April 2021[92] | 6th  |  Rob Edwards | 27 May 2021[93] | 2021–22 English Football League
Swindon Town |  John Sheridan | Resigned  | 18 April 2021[94] | 23rd  |  John McGreal | 26 May 2021[95]
Tranmere Rovers |  Keith Hill | Sacked  | 11 May 2021[96] | 7th  |  Micky Mellon | 31 May 2021[97]

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